postLoader 3.39.8

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postLoader2, made by GBAtemp member [m]stfour[/m], has been advanced to postLoader3, and is now at version 3.39.8. This Wii application's purpose is to be used in conjunction with Priiloader as an alternative to the Homebrew Channel and/or system menu, and also supports launching Wiiware/VC titles from real or emulated NAND. See below for current features and what's new, and join the on-going discussion for the latest (off-site) download and more information about this homebrew project's progress.

Spoiler: Current features

• General:
• If started from priiloader it gains AHPBROT and spawn full hardware rights to homebrew applications
• Autoboot your default application/channel: If you don't press (A) in time to enter in interactive mode, postLoader will launch the predefined app (if enabled)
• Direct access to BOOTMII
• Support custom splash screen (only from SD device)
• Full support for UNEEK environment. May work under SNEEK
• Support for Wiimote and GC controllers
• Integrated UNEEK nand switcher
• wiiload update: If you send postLoader.dol via wiiload, postloader installation will be updated (after confirmation).
  
  Uneek+cDI (+DI) game browser (see historii.txt):
• Support covers
• Support title vote
  
  Homebrew:
• HB Channel replacement: It can be used to browse homebrew application, with it own interface.
• Dangerous homebrews can be hidden
• Full support for meta.xml arguments and all other tags.
• It support subfolders (see notes)
• Can browse SD and USB device (FAT32 on first/active partition)
• WiiLoad support (straight, compressed dol, zip archive)
  
  Titles:
• Nand emulation (ciosx/waninkoko on slot 249)
• AHBPROT is need for real nand browsing (otherwise ios249 is used)
• Wii System Channel replacement: Can browse and run Channels, WiiWare and VC.
• Can run Titles from real and emulated NAND on SD or USB with folder support
• Titles can be sorted voted and/or hidden
• Support interactive application sorting
• Sort titles by vote/name
• Titles filters (System channels/wiiware/neogeo/c64... etc)
• Fast titles search
• Download title icons from wiitdb
• Alternate NAND folder support (other that classic root)
• Experimental microsneek technology for maximum channel compatibility

• Uneek game browser with cover support. Support +cDI (thx obcd) and +DI (untested but should work). Unexpected results for non cDI/DI versions
• Rewritten disc boot code (now works under neek)
• Fix for DVD homebrew access (thx tueidj, now WiiMC should work with internal dvd... waiting for reports)
• postLoader can detect NEEK without the need of "neek" argument in xml
• Completely rewritten gui layout engine
• Now titles png have the right proportion (reduced titles x pages, from 16 to 12)
• New icon (sorry joostin, I'm feeling creative )
• changed /ploader/channels.png to /ploader/covers: If you want to keep old covers you should rename that folder
• hanged /ploader/channels.cfg to /ploader/config: If you want to keep old covers you should rename that folder
• Added gpl.txt license to sources (link, as usual, in readmii.txt)

On-Going Discussion