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    Keyboard TAB key not working in MAME/Retroepie

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    • dankcushionsD
      dankcushions Global Moderator @gmoolena
      last edited by

      @gmoolena said in Keyboard TAB key not working in MAME/Retroepie:

      sorry, normally I just read the forums for the fixes I am looking for. All the fixes I found for this problem is relating to a DFAULT.CFG file which no longer exists.

      I tried copying the files listed above and the TAB key in the MAME game is still not working.

      I would hazard a guess to say there should be a config parameter in one of the files which specifies which key in game will bring up the RGUI menu.

      the MAME tab menu is not the RGUI. the RGUI is a separate retroarch menu brought up by select + X. minor point but just to mention :) i would still guess that your issue would be resolved by deleting the relevant default.cfg - i would do a system-wide search for it. there are few in a few different places, for the different MAME emulators.

      PS, to avoid this happening I'm going to remove the default controller binding for the MAME menu (R2). it doesn't seem to be a useful default! i would like to give it a unique combo, but that's harder to code :)

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        gmoolena @dankcushions
        last edited by

        Thanks guys.

        Trying to do an inplace upgrade as we speak. Might take a while over wifi.

        Will let you know soon how it goes

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          gmoolena @gmoolena
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          things just got worst. I think I have hacked it up too much. guess I will just start again. thanks for trying

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          • RiverstormR
            Riverstorm @dankcushions
            last edited by Riverstorm

            @dankcushions said in Keyboard TAB key not working in MAME/Retroepie:

            PS, to avoid this happening I'm going to remove the default controller binding for the MAME menu (R2). it doesn't seem to be a useful default! i would like to give it a unique combo, but that's harder to code :)

            Will you be adding another joystick button as the default for R2? I can't get into the Config Menu (TAB) at all. I just removed /opt/retropie/configs/mame-mame4all/retroarch.cfg and this new retroarch.cfg was created on first run of a game with lr-imame4all. I can't find the Config Menu (Tab option) in the settings? Nothing seems to work from "coin in" to "player 1 start" on my joystick anymore. The keyboard defaults are fine though. Is there a setting to bind the joystick or should it use the configured joystick by default? My previous config was like 1K this guy is 48K!

            OLD /opt/retropie/configs/mame-mame4all/retroarch.cfg:

            # Settings made here will only override settings in the global retroarch.cfg if placed above the #include line
input_remapping_directory = "/opt/retropie/configs/mame-mame4all/"
video_shader = "/opt/retropie/emulators/retroarch/shader/crt-pi.glslp"
video_shader_enable = "true"
# video_scale_integer = "0"
#include "/opt/retropie/configs/all/retroarch.cfg"

            NEW /opt/retropie/configs/mame-mame4all/retroarch.cfg (removed players 5 through 16 configs so post is below 32,768):

