I think the latest xpad driver (Aug 14, 2021) is broken

yewox50273

Did a "update all packages" because, why not, and suddenly my HORI Fighting Commander for PS3/PS4 would not respond as soon as the update is finished.

After reboot, ES shows me a "gamepad not detected". Then I proceeded to make a brand new Retropie image and booted from there, and the HORI worked then. As soon as I did another "update all packages", the HORI stopped working. So I knew it's not because of something that I did.

/proc/bus/input/devices shows "Generic X-box pad" so I know it sees it, but not using it for some reasons.

Then I noticed xpad's git was updated yesterday for the first time in 7 months. So I uninstalled xpad, git'd the baca3e2 tree off github to the Pi, and "sudo dkms install -m xpad -v 0.4" off that baca3e2. Sure enough, my HORI worked again.

I'm on a Pi 3B with a HORI Fighting Commander for PS3/PS4, so I can't say if it affects other Pi + gamepad combinations. But if it does, that's the cause and solution.

windg

After the update try to reconfigure your controller.

yewox50273

@windg No.

ES shows "gamepad not detected". You can't "reconfigure" nothingness.

I can't tell where the link is broken, given /proc/bus/input/devices sees the gamepad fine. But in any case solution right now is either use older xpad driver or switch to xboxdrv altogether (not preferable).

windg

I can confirm this problem.

After the update, Logitech F710 doesn't work, it is like the gamepad isnt connected.
My other gamepad Logitech F310 is working fine.

(I mention @mitu to be aware about this problem.)

If someone have similar problems and want to downgrade the xpad version you have to change the line in xpad.sh file :

from

rp_module_repo="git https://github.com/paroj/xpad.git master"

to be

rp_module_repo="git https://github.com/paroj/xpad.git master 389e258"

The path for xpad.sh file is here :

/home/pi/RetroPie-Setup/scriptmodules/supplementary/xpad.sh

mitu

It seems some of the changes on Aug. 14 (I suspect this one) have modified the Xbox360 controllers' initialization routine.

@windg can you try to see if the previous commit (389e25) works ?

windg

@mitu Yes is working with the commit (389e25)

mitu

@windg Thanks for testing it out. If you have a Github account, you can open an issue on the project's repo and report the findings. I tried their debug instructions, but they haven't produced anything. Unfortunately I don't have a 360 compatible controller to test this out.

windg

i report it
https://github.com/paroj/xpad/issues/171#issue-975523131

the_loaf

Is there something additional to run after modifying this line in xpad.sh? Changing the line and rebooting doesn’t seem to resolve the issue

mitu

@the_loaf You'll need to re-install the xpad driver package from RetroPie-Setup (after you've made the modification) and then reboot.

the_loaf

@mitu oh thank you

windg

@windg said in I think the latest xpad driver (Aug 14, 2021) is broken:

i report it
https://github.com/paroj/xpad/issues/171#issue-975523131

It seems that they have fix the bug, but when I try to install the new version I have an error Failed to install xpad

log file

mitu

@windg Yeah, it's a code error. Left a message on the issue with the compilation error.

Simrose

I also can't install it says failed to install xpad.

I tried remove and install but same thing happens I will try above method.

It shows installed via unknown

And no info in package ver info

Changed as advised above and installed the older version and works
Thanks
Sim

mitu

@simrose If you have a genuine Xbox controller, you can remove the driver and you can still use it - you just need to re-configure it first in EmulationStation.

Simrose

@mitu I am using a ps4 controller so I probally don't need it at all? :-)

Tiedemann

Got also the xpad compile error. Both shoulder buttons of my xpad were not recognized. After commit (389e25) all is fine again.

mitu

@tiedemann What controller are you using ?

mitu

@windg said in I think the latest xpad driver (Aug 14, 2021) is broken:

It seems that they have fix the bug, but when I try to install the new version I have an error Failed to install xpad

They fixed the code now, can you try updating to the latest version and see if the controller(s) work ?

windg

@mitu said in I think the latest xpad driver (Aug 14, 2021) is broken:

@windg said in I think the latest xpad driver (Aug 14, 2021) is broken:

It seems that they have fix the bug, but when I try to install the new version I have an error Failed to install xpad

They fixed the code now, can you try updating to the latest version and see if the controller(s) work ?

Yes everything is working fine now. Thanks!