FBA emulator not registering controllers

[ogbuehi]

I have a Raspberry Pi 3 with Retropie installed and FBA just stopped registering my 8Bitdo SN30 pro controllers. I can't even pull up the Retroarch menu while in the game using the standard hotkey select+x. Start+select doesn't work, I can't enter a coin, or anything. The only thing I can do is restart the Pi.

Some troubleshooting things I've done.

1. My controllers work fine in other emulators.
2. I can use the hotkeys fine in other emulators.
3. I've entered the Retroarch menu from the Retropie setup menu and confirmed my controllers are programmed fine.

Thanks in advance.

[rbaker]

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[markyh444]

I've found issues with these controllers when they're getting low on charge. Are they fully charged?

[ogbuehi]

Pi Model or other hardware: 3
Power Supply used: 2.5A Micro USB A/C-DC
RetroPie Version Used: 4.4
Built From: Pre made SD Image on RetroPie website
USB Devices connected: Rii wireless keyboard/mouse combo
Controller used: 8bitdo SN30 Pro
Error messages received: None
Log found in /dev/shm/runcommand.log (if relevant): none
Guide used: none
File: unknown
Emulator: FBA
Attachment of config files: Don't know which one to attach
How to replicate the problem: Simply picking any working ROM within FBA emulator is where the issue is.

[ogbuehi]

@markyh444 said in FBA emulator not registering controllers:

I've found issues with these controllers when they're getting low on charge. Are they fully charged?

I will try that and see if that is a possibility. Strange that they would only have issues with FBA and not the other emulators. Even Mame works fine with all the different button configs I've set up with so many of the ROMs.

[ogbuehi]

Okay, tried fully charging the controllers and they still don't register. They work fine in other emulators, but do nothing in FBA. The work fine in the Retroarch and Retropie menus.

[ogbuehi]

Okay, I found something that worked. Thanks all!

[mediamogul]

@ogbuehi said in FBA emulator not registering controllers:

Okay, I found something that worked. Thanks all!

Detailing what that was could potentially help others in the future. Care to share?