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    Kodi keyboard issue

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    • ShakzS
      Shakz
      last edited by Shakz

      My 8bitdo controller does the same thing. Disconnecting the 360 controller should sort the issue. Or disconnect the keyboard and try using your TV remote. A lot of times the TV remote will actually control Kodi. Tested on my Samsung, Sony, and Vizo tvs. All three work with the TV remote. Actually you may not need to disconnect anything. See if your TV remote works.....

      RetroPie tips, tricks, and tweaks: https://www.youtube.com/eazyhax

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      • herb_fargusH
        herb_fargus administrators @Shakz
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        @Shakz Kodi 17 fixes this issue. There is an experimental build posted on the forum that you can install manually or you can just wait til Kodi 17 stable is released

        If you read the documentation it will answer 99% of your questions: https://retropie.org.uk/docs/

        Also if you want a solution to your problems read this first: https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3/read-this-first

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          i3lade4life
          last edited by

          Thankyou for your help guys. Removing the gamepad worked for me. Many thanks

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            440corbon
            last edited by

            Are there any other workarounds besides removing a controller or installing the beta? I really would prefer to keep things stable and not have to plug and unplug my xbox reciever out for kodi use. Kodi is used more than games.

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            • RascasR
              Rascas @440corbon
              last edited by

              @440corbon You can disable joystick support in Kodi -> System -> Settings -> System -> Input Devices

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                jmhannz @Rascas
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                @Rascas @i3lade4life I am having this issue as well and cannot find a way to delete controller support for Kodi. My mappings directory was empty when I checked in Raspbian. Inside of Kodi under input devices I can edit my Wireless controller or CEC but no option to disable....... I am using the latest Retropie. My issue is when in Kodi when I try and type it just pulls up my exit/reboot menu..... instead of using my keyboard... Anyone find a good way to fix this?...

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                • RascasR
                  Rascas
                  last edited by

                  The above were for Kodi 16 only. To disable joystick support in Kodi 17, just disable the peripheral.joystick addon.

                  What is your joystick exact model ? Only a very few aren't supported now. If you can confirm that it really is a joystick problem, you can open an issue here, providing the logs and explaining what happens:
                  https://github.com/xbmc/peripheral.joystick/issues

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                    jmhannz @Rascas
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                    @Rascas I can't find the place to disable it, I do not see it. My joystick works fine its Ps4 via bluetooth. However when I go into Kodi I turn off my controller or leave it on, and I try and use my wireless K400+ keyboard and it works getting in menus but once I type, nothing. The touchpad also works and clicks work, but I cannot type. When I begin typing it brings up the exit menu...

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                    • RascasR
                      Rascas @jmhannz
                      last edited by

                      @jmhannz That doesn't seem like a joystick problem, but a permissions problem.
                      Try this in terminal and reboot:

                      sudo tee -a /etc/udev/rules.d/998-fix-input.rules <<_EOF_
                      # input
                      KERNEL=="mouse*|mice|event*",   MODE="0660", GROUP="input"
                      KERNEL=="ts[0-9]*|uinput",      MODE="0660", GROUP="input"
                      KERNEL=="js[0-9]*",             MODE="0660", GROUP="input"
                      
                      # tty
                      SUBSYSTEM=="tty", KERNEL=="tty[0-9]*", GROUP="tty", MODE="0666"
                      _EOF_
                      
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                        jmhannz @Rascas
                        last edited by

                        @Rascas to be clear which part am i going to try... copying/pasting into terminal?, line by line? i see above someone had the same issue as myself where when typing in kodi nothing would happen but it would launch the exit menu... and got around it but thats no longer an option for me?... i don't mind having zero controller support inside kodi as i find it pointless when i have a k400+ however i would need controller support when using retropie. also if i was to reboot it fixes itself 99% of the time regardless, as long as i dont turn on my controller...... and just use my k400+...

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                        • RascasR
                          Rascas @jmhannz
                          last edited by Rascas

                          @jmhannz Yes, copy/paste everything to a terminal, plus enter in the end.

                          The OPs post, from what you said is different from yours, and it was in Kodi 16, which didn't have official joystick support. Kodi 17 has, and PS4 joysticks are confirmed to be working. Also RetroPie and Kodi joystick support are independent.

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                            jmhannz @Rascas
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                            @Rascas This seems to have worked! Thank you. If it stops I'll let you know.

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