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      V0rt3x667 @rom11617
      last edited by V0rt3x667

      @rom11617 Hi, I had the same issue and this fixed it for me. In the file scriptmodules/supplementary/retropiemenu.sh try changing the line:

      From:

      setESSystem "RetroPie" "retropie" "$rpdir" ".rp .sh" "sudo $scriptdir/retropie_packages.sh retropiemenu launch %ROM% </dev/tty >/dev/tty" "" "retropie"

      To:

      setESSystem "RetroPie" "retropie" "$rpdir" ".rp .sh" "sudo $scriptdir/retropie_packages.sh retropiemenu launch %ROM%" "" "retropie"

      Then install the retropiemenu from the setup script.

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        rom11617 @V0rt3x667
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        @V0rt3x667 Dude this worked! However, I still cannot get runcommand to function. I press the button 0 on the controller after the game launches but the game just loads.

        I have joysticks enabled, menu art disabled, runcommand menu enabled. Any ideas?

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          V0rt3x667 @rom11617
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          @rom11617 I think it is an issue with pysdl2. Prior to Retropie switching over to it I never experienced the controller not working on the runcommand launch screen. It also seems to be an issue that only effects x11 or Wayland users. If you run in KMS (no display manager or compositor running) there is no issue. I will see what else I can find out to help.

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            mitu Global Moderator @V0rt3x667
            last edited by

            @V0rt3x667 said in Retropie setup menu/Runcommand crashing in ES on Ubuntu:

            I think it is an issue with pysdl2.

            Sure, it migh be, but that doesn't explain why the setup script works fine outside of EmulationStation - pysdl2 is used in that case also for joy2key.

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              V0rt3x667 @mitu
              last edited by V0rt3x667

              @mitu @rom11617 Sorry one thing I forgot to mention is to try using a different terminal emulator like alacritty, kitty and I think the Gnome project has a newer terminal out it is called gnome-console.

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                rom11617 @V0rt3x667
                last edited by

                @V0rt3x667 I installed kitty and set as the default terminal emulator. However when Emulationstation loads, I still get the purple colored terminal screen, it doesn't look like kitty. No change to being able to launch runcommand and change the emulators...

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                  V0rt3x667 @rom11617
                  last edited by V0rt3x667

                  @rom11617 Just to clarify did you launch EmulationStation directly from kitty? If you use the RetroPie shortcut it will still launch via gnome-terminal. Thanks.

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                    rom11617 @V0rt3x667
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                    @V0rt3x667 I did launch through retropie shortcut. Duh...I'll try and report back.

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                      V0rt3x667 @rom11617
                      last edited by

                      @rom11617 Hi did you have any luck getting the launch menu working with a controller? Thanks

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                      • DjDiabolikD
                        DjDiabolik
                        last edited by DjDiabolik

                        And i have just now found i have problably the same issue......... problably also a very similar issue explained here:
                        https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/35461/controller-not-working-in-retropie-setup-runcommand-etc/12
                        And here on this thread.

                        I have updated my Mini PC Intel to UBUNTU 24.04.1 LTS..... Emulationstation working.... but if i try to open Retropie Setup or for example the Runcommands setup it's not accept anythigs command!
                        No moviment at all if i use my Controller....... and if i press one button on KEYBOARD all it's crash and it's bring back emulationstation.

                        For example if i open Retropie_setup it's be launch.. but when i touch a button on keyboard all crash and emulationstation bring back on the screen.

                        Apparently if i open retropie_setup script from terminal joy2key works and i can move inside all menù.... retropie_setup for example crash only if i launch it from emulationstation.

                        EDIT
                        @mitu the strange things it's every it's be need to run on terminal by Emulationstation goes in crash after a lot seconds.
                        I have also tryed to open ESThemes.... RunCommand option... Show IP... Config Editor..

                        Every Terminal operation it's opened apparently it's not accept any pressed button from keyboard and from Joystick (so it's joy2key not work??) and the terminal windows crash whitout any apparently error.

