Hacking Custom GC Channel/Banner Collection for System Menu/Backup Loaders

[AbdallahTerro]

Hey fix, any slim chance you ll consider adding banner support to wiiflow before releasing v4

 

[Deleted member 473940]

i am a damn noob when it comes to this.
What exactly am I meant to download? With all those links, I am getting headache lol..

quote my post so I get notified

What format does the game files need to be to be loaded?

 

[AbdallahTerro]

i am a damn noob when it comes to this.
What exactly am I meant to download? With all those links, I am getting headache lol..

quote my post so I get notified

What format does the game files need to be to be loaded?

First this is for Gamecube games/Triforce Mario GP 1 and 2
You can use either the individual game channels or DM/DML Booter channels (i.e the *.wad files) after setting up DML or Quadforce and you'll be hopefully able to play GC games from system menu
or use the Banners (i.e *.bnr files) by copying/extracting them to USB-Loader-GX v3.0 banner cache folder and play GC games using this particular usb loader only.

Games should be in DiscEx or GCReEx format on SD or USB (SD required for loading, direct loading from USB not supported atm but copying to SD works fine)

p.s. not all games work with DML so far check dml compatibility list when errors occur
also quadforce games need a quadforce mios different from that used for gamecube, so make sure you install the right mios first.
All links and info are on first page.
Goodluck

 

[AbdallahTerro]

Just added everything to my blog: http://ccabz.wordpress.com/2012/06/19/custom-channels-and-banner-database-for-nintendo-gamecube/
No spoiler, No restrictions on image numbers (It's a really loooooong post)

 

[MassiveRican]

i am a damn noob when it comes to this.
What exactly am I meant to download? With all those links, I am getting headache lol..

quote my post so I get notified

What format does the game files need to be to be loaded?

First this is for Gamecube games/Triforce Mario GP 1 and 2
You can use either the individual game channels or DM/DML Booter channels (i.e the *.wad files) after setting up DML or Quadforce and you'll be hopefully able to play GC games from system menu
or use the Banners (i.e *.bnr files) by copying/extracting them to USB-Loader-GX v3.0 banner cache folder and play GC games using this particular usb loader only.

Games should be in DiscEx or GCReEx format on SD or USB (SD required for loading, direct loading from USB not supported atm but copying to SD works fine)

p.s. not all games work with DML so far check dml compatibility list when errors occur
also quadforce games need a quadforce mios different from that used for gamecube, so make sure you install the right mios first.
All links and info are on first page.
Goodluck

LMFAO!!! Bro if I was a noob, you pretty much just spoke russian if I was american and walked me right outta the scene

Though you gave good advice with "All Info on first post"

We gotta guide in babysteps man and remember to answer 1 question at a time but when you get such a vague question it's hard to help

 

[AbdallahTerro]

Dios-Mios is out
first post updated.

Recommendations for DM-Booter:
1. remove copy and delete option from main page to a second page (game management or something)
2. keep everything else the same this loader rocks

I need to test the autoboot channels from USB, the tutorials might get updated as well
yuppie

 

[LWares87]

Whilst we are on the subject of feature requests:
There should be a feature which detects what MIOS your using and completely throws you out, if your using either an official MIOS or wiigator's/wiipower's cMIOS. Also, it would only display what is needed by that certain version or revision of either DML or DM.

 

[AbdallahTerro]

@[member='FIX94']
Another request/bugfix for r23+
I noticed that DM settings file is only present on SD, from now on each device should have its own cfg in \games folder
It will also be nice to add the game conversion/compression type used,
I recommend to have "Game info and management" on main page when pressed takes you to a new page with:
1. Copy games Usb>Sd or Sd>Usb
2. Delete games
3. Game info i.e. discex or GCReEx fst... compression...

You might want to add an About or Help page (if copy/delete are on new page + - btn are free now)
Thanks DM king
Abz

 

[AbdallahTerro]

2 bugs in r23:
1. if sd:\Games is absent then settings are not saved
2. new boot method are not displaying No-Disc and NMM options in settings!

