I’ve noticed when playing most (if not all) roms on nay system that the sound is really laggy. Chrono Trigger on the snes for me at this moment in time is practically unplayable due to the sound lag.

I’m running the Pi with a HDMI cable, A wall charger for a phone and I have it over clocked to “High” setting though the raspi-config but it still refuses to fix sound issues.

Is there any simple fix for this?

I am also using RetroPie 2.3 and using my PS3 controller via USB. I have herd that the PS3 controller could be causing this but my SNES controlelr refuses to work properly due to it being cheaply made

Need some help and I am getting tired, so here goes. I am not sure if anyone has one of these or has tried to use one, but I am having some success with a minor set back.

I am interested in getting NES, SNES, and Sega Genesis working (classic 3 button Genesis controller).

I have the latest 2.3 installed correctly running on a revision B pi. I went through the initial retroarch controller setup with an SNES controller. Here is my layout.

I have a 4 hub (NES, SNES, Sega, & N64 [do not plan on using N64]) that allows me to use all retro original controllers. That hub runs (via gamecube connector) to another hub (allow for 2 4 port hubs to be connected for 2 player games) which then runs to USB. Following me?

Anyways, regardless of which controller I plug into the 4 port hub, they ALL register as a Huijia USB Gambepad. The SNES AND the NES both are using the same mapping buttons, so that works out really well. Since I initially set up retroarch gamepad in the beginning with the SNES, the NES (which has less buttons) also works perfectly.

SNES Mappings:

up 12
down 14
left 15
right 13
a1
b2
start 9
select 7
left up 4
right up 5
y3
x0

NES Mappings:

b 2
sel 7
start 9
u 12
d 14
l 15
r 13
a 1

Sega is not working right though – I have not mapped out all of the buttons yet because I need to go to sleep, but what I do know is that C is registering as 0 and from what I can tell (playing Alladin) it is not working (C should throw apples I think). I believe A and B and working right – the D-pad and start works perfect.

My question…

Because each of the 3 controllers will ALWAYS register as the same type because of the hub, is there a way to fix the Sega?

If not, I guess I am happy with NES and SNES, and I may try and enclose everything including the pi in some sort of 3D mold when I am all finished.

Any help is appreciated!

I have been through files and folders to try and edit, but again, all the controllers show as the same type.

Hello, in the next day i’ll buy a rasberry to try the retropie and i want to know if is possible to use it at the 640×480 resolution and how to change it. it is optimized for this resolution too?

neogeo and psx games are running perfectly or not? retropie works with zipped roms?

i can configure more controllers to work with the same emulator and it will recognized automatically that controller? example a psx controller usb at player 1 and another arcade controller usb for player 1 too? i change often controllers…can be done?

works with xbox360 wireless receiver? or ps3 or ps4 controller?

it is possible to install other os on the same sd card like linux and xbmc and choose what to load at startup or i must use different sd cards?

thanks a lot

I am wanting to make a setup using original SNES or N64 controllers and hopefully a reset/go-back button so I don’t need a keyboard. First of all will something like this work? http://www.ebay.com/itm/Super-Nintendo-Gtron-SNES-PC-USB-Controller-Adapter-Converter-Free-Shipping-/271565579200?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3f3a91e3c0

Secondly what about the GPIO adaptor? What else do you need and how hard is it to add this and where do you get the female plugs??

Now is there a easy way to use N64 controllers and if so what is the easiest way?

Thanks~

First thanks to all who posted the how to guides on controller configs. I have the 2-USB retrolink controllers and have used retroarch to configure player 1. When I edit USBGAMEPAD.CFG for the second controller everything breaks.

This is my current working single controller file

input_device = “USB Gamepad ”
input_driver = “udev”
input_b_btn = “2”
input_y_btn = “3”
input_select_btn = “8”
input_start_btn = “9”
input_up_axis = “-1”
input_down_axis = “+1”
input_left_axis = “-0”
input_right_axis = “+0”
input_a_btn = “1”
input_x_btn = “0”
input_l_btn = “4”
input_r_btn = “5”
input_enable_hotkey_btn = 8
input_exit_emulator_btn = 9

##input_joypad_index = “0”
##input_joypad_index = “1”
##input_player2_device = “USB Gamepad ”
##input_player2_driver = “udev”
##input_player2_b_btn = “2”
##input_player2_y_btn = “3”
##input_player2_select_btn = “8”
##input_player2_start_btn = “9”
##input_player2_up_axis = “-1”
##input_player2_down_axis = “+1”
##input_player2_left_axis = “-0”
##input_player2_right_axis = “+0”
##input_player2_a_btn = “1”
##input_player2_x_btn = “0”
##input_player2_l_btn = “4”
##input_player2_r_btn = “5”
##input_player2_enable_hotkey_btn = 8
##input_player2_exit_emulator_btn = 9

Am I supposed to register both controllers? Somehow?

I just received my Mausberry Shutdown circuit (use your own switch, direct-plug, micro-USB), but I’m having troubles to get it work with my NesPi project. As I press NES power button, the Raspberry Pi will power ok, but if I press power again, nothing happens. If the power button is engaged and I press reset, the Pi will perform hard reset. If the Pi is on, and I press the power button off and then press reset, the Pi will shutdown.

I have wired power to Mausberry (brown +, red -), then reset also goes to Mausberry (yellow +, orange -). With led I cut the other lug and put it to 3.3v GPIO. For led GND I used the white wire from Nes power/reset circuit.

Did I happen to buy the wrong circuit from Mausberry – was the momentary the one that I should have bought? Or maybe there’s something I’m missing..?

