Hacking USB Loader GX

[Oddx]

no, I got a black screen. I'll try to format again, its NTFS. the weird its because both folders have the same issue. games (605 game cube games) and wbfs (1274 wii games)

Dont use ntfs use fat32 if you want it to all work, look up a few posts on how.

 

[blackb0x]

Looks like th 5tb model in those posts. I have used 5tb model in past, ill check the model, the biggest issue is they suck at everything because they use smr. The one i linked is cmr. Also never used the wd formatter, whatever the modmii downloads does the job just fine.

In that thread, yeah. But over the years there's been others mentioned throughout the forum.

Drives that only use 4Kn won't work no matter how you configure them. And there are also reports of drives failing to work when going beyond 2TB, although most people fail to mention whether their drive uses 512e or 4Kn, or what cluster size they set when formatting.

But to be clear, I'm not saying people can't use large hard drives right now. I'm just saying it's not reliable or future-proof, since we already know the loader doesn't use 64-bit addressing for storage. And personally, I don't like that the recommended drives seem to mainly be limited to WD because of reports that other drives don't work as reliably.

Is this issue still relevant? Has compatibility with EmuNand saves improved in the latest versions of the loader and d2x-v11? Are there any estimates of how many games cannot be saved to EmuNand? Maybe it's just a couple of very rare games and that's it?

I haven't personally retested that, but someone told me that it seems to have improved since I released d2x-v11-beta3 and USB Loader GX r1283.

When you boot most games, they'll create an initial save. When that happens, exit to the system menu and check if you see a save file for that game. If you don't, then it was saved to the EmuNAND.

no, I got a black screen. I'll try to format again, its NTFS. the weird its because both folders have the same issue. games (605 game cube games) and wbfs (1274 wii games)

How large is your USB HDD?

I wouldn't recommend using NTFS, since support for that will be removed in the next update.

 

[cyberrep]

Dont use ntfs use fat32 if you want it to all work, look up a few posts on how.

thanks for the tip, the problem is all wii games needs 2.5TB

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In that thread, yeah. But over the years there's been others mentioned throughout the forum.

Drives that only use 4Kn won't work no matter how you configure them. And there's are also reports of drives failing to work when going beyond 2TB, although most people fail to mention whether their drive uses 512e or 4Kn, or what cluster size they set when formatting.

But to be clear, I'm not saying people can't use large hard drives right now. I'm just saying it's not reliable or future-proof, since we already know the loader doesn't use 64-bit addressing for storage. And personally, I don't like that the recommended drives seem to mainly be limited to WD because of reports that other drives don't work as reliably.


I haven't personally retested that, but someone told me that it seems to have improved since I released d2x-v11-beta3 and USB Loader GX r1283.

When you boot most games, they'll create an initial save. When that happens, exit to the system menu and check if you see a save file for that game. If you don't, then it was saved to the EmuNAND.


How large is your USB HDD?

I wouldn't recommend using NTFS, since support for that will be removed in the next update.

I have a 4TB hdd
I try to leave 2.5TB NTFS for WII and 1.5 FAT32 for Game Cube I cant
I try 4tb just for wii ntfs wbfs files not work
I try 4tb wit games for game cube, wont work

jsut work with few games inside the folder, with all games, wont load.

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thanks for the tip, the problem is all wii games needs 2.5TB

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I have a 4TB hdd
I try to leave 2.5TB NTFS for WII and 1.5 FAT32 for Game Cube I cant
I try 4tb just for wii ntfs wbfs files not work
I try 4tb wit games for game cube, wont work

jsut work with few games inside the folder, with all games, wont load.

I get this error when I try to load USB loader. Hdd 4tb ntfs just with wbfs folder. It's appear after load resources

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You'll add exfat for large hard drive? In the future I wanna add European and Japanese games. And problem it's takes 5tb

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For large drive what format you recommend? I wanna use one hdd for wii and game cube, but wii probably takes 5tb. The ideia it's have 2 partition, 5tb for wii and 2tb for game cube to have all games

 

[blackb0x]

I have a 4TB hdd
I try to leave 2.5TB NTFS for WII and 1.5 FAT32 for Game Cube I cant
I try 4tb just for wii ntfs wbfs files not work
I try 4tb wit games for game cube, wont work

jsut work with few games inside the folder, with all games, wont load.

What's the exact model of the HDD you're using? For example, the 5TB WD My Passport (WDBPKJ0050BBK).

Can you input the following from a PC (replace X with your drive letter) and then share what it says?

fsutil fsinfo sectorinfo X:

You'll add exfat for large hard drive? In the future I wanna add European and Japanese games. And problem it's takes 5tb

Yeah. I've mentioned it before, but I'm removing NTFS support and adding exFAT support. However, this alone won't make your hard drive function at it's full capacity if you can't get 512-byte emulation to work.

