[tomtuttle]

Thank you – sincerely and warmly – for your generous attempts to assist. I will give it another go thanks to your guidance.

[tomtuttle]

Any update on this? I’ve been fiddling with the same issue for many hours, now. I just can’t seem to get Emulation Station to recognize the joysticks.

[tomtuttle]

I’m trying to get an old, PS2-era X-Arcade unit running, and have posted in another thread.

It *seems* to be recognized at the OS level, but I can’t seem to get things working within Emulation Station.

When I try to configure from the main Emulation Station menu, the program basically doesn’t recognize any of the actions that can be taken on the X-Arcade. I can get to the Configure Input by using the attached PS2 keyboard (through the XArcade) or through a USB keyboard attached directly to the Pi.

When I hold down a key on the X-Arcade, it recognizes it as “Keyboard”. But it does NOT recognize an “Up” motion on either joystick.

IS there manual mapping that can/should be done through one of the cfg files? What am I missing?

Many thanks.

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[tomtuttle]

Sorry for duplicate post. Newly using Windows 10 and Edge browser and received multiple error messages.

[tomtuttle]

I would love to have some more information on this. I am a novice relative to retropie, the pi and Linux in general, so I am grateful for your patience and grace.

I have the same, PS2, nontrackball X-Arcade box and the OP.

I’m concerned that the wiring may NOT allow proper configuration. I’m attaching a picture showing a PS2 keyboard plugged into the X-Arcade, the X-Arcade plugged into an X-Arcade Adapter via serial cable, and the X-Arcade Adapter plugged into the pi via USB.

I’ve tried to configure from the main emulation station window with:

– X-Arcade only
– X-Arcade plugged in via USB and another keyboard plugged in via USB
– The configuration shown (X-Arcade plugged in via usb and a PS2 keyboard plugged in to the X-Arcade)

In each case, the Emulation Station recognizes “Keyboard” but does NOT “see” simple things like pushing either joystick UP.

Before I spend more time on configuration, is there anyone who can either validate or refute the possibility of this scenario?

I’m not opposed to buying the $35 USB controller, but would like to hack together the available bits if possible.

Many thanks to all of you for so generously sharing your experience and knowledge.

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