Hacking WiiFlow - an open source GUI USB-Loader

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tHciNc said:
What do i actually install to give this loader a go, all i find is just newest dol etc, same with wiki page forwards you to just a dol, what installer do i use and where do i get it to install for the fiorst time?

read the wiki instructions or come to irc for help with the install/setup
 

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Is the 415 beta works? I tried it straight from priiloader 0.7 and HBC 1.0.8 but I get a black screen.

May be I forget to delete gameconfig1.ini and gameconfig2.ini in /wiiflow/settings, all WDM files /wiiflow/codes/wdm, and also your /wiiflow/cache/lists folder. Just read this on wiiflowiki
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Will try it again later ...
 

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mugotu said:
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Just an update, wiiflow is probably slowing down again for awhile. After the situation I was in last month and everyone helped me out, I ended up $300 short for rent again this month, so I sold one of my wii's. I'm still 100 short and have a pending eviction but I'm hoping to get some things sold on ebay in time. So I dont know where that leaves me but I really need to find some income now.
How much do you need?
Still about $75 short.

Done.
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al5911 said:
Is the 415 beta works? I tried it straight from priiloader 0.7 and HBC 1.0.8 but I get a black screen.

May be I forget to delete gameconfig1.ini and gameconfig2.ini in /wiiflow/settings, all WDM files /wiiflow/codes/wdm, and also your /wiiflow/cache/lists folder. Just read this on wiiflowiki
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Will try it again later ...

You also need to use a priiloader forwarder or update your priiloader to an unreleased beta, since the dols are dollz3 compressed. The priiloader forwarders are on this page:
http://www.wiiflowiki.com/Wiiflow/forwarders#W

Also, I wanna say thanks to anyone who has donated. It is extremely appreciated as always.
 

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If you guys are going to rip all the articles from wiibrew's wiki, slap some ads on them / hijack all the external links and host them on your own wiki that's fine, but you are required to show that all that content is licensed under the FDL (and host a copy of the FDL text so people know what it means).
 

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Actually, unless the article states it is under FDL, it is not and its in the public domain. Second, I dont need to include a reference to the FDL unless I alter it. A majority of it is an interwiki transclude.
Also simply that it is in our site/skin does not specify it as altered. "Eben Moglen: Our intention in using the phrase `verbatim copying in any medium' is not to require retention of page headings and footers or other formatting features [...]"

Wiki's are public domain and may be transcluded freely. I'll add the FDL to the disclaimer page but nothing more, since by law I am not required to do further.
 

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From the bottom of wiibrew's front page: "Content is available under GNU Free Documentation License 1.2." That covers all pages/contributions.

Interwiki transclude eh? I wouldn't count on that lasting long. That's basically stealing income from wiibrew by forcing your own ads on the reader instead of wiibrew's.

Every page that uses external links has been modified because you're rerouting the URLs through adf.ly to generate income. This means those pages fall under section 4 "Modifications" and should include (but not limited to) the following:
I. Preserve the section Entitled "History", Preserve its Title, and add to it an item stating at least the title, year, new authors, and publisher of the Modified Version as given on the Title Page. If there is no section Entitled "History" in the Document, create one stating the title, year, authors, and publisher of the Document as given on its Title Page, then add an item describing the Modified Version as stated in the previous sentence.
Your modified pages do not have the original histories...
J. Preserve the network location, if any, given in the Document for public access to a Transparent copy of the Document, and likewise the network locations given in the Document for previous versions it was based on. These may be placed in the "History" section. You may omit a network location for a work that was published at least four years before the Document itself, or if the original publisher of the version it refers to gives permission.
... nor do they have links back to the original unmodified versions.

Also, it's wrong to assume something is public domain if no rights are explictly stated. If that is the case you should assume "All Rights Reserved."
 

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bostonBC said:
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Are there any other folks here with large collections that validate that removing those lines fixes the problem? Everytime I download a new cover I have to connect it up to my PC and remove those lines so this will get old quick as I add new games and download covers so it would be terrific if this issue could be looked at and if possible resolved. Thanks!

yes, yes, yes, I am running a NTFS 2TB, but I don't have that many games though.

since I have recently gone to r414 and come to think of it, once I use the download missing covers it regularly freezing at the loading screen as described.
It also does not seem to want to exit to Menu and freezes with the dots going left and right, although it is setup correctly.
The only thing I have not done is install d2x7fix, I installed 249 d2x6[56].
To resolve both of the above, I just turn off the power and say to myself: 'there are very talented people that are already working on these issues...I will wait patiently'

Regards to all that deserve it.
Thanks for confirming it's not just me :-)

I am actually running it as a 2TB FAT32 formatte with 32K clusters but the symptoms are the same.

If you wait long enough the menu does load. If you want to make it faster remove those url line from the wiiflow.ini and the menu loads instantly.

Also hoping someone will find a fix for it soon.
Someone on Wiiflow IRC suggested using 8K clustersize..

Did you try that already?
I don't believe that will work on a 2TB drive as with 8K clusters your max volume is 64GB.


I just checked on a spare 2TB drive and with 8K clusters it formats to 837GB according to Windows so that won't be a good solution.

I am so happy I could scream! r415 - or at least the version I just pulled down (1,775,008 bytes) is working and incredibly fast now even with my 1057 game collection.

Does anyone know which is more recent - there is one on the WiiFlow wiki site that is slightly smaller (1,720,768 bytes) and has the name r415.dol instead of boot.dol (the larger one).
 

