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    PS1 not seeing any controllers

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      sebacote @dankcushions
      last edited by

      @dankcushions
      here is mine, everything was working fine until I reset the game and trying starting another one (4.0.1, updated today at EST 17h)
      http://pastebin.com/WJ1FXq6a

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      • edmaul69E
        edmaul69 @sebacote
        last edited by

        @sebacote @dankcushions i found a fix. it isnt a problem with the emulator in my uneducated opinion.

        https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3483/i-found-a-cause-and-a-fix-bandaid-for-psx-no-bios-no-controller-issue

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        • suprjamiS
          suprjami
          last edited by suprjami

          A user on Reddit reports the same thing also happening to FBA and Neo-Geo configs. It seems the emulator overwites /opt/retropie/configs/neogeo/retroarch.cfg and /opt/retropie/configs/fba/retroarch.cfg

          I wonder if this is because older versions have the input mapping parameter unquoted:

          input_remapping_directory = /opt/retropie/configs/neogeo/
          

          but latest version seems to have it quoted:

          input_remapping_directory = "/opt/retropie/configs/neogeo/"
          

          Ref: https://www.reddit.com/r/RetroPie/comments/4yz4h5/retroarch_keeps_overwriting_my_controller_config/

          I tried a dozen launches of lr-fba-next with and without quotes but could not reproduce this.

          Anyone hitting this issue, please try adding quotes to the system-specific config as above and see if this solves it for you.

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          • FloobF
            Floob @suprjami
            last edited by Floob

            @suprjami I can confirm that on game exit the system based retroarch.cfg is being updated (or at least the timestamp is).
            But I cant get it to break yet. This is on a clean RetroPie 4 final.

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            • FloobF
              Floob
              last edited by Floob

              Ok, maybe this is related? When it saves the file it moves some of the lines, which could result in some overrides kicking in?

              Before game starts

              # Settings made here will only override settings in the global retroarch.cfg if placed above the #include line
              
              
              # Test 1
              
              input_remapping_directory = "/opt/retropie/configs/psx/"
              
              # Test 2
              
              #include "/opt/retropie/configs/all/retroarch.cfg"
              
              # Test 3
              

              After quitting game

              # Settings made here will only override settings in the global retroarch.cfg if placed above the #include line
              
              
              # Test 1
              
              input_remapping_directory = "/opt/retropie/configs/psx/"
              
              # Test 2
              
              
              # Test 3
              #include "/opt/retropie/configs/all/retroarch.cfg"
              

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              • BuZzB
                BuZz administrators @Floob
                last edited by

                @Floob it moves the include to the end on exit in case the file was saved from rgui which breaks the order. Can't see a case where anyone would want configs after the include though.

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                • BuZzB
                  BuZz administrators
                  last edited by

                  I don't think the quoting would make a differenc btw. I need to see a broken config to debug this

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                  • FloobF
                    Floob
                    last edited by

                    @BuZz Ah, I see. Yes, I cant think of a reason why you would want something after the #include really.
                    From the error being reported (i.e. no bios found), I presume whatever is happening is stopping the system retroarch.cfg from including the global retroarch.
                    I see the retroarch.cfg files can only be read/written by "pi", perhaps there is an odd permission at play where a different user is trying to read the files. I dont know - like you say, really need a broken config to work it out.

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                      bengus
                      last edited by

                      here is a copy of my /opt/retropie/configs/psx/retroarch.cfg

                      http://pastebin.com/p06UkL7D

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                      • BuZzB
                        BuZz administrators
                        last edited by BuZz

                        @bengus - You have enabled save on exit from retroarch (bad idea imho) and somehow you have also lost the #include line, along with other default settings such as the joypad location - not sure how that has happened. Usually when saving it will leave the config at the top - have you at some point removed the config and then resaved or something ?

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                        • BuZzB
                          BuZz administrators
                          last edited by BuZz

                          The fix in your case is to delete the config and reinstall the playstation emulator which will give you a default config. If retroarch saves over it, it should move the #include to the end, but the locations of joypads etc should not have got reset, so I suspect something was wrong with your config in the first place.

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                            redpidgey90
                            last edited by

                            I have the same issue, suddenly my psx doesn't find bios and recognize controller inputs. Wait for a fix

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                              bengus
                              last edited by bengus

                              Buzz: Thank you for taking the time to look that over. I honestly didn't even know I had save on exit enabled, and to answer your question about removing the config or re-saving it...the only time I have made changes to it would have been automated by Floob's video manager tool (for overlays/shaders etc....)

                              So...the steps you told me to do worked. However, after I made the changes with Floob's tool, it went back to the same problem(this also could just be a coincidence?). I am guessing it is some permissions issue but I am not sure yet. Trying to help myself figure it out as well.

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                              • BuZzB
                                BuZz administrators
                                last edited by BuZz

                                I will need to see the configs - for example the config before when reset - and after using this tool. It's not a permissions issue.

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                                  bengus
                                  last edited by

                                  Here is my original (after reinstall).

                                  http://pastebin.com/TxmJKeMg

                                  Here is after I run Floobs video manager tool (which runs perfectly once)

                                  http://pastebin.com/xq136E1a

                                  However, after doing so and trying to launch another psx title I get the same problems people in this thread are describing, and the config then looks like this.

                                  http://pastebin.com/dC8CnhTP

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                                  • BuZzB
                                    BuZz administrators
                                    last edited by BuZz

                                    was the rewind_enable added by the video tool? if so it is doing it wrong - but I'm still not sure why it would cause the #include to get removed later. I will use those configs and try and reproduce it though - perhaps there is a case where retroarch strips the include out completely (although this wouldn't explain why the joypad directory variable would be reset as it should still get the correct values for them the first time it loads the config before overwriting it)

                                    please can i also see your /opt/retropie/configs/all/retroarch.cfg

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                                    • BuZzB
                                      BuZz administrators
                                      last edited by

                                      Also please can you post the output of /opt/retropie/emulators/retroarch/bin/retroarch --version so I can just confirm it matches against mine.

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                                      • FloobF
                                        Floob
                                        last edited by Floob

                                        @bengus
                                        The file output has config_save_on_exit = "true" could you have edited this in RGUI at some point?
                                        The default in the global retroarch.cfg is config_save_on_exit = "false"

                                        @BuZz
                                        Yes, my tool added that rewind line in the wrong place, I'll fix it.
                                        I get the same result as Bengus from a clean v4 and setting RGUI to save on exit.

                                        RetroArch: Frontend for libretro -- v1.3.6 -- 7a433a6 --
                                        Compiler: GCC (4.9.2) 32-bitBuilt: Jul 17 2016
                                        

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                                          bengus
                                          last edited by

                                          @Floob I honestly have never changed config_save_on_exit from the RGUI, nor have I manually.

                                          @BuZz here is my /opt/retropie/configs/all/retroarch.cfg

                                          http://pastebin.com/dTm4LHZS

                                          Version of Retroarch

                                          RetroArch: Frontend for libretro -- v1.3.6 -- 7a433a6 --
                                          Compiler: GCC (4.9.2) 32-bitBuilt: Jul 17 2016

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                                          • BuZzB
                                            BuZz administrators
                                            last edited by

                                            ok now I'm really confused - how are you ending up with a overwritten retroarch.cfg for psx when you don't even have save on exit enabled...

                                            retroarch getting confused over something ? I will try your configs out.

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