Hacking TroyTheZombie's Animated Channel Wads

wilsoff · Mar 28, 2010

TroyTheZombie said:
So as far as the old channels are concerned, all I have to do is redo the loading screen, recompile the latest forwarder source code (thanks usbloadergx guys), and that's it.

If you're recompiling the forwarders, here are a couple of things that may help.

1) If you have channels with the loading screens in the dol you can get the png back out (assuming these are in the wads that you currently have). Open the dol in a hex editor, search for 89 50 4E 47 / ‰PNG. Delete everything before the start of this string and save it as anything.png. Don't worry about finding the end of the file, png doesn't care if there's crap at the end. Re-save the png which should remove the crap. If there's more than one png in the dol file just repeat the steps above.

2) If you're recompiling the forwarders, you may want to apply these updates:

a) Remove black bars from the sides of the splash screen on the TV, courtesy of Tantric. Add these lines to video.cpp at line 128 (before VIDEO_Configure()):

Code:

vmode->viWidth = 678; vmode->viXOrigin = (VI_MAX_WIDTH_NTSC - 678) / 2;

b) If the forwarder fails to find boot.dol in any of the spots the forwarder looks in you can get it to display the paths on screen. make these changes to makefile (line 41) and main.cpp (line 156):

CODEMakefile:
LIBSÂÂ :=ÂÂ -lwiiuse -lfat -lpngu -lpng -lz -lbte -logc -lm

main.cpp:
ÂÂÂÂÂÂ#include

ÂÂÂÂÂÂ// if nothing found exiting
ÂÂÂÂÂÂif (exeFile==NULL) {
ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂ printf("\x1b[2J\n\n");
ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂ printf("\n\n\t\tCould not find boot.dol in any of these locations...\n\n");
ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂ printf("\t\t SD:/apps/vbagx/\n");
ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂ printf("\t\tUSB:/apps/vbagx/\n");
ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂ printf("\t\t SD:/apps_emulators/vbagx/\n");
ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂ printf("\t\tUSB:/apps_emulators/vbagx/\n");

ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂ const char progress[] = "987654321 ";

ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂ printf("\n\t\tPress (A) to restart now\n\t\tPress to stop countdown");
ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂ printf("\n\n\t\tRestarting in... ");
ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂ for (int i = 0; i < 100; i += 10) {
ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂprintf("%c\b", progress[(i/10)%sizeof(progress)]); /* \b goes one back */
ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂfflush(stdout);
ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂ
ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂWPAD_ScanPads();
ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂu16 buttonsDown = WPAD_ButtonsDown(0);
ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂif ((buttonsDown & WPAD_BUTTON_A)) {
ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂ i = 100;
ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂ}
ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂif ((buttonsDown & WPAD_BUTTON_B)) {
ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂ printf("\r\t\tÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂ ");
ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂ while(1) {
ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂWPAD_ScanPads();
ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂbuttonsDown = WPAD_ButtonsDown(0);
ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂif ((buttonsDown & WPAD_BUTTON_A)) {
ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂ i = 100;
ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂ break;
ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂ}
ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂ }
ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂ}

ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂsleep(1);
ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂ }

ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂ// this stuff is already in the source
ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂMenu_Render();
ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂsleep(1);
ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂfclose (exeFile);
ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂSDCard_deInit();
ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂUSBDevice_deInit();
ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂStopGX();
ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂ SYS_ResetSystem(SYS_RETURNTOMENU, 0, 0);
ÂÂÂÂÂÂ}

EDIT: Here's the full source: http://wadder.freeforums.org/download/file.php?id=63
If you get compile errors, try this libogc: http://www.mediafire.com/file/2tlr2nhjomm/..._2009-06-07.rar

EeZeEpEe · Mar 29, 2010

timebandit said:
Hi Troy!

I would like you to make a forwarder for CFG USB Loader, can't find that you made one yet?
I'm running more or less your forwarders and are very satiedfied with it.

Look at this picture and you understand why I want another forwarder for CFG USB Loader made by you...