I appreciate all your help!

Hi

I’ve installed Retropie v2.3 and I have configured the xbox controller for all the emulators, it functions correctly with all the emulators: snes, genesis, turbografx…
Nevertheless with mame emulator I couldńt use the controller, how can I configure it? I tried to configure it in the mame’s menu but it didn’t detect the controller or the usb keyboard. Roms are loaded correctly but I can t play. Any suggestions?

I’ve read something about changing the emulator of mame in retropie for other that functions better, how can I do it?

Thanks

Alright, having some trouble getting this figured out now.

I had been using a USB SNES controller and had it configured properly. Now I have built a little bartop cabinet and have 8 Happ buttons and a Happ joystick running through a Zero Delay Encoder to use as a “usb gamepad”.

Upon launching I can easily set up the joystick and buttons to work in the emulation station controller configuration but when I launch games it goes back to thinking there should be a USB SNES controller plugged in and nothing works.

I assume I have to reset some commands somewhere or what not. Looking for a little help.

Apologies for the one millionth controller issue post. This is the second retro pie I have made but the first using version 2.3.

What I am attempting is to have 4 controllers plugged into a raspberry pi B+ and the controllers are slightly different. I would like to use certain ones for specific emulators and am not sure how to do this.

I have 2 cheap usb style snes controllers and 2 original nes controllers with retro usb adapters.

Right now all 4 controllers are recognized by emulation station, but only one is working for emulators.
I’ve gone through tutorials on this site and elsewhere but no luck. The most common solution seems to be to copy and paste the inputs in the config file and change ‘player 1 to player 2’ this is what I successfully did on my first retro pie version 1, but in version 2.3 its not working for me as my config file has no player distinction.
Also I read to run the auto setup for each controller but this only overwrites the first file and still leaves me with just one working controller, whichever was the last one to auto set up.

Is there anyone that has advice to get more than one controller working and to find a way to have the nes controllers read player 1 and player 2 for emulators like atari and nes, while the snes controllers to be player 1 and 2 for snes and genesis?

New to Retropie here. I setup my first Retropie a weekend ago, and I got it to where everything worked fine and I had no issues with it. My problems came in when I decided to get a Bluetooth dongle and setup my PS3 sixaxis controller.

I originally was able to save all my games and load them with hotkeys by tweaking this into my retroarch.cfg file under the /opt/retropie/configs/all/ location:

input_enable_hotkey_btn = "0"
input_exit_emulator_btn = "3"
input_save_state_btn = "16"
input_load_state_btn = "5"

I wanted a wireless controller since I hate sitting close to the TV. So I followed this guide to get my ps3 controller to work:

After my ps3 controller was recognized by retropie, I realized that my old configurations for my xbox360 usb controller were making it difficult to navigate around. So I ended up deleting the various “input_player” lines in the bottom of the retroarch.cfg file in WINSCP, alt F4ed, and then ran this, which ran me through the process of setting up my ps3 controller mappings:

sudo chown pi /opt/retropie/configs/all/retroarch.cfg
cd /opt/retropie/emulators/RetroArch/installdir/bin
sudo ./retroarch-joyconfig -j 0 >> /opt/retropie/configs/all/retroarch.cfg

The controller works fines for games and in emulation station. I have no problems with it in terms of functioning as a controller and playing games. My only problem is saving and loading my saved games. When I save a game I seem to get the correct message of “Saved state to slot #0”. But, every time I try load a game I get this message on the bottom of the screen:

“Failed to load state from “/home/pi/RetroPie/(XYZgame/whatever game I’m playing here, and it cuts off screen so i’m not sure if there’s anything else after that)”

I also notice that if I attempt to load the game, then proceed to try to save again, the save slot # moves up.

Also, I don’t see any .srm files being created in my rom folder like I use to. I don’t know what’s going on there. I’m thinking maybe this issue has something to do with permissions but I’m not sure.

Here is my retroarch.cfg:

## Skeleton config file for RetroArch

# Save all save files (*.srm) to this directory. This includes related files like .bsv, .rtc, .psrm, etc ...
# This will be overridden by explicit command line options.
# savefile_directory = /home/pi/RetroPie/savestate

# Save all save states (*.state) to this directory.
# This will be overridden by explicit command line options.
# savestate_directory = /home/pi/RetroPie/savestate

# If set to a directory, Content which is temporarily extracted
# will be extracted to this directory.
# extraction_directory =

# Automatically saves a savestate at the end of RetroArch's lifetime.
# The path is $SRAM_PATH.auto.
# RetroArch will automatically load any savestate with this path on startup if savestate_auto_load is set.
# savestate_auto_save = false
# savestate_auto_load = false

# Load libretro from a dynamic location for dynamically built RetroArch.
# This option is mandatory.

# Path to a libretro implementation.
# libretro_path = "/path/to/libretro.so"

# A directory for where to search for libretro core implementations.
# libretro_directory =

# Sets log level for libretro cores (GET_LOG_INTERFACE).
# If a log level issued by a libretro core is below libretro_log_level, it is ignored.
# DEBUG logs are always ignored unless verbose mode is activated (--verbose).
# DEBUG = 0, INFO = 1, WARN = 2, ERROR = 3.
# libretro_log_level = 0

# Enable or disable verbosity level of frontend.
# log_verbosity = false

# Enable or disable RetroArch performance counters
# perfcnt_enable = false

# Path to core options config file.
# This config file is used to expose core-specific options.
# It will be written to by RetroArch.
# A default path will be assigned if not set.
core_options_path = /opt/retropie/configs/all/retroarch-core-options.cfg

