Ipac2 issues with configuration

[Hairybiker]

Hi all, 

 

First post, need some advice on configuring ipac2 for use on a home arcade machine using mame. 

First issue I encounter is when playing Street Fighter 2. The button which should pull of the Hard Kick move, takes me into a in game menu. It does say configure controls but there is no way to change it without it reverting back to getting back into the menu.

I'm a complete novice at this, very limited knowledge so would appreciate anyone with an easy to follow guide on what I should be doing.

Would also appreciate any help on setting up player two also on the ipac2.

 

TIA 

 

[JoeViking245]

Sounds like in MAME, you have have Player-1 Button-6 assigned to {Tab} instead of "X".

Start mame64.exe (without a game), on the main screen go into Configure Options, the General Inputs, then Player 1 Controls.  Scroll down to "P1 Button 6", hit {Enter} and then press your Player-1 Button-6 (or whatever was supposed to be your Hard Kick).  The press {Escape} twice and double click on Save Configuration.

If the Player-1 Button-6 was already set to "X" (or the same letter that appears when you press your B-6) then go to the 'cfg' folder under MAME  (i.e. D:\Emulators\Mame\cfg) and delete the configuration file that has the same name as your rom file.  (if the game is "sfa2.zip" then delete the "sfa2.cfg" file)

[Hairybiker]

6 hours ago, JoeViking245 said:

Sounds like in MAME, you have have Player-1 Button-6 assigned to {Tab} instead of "X".

Start mame64.exe (without a game), on the main screen go into Configure Options, the General Inputs, then Player 1 Controls.  Scroll down to "P1 Button 6", hit {Enter} and then press your Player-1 Button-6 (or whatever was supposed to be your Hard Kick).  The press {Escape} twice and double click on Save Configuration.

If the Player-1 Button-6 was already set to "X" (or the same letter that appears when you press your B-6) then go to the 'cfg' folder under MAME  (i.e. D:\Emulators\Mame\cfg) and delete the configuration file that has the same name as your rom file.  (if the game is "sfa2.zip" then delete the "sfa2.cfg" file)

Hey dude, tried out what you suggested, button six is X but I'm working on pi4/retropie so the command doesn't seem to want to work. I just can't figure out also how I load on player 2 either. This is driving me crazy

[JoeViking245]

So going through MAME's config, and pressing your button-6 to assign it to button 6 showed to be the letter "X".  This is a good start because that's the 'answer' I got.

I really don't know anything about RetroPi.  Otherwise I'd say open something like Notepad, start pressing controller buttons and see what it outputs.

For my I-Pac, the Player 1 buttons (1 - 6) are  Ctrl, Alt, Space, Shift, Z, X.  That said, I guess you wouldn't see too much output in Notepad. lol   Though you should see something for all 6 on the Player 2 buttons.  Mine are set to A, S, Q, W, I, K.  And I think those are stock I-Pac settings and by default correspond with MAME.  (My Player 2 joy is set to Up=R, Down=F, Left-D, Right=G)

Go back to the configure options mentioned above and [at least start to] assign all your buttons 1-6 to MAME's buttons 1-6.  If you're finding they were already set to what your button input is telling it (as in it didn't change), that wasn't the problem.

Do the same for Player 2 Controls.

If all's good so far, load your sf2 game.  Now press your player 1, button 6.  Nothing should happen.  If you [still] get MAME's in game Config Menu, press Enter for "Input (general)".  Press Enter again for "User Interface", then on the 3rd line down where it says "Config Menu", see if it says "Kbd X".  If it does, that's where your problem is.

[Hairybiker]

1 hour ago, JoeViking245 said:

So going through MAME's config, and pressing your button-6 to assign it to button 6 showed to be the letter "X".  This is a good start because that's the 'answer' I got.

I really don't know anything about RetroPi.  Otherwise I'd say open something like Notepad, start pressing controller buttons and see what it outputs.

