x-arcade not working on debian

Hello,
FS-UAE is working great on my debian jessie, except for the fact that it doesn't recognize my x-arcade...
I've read the documentation but still can't resolve, since I have the xarcade.ini in /usr/share/fs-uae/input/common/ but haven't any configuration file in ~/Documents/FS-UAE/Configurations/ !! I've also tried to configure the custom joystick port but with no success.

Any idea? Thanks in advance

[FrodeSolheim]

Hi, is this an X-Arcade controller hooking into the PS/2 keyboard port?

No, it's connected via usb. The keyboard is usb too; I tried both with the keyboard plugged and not. X-Arcade is the mono version. The odd stuff is I can't find any configuration file!

[FrodeSolheim]

Well, my point was that X-Arcade is basically a keyboard, not a joystick/gamepad (if it also applies to your X-Arcade version), which is why FS-UAE does not recognize it as a joystick/gamepad. FS-UAE only sees "one keyboard" which includes keypresses from all physical keyboards.

It is correct that there are some xarcade.ini files in the input directory. These are from the original game center project, and is basically just different keyboard mappings. In that project, you had to specifically tell the system that an Arcade controller was connected as it couldn't be autodetected (the controller piggybacked on the PS/2 keyboard connector).

This could in theory be done for FS-UAE as well, but unless FS-UAE supports mapping based on originating keyboard, you'd still get the problem that the keys "used" by X-Arcade cannot also be used to emulate the Amiga keyboard keys.

But the simple solution for now is to just edit keyboard.ini (instead of xarcade.ini) and setup your mapping there.

Well, it works! Actually I just created a blank /usr/share/fs-uae/input/common/keyboard.ini and then the Launcher showed me this both in Custom Configuration and Advanced Settings:

joystick_port_4 =
keyboard_key_kp5 = action_joy_1_down
keyboard_key_kp4 = action_joy_1_left
keyboard_key_kp6 = action_joy_1_right
keyboard_key_kp8 = action_joy_1_up
keyboard_key_lctrl = action_joy_1_fire_button


I just corrected keyboard_key_kp5 with keyboard_key_kp2 (it's the default command for "down" in the X-Arcade). Now I got two problems:

1. When I launch a game and press F12, keyboard works no more for the configuration manager, so I have to reboot each time to come out from a game.

2. I can't get X-Arcade working on diagonals. I tried several settings but I really don't know the correct syntax. I.e. I tried this (that resembles MAME):
keyboard_key_kp1 = action_joy_1_left action_joy_1_down
keyboard_key_kp2 = action_joy_1_down
keyboard_key_kp3 = action_joy_1_right action_joy_1_down
keyboard_key_kp4 = action_joy_1_left
keyboard_key_kp6 = action_joy_1_right
keyboard_key_kp7 = action_joy_1_left action_joy_1_up
keyboard_key_kp8 = action_joy_1_up
keyboard_key_kp9 = action_joy_1_right action_joy_1_up
keyboard_key_lctrl = action_joy_1_fire_button


No help came from here http://fs-uae.net/input-mapping

[FrodeSolheim]

Originally Posted by swann

Well, it works! Actually I just created a blank /usr/share/fs-uae/input/common/keyboard.ini

Don't do that (see below).

Originally Posted by swann

and then the Launcher showed me this both in Custom Configuration and Advanced Settings [...]
keyboard_key_kp5 = action_joy_1_down
keyboard_key_kp4 = action_joy_1_left
keyboard_key_kp6 = action_joy_1_right
keyboard_key_kp8 = action_joy_1_up
keyboard_key_lctrl = action_joy_1_fire_button

You must have added this yourself at one point

Originally Posted by swann

1. When I launch a game and press F12, keyboard works no more for the configuration manager, so I have to reboot each time to come out from a game.

That's because you erased keyboard.ini which contains the required [menu] section...

Originally Posted by swann

2. I can't get X-Arcade working on diagonals. I tried several settings but I really don't know the correct syntax. I.e. [...] No help came from here http://fs-uae.net/input-mapping

That page links to http://fs-uae.net/input-actions, which lists (among other things):

action_joy_1_left_up
action_joy_1_left_down
action_joy_1_right_up
action_joy_1_right_down

Input mapping like this works (though it is a bit inflexible in that the mapping is active no matter what device and port modes are set) I might add a nicer way to add named/custom key sets later.

PERFECT!!
This works for X-Arcade in Advanced Settings:

keyboard_key_kp2 = action_joy_1_down
keyboard_key_kp4 = action_joy_1_left
keyboard_key_kp4 keyboard_key_kp2 = action_joy_1_left_down
keyboard_key_kp4 keyboard_key_kp8 = action_joy_1_left_up
keyboard_key_kp6 = action_joy_1_right
keyboard_key_kp6 keyboard_key_kp2 = action_joy_1_right_down
keyboard_key_kp6 keyboard_key_kp8 = action_joy_1_right_up
keyboard_key_kp8 = action_joy_1_up
keyboard_key_lctrl = action_joy_1_fire_button

Thank you very much for your excellent work to bring us back our Amiga games and for your kindness now let's play!

[FrodeSolheim]

Originally Posted by swann

keyboard_key_kp4 keyboard_key_kp2 = action_joy_1_left_down
keyboard_key_kp4 keyboard_key_kp8 = action_joy_1_left_up
keyboard_key_kp6 keyboard_key_kp2 = action_joy_1_right_down
keyboard_key_kp6 keyboard_key_kp8 = action_joy_1_right_up

You can safely delete these lines, as they don't do anything (you cannot have multiple input event names left of =). Enjoy