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Help with getting WII remote to work on my Gtablet

Hello all,
I need a Little assistance getting a Wii mote hooked up to my G tablet for gaming with emulators. I got the program from the market that uses blue-tooth to hook up to the Gtab. It does hook up but i cant get it to work in the emulator. I try to map the buttons which it does but it wont work on the actual game. Anyone know the settings I am supposed to use within the wii mote program and the emulator? I would really appreciate any help.
Thanks, Rob

I'm to much of a newbie here to post links, but this should be easy to figure out...
xxx.youtube.com/watch?v=6Ia9eXgGXzk

I use simplewiicontroller.
Open the app hit the connect wii controlled button...you should get a message to sync it (make sure blue tooth is on) by pressing both buttons at the same time. Now hit the use simple wii controller another box will pop up select it again....loan up your emu app of choice then map the buttons. Works for me have fun. When you are done playing open the app back up an select android keyboard or tapntap keyboard. Otherwise you wont have a keyboard.
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I know emulators like snesdroid have an additional option in settings to enable Bluetooth control that needs to be set even after mapping keys.

sixvoltsystem said:
I use simplewiicontroller.
Open the app hit the connect wii controlled button...you should get a message to sync it (make sure blue tooth is on) by pressing both buttons at the same time. Now hit the use simple wii controller another box will pop up select it again....loan up your emu app of choice then map the buttons. Works for me have fun. When you are done playing open the app back up an select android keyboard or tapntap keyboard. Otherwise you wont have a keyboard.
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Thanks! That streamlined my seach for the right app and the propper steps. On my phone the on screan keys are perfect distance appart, on the Gtab its a different story. Playing anything faster paced than final fantasy tactics advance was difficult. This makes playing games a dream.

[Q] How to get Minecraft to work on Transformer?

Hi everyone.
For those of you who keep up with gaming news, a huge breakthrough in Android gaming has arrived today: the addition of the alpha version of Minecraft has been added to the Marketplace.
However, it only shows up if you are on an Xperia Play phone. Of course, this does not mean you cannot get it and/or its Demo in other ways (which I will not link here), but there's a problem...
It does not play on anything else but the Xperia Play.
I have downloaded the Minecraft Demo for Android and successfully installed it onto my Transformer. It runs, albeit in a small window (and does not give me the option added in 3.2 to make it full screen.
The game does NOT have touch controls. In order to move to other options, you have to have either A. the keyboard dock or B. a controller plugged in through USB.
I have tried both methods. I can use the arrow keys and/or d-pad to select different options. However, I cannot actually choose those options to start the game up. I would assume the X button or the Start button would work, but neither of them do.
Has anyone else tried to get Minecraft working on their tablet and had better luck than me?

Doesn't matter, even if you get into the game (which I have), you cannot do anything. No moving, no dropping blocks, etc. It only works on Xperia Play for the moment.

Decompile the apk and change the controls, then remove device restrictions.
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Gary13579 said:
Doesn't matter, even if you get into the game (which I have), you cannot do anything. No moving, no dropping blocks, etc. It only works on Xperia Play for the moment.
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How did you manage this? I don't understand why the arrow keys would work for the menu, but wouldn't work for moving around in the game.

Moving isn't enough, you have no way to control the camera. You might be able to move, but without being able to look up/down the game is still pointless, not to mention lacking controls so you can't drop blocks/use items/etc.

Good to know. They did say that it would be available to more devices asap... and no intention of iOS support (which is funny to me but stupid financially)
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Minecraft would be awesome. I don't have the dock though, so no touchpad or mouse for me.
Do bluetooth mice work with the transformer without the dock?

right now its a Xperia Only app for a limited time, probably for a month or so then they will allow it to go to other tablets. Im sure a modder can mod the controls in for touch screen.

Use your Xperia Play as a game controller for your tablet!

https://market.android.com/details?...wxLDEsImNvbS50b3VybmVzb2wudGFibGV0cmVtb3RlIl0
I'm gonna try this tonight! Anyone else use it? It has specific settings for the Xperia Play....

