I need help getting my Wiimote and Nunchuck to work on my PC.

First off, a note. If you are using Windows Vista Service Pack 2 or Windows 7, YOU DO NOT NEED BLUESOLEIL. It just fucks things up and gets in your way. If you use pre SP2 Vista or are stuck with XP. POOR YOU.

Windows 7 and Vista SP2's built in bluetooth support does recognize the wii remote (put in discoverable mode using 1+2, have windows search for bluetooth device. Important: keep pressing 1+2 every few seconds to keep the wii remote in discoverable mode or the connect will fail.) Under your bluetooth config section, select to add a device, then put the wimote in discover mode and windows should detect and offer to connect. Select the "connect without a passcode" option (or whatever it's called).

Congrats, it's connected. Shame that it doesn't report any buttons or joysticks that windows will recognize. Now, you'll need some program to access the wii remote and interpret the button presses and joystick tilts into usable output for your games. I'm told that GlovePIE works, but I haven't really tried that much.


At any rate, that's how it works on Windows 7. If you still use Vista pre-SP2 or are using XP, I have no clue how it's supposed to work. Try following these instructions?

 

Bah, I can't even see the Wii Remote on Windows 7 following your instructions. I guess this means my dongle is incompatible?

 

OK, just plug in the bluetooth dongle, connect it to windows via the bluetooth taskbar icon, and use GlovePIE to make the wiimote's actions recognised.

 

Alright. First things first, you must remove BlueSoleil and restore the windows 7 default bluetooth stack.
Step one, uninstall any software that came with your bluetooth device, then open device manager, open the bluetooth reciever section, and right click your device and select uninstall. Once the device is uninstalled, remove the device and restart your computer. Insert the device once again and let Windows 7 automatically download and install the correct driver for the device.

On the off chance that this method doesn't work, go back into device manager right-click the device and select update driver software. In the next window, select "Browse my computer" and then select "let me pick from a list of device drivers on my computer"

In the list, it should auto-hide any incompatible drivers. The list should be short and contain the driver that would have been automatically installed, and one or two "Generic Bluetooth Adapter" entries. Select one of the generic entries and it should get you up and running. I will note that this second entry is definitely not preferred - it's generally best to stick to the driver Windows 7 auto-downloads.

 

You don't need bluesoleil, don't install it cuz uninstalling it removes the bluetooth drivers.

My machine win 7 ultimate recognizes my wii mote automatically but the controls you will have to modify through glovepie.

A nice tutorial here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pgiGM3ksbEo

There is advanced glovepie guides and how to build a LED sensorbar if you want to make the wii magic work on the computer.

 

Great, Bluetooth Devices doesn't even show up in the Control Panel. Just great. I have a feeling Windows 7 isn't installing the right drivers somehow.

 

If your getting errors with Bluetooth dongle install the drivers with the coming cd or visit the website.

If in-built bluetooth (Like I have) visit the manufactures website entering your computer ID and easy cash in the drivers.

 

WAC

Try this I've found.

Originally posted by Rajiv /Labnol.org
I have a built-in bluetooth in my laptop and a bluetooth dongle in my desktop. Both now work with my iphone and other bluetooth headsets. Here's what you need to do :

- Download the 'Windows Mobile Device Center' ( current version is 6.1 ) which you can download it from http://www.microsoft.com/windowsmobile/en-...r-download.mspx
this works for both Vista and Windows 7. I've tried it on both.

- Install the downloaded software but it may not look like it worked on Windows 7 PCs. Vista automatically configures the settings on the bluetooth devices but for those who have Windows 7, here are the things you should do:

- Go to 'Device Manager' from 'Control Panel' -Or- just right-click on Computer Icon and choose 'Properties' and then click on 'Device Manager'.

- You'll see an 'Unknown Device' named 'Bluetooth Peripheral Device'
- Right-Click it and click on "Update Driver Software" -Or- anyway you find it easy to bring up the Update driver window.

- Click "Browse My Computer for Driver Software" button.

- Click "Let Me Pick from a List of Device Drivers on my computer".

- Select 'Bluetooth Radio' from the list if it asked you to select and then in the next window, it will show a list of drivers with Company Names in one list and Drivers in another. In the Company List choose 'Microsoft Corporation', not only Microsoft.

- From the drivers list there may be one or more drivers with the name "Windows Mobile-Based Device Support" with different driver versions. Select one or the latest.
- Ignore any warnings and keep pressing next and then Finish at last. If all goes well, the last screen will show the message that device driver is successfully installed.

Now, after manually updating the driver for your bluetooth device, in 'Device Manager' when you click on 'Bluetooth Radios', it should display one more item which will say 'Windows Mobile-based device support'.

There are few more things that you want to pay attention to. If you have already added the device in your 'bluetooth device list' that didn't work, then remove the device and add it again. After you add it, you might need to restart the computer if it gave you a connection problem error message.

I hope this will help you guys fix your bluetooth problem with Windows 7. Good luck !

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Hope this will help

 

That's normal. After like 5 tries the connection should be stable.

What I am doing

Find the wiimote on bluetooth, install.
Probally after 30sec-2mins the connection might be lost. Meanwhile configure your control in glovepie.
Activate wiimote again. If it doesnt connect automatically then search for it again through bluetooth and install. repeat configure on glovepie.
Then activate wiimote again after it loses connection. If not going automatically repeat above until it goes flawless.
For me it took 6 times until I got it stable.


The problem is that the computer doesn't download all the wiimote drivers in time. When it's done, you should've no problems in the future.

 

I know it's been a while but is it possible to ditch the obviously shady adapter you have for <a href="http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&Description=bluetooth+card" target="_blank">a different one (preferably one made by a well-known and trusted manufacturer)?</a> (This post provoked by a friend recently beginning work on a GlovePIE alternative that isn't paranoid about Israel.)

Also, no, the Wiimote does not send any drivers to Windows. There are no "bluetooth drivers" (though there are drivers for Bluetooth receivers, there are none for individual devices); it's "can I talk to this Bluetooth device in its language?" Programs like GlovePIE (for Bluetooth-enabled game controllers) and the Bluetooth file exchange utilities on Mac OS X and some Linux distributions do this.

 

If you don't want to spend a million rings on batteries, you may want to convert your wireless sensor bar to USB (I did so, and it works wonderfully). Assuming it takes 4 AA or AAA batteries, the easy way is to cut off the end of a USB cable, and solder the correct wires (I think red and black are power and ground) into the positive and negative battery contacts. It's a little less portable than wireless, but it can be a lifesaver if you've no batteries handy.