Hacking Devolution - Public Release

[Lumstar]

there's no video settings for devolution.
It's only setting the video mode to either : TVPal528IntDf or TVNtsc480IntDf (only interlaced).
Some games which are compatible with 480p need to be forced or else it will not ask/set 480p automatically, but tueidj asked not to force any video mode before launching devolution.
Some PAL games can benefit from a forced 480p setting (I don't remember who tested it, probably in this thread, or in USBGX), but it's not a default option. you need to recompile the loader to detect specific games and send specific video modes.


If the game is compatible with 480p it will (should) ask the user, or keep B button pressed when booting the game to force the user's choice to display.
on a real Gamecube, the choice is stored in Sram for next launch. on Wii it should be stored too. Not on WiiU

Heh, there isn't much interest in testing forced 480p on NTSC games. I had to start my own list (it uses Qoob Pro).

 

[FreezingIceKirby]

Anyone know if a 64gb MicroSDXC card works with Devolution?

I know it's probably silly to ask... but I recall someone saying they tried using a card of the same size and it didn't work. The brand I plan on going with is a Sandisk, 40mb per second, and all that good stuff. Can anyone confirm whether it'll work just fine or not (or at least your best guess)?

 

[driverdis]

Anyone know if a 64gb MicroSDXC card works with Devolution?

I know it's probably silly to ask... but I recall someone saying they tried using a card of the same size and it didn't work. The brand I plan on going with is a Sandisk, 40mb per second, and all that good stuff. Can anyone confirm whether it'll work just fine or not (or at least your best guess)?

if you format it for FAT32, it *should* work.

 

[Bananeur]

Tried this myself with a USB drive and SD card, both FAT32, made a rip with cleanrip, moved the iso into the games\ folder, however after I insert the disc for verification (when the disc drive is flashing), It'll just flash 9 times, then return to the Homebrew Channel, any idea what this might mean? I've attempted this stuff at least 10 times, with 4 different games, and every time it does the same thing. I don't own a USb Gecko so I can't give you any logs. But maybe the 9 flashes sounds familiar to any of you.

 

[Tgames]

Batman Vengeance (PAL) on r234 Issues :

- Can't save (corrupt saves), glitched some characters (blue batgirl in batcave, glitched explosions...)

Debug link : https://mega.co.nz/#!agZHwCRA!g4WY0JZNxvfS-CcX66-Tdp-5awB8QwG3kL6scC7PSrM

 

[Shiranui-san]

I'm having issues to verify these games with Devo r234:

"TLOTR: The Return of the King" (PAL/Spanish, DL-DOL-GKLS-ESP)
"TLOTR: The Third Age" (PAL/Spanish, DL-DOL-G3AS-0-ESP and DL-DOL-G3AS-1-ESP)

They seem to verify correctly but I'm taken back to HBC after the 5 flashes. The CRC and MD5 values of the isos, made with cleanrip v2.0, have been checked with those at redump.org and everything is matching. I do not own a USB Gecko to generate a log, is there any other way to generate it?

 

[nakata6790]

I can confirm the above issue with LOTR:Return of the King as well. Using latest Devo, i always get sent to the Wii menu after a bit when starting this game. I re-ripped it with cleanrip 1.05 just in case but same thing happens again. I reverted to my older build of Devo and now LOTR:ROTK runs as it should.

 

[Shiranui-san]

Which build did you use to verify TLOTR: ROTK?

 

[N7Kopper]

I'm having issues to verify these games with Devo r234:

"TLOTR: The Return of the King" (PAL/Spanish, DL-DOL-GKLS-ESP)
"TLOTR: The Third Age" (PAL/Spanish, DL-DOL-G3AS-0-ESP and DL-DOL-G3AS-1-ESP)

They seem to verify correctly but I'm taken back to HBC after the 5 flashes. The CRC and MD5 values of the isos, made with cleanrip v2.0, have been checked with those at redump.org and everything is matching. I do not own a USB Gecko to generate a log, is there any other way to generate it?

