Emulator Issues #11165
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Controller hotplug issue in SoulCalibur II
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Description
Game Name?
SoulCalibur II
Game ID? (right click the game in the game list, properties, info tab)
GRSEAF
MD5 Hash? (right click the game in the game list, properties, info tab, MD5 Hash: Compute)
0c8ec93f3f4f4e00d5a46443225c169c
What's the problem? Describe what went wrong.
When the controller is disconnected and then reconnected is like if I continuously pressed «Up» (on the D-Pad or Control Stick). It doesn't matter if the controller was already connected before starting the game, or if the controller is connected afterwards. In both cases, if I disconnect the controller and then reconnect it (without quitting the game), the issue occurs. I can reproduce this issue with both a DualShock 4 CUH-ZCT1E (connected through USB or bluetooth, using the "hid_sony" driver in the Linux kernel) and an Xbox 360 USB controller (using the "xpad" driver in the Linux kernel).
Note: the issue always occurs when I reconnect the controller with the game started (so it is 100% reproducible, at least here). Also, the issue doesn't prevent me from using the controller (e.g.: I can use the «A» button on the controller to enter a menu o make the character attack).
Note²: I can reproduce this issue only on SoulCalibur II (USA), with other GameCube games (and Wii games as well), such as Mario Kart Double Dash and Sonic Riders, the issue doesn't occur.
What steps will reproduce the problem?
- Connect the first controller (now or after you started the game).
- Start the game "SoulCalibur II (USA)" with Dolphin (dolphin-emu, dolphin-emu-wx or dolphin-emu-nogui, it doesn't matter).
- Press the Start button to reach the MODE SELECT screen.
- Disconnect the first controller.
- Reconnect the first controller and you should see the modes are automatically selected, just like if you were continuously pressing «Up» on the D-Pad or Control Stick.
Is the issue present in the latest development version? For future reference, please also write down the version number of the latest development version.
Yes, version (as shown by dolphin-emu-nogui --version): "Dolphin [HEAD] 5.0-7735-dirty" (commit 3d44dc39814197e43bf1b8c2524684252251ee7b).
Is the issue present in the latest stable version?
I tried to reproduce the issue with the latest stable version (5.0), but apparently it doesn't have hotplug support yet (when I reconnect the gamepad it doesn't work at all, in any game).
What are your PC specifications? (CPU, GPU, Operating System, more)
Portage 2.3.24 (python 3.5.5-final-0, default/linux/amd64/17.0, gcc-6.4.0, glibc-2.25-r11, 4.16.11-gentoo x86_64)¶
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Timestamp of repository gentoo: Fri, 25 May 2018 00:45:01 +0000
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Is there anything else that can help developers narrow down the issue? (e.g. logs, screenshots,
configuration files, savefiles, savestates)
Files
Updated by JMC4789 almost 6 years ago
- Status changed from New to Questionable
Works fine when using GameCube Adapter for Wii U.
Could you get a screenshot of the controller configuration screen before and after the glitch?
Updated by Scall almost 6 years ago
There are no differences in the controller configuration screen before and after the glitch (the red dot of the control stick is always at the center and doesn't move, unless I move the stick on my controller; also, the D-Pad assignments are not highlighted, unless I press it). You can take a look at these videos I recorded:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/el25zg9n8951prn/dolphin_controller_hotplug_issue-01.ogv?dl=0 - part1
https://www.dropbox.com/s/yp2kdvbeu0q33rb/dolphin_controller_hotplug_issue-02.ogv?dl=0 - part2
Updated by Scall almost 6 years ago
I cleared the controller assignments just to do one more test, but I've seen that reconnecting the controller is enough to trigger the glitch, even if it doesn't have assignments any more:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/27xe4d4ubf7730a/dolphin_controller_hotplug_issue-03.ogv?dl=0
Updated by JMC4789 almost 6 years ago
- Status changed from Questionable to New
Seems like it's something weird elsewhere in Dolphin.
I'm not familiar enough without inputcommon works to address it though.
Updated by Scall almost 6 years ago
I noticed there's a loop of "PAD 0 set to mode 3" as soon as I disconnect my controller in SoulCalibur II. The lines from 348 to 489 in the attached "dolphin.log_soulcalibur_ii" are shown when the controller is disconnected. Reconnecting it immediately stops the loop (and, as you already know, triggers the glitch as well). This means the longer I wait before reconnecting it, the more consecutive "PAD 0 set to mode 3" there will be in the log.
I'm attaching a "dolphin.log_mario_kart_double_dash" as well, so you can compare the logs and see there's no such a loop in other games after I disconnect the controller.
Note: I get this "PAD 0 set to mode 3" loop with both my DualShock 4 and Xbox 360 USB controller.
Short video: https://www.dropbox.com/s/o5h0fou44hzlync/dolphin_controller_hotplug_issue-04.ogv?dl=0
Updated by leoetlino almost 6 years ago
Just had an idea: can you try checking 'Always Connected'? This will make the game detect the controller as always connected (duh) even when the actual controller is unplugged. If the bug doesn't happen with that option enabled, then that means InputCommon is not to blame.
Updated by Scall almost 6 years ago
Forgot the logs. Here they are.
@leoetlino: sure, I'll let you know.
Updated by Scall almost 6 years ago
Updated by Scall almost 6 years ago
@leoetlino: yeah, when 'Always Connected' is enabled for the controller the glitch doesn't occur. Also, there's no "PAD 0 set to mode 3" loop, as you can see in the attached log.
Updated by JMC4789 almost 6 years ago
It seems Dolphin isn't recentering controllers that get plugged in and unplugged right then?
Updated by Billiard26 over 5 years ago
- Status changed from New to Accepted
- Assignee set to Billiard26
Updated by Billiard26 about 5 years ago
- Assignee deleted (
Billiard26)
FYI. This is caused by our means of emulating a "Null" device when a "GCController" is chosen but the user's gamepad is not present.
We send the appropriate responses of CSIDevice_Null in this situation but we never call SetNoResponse like ChangeDeviceCallback does.
Adding this call does fix the issue but calling it directly isn't really a clean solution.
I don't know why only SoulCalibur II is affected.
Updated by Billiard26 about 5 years ago
- Related to Emulator Issues #11323: Some games (e.g. Mario Kart Wii) are not properly informed about controller removal added
Updated by Little_mac about 4 years ago
all so does not work in Super Smash Bros. Melee.
Updated by Scall about 2 years ago
The issue seems fixed now, I can't reproduce it anymore with Dolphin [HEAD] 5.0-16195 (I made sure that 'Always Connected' was disabled for the controller).
Updated by Billiard26 over 1 year ago
- Related to Emulator Issues #12454: Unplugging a controller from port 1 of a Wii U adapter causes a temporary freeze exclusively in Eternal Darkness added
Updated by Billiard26 about 1 month ago
- Status changed from Accepted to Duplicate
While I can no longer reproduce this, the underlying logic has not been fixed.
The referenced Eternal Darkness issue is still reproducible.