For my I-Pac, the Player 1 buttons (1 - 6) are  Ctrl, Alt, Space, Shift, Z, X.  That said, I guess you wouldn't see too much output in Notepad. lol   Though you should see something for all 6 on the Player 2 buttons.  Mine are set to A, S, Q, W, I, K.  And I think those are stock I-Pac settings and by default correspond with MAME.  (My Player 2 joy is set to Up=R, Down=F, Left-D, Right=G)

Go back to the configure options mentioned above and [at least start to] assign all your buttons 1-6 to MAME's buttons 1-6.  If you're finding they were already set to what your button input is telling it (as in it didn't change), that wasn't the problem.

Do the same for Player 2 Controls.

If all's good so far, load your sf2 game.  Now press your player 1, button 6.  Nothing should happen.  If you [still] get MAME's in game Config Menu, press Enter for "Input (general)".  Press Enter again for "User Interface", then on the 3rd line down where it says "Config Menu", see if it says "Kbd X".  If it does, that's where your problem is.

8 hours ago, JoeViking245 said:

Sounds like in MAME, you have have Player-1 Button-6 assigned to {Tab} instead of "X".

Start mame64.exe (without a game), on the main screen go into Configure Options, the General Inputs, then Player 1 Controls.  Scroll down to "P1 Button 6", hit {Enter} and then press your Player-1 Button-6 (or whatever was supposed to be your Hard Kick).  The press {Escape} twice and double click on Save Configuration.

If the Player-1 Button-6 was already set to "X" (or the same letter that appears when you press your B-6) then go to the 'cfg' folder under MAME  (i.e. D:\Emulators\Mame\cfg) and delete the configuration file that has the same name as your rom file.  (if the game is "sfa2.zip" then delete the "sfa2.cfg" fil

I'll check that out tomorrow, I'm hoping that will cure player ones issue with the in game menu.

 

Any suggestions on getting player 2 to work? You may have to treat me.like someone who has just opened this of for the very first time. I've just sold a one player arcade machine as I was convinced I could sort this no issues, but I'm having major regrets at this time......

[Hairybiker]

11 hours ago, JoeViking245 said:

So going through MAME's config, and pressing your button-6 to assign it to button 6 showed to be the letter "X".  This is a good start because that's the 'answer' I got.

I really don't know anything about RetroPi.  Otherwise I'd say open something like Notepad, start pressing controller buttons and see what it outputs.

For my I-Pac, the Player 1 buttons (1 - 6) are  Ctrl, Alt, Space, Shift, Z, X.  That said, I guess you wouldn't see too much output in Notepad. lol   Though you should see something for all 6 on the Player 2 buttons.  Mine are set to A, S, Q, W, I, K.  And I think those are stock I-Pac settings and by default correspond with MAME.  (My Player 2 joy is set to Up=R, Down=F, Left-D, Right=G)

Go back to the configure options mentioned above and [at least start to] assign all your buttons 1-6 to MAME's buttons 1-6.  If you're finding they were already set to what your button input is telling it (as in it didn't change), that wasn't the problem.

Do the same for Player 2 Controls.

If all's good so far, load your sf2 game.  Now press your player 1, button 6.  Nothing should happen.  If you [still] get MAME's in game Config Menu, press Enter for "Input (general)".  Press Enter again for "User Interface", then on the 3rd line down where it says "Config Menu", see if it says "Kbd X".  If it does, that's where your problem is.

18 hours ago, JoeViking245 said:

Sounds like in MAME, you have have Player-1 Button-6 assigned to {Tab} instead of "X".

Start mame64.exe (without a game), on the main screen go into Configure Options, the General Inputs, then Player 1 Controls.  Scroll down to "P1 Button 6", hit {Enter} and then press your Player-1 Button-6 (or whatever was supposed to be your Hard Kick).  The press {Escape} twice and double click on Save Configuration.

