Configuring Input (escaping without keyboard)

[A Former User]

Hi there! Just a quick and somewhat silly question:

I have 2 ibuffalo controllers set up on my rpi3. I picked up another one, and from emulation station I went into the start menu as usual and configured the new input. However, I realized to get out of the 'configure input' screen, I had to hit ESC on the keyboard - there was no way of exiting with the controllers.

Is there any way around this, or will I have to plug in a keyboard every time I wish to configure a new controller??

[BuZz]

No - you only need a keyboard if you want to "cancel" the input configuration. When you have configured a controller you press the key you have configured as "a" on OK to save as detailed in the install intructions - https://github.com/retropie/retropie-setup/wiki/First-Installation (and the same when adding a new controller later)

[mattrixk]

@BuZz
What about if I enter the input config accidentally? It's a tad annoying having to plug in a keyboard every time.

[BuZz]

You can use this ES fork which enables you to disable stuff to lock it down.

https://github.com/retropie/retropie-setup/wiki/Child-friendly-EmulationStation

Alternatively, if you enter it accidentally, either reconfigure an existing controller, or get a bluetooth keyboard or something.

[A Former User]

Yeah the problem occurred when I tried one of my SNK Joysticks, and it didn't detect the input. I had to hit ESC to cancel, and didn't have a keyboard. I realize now I can just reconfigure an existing controller to get out of the situation.

Thanks for the feedback!