Hacking Configurable USB Loader

[usptactical]

usptactical:

VERY nice! I'll run it for a few days and let you know if I run into any snags. So far it looks fantastic! It will be extremely nice to see back covers in the future!

EDIT: Oh well, that was short lived. I tried to run my first game (Warioware: Smooth Moves) and it crashed with DSI Exception and a really crazy half green corrupted screen.

Hmm. I've never had it crash like that before. Does it crash on every game or just that one? Also what are your system specifics?

Thanks!

And also - which options are use using (global and game-specific) and how many games do you have?

 

[TeenTin]

@oggzee

Is it possible to have an indication in the game list to show that a game has a "saved game option" or not ?

Thanks !

 

[WiiModWiis]

I'm having problems. I decided to partion a HDD to FAT32 so I could store & load covers from it. Here's my steps:

1. Created a second partion, made it FAT32 and used Gparted to set the boot flag.
2. Placed apps folder & usbloader folder on the root of the FAT32 HDD partion
3. Removed the config.txt file from both locations on the SD card as instructed in the readme
4. Made sure my config.txt on the HDD was set correctly

Now, when I boot the Configurable loader from my channel, it just loads a "blank" template version as if it's not seeing the settings, templates, or anything that's on the HDD. When I try to d/l covers, it says it cannot create the paths for the SD file creation. What am I doing wrong??

That is a full channel right? Which version?
(you can see the version in global options or device options, depending on the version)
Does it work if started from HBC? How about if started from a forwarder?
Do you have the usb:/usb-loader/config.txt or usb:/apps/usbloader/config.txt?
With the version 34 you can also try starting it from PC with: wiiload boot.dol usb:

Well I'm pretty sure it's a full channel. I've taken my SD card out and it still loads the "guts" so to speak of the GUI interface. I'm pretty sure the channel was the v32 channel. I tried booting it from the HBC, but if the apps\sdloader is on the USB then my HBC doesn't even see it...?

 

[oggzee]

Well I'm pretty sure it's a full channel. I've taken my SD card out and it still loads the "guts" so to speak of the GUI interface. I'm pretty sure the channel was the v32 channel. I tried booting it from the HBC, but if the apps\sdloader is on the USB then my HBC doesn't even see it...?

1. If HBC doesn't see your FAT partition on USB, the usb loader will probably have problems too.
2. (Do you have HBC 1.0.3?)
3. Is the FAT partition primary and not extended/logical?
4. Is it marked 'active'?
5. Is the USB drive a real HDD drive, or is it a USB flash thumb drive?

edit: ah, sorry, I see now, that you did use gparted and marked the fat partition as active (boot), so you can disregard my 4th and probably also the 3rd comment.
My suggestion is try to make the fat partition visible in HBC 1.0.3 as well, solving that might also solve the problem of the visibility of the fat partition in usb loader as well.
Oh, and thinking of it, you might try also the cfg34b+coverflow release by usptactical, which uses a new libfat, which might also help detecting the fat partition.

 

[oggzee]

@oggzee
Is it possible to have an indication in the game list to show that a game has a "saved game option" or not ?
Thanks !

You always come up with interesting little tweaks

It could be done.
Which makes me think, maybe I could add an indication of a favorite game as well.
What marker should be used? For favorites it's easy it would be a star: *

What about saved options? maybe one of the characters ! # % & = | [] ~
Then where to put them...
first column:
* >> Wii Play
or in front of title:
>> * Wii Play
or behind title
>> Wii Play *
What about the 'saved options' marker location, if they are together it's gonna look a mess:
*#>> Wii Play
>> *# Wii Play
>> Wii Play *#
Maybe like this:
>> * Wii Play #
What about alignment?
CODElike this:
ÂÂÂÂWii Fit
ÂÂÂÂ* Wii Play #
or:
ÂÂÂÂWii Fit
ÂÂ *Wii Play #

any suggestions?

 

[usptactical]

Oh, and upstactical... are there any free mirrors for the back/full covers yet?

Not that I'm aware, unless djtaz's site is back up.

 

[TeenTin]

@oggzee
Is it possible to have an indication in the game list to show that a game has a "saved game option" or not ?
Thanks !

