How to use the Official GameCube Controller Adapter for Wii U in Dolphin: Difference between revisions

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== OS X ==
== OS X ==
Dolphin's adapter support does not work in OS X at this time. System level drivers are now available, but they require configuration through the GCpad as any other controller would.
Due to the nature of Apple's HID implementation, ''all'' HID devices (including non-standard ones) are intercepted by IOKit's HID driver. Since the adapter does not supply a valid report descriptor, this makes the IOKit driver useless for direct communication..
 
Instead, IOKit's behavior may be manipulated via a codeless .kext to simply ''ignore'' the adapter and permit a lower-level connection (like the one Dolphin makes):
 
====Easy Install====
[https://forums.dolphin-emu.org/attachment.php?aid=13495 Installer Package]
 
====Terminal Install====
[https://forums.dolphin-emu.org/attachment.php?aid=13485 Standalone Kext]
<pre>
sudo cp -r ~/Downloads/SmashEnabler.kext /Library/Extensions/SmashEnabler.kext
sudo chown -R root:wheel /Library/Extensions/SmashEnabler.kext
sudo touch /Library/Extensions
sudo reboot
</pre>


== Windows ==
== Windows ==