# Path to content load history file.
# RetroArch keeps track of all content loaded in the menu and from CLI directly for convenient quick loading.
# A default path will be assigned if not set.
# game_history_path =

# Number of entries that will be kept in content history file.
# game_history_size = 100

# Sets the "system" directory.
# Implementations can query for this directory to load BIOSes, system-specific configs, etc.
system_directory = /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/../BIOS

# Sets start directory for menu content browser.
# rgui_browser_directory =

# Content directory. Interacts with RETRO_ENVIRONMENT_GET_CONTENT_DIRECTORY.
# Usually set by developers who bundle libretro/RetroArch apps to point to assets.
# content_directory =

# Assets directory. This location is queried by default when menu interfaces try to look for
# loadable assets, etc.
# assets_directory =

# Sets start directory for menu config browser.
# rgui_config_directory =

# Show startup screen in menu.
# Is automatically set to false when seen for the first time.
# This is only updated in config if config_save_on_exit is set to true, however.
# rgui_show_start_screen = true

# Flushes config to disk on exit. Useful for menu as settings can be modified.
# Overwrites the config. #include's and comments are not preserved.
config_save_on_exit = false

# Load up a specific config file based on the core being used.
# core_specific_config = false

#### Video

# Video driver to use. "gl", "xvideo", "sdl"
# video_driver = "gl"

# Which OpenGL context implementation to use.
# Possible ones for desktop are: glx, x-egl, kms-egl, sdl-gl, wgl.
# By default, tries to use first suitable driver.
# video_gl_context =

# Windowed xscale and yscale
# (Real x res: base_size * xscale * aspect_ratio, real y res: base_size * yscale)
# video_xscale = 3.0
# video_yscale = 3.0

# Fullscreen resolution. Resolution of 0 uses the resolution of the desktop.
# video_fullscreen_x = 0
# video_fullscreen_y = 0

# Start in fullscreen. Can be changed at runtime.
# video_fullscreen = false

# If fullscreen, prefer using a windowed fullscreen mode.
# video_windowed_fullscreen = true

# Which monitor to prefer. 0 (default) means no particular monitor is preferred, 1 and up (1 being first monitor),
# suggests RetroArch to use that particular monitor.
# video_monitor_index = 0

# Forcibly disable composition. Only works in Windows Vista/7 for now.
# video_disable_composition = false

# Video vsync.
# video_vsync = true

# Attempts to hard-synchronize CPU and GPU. Can reduce latency at cost of performance.
# video_hard_sync = false

# Sets how many frames CPU can run ahead of GPU when using video_hard_sync.
# Maximum is 3.
# video_hard_sync_frames = 0

# Inserts a black frame inbetween frames.
# Useful for 120 Hz monitors who want to play 60 Hz material with eliminated ghosting.
# video_refresh_rate should still be configured as if it is a 60 Hz monitor (divide refresh rate by 2).
# video_black_frame_insertion = false

# Use threaded video driver. Using this might improve performance at possible cost of latency and more video stuttering.
video_threaded = true

# Use a shared context for HW rendered libretro cores.
# Avoids having to assume GL state changes inbetween frames.
# video_shared_context = false

# Smoothens picture with bilinear filtering. Should be disabled if using pixel shaders.
video_smooth = false

# Forces rendering area to stay equal to content aspect ratio or as defined in video_aspect_ratio.
# video_force_aspect = true

# Only scales video in integer steps.
# The base size depends on system-reported geometry and aspect ratio.
# If video_force_aspect is not set, X/Y will be integer scaled independently.
# video_scale_integer = false

# A floating point value for video aspect ratio (width / height).
# If this is not set, aspect ratio is assumed to be automatic.
# Behavior then is defined by video_aspect_ratio_auto.
video_aspect_ratio = 1.33

# If this is true and video_aspect_ratio is not set,
# aspect ratio is decided by libretro implementation.
# If this is false, 1:1 PAR will always be assumed if video_aspect_ratio is not set.
# video_aspect_ratio_auto = false

# Forces cropping of overscanned frames.
# Exact behavior of this option is implementation specific.
# video_crop_overscan = true 

# Path to shader. Shader can be either Cg, CGP (Cg preset) or GLSL, GLSLP (GLSL preset)
# video_shader = "/path/to/shader.{cg,cgp,glsl,glslp}"

# Load video_shader on startup.
# Other shaders can still be loaded later in runtime.
# video_shader_enable = false

# Defines a directory where shaders (Cg, CGP, GLSL) are kept for easy access.
video_shader_dir = /opt/retropie/emulators/RetroArch/shader/

# CPU-based video filter. Path to a dynamic library.
# video_filter =

# Path to a font used for rendering messages. This path must be defined to enable fonts.
# Do note that the _full_ path of the font is necessary!
# video_font_path = 

# Size of the font rendered.
# video_font_size = 32

# Enable usage of OSD messages.
# video_font_enable = true

# Offset for where messages will be placed on screen. Values are in range 0.0 to 1.0 for both x and y values. 
# [0.0, 0.0] maps to the lower left corner of the screen.
# video_message_pos_x = 0.05
# video_message_pos_y = 0.05

# Color for message. The value is treated as a hexadecimal value.
# It is a regular RGB hex number, i.e. red is "ff0000".
# video_message_color = ffffff

# Video refresh rate of your monitor.
# Used to calculate a suitable audio input rate.
# video_refresh_rate = 59.95

# Allows libretro cores to set rotation modes.
# Setting this to false will honor, but ignore this request.
# This is useful for vertically oriented content where one manually rotates the monitor.
# video_allow_rotate = true