            input_turbo_period = "6"
input_duty_cycle = "3"
input_max_users = "5"
input_menu_toggle_gamepad_combo = "0"
input_axis_threshold = "0.500000"
ui_companion_start_on_boot = "true"
ui_companion_enable = "false"
video_gpu_record = "false"
input_remap_binds_enable = "true"
back_as_menu_toggle_enable = "true"
netplay_client_swap_input = "true"
input_descriptor_label_show = "true"
input_descriptor_hide_unbound = "false"
load_dummy_on_core_shutdown = "true"
builtin_mediaplayer_enable = "false"
builtin_imageviewer_enable = "true"
fps_show = "false"
ui_menubar_enable = "true"
suspend_screensaver_enable = "true"
libretro_directory = "~/.config/retroarch/cores"
libretro_info_path = "~/.config/retroarch/cores"
content_database_path = "~/.config/retroarch/database/rdb"
cheat_database_path = "~/.config/retroarch/cheats"
cursor_directory = "~/.config/retroarch/database/cursors"
rewind_enable = "false"
audio_latency = "64"
audio_sync = "true"
audio_block_frames = "0"
rewind_granularity = "1"
video_shader_enable = "false"
video_aspect_ratio = "-1.000000"
video_aspect_ratio_auto = "false"
video_windowed_fullscreen = "true"
video_scale = "3.000000"
autosave_interval = "0"
video_crop_overscan = "true"
video_scale_integer = "false"
video_smooth = "true"
video_threaded = "false"
video_shared_context = "false"
video_force_srgb_disable = "false"
video_fullscreen = "false"
bundle_assets_extract_enable = "false"
bundle_assets_extract_version_current = "0"
bundle_assets_extract_last_version = "0"
video_refresh_rate = "60.000000"
video_monitor_index = "0"
video_fullscreen_x = "0"
video_fullscreen_y = "0"
video_driver = "gl"
record_driver = "null"
camera_driver = "null"
location_driver = "null"
threaded_data_runloop_enable = "true"
menu_throttle_framerate = "true"
menu_linear_filter = "true"
dpi_override_enable = "true"
dpi_override_value = "200"
menu_driver = "rgui"
menu_pause_libretro = "true"
menu_mouse_enable = "false"
menu_pointer_enable = "false"
menu_timedate_enable = "true"
menu_core_enable = "true"
menu_dynamic_wallpaper_enable = "false"
menu_boxart_enable = "false"
video_vsync = "true"
video_hard_sync = "false"
video_hard_sync_frames = "0"
video_frame_delay = "0"
video_black_frame_insertion = "false"
video_disable_composition = "false"
pause_nonactive = "true"
video_swap_interval = "1"
video_gpu_screenshot = "true"
video_rotation = "0"
screenshot_directory = "~/.config/retroarch/screenshots"
auto_screenshot_filename = "true"
aspect_ratio_index = "21"
core_updater_buildbot_assets_url = "http://buildbot.libretro.com/assets/"
core_updater_auto_extract_archive = "true"
camera_allow = "false"
cheevos_enable = "false"
cheevos_test_unofficial = "false"
cheevos_hardcore_mode_enable = "false"
audio_rate_control = "true"
audio_rate_control_delta = "0.005000"
audio_max_timing_skew = "0.050000"
audio_volume = "0.000000"
audio_driver = "alsathread"
audio_enable = "true"
audio_mute_enable = "false"
audio_out_rate = "48000"
location_allow = "false"
video_font_size = "32.000000"
video_font_enable = "true"
video_message_color = "ffff00"
ups_pref = "false"
bps_pref = "false"
ips_pref = "false"
