Retroarch and Hotkeys

[somail]

My setup is 99.99% working but I am having problems getting hotkeys to work. My config file is pasted below. It is pretty much a copy and paste of the one that comes in the RetroPie-Setup directory. I have tried with and without quotes.
I would like Select + Start to exit the emulator.

Right now if I press start it automatically exits the emulator. The emulator is ignoring my input_enable_hotkey_btn = “6” line.

Do I have to enable hotkeys with a “true” someplace in the config.

Also I have cleared out the retroarch.cfg file of all lines except needed paths and enabling joystick auto detect (which is working)….so nothing is doubling up on the control settings.

Thanks for the help

input_device = “USB,2-axis 8-button gamepad ”
input_driver = “linuxraw”
input_b_btn = “1”
input_y_btn = “3”
input_select_btn = “6”
input_start_btn = “7”
input_up_axis = “-1”
input_down_axis = “+1”
input_left_axis = “-0”
input_right_axis = “+0”
input_a_btn = “0”
input_x_btn = “2”
input_l_btn = “4”
input_r_btn = “5”

input_enable_hotkey_btn = “6”
input_exit_emulator_btn = “7”
input_save_state_btn = “4”
input_load_state_btn = “5”

[RetroMarine]

Not to second guess you, but when you tried it without quotes, are you sure you had the proper spacing? This is exactly how my snes controller is and it’s working fine…no quotes, hold select, press start. Try it again and let me know

input_enable_hotkey_btn = 6
input_exit_emulator_btn = 7

[somail]

Second guessing always allowed.

Spacing appears fine. I tried it with quotes (everything), without quotes (everything), and a mixture of quotes (everything has quotes but hotkey buttons).

Every line works with the exception of the Hotkey line. Start still exits the emulator.

Do you think it is because I am using an Autoconfig controller setup? Maybe hotkeys are only allowed in the main Retroarch.cfg.

[RetroMarine]

I absolutely think that…I started my project just before they came out with the new autoconfig…and I’m glad I did because I love using hotkeys. There must be a way to revert back to no auto config…then all you would have to do is copy and paste your code.

[somail]

Mystery solved. I put the hotkey lines in my main retroarch.cfg and it worked like a charm. I now have a SNES pad and wired xbox 360 setup on auto.

The Select and Start buttons on the SNES correspond to the XBOX 2nd L & R triggers which none of the emulators use, so it works out well.

Only issue is that retroarch freezes when I swap controllers. Not a big deal b/c who the heck swaps controllers mid game anyways. :-) I think the autoconfig still has some bugs to work out.

Thanks for helping me troubleshoot.

[RetroMarine]

Awesome man, no problem.

[derrabe]

Please forgive me for bring back to life a old thread but I am having a very simalar issue. I am trying to figure out where in the main retroarch.cfg to I insert this.

[Floob]

Its odd – mine works fine as per the original post in the autoconfig file (although I dont have a blank line separating them.

[spy64]

Here we go again, I must apologies as well for waking this thread from the dead, but I to am experiencing the same symptoms, with a few added bonus issues.

Everything was working pretty good until.. I powered off my pi, walked away for a few hours, came back and the first thing I notice is I have no sound. luckily I was able to find a solution posted elsewhere for that, but I am still stuck on wonky hotkey bindings etc.

the symptoms are this:
select is not toggling hotkey functions.
start exits the emulator regardless of a hotkey.
select is acting like a turbo or fast forward button or something…
I have tried with and without quotations.
I did go through the autoconfig on first boot.
I did go though the command line autoconfig as well as per another post on this site.
I ended up with multiple lines for the same thing in the config file, so I cleaned them out so only one instance of a controller shows up.
I manually assigned controller 2 by copy/paste controller 1 and modifying the appropriate lines/values (I think) as per another post on this site.

things about me:
yes I am completely inexperienced with Linux, like step by step, hold my hand, don’t assume I know anything kind of new.
yes I am new to Raspberry Pi – just got the new pi 2 in the mail this week.
no I actually am very experienced with computers, just not Linux.
yes I know how to use Teh Google’s, this is the best source of information I have found on the topic. (c;

Please Help! – the code box below has a copy of my config file (the only one I know of) and it is also available as an attachment to this post!

**EDIT** Browse button to attach a file does not seem to be responding…. so there is no attachment…

**ANOTHER EDIT** FYI the controller is a Gravis GamePad Pro – nearly identical to a PS1 controller without analog sticks… aaannndd I got the attachment browse button to work….

…BTW Scraping seems to only go for about 10 files or so then freezes…. anyone know what’s up with that? at this rate it’ll take years of starting and stopping the process…

## 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 =

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

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

# Save all input remapping files to this directory.
# input_remapping_directory =

# Save all playlist files to this directory.
# playlist_directory =

# If set to a directory, the content history playlist will be saved
# to this directory.
# content_history_dir =

# 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 = true

# 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 =

# A directory for where to search for libretro core information.
# libretro_info_path =

# Sets mode for archived files in file browser.
# 0 = Ask, 1 = Load Archive, 2 = Open Archive
# archive_mode = 0

# 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

# If this option is enabled, every content file loaded in RetroArch will be
# automatically added to a history list.
# history_list_enable = true

# 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/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_context_driver =

# Windowed x resolution scale and y resolution scale
# (Real x res: base_size * xscale * aspect_ratio, real y res: base_size * yscale)
# video_scale = 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

# Forcibly disable sRGB FBO support. Some Intel OpenGL drivers on Windows
# have video problems with sRGB FBO support enabled.
# video_force_srgb_disable = false

# 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

# Sets how many milliseconds to delay after VSync before running the core.
# Can reduce latency at cost of higher risk of stuttering.
# Maximum is 15.
# video_frame_delay = 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 HW 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 =

# 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 = true

# 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 =

# Defines a directory where CPU-based video filters are kept.
# video_filter_dir =

# 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

# Mutes audio.
# audio_mute_enable = false

# 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 =

# Directory where DSP plugins are kept.
# audio_filter_dir =

# 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

# Controls maximum audio timing skew. Defines the maximum change in input rate.
# Input rate = in_rate * (1.0 +/- max_timing_skew)
# audio_max_timing_skew = 0.05

# 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

# Defines a directory where overlays are kept for easy access.
# overlay_directory =

# Enable or disable the current overlay.
# input_overlay_enable = true

# Path to input overlay
# input_overlay =

# Overlay opacity
# input_overlay_opacity = 1.0

# Overlay scale
# input_overlay_scale = 1.0

#### OSK (Onscreen Keyboard) Overlay

# Defines a directory where overlays are kept for easy access.
# osk_overlay_directory =

# Enable OSK overlay.
# input_osk_overlay_enable = true

# Path to OSK overlay
# input_osk_overlay =

# OSK Overlay opacity
# input_osk_overlay_opacity = 1.0

# OSK Overlay scale
# input_osk_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 =

# Path to input remapping file.
# input_remapping_path =

# If enabled, overrides the input binds with the remapped binds set for the current core.
# input_remap_binds_enable = true

# Maximum amount of users supported by RetroArch.
# input_max_users = 16

# 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

# Show the input descriptors set by the core instead of the
# default ones.
# input_descriptor_label_show = true

# Hide input descriptors that were not set by the core.
# input_descriptor_hide_unbound = false

# Directory for joypad autoconfigs.
# 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/

# Sets which libretro device is used for a user.
# 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 user 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 user 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 users.
# 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_btn =

# 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"

# If enabled, the libretro core will keep running in the background when we
# are in the menu.
# menu_pause_libretro = false

# Enable mouse input inside the menu.
# menu_mouse_enable = false

# Shows current date and/or time inside menu.
# menu_timedate_enable = true

# Shows current core inside menu.
# menu_core_enable = true

# Throttle the menu to ~60 FPS instead of using v-sync. Useful for 120+Hz monitors.
# menu_throttle = false

# Path to a .png image to set as menu wallpaper.
# menu_wallpaper =

# Wrap-around toe beginning and/or end if boundary of list reached horizontally
# menu_navigation_wraparound_horizontal_enable = false