# Forces a certain rotation of the screen.
# The rotation is added to rotations which the libretro core sets (see video_allow_rotate).
# The angle is <value> * 90 degrees counter-clockwise.
# video_rotation = 0

#### Audio

# Enable audio.
# audio_enable = true

# Audio output samplerate.
# audio_out_rate = 48000

# Audio resampler backend. Which audio resampler to use.
# Default will use "sinc".
# audio_resampler =

# Audio driver backend. Depending on configuration possible candidates are: alsa, pulse, oss, jack, rsound, roar, openal, sdl, xaudio.
# audio_driver =

# Override the default audio device the audio_driver uses. This is driver dependant. E.g. ALSA wants a PCM device, OSS wants a path (e.g. /dev/dsp), Jack wants portnames (e.g. system:playback1,system:playback_2), and so on ...
# audio_device =

# Audio DSP plugin that processes audio before it's sent to the driver. Path to a dynamic library.
# audio_dsp_plugin =

# Will sync (block) on audio. Recommended.
# audio_sync = true

# Desired audio latency in milliseconds. Might not be honored if driver can't provide given latency.
# audio_latency = 64

# Enable audio rate control.
# audio_rate_control = true

# Controls audio rate control delta. Defines how much input rate can be adjusted dynamically.
# Input rate = in_rate * (1.0 +/- audio_rate_control_delta)
# audio_rate_control_delta = 0.005

# Audio volume. Volume is expressed in dB.
# 0 dB is normal volume. No gain will be applied.
# Gain can be controlled in runtime with input_volume_up/input_volume_down.
# audio_volume = 0.0

#### Overlay

# Enable overlay.
# input_overlay_enable = false

# Path to input overlay
# input_overlay =

# Overlay opacity
# input_overlay_opacity = 1.0

# Overlay scale
# input_overlay_scale = 1.0

#### Input

# Input driver. Depending on video driver, it might force a different input driver.
# input_driver = sdl

# Joypad driver. (Valid: linuxraw, sdl, dinput)
# input_joypad_driver =

# Keyboard layout for input driver if applicable (udev/evdev for now).
# Syntax is either just layout (e.g. "no"), or a layout and variant separated with colon ("no:nodeadkeys").
# input_keyboard_layout =

# Defines axis threshold. Possible values are [0.0, 1.0]
# input_axis_threshold = 0.5

# Enable input auto-detection. Will attempt to autoconfigure
# joypads, Plug-and-Play style.
input_autodetect_enable = true

# Directory for joypad autoconfigs (PC).
# If a joypad is plugged in, that joypad will be autoconfigured if a config file
# corresponding to that joypad is present in joypad_autoconfig_dir.
# Input binds which are made explicit (input_playerN_*_btn/axis) will take priority over autoconfigs.
# Autoconfigs can be created with retroarch-joyconfig, manually, or with a frontend.
# Requires input_autodetect_enable to be enabled.
joypad_autoconfig_dir = /opt/retropie/emulators/RetroArch/configs/

# Enable debug input key reporting on-screen.
# input_debug_enable = false

# Sets which libretro device is used for a player.
# Devices are indentified with a number.
# This is normally saved by the menu.
# Device IDs are found in libretro.h.
# These settings are overridden by explicit command-line arguments which refer to input devices.
# None: 0
# Joypad (RetroPad): 1
# Mouse: 2
# Keyboard: 3
# Generic Lightgun: 4
# Joypad w/ Analog (RetroPad + Analog sticks): 5
# Multitap (SNES specific): 257
# Super Scope (SNES specific): 260
# Justifier (SNES specific): 516
# Justifiers (SNES specific): 772

# input_libretro_device_p1 =
# input_libretro_device_p2 =
# input_libretro_device_p3 =
# input_libretro_device_p4 =
# input_libretro_device_p5 =
# input_libretro_device_p6 =
# input_libretro_device_p7 =
# input_libretro_device_p8 =

# Keyboard input. Will recognize letters ("a" to "z") and the following special keys (where "kp_"
# is for keypad keys):
#
#   left, right, up, down, enter, kp_enter, tab, insert, del, end, home,
#   rshift, shift, ctrl, alt, space, escape, add, subtract, kp_plus, kp_minus,
#   f1, f2, f3, f4, f5, f6, f7, f8, f9, f10, f11, f12,
#   num0, num1, num2, num3, num4, num5, num6, num7, num8, num9, pageup, pagedown,
#   keypad0, keypad1, keypad2, keypad3, keypad4, keypad5, keypad6, keypad7, keypad8, keypad9,
#   period, capslock, numlock, backspace, multiply, divide, print_screen, scroll_lock,
#   tilde, backquote, pause, quote, comma, minus, slash, semicolon, equals, leftbracket,
#   backslash, rightbracket, kp_period, kp_equals, rctrl, ralt
#
# Keyboard input, Joypad and Joyaxis will all obey the "nul" bind, which disables the bind completely, 
# rather than relying on a default.
input_player1_a = x
input_player1_b = z
input_player1_y = a
input_player1_x = s
input_player1_start = enter
input_player1_select = rshift
input_player1_l = q
input_player1_r = w
input_player1_left = left
input_player1_right = right
input_player1_up = up
input_player1_down = down
# input_player1_l2 =
# input_player1_r2 =
# input_player1_l3 =
# input_player1_r3 =

# Two analog sticks (DualShock-esque).
# Bound as usual, however, if a real analog axis is bound,
# it can be read as a true analog.
# Positive X axis is right, Positive Y axis is down.
# input_player1_l_x_plus =
# input_player1_l_x_minus =
# input_player1_l_y_plus =
# input_player1_l_y_minus =
# input_player1_r_x_plus =
# input_player1_r_x_minus =
# input_player1_r_y_plus =
# input_player1_r_y_minus =