You always come up with interesting little tweaks

It could be done.
Which makes me think, maybe I could add an indication of a favorite game as well.
What marker should be used? For favorites it's easy it would be a star: *

What about saved options? maybe one of the characters ! # % & = | [] ~
Then where to put them...
first column:
* >> Wii Play
or in front of title:
>> * Wii Play
or behind title
>> Wii Play *
What about the 'saved options' marker location, if they are together it's gonna look a mess:
*#>> Wii Play
>> *# Wii Play
>> Wii Play *#
Maybe like this:
>> * Wii Play #
What about alignment?

like this:
ÂÂÂÂWii Fit
ÂÂÂÂ* Wii Play #
or:
ÂÂÂÂWii Fit
ÂÂ *Wii Play #

any suggestions?


I must show my deeeeeep gratitude to you !!! Thanks a LOOOT !!!

I suggest this :

CODE

ÂÂÂÂWii Fit
ÂÂ *Wii PlayÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂ#

Alignment is surely important. The first character of the games name should be aligned to have a more tidy feel. The saved option mark # should be at the far right to, again, have a more tidy feel.

 

[rogerhanin2002]

hi guys,

i've just made a video of usptactical's version.
cause i've got the code dump too, see the end of the video, i thought that it could be interesting to have a video of this wonderfull apps just to have an idea of the new gui.
Thanks again guys, oggzee and usptactical.

here the link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EyvGNq-p0Rk

PS: usptactical, if you don't want this link, i'll remove it.

PS2: a new thread, dedicated to this version, should be a good idea too.

 

[oggzee]

hi guys,
i've just made a video of usptactical's version.
cause i've got the code dump too, see the end of the video, i thought that it could be interesting to have a video of this wonderfull apps just to have an idea of the new gui.
Thanks again guys, oggzee and usptactical.
here the link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EyvGNq-p0Rk
PS: usptactical, if you don't want this link, i'll remove it.
PS2: a new thread, dedicated to this version, should be a good idea too.

Thanks for the video

I don't think a new thread is really necessary, since usptactical's coverflow gui mode will be part of the next release anyway

Well, when we sort out all the kinks...

 

[rogerhanin2002]

Thanks for the video

I don't think a new thread is really necessary, since usptactical's coverflow gui mode will be part of the next release anyway

Well, when we sort out all the kinks...

Ok, no problemo, that was a suggestion,
but if it'll be part of the next release, it's a totally different story.
by the way, it's a good news

 

[usptactical]

Thanks for the video

I don't think a new thread is really necessary, since usptactical's coverflow gui mode will be part of the next release anyway

Well, when we sort out all the kinks...

Ok, no problemo, that was a suggestion,
but if it'll be part of the next release, it's a totally different story.
by the way, it's a good news

Thanks for the video. Which cIOS are you using and are you using Hermes 222/223? Also which game-specific settings are you using Ocarina / 002 fixes / alt dol, etc. Also, how many games do you have?

I had to do some crazy merges lately so it wouldn't surprise me if I missed something.

 

[charroux]

I love all the changes and additions. Thanks! Is theme saving still on the todo list?

 

[rogerhanin2002]

Thanks for the video. Which cIOS are you using and are you using Hermes 222/223? Also which game-specific settings are you using Ocarina / 002 fixes / alt dol, etc. Also, how many games do you have?

I had to do some crazy merges lately so it wouldn't surprise me if I missed something.

quick response after few test:

system spec:
3.2E
HBC 1.0.3
cIOS: waninkoko 13a, last Hermes 222 (default), 223 (36 merge 37)
bootmii beta2 as boot2
no shit :starfall, cioscorp, preloader etc...
19 games on HDD
video settings: 576i, 4:3, composite cable.


test 1:
default config.txt file (like in release file) so launched with cIOS 249 and default setting for game (no ocarina, etc...).
screen is on grid (2 row), if i launch game (wii sport pal) that works.
but if i switch to new gui (press B), and then launch game, weird code dump : http://img9.imageshack.us/i/tv2009070117130100.tif/

same result with red steel pal with same config (only change game setting to alt dol)

test 2:
config.txt file set with "ios=222-mload" and default game setting (automatic set to 222-mload)
only test with wii sport, none situation works, by grid gui, nor flow gui.
weird screen : http://img219.imageshack.us/i/tv2009070117210300.tif/

test 3:
same as test 2 but with 223-mload.
same result.

