RetroPie forum home
    • Recent
    • Tags
    • Popular
    • Home
    • Docs
    • Register
    • Login
    Please do not post a support request without first reading and following the advice in https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3/read-this-first

    Help setting up Mayflash GC Adapter

    Scheduled Pinned Locked Moved Help and Support
    mayflashretropien64
    6 Posts 2 Posters 1.9k Views
    Loading More Posts
    • Oldest to Newest
    • Newest to Oldest
    • Most Votes
    Reply
    • Reply as topic
    Log in to reply
    This topic has been deleted. Only users with topic management privileges can see it.
    • Z
      ZackDaTitan
      last edited by

      I've looked everywhere online and any articles found did not work for me, how would I set up my 4-port USB Wii U Mayflash Gamecube adapter to be used as a controller for N64, mainly Smash 64?

      mediamogulM 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
      • mediamogulM
        mediamogul Global Moderator @ZackDaTitan
        last edited by

        @zackdatitan

        Please do not post a support request without first reading and following the advice in https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3/read-this-first. In addition to that information, what problems are you running into with the adapter exactly? Are you running it in USB mode or WiiU mode. The prior should just work and the latter can be made to work using this driver.

        RetroPie v4.5 • RPi3 Model B • 5.1V 2.5A PSU • 16GB SanDisk microSD • 512GB External Drive

        Z 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
        • Z
          ZackDaTitan @mediamogul
          last edited by

          @mediamogul I looked but no instructions were posted on the driver download page

          mediamogulM 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
          • mediamogulM
            mediamogul Global Moderator @ZackDaTitan
            last edited by mediamogul

            @zackdatitan

            I adapted someone else's tutorial that I can no longer find online from some notes I took a while back.

            From the command-line, enter:

            git clone https://github.com/ToadKing/wii-u-gc-adapter
            cd wii-u-gc-adapter
            make
            chmod +x wii-u-gc-adapter
            sudo cp wii-u-gc-adapter /usr/local/bin
            sudo chown root /usr/local/bin/wii-gc-adapter

            The above commands will build the adapter driver, make it executable, and move it to a standard location.
            Next, you'll need to make a basic service file to allow the driver to run on boot (and as root):

            sudo touch /etc/systemd/system/gamecube.service
            sudo chown root:root /etc/systemd/system/gamecube.service
            sudo nano /etc/systemd/system/gamecube.service

            Paste the following and save:

            [Unit]
            Description=Wii U Gamecube Adapter
            Before=systemd-user-sessions.service
            
            [Service]
            TimeoutStartSec=0
            
            ExecStart=/usr/local/bin/wii-u-gc-adapter
            User=root
            
            [Install]
            WantedBy=multi-user.target
            

            Then to enable and start the service:

            sudo systemctl enable /etc/systemd/system/gamecube.service
            sudo systemctl start gamecube.service

            Reboot and check that the service is running:

            sudo systemctl status gamecube.service

            You should get something like this:

            gamecube.service - Wii U Gamecube Adapter
            Loaded: loaded (/etc/systemd/system/gamecube.service; enabled)
            Active: active (running) since Wed 2016-03-16 23:08:34 EDT; 11min ago
            Main PID: 363 (wii-u-gc-adapte)
            CGroup: /system.slice/gamecube.service
            └─363 /usr/local/bin/wii-u-gc-adapter

            RetroPie v4.5 • RPi3 Model B • 5.1V 2.5A PSU • 16GB SanDisk microSD • 512GB External Drive

            Z 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
            • Z
              ZackDaTitan @mediamogul
              last edited by

              @mediamogul I will try that definitely, does the adapter have to be in Wii U mode or in PC mode?

              1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
              • Z
                ZackDaTitan
                last edited by

                I figured it out (Wii U), thank you so much!

                1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                • First post
                  Last post

                Contributions to the project are always appreciated, so if you would like to support us with a donation you can do so here.

                Hosting provided by Mythic-Beasts. See the Hosting Information page for more information.