# If desired, it is possible to override which joypads are being used for player 1 through 8.
# First joypad available is 0.
# input_player1_joypad_index = 0
# input_player2_joypad_index = 1
# input_player3_joypad_index = 2
# input_player4_joypad_index = 3
# input_player5_joypad_index = 4
# input_player6_joypad_index = 5
# input_player7_joypad_index = 6
# input_player8_joypad_index = 7

# Joypad buttons.
# Figure these out by using RetroArch-Phoenix or retroarch-joyconfig.
# You can use joypad hats with hnxx, where n is the hat, and xx is a string representing direction. 
# E.g. "h0up"
# input_player1_a_btn =
# input_player1_b_btn =
# input_player1_y_btn =
# input_player1_x_btn =
# input_player1_start_btn =
# input_player1_select_btn =
# input_player1_l_btn =
# input_player1_r_btn =
# input_player1_left_btn =
# input_player1_right_btn =
# input_player1_up_btn =
# input_player1_down_btn =
# input_player1_l2_btn =
# input_player1_r2_btn =
# input_player1_l3_btn =
# input_player1_r3_btn =

# Axis for RetroArch D-Pad. 
# Needs to be either '+' or '-' in the first character signaling either positive or negative direction of the axis, then the axis number. 
# Do note that every other input option has the corresponding _btn and _axis binds as well; they are omitted here for clarity.
# input_player1_left_axis =
# input_player1_right_axis =
# input_player1_up_axis =
# input_player1_down_axis =

# Holding the turbo while pressing another button will let the button enter a turbo mode
# where the button state is modulated with a periodic signal.
# The modulation stops when the button itself (not turbo button) is released.
# input_player1_turbo =

# Describes the period and how long of that period a turbo-enabled button should behave.
# Numbers are described in frames.
# input_turbo_period = 6
# input_turbo_duty_cycle = 3

# This goes all the way to player 8 (*_player2_*, *_player3_*, etc), but omitted for clarity.
# All input binds have corresponding binds for keyboard (none), joykeys (_btn) and joyaxes (_axis) as well.

# Toggles fullscreen.
# input_toggle_fullscreen = f

# Saves state.
# input_save_state = f2
# Loads state.
# input_load_state = f4

# State slots. With slot set to 0, save state name is *.state (or whatever defined on commandline).
# When slot is != 0, path will be $path%d, where %d is slot number.
# input_state_slot_increase = f7
# input_state_slot_decrease = f6

# Toggles between fast-forwarding and normal speed.
# input_toggle_fast_forward = space

# Hold for fast-forward. Releasing button disables fast-forward.
# input_hold_fast_forward = l

# Key to exit RetroArch cleanly. 
# Killing it in any hard way (SIGKILL, etc) will terminate RetroArch without saving RAM, etc.
# On Unix-likes, SIGINT/SIGTERM allows a clean deinitialization.
input_exit_emulator = escape

# Applies next and previous shader in directory.
input_shader_next = m
input_shader_prev = n

# Hold button down to rewind. Rewinding must be enabled.
input_rewind = r

# Toggle between recording and not.
# input_movie_record_toggle = o

# Toggle between paused and non-paused state
# input_pause_toggle = p

# Frame advance when content is paused
# input_frame_advance = k

# Reset the content.
# input_reset = h

# Cheats.
# input_cheat_index_plus = y
# input_cheat_index_minus = t
# input_cheat_toggle = u

# Mute/unmute audio
# input_audio_mute = f9

# Take screenshot
# input_screenshot = f8

# Netplay flip players.
# input_netplay_flip_players = i

# Hold for slowmotion.
# input_slowmotion = e

# Enable other hotkeys.
# If this hotkey is bound to either keyboard, joybutton or joyaxis,
# all other hotkeys will be disabled unless this hotkey is also held at the same time.
# This is useful for RETRO_KEYBOARD centric implementations
# which query a large area of the keyboard, where it is not desirable
# that hotkeys get in the way.

# Alternatively, all hotkeys for keyboard could be disabled by the user.
input_enable_hotkey = escape

# Increases audio volume.
# input_volume_up = kp_plus
# Decreases audio volume.
# input_volume_down = kp_minus

# Toggles to next overlay. Wraps around.
# input_overlay_next =

# Toggles eject for disks. Used for multiple-disk content.
# input_disk_eject_toggle =

# Cycles through disk images. Use after ejecting.
# Complete by toggling eject again.
# input_disk_next =

# Toggles menu.
# input_menu_toggle = f1

# Toggles mouse grab. When mouse is grabbed, RetroArch hides the mouse,
# and keeps the mouse pointer inside the window to allow relative mouse input
# to work better.
# input_grab_mouse_toggle = f11

#### Menu

# Menu driver to use. "rgui", "lakka", etc. 
# menu_driver = "rgui"

#### Camera

# Override the default camera device the camera driver uses. This is driver dependant.
# camera_device =

# Override the default privacy permission for cores that want to access camera services. Is "false" by default.
# camera_allow = false

#### Location

# Override the default privacy permission for cores that want to access location services. Is "false" by default.
# location_allow = false

#### Netplay

# When being client over netplay, use keybinds for player 1.
# netplay_client_swap_input = false

# The nickname being used for playing online.
# netplay_nickname = 

# The amount of delay frames to use for netplay. Increasing this value will increase
# performance, but introduce more latency.
# netplay_delay_frames = 0

