in installed by default on Ubuntu 7.0.4.
You can use the hcitool to scan for bluetooth devices in range and get their bluetooth address. Press button 1 and 2 on the Wii Remote simultaneously and type "hcitool scan". This will give you something like:
<code>
jos@ubunt... FD:C3:28:80</code>
===== WMD =====
WMD stands for 'Wanna Mote Dammit' and provides functionality to use your Wii Remote as... e red button under the battery cover instead of 1 and 2 to enter discoverable mode. I'm planning to go and pair one of my Wiimotes with someone else's cons
ymbols to wiimote axes including direction pads, "analog" sticks, and "analog" shoulder buttons.
Furthermore, it provides a plugin interface through which more advanced functionality can be implemented, such as accelerometer and ir calculations. Plugins can provide button-typ... ated. A mouse device is created if REL_X, REL_Y, and BTN_LEFT symbols are mapped (~ABS_X and ~ABS_Y effectively map REL_X and REL_Y, respectively). A joystick device is crea... .
acc:: accelerometer calculations. Provides X and Y relative axes for cursor tracking, and Roll and Pitch axes.
nunchuk_acc:: nunchuk acceleromete
R light source, such as the Wii sensor bar, some candles, an incandescent light, etc.
An IR LED pen is required if ... ===
I’ve setup on my system 2 icons in my gnome panel that I can click on if I want to connect to my Wii Remote and use it’s IR light tracking ability as a mouse, a... that I started on the other icon.
Right click on an empty part of the Gnome panel and select “Add to Panel…”, then “Custom Application Launcher” then pres... uetooth address here]</code>
The gksudo is important because if you use sudo only you won’t see any prompt to type in your password, and in Intrepid it IS necessary to be root to activa
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 ... 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>ls... lly 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... control MythTV]] with it, etc. Linux/Ubuntu 8.10 handles the IOGear GBU421 plus a Wiimote really well.