If you read through my last few posts you'll see that you've got a prime example of a problem that I'd like to solve. But I can't fix the problem if I don't own the hardware, which is why I set a goal on my Ko-fi page.

 

[gopnikalik]

When you boot most games, they'll create an initial save. When that happens, exit to the system menu and check if you see a save file for that game. If you don't, then it was saved to the EmuNAND.

I was afraid to enable this setting to avoid situations where the game would not be able to save and I would have to disable it again. So, if EmuNAND Save Mode is set to Partial, for example, and a game cannot save to EmuNAND, the loader will automatically and guaranteed switch to saving to NAND?

 

[Oddx]

thanks for the tip, the problem is all wii games needs 2.5TB

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I have a 4TB hdd
I try to leave 2.5TB NTFS for WII and 1.5 FAT32 for Game Cube I cant
I try 4tb just for wii ntfs wbfs files not work
I try 4tb wit games for game cube, wont work

jsut work with few games inside the folder, with all games, wont load.

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I get this error when I try to load USB loader. Hdd 4tb ntfs just with wbfs folder. It's appear after load resources

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You'll add exfat for large hard drive? In the future I wanna add European and Japanese games. And problem it's takes 5tb

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For large drive what format you recommend? I wanna use one hdd for wii and game cube, but wii probably takes 5tb. The ideia it's have 2 partition, 5tb for wii and 2tb for game cube to have all games

FAT32 limts goes to 16tb on drives with 4k sectors, that will be every drive above 2.3tb.

 

[cyberrep]

fsutil fsinfo sectorinfo X:

WD MY PASSPORT ULTRA 4TB (WDC WD40NMZW-11GX6S1 4000,7 GB)
PROD_EASYSTORE_25FA

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exFAT support.

That will be awesome! tks for now!

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If you read through my last few posts you'll see that you've got a prime example of a problem that I'd like to solve. But I can't fix the problem if I don't own the hardware, which is why I set a goal on my Ko-fi page.

I help with a little bit sorry for that the exchange rate for BRL its insane ;-(

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FAT32 limts goes to 16tb on drives with 4k sectors, that will be every drive above 2.3tb.

thanks I 'll try. what is the best config, 1 partition with wbfs and games or 2 partitions?

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FAT32 limts goes to 16tb on drives with 4k sectors, that will be every drive above 2.3tb.

I use another program and now its formatted,I'll move my wbfs to the new hdd to test it.

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What's the exact model of the HDD you're using? For example, the 5TB WD My Passport (WDBPKJ0050BBK).

just an ammend, I use Wii U to play wii and game cube, its the best choice to save space for my old consoles

 

[blackb0x]

So, if EmuNAND Save Mode is set to Partial, for example, and a game cannot save to EmuNAND, the loader will automatically and guaranteed switch to saving to NAND?

When saving to an EmuNAND fails, the cIOS will automatically try to save to the NAND instead. However, some games might say they failed to create the initial save, so if that happens, you should go into the games settings and exclude it from using EmuNAND saves.

WD MY PASSPORT ULTRA 4TB (WDC WD40NMZW-11GX6S1 4000,7 GB)
PROD_EASYSTORE_25FA

Okay, but you didn't share the output from the command.

I help with a little bit sorry for that the exchange rate for BRL its insane ;-(

Thank you. Every little helps

I use another program and now its formatted,I'll move my wbfs to the new hdd to test it.

If that doesn't work then you could try using the WD Quick Formatter. If your drives compatible then you might be able to change the configuation to XP Compatible before formatting it. Then you can use Rufus with the following settings to make a large FAT32 partition.

5TB or larger drives should set the cluster size to 64 kilobytes instead.

 

[cyberrep]

When saving to an EmuNAND fails, the cIOS will automatically try to save to the NAND instead. However, some games might say they failed to create the initial save, so if that happens, you should go into the games settings and exclude it from using EmuNAND saves.


Okay, but you didn't share the output from the command.


Thank you. Every little helps


If that doesn't work then you could try using the WD Quick Formatter. If your drives compatible then you might be able to change the configuation to XP Compatible before formatting it. Then you can use Rufus with the following settings to make a large FAT32 partition.

5TB or larger drives should set the cluster size to 64 kilobytes instead.

thanks a lot, I format my 4TB with FAT32 (my old guiformat32 say limit is 2tb thats why I had the problem) and now I have wbfs and games folders running perfect!!!!

 

[l0r3n2o]

Hello, I'm having a strange problem since the latest version.
The loader won't load some games after their first launch, even after power cycling the console, it brings me to the Wii Menu after some seconds when I click on Start; if I delete the TitlesCache.bin file the games launch just once before they won't.
Maybe is it a bug? With version r1281 I don't have the problem, I'm using a USB NTFS Hard Drive.
Thanks in advance!

