Hacking USB Loader GX with DIOS MIOS support?

[somewhereovertherainbow]

Hi,

Look at this video :

The author says there is a USB Loader GX version with -DIOS MIOS support called r1218 and also provides a link consisting of two files: boot.elf and boot.dol . I know where to boot.dol goes but what about boot.elf?

Also, is this a hoax? Was there in one version DIOS MIOS to USB Loader GX? Or is the author using a large SD-card for all 22 games?

What you think?

Edit: This comment makes me believe its for real.

First of all, when you say GX latest 3.0, if you mean the latest official release, there's actually a newer one out. The official release was before the whole USB thing was even possible. Here's a link : http://www.mediafire.com/?1voyas284vs6qiv take the boot.dol file from the 249 folder in the download and put it into the /apps/usbloader_gx folder on your Wii replacing the existing one.

 

[somewhereovertherainbow]

Another Question .

Using DMLizard , downloading DIOS MIOS.. I got a file called IOS249[56]-d2x9b47.wad .

I was wondering if this file can replace cIOS249[56]-d2x-v6-final ?

I mean this file "IOS249[56]-d2x9b47.wad" is a cIOS right?

I never heard of none Custom IOS with d2x included...

Also to play Gamecube games on USB must your FAT32 partition be active and primary and first ?

Or is a simple FAT32 Format enough?

 

[Maxternal]

Well, there's actually an even newer version of USB Loader GX out
http://www.mediafire.com/download/tz77d89i3tofk7z/USBLoaderGX_r1218_mod01.7z

The boot.dol and boot.elf are basically just different formats of the same thing and you can use ether one but the DOL file is the more "normal" one if you're using the cIOS that's installed by that WAD file you'll probably want the one in the 249 folder.

Yes, that file you got can replace v6 final. It's just a later version of the same thing.
D2X is a cIOS type and the newest type at that.

 

[Maxternal]

Also to play Gamecube games on USB must your FAT32 partition be active and primary and first ?

Or is a simple FAT32 Format enough?

Primary : yes
active : doesn't really matter
first : yes but if it's the only partition, this also counts
FAT32 : yes, but the cluster size also has to be 32k or smaller (bigger will break it)

There are several other little things that will break it like I think the drive needs to be MBR and not GPT and the drive can't use 4k sector size (in other words, if the whole drive is bigger than 2TB it won't work) but most of these little problems are fairly uncommon

 

[Acidflare]

Hi Stephanie to clear your questions download modmii for windows by xflax use the command line utility to download d2x v10 beta53 249(56) 250(57) wads.

d2x wads are an advancement to waninkoko's cios r19
USB Loader GX r1218 does exist, it is by the official team, it does have some bugs I would say use r1217 instead. It's more stable for now also I will upload a dios-mios package for you with dm 2.10 dml (if I can find it), discex v0.3, and my autodiscex batch files(put these in the "games" folder in the root of your hard drive or sd card) this will give you usb loader gx with dm 2.10 setup

 

[somewhereovertherainbow]

Thanks for your comments

Hi Stephanie to clear your questions download modmii for windows by xflax use the command line utility to download d2x v10 beta53 249(56) 250(57) wads.

d2x wads are an advancement to waninkoko's cios r19
USB Loader GX r1218 does exist, it is by the official team, it does have some bugs I would say use r1217 instead. It's more stable for now also I will upload a dios-mios package for you with dm 2.10 dml (if I can find it), discex v0.3, and my autodiscex batch files(put these in the "games" folder in the root of your hard drive or sd card) this will give you usb loader gx with dm 2.10 setup

Would LOOVE to get this package . I just got my gamecube controller/memory shipped to me.

Sooo puurfect

 

[Cyan]

prevent posting multiple times if nobody replied to your post.
There's an edit button to add more text to your message.
I merge a lot of your posts.


I would like to know which bugs are in r1218 which are not in r1217.
users didn't correctly reports bugs, they just tell that something doesn't work for them without telling which revision started having that issue.


Do not link to DIOSMIOS(Lite) packages in public.
here are the official links:
http://crediar.no-ip.com/dwn.php

 

[Acidflare]

I thank you cyan for the dm link I went to googlecode but the download page didn't work and also my windows bat scripts are very easy to use just drag the ISO over the bat file to convert to discex format: normal, compressed, auto-align. There is a bat script for every discex command

 

[Acidflare]

The only bugs I have found present between 1217 and 1218, there's a bit of a longer hdd load time I find

 

[Cyan]

thanks.
I thought it might load faster, it use habprot to load the config file instead of reloading cIOSes.
It all depend with your setup and settings. you can boost the loading time if you understand how the launching process works. but it can become slower if you don't set it up correctly.

