Hotkey button always pressed

jonnykesh

@onecrazyrigger If you are having hotkey issues it means that the hotkey is not set properly.
Wipe the configs and start again. And this time make sure that you use a key that is recognised.

OneCrazyRigger

@jonnykesh thanks for your helpful suggestion but I don't think you understand what I'm saying. The key I'm using is recognized, and everything was working fine until I upgraded to 4.4. I have tried reconfiguring the controller too, but now the emulators act as if the hotkey is always being pressed.

Thanks.

jonnykesh

@onecrazyrigger I get what you are saying. Believe me.
Try reconfiguring all controllers attached.
You are not the first person to report weird controller problems.
You could wait for a fix, or just re-map them.
I'm sorry I can't be a huge help because I started from scratch from the new image. So you may be having issues due to the upgrade. Who knows?
Are you far into a setup?
Maybe a clean start is the way to go? Sometimes it can be easier and quicker than trying to debug.
Just a thought.

OneCrazyRigger

@jonnykesh Yes, I installed 4.4 fresh from the new image.

jonnykesh

@onecrazyrigger Okay. So are you talking about the 360 controller or the PS3? Just so we can focus.

OneCrazyRigger

@jonnykesh my controller is a shanwan wireless usb controller, but it looks similar to a ps3 controller.

jonnykesh

@onecrazyrigger Are you using it wirelessly? Have you installed the drivers? Using PS3 drivers tend to mess up other controllers, if you use them wirelessly.
I use OEM controllers, and I also use wired, so if wireless is your issue, I'm sorry but I probably can't help.

OneCrazyRigger

@jonnykesh it's wireless USB only. No drivers installed, it has never needed them.

TheWarden

@pamput

I experienced the same issue with my setup and discovered a simple fix

SETUP

Raspberry Pi 3 Model B+
RetroPie 4.4 with RetroArch 1.7.1 (clean build via image and no updates)
8bitdo SF30 Pro with Firmware v1.25 (Bluetooth)

FIX

RetroPie Configuration > RetroArch
- Settings > Input
- - Input User 1 Binds > User 1 Device Index -- Verify this is set to the target controller
- - Input Hotkey Binds > Enable hotkeys -- Set this to the target hotkey button (override Auto, even if the same button)
- Configurations > Save Current Configuration

mud2005

@TheWarden THANK YOU!!! I was struggling with this for hours, tried so many solutions, edited so many files, this worked for me 100%
One thing to note, it's not labelled "enable hotkeys" I think it was just "hotkeys" or something, anyway I never would have figured this out without this post, thanks again