Hacking U_Tility: Update Games, NUS Grabber GUI + AutoDecrypt, LoadIine Helper, Backups,FAT32 Formats + More

[Deleted User]

Thanks for the post @Tesa Please can you change the colour of the text under the title, I can't read it on the dark theme. (I'm colour blind) Thanks.

 

[Tesa]

Thanks for the post @Tesa Please can you change the colour of the text under the title, I can't read it on the dark theme. (I'm colour blind) Thanks.

Hey, I hope it's better like this!

 

[Deleted User]

Hey, I hope it's better like this!

Thank you It's still a bit difficult to read but if I highlight it with mouse, it's fine.

 

[Tesa]

Thank you It's still a bit difficult to read but if I highlight it with mouse, it's fine.

Damn, I have no clue which colour to change it to that it's readible in both themes :/

 

[Deleted User]

Damn, I have no clue which colour to change it to that it's readible in both themes :/

Haha, don't panic dude. Like I said it's fine when I highlight it.

 

[Datalogger]

This works very well - Great utility!

My only issue so far is it doesn't list all of my game library
On a few of the games, it gets startIndex string length errors and it skips them:

Log
Minor error in FindingGamesFunction I:\wii u\games\Animal Crossing - Amiibo Festival\code\app.xml
System.ArgumentOutOfRangeException: startIndex cannot be larger than length of string.
Parameter name: startIndex
   at System.String.Substring(Int32 startIndex, Int32 length)
   at System.String.Substring(Int32 startIndex)
   at LoadIineMate.U_Tility.SearchForGames(String folder, String destination)

Here's a sample app.xml it's having issue with (Animal Crossing):

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<app type="complex" access="777">
  <version type="unsignedInt" length="4">16</version>
  <os_version type="hexBinary" length="8">000500101000400A</os_version>
  <title_id type="hexBinary" length="8">00050000101C6500</title_id>
  <title_version type="hexBinary" length="2">0000</title_version>
  <sdk_version type="unsignedInt" length="4">21213</sdk_version>
  <app_type type="hexBinary" length="4">80000000</app_type>
  <group_id type="hexBinary" length="4">00001C65</group_id>
  <os_mask type="hexBinary" length="32">0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000</os_mask>
  <common_id type="hexBinary" length="8">0000000000000000</common_id>
</app>

 

[Tesa]

This works very well - Great utility!

My only issue so far is it doesn't list all of my game library
On a few of the games, it gets startIndex string length errors and it skips them:

Log
Minor error in FindingGamesFunction I:\wii u\games\Animal Crossing - Amiibo Festival\code\app.xml
System.ArgumentOutOfRangeException: startIndex cannot be larger than length of string.
Parameter name: startIndex
   at System.String.Substring(Int32 startIndex, Int32 length)
   at System.String.Substring(Int32 startIndex)
   at LoadIineMate.U_Tility.SearchForGames(String folder, String destination)

Here's a sample app.xml it's having issue with (Animal Crossing):

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<app type="complex" access="777">
  <version type="unsignedInt" length="4">16</version>
  <os_version type="hexBinary" length="8">000500101000400A</os_version>
  <title_id type="hexBinary" length="8">00050000101C6500</title_id>
  <title_version type="hexBinary" length="2">0000</title_version>
  <sdk_version type="unsignedInt" length="4">21213</sdk_version>
  <app_type type="hexBinary" length="4">80000000</app_type>
  <group_id type="hexBinary" length="4">00001C65</group_id>
  <os_mask type="hexBinary" length="32">0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000</os_mask>
  <common_id type="hexBinary" length="8">0000000000000000</common_id>
</app>

Thanks for the report. The issue doesn't come from the app.xml here but rather the wiiubrew.org database. (If you check http://wiiubrew.org/wiki/Title_database for "101C6500" you see that they're missing the product_code (something like WUP-P-XXXX))

I didn't expect this being an issue since they have pretty much all major games... I could try to make a workaround for that case and force check the meta folder incase wiiubrew fails. I'll update you here once I finished and pushed the update.

 

[Tesa]

@Datalogger Okay, I just uploaded the patch. (It should be 1.3.12)

If you have the metafolders it'll default back to them if there's an error in the wiiubrew database. (I couldn't really test it since all of my games work but it *should* work now if you still have the meta folder)

 

[preacherfox]

Hi, cool little app however, it doesn't download updates for me. When I check alternate 'NUS method' I get this error:

 

[Tesa]

Hi, cool little app however, it doesn't download updates for me. When I check alternate 'NUS method' I get this error:

Try to restart the application. When using the alternate NUS mode it has to download an additional file. It seems like it didn't finish downloading the file before you started it but since it saves states between sessions it should work fine after restarting the main application (the "alterante NUS method" should still be checked)

 

[preacherfox]

I think it attempts to download something, I see a very quick command line window open but it says it can't download what it wants.

 

[Datalogger]

@Datalogger Okay, I just uploaded the patch. (It should be 1.3.12)

If you have the metafolders it'll default back to them if there's an error in the wiiubrew database. (I couldn't really test it since all of my games work but it *should* work now if you still have the meta folder)

That works better, thanks for the update.
I now get the one's with meta folders on the list, but they don't have a Cover (Just a Red X)

The few I have that don't have a meta folder don't display, would it be too much trouble to list them and show a "Red X" cover also?
Reason being is this is going to be my "Daily User" to keep my wii U library cleaned up and sorted and it would be good to have all of them listed.


Not complaining at all here, this is the best thing I've seen to keep my wii U library clean and updated.
More of a "Wish List: here:

1. It shows the amount of Free Space on the SD Card
   If it could show the size of the Game selected on the "Games on your device:" list to know if there's room for it.
   
   
2. There are some titles that don't work if updated (like Pikmin3)
   If it could have a list of "exclude from updates" so I don't forget not to update those.
   
   
3. A "Refresh" button on the Main Tab to refresh my "Games on your device:" list

Again, this is great As-Is, and thanks for putting it together for us

 

[Tesa]

That works better, thanks for the update.
I now get the one's with meta folders on the list, but they don't have a Cover (Just a Red X)

The few I have that don't have a meta folder don't display, would it be too much trouble to list them and show a "Red X" cover also?
Reason being is this is going to be my "Daily User" to keep my wii U library cleaned up and sorted and it would be good to have all of them listed.


Not complaining at all here, this is the best thing I've seen to keep my wii U library clean and updated.
More of a "Wish List: here:

1. It shows the amount of Free Space on the SD Card
   If it could show the size of the Game selected on the "Games on your device:" list to know if there's room for it.
   
   
2. There are some titles that don't work if updated (like Pikmin3)
   If it could have a list of "exclude from updates" so I don't forget not to update those.
   
   
3. A "Refresh" button on the Main Tab to refresh my "Games on your device:" list

Again, this is great As-Is, and thanks for putting it together for us

Not taking it as a complain, I'm always happy about suggestions!

It's a bug if they don't show a cover. The problem is I can't actually test most functions on my own because I don't have an SD card reader (yeah, the irony.. I'm just emulating it so I can do minor tests). Could you send me the meta.xml file from one of those games which doesnt show a cover? I was thinking about adding games like that too, just haven't decided yet how to do it. The problem is that in the current state it's actually quite complicated due to the way I'm handling games.

1) I want to add that at some point. I haven't looked too much into it but as far as I know I have to check the size of every single file and add it together. I'll see how it ends up performance-wise

2) Mhm, I could add an exclusion list but I would need a list for that. How about a button "ignore this game"?

3) You can currently "refresh" it by just reselecting the drive. Adding a button wouldn't really be an issue.

 

[gamer4lif3]

Hi I'm having some issues first it don't seem to list all my backups and it keeps saying update found for app it self over and over.


NM i deleted all and re download app all seems ok.

 

[Tesa]

Hi I'm having some issues first it don't seem to list all my backups and it keeps saying update found for app it self over and over.


NM i deleted all and re download app all seems ok.

There's currently an issue with antivirus programs blocking the direct update. I'm trying to figure out what exactly is triggering this, worst case I'll have to change the auto updater around to fix this issue.

 

[gamer4lif3]

hmm wow it was my AV even thou i have all auto stuff disabled.

 

[Tesa]

hmm wow it was my AV even thou i have all auto stuff disabled.

Yeah, I'm having the same issue, it seems to trigger some kind of "suspicous" activity check. It came around the time where I changed how it copies files / applies patches.

Hopefully I'll find a workaround / fix for it in the next version.

 

[Tesa]

Btw. I'm still looking for someone which can help me out with an icon for U_Tility.

 

[Datalogger]

Having a odd issue with a coupe of updates.
Xenoblade Chronicles X and Zombi U keep wanting to re-download the updates.

I update them - Refresh - They disappear from the list.
When I restart U_Tility, they are back in the list again.

I have a feeling that it must be getting the current version from a different place at startup than it looks to after updating.

From the logs:

Xenoblade Chronicles X:
Xenoblade Chronicles X: Current version: 00016. Newest version available: 16

Zombi U:
Before I Update it : ZombiU: Current version: 16. Newest version available: 32
After I Update it : ZombiU: Current version: 32 doesnt need to be updated.
After I re-Start : ZombiU: Current version: 16. Newest version available: 32

-dl

 

[Tesa]

Zombi U:
Before I Update it : ZombiU: Current version: 16. Newest version available: 32
After I Update it : ZombiU: Current version: 32 doesnt need to be updated.
After I re-Start : ZombiU: Current version: 16. Newest version available: 32

I just downloaded the latest patch (32) and according to the meta data it's:
<title_version type="unsignedInt" length="4">32</title_version>
I also patched my game without any issue. Can you check the meta.xml file which "title_version" is written there? Maybe the patch didn't completly apply?

Xenoblade Chronicles X:
Xenoblade Chronicles X: Current version: 00016. Newest version available: 16

This is odd, and I can kinda see where it's coming from. I fixed it in 1.3.14.. (Seems to be from an incosistency from Nintendo or at least the publisher in the way they document their versions)