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    Xin-Mo Instructions?

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    • mediamogulM
      mediamogul Global Moderator @GreenHawk84
      last edited by mediamogul

      @GreenHawk84

      Have you read through the information here?

      RetroPie v4.5 • RPi3 Model B • 5.1V 2.5A PSU • 16GB SanDisk microSD • 512GB External Drive

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      • hakan1708H
        hakan1708
        last edited by hakan1708

        I had the same problem too. Here is the solution:

        You are going to add the following text:

        usbhid.quirks=0x16c0:0x05e1:0x040

        to this cmdline.txt file:

        sudo nano /boot/cmdline.txt

        just add a space to the existing entry so its all on one line

        press "ctrl+x" then press "Y" to accept changes.

        If you mistype or make mistake on spacing it will not work. I was going crazy thinking nothing works but I noticed that i made a mistake by mistyping it.

        source: link text

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        • GreenHawk84G
          GreenHawk84
          last edited by

          Thanks a ton guys, when I install the Xin-Mo coming up soon I will report back. I hope everything works.

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          • SteffenMBS
            SteffenMB @hakan1708
            last edited by SteffenMB

            @hakan1708 said in Xin-Mo Instructions?:

            If you mistype or make mistake on spacing it will not work. I was going crazy thinking nothing works but I noticed that i made a mistake by mistyping it.

            source: link text

            I had exactly the same experience :-)

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              pohlinger31
              last edited by

              I just did the same thing - got it working with these instructions.

              The problem is though, player 1 and player 2 are reversed. The controls on the right side of the arcade are mapped to player 1 and vice versa. Is there any simple way to reprogram the controls so it switches the players? I really want to avoid re-wiring them.

              Thank you so much!

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                bidinou
                last edited by bidinou

                In case you haven't purchased it yet, you can do like me and buy the 1 one player version (no tweak required). It'll take 2 USB ports instead of one, though.

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                • hakan1708H
                  hakan1708 @bidinou
                  last edited by

                  @bidinou That's what I almost did. Not a bad idea I think and you can install more buttons.

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                  • hakan1708H
                    hakan1708 @pohlinger31
                    last edited by

                    @pohlinger31 I messed up with the controls too and I unscrewed the panel, fixed it and put it back. I would recommend the edge of the scissors or something like that to push the cables out.. Fast and painless. Don't dig a hole in your finger though.

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                    • GreenHawk84G
                      GreenHawk84
                      last edited by

                      Unfortunately I messed up my graphic application to my control panel and set me back some days before I can start building. I hope configuring the Xin-Mo for my cabinet isnt painful. As soon as I can assemble Ill probably be asking more questions.

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                      • GreenHawk84G
                        GreenHawk84
                        last edited by GreenHawk84

                        Alrighty, I'm back with great news; the Xin-Mo is working with two players with these instructions:

                        Pull up the command line - F4
                        Once in let’s get to the right folder by typing “cd /boot/”
                        Then we can modify the file via a notepad type program called nano; to open the file in nano simply type “sudo nano cmdline.txt”
                        Press enter and you will see a long line of text
                        Press the right key to the end of the text and hit the space key as we want to add a simple line of text to that current line
                        Note: do not press enter and add it to a second line, we want one long string with a simple space in between the last entry.
                        Type or paste: usbhid.quirks=0x16c0:0x05e1:0x040

                        Press ctrl x to escape
                        Press Y to save it
                        

                        Open retroarch.cfg and enter this into line 490:

                        input_player1_b_btn = 3
                        input_player1_y_btn = 0
                        input_player1_select_btn = 7
                        input_player1_start_btn = 6
                        input_player1_up_axis = -1
                        input_player1_down_axis = +1
                        input_player1_left_axis = -0
                        input_player1_right_axis = +0
                        input_player1_a_btn = 4
                        input_player1_x_btn = 1
                        input_player1_l_btn = 2
                        input_player1_r_btn = 5
                        input_player2_b_btn = 3
                        input_player2_y_btn = 0
                        input_player2_select_btn = 7
                        input_player2_start_btn = 6
                        input_player2_up_axis = -1
                        input_player2_down_axis = +1
                        input_player2_left_axis = -0
                        input_player2_right_axis = +0
                        input_player2_a_btn = 4
                        input_player2_x_btn = 1
                        input_player2_l_btn = 2
                        input_player2_r_btn = 5
                        input_enable_hotkey_btn = 9
                        input_exit_emulator_btn = 8
                        input_menu_toggle_btn = 1
                        input_load_state_btn = 2
                        input_save_state_btn = 5
                        input_reset_btn = 3
                        input_state_slot_increase_axis = +0
                        input_state_slot_decrease_axis = -0
                        input_volume_up_axis = -1
                        input_volume_down_axis = +1
                        

                        Open es_input.cfg and replace with this:

                        <?xml version="1.0"?>
                        
                        <inputList>
                        
                        <inputConfig type="joystick" deviceName="Xin-Mo Xin-Mo Dual Arcade" deviceGUID="03000000c0160000e105000001010000">
                        <input name="a" type="button" id="11" value="1" />
                        <input name="b" type="button" id="8" value="1" />
                        <input name="down" type="axis" id="1" value="1" />
                        <input name="left" type="axis" id="0" value="-1" />
                        <input name="leftbottom" type="button" id="2" value="1" />
                        <input name="right" type="axis" id="0" value="1" />
                        <input name="rightbottom" type="button" id="5" value="1" />
                        <input name="select" type="button" id="9" value="1" />
                        <input name="start" type="button" id="10" value="1" />
                        <input name="up" type="axis" id="1" value="-1" />
                        <input name="x" type="button" id="1" value="1" />
                        <input name="y" type="button" id="0" value="1" />
                        </inputConfig>
                        </inputList>
                        

