Hacking WiiFlow - an open source GUI USB-Loader

[ToddofWar420]

So far it seems as r804 fixed my No more memory! message I was getting for awhile. I will continue to run my normal routine to see if it decides to show itself again.
Great work guys!

 

[leftwingzero]

My Wii U updated by itself last night. I finished playing Nintendo Land, and after I exited to the Wii U Menu the update just started. So I am on 2.1.0 U now. Apparently the update makes the system load faster, plus includes "further improvements" and "other minor adjustments." I'm not liking that the system can update automatically, this may hurt homebrew options for the system. I'm curious if anyone that played with Smash Stack to get the Homebrew Channel in Wii Mode still have it after the update.

 

[Skater4599]

My Wii U updated by itself last night. I finished playing Nintendo Land, and after I exited to the Wii U Menu the update just started. So I am on 2.1.0 U now. Apparently the update makes the system load faster, plus includes "further improvements" and "other minor adjustments." I'm not liking that the system can update automatically, this may hurt homebrew options for the system. I'm curious if anyone that played with Smash Stack to get the Homebrew Channel in Wii Mode still have it after the update.

Wow, I'm still looking at getting the U. Can't find a black one in my area yet. But this totally sucks they added an auto update feature, guess we will have to keep it offline until more is known about it. Thanks for the heads up.

On topic of wiiflow, I hope one day wiiflow can be ported to the Wii U. At least in Wii Mode, once there is a way to install cIOS and block it from being patched automatically. From what I gather it will run via smash stack but it can't play games or anything of the sort due to no cIOS or anything. Someone correct me if I'm wrong. I've finally updated my WiiFlow on my wii and its running and looking GREAT! Thanks to all the devs!

 

[kimotori]

Is this the latest and up to date?

no, sorry is the translation used by 4.0.3. must be updated at the 804/5


public 's latest version of the file english.ini, for each languages, we update

 

[Etheboss]

After the new release of dios mios (with multidisc support), I would like to know how to hide the second disc in the wiiflow gamecube view.
At the moment wiiflow displays the second disc in order to select it. But with the new dios mios this option is not necessary anymore.

mark one category with "X" sign and add the second disc to this category
Remember to press B on the star:
In flow view to adjust categories
In game view to add a game to a category

In case you use my pack:
start WF, goto GC mode and press B on star > go to page 2 (press right) click on the box for hidden category and make it "X"
like this <snip>

then go to GC view and select second disc > press B on star and select "Hidden" category
like this <snip>

Play a game to save the setting
Tip: each mode has it's own categories and hidden info so remember to adjust this in each mode in case needed
That's it

Hey Abz, my buddy wolf tried that, but wiiflow keeps hiding both discs, seems like hiding looks at the gameID.
Or is he doing something wrong? He followed youre quickguide ^^^.

 

[Maxternal]

Hey Abz, my buddy wolf tried that, but wiiflow keeps hiding both discs, seems like hiding looks at the gameID.
Or is he doing something wrong? He followed youre quickguide ^^^.

Yeah, the categories file only lists them by their GameID so it WOULD end up hiding both there. I think we'll need a little change in how WiiFlow handles this whenever FIX can get back online.

 

[ToddofWar420]

How do you take a screenshot in Wiiflow? I tried looking in the help file but it's not posted.
Thanks.

 

[Etheboss]

How do you take a screenshot in Wiiflow? I tried looking in the help file but it's not posted.
Thanks.

You need to have a GC controller, you can take a screenshot by pressing the Z button

 

[paultyler_82]

I'm having an odd problem that I haven't quite figured out yet. Just updated from the very old WiiFlow 2.2 to 4.0.3 r433 today and though WiiFlow is showing my games when USB2 is selected, it isn't loading any of them. They all show the WiiFlow loading screen for a moment, followed by a long pause on a black screen before dumping me back out to the System Menu. My HD is partitioned as FAT32/WBFS with the games all installed on the WBFS partition.