# Netplay mode for the current user.
# false is Server, true is Client.
# netplay_mode = false

# Enable or disable spectator mode for the player during netplay.
# netplay_spectator_mode_enable = false

# The IP Address of the host to connect to.
# netplay_ip_address = 

# The port of the host IP Address. Can be either a TCP or an UDP port.
# netplay_ip_port = 55435

#### Misc

# Enable rewinding. This will take a performance hit when playing, so it is disabled by default.
rewind_enable = false

# Rewinding buffer size in megabytes. Bigger rewinding buffer means you can rewind longer.
# The buffer should be approx. 20MB per minute of buffer time.
rewind_buffer_size = 10

# Rewind granularity. When rewinding defined number of frames, you can rewind several frames at a time, increasing the rewinding speed.
rewind_granularity = 2

# Pause gameplay when window focus is lost.
# pause_nonactive = true

# Autosaves the non-volatile SRAM at a regular interval. This is disabled by default unless set otherwise.
# The interval is measured in seconds. A value of 0 disables autosave.
# autosave_interval =

# Path to XML cheat database (as used by bSNES).
# cheat_database_path =

# Path to XML cheat config, a file which keeps track of which
# cheat settings are used for individual games.
# If the file does not exist, it will be created.
# cheat_settings_path =

# Directory to dump screenshots to.
# screenshot_directory =

# Records video after CPU video filter.
# video_post_filter_record = false

# Records output of GPU shaded material if available.
# video_gpu_record = false

# Screenshots output of GPU shaded material if available.
video_gpu_screenshot = true

# Block SRAM from being overwritten when loading save states.
# Might potentially lead to buggy games.
# block_sram_overwrite = false

# When saving a savestate, save state index is automatically increased before
# it is saved.
# Also, when loading content, the index will be set to the highest existing index.
# There is no upper bound on the index.
# savestate_auto_index = false

# Slowmotion ratio. When slowmotion, content will slow down by factor.
# slowmotion_ratio = 3.0

# The maximum rate at which content will be run when using fast forward. (E.g. 5.0 for 60 fps content => 300 fps cap).
# RetroArch will go to sleep to ensure that the maximum rate will not be exceeded.
# Do not rely on this cap to be perfectly accurate.
# A negative ratio equals no FPS cap.
# fastforward_ratio = -1.0

# Enable stdin/network command interface.
# network_cmd_enable = false
# network_cmd_port = 55355
# stdin_cmd_enable = false

input_player1_joypad_index = "0"
input_player1_b_btn = "13"
input_player1_y_btn = "12"
input_player1_select_btn = "0"
input_player1_start_btn = "3"
input_player1_up_btn = "4"
input_player1_down_btn = "6"
input_player1_left_btn = "7"
input_player1_right_btn = "5"
input_player1_a_btn = "14"
input_player1_x_btn = "15"
input_player1_l_btn = "10"
input_player1_r_btn = "11"
input_player1_l2_btn = "8"
input_player1_r2_btn = "9"
input_player1_l3_btn = "1"
input_player1_r3_btn = "2"
input_player1_l_x_plus_axis = "+0"
input_player1_l_x_minus_axis = "-0"
input_player1_l_y_plus_axis = "+1"
input_player1_l_y_minus_axis = "-1"
input_player1_r_x_plus_axis = "+2"
input_player1_r_x_minus_axis = "-2"
input_player1_r_y_plus_axis = "+3"
input_player1_r_y_minus_axis = "-3"

savefile_directory = /home/pi/RetroPie/
savestate_directory = /home/pi/RetroPie/

input_enable_hotkey_btn = "0"
input_exit_emulator_btn = "3"

input_enable_hotkey_btn = "0"
input_save_state_btn = "16"

input_enable_hotkey_btn = "0"
input_load_state_btn = "5"

Dear All,
I have this controller :Speedlink 1.9m Strike USB Gamepad for PC – Black

I have got retropie up and running. Emulation Station works great with the controller. I have transferred roms which seem to work fine (SNES ROMS). I get to the point where I have launched the game and at that point the only button on the controller that seems to work is the “start” button. I have gone through the retroarch command line thing multiple times in slightly different ways. From the script and from just calling it from the command line. It all seems to work up until he point where I try and play a game… then nothing. I don’t know where to go from here. Suggestions?
thanks in advance.

1) Wifi. When setting up my xbmc i messed with command line stuff for hours and didn’t get anywhere with the wifi. Is there a gui/wizard on the Retropie to help with wifi? I haven’t seen one. Then ssh is likely $ ssh pi@ip…. eh?

2) I have a ps3 controller but no bluetooth dongle. I ran the ps3 driver script from the gui. I ran the configure retro arch controller. It found some axes and seemed to log neutral positions but timed out when it was looking for any buttons. I suspect there may be problems with my controller. Is there a simple way to test that on a linux Mint system?

3) Keyboard. I will settle to using the keyboard for some games. When I try to configure it i can map all of the keys but when I get to ‘OK’ none of the keys will work.

4) I have the 6666 game iso that is giving me problems. Is there another good cache of games I should look into, or some known solution for the problematic iso?

Thanks all.

Hi Everyone, I’ve been battling all afternoon and have a number of problems – most likely due to my incompetence.

I’m running retropie 2.3 after downloading / installing via berryboot.

I have copied some roms over via samba and have a PS3 controller connected with a USB cable that seems to work in so far as I can configure it using the retropie GUI.