system_directory = "default"
input_remapping_directory = "~/.config/retroarch/remap"
audio_resampler = "sinc"
savefile_directory = "default"
savestate_directory = "default"
video_shader_dir = "~/.config/retroarch/shaders"
video_filter_dir = "default"
audio_filter_dir = "default"
core_assets_directory = "~/.config/retroarch/downloads"
assets_directory = "~/.config/retroarch/assets"
dynamic_wallpapers_directory = "default"
boxarts_directory = "default"
playlist_directory = "~/.config/retroarch/playlists"
xmb_scale_factor = "100"
xmb_alpha_factor = "75"
rgui_browser_directory = "default"
rgui_config_directory = "default"
rgui_show_start_screen = "false"
menu_navigation_wraparound_enable = "true"
menu_navigation_browser_filter_supported_extensions_enable = "true"
menu_show_advanced_settings = "true"
menu_entry_normal_color = "ffffffff"
menu_entry_hover_color = "ff64ff64"
menu_title_color = "ff64ff64"
content_history_size = "100"
joypad_autoconfig_dir = "~/.config/retroarch/autoconf"
input_autodetect_enable = "true"
overlay_directory = "~/.config/retroarch/overlay"
input_overlay_enable = "true"
input_overlay_enable_autopreferred = "true"
input_overlay_hide_in_menu = "true"
input_overlay_opacity = "0.700000"
input_overlay_scale = "1.000000"
osk_overlay_directory = "~/.config/retroarch/overlay"
input_osk_overlay_enable = "true"
video_message_pos_x = "0.050000"
video_message_pos_y = "0.050000"
custom_viewport_width = "1920"
custom_viewport_height = "960"
custom_viewport_x = "0"
custom_viewport_y = "120"
gamma_correction = "false"
flicker_filter_enable = "false"
soft_filter_enable = "false"
soft_filter_index = "0"
current_resolution_id = "0"
flicker_filter_index = "0"
video_font_size = "32.000000"
block_sram_overwrite = "false"
savestate_auto_index = "false"
savestate_auto_save = "false"
savestate_auto_load = "false"
history_list_enable = "true"
network_cmd_enable = "false"
stdin_cmd_enable = "false"
network_cmd_port = "55355"
fastforward_ratio = "0.000000"
slowmotion_ratio = "3.000000"
config_save_on_exit = "true"
state_slot = "0"
netplay_spectator_mode_enable = "false"
netplay_mode = "false"
netplay_ip_port = "0"
netplay_delay_frames = "0"
user_language = "0"
custom_bgm_enable = "false"
input_driver = "udev"
input_joypad_driver = "udev"
input_device_p1 = "0"
input_player1_joypad_index = "0"
input_libretro_device_p1 = "1"
input_player1_analog_dpad_mode = "0"
input_device_p2 = "0"
input_player2_joypad_index = "1"
input_libretro_device_p2 = "1"
input_player2_analog_dpad_mode = "0"
input_device_p3 = "0"
input_player3_joypad_index = "2"
input_libretro_device_p3 = "1"
input_player3_analog_dpad_mode = "0"
input_device_p4 = "0"
input_player4_joypad_index = "3"
input_libretro_device_p4 = "1"
input_player4_analog_dpad_mode = "0"
input_device_p5 = "0"
input_player5_joypad_index = "4"
input_libretro_device_p5 = "1"
input_player5_analog_dpad_mode = "0"
input_device_p6 = "0"
input_player6_joypad_index = "5"
input_libretro_device_p6 = "1"
input_player6_analog_dpad_mode = "0"
input_device_p7 = "0"
input_player7_joypad_index = "6"
input_libretro_device_p7 = "1"
input_player7_analog_dpad_mode = "0"
input_device_p8 = "0"