For GameCube ISO :
DiscEx is not needed. Do not compress or extract them !
just use Full 1:1 Raw ISO. they work better. (some games doesn't work if they are not 1:1)

 

[Acidflare]

One suggestion is to by default is to have the emu nand set to the sneek directory and maybe have a screen upon resetting the settings to default and when the settings file is created initially to select between having sneek(sd) or uneek(USB) set up also I think you should have an ahbprot version and a cups version.

I use priiloader to autoboot usblgx so ahbprot doesn't always work the best

Also my 1 TB drive is set to 32kb cluster size for dm and compressed loads faster for me than 1:1 if I select the compressed option in hard drive settings

 

[somewhereovertherainbow]

Cyan: Sorry before.

But can you please tell me what is the differences between USB Loader GX 3.0 and r1218?

 

[Acidflare]

3.0 is the latest stable release r1218 is a beta that has been more recently developed then 3.0
it as a beta in the advancement of 3.0

 

[somewhereovertherainbow]

But despite that.. what features does r1218 provide ?

 

[Acidflare]

DM(L) support, quadforce support, newer options such as dol video patching for out of region games, better game support.

 

[Cyan]

DM(L) support, quadforce support, newer options such as dol video patching for out of region games, better game support.
Devolution support
Nintendont support
GameCube MultiDisc support
More powerful search feature
Theme downloading bug fixed
More options for themers (clock size, position, etc.)
Better/More intuitive controller support in menus
WiiU Support
IOS58 support
etc.

