Classic.LStick.X = REL_X and Classic.LStick.Y = REL_Y do not work

[Rudloff]

I am trying to use my classic controller's joystick as a mouse.

This works:

Classic.LStick.X = ABS_X
Classic.LStick.Y = ABS_Y

But it is not what I want.

When I try this:

Classic.LStick.X = REL_X
Classic.LStick.Y = REL_Y

Every key I press moves the cursor to the bottom left of the screen, which is quite odd.

[benbaptist]

Ah, I'm having the same issue. I'm running Fedora 15 64-bit, and I'm hoping to be able to play Minecraft with my classic controller.

According to wminput, I'm running "CWiid Version 0.6.00" which I grabbed off of Fedora's own repos (with the cwiid-wminput package).

I'll try grabbing the source code and compiling from that and report back if that fixes the bug (I don't know if 0.6.00 is the latest version or not).

[kuba-orlik]

I'm also experiencing this issue - but for me whatever I do with the stick, it moves to the bottom right. :(

[benbaptist]

I ended up just going with qjoypad - it's compatible with Wiimotes and Wiimote Classic controllers and has a nice GUI to work with. I don't know if cwiid is even maintained anywhere anymore - it's been over 4 or 5 years since any activity.

Also, you can use xboxdrv with a Wiimote Classic controller to override how the dpad and buttons control stuff by default, and to give more compatibility with games designed to work with Xbox controllers. Here's my command (it may or may not work for you)

sudo xboxdrv --dpad-as-button --evdev /dev/input/event$1 --evdev-absmap ABS_HAT1X=x1,ABS_HAT1Y=y1,ABS_HAT2X=x2,ABS_HAT2Y=y2,ABS_HAT3Y=LT,ABS_HAT3X=RT --evdev-keymap=BTN_A=A,BTN_B=B,BTN_X=X,BTN_Y=Y,KEY_PREVIOUS=Back,KEY_NEXT=Start,BTN_MODE=Guide,KEY_DOWN=DOWN,KEY_UP=UP,KEY_LEFT=LEFT,KEY_RIGHT=RIGHT,BTN_TL2=LB,BTN_TR2=RB --mimic-xpad

I just put that into a script named wiimote.sh and do sudo evtest to find the number of the "wiimote classic controller" (i.e. event26). Then, I do ./wiimote.sh 26 to tell it to use that. It works quite well for me, and then I can use qjoypad as well WITH this so that I can bind whatever buttons I want without any issues.

[kuba-orlik]

Woah, I've never heard of qjoypad, I have to give it a try! Please tell me, how do you connect the wiimote to your PC in the first place?

[benbaptist]

For me, it usually just pairs up out-of-the-box by just using the regular Bluetooth settings and pairing a device the same way I'd pair any other device. I'm on Xubuntu 14.04 right now, BTW, but it works great on Ubuntu 12.04, and Ubuntu GNOME 15.04.

[kuba-orlik]

The default GNOME bluetooth manager always tries to pair with the wiimote, but I managed to connect my classic controller with blueman. Your solution with xboxdrv works splendidly, it works in all my games!
I owe you! :)

[benbaptist]

Awesome!! Glad to hear it works. :D

[ctnlaring]

@benbaptist Qjoypad doesn't recognize any inputs for me. I connect the wiimote with gnome's bluetooth manager, get the number from evtest and run your wiimote.sh script but when I open qjoypad nothing works. I can connect with cwiid but get the bottom right corner issue