Hacking Crap, easy to use channel creator

[fudgi]

make a bat file like this,

SET WIILOAD=tcp:192.168.2.5
C:\WIILOAD cfgusbloader.dol RSPE01 partition=FAT1 video=ntsc language=french clear_patches=1

through wiiload it works like a charme



Oops, then it's time to crush some bugs... btw which version of Crap are you using? there are known problems in older versions about forwarders.

im using 3.3b (cfg forwarder (no intro))

Just made a quick test with the same loader... it works... Game I tested is Super Mario Galaxy 2 (NTSC), on a PAL Commodore 1084s monitor... With no extra parameters game boot black&white since the monitor doesn't support NTSC signal, in English and with no debug information from the cfg usb loader..

with these parameters (ignore partition parameter since Crap puts it there),
CODE

partition=NTFS1 debug=1ÂÂlanguage=french video=pal50

Cfg boots with debug information showing the arguments passed to it as well and game boots in color (PAL50 mode) and in French...

I guess you are doing something wrong, just put the debug=1 extra parameter and test the loader using Crap's online test function. See if argument is getting passed to Cfg.

I have no idea about clear_patches=1, you want to use it to return to menu I guess since you set cfg as autoboot in preloader? I don't have that setup and so currently can't test it.

ok tested the wad i created, through test the loader button and debug works and thus the other arguments worked as well....

 

[fudgi]

lol, i tested the same thing, but i removed debug=1 again, and now it doesnt receive the parameters anymore lol... very weird

 

[beier]

I cannot create a channel for Mario Kart.

Every time I try to open the MK iso I received a message:
"File you pointed doesn't seem to be a banner file!! Incorrect banners causes banner bricks!!"

There a way to create a channel for Mario Kart?

 

[XFlak]

Instead of trying to load a banner, try loading the ISO itself (which will extract the banner for you)

 

[beier]

Instead of trying to load a banner, try loading the ISO itself (which will extract the banner for you)

That's exactly what I'm doing.

I load the iso where it says "iso / wbfs file ...".

This is the second iso I try. The first was on my HD and gave this error. I downloaded a new game yesterday and the error persists ...

 

[WAIKIKI728]

Any possibility to use crap with the new wiiflow 2.1 for ntfs hard disc??¿

 

[WiiCrazy]

Instead of trying to load a banner, try loading the ISO itself (which will extract the banner for you)

That's exactly what I'm doing.

I load the iso where it says "iso / wbfs file ...".

This is the second iso I try. The first was on my HD and gave this error. I downloaded a new game yesterday and the error persists ...


Extract the banner using wiiscrubber, rename the banner to DISCID.bnr such as RMCE01.bnr / RMCP01.bnr depending on the region... then use that banner to create the channel... Also you can just connect your drive and use the drive function of Crap, that way it will be able to extract the banner with the correct disc id... Crap has a bug for the Mario Kart game...(or something special to that game) that's why it can't extract the banner.

QUOTE(WAIKIKI728 @ Jul 8 2010, 07:21 PM)

Any possibility to use crap with the new wiiflow 2.1 for ntfs hard disc??¿

No, Wiiflow has no direct launching feature AFAIK

 

[fudgi]

wiicrazy, got any idea now why the channel will only send parameters when debug is set to 1?

 

[WiiCrazy]

wiicrazy, got any idea now why the channel will only send parameters when debug is set to 1?

Nopez, I haven't give it a test run yet... Send me the extra parameters you tried and which game so I can test with the same game too...

 

[fudgi]

wiicrazy, got any idea now why the channel will only send parameters when debug is set to 1?

Nopez, I haven't give it a test run yet... Send me the extra parameters you tried and which game so I can test with the same game too...


i tried with many games, doesnt matter... i tried the ones you gave me

debug=1 video=ntsc language=french

works
CODE

video=ntsc language=french

doesnt work

for example on super mario galaxy 1

 

[RainMK]

Anyone know what settings may work for me. I tried various ones on my FAT32 drive with cfg loader and wiiflow on it, no luck, the wii either goes to a black scrreen or reboots or I even recieved a -116 wbfs error one time. Any help would be awesome.

