Controller Issues (Strange Behavior)

veracode

Hello, I searched the forum but did not see anyone describing what I have been going through.

here are my specs:

Pi Model or other hardware: retropie x86 (on 2 separate machines; 1 custom pc with older hardware, 1 surface pro 4)
RetroPie Version Used: 4.8.2
Built From: on top of ubuntu 22.04
Controller used: Xbox one controller, dragonrise arcade buttons and joystick, keyboard
Error messages received: "(controller name) Not configured "

Detail:
I installed retropie the same way on 2 completely different systems. i dont care about not getting an xbox controller to work but I want to get my joystick and buttons to work. On both systems the first and only controller I configured at the first launch of retro was the dragonrise joystick and button kit, i mapped out; dpad, start, select, a,b,x,y, and hot key.

here is where what i think is "strange behavior" starts.
after trying to load a rom in nes i get the message "DragonRise Inc. Generic USB Joystick (121/6) not configured." BUT! the keyboard ,again on both systems, worked! i was able to control the game with keyboard arrows and keys but no controller functions. i also forgot to mention that i CAN navigate the entire ES menu with the joystick and buttons and i did not configure the keyboard as a controller.

so i decided to see what would happen if i tried other roms in different emulators Load up SNES same issue... NOW .. load up N64 ... WORKS! 2 separate roms work however i did notice the button mapping isnt correct compared to what was initially setup at the first start of retropie but i figured one issue at a time if these are not related. (i think this has to do more with wiring and mapping as stated in a different topic)

please let me know if there is any other info that would help, ive been driving my self crazy for a week trying to get this to work.

Floob

@veracode said in Controller Issues (Strange Behavior):

dragonrise arcade buttons

I think the N64 default emulator may not be a libretro one, hence it doesnt need a retroarch controller config to work.
See what files have been created in /opt/retropie/configs/all/retroarch/autoconfig

I guess it should have one similar to a dragonrise one in.
https://github.com/libretro/retroarch-joypad-autoconfig/tree/master/udev

But what happens if you just try to recreate it - in EmulationStation get the menu up and choose configure inputs and see if it detects it, if that works it'll write the RetroArch controller config file for you.

veracode

@Floob Thank you for the quick response!
I will try this and update with results

Floob

@veracode
There is some related info in the docs here:
https://retropie.org.uk/docs/RetroArch-Configuration/#autoconfigurations

veracode

@Floob sorry for the long wait,

In /opt/retropie/configs/all/retroarch/autoconfig.
there are 2 files
DragonRise inc. Generic USB Joystick.cfg
DragonRise inc. Generic USB Joystick.cfg.bak

the contents of DragonRise inc. Generic USB Joystick.cfg are

input_device = "DragonRise inc. Generic USB Joystick"
input_driver = "udev"
input_left_axis = "-0"
input_state_slot_decrease_axis = "-0"
input_right_axis = "+0"
input_state_slot_increase_axis = "+0"
input_down_axis = "+1"
input_y_btn = "3"
input_x_btn = "7"
input_menu_toggle_btn = "7"
input_b_btn = "2"
input_reset_btn = "2"
input_a_btn = "4"
input_up_axis = "-1"
input_select_btn = "0"
input_start_btn = "5"
input_exit_emulator_btn = "5"
input_enable_hotkey_btn = "0"

I remapped the input from ES again but it did not fix the issue

I viewed the doc you linked and attempted to copy the controller config above into the nes file in /opt/retropie/configs/nes/retroarch.cfg

I placed the config above the #include line, relaunched ES and also tried Rebooting the entire system.

but I receive the same error and the controls do not function

update

i did notice however that in the n64 folder there is a file called "InputAutoCfg.ini" and when viewing this file i can see the DragonRise controller inputs mapped there.

here is the contents of InputAutoCfg.ini

; InputAutoCfg.ini for Mupen64Plus SDL Input plugin

; Keyboard_START
[Keyboard]
plugged = True
plugin = 2
mouse = False
DPad R = key(100)
DPad L = key(97)
DPad D = key(115)
DPad U = key(119)
Start = key(13)
Z Trig = key(122)
B Button = key(306)
A Button = key(304)
C Button R = key(108)
C Button L = key(106)
C Button D = key(107)
C Button U = key(105)
R Trig = key(99)
L Trig = key(120)
Mempak switch = key(44)
Rumblepak switch = key(46)
X Axis = key(276,275)
Y Axis = key(273,274)
; Keyboard_END




