Controller configuration is completely ignored while in game

[Misery]

Basically, I go into the emulator's controller setup, and do that whole thing. It reads the controller just fine, lets me set up all the buttons and sticks and whatnot. No trouble doing that at all. I save the profile.

Go into the game, and.... it literally ignores ALL of that. It's as if I did nothing, as if the controller was never set up or outright doesnt exist.

Check the setup menu again to see if it reset somehow... nope, it's all still there.

Back into game... still totally ignoring all of it.

So.... any way to fix this? I've tried everything and frankly at this point I'm about ready to just delete the whole thing (again).

[JosJuice]

Which type of controller did you configure and which game are you playing?

[JMC47]

Did you perhaps setup a GC controller for a Wii game (that doesn't support GC controllers) or a Wii Remote for a GC game (which wouldn't support Wii Remotes)

[RemagOrter]

Did you perhaps setup a GC controller for a Wii game (that doesn't support GC controllers) or a Wii Remote for a GC game (which wouldn't support Wii Remotes)

That's what i did, when i started using Dolphin. Took me some time to find out only few Wii Games support GC Controlers. I just assumed Dolphin would handle it somehow if a Wii Game wouldn't support it.
For a DAU like me, a smal Description text like in the Grafics settings, would have been very helpfull to understand it better. (Please forgive me for the grammar "would have been?" no clue how it's correct. Blame the german shoolsystem lol)