Preview GC Backup Launcher for Wii

The last days I was working on a loader for GC backups. This is only a preview. The release will be within the next week.

A tester made a video showing it in action. Sorry for the bad quality.

http://de.youtube.com/watch?v=YhheQgAoZbo

EDIT:Here is a better video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Xak8qdMKbU&fmt=18

Here are some notes:

I tested it with the games I have. All games seem to be fully working. There may be games which are not working.

IOS249 with backup support need to be installed (e.g. my cIOS r7 from backuplauncher 0.3 gamma).

DVD speed is still limited to 3x.

There are sometimes problems with the DVD read speed. So there is sometimes a very short delay in a few games. The game play is only barely influenced. This was only the case for one of my games.

If you eject the disc, no disc can be detected after it. For 2 disc games use the second disc to boot, if you need to change the disc.

You will need to copy the following files to a SD card, if you don't have a internet connection (either Version 5 or Version 6, both is working). There are problems with the nintendo servers in the last time. You may not be able to download it.

EDIT: MIOS Version 4 is also supported.

MIOS Version 5
http://nus.cdn.shop.wii.com/ccs/download/0...100000101/tmd.5 -> /00000001/00000101/v5/tmd.5
http://nus.cdn.shop.wii.com/ccs/download/0...0100000101/cetk -> /00000001/00000101/v5/cetk
http://nus.cdn.shop.wii.com/ccs/download/0...000101/00000005 -> /00000001/00000101/v5/00000005
http://nus.cdn.shop.wii.com/ccs/download/0...000101/00000006 -> /00000001/00000101/v5/00000006

EDIT: MIOS Version 6 seems not to be available from the nintendo servers. I thought that I have used it in the past.

MIOS Version 8
http://nus.cdn.shop.wii.com/ccs/download/0...100000101/tmd.8 -> /00000001/00000101/v8/tmd.8
http://nus.cdn.shop.wii.com/ccs/download/0...0100000101/cetk -> /00000001/00000101/v8/cetk
http://nus.cdn.shop.wii.com/ccs/download/0...000101/00000007 -> /00000001/00000101/v8/00000007
http://nus.cdn.shop.wii.com/ccs/download/0...000101/00000008 -> /00000001/00000101/v8/00000008

Comments

Blue-K
Funny..yesterday my friend asked me if there's a Backup-Launcher for Gamecube-Games...I said: "No, and it will probably take some time, until there's one"...and bam, there's one the next day...Awesome, simply awesome work, Wiigator & Waninkoko (don't know if he also worked on it...looks like that)!!!

Oh, and I also made a quick, dirty Channel:



Not a stylisch one, I'll make a beautiful one when it's released...but I think this one matches to the situation that will happen to the Gamecube...it will drown in the sea of the pirates :P.
 
R
[quote name='Blue-K' post='1748369' date='Feb 2 2009, 04:05 PM']Funny..yesterday my friend asked me if there's a Backup-Launcher for Gamecube-Games...I said: "No, and it will probably take some time, until there's one"...and bam, there's one the next day...Awesome, simply awesome work, Wiigator & Waninkoko (don't know if he also worked on it...looks like that)!!!

Oh, and I also made a quick, dirty Channel:



Not a stylisch one, I'll make a beautiful one when it's released...but I think this one matches to the situation that will happen to the Gamecube...it will drown in the sea of the pirates :P.[/quote]

That is a sexy image, I'll be using that.
 
T
i saw the files on the first page does it means the loader has been released al ready or not??
sorry if it is a stupid question
 
stev418
Well the 3x read speed shouldnt be an issue here, since 3x was the standard read speed for gamecube anyhow :)
 
Maikel Steneker
[quote name='Levente' post='1748427' date='Feb 2 2009, 03:49 PM']Are Ritek G04 minidisks and FSTFix still recommended?[/quote]
It's the Wii, so you might as well use Verbatim DVD-R. I don't think your Riteks hurt anything, but they're probably more expensive.
 