Disregard, I am apparently an idiot and had the drive plugged into the wrong USB port, odd though, the old WiiFlow wouldn't even detect my game and drives when I did something like that.

 

[AbdallahTerro]

Question for ScummVM experts
I downloaded and installed the games today to usb:\ScummVMroms
copied the ini file to sd:\wiiflow\plugins
also all scummvm files are in usb:\apps\scummvm folder
All my WF files are on SD

Launching from HBC works fine

WF detects the file but I get this:

I guess because the WF plugins are on SD
Is there a way to fix this without moving WF to USB

10x

 

[fledge68]

Question for ScummVM experts
I downloaded and installed the games today to usb:\ScummVMroms
copied the ini file to sd:\wiiflow\plugins
also all scummvm files are in usb:\apps\scummvm folder
All my WF files are on SD

Launching from HBC works fine

WF detects the file but I get this:

I guess because the WF plugins are on SD
Is there a way to fix this without moving WF to USB

10x

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Scummvm games haven't been working for quite some time. I think ever since Fix started using the args=. I think the problem is wiiflow uses the 'description=' from the scummvm.ini instead of 'gameid='

I tried changing curse of monkey island's description to the same as it's gameid and got a little further but it still didn't work. I'm sure this is an easy fix for Fix.

 

[AbdallahTerro]

Thanks fledge,
actually there was a mistake in the ini and fix told me how to make it work again
this is a working scummvm_plugin.ini

Spoiler

[PLUGIN]
magic=5343564D
consolecoverid=
covercolor=fcff00
coverfolder=scummvm
displayname=ScummVM
dolfile=scummvm-mod5.dol
bannersound=scummvm.ogg
filetypes=
romdir=scummvm.ini
arguments={path}

Tested and working, thanks Fix

 

[fledge68]

Thanks fledge,
actually there was a mistake in the ini and fix told me how to make it work again
this is a working scummvm_plugin.ini

Spoiler

[PLUGIN]
magic=5343564D
consolecoverid=
covercolor=fcff00
coverfolder=scummvm
displayname=ScummVM
dolfile=scummvm-mod5.dol
bannersound=scummvm.ogg
filetypes=
romdir=scummvm.ini
arguments={path}

Tested and working, thanks Fix

Great! arguments={name} was changed to arguments={path}

On a side note Abz, when you update your wiiflow pack in the wiisx folder you should add a saves folder. wiisx doesn't automatically make it and without it you can't save any games. same goes for wii64.

 

[otototot]

Hi,

Trying to play around with emunand.
I'm on d2x v8Final as I read it seems more stable for emunand operations.
Wiiflow extracted nand in proper folder.
No Neek2o stuff at the moment: I'd like to keep it simple if possible.

Savegame mode seems to work, although some games are extremely slow to launch (Just Dance4 for instance). DLC seems ok too.
Any hint to speed this-up?

However, trying to launch Basic channels (Internet Channel, etc) fails, even in full emulation mode: it goes back to system menu after a while.
I have a couple of WW to test, but did not go that far yet, as long as basic channels won't work.
Is Neek2o required to run WW at this stage, or do I miss something? (wiki says it's necessary for some games but not mandatory)

Thanks for any tip.

 

[seam]

"However, trying to launch Basic channels (Internet Channel, etc) fails, even in full emulation mode: it goes back to system menu after a while."

I have a similar issue(launching anything from emunand. ww/vc/etc. it just trys to load and then goes back to wiiflow). Never had a problem with emu nand in wiiflow until recently. If I go back to say, r775 it works fine.(loading using neek2o still works fine though)

 

[AbdallahTerro]

I'm on 804 emunand works fine, neek2o mode too using rev95 beta1

 

[DaveZ_227451]

Ola... I used to be able to have a thumb drive in usb1 and plug my big ntfs drive with wii games into usb2 and it worked. Lots have change in my set up in that I now have all my emu's on a 1.5TB Drive
All the emu's and apps work as far as I can tell but wiiflow will not recognize the ntfs drive any more. Is there something I may be over looking...?

