Hacking DIOS MIOS (Lite)

[SanGor]

Random question:

I have an SDML (aka SD gecko) can I bang a 1-2gb SD card into it and somehow format it to be a ubersized GC memory card??

Short answer no, long answer: there are only a few japanese games that support it since nintendo actually sold SD adapters themthelves.

You have to use memcard emulation or buy a memcard.

 

[KiiWii]

I have 8 4mb memcards, just wanted to know if it was possible, this of all things (USB GC loading) should be not so impossible in comparison

Also, some games take almost the FULL standard card to save /snip/ and some games don't even fit on one of these ! ! !

I have filled 2, and just started on a third, thought a one for all solution would be ace as I have a gecko and heaps of 1gb and 2gb SD's laying around redundant.

EDIT:

How come on googling I found a 128mb GC memory card? if 16mb is the limit?

http://gbatemp.net/t...e-memory-cards/

Standard GC card = 59 blocks - 4 Mbit/512 KB
Largest GC/Wii can handle = "up to" 2043 blocks - 128Mb (so these are 32 times the size of a standard card)

Please take note that a standard card is really 64 blocks, but each single GC card requires 5 blocks of system data you don't see or get to use, this means the smaller you buy the cards the more "wasted space" you are buying.

Also not really 1 memory card but switchable 2 or 4 cards:

256Mb MEMORY CARD
This is a bit different, it is 2 cards in one and a switch to swap which you are using. So it's like the 3rd party cards times two.


512Mb MEMORY CARD
This is a bit different, it is 4 cards in one and a switch to swap which you are using. So it's like the 3rd party cards times a fooking massive four ! !

 

[Skraaj]

@[member='KiiWii']
3rd party Memory Cards have a lots of space I'm using 128MB no-name one from DealExtreme. Works like a charm and it's still considered small.

 

[wiismodrome]

Also, there's the difference between megabits (Mb) and megabytes (MB) to consider. A 16 MB virtual card is equivalent to 128 Mb or ~ 2040 blocks, which is a lot of space for GC saves.

 

[KiiWii]

Yeah but I'm not using a virtual memory card for Dios Mios. NMM doesnt work very well for me.

If Devolutions emulated MC would work for DM I would gladly use it.

 

[wiismodrome]

Hmmm.... just tried out Rogue Leader with 2.1 (which crashes in Devolution).

What is strange is that the game is displayed in anamorphic (vertically stretched) mode, and has rendering errors on the sides of the screen. My display is 4:3 and I have not selected 16:9 anywhere. I'm wondering if the widescreen hack has been coded into the new version of DM?

 

[Cyan]

yes, the changelog has been posted here, and are available on the homepage.
2.1 added the Force WideScreen setting, but you need to enable it, it shouldn't be enabled by default.

 

[PureMagic]

I'm just guessing here, I didn't look at any loader's or DM's source, but the NoDisc option was removed, and the Widescreen option was added...isn't it possible that the "Enable NoDisc" is getting interpreted as "Enable Widescreen"?
(not sure if the options are order based, I'm really just guessing...)

 

[MrKill]

In 2.1, Agent under fire doesnt work for me, green screen. On 2.0, the game crashes at the end of level 2, and now it green screens, Nightfire works well btw,

 

[FIX94]

I just uploaded DIOS-MIOS Booter r28, changes:

-added DIOS-MIOS v2.1 compatility, you need to set the boot method to New (DM 2.1+) for it to work
-added the widescreen patch to the options, it only has effect on DM 2.1+, also the no disc patch only has effect on DM 2.0-, it will do nothing in DM 2.1+ since its enabled by default there
Download on google code.
For me it doesnt work and I got no idea why since crediar disabled the gecko output, maybe somebody else try it out?

 

[wiismodrome]

yes, the changelog has been posted here, and are available on the homepage.
2.1 added the Force WideScreen setting, but you need to enable it, it shouldn't be enabled by default.

Thanks. Widescreen seems to be enabled by default, at least when launching from Wiiflow.

Also, thanks for not insulting me in your reply.

 

[FIX94]

Widescreen seems to be enabled by default, at least when launching from Wiiflow.

I see why it doesnt work with the new config, crediar fucked up something, that means the no disc patch now toogles widescreen

 

[stfour]

Widescreen seems to be enabled by default, at least when launching from Wiiflow.

I see why it doesnt work with the new config, crediar fucked up something, that means the no disc patch now toogles widescreen

Yes, DML_CFG_FORCE_WIDE has take the place of DML_CFG_NODISC. But there is an interesting DML_CFG_BOOT_DISC2...

DML_CFG_NODISC is now in auto mode...

 

[FIX94]

DML_CFG_NODISC is now in auto mode...

If its in auto mode then widescreen is also in auto mode atm I hope crediar releases a bugfix rev soon, I also found out he broke 480p patch...

 

[PureMagic]

It seems my guess was spot on

 

[wiismodrome]

I see why it doesnt work with the new config, crediar fucked up something, that means the no disc patch now toogles widescreen

No problem.... no disc hasn't worked for a while now... good to know. I'll disable no disc... errr.... disable widescreen.

 

[daxtsu]

I wonder why he disabled USBGecko output..?

I wish he'd add raw memory card dump support to NMM, though, to be compatible with Dolphin/Devolution.

Edit: Also, his PSO 1&2 hack doesn't work. It just crashes with a black screen: http://pastie.org/private/zd7hk2afqgtbc84ckchniw

 

[bm123456]

Midway Arcade Treasures 3 Ntsc on Ntsc Wii 1:1 rip tested and working great with DM 2.0 updates 4
DM 2.0 update 5 & DM 2.1 results in black screen only, and yes I have a disc in the drive. something changed has broken compatibility with this game

 

[keyanf]

So why is the google code site with DML 1.1 still up and unupdated?

 

[Maxternal]

I think crediar is just extremely distracted putting all the new features into DM. DML is still missing some of the features he's added but I think he wants to perfect his "master creation" first.