{"action":"created","issue":{"url":"https://api.github.com/repos/RetroPie/RetroPie-Setup/issues/1155","labels_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/RetroPie/RetroPie-Setup/issues/1155/labels{/name}","comments_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/RetroPie/RetroPie-Setup/issues/1155/comments","events_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/RetroPie/RetroPie-Setup/issues/1155/events","html_url":"https://github.com/RetroPie/RetroPie-Setup/issues/1155","id":123971495,"number":1155,"title":"Controller configuration fails","user":{"login":"nschloe","id":181628,"avatar_url":"https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/181628?v=3","gravatar_id":"","url":"https://api.github.com/users/nschloe","html_url":"https://github.com/nschloe","followers_url":"https://api.github.com/users/nschloe/followers","following_url":"https://api.github.com/users/nschloe/following{/other_user}","gists_url":"https://api.github.com/users/nschloe/gists{/gist_id}","starred_url":"https://api.github.com/users/nschloe/starred{/owner}{/repo}","subscriptions_url":"https://api.github.com/users/nschloe/subscriptions","organizations_url":"https://api.github.com/users/nschloe/orgs","repos_url":"https://api.github.com/users/nschloe/repos","events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/nschloe/events{/privacy}","received_events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/nschloe/received_events","type":"User","site_admin":false},"labels":[],"state":"open","locked":false,"assignee":null,"milestone":null,"comments":17,"created_at":"2015-12-27T10:20:10Z","updated_at":"2015-12-27T17:10:18Z","closed_at":null,"body":"As of recently, [people are having problems getting their controllers configured](http://blog.petrockblock.com/forums/topic/controller-is-always-not-configured/). The controller works nicely in EmulationStation, but when starting any game, a yellow\r\n```\r\ncontroler xyz not configured\r\n```\r\nwill appear on the screen and controls don't work. I can reproduce this on Jessie 3.3, others have the issue on Wheezy."},"comment":{"url":"https://api.github.com/repos/RetroPie/RetroPie-Setup/issues/comments/167427859","html_url":"https://github.com/RetroPie/RetroPie-Setup/issues/1155#issuecomment-167427859","issue_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/RetroPie/RetroPie-Setup/issues/1155","id":167427859,"user":{"login":"nschloe","id":181628,"avatar_url":"https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/181628?v=3","gravatar_id":"","url":"https://api.github.com/users/nschloe","html_url":"https://github.com/nschloe","followers_url":"https://api.github.com/users/nschloe/followers","following_url":"https://api.github.com/users/nschloe/following{/other_user}","gists_url":"https://api.github.com/users/nschloe/gists{/gist_id}","starred_url":"https://api.github.com/users/nschloe/starred{/owner}{/repo}","subscriptions_url":"https://api.github.com/users/nschloe/subscriptions","organizations_url":"https://api.github.com/users/nschloe/orgs","repos_url":"https://api.github.com/users/nschloe/repos","events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/nschloe/events{/privacy}","received_events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/nschloe/received_events","type":"User","site_admin":false},"created_at":"2015-12-27T17:10:18Z","updated_at":"2015-12-27T17:10:18Z","body":"> Does it make any difference if you switch the joypad from \"xinput\" to \"direct input\" ?\r\n\r\nHow do I do this?\r\n\r\n> does it help if you switch the input driver to \"udev\"\r\n\r\nThe yellow font notification now says \"Controler XYZ configured\", and for some games it seems to work (NES Ninja Gaiden), some others work inconsistently (SNES Super Mario World, D-pad doesn't work), and in some others, the controls don't work at all (SNES Super Mario Kart)."}}