Hacking WiinUPro - Pro Controller to PC Gamepad

[V13Dweller]

My standard Bluetooth (Toshiba 8.00.12(T)) stack cannot even find my Wii U Pro Controller. I have a Toshiba L750 with the Toshiba Stack pre-installed. I have an Afterglow Wii U Pro Controller that I got about 4 hours ago, it works perfectly on my Wii U, etc. but my stack cannot find it. Is it because I'm using an aftermarket controller or is it my laptop? Thanks for your time.

 

[Makere]

My standard Bluetooth (Toshiba 8.00.12(T)) stack cannot even find my Wii U Pro Controller. I have a Toshiba L750 with the Toshiba Stack pre-installed. I have an Afterglow Wii U Pro Controller that I got about 4 hours ago, it works perfectly on my Wii U, etc. but my stack cannot find it. Is it because I'm using an aftermarket controller or is it my laptop? Thanks for your time.

Did you press the Sync button so that it's "flashing", when you're trying to search with the bluetooth? Also make sure that your computer can find other bluetooth devices (mobile phones etc).

 

[V13Dweller]

Did you press the Sync button so that it's "flashing", when you're trying to search with the bluetooth? Also make sure that your computer can find other bluetooth devices (mobile phones etc).

Yes, I frequently connect my Wii Remotes to my laptop so it's all set up perfectly.

Edit: Every time I do try to sync my controller a mobile phone comes up called Ravjeer. It only comes up when I have my controller in sync-mode. When I try to pair to the phone, it repeatedly fails pretty much instantly. I'm pretty sure the phone is my next door neighbour's, so are the two devices sharing the same frequency maybe?

 

[KeyPuncher]

It's too bad that many games stop supporting directInput.

Also I can't get the binding to keyboard to work, yeah it binds the buttons fine, but they do nothing on applications.

Try using Beta 3 and see if that works. It uses a different library for keyboard emulation, but doesn't seem to support many games which is why I'm not using it.

My standard Bluetooth (Toshiba 8.00.12(T)) stack cannot even find my Wii U Pro Controller. I have a Toshiba L750 with the Toshiba Stack pre-installed. I have an Afterglow Wii U Pro Controller that I got about 4 hours ago, it works perfectly on my Wii U, etc. but my stack cannot find it. Is it because I'm using an aftermarket controller or is it my laptop? Thanks for your time.

My first thought would be to say that it's because it's a third party controller, but I'm not sure, I would think that it would still be able to connect. If you're able to test discovering the controller on other devices that would be a starting place for troubleshooting it.

 

[V13Dweller]

My MacBook couldn't find my controller either, so I guess it's just because it's an aftermarket controller. But how could the Wii U register it, but not anything else? Seems strange.

 

[KeyPuncher]

My MacBook couldn't find my controller either, so I guess it's just because it's an aftermarket controller. But how could the Wii U register it, but not anything else? Seems strange.

Then I guess the controller is hidden to other devices? That's pretty weird. Maybe it's similar to when you turn on your phone's bluetooth but only having it visible to paired devices.

 

[pwncloud]

My controller was once connected and working fine but for some reason only a couple seconds after pairing it disconnects (the icon no longer shows the green connected symbol). The LEDs no longer flash, the program doesn't recognize any devices.

Any idea how to fix this? I reinstalled VJoy, but that didn't do anything, and I don't want to have to reinstall Toshiba bluetooth stack because 1) it was a bitch to install on Windows 8 with a built-in receiver and 2) if this ever happens again this would be a terrible thing to have to do over and over. I've restarted of course as well. I can't manage to delete the Nintendo-RVL-CNT-01-UC from Devices and Printers, in Windows 8's Devices metro app, and I don't see any of my bluetooth devices in Device Manager either.


Thanks a ton!

 

[KeyPuncher]

My controller was once connected and working fine but for some reason only a couple seconds after pairing it disconnects (the icon no longer shows the green connected symbol). The LEDs no longer flash, the program doesn't recognize any devices....

What you are describing sounds similar to problems other users have experienced as well as myself. The common solution for this is to pair it with a Wii U, hopefully that is an easy option for you.


An update for everyone, Beta 6 that I had to work on over the weekend has been delayed a little longer due to a work deadline that had been moved up by nearly a week. In fact I just finished working on it for the night and now it's sleep time

 

[Ravyu]

Hi guys.