                        When you launch a game if you use a keyboard you can change options from runcommand but runcommand not show if i press one button on joystick....

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                        • DjDiabolikD
                          DjDiabolik
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                          hi @mitu about 1 minutes ago i have obtain this errors on my PC... look:
                          93e70ac2-ccb3-4412-96d3-152cface163f-immagine.png

                          When i try to open a games i have tryed to open the runcommand menù.... and this errors it's appears.

                          Open the details apparently i can't use copy/paste... need other screenshot:
                          e806d8a5-7dfc-4ad3-942a-af4fe191d2cb-immagine.png

                          Or full image:
                          dd6bf883-6f4b-4d4a-b992-04b77b2d0dd0-immagine.png

                          Scroll down:
                          79ddd5ec-1f1a-499b-878e-9c0cd42cdb8c-immagine.png

                          Also here can provide full screen image:
                          3703d7f5-a683-4d4f-94c7-6354e219184b-immagine.png

                          among the many lines one says:
                          This package does not appear to be installed correctly

                          But it's related to phyton... joy2key himself or again the current kernel ?
                          Onestly i don't have the necessary knowledge to understand that.

                          The strange issue you can't reproduce the issue.. really ?

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                          • DjDiabolikD
                            DjDiabolik
                            last edited by

                            it's some news as been explored about this issue ?

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                            • DjDiabolikD
                              DjDiabolik
                              last edited by

                              @mitu
                              For a purpose test i have tryed this from a terminal:

                              diabolik@NUC-Ubuntu:~$ /opt/retropie/admin/joy2key/joy2key_sdl.py kcub1 kcuf1 kcuu1 kcud1 0x0a 0x20 0x1b 0x00 kpp knp -d 
diabolik@NUC-Ubuntu:~$ 2024-09-18 17:36:04,786 DEBUG  Using SDL Version 2.30.0, PySDL2 version 0.9.16
2024-09-18 17:36:04,838 DEBUG  Joystick #0 DragonRise Inc. Generic USB Joystick added
2024-09-18 17:36:04,838 DEBUG  Added configuration for known device DragonRise Inc. Generic USB Joystick, hats: {}, buttons: {6: 'pagedown', 4: 'pageup', 0: 'y', 2: 'x', 1: 'b', 3: 'a'}, axis: {0: [(-1, 'left'), (1, 'right')], 1: [(1, 'down'), (-1, 'up')]}
2024-09-18 17:36:12,101 DEBUG  Events emitted: ['right']
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/opt/retropie/admin/joy2key/joy2key_sdl.py", line 557, in <module>
    sys.exit(main())
             ^^^^^^
  File "/opt/retropie/admin/joy2key/joy2key_sdl.py", line 549, in main
    event_loop(configs, joy_map, tty_fd)
  File "/opt/retropie/admin/joy2key/joy2key_sdl.py", line 409, in event_loop
    fcntl.ioctl(tty_fd, termios.TIOCSTI, c)
OSError: [Errno 5] Input/output error

                              or also in this mode:
                              b46e153c-ebf5-4d17-b630-f9681ae7575c-immagine.png

                              It's the crash appears on runcommand windows....

                              We can confirm it's joy2key create all issue here ?

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                                mitu Global Moderator @DjDiabolik
                                last edited by mitu

                                @DjDiabolik said in Retropie setup menu/Runcommand crashing in ES on Ubuntu:

                                We can confirm it's joy2key create all issue here ?

                                Could be that, or the SDL2 library present on Ubuntu. Can you post the RetroArch auto-configuration profile for the Dragonrise joystick ?

                                EDIT: actually, this may not be related to the configuration of the joystick. Can you run, from a terminal:

                                sudo sysctl -w dev.tty.legacy_tiocsti=1

                                and - if you don't get an error - repeat the test ?

