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    Advmame tab menu not accepting input from any device

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      wjkoontz
      last edited by

      I've been using Mame in Windows and Linux for over 10 years on a Mame cabinet. I'm attempting to switch to RetroPIE but keep running into trouble.

      librertroMame2003 works pretty good, but doesn't find some of my roms and looks crappy on luner lander. advmame works great, but I can't configure my input!

      I hit tab, the menu comes up, I go to an input I'd like to configure, hit enter, the current setting disappears, then no matter what I do, hit any key, type anything, hit any joystick, button, anything nothing is registered. a second or two later it says "<none>" and there is no way to ever recover that input!

      HELP!

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      • mituM
        mitu Global Moderator @wjkoontz
        last edited by

        @wjkoontz Please add some info about your setup, as detailed in https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3/read-this-first.

        Which advmame version are you using - there are 3 versions available in Retropie - ?

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          wjkoontz @mitu
          last edited by

          @mitu Thanks.

          Pi Model or other hardware: PI 4
          Power Supply used: official supply from Adafruit
          RetroPie Version Used : 4.7.1
          Built From: Used Raspberry Pi Imager
          USB Devices connected: USB Keyboard and USB Gamepad
          Controller used: USB Keyboard and USB gamepad
          Error messages received: No error message
          How to replicate the problem:
          Used the built-in package manager to install advmame from optional packages.

          Got this version:
          AdvanceMAME 3.9
          Compiled Dec 15 2020 with gcc-8.3.0

          Drivers (in priority order):
          Video: fb sdl none
          Sound: alsa oss sdl none
          Keyboard: event raw sdl none
          Joystick: event raw sdl none
          Mouse: event raw sdl none

          Directories:
          Data: /opt/retropie/emulators/advmame/share/advance

          Configuration (in priority order):
          Host configuration file (R): /opt/retropie/emulators/advmame/etc/advmame.rc
          Command line (R)
          Home configuration file (RW): /home/pi/.advance/advmame.rc
          Data configuration file (R): /opt/retropie/emulators/advmame/share/advance/advmame.rc

          1. Load any game
          2. Press tab
          3. Go Input (this game)
          4. Choose any input and hit enter (current setting is removed and its waiting for an input)
          5. Type any key, hit any button say “H” key

          Expected: (in case of hitting “H” key) ‘h’ is accepted as input for this control
          Actual: Nothing happens, unable to give any input from any device, within a second or two the input is set to <none>

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            wjkoontz @mitu
            last edited by

            @mitu
            Also, it is same when I run from command line
            E.G. /opt/retropie/emulators/advmame/bin/advmame robotron

            Game loads fine, and I can add quarters and start the game, but the controls don't work right since its a 2 joystick game.
            I can hit tab to get into the menu, and navigate the menu, but once I hit enter nothing happens until it times out and gives <none> as the input. Then I can navigate again etc.

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            • mituM
              mitu Global Moderator
              last edited by

              On the Pi4, only SDL is supported as Keyboard/Joystick/Video drivers. Try putting it first in the list of drivers - the RetroPie install script does that automatically, did you change the advmame.rc manually ?

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                wjkoontz @mitu
                last edited by

                @mitu
                Only to change misc_safequit from yes to no

                Keyboard works in-game, both to control the game (IF the existing control is usable) and to get to the TAB menu.
                The keyboard works inside the TAB menu to navigate to a setting and to hit enter change it.

                Only after hitting enter, when the tab menu is expecting a replacement input does it not work.

