Hacking Freeloader built into the ISO

apprt · Mar 21, 2008

I know there's a thread stating something similar but I didn't want to get this post lost in it.

You can get Freeloader and the game on one disc by replacing the Update partition in the game with the Freeloader partition, this doesn't require trucha signer to do. It should work with Trauma Centre New Blood.

To do it
Load up RegionFrii 2.1.
Open your freeloader.iso.
Click under partition info the #1 selection. Right click on it and "Extract to File", "From Partition Start"
Then open your games iso file
Again click under partition info the #1 selection. Right click on it, this time to "Inject from File" and again "From Partition Start"
Select your extracted freeloader partition.
Burn your game and it should work.

I've only tested it with No More Heroes.
Also if a game like Smash Bros requires an update with freeloader this won't work - unless you burn it with the update, run it once and then patch your Smash Bros like above and reburn.

arctic_flame · Mar 21, 2008

That's not really better than using trucha signer, as it's still not future proof and deletes the update.

apprt · Mar 21, 2008

arctic_flame said:
That's not really better than using trucha signer, as it's still not future proof and deletes the update.

For one Trauma Centre can't be opened using Trucha Signer.
I've had no problems with games using Freeloader in 480p where as I have when using WiiFrii.
This method doesn't require the key.bin to do anything.
It deletes the update the same way WiiBrickBlocker deletes the update and people were using that for ages.
If Nintendo blocked Trucha Signed isos this should still work unless they also block Freeloader.

I don't like swapping discs and this is the best solution for me, thought I'd share it with people.

jpxdude · Mar 21, 2008

This sounds like a good alternative method for something like Trauma Centre and any other problem iso's that don't work well with Trucha... Can anyone test his on New Blood please?

manias · Mar 21, 2008

don't do this, use wiifrii instead.. patching with that (trucha not needed) ensures full compatibility

apprt · Mar 22, 2008

jpxdude said:
This sounds like a good alternative method for something like Trauma Centre and any other problem iso's that don't work well with Trucha... Can anyone test his on New Blood please?

I've tested Trauma Centre, it works fine. Just as well as using Freeloader normally.

Redsquirrel · Mar 22, 2008

awesome so the new trauma center should work fine =)

aligborat69 · Mar 22, 2008

Trauma Centre does not work with WiiFrii, tried with a few different versions. Well not on 480p anyway.

It probably would work if you put apploader from freeloader, but you cant open with trucha to do it.

However, Super Swing Golf didnt work with WkiiFrii but did work by using apploader from freeloader.

jpxdude · Mar 22, 2008

I've also just tried this with Trauma Center: New Blood and can say that it works brilliantly!

The only thing I've found is that in the game, the graphics are a little blurry, I guess this is probably to do with the game forcing 480, when my TV runs at 576i but it's not too much of an issue. Thanks for the quick guide, i'm going to try One Piece Unlimited Adventure now

Will post back results.

jpxdude · Mar 22, 2008

Yay! Works great! Been playing through One Piece now for the last hour

I suppose this is almost the same as the apploader replace using trucha signer, but this seems a lot simpler! Thanks for this

manias · Mar 22, 2008

aligborat69 said:
Trauma Centre does not work with WiiFrii, tried with a few different versions. Well not on 480p anyway.

It probably would work if you put apploader from freeloader, but you cant open with trucha to do it.

However, Super Swing Golf didnt work with WkiiFrii but did work by using apploader from freeloader.

it works just fine with the latest wiifrii ;p probably you didnt rename the key right
http://gbatemp.net/index.php?showtopic=793...75&start=75

aligborat69 · Mar 22, 2008

I Can Confirm, with the apploader trick, Pinball.Hall.of.Fame.The.Williams.Collection.USA now works on PAL 480p.

lettuce · Mar 22, 2008

How can you tell its in 480P???

lenitao · Mar 22, 2008

apprt said:
I know there's a thread stating something similar but I didn't want to get this post lost in it.

You can get Freeloader and the game on one disc by replacing the Update partition in the game with the Freeloader partition, this doesn't require trucha signer to do. It should work with Trauma Centre New Blood.

To do it
Load up RegionFrii 2.1.
Open your freeloader.iso.
Click under partition info the #1 selection. Right click on it and "Extract to File", "From Partition Start"
Then open your games iso file
Again click under partition info the #1 selection. Right click on it, this time to "Inject from File" and again "From Partition Start"
Select your extracted freeloader partition.
Burn your game and it should work.

thanks for the steps!!

many people (as i do) have no idea of this kind of things......

TeenTin · Mar 22, 2008

apprt said:
Load up RegionFrii 2.1

Where to get this version 2.1 ??

jpxdude · Mar 22, 2008

TeenTin said:
apprt said:

Load up RegionFrii 2.1

Click to expand...

Where to get this version 2.1 ??

It's 1.21, the OP made a mistake.

DjoeN · Mar 22, 2008

Nevermind, found it

it kan indeed extract a partition

Burning Trauma center: New Blood now

You can see freeloader working, but then the wii goes black with "an error has occured ...."

Ah, well i'll keep swapping for trauma center, not that hard

jpxdude · Mar 22, 2008

DjoeNtje said:
Nevermind, found it

it kan indeed extract a partition

Burning Trauma center: New Blood now

You can see freeloader working, but then the wii goes black with "an error has occured ...."

Ah, well i'll keep swapping for trauma center, not that hard

That message usually occurs with as a disk read error...I get those very rarely, like about 3 times ever. I'd give that disk another go!

DjoeN · Mar 22, 2008

Well it won't hurt to burn it on a few other discs, got about 5 different dvd+rw's

[EDIT]

Ah, well the all give the same error, no matter how often i try, just keep using freeloader and swap after the trauma center disc

Marticuno · Mar 23, 2008

Wow am I a retard? What do you mean with "Click under partition info the #1 selection. Right click on it and "Extract to File", "From Partition Start"" ? I can't find that....someone explain?

I need some sleep...

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