Homebrew Official Homebrew Launcher for WiiU

[Billy Acuña]

Here is what a generic bootMovie could look like.
Please excuse the resolution. I make them in 1024x512 and downsample them to the delivery format.

That was fast!!!

 

[BigPanda]

@dimok I cloned the latest commit of dimok789/homebrew_launcher/homebrew_launcher_rpx (d0e457c) and the latest of dimok789/wut/master (212d461).
I am able to compile the homebrew_launcher, however I am not able to convert the elf to an rpx.

I get the following error: Could not find matching symbol for relocation

Note that the conversion to rpx works with the wut samples.

Any suggestions ?

 

[Jow Banks]

@dimok I cloned the latest commit of dimok789/homebrew_launcher/homebrew_launcher_rpx (d0e457c) and the latest of dimok789/wut/master (212d461).
I am able to compile the homebrew_launcher, however I am not able to convert the elf to an rpx.

I get the following error: Could not find matching symbol for relocation

Note that the conversion to rpx works with the wut samples.

Any suggestions ?

I have the same problem.

If someone can please explain what needs to be installed into a brand new fresh install of devkitpro 1.6.0 that would be nice

We would need to know which flavor of which libs are being used - there are so many different versions of wut/glm/mad.h and portlibs on github it's crazy

It seems there's a magic combination that will get this to compile completely - we just need to know the ingredients to the formula (in detail)

 

[opendata]

I have the same problem.

If someone can please explain what needs to be installed into a brand new fresh install of devkitpro 1.6.0 that would be nice

We would need to know which flavor of which libs are being used - there are so many different versions of wut/glm/mad.h and portlibs on github it's crazy

It seems there's a magic combination that will get this to compile completely - we just need to know the ingredients to the formula (in detail)

You need to install dimoks new portlibs and libogc use the original repo for wut

 

[dimok]

Here is what a generic bootMovie could look like.
Please excuse the resolution. I make them in 1024x512 and downsample them to the delivery format.

Great stuff! Thank you for all your work. Maschell tried to include your boot videos but it seems the encoding is not quite right. Can you give us the original source of video that you made?

Also here is a video of your work in action that Maschell captured .



Jump to 2:50.

 

[Jow Banks]

You need to install dimoks new portlibs and libogc use the original repo for wut

Thanks for the suggestion, but I tried that too.

#1 - Installed devkitProUpdater-1.6.0.exe and selected FULL INSTALL
#2 - Opened up a GIT Shell PowerShell
#3 - in the GitShell, I change to the /devkitpro directory and typed git clone --recursive -b homebrew_launcher_rpx https://github.com/dimok789/homebrew_launcher.git
#4 - in the GitShell I then typed git clone --recursive https://github.com/decaf-emu/wut
#5 - in a dos shell I changed to the /devkitpro/wut directory and typed: make-tools.bat (it completed with zero errors)
#6 - in a dos shell I then typed make install (it completed with zero errors)
#7 - made sure WUT_ROOT= environment was pointing to my devkitpro/wut folder
#7 - in an internet browser, I downloaded libogc and portlibs from here: https://github.com/dimok789/homebrew_launcher
#8 - extracted libogc and portlib into the root of my devkitpro folder, overwriting any conflicts
#9 - dos shell changed to the /devkitPro/homebrew_launcher folder and typed make

Starts to compile - then gets a missing mad.h error

Spoiler

M:\devkitPro\homebrew_launcher>make
entry.c
kernel_hooks.S
linking ... sd_loader.elf
Application.cpp
main.cpp
CFile.cpp
DirList.cpp
FreeTypeGX.cpp
GuiButton.cpp
GuiElement.cpp
GuiFrame.cpp
GuiImage.cpp
GuiImageAsync.cpp
GuiImageData.cpp
GuiParticleImage.cpp
GuiSound.cpp
GuiText.cpp
GuiTrigger.cpp
HomebrewLaunchWindow.cpp
HomebrewLoader.cpp
HomebrewWindow.cpp
MainWindow.cpp
ProgressWindow.cpp
TcpReceiver.cpp
Resources.cpp
BufferCircle.cpp
Mp3Decoder.cpp
In file included from m:/devkitPro/homebrew_launcher/src/sounds/Mp3Decoder.cpp:33:0:
m:/devkitPro/homebrew_launcher/src/sounds/Mp3Decoder.hpp:26:17: fatal error: mad.h: No such file or directory
#include <mad.h>
  ^
compilation terminated.
make[1]: *** [Mp3Decoder.o] Error 1
make: *** [build] Error 2

M:\devkitPro\homebrew_launcher>

So what are the missing step(s)??

jb

 

[dimok]

Thanks for the suggestion, but I tried that too.

