Hacking libdi and the DVDX installer Released

[teq]

My reason for wanting CD support would be for the sake of someone releasing a Dreamcast emulator. I have over 35 plus Dreamcast games burned on cds and with artwork illustrated on all of them and mind you my artwork isn't shabby. Thats a lot of time invested into a console.

Well, keep them on display and use DVDs or SD.

 

[LightyKD]

My reason for wanting CD support would be for the sake of someone releasing a Dreamcast emulator. I have over 35 plus Dreamcast games burned on cds and with artwork illustrated on all of them and mind you my artwork isn't shabby. Thats a lot of time invested into a console.

Well, keep them on display and use DVDs or SD.

I was thinking...for the sake of the cute factor i could put my games on mini DVDs. The average Dreamcast game is no bigger than a 1.5GB mini DVD. ...You said something about fitting something formatted for CD on a DVD. Does that mean that it's possible to burn a CD image onto a DVD? Could you provide some info or a tutorial?

 

[teq]

I was thinking...for the sake of the cute factor i could put my games on mini DVDs. The average Dreamcast game is no bigger than a 1.5GB mini DVD. ...You said something about fitting something formatted for CD on a DVD. Does that mean that it's possible to burn a CD image onto a DVD? Could you provide some info or a tutorial?

I meant there is a respective format for everything available on a CD.

For example, instead of an audio CD, you could make a DVD-Audio disc.

If a Dreamcast emulator is released, it'll most likely support everything via ISO. Multiple ISOs could be contained on one DVD.

 

[samsam12]

because its just the firmware preventing it couldent we just release a custom firmware that has CD support

 

[kedest]

it could still be impossible hardware-wise I think. Reading a CD would require a different wavelength of the laser. If the Wii was developed for reading DVD's only, it may actually be impossible for it to read a CD

 

[teq]

because its just the firmware preventing it couldent we just release a custom firmware that has CD support

Sigh, sam...

I had hope that your comments would end, but alas...


Each medium has its own filesystem and encoding, in addition to requiring hardware specific to it. It's feasible, but ultimately pointless, when you factor that DVDs are easily acquired and the hardware already supports them.


QUOTEit could still be impossible hardware-wise I think. Reading a CD would require a different wavelength of the laser. If the Wii was developed for reading DVD's only, it may actually be impossible for it to read a CD

There's an algorithm for this, but as I mentioned before, CDs are more outdated than DVDs.

 

[LightyKD]

I just did a small bit of research and I found out that there is a burning software that will burn a CD disc image onto a DVD

 

[FGOD]

can anybody help me burning a dvd video to a dvd+r with dvd-rom booktype?

 

[priapism]

if Patchmii or Libdi ever become problematic, is there a way to permanently remove them from the Wii system?

there is a uninstall function in the elf file after you've installed it...

can you elaborate on this?

i used .dol not .elf

i am not sure what you mean.

the uninstall function is in the elf file?

how do i access it?

thanks for the help

 

[Richy Freeway]

I just did a small bit of research and I found out that there is a burning software that will burn a CD disc image onto a DVD

imgburn will do this.

 

[teq]

can anybody help me burning a dvd video to a dvd+r with dvd-rom booktype?

Use IMGBurn, DVDDecrypter, or DVDShrink.

 

[Arm the Homeless]

Anything for Ubuntu?

 

[homesickalien]

- installed the patchmii_core (since i have a chip).
- install di
- run mplayer, select DVD-Video and play. then the drive spin for few rounds and stop, nothing was load. Try another disc, also same problem

Anybody has same problem?

I had the same problem. I fixed it by uninstalling the di then re-installing using the advanced setting and choosing IOS254. Works fine now.
I'm running on a wiikey with all latest updates.

 

[Defiance]

I love how it says 'Use Advanced Settings if you know what you're doing.' =P

 

[linkinworm]

I love how it says 'Use Advanced Settings if you know what you're doing.' =P

because it could cause bricks thats why

 

[Defiance]

Yeah I know... I just thought it was kinda funny.

 

[SenorClean]

can anybody help me burning a dvd video to a dvd+r with dvd-rom booktype?

Which DVD+RW model are you using? Some drives have tools to turn it on, others don't offer it at all, others need hacked firmware.

 

[zidane_genome]

I know I'm gonna get flamed on this, but have a weird question that someone probably already thought of...

Now, since this libdi can't read the 'encrypted' Wii discs (just regular plain burned to use with a Modchip), but what about burning the Wii disc as a normal DVD... just data...

use WiiScrubber to extract all the files, and burn them as data... any one try that yet?

 

[Longbaugh]

I got the dvd function working fine, Is there any way to get this version to play streamed content as well? like pointing directly to a network share like in mplayer .04? If you know of a way can you please post instructions here or contact me?

 

[jinxvorheeze]

Anyone remember WiiMiidia?