# Wrap-around to beginning and/or end if boundary of list reached vertically
# menu_navigation_wraparound_vertical_enable = false

# Filter files being show in 'Load Content' by supported extensions
# menu_navigation_browser_filter_supported_extensions_enable = true

# Collapse subgroup settings into main group to create one big listing of settings
# per category.
# menu_collapse_subgroups_enable = false

#### UI

# Suspends the screensaver if set to true. Is a hint that does not necessarily have to be honored
# by video driver.
# suspend_screensaver_enable  = true

#### 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

#### Core Updater

# URL to core update directory on buildbot.
# core_updater_buildbot_url = "http://buildbot.libretro.com"

# URL to assets update directory on buildbot.
# core_updater_buildbot_assets_url = "http://buildbot.libretro.com/assets/"

# Automatically extract archives that the cores are contained in to the libretro cores directory.
# core_updater_auto_extract_archive = true

#### Network

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

# The username of the person running RetroArch. This will be used for playing online, for instance.
# 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 user 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 content database directory.
# content_database_path =

# Path to cheat database directory.
# 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.
# fastforward_ratio = 1.0

# Setting this to false equals no FPS cap and will override the fastforward_ratio value.
# fastforward_ratio_throttle_enable = false

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

# input_enable_hotkey = nul
input_player1_joypad_index = 0
input_player1_b_btn = 1
input_player1_y_btn = 0
input_player1_select_btn = 8
input_player1_start_btn = 9
input_player1_up_axis = -1
input_player1_down_axis = +1
input_player1_left_axis = -0
input_player1_right_axis = +0
input_player1_a_btn = 2
input_player1_x_btn = 3
input_player1_l_btn = 4
input_player1_r_btn = 5
input_player1_l2_btn = 6
input_player1_r2_btn = 7
input_player1_l3_btn = nul
input_player1_r3_btn = nul
input_player1_l_x_plus_btn = nul
input_player1_l_x_minus_btn = nul
input_player1_l_y_plus_btn = nul
input_player1_l_y_minus_btn = nul
input_player1_r_x_plus_btn = nul
input_player1_r_x_minus_btn = nul
input_player1_r_y_plus_btn = nul
input_player1_r_y_minus_btn = nul

# input_enable_hotkey = nul
input_player2_joypad_index = 1
input_player2_b_btn = 1
input_player2_y_btn = 0
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 = 2
input_player2_x_btn = 3
input_player2_l_btn = 4
input_player2_r_btn = 5
input_player2_l2_btn = 6
input_player2_r2_btn = 7
input_player2_l3_btn = nul
input_player2_r3_btn = nul
input_player2_l_x_plus_btn = nul
input_player2_l_x_minus_btn = nul
input_player2_l_y_plus_btn = nul
input_player2_l_y_minus_btn = nul
input_player2_r_x_plus_btn = nul
input_player2_r_x_minus_btn = nul
input_player2_r_y_plus_btn = nul
input_player2_r_y_minus_btn = nul

input_enable_hotkey_btn = 8
input_exit_emulator_btn = 9

input_save_state_btn = 6
input_load_state_btn = 7

input_volume_up_axis = -1
input_volume_down_axis = +1

[Floob]

Change this
# input_enable_hotkey = nul

to this
input_enable_hotkey = alt

But also, is there a reason you want to hardcode your controllers and hoteys in retroarch.cfg and not use the auto detect method instead.

[spy64]

Ok I’ll give that a shot right now. the setup post on here made me think that doing both was important and that’s why I did them… Can you fill me in on the why? I’m trying to learn as much from this experience as I can. RetroPie is just one of many stops for me and my Pi.

