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GameCube Backup Launcher 0.1 Xi

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I found a way to copy the Action Replay sav files onto official Nintendo memory cards. I have tested this on 59 and 251 Nintendo cards. You can't use this method to transfer any other sav/gcs/gci file onto official Nintendo memory cards because they will not have the Disc ID so they will not be recognizable by the game.

You will need these files:

Wii_Gamecube_Homebrew_Launcher 0.2 by Mega Man (DO NOT USE NEWER VERSIONS)
http://wiibrew.org/w/images/b/bb/WiiGamecu...ncher0.2.tar.gz

Mios patcher from GameCube Backup Launcher 0.2
http://filetrip.net/file.php?id=4658

Memcard Installer v0.5 by emu_kidid
http://forums.maxconsole.net/attachment.ph...mp;d=1136345255

MaxDrive Save Converter v1.03 (only if file is not GCI) by me & others
http://filetrip.net/file.php?id=8977

Action Replay Updates 08262008 by me
http://www.eurasia.nu/modules.php?name=Dow...it&lid=5453

1. Copy over Wii_Gamecube_Homebrew_Launcher files to your apps directory for HBC launch. DO NOT INSTALL IT,S MIOS, IT WORKS WITH THE ONE INCLUDED WITH 0.2. Copy over the folder miospatcher (from the archive inside the first archive of GC backup launcher 0.2) to your apps folder and install it.
2. Choose and convert the Action Replay Update SAV file using MaxDrive Save Converter v1.03. Place your .GCI file in the same directory as the extracted files from the Memcard Installer v0.5 and rename it "myfile.gci" then run "makedol.bat" and it will produce a Memcardinstall.dol file.
3. Rename Memcardinstall.dol to "start.dol" and copy over to the root of your sd card.
4. Launch GCBoot (Wii_Gamecube_Homebrew_Launcher) from HBC.
5. INSERT/REINSERT MEMORY CARD AFTER MENU APPEARS (if you don't you will probably get "card mount status: -5" and you will have to reload GCBOOT). WAIT 20 SECONDS BEFORE PROCEEDING or you can Press A to view contents of the card if it is not empty. If files can be viewed on card then it is ready. Press B to go back to the selection screen.
6. Select X to copy file over then either L or R depending on which slot your memory card is in. If you get a "card mount status: -2" press A and then repeat. If no luck, repeat step 5 THEN WAIT 30 SECONDS and then step 6.
7. REINSERT MEMORY CARD BEFORE ATTEMPTING TO USE.

Now, you can use an unpatched backup copy of Action Replay (with updated codes) with the Xi loader for ORIGINAL gamecube games with a Nintendo Memory card acting as the Action Replay code dongle. It must be inserted in Slot B PRIOR to the loading of the Action Replay disc. The AR save is slighly corrupted but usable. It will be uncorrupted after first code use when the auto update hardware feature is enabled (default).

This should also work on third party memory cards - tested with Max Drive Pro memory card.
 
WiiGator thanks for the clarification on the error codes.

Can anyone tell me what is the easiest way to get iso249(with backup support) on a 3.4 wii?
 
elricorico said:
WiiGator thanks for the clarification on the error codes.

Can anyone tell me what is the easiest way to get iso249(with backup support) on a 3.4 wii?
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Downgrade to 3.2 with softmii
 
Linuks: I assume your talking about AR dol. The cmios is hard patched so it won't delete it. You must be talking about the RunGCbackup code in memory before launching AR?
 
I'm talking about Wii Gamecube Homebrew Launcher which need a patched mios to work. : you have to use MIOSPatchingWADInstaller and this will remove the cmios from WiiGator or Waninkoko.
 
Don't install the cmios that comes with GCBOOT, it works with Wiigators cmios. If you noticed my instructions never said to install the mios included with it. I updated it to reflect that.
 