If you have the channel set you can use the channel titled "USB Loader-(BOWSER)-(YUSB)(USBSDFor-usbloader)(11 Blocks).wad" or "USB Loader-(MARIO)-(YUSB)(USBSDFor-usbloader)(11 Blocks).wad". Either one works with Configurable USB Loader.

TroyTheZombie · Mar 30, 2010

wilsoff said:
TroyTheZombie said:

So as far as the old channels are concerned, all I have to do is redo the loading screen, recompile the latest forwarder source code (thanks usbloadergx guys), and that's it.

If you're recompiling the forwarders, here are a couple of things that may help.

1) If you have channels with the loading screens in the dol you can get the png back out (assuming these are in the wads that you currently have). Open the dol in a hex editor, search for 89 50 4E 47 / ‰PNG. Delete everything before the start of this string and save it as anything.png. Don't worry about finding the end of the file, png doesn't care if there's crap at the end. Re-save the png which should remove the crap. If there's more than one png in the dol file just repeat the steps above.

2) If you're recompiling the forwarders, you may want to apply these updates:

a) Remove black bars from the sides of the splash screen on the TV, courtesy of Tantric. Add these lines to video.cpp at line 128 (before VIDEO_Configure()):

Code:

vmode->viWidth = 678; vmode->viXOrigin = (VI_MAX_WIDTH_NTSC - 678) / 2;

b) If the forwarder fails to find boot.dol in any of the spots the forwarder looks in you can get it to display the paths on screen. make these changes to makefile (line 41) and main.cpp (line 156):

CODEMakefile:
LIBSÂÂ :=ÂÂ -lwiiuse -lfat -lpngu -lpng -lz -lbte -logc -lm

main.cpp:
ÂÂÂÂÂÂ#include

ÂÂÂÂÂÂ// if nothing found exiting
ÂÂÂÂÂÂif (exeFile==NULL) {
ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂ printf("\x1b[2J\n\n");
ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂ printf("\n\n\t\tCould not find boot.dol in any of these locations...\n\n");
ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂ printf("\t\t SD:/apps/vbagx/\n");
ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂ printf("\t\tUSB:/apps/vbagx/\n");
ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂ printf("\t\t SD:/apps_emulators/vbagx/\n");
ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂ printf("\t\tUSB:/apps_emulators/vbagx/\n");

ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂ const char progress[] = "987654321 ";

ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂ printf("\n\t\tPress (A) to restart now\n\t\tPress to stop countdown");
ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂ printf("\n\n\t\tRestarting in... ");
ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂ for (int i = 0; i < 100; i += 10) {
ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂprintf("%c\b", progress[(i/10)%sizeof(progress)]); /* \b goes one back */
ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂfflush(stdout);
ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂ
ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂWPAD_ScanPads();
ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂu16 buttonsDown = WPAD_ButtonsDown(0);
ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂif ((buttonsDown & WPAD_BUTTON_A)) {
ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂ i = 100;
ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂ}
ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂif ((buttonsDown & WPAD_BUTTON_B)) {
ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂ printf("\r\t\tÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂ ");
ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂ while(1) {
ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂWPAD_ScanPads();
ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂbuttonsDown = WPAD_ButtonsDown(0);
ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂif ((buttonsDown & WPAD_BUTTON_A)) {
ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂ i = 100;
ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂ break;
ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂ}
ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂ }
ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂ}

ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂsleep(1);
ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂ }

ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂ// this stuff is already in the source
ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂMenu_Render();
ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂsleep(1);
ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂfclose (exeFile);
ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂSDCard_deInit();
ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂUSBDevice_deInit();
ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂStopGX();
ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂ SYS_ResetSystem(SYS_RETURNTOMENU, 0, 0);
ÂÂÂÂÂÂ}

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wow, wilsoff, thanks! I see you are still around helping people. I really appreciate it.

Luriden · Mar 30, 2010

I just now noticed this thread even after being here awhile. I love your channels! I'll be using most of your channels in this pack. I have a request though. I know you said you lost your files, but if you ever get back to making channels in the same theme as the ones you've made, think you could make one for Wii64?

EeZeEpEe · Mar 30, 2010

Luriden said:
I just now noticed this thread even after being here awhile. I love your channels! I'll be using most of your channels in this pack. I have a request though. I know you said you lost your files, but if you ever get back to making channels in the same theme as the ones you've made, think you could make one for Wii64?

