Noob Question - Controller set up for Hotrod SE

[stid]

OK, I'm just getting back into MAME.  I built a cabinet about 12 years ago and am setting it back up with a new computer.  A lot has changed since the last time I did this so I'm looking for some help.  The cabinet uses a hanaho hotrod se controller and I can't figure out how to get attract mode (or mame at all) to use the buttons and joysticks without a lot of manual mapping.  I did find a config file with the mappings but am not sure where to put it or how to import it.

Any help would be great.  I'm using lubuntu linux and have installed mame.  I'm certainly no linux noob but can't figure this one out.

Thank you.

[akafox]

For attractmode you will have to set them up one by one.

For mame you do this:

1. Copy the controller cfg file to the ctrl folder if it is not already there.
2. In your mame.ini file (create a mame.ini by typing mame -cc at the command line.) look for:

#
# CORE INPUT OPTIONS
#
coin_lockout              1
ctrlr                        HotRodSE      <-here type your ctrl file name
mouse                     1
joystick                  1
lightgun                  0
multikeyboard             0
multimouse                0
-----cut-----

3. Then save the changes
4. test the settings (play a game  ) to see if it worked.

[stid]

Thanks.  I'll give it a shot.