#1 - Installed devkitProUpdater-1.6.0.exe and selected FULL INSTALL
#2 - Opened up a GIT Shell PowerShell
#3 - in the GitShell, I change to the /devkitpro directory and typed git clone --recursive -b homebrew_launcher_rpx https://github.com/dimok789/homebrew_launcher.git
#4 - in the GitShell I then typed git clone --recursive https://github.com/decaf-emu/wut
#5 - in a dos shell I changed to the /devkitpro/wut directory and typed: make-tools.bat (it completed with zero errors)
#6 - in a dos shell I then typed make install (it completed with zero errors)
#7 - made sure WUT_ROOT= environment was pointing to my devkitpro/wut folder
#7 - in an internet browser, I downloaded libogc and portlibs from here: https://github.com/dimok789/homebrew_launcher
#8 - extracted libogc and portlib into the root of my devkitpro folder, overwriting any conflicts
#9 - dos shell changed to the /devkitPro/homebrew_launcher folder and typed make

Starts to compile - then gets a missing mad.h error

Spoiler

M:\devkitPro\homebrew_launcher>make
entry.c
kernel_hooks.S
linking ... sd_loader.elf
Application.cpp
main.cpp
CFile.cpp
DirList.cpp
FreeTypeGX.cpp
GuiButton.cpp
GuiElement.cpp
GuiFrame.cpp
GuiImage.cpp
GuiImageAsync.cpp
GuiImageData.cpp
GuiParticleImage.cpp
GuiSound.cpp
GuiText.cpp
GuiTrigger.cpp
HomebrewLaunchWindow.cpp
HomebrewLoader.cpp
HomebrewWindow.cpp
MainWindow.cpp
ProgressWindow.cpp
TcpReceiver.cpp
Resources.cpp
BufferCircle.cpp
Mp3Decoder.cpp
In file included from m:/devkitPro/homebrew_launcher/src/sounds/Mp3Decoder.cpp:33:0:
m:/devkitPro/homebrew_launcher/src/sounds/Mp3Decoder.hpp:26:17: fatal error: mad.h: No such file or directory
#include <mad.h>
  ^
compilation terminated.
make[1]: *** [Mp3Decoder.o] Error 1
make: *** [build] Error 2

M:\devkitPro\homebrew_launcher>

So what are the missing step(s)??

Now that i can work with. Double check that you really downloaded this file: https://github.com/dimok789/homebrew_launcher/releases/download/v1.3/portlibs.zip
The older version will not work! Extracting it to root of DEVKITPRO folder is correct. Check if there is a mad.h in $(DEVKITPRO)/portlibs/ppc/include path.

 

[opendata]

Thanks for the suggestion, but I tried that too.

#1 - Installed devkitProUpdater-1.6.0.exe and selected FULL INSTALL
#2 - Opened up a GIT Shell PowerShell
#3 - in the GitShell, I change to the /devkitpro directory and typed git clone --recursive -b homebrew_launcher_rpx https://github.com/dimok789/homebrew_launcher.git
#4 - in the GitShell I then typed git clone --recursive https://github.com/decaf-emu/wut
#5 - in a dos shell I changed to the /devkitpro/wut directory and typed: make-tools.bat (it completed with zero errors)
#6 - in a dos shell I then typed make install (it completed with zero errors)
#7 - made sure WUT_ROOT= environment was pointing to my devkitpro/wut folder
#7 - in an internet browser, I downloaded libogc and portlibs from here: https://github.com/dimok789/homebrew_launcher
#8 - extracted libogc and portlib into the root of my devkitpro folder, overwriting any conflicts
#9 - dos shell changed to the /devkitPro/homebrew_launcher folder and typed make

Starts to compile - then gets a missing mad.h error

Spoiler

M:\devkitPro\homebrew_launcher>make
entry.c
kernel_hooks.S
linking ... sd_loader.elf
Application.cpp
main.cpp
CFile.cpp
DirList.cpp
FreeTypeGX.cpp
GuiButton.cpp
GuiElement.cpp
GuiFrame.cpp
GuiImage.cpp
GuiImageAsync.cpp
GuiImageData.cpp
GuiParticleImage.cpp
GuiSound.cpp
GuiText.cpp
GuiTrigger.cpp
HomebrewLaunchWindow.cpp
HomebrewLoader.cpp
HomebrewWindow.cpp
MainWindow.cpp
ProgressWindow.cpp
TcpReceiver.cpp
Resources.cpp
BufferCircle.cpp
Mp3Decoder.cpp
In file included from m:/devkitPro/homebrew_launcher/src/sounds/Mp3Decoder.cpp:33:0:
m:/devkitPro/homebrew_launcher/src/sounds/Mp3Decoder.hpp:26:17: fatal error: mad.h: No such file or directory
#include <mad.h>
  ^
compilation terminated.
make[1]: *** [Mp3Decoder.o] Error 1
make: *** [build] Error 2

M:\devkitPro\homebrew_launcher>

So what are the missing step(s)??

jb

Try what dimok said then if that doesn't work move homebrew launcher out of the dev kit pro directory

 

[Jayro]

Great stuff! Thank you for all your work. Maschell tried to include your boot videos but it seems the encoding is not quite right. Can you give us the original source of video that you made?