input_player8_joypad_index = "7"
input_libretro_device_p8 = "1"
input_player8_analog_dpad_mode = "0"
input_device_p9 = "0"
input_player9_joypad_index = "8"
input_libretro_device_p9 = "1"
input_player9_analog_dpad_mode = "0"
input_device_p10 = "0"
input_player10_joypad_index = "9"
input_libretro_device_p10 = "1"
input_player10_analog_dpad_mode = "0"
input_device_p11 = "0"
input_player11_joypad_index = "10"
input_libretro_device_p11 = "1"
input_player11_analog_dpad_mode = "0"
input_device_p12 = "0"
input_player12_joypad_index = "11"
input_libretro_device_p12 = "1"
input_player12_analog_dpad_mode = "0"
input_device_p13 = "0"
input_player13_joypad_index = "12"
input_libretro_device_p13 = "1"
input_player13_analog_dpad_mode = "0"
input_device_p14 = "0"
input_player14_joypad_index = "13"
input_libretro_device_p14 = "1"
input_player14_analog_dpad_mode = "0"
input_device_p15 = "0"
input_player15_joypad_index = "14"
input_libretro_device_p15 = "1"
input_player15_analog_dpad_mode = "0"
input_device_p16 = "0"
input_player16_joypad_index = "15"
input_libretro_device_p16 = "1"
input_player16_analog_dpad_mode = "0"
network_remote_enable_user_p1 = "false"
network_remote_enable_user_p2 = "false"
network_remote_enable_user_p3 = "false"
network_remote_enable_user_p4 = "false"
network_remote_enable_user_p5 = "false"
network_remote_enable_user_p6 = "false"
network_remote_enable_user_p7 = "false"
network_remote_enable_user_p8 = "false"
network_remote_enable_user_p9 = "false"
network_remote_enable_user_p10 = "false"
network_remote_enable_user_p11 = "false"
network_remote_enable_user_p12 = "false"
network_remote_enable_user_p13 = "false"
network_remote_enable_user_p14 = "false"
network_remote_enable_user_p15 = "false"
network_remote_enable_user_p16 = "false"
network_remote_enable = "false"
network_remote_base_port = "55400"
input_player1_b = "z"
input_player1_b_btn = "nul"
input_player1_b_axis = "nul"
input_player1_y = "a"
input_player1_y_btn = "nul"
input_player1_y_axis = "nul"
input_player1_select = "rshift"
input_player1_select_btn = "nul"
input_player1_select_axis = "nul"
input_player1_start = "enter"
input_player1_start_btn = "nul"
input_player1_start_axis = "nul"
input_player1_up = "up"
input_player1_up_btn = "nul"
input_player1_up_axis = "nul"
input_player1_down = "down"
input_player1_down_btn = "nul"
input_player1_down_axis = "nul"
input_player1_left = "left"
input_player1_left_btn = "nul"
input_player1_left_axis = "nul"
input_player1_right = "right"
input_player1_right_btn = "nul"
input_player1_right_axis = "nul"
input_player1_a = "x"
input_player1_a_btn = "nul"
input_player1_a_axis = "nul"
input_player1_x = "s"
input_player1_x_btn = "nul"
input_player1_x_axis = "nul"
input_player1_l = "q"
input_player1_l_btn = "nul"
input_player1_l_axis = "nul"
input_player1_r = "w"
input_player1_r_btn = "nul"
input_player1_r_axis = "nul"
input_player1_l2 = "nul"
input_player1_l2_btn = "nul"
input_player1_l2_axis = "nul"
input_player1_r2 = "nul"
input_player1_r2_btn = "nul"
input_player1_r2_axis = "nul"
input_player1_l3 = "nul"
input_player1_l3_btn = "nul"
input_player1_l3_axis = "nul"
input_player1_r3 = "nul"
