Hacking QUICK/NEWBIE QUESTIONS here!

[ca032769]

So does this discussion mean that USB 3.0 drives are working okay for people now, as long as they're partitioned MBR/formatted FAT32?

Because I've got an old USB 2.0 enclosure that frequently won't mount and makes me do the disconnect/reconnect/power-cycle dance, and I'm thinking of replacing it, but it's getting harder and harder to find a USB 2.0 drive anymore. (USB 2.0 enclosures, on the other hand, are easy enough to find, but I don't know which ones are reliable with a Wii.)

I started with USB 2 drives but have been using USB 3 drives for years now. I used ModMii to set up over a dozen Wii's with them. All of mine have been Western Digital External MyBooks, it's just what I standardized on way back when, and am up to 87TB's across 15 drives or so holding files/games/movies/tv shows/useless information. I've used USB 3.0 3TB, 4TB & 8TB WD MyBook drives over the years without any issues. Well, it did take a bit more to get the 8TB's formatted correctly due to the MBR issue, and MBR might not even be needed these days. But the 4TB's always worked right out of the box after being FAT32 formatted and merging any hidden partitions.

 

[dAVID_]

I got a black screen when trying to load AC:CF on usbloadergx.
I do have d2x installed.
I do have cios222 installed.

 

[ScarletDreamz]

I got a black screen when trying to load AC:CF on usbloadergx.
I do have d2x installed.
I do have cios222 installed.

https://gbatemp.net/threads/animal-crossing-city-folk-and-usb-loaders.388360/

 

[dAVID_]

My drive is FAT32.

 

[ScarletDreamz]

My drive is FAT32.

Mind posting a syscheck?

 

[dAVID_]

I was trying to do it and the sysCheck froze.

 

[GreyWolf]

I was trying to do it and the sysCheck froze.

Make a note of which IOS it froze on and add it as an exception in the syscheck tutorial thread.

The one it froze on probably needs to be reinstalled, too.

 

[Thad Boyd]

I started with USB 2 drives but have been using USB 3 drives for years now. I used ModMii to set up over a dozen Wii's with them. All of mine have been Western Digital External MyBooks, it's just what I standardized on way back when, and am up to 87TB's across 15 drives or so holding files/games/movies/tv shows/useless information. I've used USB 3.0 3TB, 4TB & 8TB WD MyBook drives over the years without any issues. Well, it did take a bit more to get the 8TB's formatted correctly due to the MBR issue, and MBR might not even be needed these days. But the 4TB's always worked right out of the box after being FAT32 formatted and merging any hidden partitions.

Thanks!

I don't need anything that big; I believe my current drive is 150gb, so even a 1tb drive would be a massive improvement.

Has anybody had good luck with portable drives (WD Elements or Passport, Seagate Expansion, etc.)?

 

[dAVID_]

Wait no, i was using sysCheck 162.
I'll use the one in the tutorial.

 

[GreyWolf]

Thanks!

I don't need anything that big; I believe my current drive is 150gb, so even a 1tb drive would be a massive improvement.

Has anybody had good luck with portable drives (WD Elements or Passport, Seagate Expansion, etc.)?

I have a 1TB drive and the only way I could cram more Wii/WW/VC/GC games on it is if I started installing complete junk like Ninjabread Man and Charlie's Angels.

 

[azzarod]

Thanks!

I don't need anything that big; I believe my current drive is 150gb, so even a 1tb drive would be a massive improvement.

Has anybody had good luck with portable drives (WD Elements or Passport, Seagate Expansion, etc.)?

I was using a Seagate 320Gb that used to have to be unplugged and plugged back in every thim I started.

I switched to a 1Tb model about 3 months ago, and it's worked perfectly. My apologies, I don't remember the exact model but it is a USB3 version (the previous was USB1).

I set up a friend's Wii with a WD Elements 1Tb - no issues there, and it's been getting a fair bit of use over the past 3 months (6 kids in that house).

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I was using a Seagate 320Gb that used to have to be unplugged and plugged back in every thim I started.

I switched to a 1Tb Seagate model about 3 months ago, and it's worked perfectly. My apologies, I don't remember the exact model but it is a USB3 version (the previous was USB1).

I set up a friend's Wii with a WD Elements 1Tb - no issues there, and it's been getting a fair bit of use over the past 3 months (6 kids in that house).

 

[Thad Boyd]

I was using a Seagate 320Gb that used to have to be unplugged and plugged back in every thim I started.

Yeah, that's exactly what I'm trying to avoid by getting a new drive.

I switched to a 1Tb model about 3 months ago, and it's worked perfectly. My apologies, I don't remember the exact model but it is a USB3 version (the previous was USB1).

I set up a friend's Wii with a WD Elements 1Tb - no issues there, and it's been getting a fair bit of use over the past 3 months (6 kids in that house).

Sounds like I'll go with WD Elements, then; thanks!

I mostly buy WD anyway (for platter drives; I usually buy Samsung for SSDs), though I hear Seagate has gotten its act together and is putting out a good product now.

Thanks again to everyone who helped!

 

[dAVID_]

51 IOS have been found. 16 of them are stub.

Spoiler: THE RESULTS ARE IN!

