Hacking additional preloader hacks for 4.0

[kam0de]

I'm also personally getting the whole "no hacks for your system menu found" bull. Was a reason for this dicovered? (File is named hacks.ini, its in the root, I have preloader 0.29 and SysMenu 4.0U) ?

hacks.ini needs to be win formatted (cr/lf). I had to pass my hacks.ini through unix2dos before preloader 0.29 would recognise the entries. May be what your problem is if you do indeed have the correct hacks for your wii

 

[pcfree]

It seems you are trying to use 3.2E hacks info to directly derive the NoCopy Protection values. But according to my experiences in 3.2U to 4.0U for this hack, disassemble/reverse-engineering is required because some codes are different:
801D0024/901D0024 should be changed to 801C0024/901C0024 due to reference to different CPU register.
And one of 7C000000 (should be the "not found yet" one) would also need to change the next code as 7C000000 4182001C due to different compare/branch instructions.
I guess the 4.0E would be similar with 4.0U.

Please refer to
http://gbatemp.net/index.php?showtopic=146137
http://gbatemp.net/index.php?showtopic=145979

thanks for the info ^^

[Remove NoCopy Protection 4.0U (untested)]
version=417
Offset=0x8134E1E0
value=0x7C000000
offset=0x8134E1F0,0x8134E1F4,0x8134E1F8,0x8134E1FC
value=0x801C0024,0x5400003C,0x901C0024,0x48000018
offset=0x81353DF8
value=3BE00000
offset=0x813C4C88,0x813C4C8C
value=0x7C000000,0x4182001C
offset=0x815C1B48
value=0x38600001

It almost works, but still something wrong. My direct patch method works for both Wii game and WiiWare game. However, this converted preloader hack works fine for Wii MarioKart, but fails with WiiWare Dr. Mario (seems copy in progress but fails finally).

It proves my thought that the file 00000073.app is not directly loaded in memory linearly. The relative offsets are different between patches in file and patches in memory.

 

[Link00y]

I tested the no copy protection with a NiGHTS savegame on 4.0E (guys if it doesn't work.. change "Offset" to "offset" (lower-case)).

It copied.. but it refuses to copy back

 

[Tgrokz]

I'm also personally getting the whole "no hacks for your system menu found" bull. Was a reason for this dicovered? (File is named hacks.ini, its in the root, I have preloader 0.29 and SysMenu 4.0U) ?

hacks.ini needs to be win formatted (cr/lf). I had to pass my hacks.ini through unix2dos before preloader 0.29 would recognise the entries. May be what your problem is if you do indeed have the correct hacks for your wii

hm, im using a mac and i cant seem to get the hacks file to work at all, so i used my win pc to download the file from the first page and put it on my SD card. after a few tries with different methods (downloading straight to the sd root, downloading to the computer and then dropping it on the card, editing the file itself to try different things) i still am having no luck. any ideas?

 

[Riley]

Copy the hacks.ini list. Open wordpad. Copy/Paste. name hacks.ini. put on root of SD.

That should Work.

 

[Tgrokz]

Copy the hacks.ini list. Open wordpad. Copy/Paste. name hacks.ini. put on root of SD.

That should Work.

got it. i had to save the document as a DOS text file

 

[dsfgd]

[Region free GC Games 4.0U (untested)]
version=417
offset=0x8137D380,0x8137D384
value=0x900DA5D8,0x38000032


@pcfree
i tested it on Dolphin r29xx & IDA Pro 5.4, they don't change in memory, don't know what's wrong with it.

 

[adam_the_1st]

I'm also personally getting the whole "no hacks for your system menu found" bull. Was a reason for this dicovered? (File is named hacks.ini, its in the root, I have preloader 0.29 and SysMenu 4.0U) ?

hacks.ini needs to be win formatted (cr/lf). I had to pass my hacks.ini through unix2dos before preloader 0.29 would recognise the entries. May be what your problem is if you do indeed have the correct hacks for your wii

Ok, interesting. I am on a mac so I will try it on Windows or the unix2dos method and report back, thanks for the help.

 

[Deleted member 173149]

I am unable to get Region free Wii Games to work under 4.0U with 0.29. All other hacks seem to be working fine. I have copied the hacks.ini from the wiki and from here...no luck.
Any suggestions?

 

[pcfree]

[Region free GC Games 4.0U (untested)]
version=417
offset=0x8137D380,0x8137D384
value=0x900DA5D8,0x38000032


@pcfree
i tested it on Dolphin r29xx & IDA Pro 5.4, they don't change in memory, don't know what's wrong with it.

@dsfgd
I've solved my problem in WiiWare savegame copy. The offsets for NoCopy are all correct. Aftering writing a samll program to scan/dump Wii memory range 0x81330000+, I confirm that the last offset/value won't take effect to change in memory if there is no CR/LF (new line) appanded.

To those who experienced fail result while trying new hacks, make sure you have pressed in the end of file if you appended a new hack.

 

[stev418]

cant get remove nocopy protection to work at all on PAL 4.0E

 

[pcfree]

cant get remove nocopy protection to work at all on PAL 4.0E

I have no 4.0E. But in 4.0U, it works even if the Move and Copy buttons are still grey. If you didn't click the grey button, try it.

 

[stev418]

yes, tried clicking the greyed out button, 'this data cant be copied'

tried with bubble bobble plus save world of goo save and smash bros. do you need 418 sys app files to check or you already did ?

 

[pcfree]

Sorry that my TV supports NTSC only, cannot try PAL 4.0E

 

[Adriench]

@stev418
try this for 4.0E:
[Remove NoCopy Protection]
version=418
offset=0x813C4D84
value=0x7C000000
offset=0x813C4D88
value=0x4182001C
offset=0x8134E254
value=0x7C000000
offset=0x815C1C44
value=0x38600001
offset=0x81353E6C
value=3BE00000
offset=0x8134E264,0x8134E268,0x8134E26C,0x8134E270
value=0x801C0024,0x5400003C,0x901C0024,0x48000018

 

[stev418]

@stev418
try this for 4.0E:
[Remove NoCopy Protection]
version=418
offset=0x813C4D84
value=0x7C000000
offset=0x813C4D88
value=0x4182001C
offset=0x8134E254
value=0x7C000000
offset=0x815C1C44
value=0x38600001
offset=0x81353E6C
value=3BE00000
offset=0x8134E264,0x8134E268,0x8134E26C,0x8134E270
value=0x801C0024,0x5400003C,0x901C0024,0x48000018

Yes thats the one im using for PAL, copied it from hack for preloader on wiibrew, still cant get it to work though

EDIT: I have it working now, but not sure what I did, anyhow the COPY function works now, buttons are greyed out still but it works

TY for the hack whoever got the offsets

 

[ekolimits]

i cant get the stupid BGM music to STOP!!! I am going to shoot myself! preloader is not working!

jp on the shooting stuff but really, that music is terrrrrrrible!!!!!