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The Wii is a home video game console

A distinguishing feature of the console is its wireless controller, the Wii Remote, which can be used as a handheld pointing device and detects movement in three dimensions. Another distinctive feature of the console is WiiConnect24, which enables it to receive messages and updates over the Internet while in standby mode.

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How can I setup my WiiMote as mouse?

I recently saw a video how a guy used his WiiMote as mouse for his computer. Since I have a media center PC and a Wii, it would be great to get rid of peripherals and just use the WiiMote as my mouse. How can I set that up? Note: You should not only…
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How to install Ubuntu on Nintendo Wii

Hey I would like to install Ubuntu on a Nintendo Wii. I am using letterbomb to jailbreak and install the homebrew channel. How would I boot Ubuntu afterwards?
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How can I pair up wiimote plus to my Ubuntu 12.04 machine?

It keeps asking for the PIN, and the option of connecting a device without PIN is not added to Ubuntu for some reason. I know there are things like wiican, but the package is not available for some reason. Plus I just want it to pair up with my…
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How do I get a Wiimote working?

In kernel 3.1 the drive for the wiimote was added. Since 3.2 I ask, can I connect the wiimote and simply have access to it or do I need to install a program for it or something additional for it.
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Error when starting wiican using ChrUbuntu

After installing wiican from here: http://www.getdeb.net/install/wiican I can't get the wii remote to connect. When I start the program from the launcher and click on the icon in the top bar, it says "Please load input module first." When I run…
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Use bluetooth game controllers in kubuntu

How can I use a bluetooth gaming controller to play games in kubuntu 12.04? Specifically, I want to play with a wii controller, but also have access to ps3 and xb360 conrollers. I installed wmgui, lswm, and wminput. They each seem to do what they…
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Ripping Wii games in Ubuntu 14.04 LTS

I want a straightforward way to rip my Wii games and store them as .iso files on my computer. I am not knowledgeable with DD, as I mostly use the graphical interface to save time and sanity. Is there any good tool to rip Wii games WITHOUT DD? I've…
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Ubuntu MATE 16.04 Bluetooth sudden failure

This is really weird. yesterday, I was using my Nintendo Wiimotes to play a game with dolphin emulator. Today, I turned on my computer, and when I turned on Bluetooth, it said that I didn't have any adapter. I rebooted my computer, but it still said…
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How to pair Wiimote in Ubuntu 15.10?

there are other posts about the Wiimote pairing, but none of the answers helped me, most of them are form ubuntu 12.10 and ubuntu 10.04 soe they are pretty old. the question is that Wiimote should be paired without any code, but the option to pair…
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Failed to build xwiimote-bindings

I'm hoping you guys could help me. I'm receiving the following error when I attempt to build the bindings. I have installed xwiimote and libxwiimote-dev. I am using ubuntu 15.04. Do you guys have any idea of what is going on. I'm sorry if this an…
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Upgrading to Bluez 5.19 from source

I've successfully compiled Bluez 5.19 from source using ./config and then make, but I'm stuck on the next step. Make install doesn't seem to overwrite the old Bluez (when checked with dpkg -l, it still reports bluez 4.1 even after a restart). So,…
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Sensor bar (Wiimote like) doesn't work

I recently bought a sensor bar to play Wii games on my Ubuntu 12.04, but it doesn't work. It shows as "D_R_M Magic Sport Bar" on applications, and the dmesg output is: [118124.192142] input: D_R_M Magic Sport Bar as…
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Missing Wiimote and Nunchuk axis/button inputs on Ubuntu 21.10

I'm trying to use my Wii Remote (the RVL-CNT-01 model) and Nunchuk as a game controller on Ubuntu 21.10. However, it appears that only the buttons on the Wiimote are recognized out-of-the-box. How would I configure Ubuntu to pick up the Wiimote…
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Ubuntu 20.04 , xwiimote cannot use it as a mouse

i am able to use the wii remote controller, but i can't use it as a mouse. I changed /usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d/60-xorg-xwiimote.conf to: Section "InputClass" Identifier "Nintendo Wii Remote" MatchProduct "Nintendo Wii Remote" MatchDevicePath…
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Pixel Shader to OpenGL converter

I am running ubuntu 11.10 on my computer and I would like to emulate a wii. I have a wii emulator running successfully on ubuntu, but it requires pixel shader. I am most sure that my graphics card has OpenGL, but am also sure that it doesn't have…
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