                Here is the first few lines:
                pi@retropie:~ $ cat /opt/retropie/configs/mame-advmame/advmame.rc
                config save_at_exit
                debug_crash no
                debug_rawsound no
                debug_speedmark no
                device_alsa_device default
                device_alsa_mixer channel
                device_color_bgr15 yes
                device_color_bgr16 yes
                device_color_bgr24 yes
                device_color_bgr32 yes
                device_color_bgr8 yes
                device_color_palette8 yes
                device_color_yuy2 yes
                device_dpi_pclock_low 31250000
                device_fb_fastset no
                device_hdmi_pclock_low 0
                device_joystick auto
                device_keyboard sdl
                device_mouse auto
                device_raw_firstkeyhack no
                device_raw_mousedev[0] auto
                device_raw_mousedev[1] auto
                device_raw_mousedev[2] auto
                device_raw_mousedev[3] auto
                device_raw_mousetype[0] pnp
                device_raw_mousetype[1] pnp
                device_raw_mousetype[2] pnp
                device_raw_mousetype[3] pnp
                device_sdl_samples 512
                device_sound auto
                device_video sdl
                device_video_cursor auto
                device_video_doublescan yes
                device_video_fastchange no
                device_video_interlace yes
                device_video_output auto
                device_video_overlaysize auto
                device_video_singlescan yes

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                  wjkoontz
                  last edited by

                  SOLVED?
                  Weird but I got it working.
                  If I hit a key when the tab menu is expecting a new input nothing happens.
                  BUT if I HOLD a key, for a certain length of time, then after the second or so it shows the new key as the selected input. Not right as I press the key like I was used to in other mame.

                  Not sure if its supposed to do that or not, but at least by holding the key, button, or stick I was able to finally setup my control!

                  Thanks for helping!

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                  • mituM
                    mitu Global Moderator
                    last edited by

                    @wjkoontz said in Advmame tab menu not accepting input from any device:

                    Thanks for helping!

                    Not sure how I helped :), but glad it's working.

                    I don't routinely use advmame, but I did a few tests and it looks like - when mapping the input - there is a delay between pressing an input and the corresponding key being displaying in the menu. If I do a simple/single press, nothing is shown, but after the input timeout elapses, the input dialog shows the input has been acknowledged and configured. It's like the UI doesn't update immediately after 1 event processed.
                    We'll see if something can be done to make the input mapping more responsive.

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                    • 2Play2
                      2Play @mitu
                      last edited by 2Play

                      @mitu i was reading this post and replies.

                      i m testing on a x86 ubuntu flavor.

                      when in ES advmame wont start unless i force XINIT:
                      it starts rom ok but i have the same behavior as stated.
                      No kb or controller responds

                      AdvanceMAME 3.10
                      Compiled Apr 1 2024 with gcc-11.4.0
                      
                      Drivers (in priority order):
                      Video: fb sdl none
                      Sound: alsa oss sdl none
                      Keyboard: event raw sdl none
                      Joystick: event raw sdl none
                      Mouse: event raw sdl none
                      
                      Directories:
                      Data: /opt/retropie/emulators/advmame/share/advance
                      
                      Configuration (in priority order):
                      Host configuration file (R): /opt/retropie/emulators/advmame/etc/advmame.rc
                      Command line (R)
                      Home configuration file (RW): /home/pi/.advance/advmame.rc
                      Data configuration file (R):
                      /opt/retropie/emulators/advmame/share/advance/advmame.rc```
                      

                      the paths above dont look correct as the config advmame.rc is as mentioned and as per retropie in configs folder mame-advmame

                      so far so good.
                      if i try to change anything in it for example set sound from auto to pulse, emu wont start.

                      So I decided to enter desktop with startx and start ES in there.
                      Went to mame-advmame and started a rom

                      Within X everything works great. TAB, keys etc

                      just wanted to bring this up since I tested it and it is confusing.

                      so im also looking to get this working by not using es in actual X

                      Your friend,
                      2Play!

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                      • 2Play2
                        2Play @2Play
                        last edited by

                        as per
                        [https://www.advancemame.it/doc-install](link url)

                        `1.1 Linux
                        In Linux the Advance programs can run either in the X Window graphical environment or from the Linux Console.

                        In X Window the SDL library is used for everything: video, audio and input controllers.

                        In the Linux Console, the Linux Framebuffer is used for the video, the ALSA or OSS library for audio, and the Linux Event or Raw interface for input controllers.

                        The video board programming functionality for Arcade Monitors and CRT TVs, is available only from the Linux console, using the Linux Framebuffer. `

                        Your friend,
                        2Play!

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