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====== Talking to a Wiimote in Ubuntu 8.10 ======

January 14, 2009 @ 11:23 pm · Filed under Gadgets/Hack
 
To add Wiimote support on Ubuntu 8.10, start by running the command ''sudo apt-get install wminput wmgui lswm'' to install the CWiid library and associated software.

If you’re using a desktop machine, you probably don’t have Bluetooth capability. If you run the program “lswm” and see the message “No Bluetooth interface found” then you need to get a Bluetooth adapter, which is a dongle that uses a USB port to add Bluetooth abilities. I bought the IOGear GBU421 because it seems to be well-supported in Linux and only costs about $20. It’s also so tiny that it’s cute. 


IO Gear GBU 421I told you it was cute. :) Now put your Wiimote in discoverable mode by pressing the 1+2 buttons at the same time and then within 15-20 seconds, run “lswm” again and you’ll get a Bluetooth identifier back:
<code>lswm
 Put Wiimotes in discoverable mode now (press 1+2)…
 00:17:AB:2A:3C:BD
</code>
Congrats, your Linux machine can see the Wiimote! Now run the “wmgui” program to get a very nice user interface that will show you the sensor readings on your Wiimote

wmgui with a WiimoteThat’s really all there is to it. Once your Ubuntu machine can see the Wiimote, you can do all sorts of tricks with it. You could do head tracking, camera tracking, [[http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/Controlling_MythTV_using_a_Wii_remote|control MythTV]] with it, etc. Linux/Ubuntu 8.10 handles the IOGear GBU421 plus a Wiimote really well.