RetroPie 3.6 & OpenELEC 6.0.3 DualBoot works lik’e charm on RPi 2 i installed from USB Drive without any problems. Im waiting for my Pi 3 and let known whats with it.

Hi,

I can’t get my device to work. I tried adding the udev rule and the cmdline.txt usb quirk but nothing changed.
I wonder, what is the string that should be used in the udev rule to identify the device ? My device does not seem to have the same name than the one i see on different topics when searching Google.
For example, its name in “lsusb” is… empty:

Bus 001 Device 002: ID 0424:9514 Standard Microsystems Corp.
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 001 Device 003: ID 0424:ec00 Standard Microsystems Corp.
Bus 001 Device 004: ID 413c:1010 Dell Computer Corp.
Bus 001 Device 005: ID 0314:0328
Bus 001 Device 007: ID 7392:7811 Edimax Technology Co., Ltd EW-7811Un 802.11n Wireless Adapter [Realtek RTL8188CUS]
Bus 001 Device 006: ID 413c:2110 Dell Computer Corp.

Here is the full output of “lsusb -v”: http://pastebin.com/54jvby3W
Notice this:

iManufacturer           1 D_R_M
iProduct                2 JUYAO Dual Arcade

I’ll try with the following udev rule to match with the name of my device:
ATTRS{name}=="JUYAO Dual Arcade",ACTION=="add",ENV{ID_INPUT_TABLET}="0",ENV{ID_INPUT_JOYSTICK}:="1"

Edit: still no luck with this one :(
Any idea ?

hey guys im new to this can anybody help me im trying to add my snes roms, do i add them to my sd card or to the usb drive help please

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I use these for all my pi builds and they are great. Has power button, reset button, and external led hookups.

Shutdown circuit (use your own switch)

I am looking for and answer to this as well! I wish to use USB Atari, NES, and SNES controllers (6 in total). I would like to configure all to work with the proper emulators and be able to plug in 2 controllers for the game system i wish to play. Any guidance would be appreciated.

Just bought a Pi3 and your YouTube videos led me here. I ordered 2x SNES style USB gamepads and can’t wait for your dualboot version. :)

I hope you don’t hit an obstacle along the way.

[quote=120118]Hi.

Yes I will be. I’m using Raspbian Jessie right now actually to build a new version of NOOBS (USB installer version) that will *hopefully* support the Pi 3 as the version I normally use doesn’t support it. I got about an hour and a half into the build and then lost my internet connection so had to start again… frustrating to say the least!

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That’s great. Can’t wait.
Is there still the problem in the new jessy with setting up wifi & bluetooth dongles as well as the time not automatically updating? Since the last build we had to install/update those settings.

Not sure what you did there but try this for your configs/dreamcast/mappings/controller_TwinUSBJoystick.cfg

[emulator]
mapping_name = Twin USB Joystick
btn_escape = 296

[dreamcast]
btn_a = 290
btn_b = 289
btn_c =
btn_d =
btn_x = 291
btn_y = 288
btn_z =
btn_start = 297
btn_dpad1_left = 0x220
btn_dpad1_right = 0x221
btn_dpad1_up = 0x222
btn_dpad1_down = 0x223
btn_dpad2_left =
btn_dpad2_right =
btn_dpad2_up =
btn_dpad2_down =
axis_x = 0x00
axis_y = 1x01
axis_trigger_left =
axis_trigger_right =

[compat]
btn_trigger_left = 292
btn_trigger_right = 293
axis_dpad1_x = 0x10
axis_dpad1_y = 0x11
axis_dpad2_x =
axis_dpad2_y =
axis_x_inverted = no
axis_y_inverted = no
axis_trigger_left_inverted =
axis_trigger_right_inverted =
axis_dpad1_y_inverted = no
axis_dpad1_x_inverted = no

[quote=120101]i’m not certain if it’s valid for usb thumbdrives but there is a setting that you can place in config.txt to give the usb ports their maximum current (1200 instead of 600 i think it was) the setting is the following : max_usb_current=1

i had some problems with harddisk (not thumbdrives) that did not get enough power to boot up or stay booted up that setting “can” help. Also a good power supply is especially needed.

on side note i’m currently using my old ps3 phat 80 drive in an enclosure with my pi and that setting is not needed with this drive it was with 2 other drives i tried.

not sure if it would make a diffrence though but you could try it once.

Also watch out if you overclock and enable that setting it might be your pi becomes unstable while it was not before without that setting. Have read some issues about this but could be it’s a powering problem as well then.

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Thanks for the usb power tip! I own a Pi 1B and this was introduces w/ the B+ (link), but it might solve some probs for certain people. :)

I am not thinking of overclocking. I like to work within the boundaries of the “Vanilla Pi3” but the max_usb_current=1 will not void warranty right?

The USB stick works as one would expect, it mounts and everything it is just very slow (currently copying a PSX .pbp file at 1.8mbyte per second) while I am sure the internal SD could hit 8 to 10.