Did you download the version from the link. I get the same error when using newer versions (these are done by Hell Hibou and not Mega Man). Use version 0.2 not 0.21 or 0.22.


If not, try installing the cmios included with GCBOOT then install wiigators on top of it without removing old one. Let me know which way works for you.
 
It works with version 0.22 (cmios included with Xi)
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Thank you for the tutorial, i can copy my GC saves now
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How did you get it to work with 0.22? I always get can't load start.dol with versions 0.21 & 0.22. Did you install the cmios from version 0.22 then the one from Xi on top of that?

I installed the cmios from 0.20 then the Xi one on top of that. Maybe thats my problem. This maintains compatibility with my stand alone Action Replay Loaders since 0.21 of GCBOOT removes the DISC ID check.
 
I have done the same things as you : "I installed the cmios from 0.20 then the Xi one on top of that."
But the one from Xi remove the mios currently installed so that's not the problem.
The most important is that it works.
 
But the reason is why? How come you need to install the cmios from 0.20 then Xi on top of that since the Xi one should have removed the old one from 0.20. This is how it worked for you ...but then why didn't it work before you installed the cmios for 0.20? I may need to update my tutorial for this step but I am not sure why it is required.

"It works with version 0.22 (cmios included with Xi)
Thank you for the tutorial, i can copy my GC saves now"

Did you mean 0.20? I compared the miospatchers from 0.20 and 0.22 and they are exactly the same. My only conclusion is that you used 0.22 loader and received the "can't find start.dol" error and it had nothing to do with the mios patching. Could this be correct?
 
Maybe I'm wrong (if so, sorry) , I will compare the files' sizes in order to see which version is working.

EDIT : I was indeed wrong, I was likely to put the wrong folder on my card. So the working version is 0.20
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Sorry again.
 
It seems the GCI files that are created are incorrect. They are missing the first 6 GameID characters (i.e. GSAE01). They are all zeroes so they will not be recognized by the game. The date is also incorrect , year is 30 years ahead (2039), day is 1 day ahead (3rd), but month & time are OK though. I believe this is due to the Xi mios patcher since Theta had an issue with the first 6 characters with saves and the Xi version still has a problem with the date.

Tha naming convention is also off when backing up using GCMM 1.0:
01-GSAE-Star Fox Adventures.gci
comes out
--Star Fox Adventures.gci

Update: Used mios patcher that came with GCBoot 0.20 & Waninkoko's rev 03, same issues

I really don't think this is a coincidence though, the date and first 6 characters of the game save having same problems as with GC backup loader Theta/Xi.
 
What's the difference between this new found method and your AR.dol, Buzbee?What does it do that differs AR.dol?The similarity that I understand from your discussions is that both of them only works with Original Game Disc.Am I right?
 
Yes, both work with only ORIGINAL gamecube games. This method allows users with ONLY Nintendo brand GC memory cards to use it as a code dongle for a copy of AR.
You have to have a save file for the same version of AR already on a Nintendo Brand GC card and have it inserted before launching the AR disc with Xi. It will freeze otherwise. You only need to do this once as long as it doesn't get corrupted. Third party cards can use GCMM 1.0 to transfer (it doesn't work with Nintendo brand cards). Even with the above problems, the AR save file is still recognized by the disc (it will update hardware after 1st use of codes and be a correct save then). Just go under settings and look at the save file, if you see it, then you shouldn't have no problems with using it with AR. If the card says it can't be used or its not inserted, then just reinsert it until you can, then load action replay.
 
Well, i really like using your AR114.dol because it's so easy and simple to use without ever swapping the discs. And it can still save the new codes into my third party GC memory card.I don't have any trouble using it on my Wii except it'll only work with Original GC disc and not GC backup disc.I really hope you and WiiGator could pull this one out.
 
everytime i try tostart a game. my wii just reboots or freezes. I cant get any game to work. Also after I installed the custom files now when i try to play wii fit it asks me to update my system.
 

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