Retroarch RGUI menu buttons not working

bassman6805

I recently built a handheld raspberry pi game with the cupcade controller. Everything seems to work fine except when I enter the retroarch menu to try and enter cheats. I can access the menu and the joystick will scroll through the options but none of the other buttons will work to select chosen option. I tried hooking up a keyboard and get the same results. Arrows will let me scroll but nothing else. Pressing just the start button exits the menu. I am by no means an expert when it comes to editing the config files so I would need some detailed instructions on changing that. I also tried udpating everything and still have the same issue.

Floob

Is it solely the cheats input that isnt working when in RGUI?

bassman6805

It's the entire RGUI. I use the hotkeys to enter the menu and all I can do is scroll. I am unable to select any of the options. Neither the joystick or keyboard will select anything.

Floob

The up and down arrows work on the keyboard, but the X / Z keys do nothing?
It should be as per the retropad:
https://github.com/libretro/RetroArch/wiki/RGUI#navigating-the-menu

Which version of RetroPie are you running?
https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3/read-this-first

bassman6805

Correct. The arrow keys or joystick work but the x,y,a,b buttons do not. Pushing start just exits the menu. I am running retropie 4.1 and did a complete update last night but still have the same issue.

Here is what I built and what was instructed to use to get the joystick and buttons working. Everything else seems fine except for retroarch menu. The setup part is towards the bottom.

https://learn.adafruit.com/super-game-pi/initial-setup

Floob

Can you post your /opt/retropie/configs/all/retroarch.cfg on pastebin?

bassman6805

I can remote into the pi but for the life of me I can't figure out how to copy the text or the file from my windows machine. I am using putty to remote into it and can view the config file but can't copy it. Can someone help with that?

bassman6805

I finally got it.

Should be here

http://pastebin.com/meV1Z70Q

Floob

Are you holding Select (your Escape key) and pressing "s" to get into the menu? And for exit you are holding Select, or just tapping Enter?
Have you tried pressing all the keys at a command line to make sure they are outputting as expected?

bassman6805

If I use the controller buttons I have to press select and one of the buttons to enter the menu. For exit, I just push the start button. I have tried pushing all the keys on the keyboard when hooked up but only enter works to exit. I have not tried all key at the command prompt.

bassman6805

The keyboard does work to enter my wifi password in emulation station.

bassman6805

Anyone have any other ideas to try? I am at a lost as to how to fix this issue.

Floob

What happens if you disable hotkeys altogether and go into the RGUI, do your A/B respond then?
So comment out these - or set to "nul"?

input_enable_hotkey_btn = "escape"
input_enable_hotkey = "escape"

bassman6805

@Floob Same result

bassman6805

I still for the life of me can't figure out why the buttons do not work in the RGUI. I may see if the adafruit guys that made the tutorial might know what is up.

smoothmalik

I installed 4.2 yesterday and now within retro arch i can only use the directional up and down buttons. No other buttons seem to work with the keyboard. My ps3 controller works just fine.

bassman6805

Sorry to hear that but I'm glad I'm not the only one. Hopefully we will get it figured out soon.

bassman6805

I just wanted to bump and see if anyone might have some additional info on this.

bassman6805

Can someone help a guy out! I would really like to be able to navigate the retroarch menu to change a few things but can't. Has anyone else had this issue?

MorbidComplex

Hey peeps.
Also reporting in. Having the same issue on multiple occasions. It works, then something happens and now it don't work. I can't imagine what i did that changed this. Even the editing the /all/ config wont change it. Even when changing the settings in Retroarch from the Attract Mode menu it doesn't work. Its like the emulator is taking up its own configs, but not from the folder it says it gets them from. Its odd.

Hoping we can find out what the issue is :) I'll keep you up to date if something happens.