; DragonRise inc. Generic USB Joystick_START
[DragonRise inc. Generic USB Joystick]
plugged = True
plugin = 2
mouse = False
AnalogDeadzone = 4096,4096
AnalogPeak = 32768,32768
Mempak switch =
Rumblepak switch =
B Button = button(3)
C Button U = button(7)
A Button = button(2)
C Button D = button(4)
Start = button(5)
X Axis = axis(0-, 0+)
Y Axis = axis(1-, 1+)
Z Trig =
; DragonRise inc. Generic USB Joystick_END

Floob

@veracode
It might be worth starting the game in verbose mode, and then pasting the output to pastebin.

https://retropie.org.uk/docs/Runcommand/#launch-with-verbose-logging

veracode

@Floob
https://pastebin.com/fhNFt7WB

I took look through it but don't really know what to look for and don't see anything extremely obvious to me

Floob

@veracode
Ah, sorry I didnt realise it was that type of controller. I'm afraid the closest I have to this is where I map keyboard keys to the controller, but I dont have experience with the dragonrise.
Does this help?
https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/9259/so-close-dragonrise-arcade-sticks-and-button-sets-joystick-on-a-player-reverses

https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/26386/dragonrise-usb-issues

mitu

Can you also post the contents of $HOME/.emulationstation/es_input.cfg ? I suspect there's a controller name mis-match.

veracode

@Floob
i did read through those before making a new post.
i tried to follow the fixes mentioned in those topics but i dont have those issues.

the first topic you linked SO CLOSE! the controllers are working but mapped incorrectly from what i gathered. but i can't get them to work at all outside of menu navigation and n64

i believe the second Dragonrise USB issues has to do with the autoconfig not applying and creating the files that should be in /opt/retropie/configs/all/retroarch/autoconfig as we discussed earlier. but in my case they are created and are there.

veracode

@mitu

for me this info was located in
/opt/retropie/configs/all/emulationstation

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<inputList>
  <inputAction type="onfinish">
    <command>/opt/retropie/supplementary/emulationstation/scripts/inputconfiguration.sh</command>
  </inputAction>
  <inputConfig type="joystick" deviceName="DragonRise inc. Generic USB Joystick" deviceGUID="03000000790000000600000010010000">
    <input name="left" type="axis" id="0" value="-1"/>
    <input name="right" type="axis" id="0" value="1"/>
    <input name="down" type="axis" id="1" value="1"/>
    <input name="y" type="button" id="3" value="1"/>
    <input name="x" type="button" id="7" value="1"/>
    <input name="b" type="button" id="2" value="1"/>
    <input name="a" type="button" id="4" value="1"/>
    <input name="up" type="axis" id="1" value="-1"/>
    <input name="select" type="button" id="0" value="1"/>
    <input name="start" type="button" id="5" value="1"/>
  </inputConfig>
</inputList>

mitu

Hm, there's no name mismatch.
Can you add to /opt/retropie/configs/all/retroarch/autoconfig/DragonRise inc. Generic USB Joystick.cfg:

input_vendor_id = "121"
input_product_id = "6"

and start again the emulator, to see if the gamepad is recognized ?

veracode

@mitu
ALMOST IN LITERAL TEARS!
Where do I send the beer or coffee?!?!

IT WORKED!!!

Where did that bit of info come from? im looking back through everything ive shared so far and dont see mentions of vendor or product ID

mitu

@veracode said in Controller Issues (Strange Behavior):

Where did that bit of info come from?

Your 1st post:

.. after trying to load a rom in nes i get the message "DragonRise Inc. Generic USB Joystick (121/6) not configured." ..

and this auto profile.

EDIT: I still think there's a name mis-match, the profile from the libretro repo has some spaces at the end, I think they're trimmed by EmulationStation, while RetroArch expects a name with the space at the end.

veracode

@mitu @Floob

Thank you both for all your help
it was something so simple that was looked over.

chicoputo

I want to thank all three of you! I spent hours trying to figure out why I was having this issue trying so many different things. My setup is nearly identical to @veracode . I was about to ditch the Ubuntu PC and buy a Raspberry Pi.

Thanks to @veracode for asking the question and @Floob and @mitu for getting him (and me) to the solution!

I'll likely donate to this project. Cheers!

veracode

@chicoputo cool to see this helped someone else, somthing additional that might be be helpful.

if you re-map the controls you need to reapply the fix.

not sure what but somthing happens that causes it to default back to error state