diff --git a/settings.c b/settings.c
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+++ b/settings.c
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+/*
+  This file is part of MiST-firmware
+
+  MiST-firmware is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+  it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+  the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or
+  (at your option) any later version.
+
+  MiST-firmware is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+  GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+  along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+*/
+
+#include <string.h>
+#include "ini_parser.h"
+#include "settings.h"
+#include "user_io.h"
+#include "usb/joymapping.h"
+
+extern char s[FF_LFN_BUF + 1];
+
+static uint64_t status;
+
+// core ini sections
+const ini_section_t core_ini_sections[] = {
+	{1, "CFG"}
+};
+
+// core ini vars
+const ini_var_t core_ini_global_vars[] = {
+	{"JOYSTICK_REMAP", (void*)virtual_joystick_remap, CUSTOM_HANDLER, 0, 0, 1}
+};
+
+const ini_var_t core_ini_local_vars[] = {
+	{"STATUS", (void*)(&status), UINT64, 0, 0xFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF, 1},
+	{"JOYSTICK_REMAP", (void*)virtual_joystick_remap, CUSTOM_HANDLER, 0, 0, 1}
+};
+
+static char settings_setup(ini_cfg_t *ini, char global) {
+	if(global) {
+		ini->filename = "/MISTCFG.INI";
+	} else {
+		if(!user_io_create_config_name(s, "CFG", CONFIG_ROOT)) {
+			ini->filename = s;
+		} else {
+			return 0;
+		}
+	}
+	ini->sections = core_ini_sections;
+	ini->vars = global ? core_ini_global_vars : core_ini_local_vars;
+	ini->nsections = (int)(sizeof(core_ini_sections) / sizeof(ini_section_t));
+	ini->nvars = global ? (int)(sizeof(core_ini_global_vars) / sizeof(ini_var_t)) :
+	                      (int)(sizeof(core_ini_local_vars) / sizeof(ini_var_t));
+	return 1;
+}
+
+unsigned char settings_load(char global)
+{
+	ini_cfg_t core_ini_cfg;
+	if (!settings_setup(&core_ini_cfg, global))
+		return 0;
+
+	ini_parse(&core_ini_cfg, 0, global ? 1 : 2);
+	if (!global) user_io_8bit_set_status(status, ~1);
+};
+
+unsigned char settings_save(char global)
+{
+	ini_cfg_t core_ini_cfg;
+	if (!settings_setup(&core_ini_cfg, global))
+		return 0;
+	if (!global) status = user_io_8bit_set_status(0,0);
+	virtual_joystick_remap_init(true);
+	ini_save(&core_ini_cfg, global ? 1 : 2);
+}
diff --git a/settings.h b/settings.h
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+++ b/settings.h
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+/*
+  This file is part of MiST-firmware
+
+  MiST-firmware is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+  it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+  the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or
+  (at your option) any later version.
+
+  MiST-firmware is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+  GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+  along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+*/
+
+unsigned char settings_load(char global);
+unsigned char settings_save(char global);