Does not recognize Nintendo Nunchuk or directional pad

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Does not recognize Nintendo Nunchuk or directional pad

Closed this issue 5 years ago · 3 comments

Qjoypad is able to recognize a Nintendo Wiimote and Classic Controller without issue but fails to recognize a Nunchuk. It simply displays the device as one joystick and the list of buttons does not change when the nunchuk is used. Also, the directional pads on both the Wiimote and a classic controller are not recognized as buttons or axes.

Answer 1 · 2019-08-14T14:13:18.000Z

That's more of an issue with the Linux driver than with qjoypad. I for one haven't managed to get any Bluetooth gamepads to work at all under Linux. :/

Answer 2 · 2019-08-14T14:43:33.000Z

Hmm. Other tools (cwiid) have been able to recognize the Nunchuk C and Z keys but were unable to control the mouse and thus were unsuitable, and, as I said, the Wiimote by itself works fine. Are there any drivers that I could install that would allow the Nunchuk to be used?

Answer 3 · 2019-08-14T15:42:48.000Z

cwiid implements it's own Wii remote driver on top of the Bluetooth API. I use the Linux gamepad API (linux/joystick.h) and thus depend on Linux kernel drivers for gamepad support. I won't implement any special purpose code for a gamepad I can't even test, sorry. You need to report a bug to the Linux kernel driver for the Wii remote (xwiimote).