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                                • DjDiabolikD
                                  DjDiabolik @mitu
                                  last edited by DjDiabolik

                                  @mitu said in Retropie setup menu/Runcommand crashing in ES on Ubuntu:

                                  Can you post the RetroArch auto-configuration profile for the Dragonrise joystick ?

                                  yes it's not a problems... can you can you remind me the correct path where these files are located?
                                  In theory I should have 2 profiles with a similar name because sometime i use two similar arcade kit on this retropie setup to play with friends on retrogaming evenings :)

                                  @mitu said in Retropie setup menu/Runcommand crashing in ES on Ubuntu:

                                  sudo sysctl -w dev.tty.legacy_tiocsti=1

                                  I have to do this after getting the crash above indicated or also the obtain the input/output error ?
                                  After maded this... is this a permanent change or is it only applied temporarily? How do I get back to the default Ubuntu settings?

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                                  • mituM
                                    mitu Global Moderator @DjDiabolik
                                    last edited by mitu

                                    Can you post the RetroArch auto-configuration profile for the Dragonrise joystick ?

                                    yes it's not a problems... can you can you remind me the correct path where these files are located?

                                    They're in /opt/retropie/configs/all/retroarch-joypads, but I think the test below should be enough.

                                    sudo sysctl -w dev.tty.legacy_tiocsti=1

                                    I have to do this after getting the crash above indicated or also the obtain the input/output error ?

                                    Just run it anytime, but repeat the test and see if the crash occurs again, with the new configuration.

                                    After maded this... is this a permanent change or is it only applied temporarily? How do I get back to the default Ubuntu settings?

                                    No, it's temporary until the next restart.

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                                    • DjDiabolikD
                                      DjDiabolik
                                      last edited by

                                      @mitu ok... In the afternoon or evening I turn on my Intel NUC and do this test.

                                      About retroarch configs:
                                      If you thinks it's usefull, I can also try to recreate the configuration files of my various joypads or arcade kit sticks (I think I should do this directly from emulationstation by deleting or moving all current .cfg files including those for the keyboard) :)
                                      I brought these files with me with the system update.... I wouldn't want some system ID or interrupt to be changed and then the mess comes out :)

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                                      • DjDiabolikD
                                        DjDiabolik
                                        last edited by

                                        @mitu

                                        /opt/retropie/configs/all

                                        'retroarch-joypad' it's a simlink to

                                        /opt/retropie/configs/all/retroarch/autoconfig

                                        It actually contains only one file related to 'dragonrise'.... a file called

                                        DragonRise Inc. Generic USB Joystick.cfg

                                        It's contain this:

                                        input_device = "DragonRise Inc. Generic USB Joystick"
input_driver = "udev"
input_vendor_id = "121"
input_product_id = "6"
input_left_axis = "-0"
input_state_slot_decrease_axis = "-0"
input_right_axis = "+0"
input_state_slot_increase_axis = "+0"
input_r_btn = "6"
input_save_state_btn = "6"
input_down_axis = "+1"
input_l_btn = "4"
input_l_btn_label = "LB"
input_load_state_btn = "4"
input_y_btn = "0"
input_y_btn_label = "Y"
input_x_btn = "2"
input_menu_toggle_btn = "2"
input_b_btn = "1"
input_b_btn_label = "B"
input_reset_btn = "1"
input_a_btn = "3"
input_up_axis = "-1"
input_select_btn = "8"
input_select_btn_label = "Back"
input_start_btn = "9"
input_start_btn_label = "Start"
input_exit_emulator_btn = "9"
input_enable_hotkey_btn = "8"
input_l2_btn = "5"
input_r2_btn = "7"
input_r2_btn_label = "RT"

                                        Now try to open terminal and see if joy2key_sdl.py goes in crash....

