MazJohn [Mr Arcade] Posted July 23, 2017 Share Posted July 23, 2017 (edited) Hi all, been having this issue for over 1 year now. Mame isn't holding onto joystick port mappings on re-boot with Xbox one wireless controllers.... since v .170 all the way up to the current release of 0.187, I've tried everything imaginable without success.... Without a reliable Mame, my launch-box build is severely lacking. Windows 10 and the wireless adapter seem to randomly assign different joystick ports everytime the system is powered off and back on. Mame resets the port mappings back to default every single time my machine is turned off and back on. If the wireless controllers are not powered on, mame also wipes the controller mappings... wondering if I Am i the only one with these issues? im using xbox one wireless controllers with Launch-box connected to an HTPC over a 10 ft interface on the couch... wired controllers are not an option here. I cant seem to emulate the older mame32 stuff with mame .187 using retroarch cores otherwise i would dump mame completely. I Appreciate any help , feedback or thoughts ... also are there other types of wireless controllers that i could switch over to to prevent this? anyone have success ? apologies for the rant....lol Edited July 23, 2017 by mazjohn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lordmonkus Posted July 23, 2017 Share Posted July 23, 2017 Did you set your .cfg files in the \cfg\ folder to read only after setting them ? A few days ago someone was mentioning this problem and doing that fixed it for them. I personally have not run into this issue with my HTPC and wireless controller, but I also have never loaded Mame without the controller on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MazJohn [Mr Arcade] Posted July 23, 2017 Author Share Posted July 23, 2017 Thanks, so far That seems to be working. Whats odd, is that I've previously made the default config file read only without success.... however by making the whole folder read only seems to be blocking the configuration from being wiped. I had to go into advanced permissions and remove write access for all users for it to work. Oddly, using the same ports restricted to read only works regardless to what windows assigns! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MazJohn [Mr Arcade] Posted July 28, 2017 Author Share Posted July 28, 2017 (edited) Lordmonkus, regrettably I spoke too soon. same problem has returned as described in my original post. does anyone use mameUI.exe with launchbox that could provide any other suggestions? anyone else experience this and could share ideas? as stated above, Joystick mappings get deleted on wireless controllers upon relaunch or reboot. apparently the Mame application has major problems with joystick detection and settings retention. other emulators dont have this issue for me. Of course with my luck the most important emulator of them all is the one with the issues. thanks.... Edited July 28, 2017 by MazJohn [Mr Arcade] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lordmonkus Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 Have you tried the base command line version of Mame ? I used to use MameUI but have since switched to the command line version. It really takes me more time to setup, in fact it's quicker for me now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MazJohn [Mr Arcade] Posted July 31, 2017 Author Share Posted July 31, 2017 (edited) Q-Have you tried the base command line version of Mame ? Yes i've tried that as well- , command line has same issue for me. Behavior is the same. ... the default.cfg file in Mame keeps getting erased to defaults when the wireless controller port mappings change, or when the wireless controller or pc turns off. I assume I am in a small niche here using Xbox one wireless controllers combined with Mame and Launchbox???.... I've experienced this same behavior on 3 different PC's, and Mame seems to behave the same way for me on all 3 test boxes.... no joy here. Retroarch doesnt seem to be effected much by this as badly as Mame... Maybe its just me having an isolated issue. I personally think its just how window 10 is dynamically mapping wireless controllers and how Mame and launch-box picks them up. I tested this with the Xbox 360 adapter and 360 wireless controllers and had the same exact issue. Tomorrow I will purchase an Xbox one S wireless controller and test with that since it uses Bluetooth instead of these wireless adapters.... what i am trying to figure out is if wireless Bluetooth holds onto the same controller ports when it syncs each time in windows... maybe Bluetooth controllers do not experience this issue and it only occurs with the Microsoft Wireless adapters? any feedback appreciated if anyone else in this forum has experience with Bluetooth game-pads or if wired controllers work or not This all seems much time invested... lol Edited July 31, 2017 by MazJohn [Mr Arcade] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
damageinc86 Posted August 1, 2017 Share Posted August 1, 2017 I'd be interested to hear how the Bluetooth works. I'd imagine it will be the same. I don't understand how we are this advanced yet our OS can't allow us to do anything with controllers. Say, allowing users to tell windows that a certain controller will be turned on in port 2 and until further notice it is an Xbox one wireless controller so tell any program that wants to know that it's that type of controller so the program can apply the mapping set for it. How is his Type of control not a standard feature of an OS yet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MazJohn [Mr Arcade] Posted August 1, 2017 Author Share Posted August 1, 2017 (edited) Quote 'id be interested to hear how the Bluetooth works. I'd imagine it will be the same. update: Having the Same issue using the latest Xbox wireless Bluetooth controllers. I've even tried putting the configuration file into the "ctrlr" folder and pointing the mame.ini to use it.... it helps but doesn't eliminate the problem. Apparently there is a way with Mame to force (remap) joypad port mappings using the specific device id within a config file.... I haven't gotten it to work. anybody have a clue how to do this with xbox one wireless controllers? The reason to do this is so that mame uses the same gamepad port mappings each time mame launches I am not certain, since i am not a programmer by any means.....but Launchbox hand-off to mame *may* also be inconsistent when passing the joypad port information. I've opened a ticket with Jason to see if there is anything worth looking into regarding this and Mame integration with Launchbox. Here is some documentaion about this:http://docs.mamedev.org/advanced/devicemap.html and here is the config file I tried... i dropped it into the ctrlr folder and instructed the mame.ini folder to look there during launch..... no luck... do i need device ID's or just use x-input? Is there anything else noticeably wrong with the code? code: <mameconfig version="10"> <system name="default"> <mameconfig version=”10”> <system name=”default”> <input> <mapdevice device=”XInput Player 1” controller=”JOYCODE_1” /> <mapdevice device=”XInput Player 2” controller=”JOYCODE_2” /> </input> </system> </mameconfig> Edited August 1, 2017 by MazJohn [Mr Arcade] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thatman84 Posted August 1, 2017 Share Posted August 1, 2017 @MazJohn [Mr Arcade] Try this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ultrez Posted August 1, 2017 Share Posted August 1, 2017 Don't know if this is a solution that works with Bluetooth. But it works for all my wired controllers. http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=108767.0 https://controllerremapgui.codeplex.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MazJohn [Mr Arcade] Posted August 1, 2017 Author Share Posted August 1, 2017 (edited) Quote Don't know if this is a solution that works with Bluetooth. But it works for all my wired controllers. Utrez, thanks- the controllerremapgui utility looks like it might be of help. Thanks for sharing, Are there any specific Launchbox configuration settings that can be used to have the utility work together with Launchbox and Mame? Thatman, thanks for the video... i'll check that out as well Edited August 1, 2017 by MazJohn [Mr Arcade] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ultrez Posted August 3, 2017 Share Posted August 3, 2017 On 2.8.2017 at 1:36 AM, MazJohn [Mr Arcade] said: Are there any specific Launchbox configuration settings that can be used to have the utility work together with Launchbox and Mame? Well, I already used this before Launchbox with Hyperspin and did no special config for Launchbox. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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