At first, the entire set up was working really well. However, I could not get the analogue sticks to be recognised as -Y, +Y instead of A,W,S,D. Realising I had done a mistake, I went back to the vJoy setup in device and managers. Thinking that something was wrong, I went and deleted the device in my toshiba BT stack manager. Now when I want to connect back heres what happens-

1) I go and click "New connection" in the Toshiba BT settings
2) As prompted, I press the sync button on the Wii U pro controller
3) The stack recognises my controller, and I proceed with the installation
4) As soon as the installation finishes, my Wii U pro controller lights stop blinking and within a few seconds the controller is disconnected
5) Even after connecting it back, the lights stop blinking immediately.

Before this, the lights were blinking all the way until I set the controller up on the WiiinUpro application, now I can't set it up anymore because the lights aren't blinking.

First post, pls forgive for my lack of expertise on this

 

[Ravyu]

Ok so I got it to work again

Now, the X and Y input thingy is not working still.. The analogue sticks can still only be configured as AWSD. When I go to the vJoy settings, I am able to click the red buttons, however when I calibrate my analogue sticks, they simply do not work (aka, like when they ask to push the X stick all the way up and down, it doesn't work). How do I solve this? I really wanna play with the analogue input please! And btw, what is Joy 1, 2, 3.. buttons? Thanks

 

[cloaknsmoke]

I don't know if it was properly conveyed, but I think the way to solve this whole no joystick axis problem is to have your program not check joysticks sequentially. If I have sequential joysticks, all of them are messed up. WiinUPro doesn't see more than 8 buttons or any axis, and the demo feeder program shows similar results. However, if you delete the first joystick, then configure a second one, the feeder programs sees the axis as they should be and the proper number of buttons. Obviously I can't check WiinUPro because it stops checking after it sees no joystick 1. I haven't found a way for joystick one to be recognized correctly by anything, but if someone else solved this problem please let us know. I'm on Win8 x64 in Test Mode.

Edit: Uh, nevermind? I don't know what I did to fix this, but now it's working with only 1 joystick. All I did was have 1 joystick in slot 2 that worked, then I reset everything, checked all the boxes under 1, hit apply, unchecked the ones except X, Y, Rx, and Ry, then hit apply and then it worked.

 

[pwncloud]

What you are describing sounds similar to problems other users have experienced as well as myself. The common solution for this is to pair it with a Wii U, hopefully that is an easy option for you.


An update for everyone, Beta 6 that I had to work on over the weekend has been delayed a little longer due to a work deadline that had been moved up by nearly a week. In fact I just finished working on it for the night and now it's sleep time

Thanks for the quick reply.

Unfortunately I don't actually have a Wii U... I will eventually, but I only have a controller at the moment. Should I try pairing the controller with another computer, then back, and see if it works?

 

[KeyPuncher]

Unfortunately I don't actually have a Wii U... I will eventually, but I only have a controller at the moment. Should I try pairing the controller with another computer, then back, and see if it works?

I don't think connecting it to another computer will work but it doesn't hurt to try. It makes me wonder if there is some sort of configuration that happens when the pro controller is connected to the Wii U, though it doesn't explain this problem happening to those who have had their controllers connected to a Wii U first.

 

[pwncloud]

I don't think connecting it to another computer will work but it doesn't hurt to try. It makes me wonder if there is some sort of configuration that happens when the pro controller is connected to the Wii U, though it doesn't explain this problem happening to those who have had their controllers connected to a Wii U first.

I tried pairing it to another computer. Same problem on that one, and it didn't fix it on mine.

I tried holding the reset button on the back with a pin, didn't do anything either. I'm going to try pulling the battery... Though if that doesn't work I'm out of ideas.


I found someone with the same issue with the Wii Remote Plus. https://forums.dolphin-emu.org/Thread-can-t-connect-wiimote-plus-to-pc

However, the solution involves pressing 1+2 instead of sync. Is there an equivalent on the Pro? Nothing causes the LEDs to blink anymore except the sync button, which is a bit odd... I recall it was blinking with any button press when I first got it. :\

Edit: I got it working!!

In case someone else is ever in the same boat as me:

Open Toshiba bluetooth settings. Pair your controller by pressing the Sync button.

Let it connect, don't press the sync button again.

Now the controller will disconnect really fast (the green connection icon will disappear).

Right click the controller in Toshiba, click connect while mashing front buttons on your controller. The LEDs should be blinking blue, and the connection icon should stay.