I dont think the physical buttons work.
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KindaUndisputed said:
I dont think the physical buttons work.
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They don't seem to you're right. it looks like it emulates the Xperia play using the touch screen.... Damn

Could someone try contacting the developer? I think I've already tried...
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Wouldve been nice.. I need a gamepad for my tablet, About to buy that onlive universal controller.

Funny, I'm looking for the same thing.
Is there nothing out there that can do this?

Hope no one minds if I bring this thread back - I've been looking around for solutions for this (even before this thread) and stumbled upon androdhid a while back, but I still haven't tried it out:
http://code.google.com/p/androhid/
I more recently found android-bluetooth-touchpad and actually gave it a try:
http://code.google.com/p/android-bluetooth-touchpad/
I couldn't get it to work with Windows, but maybe I was doing something wrong or maybe they were running into the same problems that androhid ran into (they talk about it here: http://code.google.com/p/androhid/wiki/AndroHid ), but I did get it to work with my Android tablet and was able to use it to move the mouse pointer around and click, but the keyboard feature didn't seem to work very well. In contrast, androhid claims to provide a working keyboard, but no mouse support due to technical hurdles, although a commenter mentioned he had extended it to get mouse support working (I tried contacting him, but no response).
So anyway, we have here two at least somewhat working solutions that at least work with Linux/Android, if not Windows. And they're open source.
How interested would ya'll be in adapting these into something with the Xperia Play in mind, so you can use your Xperia Play as a bluetooth gamepad compatible with Linux/Android tablets? (and also as a mouse/keyboard) I may try and work on this if I can find/make the time. It'd be nice to get it working with Windows too, but that might be further off. Or if someone else wants to spearhead it, I'd be willing to help as I'm able. I'm not promising I'll have much time for this any time soon though, but it hopefully shouldn't be too hard.
Or does anybody already have some other good solutions for this? Seems like the solutions I've seen either aren't very good, or rely on custom software on both sides of the connection (both a client and a server, whereas by following the HID standard, you only need custom software on one side-use app on the phone and connect to any android tablet with bluetooth hid support, which most ICS and beyond tablets will and maybe some Gingerbread).
Further down the road I'd even like to get USB HID working, but I'm pretty sure that would require kernel-level development. (ie connect your phone via USB and it acts as a USB controller too)
EDIT: Or maybe I necro'ed the wrong thread, but not sure this one had any good answers either:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1730561
~Troop

If it helps, such an app would be relatively easy to make for the buttons and dpad but not the touch pad.
The problem is no one had any incentive to do it.
It would be awesome if the maker of TabletRemote would implement it, he already took care of all the grunt work (nice ui, register each other, settings, etc.)
I made a proof of concept app in a few hours and it worked just fine.
I don't know what the point if this post is.
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Tablet Remote + GameKeyboard = EPIC WIN !
I can use my Xperia Play gamepad as a bluetooth gamepad for my new Nexus 7 and it works perfectly !
Use Tablet Remote for bluetooth remote control, use GameKeyboard to map physical buttons to touch events and you're done !
(However I think GameKeyboard needs root access ...)

hatcyl said:
If it helps, such an app would be relatively easy to make for the buttons and dpad but not the touch pad.
The problem is no one had any incentive to do it.
It would be awesome if the maker of TabletRemote would implement it, he already took care of all the grunt work (nice ui, register each other, settings, etc.)
I made a proof of concept app in a few hours and it worked just fine.
I don't know what the point if this post is.
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I was really just hoping to stir up some interest to motivate me to actually do some Android development. I'd like to spend some time doing Android development, but I rarely have the motivation since I do enough programming as my full-time job and tend to want to relax and do other things when not at work.
You're right, it seems like there isn't that much incentive for this, so it would be nice if developers who already have apps that are so close to what we're talking about to extend their solutions to cover this.
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Tablet Remote + GameKeyboard = EPIC WIN !
I can use my Xperia Play gamepad as a bluetooth gamepad for my new Nexus 7 and it works perfectly !
Use Tablet Remote for bluetooth remote control, use GameKeyboard to map physical buttons to touch events and you're done !
(However I think GameKeyboard needs root access ...)
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Good to know that that combination works out, even if it is a bit roundabout! Shows that having a workable solution matters more to users than following standards. (EDIT: And I don't mean that in a negative way, I'm just saying getting something working is what's most important, worrying about following standards and implementation details is something programmers worry more about than users)
~Troop

