Hacking Configurable USB Loader

[scrotty]

.... If I try normal version cfg50.dol (without ios=222-mload in config.txt) I have this message:
"switching to ios222 for fat support"
Then it doesn't load neither, even if I have some dots (...) of loading state.

The light of DVD is flashing/glowing.....

Any fix?

I've got a similar problem except I can't get anything to load off an NTFS formatted HDD. Same 'Switching to..' message and glowing slot but it just hangs there.

 

[tHciNc]

How can i get it to auto load ntfs partition, i used version 50 of configerator to make partition ntfs, ( its first partition, loading loader and covers from sd) but twhen it runs if i use fat version, it cant find fat1, if its normal dol, it cant find wbfs1, but in both cases can choose partition, first in list and it loads fine, also found this when making forwarder channels with crap, couldn't load from ntfs would look to fat1

 

[GBA_Temper]

this is not working on my ntfs hard drive... humm is there anything im doing wrong? i plugged the hard drive up and it is wanting me to partition it.. I thought it could play from ntfs wtf lol

 

[ChaosEnergy]

With NTFS support, is it possible introduce a sort by date of creation in the hard disk of the game?

Interesting idea, noted. But very low on the todo list.

funny
so it would be possible to mark a game for number of xx as new installed

 

[GBA_Temper]

NVM I figured it out where it say gameid... it was R8PE01 LOL

 

[eastbayarb]

I have the latest Configurable USB Loader and I cannot get Animal Crossing City Folk cheats to work (yes, I have Ocarina cheats enabled, the cheat(s) I want selected, and the file saved to SD). Help!

 

[mousex]

For the not so experienced users:
replace all .wbfs in the move_dirs.sh with .iso to use the script with .iso files. This works thanks to the ID_TITLE .iso support

i'm assuming the same applies to move_dirs.bat for windows users? please confirm!

Yes, it's the same. You could have also tried without waiting for an answer as it will first ask before copying anything.

 

[Jabe]

An other question: I thought there was some way to dump some DVD game into SD or USB disk directly from Wii.
I can't find this option anymore.
Any tip?

 

[Blue-K]

An other question: I thought there was some way to dump some DVD game into SD or USB disk directly from Wii.
I can't find this option anymore.
Any tip?

Press "+" . Doesn't work with NTFS though.

 

[Jabe]

An other question: I thought there was some way to dump some DVD game into SD or USB disk directly from Wii.
I can't find this option anymore.
Any tip?

Press "+" . Doesn't work with NTFS though.

Thanks that's what I was looking for, it doesn't work on NTFS you're right.
I'll wait for an update to do this.

 

[oggzee]

BTW, this little tool looks quite handy. It lists the fragments for a file in the properties dialog and allows single files to be defragmented from the explorer context menu.
http://www.mutexed.com/code/FragExt/#defrag-manager

Excellent tool!
I have just tried it out on 2 files created with wbfs_file versions 1.9 and 2.1 to confirm that 2.1 really does not cause file fragmentation:

wbfs_file 1.9:

== FragExt Fragmentation Report ==
File: D:\t19\RHAP01_PARTY_PACK_for_REVOLUTION.iso
Size: 4.37 GB (102 MB on Disk)
Fragments: 388
# LCN Extents Clusters Size Percent of File
----------------------------------------------------
1 170,190,758 1 16 64.0 KB 0.06
2 170,190,793 1 16 64.0 KB 0.06
3 170,407,828 1 16 64.0 KB 0.06
...
...
387 170,418,040 1 64 256 KB 0.25
388 -1 1 3,648 14.2 MB 13.97



wbfs_file 2.1:

== FragExt Fragmentation Report ==
File: D:\t21\RHAP01_PARTY_PACK_for_REVOLUTION.iso
Size: 4.37 GB (116 MB on Disk)
Fragments: 5
# LCN Extents Clusters Size Percent of File
------------------------------------------------------
1 188,473,856 1 1,024 4.00 MB 3.44
2 -1 1 62,464 244 MB 209.89
3 188,537,344 1 1,024 4.00 MB 3.44
4 -1 1 1,055,232 4.02 GB 3,545.81
5 189,593,600 1 27,712 108 MB 93.12

 

[Blue-K]

An other question: I thought there was some way to dump some DVD game into SD or USB disk directly from Wii.
I can't find this option anymore.
Any tip?

