Ipac2 player 2 Question?

caver01

@mattyl42 hook up another keyboard and exit emulation station. Learn basic command line commands like how to change directories, how to copy and delete files, how to edit config files with sudo nano and so on. Getting a custom configuration to work well on the Pi is not trivial. You will need to learn some Linux. No easy way around that for some things. Read all of the Docs that you think apply to your build. They reference file locations and describe many of the details. If something is over your head, google it.

Seriously, this is how we all learned over the years and there are no real shortcuts. The Pi is an educational device after all, so consider that part of the fun journey.

spruce_m00se

I used SSh to do everything, I had used telnet back in the day with some google hacking etc, so it wasnt completely unknown for me, but I started life at windows 98, so no CLI for me except when I buggered and had to reinstal windows.

its a learning curve, but thats why we dont just buy the snes classic.
OWN the hardware, make it your own, learn how to use it and you will enjoy the ride,
funnily, almost everything I do at work has been learnt from home projects over the years, I make good money from having been down the learning road many a time :)

MattyL42

Hi Fellas yeah thanks I'm inspired now! I've learned how to back up the sd and I watched how to do an Ssh on you tube last night... so hope i get to the files I need to check out later. Think I will try doing it through commands too once it's all backed up and safe.

This mame 2003 config file I need to delete do I need to make an empty one after it's 'reset'

I used to be ok on Pc's but this was 20 years ago! My actual job title is Fine Cabinet maker so the practical side is more my skill. Cabinet is 98% working-software side is more challenging. Properly satisfying though playing on it. Playing most games on the player 2 side where possible.

caver01

@mattyl42 If you are deleting the default.cfg from inside the roms folder, (i.e. /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/arcade/mame2003/cfg/default.cfg or from the libretro folder as described at the beginning of this doc), you can safely remove these and MAME will re-build them from scratch. You cannot edit them anyway--only through the TAB menu do these files get created/modified. They are not human readable.

MattyL42

Thanks for the continued help...you guys are really awesome!

I mamaged to create an Ssh and used winSCP to visually check the directories but I couldn't find default.cfg file at those locations? Managed to find all my recent Rom cfg files and removed those. Ran a search for the whole sd card for default.cfg and found it relating to lr-mame2003 but with a different pathway(file had unreadable symbols) Removed that and rebooted.
I feel really successful in what I have learned the last few days but my S,Q,W keys are still bound!? I'm using a conventional usb keyboard tonight at home so the issue doesn't seem to be related to my iPac.

My next plan is to change the key definitions in winipac for the iPac board. My player 1&2 pin numbers sw7 & 8's are not used so I will try swapping these keys designations over.
S-L
Q-K
W-C
This will hopefully change the conflicting s q w keys to unassigned pins. L K C don't seem to have any adverse effects in mame. So this might be the solution. On the plus side I've learned heaps the last few days-never thought I'd be able to this stuff