Wii Remote Plus (RVL-CNT-01-TR) Connection Guide: Difference between revisions

Move the Linux/OS X instructions to the top. They're tiny, and nobody fucking finds these things when they're way at the bottom, under miles of irrelevant Windows info.
(Update to include the DolphinBar as a solution for -TR Wiimote users)
(Move the Linux/OS X instructions to the top. They're tiny, and nobody fucking finds these things when they're way at the bottom, under miles of irrelevant Windows info.)
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Note that the very first Wii Remote Pluses, such as those included in [[FlingSmash]] and [[The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword]], are not <tt>RVL-CNT-01-TR</tt> Wiimotes. For this reason this guide will not use the blanket "Wii Remote Plus" term, but will use "-TR Wiimote" to refer to the <tt>RVL-CNT-01-TR</tt> Wii Remotes specifically. While the addition of the sync button on the battery cover is the common way to tell non-TR Wii Remote Pluses from -TR Wii Remote Pluses, even that is not 100% reliable. The only way to know for sure to is connect it to a PC and see if it is registered as <tt>RVL-CNT-01-TR</tt>.
Note that the very first Wii Remote Pluses, such as those included in [[FlingSmash]] and [[The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword]], are not <tt>RVL-CNT-01-TR</tt> Wiimotes. For this reason this guide will not use the blanket "Wii Remote Plus" term, but will use "-TR Wiimote" to refer to the <tt>RVL-CNT-01-TR</tt> Wii Remotes specifically. While the addition of the sync button on the battery cover is the common way to tell non-TR Wii Remote Pluses from -TR Wii Remote Pluses, even that is not 100% reliable. The only way to know for sure to is connect it to a PC and see if it is registered as <tt>RVL-CNT-01-TR</tt>.
= Linux =
Linux does not require any special treatment. Use the normal connecting methods shown in [[Configuring Controllers]].
= Mac OS X =
OS X does not require any special hardware or software. It only requires you to pair the device beforehand.
#Open Bluetooth Settings and click the + sign to set up a new device.
#While it is scanning, press the red sync button on the back of the controller. All four lights on the front of the controller should be flashing.
#Back in the Bluetooth Settings, hit "Continue" and wait for it to fail.
#Select 'Passcode Options' and choose "Do not use a passcode with this device". Click 'OK' and then click 'Quit'.
#Double check in the Bluetooth menu to be certain that your system registered the controller.
Once you have completed the pairing process, from then on you will be able to connect the controller like you would on any other OS, as described in the [[Configuring Controllers]] guide. However you will have to press the red sync button instead of 1+2 every time you connect.




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#On the toolbar, click for the "Update Driver Software". In the dialog, choose "Browse my computer for driver software", followed by "Let me pick from a list of device drivers on my computer". Select the driver that says it is not digitally signed (this is what you want) and click "Next" to install the driver.
#On the toolbar, click for the "Update Driver Software". In the dialog, choose "Browse my computer for driver software", followed by "Let me pick from a list of device drivers on my computer". Select the driver that says it is not digitally signed (this is what you want) and click "Next" to install the driver.
#Once installed you should be done. If it works, proceed with [[#Connecting the Wii Remote Plus|connecting the Wii Remote Plus]].
#Once installed you should be done. If it works, proceed with [[#Connecting the Wii Remote Plus|connecting the Wii Remote Plus]].
= Linux =
Linux does not require any special treatment. Use the normal connecting methods shown in [[Configuring Controllers]].
= Mac OS X =
OS X does not require any special hardware or software. It only requires you to pair the device beforehand.
#Open Bluetooth Settings and click the + sign to set up a new device.
#While it is scanning, press the red sync button on the back of the controller. All four lights on the front of the controller should be flashing.
#Back in the Bluetooth Settings, hit "Continue" and wait for it to fail.
#Select 'Passcode Options' and choose "Do not use a passcode with this device". Click 'OK' and then click 'Quit'.
#Double check in the Bluetooth menu to be certain that your system registered the controller.
Once you have completed the pairing process, from then on you will be able to connect the controller like you would on any other OS, as described in the [[Configuring Controllers]] guide. However you will have to press the red sync button instead of 1+2 every time you connect.


[[Category:Tutorials]]
[[Category:Tutorials]]