libretro / libretro/RetroArch

Gulikit elves 2 misidentified as an 8bitdo m30

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Description

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  • This is a bug in RetroArch frontend
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Description

When I connect a gulikit elves 2 to my PC retroarch is recognizing it as an 8bitdo m30 and either my own or the default m30 remap file, which is not going to be 'correct' since the elves 2 is a standard dualshock style layout not a 6 button saturn clone.

Expected behavior

I would expect it to either identify the elves 2 as the elves 2 or since the controller is brand new I'd assume it would be default to 'generic x input controller'

Steps to reproduce the bug

connect elves 2 in X input mode via bluetooth, open retroarch. (I have downloaded the latest controller profiles via the online updater)

Version/Commit

1.21.0 (54af661d95)

Bisect Results

No response

Present in the nightly version

I don't know

Platform & operating system

Linux x86 bazzite, flatpak version.

Affected Cores

all

Environment information

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Research direction

Reproduce the issue by connecting the Gulikit Elves 2 in XInput mode over Bluetooth on the Linux Flatpak build and check how RetroArch identifies it and selects a controller profile. Compare the result with the expected generic XInput behavior and DualShock-style layout; done means the controller is identified correctly or receives a suitable generic mapping without the M30 remap.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
c, linux
Domain
frontend
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
42/100

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