Hacking LeiJi Loader, Load NSMB stage arc file from SD card

[XFlak]

imagine getting a game like band hero to load songs the way homebrew's guitars on fire can (or the PCs frets on fire)

 

[wiiwaker]

Source updated

Please check the original post, the author adds some information to explain how it works.

 

[computerboy]

LeiJi application with source all in 1:
http://www.mediafire.com/?ncflm5mhwk3

 

[MacGnG]

now we just need some levels!

 

[Cyan]

Thanks a lot WiiWaker for your help contacting the author !

Google translation is not accurate, but enough to understand.
The author detailed the loading process, it seems it load the arc file from SD before launching the game and doesn't redirect nsmb in-game loading to SD. (don't quote me on this, wait for confirmation)
There's even the assembly code, unfortunately I can't understand it, but I'm sure Wiipower will make good use of it ^^

 

[WiiPower]

Source updated

Please check the original post, the author adds some information to explain how it works.

LeiJi application with source all in 1:
http://www.mediafire.com/?ncflm5mhwk3

Thanks.

QUOTE(Cyan @ Nov 22 2009, 01:31 PM)

Thanks a lot WiiWaker for your help contacting the author !

Google translation is not accurate, but enough to understand.
The author detailed the loading process, it seems it load the arc file from SD before launching the game and doesn't redirect nsmb in-game loading to SD. (don't quote me on this, wait for confirmation)
There's even the assembly code, unfortunately I can't understand it, but I'm sure Wiipower will make good use of it ^^

Sorry, i don't understand asm, and at the moment i have one big problem to solve. (IOS Reload broken on new libogc vs. too less memory with old libogc)

 

[mousex]

Any chance of a link?

The limit has been reached on rapidshare.

And that's good so. No Source and no Read Me's from WiiPower are in the Package --> Violation of GPL (kinda like SNEEK). Anyone that uploads this again doesn't support the GPL, and the origianal Authors of this App. The ones that made this have to release it with the Source.

But sadly, if you want it, you can always get it

...there's realy no chance that a file can get completely out of the Internet..

Learn about the GPL. You don't need to uplaod it with source. You just need to give it out on request.

 

[tueidj]

Learn about the GPL. You don't need to uplaod it with source. You just need to give it out on request.

No, that's not true. If you're simply making a compiled build from source already on line, you can provide a link instead of providing the source yourself. But if you modify the code in any way, you MUST make it available with the binary. Saying "Source is available on request" is not acceptable.

 

[Wiiwu]

This chinese hacker really know his Wii, a lot of patching, hijacking of dvd functions, very low level stuff. Need to know assembly to understand this.

 

[oneleggedjack]

Hate to bump an old topic but I have an issue.
I can load my PAL NSMB fine through USBLoader GX and Coverflow
but I cant get it to work in the LeiJi Loader. does anyone know the
setting is must be on to work? like hook type, alt dol, force ntsc ect..
thx for your time

 

[Screemer]

this sounds amazing.

 

[MikeyTaylorGaming]

If NSMB doesn't do the reading from SD card and they added code that does then the implications are quite cool.
i think it's something to do with the modified loader personally rather than the game code, dont know if we all thought of this or not but just saying haha

QUOTE(oneleggedjack @ Nov 24 2009, 03:01 AM) Hate to bump an old topic but I have an issue.
I can load my PAL NSMB fine through USBLoader GX and Coverflow
but I cant get it to work in the LeiJi Loader. does anyone know the
setting is must be on to work? like hook type, alt dol, force ntsc ect..
thx for your time

if you read through the topic someone said they needed to install cIOS rev14 to play it using the modified loader.

 

[Cyan]

I'm using cIOS rev14, and I can't get NSMB PAL to run on my PAL wii using LeiJi.
I created "LeiJi" on SD card, and renamed the arc file like the Chinese forum said.

I'm getting a green screen on launch (using WBFS), I didn't try to boot on DVD though.