input_player1_r3_btn = "nul"
input_player1_r3_axis = "nul"
input_player1_l_x_plus = "nul"
input_player1_l_x_plus_btn = "nul"
input_player1_l_x_plus_axis = "nul"
input_player1_l_x_minus = "nul"
input_player1_l_x_minus_btn = "nul"
input_player1_l_x_minus_axis = "nul"
input_player1_l_y_plus = "nul"
input_player1_l_y_plus_btn = "nul"
input_player1_l_y_plus_axis = "nul"
input_player1_l_y_minus = "nul"
input_player1_l_y_minus_btn = "nul"
input_player1_l_y_minus_axis = "nul"
input_player1_r_x_plus = "nul"
input_player1_r_x_plus_btn = "nul"
input_player1_r_x_plus_axis = "nul"
input_player1_r_x_minus = "nul"
input_player1_r_x_minus_btn = "nul"
input_player1_r_x_minus_axis = "nul"
input_player1_r_y_plus = "nul"
input_player1_r_y_plus_btn = "nul"
input_player1_r_y_plus_axis = "nul"
input_player1_r_y_minus = "nul"
input_player1_r_y_minus_btn = "nul"
input_player1_r_y_minus_axis = "nul"
input_player1_turbo = "nul"
input_player1_turbo_btn = "nul"
input_player1_turbo_axis = "nul"
input_toggle_fast_forward = "space"
input_toggle_fast_forward_btn = "nul"
input_toggle_fast_forward_axis = "nul"
input_hold_fast_forward = "l"
input_hold_fast_forward_btn = "nul"
input_hold_fast_forward_axis = "nul"
input_load_state = "f4"
input_load_state_btn = "nul"
input_load_state_axis = "nul"
input_save_state = "f2"
input_save_state_btn = "nul"
input_save_state_axis = "nul"
input_toggle_fullscreen = "f"
input_toggle_fullscreen_btn = "nul"
input_toggle_fullscreen_axis = "nul"
input_exit_emulator = "escape"
input_exit_emulator_btn = "nul"
input_exit_emulator_axis = "nul"
input_state_slot_increase = "f7"
input_state_slot_increase_btn = "nul"
input_state_slot_increase_axis = "nul"
input_state_slot_decrease = "f6"
input_state_slot_decrease_btn = "nul"
input_state_slot_decrease_axis = "nul"
input_rewind = "r"
input_rewind_btn = "nul"
input_rewind_axis = "nul"
input_movie_record_toggle = "o"
input_movie_record_toggle_btn = "nul"
input_movie_record_toggle_axis = "nul"
input_pause_toggle = "p"
input_pause_toggle_btn = "nul"
input_pause_toggle_axis = "nul"
input_frame_advance = "k"
input_frame_advance_btn = "nul"
input_frame_advance_axis = "nul"
input_reset = "h"
input_reset_btn = "nul"
input_reset_axis = "nul"
input_shader_next = "m"
input_shader_next_btn = "nul"
input_shader_next_axis = "nul"
input_shader_prev = "n"
input_shader_prev_btn = "nul"
input_shader_prev_axis = "nul"
input_cheat_index_plus = "y"
input_cheat_index_plus_btn = "nul"
input_cheat_index_plus_axis = "nul"
input_cheat_index_minus = "t"
input_cheat_index_minus_btn = "nul"
input_cheat_index_minus_axis = "nul"
input_cheat_toggle = "u"
input_cheat_toggle_btn = "nul"
input_cheat_toggle_axis = "nul"
input_screenshot = "f8"
input_screenshot_btn = "nul"
input_screenshot_axis = "nul"
input_audio_mute = "f9"
input_audio_mute_btn = "nul"
input_audio_mute_axis = "nul"
input_osk_toggle = "f12"
input_osk_toggle_btn = "nul"
input_osk_toggle_axis = "nul"
input_netplay_flip_players = "i"
input_netplay_flip_players_btn = "nul"
input_netplay_flip_players_axis = "nul"
input_slowmotion = "e"
input_slowmotion_btn = "nul"
input_slowmotion_axis = "nul"
input_enable_hotkey = "nul"
