Ipac Or Keyboard Wont Configure

[smokinph03nix]

Hey Guys

Im hoping someone can help as ive pulled all my hair out already

I have Recalbox running on a PC inside a newly built cabinet. When I plug in my PS5 controller it all works fine. When I go in to configure a new controller and it tells you to press and hold a button/key nothing happens. I thought it might be an IPAC issue but if I boot another front end all works fine.

So I thought I would plug in a USB keyboard and map keys that way, not even the keyboard will let me configure it.

I can scroll up and down with my arcade stick, I can even launch a game but only using button 1 and 2 of player 2. Its very odd.

I have flashed a clean Recalbox but get the same results.

Any advice would be really appreciated. Is there a config file anywhere I can map the keys manually ??

[smokinph03nix]

I have just booted my laptop with an external hard drive flashed with Recalbox, why wont it let me map the keyboard of my laptop ??

[Zing]

@smokinph03nix Keyboard is not allowed to customize to avoid problems with other emulators shortcuts and default settings.

If you are trying with 2 different joystick types there is probably some kind of driver conflict, if you use 2 joysticks of the same type this shouldn't happen.

If you want to take a look at other threads with a similar problem, see these for example:

• https://forum.recalbox.com/topic/23788/déterrage-association-d-une-8bitdo-nes30-pro-en-bluetooth
• https://forum.recalbox.com/topic/24956/impossible-d-appairer-manette-8bitdo-pro-2

If you want to test harder, you can test it with the sdl2-jstest command:

• https://recalbox.gitbook.io/documentation/tutorials/controllers/configuration-test/test-your-joystick-with-sdl2-jstest

If there is a problem with the Emulationstation, you can edit the es_input.cfg file, see:

• https://forum.recalbox.com/topic/24237/ps3-controller-muting-kodi/16
• https://forum.recalbox.com/topic/24422/no-sound-on-splash-screen-and-gpio-doubt/8

But, you can try creating a custom configuration file:

• https://recalbox.gitbook.io/documentation/tutorials/controllers/configuring-custom-buttons/how-to-customize-controller-mapping
• https://recalbox.gitbook.io/documentation/tutorials/controllers/configuring-custom-buttons/create-a-custom-configuration-by-emulator

Or, what I think is easier, create a configuration overload file:

• https://recalbox.gitbook.io/documentation/advanced-user/configuration/configuration-overload
• https://recalbox.gitbook.io/documentation/advanced-user/configuration/configuration-overload/retroarch-overloads

About IPAC, see if there is any other topic about your model:
https://forum.recalbox.com/search?term=ipac&in=titlesposts&matchWords=all&sortBy=topic.lastposttime&sortDirection=desc&showAs=posts

[smokinph03nix]

@zing many thanks for such a detailed response. For now I have put the IPAC in to dual controller mode and everything seems to be working fine. I will work my way through those links to find a more permanent solution.

Thank you.