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[Arakon]

Different issue with Genesis sram games (as host wad):
Now it always complains about the rom size being too large, even if the host wad had a 2 or 3 MB rom and the rom to be injected is only 768 kb in size.
In the message log, it reads "Entry Size 0x0" instead of the proper space size for a romfile. I think the rom starts at a different offset in sram games, due to the extra entry.

 

[creffca]

Different issue with Genesis sram games (as host wad):
Now it always complains about the rom size being too large, even if the host wad had a 2 or 3 MB rom and the rom to be injected is only 768 kb in size.
In the message log, it reads "Entry Size 0x0" instead of the proper space size for a romfile. I think the rom starts at a different offset in sram games, due to the extra entry.

Gen games are funny, there is some compression that causes odd results sometimes. Injectuwad automatically searches for the rom entry offset, so even if stuff is shifted in the file it shouldn't be a problem. I am curious though. What rom and host wad are you using??

 

[lolsjoel]

Cool, thanks. Do you think that this could increase compatibility? I'm curious to know that if anything can be done on the scene's end to make problematic games work, or if it'll have to be Nintendo that updates their emulators before we can get those games working.

 

[creffca]

Cool, thanks. Do you think that this could increase compatibility? I'm curious to know that if anything can be done on the scene's end to make problematic games work, or if it'll have to be Nintendo that updates their emulators before we can get those games working.

I'm sure there are some small things here and there that can be done to improve compatibility (goldeneye working is an example), but its a bit out of my ability. There might be some bytes to hex, or some config options within the wad to edit....I just can't find them.

 

[lolsjoel]

Cool, thanks. Do you think that this could increase compatibility? I'm curious to know that if anything can be done on the scene's end to make problematic games work, or if it'll have to be Nintendo that updates their emulators before we can get those games working.

I'm sure there are some small things here and there that can be done to improve compatibility (goldeneye working is an example), but its a bit out of my ability. There might be some bytes to hex, or some config options within the wad to edit....I just can't find them.

Wait, someone has injected Goldeneye and got it working 100% (saving and all)? Huh. I'll have to look in to that...

 

[megabug7]

Just released v3 guys! Lots of changes, fixes, and additions!

CHANGES v3
-Genesis mode added (non-interleaved)
-Injectuwad no longer needs WadTool/BannerTool
-Injectuwad uses new wad packer/unpacker
-New output .wad name
-New visual improvements to Auto Injectuwad Injector

ENJOY!

Super fast injections now lol

 

[Nightstalker]

Wait, someone has injected Goldeneye and got it working 100% (saving and all)? Huh. I'll have to look in to that...

khuong edited Goldeneye over a week ago and got it to work without saving. He has yet to release it or tell me where he edited it in the hex code.

Go bug him about it if you want: http://irc.netsplit.de/webchat/?net=EFnet&room=%23WiiVC

 

[lolsjoel]

Ah, so the ROM had to be edited. I'll pass then. I just made my first VC injection! Finally got Daffy Duck in to Street Fighter. Works perfectly. I thought that this AIW was supposed to black out the banner, but it didn't. I take it that I was mistaken?

 

[Nightstalker]

Ah, so the ROM had to be edited. I'll pass then. I just made my first VC injection! Finally got Daffy Duck in to Street Fighter. Works perfectly. I thought that this AIW was supposed to black out the banner, but it didn't. I take it that I was mistaken?

Your right, we didn't make it black out the banner. Instead for the next release we will probably add a banner image making feature.

EDIT: I meant if someone does release a banner tool. It is too risky otherwise, due to bricking.

 

[lolsjoel]

Your right, we didn't make it black out the banner. Instead for the next release we will probably add a banner image making feature.

Really? I thought that was supposed to be a very difficult process to change the banner to an animated picture like Paradox managed to do. Is yours going to do that, or will it be something simpler? Either way, that's exciting!

 

[megabug7]

Can't wait for the banner changing feature - would make my Non Official VC games look Official

 

[creffca]

Nightstalker sort of jumped the gun on the banner thing. From what I hear it is risky to do, so I won't be attempting to code anything for it. If someone does release a banner tool though, we will integrate it into our package (unless the author requests we don't). So "next release" may not be accurate, but it could happen in the future.

 

[wheepenpen]

Wow this new version is great... much faster too

 

[wichoxp]

Nightstalker sort of jumped the gun on the banner thing. From what I hear it is risky to do, so I won't be attempting to code anything for it. If someone does release a banner tool though, we will integrate it into our package (unless the author requests we don't).

Well, Paradox made a "snes9x" channel with banners:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DOv9uhAxcYE

He modified the banners from some VC Game and made his own channel

!

 

[lolsjoel]

Great! I'll confirm again that this works perfectly! I just injected Legend_of_Zelda_-_The_-_Ocarina_of_Time_-_Master_Quest-(U)-(GC)-[!] in to OOT (NTSC) and it works 100%. Also, since the banner remained intact, it looks just like an official release! I couldn't be happier

 

[dernettemann1983]

Finaly i got some wad packed with the right size. Only the DKC 2 WAD makes problems. I used the Blaze repack release. Any idea why it's not working for me ?
With the US DKC 2 WAD i get these Error:

00409020
@Checking if you're a noob...

ERROR: Input files cannot contain spaces or dashes!!

Noob protection failed!!
Drücken Sie eine beliebige Taste . . .

Edit: I get now the 4100 error

 

[Arakon]

Different issue with Genesis sram games (as host wad):
Now it always complains about the rom size being too large, even if the host wad had a 2 or 3 MB rom and the rom to be injected is only 768 kb in size.
In the message log, it reads "Entry Size 0x0" instead of the proper space size for a romfile. I think the rom starts at a different offset in sram games, due to the extra entry.

Gen games are funny, there is some compression that causes odd results sometimes. Injectuwad automatically searches for the rom entry offset, so even if stuff is shifted in the file it shouldn't be a problem. I am curious though. What rom and host wad are you using??

I've tried with Sonic 3 (2 MB), story of thor (largest currently available sram VC game, 3 MB), shining in the darkness (1 MB), Landstalker (2 MB) as hosts (all PAL). I've tried injecting Phantasy Star IV (3 MB), Phantasy Star II (768 kb, just to use an especially small ROM) and Shining Force 2 (2 MB).

Always the same error:

@Calculating ROM size...
@Compressing rom...
@Reading ROM data...
@Rom size: 0x7371a
@Entry size: 0x0
ERROR: Rom file too large to inject to the selected entry, exiting!!

If I inject them into any non-sram wad, they work.

Update: I just tried injecting into an NTSC wad and that does work, or at least it detects the size right before complaining it's too large. This seems to be an issue with PAL wads as host.

 

[retrozelda]

i dont see a link to v3

 

[lolsjoel]

i dont see a link to v3

It's in the OP...

 

[retrozelda]

haha, oh. im dumb. ANYWAY. i jsut got it and found out that it doesnt detect .rom files for n64 :-\