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                                        • DjDiabolikD
                                          DjDiabolik
                                          last edited by DjDiabolik 

                                          diabolik@NUC-Ubuntu:~$ sudo sysctl -w dev.tty.legacy_tiocsti=1
dev.tty.legacy_tiocsti = 1
diabolik@NUC-Ubuntu:~$

                                          After on same terminal windows tryed this:

                                          diabolik@NUC-Ubuntu:~$ /opt/retropie/admin/joy2key/joy2key_sdl.py kcub1 kcuf1 kcuu1 kcud1 0x0a 0x20 0x1b 0x00 kpp knp -d
diabolik@NUC-Ubuntu:~$ 2024-09-19 16:13:18,613 DEBUG  Using SDL Version 2.30.0, PySDL2 version 0.9.16
2024-09-19 16:13:18,666 DEBUG  Joystick #0 DragonRise Inc. Generic USB Joystick added
2024-09-19 16:13:18,666 DEBUG  Added configuration for known device DragonRise Inc. Generic USB Joystick, hats: {}, buttons: {6: 'pagedown', 4: 'pageup', 0: 'y', 2: 'x', 1: 'b', 3: 'a'}, axis: {0: [(-1, 'left'), (1, 'right')], 1: [(1, 'down'), (-1, 'up')]}
2024-09-19 16:13:24,321 DEBUG  Events emitted: ['left']
2024-09-19 16:13:26,439 DEBUG  Events emitted: ['right']
2024-09-19 16:13:27,396 DEBUG  Events emitted: ['down']
2024-09-19 16:13:27,800 DEBUG  Events emitted: ['up']
/opt/retropie/admin/joy2key/joy2key_sdl.py kcub1 kcuf1 kcuu1 kcud1 0x0a 0x20 0x1b 0x00 kpp knp -d2024-09-19 16:13:28,356 DEBUG  Events emitted: ['left']
2024-09-19 16:13:31,180 DEBUG  Events emitted: ['right']
 2024-09-19 16:13:31,936 DEBUG  Events emitted: ['down']
                       2024-09-19 16:13:32,845 DEBUG  Events emitted: ['left']
2024-09-19 16:13:33,853 DEBUG  Events emitted: ['right']
2024-09-19 16:13:34,610 DEBUG  Events emitted: ['up']
/opt/retropie/admin/joy2key/joy2key_sdl.py kcub1 kcuf1 kcuu1 kcud1 0x0a 0x20 0x1b 0x00 kpp knp -d2024-09-19 16:13:35,216 DEBUG  Events emitted: ['down']
                       2024-09-19 16:13:35,771 DEBUG  Events emitted: ['left']
2024-09-19 16:13:36,376 DEBUG  Events emitted: ['right']
2024-09-19 16:13:36,982 DEBUG  Events emitted: ['up']
/opt/retropie/admin/joy2key/joy2key_sdl.py kcub1 kcuf1 kcuu1 kcud1 0x0a 0x20 0x1b 0x00 kpp knp -d2024-09-19 16:13:37,537 DEBUG  Events emitted: ['down']
                       2024-09-19 16:13:38,041 DEBUG  Events emitted: ['right']
2024-09-19 16:13:38,546 DEBUG  Events emitted: ['left']
2024-09-19 16:13:41,572 DEBUG  Events emitted: ['b']
 2024-09-19 16:13:42,178 DEBUG  Events emitted: ['a']

