Help setting up DragonRise N64 controller?

CheshAmoeba

I can’t seem to get my DragonRise usb n64 controller (called "DragonRise Inc. Generic USB Joystick " in the system) to button map properly - the controller config in ES doesn’t really work for an N64 button layout and whenever I edit mupen’s file it rewrites itself. I keep seeing that I need to mess with an autoconfig.ini file but that doesn't seem to do anything.

CheshAmoeba

I've created an AutoInputConfig.ini file under /userdata/system/configs/mupen64/InputAutoCfg.ini with no luck - it's not pulling it from there. I've also added n64.config=dummy to the batocera.cfg and batocera.conf and I'm still getting reset? What should I do? is there a different n64 controller that I should get that will work out of box instead?

dalas

Hello,
Try this...

https://batocera-linux.xorhub.com/forum/d/2847-configuration-manette-n64-usb-dragonrise-sur-batocera-5-23/4

CheshAmoeba

dalas I can’t read French :/

joinski

CheshAmoeba

use google translator

dalas

I specify that I made this method for raspberry pi 3 but it must work for the PC version (thank you for confirming it)

Go to batocera / system / configs / mupen64
Create in this directory, the file: input.xml

Copy / paste the following text:

Save and exit.

To be able to leave a game in progress, if you have a keyboard, it is the Esc key.
Otherwise, you can edit the mupen64plus.cfg file in the same directory as the input.xml file you just created.
Change the line with the following values:
Joy Mapping Stop = "J0B4 / B5"
Save.

When you are on a game, pressing L and R simultaneously will exit the game to return to the emulator's game list.

Thank you for telling me if this method works for you.
Good game.

Addendum: flaker38 specifies that you have to configure your joystick in emulstation in the following way.

"Configure the N64 controller in EmulationStation so that the joystick buttons correspond to the mapping of the input.xml file
When ES requests the "a" key, press the "C Button R" key on the N64 controller.
When ES requests the "b" key, press the "A Button" key on the N64 controller.
When ES requests the "x" key, press the "C Button D" key on the N64 controller.
And so on."

I add the following key:
When ES requests the "y" key, press the "B Button" key on the N64 controller.
There is no difficulty for the other keys.
As far as I'm concerned, I do not know if this step is mandatory because I already made this mapping for my controller.

CheshAmoeba

dalas
Thanks! This has made a lot more progress than anything else I've tried!

One problem though: it doesn't seem to recognize the analog stick correctly - it keeps thinking left analog tilt is c

dalas

CheshAmoeba
Have you remap your controller under Emulstation?

When ES requests the "pad up" key, press the "DPadUp" key on the N64 controller.
When ES requests the "pad down" key, press the "DPadDown" key on the N64 controller.
When ES requests the "pad right" key, press the "DPadRight" key on the N64 controller.
When ES requests the "pad left" key, press the "DPadLeft" key on the N64 controller.

When ES requests the "joystick1up" key, press the "joystick 1 up" key on the N64 controller.
When ES requests the "joystick1left" key, press the "joystick1left" key on the N64 controller.

When ES requests the "joystick2up" key, press the "C Button Up" key on the N64 controller.
When ES requests the "joystick2left" key, press the "C Button Left" key on the N64 controller.

When ES requests the "a" key, press the "C Button R" key on the N64 controller.
When ES requests the "b" key, press the "A Button" key on the N64 controller.
When ES requests the "x" key, press the "C Button D" key on the N64 controller.
When ES requests the "y" key, press the "B Button" key on the N64 controller.

When ES requests the "start" key, press the "start Button" key on the N64 controller.
When ES requests the "Left trig" key, press the "L Trig" key on the N64 controller.
When ES requests the "Right trig" key, press the "R trig" key on the N64 controller.
When ES requests the "L2" key, press the "Z trig" key on the N64 controller.

In your mupen64plus.cfg, have you this configuration for the pad?
[Input-SDL-Control1]

version = 2
mode = 0
device = 0
name = "DragonRise Inc. Generic USB Joystick"
plugged = True
plugin = 2
mouse = False
MouseSensitivity = "2.00,2.00"
AnalogDeadzone = "4096,4096"
AnalogPeak = "32768,32768"
DPad R = "hat(0 Right)"
DPad L = "hat(0 Left)"
DPad D = "hat(0 Down)"
DPad U = "hat(0 Up)"
Start = "button(9)"
Z Trig = "button(7)"
B Button = "button(8)"
A Button = "button(6)"
C Button R = "button(1)"
C Button L = "button(3)"
C Button D = "button(2)"
C Button U = "button(0)"
R Trig = "button(5)"
L Trig = "button(4)"
Mempak switch = ""
Rumblepak switch = ""
X Axis = "axis(0-,0+)"
Y Axis = "axis(1-,1+)"
Rumblepak = ""

CheshAmoeba

dalas yeah I did all that. I think my controller is perhaps a little glitchy - I tried configuring it in just m64p (Not in batocera) and it would randomly seem to just hold certain button presses - I’m gonna return it and try again with a better controller from a different brand. Thanks for the help though.