 

[oggzee]

quick response after few test:
system spec:
3.2E
HBC 1.0.3
cIOS: waninkoko 13a, last Hermes 222 (default), 223 (36 merge 37)
bootmii beta2 as boot2
no shit :starfall, cioscorp, preloader etc...
19 games on HDD
[...]

A couple more questions

Do all of these tests work ok in cfg34 (without coverflow)?
Which video mode is your wii set up to? 480 or 576? wide or not?

 

[rogerhanin2002]

A couple more questions

Do all of these tests work ok in cfg34 (without coverflow)?
Which video mode is your wii set up to? 480 or 576? wide or not?

oops, forgot the video settings: 576i, 4:3, composite cable.

sure, all work like a charm with cfg34 (just didn't test with 223-mload).

EDIT

few more tests
all tested with "ios=222-mload" and wii sport pal

test 4
video settings: 480i, 4:3, composite cable.
same results as test 1

test 5
video settings: 480i, 16:9, composite cable.
same results as test 1

test 6
video settings: 576i, 16:9, composite cable.
same results as test 2

EDIT 2

all tested with default config.txt file (cIOS 249) and wii sport pal

test 7
video settings: 480i, 4:3, composite cable.
both case work (grid and flow gui)

test 8
video settings: 480i, 16:9, composite cable.
both case work (grid and flow gui)

test 9
video settings: 576i, 16:9, composite cable.
same results as test 1

 

[royvedas]

I was wondering about one thing. If an install attempt fails (for instance if config usb loader freezes or installs so slow that you feel the need to turn off the console) - how do you erase the data from the failed install? I don't need useless data piling up on my usb drive. Any suggestions?

Thanks in advance.

 

[zektor]

usptactical:

VERY nice! I'll run it for a few days and let you know if I run into any snags. So far it looks fantastic! It will be extremely nice to see back covers in the future!

EDIT: Oh well, that was short lived. I tried to run my first game (Warioware: Smooth Moves) and it crashed with DSI Exception and a really crazy half green corrupted screen.

Hmm. I've never had it crash like that before. Does it crash on every game or just that one? Also what are your system specifics?

Thanks!

And also - which options are use using (global and game-specific) and how many games do you have?

Hard to keep up...this thread gets many posts

My Wii is 4.0U, running cIOS13a and running it through the official forwarder channel. I am using a 16GB a-data SD card which is compatible with the HBC and has worked for me with every previous (and current) release. I didn't change any options for the game at all. Just completely crashed immediately after it said it started booting. I am at work now and unable to test at the moment, but I will try some other games when I get home. Ohh, I have 155 games on the HD if that helps at all. Maybe I should delete the old settings.cfg before I try again?

 

[usptactical]

Hard to keep up...this thread gets many posts

My Wii is 4.0U, running cIOS13a. I didn't change any options for the game at all. Just completely crashed immediately after it said it started booting. I am at work now and unable to test at the moment, but I will try some other games when I get home. Ohh, I have 155 games on the HD if that helps at all. Maybe I should delete the old settings.cfg before I try again?

I would say delete it ONLY if you are crashing on the official v34 release, too.

I'm at work now, so I can't look at anything yet anyways.

 

[zektor]

Hard to keep up...this thread gets many posts

My Wii is 4.0U, running cIOS13a. I didn't change any options for the game at all. Just completely crashed immediately after it said it started booting. I am at work now and unable to test at the moment, but I will try some other games when I get home. Ohh, I have 155 games on the HD if that helps at all. Maybe I should delete the old settings.cfg before I try again?

I would say delete it ONLY if you are crashing on the official v34 release, too.

I'm at work now, so I can't look at anything yet anyways.

Yup, the official release has *never* crashed on me, so I'll leave it as is.

 

[User423]

@usptactical

When the Coverflow is in the official Release, is it then stable like the other GUI-Modes in this loader?
(I think the Gui-Modes available yet are very stable..)