How to configure Joysticks ?

mitu

@tigry said in How to configure Joysticks ?:

For example I don't want to configure "D-PAD UP", so I press one button for several seconds, but that don't skip this configuration.

Since the A or Start buttons are configured first, use one of those buttons to hold in order to skip. Make sure you de-press the button between 2 'skip' operations, you cannot press it continuously to skip several buttons in a row.

Tigry

@mitu But the button that is configured first is "D-PAD UP" so how to skip it ?

mitu

@tigry You're right, I forgot about the order in the configuration dialog.

Tigry

@mitu Yes, I want to skip some configurations :
"D-PAD UP", "D-PAD DOWN", "D-PAD LEFT", "D-PAD RIGHT"

But they are in this order :
"D-PAD UP", "D-PAD DOWN", "D-PAD LEFT", "D-PAD RIGHT", "START", "SELECT" ...

So how can I skip them ?

cyperghost

@tigry said in How to configure Joysticks ?:

@mitu Yes, I want to skip some configurations :
"D-PAD UP", "D-PAD DOWN", "D-PAD LEFT", "D-PAD RIGHT"

But they are in this order :
"D-PAD UP", "D-PAD DOWN", "D-PAD LEFT", "D-PAD RIGHT", "START", "SELECT" ...

So how can I skip them ?

Skipping is not possible for first button DPAD UP but you can delete the config later.

Why do you want no DPad config - sounds crazy 😅

mitu

@cyperghost said in How to configure Joysticks ?:

Why do you want no DPad config - sounds crazy 😅

Well, because the gamepad doesn't have a D-pad, only analog joysticks ?

cyperghost

@mitu makes sense .... But then manual edit seems the way to go. Assign button A as dpad up then skip rest of pads. Then later edit files manually and assign button A in config file

Tigry

@mitu Exactly, I haven't D-Pad but only analog joysticks.
My joysticks and buttons are them : https://bit.ly/2R1qNer

But I don't understand what to do, can someone give me one configuration that I could do ?

Assign button A as dpad up, yes, but after that the same thing, I can't skip next pads... That doesn't work :/

Can I create the configuration manually ? Maybe that it would be easier ?

EDIT : Well, I find the solution, now the joysticks and buttons are configured, with the keyboard I can skip the pads !
But now it's in games that I can't move or somethings :/

Clyde

@tigry said in How to configure Joysticks ?:

@mitu Exactly, I haven't D-Pad but only analog joysticks.
My joysticks and buttons are them : https://bit.ly/2R1qNer

I may be wrong, but don't those sticks have digital microswitches for their four directions? In that case, they should be configured as D-Pads instead of analog sticks (which they aren't in that case).

mediamogul

@clyde said in How to configure Joysticks ?:

I may be wrong, but don't those sticks have digital microswitches for their four directions?

The joysticks do indeed appear to use digital microswitches. There really shouldn't be a problem.

Tigry

@Clyde @mediamogul Right, joysticks are configured on D-PAD, but I can't configure joysticks and buttons in Retroarch (to use them in game), when I go to :
Retroarch > Settings > Input > Input User 1 Binds > User 1 Bind All

When I push some buttons or move the joystick, that doesn't work :/

What I need to do please ?

PS : It's my mistake, I haven't analog joysticks, they have only 4 directions (UP/DOWN/RIGHT/LEFT).

EDIT : Well, I find the solution ! After some manipulations, my joysticks and buttons works in games !

I uninstalled & install again retroarch
I configured again my joysticks and buttons
I updated all the system

Clyde

@Tigry Thanks for sharing your solution, glad you found it.

Just for completeness, I was going to suggest that you could use @meleu's joystick-selection tool to see if your sticks are configured as player 1 +2. If not, that could've been the reason why they didn't work in RetroArch.