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02/20/2014 at 15:14 #5030duxanParticipant
Hello guys, I need some help with my RetroPie setup process, since I’m not very verse in Linux.
I’ve installed RetroPieImage_ver1.9.1 on my 4GB SD card,
On the first boot i setup my keyboard as joypad1, and my generic usb joypad as joypad2
They work flawlessly while in the menu, but as soon as I enter an emulator only keyboard works, joypad doesn’t.
I’ve tried the script, but all it says is something along the lines of bash: there’s no command retropie-joypad (I can give exact info if needed)
Also doom and duke3d do not work, blackscreen + freeze as soon as i hit enter.
Please help.
PS I’d also like to use 2 joypads, would be jolly if someone could help me with a detailed setup from installation to modding config files.
PS2 I apologize for the lack of exact information, i have to unplug my pc to plug my rasp in.
02/20/2014 at 17:47 #5031trimmtrabbParticipantHi, most of the emulators are configured with retroarch.cfg, which is a config file located in /home/pi/RetroPie/configs/all/
Here is the skeleton retroarch.cfg which shows all the options you can configure: https://github.com/libretro/RetroArch/blob/master/retroarch.cfg (anything with a # is commented out)
To define controls for your two gamepads you need to edit your retroarch.cfg via command line or SSH:
nano /home/pi/RetroPie/configs/all/retroarch.cfg
Here is the joypad section of my retroarch.cfg for example, set up for a Xbox 360 pad:
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"
You can use the above as a template (depending on how many buttons you have) but you need to determine which buttons are what on your controller. You can install the jtest utility:
sudo apt-get install joystick
and then run:
jstest /dev/input/js0
To add 2 player controls to your retroarch.cfg, just copy the player 1 controls and paste underneath. Then change input_player1_joypad_index = “0”
to input_player2_joypad_index = “1”All keymaps need to change to input_player2 instead on input_player1, for example input_player2_b_btn = “1” etc
Hope this helps!
02/20/2014 at 22:55 #5040duxanParticipantI’ve got it up and running and I can’t thank you enough! Thank you very much for the wonderful guide!
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