 

[Axion42]

thanks a lot, I format my 4TB with FAT32 (my old guiformat32 say limit is 2tb thats why I had the problem) and now I have wbfs and games folders running perfect!!!!

What did you use to achieve this? I've been wanting to use a 6TB drive to hold a nice library of multiple systems on 1 drive, but I've ran into the issue of exceeding FAT32 limit of 2TB. Do I need to create 3 partitions for this or is it possible to with some other software I haven't tried? Guiformat and Rufus won't do it. Any ideas?

 

[cyberrep]

What did you use to achieve this? I've been wanting to use a 6TB drive to hold a nice library of multiple systems on 1 drive, but I've ran into the issue of exceeding FAT32 limit of 2TB. Do I need to create 3 partitions for this or is it possible to with some other software I haven't tried? Guiformat and Rufus won't do it. Any ideas?

hey buddy
you can use just one partition for that


1-download
http://ridgecrop.co.uk/guiformat-x64.Exe

2-format using fat32 and 64k

3-for wii use wbfs folder and game cube "games" folder

it will work for you too, and also the last version for usb loadewr

 

[blackb0x]

@l0r3n2o I've sent you a direct message.

I've been wanting to use a 6TB drive to hold a nice library of multiple systems on 1 drive, but I've ran into the issue of exceeding FAT32 limit of 2TB.

So if you create just a 2TB partition does the drive work?

Can you input the following from a PC (replace X with your drive letter) and then share what it says?

fsutil fsinfo sectorinfo X:

It'd also be good if you could tell me your hard drive model, because if the goal on my Ko-fi is met, then I'll need to purchase a drive that doesn't function at its full capacity when it's configured for modern systems.

 

[Axion42]

hey buddy
you can use just one partition for that


1-download
http://ridgecrop.co.uk/guiformat-x64.Exe

2-format using fat32 and 64k

3-for wii use wbfs folder and game cube "games" folder

it will work for you too, and also the last version for usb loadewr

This is what I'm getting when trying to format the 6TB drive.

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@l0r3n2o I've sent you a direct message.


So if you create just a 2TB partition does the drive work?

Can you input the following from a PC (replace X with your drive letter) and then share what it says?

fsutil fsinfo sectorinfo X:

It'd also be good if you could tell me your hard drive model, because if the goal on my Ko-fi is met, then I'll need to purchase a drive that doesn't function at its full capacity when it's configured for modern systems.

Drive is a WD 6TB Elements Portable External HD - WDBHJS0060BBK-WESN

 

[blackb0x]

Drive is a WD 6TB Elements Portable External HD - WDBHJS0060BBK-WESN

Have you tried to use WD Quick Formatter to set the configuration to XP Compatible? Then in Rufus you'd want the partition scheme set to MBR and the cluster size set to 64 kilobytes (because it's a 6TB HDD).

If using WD Quick Formatter and Rufus doesn't work then can you confirm if creating a 1.8TB FAT32 partition works? You could use Minitool Partition Wizard, EaseUS Partition Master, GParted etc.

 

[Axion42]

Have you tried to use WD Quick Formatter to set he configuration to XP Compatible? Then in Rufus you'd want the partition scheme set to MBR and the cluster size set to 64 kilobytes (because it's a 6TB HDD).

If using WD Quick Formatter and Rufus doesn't work then can you confirm if creating a 1.8TB FAT32 partition works? You could use Minitool Partition Wizard, EaseUS Partition Master, GParted etc.

Awesome the WD quick formatted actually worked for me. Had to do Xp compatible and it put the entire drive as MBR, only then was I able to format im FAT32 @ 64kb with guiformat. Adding some games to test it out now.

 

[blackb0x]

Nice! You're lucky that you've got a WD drive and that it's compatible with the software. But this is a good example as to why I want to fix things for those who aren't so lucky or just want to use the drive with it's default configuration.

Some manufacturers don't provide any software to change these settings, and if they do, it's often limited to a specific operating system. Additionally, some WD drives are already unsupported by WD's own software. So, it's reasonable to expect compatibility to decline over time as support for older hardware becomes less of a priority.

 

[Oddx]

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This is what I'm getting when trying to format the 6TB drive.

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Drive is a WD 6TB Elements Portable External HD - WDBHJS0060BBK-WESN

Looks like 32k was selected, probably needed 64k for 6tb

 

[Axion42]

Looks like 32k was selected, probably needed 64k for 6tb

It wouldn't even try to format with either 32 or 64 when I had taken that screen shot. I got it sorted out though with the WD Formatter at 64kb.

 

[Oddx]

Glad you got it sorted. Not all fat32 formatters will work since many had hardcoded 2tb caps.