However, my problems start when I actually try to play some ROMs, i have 3 different issues:

1: try to play a N64 ROM, it displays loads of command line code and then goes back to the N64 screen within retropie. nothing happens

2: try to play an Amiga ROM, the screen just goes black

3: try to play a SNES ROM, the game loads but the PS3 pad isn’t recognised, having mucked around with the keyboard it looks like the game is recognising some keyboard input, e.g. cursor keys make the character move

If anyone has any advice, I would be most grateful, i feel like i am almost there… also, please bear with me, my linux / command line knowledge is nil so really need step by step help

Many thanks,

Louis

Hi Guys,

I searched but couldn’t find instructions. I was hoping someone could help me out in setting up a PS3 remote, wired USB to the RaspberryPi B+. I have downloaded the drivers but it seems to only be for Bluetooth. Any help you guys could give would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks.

Hi all!

First message on this forum, first time i install RetroPie.
My idea is to have my Pi hidden away in a cupboard, a Bluetooth adapter hanging on a cable outside of the cupboard and me (or probably my kids) sitting in the couch with just a controller playing on the TV.

So i installed RetroPie. No problems.
Updated everything on the distribution with apt-get update and apt-get upgrade.
I hooked the PS3 controller up to the Pi and it gets detected by Emulation Station. Buttons configured and all working well. So now bluetooth.

Installed bluetooth drivers.
Now the idea was to use a PS3 controller so i went to the shop and got myself a “compatible” one. A Gioteck VX-2 wireless controller for PS3 and PC.
I had an old noname bluetooth adapter which is recognized by the OS, but i am not able to pair the controller.
At first i thought it was the adapter since the adapter only supports BT2.0. So i went to the shop again and bought a Belkin BT4.0 adapter.
However, that doesn’t solve my problem.
I am following this manual: https://github.com/retropie/RetroPie-Setup/wiki/Setting-up-a-PS3-controller
I get stuck at the point where i run sixpair as root.

pi@retropi ~ $ sudo ./sixpair
No controller found on USB busses.

I have been reading all over the web. I actually read a whole bunch of other websites before i found the article on Github. But i cannot get my head around what is wrong here.

I am looking for hints how to troubleshoot this.

Here is some info:
pi@retropi ~ $ lsusb
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 0424:9512 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 006: ID 050d:065a Belkin Components
Bus 001 Device 010: ID 25f0:83c4

pi@retropi ~ $ hciconfig
hci0: Type: BR/EDR Bus: USB
BD Address: 00:02:72:DA:1C:BB ACL MTU: 1021:8 SCO MTU: 64:1
UP RUNNING PSCAN
RX bytes:916 acl:0 sco:0 events:43 errors:0
TX bytes:947 acl:0 sco:0 commands:43 errors:0

pi@retropi ~ $ jstest /dev/input/js0 (this is when the joystick is connected over USB)
Driver version is 2.1.0.
Joystick (Goodbetterbest Ltd Gioteck VX2 BT Controller) has 6 axes (X, Y, Z, Rz, Hat0X, Hat0Y)
and 12 buttons (BtnX, BtnY, BtnZ, BtnTL, BtnTR, BtnTL2, BtnTR2, BtnSelect, BtnStart, BtnMode, BtnThumbL, BtnThumbR).
Testing … (interrupt to exit)
Axes: 0: 0 1: 0 2: 0 3: 0 4: 0 5: 0 Buttons: 0:off 1:off 2:off 3:off 4:off 5:off 6:offAxes: 0: 0 1: 0 2: 0 3: 0 4: 0 5: 0 Buttons: 0:off 1:off 2:off 3:off 4:off 5:off 6:offAxes: 0: 0 1: 0 2: 0 3: 0 4: 0 5: 0 Buttons: 0:off 1:off 2:off 3:off 4:off 5:off 6:offAxes: 0: 0 1: 0 2: 0 3: 0 4: 0 5: 0 Buttons: 0:off 1:off 2:off 3:off 4:off 5:off 6:offAxes: 0: 0 1: 0 2: 0 3: 0 4: 0 5: 0 Buttons: 0:off 1:off 2:off 3:off 4:off 5:off 6:offAxes: 0: 0 1: 0 2: 0 3: 0 4: 0 5: 0 Buttons: 0:off 1:off 2:off 3:off 4:off 5:off 6:offAxes: 0: 0 1: 0 2: 0 3: 0 4: 0 5: 0 Buttons: 0:off 1:off 2:off 3:off 4:off 5:off 6:offAxes: 0: 0 1: 0 2: 0 3: 0 4: 0 5: 0 Buttons: 0:off 1:off 2:off 3:off 4:off 5:off 6:offAxes: 0: 0 1: 0 2: 0 3: 0 4: 0 5: 0 Buttons: 0:off 1:off 2:off 3:off 4:off 5:off 6:offAxes: 0: 0 1: 0 2: 0 3: 0 4: 0 5: 0 Buttons: 0:off 1:off 2:off 3:off 4:off 5:off 6:offAxes: 0: 0 1: 0 2: 0 3: 0 4: 0 5: 0 Buttons: 0:off 1:off 2:off 3:off 4:off 5:off 6:offAxes: 0: 0 1: 0 2: 0 3: 0 4: 0 5: 0 Buttons: 0:off 1:off 2:off 3:off 4:off 5:off 6:offAxes: 0:-32767 1: 0 2: 0 3: 0 4: 0 5: 0 Buttons: 0:off 1:off 2:off 3:off 4:off 5:off 6:offAxes: 0:-32767 1:-32767 2: 0 3: 0 4: 0 5: 0 Buttons: 0:off 1:off 2:off 3:off 4:off 5:off 6:offAxes: 0:-32767 1:-32767 2:-32767 3: 0 4: 0 5: 0 Buttons: 0:off 1:off 2:off 3:off 4:off 5:off 6:offAxes: 0:-32767 1:-32767 2:-32767 3:-32767 4: 0 5: 0 Buttons: 0:off 1:off 2:off 3:off 4:off 5:off 6:offAxes: 0:-32767 1:-32767 2:-32767 3:-32767 4: 0 5: 0 Buttons: 0:off 1:off 2:off 3:off 4:off 5:off 6:offAxes: 0:-32767 1:-32767 2:-32767 3:-32767 4: 0 5: 0 Buttons: 0:off 1:off 2:off 3:off 4:off 5:off 6:off 7:off 8:off 9:off 10:off 11:off

pi@retropi ~ $ /etc/init.d/bluetooth status
[ ok ] bluetooth is running.

