Hacking Question about cIOS 202

[Leo Alves]

So I was upset by Wiixplorer work so slow with my HDD ...

But I read that to ensure the best transfer speed I should install cIOS 202.

So, I downloaded the cIOS 202 by modmii, put on the sd card, open the multi-mod manager, selected to use cIOS 236 and installed cIOS 202 with base 60

my questions are:
1 - All the tutorials ask to remove the GC pad and the GameCube memory card before installing any IOS. The problem is that I forgot about it, and I ended up installing cIOS 202 even with the Memory Card and GameCube controller connected to the Wii. This may cause me problems? Why is it necessary to disconnect them anyway?

2 - Besides Wiixplorer, some other application still uses cIOS 202?


here is my syscheck just in case:

Spoiler

...runs on IOS58 (rev 6176).

Region: NTSC-U
System Menu 4.3U (v513)
Priiloader installed
Drive date: 2008.12.18
Homebrew Channel 1.1.0 running on IOS58
HomebrewFilter ist nicht installiert
Boot2 v4
Found 110 titles.
Found 49 IOS on this console. 13 of them are stub.

IOS3 (rev 65280): Stub
IOS4 (rev 65280): Stub
IOS9 (rev 1034): No Patches
IOS10 (rev 768): Stub
IOS11 (rev 256): Stub
IOS12 (rev 526): No Patches
IOS13 (rev 1032): No Patches
IOS14 (rev 1032): No Patches
IOS15 (rev 1032): No Patches
IOS16 (rev 512): Stub
IOS17 (rev 1032): No Patches
IOS20 (rev 256): Stub
IOS21 (rev 1039): No Patches
IOS22 (rev 1294): No Patches
IOS28 (rev 1807): No Patches
IOS30 (rev 2816): Stub
IOS31 (rev 3608): No Patches
IOS33 (rev 3608): No Patches
IOS34 (rev 3608): No Patches
IOS35 (rev 3608): No Patches
IOS36 (rev 3608): No Patches
IOS37 (rev 5663): No Patches
IOS38 (rev 4124): No Patches
IOS40 (rev 3072): Stub
IOS41 (rev 3607): No Patches
IOS43 (rev 3607): No Patches
IOS45 (rev 3607): No Patches
IOS46 (rev 3607): No Patches
IOS48 (rev 4124): No Patches
IOS50 (rev 5120): Stub
IOS51 (rev 4864): Stub
IOS52 (rev 5888): Stub
IOS53 (rev 5663): No Patches
IOS55 (rev 5663): No Patches
IOS56 (rev 5662): No Patches
IOS57 (rev 5919): No Patches
IOS58 (rev 6176): USB 2.0
IOS60 (rev 6400): Stub
IOS61 (rev 5662): No Patches
IOS62 (rev 6430): No Patches
IOS70 (rev 6912): Stub
IOS80 (rev 6944): No Patches
IOS202[60] (rev 65535, Info: hermesrodries-v6): Trucha Bug, NAND Access, USB 2.0
IOS222[38] (rev 4, Info: hermes-v4): Trucha Bug, ES Identify, NAND Access, USB 2.0
IOS223[38+37] (rev 4, Info: hermes-v4): Trucha Bug, ES Identify, NAND Access, USB 2.0
IOS236[36] (rev 65535, Info: rev 3351): Trucha Bug, ES Identify, NAND Access
IOS249[56] (rev 21008, Info: d2x-v8final): Trucha Bug, NAND Access, USB 2.0
IOS250[57] (rev 21008, Info: d2x-v8final): Trucha Bug, NAND Access, USB 2.0
IOS254 (rev 65281): BootMii
BC v6
MIOS v10 (DIOS MIOS 2.6.1+)

Report generated on 2013/09/23.

 

[JoostinOnline]

So I was upset by Wiixplorer work so slow with my HDD ...

But I read that to ensure the best transfer speed I should install cIOS 202.

That may or may not be true. Test it out and compare speeds. You could also try a different base, like 57 or 38 if you don't see a significant improvement.

Make sure you change the setting in WiiXplorer to use IOS202.

my questions are:
1 - All the tutorials ask to remove the GC pad and the GameCube memory card before installing any IOS. The problem is that I forgot about it, and I ended up installing cIOS 202 even with the Memory Card and GameCube controller connected to the Wii. This may cause me problems? Why is it necessary to disconnect them anyway?

That hasn't been true for a long time. If I remember correctly, having a GC controller or memory card used to crash cIOS installers.

2 - Besides Wiixplorer, some other application still uses cIOS 202?

MPlayer CE is the only one that comes to mind. Most things have dropped support for 202, which I think is a mistake. It's far better to support 202 AND 58. HDD's have different compatibility. Some work better with IOS202 (and different bases for 202) and others work better with IOS58. The only way you will find out is by trying things out.

For example, videos on one of my HDD's stutter if I use IOS58, but IOS202 plays smoothly. All my drives work better with 202 than they do IOS58, but to differing degrees. Others have reported the opposite. They have problems using 202 (of one or all base), but IOS58 works great.

 

[Leo Alves]

That may or may not be true. Test it out and compare speeds. You could also try a different base, like 57 or 38 if you don't see a significant improvement.

Make sure you change the setting in WiiXplorer to use IOS202.

That hasn't been true for a long time. If I remember correctly, having a GC controller or memory card used to crash cIOS installers.

MPlayer CE is the only one that comes to mind. Most things have dropped support for 202, which I think is a mistake. It's far better to support 202 AND 58. HDD's have different compatibility. Some work better with IOS202 (and different bases for 202) and others work better with IOS58. The only way you will find out is by trying things out.

For example, videos on one of my HDD's stutter if I use IOS58, but IOS202 plays smoothly. All my drives work better with 202 than they do IOS58, but to differing degrees. Others have reported the opposite. They have problems using 202 (of one or all base), but IOS58 works great.

Thanks! everything is ok, then I will not worry

i tested ios 36, ios 222, ios 58 and cios 202 , transfering big files from SD to HDD

ios 36 = really slow, almost 150 kb/s transfer speed
ios 58 = normal, almost 2000 kb/s
cIOS 202 = fast, almost 2900 kb/s
cIOS 222 = shutdown my HDD !

also, this is another question i forgot to ask, but about cIOS 222:
Everytime i use Syscheck to scan my ios, my HDD turn off when cIOS 222 is read, this also happened now when i tried to start Wiixplorer with this cIOS, is this normal ?

this does not happen on usb loaders, when i try to load a game with cIOS 222

 

[JoostinOnline]

That's very odd. You could try re-installing it. It's meant for loading games though, as opposed to 202, which is only for media. So long as it works for games, it shouldn't be a problem.

Anyway, I'm glad that 202 is working for you. I really wish so many apps hadn't switched to IOS58, but Team Twiizers threatened to remove anything from Wiibrew that kept using a cIOS.
http://hackmii.com/2010/08/the-usb2-release/

There's a bunch of complete BS in there about how it's "ugly" and "dangerous", but none of it is true. 202 can't even be used for loading warez, despite his statement that it's the main purpose.