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    Controller vibration not working (psx)

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    • Nick Mous
      Nick Mous last edited by

      Hi all,

      Playing the games on RetroPie is great! but I wanted to test out and play some PlayStation games and ran into one problem.
      I have a raspberry pi 3 B+, and the 8bitdo SN30 Pro+ controller.
      It successfully connected, and I'm not sure but I did run the advanced tool for mapping out all the items on the controller in the bluetooth menu.
      I've enabled even the rumble settings in the retroarch menu, and after all that, it still doesn't work.
      What can I do to let it rumble, and what is the easiest way to test it?
      The whole time I did it with running Spyro the Dragon, but I don't know if there's an alternative.

      Sorry for the long message!
      Cheers,
      Nick Mous

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      • windg
        windg last edited by windg

        @Nick-Mous said in Controller vibration not working (psx):

        8bitdo SN30 Pro+ controller

        Try to install xpadneo driver package

        From RetroPie Setup choose Manage Packages and then Manage Drivers Packages and install xpadneo driver.

        After that restart and set-up the gamepad again. I hope this will fix your problem.

        My English isn't at a good level.

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        • brandflake11
          brandflake11 @Nick Mous last edited by

          @Nick-Mous Under retroarch, is your controller set to Dualshock under Quick Menu > Options? You need it set to Dualshock I'm pretty sure to get rumble.

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          • Nick Mous
            Nick Mous @windg last edited by

            @windg that could be an option. I'm gonna try tomorrow! Thanks!

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            • Nick Mous
              Nick Mous @brandflake11 last edited by

              @brandflake11 I believe that option is on.

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              • Nick Mous
                Nick Mous @brandflake11 last edited by

                @brandflake11 Enabled it, but didn't get any rumble

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                • Nick Mous
                  Nick Mous @windg last edited by

                  @windg I installed and reconfigured it, but still no rumble ingame

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                  • brandflake11
                    brandflake11 last edited by

                    The only thing I can think of now is if you have to have the controller in a certain mode. The controller has four modes, maybe try each one with retropie to see if it allows for rumble. Other than that, I actually am not sure.

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                    • dankcushions
                      dankcushions Global Moderator @brandflake11 last edited by

                      i think You need to change Input --> Input User "x" Binds --> User "x" Device Type to DualShock as well. (menu options might be different now)

                      also you need to enable core option 'Enable Vibration' https://retropie.org.uk/docs/RetroArch-Core-Options/#setting-core-options

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                      • windg
                        windg last edited by windg

                        I had a cheap gamepad in which the vibration in psx games only worked when I changed the mode(from the gamepad) to x-input. If your gamepad has this option try it.

                        My English isn't at a good level.

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                        • Nick Mous
                          Nick Mous @dankcushions last edited by

                          @dankcushions I think that's it, but I'm gonna try first before calling a success. Also @windg and @brandflake11 , my controller is set to X-input.

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                          • Nick Mous
                            Nick Mous last edited by

                            @dankcushions said in Controller vibration not working (psx):

                            User "x" Device Type to DualShock

                            It worked! It's located in quick menu --> controls --> Port # --> Device type.
                            You need to set it to RetroPad w/ analog. You don't need anything else!

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                            • brandflake11
                              brandflake11 last edited by

                              I'm glad to hear everything is working for you now!

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