2022-09-25 Latest Steam Update breaks Freetrack / Wiimote Combination

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For those using Freetrack in combination with Wiimote... latest STEAM update may break it.

 

Solution:

 

Wiimote's VendorID and DeviceID are not easy to find (it being a gamecontroller, but not a 'normal' USB device even though treated as such in some respects).

Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/DolphinEmul..._properly_when
 

• Connect Wii Remote to PC, find the VID/PID of your controller (on Windows, open control panel > devices and printers > go to the properties of the wii remote > hardware > select Bluetooth HID device > details > Hardware IDs and copy the VID/PID) These are 16 bit numbers, so only last 4 hex digits, you may omit leading zeros: VID&0002057e_PID&0330=> "57e/0330"
• Close Steam (e.g. Steam > Exit).
• Navigate to and open with Notepad: [STEAM INSTALLATION] / config / config.vdf
• Do a search for: controller_blacklist
  • If it doesn't exist, go to the end of the file and before the last }, insert a new line then paste in: "controller_blacklist" "57e/0330"
  • If it does exist add the VID/PID to it: "controller_blacklist" "57e/0330" (if it already contains a VID/PID, insert a comma and then the DS5 VID/PID e.g. "45e/2e0,54c/ce6")
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