 

[otototot]

I'm on 804 emunand works fine, neek2o mode too using rev95 beta1

Hi, tried on 798 and 804 (without neek2o), and emunand Channels launch would fail.
Any suggestion?
Thanks

 

[AbdallahTerro]

Hi, tried on 798 and 804 (without neek2o), and emunand Channels launch would fail.
Any suggestion?
Thanks

set nand emulation to "partial" and use "Auto" for IOS at least this is what I'm using
check my syscheck in my sig for IOS I'm having on board

TC

 

[otototot]

set nand emulation to "partial" and use "Auto" for IOS at least this is what I'm using

Thanks AbdallahTerro. Did that but still same issue.
I enclose the wiiflow log

Spoiler

Welcome to WiiFlow (Beta 4.0.5-r804)!
This is the debug output.
Init ISFS
WiiFlow is in real nand mode
Real Wii
Deinit ISFS
Reloading into IOS 249 from 58...
AHBPROT after IOS Reload: 0
Init ISFS
D2X IOS249[56] v8
FAT Partition at sd: mounted.
Changing USB port to port 0....
* * * * * * * * * * * *
* HDD Information
* Sectors: 976773167
* Size [Sector Size]: 465 GB [512]
* * * * * * * * * * * *
FAT Partition at usb1: mounted.
FAT Partition at usb2: mounted.
SHND: Running sound thread
Wiiflow boot.dol Location: usb2:/apps/wiiflow
DIOS-MIOS (Lite) not found
Loading cIOS map
Found d2x base 56 in slot 249
Found d2x base 57 in slot 250
Data Directory: usb1:/wiiflow
WiiFlow is in 50hz mode
Switching View to GAMES
Games found: 86
Switching View to NAND
FAT Partition at usb2: unmounted.
NandPath = /wiiflow/nandemu
Device: USB 2.0 Mass Storage Device
Enabling NAND Emulator... OK!
FAT Partition at usb2: mounted.
Games found: 9
Switching View to NAND
Disabling NAND Emulator
FAT Partition at usb2: unmounted.
NandPath = /wiiflow/nandemu
Device: USB 2.0 Mass Storage Device
Enabling NAND Emulator... OK!
FAT Partition at usb2: mounted.
Deleting file: usb2:/wiiflow/cache/lists/usb2_channels.db
Games found: 9
Update Play log
Launching game HADP
Disabling NAND Emulator
SHND: Stopping sound thread
SHND: Stopped sound thread
Cleanup Coverflow
MEM1_freesize(): 16220112
MEM2_freesize(): 42299104
FAT Partition at usb2: unmounted.
NandPath = /wiiflow/nandemu
Device: USB 2.0 Mass Storage Device
Enabling NAND Emulator... OK!
Requested Game IOS: 55
Disabling NAND Emulator
Game ID# HADP requested IOS 55. User selected 0
Changed requested IOS to 249.
Return to channel DWFA using d2x succeeded.
NandPath = /wiiflow/nandemu
Device: USB 2.0 Mass Storage Device
Enabling NAND Emulator... OK!
Reading TMD...Success!
Generating fake ticket...Success!
Reading certs...Success!
ES_Identify

Something looks strange to me: everything (games, nand, etc) is on usb2 in my case (usb1 is EFI partition which should NOT be touched). At some point in the log, on can read

Data Directory: usb1:/wiiflow

Hum... not good: nothing relates to usb1 on my wiiflow.ini (see below).
A bit further in wiiflow.log reads

FAT Partition at usb2: unmounted.

It looks like it get unmounted somewhere in the Internet Channel launch...

