User 2 input binds

jamietuley

Hi everyone,

I have an issue with the player 2 controls, I cant figure out how to set them? I have been trying to set the user 2 input binds in retroarch by going into SETTINGS and then Input User 2 binds. Each time I go into these settings the values are blank so I re input them. They never save though?? If I resume the game the user 2 binds work but not when going back into the game after closing. Ive been selecting Save Game Overides on the Quick menu before exit but still no joy!

Can anyone help?

PS. My setup is a bartop arcade cabinet and my buttons/controls are all wired up to an ipac2, so my inputs are all keyboard values.

Many Thanks in advance..

mitu

Try looking at https://retropie.org.uk/docs/Keyboard-Controllers/#configuration-example-ipac to see how to configure a keyboard based controller pair.

jamietuley

@mitu cheers for that I'll take a look 👍🏻

jamietuley

@mitu I had a look through the info and I'm thinking that the best way for me to get my p2 controls in are to edit the main config file.. I have a question though (suprise suprise)..

Where would you actually put the p2 inputs within the body of text that is the config file?

On a lot of forums and places I've read about editing the config files it always just displays the controls very neatly like in the link you sent me:

Whereas in my actual config file I don't see any p2 lines of text till way down the file:

I Notice each input is bunched together with _btn and _axis? Would I just input my controls to the non _btn and _axis inputs? Or do I need to replicate the layout of the text in my first image??

Hope that all makes sense?

mitu

@jamietuley said in User 2 input binds:

I Notice each input is bunched together with _btn and _axis? Would I just input my controls to the non _btn and _axis inputs? Or do I need to replicate the layout of the text in my first image??

The _btn and _axis options ar for a gamepad, you don't need to explicitly set them. I recommend you modify the /opt/retropie/configs/all/retroarch.cfg (also available at \\retropie\configs\all\retroarch.cfg) and add the configuration for your IPAC at the end.
Just to make sure you start with a clean configuration, copy the retroarch.cfg.rp-dist over the retroarch.cfg and then modify the resulting file.

jamietuley

@mitu said in User 2 input binds:

Just to make sure you start with a clean configuration, copy the retroarch.cfg.rp-dist over the retroarch.cfg and then modify the resulting file.

Sorry for being a bit dim but could you explain more of what that entails?

I'm very much on a learning curve on all this, really appreciate all the help 👍🏻

jamietuley

@mitu I've just re-read your reply and am I right in saying that the rp-dist file is some sort of clean/master config file that I can input a fresh batch of control inputs?

So delete the current one, make a copy of the re-dist and rename that copy to retroarch.cfg (once new inputs are entered at the end of the file?

If so I assume I input both Player 1 and 2?

Also when entering all the inputs at the end do I simply leave 1 return/space/line between the end of the text and my new body of text?

mitu

@jamietuley said in User 2 input binds:

@mitu I've just re-read your reply and am I right in saying that the rp-dist file is some sort of clean/master config file that I can input a fresh batch of control inputs?

Yes.

So delete the current one, make a copy of the re-dist and rename that copy to retroarch.cfg (once new inputs are entered at the end of the file?

Delete or rename the existing .cfg.

If so I assume I input both Player 1 and 2?

Yes.

Also when entering all the inputs at the end do I simply leave 1 return/space/line between the end of the text and my new body of text?

Yes, you can optionally add a comment (line starting with # , similar to existing entries) to mark your input.

jamietuley

@mitu so when I put in all the input lines a # has to go at the start of each line?

I never understood (and am trying to learn) how the # commands work in the config files??

mitu

@jamietuley The # is a comment marker - you put it at the start of a line and that line is ignored and not processed. Useful if you want to annotate your configuration with explanations and pointers.

jamietuley

@mitu Ah I see.. I was always getting confused when I looked at cfg files and saw the # lines, just cos they looked nothing like technical instruction/code to me 😊. Glad I cleared that up...

So for my own reference I could put a # line in saying here are my latest attempts at the control inputs THEN after after that start that actual control inputs (WITHOUT #)?