On Fri, Feb 20, 2009 at 1:31 PM, Robert Citek <[email protected]> wrote: > http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/johnny_lee_demos_wii_remote_hacks.html > > ... Does anyone know if there is similar software for Linux?
Turns out there is. Just moments ago I was able to get the wii to work as a whiteboard, aka smartboard or wiiboard. On the hardware side, I needed a computer with bluetooth, a wiimote, and an LED keychain light. A friend loaned me the keychain light in which he replaced the visible LED with an infrared (IR) LED from Radio Shack. On the software side, I downloaded whiteboard_0.3.4.2-0ubuntu2automated_i386.deb from http://code.google.com/p/linux-whiteboard/ to run on Ubuntu Intrepid Ibex 8.10 . To install: 1) open a terminal: Applications > Accessories > Terminal 2) sudo apt-get install libbluetooth3 libc6 libcairomm-1.0-1 libcwiid1 libgcc1 libglademm-2.4-1c2a libglib2.0-0 libglibmm-2.4-1c2a libgtk2.0-0 libgtkmm-2.4-1c2a libsigc++-2.0-0c2a libstdc++6 libx11-6 libxtst6 3) sudo dpkg -i whiteboard_0.3.4.2-0ubuntu2automated_i386.deb 4) dpkg -l whiteboard To run: 1) Turn on bluetooth. You may need to go into BIOS to enable it. 2) Applications > Accessories > Wiimote Whiteboard 3) minimize or close instruction window to reveal Whiteboard application window Connect 1) click "Connect" button 2) follow instructions on screen Calibrate 1) click "Calibrate" button 2) follow instructions on screen If you are having trouble calibrating, adjust the position of the wii relative to your screen. The black square with the yellow dot shows where the wii thinks the IR device is relative to its viewing area. If you are still having troubles, try adjusting the right-click delay by clicking on "Select" to reveal the right-click delay dialog. Activate 1) click "Activate" button You can now use the wii as a whiteboard. Deactivate 1) click "Deactivate" button Disconnect 1) click "Disconnect" button If the whiteboard application window is closed, you can right-click on the wii icon in the system tray. In practice, since I did not have a projector handy, I pointed my wii at my LCD display. That turned my display into a poor-mans touchscreen. Regards, - Robert --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Central West End Linux Users Group (via Google Groups) Main page: http://www.cwelug.org To post: [email protected] To subscribe: [email protected] To unsubscribe: [email protected] More options: http://groups.google.com/group/cwelug -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
