Hacking Priiloader 0.9 Released!

[DacoTaco]

Thank you.

We had many "Threads" with Users they could not longer access the System Menu or the Homebrew Channel
(we don't even need to talk about a BootMi installed as boot2...)
only Priiloader installed BUT no synced or no Wii Motion Controller and/or no GameCube Ports.

oh you mean about the reset & power stuff, ye that should help a lot

 

[MeteK]

i've installed it, but when i install a file on autoboot, i've got black screen on reboot ... someone knows why ?

 

[DacoTaco]

i've installed it, but when i install a file on autoboot, i've got black screen on reboot ... someone knows why ?

does the same happen when you enter the priiloader menu, and launch the installed file?
what happens if you go back to the list in priiloader and instead of installing it, loading it?

 

[MeteK]

Everything is working fine in the cases you've described ...

 

[DacoTaco]

Everything is working fine in the cases you've described ...

i suggest you enable the dump debug info, save settings, power off the wii, power it back on. let it crash, and share the prii.log on the SD card. i recommend disabling the setting again afterwards.

im curious to the output , and what is going on tbh

EDIT : if the log ends with something like 'BootDolFromMem : starting binary...' i will probably need the log and the .dol/elf file you are trying to load

 

[MeteK]

How to enable dump debug info ?

 

[Razor83]

Thanks @DacoTaco for continuing to support Priiloader for all these years

I just had a few questions/suggestions if you dont mind:-

-Is the latest hacks_hash.ini always included in the priiloader folder on github?:-
https://github.com/DacoTaco/priiloader/blob/master/priiloader/hacks_hash.ini

-Would it be possible to fix the download link on the wiibrew page so it links to the latest build?:-
https://wiibrew.org/wiki/Priiloader

-Is it possible to include a patch for the Wii System Menu to fix the blurry 480p output issue mentioned here?:-
https://gbatemp.net/threads/wii-480p-video-bug-discovered.536599/
https://www.retrorgb.com/wii-480p-video-bug-discovered.html
https://github.com/ExtremsCorner/libogc-rice/commit/941d687e271fada68c359bbed98bed1fbb454448
Even better if the patch could apply to all Wii software, but given the way the Wii works i'm not sure if thats possible?

 

[DacoTaco]

How to enable dump debug info ?

you can find the option in the settings menu. its called 'dump gecko output'

-Is the latest hacks_hash.ini always included in the priiloader folder on github?:-
https://github.com/DacoTaco/priiloader/blob/master/priiloader/hacks_hash.ini

that should normally be the latest hacks, yes.

-Would it be possible to fix the download link on the wiibrew page so it links to the latest build?:-
https://wiibrew.org/wiki/Priiloader

not yet, this is a beta release, not a stable release

-Is it possible to include a patch for the Wii System Menu to fix the blurry 480p output issue mentioned here?:-
https://gbatemp.net/threads/wii-480p-video-bug-discovered.536599/
https://www.retrorgb.com/wii-480p-video-bug-discovered.html
https://github.com/ExtremsCorner/libogc-rice/commit/941d687e271fada68c359bbed98bed1fbb454448
Even better if the patch could apply to all Wii software, but given the way the Wii works i'm not sure if thats possible?

i had seen this patch pass by, i think it was upstreamed to libogc was it not?
i updated my libogc/devkitppc so if this patch was upstreamed, then it will be in the next release

 

[MeteK]

--------gecko_output_enabled------
--------gecko_output_enabled------
--------gecko_output_enabled------
16:44:9 : BootState:0
16:44:9 : Bootstate 0 detected. DiscState 0 ,ReturnTo 0 & Flags 0 & checksum 0
16:44:10 : Input_Init():1

16:44:10 : AutoBoot:Installed File
16:44:10 : AutoBootDol Exception -> failed to read arguments file
16:44:11 : BootDolFromMem : Skipping StopDisc -> no drive or disc in drive
16:44:11 : BootDolFromMem : shutting down...