L
[quote name='teusjuh' post='1748453' date='Feb 2 2009, 04:10 PM']he means full size dvd (12cm)[/quote]

So this GC backup loader only works with full size dvds? It would be idiocy to burn one 1.35GB GC game to a 4.7GB dvd...
 
david432111
[quote name='Levente' post='1748481' date='Feb 2 2009, 04:28 PM'][quote name='teusjuh' post='1748453' date='Feb 2 2009, 04:10 PM']he means full size dvd (12cm)[/quote]

So this GC backup loader only works with full size dvds? It would be idiocy to burn one 1.35GB GC game to a 4.7GB dvd...
[/quote]
I think he's working on supporting multiple games on one disk. Four games on one disk would be nice :yayds:
 
T
no i say its also work with that size and the price is lower for that dvd's
8 cm are expensive but is youre choise
 
K
hi wiigator, i've installed - RVL-mios-v5.wad.out.wad to play Dol file as a gamecube(i used it to boot SDBOOT and play my gamecube backups on my sd with my non modded wii).
I've installed it with MIOS PATCHING INSTALLER. That MIOS was included in some games as Mario Galaxy

Do you think i've to unistall it to use your program? Can it interfere or can something be damaged?

Or i can leave it, to use both GCHomebrewLauncher to boot SDBOOT and your program-when it'll be avaible?



Sorry for bad english
 
Maikel Steneker
[quote name='kakarotto' post='1748494' date='Feb 2 2009, 04:35 PM']hi wiigator, i've installed - RVL-mios-v5.wad.out.wad to play Dol file as a gamecube(i used it to boot SDBOOT and play my gamecube backups on my sd with my non modded wii).
I've installed it with MIOS PATCHING INSTALLER. That MIOS was included in some games as Mario Galaxy

Do you think i've to unistall it to use your program? Can it interfere or can something be damaged?

Or i can leave it, to use both GCHomebrewLauncher to boot SDBOOT and your program-when it'll be avaible?



Sorry for bad english[/quote]
I don't know the details about this, but I think damaging MIOS in some way will only break GameCube mode. Just reinstalling the MIOS WAD should fix it again.

Also, I don't think they will both keep working, because they both require a different MIOS patch.

But it shouldn't really matter; you can run SD-Boot from the GameCube Backup Launcher as well.
 
Tichinde925
Is it possible to do the same thing what CIOSCORP does but instead for gamecube backup loading directly from the disc channel?

MIOSCORP?

Im guessing its either Wii or Gamecube backup loading directly from the disc channel I'm presuming...
 
Playgame38
[quote name='Blue-K' post='1748369' date='Feb 2 2009, 09:05 AM']Funny..yesterday my friend asked me if there's a Backup-Launcher for Gamecube-Games...I said: "No, and it will probably take some time, until there's one"...and bam, there's one the next day...Awesome, simply awesome work, Wiigator & Waninkoko (don't know if he also worked on it...looks like that)!!!

Oh, and I also made a quick, dirty Channel:



Not a stylisch one, I'll make a beautiful one when it's released...but I think this one matches to the situation that will happen to the Gamecube...it will drown in the sea of the pirates :P.[/quote]
How did you get the text like that?
 
Blue-K
[quote name='Tichinde925' post='1748692' date='Feb 2 2009, 06:41 PM']Is it possible to do the same thing what CIOSCORP does but instead for gamecube backup loading directly from the disc channel?

MIOSCORP?

Im guessing its either Wii or Gamecube backup loading directly from the disc channel I'm presuming...[/quote]
I think we should lean back, wait for the release/source, and then ask questions, and see what happens...I'm pretty shure that this growing community here will be able to do that, maybe even implement some fixes to it...like I said, lean back and realx...we'll see :).


OFF-TOPIC THINGS:
-Playgame38: Google Gamecube-Font. The rest is Photoshop-Basic..
-Channel Images updated. See here.
-Oh, and the great WiiSOS already stole my Banner...I think they liked it... :P
 

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