                        With all this, my control panel works (photo here: https://1drv.ms/i/s!AluYjzvuXNufgwxn36AHGlPvX_GX)

                        One issue though, every time I load a game (any game/system) I get a series of "not configured" messages that go like this:

                        Xin Mo Dual Arcade (5824/1505) not configured

                        Microsoft Keyboard 600 (1118/1872) not configured

                        Xin Mo Dual Arcade (5824/1505) not configured

                        So the Xin Mo shows twice I'm guessing because there are two players seen. It doesn't seem to bother anything and the keyboard still works for the command prompt. I only have the control panel hooked up and my Microsoft USB keyboard. I also went in and updated my Retropie installation (which there is no menu sound now?) before I did all this. Does anyone have input as to how to get rid of this or if anything has become wonky (that I have yet to encounter)? Any help is awesome; this machine is nearly done and I'm pretty excited to build it. Here is an example photo of one of the lines upon loading (sorry its blurry): https://1drv.ms/i/s!AluYjzvuXNufgw1yr6vht69cOrtc

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                        • rbakerR
                          rbaker @GreenHawk84
                          last edited by rbaker

                          @GreenHawk84 If you edit the retroarch.cfg file, you will see a section where you can change the font, colour and position of the messages. You can even turn them off. The relevant section to look out for is:

                          # Path to a font used for rendering messages. This path must be defined to enable fonts.
                          # Do note that the _full_ path of the font is necessary!
                          # video_font_path = 
                          
                          # Size of the font rendered.
                          # video_font_size = 32
                          
                          # Enable usage of OSD messages.
                          # video_font_enable = true
                          
                          # Offset for where messages will be placed on screen. Values are in range 0.0 to 1.0 for both x and y values. 
                          # [0.0, 0.0] maps to the lower left corner of the screen.
                          # video_message_pos_x = 0.05
                          # video_message_pos_y = 0.05
                          
                          # Color for message. The value is treated as a hexadecimal value.
                          # It is a regular RGB hex number, i.e. red is "ff0000".
                          

                          Just modify

                          video_font_enable = true
                          

                          to false.

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                          • GreenHawk84G
                            GreenHawk84
                            last edited by

                            @rbaker , thank you, I just hope that I am not covering up something since the system is throwing these messages about configuration.

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                            • rbakerR
                              rbaker @GreenHawk84
                              last edited by

                              @GreenHawk84 I wouldn't worry, I get ipac not configured when my roms boot because I configured a separate keyboard but not the usb decoder....even though it works.

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                              • BuZzB
                                BuZz administrators @GreenHawk84
                                last edited by BuZz

                                @GreenHawk84 please add markdown code formatting when posting logs and configs

                                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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                                • GreenHawk84G
                                  GreenHawk84 @BuZz
                                  last edited by

                                  @BuZz said in Xin-Mo Instructions?:

                                  @GreenHawk84 please add markdown code formatting when posting logs and configs

                                  Sorry, I am not sure how to do that. Such a noob I am..

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                                  • mediamogulM
                                    mediamogul Global Moderator @GreenHawk84
                                    last edited by

                                    @GreenHawk84 said in Xin-Mo Instructions?:

                                    Sorry, I am not sure how to do that.

                                    http://commonmark.org/help/

                                    RetroPie v4.5 • RPi3 Model B • 5.1V 2.5A PSU • 16GB SanDisk microSD • 512GB External Drive

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                                    • GreenHawk84G
                                      GreenHawk84
                                      last edited by

                                      @BuZz @mediamogul Okay I think I did it.

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                                      • mediamogulM
                                        mediamogul Global Moderator @GreenHawk84
                                        last edited by

                                        @GreenHawk84

                                        Suitable for Sunday service.

                                        RetroPie v4.5 • RPi3 Model B • 5.1V 2.5A PSU • 16GB SanDisk microSD • 512GB External Drive

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                                          Coax88 @GreenHawk84
                                          last edited by Coax88

                                          @GreenHawk84 hi have done this tweak so i could get two player to work, but it seems that my start and SELECT button does not work. Do you know why. Were in the usb board should they be

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                                            UP4IT
                                            last edited by

                                            Hi all,

                                            I was worrying about setting this controller up on my system
                                            RPi3
                                            RetroPie 4.0.3
                                            The Xin-Mo shows up as "Bus 001 Device 007: ID 16c0:05e1 Van Ooijen Technische Informatica Free shared USB VID/PID pair for CDC devices

                                            I added usbhid.quirks=0x16c0:0x05e1:0x040 to /boot/cmdline.txt after a space after the last entry on the same line and rebooted.

                                            I have a NES controller as Joystick one.

                                            I reset emulation station in RetroPie-Setup, Configuration / Tools to Clear/Reset Emulation Station input config and restarted EmulationStation and configured the new controller by pressing a Xin-Mo button on Player 1. I could then control the EmulatinStation/RetroPie menus via Xin-Mo P1. This shows as Joystick 2.

                                            I then fired up a game in Mame4All (Streetfighter2) and hit Tab when the game started and Selected Input General. For UI Cancel I chose , My NES controller Hotkets Select+Start and also Xin-Mo Select +Start as my ROM exit keys.

                                            I then added P1 and P2 settings in Input (This Game) for Xin-Mo P1 and P2. My joy 2 and joy3,as NES controller is joy1.

                                            This is working for me. I hope this helps anyone trying to keep up with getting this working on new versions of everything.

                                            Cheers

                                            Stuart

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