Hi all! I just discovered Dolphin recently and I think it's awesome, but I'm having some trouble getting everything in a multi-part setup to work properly. tl;dr is in bold
When I start a game, I get the message: "Wiimote 1 disconnected by emulated software." The Wiimote will intermittently reconnect when I press a button (or Alt+F5) and then immediately disconnect; it never actually "works" in a game. I've tested it in "New Super Mario Bros" and "Zack & Wiki."
I've done a lot of troubleshooting so far and tried to make sure that I'm doing everything correctly. Sorry about the length of this post, but I've tried to be very thorough and none of the common solutions have worked so far.
There are two main parts to my setup:
1) Host PC (running Steam and Dolphin) > TP-LINK Powerline Gigabit > Router (Fios Quantum Gateway) > Steam Link > Projector setup
2) Host PC (running Steam and Dolphin) > TP-LINK Powerline Gigabit > Router (Fios Quantum Gateway) > Raspberry Pi 3 Model B (loaded with Raspbian, running VirtualHere) > Mayflash Dolphinbar > Wiimote
PC Specs:
Windows 10 x64 Home
ASUS Z97-A
Intel Core i7-4770K @ 3.50GHz
Nvidia GeForce GTX 970
16 GB G.Skill Sniper DDR3 1866
Relevant details:
-I'm using a brand-new, real Wiimote with Wii MotionPlus
-I have the Dolphinbar set to Mode 4
-In Dolphin's Controller Configuration, I have "Real Wiimote" and "Continuous Scanning" selected, and "Enable Speaker Data" disabled
-Dolphin sees my Wiimote (the Wiimote vibrates when I load Dolphin or when I switch the controller slot from "None" to "Real Wiimote")
-Windows, Raspbian, the PC's drivers, the Raspberry Pi's firmware, and the Dolphinbar's firmware are all up-to-date, and I'm using the latest dev build of Dolphin (5.0-359, though I've also tried 5.0, and even 4.0.2)
-Turning off Windows Firewall does nothing
-I've forwarded the port that VirtualHere's USB server software uses
Here are the things that throw me off:
-When I connect the Dolphinbar directly to my PC, everything works perfectly
-When I connect a Mayflash Gamecube Controller Adapter using VirtualHere, everything works perfectly
-When I ping the Raspberry Pi from my Windows PC (or vice versa) I get, at most, 4 ms latency
-When I route the Dolphinbar to my PC using the version of VirtualHere that's built into Steam Link, I have the same problem (though I didn't when I first got the Dolphinbar – very weird)
-This would suggest that something between the Pi and the PC can't handle the Dolphinbar. However, when I put the Dolphinbar (connected via VirtualHere) in Mode 1 and wave the Wiimote around to move the cursor, everything works perfectly
It seems like Dolphin doesn't like the signal it's being sent specifically when the Dolphinbar is in Mode 4 and connected through VirtualHere while Dolphin is running a game.
Does anyone have any idea what I can do? To the devs: is this a known issue? Do you know what the problem might be?
I've read about other people using this same basic setup with no problems, and I've tried everything I can find (and messed around with a bunch of settings in Dolphin, as well), so I'm really at a loss. Thanks to anyone who might be able to help!
When I start a game, I get the message: "Wiimote 1 disconnected by emulated software." The Wiimote will intermittently reconnect when I press a button (or Alt+F5) and then immediately disconnect; it never actually "works" in a game. I've tested it in "New Super Mario Bros" and "Zack & Wiki."
I've done a lot of troubleshooting so far and tried to make sure that I'm doing everything correctly. Sorry about the length of this post, but I've tried to be very thorough and none of the common solutions have worked so far.
There are two main parts to my setup:
1) Host PC (running Steam and Dolphin) > TP-LINK Powerline Gigabit > Router (Fios Quantum Gateway) > Steam Link > Projector setup
2) Host PC (running Steam and Dolphin) > TP-LINK Powerline Gigabit > Router (Fios Quantum Gateway) > Raspberry Pi 3 Model B (loaded with Raspbian, running VirtualHere) > Mayflash Dolphinbar > Wiimote
PC Specs:
Windows 10 x64 Home
ASUS Z97-A
Intel Core i7-4770K @ 3.50GHz
Nvidia GeForce GTX 970
16 GB G.Skill Sniper DDR3 1866
Relevant details:
-I'm using a brand-new, real Wiimote with Wii MotionPlus
-I have the Dolphinbar set to Mode 4
-In Dolphin's Controller Configuration, I have "Real Wiimote" and "Continuous Scanning" selected, and "Enable Speaker Data" disabled
-Dolphin sees my Wiimote (the Wiimote vibrates when I load Dolphin or when I switch the controller slot from "None" to "Real Wiimote")
-Windows, Raspbian, the PC's drivers, the Raspberry Pi's firmware, and the Dolphinbar's firmware are all up-to-date, and I'm using the latest dev build of Dolphin (5.0-359, though I've also tried 5.0, and even 4.0.2)
-Turning off Windows Firewall does nothing
-I've forwarded the port that VirtualHere's USB server software uses
Here are the things that throw me off:
-When I connect the Dolphinbar directly to my PC, everything works perfectly
-When I connect a Mayflash Gamecube Controller Adapter using VirtualHere, everything works perfectly
-When I ping the Raspberry Pi from my Windows PC (or vice versa) I get, at most, 4 ms latency
-When I route the Dolphinbar to my PC using the version of VirtualHere that's built into Steam Link, I have the same problem (though I didn't when I first got the Dolphinbar – very weird)
-This would suggest that something between the Pi and the PC can't handle the Dolphinbar. However, when I put the Dolphinbar (connected via VirtualHere) in Mode 1 and wave the Wiimote around to move the cursor, everything works perfectly
It seems like Dolphin doesn't like the signal it's being sent specifically when the Dolphinbar is in Mode 4 and connected through VirtualHere while Dolphin is running a game.
Does anyone have any idea what I can do? To the devs: is this a known issue? Do you know what the problem might be?
I've read about other people using this same basic setup with no problems, and I've tried everything I can find (and messed around with a bunch of settings in Dolphin, as well), so I'm really at a loss. Thanks to anyone who might be able to help!