pi@retropi ~ $ tail /var/log/messages
Dec 5 14:48:56 retropi kernel: [ 4909.383105] usb 1-1.2: New USB device found, idVendor=050d, idProduct=065a
Dec 5 14:48:56 retropi kernel: [ 4909.383164] usb 1-1.2: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=3
Dec 5 14:48:56 retropi kernel: [ 4909.383186] usb 1-1.2: Product: BCM20702A0
Dec 5 14:48:56 retropi kernel: [ 4909.383208] usb 1-1.2: Manufacturer: Broadcom Corp
Dec 5 14:48:56 retropi kernel: [ 4909.383225] usb 1-1.2: SerialNumber: 000272DA1CBB
Dec 5 14:49:04 retropi kernel: [ 4917.725787] usb 1-1.3: new full-speed USB device number 7 using dwc_otg
Dec 5 14:49:04 retropi kernel: [ 4917.832764] usb 1-1.3: New USB device found, idVendor=054c, idProduct=0268
Dec 5 14:49:04 retropi kernel: [ 4917.832825] usb 1-1.3: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=0
Dec 5 14:49:04 retropi kernel: [ 4917.832849] usb 1-1.3: Product: PLAYSTATION(R)3 Controller
Dec 5 14:49:04 retropi kernel: [ 4917.832868] usb 1-1.3: Manufacturer: Sony
Dec 5 14:49:04 retropi kernel: [ 4917.996756] usb 1-1.3: USB disconnect, device number 7
Dec 5 14:49:05 retropi kernel: [ 4918.235646] usb 1-1.3: new full-speed USB device number 8 using dwc_otg
Dec 5 14:49:05 retropi kernel: [ 4918.342249] usb 1-1.3: New USB device found, idVendor=25f0, idProduct=83c4
Dec 5 14:49:05 retropi kernel: [ 4918.342352] usb 1-1.3: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=0
Dec 5 14:49:05 retropi kernel: [ 4918.342409] usb 1-1.3: Product: Gioteck VX2 BT Controller
Dec 5 14:49:05 retropi kernel: [ 4918.342430] usb 1-1.3: Manufacturer: Goodbetterbest Ltd
Dec 5 14:49:05 retropi kernel: [ 4918.404891] input: Goodbetterbest Ltd Gioteck VX2 BT Controller as /devices/platform/bcm2708_usb/usb1/1-1/1-1.3/1-1.3:1.0/input/input1
Dec 5 14:49:05 retropi kernel: [ 4918.416945] hid-generic 0003:25F0:83C4.0003: input,hidraw0: USB HID v1.11 Gamepad [Goodbetterbest Ltd Gioteck VX2 BT Controller] on usb-bcm2708_usb-1.3/input0
Dec 5 14:49:15 retropi kernel: [ 4928.748970] usb 1-1.3: USB disconnect, device number 8
Dec 5 14:49:16 retropi kernel: [ 4929.755708] usb 1-1.3: new full-speed USB device number 9 using dwc_otg
Dec 5 14:49:16 retropi kernel: [ 4929.863759] usb 1-1.3: New USB device found, idVendor=054c, idProduct=0268
Dec 5 14:49:16 retropi kernel: [ 4929.863856] usb 1-1.3: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=0
Dec 5 14:49:16 retropi kernel: [ 4929.863885] usb 1-1.3: Product: PLAYSTATION(R)3 Controller
Dec 5 14:49:16 retropi kernel: [ 4929.863900] usb 1-1.3: Manufacturer: Sony
Dec 5 14:49:16 retropi kernel: [ 4930.028863] usb 1-1.3: USB disconnect, device number 9
Dec 5 14:49:17 retropi kernel: [ 4930.276078] usb 1-1.3: new full-speed USB device number 10 using dwc_otg
Dec 5 14:49:17 retropi kernel: [ 4930.381736] usb 1-1.3: New USB device found, idVendor=25f0, idProduct=83c4
Dec 5 14:49:17 retropi kernel: [ 4930.381836] usb 1-1.3: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=0
Dec 5 14:49:17 retropi kernel: [ 4930.381863] usb 1-1.3: Product: Gioteck VX2 BT Controller
Dec 5 14:49:17 retropi kernel: [ 4930.381923] usb 1-1.3: Manufacturer: Goodbetterbest Ltd
Dec 5 14:49:17 retropi kernel: [ 4930.445204] input: Goodbetterbest Ltd Gioteck VX2 BT Controller as /devices/platform/bcm2708_usb/usb1/1-1/1-1.3/1-1.3:1.0/input/input2
Dec 5 14:49:17 retropi kernel: [ 4930.453649] hid-generic 0003:25F0:83C4.0005: input,hidraw0: USB HID v1.11 Gamepad [Goodbetterbest Ltd Gioteck VX2 BT Controller] on usb-bcm2708_usb-1.3/input0
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