 

[DacoTaco]

--------gecko_output_enabled------
--------gecko_output_enabled------
--------gecko_output_enabled------
16:44:9 : BootState:0
16:44:9 : Bootstate 0 detected. DiscState 0 ,ReturnTo 0 & Flags 0 & checksum 0
16:44:10 : Input_Init():1

16:44:10 : AutoBoot:Installed File
16:44:10 : AutoBootDol Exception -> failed to read arguments file
16:44:11 : BootDolFromMem : Skipping StopDisc -> no drive or disc in drive
16:44:11 : BootDolFromMem : shutting down...

hmm, thats annoying.
i forgot the SD/USB shutdown code that is done before the shutdown of the disc drive & reloading IOS.
its either failing there, or when loading the binary

what binary did you have installed? could you share it?
is that also a wii with bootmii@boot2?

 

[MeteK]

it's USB loader GX dol.

https://1fichier.com/?i7v3shi5yvdryq77z4vt

i don't think so for bootmii, it's installed as an IOS on this one.

 

[DacoTaco]

it's USB loader GX dol.

https://1fichier.com/?i7v3shi5yvdryq77z4vt

i don't think so for bootmii, it's installed as an IOS on this one.

i confirmed the bug.
autoboot on power on is confirmed dead.
i'll look into it the next couple of days.

'good' news is that its before priiloader hands over the control to the new loader, and after it reloaded IOS (aka, somewhere in my shutdown code). so thats 7 lines of code XD

 

[DacoTaco]

nevermind, already found it, fixed it and uploaded BETA 2, which has the bug fixed (normally).
it's also available on github

thanks @MeteK

EDIT : this was also build with the latest libogc, so it should include the 420p fix

 

[MeteK]

i'll give a try

EDIT : Working great

 

[Razor83]

i had seen this patch pass by, i think it was upstreamed to libogc was it not?
i updated my libogc/devkitppc so if this patch was upstreamed, then it will be in the next release

Thanks, I think the fix was upstreamed. However if I have understood this post correctly:-
https://hackmii.com/2009/02/why-the-wii-will-never-get-any-better/
Then all Wii software runs on the 'bare metal', which means all Wii software needs to be individually patched.

If a new Priiloader is compiled with the fix, then surely it would only fix Priiloader itself and would not fix the issue for the Wii System Menu? I was hoping there could be a "Fix System Menu 480p Blur" option in the hacks_hash.ini for Priiiloader? This post may be of help:
https://gbatemp.net/threads/usb-loader-gx.149922/page-1295#post-8607074

Obviously you know a heck of a lot more about the Wii than me, so perhaps I am misunderstanding something...

 

[leseratte]

Yeah, that fix would only be for Priiloader. However it should be an easy fix to add a hacks_hash entry to fix the 480p blur in the System Menu. I'll look into that on the weekend and see if I find something. Maybe I'll even get the system menu to fix this issue in games booted through the disc channel, not the menu itself.

 

[DacoTaco]

so perhaps I am misunderstanding something...

there was indeed some miscommunication, i though you wanted to have it fixed in priiloader ( which is also a good thing).

ye for system menu and games a patch would need to be written. System menu (and disc based games) can be patched through priiloader. however, all other content (channels/WiiWare) can not be patched by Priiloader as IOS & the nandloader loads those (afaik) .

personally i am not the one to write that patch, as i have never disassembled the System Menu so i have no idea how the official code looks like. however, i do think the patch used in games (if it exists?) can probably be ported to System Menu since they were all made with the Wii's SDK and this seems to be a low level patch.

 

[leseratte]

I made both a Mario Kart Wii specific cheat code to fix that, plus a generic USB loader patch that fixes this in all games. It shouldn't be too hard to create such a patch for Priiloader, too.

 

[leseratte]

@Razor83: I just opened a pull request with a hack to add the 480p fix to the System Menu (just the menu itself, no games or channels booted through the system menu). I don't have a component cable so I cannot test this. Do you have one? The hack should be compatible with 0.9-beta2.

https://github.com/DacoTaco/priiloader/pull/241

 

[Razor83]

@Razor83: I just opened a pull request with a hack to add the 480p fix to the System Menu (just the menu itself, no games or channels booted through the system menu). I don't have a component cable so I cannot test this. Do you have one? The hack should be compatible with 0.9-beta2.

https://github.com/DacoTaco/priiloader/pull/241

Thanks @leseratte
I do have a component cable but unfortunately dont have access to my Wii at present, although hopefully I will be able to test it in the next few days if thats ok? (Unless somebody else is able to test it before me)
Thanks again for adding this, its very much appreciated