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    Controller not working in Retropie Setup, Runcommand, etc.

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      fede2782 @mitu
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      @mitu i'm using the shortcut which retropie setup as created in the app list. It launches gnome terminal full screen and then executes emulationstation

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        mitu Global Moderator @fede2782
        last edited by mitu

        @fede2782 OK, then in this case I don't understand the 2nd statement:

        Interesting that if I launch anything from the gnome terminal the gamepad input works

        I don't see what's different between the 2 launch methods. Is the gnome-terminal window not focused when you enter RetroPie-Setup from EmulationStation ?

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          fede2782 @mitu
          last edited by fede2782

          @mitu once i launch emulationstation the keyboard and joypad input doesn't work in every terminal based GUI. Both if i launch ES via the shortcut or manually via a gnome terminal screen.

          If I run the RetroPie-Setup script from the terminal the keyboard and joypad input works correctly.

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            mitu Global Moderator
            last edited by mitu

            I still don't fully understand how run the RetroPie-Setup script from the terminal is different than launching from a terminal emulator. When you say terminal, do you mean outside of X11/Wayland/Desktop environment ? So if you launch RetroPie-Setup from gnome-terminal , then the menus cannot controlled with the gamepad ?

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              fede2782 @mitu
              last edited by fede2782

              @mitu i wasn't clear maybe.

              If I MANUALLY launch RetroPie Setup or other retropie scripts from the terminal (since i use desktop i launch from gnome terminal), the controller/gamepad and keyboard input works correctly.

              If I launch Retropie setup or runcommand config FROM EMULATIONSTATION keyboard input and controller/gamepad input don't work. During the games launches there is a runcommand loading screen which is Terminal based and keyboard/gamepad input doesn't work here either.

              Ask questions if I am still unclear. Have a good day

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                mitu Global Moderator @fede2782
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                @fede2782 said in Controller not working in Retropie Setup, Runcommand, etc.:

                Ask questions if I am still unclear. Have a good day

                Yes, it's clear. Can you please answer my previous question:

                Is the gnome-terminal window not focused when you enter RetroPie-Setup from EmulationStation ?

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                  fede2782 @mitu
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                  @mitu it remains focussed it seems.

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                    mitu Global Moderator
                    last edited by mitu

                    Then I have no idea - try using an x11 desktop session instead of wayland and see if that makes a difference.

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                      fede2782 @mitu
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                      @mitu still present both on xorg and wayland

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                        fede2782 @mitu
                        last edited by fede2782

                        @mitu it seems that in Debian (LXQT) this issue is not present. I think i'll just switch to it. I assume that this bug is related to the GNOME desktop environment

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