Use a controller to navigate Kodi?

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02/09/2015 at 22:08 #86863

moothead2
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Hello,

I installed Kodi through retropie_setup.sh and I was wondering how to set it up to use a controller. I’ve had a quick look but I can’t seem to find any config file.

Thanks in advance.

02/25/2015 at 07:44 #89009

ovitz
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Me too! Help?

03/01/2015 at 22:07 #89747

fistwielder
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I’ve been trying to figure this out as well.

03/01/2015 at 22:59 #89753

caseyjames
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hey guys does anyone know how to pull a terminal up wile kodi is running?If so I can fix the controller issue.

03/14/2015 at 01:24 #91251

kurtbliss
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SSH from another computer.

03/14/2015 at 05:41 #91263

davejaca
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Try following this, let me know if it works for you:

04/03/2015 at 14:52 #93623

pattaboy
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[quote=91263]Try following this, let me know if it works for you:

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does not work with dualshock 3 controller

04/03/2015 at 19:19 #93648

fistwielder
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Is there a way to navigate Kodi with USB controlers other than XBox 360 controllers?

04/03/2015 at 21:46 #93673

pattaboy
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[quote=93648]Is there a way to navigate Kodi with USB controlers other than XBox 360 controllers?[/quote]

normally you just edit the keymap.xml and activate the gamepad support in the settings but for some reason the whole setting isn’t there so we can’t map it.

05/04/2015 at 02:50 #96893

seebach
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Hey guys, i was able to get my cheap-o usb gamepad working to control kodi. I wrote a short post on the info i found and my config file here. The key thing was that the xboxdrv can both emulate a 360 gamepad with a random input source AND emulate a keyboard using the emulated 360 gamepad at the same time.

05/05/2015 at 18:21 #96960

sdbrook
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Seebach,
I would really like to control Kodi with my USB SNES controller. I read your blog post you linked but am unclear. I installed Kodi from the experimental section of the Retropie setup script. What are the steps needed to get my USB SNES controller working in Kodi?

07/08/2015 at 21:31 #101653

jojco
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Hi
No update on this? i’m trying to get my ps3 controller to work with kodi. I’ve followed the tutorial above but its for xbox controllers…

I’ve been doing the keymaping, making sure the name of the joystick was the one in “cat /proc/bus/input/devices”

but same as you guys, the option “Enable joystick and gamepad support” is not available in the input devices menu…
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