Link5084 said:
Do you save more space on your USB hard drive if you have it at FAT32 than WBFS since all your games have to be scrubbed to work on it?
For a new feature, I want to know if its possible to add the channel animation to games to view on the USB Loader. It would be pretty neat, and you can enable and disable it in the Global Options menu if you please. Can it happen?
Since very few bother to read the FAQs i'll just keep on re-posting them:
link:
FAQ
FAQ
Some known issues and suggestions that are frequently asked about:
* Return directly to the loader when exiting a game: use
preloader!
* Black bar at the bottom of screen in console mode with 576i video mode
* Banner animations or icons
* GUI settings
* GUI game start screen
* New Gecko OS 1.9.x (aka Ocarina 2)
* DONE:
GC and other controllers
* GC / DVD / HBC launcher
* DONE:
Multiple wbfs partitions support
* DONE:
Automatic download/update of titles
* Automatic download/update of themes,...
* Spinning discs
* NAND emulation
* Screensaver
* HQ cover zooming
* Coverflow Grid mode
* DONE:
Profiles / Multiple favorite groups
* Disable intro screen
* WiitDB integration (game info: description, genres, which controllers, number of players, etc...)
* NO: Installing games over network
The list is here just so we can tone down the number of repeated requests on the forum
We might or might not work on any of the listed items.[/p]
link:
FAT FAQ
FAT support FAQ
The FAT support has raised a lot of repeated questions, so here's a FAQ about that:
Q: Can it play .iso files directly?
A: No. Only .wbfs files can be used. To convert from .iso to .wbfs use the wbfs_file utility.
Q: Isn't FAT limited to 4GB file size but a game iso is larger than 4GB?
A: Yes, that's why the files are splitted to 2GB or 4GB chunks.
The files are named gameid.wbfs, gameid.wbf1, gameid.wbf2,...
Similar to how the a .rar archive can be split to multiple files (.rar, .r01, .r02,...)
Q: If FAT size is limited to 4GB, why is the .wbfs file splitted to 2GB chunks instead of 4GB?
A: Because of the limitations in the FAT Library that is used (libfat).
EDIT: the limitation has been solved in cfg v48 so now the files are split to 4GB chunks.
Q: What about the file size, games on WBFS partition are scrubbed / compressed, will it take more space on a FAT partition?
A: No, it will take the same space because the files are not in .iso format but instead .wbfs format, which uses the same scrubbing / compression method as on a WBFS partition, actually the file format is the same as the format of the WBFS partition. And to be even more accurate, the .wbfs files will take even less space, because the wbfs block size will be smaller too. (The size depends also on the selection which partitions are copied - all or only game)
Q: I have copied the .wbfs files to my usb drive but the loader doesn't see them?
A: The files have to be copied to the \wbfs folder on the FAT partition, like this: D:\wbfs\GAMEID.wbfs
Q: Can I extract all the games from a WBFS partition to .wbfs files?
A: Yes, use this command:
wbfs_file.exe W: extract_wbfs_all D:\wbfs
Where W: is your WBFS partition and D:\wbfs is the FAT partition on USB (or on local hard-disk)
Q: How to convert all the .iso files to .wbfs files in one step?
A: Open up CMD where your iso files are and run:
for %i in (*.iso) do wbfs_file.exe "%i"
If you write that in a .bat batch file then you have to use %%i instead of %, like this:
for %%i in (*.iso) do wbfs_file.exe "%%i"
Q: How long does it take to convert one game to .wbfs?
A: Depends on hard drive speed and (scrubbed) game size. It should take the same time as copying a file. That means a couple of seconds for a game like WiiPlay which uses only about 100MB and a couple of minutes for games that take up 4GB...
Q: Are there any GUI wbfs managers that support .wbfs files on a FAT partition?
A: Yes:
by pccfatman: (gui for wbfs_file)
Simple WBFS File Manager v2.3
by r3lay: post:
wbfs_file Simple GUI 1.0.5 file:
http://kurse.co.uk/gui.zip
by fig2k4:
Wii Backup Manager
Q: Does running games from a FAT formatted SD / SDHC card work?
A:
No, not yet. Yes, added in version 49a
Q: What is the recommended cluster size when formatting FAT?
A: It's not important - any size should work fine. But 32kb is a good choice as that size is aligned to wii disc sector size.
Q: Is it possible to install a game from a dvd disc to a FAT partition in .wbfs format?
A: Yes. Just press button + to install the game as usual.
Q: Is there any advantage using FAT rather than a WBFS partition?
A: No.
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