Edit: I should note that the LEDs will stop blinking after its been paired, until you've set up WiinUPro, if I recall correctly.

 

[pwncloud]

I don't know if it was properly conveyed, but I think the way to solve this whole no joystick axis problem is to have your program not check joysticks sequentially. If I have sequential joysticks, all of them are messed up. WiinUPro doesn't see more than 8 buttons or any axis, and the demo feeder program shows similar results. However, if you delete the first joystick, then configure a second one, the feeder programs sees the axis as they should be and the proper number of buttons. Obviously I can't check WiinUPro because it stops checking after it sees no joystick 1. I haven't found a way for joystick one to be recognized correctly by anything, but if someone else solved this problem please let us know. I'm on Win8 x64 in Test Mode.

Edit: Uh, nevermind? I don't know what I did to fix this, but now it's working with only 1 joystick. All I did was have 1 joystick in slot 2 that worked, then I reset everything, checked all the boxes under 1, hit apply, unchecked the ones except X, Y, Rx, and Ry, then hit apply and then it worked.

Didn't work for me, unfortunately.

If I have only 1 joystick, it's limited to 8 buttons. If I have 2, the 2nd one is limited to 2 buttons. The third, however, has the number of buttons I set up. It's okay for Dolphin emu though, just have to pick the third controller.

It acts this way every time I do it, no matter what I do apparently.

Edit: I restarted and then the 2nd joystick was okay and the third wasn't, so I deleted the third.

 

[EseCeKa]

My controller was once connected and working (not fine but at least working) for some reason after restarting my pc, only a couple seconds after pairing it disconnects. How can I fix that ?

KeyPuncher, great work =) Congrats.

 

[pwncloud]

My controller was once connected and working (not fine but at least working) for some reason after restarting my pc, only a couple seconds after pairing it disconnects. How can I fix that ?

KeyPuncher, great work =) Congrats.

Hi EseCeKa,

I figured out how to solve this issue a couple posts back:

In case someone else is ever in the same boat as me:

Open Toshiba bluetooth settings. Pair your controller by pressing the Sync button.

Let it connect, don't press the sync button again.

Now the controller will disconnect really fast (the green connection icon will disappear).

Right click the controller in Toshiba, click connect while mashing front buttons on your controller. The LEDs should be blinking blue, and the connection icon should stay.

In your case, you should be able to just do the last step every time you restart and repair (just pressing front buttons right after clicking Connect, and DO NOT press sync).


Please update if you are still having issues.

 

[MayhemFest]

I was able to get the bluetooth settings to catch the controller and keep the connection by synching it with a Wii U. Pressing the buttons did NOT help me, as they did not turn the blue lights on.


Anyway, I have another problem. When I try running the actuall software (WiinUPro.exe) I get this error:
http://imgur.com/KhOamNO

As I said, the pad is marked as connected on the bluetooth settings thing. In case it helps, I'm running bootcamp on a MacPro. Here's the rest of the error log:


************** Exception Text **************
System.BadImageFormatException: An attempt was made to load a program with an incorrect format. (Exception from HRESULT: 0x8007000B)
at vJoyInterfaceWrap.vJoy._vJoyEnabled()
at WiinUPro.WiiUProControllerForm.WiiUProControllerForm_Load(Object sender, EventArgs e)
at System.Windows.Forms.Form.OnLoad(EventArgs e)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.CreateControl(Boolean fIgnoreVisible)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.CreateControl()
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WmShowWindow(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WndProc(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.ControlNativeWindow.WndProc(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.NativeWindow.Callback(IntPtr hWnd, Int32 msg, IntPtr wparam, IntPtr lparam)

Thanks for the help, mates.

 

[JWade]

Okay now i'm having a new issue.
When WiinUPro reads the VJoy Device it only recognises 8 buttons.
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But in the Game Controllers Windows it says it has 20 buttons.
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Does anyone have a solution to make WiinUPro recognise the buttons?

I was having the same issue, then I disconnected my bluetooth mouse & keyboard. But for some reason when I try and have 2 connected, this happens to the second controller.

***Edit***

ok for some reason when trying to have different controllers connecting I can still use my mouse & keyboard and it'll let me have the correct amount of buttons.
With the second I noticed that assigning a different vJoy number gave different results. However s fine.

 

[JWade]

Has anyone had any luck in getting this to work with lillypad for a PS2 emulator?