Backup Launcher 0.3 beta

This is the release of a test version of the backup launcher. It runs stable for most games. I hope someone can make a compatibility matrix in the wiki. Please provide some good input data. Don't ask questions which are already answered. If you didn't use it before, you should check the posts for the old version.

Please put test results here.

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=OLZZUJSJ

The files are also in the signature of djtaz (see post below).

If you have problems with the archive, you may rename it from .tgz to .tar.gz and extract it twice.

What is included:
- cIOS Installer
- Backup Launcher 0.3 with banner

Changelog:
- Cinematic now working properly
- Wi-Fi Enabled
- Faster Load time
- Drive speed is still 3x. It is so fast that some testers believed it is running at 6x.
- Supports non-patched and patched Wii games (The correct term for "patched" is "decrypted")
- Not all games will work, but as of now most do.

Some parts are modification of free available source code, and are unsupported and not condoned by the original authors of it. The backup loader modification is solely the work of WiiGator.
Thanks to Waninkoko for his support and the first version of the backup loader.

Before you use the software check if this is the offical version by comparing the hash values.

SHA1
40169d38e18b19561f331471f9c3a119f7faf30a cIOS_Installer/boot.dol
6693c1c439566bfd4ca62cd60fea709bf3d53583 Backup_Launcher/boot.dol

MD5
a3fec9280cde7d955b061ed32c75aec3 cIOS_Installer/boot.dol
925d030f977f22d61012c04b03985874 Backup_Launcher/boot.dol

WiiGator

It is prohibited to use any of the software to illegally copy games, they are intended only to create and play legal backups of games that you own. In some countries or regions it is still illegal to make copies of games that you own, check with your local authorities if you are unsure. I cannot be held responsible for any misuse of these programs. The use of any of the above software is done so at your own risk. If you mess something up or anything undesirable (ie: loss of warranty, brick, lawsuits, jailtime) happens because of any of these programs, it is your own fault. USE AT YOUR OWN RISK!!!!

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Instructions
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1. Install new cIOS. Make sure its properly installed
2. Load Backup Launcher and play game.

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F.A.Q.s
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Q. What does it do?
A. Play Wii backups on your non-modded Wii.

Q. Do all games work?
A. This is only a beta version. Not all games will work, but as of now most do.

Q: Where do I get support for it?
A: I do this in my free time. So you need to search in the internet for forums like http://gbatemp.net.

Q: Where do I get an update?
A: You will get updates at my blog: http://gbatemp.net/?act=module&module=...member=WiiGator

Q: When will it support ... and when will be released?
A: I do this in my free time, so I don't know.

A: I heard a rumour that ...?
Q: Don't believe it. Wait until it is approved or declined.

Q. What does patched games means and do I need it?
A. This was used in the first version. The game application was decrypted. It is not needed anymore. 1:1 backups have higher compatibility than patched games.

Q. How do I run it?
A. Seems you don't know anything about homebrew yet:
- You need to install http://www.wiibrew.org/wiki/Homebrew_Channel.
- You will need http://www.wiibrew.org/wiki/Twilight_Hack and the game "The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess" to install the channel.
- Create the directory apps in the root of your SD card.
- Copy Backup_Launcher and cIOS_Installer to the directory apps.
- Put the SD card into the front SD slot of your Wii.
- Then run the homebrew channel.
- First install cIOS and then run Backup Launcher.

Q. I can't install cIOS, I keep getting an error. How do I fix this?
A. If you have a previous cIOS installed, remove it with Waninkoko's cIOS Uninstaller or use AnyTitleDeleter. Then
try to install the new cIOS. IF YOU RECENTLY UPDATED THE WII, DON'T UNINSTALL CIOS, BECAUSE THIS IS YOUR LAST HOPE TO DOWNGRADE AND USING THIS!!! People reported about automatic updates when Wii connect 24 was activated. Wait until something is released to fix this. More information is on page 7.

Q. Do I need the new cIOS to play games?
A. Yes.

Q. Does Wi-Fi work?
A. Yes, some games have been tested and they work. Though we're not sure if all of them work.

Q. I have a problem, will you fix it?
A. Post it in the Backup Launcher thread and beta testers or someone can help you.

Q. Can I be a beta tester?
A. You have already something what you can test.

Q. Will this brick my Wii?
A. There is a slim chance that it will. I have installed the cIOS countless times with no problems. But just make sure you follow the onscreen instructions. It is possible that someone puts malicious software on a game disc. I suggest to run only games which are correctly signed by Nintendo! You can check this for example by running extractpartition. Don't install updates from a burned game disc of a different region, this was already reported to brick your Wii, when using a hardware modchip.

Q. <Insert Game Here> doesn't work, whats the problem?
A. The loader isn't perfect. It will probably be fixed in the next update.