You're supposed to be able to use your LAN with the sample loader and netcat to packet sniff at UDP 64444 for a log, but "nc -v -v -p 64444 -l -u < LOG.TXT" (I admit it, I got "devolution Wi-Fi logging for dummies" and just added -v -v) doesn't seem to work as a setting, on the Wii's side (I know this because -v -v means "very verbose" in netcat)

EDIT: Yes, my laptop and Wii are on the same network with no firewalling - I can upload .dols for direct running with no problem, and connect to Devo for screenshots - unless UDP is being blocked, and this is all TCP/IP. But that's unlikely.

Which is why I've been having trouble grabbing a log on why Super Monkey Ball (GMBP) isn't working. And someone seemed to change the compatibility list to "works" - maybe the disc has different versions? Because my checksum's fine, on a full rip. Could you get a perfect rip from a damaged disc?

 

[Shiranui-san]

Ok, I got Netcat and this is the log generated by TLOTR: The Return of the King:

Spoiler

Wifi is ready
DFDevice class 00, subclass 00, protocol 00
Number of configurations: 1
Configuration 1 has 1 interfaces
Interface 0 has 2 endpoints
Interface Class 08, Subclass 06, Protocol 50
Endpoint 81 Attributes 02 MaxPacket 0200
Endpoint 02 Attributes 02 MaxPacket 0200
Current device configuration: 1
Using config 1, interface 0, alt 0, ep_in 81, ep_out 02
USB Product ID: Portable USB Drive
USB Device Serial Number: 101A319A1afbf
USB device reset returned 8
Device MAX_LUN returned 9: 1
Supported inquiry length: 36
Vendor ID "SAMSUNG" Product ID "HM500JI" Revision " " Type 00
LUN 0 is a Direct Access device
USB_MS sector size for LUN 0: 512, max LBA: 976773167
Using storage device: "USB SAMSUNG HM500JI Rev ", serial 19A10000
MBR partition offset: 00000800
MBR partition offset: 00000000
MBR partition offset: 00000000
MBR partition offset: 00000000
Found a FAT partition at sector 2048 (1)
Number of bytes per FAT entry: 4 (FAT32)
Sectors per cluster: 64 (32K)
FAT1 first sector: 2080
FAT2 first sector: 121285
Root cluster / sector: 2 / 240490
First Data sector: 240490
End sector boundary: 976764975
Total number of clusters: 15258195
Cluster for MEMCARD file: 0 (240362)
Specified cluster for iso file: 0040BAFA
ISO file found: GKLS Disc 1 Version 0
Disc Name: The Lord of the Rings; The Return of the King
Checking file fat chain...
Break 488832, 4261329(004105d1) does not follow 4249807(0040d8cf)
Break 2266560, 4452438(0043f056) does not follow 4289105(00417251)
Break 2523328, 4546672(00456070) does not follow 4456449(00440001)
Total allocated size of file: 1459978240 bytes in 2851520 sectors
Result: 4 fragments
This ISO file is fragmented, consider defragmenting it to improve audio streamin
g performance.
HID device change callback was registered
HID device change: 0 devices present
HID device change callback was registered
Date of Apploader: 2003/04/17
AppStart: 81200258, rounded total_size 00001960
BT connection request (04 25 00)
SI slot 0 was assigned
BT0 was opened
app address: 817FD700, app section size 00002000, app offset 00000440
BT0 device name: Nintendo RVL-CNT-01
app address: 81201820, app section size 00000100, app offset 0001F700
app address: 80003100, app section size 000024E0, app offset 0001F800
app address: 800055E0, app section size 0016A1C0, app offset 00021CE0
Connection Complete (000b)
HNew WiFi channel: 4 (AFH_LO 11 AFH_HI 40)
HCI cmd complete: 03 3f 00
aapp address: 8016F7E0, app section size 00003C60, app offset 0018BEE0
app address: 80173440, app section size 000293C0, app offset 0018FB40
app address: 80250620, app section size 00001440, app offset 001B8F00
app address: 80252940, app section size 000031C0, app offset 001BA340
app address: 817FF700, app section size 00000900, app offset 001BD500
apploader finished, GAME Entry point: 80003154
Patched DBAT mtspr 536 @ 8014AB44
Patched DBAT mtspr 537 @ 8014AB48
Patched DBAT mtspr 536 @ 8014AB4C
Patched DBAT mtspr 528 @ 8014AB54
Patched DBAT mtspr 529 @ 8014AB58
Patched DBAT mtspr 528 @ 8014AB5C
Patched DBAT mtspr 540 @ 8014AB64
Patched DBAT mtspr 541 @ 8014AB68
Patched DBAT mtspr 540 @ 8014AB6C
Patched DBAT mtspr 532 @ 8014AB74
Patched DBAT mtspr 533 @ 8014AB78
Patched DBAT mtspr 532 @ 8014AB7C
Patched DBAT mtspr 536 @ 8014ABC4
Patched DBAT mtspr 537 @ 8014ABC8
Patched DBAT mtspr 536 @ 8014ABCC
Patched DBAT mtspr 528 @ 8014ABD4
Patched DBAT mtspr 529 @ 8014ABD8
Patched DBAT mtspr 528 @ 8014ABDC
Patched DBAT mtspr 540 @ 8014ABE4
Patched DBAT mtspr 541 @ 8014ABE8
Patched DBAT mtspr 540 @ 8014ABEC
Patched DBAT mtspr 532 @ 8014ABF4
Patched DBAT mtspr 533 @ 8014ABF8
Patched DBAT mtspr 532 @ 8014ABFC
Returning modem ID for EXI channel 2
<< Dolphin SDK - EXI release build: Apr 17 2003 12:33:17 (0x2301) >>
<< Dolphin SDK - SI release build: Apr 17 2003 12:33:19 (0x2301) >>
Set DBAT0U to 00000000 (0014ab44 00081002)
Set DBAT0L to 00000002 (0014ab48 00081002)
Set DBAT0U to 800001ff (0014ab4c 00081002)
Set IBAT0U to 00000000 (0014ab54 00081002)
Set IBAT0L to 00000002 (0014ab58 00081002)
Set IBAT0U to 800001ff (0014ab5c 00081002)
Set DBAT2U to 00000000 (0014ab64 00081002)
Set DBAT2L to 01000002 (0014ab68 00081002)
Set DBAT2U to 810000ff (0014ab6c 00081002)
Set IBAT2U to 00000000 (0014ab74 00081002)
Set IBAT2L to 01000002 (0014ab78 00081002)
Set IBAT2U to 810000ff (0014ab7c 00081002)

