Control XBMC with a wiimote

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Note: this is a testing release of a XBian package

As requested by some, the XBian wiimote package. This allows you to control XBMC with your wiimote.

Requirements

• Wiimote
• XBian 1.0 Alpha 5 (with XBMC Frodo 12.1)
• Bluetooth Dongle
  

How to install
SSH into your raspberry pi and execute

Code:

cd /home/xbian
wget http://dikonist.asuscomm.com:82/XBian/xbian-package-wiiremote0.9.deb
sudo apt-get install xbmc-eventclients-common python-support
sudo dpkg -i xbian-package-wiiremote0.9.deb
rm xbian-package-wiiremote0.9.deb

How to use

• Connect to XBMC by pressing the 1 & 2 buttons on the pi (so the blue LEDs on the wiimote start flashing)
• Disconnect by holding the power button on the wiimote
  

How to remove
SSH in and execute

Code:

sudo dpkg -r xbian-package-wiiremote

Known issues

• Wiimote not connecting; try replugging the bluetooth dongle
• Slows down XBMC; no workaround is available for this atm