Initial controller setup

[Nicklanier]

This is incredibly frustrating.

I try to set up my controllers and it asks me to configure buttons that do not exist. I tried every single controller that came with my machine. It refuses to let me bypass anything.

I really wish there was a customer service number so someone could walk me through this. I’m losing my mind. I have the raspberry pi 3 b+. I have NES, Super Nintendo, N64, PlayStation, and Sega genesis. Not one of them is allowing set up.

Please Help. Me.

[bomblord]

I assume you're using retropie, if you are then it's asking you what button you would like to be a stand in for that specific button (example A I could map to Z on my keyboard by hitting Z). It recognizes pretty much any input you just need to press it.

[Technocolour]

Welcome to the forum! But for the next time, please:

- Write a complete desription of your problem. Nowhere do you mention what you are using, what hardware it's on, the OS and so on? Are you running Retropie?

- Use a search engine first, this was the first result that came up for literally Googling your thread title + retropie (as I'm assuming that this is what you are running): https://github.com/RetroPie/RetroPie-Se ... figuration

- Use the correct community. This is a kind community for sure, but why aren't you asking the (presumably) Retropie community for said questions? When they would be the experts on helping you, and be better recipients of design weaknesses of the UI (since the devs might look there)? https://retropie.org.uk/forum/

[Nicklanier]

Thanks for the responses. I’m new to all of this and not a tech guy so it’s all very frustrating.

I have the raspberry pi 3 b+. Yes using RetroPie. I have watched every freaking YouTube video and read all the instructions online from raspberry pi, and other google instructions.

I really wish this wasn’t such a cluster .

I’m going to try using the keyboard as well, and follow the links you provided me.

I’ll respond with my results.

As far as the correct forum, again, I’m new to all of this.

[Nicklanier]

@bomblord. Keyboard didn’t work but thank you for the idea.

@tech I already followed that github link and it was also useless.

I’ll follow your advice as far as using the RetroPie community.

Thanks for your help!

[Nicklanier]

Looking again for anyone that can help.

Basically my RetroPie is asking me to assign buttons to my WIRED controller that do not exist. It does not allow me to skip the steps. I’m well out of my depth here.

[mahjongg]

Thats normal behavior, just press a previously assigned key to skip unassignable options.
this youtube movie describes the process: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ReANa9bq3cE

[Nicklanier]

As I stated before, I already tried that.

The video you sent was helpful. It’s the only one I have seen where it says to press and hold TWO buttons. That finally worked.

Thank you!

[mahjongg]

The video you sent was helpful. It’s the only one I have seen where it says to press and hold TWO buttons. That finally worked.

Never needed to do that (press two buttons at the same time) and such a thing would be hard to do when using a keyboard as the controller, but even with my 8bitDO gamepad I just used a previously defined key (such as the A-key) when the program asked for a button my controller didn't have.

But as you have it working, it doesn't matter anymore.