Start + Select on USB SNES Controller not working

BuZz

Did you manually make the retroarch config ? I assume you didn't configure them in ES then initially ? ES configuration is at /opt/retropie/configs/all/emulationstation/es_input.cfg - the retroarch configs are not related, apart from being generated when you configure a pad in emulationstation.

You can backup your retroarch configs and reconfigure in ES (it should reconfigure retroarch also, but back up existing configs just in case something isn't right)

BrockBoyts

@BuZz
I configured all of my controllers via ES config when you bring up the menu.

I added some manual hotkey buttons for my 2 player Xin-Mo Config file: http://pastebin.com/Dcd1qS2k
Here is what my es_input.cfg looks like: http://pastebin.com/NEQvnAyp

If I play, SNES, with the Xin-Mo arcade controls, I can exit no problem by holding my assigned hotkey and exit button. If I plug in a USB controller and play SNES, everything works except my start+select exit emulator.

The start button and the select button act normal on their own. It's just the hotkey functionality is not working on them.

BuZz

@BrockBoyts As mentioned earlier I will need to see these files

/opt/retropie/configs/all/retroarch.cfg
/opt/retropie/configs/snes/retroarch.cfg

BuZz

Just re-read your last post - I though in your original post a controller didn't work at all - I must have misundersood ? Hotkeys only work on the first controller. You would need to change the order of the controllers via the configuration editor, or by swapping the usb ports.

BrockBoyts

@BuZz

Dang. When I plug in a USB snes controller the arcade controls no longer work while in a game and my arcade controls are my first controller. It's like the USB snes controls take over but are still not the first controller.

Does that make sense? Not sure how to solve this one.

BuZz

I would need to see those config files to advise - you can try setting the order in the configuration editor to see if that helps.

BrockBoyts

@BuZz

Here are the configs you requested.

/opt/retropie/configs/all/retroarch.cfg: http://pastebin.com/HTWaqzSK
/opt/retropie/configs/snes/retroarch.cfg: http://pastebin.com/QUbeYxdD

Where is the configuration editor?

BuZz

available from retropie-setup and also on the main retropie menu. The

https://github.com/retropie/retropie-setup/wiki/Configuration-Editor

go to basic options - choose emulator (or all for global) and set "Choose joypad order"

there is also this third party tool from meleu - https://github.com/meleu/RetroPie-joystick-selection

BuZz

When I said about your controller not working at all, I got confused with another topic. I am currently replying to far too many users at once - and I have no idea what is what anymore ;-)

BuZz

Please can I see your other controller configuration also (the one which the hotkeys don't work on) - from /opt/retropie/configs/all/retroarch-joypads

BrockBoyts

@BuZz

It's all good man. You can tell who is super helpful on here and you are one of them. I appreciate all that you are doing. I couldn't do this without the support of everyone on the forums.

I think I got slightly confused too. The topic for this issue is about my Start+Select. I realized you and I discussed this already and came to the conclusion it is about which controller I use to launch a game and that controller will have active hotkeys.

Half way through this topic I mentioned my Page up and Page down hotkeys are not working. THAT is when we switched this discussion and maybe things got confusing.

OKAY, so, I need your help getting the page up and page down functionality to work now.

My configs:
2 Player Xin-Mo: http://pastebin.com/1zdHiHaD
USB Snes Controllers: http://pastebin.com/egUNHy30
My etroarch.cfg: http://pastebin.com/HTWaqzSK
My es_input.cfg: http://pastebin.com/NEQvnAyp

BuZz

The es_input.cfg is incorrect - did you edit it manually at any point from the es_temporaryinput.cfg ? as they use different attributes.

Anyway, the leftbottom / rightbottom should be changed to pagedown / pageup

eg

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<inputList>
  <inputAction type="onfinish">
    <command>/opt/retropie/supplementary/emulationstation/scripts/inputconfiguration.sh</command>
  </inputAction>
  <inputConfig type="joystick" deviceName="Xin-Mo Xin-Mo Dual Arcade" deviceGUID="03000000c0160000e105000001010000">
    <input name="a" type="button" id="11" value="1" />
    <input name="b" type="button" id="8" value="1" />
    <input name="down" type="axis" id="1" value="1" />
    <input name="left" type="axis" id="0" value="-1" />
    <input name="pagedown" type="button" id="2" value="1" />
    <input name="right" type="axis" id="0" value="1" />
    <input name="pageup" type="button" id="5" value="1" />
    <input name="select" type="button" id="9" value="1" />
    <input name="start" type="button" id="10" value="1" />
    <input name="up" type="axis" id="1" value="-1" />
    <input name="x" type="button" id="1" value="1" />
    <input name="y" type="button" id="0" value="1" />
  </inputConfig>
  <inputConfig type="joystick" deviceName="USB,2-axis 8-button gamepad  ">
    <input name="pagedown" type="button" id="5" value="1"/>
    <input name="start" type="button" id="7" value="1"/>
    <input name="pageup" type="button" id="4" value="1"/>
    <input name="up" type="axis" id="1" value="-1"/>
    <input name="a" type="button" id="0" value="1"/>
    <input name="b" type="button" id="1" value="1"/>
    <input name="down" type="axis" id="1" value="1"/>
    <input name="right" type="axis" id="0" value="1"/>
    <input name="select" type="button" id="6" value="1"/>
    <input name="left" type="axis" id="0" value="-1"/>
  </inputConfig>
</inputList>

BrockBoyts

@BuZz

That fixed it. Not sure why those were changed like that.

wmcclelion

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chameleonkid

Hi guys,

im struggling on some kind of the same problem.

Since id like to use the "ingame save option" its needed to end the emulator in a proper way.
this seems to be working fine with the NES emu, but not for the SNES emulator.

Im using a USB Buffalo SNES controller.

i tried editing several files to get this working, but it seems like my changes didnt affect anything.

Id really appreciate some help here. If i need to load up some of my conigfiles just let me know.

btw sorry for my bad english its not my native language :)

Thx in advance
br
Stefan

chameleonkid

Hi,

here my pastebins:bak:

retroarch.cfg in "ALL":
http://pastebin.com/QuXemUAD

in SNES:
http://pastebin.com/hpj1HkmP

Joypadconfs + bak:

sonyps3:
http://pastebin.com/S6kyy3dx

sonyps3bak:
http://pastebin.com/2C3ChXtC

USB,2-axis8-buttongamepad:
http://pastebin.com/uA0RLKp4

USB,2-axis8-buttongamepadbak:
http://pastebin.com/hzdw6wNV

Since im not too deep into linux/pi/unix thing im not too sure if this might help.

btw im using an ibuffalo snes Gamepad most of the time.
Should i delete the ps3 controllerfiles?

Thx in advance
br
stefan

chameleonkid

Hi again,

since im not able to edit my post.
Here some important information:

Model: Raspberry Pi 3B
Version: Linux 4.4.13-v7+ armv7l GNU/Linux !? (not sure if this is the correct information)

Im pretty sure i used the preconfigured SD-Card image.

BR
Stefan

wesleybilly

I am very new to this and I would like to know how to fix mine. I have the same problem with select / start issue. I have been working on this for two days. How can I get some help?

markyh444

@wesleybilly It'd be best if you started a fresh thread and provided the information from the link: https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3/read-this-first

This thread is a year old and things have moved on since it was posted.