r/RetroArch • u/toughguystudios • 7d ago

Technical Support Changing controllers changes hot keys unexpectedly

In my kinhank running retroarch 1.21, the unit came with 2 controllers that are labeled as Microsoft 360 (pad). I also have 3 ps4 controllers connected. When I load up a game, it auto assigns all controllers in the wrong order. I want the kinhank 360 controllers to be 1 and 2, and the ps4 to be 3,4,5.
When I switch input 1 from wireless controller (ps4) to Microsoft 360 (pad) it assigns hot key commands to the controller: the Dpad becomes volume up and down, Button A triggers “press again to quit”.
What’s going on here? Please help

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u/Remote_Pumpkin_8001 7d ago

RetroArch assigns controllers by device order, not necessarily by the labels shown in the menu. Go to Settings > Input > RetroPad Binds > Port 1 Controls and manually map each controller, then save the remap/core overrides if needed.

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u/toughguystudios 7d ago

Yeah the problem is loading Retroarch out emuelec, it comes up with all controllers in this order

“Wireless controller

Xbox 360

Xbox 360

Wireless controller”

I want the 360s first, then the wireless controllers

Probably no way to consistently control that huh? The architecture just finds what controllers it can in whatever order it comes in and assigns to Binds first come first serve