Tatts4Life Posted December 16, 2018 Share Posted December 16, 2018 So the way I play games with launchbox my computer is in the back of our family room and an HDMI cable goes through the attic to our tv in the front of the room. Unless I can daisy chain a long usb cable to the tv I can't play Wii games right now. I was just thinking can I hook the dolphin bar to my nvidia shield and use GeForce streaming to play Wii games? Has anyone tried this kind of thing before? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iggy Posted December 16, 2018 Share Posted December 16, 2018 (edited) I have mine set up using a nifty program for USB emulation program called VirtualHere. This program emulates the dolphin bar like it was actually connected to your host PC (I actually went ahead and purchased a full version of the program as I have other use cases; however, you should be able to use the non-full version but I think there were some limitations....can't remember off the top of my head what they were). Using VirtualHere allowed me to use the wiimotes as real remotes within Dolphin. Here are the steps for setting this up: - Plug the dolphin bar into an available usb port on your Shield (dont turn it on just yet) - Install VirtualHere USB Server on your Shield and the VirtualHere client on your host PC - Link up the VirtualHere USB Server on your Shield to the VirtualHere client on the host PC (use the Reverse client option within VirtualHere on the Shield to input the IP address of your host PC...you can't use the Easyfind feature if VirtualHere is not the full version). You may need to enable reverse connections on VirtualHere client on host PC (right click on USB hubs in the software, click on Specify Hubs...click on Advance tab) - Launch your gamestream session (I set up mstsc.exe to my host PC as my executable within gamestream) - Launch Dolphin on your host PC and set your wiimotes up as Real Wii Remotes within the controller settings....also check continuous scanning. Close Dolphin - Turn on your dolphin bar and set to mode 4. You should see drivers installing on your host PC - Sync your wiimotes to your dolphin bar - The next time you launch Dolphin and if your wiimotes are turned on, they should vibrate - Try launching a game and see if controls work etc. Lemme know if you run into any problems. Enjoy! Edited December 16, 2018 by iggy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tatts4Life Posted December 16, 2018 Author Share Posted December 16, 2018 Awesome I'll have to buy a dolphin bar and try this out. It doesn't seem that hard to do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dham29 Posted January 24, 2019 Share Posted January 24, 2019 So this is the only thread I've come across that has attempted to use the Mayflash Dolphinbar with the nvidia shield via Launchbox/bigbox. Is there any other way to get the dolphin bar to recognize my Wii remote without using a usb server app, or at least one that doesn't charge $50 to use the Easyfind feature that Vitualhere uses? The dolphin bar picks up the wii remote great when connected to my PC via USB, but not through the Shield via launchbox/gamestream. Thank in advance for any helpful tips/advice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iggy Posted January 24, 2019 Share Posted January 24, 2019 Unfortunately, to get your wiimote set up to act like a real wiimote in Dolphin, you will need the help of the VirtualHere software. You can still download the software and connect just one USB device (in this case, the dolphin bar).....any more USB connections and you will need to get a license....you don't need to use the Easy Find feature...instead use the reverse connections option in VirtualHere that's installed on your Shield and map to your PC via IP address (as long as you PC doesn't change IP you should be good to go). Let me know if you run into any problems and I can replicate my set up for you. The software does go on sale from time to time....I found it invaluable in my Shield setup and different peripherals I use with Launchbox. Hope that helps! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dham29 Posted January 24, 2019 Share Posted January 24, 2019 Thank you for response, I found someone else's set up using vitualhere in this link. Seems obvious now but it works finally! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eskibeat Posted June 1, 2021 Share Posted June 1, 2021 So, I set this up following this guide. Server on my Nvidia Shield, Virtualhere Client on my PC. Set up Reverse Clients. It worked three times now says I must purchase a license. According to the documentation I should still be able to have one USB connection work for free. Anyone else encounter this or know what I might need to tweak? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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