Hacking Backup Launcher by Wiigator

[djtaz]

djtaz YOU ARE AWESOME

Im a bit of a smartass at times , but yes , your right. Ahh no , the people who made the files and apps are awesome , they are the real heros here, im only taking their work and putting it into one file.

 

[ciper]

It's fairly easy to install. I documented the steps on the original thread about Wiigators Backup Launcher http://gbatemp.net/index.php?showtopic=107056

 

[seuden]

I've tried Samba de Amigo pal on pal and it works fine other than the intro and loading is as stated on the compatibility list.

On another note... whats that game like ? is it any good ?

It's actually quite fun, very very similar to the dance mat games but there's a little more to it, I'd recommend it for kids.

 

[djtaz]

It's fairly easy to install. I documented the steps on the original thread about Wiigators Backup Launcher http://gbatemp.net/index.php?showtopic=107056

ciper - the guide that catagory wrote tells you what to do , but for someone who hasnt done it before or who doesnt use computers much they really need a 'click this,then this' type of guide.
What seems easy to you might be totally daunting to a lot of the people new to all of this which is why im trying to keep my how to as simple as i can make it - if i see anyone running into any issues i break down that section even more to keep it as basic as possible.

I had the guide i have written since day 1 or waninkoko release , but i havent posted it on any threads as there is enough confusion already when people dont have the specific files and have to go looking.

I update it ever time i see a better way of doing things so my zip is always up to date , always simple and always has the best ways of doing things - i wouldnt be able to maintain that on a thread.

 

[ciper]

I would gladly perform the modification for anyone in the Bay Area if they payed for gas. I'm sure there are members who would do the same. If you need hand holding to complete the hack you probably shouldn't be doing it

ciper - the guide that catagory wrote tells you what to do , but for someone who hasnt done it before or who doesnt use computers much they really need a 'click this,then this' type of guide.
What seems easy to you might be totally daunting to a lot of the people new to all of this which is why im trying to keep my how to as simple as i can make it - if i see anyone running into any issues i break down that section even more to keep it as basic as possible.

I strongly feel those people should not be making such changes to their system. The number of support requests and broken consoles would be drastically reduced if they asked a more knowledgeable person to perform the tasks for them. The tools and software needed are dangerous especially in the hands of someone who doesn't understand the function or possible outcomes. What if their system doesn't behave like yours for some reason. A walkthrough guide cannot "think" on its feet so they will end up with a half done install and need help from us. Since they dont use computers much, like you said, it would be hard for them to describe what error they saw or which step they had trouble with.

 

[Jordan10la]

If you wanna' rip on your PC you need to have an LG drive model:???(dunno) and use RawDump to have a .wod file and then another program to convert this to .iso, so if you want "THE BEST", the answer is "DVD Dumper" but you need a wireless router to do it fast, but you also can do it thru sd or usb storage.

Try to find an 8gb usb, lol...!!!

I'll try the wifi method later.

 

[fishears]

Can somebody help with this problem: I've successfully patched a handful of ISO's using Waninkoko's backup-creator.exe on Linux (Ubuntu) BUT I keep trying Mario Kart PAL and Resident Evil 4 PAL and the result is always the same -> they look like they patched OK but when I open the ISO to burn it says Unknown Image Type and wants to burn to a CD (even though the size looks fine). So far it's only happened with these 2 games but I've tried 3 different MK ISO's. The ones that work for me load into Nero as DVD images and burn just fine... If you need any more details please ask. Thanks guys.

PS I've also tried Wiigator's extractpartition but the resultant ISO is still not burnable.

 

[Pikmin]

I can't get Waninkoko's patcher to work, it keeps telling me it's unable to find partition key.

EDIT: Nevermind, I got Wiigator's to work.

 

[djtaz]

I can't get Waninkoko's patcher to work, it keeps telling me it's unable to find partition key.

You need 3 things in the one folder for this to work - the Backup-creator.exe file , the key file AND the iso
when all 3 are in the same folder it will work.

There is an easier application created since that you browse to the file - it still uses the backuploaded , but its packed in an easier more reliable way so less mistakes .. again this is in the zip file in my sig for download

 

[djtaz]

I strongly feel those people should not be making such changes to their system. The number of support requests and broken consoles would be drastically reduced if they asked a more knowledgeable person to perform the tasks for them. The tools and software needed are dangerous especially in the hands of someone who doesn't understand the function or possible outcomes. What if their system doesn't behave like yours for some reason. A walkthrough guide cannot "think" on its feet so they will end up with a half done install and need help from us. Since they dont use computers much, like you said, it would be hard for them to describe what error they saw or which step they had trouble with.