I am just curious what causes this. I would expect a Sandisk USB3 stick to not be the bottleneck and that the max USB2 throughput would, if anything, be the culprit.

i’m not certain if it’s valid for usb thumbdrives but there is a setting that you can place in config.txt to give the usb ports their maximum current (1200 instead of 600 i think it was) the setting is the following : max_usb_current=1

i had some problems with harddisk (not thumbdrives) that did not get enough power to boot up or stay booted up that setting “can” help. Also a good power supply is especially needed.

on side note i’m currently using my old ps3 phat 80 drive in an enclosure with my pi and that setting is not needed with this drive it was with 2 other drives i tried.

not sure if it would make a diffrence though but you could try it once.

Also watch out if you overclock and enable that setting it might be your pi becomes unstable while it was not before without that setting. Have read some issues about this but could be it’s a powering problem as well then.

All your points are valid, I did not expect ext4 to make a big difference but thought I’d ask.

I wouldn’t expect the USB power to be a problem either but would love some feedback if that is the case.

[quote=120051]To quickly add a question to this thread:

I use my USB3 Stick formatted as FAT32 and I find the performance to be rather poor (1.5mbyte per second) as opposed to the internal SD (8 to 10mbyte per second) when transferring files.

I could imagine it being a BIT slower but even when reading games I notice that, for example, PS1 titles just take that little longer to load (the transitions in Symphony of the Night being most notable).

Is it because it is formatted as FAT32 and would formatting it as ext4 work better?
Am I missing something?

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I’m no hardware or file system expert, but I don’t think formatting your drive to another file system would greatly improve speed. The thumbdrive might be of another “class” than the SD card you have (may very old USB thumbsticks be compared to class 2 SD cards?). Power might be the issue too. I can hardly transfer files via WiFi to my Pi but I know that the dongle is not thát bad. Also, everybody always advises to use a powered USB hub when connecting peripherals. That’s not for nothing I think…

To quickly add a question to this thread:

I use my USB3 Stick formatted as FAT32 and I find the performance to be rather poor (1.5mbyte per second) as opposed to the internal SD (8 to 10mbyte per second) when transferring files.

I could imagine it being a BIT slower but even when reading games I notice that, for example, PS1 titles just take that little longer to load (the transitions in Symphony of the Night being most notable).

Is it because it is formatted as FAT32 and would formatting it as ext4 work better?
Am I missing something?

Just went through the same issue of trying to get the DPAD on my generic usb ps3 controller to work with dreamcast/reicast. It may be different for your setup but if I remember correctly this is what I did to finally get mine working;

Select the Dreamcast emulator from the frontend > start > menu > configure options input

then go through the whole setting up of your controller again, this will write to configs/dreamcast/mappings/nameofyourcontroller.cfg

This should by right map all your controller inputs to the .cfg file but somehow the DPAD and analog stick isn’t mapped and the entries are blank on mine.

Within the configs/dreamcast/mappings/ folder there is a controller_generic.cfg from which I copied and saved these entries over to my .cgf file.

btn_dpad1_left = 0x220
btn_dpad1_right = 0x221
btn_dpad1_up = 0x222
btn_dpad1_down = 0x223
axis_x = 0x00
axis_y = 1×01

The games I have tested working are:

Gunbird 2
Incoming
Marvel vs Capcom 1 and 2
MDK2
Tech Romancer

Only problem is the sound is choppy on my RPi2, just got my RPi3 today and will see how they run on that. Good luck with your controller setting. If you get your controller working let us know.

I am doing something like this, but i will be retrofitting a fightstick i own with controller board and Pi.
I am curious about your USB-B power solution. I have ordered a mountable USB-B -> Micro USB to power the Pi. But I am unsure whether the internal cable or aftermarket Usb B cable can support up to 2.4 amps? can you shed som lights on if there are any power issues?

am thinking of upgrading my Pi1 B+ to a Pi3 and it would be a bummer if I need to get new cables.

Hi all

I’m having the same trouble. Pi3 RP3.6 new setup. PS3 controller wont configure buttons after up and down. Tried to install the PS3 drivers from the command line, following a video on YouTube. Still doesnt seem to work. I did manange to get it to connect (1 solid red light on controlller), but disconnects again when I remove the USB cable.

Hi

Although I appreciate the suggestion for me the controlblock would be the preferred solution. USB solutions are 14 in a dozen with all their perks.

And I would like to support the project this way.

Maurice

Have not tested control block but if you want something cheap that does work check out zero delay usb encoder.

i posted that in another thread already but i can confirm this:

2 different ps3 controller tested on:

upgraded retropie 3.6 on
pi2: usb = working
pi3 usb = working (kind of) / bluetooth working
(on the pi3 i have random issues with system freezes only when the ps3 controller is connected via usb, but that might only be a problem of my upgraded install, didn’t figure that out yet)

fresh install of 3.6 on
Pi2: usb not working
Pi3: usb not working / bluetooth working perfectly