Dolphin OS
Kernel built : Apr 17 2003 12:33:06
Console Type : Development HW-1 (10000002)
Memory 24 MB
Arena : 0x80265b00 - 0x817ff700
<< Dolphin SDK - OS release build: Apr 17 2003 12:33:06 (0x2301) >>
<< Dolphin SDK - DVD release build: Apr 22 2003 15:49:00 (0x2301) >>
web socket was opened (2)
web socket was bound
web socket listening for a connection
Patched rlwinm for tlbie @ 801650E8
Patched tlbie @ 801650F0
Patched tlbie @ 801654D0
Patched tlbie @ 801654D8
Patched tlbie @ 801654E0
Patched tlbie @ 801654E8
Patched tlbie @ 801654F0
Patched tlbie @ 801654F8
Patched tlbie @ 80165500
Patched tlbie @ 80165508
Patched mfspr r0, sr7 @ 80165528
Patched mtspr sr7, r3 @ 8016552C
Patched mfspr SDR1 @ 80165538
Patched mtspr SDR1 @ 80165588
mtspr sr7,r3 @ 8016552C (00000000)
mtspr SDR1,r4 @ 00165588 (00270000)
<< Dolphin SDK - VI release build: Apr 17 2003 12:33:22 (0x2301) >>
<< Dolphin SDK - GX release build: Apr 21 2003 14:55:46 (0x2301) >>
<< Dolphin SDK - AR release build: Apr 17 2003 12:33:55 (0x2301) >>
<< Dolphin SDK - AI release build: Apr 17 2003 12:33:54 (0x2301) >>
<< Dolphin SDK - ARQ release build: Apr 17 2003 12:33:56 (0x2301) >>
<< Dolphin SDK - AX release build: Apr 17 2003 12:33:57 (0x2301) >>
<< Dolphin SDK - DSP release build: Apr 17 2003 12:34:16 (0x2301) >>
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[Deleted-353083]

