Hacking Preloader 0.28, finally out!

[Don Killah]

Just one more question if you don't mind kedest.
Let's say i install PreLoader, then set the autoboot option to "Systemmenu", it will then load the SM everytime i power on.
But if by any odd i came to brick my wii, can i restore it by :
- powering it off then on.
- hold reset to boot into the Preloader.
- change autoboot to "Homebrew Channel" and then restore my SystemMenu with either ARC or WadManager (+ SM.wads)?

 

[fishears]

Any Title Deleter is a good one to have in case of a banner-brick. You'll get out of most things though by being able to launch straight into HBC from Preloader...

Thanx i forgot about that, lol, so i dont really need anything installed to nand then.

What about the hacks.ini? i really want the shutdown/standby hack but do not know the details to add to my now working .28 hacks.ini.

Thanx again

The standby/shutdown thing is not a hack - it's a setting in Preloader.28 (if you mean the thing that lets you ignore the Wiiconnect24 system setting...).
As for a working hacks.ini - there's a thread on here somewhere about an application that generates .28 compatible hacks.ini files. I've used it - it's really good. Have a search...

 

[Don Killah]

It's called "Hacks.ini Creator" by m-tek.
Latest version (0.2) is compatible with PLv0.28 while HIC_v0.1 with PLv0.27/0.26.

Get it here (password to install is hardlump):
http://gbatemp.net/index.php?showtopic=134073

 

[kedest]

Just one more question if you don't mind kedest.
Let's say i install PreLoader, then set the autoboot option to "Systemmenu", it will then load the SM everytime i power on.
But if by any odd i came to brick my wii, can i restore it by :
- powering it off then on.
- hold reset to boot into the Preloader.
- change autoboot to "Homebrew Channel" and then restore my SystemMenu with either ARC or WadManager (+ SM.wads)?

Yes. You don't even need to change the autoboot. In the preloader menu, you can also directly start HBC.
If it's a banner brick (caused by a bad wad), you can then start wad manager (or anytitledeleter) to remove that specific wad.

 

[ether2802]

Here are my working hacks.ini patches (although some of them don't really work

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Spoiler

[Replace healthwarning with backmenu]
version=289
offset=0x81626428
value=0x813EACFC
[Move Disc Channel]
version=289
offset=0x813A7D88
value=0x60000000
[Region free Wii games 1]
version=289
offset=0x81379818
value=0x38600001
[Region free Wii games 2]
version=289
offset=0x81377AC4
value=0x38000001
[Disc Area Check 1]
version=289
offset=81377AE4
value=0x4082001C
[Disc Area Check 2]
version=289
offset=81377B08
value=0x41820010
[Disc Area Check 3]
version=289
offset=81377AE4
value=0x60000000
[Disc Area Check 4]
version=289
offset=81377B08
value=0x60000000
[Skip disc update 1]
version=289
offset=0x813791A0
value=0x60000000
[Skip disc update 2]
version=289
offset=0x813791A4
value=0x60000000
[Remove diagnostic disc check]
version=289
offset=0x81373A34
value=0x60000000
[No menu BGM]
version=289
offset=0x81365380
value=0x4E800020
[Region free channels 1]
version=289
offset=0x81506ECC
value=0x38000001
[Region free channels 2]
version=289
offset=0x813AE7A0
value=0x48000028
[Region free GC games 1]
version=289
offset=0x81377838
value=0x900DA5D8
[Region free GC games 2]
version=289
offset=0x8137783C
value=0x38000032
[Remove NoCopy protection 1]
version=289
offset=0x813BD0F0
value=0x7C000000
[Remove NoCopy protection 2]
version=289
offset=0x8134AA38
value=0x7C000000
[Remove NoCopy protection 3]
version=289
offset=0x815992E8
value=0x38600001
[Remove NoCopy protection 4]
version=289
offset=0x81350370
value=0x3BE00000
[Remove NoCopy protection 5]
version=289
offset=0x8134AA48
value=0x801D0024
[Remove NoCopy protection 6]
version=289
offset=0x8134AA4C
value=0x5400003C
[Remove NoCopy protection 7]
version=289
offset=0x8134AA50
value=0x901D0024
[Remove NoCopy protection 8]
version=289
offset=0x8134AA54
value=0x48000018
[Force Disc Region 1]
version=289
offset=0x81377A70
value=0x3C608000
[Force Disc Region 2]
version=289
offset=0x81377A74
value=0x936300CC

 

[Don Killah]

Thanks for clearing things up kedest.

 

[fishears]

ether, you should get around to updating your hacks.ini to the new .28 format... you know, multiple offsets/values under one hack heading... The hack creator app handles that for you. I'd recommend it to anyone.

 

[ether2802]

Oh well I'll try it, I posted them cause someone on page6 ask me to...!!

 

[fishears]

Oh well I'll try it, I posted them cause someone on page6 ask me to...!!

I'm just spreading the joy, ether, no criticism intended

System hacks look GREAT in Preloader when you tidy them up.

 

[IlluminiX]

I can confirm earlier reports that 0.28 seems to break "Move Disc Channel" hack on my NTSC 3.2U Wiikey system (it worked with 0.27).

 

[AsosaYoung]

ether, you should get around to updating your hacks.ini to the new .28 format... you know, multiple offsets/values under one hack heading... The hack creator app handles that for you. I'd recommend it to anyone.

After you create the hack with hack creator. And remove the old style hacks with Hack Remover.
How do you install the new hacks?

 

[MillionsKnives]

As far as I know, you just delete the old hacks.ini off your SD card after using the Hacks Remover and replace it with the newer hacks.ini file you made. Then go into preloader and go to the hacks to turn them on.

Edit: @ Don Killah - Oh yeah, and thanks for the link to the hacks.ini creator! This is exactly what I've been looking for.

 

[AsosaYoung]

Thanks MillionsKnives much more cleaner and condense.

 

[Don Killah]

Just to remind everyone that the password for Preloader 0.27 is hardlump.
H=Home
A=A
R=Right
D=Down
L=Left
U=Up
M=Minus
P=Plus

 

[bassthing]

Any chance, they could add Error #001 fix for peeps with old chips?

 

[IlluminiX]

Anyone on 0.28 and NTSC have a working Move Disc Channel hack? I just tried Hack Remover to re-Enable everything again, and it still doesn't work - so I don't know.

 

[sess]

Anyone on 0.28 and NTSC have a working Move Disc Channel hack? I just tried Hack Remover to re-Enable everything again, and it still doesn't work - so I don't know.
CODE[Move Disc Channel]
version=289
offset=0x813A7D88
value=0x60000000

Works for me.

 

[IlluminiX]

Interesting... You are on NTSC-U in Brazil? Sounds like there are enough of us with "broken" Move Disc Channel hacks that it isn't just me - and I have the same exact code as that. Not like it is that important, but I would like to know how to fix it.

 

[Don Killah]

Tried the PAL version for the "Move Disc Channel" hack and it doesn't work for me too...

 

[kedest]

If you really want to move the disc channel that badly, there's another way: use Gecko OS. Use the rebooter to go back to the system menu, grab the disc channel with A+B et voila!