Some controllers work in games but not in mapping

RetroArch Windows devices
#1

hi everyone, i have some controllers that are not recognized when trying to map them. they work fine in games and menus if i have a autoconfig file for them (or if i manually edit retroarch.cfg), but when i click on the button i want to map (when it prompts you to press the button you want to map) it doesn’t recognize any of the buttons. it does recognize my keyboard and mouse and my arcade sticks but others don’t seem to work, it happens on wired and wireless controllers. i tried changing the drivers types, uninstalling - reinstalling, reconnecting, even tried a new install of retroarch, it still happens. but it happens only on retroarch and only on the mapping screen, this one: Untitled

it’s not a big deal, it’s just means i need to manually create my autoconfig files but i really like to know what is this problem. any help will be appreciated

#2

Hello Mr. haimbilia. Controller configuration is relly a problem in RetroArch. I’ll study and learn how to solve yours, and my problem with 2 different controllers as P1, or P1 and P2.

Solve this issue without erase all RertoArch folder. What a mess. There must be a simple solution.

#3

Good day

i am also having issues with controller assignments

i am on RetroArch PC trying to play many Game cube games (Xbox 360 controller) and a few N 64 games i have no movement/walk/steering control in any Game cube games IE “Mario Kart double dash” (Or in Mario Kart 64 for N64)

The other buttons are all active tho This happens in a minority of games,but in almost all Game Cube Games but the ones i want to play most(Ie Dragons Lair,i cannot walk/move)

i got a migraine setting controllers up for hours, and they are near perfect for a huge majority of games, so i do not want to muck them up

i watched a few tutorials & maybe where i messed up was not understanding the tutorial when it gave an assignment for “back button”

Where/what is the “Back button on this controller”? i guessed it was “B”, but that may have been my error? Please advise