Press "+" . Doesn't work with NTFS though.

Thanks that's what I was looking for, it doesn't work on NTFS you're right.
I'll wait for an update to do this.

I wouldn't wait for an Update...this will take a loooong time, and with loooong time, I mean around some months. Seriously...NTFS is only for the people that have already their games ripped/on the PC...not for retail users...get FAT32 for that.

 

[pccfatman]

For anyone who is interested. I am currently in the process of rewriting Simple WBFS File Manager.

It currently uses the wbfs_file 2.1 for conversion.
It has been completely rewritten "again" from scratch, now supports lotsa new stuff you will have to wait to see

I will say it has been renamed to Wii Game Manager and is themed to be pretty, heres a little preview. Keep in mind it is still a work in progress and the overall look may change.

 

[ChaosEnergy]

Just to let you know

NTFS compressed games get found, but if started I get this error:
ntfs getf: -31
Error: get_frag_list: 31

It would have been so nice, copy on hdd, ready


Is there a way to easy rename bla bla bla.iso into gameid.iso
I only saw how to do it from iso to wbfs..but i dont like to create wbfs files...

 

[mousex]

move_files.sh does rename all .iso files in a folder if you change it a bit, see my previous post about it.
About the compressed files error: How much is your drive fragmented? I didn't test compressed files, yet but this is an error which also occours if your dirve is too much fragmented.

 

[jstevenson72]

For anyone who is interested. I am currently in the process of rewriting Simple WBFS File Manager.

It currently uses the wbfs_file 2.1 for conversion.
It has been completely rewritten "again" from scratch, now supports lotsa new stuff you will have to wait to see

I will say it has been renamed to Wii Game Manager and is themed to be pretty, heres a little preview. Keep in mind it is still a work in progress and the overall look may change.

Looks Nice, you might want to start your own topic, it may get more attention.

-- Jake

 

[pccfatman]

Looks Nice, you might want to start your own topic, it may get more attention.
-- Jake

I will probably do that when the app is complete. This originally started out just as a small GUI for wbfs_file and has been growing ever since. I can't believe how many requests ppl have for things

 

[oggzee]

NTFS compressed games get found, but if started I get this error:
ntfs getf: -31
Error: get_frag_list: 31

This means you're using compressed files on ntfs.
On windows drive properties there's an option:
"Compress this drive to save disk space"
Disable that.
You can do that on a per-file basis too, under file properties / advanced.
Both compression and encryption have to be disabled, they are not supported.

 

[DaFees]

Just wanted to drop in and say that the progress on this loader is great. Currently, I used wiiscrubber to trim all my .iso files and then I moved them to an NTFS partition. All my games play fine this way, and as a result I only need one set of game files for all my needs. No longer need I a set on my usb hard drive for my Wii and a set on my desktop computer. Thank and I look forward to whatever updates may come next.

Brawl+ codeset support would be nice,

 

[ChaosEnergy]

NTFS compressed games get found, but if started I get this error:
ntfs getf: -31
Error: get_frag_list: 31

This means you're using compressed files on ntfs.
On windows drive properties there's an option:
"Compress this drive to save disk space"
Disable that.
You can do that on a per-file basis too, under file properties / advanced.
Both compression and encryption have to be disabled, they are not supported.

Thats what I told

I tested if it works, and it does not work
Now I have to think how to progess

wbfs file format disallows usage of WiiScrubebr and direct burning
ISO uncompressed is very large
ISO ntfs compressed was a good compromise on my backup disc, hoped I can use it now
but unsupported for the moment