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    8bitdo FC30pro not working in emulators

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    • M
      mute
      last edited by mute

      I believe I am running into the same/similar issue.

      Having just received a FC30pro I went through the guide on a fresh 3.8.1 install and pairing and reconnecting via bluetooth was working great. I could shutdown/restart and the controller would always reconnect, and configuring inputs in ES worked fine too. However trying to use the controller in SNES games (using default emulator) only the dpad and start were being recognized. No ABXY, LR, or Select (so no hotkeys either).

      Before I knew of any issues I updated the FW to the latest (which is 1.69 as of this writing, controller came with 1.66,) so seeing as the changes in 1.69 don't appear too critical I'll try rolling back to 1.68 and see what happens.

      Odd though, I've tried a variety of controllers and every time I could configure in ES it was smooth sailing in every emulator. I'm guessing something is just getting lost in translation specifically for 8bitdo.

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      • FloobF
        Floob @mute
        last edited by

        @mute
        Could you let us know how it goes when you run firmware 1.68?
        Otherwise we can talk you through manually tweaking the config file for 1.69.

        Please read the Docs before asking a new question.
        RetroPie Help Guides: https://goo.gl/3gcNsT

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          mute @Floob
          last edited by

          @Floob
          After downgrading my controller's FW to 1.68, going through the pair process again, then doing ES config inputs->reboot I was able to use all the configured buttons in the SNES emulator. I haven't tried others but they are probably fine.

          I might try to upgrade to 1.69 again and do the legwork to get the config files right, as I need to set up some custom stuff anyway, but for now things are working.

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          • FloobF
            Floob
            last edited by

            If you do try with 1.69, can you try turning the controller on whilst holding R shoulder button and see if it makes a difference?

            Please read the Docs before asking a new question.
            RetroPie Help Guides: https://goo.gl/3gcNsT

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              JiePieWie
              last edited by

              I was away for a few days so my comments are a bit later than expected :-) I will reload the 1.68FW again and go through the pairing/config etc routine again. How do i start with a 'clean' ES-config so i can go through the config procedure like it's newly installed? Just to be sure..

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              • FloobF
                Floob @JiePieWie
                last edited by

                @JiePieWie
                If you edit your /home/pi/.emulationstation/es_input.cfgfile to read:

                <?xml version="1.0"?>
<inputList>
  <inputAction type="onfinish">
    <command>/opt/retropie/supplementary/emulationstation/scripts/inputconfiguration.sh</command>
  </inputAction>
</inputList>

                it should then prompt as normal to configure a controller.
                Or you could manually prompt this by pressing Start when in ES and choosing "Configure Input"

                Please read the Docs before asking a new question.
                RetroPie Help Guides: https://goo.gl/3gcNsT

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                • ProxyCellP
                  ProxyCell
                  last edited by

                  I have the FC30 Pro here (the famicom looking one) and it is working wonderfully. It did not get the controls setup automatically though and I had to set them myself using jstest so please consider that.

                  RPi3b+ - No overclock
                  RetroPie - latest from Github, as always
                  2x SF30 Pro 8Bitdo controllers

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                    JiePieWie @ProxyCell
                    last edited by

                    @ProxyCell said in 8bitdo FC30pro not working in emulators:

                    I have the FC30 Pro here (the famicom looking one) and it is working wonderfully. It did not get the controls setup automatically though and I had to set them myself using jstest so please consider that.

                    jstest? My controller is not usable via jstest because it's not 'attached' under /dev/input/js.. I can see there only js0 and js1 which are my Xin-Mo arcade joysticks. And they work fine.. Should i be able to see my FC30pro there also?

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                    • ProxyCellP
                      ProxyCell
                      last edited by

                      Yes @JiePieWie
                      Have you registered the controller in both the bluetooth menu and in ES?

                      RPi3b+ - No overclock
                      RetroPie - latest from Github, as always
                      2x SF30 Pro 8Bitdo controllers

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                      • BuZzB
                        BuZz administrators
                        last edited by

                        with the latest version of the retropie-setup script and firmware 1.68 it should work fine. The latest version of the bluetooth script in retropie-setup has the facility to install the correct udev rule, and also to connect to the controller in the background at any time.

                        To help us help you - please make sure you read the sticky topics before posting - https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3/read-this-first

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                          pimpmaul69 @JiePieWie
                          last edited by Floob

                          @JiePieWie i would go back to 1.69 then add the file manually in /opt/retropie/configs/all/retroarch-joypads. there is a change in retropie that uses the fc30 pro and nes30 pro universally so i would make both these configs if i were you.

                          first file named: 8BitdoFC30Pro.cfg

                          this is how i have it configureded inside mine. i did disable stuff i dont use. feel free to change it to your liking. i did add functions to change discs for ps1. if you keep the disk changing info in this file es cant overwrite the file. if you configure the controller in es it wont do anything after you select ok after setting up the controller. wait a minute and then reboot. the controller will be configured in es and these files will remain intact. if you want es to be able to change it feel free to not keep that stuff. only problem is emulationstation is good at overwriting these files with a blank file.