**EDIT** I made the changes you suggested, rebooted my pi and still have the same symptoms.

I thought I read in the config file that using input_enable_hotkey = alt requires you to press alt before your gamepad hotkeys will respond. like this would make it so I would have to hit alt + select + enter? anyhow, I tested this as well and there was still no change in the symptoms.

[Floob]

It would be best to start with a clean retroarch.cfg, then check out this video to confirm where you can set your hotkeys.

[spy64]

ok thanks. where can I get a clean config file? or do I have to reload?

[Floob]

Attached is the file from
/opt/retroarch/configs/all/retroarch.cfg

This is from 2.6.0 image

[spy64]

OK, so long story short, I have done a stupidly, ridiculously, insanely large amount of repetitive troubleshooting and I have come to this: if I do nearly nothing to a fresh install, I have the exact same symptoms as if I do everything to configure a fresh install. Not a single change has affected my symptoms for better or worse. I believe the retroarch.cfg is being ignored or overridden completely because nothing in it changes the way controllers work even remotely.

Now, the first time I tried an install everything worked I started making modifications, and following some install instructions I found. It wasn’t until after that that I had issues, and these issues persist through fresh installs. The only thing I can think of that can have that effect is the step in the instructions I was following that instructed to perform a firmware update using “sudo rpi-update”

My understanding is that the firmware can be rolled back, but I don’t know what it was to begin with, or how to downgrade to a previous version. Can someone please help me with some (a lot, step by step even) guidance from here?

Also, this is the Raspberry Pi 2… does it have different firmware than the Raspberry Pi?

[Floob]

Do a clean install of 2.6.0, put one SNES rom in
/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/snes/

You can confirm the files that are parsed to run this by reading the
/etc/emulationstation/es_systems.cfg

It will read first
/opt/retropie/configs/all/retroarch.cfg
This in turn will check this directory to manage your controller
/opt/retropie/emulators/retroarch/configs

Then anything specified in this file will override what has been read so far
/opt/retropie/configs/snes/retroarch.cfg

You shouldn’t need to run “sudo rpi-update”, just run
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade

Although to be honest that isnt needed really, the straight image should be fine.
I dont think running rpi-update should have damaged anything though.

[spy64]

so, just to clarify, you believe something in /opt/retropie/configs/snes/retroarch.cfg is where I will find my issues?

and my controller settings should be in /opt/retropie/configs/all/retroarch.cfg
not /opt/retropie/emulators/retroarch/configs/retroarch.cfg

correct?

[Floob]

I am saying that anything in here would override other settings – so its often best left blank for simplicity
/opt/retropie/configs/snes/retroarch.cfg

Ideally your controller settings should be in the auto controller detection file of:
/opt/retropie/emulators/retroarch/configs/{controllername}

The filename here will be more like “USBGamepad.cfg” it wont be retroarch.cfg

You can update your retroarch controller file by using the retropi-setup script and registering a retroarch controller.

[spy64]

ok, so all
/opt/retropie/configs/snes/retroarch.cfg
contained was

# All settings made here will override the global settings for the current emul$

video_shader = /opt/retropie/emulators/retroarch/shader/snes_phosphor.glslp
video_shader_enable = false
video_smooth = false

and all i found in
/opt/retropie/emulators/retroarch/configs/USB_Gamepad.cfg
was

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_menu_toggle_btn = "0"
input_load_state_btn = "4"
input_save_state_btn = "5"

which, aside from missing some buttons and having different hotkeys mapped doesnt seem to have anything in there that looks like the symptoms I’m expirencing.

None of the other config file names in this directory looked like it would be related to my controller.

where is the retropi-setup script located so I can give it a go?

Also, I thought my controller config and my hotkeys were supposed to be in
/opt/retropie/configs/all/retroarch.cfg
so if your saying I shouldnt have those settings there, then I should remove them from the file, yes?

[Floob]

The setup script is in
/home/pi/RetroPie-Setup/

This playlist will give you a good overview of how controller configs work

http://www.dailymotion.com/playlist/x3nvkw_smartretro_retropie-usb-controllers/1#video=x2hudlt

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