No controllers working in SNES

dawtyne10

Pi Model: (3)
RetroPie Version Used: (4.0.1)
Built From: (4.0-beta2 SD Image, then multiple binary updates to now)
USB Devices connected: (xbox360 wireless receiver)
Controller used: (2 official xbox360 wireless controllers)

Similar issue on my end... I have 2 wireless 360 controllers. Most recent xpad installed and xboxdrv NOT installed.

I cannot get 2nd controller to work in NES, SNES, or Megadrive. "1st player" controller works perfect in all emulators (in addition to those listed). Both controllers are setup in ES and can navigate there just fine.

I also installed the joystick selection tool by meleu, thinking this might be able to remedy my solution. The tool works great, but has had no effect on the 2nd controller working. I also have NOT tried floob's video manager and have made no changes to any retroarch.cfg files.

noguera

@BuZz Do you mean the problem with the psx emulator gamepad's that solves flood?

BuZz

@noguera said in No controllers working in SNES:

@BuZz Do you mean the problem with the psx emulator gamepad's that solves flood?

Not quite sure what that means, but I was referring to the PSX issue yes (which is not specifically a PSX issue but related to config files and line endings). But let's not confuse matters - I just wanted to confirm if a tool had been used.

BuZz

@dawtyne10

I'm not sure it helps if more people join the thread with "me too" - as they could be similar but unrelated issues. Let me solve one at a time. I also need to see retroarch.cfg files for the emulators in use (/opt/retropie/configs/[SYSTEM]/retroarch.cfg and (/opt/retropie/configs/all/retroarch.cfg - via pastebin.com or similar).

A second controller not working may be completely unrelated. Please open a new topic.

PetroRie

PS4 controller doesn't work in any Megadrive emulator while on an older version of RetroPie it did. Before the update the Neogeo emulator played all the roms I had now some don't load. My problem is similar to the problem of the topic starter, could this be caused by the same bug?

BuZz

My post above says to open a new topic - please do so.

noguera

@BuZz thanks for helping

/opt/retropie/configs/snes/retroarch.cfg
http://pastebin.com/NeUh0N9u

/opt/retropie/configs/all/retroarch.cfg
http://pastebin.com/pdbtYBKS

Robust

@BuZz Thanks for the help. Here is the link to my /opt/retropie/configs/snes/retroarch.cfg:
http://pastebin.com/48KmijUx

edmaul69

Hey buzz i found in several emulators the first time i went into them they worked fine, but then the second time it added all the config junk like he posted. Some did it the first time like the psx.

BuZz

@edmaul69 because your configs didn't have a newline at the end (perhaps because you used floob video tool?) - This is worked around in the last retropie-setup script.

BuZz

@Robust said in No controllers working in SNES:

@BuZz Thanks for the help. Here is the link to my /opt/retropie/configs/snes/retroarch.cfg:
http://pastebin.com/48KmijUx

you will need to update retropie-setup, remove that config, and re-install the snes emulator. Should sort it. This problelm happened when the config file doesnt contain a newline on the last line of config, which can happen if manually editing on some editors, or using floob's video tool for example.

BuZz

@noguera I don't see a problem in your configs - but its not related to the problem people are having here so you are best to start a new topic - it is far too confusing having 3-4 problems on a single topic.

edmaul69

@BuZz i actually have no clue what floobs video tool is or does as i have never used it or looked at it. I had stuff i added after the #include line that i know retroarch was moving and after the few got messed up i put the info before the #include and it seems fine. But i will try to test more thoroughly and if i have an issue i will just update the emulators as you have suggested.

BuZz

There was an issue in runcommand that it would mess the configs if they didn't end in a newline character (so technically the last line being incomplete). This is worked around now, but could have caused a problem if the file was manually edited. I have fixed a few things since 4.0 that have been noticed since the release and will likely do a new image soon - in the meantime please update retropie-setup to avoid this happening. cheers.

Robust

@BuZz Just to confirm -- reinstall the the snes emulator from the backend by accessing the "Edit Configurations" option in the RetroPie Menu? If so, I will do what you recommend when I get back home today.

BuZz

@Robust

Please try the following.

From a terminal please do rm /opt/retropie/configs/snes/retroarch.cfg or delete the file over windows networking
Go to Emulation Station -> RetroPie and do Update RetroPie-Setup script
Go to Manage Packages -> Main section > lr-snes9x-next - and choose "Update from binary"

and all should be good.

Robust

@BuZz This seemed to have worked! Thanks Buzz!