IOS3 (rev 65280): Stub
IOS4 (rev 65280): Stub
IOS9 (rev 1034): No patches
IOS10 (rev 768): Stub
IOS11 (rev 256): Stub
IOS12 (rev 526): No Patches
IOS13 (rev 1032): No Patches
IOS14 (rev 1032): No Patches
IOS15 (rev 1032): No Patches
IOS16 (rev 512): Stub
IOS17 (rev 1032): No Patches
IOS20 (rev 256): Stub
IOS21 (rev 1039): No Patches
IOS22 (rev 1294): No Patches
IOS28 (rev 1807): No Patches
IOS30 (rev 2816): Stub
IOS31 (rev 3608): No Patches
IOS33 (rev 3608): No Patches
IOS34 (rev 3608): No Patches
IOS35 (rev 3608): No Patches
IOS36 (rev 3607): No Patches
IOS37 (rev 5663): No Patches
IOS38 (rev 4124): No Patches
IOS40 (rev 3072): Stub
IOS41 (rev 3607): No Patches
IOS43 (rev 3607): No Patches
IOS45 (rev 3607): No Patches
IOS46 (rev 3607): No Patches
IOS48 (rev 4124): No Patches
IOS50 (rev 5120): Stub
IOS51 (rev 4864): Stub
IOS52 (rev 5888): Stub
IOS53 (rev 5663): No Patches
IOS55 (rev 5663): No Patches
IOS56 (rev 5662): No Patches
IOS57 (rev 5919): No Patches
IOS58 (rev 6176): USB 2.0
IOS60 (rev 6400): Stub
IOS61 (rev 5662): No Patches
IOS62 (rev 6430): No Patches
IOS70 (rev 6912): Stub
IOS80 (rev 6944): No Patches
IOS222 (rev 65280): Stub
IOS223 (rev 65280): Stub
IOS224[37] (rev 65535 Info: hermes-v5.1): Trucha Bug NAND Access USB 2.0
IOS236[36] (rev 65535 Info: rev 3351): Trucha Bug ES Identify NAND Access
IOS247[57] (rev 21006 Info: d2x-v6): Trucha Bug NAND Access USB 2.0
IOS248[56] (rev 21006 Info: d2x-v6): Trucha Bug NAND Access USB 2.0
IOS249[53] (rev 21008) Info: d2x-v8final): Trucha Bug Acceso NAND USB 2.0
IOS250 (rev 65280): Stub
IOS254 (rev 65281): BootMii
BC v6
MIOS v10

 

[ScarletDreamz]

51 IOS have been found. 16 of them are stub.

Spoiler: THE RESULTS ARE IN!

IOS3 (rev 65280): Stub
IOS4 (rev 65280): Stub
IOS9 (rev 1034): No patches
IOS10 (rev 768): Stub
IOS11 (rev 256): Stub
IOS12 (rev 526): No Patches
IOS13 (rev 1032): No Patches
IOS14 (rev 1032): No Patches
IOS15 (rev 1032): No Patches
IOS16 (rev 512): Stub
IOS17 (rev 1032): No Patches
IOS20 (rev 256): Stub
IOS21 (rev 1039): No Patches
IOS22 (rev 1294): No Patches
IOS28 (rev 1807): No Patches
IOS30 (rev 2816): Stub
IOS31 (rev 3608): No Patches
IOS33 (rev 3608): No Patches
IOS34 (rev 3608): No Patches
IOS35 (rev 3608): No Patches
IOS36 (rev 3607): No Patches
IOS37 (rev 5663): No Patches
IOS38 (rev 4124): No Patches
IOS40 (rev 3072): Stub
IOS41 (rev 3607): No Patches
IOS43 (rev 3607): No Patches
IOS45 (rev 3607): No Patches
IOS46 (rev 3607): No Patches
IOS48 (rev 4124): No Patches
IOS50 (rev 5120): Stub
IOS51 (rev 4864): Stub
IOS52 (rev 5888): Stub
IOS53 (rev 5663): No Patches
IOS55 (rev 5663): No Patches
IOS56 (rev 5662): No Patches
IOS57 (rev 5919): No Patches
IOS58 (rev 6176): USB 2.0
IOS60 (rev 6400): Stub
IOS61 (rev 5662): No Patches
IOS62 (rev 6430): No Patches
IOS70 (rev 6912): Stub
IOS80 (rev 6944): No Patches
IOS222 (rev 65280): Stub
IOS223 (rev 65280): Stub
IOS224[37] (rev 65535 Info: hermes-v5.1): Trucha Bug NAND Access USB 2.0
IOS236[36] (rev 65535 Info: rev 3351): Trucha Bug ES Identify NAND Access
IOS247[57] (rev 21006 Info: d2x-v6): Trucha Bug NAND Access USB 2.0
IOS248[56] (rev 21006 Info: d2x-v6): Trucha Bug NAND Access USB 2.0
IOS249[53] (rev 21008) Info: d2x-v8final): Trucha Bug Acceso NAND USB 2.0
IOS250 (rev 65280): Stub
IOS254 (rev 65281): BootMii
BC v6
MIOS v10

AC:CF uses 222.

 

[dAVID_]

I have 222 installed.

 

[ScarletDreamz]

I have 222 installed.

IOS222 (rev 65280): Stub

No, you dont ;D

 

[dAVID_]

:C

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How do i install it correctly?
Did i use the wrong base ios?

 

[GreyWolf]

You don't need Hermes for Animal Crossing. It works fine on d2x based on IOS 56 unless you want to use a USB keyboard then you need d2x based on IOS 38.

Your IOS 248-250 are odd. I would use d2x v8 as 249[56] and 250[57] and don't bother with 248 unless you want to put IOS 38 there for extra compatibility.

 

[dAVID_]

Then why wont it load?

 

[GreyWolf]

Then why wont it load?

With the configuration in your syscheck try using IOS 248 to load it. That's an older version of d2x but it's IOS 56 so it may work, but v8 has a lot higher compatibility. The reason I suggested adding d2x as IOS 38 is because that's the version the game was built with.