Retropie 4.0 without pantherlord support

badmage

Hi Meleu,

I tried to configure it in emulationstation but I can press what ever I want no reaction by the System.
Doesn't matter if I try the button analog or not. There is no effect.
The controllers don't give any signal to the System.

I used it on win7 machine - there I was able to see the function.

So what I'm doing wrong?

meleu

@badmage does it work with jstest?

Try this command:

jstest /dev/input/js0

And press some buttons.

badmage

@meleu - no unfortunately it doesn't work.
I also tried everything from here -> https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Gamepad
Without effect :(

it seems like this:
https://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2207580

That's why I'm asking if there are some "generic" modules missing ?!

But if you are saying that this works on your side without problems I don't understand ....

meleu

@badmage actually I use this very cheap generic adapter:
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It's similar to yours, but I think they are detected differently.

I've noticed something really strange on the report of the ubuntuforums link...

They were detected 27 axes!!!! WOW!!! Usually it's only 6.

Sorry, I don't know what is happening or how to solve it... I would suggest you to buy the model I own, but it's so generic that have no brand.

badmage

@meleu interesting - what I don't understand - why it works with win7.
Could you give me your usb Details of this Adapter?
lsusb -vv

Then I can check if I can buy it somewhere else - or ask my Chinese friends :)

badmage

@meleu

or/and maybe you can mention a link where I can buy it - or wherefrom do you bought it :)

and I forgot - please also give me the Output from "dmesg | grep Joystick"

THX

meleu

@badmage said in Retropie 4.0 without pantherlord support:

@meleu

maybe you can mention a link where I can buy it - or wherefrom do you bought it :)

I'm from Brazil, and I bought it here. It seems that you are from Germany (you posted an amazon.de link), maybe this?:
https://www.amazon.de/TRIXES-Playstation-Controller-über-Adapter/dp/B006K0IDAI/ref=sr_1_9?s=videogames&ie=UTF8&qid=1469517419&sr=1-9&keywords=ps2+usb+adapter

please also give me the Output from "dmesg | grep Joystick"

Surprise!

[25225.321116] usb 2-1: Product: Twin USB Joystick
[25225.334413] input: Twin USB Joystick as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:13.0/usb2/2-1/2-1:1.0/0003:0810:0001.0004/input/input23
[25225.335806] input: Twin USB Joystick as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:13.0/usb2/2-1/2-1:1.0/0003:0810:0001.0004/input/input24
[25225.337606] pantherlord 0003:0810:0001.0004: input,hidraw0: USB HID v1.10 Joystick [Twin USB Joystick] on usb-0000:00:13.0-1/input0

They are the same! BUT when I run jstest command it gives me this:

Driver version is 2.1.0.
Joystick (Twin USB Joystick) has 6 axes (X, Y, Z, Rz, Hat0X, Hat0Y)
and 12 buttons (Trigger, ThumbBtn, ThumbBtn2, TopBtn, TopBtn2, PinkieBtn, BaseBtn, BaseBtn2, BaseBtn3, BaseBtn4, BaseBtn5, BaseBtn6).
Testing ... (interrupt to exit)
Axes:  0:     0  1:     0  2:     0  3:     0  4:     0  5:     0 Buttons:  0:off  1:off  2:off  3:off  4:off  5:off  6:off  7:off  8:off  9:off 10:off 11:off
.
.
.

Look, only 6 axes and a western name (Twin USB Joystick).

That guy on ubuntuforums had:

Driver version is 2.1.0.
Joystick (匀湯y㙔 倀䅌卙䅔䥔乏刨㌩䌠湯牴汯敬齲) has 27 axes (X, Y, Z, Rz, (null), (null), (null), (null), (null), (null), (null), (null), (null), (null), (null), (null), (null), (null), (null), (null), (null), (null), (null), (null), (null), (null), (null))
and 19 buttons (Trigger, ThumbBtn, ThumbBtn2, TopBtn, TopBtn2, PinkieBtn, BaseBtn, BaseBtn2, BaseBtn3, BaseBtn4, BaseBtn5, BaseBtn6, BtnDead, BtnA, BtnB, BtnC, (null), (null), (null)).
Testing ... (interrupt to exit)
Axes:  0:     0  1:     0  2:     0  3:     0  4:     0  5:     0  6:     0  7:     0  8:     0  9:     0 10:     0 11:     0 12:     0 13:     0 14:     0 15:     0 16:     0 17:     0 18:     0 19:     0 20:     0 21:     0 22:     0 23:     0 24:     0 25:     0 26:     0 Buttons:  0:off  1:off  2:off  3:off  4:off  5:off  6:off  7:off  8:off  9:off 10
.
.
.

27 axes (!!!) and an oriental name...

edmaul69

@badmage @meleu mine actually has hde logo on it. I bought it off of ebay. Mine also show up as twinshock. Do not buy single controller version. They still are a two player circuit board and the plug you have available is hooked up to player 2.

badmage

@meleu ha - that's realy a surprise :)
Brazil cool :) - yes I'm from Germany ... so could you please give me your "lsmod" output?
I think there is just one module which isn't loaded :) :(

Price difference is huge ;) lol :(

And just forget the posting from ubuntu - it was just a sign with similar effect/result ....

Thanks and best Regards

badmage

and on which PI and which retropie Version do you have running this adapter?

meleu

@badmage said in Retropie 4.0 without pantherlord support:

and on which PI and which retropie Version do you have running this adapter?

I use this adapter on my raspi1 since 2013. I don't remember the RetroPie version. (Emulationstation was really ugly those days! LOL)

Now I use it in a raspi2 as well.

badmage

@meleu I'm trying to use it on Raspi3 and retropie Version 3.8.1 - meanwhile 4.0

Why nobody is giving me the lsmod Output?
Just on the console "lsmod" and the Output here :) - please - just want to check if all required modules are loaded ...

Thanks and BR

meleu

@badmage OK. OK... There is no need for ressentment because of that 7x1.

Take my raspi2 lsmod with the adapter plugged in:

pi@retropie:~ $ lsmod
Module                  Size  Used by
evdev                  10278  4 
joydev                  9024  0 
hid_pl                  1094  0 
bnep                   10336  2 
bluetooth             317981  5 bnep
cfg80211              407580  0 
rfkill                 16036  3 cfg80211,bluetooth
bcm2835_gpiomem         2860  0 
snd_bcm2835            19802  0 
snd_pcm                73474  1 snd_bcm2835
snd_timer              18848  1 snd_pcm
bcm2835_rng             1763  0 
snd                    50779  3 snd_bcm2835,snd_timer,snd_pcm
uio_pdrv_genirq         2944  0 
uio                     7753  1 uio_pdrv_genirq
uinput                  7246  0 
fuse                   80694  1 
ipv6                  338660  34

badmage

unbelivable strange - with the blue Adapter - it's received by today - the Controllers working quite well :) :(
Same setup and configuration .... I don't know what is wrong with the other adapter because with win7 it's working ...

Anyway - thanks to you all for all the efforts!

BR