Reply To: X-Arcade not recognized or configurable by latest retropie

[hbchrist]

UPDATE: I am stupid.

I finally realized that the detection issue was from using the wrong connection cable. I was using the xbox adapter instead of the normal usb connector cable that comes with the xarcade.

After switching cables and rebooting, retropie detects the xarcade without issue. I have the xarcade2joystick service running. Now the only issue is the proper use and allocation of buttons.

When ES started, I assigned out various functions to the ES splashscreen for select, start, A, X, Y, etc. I also left a bunch of buttons undefined, as I didnt know what to do with them.

When I launch MAME, it kind of works for single player. Weirdly, I can only add credits to the game I launched by mashing ALL of the buttons on the right and left side of dual joysticks (I am pressing 16 buttons at once). I can play with the left joystick, but I cant get a second player to enter the game. I cant back out of the game, either, to get back to the main emulator selection screen.

Do I have to manually remap the emulator .cfg files? I have not tried another emulator as of this writing, just MAME4ALL.

Thanks,

hbchrist