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    Gamepad Config - Buttons not recognized - Pi Zero

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      christalclear
      last edited by

      I dont think that I did

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        christalclear
        last edited by

        I tried again.

        This time it even recognized the first button.

        https://imgur.com/a/0zhXKBB

        But then there was no more response.

        I couldnt even enter command line with F4.

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        • mituM
          mitu Global Moderator
          last edited by

          My guess is that the USB hub disconnects during configuration. If you have Wi-Fi enabled, can you also enable SSH and try connecting to the system before you do the configuration, then run dmesg -w and look to see if any error messages appear on the screen during the configuration ?

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            christalclear
            last edited by

            So I enabled WIFI and SSH and successfully connected with the Pi using WinSCP.

            It needed to reboot three time because my keyboard was not recognized again.

            I ran dmesg -w but there were no obvious error messages.

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            • mituM
              mitu Global Moderator
              last edited by

              Can you run dmesg > $HOME/RetroPie/roms/dmesg.txt after booting and then browse to \\retropie\roms\ and post the dmesg.txt file's contents on pastebin.com ?

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                christalclear
                last edited by

                I did what you asked.

                https://pastebin.com/sD6DFUQD

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                • mituM
                  mitu Global Moderator
                  last edited by

                  Looking at the system log you posted, I don't see any errors. The hub is detected and so is the keyboard and the gamepad. There are no error or disconnects like I imagined.

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                    christalclear
                    last edited by

                    Gotta be honest... I dont know what to do next...

                    Could it be an issue with the Raspberry Pi Zero itself?

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                    • mituM
                      mitu Global Moderator
                      last edited by

                      I don't think the Pi is faulty.
                      You could manually create the input configuration - based on the values reported by jstest - and adding it to \\retropie\configs\all\emulationstation\es_input.cfg.

                      Can you add the following lines to the file, before the last line with </inputList>:

                      <inputConfig type="joystick" deviceName="Sony Interactive Entertainment Wireless Controller" deviceGUID="030000004c050000cc09000011810000"
                      >
                          <input name="rightanalogup" type="axis" id="4" value="-1"/>
                          <input name="rightanalogdown" type="axis" id="4" value="1"/>
                          <input name="rightanalogright" type="axis" id="3" value="1"/>
                          <input name="rightanalogleft" type="axis" id="3" value="-1"/>
                          <input name="pageup" type="button" id="4" value="1"/>
                          <input name="pagedown" type="button" id="5" value="1"/>
                          <input name="up" type="hat" id="0" value="1"/>
                          <input name="left" type="hat" id="0" value="8"/>
                          <input name="down" type="hat" id="0" value="4"/>
                          <input name="right" type="hat" id="0" value="2"/>
                          <input name="select" type="button" id="8" value="1"/>
                          <input name="start" type="button" id="9" value="1"/>
                          <input name="y" type="button" id="3" value="1"/>
                          <input name="x" type="button" id="2" value="1"/>
                          <input name="b" type="button" id="0" value="1"/>
                          <input name="a" type="button" id="1" value="1"/>
                          <input name="leftanalogdown" type="axis" id="1" value="1"/>
                          <input name="leftanalogup" type="axis" id="1" value="-1"/>
                          <input name="leftanalogright" type="axis" id="0" value="1"/>
                          <input name="leftanalogleft" type="axis" id="0" value="-1"/>
                        </inputConfig>
                      

                      This should configure a PS4 Dualshock controller - see if, after adding these lines and restarting EmulationStation, your PS4 controller is recognized and functioning.

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                        christalclear
                        last edited by

                        I used WinSCP to SSH into the Pi.

                        I could not find the directory that you suggested.

                        Did I do something wrong?

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                        • mituM
                          mitu Global Moderator @christalclear
                          last edited by

                          The \\retropie\configs\all\emulationstation path is for using File Shares to access the Pi.
                          If you're using SSH/SCP, then the same folder can be accessed at $HOME/.emulationstation or at /opt/retropie/configs/all/emulationstation.

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                            christalclear
                            last edited by

                            I added the lines.

                            The es_input.cfg file looks now like this.

                            https://pastebin.com/KQ9dG59w

                            But the PS4-Controller is still not recognized after rebooting.

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                            • mituM
                              mitu Global Moderator
                              last edited by

                              The file looks right, but I still can't pinpoint why this doesn't work.
                              Can you run again emulationstation --debug and then post the log (now with the new configuration file) ?

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                                christalclear
                                last edited by

                                Here is the new es_log.txt

                                https://pastebin.com/KCjthYzU

                                After running emulationstation --debug I tried to configure the PS4-Controller.

                                It recognized the first button press but after that I got a error message.

                                I recieved that message a couple of times now.

                                I already checked the gpu_split which seemed to be ok.
                                It was set to the same values as in the documentation.

                                gpu_mem_256=128
                                gpu_mem_512=256
                                gpu_mem_1024=256

                                20200803_163829-min.jpg

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                                • mituM
                                  mitu Global Moderator
                                  last edited by

                                  I don't think the gpu_mem is at fault, the RetroPie image already has this configuration.
                                  The log file shows ES shutting down cleanly - are you sure it's the one from the crash ?

                                  Try updating your RetroPie packages - https://retropie.org.uk/docs/Updating-RetroPie/ - if you haven't done so.

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                                    christalclear
                                    last edited by

                                    No it is not.

                                    It was from before the crash.

                                    I tried again and another crash happend.

                                    Here is the es_log.txt file from that new crash.

                                    https://pastebin.com/ip94PHTN

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                                      christalclear
                                      last edited by

                                      I just did the update but nothing changed.

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                                        christalclear
                                        last edited by

                                        I tried doing a new installation on my second micro-sd-card again.

                                        But I still got the same issue (gamepad recognized but emulationstation freezes on button press).

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                                        • mituM
                                          mitu Global Moderator
                                          last edited by

                                          I don't think there's something wrong with the card or the Pi. The symptoms are similar to the gamepad being disconnected/re-connected.
                                          Have you tried connecting the gamepad directly to the PI, without the USB hub ?

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                                            christalclear
                                            last edited by

                                            So I now tried to connect the PS4-Controller directly via a micro-USB cable.

                                            It was better then before.

                                            I managed to map about half of the keys but then emulationstation froze again.

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