If the Player-1 Button-6 was already set to "X" (or the same letter that appears when you press your B-6) then go to the 'cfg' folder under MAME  (i.e. D:\Emulators\Mame\cfg) and delete the configuration file that has the same name as your rom file.  (if the game is "sfa2.zip" then delete the "sfa2.cfg" fil

 

Ok so now things have gotten a little strange. I've worked the configuration so that I can now play arcade games with no hassle for TWO player.

 

But......anything other than arcade such as a mega drive game I cannot get any two player to work what so ever!

[Headrush69]

1 hour ago, Hairybiker said:

But......anything other than arcade such as a mega drive game I cannot get any two player to work what so ever!

Are trying to use MAME as well or a different emulators like Retroarch?

[Hairybiker]

1 hour ago, Headrush69 said:

Are trying to use MAME as well or a different emulators like Retroarch?

14 hours ago, JoeViking245 said:

So going through MAME's config, and pressing your to assign it to button 6 showed to be the letter "X".  This is a good start because that's the 'answer' I got.

I really don't know anything about RetroPi.  Otherwise I'd say open something like Notepad, start pressing controller buttons and see what it outputs.

For my I-Pac, the Player 1 buttons (1 - 6) are  Ctrl, Alt, Space, Shift, Z, X.  That said, I guess you wouldn't see too much output in Notepad. lol   Though you should see something for all 6 on the Player 2 buttons.  Mine are set to A, S, Q, W, I, K.  And I think those are stock I-Pac settings and by default correspond with MAME.  (My Player 2 joy is set to Up=R, Down=F, Left-D, Right=G)

Go back to the configure options mentioned above and [at least start to] assign all your buttons 1-6 to MAME's buttons 1-6.  If you're finding they were already set to what your button input is telling it (as in it didn't change), that wasn't the problem.

Do the same for Player 2 Controls.

If all's good so far, load your sf2 game.  Now press your player 1, button 6.  Nothing should happen.  If you [still] get MAME's in game Config Menu, press Enter for "Input (general)".  Press Enter again for "User Interface", then on the 3rd line down where it says "Config Menu", see if it says "Kbd X".  If it does, that's where your problem is.

21 hours ago, JoeViking245 said:

Sounds like in MAME, you have have Player-1 Button-6 assigned to {Tab} instead of "X".

Start mame64.exe (without a game), on the main screen go into Configure Options, the General Inputs, then Player 1 Controls.  Scroll down to "P1 Button 6", hit {Enter} and then press your Player-1 Button-6 (or whatever was supposed to be your Hard Kick).  The press {Escape} twice and double click on Save Configuration.

If the Player-1 Button-6 was already set to "X" (or the same letter that appears when you press your B-6) then go to the 'cfg' folder under MAME  (i.e. D:\Emulators\Mame\cfg) and delete the configuration file that has the same name as your rom file.  (if the game is "sfa2.zip" then delete the "sfa2.cfg" fil

 

I'm using an image called wolfanoz which has I believe different emulations and uses retro arch. I'm not up to speed on the terminology sorry.

[Headrush69]

2 minutes ago, Hairybiker said:

 

I'm using an image called wolfanoz which has I believe different emulations and uses retro arch. I'm not up to speed on the terminology sorry.

So you’re using a pre-installed image on retro pie. This really isn’t the forums for supporting retro pie, and pre-installed images, but it sounds like you didn’t set up the second controller yet. If I remember correctly, the initial installation on retro pie only does the first player. Check on the retropie forums and you’ll find out how to set up the second one. After that retroarch, should be configured automatically.

[neil9000]

2 minutes ago, Hairybiker said:

I'm using an image called wolfanoz which has I believe different emulations and uses retro arch. I'm not up to speed on the terminology sorry.

We do not support pre-built builds here on the official forums. We have no idea how the creator built the image so cannot provide support for them, as seems to be the issue here, a pre-built with problems.