Problem connecting the Wii remote

[simocwu]

As I try to connect the remote a pop up says:

Can someone help me out?

[rickwookie]

Same. Sequoia 15.2 (24C101)

[Werner-Gfh]

And one more. Sequia 15.1.1
But my error is: "(os/kern) protection failure".

[DisabledMallis]

Same issue here... is there no fix still?

[EemilAhonen]

If you run into this issue, try running the following command (to terminate the bluetooth process):

sudo pkill bluetoothd

Always Working Method (for me) for Connecting a Wii Remote to Dolphin on Mac

One-Time Setup

1. Open Dolphin.
2. Navigate to Options → Controllers.
3. Set Emulate Wii's Bluetooth adapter.
4. Under Wii Remote 1, select Real Wii Remote.
5. Turn Continuous Scanning ON.

Connection Steps

1. Open Bluetooth settings and Dolphin's Controllers page.
2. Open WiimotePair.
3. Press (do not hold) the red Sync button on your Wii Remote. Wait until the lights go out.
   • If you receive a connection prompt, skip to Step 6.
4. Close and reopen WiimotePair (this avoids a known bug).
5. Press (do not hold) the red Sync button on your Wii Remote again.
6. When you see "The Wii Remote has been paired with your Mac", immediately go to Bluetooth Settings, hover over the connected Wii Remote, and click Connect.

Troubleshooting

• If you encounter an error, reset the Mac's bluetooth module:

  sudo pkill bluetoothd

[dmuiX]

Not sure why it stays open but this tutorial solves the issue!!

[EemilAhonen]

Not sure why it stays open but this tutorial solves the issue!!

No one is really maintaining this project currently.

[dmuiX]

Okay got it.
Well that way it will be found pretty quickly so its not such a bad thing^^

[d-o-m-o]

I just struggled with this myself for quite a while. But now it's working. I just restarted the Mac (because I cannot kill the Bluetooth process if I depend on it via keyboard and mouse, for example.) Then opened Dolphin Bluetooth with Real Wii Remote and Continous Scanning and started Wiimote Pair again. Omg this unnecessary security from Nintendo. With macOS 15.4 you cannot see the MAC address anymore and you cannot paste the MAC ASCII code in the PIN dialog. Would be great if Dolphin has this feature built-in. And btw. I would show the hint to restart macOS after setup the app on error for troubleshooting. Thanks for the app I can use the Real Wii Remote.

[Marcounet]

Your tutorial doesn't work for me.

[mrdc]

WiimotePair works for me on the latest macOS 15.6 ARM. Several attempts are required but in the end everything works. Reconnect works fine as well in Dolphin.