Hacking SoftChip Backup Loader

[luccax]

Requiem is taking a look at sysconf, I think he'll try to set the video mode using the console's region.

 

[shuggie69]

Seem to have found a fix for any 1 thats like my self that can only get the loader to boot after trying a few times (black screen).Just change the screen setting of the wii to 60hz 480i works every time now edtv/hdtv and 50hz (576i) seem to cause the loader to boot when it feels like it.

 

[WiiPower]

Seem to have found a fix for any 1 thats like my self that can only get the loader to boot after trying a few times (black screen).Just change the screen setting of the wii to 60hz 480i works every time now edtv/hdtv and 50hz (576i) seem to cause the loader to boot when it feels like it.

I don't have this black screen problem. I'm using a PAL 3.1E Wii with RGB cable and tested serveral times with both settings. No problems, no black screen for me.

PS: Both settings mean 576i and 480i, i can't select EDTV/HDTV

 

[luccax]

I don't have this black screen problem. I'm using a PAL 3.1E Wii with RGB cable and tested serveral times with both settings. No problems, no black screen for me.

Same here.

 

[nicksasa]

i dindt have this problem but suddenly it just gave me a black screen i just changed it to pal 60 and it worked then just changed back to pal 50 and it worked again ..... this is a strange bug

 

[g00s3y]

tried to load r13 and i launch it from the hb channel and it just goes to a black screen and stays there. I'm using the "read retry" cIOS, 3.2U, NTSC Wii

EDIT: Using Wiiload it boots up fine, but just gave me a black screen after it loaded all the info when i tried booting up SVR 2009 PAL. I'm guessing reason being I have a NTSC Wii and and trying to play a PAL disc.

 

[Seraph863]

Sounds right. Currently this version only allows PAL games to be played on PAL Wiis, or NTSC on NTSC. A region-force / selector hasn't been done yet, but I'm pretty sure it will be available shortly.

 

[linkinworm]

# Remove the need for any cIOS
# Allow 6x drive speed while running backup discs

these are just dumb ideas that seem impossible

 

[djdynamite123]

# Remove the need for any cIOS
# Allow 6x drive speed while running backup discs

very true, you know what's the alternative

 

[Arm the Homeless]

# Remove the need for any cIOS
# Allow 6x drive speed while running backup discs

these are just dumb ideas that seem impossible

cIOS = We could maybe just have a big sized loader.
6x = Other once impossible things:
1. Backup Loading
2. Wii remote on homebrew
3. Homebrew

 

[requiem4d]

Not possible with the current loading method, no, but I have some ideas.

To achieve this, we'll need to completely re-examine the system and how the loading is done.

The homebrew DVD format I'm working on is completely new and uses a standard ISO9660 filesystem.

 

[djdynamite123]

To achieve this, we'll need to completely re-examine the system and how the loading is done.

Have fun..

 

[Rod_Hull]

Can you test with forced PAL 60:
Just insert vmode = &TVEurgb60Hz480Int; in Set_VideoMode

I assume that I can put it in the default: section in place of VIDEO_GetPreferredMode(0)?

 

[roy_hu]

Not possible with the current loading method, no, but I have some ideas.

To achieve this, we'll need to completely re-examine the system and how the loading is done.

The homebrew DVD format I'm working on is completely new and uses a standard ISO9660 filesystem.

Can you upload the technical information you've collected to the wiki page? I'd love to help, but I don't think there's much left for us to do with the current loader. Yes, it's cleaner, but its functionality is at most as good as wiigator's 0.3b loader. I think we need to start attacking other harder problems.

 

[Arm the Homeless]

The only thing that I need now is region free.

Once we're done with that, it's a prefect loader for meh.

 

[WiiPower]

Can you test with forced PAL 60:
Just insert vmode = &TVEurgb60Hz480Int; in Set_VideoMode

I assume that I can put it in the default: section in place of VIDEO_GetPreferredMode(0)?

Yes this way it should affect the videomode before the disc is loaded. If you set all 3 vmode to this value, you will always have Pal 60, at bootup of SoftChip and in all games.

Maybe you want to try this too before vmode = ... :
*(unsigned int*)Memory::Video_Mode = (unsigned int)Video::Modes:AL;



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Please try too to change the video mode in your wii settings.

 

[Midna]

Anyone have a compiled version of r19?

Also, I think it would be good if requiem or someone else could regularily release a .dol for all the peop[le that don't know how to compile a wii executable, or use a mac like me.

 

[requiem4d]

r19 doesn't include anything other than a failed attempt at a bugfix. As a rule the SVN trunk is unstable.

Up until now there have been no plans of an official compiled dol, but once we hit alpha status, that may change. It doesn't make very much sense to have a .dol for every minor change floating around.

If anyone wants to test the latest svn, you're always welcome -- just don't expect much. Anyone's welcome to compile a .dol, but having 50 different pre-alphas floating around will only lead to confusion.

Basically, you can do with it what you want, but if you want something useful, wait.

 

[abel09]

my respects

 

[Cmurda187]

yea this is confusing with a new revision coming out every hour lol. Still excellent work requiem for a pre-alpha. It can only improve from here.