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Hello,
Thank you for your fast answer. My follow-up below.
I just tried a Wii Remote (without Motion Plus) with a freshly installed 10.7.5 system and found that:
1) although the Setup Wizard doesn't go beyond "paired successfully ..", RB adds the device to its list of known devices (=> Preferences > Hardware > Bluetooth Receiver). The Wii Remote then closes the connection at some point. I'll have to investigate, why the Setup Wizard doesn't proceed beyond that. Probably a 10.7 specific issue since I can't reproduce the problem on a freshly installed 10.8.2 on the same test system.
Same thing I see.
2) With the Setup Wizard now closed, whenever I press buttons 1+2 on the Wii Remote after that, RB will now successfully build a connection and I can control it with the Wii Remote.
Not for me. If I close the Setup Wizard, and go in Preferences > Hardware > Bluetooth receiver, the Wii Remote appears in the list. If I press buttons 1+2 after that, nothing happens, and RB still doesn't see any Bluetooth remote connected in the menu, and I cannot control RB with it.
If I quit Remote Buddy and start it up again, it displays a screen notice to press 1+2 on my Wii remote. If I do, the message disappears after a few seconds, but RB doesn't see the remote as connected in its menu.
As a rule of thumb, you should definitely avoid trying to pair a Wii Remote with the OS X Bluetooth Setup Assistant:
a) a Wii Remote paired this way will not turn up in Remote Buddy
b) the system's HID drivers may then claim "ownership" of the device and prevent Remote Buddy from accessing the device directly
Ok. I tried this method because it was a suggestion in FAQ015E0187 on the RB website.
What happens if your Wii Remote is turned off and you press a button (any button)? Does it start blinking its four LEDs now - or does it do nothing?
If I press a button, any button, the four LEDs blink for about 5 seconds and stop.
If I press 1+2, the four LEDs blink for about 20 seconds and stop.
Thanks for your help.
Best regards,
Jean-Charles Mourey