After a HELL of alot of frustration, back and forth back and forth back and forth and back and forth between the Wii and then my computer and then my Wii u over and over again i finally have my GC games working on my Wii U on USB Loader GX perfectly running off Devolution. However now something... once a f**king again... has come up, although not as serious but still annoying. Ok... originally i had a 3rd party GC controller (you've probably all seen them - the white controllers with a small start button in the middle and a turbo button and one more i can't remember off the top of my head) Well when i first finally figured everything out i started playing my GC games with that controller and it works perfectly (except the Z button but that's because it's broken) but i really wanted a genuine GC controller just for nostalgic reasons and so i bought one and now when i go to play Luigi's Mansion i get that f**king problem with the analogue bumpers again!! I unplugged it and tried the cheap 3rd party controller again and it instantly went away but then as soon as i plugged the genuine controller in it starts again. The"D button" fix still works so all the buttons are still lined up but the cheap controller has no issues with the analogue bumpers but the genuine controller does. Someone please explain this one to me???

 

[N7Kopper]

Ok, I got Netcat and this is the log generated by TLOTR: The Return of the King:

Did you have to do anything silly to get it working or did it just work fine for you?

 

[Shiranui-san]

Did you have to do anything silly to get it working or did it just work fine for you?

Nothing special, got Netcat for Windows, run it on a PC connected to the same network as the Wii, wrote the command "nc -l -p 64444 -u" and verified the game. The log appeared on Netcat's window almost instantly.
By the way, I could verify both TLOTR games (Return of the King and The Third Age) with Devo r200 just fine, but r234 goes back to HBC.

 

[masterz87]

OK so as a quick question here, does devolution work with _anything_ besides fat32? or is that the only fs that's supported by it?

 

[N7Kopper]

Nothing special, got Netcat for Windows, run it on a PC connected to the same network as the Wii, wrote the command "nc -l -p 64444 -u" and verified the game. The log appeared on Netcat's window almost instantly.
By the way, I could verify both TLOTR games (Return of the King and The Third Age) with Devo r200 just fine, but r234 goes back to HBC.

See, that's exactly what I did, and no log. I best investigate further on my own I guess.

 

[tmv_josue]

masterz87. Yes, only FAT is supported.

 

[Zeldude]

Does anybody know if Devo checks the start.dol because I changed my melee one for an improved widescreen hack and it attempted to do the disc check and I can't find my disc...

 

[Shiranui-san]

I was just reading the .txt included in r234 and it reads:

- Alternative mediums as memory cards (SD / USB / NAND)

Anyone tried or know how to store a GC savegame in the NAND?

 

[snikerz]

I think this project might finally be deprecated.

 

[daxtsu]

Not quite. If you're comparing it to Nintendont, Devo still has a few tricks up its sleeve for now:

1. You can play both PSO games, and go online with them.
1a. It supports USB keyboards, making you able to type in both PSO games.
2 (need to confirm and test this, I'm going from memory at the moment). It has a better widescreen hack.
3. Editing which player slot a Bluetooth controller uses is a little more intuitive than Nintendont, for now.
4. PS3 controllers can connect wirelessly.

Hence why I advocate using both if you can.