Q. Does it load GameCube backups?
A. No.

Q. Does it play old games like Twilight Princess and Red Steel?
A. No, but some are working.

Q. Do I need dvdx?
A. No. Just ignore it and forget that it could be in anyway related to this program.

Q. There is a online or disc update available from Nintendo, should I update it?
A. NEVER MAKE ANY UPDATE FROM NINTENDO!!! This can make the backup launcher unusable. There are better ways to do this.

Q. Where does cIOS install?
A. It installs on the NAND flash of your Wii. It uses IOS249 v6.

Q. Is this easy to uninstall if I decide I dont want it ?
A. Yes - most of the install files can be removed with the WAD manager - the rest just delete off the SD card.

Q. I'm getting an error with : DVD Identify Failed when I try to run a game - why ?
A. This is a burn media issue - dont use DVD REWRITABLES and try a different disc/drive/burn speed. You need to change the book type of DVD+R.

Q. I'm getting an error with : No DVD when I try to run a game - why ?
A. This is a burn media issue - dont use DVD REWRITABLES and try a different disc/drive/burn speed. You need to change the book type of DVD+R.

Q. I don't have Wi-Fi, how can I install it?
A. You need to download the following files with your computer:
http://nus.cdn.shop.wii.com/ccs/download/0...000024/tmd.1042
http://nus.cdn.shop.wii.com/ccs/download/0...0100000024/cetk
http://nus.cdn.shop.wii.com/ccs/download/0...000024/00000000
http://nus.cdn.shop.wii.com/ccs/download/0...000024/00000001
http://nus.cdn.shop.wii.com/ccs/download/0...000024/00000002
http://nus.cdn.shop.wii.com/ccs/download/0...000024/00000003
http://nus.cdn.shop.wii.com/ccs/download/0...000024/00000004
http://nus.cdn.shop.wii.com/ccs/download/0...000024/00000005
http://nus.cdn.shop.wii.com/ccs/download/0...000024/00000006
http://nus.cdn.shop.wii.com/ccs/download/0...000024/00000007
http://nus.cdn.shop.wii.com/ccs/download/0...000024/00000008
http://nus.cdn.shop.wii.com/ccs/download/0...000024/00000009
http://nus.cdn.shop.wii.com/ccs/download/0...000024/0000000a
http://nus.cdn.shop.wii.com/ccs/download/0...000024/0000000b
http://nus.cdn.shop.wii.com/ccs/download/0...000024/0000000c
http://nus.cdn.shop.wii.com/ccs/download/0...000024/0000000d
http://nus.cdn.shop.wii.com/ccs/download/0...000024/0000000e

Create the directory /00000001/00000024/v1042/ in the root of your SD card. Copy all downloaded files to this folder and put the SD card in the front SD slot.

Q. My game doesn't start. What should I do?
A. Try to change the hook type to GC in the configuration.

Q. My game has a read error. What can I do?
A1. You can try the cIOS with read retry.
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=26HQT909 (SHA1 1113cbb49643d2f8ddc72754760d859152f976f9 cios_installer.dol, MD5 548c3ec9eaba982997d4bf2f0100ad8b cios_installer.dol)
A2. You can eject the disc and insert it again. Sometimes this helps.

Comments

[quote name='WiiGator' post='1522301' date='Nov 5 2008, 07:24 PM'][quote name='cedwii' post='1520438' date='Nov 5 2008, 04:19 AM']wiigator
wii don t hear about you anymore for a long time now,are you still ok?
Just give us some news mate,and thank s again the 0.3 is very good,i m surprise most of the games work when their are decripted, i hope you find a way out to minor compability problems!
Is it a cios pb?
Did you have more test with disc channel?
Shuss!!
Cedwii!![/quote]

The next version will be called Backup Launcher 0.3 gamma:
- It will use the newer G****OS
- It includes support for the rebooter, so 1:1 backups are working with the disc channel (Including newer titles).
- Dual layer may not work.

Current state is:
"de Blob" works on PAL
"Star Wars - Force unleashed" seems to work on NTSC.
"Star Wars - Force unleashed" doesn't work on PAL.

I need more time to fix it.
[/quote]
Thats great news!
So does it mean, after installing the new cIOS, I can load 1:1 backups directly from Disc Channel, and the ones which doesnt work from the disc channel(eg. Dual Layer disc) can be loaded from backuplaoder0.3gamma.dol?

So what I mean is:
"Will there also be a aplication to load backups aswell? or only Disc Channel loading?
 
