Homebrew Priiloader installer mod with cIOS and AHB support (looking for testers)

[JoostinOnline]

Since DacoTaco has decided to start blocking System Menus with elevated version numbers (just because that's the kind of thing he does), which offer excellent brick protection, I've decided to make some changes to Priiloader and release it. He's not releasing the source code to the betas (which to my knowledge is illegal, since it's GPL), I'm just adding the improvements (along with a few of my own) to the current installer source on Google Code. Unfortunately, my boot2 Wii is currently suffering from a bad wifi module, so I can't test it myself.

The end result should have the following changes:

1. Support for any cIOS via meta.xml arguments, instead of just IOS36
2. No blocking elevated System Menu versions
3. No blocking cIOSCorp/DarkCorp cIOS's
4. Support for new motion+ remotes
5. AHB support so a cIOS is not necessary (although will optionally be supported)
6. Prevention from installing on a vWii, which would result in a brick
7. Support for hacks_hash.ini in the root of the fat device, instead of idiotically demanding it be in a directory that might not exist

It's basically the private and public installer combined, with a few tweaks of my own.

If you want to test, you can download the latest installer here. I must stress that you should only attempt this if you have Bootmii installed as boot2. There is also no reason to test this on a vWii. I believe I have successfully blocked installation, but you shouldn't be running it on a vWii to begin with. Report your results either here or at HacksDen.

 

[Hielkenator]

I would like to test, could you provide a link without having to register at hacksden?

 

[JoostinOnline]

I thought the downloads were public. We changed it a few months ago.

Edit: I'll get that worked out. In the meantime, I've uploaded it to mediafire. I'd attach them here, but then I'd have to update both sites, and I'm just not up to that kind of work, lazy as I am.

 

[boomario]

I will make a nand backup and test it later

 

[JoostinOnline]

Thanks.

 

[Badablek]

Thanks for this mod JoostinOnline


just tried it on my 3.2E Wii (with HBC 1.1.2), black screen for a few seconds then error "cIOS58 isn't ES_Identify patched : error -1029,, aborting mission"

ps : the meta.xml was not modified in any way


my syscheck, if it can help :

sysCheck v2.1.0b19 par Double_A et R2-D2199, Nano
...tourne sous l'IOS58 (rev 6176).

Region: PAL
Menu Systeme 3.2E (v290)

Date de disque: 2006.05.26


Hollywood v0x11
Identifiant de la console:
Boot2 v4
166 titres trouves.
32 IOS trouves sur cette console. 0 sont des stubs.

IOS9 (rev 1034): Pas de patches
IOS12 (rev 526): Pas de patches
IOS13 (rev 1032): Pas de patches
IOS14 (rev 1032): Pas de patches
IOS15 (rev 1032): Pas de patches
IOS17 (rev 1032): Pas de patches
IOS21 (rev 1039): Pas de patches
IOS22 (rev 1294): Pas de patches
IOS28 (rev 1807): Pas de patches
IOS30 (rev 2576): ES Identify, Acces Flash
IOS31 (rev 3608): Pas de patches
IOS33 (rev 3608): Pas de patches
IOS34 (rev 3608): Pas de patches
IOS35 (rev 3608): Pas de patches
IOS36 (rev 3608): Pas de patches
IOS37 (rev 5663): Pas de patches
IOS38 (rev 4124): Pas de patches
IOS53 (rev 5663): Pas de patches
IOS55 (rev 5663): Pas de patches
IOS56 (rev 5662): Pas de patches
IOS57 (rev 5919): Pas de patches
IOS58 (rev 6176): USB 2.0
IOS61 (rev 5662): Pas de patches
IOS62 (rev 6430): Pas de patches
IOS217[38] (rev 17, Info: waninkoko-v17): Trucha Bug, ES Identify, Acces NAND, USB 2.0
IOS219[38] (rev 19, Info: waninkoko-v19): Trucha Bug, ES Identify, Acces NAND, USB 2.0
IOS222[38] (rev 65535, Info: hermes-v5.1): Trucha Bug, ES Identify, Acces NAND, USB 2.0
IOS223[57] (rev 65535, Info: hermes-v5.1): Trucha Bug, Acces NAND, USB 2.0
IOS236[36] (rev 65535, Info: rev 3351): Trucha Bug, ES Identify, Acces NAND
IOS249[56] (rev 21010, Info: d2x-v10beta53-alt): Trucha Bug, Acces NAND, USB 2.0
IOS250[57] (rev 21010, Info: d2x-v10beta53-alt): Trucha Bug, Acces NAND, USB 2.0
IOS254 (rev 65281): BootMii
BC v6
MIOS v10 (DIOS MIOS 2.6.1+)

