Hacking Quick USB HDD Question about Wii&GC Backups

[Mizenko]

I am currently loading both wii and GC backups from an External HDD using two different FAT32 Partitions (G: and H: )with 32KB clusters. My question is simple, can i combine these into a single parition or would it be better to keep them separate? I would test it myself but it takes a average of 2hrs one way to move my wii games back and forth from my ExHDD to my laptop. Thanks in advance. I use CFG Loader by default.

 

[Sicklyboy]

I've been out of the stuff for a while, but it really should just be down to personal preference. Whether you want G:\<wii shit> and H:\<gc shit> or G:\<folder for wii shit and folder for gc shit>

Only downside of having split partitions is that if you add so many Wii games that you run out of space, you can't add more unless you delete others or shrink the GC one and extend the Wii one, and vice-versa for GC games. On a single partition, you're just working both out of a total pool.

I've got a 500GB external, currently one FAT32 partition. Haven't touched GC loading yet, but from here I would just add my GC ISO directory and keep working out of that 500GB for Wii, GC, and other roms/apps I use. So yeah, one partition might be simpler, but I think this is a case of if it ain't broke, don't fix it. Until you need/want to, at least.

And welcome!

 

[Mizenko]

Thanks! but now i have a new problem >.< I can play the wii games just fine but when i launch a GC backup from my ExHDD i get the Black Screen of Death or a complete wii shutdown. But if I launch the GC backups from my 8G USB stick they play fine. WTF goddammit..............been giving me migraines for the past three days >.<

*Update* Reformatted my ExHDD to FAT32 (Hitachi 320GB) with 32KB clusters, move files over in the order of GC Games, Wii Games, Movies. All on 1 Partition set to Active and Primary. Wii Games Play fine, no issues. GC Games boot, play for random amount of time (Few Sec or Several Min) Wii Shuts off at random. WTF,FML >.< Halp

 

[ddetkowski]

turn your sleep mode off on the drive

 

[Hielkenator]

turn your sleep mode off on the drive

Plus your GC games MUST be on the FIRST partition in order to work with DiosMios.
Another reason why 1 Partition would be more handy.

 

[Mizenko]

Thanks all, but no cigar. I can't find anyway to disable sleep mode on my ExHDD.....still boots GC backups then shuts off at random......>.< Here's my syschk in case it's something to do with my system.

*Update* Well its not the wii. I can load and play GC's from my 8G stick with no issues. Dammed Hitachi >.<

Spoiler

ysCheck GX v1.0.0 by Erik Spyder

sysCheck GX is running under IOS58 (rev 6176).

Console ID: 128314604.
Region: NTSC-U.
Hollywood v0x21.
Boot2 v4.
System Menu v513 (4.3U).
BC v6.
MIOS v10.


Found 106 titles.
Found 37 IOS and 13 IOS Stubs on this console.


IOS 3 (rev 65280): Stub
IOS 4 (rev 65280): Stub
IOS 9 (rev 1034)
IOS 10 (rev 768): Stub
IOS 11 (rev 256): Stub
IOS 12 (rev 526): Trucha Bug
IOS 13 (rev 1032): Trucha Bug
IOS 14 (rev 1032): Trucha Bug
IOS 15 (rev 1032): Trucha Bug
IOS 16 (rev 512): Stub
IOS 17 (rev 1032): Trucha Bug
IOS 20 (rev 256): Stub
IOS 21 (rev 1039): Trucha Bug
IOS 22 (rev 1294): Trucha Bug
IOS 28 (rev 1807): Trucha Bug
IOS 30 (rev 2816): Stub
IOS 31 (rev 3608): Trucha Bug
IOS 33 (rev 3608): Trucha Bug
IOS 34 (rev 3608): Trucha Bug
IOS 35 (rev 3608): Trucha Bug
IOS 36 (rev 3608): Trucha Bug, ES_Identify, NAND Access
IOS 37 (rev 5663): Trucha Bug
IOS 38 (rev 4124): Trucha Bug
IOS 40 (rev 3072): Stub
IOS 41 (rev 3607): Trucha Bug
IOS 43 (rev 3607): Trucha Bug
IOS 45 (rev 3607): Trucha Bug
IOS 46 (rev 3607): Trucha Bug
IOS 48 (rev 4124): Trucha Bug
IOS 50 (rev 5120): Stub
IOS 51 (rev 4864): Stub
IOS 52 (rev 5888): Stub
IOS 53 (rev 5663): Trucha Bug
IOS 55 (rev 5663): Trucha Bug
IOS 56 (rev 5662): Trucha Bug
IOS 57 (rev 5919): Trucha Bug
IOS 58 (rev 6176): USB 2.0
IOS 60 (rev 6400): Stub
IOS 61 (rev 5662)
IOS 62 (rev 6430)
IOS 70 (rev 6912): Stub
IOS 80 (rev 6944): Trucha Bug
IOS202 (rev 65535): Trucha Bug, ES_Identify, NAND Access, USB 2.0
IOS222 (rev 65535): Trucha Bug, ES_Identify, NAND Access, USB 2.0
IOS223 (rev 65535): Trucha Bug, ES_Identify, NAND Access, USB 2.0
IOS224 (rev 65535): Trucha Bug, ES_Identify, NAND Access, USB 2.0
IOS236 (rev 65535): Trucha Bug, ES_Identify, NAND Access
IOS249 (rev 21010): Trucha Bug, ES_Identify, NAND Access
IOS250 (rev 65535): Trucha Bug, ES_Identify, NAND Access
IOS254 (rev 65281)

Report generated on 2013-01-17.

This is basically my wii =_= >>>>>

 

[trumpet-205]

Best way to play GC backup is to use DML with SD card loading. I find that DM with USB loading is unstable.

 

[lwiz]

For me it's zilch problems with GC loading since release of DM and Devo, so I'd say just the opposite At most some video settings have to be tweaked and that's it.

 

[Mizenko]

Thank you all for your input, gonna mess with vid settings a bit but i think its just my HDD being an ass. Worse comes to worse i can just use my 8G stick. Thanks again, you've all been very helpful.