Third party Wii U controller pro support
Issue #440
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Good day! I was wondering if there is support for this that requires something on my part or if it is a future implementation or no plan at all. I have tried different builds - the controller works fine on other emus so I'm assuming it is not built in to GenPlus at this time?
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repo owner
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I meant different versions (from past) as well as the latest from wiibrew.org. I have seen where some apps support Wii U Pro but they also specifically say they don't support 3rd party. I will try out the dol file you linked to...do I need the dll file as well and where do I put it? Thanks for your prompt reply!
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Naw no dice. The blue light on the Pro flashes,1. Goes solid for 2 seconds and then out. Sigh...
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repo owner
Just rename genplus_wii.dol to boot.dol and replace original boot.dol file on your SD card with it (the .dll file can be ignored, it's a libretro core for win32 retroarch).
If it does not work with latest version, please try this test build which was compiled with latest libogc (which has wii u controller pro support) instead of using my own old code.
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Alright I'll give this a try and report back.
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Naw same deal. Lights flashed, one went solid very briefly then darkness.
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repo owner
Make sure your controller is paired to the console in system menu. Also, is there any other controller connected, like a wiimote for example ? Otherwise I don't know why it wouldn't work. Could you link to Wii homebrew emulators which work with your controller ?
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Yeah it's paired. I run FCEUx and SnesX using the WiiU Pro no issues.
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Could you please link to FCEUx and SnesX version (with sourcecode) you are using?
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Sorry, not sure what you are asking. But for the record I did find the Genesis emulator on the WiiU homebrew channel and it works fine with not only the WiiU Pro but also the gamepad.
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repo owner
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I was asking if you still had a link to those modified SNES and NES emulators since they usually come also with the modified sourcecode, which helps to see if there are any differences in the implementation.
Anyway, the version running on WiiU is the exact same version as the available Wii version (more precisely, there is no WiiU specific port, it's just the Wii version running in Wii compatibility mode, with some extra features like WiiU gamepad or CPU speed overclock support but these are just enabled by WiiU hardware, nothing is different on software side). That means your issue is caused by your Wii configuration, not the emulator.
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Not sure what you mean by different builds but WiiU Pro Controller was added in 2015 I think and reported to work fine (there is an user request for it in the project issue page ). It wasn't tested by me though as I don't have such controller and I don't know if it worked with 3rd party controllers. The implementation I used was specific to this emulator because support for this did not existed in official homebrew library back then but maybe it has changed now and support was improved, I really don't know.
Anyway, make sure to use the latest .dol from https://bitbucket.org/eke/genesis-plus-gx/src/master/builds/ and check if you can assign your controller in controller settings (it should appear as a normal classic controller) as it might pick another connected controller (wiimote for example) by default.