input_enable_hotkey_btn = "nul"
input_enable_hotkey_axis = "nul"
input_volume_up = "add"
input_volume_up_btn = "nul"
input_volume_up_axis = "nul"
input_volume_down = "subtract"
input_volume_down_btn = "nul"
input_volume_down_axis = "nul"
input_overlay_next = "nul"
input_overlay_next_btn = "nul"
input_overlay_next_axis = "nul"
input_disk_eject_toggle = "nul"
input_disk_eject_toggle_btn = "nul"
input_disk_eject_toggle_axis = "nul"
input_disk_next = "nul"
input_disk_next_btn = "nul"
input_disk_next_axis = "nul"
input_disk_prev = "nul"
input_disk_prev_btn = "nul"
input_disk_prev_axis = "nul"
input_grab_mouse_toggle = "f11"
input_grab_mouse_toggle_btn = "nul"
input_grab_mouse_toggle_axis = "nul"
input_menu_toggle = "f1"
input_menu_toggle_btn = "nul"
input_menu_toggle_axis = "nul"
input_player2_b = "nul"
input_player2_b_btn = "nul"
input_player2_b_axis = "nul"
input_player2_y = "nul"
input_player2_y_btn = "nul"
input_player2_y_axis = "nul"
input_player2_select = "nul"
input_player2_select_btn = "nul"
input_player2_select_axis = "nul"
input_player2_start = "nul"
input_player2_start_btn = "nul"
input_player2_start_axis = "nul"
input_player2_up = "nul"
input_player2_up_btn = "nul"
input_player2_up_axis = "nul"
input_player2_down = "nul"
input_player2_down_btn = "nul"
input_player2_down_axis = "nul"
input_player2_left = "nul"
input_player2_left_btn = "nul"
input_player2_left_axis = "nul"
input_player2_right = "nul"
input_player2_right_btn = "nul"
input_player2_right_axis = "nul"
input_player2_a = "nul"
input_player2_a_btn = "nul"
input_player2_a_axis = "nul"
input_player2_x = "nul"
input_player2_x_btn = "nul"
input_player2_x_axis = "nul"
input_player2_l = "nul"
input_player2_l_btn = "nul"
input_player2_l_axis = "nul"
input_player2_r = "nul"
input_player2_r_btn = "nul"
input_player2_r_axis = "nul"
input_player2_l2 = "nul"
input_player2_l2_btn = "nul"
input_player2_l2_axis = "nul"
input_player2_r2 = "nul"
input_player2_r2_btn = "nul"
input_player2_r2_axis = "nul"
input_player2_l3 = "nul"
input_player2_l3_btn = "nul"
input_player2_l3_axis = "nul"
input_player2_r3 = "nul"
input_player2_r3_btn = "nul"
input_player2_r3_axis = "nul"
input_player2_l_x_plus = "nul"
input_player2_l_x_plus_btn = "nul"
input_player2_l_x_plus_axis = "nul"
input_player2_l_x_minus = "nul"
input_player2_l_x_minus_btn = "nul"
input_player2_l_x_minus_axis = "nul"
input_player2_l_y_plus = "nul"
input_player2_l_y_plus_btn = "nul"
input_player2_l_y_plus_axis = "nul"
input_player2_l_y_minus = "nul"
input_player2_l_y_minus_btn = "nul"
input_player2_l_y_minus_axis = "nul"
input_player2_r_x_plus = "nul"
input_player2_r_x_plus_btn = "nul"
input_player2_r_x_plus_axis = "nul"
input_player2_r_x_minus = "nul"
input_player2_r_x_minus_btn = "nul"
input_player2_r_x_minus_axis = "nul"
input_player2_r_y_plus = "nul"
input_player2_r_y_plus_btn = "nul"
input_player2_r_y_plus_axis = "nul"
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            • RiverstormR
              Riverstorm @dankcushions
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              @dankcushions said in Keyboard TAB key not working in MAME/Retroepie:

              to avoid this happening I'm going to remove the default controller binding for the MAME menu (R2). it doesn't seem to be a useful default! i would like to give it a unique combo, but that's harder to code :)

              Sorry Dank you can disregard my previous post. I was thinking retroarch.cfg and not default.cfg. My only question is how do you get into the Config Menu (Tab Key). When I flip over to mame4all-pi it's fine but when I am in lr-imame4all I can't get it to work. Is anyone using lr-imame4all able to get to the Config Menu?

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              • meleuM
                meleu @Riverstorm
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                @Riverstorm did you try select+x?

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                • RiverstormR
                  Riverstorm @meleu
                  last edited by Riverstorm

                  @meleu said in Keyboard TAB key not working in MAME/Retroepie:

                  @Riverstorm did you try select+x?

                  Thanks Meleu, yeah that works ok. That's the RetroArch menu. The one I was referring to is the built-in MAME menu for configuring additional inputs. When you're running a game you press TAB and it brings up a menu with a good amount of options from input to video and history, etc. It's separate from the Retroarch menu.

                  Sometimes my configs can get wonky after script updates and uninstalling and reinstalling. I was going to open a ticket but I wanted to verify if anyone else can open it or are they experiencing the same issue.

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                  • dankcushionsD
                    dankcushions Global Moderator @Riverstorm
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                    @Riverstorm said in Keyboard TAB key not working in MAME/Retroepie:

                    @dankcushions said in Keyboard TAB key not working in MAME/Retroepie:

                    to avoid this happening I'm going to remove the default controller binding for the MAME menu (R2). it doesn't seem to be a useful default! i would like to give it a unique combo, but that's harder to code :)

                    Sorry Dank you can disregard my previous post. I was thinking retroarch.cfg and not default.cfg. My only question is how do you get into the Config Menu (Tab Key). When I flip over to mame4all-pi it's fine but when I am in lr-imame4all I can't get it to work. Is anyone using lr-imame4all able to get to the Config Menu?

                    according to the code it should be TAB - https://github.com/libretro/mame2000-libretro/blob/7eaacdd2b4bbec11f01e047cbfedf150acd01d08/src/inptport.c#L135

                    but maybe this isn't working? :( i don't think it would save any changes anyway if https://github.com/libretro/mame2000-libretro/issues/13 is to be believed...

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                    • RiverstormR
                      Riverstorm @dankcushions
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                      @dankcushions said in Keyboard TAB key not working in MAME/Retroepie:

                      @Riverstorm said in Keyboard TAB key not working in MAME/Retroepie:

                      @dankcushions said in Keyboard TAB key not working in MAME/Retroepie:

                      to avoid this happening I'm going to remove the default controller binding for the MAME menu (R2). it doesn't seem to be a useful default! i would like to give it a unique combo, but that's harder to code :)

                      Sorry Dank you can disregard my previous post. I was thinking retroarch.cfg and not default.cfg. My only question is how do you get into the Config Menu (Tab Key). When I flip over to mame4all-pi it's fine but when I am in lr-imame4all I can't get it to work. Is anyone using lr-imame4all able to get to the Config Menu?

                      according to the code it should be TAB - https://github.com/libretro/mame2000-libretro/blob/7eaacdd2b4bbec11f01e047cbfedf150acd01d08/src/inptport.c#L135

                      but maybe this isn't working? :( i don't think it would save any changes anyway if https://github.com/libretro/mame2000-libretro/issues/13 is to be believed...

                      I could do a quick test starting from scratch with the newest image? Would anything need updated from binary or source on the newest image that might affect lr-imame4all?

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                      • RiverstormR
                        Riverstorm @dankcushions
                        last edited by Riverstorm

                        @dankcushions said in Keyboard TAB key not working in MAME/Retroepie:

                        according to the code it should be TAB - https://github.com/libretro/mame2000-libretro/blob/7eaacdd2b4bbec11f01e047cbfedf150acd01d08/src/inptport.c#L135
                        but maybe this isn't working? :( i don't think it would save any changes anyway if https://github.com/libretro/mame2000-libretro/issues/13 is to be believed...

                        I downloaded 4.0-beta 2 and it does not work but mame4all-pi it does work fine.

                        It's a tough call. In lr-imame4all you only have the default RetroPie keys (defined at the Configure Input screen on bootup) and what's configured by default in the emulator. So you can not customize any exceptions like Space Duel which doesn't work out of the box due to the selection button (you can insert coins but not select) or none of the dual joysticks games would work either and of course any customized games like Toobin' or driving games that can be tweaked through Input (General) to work on a joystick. No 4-player support either.

                        With lr-mame2003 no 4-player support, sound samples or artwork.

                        With mame4all-pi everything works from top to bottom but you loose some games, not many I would call classics though. You also loose that amazing DaveJ shader.

                        Setup as a new issue here:
                        https://github.com/libretro/mame2000-libretro/issues/25

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                        • dankcushionsD
                          dankcushions Global Moderator @Riverstorm
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                          the mame2003 binaries have 4 player support fine? in very latest version samples has a bug but I've fixed that (coming soon). artwork apparently works fine.

                          hopefully someone will try and fix lr-imame4all someday, but I guess ideally mame2003 and up would cover everything

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                          • RiverstormR
                            Riverstorm @dankcushions
                            last edited by

                            @dankcushions said in Keyboard TAB key not working in MAME/Retroepie:

                            the mame2003 binaries have 4 player support fine? in very latest version samples has a bug but I've fixed that (coming soon). artwork apparently works fine.

                            hopefully someone will try and fix lr-imame4all someday, but I guess ideally mame2003 and up would cover everything

                            Cool sound samples and artwork are nice for those few classics! :)

                            I agree I would like to see lr-mame2003 be the "it" emulator but I did open another ticket with lr-imame4all.

                            I can test lr-mame2003 on 4.0-beta 2. When using 3.7 and also updated I was able to enter the Config Menu and was able to configure all 4 joysticks with no issues. Then when I started Gauntlet I could only add coins and start player 1 or should it work for 4?

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                              skrapps914
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                              where do you have your roms ? are they in the arcade folder? or in the mame folders? ive had this issue too, tab not working in came, and came to realize, its because the arcade folder is making use of retroarch i think

                              all my roms are in the arcade folder

                              when i place them into the mame folder, the tab menu works again

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                              • RiverstormR
                                Riverstorm @skrapps914
                                last edited by

                                @skrapps914 said in Keyboard TAB key not working in MAME/Retroepie:

                                when i place them into the mame folder, the tab menu works again

                                Which MAME folder are you placing them in?

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                                  skrapps914 @Riverstorm
                                  last edited by skrapps914

                                  @Riverstorm depends on the rom, certain roms need certain emulators to work, depending on the romset for the game

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                                  • RiverstormR
                                    Riverstorm @skrapps914
                                    last edited by Riverstorm

                                    @skrapps914 said in Keyboard TAB key not working in MAME/Retroepie:

                                    @Riverstorm depends on the rom, certain roms need certain emulators to work, depending on the romset for the game

                                    Yes I know that I was just asking which folder you're using that the Tab key is working. As far as I know only lr-mame2003 works I was curious which is working for you.

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                                    • RiverstormR
                                      Riverstorm @dankcushions
                                      last edited by

                                      @dankcushions said in Keyboard TAB key not working in MAME/Retroepie:

                                      the mame2003 binaries have 4 player support fine?

                                      Dank 4 players worked perfect on 4.0-beta 2 but I had to do this as suggested by Buzz to get the controllers working.

                                      https://github.com/RetroPie/RetroPie-Setup/issues/1277#issuecomment-233139295

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                                        gmoolena
                                        last edited by

                                        Just a quick update. I managed to resolve my immediate issue with the TAB key. I reinstall of retropie onto a fresh SD card. I spent 8+ hours trying to repair the TAB key and a reinstall was around 3 hours.
                                        The only issue I had with the reinstall was getting the controllers to work from the GPIO but in the end found a forum article explaining how to fix it.

                                        I will keep checking this entry as from what I googled, this has happened to multiple people. It would be nice to know how to manually update a file to fix it.

                                        I don't know anything about unix, but as a thought is there a way to monitor all the files, and then reconfig the call up key within the menu and see what changes? Change it from TAB to something else? At least we could then work out what to fix/where to look next time.

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                                          skrapps914 @Riverstorm
                                          last edited by

                                          @Riverstorm said in Keyboard TAB key not working in MAME/Retroepie:

                                          @skrapps914 said in Keyboard TAB key not working in MAME/Retroepie:

                                          @Riverstorm depends on the rom, certain roms need certain emulators to work, depending on the romset for the game

                                          Yes I know that I was just asking which folder you're using that the Tab key is working. As far as I know only lr-mame2003 works I was curious which is working for you.

                                          lr-imame4all and advancemame 94 both had working tab keys for me when i placed corresponding roms in their folders. in the arcade folder, tab wont work for me

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                                          • caver01C
                                            caver01 @skrapps914
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                                            @skrapps914 when the games launch out of the arcade folder, which mame is launching? You can specify using runcommand.

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