[v41] Unable to access in-game Service Menu in new MAME core

[Enyx311]

Batocera build version

41 2025/01/06 01:50

Your architecture

X86_64

Your Graphic Processor Unit(s) (GPU)

NVIDIA RTX 2080TI Super - EVGA FTW3 Edition

Issue description

There's no ability to set controls per game, access the in-game dipswitches, or way to get into the Service Menu in the new MAME core.

Detailed reproduction steps

Start any game in the new MAME core in v41 (not MAME2003plus) and press L3, or Tab, or F2 (default settings) and nothing happens. Pressing L3 in MAME2003plus brings up the Service Menu just fine.

Details of any attempts to fix this yourself

I remapped my controls through ES and Retroarch, switched controllers, used a keyboard and hit F2/Tab (not that menu), searched through all off the obvious cfg files looking for any mention of "F2" or "Tab", I reinstalled v41 twice, I tried several different games, searched everywhere I could online and tried their solutions (i.e., everything I just described), and lastly, I asked for assistance in Discord and received no response.

Details of any modifications you have made to Batocera.

No mods, straight Batocera.linux.

Logs and data

There are no logs because nothing is technically "broken" just unable to access the Service Menu.

[DubaiShark]

I can't reproduce the issue you have
For stand-alone MAME I can open the Menu by pressing the TAB or Hotkey+South button
For the LR-MAME I can open the Retroarch Menu by pressing the Hotkey+South button

Try to delete es_input.cfg and es_last_input.cfg from share\system\configs\emulationstation then restart your PC then it will ask you to re-configure the controllers again

[Enyx311]

Thanks for responding. That menu works fine, it's the other menu that doesn't work (screenshot attached.) but I'll give your suggestion a shot, it could still work.

[Enyx311]

Accidentally closed it.

[DubaiShark]

Delete the MAME folder from share\system\configs then launch the game and try to enter the menu

[Enyx311]

I can't find that folder in share\system\configs. I wonder if that's the issue? I have:

amiberry
cannonball
cemu
dolphin-emu
dosbox
duckstation
emulationstation
mupen64
PCSX2
ppsspp
pulse
retroarch
rpcs3
theforceengine
vita3k
xemu
xenia

[DubaiShark]

Ok try to create the mame folder there and then launch the game and check if the menu will work this time

[Enyx311]

Nope, still doesn't work. The folder is still there but its empty. Not sure if its related, but I noticed that when I deleted es_input.cfg and es_last_input.cfg, after restarting the PC, it didn't ask me to re-configure the controls. It just seemed to already know what I was using. I manually reconfigured the controller but that didn't work either.