Thanks for any thought on those things.
Best,


wiiflow.ini for reference:

Spoiler

[DEBUG]
sd_write_log=yes
wifi_gecko=no

[DML]
always_show_button=no
dir_usb_games=games
dm_r2.1+=yes
dml_r52+=yes
update_cache=yes

[EMULATOR]
current_item=
disable=no
dump_list=no
last_cf_mode=1
lastlanguage=FR
partition=2
smallbox=yes
sort=0

[FANART]
enable_fanart=yes

[GAMERCARD]
dutag_key=
dutag_url=http://tag.darkumbra.net/{KEY}.update={ID6}
gamercards=wiinnertag|dutag
gamercards_enable=no
wiinnertag_key=
wiinnertag_url=http://www.wiinnertag.com/wiinnertag_scripts/update_sign.php?key={KEY}&game_id={ID6}

[GAMES]
cheat=no
current_item=SJXD41
dump_list=no
last_cf_mode=1
lastlanguage=FR
partition=2
save_emulation=3
savepartition=2
savepath=/wiiflow/nandemu
show_full_banner=no
sort=0

[GENERAL]
age_lock=0
allow_texture_compression=yes
async_network=no
b_lr_mode=no
b_on_mode_to_source=no
banner_in_settings=yes
box_mode=yes
category_on_start=no
compress_cache=no
country_patch=no
cover_buffer=20
cover_prio=20
cover_use_hq=no
data_on_usb=yes
dir_banner_cache=usb2:/wiiflow/cache/banners
dir_box_covers=usb2:/wiiflow/boxcovers
dir_cache=usb2:/wiiflow/cache
dir_cheat=usb2:/wiiflow/codes/gct
dir_custom_banners=usb2:/wiiflow/custom_banners
dir_fanart=usb2:/wiiflow/fanart
dir_flat_covers=usb2:/wiiflow/covers
dir_help=usb2:/wiiflow/help
dir_languages=usb2:/wiiflow/languages
dir_list_cache=usb2:/wiiflow/cache/lists
dir_music=usb2:/wiiflow/music
dir_plugins=usb2:/wiiflow/plugins
dir_screenshot=usb2:/wiiflow/screenshots
dir_settings=usb2:/wiiflow/settings
dir_source=usb2:/wiiflow/source_menu
dir_themes=usb2:/wiiflow/themes
dir_trailers=usb2:/wiiflow/trailers
dir_txtcheat=usb2:/wiiflow/codes
dir_wip=usb2:/wiiflow/codes/wip
display_music_info=yes
dpad_mode=no
exit_to=0
extended_list_check=no
favorites_on_startup=no
force_cios_load=no
force_cios_rev=0
game_language=0
hidechannel=no
hideviews=no
ini_rev=804
keep_png=yes
language=9
max_fsaa=3
music_fade_rate=8
parent_code=
randomize_music=yes
returnto=DWFA
rumble=yes
save_favorites_mode=no
skip_list_check=yes
sound_volume_bnr=255
sound_volume_coverflow=255
sound_volume_gui=255
sound_volume_music=255
startup_menu=no
theme=default
tv_height=480
tv_width=640
tv_x=0
tv_y=0
update_cache=no
url_custom_flat_covers=http://art.gametdb.com/{console}/cover2/{loc}/{gameid}.png
url_custom_full_covers=http://art.gametdb.com/{console}/coverfullHQ2/{loc}/{gameid}.png
url_flat_covers=http://art.gametdb.com/{console}/cover/{loc}/{gameid}.png
url_full_covers=http://art.gametdb.com/{console}/co...db.com/{console}/coverfull/{loc}/{gameid}.png
use_grab=no
video_mode=0
vipatch=no
wiimote_gestures=no

[HOMEBREW]
current_item=
disable=no
dump_list=no
last_cf_mode=1
lastlanguage=FR
parental=no
partition=2
smallbox=yes
sort=0

[NAND]
cheat=no
current_item=HADP
disable=no
dump_list=no
emulation=1
last_cf_mode=1
lastlanguage=FR
partition=2
path=/wiiflow/nandemu
real_nand_config=no
real_nand_miis=no
show_full_banner=no
sort=0