Help! – can't get controller to work with emulator

[johnnybravo]

Background
Hardware
Raspberry Pi B+
microSD Card – 16GB
USB keyboard
USB RetroPad adapter for NES
Original NES controller

RetroPie Version – 2.3

Software Steps completed
sudo rpi-update
sudo raspi-config
– Expand Filesystem
sudo reboot
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade
sudo rpi-update
sudo reboot
cd RetroPie-Setup
sudo ./retropie_setup.sh
update the scripts
update binaries
sudo reboot
sudo apt-get install joystick

Ran
jstest /dev/input/js0
verified – B=0, A=1, select=2, start=3, D-Pad Up=-1,Down=1,Left=-0,Right=0

cd RetroPie-Setup
sudo ./retropie_setup.sh
Setup-Samba ROM Shares
Setup-Register RetroArch controller
ran through controller registration and it completed and stated ‘RetroUSB.comRetroPad.cfg will be used by RetroArch from now on…’

dropped a single ROM file into roms/nes
sudo reboot
controller works in EmulatorStation, select ROM, it loads and no controller buttons work or d-pad

/opt/retropie/emulators/RetroArch/configs/RetroUSB.comRetroPad.cfg
input_device = “RetroUSB.com RetroPad”
input_driver = “udev”
input_b_btn = “0”
input_select_btn = “2”
input_start_btn = “3”
input_up_axis = “-1”
input_down_axis = “+1”
input_left_axis = “-0”
input_right_axis = “+0”
input_a_btn = “1”

Attached – retroarch.cfg from /opt/retropie/configs/all

I’ve also tried the below on a previous build. But, this build I did not run this:
cd /opt/retropie/emulators/RetroArch/installdir/bin
sudo ./retroarch-joyconfig -j 1 >> /opt/retropie/configs/all/retroarch.cfg

Please help, I’m at my wits end. What am I doing wrong?

[johnnybravo]

Hello Again,

Does anyone have any ideas for me?

Thanks.

[trimmtrabb]

The file you need to edit is retroarch.cfg in /opt/retropie/configs/all

Here is mine for example, use it as a template. More config options here:
https://github.com/libretro/RetroArch/blob/master/retroarch.cfg

Note ‘joypad_index’, this is the number your gamepad is assigned. Looking at your post above 0 should be right

input_player1_joypad_index = “0” input_player1_b_btn = “1” input_player1_y_btn = “3” input_player1_select_btn = “8” input_player1_start_btn = “9” input_player1_up_axis = “-5” input_player1_down_axis = “+5” input_player1_left_axis = “-4” input_player1_right_axis = “+4” input_player1_a_btn = “0” input_player1_x_btn = “2” input_player1_l_btn = “4” input_player1_r_btn = “5” input_player1_l2_btn = “6” input_player1_r2_btn = “7” input_player1_l3_btn = “11” input_player1_r3_btn = “12” 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” input_enable_hotkey_btn = “8” input_exit_emulator_btn = “9” input_enable_hotkey_btn = “8” input_save_state_btn = “5” input_enable_hotkey_btn = “8” input_load_state_btn = “4” input_enable_hotkey_btn = “8” input_state_slot_increase_btn = “7” input_enable_hotkey_btn = “8” input_state_slot_decrease_btn =”6″ input_enable_hotkey_btn = “8” input_menu_toggle_btn = “3”

[trimmtrabb]

You don’t have to assign all of those buttons by the way just remove the ones you don’t need although the hotkeys are useful

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