Hacking Configurable USB Loader

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No cover for ""The conduit"" yet i see.....
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Sorry i did not read everything, but:

oggzee said:
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Changes:

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- Possible alt.dol stability improvement (bss init)
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If that's clearing the bss area, you should look if the feature is still working at all, for me it wasn't.

QUOTE(TeenTin @ Jun 26 2009, 02:44 AM) So, is there still the new 002 fix (WiiPower calls it 002b fix) in the option ?

No i don't. There's the old 002 fix == main.dol 002 fix and the new 002 fix == memory 002 fix. While the memory 002 fix fixes the regular 002 error and 002b, and it's very nice, small and clean. The anti 002 fix is undos the main.dol 002 fix, and if people don't start to understand this, it will get removed from NeoGamma.


It might be that Wii Sports Resorts (or whatever it's called), does not work if a loader is compatible with Sam & Max. Test what happens if the Sam & Max fix is removed.
 

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cfg v33 (release)

http://sharebee.com/3bf7851e

Changes:

since last 33beta3:

- When switching favorites in gui mode, move to start of the game list

since 32 release:

- Favorite Games
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Favorite game is marked in the game options screen. To switch between
all games and favorite games, press 2 in either gui or console mode.

- Fixed game: Wii Sports Resort
(by disabling "Sam & Max" fix, which was not working properly anyway)
- Split game and global options screens
- More memory for alt.dol - higher loader start address (same as v32t1)
- Possible alt.dol stability improvement (bss init)
- If the loader is started from usb drive (fat partition) it will look
for the configuration first on the usb drive and if not found on sd card.
- Properly renamed "002 fix" to "Anti 002 fix" in game options screen
- Fixed crash if ocarina is enabled and MK is started
- Fixed ocarina
 

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Nice work! I have updated the channel as well, and this time used the orange version as someone had previously requested that. As always, I tested it on my Wii first
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http://rapidshare.com/files/248998012/USBL...v33-Channel.rar


On a side note, oggzee:

Is there a way to save ONLY the global options? I do not see a way (yet). Reason I ask is because I think it is an absolutely necessary feature to be able to switch a theme and save it for the next reboot
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A special request : Is it possible to let me choose the alt-dol I want to start from? [Some games (e.g. Metroid Prime 2) have 3 dols to choose from, for different effect] I know what I am doing.

Thanks a LOT !
 

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TeenTin said:
A special request : Is it possible to let me choose the alt-dol I want to start from? [Some games (e.g. Metroid Prime 2) have 3 dols to choose from, for different effect] I know what I am doing.
Thanks a LOT !

Isn't Metroid one of those games, on which block ios reload (with cios 222-mload) works fine, and so doesn't need alt.dol ?
I might be wrong, haven't tried it, but the backup loaders wiki says so...
 

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zektor said:
Is there a way to save ONLY the global options? I do not see a way (yet). Reason I ask is because I think it is an absolutely necessary feature to be able to switch a theme and save it for the next reboot
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There isn't at the moment, but I agree that would be nice, I might add that.
Should the save be done automatically (like it is for favorites) or explicitly (with button 2 or a menu entry)?
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And I guess selected device should be saved as well... although 99% probably only use usb, which is default in config I think anyway...
 

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WiiPower said:
Sorry i did not read everything, but:
[...]
If that's clearing the bss area, you should look if the feature is still working at all, for me it wasn't.

It might be that Wii Sports Resorts (or whatever it's called), does not work if a loader is compatible with Sam & Max. Test what happens if the Sam & Max fix is removed.

Yes that's clearing the bss, and yes it was broken, I believe I fixed it by rearranging the order, because some sections were overlapping. And as reported by some fellas here it looks like it's working great. Here's the source for cfg33 if you want to check:
http://sharebee.com/d26a2b1c

Also, Wii Sports Resort is reported to work fine without the "Sam & Max" fix, so I removed it.
(since Sam&Max work with DVD only, there is no point in keeping it anyway)
 

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AXYPB said:
The newest Gecko Code Manager tool saves to /data/gecko/codes by default. Would it be possible to have the loader search there first?
Yes, I can add that.
Although I think I'll do this search order:
1. sd:/usb-loader/codes/
2. sd:/data/gecko/codes/
3. sd:/codes/
 

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oggzee said:
zektor said:
Is there a way to save ONLY the global options? I do not see a way (yet). Reason I ask is because I think it is an absolutely necessary feature to be able to switch a theme and save it for the next reboot
smile.gif
There isn't at the moment, but I agree that would be nice, I might add that.
Should the save be done automatically (like it is for favorites) or explicitly (with button 2 or a menu entry)?
smile.gif

And I guess selected device should be saved as well... although 99% probably only use usb, which is default in config I think anyway...


Hmm, good question. How about a manual save (ie: button 2) but also include an on/off auto global save option? You know what else would be awesome? Random theme on startup!
 

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zektor said:
Hmm, good question. How about a manual save (ie: button 2) but also include an on/off auto global save option? You know what else would be awesome? Random theme on startup!
Nah, I'd rather keep it simple, so pick just one option
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I think I'll go for manual save by button 2 or by another menu item..
 

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oggzee said:
zektor said:
Hmm, good question. How about a manual save (ie: button 2) but also include an on/off auto global save option? You know what else would be awesome? Random theme on startup!
Nah, I'd rather keep it simple, so pick just one option
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I think I'll go for manual save by button 2 or by another menu item..


You're right. Button 2 in global options to save would work just fine and dandy
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oggzee said:
AXYPB said:
The newest Gecko Code Manager tool saves to /data/gecko/codes by default. Would it be possible to have the loader search there first?
Yes, I can add that.
Although I think I'll do this search order:
1. sd:/usb-loader/codes/
2. sd:/data/gecko/codes/
3. sd:/codes/
That would do it. While you're at it, could you also add a config.txt line to default to the favorites list at startup (possibly even add an option to quick-load the last played game)?
 

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Here is two thoughts. Be there any idea when we could expect this loader to have auto-updating?

Also would it be possible to some how (and this may be going beyond scope of this loader) incorporate game manuals into this loader as in a way to view them before launching the game (because I don't think it's even remotely possible to have them viewable while in game.) maybe as a bunch of images or some type of pdf file?

If I think of more I will let you know and as always keep up the great work.
 
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