Hacking Configurable USB Loader

[dlf]

Wii games on FAT 32? To me that doesn't seem that needed . . .

 

[quepaso]

wat

Is there a FAQ on how this all works? Specifically, DVD9 games (Not that the 2 of them are any good, but in case in the future something worthwhile on dvd9 shows up). Also, can we compress the games? Perhaps using a CSO like feature like the psp and some WBFS programs do? Thanks, this is quite the achievement you have going on here.

 

[oggzee]

And here's a little tool that does .iso to .wbfs file conversion:

http://sharebee.com/4054de10
(wbfs_file_0.9.zip)

Note: install from dvd to a fat32 partition from inside the loader works as well, but this might be handy.


wbfs_file.exe v0.9 by oggzee
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Based on wbfs by kwiirk and wbfs_win by hermes

New functionality:
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* Conversion from .iso files to .wbfs files and vice versa.

* Handling of split .wbfs files, so that they can fit on a FAT filesystem.
by default the split is done at 2GB - 1 sector (512 bytes)

* Extraction of .wbfs files directly from a wbfs partition and back


Usage help text as printed by wbfs_file -h :

CODEwbfs_file.exe v0.9 by oggzee, based on wbfs by kwiirk

Usage: wbfs_file.exe [OPTIONS] [COMMAND [ARGS]]:

ÂÂGiven just a filename it will convert from iso to wbfs or vice versa:

ÂÂÂÂwbfs_file.exe filename.iso
ÂÂÂÂWill convert filename.iso to GAMEID.wbfs

ÂÂÂÂwbfs_file.exe filename.wbfs
ÂÂÂÂWill convert filename.wbfs to GAMEID_TITLE.iso

ÂÂCOMMANDS:
ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂ create
ÂÂÂÂÂÂls
ÂÂÂÂÂÂdf
ÂÂÂÂÂÂinit
ÂÂÂÂÂÂaddiso
ÂÂÂÂÂÂaddwbfs
ÂÂÂÂÂÂrm
ÂÂÂÂÂÂextractiso
ÂÂÂÂÂÂextractwbfs
ÂÂÂÂÂÂextractwbfsall
ÂÂÂÂÂÂlsfile
ÂÂÂÂÂÂextractfile

ÂÂOPTIONS:
ÂÂÂÂ-s SIZEÂÂ:ÂÂSet split size [2147483136] (4194303 sectors)
ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂMust be a multiple of 512 (sector size)
ÂÂÂÂ-hÂÂÂÂÂÂ :ÂÂHelp

 

[Dr. Clipper]

Wii games on FAT 32? To me that doesn't seem that needed . . .

No more need to format to WBFS. No more need to partition your drive. No more space wasted on your drive that is reserved for future Wii games and can't be used for other stuff in the meantime.

None of that interests you?

 

[quepaso]

That answers that. lol. Huge thanks for this! I will convert my wii hdd contents to FAT32 asap and get this going.

 

[Dr. Clipper]

More info on v46a:

To access a FAT32 partition:[*]Go to the Global Options (push 1 twice) and highlight the partition selection option. [*]Push D-pad right to access partition list[*]Select a FAT32 partition and push A to load itThe loader supports all the functions it usually does when using a FAT32 partition, so you can install, remove, change game settings, etc.

The only restriction is that you must use IOS222/223 to play games off the FAT32 partition. IOS249 does not support the feature.

We have tested this with a wide variety of games. Super Smash Bros. Brawl and Metroid Prime Trilogy both work just as well as they do with a WBFS partition. Alt-dol still works too.

 

[oggzee]

That answers that. lol. Huge thanks for this! I will convert my wii hdd contents to FAT32 asap and get this going.

I would recommend starting small to try and see what works and what not...

 

[usptactical]

That answers that. lol. Huge thanks for this! I will convert my wii hdd contents to FAT32 asap and get this going.

And for that, you can use the extractwbfsall option to move them all from your wbfs partition to another drive. It will copy them straight to .wbfs files.


btw, games go in the \wbfs directory!!

 

[zektor]

Amazing! Ok...been out of it for awhile. Must test now!

 

[dlf]

Wii games on FAT 32? To me that doesn't seem that needed . . .

No more need to format to WBFS. No more need to partition your drive. No more space wasted on your drive that is reserved for future Wii games and can't be used for other stuff in the meantime.

None of that interests you?

Not really, seems like more trouble . . . but that's just me.

 

[quepaso]

Is there any game that doesnt work properly with Hermes 222/223 btw?

 

[Dr. Clipper]

Is there any game that doesnt work properly with Hermes 222/223 btw?

Not that I know of.

 

[OtakuGamerZ]

This is a great time saver, and easier because I never understood all that partition stuff.

BTW I are loading times still the same?

 

[Dr. Clipper]

This is a great time saver, and easier because I never understood all that partition stuff.

BTW I are loading times still the same?

Seems to be, yes.

 

[usptactical]

This is a great time saver, and easier because I never understood all that partition stuff.

BTW I are loading times still the same?

It takes a few seconds to read all the wbfs file info, but after that it's the same. Game sounds still play right away and games load relatively quickly.

 

[mgrimmenator]

What about file size? Does the new wbfs file take up the same amount of space on the fat32 partition as it did as an iso on the wbfs partition or is it larger?

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What about file size? Does the new wbfs file take up the same amount of space on the fat32 partition as it did as an iso on the wbfs partition or is it larger?

Also, does the new version still allow loading from wbfs partition or do you have to create a fat32?

Also, now that this is on a fat32 partition does that mean that exe type programs might eventually work? ie media player etc.

 

[Deleted member 199854]

Holy. Yes! I have been dying for this, since I have formatted my drive with too much WBFS space. Now to take the time and transfer the games, make the drive entirely FAT32, and begin messing around.

However, can it support both partitions, at the same time? That would be amazing, since people wouldn't have to format the drive again. Unless they wanted their space back.

 

[usptactical]

What about file size? Does the new wbfs file take up the same amount of space on the fat32 partition as it did as an iso on the wbfs partition or is it larger?

Also, does the new version still allow loading from wbfs partition or do you have to create a fat32?

Also, now that this is on a fat32 partition does that mean that exe type programs might eventually work? ie media player etc.

The .wbfs file has the same compression as if it were on the wbfs partition - the only difference is that it's in its own wbfs container. FYI, the ability to create .wbfs files was in the original wbfs command line tool.

Yes, you can still load games from wbfs partitions. You can have your games on a wbfs partition, a FAT partition or both.

 

[Dr. Clipper]

Holy. Yes! I have been dying for this, since I have formatted my drive with too much WBFS space. Now to take the time and transfer the games, make the drive entirely FAT32, and begin messing around.

However, can it support both partitions, at the same time? That would be amazing, since people wouldn't have to format the drive again. Unless they wanted their space back.

You select which partition you want to use. I think you can have up to 10 partitions on the disc and select which one you want to use. I doubt there'll be a way to create the list from a combination of partitions, but switching between them isn't too much trouble.

By the release version of 46, you will also be able to select the default startup partition.

 

[leic7]

This is awesome! I've always hoped a more common file system could be used to store the games, so the same drive can be used for multiple purposes! Congratulations on finally breaking the limitations of the WBFS file system.

I have a question: Is there a way to choose what cIOS to use for each session, before you have to choose your device? Or is setting a default cIOS in the config.txt the only way?