I completely agree , but people are going to do this kind of thing and as such as much guidance as possible would be best to stop them from having any major issues. So far anyone who has tried my HowTo has been able to manage it without any issues. The software does work as most have proven , its just a matter of proceedure.
Granted mistakes can be made and some systems may respond badly , but the steps i have pointed out in very simple language have worked 99% of the time for people if followed to the letter.

 

[CMac1988]

Can somebody help with this problem: I've successfully patched a handful of ISO's using Waninkoko's backup-creator.exe on Linux (Ubuntu) BUT I keep trying Mario Kart PAL and Resident Evil 4 PAL and the result is always the same -> they look like they patched OK but when I open the ISO to burn it says Unknown Image Type and wants to burn to a CD (even though the size looks fine). So far it's only happened with these 2 games but I've tried 3 different MK ISO's. The ones that work for me load into Nero as DVD images and burn just fine... If you need any more details please ask. Thanks guys.

Havent tried it on Ubuntu or any form of Linux OS, but have had similiar problems on windows, where i would patch the game only to have IMGBurn etc tell me it aint a supported image file, even thoguh most games have worked and the image file could be burnt before being patched.

My solution was to mount the partition.iso (patched) file onto a virtual drive using Daemon tools, then creating another image from this. After this i was able to burn the new image to disk. Im not quite sure what the problem is though as technically you'd think both the original partition.iso, and the newly created partiotion.iso would be th same and should work no bother.

Anyway point being mount the iso using a similiar program (not sure whats best for linux) and try this.

 

[skedone]

i have patched both of the with the backup creator GUI under wine (@find that works better) and they both worked mate i too run Ubuntu also i only use k3b to burn the disks it always moans its a unknown image type when it goes to burn but they all work so far

 

[bootsector]

Wii noobie here! (I'm more used to PS2 scene

)

Well, I have a 3.3U NTSC console. Is it safe to install CIOS36_rev5-64-v1042.wad? I mean, is there a specific PAL or NTSC version of cIOS?

I'm afraid bricking my wife's Wii!

 

[fishears]

Thanks to CMac1988 and to skedone for the replies.
@ CMac1988: I'll try mounting the iso like you suggested - I've got Furius ISO Mounter installed - will post back the results.
@ skedone: Nero won't let me burn them but I could try another burner. I use Gnome so I'll give Brasero a go...

I tried a GUI for the patcher ( the Ben Lloyd one) but it crashes when I click Patch saying AvtiveX failed to create object.... Is it another GUI you're using?

Thanks you two

 

[Zerxer]

Wii noobie here! (I'm more used to PS2 scene

)

Well, I have a 3.3U NTSC console. Is it safe to install CIOS36_rev5-64-v1042.wad? I mean, is there a specific PAL or NTSC version of cIOS?

I'm afraid bricking my wife's Wii!

It's safe. I also have a 3.3U NTSC console and it installed fine. There's not region specific versions.

 

[bootsector]

Wii noobie here! (I'm more used to PS2 scene

)

Well, I have a 3.3U NTSC console. Is it safe to install CIOS36_rev5-64-v1042.wad? I mean, is there a specific PAL or NTSC version of cIOS?

I'm afraid bricking my wife's Wii!

It's safe. I also have a 3.3U NTSC console and it installed fine. There's not region specific versions.

Great! Thanks!

 

[CMac1988]

Thanks to CMac1988 and to skedone for the replies.
@ CMac1988: I'll try mounting the iso like you suggested - I've got Furius ISO Mounter installed - will post back the results.
@ skedone: Nero won't let me burn them but I could try another burner. I use Gnome so I'll give Brasero a go...

I tried a GUI for the patcher ( the Ben Lloyd one) but it crashes when I click Patch saying AvtiveX failed to create object.... Is it another GUI you're using?

Thanks you two

No problem. Yeah its the Ben Lloyd one (is there another?), but ive never ran into that problem before. Must have something to do with being run on Ubuntu. May have something to do with .NET framework, will have to check to see if it makes any use of it.

Sorry couldnt be of anymore help, pretty much useless when it comes to Ubuntu, and any other type of Linux OS aswell (exceot yellow dog for the PS3).

Let me know how you get in with mounting it.

 

[Octavian86]

Is wiigator's backup loader better then waninkoko's for PAL-systems? I know it fixes a lot of bugs for NTSC but is it worth the effort for PAL?

 

[YellowYoYos]

Is wiigator's backup loader better then waninkoko's for PAL-systems? I know it fixes a lot of bugs for NTSC but is it worth the effort for PAL?

It may or it may not, just install from .dol's and try both. No harm done that way

 

[skedone]

use it from the console mate as in load bash and type wine bc-gui.exe
then select the iso otherwise it does error

oh and like i was saying mate i dont use nero either just use what ever is built into your ubuntu and burn the disk mate