SUGGESTION: Dolphinbar Troubleshooter

[andwan0]

There should be a nice Dolphinbar install guide (despite so many people say it's very easy to setup and get running...)

The first time I got Dolphinbar... it was by chance that I got my 2 Wiimotes working with it... and tested the System GUI Wii menu with it... I can play around with the hand pointers, etc. so that was fun. I can't remember how I got it working, but it was with Microsoft Windows 8.1 native bluetooth drivers.

After awhile, I stopped using it and now I got another 2 Wiimotes I wanted to play with DolphinBar again. I had to install Toshiba Bluetooth stack due to these new Wiimotes are motion+. I tried to sync dolphinbar (mode4) with my wiimotes... only one wiimote would show the LED1... all the others would eventually give up. I tried testing it in System GUI Wii menu (real wiimotes)... but no luck. No response.
I thought about disabling Toshiba Bluetooth... but that would turn off dolphinbar... so I turn toshiba bluetooth back on... and now dolphinbar won't turn on... I disconnect and reconnect dolphinbar USB... that would show some LED (mode4, etc)... but only for a few seconds then dead again...

Dolphinbar definitely needs a troubleshooting page (and the instruction manual isn't much help).

[mimimi]

It seems that you are not using the dolphinbar. Update the dolphinbar via the instructions on the mayflash homepage, and then try again. It might help to uninstall/remove all bluetooth stuff, if you don't use bluetooth for anything else.

[andwan0]

(03-13-2015, 03:36 AM)mimimi Wrote: It seems that you are not using the dolphinbar. Update the dolphinbar via the instructions on the mayflash homepage, and then try again. It might help to uninstall/remove all bluetooth stuff, if you don't use bluetooth for anything else.

I thought Dolphinbar doesn't work with GlovePIE? Or can it?

[mbc07]

Dolphin Bar at the moment works only with Dolphin. And there's no reason to install any bluetooth driver/stack, Dolphin Bar is completely PnP: switch to Mode 4, sync your wiimotes with the Dolphin Bar, open Dolphin, select Real Wiimotes and enable Continuous Scanning. DONE, boot your game and everything works...

[MayImilae]

To be precise, the DolphinBar in Mode 4 only works in Dolphin. Modes 1-2 emulate a mouse and keyboard and can be used anywhere, whereas mode 3 emulates a gamepad and can be used in any game or emulator.

[andwan0]

thanks guys

I never knew about the other modes...I've been using MODE 4 all this time (with GlovePIE...) and nunchuck produces wrong values. (yes, maybe MODE4 is proper for Wii... but if we wanted to use Wiimote for GC... then MODE3 is better).

I also tried MODE 1 and was impressed with the multimedia/mouse pointer stuff... then I tried MODE3 and this is perfect for joystick-like emulator.

Yes, DolphinBar does make everything easier. It should've said, GlovePIE, Toshiba Bluetooth and PPJoy/vJoy not needed. So I uninstalled Toshiba Bluetooth, GlovePIE and PPJoy since I won't need them now.

With DolphinBar MODE3 I can easily map my controls to GameCube controller in Dolphin.

[Buddybenj]

You should use MODE 4 because it's specifically made for Dolphin. Just follow Jhonn's instructions. You don't even have to map any controls.

[Retrue]

(03-17-2015, 01:56 AM)Buddybenj Wrote: You should use MODE 4 because it's specifically made for Dolphin. Just follow Jhonn's instructions. You don't even have to map any controls.

Mode 4 of the bar is for use with Dolphin WHEN emulating Wii.
When emulating GameCube, mode 3 is perfectly OK.