[gibbed]

I've properly ported the wbfs tool to windows (cygwin is nasty). The download provided is wbfs built using MSVC 2008.

The current build is 'delta'. If a new release is required I'll give it a new name.

wbfs_win_delta.zip (md5sum is 1a64aa4dad42a6360d88b173b0d6a0d8)

Readme has been adjusted for the windows port. Source for the windows port is also included in the zip file.

Changes:

• Delta: Fixed a makehbc crash.
• Rewrote all linux-specific stuff to use win32-specific stuff.
• Drive letter is now required for usage (wbfs_win.exe <drive_letter> <command> [argument]).
• Commands have more user-friendly names instead of their linux counterparts.
• Added an 'estimate' command so you can estimate the size that an iso image will take up on a usb drive.
• init command has a 'nice' warning on it so people don't break partitions on accident (at least I hope).
• Minor fixes & changes to the code to improve it (the linux version seems to leak quite a few resources, not really noticable though).

Notes:

• makehbc, extract commands very untested. May not work (yet).

I've had several people test this port and it appears to be working good, for init/adding at least.



This is probably strange to be seeing this from a completely new user, if you're dubious, scan the executable or build the source yourself (will require openssl libraries built yourself though).

OLD VERSIONS:

• wbfs_win_gamma.zip (md5sum is 451be22707128857d6f501b007623430)

This post has been edited by gibbed: Mar 31 2009, 03:35 PM

[chris85]

Thanks... I'll try it :-D

[Richy Freeway]

Nice one, I'll give this a go when I get home.

[icebrg5]

finally got the add game thing to work.Adding sonic and the black knight as we speak

It was the way the file was named.I renamed it and it worked

[rooskie54]

How would you go about using this under XP exactly? The first step is the init command, but my computer doesn't detect the wbfs partition as it has no clue what it is and therefore doesn't assign it a letter. How can I initialize the drive when there is no drive letter assigned?

[gibbed]

How would you go about using this under XP exactly? The first step is the init command, but my computer doesn't detect the wbfs partition as it has no clue what it is and therefore doesn't assign it a letter. How can I initialize the drive when there is no drive letter assigned?

1. Control Panel > Administrative Tools > Computer Management
2. Computer Management > Storage > Disk Management
3. Look for the USB drive in the bottom list, it's probably the last "Disk #" that you see, it should say it's "RAW". It might show up in the top list with a blank name. Rightclick either entry and select "Change Drive Letter and Paths".
4. Add
5. Give it a drive letter.

Note that this is how it's done under Windows Vista, for XP it might be slightly different but roughly the same.

[kikoolol]

nvm

This post has been edited by kikoolol: Mar 31 2009, 03:28 PM

[Knocks]

How can you assign a drive letter to a partition that can't be read by windows?

Edit: The Vista Disk Management utility shows wbfs as free space. You can't change drive letters for free space without creating a volume.

This post has been edited by Knocks: Mar 31 2009, 03:31 PM

[ds22]

Thank you man
This one is much better.

[eddanx]

@gibbed

You seem knowledgeable, any chance you know what might be wrong when trying to compile it for Mac OS X? Info here: http://gbatemp.net/index.php?showtopic=144446

[nIxx]

Yep as long as you made a FAT/FAT32 or NTFS partition and format this in the loader you will be fine but if you use none Format and format then you can´t see or assign any drive letter

[redia]

How would you go about using this under XP exactly? The first step is the init command, but my computer doesn't detect the wbfs partition as it has no clue what it is and therefore doesn't assign it a letter. How can I initialize the drive when there is no drive letter assigned?

same here.
it does not make sense.
first you tell us to format as fat32
then we should init

but if I am not mistaken wbfs is a full file system. nothing to do with fat32.
unless you are simply "tricking" the soft and only using the letter for the fat32, but not the partition as per say.

R.

[gibbed]

I've uploaded a new build ('delta') that fixes a crash in makehbc. See the OP for the download.

How can you assign a drive letter to a partition that can't be read by windows?

Edit: The Vista Disk Management utility shows wbfs as free space. You can't change drive letters for free space without creating a volume.

How would you go about using this under XP exactly? The first step is the init command, but my computer doesn't detect the wbfs partition as it has no clue what it is and therefore doesn't assign it a letter. How can I initialize the drive when there is no drive letter assigned?

same here.
it does not make sense.
first you tell us to format as fat32
then we should init

but if I am not mistaken wbfs is a full file system. nothing to do with fat32.
unless you are simply "tricking" the soft and only using the letter for the fat32, but not the partition as per say.

R.

That's odd, the wbfs partition shows up here as 'RAW' and lets me assign it a letter.

Unallocated space should be allocated and left at raw or formatted (to fat32 for example) then use the tool on the drive letter assigned to it. The FAT32 is indeed just a 'trick', but it doesn't matter, the init process will overwrite any FAT32 data and make it into a wbfs partition (then it will show up as 'RAW').

This post has been edited by gibbed: Mar 31 2009, 03:40 PM

[djnaff]

the init process will overwrite any FAT32 data and make it into a wbfs

but will also remove any data you have allready made

[Screemer]

and now a nice little gui with drag and drop