After reading around and doing some testing based on what I read, I did the following to get them working:

Edit this file:
/opt/retropie/configs/all/retroarch.cfg

Set
input_libretro_device_p1 = “5”
where p1 above is the player number, like p1, p2, etc

and set
input_player1_analog_dpad_mode = “1”
for each player also.

Restart and that will allow the analog sticks to work in the games. It doesn’t work in emulationstation for some reason but that is not such a big deal.

Will doing this disable the dpad?

analog sticks working, but not in an analog fashion..

as per padraigdoran, when i Edit this file:
/opt/retropie/configs/all/retroarch.cfg

and i set:
input_libretro_device_p1 = “5”

and i add:
input_player1_analog_dpad_mode = “1”

after restarting emulationstation, the sticks work, but they’re digital; i.e. in driver 2 and gran turismo 2, both games that really oughtta support the analog sticks, you’re either turning hard or going straight.. there’s no turning slightly/gently vs. a hard turn (analog action)..

looking for further advice…

I’m in the same boat, I managed to get the analog sticks to ‘work’… but only with digital functionality. I can’t seem to figure out how to make them actually function as analog sticks.

After googling to the end of the universe and back, i found a solution that worked for me.

Make these changes

pcsx_rearmed_pad1type = "analog"
pcsx_rearmed_pad2type = "analog"

to

/opt/retropie/configs/all/retroarch-core-options.cfg