Hacking Generic Wii Patcher

bailli

Well-Known Member
OP
Member
Joined
Oct 16, 2006
Messages
228
Trophies
1
Website
Visit site
XP
2,510
Country
Gambia, The
@mrc2
You need to extract the main.dol from the ISO with WiiTools or Truch signer.
Ich put brackets around (main) because there have been games reported where the main.dol isn't the real main executable of game rather a loader to another .dol file.
And of course the other .dol files can be patched with my program if the correct byte patterns are found.

@pelago
Hm you have a good point about the WIP extension there. Any suggestions for another one?
I plan to release the source some time later because at the moment it es quite a mess
wink.gif
(btw it is written using Borland C++ Builder 6)
 

mrc2

New Member
Newbie
Joined
Mar 11, 2008
Messages
3
Trophies
0
XP
1
Country
United States
any1 knows where i can get wiitools so i can't get this main.dol file i need to get rid of the 001 error for smash? thank you

i'm new to this , so trying to feel my way on doing this
 

smitt40

New Member
Newbie
Joined
Feb 1, 2008
Messages
2
Trophies
0
XP
2
Country
United States
wow this is a great tool, just tried to remove 001 error in mario galaxy pal, it booted first time , wouldent work before as i have a crap chip so would this method work with ssbb, thanks for a great app.
grog.gif
 

mthegreatone

Active Member
Newcomer
Joined
Mar 9, 2008
Messages
40
Trophies
0
XP
33
Country
United States
for clarification purposes:

- this gui app will modify the main.dol that is manually extracted by the end-user...using Trucha Signer.
- after patching said dol file, end-user needs to use Trucha Signer again to manually override existing main.dol in the game ISO with the patched main.dol

is above the gist of it?

i'm not at home right now so i can't test it for myself to see if it's working, but this seems like the kind of thread worth sticking.
 

lombers

Well-Known Member
Newcomer
Joined
Aug 30, 2007
Messages
56
Trophies
0
XP
12
Country
mthegreatone said:
for clarification purposes:

- this gui app will modify the main.dol that is manually extracted by the end-user...using Trucha Signer.
- after patching said dol file, end-user needs to use Trucha Signer again to manually override existing main.dol in the game ISO with the patched main.dol

is above the gist of it?

i'm not at home right now so i can't test it for myself to see if it's working, but this seems like the kind of thread worth sticking.

I believe this is correct
smile.gif
 

bailli

Well-Known Member
OP
Member
Joined
Oct 16, 2006
Messages
228
Trophies
1
Website
Visit site
XP
2,510
Country
Gambia, The
mthegreatone said:
for clarification purposes:

- this gui app will modify the main.dol that is manually extracted by the end-user...using Trucha Signer.
- after patching said dol file, end-user needs to use Trucha Signer again to manually override existing main.dol in the game ISO with the patched main.dol

is above the gist of it?

i'm not at home right now so i can't test it for myself to see if it's working, but this seems like the kind of thread worth sticking.

Jep that's right. Maybe with a little help the next version will be able to at least extract the main.dol directly from an ISO.

EDIT: Update: v1.11 is available. As usual see the first post...
 

mthegreatone

Active Member
Newcomer
Joined
Mar 9, 2008
Messages
40
Trophies
0
XP
33
Country
United States
djsika said:
ohh wonder if it will be able to open iso's that signer cant, like wiiscruibber can

this Generic Patcher DOES NOT open ISOs at all. you need to extract the main.dol yourself USING trucha signer, patch the dol file, then resign...again using trucha
 

bailli

Well-Known Member
OP
Member
Joined
Oct 16, 2006
Messages
228
Trophies
1
Website
Visit site
XP
2,510
Country
Gambia, The
mthegreatone said:
djsika said:
ohh wonder if it will be able to open iso's that signer cant, like wiiscruibber can

this Generic Patcher DOES NOT open ISOs at all. you need to extract the main.dol yourself USING trucha signer, patch the dol file, then resign...again using trucha


I said maybe one of the next version can extract the file directly from the ISO:
bailli said:
Jep that's right. Maybe with a little help the next version will be able to at least extract the main.dol directly from an ISO.
I think IF my program supports ISO it can open all that WiiScrubber can - but you still have to use trucha to put the file back in...


QUOTE(DiMENSiON @ Mar 11 2008, 11:03 PM)
What should I do to get 480p working on a PAL Wii? I mean there are like 18 video modes (think it's two of each video mode). Link

If you have no idea what to do I suggest you use the "NTSC-2-PAL" button and let the program decide which modes to patch.
And if you are talking about SSBB I think it does not support 480p (haven't tried it myself, but I think the discussions about that all say it doesn't work...)
 