I'm leaving the Leiji mod until (if) it became better, if I need to patch the game with arc, I'll do it with wiiscrubber.
Would be great if someone could rewrite the leiji mod with lastest neogamma beta (I don't have time to do it myself), or another loader like config or GX.

 

[Skizzo]

Learn about the GPL. You don't need to uplaod it with source. You just need to give it out on request.

No, that's not true. If you're simply making a compiled build from source already on line, you can provide a link instead of providing the source yourself. But if you modify the code in any way, you MUST make it available with the binary. Saying "Source is available on request" is not acceptable.

I know, a little bit late, but before anyone else gets the idea that you, tueidj, actually have a clue as to what you're talking about... Why anyone would post something that is completely contradictory to what the license actually says is beyond me.

In addition, mere aggregation of another work not based on the Program
with the Program (or with a work based on the Program) on a volume of
a storage or distribution medium does not bring the other work under
the scope of this License.

3. You may copy and distribute the Program (or a work based on it,
under Section 2) in object code or executable form under the terms of
Sections 1 and 2 above provided that you also do one of the following:

a) Accompany it with the complete corresponding machine-readable
source code, which must be distributed under the terms of Sections
1 and 2 above on a medium customarily used for software interchange; or,

b) Accompany it with a written offer, valid for at least three
years, to give any third party, for a charge no more than your
cost of physically performing source distribution, a complete
machine-readable copy of the corresponding source code, to be
distributed under the terms of Sections 1 and 2 above on a medium
customarily used for software interchange; or,

c) Accompany it with the information you received as to the offer
to distribute corresponding source code. (This alternative is
allowed only for noncommercial distribution and only if you
received the program in object code or executable form with such
an offer, in accord with Subsection b above.)


So, yes, saying "Source is available on request" IS acceptable.

 

[nicksasa]

you guys know this is a modfied ocarina (or made from scratch) code handler ri!ght ? it loads the arc file to 0x90000004 and then uses the special handler, then i guess the handler replaces the file when it should be reading from dvd to 0x90000004 so this seems interesting ...

 

[mousex]

Learn about the GPL. You don't need to uplaod it with source. You just need to give it out on request.
No, that's not true. If you're simply making a compiled build from source already on line, you can provide a link instead of providing the source yourself. But if you modify the code in any way, you MUST make it available with the binary. Saying "Source is available on request" is not acceptable.

No, it is acceptable.
QUOTE

3. You may copy and distribute the Program (or a work based on it,
under Section 2) in object code or executable form under the terms of
Sections 1 and 2 above provided that you also do one of the following:

a) Accompany it with the complete corresponding machine-readable
source code, which must be distributed under the terms of Sections
1 and 2 above on a medium customarily used for software interchange; or,

b) Accompany it with a written offer, valid for at least three
years, to give any third party, for a charge no more than your
cost of physically performing source distribution, a complete
machine-readable copy of the corresponding source code, to be
distributed under the terms of Sections 1 and 2 above on a medium
customarily used for software interchange; or,

Source: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.txt

 

[oneleggedjack]

i have rev14 and I still cant get this to work... NTSC-U Wii, Pal NSMB game, and re14.... what am i missing?

 

[tueidj]

I know, a little bit late, but before anyone else gets the idea that you, tueidj, actually have a clue as to what you're talking about... Why anyone would post something that is completely contradictory to what the license actually says is beyond me.

No, it is acceptable.
You both quoted from the license but left out the portion relevant to what I stated:
QUOTE

If distribution of executable or object code is made by offering access to copy from a designated place, then offering equivalent access to copy the source code from the same place counts as distribution of the source code, even though third parties are not compelled to copy the source along with the object code.

The "written offer" clause is intended for physically distributed commerical products, which typically come in a box with a manual (GPLv2 was around long before the internet was widespread).

 

[erolz]

were can i find NSMB stage arc files?

 

[Taik]

were can i find NSMB stage arc files?

In your ISO ?
If you're talking about he modified levels then I don't know