*Solution at end*
Firstly, many thanks to the developers for putting this together. I was absolutely pumped when I learned there is an emulator for Wii. Apparently it's been a round a bit, but it's news to me.
Anyway, I purchased two genuine WiiMotes from eBay to use with Dolphin. I downloaded Dolphin 5.0, opened it and connected the controllers successfully with minimal hassle. I played a bit of Wii Sports then stopped and closed Dolphin. I came back a bit later and tried playing again but I can’t get the controllers to pair again. I have tried all the logical steps I can think of.
I’ve tried:
-Different versions of Dolphin.
-Deleting all of Dolphin’s system files between installs of different versions.
-Turning my bluetooth controller off and on.
-Restarting my computer.
-Various combinations of settings in the controller settings within Dolphin.
-Restarting the WiiMotes by removing and replacing the batteries.
-Trying higher-quality batteries.
I’m completely at a loss. I’ve never experience something like this before. If they just didn’t work from the beginning, I would understand, but the fact that they both worked the first time, and then never again seems strange.
I didn’t change anything between when they were working and when they stopped working.
Has anyone experienced anything like this or does anyone have an idea of a possible solution? Any help is greatly appreciated!
EDIT: I finally got them working again after a lot of trying. As it turns out, despite the instructions explicitly stating not to connect the WiiMotes to the computer's bluetooth controller before pairing with Dolphin, it seems it works for me when I pair the WiiMotes with my Mac before launching Dolphin and pairing them with Dolphin. Oh well! I'm just glad I got it working. My wife and I just got done going to town on Wii Sports!
Firstly, many thanks to the developers for putting this together. I was absolutely pumped when I learned there is an emulator for Wii. Apparently it's been a round a bit, but it's news to me.
Anyway, I purchased two genuine WiiMotes from eBay to use with Dolphin. I downloaded Dolphin 5.0, opened it and connected the controllers successfully with minimal hassle. I played a bit of Wii Sports then stopped and closed Dolphin. I came back a bit later and tried playing again but I can’t get the controllers to pair again. I have tried all the logical steps I can think of.
I’ve tried:
-Different versions of Dolphin.
-Deleting all of Dolphin’s system files between installs of different versions.
-Turning my bluetooth controller off and on.
-Restarting my computer.
-Various combinations of settings in the controller settings within Dolphin.
-Restarting the WiiMotes by removing and replacing the batteries.
-Trying higher-quality batteries.
I’m completely at a loss. I’ve never experience something like this before. If they just didn’t work from the beginning, I would understand, but the fact that they both worked the first time, and then never again seems strange.
I didn’t change anything between when they were working and when they stopped working.
Has anyone experienced anything like this or does anyone have an idea of a possible solution? Any help is greatly appreciated!
EDIT: I finally got them working again after a lot of trying. As it turns out, despite the instructions explicitly stating not to connect the WiiMotes to the computer's bluetooth controller before pairing with Dolphin, it seems it works for me when I pair the WiiMotes with my Mac before launching Dolphin and pairing them with Dolphin. Oh well! I'm just glad I got it working. My wife and I just got done going to town on Wii Sports!