[Xenotome]

Nevermind, had to use sudo apt-get update first before installing LXDE.

[Xenotome]

Sorry for digging up this old topic.

I’ve followed the video, but when I use startx either via command line or the .sh script in Emulationstation this is what I get:

[attachment file=”startx.jpg”]

Any idea what causes this?

[Xenotome]

In Emulationstation it is possible to pull information about your roms from a database, i.e. Developer, number of players, boxart etc. The gamelist.xml is the file that stores this information about your games.

P.S.: You can also just jump to a specific letter in Emulationstation by pressing select.

[Xenotome]

Just a quick update: It really was just a coincidence. After reattaching all wires inside the X-Arcade, it works like a charm again. Sorry for wasting your time!

[Xenotome]

Hey and thanks for your videos, I’ve watched some of them when I first got my Raspberry Pi and they helped a lot to get started!
Setting things per game will come handy, but I’m not sure it will actually help here.

In retrospect I think I should have provided more detail in the initial post to what my problem actually is *doh*

So here is what I’ve got:

• Controllers with a PSX/SNES button layout (i.e. Dualshock 3, Xbox360 gamepad) – Those work well with all Emulators and games
• HORI Real Arcade Pro 3 – Works well for fighting games, but needs settings per game (4- or 6-button layout)
• X-Arcade – for most other arcade games, needs settings per game (4- or 6-button layout)

What I just realized writing this is the real problem is making those game dependent settings without breaking controls with the other controllers.
For example: I’ve got the HORI Real Arcade and a Dualshock 3 connected and want to play a game of Street Fighter (a 6-button game) with someone. This could be configured just fine:
The DS3 would use its face and shoulder buttons as always, and the HORI would use two rows of three.

But if we’d switch to Art of Fighting 3 (a 4-button game) controls on the HORI would be messed up.
Button 4 wouldn’t be the fourth button in the top row, it would be the first in the bottom row.

On the other hand, if I’d edit the game specific .cfg to fix the HORI, it would mix up the buttons on the DS3.

So if I’m not mistaken, I’d need settings per game and per controller.

To complicate things even more:
[attachment file=”layoutx.jpg”]

P.S.: Maybe getting a second HORI would be the better option ;)

[Xenotome]

That wouldn’t make a difference as I’d still need two layouts for the same emulator (in this case lr-fba), unless I’m missing something (which is quite possible).

[Xenotome]

I tested again with Xarcade2Jstick disabled, but to no avail. Going to test it on another system to rule out hardware problems with the X-Arcade itself.

I’m not using it all that much, maybe it was just a coincidence it stopped working after the update.

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