Controller not working in games even when configured for RetroArch

trigger_death

So I've just setup RetroPie on my Raspberry Pi. EmulationStation started up I configured my controller like normal and it worked in that interface. (Keyboard doesn't wanna work though.) But whenever I play any game (SNES, GB, GBC so far) it doesn't accept input. I get the yellow message in the bottom left corner stating the Xbox 360 controller is being used. And when I go into the controller config settings in the Quick Menu it says everything is configured. (And of course the controller works in the RetroArch menu.)

Model: Raspberry Pi B
Power Supply: Apple Outlet to USB
RetroPie Version: 4.1
Built From: Premade SD Image on RetroPie site
USB Devices: Logitech Keyboard (Not working), Xbox 360 Controller
Controller: Xbox 360

batesman

Which emulators are you using? In order for the retroarch gamepad configuration to be picked up by the emulator, the emulator has to be one of the libretro cores.

trigger_death

Well I haven't changed which emulators are used for the systems I've listed. If I check the /configs/<system>/emulators.cfg then the emulators are as follows:

GameBoy: gambatte_libretro
GameBoy Color: gambatte_libretro
NES: fceumm_libretro
SNES: snes9x2002_libretro

batesman

I did a quick search and found these two posts that might help. If they don't solve the problem, they will at least offer some additional troubleshooting steps for you.

https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/2097/controller-does-not-work-in-games/7

https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/813/wired-xbox-360-controller-not-working-in-games/7

trigger_death

Okay so neither of those work but I have made progress in a different way.

I copied the config file (other than the name of the controller) from here to my MicrosoftX-Box360pad.cfg file and now the start and A/B buttons are sort of working. The problem is the DPad or Left/Right Analog stick work as directionals.

This is what my config was originally set as: (I forgot to state so earlier but my controller is wired)

Edit: I should also note that what I assume is labeled as the start button has the same inputs in both texts so I'm not sure why it's working in only one of them.

input_device = "Microsoft X-Box 360 pad"
input_driver = "udev"
input_r_y_plus_axis = "+4"
input_l3_btn = "9"
input_r_x_minus_axis = "-3"
input_l_btn = "4"
input_load_state_btn = "4"
input_start_btn = "7"
input_exit_emulator_btn = "7"
input_l_y_minus_axis = "-1"
input_up_btn = "h0up"
input_r_y_minus_axis = "-4"
input_a_btn = "0"
input_b_btn = "1"
input_reset_btn = "1"
input_down_btn = "h0down"
input_l_x_plus_axis = "+0"
input_l_y_plus_axis = "+1"
input_r_btn = "5"
input_save_state_btn = "5"
input_r2_axis = "-5"
input_r3_btn = "10"
input_right_btn = "h0right"
input_state_slot_increase_btn = "h0right"
input_x_btn = "2"
input_menu_toggle_btn = "2"
input_select_btn = "6"
input_enable_hotkey_btn = "6"
input_l_x_minus_axis = "-0"
input_y_btn = "3"
input_left_btn = "h0left"
input_state_slot_decrease_btn = "h0left"
input_r_x_plus_axis = "+3"
input_l2_axis = "+2"

trigger_death

I've found the underlying issue for all of this not working in the first place. Somehow EmulationStation set my input_r2_axis to -5. When I changed it to +5, that's when it started working.

batesman

Sweet! Glad you got it sorted out!