Controller not working in some PSX games.

CCH3900

Pi Model or other hardware: Pi 3 B+
Power Supply used: Wall Adapter Power Supply - 5.1V DC 2.5A (USB Micro-B)
RetroPie Version: 4.4.12
Built From: Pre made SD Image on RetroPie website (retropie-4.4-rpi2_rpi3.img.gz)
USB Devices connected: No
Controller used: Official Sony Wireless Dual Shock 4 Controller
Error messages received: None, as far as I can tell
Log found in /dev/shm/runcommand.log (if relevant): https://paste.ubuntu.com/p/kYQrGMW8Vd/
Guide used: No
File: "/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/psx/Lunar Silver Star Story Complete/Lunar Silver Star Story Complete.PBP"
Emulator: Retroarch - PCSX ReARMed r22 e1d8eb0
Attachment of config files:
How to replicate the problem: Run the ROM

Hello. I'm having an issue with some PS1 games such as Lunar Silver Star Story Complete not responding to controller inputs when being ran ever since I updated my Pi back at the start of April (can't recall the version number). The controller works fine when within Retroarch, such as exiting the emulator, bringing up the menu, and even other Emulators (NES, SNES, GB, GBA, Mega Drive/Genesis, etc.). Strangely everything works fine in its sequel game Lunar 2 Eternal Blue Complete. This issue also occurs in a few other games I have tried as well (Harvest Moon - Back To Nature).

I have already tried deleting Remap files, different controllers, waiting for updates. All with no luck.

mitu

Check if your controller is set as 'Analog' - maybe the game doesn't support it and this manifests as an irresponsive controller. See here for more details on how to check and change the option. If that's working, then use the 'Save Options for <this game>' from the menu to keep those settings.

CCH3900

The game does support Analog. And I already tried this to no effect anyway.

mitu

I gave it a shot and I had no problem with the game - even with a Sony Dualshock 4 controller. Game supports analog and even rumble.

[INFO] [udev]: Hotplug add: /dev/input/js1.
[INFO] [udev]: Hotplug add: /dev/input/event3.
[INFO] [udev]: Plugged pad: Sony Interactive Entertainment Wireless Controller (1356:2508) on port #1.
[INFO] [Autoconf]: 2 profiles found.
[INFO] [autoconf]: selected configuration: /home/pi/.config/retroarch/autoconfig/Sony Interactive Entertainment Wireless Controller.cfg
[INFO] [udev]: Pad #1 (/dev/input/event3) supports force feedback.
[INFO] [udev]: Pad #1 (/dev/input/event3) supports 16 force feedback effects.
[INFO] [udev]: Hotplug add ID_INPUT_TOUCHPAD: /dev/input/event1.

Try disabling the 'Show Bios Logo' and '2nd Memcard' options and see if that fixes anything.

CCH3900

Tried disabling the BIOS screen and 2nd memcard to no effect.

Here is the verbose log: https://paste.ubuntu.com/p/rgjkNKGbFP/

mitu

Get a log with Verbose logging enabled from the Runcommand launch menu. Run the game and then upload again the /dev/shm/runcommand.log to pastebin.com, just to see what options you have selected.
Just for comparison, I'm using the SCHP1001.bin bios and a .m3u playlist instead of a compressed PBP.

CCH3900

Check edited post above.

mitu

There's a warning somewhere in your log that I don't find in mine:

[..]
[WARN] Input device ID 5 is unknown to this libretro implementation. Using RETRO_DEVICE_JOYPAD.

You also seem to have a core remap file in use

[INFO] Remaps: core-specific remap found at /home/pi/.config/retroarch/config/remaps/PCSX-ReARMed/PCSX-ReARMed.rmp.

Could you try renaming the .rmp file and see if you get anything different ?

CCH3900

No change on the renaming of the remap file.

log: https://paste.ubuntu.com/p/FVHf878K3z/

mitu

Can you also attach the retroarch.cfg files you have:

the global file from /opt/retropie/configs/all
the psx system from /opt/retropie/configs/psx

I don't have any other ideas except to re-download/re-upoad the game again to Retropie.

CCH3900

Deleted for sensitive info.

mitu

You've used 'Save configuration' from RetroArch and it's dumped all the configuration parameters into the .cfg files. The warning is produced by

input_libretro_device_p1 = "5"

which seems present in the psx config file. There's a slim chance that removing those input_libretro_device_p[X] might help, but I'd say you should try with a clean config (use the .rp-dist files in the configuration folders).
Btw, you should edit out your cheevos user/pass from the file or straight out remove the pastebins.

Aengeon

I'm actually having a very similar problem. Was playing Ape Escape the other night with a PS3 controller, Not the .PBP but .Bin and .Cue format, worked fine, the next morning I decided to update my RetroPie and now it seems the analog function isn't working anymore.

CCH3900

That solved the problem, thank you. ~~but now I'm getting a no BIOS found error and instead of giving me the RGUI it uses the XMB instead.~~ But I fixed the BOTH issues.

Aengeon

The opt/retropie/configs/all and opt/retropie/configs/psx retroarch.cfg files for me both have input_libretro_device_p1 = "1" not really understanding the fix, Could you explain in more detail please? I'm not the greatest with computers.

Aengeon

After going through all the PSX RetroArch settings I figured out my problem. To change the controller to Analog you used to go to Quick Menu>Controls and set User 1 Device Type to RetroPad w/Analog. After the update, you put that back as Retropad (without the analog) as default, go to Quick Menu>Options and change Pad 1 Type to Dualshock there. Maybe this will help someone with that problem in the future.