injection18 said:
Tablet Remote + GameKeyboard = EPIC WIN !
I can use my Xperia Play gamepad as a bluetooth gamepad for my new Nexus 7 and it works perfectly !
Use Tablet Remote for bluetooth remote control, use GameKeyboard to map physical buttons to touch events and you're done !
(However I think GameKeyboard needs root access ...)
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In fact it works, but you can't press some buttons at the same time ... so I must find an other solution ...

There should be an app that allows to use the Xperia Play as a gamepad on PC. I thinks it's an idea that would completely rock.

I think you can do that already. Just acts as a HID.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=app.pcon&hl=en here ya go. Think thats the one.

Miles Wolf said:
There should be an app that allows to use the Xperia Play as a gamepad on PC. I thinks it's an idea that would completely rock.
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Yeah, I would like that eventually too. Unfortunately, that's more difficult to do, at least as a true HID device... both the androhid and bluetooth touchpad projects I mentioned ran into a roadblock trying to work with a Windows host (because they don't quite emulate a true/full HID device, just almost, which is "good enough" for Linux). Connecting to Linux distributions which use the Bluez bluetooth stack is very doable, however. Maybe it'll be possible to modify/recompile the Android Bluez bluetooth stack to overcome this, but that makes it much more challenging and puts it further off.
There might be other strategies involving custom driver software on the PC to make it work though that would be easier. (The advantage of operating to the HID standard is that it works with PCs/tablets/phones out of the box without special drivers/software on the host)
Do go watch the demo linked to on the page below, he uses his app in gamepad mode to control a mario-like game running on Linux:
http://code.google.com/p/android-bluetooth-touchpad/
EDIT: Or guess the non-HID solution already exists as Mysticales pointed out above. Note that it is likely not truely emulating a HID device since it requires Java software on the PC. Still, it should get the job done!
~Troop

I just managed to use my Xperia Play as a controller via wifi for my PC and it works WONDERFULLY!
Heres what i did
downloaded and install this :
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=app.pcon&hl=en&rdid=app.pcon&rdot=1
you also need to download the PC client for it to work
Theres a Xperia play mode included but its awful , some buttons dont work and the X button fails to register after using the dpad.
So what i did was use Joypad 1 (the one with the on screen controls)
And used GameKeyboard with a 6 button controller.
End results? it worked perfectly.

Can I play Multiplayer games on my tablet using a USB hub?

First off, if this thread is made in the wrong section, I apologize.
Secondly, I've finally gotten around to installing Emulators for the SNES and Genesis and I've been using my Ps3 controller flawlessly since I've a dock with one USB port.
I thought i'd be a bit enterprising by getting a USB hub and plugging in a second controller so that me and a friend can enjoy some classic side scrolling goodness but unfortunately both controllers never work simultaneously. Any button that's pressed on either controller will register for both characters so neither moves Independently. (Example:- First controller hits up, both characters jump, Second controller hits left, both characters move left)
Is there anyway around this? I'm quite sure I'm not the only that's tried to do this, so I'm hoping that you lot in the know of this stuff can help me out somewhat since I've not been able to deal with this on my own. Cheers.

