Comments on: Wiican - Easy Wii remote control on Ubuntu Linux

By: Howie69

Howie69 — Sat, 15 Oct 2011 22:34:48 +0000

Umm…where is the package now? This looks great, but these instructions no longer work. I assume it has something to do with dave’s new repo. Just not sure how to install a https repo.

By: dave

dave — Thu, 20 May 2010 08:13:43 +0000

can you update the post?
wiican has a new repo
https://launchpad.net/wiican

By: Jean

Jean — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 15:10:47 +0000

You can use a Roomba Virtual Wall instead of the ir bar! ;D

By: LV

LV — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 09:18:43 +0000

I’m having a hard time getting wiican to work with the sensor bar. I have tried creating a new profile with the Plugin.ir_ptr parameters to no avail. So I suspect it may not be starting wminput using using the ir_ptr flag. Has anyone managed to get wiican to work with the ir pointer?

By: Zach

Zach — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 22:37:51 +0000

You don’t need an ir bar, it will fall back to the accelerometers. As for what to use a wiimote for… I use mine for a game controller (with oh-so-many attachments) for various emulators.

By: catchmeifyoutry

catchmeifyoutry — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 22:27:20 +0000

Instead of an infra red bar, you can just go low-tech to test the wiimote by placing two candles or tealights next to your monitor.
Of course, this is slightly less accurate but you can use your wiimote as a mouse.

By: sigmasanti

sigmasanti — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 18:51:04 +0000

I think you need an ir bar to be able to point and click like a mouse.

By: jordanwb

jordanwb — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 18:39:18 +0000

Isn’t Hal deprecated?

By: Rev. Dr.

Rev. Dr. — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 17:20:48 +0000

Would be nice to use a wiimote as a mouse…point and click, ya’ll…

By: John M.

John M. — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 17:15:33 +0000

What are your favorite ways to use this? I have a bunch of wiimotes, but haven’t felt a need to pair them with my computer.