Joypad device not detected when switching to emulationstation from kodi

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Joypad device not detected when switching to emulationstation from kodi - ClaudeR - 2023-11-21

Hi guys

I'm scratching my head to find out why when I launch emulationstation from kodi, my usb joypad is NOT detected in emulationstation right away, I'm forced to unplug the usb first, then it is recognized and I can use it. I can go back and forth between kodi and emulationstation whitout problems and each time I quit ES and go back to kodi, I have a functionnal joypad in kodi. But when I quit kodi to ES, the joypad is non fonctionnal.

This is kodi 20.2 running on an intel nuc, linux ubuntu server 22.04LTS which was originaly setup some years ago with the great guide from fritsch (Intel VAAPI howto with Leia v18 nightly based on Ubuntu 18.04 server)

Content of /etc/systemd/system/kodi.service :

Code:
[Unit]

Description=kodi mediacenter using xinit

Requires=dbus.service

After=systemd-user-sessions.service sound.target

[Service]

User=kodi

Group=kodi

Type=simple

PAMName=login

ExecStart = /usr/bin/xinit /usr/bin/dbus-launch --exit-with-session /usr/bin/openbox-session -- :0 -nolisten tcp vt7

Restart = on-abort

[Install]

WantedBy=multi-user.target

Content of /home/kodi/.config/openbox/autostart :

Code:
xrandr -display :0 --output HDMI1 --set "Broadcast RGB" "Full" --primary --output HDMI2 --set "Broadcast RGB" "Full"

xsetroot -display :0 -solid '#102040'

xset -display :0 s off -dpms s noblank

export LIBVA_DRIVER_NAME=i965

while :

do

 /usr/bin/kodi -fs

 /opt/emulators/EmulationStation-DE-x64.AppImage --no-update-check

done

RE: Joypad device not detected when switching to emulationstation from kodi - ClaudeR - 2023-11-22

I found out that emulationstation was responsible... when I run retroarch directly instead of ES, the joypad is working

So, I edited ES settings file (es_settings.xml) and added this :

Code:
<bool name="BackgroundJoystickInput" value="true" />

rebooted and...it works !

now, I'm fighting with an XBOX controller via BT, it keep connecting/disconnecting... but thats another story