Meth_Badger said:
First off, if this thread is made in the wrong section, I apologize.
Secondly, I've finally gotten around to installing Emulators for the SNES and Genesis and I've been using my Ps3 controller flawlessly since I've a dock with one USB port.
I thought i'd be a bit enterprising by getting a USB hub and plugging in a second controller so that me and a friend can enjoy some classic side scrolling goodness but unfortunately both controllers never work simultaneously. Any button that's pressed on either controller will register for both characters so neither moves Independently. (Example:- First controller hits up, both characters jump, Second controller hits left, both characters move left)
Is there anyway around this? I'm quite sure I'm not the only that's tried to do this, so I'm hoping that you lot in the know of this stuff can help me out somewhat since I've not been able to deal with this on my own. Cheers.
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Multi controller support needs to be built into the app. You'll need to ask the app devs.

That's an awesome use of a tablet/dock!

I use a ps3 controller over Bluetooth on my infinity
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Meth_Badger said:
Is there anyway around this? I'm quite sure I'm not the only that's tried to do this, so I'm hoping that you lot in the know of this stuff can help me out somewhat since I've not been able to deal with this on my own. Cheers.
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To answer your thread's title, yes. A hub on your tablet works just like a hub on any other PC. The ports are treated independently rather than clones. It sounds like whatever app you're using accepts any control inputs it recognizes as controler 1. As sdbags pointed out, that oversight is within the app. From a system perspective, multiplayer gaming with multiple controller inputs is totally possible. Just look at Ouya.

PS1 Emulator Settings

I bought my Shield as an emulation machine primarily. It is nice to take my collection on the go. I have run into some problems with getting the settings right. I have the psp emulator running at a speed I am happy with and as for the old consoles its pretty much just load and go with the shield. My biggest problem has been getting the ps1 emulator working. I have tried Retroarch but I am having a hard time with configuring it so I stepped away from that one. ePSXe doesnt recognize analog inputs so thats a no go. So I am left with FPse. I cant seem to get the open GL mode to work right on my shield. and the normal hardware render is buggy too. Should I just bite the bullet and try to learn RetroArch or could one of you share with me your settings that work best for you.
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Can someone share with me there settings to get the best balance between performance and visuals out FPse?

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I bought my Shield as an emulation machine primarily. It is nice to take my collection on the go. I have run into some problems with getting the settings right. I have the psp emulator running at a speed I am happy with and as for the old consoles its pretty much just load and go with the shield. My biggest problem has been getting the ps1 emulator working. I have tried Retroarch but I am having a hard time with configuring it so I stepped away from that one. ePSXe doesnt recognize analog inputs so thats a no go. So I am left with FPse. I cant seem to get the open GL mode to work right on my shield. and the normal hardware render is buggy too. Should I just bite the bullet and try to learn RetroArch or could one of you share with me your settings that work best for you.
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Can someone share with me there settings to get the best balance between performance and visuals out FPse?
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Retroarch works almost perfectfor me minus the following issues... I can get satisfactory performance with a ps3 controller but select button doesn't work (And oddly after the 4.3 update my buttons are messed up such as Square being X on my controller?) and ok performance with my Moga given I don't care about the triggers or a select button... Using the shield as a controller works great if you don't miss L3 and R3... Haven't quite got a perfect setup yet. I was thinking about giving FPse a shot but your post worries me I won't be very well enjoying that setup experience either.

HobsonA said:
Retroarch works almost perfectfor me minus the following issues... I can get satisfactory performance with a ps3 controller but select button doesn't work (And oddly after the 4.3 update my buttons are messed up such as Square being X on my controller?) and ok performance with my Moga given I don't care about the triggers or a select button... Using the shield as a controller works great if you don't miss L3 and R3... Haven't quite got a perfect setup yet. I was thinking about giving FPse a shot but your post worries me I won't be very well enjoying that setup experience either.
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Do you mean the square on the PS3 controller is X on the shield?
If that is the case I would guess that X on the PS3 controller will be A on the shield.
I also thought the shield sticks had buttons like the PS3 controllers do.
I have not used retroarch yet.