[quote name='WiiGator' post='1522301' date='Nov 5 2008, 09:24 PM'][quote name='cedwii' post='1520438' date='Nov 5 2008, 04:19 AM']wiigator
wii don t hear about you anymore for a long time now,are you still ok?
Just give us some news mate,and thank s again the 0.3 is very good,i m surprise most of the games work when their are decripted, i hope you find a way out to minor compability problems!
Is it a cios pb?
Did you have more test with disc channel?
Shuss!!
Cedwii!![/quote]

The next version will be called Backup Launcher 0.3 gamma:
- It will use the newer G****OS
- It includes support for the rebooter, so 1:1 backups are working with the disc channel (Including newer titles).
- Dual layer may not work.

Current state is:
"de Blob" works on PAL
"Star Wars - Force unleashed" seems to work on NTSC.
"Star Wars - Force unleashed" doesn't work on PAL.

I need more time to fix it.
[/quote]

mhhhmmmmm :) Seems like our master has ended his vacation and is finally back at work. Great news!
So, I'll start up photoshop and make a nice Wiigator3 gamma Logo and a nice banner and icons :)
If you need anything special, any kind of graphics, gimme a call.

thx for your endurance !
 
[quote name='WiiGator' post='1522301' date='Nov 5 2008, 03:24 PM']The next version will be called Backup Launcher 0.3 gamma:
- It will use the newer G****OS
- It includes support for the rebooter, so 1:1 backups are working with the disc channel (Including newer titles).
- Dual layer may not work.

Current state is:
"de Blob" works on PAL
"Star Wars - Force unleashed" seems to work on NTSC.
"Star Wars - Force unleashed" doesn't work on PAL.

I need more time to fix it.[/quote]
That's excellent news WiiGator!!! The only 2 games that I've been having problems with were Star Wars and Red Steel. It's good to know at least Stars Wars can be fixed.
 
[quote name='WiiShizzza' post='1522495' date='Nov 5 2008, 04:43 PM']So, I'll start up photoshop and make a nice Wiigator3 gamma Logo and a nice banner and icons :)[/quote]
If the backup launcher works with the disc channel, why do you need to make a banner?
 
[quote name='Matt Cese' post='1522768' date='Nov 5 2008, 10:42 PM'][quote name='WiiShizzza' post='1522495' date='Nov 5 2008, 04:43 PM']So, I'll start up photoshop and make a nice Wiigator3 gamma Logo and a nice banner and icons :)[/quote]
If the backup launcher works with the disc channel, why do you need to make a banner?
[/quote]

From what I could understand by reading WiiGator's words, there will be "support" for rebooter, so I think launching games via disc channel is an option, not the only way! :)
 
yeah, I see.... you're right
.. was just a bit nervous about it, and my English is not the best. sry
 
Hey Wiigator, thanks for the update. It's very nice to see you're working so hard for us, and for that I heartly thank you.
I'm happy to hear that the new loader will feature an improved compatibility.

By the way, have you read this?

http://gbatemp.net/index.php?showtopic=113801

it's about a fix in the loader 0.3 made by requiem4d. I wanted to point that out to you, if you didn't know already, so you can talk to the guy and use his feedback for a better loader.

thanks man, you're uber-awesome!
 
Thanks for the tip on not using TDK discs. I already have a spindle of Verbatim discs on order.
To shorten my original question: If I already updated to 3.3U and have IOS 247 running, is it true that I need to uninstall that IOS prior to installing this V3 loader? If so, won't I have problems loading the new IOS having a 3.3U updated wii? How do I proceed installing the v3 loader and its associated IOS from my current state? Thanks.
 
[quote name='TyrianCubed' post='1523210' date='Nov 6 2008, 01:05 AM']Hey Wiigator, thanks for the update. It's very nice to see you're working so hard for us, and for that I heartly thank you.[/quote]
ehm... he is not working for us, its just a challenge, he wants to prove himself he can do it, thats what hackers do.
 
[quote name='theman060606' post='1523245' date='Nov 5 2008, 07:15 PM']Thanks for the tip on not using TDK discs. I already have a spindle of Verbatim discs on order.
To shorten my original question: If I already updated to 3.3U and have IOS 247 running, is it true that I need to uninstall that IOS prior to installing this V3 loader? If so, won't I have problems loading the new IOS having a 3.3U updated wii? How do I proceed installing the v3 loader and its associated IOS from my current state? Thanks.[/quote]

It wouldn't hurt following the guide I mentioned in one of my earlier posts. You wouldn't have to erase anything either. I just installed what was listed there, and if I happened to have one particular thing already, then I'd just be installing over it. Give it a shot, it just might work :).

As for discs, I have had zero problems with Fuji DVD-Rs ;)
 
[quote name='WiiGator' post='1522301' date='Nov 5 2008, 08:24 PM'][quote name='cedwii' post='1520438' date='Nov 5 2008, 04:19 AM']wiigator
wii don t hear about you anymore for a long time now,are you still ok?
Just give us some news mate,and thank s again the 0.3 is very good,i m surprise most of the games work when their are decripted, i hope you find a way out to minor compability problems!
Is it a cios pb?
Did you have more test with disc channel?
Shuss!!
Cedwii!![/quote]

The next version will be called Backup Launcher 0.3 gamma:
- It will use the newer G****OS
- It includes support for the rebooter, so 1:1 backups are working with the disc channel (Including newer titles).
- Dual layer may not work.

