Hacking so with USB Loader GX i can....

[IAmCaptPlanet]

play my cube and wii games from a flash drive (32 GB) just fine

so i bought a external HDD (1 TB) so i could fit more and i cant get it to work


i formatted it in exFAT at 64kilobyte size (i heard 32 was prefered, but 64 seems to be the lowest windows will let me do)

what's my problem? is it the 64kb thing? is the hdd too new and/or large?

USB loader GX "sees" it, because it boots into it and shows 931GB in one of the menus, but i tried backing up a Wii game to it and it says "not enough space"

what do i need to try?

 

[MichiS97]

I don't think USB Loader GX supports exFAT

 

[IAmCaptPlanet]

oh, i thought that was what i needed. what is it that i need then?

 

[MichiS97]

You need FAT32

 

[IAmCaptPlanet]

Fat32 i guess. is there a way to format a drive into that. or do i have to search for a Fat32 compatible one?

 

[MichiS97]

There are a lot of partitioning tools out there, I personally use Easeus Partition Master, it's free and really easy to use.

 

[IAmCaptPlanet]

so i'm guessing that NTSF at 32KB clusters wont work either?

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hmmmm. darn, NTSF works fine for Wii games, but not Gamecube? seems like

 

[MichiS97]

NTFS would be good for Wii games but GC games only work on FAT32 formatted drives

 

[IAmCaptPlanet]

dangit, i downloaded EaseUS and it put an anoying toolbar on my laptop screen

but i am getting there! thanks for the help

 

[Shadow#1]

http://www.ridgecrop.demon.co.uk/index.htm?guiformat.htm

 

[IAmCaptPlanet]

i guess it's some kinda adware BS

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but it looks like it's gonna work. EaseUS that is, and i got that toolbar thing it added shut down, so thats all good

now if i could just remember how to add wads to emunand...

 

[GreyWolf]

USB Loader GX:
Settings>Features>Install WADs

 

[IAmCaptPlanet]

cool! what do you need to do to rip a wii disc to the hard drive?

i tried it, but it didnt show up, but when i tried again it said it already was

 

[Cyan]

launche USBLoaderGX, insert the disc, select "install".
if it tells you it's already installed, it's strange.

either :
- it's really already installed. (is it not displayed?)
- it's not installed, but another game is using the same TitleID (games are listed based on their TitleID)
- it's partially installed because a previous install failed? look on your HDD and delete the folder and the .wbfs file in it. Then, install again by inserting the disc and choose install.

if after deleted + reinstall step, it still doesn't display in the loader, there are few reason we will see later.

 

[IAmCaptPlanet]

yep, i tried another game (Avatar) and installed it, the bar went all the way across like it was working, then said "succesfully installed" and is not showing up.

they are actually going into the wbfs folder though, and look just like the 3 games i already have in there (that i didnt "install")

they are fatal frame 4, 2, and Alice in Wonderland. and they work fine btw

i'm gonna try deleting and re-installing the first game (Nascar Kart Racing) to see if what you said to do works

 

[GreyWolf]

Are you sure you have Wii games enabled in categories? (4th icon from left on the toolbar)

 

[IAmCaptPlanet]

yes, because the 3 backups that i do have are showing up fine (Fatal Frame 2, 4, and Alice)

also, i deleted and re-installed Nascar Kart and it isnt showing up either.
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[IAmCaptPlanet]

ohsnap!, i did a "cover download" hoping that would make them show up, and everything but my Gamecube games disappeared now.

 

[Cyan]

ok, so the problem is the filtering.

the loader has few options to sort and hide games based on different elements :
1. game type (4th icon of top menu)
but you said you already have "wii" enabled.

2. Favorite level (the star at the top left of the top menu)
Favorite icon only display games with at least 1 star, and hide non-star'd games.
it also displays non-star'd games for 3 days if : A) it's a newly installed game (never had it before) and B) you didn't disable "display new" option.

3. Category feature
You can display games based on their genre (adventure, RPG, sports, cars, etc.)
it's the "desk" icon in the top menu.
to display ALL games, be sure you have a check mark (not a cross) in the "All" category.


4. Parental control
Games can also be hidden based on the parental level (ESRB, etc.)
but they are only hidden if the loader is locked (for kids) using the top-right lock icon in the top menu.

5. I think there's another thing which can affect displayed game list (other than temporary title search), I forgot

6. only for gamecube : you can choose to list only SD, only USB, or both.


another possibility can be multiple partition issue.
it might only display one folder, and not all games on all partitions at the same time. (there's an option to list all partitions at once)
but the game should appear after you (re)install it. So, I don't think that's the problem.

 

[IAmCaptPlanet]

THANKS SO MUCH!!

i had News Channel and Mii channel hidden, so they wouldnt show up, and somehow it was also hiding my new games!

didnt even think to check that until your post.