chevyowner said:
Do you mean the square on the PS3 controller is X on the shield?
If that is the case I would guess that X on the PS3 controller will be A on the shield.
I also thought the shield sticks had buttons like the PS3 controllers do.
I have not used retroarch yet.
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Err sorry I was referring to the control scheme of the original PS1, For example I put in megaman legends and the tutorial said hit Square to fire and on my controller when i hit the square location I jumped and i had to hit the location where X would be in the sony scheme to fire on my moga... the shield controls are however in the correct locations

HobsonA said:
Retroarch works almost perfectfor me minus the following issues... I can get satisfactory performance with a ps3 controller but select button doesn't work (And oddly after the 4.3 update my buttons are messed up such as Square being X on my controller?) and ok performance with my Moga given I don't care about the triggers or a select button... Using the shield as a controller works great if you don't miss L3 and R3... Haven't quite got a perfect setup yet. I was thinking about giving FPse a shot but your post worries me I won't be very well enjoying that setup experience either.
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I have been looking at the shield key mappings (.kl and .kcm) for a project of mine, and I think something I found my be the cause of the select button error. I am not sure here, and I need to re-download update 63.
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Err sorry I was referring to the control scheme of the original PS1, For example I put in megaman legends and the tutorial said hit Square to fire and on my controller when i hit the square location I jumped and i had to hit the location where X would be in the sony scheme to fire on my moga... the shield controls are however in the correct locations
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That just made things worse. In your first post you said
HobsonA said:
...I can get satisfactory performance with a ps3 controller but select button doesn't work (And oddly after the 4.3 update my buttons are messed up such as Square being X on my controller?)....
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So now I am Asking are the buttons messed up on the ps3 controller or the moga controller?
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Or are you referring to the fact that on the moga controller the location of the X button is in the same relative location that the Square button is on the playstation layout?
By this I mean
Shield and from the pictures I have seen moga
Code:
Y
X B
A
and the ps layout
1 = triangle
2 = square
3 = circle
4 = cross (X)
Code:
1
2 3
4
As you can see (if they post correctly)
Shield/moga>ps layout
Y>triangle
X>square
A>cross (X)
B>circle
And if are meaning something completely different that what I have posted here, please be more specific.
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found something else after making more progress with my project (xperia play involved)
here is part of the key mapping that is used on the xplay for the ps3 controller.
Code:
key 0x12f BUTTON_A
key 0x12c BUTTON_B
key 0x12e BUTTON_X
key 0x12d BUTTON_Y
and the same mapping from the shield for the ps3 controller (update 59)
Code:
key 0x12f BUTTON_X
key 0x12c BUTTON_Y
key 0x12e BUTTON_A
key 0x12d BUTTON_B
I am also still re-downloading update 63 (slow internet)

Oh yea sorry it's the ps3 controller that had the incorrect mapping in Retroarch. Moga and Shield had correct mapping although the Moga had other issues such as triggers not working in retroarch
I should probably add I noticed it was incorrectly mapped after update 63, very possible it was there in 59 and I just failed to notice it.

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Oh yea sorry it's the ps3 controller that had the incorrect mapping in Retroarch. Moga and Shield had correct mapping although the Moga had other issues such as triggers not working in retroarch
I should probably add I noticed it was incorrectly mapped after update 63, very possible it was there in 59 and I just failed to notice it.
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the ps3 controller mapping did not change from update 59 to 63.

FPse does not work
Is anyone with Firmware v68 still able to run FPse? I bought it today and after scanning my storages it always shows me the warning message: 'No Disk file found, Please READ: ...'.
After accepting the app always closes. Do you keep the bios .bin file on the internal or external storage?
Thanks!

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Is anyone with Firmware v68 still able to run FPse? I bought it today and after scanning my storages it always shows me the warning message: 'No Disk file found, Please READ: ...'.
After accepting the app always closes. Do you keep the bios .bin file on the internal or external storage?
Thanks!
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I have it I will test it later and update this post
Hit thanks if I helped you out. Doing a little bit of reading goes a long way. Sent via tapatalk.

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I have it I will test it later and update this post.
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Thanks, but it's working now. It's a bit weird, but I had to reboot twice. After the first time, I still received the error message, but I hope it's now gone forever!