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Nintendo WiiMote

2008-03-25T06:38:41Z

Cobradevil: removed the stub

[[Category: Hardware]]
[[Category: Input]]

[[Image:Wiimote.jpg|right]]

This device is not out of the box supported by LinuxMCE, but it is known to work [https://help.ubuntu.com/community/CWiiD] [http://forum.linuxmce.com/index.php?topic=1246.0] [http://forum.linuxmce.org/index.php?topic=2411.msg11435].

== Wiimote setup ==

I will try to explain what i have done to make the wiimote work with linuxmce.

The wiimote is a cheap gyration device which could work for linuxmce instead of the chief remote from fiire which i find to expensive!!

= Setup =

Login as root to the media director which has a bluetooth stick with ssh.
Install the cwiid driver as fllows
apt-get install libcwiid0
apt-get install wminput

create the daemon
vi /usr/sbin/wminputd

#!/bin/bash
#read the config file
. /etc/wminputd.conf
export DISPLAY=:0

while true ; do
#check if the OrbiterGL is already running!
LMCE=`pidof OrbiterGL`
if [ ! -z $LMCE ] ; then
while true ; do
#check if the wiimote is already connected
SCAN=`hcitool con|grep $WIIMOTE_BDADDR`
if [ -z $SCAN ] ; then
PID=`pidof wminput`
kill -9 $PID
xset m 3 1/2
wminput -c ir_ptr $WIIMOTE_BDADDR &
sleep 5
else
sleep 5
fi
done
fi
done

Make it executable
chmod 755 /usr/sbin/wminputd

*Create the config file
vi /etc/wminputd.conf

#this is the config file for the wminputd
#enter the wiimote mac address, you can find it with ~#hcitool scan and then press the red button
#besides the battery's off the wiimote
#Then place the show'n mac address as follows
WIIMOTE_BDADDR="00:AA:00:BB:AA:FF"

you can find your address with hcitool scan

*Edit the file /etc/cwiid/wminput/buttons

vi /etc/cwiid/wminput/buttons
And make it suitable to your needs
below is mine
#buttons

Wiimote.A = BTN_LEFT
Wiimote.B = BTN_RIGHT
Wiimote.Up = KEY_UP
Wiimote.Down = KEY_DOWN
Wiimote.Left = KEY_LEFT
Wiimote.Right = KEY_RIGHT
Wiimote.Minus = KEY_F7
Wiimote.Plus = KEY_F8
Wiimote.Home = KEY_F3
Wiimote.1 = KEY_F1
Wiimote.2 = KEY_F6

* create the init file
vi /etc/init.d/wminputd

#!/bin/sh
# Start/stop the wminputd daemon.
#
### BEGIN INIT INFO
# Provides: wminputd
# Required-Start: $syslog $time
# Required-Stop: $syslog $time
# Default-Start: 2 3 4 5
# Default-Stop: 0 1 6
# Short-Description: mousemodule
# Description: wminputd
#
#
#
### END INIT INFO

test -f /usr/sbin/wminputd || exit 0
. /lib/lsb/init-functions

case "$1" in
start) log_daemon_msg "Starting wii-remote mousemodule" "wminputd"
start-stop-daemon -b --start --quiet --pidfile /var/run/wminputd.pid --name wminputd --startas /usr/sbin/wminputd -- $LSBNAMES
log_end_msg $?
;;
stop) log_daemon_msg "Stopping wii-mote mousemodule" "wminputd"
start-stop-daemon --stop --quiet --pidfile /var/run/wminputd.pid --name wminputd
log_end_msg $?
;;
restart) log_daemon_msg "Restarting wii-mote mousemdule" "wminputd"
start-stop-daemon --stop --retry 5 --quiet --pidfile /var/run/wminputd.pid --name wminputd
start-stop-daemon -b --start --quiet --pidfile /var/run/wminputd.pid --name wminputd --startas /usr/sbin/wminputd -- $LSBNAMES
log_end_msg $?
;;
*) log_action_msg "Usage: /etc/init.d/wminputd {start|stop|restart}"
exit 2
;;
esac
exit 0

run the script and push the red button beside the battery and your wiimote is ready to go

enable the script so it wil start at boot time
update-rc.d wminputd defaults
now start the script and take look if it works
/etc/init.d/wminputd start

= Troubleshooting =

*Q: When i reload the router then the wiimote will be slow
*A: Just push the red button besides the wiimote so it will connect again

Nintendo WiiMote

2008-03-24T18:15:00Z

Cobradevil:

[[Category: Hardware]]
[[Category: Input]]
{{stub}}

[[Image:Wiimote.jpg|right]]

This device is not (yet?) supported by LinuxMCE, but it is known to work [https://help.ubuntu.com/community/CWiiD] [http://forum.linuxmce.com/index.php?topic=1246.0] [http://forum.linuxmce.org/index.php?topic=2411.msg11435].

