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05.09.2006 19:07:40

Video Game Controller Support

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My long term goal is to be able to control my Mac with a USB/Bluetooth video game controller (preferrably the XBOX 360 wireless controller when M$ releases the USB adpater or the new PC/XBOX updated controller) since I want to be able to use my Mac mini as a HTPC/Emu Machine.

I would love if Remote Buddy could be made compatible with a video game controller as an alternative to the Apple-like remotes. They all seem to have too few buttons.

Years ago there was an N64 USB adapter(Adaptoid) for the PC/Mac that would also allow you to control the Mouse/Buttons in OS Mode (PC only). It was fantastic and I've been searching for something similar for my Mac for years. Remote Buddy seems to be going in the right direction.

Please consider my request. Thank you for your time.

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

Hardware - Apple® Remote

After uninstalling/quitting Remote Buddy, my Mac® no longer reacts to the Apple® Remote. (FAQ015E0241)
To enable you to use all capabilities of the IR Receiver of your Mac®, Remote Buddy is using its own driver. In contrast, all other applications with integrated Apple® Remote support usually use the OS X Apple® Remote subsystem.

As long as you're running Remote Buddy, Remote Buddy and its driver are responsible for turning the received button presses into actions. As soon as you quit Remote Buddy, this task is again handled by the OS X Apple® Remote subsystem.

If other applications don't use the interface to the OS X Apple® Remote subsystem correctly, this can lead to the effect that nothing happens when you press a button on your Apple® Remote. For as long as you're running Remote Buddy, issues like this are covered by Remote Buddy and it's driver and are therefore not visible to you. However, as soon as you quit Remote Buddy, the OS X Apple® Remote subsystem is back in control and any issues caused in it by other applications become visible.

Therefore Remote Buddy is neither the cause of the issue nor is it responsible for it. Instead, the cause of the issue exists independently of Remote Buddy. It's located elsewhere and can also only be solved there.

Although our products can't cause any such issues, we're regularly contacted about such issues and asked for help. In order to make locating and fixing the cause of such issues as easy and efficient as possible, we've developed a free diagnostics tool: Remote Control Diagnostics. It can locate issues with a single click and will provide you with information about the issue as well as with instructions on how you can fix it.
After updating to OS X 10.6.2, my Apple® Remote is no longer available for selection in Remote Buddy. (FAQ015E0236)
Please update your copy of Remote Buddy to version 1.15 or later.

Hardware - Wii™ Remote

How can I activate the Bluetooth® receiver automatically on startup? (FAQ015E0163)
In order to automatically activate the Bluetooth® Receiver on startup, enter the settings, choose "Hardware", then click on "Bluetooth® Receiver". Finally activate the checkbox "Search for supported remotes on startup". Remote Buddy will then automatically look for remote control paired through the "Setup Wizard" on next startup.

User

12.09.2006 01:43:02

Re: Video Game Controller Support

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Hello C E,

thanks for the interesting feedback.

I've quit playing games altogether a couple of years back and the
last game controller I had in my hands probably was some cheap
Competition Pro clone connected to an Amiga ;-) .. so I'm not up-to-
date on the latest and greatest in that area.

Do you own a Bluetooth video game controller - and does it work with
Mac games out of the box? Anything with a good price / "performance"
ratio you could recommend?

Best regards,
Felix

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12.09.2006 14:33:52

Re: Video Game Controller Support

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I'm not sure there are any Bluetooth controllers for any OS as of yet.

I was just hoping for HID support in Remote Buddy so that we can map buttons on a USB/Wireless controller(HID compatible) to commands in the Application via Remote Buddy's wonderful GUI.

So, far that's the only thing that's keeping me from purchasing a copy.

Microsoft is planning on releasing a USB adapter for the current XBOX 360 controllers(probably won't be HID but there are other options http://tattiebogle.net/index.php/ProjectRoot/Xbox360Controller/OsxDriver). But, they are also working on a new controller that works with both PC and XBOX 360 wirelessly... could be BlueTooth could be HID USB... nobody knows yet. If all else fails though I have a USB adapater for Playstation controllers that works really well with games and I bet it would work great with OS apps.

P.S. The Amiga rules. I was one of the few Americans that actually appreciated the machine. I had an A500 that I soon upgraded with a 52MB HD($500) and a half MB chip RAM. Later I picked up an A3000. I loved my Amigas.

User

13.09.2006 22:54:02

Re: Re: Video Game Controller Support

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Hello Craig,

thanks a ton for all the information (and sorry for answering so brief)!

I've added it to the ToDo list and will have a look at it later in
the development process.

Cheers,
Felix

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