controllers will not configure

johden

I built a retropie and everything was working. added scraper and a few other basic things. after a week controller acted strange could not use select or start button.
read all the post. verified controller with jtest. cables and added select and start in retroarch. still would not work
I formatted sd card re burned image still did the same thing. when I boot system I get welcome screen press button to configure but will not recognize select or start button or joystick inputs
tried another controller also . thought I was a hardware problem but new raspberry 3b doing same thing
raspberry 3 b
power supply which came with it
image downloaded from retropie
ps3 wired controller
also tried basic 4 button dpad joystick

mitu

You're saying that the joystick and start/select buttons are not working - are the other buttons working ? What version of RetroPie are you using ? Did you install any drivers for the PS3 controller ?

johden

@mitu

I am using the latest version and tried a fresh install. using ps3 controller wired also tried a basic dpad controller and selec and start are still not recognized. tried everything switched cables tried second Pi, jtest so controllers working, I can configure buttons in retroarch , and save configuration but when I go back to emulator buttons do not work. SD card formatted fat 32.

mitu

@johden It looks like the buttons don't work in EmulationStation - which is just a front-end/launch, not an emulator.
Can you post here - in the topic - the contents of EmulationStation's input configuration file - the file can be found using at \\retropie\configs\all\emulationstation\es_input.cfg if you're using file shares to access your RetroPie system.

Clyde

@johden If you do like @mitu asked, please put the content in a codeblock (three "`" before and after the text):

    ```
    Like this, but without the leading spaces.
    ```

This improves the readability of config files etc. enormously. 🤓

johden

im new but it looks like controller config file is correct in Linux did jtest and when I go into Retroarch problem is config is wrong in ES station

input_device = "Sony PLAYSTATION(R)3 Controller"
<input_r_x_minus_axis />
</inputConfig>
<inputConfig type="joystick" deviceName="Sony PLAYSTATION(R)3 Controller" deviceGUID="030000004c0500006802000011810000">
<input name="a" type="button" id="1" value="1" />
<input name="b" type="button" id="0" value="1" />
<input name="down" type="button" id="14" value="1" />
<input name="hotkeyenable" type="button" id="8" value="1" />
<input name="left" type="button" id="16" value="1" />
<input name="leftshoulder" type="button" id="4" value="1" />
<input name="leftthumb" type="button" id="11" value="1" />
<input name="lefttrigger" type="axis" id="2" value="1" />
<input name="right" type="button" id="15" value="1" />
<input name="rightshoulder" type="button" id="5" value="1" />
<input name="rightthumb" type="button" id="12" value="1" />
<input name="righttrigger" type="axis" id="5" value="1" />
<input name="select" type="button" id="8" value="1" />
<input name="up" type="button" id="13" value="1" />
<input name="x" type="button" id="2" value="1" />
<input name="y" type="button" id="3" value="1" />
</inputConfig>
</inputList>