== Wiimote setup ==

I will try to explain what i have done to make the wiimote work with linuxmce.

The wiimote is a cheap gyration device which could work for linuxmce instead of the chief remote from fiire which i find to expensive!!

= Setup =

Login as root to the media director which has a bluetooth stick with ssh.
Install the cwiid driver as fllows
apt-get install libcwiid0
apt-get install wminput

create the daemon
vi /usr/sbin/wminputd

#!/bin/bash
#read the config file
. /etc/wminputd.conf
export DISPLAY=:0

while true ; do
#check if the OrbiterGL is already running!
LMCE=`pidof OrbiterGL`
if [ ! -z $LMCE ] ; then
while true ; do
#check if the wiimote is already connected
SCAN=`hcitool con|grep $WIIMOTE_BDADDR`
if [ -z $SCAN ] ; then
PID=`pidof wminput`
kill -9 $PID
xset m 3 1/2
wminput -c ir_ptr $WIIMOTE_BDADDR &
sleep 5
else
sleep 5
fi
done
fi
done

Make it executable
chmod 755 /usr/sbin/wminputd

*Create the config file
vi /etc/wminputd.conf

#this is the config file for the wminputd
#enter the wiimote mac address, you can find it with ~#hcitool scan and then press the red button
#besides the battery's off the wiimote
#Then place the show'n mac address as follows
WIIMOTE_BDADDR="00:AA:00:BB:AA:FF"

you can find your address with hcitool scan

*Edit the file /etc/cwiid/wminput/buttons

vi /etc/cwiid/wminput/buttons
And make it suitable to your needs
below is mine
#buttons

Wiimote.A = BTN_LEFT
Wiimote.B = BTN_RIGHT
Wiimote.Up = KEY_UP
Wiimote.Down = KEY_DOWN
Wiimote.Left = KEY_LEFT
Wiimote.Right = KEY_RIGHT
Wiimote.Minus = KEY_F7
Wiimote.Plus = KEY_F8
Wiimote.Home = KEY_F3
Wiimote.1 = KEY_F1
Wiimote.2 = KEY_F6

* create the init file
vi /etc/init.d/wminputd

#!/bin/sh
# Start/stop the wminputd daemon.
#
### BEGIN INIT INFO
# Provides: wminputd
# Required-Start: $syslog $time
# Required-Stop: $syslog $time
# Default-Start: 2 3 4 5
# Default-Stop: 0 1 6
# Short-Description: mousemodule
# Description: wminputd
#
#
#
### END INIT INFO

test -f /usr/sbin/wminputd || exit 0
. /lib/lsb/init-functions

case "$1" in
start) log_daemon_msg "Starting wii-remote mousemodule" "wminputd"
start-stop-daemon -b --start --quiet --pidfile /var/run/wminputd.pid --name wminputd --startas /usr/sbin/wminputd -- $LSBNAMES
log_end_msg $?
;;
stop) log_daemon_msg "Stopping wii-mote mousemodule" "wminputd"
start-stop-daemon --stop --quiet --pidfile /var/run/wminputd.pid --name wminputd
log_end_msg $?
;;
restart) log_daemon_msg "Restarting wii-mote mousemdule" "wminputd"
start-stop-daemon --stop --retry 5 --quiet --pidfile /var/run/wminputd.pid --name wminputd
start-stop-daemon -b --start --quiet --pidfile /var/run/wminputd.pid --name wminputd --startas /usr/sbin/wminputd -- $LSBNAMES
log_end_msg $?
;;
*) log_action_msg "Usage: /etc/init.d/wminputd {start|stop|restart}"
exit 2
;;
esac
exit 0

run the script and push the red button beside the battery and your wiimote is ready to go

enable the script so it wil start at boot time
update-rc.d wminputd defaults
now start the script and take look if it works
/etc/init.d/wminputd start

= Troubleshooting =

*Q: When i reload the router then the wiimote will be slow
*A: Just push the red button besides the wiimote so it will connect again

Nintendo WiiMote

2008-03-24T18:14:03Z

Cobradevil:

[[Category: Hardware]]
[[Category: Input]]
{{stub}}

[[Image:Wiimote.jpg|right]]

This device is not (yet?) supported by LinuxMCE, but it is known to work [https://help.ubuntu.com/community/CWiiD] [http://forum.linuxmce.com/index.php?topic=1246.0] [http://forum.linuxmce.org/index.php?topic=2411.msg11435].

