Guide: Advanced Controller Mappings

ExarKunIv

@daanv98 you should try running it from the command line. just to see if it works,
it would be (start the game first )

sudo /opt/retropie/supplementary/xboxdrv/bin/xboxdrv
	--evdev /dev/input/event[4] \
	--silent \
	--detach-kernel-driver \
	--force-feedback \
	--mimic-xpad \
	--dpad-as-button \
	--deadzone 4000 \
	--trigger-as-button \
	--evdev-no-grab \
	--device-name "Player Red" \
	--evdev-absmap ABS_X=x1,ABS_Y=y1 \
	--evdev-keymap BTN_TOP=a,BTN_PINKIE=b,BTN_THUMB2=x,BTN_TOP2=y,BTN_TRIGGER=lt,BTN_THUMB=rt,BT_BASE4=start,BTN_BASE3=back \
	--ui-axismap x1=REL_X:07,y1=REL_Y:-07 \
	--ui-buttonmap rt=BTN_LEFT,lt=BTN_RIGHT,start=KEY_ENTER,back=KEY_ESC,a=KEY_SEMICOLON,b=KEY_APOSTROPHE,x=KEY_LEFTBRACE,y=KEY_RIGHTBRACE \
	--ui-buttonmap guide=void \

if everything work it will work. if not then a error will pop up and you can go from there

daanv98

@ExarKunIv Apparently the weird error was because of some empty line I added in the mapping file accidentally. However the controls still don't work. By running

sudo /opt/retropie/supplementary/xboxdrv/bin/xboxdrv

from the command line (in PuTTY), I get an error which says:
No Xbox or Xbox360 controller found

Did I forget to set anything up?

ExarKunIv

@daanv98 you need to put everything that is in the box i posted

daanv98

@ExarKunIv I did, but after the first line it gives the error.

daanv98

@ExarKunIv I added \n after the first line and then it works. There was an error which told me that BT_BASE4 doesn't exist. I fixed that to BTN_BASE4. Now its says this:

ExarKunIv

@daanv98

 /dev/input/js2
 /dev/input/event5

means that the mapping it working

your error is something with the game and/or it working with xboxdrv

sadly i dont have any dosgames on my system. i messed it up while messing with compiling other ports. so i cant help much.
and i have gotten away from using that mapping style.

# DOS configuration of Abuse for 8bitDo
# ==================================================
#
# This configuration file is for use with Abuse, a DOS game.

[xboxdrv]
silent = true
detach-kernel-driver = true
deadzone-trigger = 15%
deadzone = 4000
mimic-xpad = true
dpad-as-button = true
trigger-as-button = true

[evdev-absmap]
ABS_X=x1
ABS_Y=y1
ABS_Z=x2
ABS_RZ=y2
ABS_HAT0X=dpad_x
ABS_HAT0Y=dpad_y

[evdev-keymap]
BTN_SOUTH=a
BTN_EAST=b
BTN_NORTH=x
BTN_WEST=y
BTN_TL=lb
BTN_TL2=lt
BTN_TR=rb
BTN_TR2=rt
BTN_SELECT=back
BTN_START=start
BTN_THUMBL=tl
BTN_THUMBR=tr

[calibration]
x1 = -32767:0:32767
y1 = -32767:0:32767
x2 = -32767:0:32767
y2 = 32767:0:-32767

[ui-axismap]
x1=KEY_LEFT:KEY_RIGHT
y1=KEY_DOWN:KEY_UP
x2=REL_X:13
y2=REL_Y:13

[ui-buttonmap]
rt=BTN_LEFT
b=BTN_RIGHT
x=KEY_ENTER
back=KEY_F5
start=KEY_ESC
lt=KEY_LEFTCTRL

# EC #

ExarKunIv

this way just seemed easyer for me and it was easy to get it to launch with the games

#!/bin/bash

sudo /opt/retropie/supplementary/xboxdrv/bin/xboxdrv >> /dev/shm/runcommand.log 2>&1 --evdev /dev/input/event0 --config /opt/retropie/configs/all//xdrive/abuse.cfg &

"/opt/retropie/supplementary/runcommand/runcommand.sh" 0 _PORT_ "abuse" ""

daanv98

@ExarKunIv I finally got it to work!! First i tried this in the command line:

sudo /opt/retropie/supplementary/xboxdrv/bin/xboxdrv \--evdev /dev/input/event4 \--silent \--detach-kernel-driver \--force-feedback \--mimic-xpad \--dpad-as-button \--deadzone 4000 \--trigger-as-button \--evdev-no-grab \--device-name "Player Red" \--evdev-absmap ABS_X=x1,ABS_Y=y1 \--evdev-keymap BTN_TOP=a,BTN_PINKIE=b,BTN_THUMB2=x,BTN_TOP2=y,BTN_TRIGGER=lt,BTN_THUMB=rt,BTN_BASE4=start,BTN_BASE3=back \--ui-axismap x1=REL_X:-3,y1=REL_Y:3 \--ui-buttonmap rt=BTN_LEFT,lt=BTN_RIGHT,start=KEY_ENTER,back=KEY_ESC,a=KEY_SEMICOLON,b=KEY_APOSTROPHE,x=KEY_LEFTBRACE,y=KEY_RIGHTBRACE \--ui-buttonmap guide=void \

Notice that there are no spaces between \ and --. This worked right away!

Then I started looking at the runcommand-onstart file. I noticed that the first line referred to 'dosbox'. I changed it to 'pc'. And it works now! My file now looks like this:

if [ "$1" = "pc" ]
then
sudo killall >> /dev/shm/runcommand.log 2>&1 xboxdrv
sudo /opt/retropie/supplementary/xboxdrv/bin/xboxdrv >> /dev/shm/runcommand.log 2>&1 \
  --evdev /dev/input/event4 \
  --silent \
  --detach-kernel-driver \
  --force-feedback \
  --mimic-xpad \
  --dpad-as-button \
  --deadzone 4000 \
  --trigger-as-button \
  --evdev-no-grab \
  --device-name "Player Red" \
  --evdev-absmap ABS_X=x1,ABS_Y=y1 \
  --evdev-keymap BTN_TOP=a,BTN_PINKIE=b,BTN_THUMB2=x,BTN_TOP2=y,BTN_TRIGGER=lt,BTN_THUMB=rt,BTN_BASE4=start,BTN_BASE3=back \
  --ui-axismap x1=REL_X:-07,y1=REL_Y:07 \
  --ui-buttonmap rt=BTN_LEFT,lt=BTN_RIGHT,start=KEY_ENTER,back=KEY_ESC,a=KEY_SEMICOLON,b=KEY_APOSTROPHE,x=KEY_LEFTBRACE,y=KEY_RIGHTBRACE \
  --ui-buttonmap guide=void \
&
fi

Huge thanks for your time! I appreciate it.

ExarKunIv

@daanv98 glad you got it working, happy i could help out

jaamulberry

Is there an updated link as the github link ends up at a dead page?

ExarKunIv

@jaamulberry here it was moved to the main Docs page