 

[AbdallahTerro]

DM-Booter updates

r23:
-added DIOS-MIOS (Lite) version display (thanks giantpune
for the AHBPROT magic patches for NAND access)
-forcing video mode now, may helps some games boot
-moved copy and delete game into new submenu, easier to handle

r24:
-added support for using config on usb device if no sd card
is found, now also renamed the ini to dios-mios-booter.ini, it
will be on the device root instead of the games folder now

r24 channels and homebrew app:

Homebrew App:
Rev 24:http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?kf9c5xsaj0wqjsq

Channels:
Light DM logo Rev 24: http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?pmiwjpm41noh9ru
Light NGC Logo Rev 24: http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?rq8sgwwptsj8a8g
Dark Rev 24:http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?adh05bb0h8ujd48

Forwarders
DM Booter Forwarder DM Logo - DMLF.wad
DM Booter Forwarder NGC Logo - DMLF.wad
DM Booter Forwarder Dark - DMLF.wad

DM Folder: http://www.mediafire.../?hufbr7esdv1lv

 

[AbdallahTerro]

Quadforce tutorial updated again: http://gbatemp.net/topic/325003-custom-gc-channelbanner-collection-for-system-menuusb-loader-gx/page__view__findpost__p__4184775

Hope Crediar adds USB support for Mario Kart GP 1&2 since DM is out now

 

[AbdallahTerro]

DMBooter Forwarders updated to v12 and now HBC app folder uses same folder name as official package:

Homebrew App:
Rev 24: http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?b46lgmv56e4winl

Channels:
Light DM logo Rev 24: http://www.mediafire...pmiwjpm41noh9ru
Light NGC Logo Rev 24: http://www.mediafire...rq8sgwwptsj8a8g
Dark Rev 24:http://www.mediafire...adh05bb0h8ujd48

Forwarders to "Dios-Mios-Booter" folder dol & elf on SD and USB using Fix94's v12
Light DM Logo: http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?t3h72libfcc3mv9
Light NGC Logo: http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?gh9jvgttwkye5va
Dark: http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?yhhxiqc5c3ljmha

 

[kirbymaster101]

how to add custom music to gx banenrs becuase gx banners are in .bnr not wad?

 

[MassiveRican]

how to add custom music to gx banenrs becuase gx banners are in .bnr not wad?

There's a tutorial for it on the first page, post #6 or 8 I believe.

 

[AbdallahTerro]

how to add custom music to gx banenrs becuase gx banners are in .bnr not wad?

As the Rican said - post 5: http://gbatemp.net/topic/325003-custom-gc-channelbanner-collection-for-system-menuusb-loader-gx/page__view__findpost__p__4183827

 

[guinness]

Quadforce tutorial updated again: http://gbatemp.net/topic/325003-custom-gc-channelbanner-collection-for-system-menuusb-loader-gx/page__view__findpost__p__4184775

Hope Crediar adds USB support for Mario Kart GP 1&2 since DM is out now

One addition you may wish to add to the tutorial for:

7. Change the device to USB (press +) if you get empty list you probably have wrong sneek version or sneek+di so make sure to follow setup step 1

I personally get an empty list, the games only show up if I reset the HDD before changing the device to USB.

 

[AbdallahTerro]

Quadforce tutorial updated again: http://gbatemp.net/t...ost__p__4184775

Hope Crediar adds USB support for Mario Kart GP 1&2 since DM is out now

One addition you may wish to add to the tutorial for:

7. Change the device to USB (press +) if you get empty list you probably have wrong sneek version or sneek+di so make sure to follow setup step 1

I personally get an empty list, the games only show up if I reset the HDD before changing the device to USB.

Thanks guinness I'll add this for sure

Edit: done

 

[kirbymaster101]

Thanks but Im wondering how I can open bnr files?

 

[AbdallahTerro]

@kirbymaster101
For bnr files you need showmiiwads or any u8 tools. This is really much more complicated than using customiizemii.
Moreover all games are available in both wad and bnr forms, so just grab the wad and switch the sound.

If you need more info on how to extract and edit bnr files please let me know and I'll make a more detailed post with visual cues

 

[kirbymaster101]

@kirbymaster101
For bnr files you need showmiiwads or any u8 tools. This is really much more complicated than using customiizemii.
Moreover all games are available in both wad and bnr forms, so just grab the wad and switch the sound.

If you need more info on how to extract and edit bnr files please let me know and I'll make a more detailed post with visual cues

I downloaded some sublaoder gx gc banner animations but I want to change the sound of them. I converted all the sounds I wanted to use to .wav. Now I just need to know how to insert the .wav files into the .bnr files.

An alternative method would be inserting a the .wavs into the wads and converting the wads to bnr which I also need help with.

BTW do you knwo how to play 2 disc games like tgales of Symphonia. Like should I change each folder to "GQSEAF1" and "GQSEAF2" or put disc1 and disc2 files in one folder called "GQSEAF"