From owner-freebsd-bluetooth@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Apr 16 05:58:10 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: bluetooth@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CD370106566C for ; Wed, 16 Apr 2008 05:58:10 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from alexander@leidinger.net) Received: from redbull.bpaserver.net (redbullneu.bpaserver.net [213.198.78.217]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 805038FC27 for ; Wed, 16 Apr 2008 05:58:10 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from alexander@leidinger.net) Received: from outgoing.leidinger.net (p54A561A1.dip.t-dialin.net [84.165.97.161]) by redbull.bpaserver.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0E0152E33B; Wed, 16 Apr 2008 07:58:06 +0200 (CEST) Received: from webmail.leidinger.net (webmail.leidinger.net [192.168.1.102]) by outgoing.leidinger.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 21111AE26C; Wed, 16 Apr 2008 07:58:04 +0200 (CEST) Received: (from www@localhost) by webmail.leidinger.net (8.14.2/8.13.8/Submit) id m3G5w3LF055353; Wed, 16 Apr 2008 07:58:03 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from Alexander@Leidinger.net) Received: from pslux.cec.eu.int (pslux.cec.eu.int [158.169.9.14]) by webmail.leidinger.net (Horde Framework) with HTTP; Wed, 16 Apr 2008 07:58:03 +0200 Message-ID: <20080416075803.11882a70152y7vk0@webmail.leidinger.net> X-Priority: 3 (Normal) Date: Wed, 16 Apr 2008 07:58:03 +0200 From: Alexander Leidinger To: Maksim Yevmenkin References: <20080415120002.162247crf5fyg22o@webmail.leidinger.net> In-Reply-To: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; DelSp="Yes"; format="flowed" Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable User-Agent: Internet Messaging Program (IMP) H3 (4.2-RC2) / FreeBSD-8.0 X-BPAnet-MailScanner-Information: Please contact the ISP for more information X-BPAnet-MailScanner: Found to be clean X-BPAnet-MailScanner-SpamCheck: not spam, ORDB-RBL, SpamAssassin (not cached, score=-13.404, required 6, BAYES_00 -15.00, J_CHICKENPOX_73 0.60, MIME_QP_LONG_LINE 1.40, RDNS_DYNAMIC 0.10, SMILEY -0.50) X-BPAnet-MailScanner-From: alexander@leidinger.net X-Spam-Status: No Cc: bluetooth@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Wiimote as a mouse replacement? X-BeenThere: freebsd-bluetooth@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Using Bluetooth in FreeBSD environments List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 16 Apr 2008 05:58:11 -0000 Quoting Maksim Yevmenkin (from Tue, 15 =20 Apr 2008 10:02:39 -0700): > On Tue, Apr 15, 2008 at 3:00 AM, Alexander Leidinger > wrote: >> Hi, >> >> has someone already tried to connect a Wiimote to FreeBSD (as a mouse >> replacement)? > > i recall someone already played with it. i will try to dig out that > old email. here you go, it was turned into sf project > > http://sourceforge.net/projects/bsdmoted/ Thanks for the link, maybe I will check it out this weekend. >> I found a dump of the HID at >> http://wiibrew.org/index.php?title=3DBluetooth_Specs > > i recently got myself a wii :) will take a look at wiimote when i have > a minute to spare That's the reason why I ask, I got one on my birthday and now I'm =20 setting up my home cinema. So I would have use for this now (first I =20 have to setup the X server on the machine in question, before I can =20 give it a try)... It would be great if it is possible out of the box. I've found a =20 program for linux which translates button presses and movements into =20 Xinput data (http://www.resplect.com/xwii/), but as I haven't setup =20 the machine I want to use there yet, I didn't even downloaded it yet. >> A Wiimote looks cheap enough to think about using it in a Home Cinema >> System or in a presentation. It's much easier to use on a sofa than a nor= mal >> mouse. > > $40 us is not that cheap :) but then again compared to apple mighty > mouse it is cheaper :) 37 EUR for the Wiimote here in Germany (39 if you want to get WiiPlay =20 too). For a loudspeaker, acceleration sensors, an infra-red ccd and =20 some buttons in a nice design I would say it is not expensive. The =20 possibilities this offers are woth the price IMO. I'm looking forward to any results you get with playing with FreeBSD+Wii. Bye, Alexander. --=20 H. L. Mencken suffers from the hallucination that he is H. L. Mencken -- there is no cure for a disease of that magnitude. =09=09-- Maxwell Bodenheim http://www.Leidinger.net Alexander @ Leidinger.net: PGP ID =3D B0063FE7 http://www.FreeBSD.org netchild @ FreeBSD.org : PGP ID =3D 72077137