Hotkey opens retroarch menu instantly?

[HoJo215]

So I've got around to updating since I haven't in months and now my Hotkey instantly opens retroarch.

The default combo is missing. I'm using a dualshock 4 and the hotkey is the ps button. I also use the ps button as a pause button for lr-mame, lr-fbneo, etc. and it worked flawlessly for years..

I tried redoing emulationstation inputs, copying over my backup retroarch.cfg, deleting and letting retroarch create a new retroarch.cfg ... No dice.

So I need help to get it back to doing the default combo.
How do I go about this?

[mitu]

Please add some info about your setup, as asked in https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3/read-this-first.

Post the contents of the configuration file for the gamepad, from /opt/retropie/condigs/all/retroarch-joypads - there should be a .cfg file named similarly to the gamepad's name.

... deleting and letting retroarch create a new retroarch.cfg ... No dice.

This isn't a good idea, since RetroPIe's defaults for your platform may not be correct/usable. If you wish to start with a 'clean' retroarch.cfg, then re-install the retroarch package, this will generate a proper default file for your platform.

[HoJo215]

@mitu I'm on an intel nuc 11 enthusiast with Ubuntu 22.04 using a dual shock 4. In the retroarch joypads folder I have two but one is blank..

Wireless Controller.cfg

input_device = "Wireless Controller"
input_driver = "udev"
input_vendor_id = "1356"
input_product_id = "2508"
input_r_y_plus_axis = "+4"
input_r_y_plus_axis_label = "Right Analog Y+ (down)"
input_left_btn = "h0left"
input_left_btn_label = "D-Pad Left"
input_state_slot_decrease_btn = "h0left"
input_r_x_minus_axis = "-3"
input_r_x_minus_axis_label = "Right Analog X- (left)"
input_right_btn = "h0right"
input_right_btn_label = "D-Pad Right"
input_state_slot_increase_btn = "h0right"
input_r_btn = "5"
input_r_btn_label = "R1"
input_save_state_btn = "5"
input_down_btn = "h0down"
input_down_btn_label = "D-Pad Down"
input_r_y_minus_axis = "-4"
input_r_y_minus_axis_label = "Right Analog Y- (up)"
input_l_btn = "4"
input_l_btn_label = "L1"
input_load_state_btn = "4"
input_r_x_plus_axis = "+3"
input_r_x_plus_axis_label = "Right Analog X+ (right)"
input_y_btn = "3"
input_y_btn_label = "Square"
input_x_btn = "2"
input_x_btn_label = "Triangle"
input_menu_toggle_btn = "2"
input_b_btn = "0"
input_b_btn_label = "Cross"
input_reset_btn = "0"
input_a_btn = "1"
input_a_btn_label = "Circle"
input_up_btn = "h0up"
input_up_btn_label = "D-Pad Up"
input_select_btn = "8"
input_select_btn_label = "Create"
input_l3_btn = "11"
input_l3_btn_label = "L3"
input_start_btn = "9"
input_start_btn_label = "Options"
input_exit_emulator_btn = "9"
input_l_x_plus_axis = "+0"
input_l_x_plus_axis_label = "Left Analog X+ (right)"
input_l_y_minus_axis = "-1"
input_l_y_minus_axis_label = "Left Analog Y- (up)"
input_enable_hotkey_btn = "10"
input_l2_btn = "6"
input_r2_btn = "7"
input_l_y_plus_axis = "+1"
input_l_y_plus_axis_label = "Left Analog Y+ (down)"
input_r3_btn = "12"
input_r3_btn_label = "R3"
input_l_x_minus_axis = "-0"
input_l_x_minus_axis_label = "Left Analog X- (left)"

The other blank one is:
Sony Interactive Entertainment Wireless Controller.cfg

I'm also getting a strange git error when reinstalling..

"Error running 'git checkout master' - returned 128"

[mitu]

@HoJo215 said in Hotkey opens retroarch menu instantly?:

Wireless Controller.cfg
...

I don't see anything wrong here, button X is also defined as menu toggle and the Hotkey enable button is a different button, so I don't see how's the X hotkey enable button is opening the menu by itself - the corresponding hotkey is bound to X.

Is this the configuration loaded by RetroArch when starting up a game - is the "Wireless Controller configured in port 0" printed on start ?

I'm also getting a strange git error when reinstalling..
"Error running 'git checkout master' - returned 128"

The message could be from a the shader folder update, but a full log would clear that out. You can run from the CLI:

cd $HOME/RetroPie-Setup
sudo ./retropie_packages.sh retroarch

and post the output on pastebin.com, it should be clear from the output where the error is coming from.

[HoJo215]

@mitu I got it. Had to move /retropie/all folder, then uninstall retroarch and reinstall it. Thanks for pointing me in the right direction.

[mitu]

@HoJo215 said in Hotkey opens retroarch menu instantly?:

Had to move /retropie/all folder,

I'm not sure that's the right approach, since there are multiple config files under /opt/retropie/configs/all, not just RetroArch's. You may have solved the issue for RetroArch but broken other RetroPie components in the process.