Rapport genere le 2013/07/12

 

[JoostinOnline]

Hmm, it should be patched on-the-fly. Let's try a manual IOS selection. Open the meta.xml file with Wordpad (not Notepad), and change this:

<!--<arg>--ios=236</arg>-->

to this:

<arg>--ios=217</arg>

Thanks for testing.

 

[Badablek]

Works great with (c)IOS217 (rev 17 waninkoko), but it was supposed to work with that kind of (c)IOS ^___^


ps : A button does NOT start priiloader installation. Only + was working (for me at least). I thought the installer has crashed, then I tried with +


EDIT : the path to hacks_hash.ini should be changed or your mod should use the original folder "priiloader" in apps because it can't find the file otherwise

 

[boomario]

I'm making a nand backup with bootmii@boot2 and soon i will test and post the results

I was needing to make a saves backup anyway

 

[JoostinOnline]

Works great with (c)IOS217 (rev 17 waninkoko), but it was supposed to work with that kind of (c)IOS ^___^

Well the fact that it even lets you choose the cIOS is a step up. Normally it forces IOS36. I'll need to work out why it's not patching on the fly though.

ps : A button does NOT start priiloader installation. Only + was working (for me at least). I thought the installer has crashed, then I tried with +

A on a GC controller.

EDIT : the path to hacks_hash.ini should be changed or your mod should use the original folder "priiloader" in apps because it can't find the file otherwise

I uploaded everything prior to remembering that Daco pointlessly changed the directory of hacks_hash.ini.

 

[Badablek]

A on a GC controller.

it explains everything (but can be confusing)

 

[JoostinOnline]

it explains everything (but can be confusing)

I didn't create the menu.

Anyway, did it say anything about "Patching IOS58 on-the-fly"?

 

[Badablek]

Nope, only the error "cIOS58 isn't ES_Identify patched : error -1029,, aborting mission"


ps : with IOS217, it starts immediately, the installer's menu pops up in 1 second
with the unmodified meta.xml, there is a black screen for 5-10seconds, the wiimote is not synchronized, then the wiimote synchronizes and error appears.

 

[JoostinOnline]

Try it now.

 

[Badablek]

works great now
I removed and reinstalled priiloader without any problem, and without modifying meta.xml

 

[JoostinOnline]

Alright, now I'll work on adding root-directory support for hacks_hash.ini.

 

[JoostinOnline]

Okay, uninstall Priiloader, and install it again with the latest installer placing hacks_hash.ini in the root, but not in the Priiloader folder. See if it works.

 

[Badablek]

Everthing works as it should.

hacks_hash.ini in the root of sd card, priiloader can see and use it. BTW I did not try to install any of these hacks because my System Menu is already patched with starfall/startpatch.

 

[JoostinOnline]

Everthing works as it should.

hacks_hash.ini in the root of sd card, priiloader can see and use it.

Sweet. Thanks for testing.
BTW I did not try to install any of these hacks because my System Menu is already patched with starfall/startpatch.[/quote]
Lol, that's not very safe. I didn't think anybody even used StartPatch anymore.

I need at least two more testers:

• One who has used Softmod ANY Wii, and therefore has an elevated System Menu version and DarkCorp SM IOS.
• One who has used ModMii, and therefore has a DarkCorp-ish (I say ish, because it has extra patches) SM IOS.

 

[boomario]

At first i got the same "cIOS58 isn't ES_Identify patched : error -1029,, aborting mission" error,
but after modifying the meta.xml for ios 236 he installed fine over my old priiloader, and also fixed some bugs