There's a decent modified one made by a user on post #529. You can tell it's not by Troy but it'll due.

TroyTheZombie · Mar 30, 2010

I'll be working on these this afternoon. My delay was due to some cIOS rev 19 issues (installing wads from the hard drive), which i still haven't sorted out.

Doctair · Mar 30, 2010

yeah Troy,

Can't wait to get the new channels... your zelda chicken just kills me

TroyTheZombie · Mar 30, 2010

lol, yeah, that is my favorite too.

I'll try my best to get all the old ones back up in the next little bit, I'll upload them as I test them.

EDIT: I am so glad someone upped that last pack I did. Makes it a lot easier than re downloading my channels one by one from old links I had.

dantemugiwara · Mar 30, 2010

Canu you make a channel forwarder for sdl mame 0.5, please??? the others versions does not work in a channel, only homebrew channel

TroyTheZombie · Mar 30, 2010

wait until I'm all caught up again to make requests ok?

anyway, I'm tweaking a few last things

wilsoff, if you are on, the forwarder works fine, but the whole "press b to stop timer" etc doesn't work, wiimote won't even turn on.

still counts down and everything though. the other edits work just fine as well.

I'm guessing i screwed up somewhere, if you have the time, mine taking a peek at the source I have with the edits you gave me?

I appreciate the help.

http://www.mediafire.com/?orjgzlyywqg

TroyTheZombie · Mar 31, 2010

yeah, well, you know how it is. Just been busy lately. I have some free time now, so I figured I'd check in, see whats new, and finally update my channels.

anyway, I'll up the ones with the newer forwarder code since that small issue doesn't really matter since when the 9 second timer runs out it boots back to the wii menu anyway. when/if he gets back to me, i'll re-up them, doesn't take much time.

I'll start re-posting links shortly. I kinda got side tracked reading about WODE (Never been much for mod chips, but damn that thing is impressive)

EDIT - (wilsoff helped me out, and now the source code works just fine. Thanks wilsoff

)

Ok, here is the shared mediafire folder for the loaders (usb launchers, disc launchers)

http://www.mediafire.com/?sharekey=4580f17...aada8390b259c5f

Emulators
http://www.mediafire.com/?sharekey=4580f17...9a26c4ed87536eb

Utilities
http://www.mediafire.com/?sharekey=4580f17...7e866bfb1230ce0

Talasim · Mar 31, 2010

the channel don't work on usb (wad manager and emulator)
say don't find boot.dol ??

GolfDude · Mar 31, 2010

with the latest updates to the emulators (released TODAY) using ios 202, troys newest channels work like a charm again on hard drives

yay!

Talasim · Mar 31, 2010

i installed ios 202 with ios 60 v6174 of cIOS d'Hermes then I do not need install ios 202 of snes9xgx ? It is the same?
because the forwarder for snes don't work on usb ??

GolfDude · Mar 31, 2010

itwouldnt hurt to try to install the version the emu gives you, but htey should be the same.. i mean i always had harddrive issues with troys channels and the emulators, and with hte updates from troy today and the emulator maker himself, i now have everythign running off the hd smoothly with no issue..

Talasim · Mar 31, 2010

i install the ios 202 of the snes9xgx but dont work again

TroyTheZombie · Mar 31, 2010

In the next 2-3 days I will try to release a new channel.

it will most likely be just another NES one, since I never finished giving all the emus individual personality.

patz · Apr 1, 2010

I still wish you would make N64 forwarder channel.

Doctair · Apr 1, 2010

Hey Troy.. you should see if you can update your coverfloader forwarder too..@Fishears is looking to update his with his new icon but needs help with the splash screen..he might PM you but take a look at the coverfloader thread:

http://gbatemp.net/index.php?showtopic=152...t&p=2721006

dantemugiwara · Apr 1, 2010

Can you make a forwarder channel for sdl mame o.5 (new version), please?

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