Current state is:
"de Blob" works on PAL
"Star Wars - Force unleashed" seems to work on NTSC.
"Star Wars - Force unleashed" doesn't work on PAL.

I need more time to fix it.
[/quote]

Thank s for your answer wiiG
I m glad you ok and still working on this project,i wait the gamma version like a kid waiting a present for chrismas!!
Is wanin helping you on this project?
And thank you for doing this for us on your free time!!
shuss wiiG
 
[quote name='bin01' post='1523972' date='Nov 6 2008, 06:30 AM'][quote name='TyrianCubed' post='1523210' date='Nov 6 2008, 01:05 AM']Hey Wiigator, thanks for the update. It's very nice to see you're working so hard for us, and for that I heartly thank you.[/quote]
ehm... he is not working for us, its just a challenge, he wants to prove himself he can do it, thats what hackers do.
[/quote]
I don't know the hacker culture, but in the end he's doing us all a big favour without asking anything in return, that's why I said that :grog:
 
ok im running v.3 with the retry fix and ssbb,monopaly,buld a bear (dvd 5) and im using the same disc that ive made all my copies with it starts to load the i get the error mess. my wii is a ntsc and ive tryed both channe loader and hbc nither work thanx for the hard work i uses imgburn and burn at 4x any ideas would be helpful and not to sound noobish but thanks to all who help noobs along ya coo people in my book
 
[quote name='TyrianCubed' post='1524753' date='Nov 6 2008, 02:26 PM'][quote name='bin01' post='1523972' date='Nov 6 2008, 06:30 AM'][quote name='TyrianCubed' post='1523210' date='Nov 6 2008, 01:05 AM']Hey Wiigator, thanks for the update. It's very nice to see you're working so hard for us, and for that I heartly thank you.[/quote]
ehm... he is not working for us, its just a challenge, he wants to prove himself he can do it, thats what hackers do.
[/quote]
I don't know the hacker culture, but in the end he's doing us all a big favour without asking anything in return, that's why I said that :grog:
[/quote]

Actually i think is doing something for the scene even grater than we imagine, we has open the window to disc based hombrew, no waranty loss backup mode (as chips simply make your waranty go puff), multimedia disc readable for our homebrew players (such as dvd movies, mp3s and more) and soooo much more!

The main problem is the damm stupid crackers (not hackers) that use this to f**k up the piracy laws (by doing massive game copies to sell worlwide) and also creation new and stupid ways to make us brick our systems by using their fake "homebrews" so they can just have a good laugh at us.


I was wondering if it will be any GC compatibility in the near future... i've got a ton of old Gamecube games that are scratch so badly that even scotch brit couldnt make it worse... :unsure:
 
It's very true, and infact he's doing great things. The fact that we can benefit from his work is even more awesome :)
You're right, crackers are really bad. Usually the money they make selling huge amount of pirated games and stuff goes into the hands of criminal organizations, and that's something awful.
But since this is a softmod, it's porbably going to stay in our "circle", where people knowledgeable enough to install it end up using just for backups and other things that don't break the rules.

@goku: no problems with wads. My internet channel is the original one (downloaded when it was free) and works fine.

GC compatibility...I heard somewhere it is possible, but for now the priority is Wii compatibility (and rightfully so). I still have all my original GC games so I can play them on the wii no problem. I bought a good number of games back in the GC era.
 
Hello, Wiigator :grog:
You're done already to solve the problems of the new backup launcher v 0.3 gamma?
With this new version will be able to load Gamecube games?
CIOs are using the same or is there a new one.
I have read the threads on an IOS 247, I recommend using it? Waninkoko talk to me and said that it is an old, who only have changed the name.
The BL v 0.3 gamma will be more compatible games?
Okami charge?
A greeting.
 
Hi everyone,

First of all thanks to all of you (and Wiigator and Wanikoko especially) for the posts!

newbie question here - I got the homebrew channel up and running got the wii back-up loader working as well (v0.3). Got the bloombox ISO (NTSC) - my Wii is also NTSC. I burned the ISO using my mac's disk utility (DVD-R, 4x speed). Could not access the game - I get an "Exception (DSI) occured" message error (code dump / lot of symbols).

Is it due to:

1) burning? Most pple were recommending imgburn - did i do something wrong?
2) patching the ISO? i have no idea how to do it - but i thought that having v0.3 of backup loader meant that u don't have to patch the ISO.

Would love to get your help on this. thanks a lot everyone!
 

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