Can't play with original N64 Controllers

vitoraugustodesm

Hello! I am facing a problem I can't figure out.

I have original N64 controles, and usb adapters (Mayflash adapters).

Whenever I configure them from the configuration menu, I can't start any game anymore, or even KODI. Its very weird. There is nothing I can do later to be able to run the roms again but to flash the image to the SD another time.

I really would like to solve this problem and be able to use them to play N64.

nadenislamarre

first, try to find if there work correctly on the linux stack using this link
https://batocera-linux.xorhub.com/wiki/doku.php?id=en:diagnose_joysticks_issues

vitoraugustodesm

nadenislamarre , thanks for helping me!

I've tested it and they do work correctly. The only strange thing is that the system identifies 2 joysticks with the same name, and I have only one coneccted.

Also, I've mapped my joystick as follows:

[USB GamePad USB GamePad]
plugged = True
plugin = 2
mouse = False
AnalogDeadzone = 4096,4096
AnalogPeak = 32768,32768
DPad R = hat(13 Right)
DPad L = hat(15 Left)
DPad D = hat(14 Down)
DPad U = hat(12 Up)
Start = button(8)
Z Trig = button(9)
B Button = button(2)
A Button = button(1)
C Button R = axis(3+)
C Button L = axis(3-)
C Button D = axis(2+)
C Button U = axis(2-)
R Trig = button(7)
L Trig = button(6)
Mempak switch =
Rumblepak switch =
X Axis = axis(0-,0+)
Y Axis = axis(1-,1+)

I am able to add this joystick to the list using the nano /usr/share/mupen64plus/InputAutoCfg.ini command, save and overwrite the file, but whenever I restart the Batocera, the file is back to it's original text. Also, after adding the joystick to the InputAutoCfg.ini, I cannot find the controller when I go to the joystick configuration on the emulator, which means the edditing of InputAutoCfg.ini is not working. Thus I would need to configure it through the emulator and then i would be able to start a game anymore.

Any suggestions?

vitoraugustodesm

Update:
I've managed to make it work. I didn't have a InputAutoCfg.ini file on my system\configs\mupen64 where I could edit it using Notepad++, could only read/write on it through the SSH, and after editing it, the file would reset to its original text every time I would start my batocera.

So I created a InputAutoCfg.ini file on the system\configs\mupen64 directory , pasted the code of the original file (to inclutde all the data of the other joystick) and added the configs of my joystick. Saved and now its working on the emulator.

I just noticed the standard "AnalogDeadzone = 4096,4096" and "AnalogPeak = 32768,32768" does not fit the original N64 joysticks, so I would need to map again this part to be able to play without problems. On my test, I needed to increse the "sensitivity" of the analogs since it was very hard to change the direction of a kart on the Mario Kart for example.

nadenislamarre

@vitoraugustodesm config files are in /recalbox/share/system/config/mupen64
if you want to modify the system, you need to use : https://batocera-linux.xorhub.com/wiki/doku.php?id=en:modify_the_system_while_it_s_running

vitoraugustodesm

nadenislamarre But when I entered this path there was no InputAutoCfg.ini file, I had to place one there. Do ou know why?

Dswid95

Love to bump this and see what the deal is!

I do not have the InputAutoCfg.ini file in my directory either, and adding it did not make any difference. Is there any way i can stop the system from overwriting my mupen64plus input config file, please?