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Then create a config file. The file below is for controlling the inbuilt media player
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Wiimote.Left    = KEY_LEFT
Wiimote.Left    = KEY_LEFT
Wiimote.Right  = KEY_RIGHT
Wiimote.Right  = KEY_RIGHT
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Wiimote.Minus  = KEY_F7
Wiimote.Minus  = KEY_F7
Wiimote.Plus    = KEY_F8
Wiimote.Plus    = KEY_F8
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The code was saved in <code>/home/user/.cwiid/wminput/mediaplayer</code>
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The code was saved in /home/user/.cwiid/wminput/mediaplayer
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This is one of the places that gets searched by wminput as detailed [http://abstrakraft.org/cwiid/wiki/wminput here]
This is one of the places that gets searched by wminput as detailed [http://abstrakraft.org/cwiid/wiki/wminput here]
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Here is also some further usefull links:
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Revision as of 13:06, 29 December 2010

There are numerous ways to achieve control of the N900 using a wii remote. Please have a look at this thread

The method described here uses cwiid and wminput. This method is an expansion on the instructions provided here by the user thp, who re-packaged cwiid.

change to root (by whichever method you chose)

root

install cwiid-utils from extras-devel.

apt-get install cwiid-utils

if not already installed install python-cwiid

apt-get install python-cwiid

Then execute the following two commands

modprobe uinput

chmod a+rw /dev/input/uinput

Then create a config file. The file below is for controlling the inbuilt media player

Wiimote.Left    = KEY_LEFT
Wiimote.Right   = KEY_RIGHT

Wiimote.A       = KEY_SPACE
Wiimote.B       = KEY_SPACE

Wiimote.Minus   = KEY_F7
Wiimote.Plus    = KEY_F8

The code was saved in /home/user/.cwiid/wminput/mediaplayer This is one of the places that gets searched by wminput as detailed here

Once saved ensure bluetooth is on and simply execute:

wminput -c mediaplayer

from the command line. then press the 1 and 2 buttons on thhe wii remote and the command line should say ready after a little while. Once done simply start the media player. Once started simply use the wii remote buttons to control it. You can skip songs (forward and backward), pause/play and change volume.

If you want to carry out some coding using python and wii remote look here

Here is also some further usefull links: