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Wii Remote arrow keys not detected (Debian Linux, Flatpack install, Build 20.2.0) - stuporglue - 2024-01-14
Hello,
I am trying to set up a Wii Remote to navigate Kodi. I am only wanting button based navigation, I am not trying to emulate a mouse pointer or anything.
I have the Wii Remote Controller plugin installed (Team Kodi - 1.0.27) All of the inputs work until I get to the Up button, at which point Kodi doesn't recognize any dpad input from the wiimote. I can press other buttons on the wiimote for up such as using the B button for up, but the arrows don't work at all.
The Wii Remote is connected via bluetooth and the program xwiishow shows that all buttons are working and recognized.
I found the generated buttonmap in ~/.var/app/tv.kodi.Kodi/data/userdata/addon_data/peripheral.joystick/resources/buttonmaps/xml/linux/Nintendo_Wii_Remote_7b.xml
The contents are short, so I'll just include the inline here:
Nintendo_Wii_Remote_7b.xml:<?xml version="1.0" ?>
<buttonmap>
<device name="Nintendo Wii Remote" provider="linux" buttoncount="7">
<controller id="game.controller.wiimote">
<feature name="a" button="0" />
<feature name="b" button="1" />
<feature name="home" button="2" />
<feature name="minus" button="4" />
<feature name="one" button="5" />
<feature name="plus" button="3" />
<feature name="two" button="6" />
</controller>
</device>
</buttonmap>
It seems to only recognize 7 buttons, and is missing the 4 dpad/arrow buttons completely.
RE: Wii Remote arrow keys not detected (Debian Linux, Flatpack install, Build 20.2.0) - stuporglue - 2024-01-14
evtest also reads all the buttons correctly.
evtest results:@caravan:~/src/wiimote-pad$ evtest
No device specified, trying to scan all of /dev/input/event*
Not running as root, no devices may be available.
Available devices:
/dev/input/event13: ASRock LED Controller
/dev/input/event14: PC Speaker
/dev/input/event26: Nintendo Wii Remote Accelerometer
/dev/input/event27: Nintendo Wii Remote IR
/dev/input/event28: Nintendo Wii Remote
Select the device event number [0-28]: 28
Input driver version is 1.0.1
Input device ID: bus 0x5 vendor 0x57e product 0x306 version 0x3a1c
Input device name: "Nintendo Wii Remote"
Supported events:
Event type 0 (EV_SYN)
Event type 1 (EV_KEY)
Event code 103 (KEY_UP)
Event code 105 (KEY_LEFT)
Event code 106 (KEY_RIGHT)
Event code 108 (KEY_DOWN)
Event code 257 (BTN_1)
Event code 258 (BTN_2)
Event code 304 (BTN_SOUTH)
Event code 305 (BTN_EAST)
Event code 316 (BTN_MODE)
Event code 407 (KEY_NEXT)
Event code 412 (KEY_PREVIOUS)
Event type 21 (EV_FF)
Event code 80 (FF_RUMBLE)
Event code 81 (FF_PERIODIC)
Event code 88 (FF_SQUARE)
Event code 89 (FF_TRIANGLE)
Event code 90 (FF_SINE)
Event code 96 (FF_GAIN)
Properties:
Testing ... (interrupt to exit)