Hacking Some short questions about cIOS rev12

[TeenTin]

1. Does rev12 fix the "HD spin down" problem of USB Loaders ?
2. Does rev12 works in virgin LU64+ 4.0 ?
3. Will Backup Launcher gamma continue to work after installing rev12 ?
4. Does rev12 fix the compatibility issues introduced in rev10 since rev9 ?
5. Any new issue in rev12 ?

Many Thanks !

 

[AllWiidUp]

since it's only hours old, it'd be hard to get much on new issues.. wait a few days..

 

[wiiman123]

changelog says
- Support for consoles with serial number LU64+

 

[FenrirWolf]

1) I dunno.
2) Yes, assuming you can find a .wad version of it
3) Of course. Why not?
4) What issues? Rev10 has worked with everything I've thrown at it.
5) Dunno.

 

[WiiBlaster]

Well i seem to be having problems using Wiird codes unlike earlier versions, can anyone else confirm

 

[mtb-bfh]

The installer looks like it has WadManager backend code in there, and it asks for the IOS to use to install it just like WM, so I would imagine you need some sort of exploitable IOS already to make it work. Some of us with LU64+ units have had luck using cBoot2 to get rev11 installed (search here, there's a few threads on it now) and that's the rout I'd go if you're impatient to get something working. Otherwise, I'd imagine somebody (softmii?) will put everything together in a bit more user-friendly package sometime soon now that the LU64s are hackable.

 

[SaneinOne]

I have a virgin LU65 console upgraded to 4.0U. Can someone please explain to me what installing this will/can provide to me? Thanks in advance!

 

[DKAngel]

the hdd spindown problem is a problem of the hdd, as if it doesnt get used it goes to sleep, look up your hdd modle and tools for it to fix it instead

 

[tj_cool]

1. Does rev12 fix the "HD spin down" problem of USB Loaders ? NO, HDD spindown has to be disabled with the software for the HDD. It has nothing to do with the cIOS
2. Does rev12 works in virgin LU64+ 4.0 ? yes
3. Will Backup Launcher gamma continue to work after installing rev12 ? yes
4. Does rev12 fix the compatibility issues introduced in rev10 since rev9 ? issues?
5. Any new issue in rev12 ? you can only use 1 usb port

Many Thanks !

QUOTE(SaneinOne @ May 31 2009, 05:12 AM) I have a virgin LU65 console upgraded to 4.0U. Can someone please explain to me what installing this will/can provide to me? Thanks in advance!

the ability to downgrade/play backups/install wads/...

 

[manias]

I have a virgin LU65 console upgraded to 4.0U. Can someone please explain to me what installing this will/can provide to me? Thanks in advance!

usbloader needs a cios of this series.. can also be rev 9 rev 10 etc.

 

[kkthxbye]

1. Does rev12 fix the "HD spin down" problem of USB Loaders ? NO, HDD spindown has to be disabled with the software for the HDD. It has nothing to do with the cIOS

Sorry for what may be a dumb question, but why does external harddrives spindown, when using them with the Wii?
Is it possible implementing random writes every 5-9 minutes or so? Wouldn't that solve the problem?

 

[manias]

it's firmware in the harddrive itself, has a timer, after x mins of inactivity it will spin down
and yeah that would fix it, that's implemented in cios222 I believe (for uloader only)

 

[kkthxbye]

it's firmware in the harddrive itself, has a timer, after x mins of inactivity it will spin down
and yeah that would fix it, that's implemented in cios222 I believe (for uloader only)

So it could potentially be implemented in Waninkoko's cIOS too?

 

[manias]

it's firmware in the harddrive itself, has a timer, after x mins of inactivity it will spin down
and yeah that would fix it, that's implemented in cios222 I believe (for uloader only)

So it could potentially be implemented in Waninkoko's cIOS too?

guess so! but that's up to him

But also check the threads on hdparm

 

[kkthxbye]

guess so! but that's up to him

But also check the threads on hdparm

Tried haparm, did not work on my WD Elements 250gb

 

[magic12]

1. Does rev12 fix the "HD spin down" problem of USB Loaders ? NO, HDD spindown has to be disabled with the software for the HDD. It has nothing to do with the cIOS

Sorry for what may be a dumb question, but why does external harddrives spindown, when using them with the Wii?
Is it possible implementing random writes every 5-9 minutes or so? Wouldn't that solve the problem?

use hermes cios & uloader for spindownfix

 

[kkthxbye]

1. Does rev12 fix the "HD spin down" problem of USB Loaders ? NO, HDD spindown has to be disabled with the software for the HDD. It has nothing to do with the cIOS

Sorry for what may be a dumb question, but why does external harddrives spindown, when using them with the Wii?
Is it possible implementing random writes every 5-9 minutes or so? Wouldn't that solve the problem?

use hermes cios & uloader for spindownfix

Sorry about being a newbie, but i have one more question.
I'm not even sure i have a spindown problem. Games don't crash, but sometimes (In EA Sports Active for example), after a little time playing, i can hear the HD turn off. The music stops for about 5 seconds and comes back again. Sometimes the game freezes for a couple of seconds.
- Is this whats called Spindown?
Cause, it is very random - sometimes it shuts off every 2-5 minutes, but the timer is 10 minutes on the HD.
Never had a game crash though, so i guess thats a good thing

Can you do the Wii fit test without the balance board?