Spoiler: Full Changelog

* Added a Clock size factor (size factor is theme-able and will override user's value if not "1.0" in .them file)
* Fixed tooltip opacity on Home Button and game icons on Channel grid mode.
* Fixed Banner Grid position X and Y not working in .them file
* Fixed half-cut cover in grid mode if only 4 games are displayed by showing it on both sides and allowing scrolling.
* Improved Category filtering
* Fixed crashing problem when launching a game before banner caching is completed.
* Fixed theme downloader stuck at 100% after unzipping.
* Fixed prompt typo and prompt behavior when exiting the copy/delete GC menu.
* Renamed string "Rename Game on WBFS" to "Rename Game Title".
* Added support to DIOS MIOS
* added support for Yaz0 decompression on banners and system menu resources
* Fixed launching GameCube games from disc with official MIOS
* Added Forced Language settings for GameCube games when using DM(L)
* Fixed GameCube games video mode error with DML by removing forced progressive mode when using component cable.
* Replaced the "Force interlace" by "DML Progressive Patch" (use it ONLY if you don't see any picture when forcing 480p)
* Added a setting to choose whether to use MIOS or Devolution for GameCube games.
* Added support for Devolution
* Split NoDisc settings in two distinct options to prevent confusion.
* Hide DM config v2 settings when using config v1
* Added back "DML Video Mode" setting (Fix Mario golf)
* Fixed in-game video mode (50/60hz) selection screen not displayed and fixed incorrect colors with DIOS MIOS.
* Added Japanese game fix for memory card access with DIOS MIOS.
* Added a new option to Game Window setting to display banner
animation only on Channels layout, other layouts use Rotating disc.
* Added new Priiloader 0.8 beta4 compatibility to parental control setting
* Added support for Devolution's smaller Memory Card size
* Fixed the auto-completion search bug
* Reworked GUI window for covers download and auto select all choices.
* Added banner download from custom URL when GameCube mode is enable.
* Added DM(L) version detection and removed user setting.
* Added a setting for DML Japanese Patch
* Hide DML individual game settings if DM(L) is not installed or is not the correct version.
* Fixed device selection when using USB with devolution
* Fixed Devolution's launching and game region detection
* Prevent Playcount increasing if the game couldn't launch
* Added Devolution version in Credit window.
* Added Greek language file.
* Changed default path for GameCube Main Folder to usb1:/games/
* Changed default path for devolution folder to be located on the boot device instead of SD.
* Changed default URL for Channel's banner animation.
* Fixed launching Korean games
* Fixed meta.xml release date format
* Added Devolution setting "NOLED"
* Fixed DIOS MIOS (Lite) version detection when using a DM version more recent than the latest known.
* Fixed DIOS MIOS (Lite) detection when booting without AHBPROT
* Removed "DML NoDisc+" setting when using DM v2.3+
* Removed warning messages related to individual game settings if they are currently unavailable.
* Ocarina GCT folder can now be placed anywhere for DM/DML/Nintendont.
* Fixed missing Widescreen in individual settings when using DML v2.1
* Fixed individual settings choices for Japanese Patch.
* Added DML v2.5 screenshot setting
* Added support for Homebrew Channel v1.1.1+
* Removed unused "DML NoDisc" setting
* Added possibility to install multi-Discs GameCube games
* Added auto-detection and loading multi-Disc games with both Devolution and DIOS MIOS (Lite).
* DML: Prevent temporary ocarina .gct file copy if the game is launched from disc
* Fixed installation destination for multi-Disc based games.
* Prevent deleting a folder when installation is canceled if the folder still contains another disc number.
* Added a new setting to select GameCube game source: SD, USB, Auto
* Fixed GameCube multiDisc installation.
* Fixed progress window not hiding if Wiiload didn't send the file.
* Simplify HBC loading logic.
* Added a warning when trying to launch a Wii game with a non-d2x cIOS if EmuNAND is enabled.
* Fixed individual game settings to allow modification of the EmuNAND settings based on the game's IOS instead of global IOS.
* Added back cIOS rev17-21 support for EmuNAND Channel.
* DML: Changed the GameCube Multi-discs prompt logic to display on older DIOS MIOS (Lite) versions too.
* DML: Added a partition type verification to warn the user if the HDD is not correctly setup.
* Updated LibNTFS to 2013-01-13 version
* Fixed USB Initialization when using usbport 1
* Fixed compiling on Linux
* Added back support for WBFS partition without a partition table
* Fixed Wad installation on EmuNAND
* Fixed channel's save path creation when using Emulated NAND
* DML: Added Cluster size detection
* DML: prevent NODISC2 patch if not using DM(L) v2.2 update2
* DEVO: Added Widescreen setting
* DEVO: Added AHBPROT detection
* Fixed missing parent folder ".." when browsing a NTFS partition.
* DEVO: Added F-ZeroAX and TimerFix settings
* Added QuadForce 2.0 version detection
* Added QuadForce version detection up to v4.1
* Added QuadForce USB Support
* Optimized DM/DML/QF detection code
* Improved GameCube controller functions
* Added Classic Controller and GameCube Controller support in GameInfo window
* Added Wifi6 and wifi10 pictures for GameInfo window.
* Added device priority selection for GameCube listing in global Loader settings (SD->USB, or USB->SD)
* Added a "Use global" language setting for Gamecube games.
* Added support for USB devices with modified MBR's signature to prevent WiiU's format message.
* Prevent Rockband cursor display on GameCube and WiiWare games with "band" in the title (Crach bandicoot, Beach Bandits, etc.)
* Added Dol's Video mode patcher in Loader/Game settings, for games which couldn't be forced. (MadWorld, MotoGP08,Mario Party 8, etc.)
* DML: Updated DM(L) version detection up to v2.10
* DML: Automatically enable PADHook if Screenshot setting is enabled
* DML: Fixed a bug where multiple video modes could be set at the same time
* DEVO: Added a prompt if trying to launch a game from a non FAT32 partition.
* DEVO: Added Direct Mapping Buttons setting (Devo r200+)
* DEVO: Added support for Language setting
* Changed how video mode is chosen by the loader

* Fixed missing games in "GameCube Delete menu" if the "GameCube Source" setting has USB priority.
* Fixed Playlog writing when using Hermes cIOS v4 (untested) (Requires AHB access).
* Fixed EmuNAND when using cIOS revision 65535 ( issue 2225 )
* Added Nintendont support
* Added sections in the Loader settings
* Updated the GameCube game settings to display only the selected GameCube mode related settings.
* Updated some menus to support more controller's input
* Changed the StartupProcess to speed up launch time by using AHB access to read config files. IOS argument in meta.xml has priority over AHB detection.
* Added IOS58 + AHB support for launching the loader without cIOS (Wii games and EmuNAND still require cIOS).
* Added a Loader's IOS setting (now Loader and Games use two separate settings: loader can use 58 and games 249).
* Added LibruntimeIOSPatch to patch IOS58 and Hermes v4 to get ISFS access and enable Banner mode, Channel's title and System font with these IOSes (Requires AHB access)
* Added a delete prompt if downloaded cheat file is empty.
* Force all launched homebrew to reload to IOS58 if available.
* Changed Gecko.c to send logs to wifigecko too.
* Changed wifigecko IP to send logs to all IP 192.168.0.x