Also here is a video of your work in action that Maschell captured .

How can I get the Homebrew launcher on the Home Menu without RedNAND?

 

[the_randomizer]

Wait, we can install HBL on SysNAND without using the CFW launcher?

 

[dimok]

Wait, we can install HBL on SysNAND without using the CFW launcher?

You can install it through a patched fw.img and launch it through that but it will not launch without a patched fw.img.

 

[Jow Banks]

Now that i can work with. Double check that you really downloaded this file: https://github.com/dimok789/homebrew_launcher/releases/download/v1.3/portlibs.zip
The older version will not work! Extracting it to root of DEVKITPRO folder is correct. Check if there is a mad.h in $(DEVKITPRO)/portlibs/ppc/include path.

OK, that fixed it!!!!!

I was using the portlibs hyperlinked in the readme.md at https://github.com/dimok789/homebrew_launcher

Thanks so much for your help!

 

[Jayro]

You can install it through a patched fw.img and launch it through that but it will not launch without a patched fw.img.

...And that probably means installing the IOSU hack... Yikes.

 

[the_randomizer]

You can install it through a patched fw.img and launch it through that but it will not launch without a patched fw.img.

Fair enough, I do have a fw.img that I compiled from Fix94's tutorial, though I don't have any way to ensure that it has the right SHA-1, CRC32, etc, so I don't know if it's actually the right one for me to use. I need to verify the hashes somehow before I use it, I'm afraid of bricking my Wii U. So is that the tutorial on how to do it above?

This means that we have to install the IOSU hack, which is risky methinks. Hopefully there'll be a day we don't need to load CFW for this.

 

[dimok]

OK, that fixed it!!!!!

I was using the portlibs hyperlinked in the readme.md at https://github.com/dimok789/homebrew_launcher

Thanks so much for your help!

Ah crap. Thanks for pointing at that. I will change the hyperlink in the readme later.

Fair enough, I do have a fw.img that I compiled from Fix94's tutorial, though I don't have any way to ensure that it has the right SHA-1, CRC32, etc, so I don't know if it's actually the right one for me to use. I need to verify the hashes somehow before I use it, I'm afraid of bricking my Wii U. So is that the tutorial on how to do it above?

This means that we have to install the IOSU hack, which is risky methinks. Hopefully there'll be a day we don't need to load CFW for this.

There was no release of any channel yet. You will have to wait a bit till we finish the package completely.

 

[DaBlackDeath]

I've also tried to make some images. They are not that perfect but I thought I could share them.

 

[victormr21]

I've also tried to make some images. They are not that perfect but I thought I could share them.

Wow i like so much the TV image but the icon and DRC images are broken, or my pc open they badly

 

[BigPanda]

Seriously, I do not know what I am doing wrong.

I got the proper libogc, portlibs.

I tried with the wut from decaf-emu and the one from @dimok

I compiled tools within Visual Studio, tried x86 / x64 (i do not have msbuild install for the .sh)

homebrew_launcher compile properly, however still have the Could not find matching symbol for relocation. Also tried with homebrew_launcher directory on /d/homebrew_launcher to have it out of devkitPro.

If someone want to share a compiled .elf that can be converted into a rpx, I would be graceful.

 

[ladygugu]

Seriously, I do not know what I am doing wrong.

I got the proper libogc, portlibs.

I tried with the wut from decaf-emu and the one from @dimok

I compiled tools within Visual Studio, tried x86 / x64 (i do not have msbuild install for the .sh)

homebrew_launcher compile properly, however still have the Could not find matching symbol for relocation. Also tried with homebrew_launcher directory on /d/homebrew_launcher to have it out of devkitPro.

If someone want to share a compiled .elf that can be converted into a rpx, I would be graceful.

Had the same problem with "Could not find matching symbol for relocation", the compiled .elf is 249mb in size so
What i did was do complete delete the portlibs and libogc folder from my devkitpro root install and used the download files from the release link:

https://github.com/dimok789/homebrew_launcher/releases/download/v1.3/libogc.zip
https://github.com/dimok789/homebrew_launcher/releases/download/v1.3/portlibs.zip

Then dropped it in my devkitpro root and "make" and it compiled my homebrew_launcher.rpx with 3,32mb in size

 

[ItsKipz]

Little behind on this, but is the compiled installable version of the HBL ever going to be released, or is this one of those things that we need to compile ourselves? Great work on this though, keep it up!