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20.10.2014 17:02:37

Wiimote disconnecting after 1-2 mitutes. Problem appeared after installing OS X 10.10 UPD Problem remains after RB update 1.26

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Wiimote disconnecting after 1-2 mitutes. Problem appeared after installing OS X 10.10
System - Imac 27 late 2013

UPD Problem remains after RB update 1.26
Last edited: 20.10.2014 19:14:58

Last edited: 23.10.2014 12:01:54

Last edited: 23.10.2014 12:17:10

These entries from the FAQ may be relevant to this topic:

Hardware - Wii™ Remote

I can't connect my Wii™ Remote to Remote Buddy by pressing 1 and 2 together. (FAQ015E0176)
Please go through all of the following points to check your setup for possible errors:
1. Please make sure that your computer is equipped with Bluetooth® and that it is active. You can enable and disable Bluetooth® at any time through System Preferences.
2. If you only switch on Bluetooth® occassionally: the Bluetooth® stack used by Apple® does seem to need up to a minute after it has been activated, before it can establish connections to devices. During this time, Bluetooth® appears to be active to applications, but isn't fully there just yet.
3. Please make sure the Bluetooth® Receiver in Remote Buddy is active (green "light" in front of its entry in the menu).
4. Before you can use a Wii™ Remote with Remote Buddy for the first time, you need to pair it through the "Setup Wizard". For pairing, open the "Setup Wizard" of Remote Buddy (you can access it in the pull down menu to be found in your system's menu bar behind the Remote Buddy icon) and follow its instructions. If the pair option is greyed out, use the Setup Wizard to install the Remote Buddy Kernel Extension, first.
5. If a remote control has been connected through the setup wizard once, an active Bluetooth™ Receiver in Remote Buddy and pressing buttons 1 and 2 at the same time are sufficient to establish a connection.
6. If not all four LEDs are blinking when pressing button 1 and 2 - or if they blink with different brightness - your battery may no longer hold enough power for the operation of the remote control. Fresh batteries then solve the problem.
7. If the combination of buttons 1 and 2 does not lead to a successful pairing, you'll find a small red knob after removing the battery door, which, when pressed, will also trigger the pairing.
8. In rare cases (we currently know of only one), the remote control itself needs to be reset. Therefore, remove the batteries for at least 30 seconds, then insert them again and try anew to establish a connection. You may possibly have to pair the remote anew, first.

User

23.10.2014 16:56:02

Re: Weemote disconnecting after 2-5 mitutes. Problem appeared after installing OSX 10.10

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Please take a look a the Energy Saving options at RB Preferences > Hardware > Bluetooth Receiver.

Is anything enabled there?

User

24.10.2014 11:56:55

Re: Weemote disconnecting after 2-5 mitutes. Problem appeared after installing OSX 10.10

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All power saving options are disabled.

User

25.10.2014 13:53:01

Re: Weemote disconnecting after 2-5 mitutes. Problem appeared after installing OSX 10.10

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I can't reproduce this issue with Remote Buddy 1.26 and OS X 10.10 on a MacBook Pro Retina 15" (2012).

Have you tried exchanging the batteries in the Wii Remote?

Do you see any messages offering more details in Console.app ("All Messages" view) at the time the issue occurs?

User

27.10.2014 12:02:11

Re: Weemote disconnecting after 2-5 mitutes. Problem appeared after installing OSX 10.10

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Thanks for your answer.
Yes i have tried exchanging the batteries in the Wii Remote. No effect.
Console screen at the moment of Wii Remote disconnect: https://www.dropbox.com/s/c4st6fqp8g7pics/Screen%20Shot%202014-10-27%20at%2012.59.06%20PM.png?dl=0

User

28.10.2014 10:56:01

Re: Weemote disconnecting after 2-5 mitutes. Problem appeared after installing OSX 10.10

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Thanks for the info!

Would you be willing to provide me with a Bluetooth Explorer (an Apple dev tool) log from the time this happens? This should provide some more insight into what happens on your machine - and how it differs from mine. I could also forward it to Apple Engineering (as a bugreport) if I can't make sense of it myself.

If that's something you'd consider, please contact me at felix . schwarz [a] iospirit com.

Thanks in advance.

Best regards,
Felix Schwarz

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03.11.2014 16:38:28

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Hi Felix.

I sent you my log from bluetooth explorer at your e-mail

Thank you,
Dmitry

Last edited: 03.11.2014 16:59:39

User

14.11.2014 19:07:53

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I have this problem as well.

The Nintendo Wii Remote discounts after 2 - 5 minutes and then asks for pass code. It happens more often if I have another bluetooth device connected as well. It only happens on 10.10 and not on previous versions.

User

16.11.2014 13:16:01

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If OS X Bluetooth stack requests a PIN from you, it's usually because it doesn't have correct info on file for your device.

You can usually fix this issue by removing the bad info from the cache of the OS X Bluetooth stack. The process for the Sony PS3 BD Remote is detailed here:

https://www.iospirit.com/support/faqs/remotebuddy/category/14/Hardware-Sony-BD-Remote-Control/entry/246/-/

These instructions were created with the help of Apple, to whom I've reported this issue - mostly in connection with the BD Remote - numerous times over the years.

If you replace "BD Remote Control" with "Nintendo RVL-CNT-01", the same steps should work for the Wii Remote.

Please let me know if it helps.

User

25.11.2014 14:35:24

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Unfortunately your solution didn't help :(
I tried to do all this steps. But no result. I still have PID request from OS and disconnect from remote buddy.

I also tried use another Wii Remote unit. And got the same problem :(

User

01.12.2014 22:38:01

Re: Weemote disconnecting after 2-5 mitutes. Problem appeared after installing OSX 10.10

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Are you using a Wii Remote - or a Wii Remote Plus?

User

01.12.2014 23:44:26

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Just Wii Remote. I tried 2 ones with same result.

User

12.01.2015 17:48:28

Re: Wiimote disconnecting after 1-2 mitutes. Problem appeared after installing OS X 10.10 UPD Problem remains after RB update 1.26

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I found a strange solution. If I turn off all bluetooth devices except the keyboard and wii remote - the problem is solved.
If I turn on at least one more device (touchpad or magic mouse), Wiimote controller turns off after a while.

Last edited: 12.01.2015 17:55:45