                          input_device = "8Bitdo FC30 Pro"
input_driver = "udev"
input_start_btn = "11"
input_select_btn = "10"
input_up_btn = "h0up"
input_down_btn = "h0down"
input_left_btn = "h0left"
input_right_btn = "h0right"
input_a_btn = "0"
input_b_btn = "1"
input_x_btn = "3"
input_y_btn = "4"
input_l_btn = "6"
input_r_btn = "7"
input_l2_btn = "8"
input_r2_btn = "9"
input_l3_btn = "13"
input_r3_btn = "14"
input_l_y_minus_axis = "-1"
input_l_x_plus_axis = "+0"
input_l_y_plus_axis = "+1"
input_l_x_minus_axis = "-0"
input_r_x_plus_axis = "+2"
input_r_y_plus_axis = "+3"
input_r_x_minus_axis = "-2"
input_r_y_minus_axis = "-3"

input_save_state_btn = "nul"
input_load_state_btn = "nul"
input_state_slot_decrease_btn = "nul"
input_state_slot_increase_btn = "nul"

input_disk_eject_toggle_btn = "3"
input_disk_next_btn = "7"
input_disk_prev_btn = "6"
input_menu_toggle_btn = "1"
input_exit_emulator_btn = "11"
input_enable_hotkey_btn = "10"
input_reset_btn = "nul"

                          the second file is named: szmy-powerLtd.Joypad.cfg

                          input_device = "szmy-power Ltd.  Joypad  "
input_driver = "udev"
input_start_btn = "11"
input_select_btn = "10"
input_up_btn = "h0up"
input_down_btn = "h0down"
input_left_btn = "h0left"
input_right_btn = "h0right"
input_a_btn = "0"
input_b_btn = "1"
input_x_btn = "3"
input_y_btn = "4"
input_l_btn = "6"
input_r_btn = "7"
input_l2_btn = "8"
input_r2_btn = "9"
input_l3_btn = "13"
input_r3_btn = "14"
input_l_y_minus_axis = "-1"
input_l_x_plus_axis = "+0"
input_l_y_plus_axis = "+1"
input_l_x_minus_axis = "-0"
input_r_x_plus_axis = "+2"
input_r_y_plus_axis = "+3"
input_r_x_minus_axis = "-2"
input_r_y_minus_axis = "-3"

input_save_state_btn = "nul"
input_load_state_btn = "nul"
input_state_slot_decrease_btn = "nul"
input_state_slot_increase_btn = "nul"

input_disk_eject_toggle_btn = "3"
input_disk_next_btn = "7"
input_disk_prev_btn = "6"
input_menu_toggle_btn = "1"
input_exit_emulator_btn = "11"
input_enable_hotkey_btn = "10"
input_reset_btn = "nul"
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                            Duhjoker
                            last edited by Floob

                            Im having the same problems with my NES30 pro. I started with 1.68 and flashed the controller to 1.69. Works fine in ES and on LR-fceumm but that's it.
                            I looked at the config file at opt/Retropie/configs/all/retro arch-joy pads posted above. All the button mappings match the above but it's missing the firmware print at the top. Am I supposed to write the config file exactly as given above? It's all jumbled too in no particular order.

                            Why are my posts all in code squares ?

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                              Duhjoker
                              last edited by

                              I have literally done every thing that this thread has suggested and some things a few other threads have suggested. The controller works fine in ES and works for the Nintendo emulator but nothing else.

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                                pimpmaul69 @Duhjoker
                                last edited by pimpmaul69

                                @Duhjoker said in 8bitdo FC30pro not working in emulators:

                                I have literally done every thing that this thread has suggested and some things a few other threads have suggested. The controller works fine in ES and works for the Nintendo emulator but nothing else.

                                Are you using libretro emulators? When you pick a game you need to push the "0" button which is "button a" on the 8bitdo controlller to get into options. Then choose emulators that start with "lr-" example: "lr-snes9x-next"

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                                  Duhjoker
                                  last edited by

                                  Ok the only "lr" emulator I'm using is the lr-fceumm which works fine with the controller. When SNESx9 was working it was playing fine with the controller too.

                                  I'm a lil confused about what happened today. For some reason after trying all the above I tried to update/install snesx9 and it did not give me a choice to use binary so I tried source and it said the appropriate files were missing. So I tried to uninstall it and got the same message.

                                  So now I started with a fresh Jessie install with Retropie and try again.

                                  Which drivers are we supposed to be using? The PS drivers knock out my wifi so I've been using Xbox drivers. I don't know any thing about the other two.

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                                    Duhjoker
                                    last edited by

                                    Got the fresh install going and installed

                                    Lr-fceum ---------works
                                    PCSX rearmed-------not working
                                    Snexs9-----------working
                                    Osmose---------not working
                                    Mupen64-------not working
                                    Reicasreicast -----not working

                                    Only the NES and SNES controls are working

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                                      TheGecko
                                      last edited by

                                      I can confirm this today - fresh install of Retropie, paired successfully with the FC30 Pro running 1.69 firmware. UDev script setup to run in background mode, Retropie runs off the controller fine. Tried using PCX, Neogeo and PC Engine emulators, no luck - the dpad works, but no buttons.

                                      I'll give firmware 1.68 a go, and I'll try out the adjusted button assignments from above.

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                                        TheGecko
                                        last edited by

                                        OK - Firmware 1.68 installed, and everything appears to be working now. I had to remove the controller in the bluetooth menu, then re-pair it. Reboot of retropie, and it all appears good now.

                                        I also powered down/up the controller after the firmware downgrade, just to be sure.

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                                        • BuZzB
                                          BuZz administrators @Duhjoker
                                          last edited by BuZz

                                          @Duhjoker said in 8bitdo FC30pro not working in emulators:

                                          Why are my posts all in code squares ?

                                          Because you used a four space indent which can be used for code blocks. http://commonmark.org/help/

                                          To help us help you - please make sure you read the sticky topics before posting - https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3/read-this-first

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