Hacking Custom Backgrounds for USB Loaders

[helloforum]

My attemp of a custom background. Don't know if you can read the white font of the USB Loader on the "channel-like" game list because i didn't compile it to test it out.

Maybe you have fun with it, or like it, or whatever.

ohhhhhhhh its very nice, but the console background is black. I don't' know if its possible to change it. So you won't see the wii channel thing anyways.

 

[cyrex]

I will work on it in the next days. It's in Waninkokos code that there is no transparency in the game list. Maybe someone (or i'll do it myself but don't know if it will work out

) can set the Text color in the game list to black and the background color to transparent. My background also seem not to work for widescreen displays because the bottom is cut off (in Waninkokos original background there is this black bar at the bottom and so you wont notice if something is cut off). I will try to fix the problems at the weekend and i'll post it here if i could figure something out.

greetz...

 

[DR.Hossa]

This are all fine backgrounds! But can you Release it with PAL Video Fix?

 

[Master Mo]

This are all fine backgrounds! But can you Release it with PAL Video Fix?

second that

 

[aquarion]

Well, here's my attempt:

(yes I like s-cry-ed)
I did not add buttons 'cause I found them distracting (I know which button is for what anyway so

)
I did compile it:
DOL

 

[Keylogger]

There is another USB Loader v1.1 Channel (original, no patch) with this banner:

This background:

And a custom looping sound =)

Download here

 

[Pippin666]

What I would like to see in a future release is the ability to put png in a folder and have a random one each we load the usb loader,... And NTFS and/or FAT(16 & 32) support.

 

[MightyMouse]

i'm trying to do this at the moment, the image seems to be loaded here i think

it just needs adapting to load from the SD, i think theres another lib involved in this aswell not to sure

void Background_Show(void)
{
ÂÂÂÂextern char bgData[];

ÂÂÂÂPNGUPROP imgProp;
ÂÂÂÂIMGCTX ctx;

ÂÂÂÂs32 ret;

ÂÂÂÂ/* Select PNG data */
ÂÂÂÂctx = PNGU_SelectImageFromBuffer(bgData);
ÂÂÂÂif (!ctx)
ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂreturn;

ÂÂÂÂ/* Get image properties */
ÂÂÂÂret = PNGU_GetImageProperties(ctx, &imgProp);
ÂÂÂÂif (ret != PNGU_OK)
ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂreturn;

ÂÂÂÂ/* Draw image */
ÂÂÂÂVideo_DrawPng(ctx, imgProp, 0, 0);

ÂÂÂÂ/* Free image context */
ÂÂÂÂPNGU_ReleaseImageContext(ctx);
}

 

[bluebird12]

MightyMouse, here is the source of the multi forwarder i was talking about.
http://gbatemp.net/index.php?showtopic=145718

 

[MightyMouse]

thanks bluebird but this just loads to different .dols

i'm trying to get it to load background from a folder on the SD, i think you need FrontSDLoad or something to do that..this is a learning process for me lol but am giving it a go

 

[bluebird12]

can you post your source dude??

would really like to check it out

10x

That was in reference to this, sorry it came a day late.

 

[MightyMouse]

oh no its still much appreciated dude, since now i can figure out how to load multiple dols

i might actually come in rather usefull now i just had a look at it

i really wish a experienced wii coder would come and check this thread :-p

 

[bluebird12]

Alright, no problem =D

 

[moviecouple]

another variant

Channel

Dol

Labelled USB1

Was trying to get this but keeps telling me it is no longer available. Anyone else have this? Also was wondering if the Channel (WAD?) also had the Icon and Logo?

 

[MightyMouse]

hey man, mediafire is acting up i'll recompile it and upload it mega when i get a minute just trying to figure something out at the moment

although one of the fellas might have it

 

[moviecouple]

That would be great. If I may ask of 1 other small favor. Was hoping that you might add a Icon and Logo to the WAD that looked similar in tone to these?

I was trying to match my Backup Launcher and GC Launcher sets.

Here is the link to those wads if needed:

http://wadder.net/downloads/filedownload.p...02_fix-BKUP.zip
http://wadder.net/downloads/filedownload.p...oader_-GCBL.zip

 

[WiiMonkey]

Here is my first attempt of a custom USB loader and Channel.

USB Loader Preview

Channel Banner

Channel Logo

Channel Icon

Channel Sound
Sound is from Forcast Channel

The Wad
USB Loader v1.1 - USBL

 

[Dabore]

i'm trying to do this at the moment, the image seems to be loaded here i think

it just needs adapting to load from the SD, i think theres another lib involved in this aswell not to sure

MightyMouse, I've already done that. If you want to take a look a the code, I've added it in ElOtroLado forums, but I don't know if posting links is permitted, so just go there and search for a post named "Parches para USB Loader". First patch loads "background.png" from the same path as boot.dol, second patch also loads a "config.xml" and you can select some parameters, like game list position or size in the screen (so you can resize that ugly black rectangle

)

If someone uses it, please PM me or post in EOL.

Hope this helps!

 

[MightyMouse]

it seems that Dabore has indeed already figured this one out

check out the link for more information

[url=http://www.elotrolado.net/hilo_parches-par...-loader_1215084]http://www.elotrolado.net/hilo_parches-par...-loader_1215084[/url]

i'll combine Dabore's patchs with the source and post it soon, am just sortting some house stuff out fellas

 

[MightyMouse]

edit - browser retard error lol