Controls not working properly...

[MagicMan]

After Mala randomly giving me the unable to find game list error, I ditched it & just installed GameEx Arcade. Get that setup finished and my Xin Mo controller still usesthe player 2 joystick & buttons as player 1. However, I was still able to go through game lists with the P1 side stick & the select & back buttons, but playing a game required me to use the P2 side to play a game as P1. 

Exit that game and go to play another & now the button assigned as select on the P1 side won't do anything, but that back button does. P1 side stick still sorts through lists for me, though.

Should I just ditch the Xin Mo at this point & try something else? If so, what controller should I switch to? Hoping, I can find something inexpensive that requires similar setup so I do not have to redo all this wiring. If not, what should my next course of action be?

FYI, it did this same P2 as P1 bs the last time Mala worked as well.