== Wiimote setup ==

I will try to explain what i have done to make the wiimote work with linuxmce.

The wiimote is a cheap gyration device which could work for linuxmce instead of the chief remote from fiire which i find to expensive!!

= Setup =

Login as root to the media director which has a bluetooth stick with ssh.
Install the cwiid driver as fllows
apt-get install libcwiid0
apt-get install wminput

create the daemon
vi /usr/sbin/wminputd

#!/bin/bash
#read the config file
. /etc/wminputd.conf
export DISPLAY=:0

while true ; do
#check if the OrbiterGL is already running!
LMCE=`pidof OrbiterGL`
if [ ! -z $LMCE ] ; then
while true ; do
#check if the wiimote is already connected
SCAN=`hcitool con|grep $WIIMOTE_BDADDR`
if [ -z $SCAN ] ; then
PID=`pidof wminput`
kill -9 $PID
xset m 3 1/2
wminput -c ir_ptr $WIIMOTE_BDADDR &
sleep 5
else
sleep 5
fi
done
fi
done

Make it executable
chmod 755 /usr/sbin/wminputd

*Create the config file
vi /etc/wminputd.conf

#this is the config file for the wminputd
#enter the wiimote mac address, you can find it with ~#hcitool scan and then press the red button
#besides the battery's off the wiimote
#Then place the show'n mac address as follows
WIIMOTE_BDADDR="00:AA:00:BB:AA:FF"

you can find your address with hcitool scan

*Edit the file /etc/cwiid/wminput/buttons

vi /etc/cwiid/wminput/buttons
And make it suitable to your needs
below is mine
#buttons

Wiimote.A = BTN_LEFT
Wiimote.B = BTN_RIGHT
Wiimote.Up = KEY_UP
Wiimote.Down = KEY_DOWN
Wiimote.Left = KEY_LEFT
Wiimote.Right = KEY_RIGHT
Wiimote.Minus = KEY_F7
Wiimote.Plus = KEY_F8
Wiimote.Home = KEY_F3
Wiimote.1 = KEY_F1
Wiimote.2 = KEY_F6

* create the init file
vi /etc/init.d/wminputd

#!/bin/sh
# Start/stop the wminputd daemon.
#
### BEGIN INIT INFO
# Provides: wminputd
# Required-Start: $syslog $time
# Required-Stop: $syslog $time
# Default-Start: 2 3 4 5
# Default-Stop: 0 1 6
# Short-Description: mousemodule
# Description: wminputd
#
#
#
### END INIT INFO

test -f /usr/sbin/wminputd || exit 0
. /lib/lsb/init-functions

case "$1" in
start) log_daemon_msg "Starting wii-remote mousemodule" "wminputd"
start-stop-daemon -b --start --quiet --pidfile /var/run/wminputd.pid --name wminputd --startas /usr/sbin/wminputd -- $LSBNAMES
log_end_msg $?
;;
stop) log_daemon_msg "Stopping wii-mote mousemodule" "wminputd"
start-stop-daemon --stop --quiet --pidfile /var/run/wminputd.pid --name wminputd
log_end_msg $?
;;
restart) log_daemon_msg "Restarting wii-mote mousemdule" "wminputd"
start-stop-daemon --stop --retry 5 --quiet --pidfile /var/run/wminputd.pid --name wminputd
start-stop-daemon -b --start --quiet --pidfile /var/run/wminputd.pid --name wminputd --startas /usr/sbin/wminputd -- $LSBNAMES
log_end_msg $?
;;
*) log_action_msg "Usage: /etc/init.d/wminputd {start|stop|restart}"
exit 2
;;
esac
exit 0

run the script and push the red button beside the battery and your wiimote is ready to go

enable the script so it wil start at boot time
update-rc.d wminputd defaults
now start the script and take look if it works
/etc/init.d/wminputd start

= Troubleshooting =

Q: When i reload the router then the wiimote will be slow
A: Just push the red button besides the wiimote so it will connect again

Nintendo WiiMote

2008-03-24T17:32:33Z

Cobradevil: