[oggzee]

SD/USB Loader + Config + GUI + FAT mod.



by oggzee and usptactical

This version of the loader allows you to customize numerous options to better suit your preferences.

Based on Wanikoko SD/USB Loader 1.5, Kwiirk Yal, Hermes uLoader 3.1, WiiPower NeoGamma R4
+ many others (Sorg, nIxx, fishears, 56Killer, WiiShizzza, hungyip84, Narolez, Clipper, gannon,...)

Contents

Features
Videos and screenshots
Installation instructions
Download
Other useful download links
FAQ
FAT support FAQ
Archive of OLD stuff

Features:
- SDHC and USB HDD device support
- GUI and Console mode (switchable runtime)
- Background Music (.mp3 or .mod)
- Themes (switchable runtime)
- Widescreen (auto-detect)
- Transparency (covers and console)
- Cover images download
- Cover styles: 2d, 3d, disc
- Automatic resize of covers
- Renaming game titles (using titles.txt)
- Per game configuration of Video mode, Language, Ocarina cheating
- Light up DVD slot when install finishes, optional eject
- Childproof and parental guidance
- USB HDD with multiple partitions supported (WBFS for games and FAT for config, covers and other resources)
- SDHC with multiple partitions supported (WBFS for games and FAT for resources...)
- Custom IOS selection for better compatibility with USB drives and other USB devices.
- cIOS supported: waninkoko's 249 & 250, Hermes 222 & 223 (mload), kwiirk 222 & 223 (yal)
- Banner Sounds
- Loading games from .wbfs files on a FAT partition
- Configurable


Videos and screenshots
Video of cfg39 showing the various GUI styles in action:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pBbFuzuavUE

Screenshots: (Blue Matrix theme by Narolez)



Installation:

Tutorial: http://gwht.wikidot.com/usb-loader (by Dr. Clipper)
Config options explained: http://gwht.wikidot.com/configurable-options

Quick Instructions:
Copy the contents of "inSDroot" to the root of your SD card, This will add the USB Loader to your homebew channel.
You can also install a channel forwarder to start the loader directly from the system menu.
Or a full channel without dependence on the SD card (See below in the Other useful download links)
Please see the included README-CFG.txt for more help and info.

There is a poll: Which is your favourite USB Loader?
http://gbatemp.net/index.php?showtopic=154465
Please vote I'm curious where will we land...

Webchat: http://webchat.quakenet.org/?channels=USBLoaderCFG

Download:

cfg v47 (release)
full package: SDUSB-Loader_cfg47.zip
dol only: cfg47.dol or cfg47-fat.dol
(or online update)

Changes:

cfg v47 (release)
 * Minor coverflow fixes
 * Cleanups

cfg v47b3 (beta3)
 * Support for guitar controller in the loader (by gannon)
 * More banner sound fixes (opening.bnr case)
 * Changed the default value of the option: hide_hddinfo=1 But only for the -fat
   variant, because checking the disc free space on fat takes a few moments.
 * 4GB partition offset fixes
 * Increased the updates list length to 8
 * Minor coverflow fixes

cfg v47b2 (beta2)
 * NSMB main.dol patch by WiiPower
 * minor coverflow gui fixes

cfg v47b (beta)
 * GC and classic controller and nunchuk joystick support (by gannon)
 * option: install_partitions = 1:1
   disable scrubbing when installing, except for the last 256kb which are
   stil scrubbed because of the wbfs block size not aligned to wii disc size
 * Fixed banner sounds with games that have upper case OPENING.BNR
   (Thanks to RolloS60 from wiicoverflow)
 * Cleanups

cfg v47a (alpha)
 * Better compatibility with weird WBFS partition setups:
 - WBFS on RAW disk device, without a partition table
   With such a setup the partition table will look like this:
	P# Size(GB) Type Mount Used
	-----------------------------
	RAW  500.00 WBFS1      [USED]
 - WBFS on EXTENDED partition. Normally a filesystem should
   reside on either a primary or logical partition, never on
   an extended partition. Extended is just a container of logical
   partitions. However older version allowed this setup and so
   the support for it is back. The partition table will look like:
	P# Size(GB) Type Mount Used
	-----------------------------
	P#1  500.00 EXTEND/WBFS1 [USED]
   And the loader will also let you fix the partition table by
   pressing 1, which will change the partition type from EXTEND to
   a known data type (0x0b, which is also used for fat)

Utility to convert .iso to split .wbfs files and vice versa: wbfs_file_1.5.zip
Included are sources and binaries for: windows, macosx and linux.

SDUSB-Loader_cfg46-src.rar

Source code of fat support in the loader: SDUSB-Loader_cfg46-fat-src.zip

cios_mload_31_fat.zip - source for the ehcmodule_fat based on cios from uloader 3.1 by hermes

Source code for cfg loader v44: SDUSB-Loader_cfg44-src.zip

CfgThemePack1.zip:
http://sharebee.com/11527860
(nature3d, wolf3d, BlackCat)



Other useful download links:

Configurator tool for windows: cfgLoader Configurator (by Dr. Clipper)

Configurable USB Loader "Hybrid Channel" v44: (by Zektor & Narolez)
SDUSB-Loader_cfg44_Hybrid.rar
This is a combination of a full channel and a forwarder - if the boot.dol is found it acts as a forwarder otherwise it's a full channel. See included README-HYBRID.txt for details.

USBLoaderCFG_NForwarder - *new* (by Narolez)
Forwarder DOL and WAD for Configurable USB Loader with passing cIOS arguments: < http://cloud.github.com/downloads/Narolez/..._NForwarder.zip >
For more information read the readme.

(Universal) Forwarder Channel: (by Narolez)
USBLoaderCFG_Forwarder-R3.rar

CODE

USBLoaderCFG_Forwarder-UCXF.wad
  - ID: UCXF
  - Region Free
  - Trying to load CFG USB Loader from different paths, the load order is:
    1. sd:/apps/usbloader_cfg/boot.dol
    2. sd:/apps/usbloader/boot.dol
    3. usb:/apps/usbloader_cfg/boot.dol
    4. usb:/apps/usbloader/boot.dol

Readme and forwarder dol for Preloader are included ...

Themes:
by DonTlaloc: Nature, Nature 3D, Sunrise 3D, Evil Monkey 3D, Iceberg 3D, Match 3D
Bike Canal 3D, Blue Sunset 3D, Bocanegra 3D, Pink Sunset 3D, Stream Bridge 3D
Pearson 3D, Eva 3D, Keeley 3D
by Blue-K: NXE NXEv2+BlueAura
by Milcoi: Milcoi, Brew, Brew2, Config_usb_loader, Colors
Also see this topic: Theme's for Configurable USB Loader
HBC icon by matriculated

Game cover images: http://www.wiitdb.com

titles.txt: http://wiitdb.com/titles.txt

Partition Editor: http://gparted.sourceforge.net/ (Useful for creating multiple partitions on SD Cards and USB Thumb drives and creating FAT32 partitions larger than 32GB, but be careful to select the correct disk, so that you don't wipe your other drive)

fat32 format tools: fat32format fat32format GUI

CIOS 222/223 with mload by Hermes:
http://www.elotrolado.net/hilo_utilidad-ul...-idioma_1217626

WBFS manager that supports .wbfs files on a FAT partition: Wii Backup Manager
And a couple of simple gui wrappers around the wbfs_file tool: by pccfatman, by r3lay

Links to other sites / forums related to the cfg loader:
cfgloader (by Milcoi)
nextrl (Italian forum, by cambo)
emudesc (Spanish forum, by PabloACZ)

FAQ

Some known issues and suggestions that are frequently asked about:

* Return directly to the loader when exiting a game: use preloader!
* Black bar at the bottom of screen in console mode with 576i video mode
* Banner animations or icons
* GUI settings
* GUI game start screen
* New Gecko OS 1.9.x (aka Ocarina 2)
* DONE: GC and other controllers
* GC / DVD / HBC launcher
* DONE: Multiple wbfs partitions support
* DONE: Automatic download/update of titles
* Automatic download/update of themes,...
* Spinning discs
* NAND emulation
* Screensaver
* HQ cover zooming
* Coverflow Grid mode
* DONE: Profiles / Multiple favorite groups
* Disable intro screen
* WiitDB integration (game info: description, genres, which controllers, number of players, etc...)
* NO: Installing games over network

The list is here just so we can tone down the number of repeated requests on the forum
We might or might not work on any of the listed items.

FAT support FAQ

The FAT support has raised a lot of repeated questions, so here's a FAQ about that:

Q: Can it play .iso files directly?
A: No. Only .wbfs files can be used. To convert from .iso to .wbfs use the wbfs_file utility.

Q: Isn't FAT limited to 4GB file size?
A: Yes, that's why the files are splitted to 2GB chunks.
The files are named gameid.wbfs, gameid.wbf1, gameid.wbf2,...
Similar to how the a .rar archive can be split to multiple files (.rar, .r01, .r02,...)

Q: If FAT size is limited to 4GB, why is the .wbfs file splitted to 2GB chunks instead of 4GB?
A: Because of the limitations in the FAT Library that is used (libfat).

Q: What about the file size, games on WBFS partition are scrubbed / compressed, will it take more space on a FAT partition?
A: No, it will take the same space because the files are not in .iso format but instead .wbfs format, which uses the same scrubbing / compression method as on a WBFS partition, actually the file format is the same as the format of the WBFS partition. And to be even more accurate, the .wbfs files will take even less space, because the wbfs block size will be smaller too. (The size depends also on the selection which partitions are copied - all or only game)

Q: I have copied the .wbfs files to my usb drive but the loader doesn't see them?
A: The files have to be copied to the \wbfs folder on the FAT partition, like this: D:\wbfs\GAMEID.wbfs

Q: Can I extract all the games from a WBFS partition to .wbfs files?
A: Yes, use this command:
wbfs_file.exe W: extract_wbfs_all D:\wbfs
Where W: is your WBFS partition and D:\wbfs is the FAT partition on USB (or on local hard-disk)

Q: How to convert all the .iso files to .wbfs files in one step?
A: Open up CMD where your iso files are and run:
for %i in (*.iso) do wbfs_file.exe "%i"
If you write that in a .bat batch file then you have to use %%i instead of %, like this:
for %%i in (*.iso) do wbfs_file.exe "%%i"

Q: How long does it take to convert one game to .wbfs?
A: Depends on hard drive speed and (scrubbed) game size. It should take the same time as copying a file. That means a couple of seconds for a game like WiiPlay which uses only about 100MB and a couple of minutes for games that take up 4GB...

Q: Are there any GUI wbfs managers that support .wbfs files on a FAT partition?
A: Yes: Wii Backup Manager

Q: Does running games from a FAT formatted SD / SDHC card work?
A: No, not yet.

Q: Is there any advantage using FAT rather than a WBFS partition?
A: No.

Archive of OLD stuff

More screenshots, videos:
default look, with 3d covers and example with transparent console:

wolf theme:


Video of the Flow-Z (aka Cool Iris) GUI in action:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HbvbZOWhJfQ

Video of the GridFlow GUI in action:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RsqC3-PCqtU



OLD Channels:

Full Channel v40 (by zektor)
http://sharebee.com/5389d21c
more info: http://gbatemp.net/index.php?showtopic=147...p;#entry2177574

Forwarder Channels [Matrix themed]: (by Narolez)
http://gbatemp.net/index.php?showtopic=147...p;#entry2055383

(Old) Forwarder Channel: http://www.yafaze.com/wii/files/USB_LOADER_FORWARDER.rar
Or: http://www.mediafire.com/file/5mbj2zznhgy/...l_Forwarder.rar

OLD Versions:

cfg v46 (release)
Full package: SDUSB-Loader_cfg46.zip

Updated .dol: SDUSB-Loader_cfg46.dol
(or online update)

Special 222-fat version: SDUSB-Loader_cfg46-fat.dol
Which is same as 46 but with different default
options: ios=222-mload partition=FAT1
(also available in online update)

CODE

Changes since 46b:

* Support for direct launching of games from fat
   (Useful for game channel launching, using loadstructor or similar tool)
   To specify direct loading from fat, the parameter has to be in form: #GAMEID-X
   Where X is 0-3 for wbfs and 4-9 for fat partitions (4 means first fat partition)
* Automatically switch to ios222 in case ios249 is used for starting games from fat
* Only allow IOS 222 and 223 in game options if fat partition is selected
* Improved drawing speed in some coverflow gui modes
* Cleanups

Changes since 45:

cfg v46b (beta)

* Added option: partition = [WBFS1], ..., WBFS4, FAT1, ..., FAT9, ask
* Saving global settings will also save current selected partition
* Increased fat cache size in IOS module
* Load FAT module in IOS early in case config has:
   ios=222-mload (or ios=223-mload) and partition=FAT*
   So that IOS does not need to be reloaded another time before
   starting the game from a FAT partition
* Added indication in global options if [FAT] module is loaded in IOS
* Cleanups

cfg v46a2 (alpha2)

* Faster loading of game list from a fat partition - should be instant now.
   The only thing that has a slight delay is showing the hdd free space
   in console mode game list (if it is enabled)
* Create game info file after installing on a FAT partition named:
   usb:/wbfs/GAMEID_TITLE.txt This makes it easier to tell the titles
   of installed games when using a filesystem explorer
* Rephrased the warning message when no WBFS partition found
* Allow to select partition if no wbfs partition is found and disable_format is on.
* Minor cleanups in partition selection

cfg v46a (alpha)

* Loading games from a FAT32 partitions. The game file has to
   be located and named like this: usb:/wbfs/GAMEID.wbfs

cfg v45 (release)

http://sharebee.com/d8700ca5
(or online update)

Changes:

CODE

* full package, no code changes (version only)

cfg v45b2 (beta2)

* Fixed multiple WBFS partition support for drives larger than 1TB
* Fixed "DVD in drive check" by patching the game (thanks giantpune)
   (only if IOS249 before rev12 or IOS222/223)

cfg v45b (beta)

* Updated ehcmodule for IOS222-mload from uLoader 3.1
* Fixed disable_format option
* Show game info in options screen while scanning for alt.dols
* More IOS related warning notes: (thanks WiiPower)
- cIOS before rev14: possible 001 error source on new games (Wii Fit Plus)
- cIOS before rev13: need a disc in the drive
- cIOS before rev10: no sd/sdhc support
- cIOS before rev9: no usb support
* Changed the default for: download_id_len = [6]
* Changed IOS order - moved *-yal after *-mload
* Show version on intro screen
* Partition selection screen improvements
* The usual minor cleanups

cfg v45a (alpha)

* Multiple WBFS partitions support (from uLoader)
   Limitation: max 4 WBFS partitions on same drive supported by ios 222/223
* Print game size, dual-layer and wbfs free space in install screen
* Save gamelist.txt when saving settings in global options screen
* option: home = hbc will exit to Homebrew Channel (thanks to giantpune)
   (similar to home = exit, but might work better with forwarders)
* Stability fixes:
- Corrupted cover images should no longer crash the loader
- Fixed hdd spin down/up at startup for some drive models (since v43, tnx Narolez)
- Don't print error if opening.bnr not found
- mp3 playing stability fixes (fixes stuttering and slowdowns in rare occasions)
- fixed the few notes of music between banner sound and game start
- minor cleanups
* Added CIOS related warning notices: (thanks Clipper)
- CIOS249 rev13 : unsupported "return to menu" to exit game
- CIOS249 rev14 : unsupported dual layer (start, install)
- CIOS249 : unsupported multiple WBFS
- CIOS222 : unsupported SDHC WBFS
* New intro screen (by Milcoi)

For the rest of the history see this post:

http://gbatemp.net/index.php?s=&showto...t&p=2177398

Feedback welcome!

This post has been edited by oggzee: Nov 16 2009, 11:45 AM

[djtaz]

Sounds good - ill give it a try
Just looking at the config and it looks very good - nice and simple - well done.

Yup i got this going fairly easily and its very good i have to say.


I would recommend you add in a more detailed Read me about what each thing does and where the files should go as this may confuse some people initially.

This post has been edited by djtaz: Apr 11 2009, 02:55 AM

[jebrown19]

Sounds great d'loading now , will let you know how it goes!
Thanks!

[Knocks]

Can you add Game Language? The options would be System Default/Game Default/English/Japanese/etc

[hungyip84]

Great! I would like this as the main configurable option:

Console x position
Console y position
Console width
Console height
Boxart x position
Boxart Y position

So we don't need to recompile everytime

[WiiShizzza]

Another nice Idea. ike it so far... we'll see what comes out at the end.

I'll second hungyip84!

+ maybe you could add the force mode in the way it was mentioned in the other thread.

Read the 4-letter game code. If the fourth letter is J or E, default video on NTSC systems, force PAL on PAL systems. If it's P, force NTSC on NTSC systems, default video on PAL systems.

That way everything should be automatic. Did I miss anything?

Maybe you can also implement parts from nIxx MiniMP3-Player to use a background music in the loader.
the mp3 file could maybe also been added to the config file.


This post has been edited by WiiShizzza: Apr 11 2009, 03:49 AM

[MightyMouse]

looks really promising...i do wish everyone would join up. lol

any word from Waninkoko on a update? or has the community just sort of taken the ball and RANNN reall far with it lol

[WiiShizzza]

I believe waninkoko is just laughing his a*s off, cos of all that messing with his source.

[MadBob]

I like the thought of configurable nice work

[oldskool75]

+1 for this..


Looking forward to see how this one advances!

[Bladexdsl]

I believe waninkoko is just laughing his a*s off, cos of all that messing with his source.

well that's why he released the source so everyone can change it

[ether2802]

wich background format we have to use...??


EDIT: Almost like Nixx, but the covers are a little bit off the space..!!

EDIT2: Nope, is the usptactical template

This post has been edited by ether2802: Apr 11 2009, 07:59 AM

[Screemer]

i want to see that with a nice and shiny ligwiigui interface with an options menu. i that would be possible a password for enabling and disabling the child proof feature would be cool.

well done so far.

[rogras]

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This post has been edited by rogras: Apr 11 2009, 08:54 AM

[MadBob]

It would be nice to be able to configure the images path (SDRoot\Images) so we can use the same images for other loaders instead of having to place them in a different folder for this loader.