 

[wiixale]

Anyone know what settings may work for me. I tried various ones on my FAT32 drive with cfg loader and wiiflow on it, no luck, the wii either goes to a black scrreen or reboots or I even recieved a -116 wbfs error one time. Any help would be awesome.

Are you able to use CFG Loader and WiiFlow through HBC?

Which cIOSes have you installed?

 

[WiiCrazy]

i tried with many games, doesnt matter... i tried the ones you gave me

debug=1 video=ntsc language=french

works

video=ntsc language=french

doesnt work

for example on super mario galaxy 1

Ok, video mode patching failing on SMG is quite normal... Btw I've tested it again on both Cfg 57b4 & 57b7 and it works... Both using the test function & using installed channel...
I don't have SMG1 PAL possibly so can't test it... I used Mario & Sonic Winter Games PAL... forced the language to German & video mode to NTSC and it works no problem...

Here is the extra parameters used
CODEpartition=NTFS1 language=german video=ntsc

Sorry can't help you further...

 

[borissaid]

Sorry if this has been asked before but....

Is there any way to use this to create a channel for a game like RB2 which is now being loaded off of usb wbfs using uloader 5.1D with nand emulation for saves and dlc?

Thanks.

 

[WiiCrazy]

Sorry if this has been asked before but....

Is there any way to use this to create a channel for a game like RB2 which is now being loaded off of usb wbfs using uloader 5.1D with nand emulation for saves and dlc?

Thanks.

Actually adding support for uLoader was simple but I didn't have the chance to work on it yet... meanwhile anyone can take current Configurable Forwarder source and modify it for uLoader...

 

[borissaid]

Thanks for the info WiiCrazy. I personally do not have the programming skills to do it, but it would be great if someone who did took the time make it happen.

 

[WiiCrazy]

It seems Hermes himself created a forwarder for Loadstructor which of course runs fine with Crap too...

Just extract the contents of this file in your Crap 3.3b folder... this will overwrite crap.cfg

It doesn't have partition selection stuff so it won't work FAT32/NTFS on second partition and so on...

Also note : uLoader should be functional in your setup and uLoader's boot.dol should reside as /apps/uLoader/boot.dol on SD card.

Spoiler

You'll regret it btw

 

[borissaid]

Thanks!! I'll give it a shot. So if my understanding is correct, this will allow me to create a channel for RB2 which will be launched essentially with uloader which should read the uloader.cfg file on the wbfs drive, thus enabling the nand emulation to work as well? The nand is on usb fat32 but uloader sees it fine through normal launching method. Or am I way off?

Thanks again!

 

[XFlak]

do these forwarders work like loadstructor forwarders, ie. will they work without requiring a usb-loader's boot.dol saved on the sd card/usb. Or does it work like the configurable and gx forwarder's that require their respective boot.dol's saved somewhere on the card.

 

[WiiCrazy]

Thanks!! I'll give it a shot. So if my understanding is correct, this will allow me to create a channel for RB2 which will be launched essentially with uloader which should read the uloader.cfg file on the wbfs drive, thus enabling the nand emulation to work as well? The nand is on usb fat32 but uloader sees it fine through normal launching method. Or am I way off?

Thanks again!

The forwarder is bundled in 5.1D release of uLoader, at least where I got it... I only tested it with wbfs partition, it didn't work with my fat32+ntfs partitioned drive asking me to format one of the drives greeting me with a partition selection screen. Should work if uLoader works for you in your setup...

QUOTE(XFlak @ Jul 20 2010, 08:31 PM) do these forwarders work like loadstructor forwarders, ie. will they work without requiring a usb-loader's boot.dol saved on the sd card/usb. Or does it work like the configurable and gx forwarder's that require their respective boot.dol's saved somewhere on the card.

This is also a forwarder, and it has the weirdest launching method... Greets the user with a splash screen then starts a graphical countdown when loading the apploader from the game.