Hacking USB Loader GX

[Smiff]

heh i'm getting nervous trying new versions.. might wait till tomorrow for this one.

one Q about the built in updater.. if you're running the .elf, is it smart enough to replace that with another .elf, or does it just grab the .dol?

 

[self_slaughter]

Most all of the revisions are up on the webpage http://usbloadergx.koureio.net/downloads/revisions ....nobody needs to 'remove' anything. These are beta revisions and you should not update to them unless you are testing. Otherwise just download the 'stable' revision that you want and put it on your SD card.

Thanks for that link... i've bookmarked that one so i can keep access to the original 1.0 (the most stable of all the "1.0's"

) i only just found a copy of that on my girlfriends wii and took a copy back for mine so i can stop worrying about it playing up

 

[CorneliousJD]

Can someone explain the update process when I select to update from the Channel (not forwarder)? It asks if I want to update just the .dol or everything, but since I'm not using the forwarder I'm not sure what the difference really is. Is the updater really able to update the Channel? Is it OK to update a lot for the newer revisions if I use the non-forwarder?


Second question: Can you store cover art, etc. on the external HDD or do they have to be stored on the SD? I'm guessing I'd need a separate partition for the image data since you can't really store the image files on WBFS...

use the forwarder. there's no reason to use the channel. you can't update a channel automatically.

2: has to be SD

 

[ideal2545]

So, I installed Hermes cIOS 222 with IOS 36, 37 Merge so that I could play Rockband with the wireless guitar and everything. Well in uloader it works just fine if I pick cIOS222 to play, but if I pick cIOS222 in Loader GX, it just says it cant detect cIOS222 and boots using 249...

Am I Doing Something Wrong?

 

[salphire]

Can i know if indeed the loader support the cios 222? I check with the revisions and nothing come out regarding the cios support.
BTW i think yours rock, but not compatible my hard disk....so cross finger that the 222 support is added as currently that is the only cios that is compatible with my hdd.

 

[Innovative1]

Can i know if indeed the loader support the cios 222? I check with the revisions and nothing come out regarding the cios support.
BTW i think yours rock, but not compatible my hard disk....so cross finger that the 222 support is added as currently that is the only cios that is compatible with my hdd.

It doesn't. You should use 249.

 

[JazzFlight]

This may have been asked before, but what's the difference between "Update .dol" and "Update All" on the update screen? This info is not in the opening post nor the news website.

 

[Innovative1]

It was just asked (but no answer was given), but what's the difference between "Update .dol" and "Update All" on the update screen? This info is not in the opening post nor the news website.

This has been answered within the last few pages. The answer is the update .dol updates the .dol and update all updates the .cfg files also. However, they rarely change so all you usually need to update is the .dol. Updating all will change any config edits that you have made.

 

[JazzFlight]

It was just asked (but no answer was given), but what's the difference between "Update .dol" and "Update All" on the update screen? This info is not in the opening post nor the news website.

This has been answered within the last few pages. The answer is the update .dol updates the .dol and update all updates the .cfg files also. However, they rarely change so all you usually need to update is the .dol. Updating all will change any config edits that you have made.

Thanks for the quick response. I guess I'll stick to updating all just in case they put out some new cfg.

 

[vettacossx]

@ CODERS

IDEA!

latley i make it a habit to just ZIP the most recent dol on my SD card right in the proper directory...this way if the new update is messed up real bad and i did an online update..I can unzip and role back to the previous...

now that i think of it that feature could be added as well!

Roll back update! feature! thats a thought!

just like the Update has a path.... have a folder called Rollback and when the new file is placed in the UPDATE folder (usbloader_gx) it can move the OLD DOL to the rollback directory

 

[fl0PPsy]

A rollback feature would be a brilliant idea!!

Infact I'd love to use it right now if it existed. The latest r443 seems to have issues loading games like Super Mario Galaxy and a few others I've tried. Would be great if I didnt have to go back to the PC to roll back to the last version I had.

 

[icebrg5]

rev443 code dumps when going into settings and the first time i loaded a game(Punch Out with ocarina) it loaded fine.I exited the game to the wii menu and started the loader again and now any game i try to load results in a code dump.

 

[ThaDraGun]

I just updated from the loader. I chose "Update all"

Now I get an error everytime I click the settings button.
when the code screen comes up is there something I should write down for you guys?

 

[icebrg5]

I just updated from the loader. I chose "Update all"

Now I get an error everytime I click the settings button.
when the code screen comes up is there something I should write down for you guys?

Everyone is reporting that happening im sure they are aware and working on a fix.

Do games load for you though? or do they result in a code dump as well?

 

[Bloodlust]

How do you manually initiate covers & discart downloads? Thanks... using R440...

 

[icebrg5]

How do you manually initiate covers & discart downloads? Thanks... using R440...

Click on the cover.A menu will pop up asking you what ones you want to download.

 

[Coolguy88]

Hi all, my legally obtained games I put on my 1TB USB device sometimes loads up the game list in mere seconds for USB Loader GX, and sometimes it doesn't read it. I'm using rev12, putting it in the correct slot; anyone have any advice?

 

[Bloodlust]

How do you manually initiate covers & discart downloads? Thanks... using R440...

Click on the cover.A menu will pop up asking you what ones you want to download.

Thanks...

 

[ThaDraGun]

I just updated from the loader. I chose "Update all"

Now I get an error everytime I click the settings button.
when the code screen comes up is there something I should write down for you guys?

Everyone is reporting that happening im sure they are aware and working on a fix.

Do games load for you though? or do they result in a code dump as well?

Just tried.. yup games do a code dump too. I guess I'm going back a version for now.

 

[vettacossx]

A rollback feature would be a brilliant idea!!

Infact I'd love to use it right now if it existed. The latest r443 seems to have issues loading games like Super Mario Galaxy and a few others I've tried. Would be great if I didnt have to go back to the PC to roll back to the last version I had.

Plus a rollback feature would prevent a ton of sorta useless "hey i updated and now it dont work" comments while deving out the bugz...because even if you dont like the update for whatever reason it could be rolled back

another idea!

@ coders

Maybe say you dont even bother with a directory for rollback....just make it so When you Do update the old file is zipped into a .zip or .rar archive or even a default folder....then when the "roll back button" is pressed it would Unzip or decompress the rar archive and over right the boot.dol file...

just some thoughts/requests for future updates THANKS IN ADVANCED FOR YOUR TIME EVERYONE!

PS: hey guys stay on R432 it is a really good revision for now

using rev12 just dont use cover flow view and you wont get a lot of those code dumps guys