diabolik@NUC-Ubuntu:~$ /opt/retropie/admin/joy2key/joy2key_sdl.py kcub1 kcuf1 kcuu1 kcud1 0x0a 0x20 0x1b 0x00 kpp knp -d
diabolik@NUC-Ubuntu:~$ 2024-09-19 16:13:50,575 DEBUG  Using SDL Version 2.30.0, PySDL2 version 0.9.16
2024-09-19 16:13:50,576 DEBUG  Joystick #0 DragonRise Inc. Generic USB Joystick added
2024-09-19 16:13:50,576 DEBUG  Added configuration for known device DragonRise Inc. Generic USB Joystick, hats: {}, buttons: {6: 'pagedown', 4: 'pageup', 0: 'y', 2: 'x', 1: 'b', 3: 'a'}, axis: {0: [(-1, 'left'), (1, 'right')], 1: [(1, 'down'), (-1, 'up')]}
2024-09-19 16:13:52,443 DEBUG  Events emitted: ['right']
2024-09-19 16:13:52,468 DEBUG  Events emitted: ['right']
2024-09-19 16:13:53,453 DEBUG  Events emitted: ['right']
2024-09-19 16:13:53,478 DEBUG  Events emitted: ['right']
2024-09-19 16:13:54,008 DEBUG  Events emitted: ['right']
2024-09-19 16:13:54,032 DEBUG  Events emitted: ['right']
2024-09-19 16:13:54,586 DEBUG  Events emitted: ['left']
2024-09-19 16:13:54,613 DEBUG  Events emitted: ['left']
2024-09-19 16:13:55,092 DEBUG  Events emitted: ['up']
/opt/retropie/admin/joy2key/joy2key_sdl.py kcub1 kcuf1 kcuu1 kcud1 0x0a 0x20 0x1b 0x00 kpp knp -d2024-09-19 16:13:55,117 DEBUG  Events emitted: ['up']
                       sudo sysctl -w dev.tty.legacy_tiocsti=12024-09-19 16:13:57,843 DEBUG  Events emitted: ['left']
2024-09-19 16:13:57,867 DEBUG  Events emitted: ['left']
^C
diabolik@NUC-Ubuntu:~$

                                          No more input/output error but i need to terminate the command whit CTRL + C.

                                          For a purpose test now i want to try to open emulationstation and launch retropie setup script and it's continue to crash immediatelly after press a keyboard button.
                                          All moviment on arcade stick it's simply ignored and do not cause any effect on the window of retropie setup script.
                                          I have also tryed to launch a games.... runcommand appears if i press a button on keyboard apparently runcommand option it's be open. Every button or moviment on joypad do nothings.

                                          Strange.

                                          EDIT
                                          OMG Wait a moment... now the RUNCOMMAND works!! Apparently right now i can access to runcommand option menù and i can move on all option whit arcade stick.
                                          Anyway the retropie setup script instead continue to crash after first pression on a keyboard button.

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                                          • DjDiabolikD
                                            DjDiabolik
                                            last edited by

                                            @mitu
                                            just another purpose test... open new terminal and:

                                            diabolik@NUC-Ubuntu:~$ sudo sysctl -w dev.tty.legacy_tiocsti=0
dev.tty.legacy_tiocsti = 0
diabolik@NUC-Ubuntu:~$ /opt/retropie/admin/joy2key/joy2key_sdl.py kcub1 kcuf1 kcuu1 kcud1 0x0a 0x20 0x1b 0x00 kpp knp -d
diabolik@NUC-Ubuntu:~$ 2024-09-19 18:25:40,148 DEBUG  Using SDL Version 2.30.0, PySDL2 version 0.9.16
2024-09-19 18:25:40,201 DEBUG  Joystick #0 DragonRise Inc. Generic USB Joystick added
2024-09-19 18:25:40,201 DEBUG  Added configuration for known device DragonRise Inc. Generic USB Joystick, hats: {}, buttons: {6: 'pagedown', 4: 'pageup', 0: 'y', 2: 'x', 1: 'b', 3: 'a'}, axis: {0: [(-1, 'left'), (1, 'right')], 1: [(1, 'down'), (-1, 'up')]}
2024-09-19 18:25:42,926 DEBUG  Events emitted: ['left']
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/opt/retropie/admin/joy2key/joy2key_sdl.py", line 557, in <module>
    sys.exit(main())
             ^^^^^^
  File "/opt/retropie/admin/joy2key/joy2key_sdl.py", line 549, in main
    event_loop(configs, joy_map, tty_fd)
  File "/opt/retropie/admin/joy2key/joy2key_sdl.py", line 409, in event_loop
    fcntl.ioctl(tty_fd, termios.TIOCSTI, c)
OSError: [Errno 5] Input/output error

                                            just to understand... what sets that value that we set to 1?

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