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With r415, Metroid Prime Triology works now. It didn't work for me with WiiFlow before.

But when I press this little button to get to my Wii channels, I get a "DSi error" or it freezes at the loading screen. I tried it with the forwarder and directly from the homebrew channel.

How should I play My Pokémon Ranch when it freezes? That won't work.
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Edit: This is only a problem with some skins (Black Wii, White Wii). It works fine with the default skin.
 

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mugotu said:
al5911 said:
Is the 415 beta works? I tried it straight from priiloader 0.7 and HBC 1.0.8 but I get a black screen.

May be I forget to delete gameconfig1.ini and gameconfig2.ini in /wiiflow/settings, all WDM files /wiiflow/codes/wdm, and also your /wiiflow/cache/lists folder. Just read this on wiiflowiki
rolleyes.gif
.

Will try it again later ...

You also need to use a priiloader forwarder or update your priiloader to an unreleased beta, since the dols are dollz3 compressed. The priiloader forwarders are on this page:
http://www.wiiflowiki.com/Wiiflow/forwarders#W

Also, I wanna say thanks to anyone who has donated. It is extremely appreciated as always.

My r414 for some reason has stopped showing newly installed games, it is fine with USB Loader though. (on a 2TB NTFS)

I am trying r415, but I don't understand how to use a priiloader forwarder dol file. My priiloader is uptodate, so are we saying I need to get an older version?

sorry to ask what seems to be a basic question.
 

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i have grabbed r415 and want to update my wiiflow setup fully. i have got a new forwarder and want to basically use a channel to launch wiiflow as i did before - pointing to the wiiflow folder on the SD card. can i just use the new .dol inside my exsisting folder, or do i need to delete everything and start over? also read i need to install IOS58 now for channels to work? is that correct?
 

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KTroopA said:
i have grabbed r415 and want to update my wiiflow setup fully. i have got a new forwarder and want to basically use a channel to launch wiiflow as i did before - pointing to the wiiflow folder on the SD card. can i just use the new .dol inside my exsisting folder, or do i need to delete everything and start over? also read i need to install IOS58 now for channels to work? is that correct?

please read the wiki before asking, it's there for a reason
 

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KTroopA said:
i have grabbed r415 and want to update my wiiflow setup fully. i have got a new forwarder and want to basically use a channel to launch wiiflow as i did before - pointing to the wiiflow folder on the SD card. can i just use the new .dol inside my exsisting folder, or do i need to delete everything and start over? also read i need to install IOS58 now for channels to work? is that correct?

IOS58 is required for USB 2.0 support in homebrew applications.You dont need this if you're on 4.3 tho.
 

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Getting a black screen when starting A Shadow's Tale (PAL) using r415 and d2x Alpha 7. Tried using all different video modes, options and IOSs and I still cant get it to work. Worked fine on my previous Wiiflow build when I was on the Wanin IOS.

Any suggestions?
 

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did you install ALL bases? All of the files in the wad pack need installed, or if using the installer, you need 245-37, 246-38, 247-53, 248-55, 249-56, 250-57, 251-58 for the auto ios feature to work properly.
 

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jservs7 said:
Getting a black screen when starting A Shadow's Tale (PAL) using r415 and d2x Alpha 7. Tried using all different video modes, options and IOSs and I still cant get it to work. Worked fine on my previous Wiiflow build when I was on the Wanin IOS.

Any suggestions?
QUOTE(mugotu @ Sep 18 2011, 10:09 AM) did you install ALL bases? All of the files in the wad pack need installed, or if using the installer, you need 245-37, 246-38, 247-53, 248-55, 249-56, 250-57, 251-58 for the auto ios feature to work properly.
Yeah, and if you made a jump to this wiiflow rev from an old one, be sure to delete the things we recommend on our wiiflowiki (see my sig.) like old ini files, etc..

Sidenote: quickly tried A Shadow' s Tale here with latest test dol and d2x, i have no problem running the game..
 

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Not sure if anyone else is experiencing this problem but I get a black screen running 'The Smurfs Dance Party [SDUE41]'. What is interesting is it runs under cfg [70] but not Configurable USB Loader GX. And under cfg it shows as normal IOS 249 - nothing special.
 

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New pre-commit version with working usb savegame emulation, some removed options that are now ini only, some added menu options, rearranged menu with all blanks fixed and organized.

TODO:
Fix positioning of synopsis and about screen scrolling window for themes.
Fix launching games from dvd.
Fix some more fonts issues.
Fix green screen on ios reload in the wait message.
Fix booting dollz compressed homebrew.
Fix homemade channel launching.

Check it out on my drop box:
http://j.gs/808933/miigotu
 

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Hey Miigotu I've donated before but only a little. This time I was able to send what I originally meant to send. I hope it helps. I love Wiiflow & I was reading the thread & it seemed like the bug with it not loading the 2nd split for some games like Metroid other M at the Ridley scene was fixed. Is that right? If so what version should I use? I currently have the r304-222 on a 4.3u Wii. Is there a safe version that doesn't have bugs to fix or is each revision the same thing but newer ones have fix updates? I guess I am asking if each revision is totally different? Also I noticed the site to Wiiflow forwards me to a totally different site. Is there going to be a Problematic game section like the last one? I noticed there are only 3 stable versions listed & mine is one of them but they don't say -222 or -223 & so on & they're double the size in MB. It sounds like if I use the newest r415 I must comletely rehack my wii.
 

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