Hacking USB Loader GX freezes 10s after booting into menu

[MyJoyConRunsHot]

So I connected my Wii to my home Wifi, deciding that I wanted to add cover art to my backups (and backup some more games). I downloaded cover art through the USB loader and backed up a few of my games. Everything appeared to work fine at first. But after scrolling through the wheel menu, I noticed that some games stopped loading their cover art, then the menu froze. I reset my Wii, went back into USB Loader GX and scrolled around the menu for about 10 seconds before the games began to lose their cover art and the menu froze again.

I tried backing up Mario Strikers Charged, but it just instantly goes to 100% and then hangs there. I can't even cancel, so I have to reset the system. Changing display settings also causes the menu to freeze.

I have been using this loader for over a year and this freezing has never happened to me until now.

 

[jeannotte]

Hello,

Post a syscheck report, please (link in my signature).

What version of usb loader gx are you using ??
What USB media are you using? , and in what format?

 

[MyJoyConRunsHot]

Hello,

Post a syscheck report, please (link in my signature).

What version of usb loader gx are you using ??
What USB media are you using? , and in what format?

My USB stick is a Gigastone 128GB 3.1 Flash Drive in FAT32.

I can't check the Loader version. It freezes when I try to on the wii. The file on my computer says nov, 6 2018 tho.

Spoiler

SysCheck HDE v2.4.0 HacksDen Edition by JoostinOnline, Double_A, R2-D2199, and Nano
...runs on IOS58 (rev 6176).
Region: NTSC-U
System Menu 4.3U (v513)
Priiloader installed
Drive date: 07.14.2008
Homebrew Channel 1.1.2 running on IOS58
Hollywood v0x21
Console ID: 93040420
Console Type: Wii
Shop Channel Country: Canada (18)
Boot2 v4
Found 118 titles.
Found 54 IOS on this console. 6 of them are stubs.
IOS3 (rev 65280): Stub
IOS4 (rev 65280): Stub
IOS9 (rev 54321): Trucha Bug
IOS10 (rev 768): Stub
IOS11 (rev 54321): Trucha Bug
IOS12 (rev 526): No Patches
IOS13 (rev 1032): No Patches
IOS14 (rev 1032): No Patches
IOS15 (rev 1032): No Patches
IOS16 (rev 54321): Trucha Bug, ES Identify, Flash Access, NAND Access
IOS17 (rev 1032): No Patches
IOS20 (rev 54321): Trucha Bug
IOS21 (rev 1039): No Patches
IOS22 (rev 1294): No Patches
IOS28 (rev 1807): No Patches
IOS30: Skipped
IOS31 (rev 3608): No Patches
IOS33 (rev 3608): No Patches
IOS34 (rev 3608): No Patches
IOS35 (rev 3608): No Patches
IOS36 (rev 54321): Trucha Bug, ES Identify, NAND Access
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 54321): Trucha Bug
IOS51 (rev 4864): Stub
IOS52 (rev 5888): Stub
IOS53 (rev 4113): 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 16174): Trucha Bug, NAND Access
IOS61 (rev 5662): No Patches
IOS70 (rev 16687): Trucha Bug, NAND Access
IOS80 (rev 6944): No Patches
IOS90 (rev 54321): Trucha Bug
IOS202[60] (rev 65535, Info: hermesrodries-v6): Trucha Bug, NAND Access, USB 2.0
IOS222[38] (rev 4, Info: hermes-v4): Trucha Bug, ES Identify, NAND Access, USB 2.0
IOS223[38+37] (rev 4, Info: hermes-v4): Trucha Bug, ES Identify, NAND Access, USB 2.0
IOS224[57] (rev 65535, Info: hermesrodries-v6): Trucha Bug, NAND Access, USB 2.0
IOS236 (rev 54321): Trucha Bug, ES Identify, NAND Access, Beer Ticket
IOS245[37] (rev 21008, Info: d2x-v8final): Trucha Bug, NAND Access, USB 2.0
IOS246[38] (rev 21008, Info: d2x-v8final): Trucha Bug, ES Identify, NAND Access
IOS247[53] (rev 21008, Info: d2x-v8final): Trucha Bug, NAND Access, USB 2.0
IOS248[55] (rev 21008, Info: d2x-v8final): Trucha Bug, NAND Access, USB 2.0
IOS249[56] (rev 21008, Info: d2x-v8final): Trucha Bug, NAND Access, USB 2.0
IOS250[57] (rev 21008, Info: d2x-v8final): Trucha Bug, NAND Access, USB 2.0
IOS251[58] (rev 21008, Info: d2x-v8final): Trucha Bug, NAND Access, USB 2.0
IOS254 (rev 65281): BootMii
BC v6
MIOS v65535
Report generated on 04/16/2021.

Edit: IOS30 froze, so I had to skip that during the check.

 

[jeannotte]

Hello,

Your report ==> ok

take this version of usb loader gx 1271 ==>https://sourceforge.net/projects/usbloadergx/files/Releases/New revisions (3.0+)/

usb keys are not known to work correctly with wii.

But I think your problem comes from your USB key.

read this page you will form an opinion on the commantaires, especially what said @Cyan ==>https://gbatemp.net/threads/usb-loader-gx.149922/page-1363#post-9441937

 

[MyJoyConRunsHot]

Hello,

Your report ==> ok

take this version of usb loader gx 1271 ==>https://sourceforge.net/projects/usbloadergx/files/Releases/New revisions (3.0+)/

usb keys are not known to work correctly with wii.

But I think your problem comes from your USB key.

read this page you will form an opinion on the commantaires, especially what said @Cyan ==>https://gbatemp.net/threads/usb-loader-gx.149922/page-1363#post-9441937

Ok so I have deleted the old ULGX installed the one you linked and it is still freezing. I looked around for hard drives to replace my USB key and came across this one being recommended. Is this one any good for avoiding malfunctions? Should I get the 1TB or 2TB? Can it be powered with just one cable? Can an SSD work just fine?

 

[jeannotte]

the external hard drive you are quoting may be fine, I can't tell you if you need a Y cable.

In general, Western Digital works well with wii.

get an external hard drive maximum 2 T0, see 1 T0, the choice is yours.

For SSDs, avoid

 

[blackb0x]

@spyro3dsguy You could just try using my version of the loader, since it fixes dozens of bugs found in these old official versions and it boots with IOS58.

If it freezes with my version too then go into the loaders settings and change the loaders IOS to 58. Leave the game IOS set to 249.

I'd still recommend using a USB HDD over a USB flash drive, even if my suggestion works since you might randomly encounter freezes when you're using IOS58 and data is being written to the USB.

 

[MyJoyConRunsHot]

@blackb0x @jeannotte I just received the hard drive from the link today, formatted it to FAT32 via Wii Backup Manager and transferred my games. But when I boot up ULGX it freezes at initializing USB device.

I tried switching the IOS from 249 to 58, but it just ignores my Wii/GC games and only shows the NAND. I tried the mod version above and it just hangs at "reinitializing device".

Edit: I just got it working. I formatted the HDD from FAT32 back to NTFS and now the loader can see and launch my games. No freezing so far either. Thanks for the help!

 

[jeannotte]

I tried switching the IOS from 249 to 58, but it just ignores my Wii/GC games and only shows the NAND. I tried the mod version above and it just hangs at "reinitializing device".

Hello,

did you check wii and gamecube games in usb loader gx, when your hard drive was in FAT32? ===>

 

[MyJoyConRunsHot]

Hello,

did you check wii and gamecube games in usb loader gx, when your hard drive was in FAT32? ===>

Yes. Those 2 were checked off.