SleepyPrince

Well-Known Member
Member
Joined
Aug 9, 2007
Messages
270
Trophies
0
Website
Visit site
XP
676
Country
Hong Kong
I tried to patch The Dog Island (Pal) to work on my jp wii
The language patch didn't work
so I tried the video mode patch
I set it to Pal-2-NTSC
the game did load
but the warning screen and loading screen keep shaking
the in-game screen is normal but is shifted an inch down
so part of the screen (mainly the conversation dialogs) cant be seen
 

bubbleboy

Well-Known Member
Member
Joined
Mar 2, 2008
Messages
272
Trophies
0
XP
195
Country
United States
This tool is just incredible... I've managed to get most previously non-working games working perfectly.

HIGHLY RECOMMENDED
 

bailli

Well-Known Member
OP
Member
Joined
Oct 16, 2006
Messages
228
Trophies
1
Website
Visit site
XP
2,510
Country
Gambia, The
SleepyPrince said:
I tried to patch The Dog Island (Pal) to work on my jp wii
The language patch didn't work
so I tried the video mode patch
I set it to Pal-2-NTSC
the game did load
but the warning screen and loading screen keep shaking
the in-game screen is normal but is shifted an inch down
so part of the screen (mainly the conversation dialogs) cant be seen

Do mean that the patched language doesn't help to get that game to run on your console or that my patcher didn't patch the language correctly?
 

mthegreatone

Active Member
Newcomer
Joined
Mar 9, 2008
Messages
40
Trophies
0
XP
33
Country
United States
bumped...hopefully thread will get stickied.

just curious about games like SMG though. i have the ISO, but there's nothing special i need to do right?

i mean all i need to do is apply the 001 error patch, and then there SHOULD be a 100% guarantee of it working? the way i see it, it's not like i have to do any special burning process since it's a single-layer game anyway...
 

Site & Scene News

Popular threads in this forum

General chit-chat
Help Users
  • realtimesave @ realtimesave:
    @SylverReZ that reminds me that my friend sells CRTs he gets cheap or free for hundreds of dollars. people are dumb
    +1
  • RedColoredStars @ RedColoredStars:
    And is incredibly annoying.
  • realtimesave @ realtimesave:
    man I just washed my shoes and they look exactly the same as before I washed them :|
  • realtimesave @ realtimesave:
    luckily they didn't fall apart
  • RedColoredStars @ RedColoredStars:
    Some CRTs are very much worth the price
  • RedColoredStars @ RedColoredStars:
    i used to go out to the recycling center every couple weeks and look at the crts and other electronics people would drop off. Usually screens were broken or severely scratched from being tossed around. Did find a good one here and there, but never anything like a 1080i widescreen crt.
  • RedColoredStars @ RedColoredStars:
    Or a good contition 40" Sony Trini that weighs 300 lbs. lol
  • RedColoredStars @ RedColoredStars:
    Literally 300 lbs. lolol
  • BigOnYa @ BigOnYa:
    I have a few of those boat anchors in my basement I tried giving away but no one wanted them, So anyone close to Columbus, Ohio area that wants them, (26", 2x 19") please come get, for free.
  • RedColoredStars @ RedColoredStars:
    Dont know anyone wants those smaller ones. Most are after larger sizes and the kinda top of the line models
  • RedColoredStars @ RedColoredStars:
    Motion handling and input lag on those things destroy plasmas, led, oled
  • realtimesave @ realtimesave:
    I had some really nice CRTs I should've kept
  • realtimesave @ realtimesave:
    now I have all lcd
  • realtimesave @ realtimesave:
    one in particular I regret getting rid of oh well :|
  • realtimesave @ realtimesave:
    the Sonys and stuff I don't care about
  • realtimesave @ realtimesave:
    and used LCD are hard to sell I can imagine.. not worth much
  • realtimesave @ realtimesave:
    @SylverReZ where do u lurk
  • a_username_that_isnt_cool @ a_username_that_isnt_cool:
    Is it piracy if it was released for free? Not in my opinion, but I also think it's not piracy if buying it isn't owning it, and it's not piracy if you can't buy it from the original creators anymore.
  • K3Nv2 @ K3Nv2:
    Free release can have loopholes where they still make money through ads
    +1
  • Xdqwerty @ Xdqwerty:
    sigh
  • Xdqwerty @ Xdqwerty:
    @a_username_that_isnt_cool, could you change your username?
  • Xdqwerty @ Xdqwerty:
    i guess not...
  • Xdqwerty @ Xdqwerty:
    yawn
    Xdqwerty @ Xdqwerty: yawn