Hacking USB Loader GX

[Cyan]

I already have that Ghost image done regularly
But only from my C partition (10GB, not the full 1Tb image), so my problem is more loosing my data on other partitions. I don't have everything saved elsewhere.

And I'm on a RAID5, so I didn't loose anything, It's currently restoring the missing data on the new drive based on the two other HDDs.
I could have used my PC with only 2 HDD, but I had my graphical card breaking on me too
I could put everything back only yesterday evening.

I'll change my current RAID5 (900GB RAID5) to a RAID0 (mirror 2TB) this weekend (after extensive backup), hoping the new drives will work fine, and then I'll be back

 

[d.d.d.]

I already have that Ghost image done regularly
But only from my C partition (10GB, not the full 1Tb image), so my problem is more loosing my data on other partitions. I don't have everything saved elsewhere.

And I'm on a RAID5, so I didn't loose anything, It's currently restoring the missing data on the new drive based on the two other HDDs.
I could have used my PC with only 2 HDD, but I had my graphical card breaking on me too
I could put everything back only yesterday evening.

I'll change my current RAID5 (900GB RAID5) to a RAID0 (mirror 2TB) this weekend (after extensive backup), hoping the new drives will work fine, and then I'll be back

Glad to hear that you know this stuff. And RAID is great. But you really should get an SSD for your OS & programs. It really makes a world of difference.

 

[EnigmaXtreme]

I have the patched iso of Fatal Frame 4 yet I can't get it to load on GX yet it works on CFG?

 

[PsyBlade]

I'll change my current RAID5 (900GB RAID5) to a RAID0 (mirror 2TB) this weekend (after extensive backup), hoping the new drives will work fine, and then I'll be back

probably just a typo but I don't want you to potentially lose your data over a stupid mixup:
raid 0 is striping (-> no redundancy)
mirroring is raid 1

edit:
I want my raid 5 back, but the drivers are still not done
well at least the metadata is raid 10 to secure against corrupted sectors
but 8 spindle raid 0 makes me feel a bit too unsave for comfort

 

[Cyan]

A friend said to me mirroring was 0 (but that's what I thought, 0 is to make multiple HDD looks like it's only a single one, right?)

Thanks, It will prevent me doing unnecessary steps.

 

[Maxternal]

Might wanna glance over it again. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standard_RAID_levels They all make it look like one single one but they have different benefits.

 

[PsyBlade]

all raid levels make it look like a single drive
the difference is how large, fast and secure it is

assuming N drives
jbod: capacity xN, speed x1, fault tolerance 0 drives
raid 0: capacity xN, speed xN, fault tolerance 0 drives
raid 1: capacity x1, readspeed xN, writespeed x1, fault tolerance N-1 drives
raid 5: capacity x(N-1), readspeed xN, writespeed x(N-1), fault tolerance 1 drive
raid 10: capacity x(N/2) readspeed xN, writespeed x(N/2), fault tolerance 1 drive

 

[statueofmike]

A friend said to me mirroring was 0 (but that's what I thought, 0 is to make multiple HDD looks like it's only a single one, right?)

Thanks, It will prevent me doing unnecessary steps.

Basic mirroring is RAID1. I've been doing this successfully using hardware RAID support so that it is transparent to the USB connection. I think I listed my drive on the compatibility list under "Drivestation Duo", if you're interested.

On another note: is this the best place to find pre-built .dol files of the latest beta release?

 

[Maxternal]

On another note: is this the best place to find pre-built .dol files of the latest beta release?

Yes. Here's r1202 : http://www.mediafire.com/?1voyas284vs6qiv
(I think it's still the latest beta. Someone correct me if I'm wrong.)

 

[statueofmike]

On another note: is this the best place to find pre-built .dol files of the latest beta release?

Yes. Here's r1202 : http://www.mediafire...1voyas284vs6qiv
(I think it's still the latest beta. Someone correct me if I'm wrong.)

the source page currently shows r1202 as the newest. I haven't tried building my own yet. Thanks!

 

[AbdallahTerro]

You can grab 1202 with DropBoxURL for custom GC channels from my sig.

 

[juggalomars]

I get an error 404/ forbidden from your signature links and have for the past few hours.

 

[Etheboss]

On another note: is this the best place to find pre-built .dol files of the latest beta release?

Yes. Here's r1202 : http://www.mediafire...1voyas284vs6qiv
(I think it's still the latest beta. Someone correct me if I'm wrong.)

[quotenonotify name='statueofmike']
the source page currently shows r1202 as the newest. I haven't tried building my own yet. Thanks!
[/quote]

You can grab 1202 with DropBoxURL for custom GC channels from my sig.

Guys, just point people to the proper place -->> http://code.google.c...l?id=1769#c2913

 

[OriginalHamster]

I have the patched iso of Fatal Frame 4 yet I can't get it to load on GX yet it works on CFG?

I can load it on USB Loader GX.

 

[EnigmaXtreme]

I have the patched iso of Fatal Frame 4 yet I can't get it to load on GX yet it works on CFG?

I can load it on USB Loader GX.

What settings do u use?

 

[atlanx]

Is there an easy way to let USBLoader GX only display multiplayer Games?
The "Sort by number of players" is not so helpfull.

 

[Cyan]

Why isn't it useful?

Sorting by number of player should display the multiplayer games at the top.
Of course, it's not hiding single player games.


if you want to display ONLY multiplayer games, you would have to add a new game categories manually.

Then you can either:

1) Hide single player games
If you want to hide them, you would have to add a new game category manually (for example "Single player"), set the games with only single player to that category (one by one, in the individual game settings).

Then, when you want to hide the single player games:
- Go to the main Category menu from the top bar (the desk icon)
- Set "ALL" to [X]
- Set "Single Player" to [X]

it will display all games except the one containing a category marked as [X].

OR

2) Display only Multiplayer games
Create a new category (for example "Multiplayer"), set that category to all your multiplayer games (one by one).

Then, when you want to display only the games containing the multiplayer category:
- Go to the main Category menu from the top bar (the desk icon)
- Set "ALL" to [ ] (not checked at all)
- Set "multiplayer" to [v] (checked)

It will display all games which is part of the checked categories.


Hiding is maybe easier if you want to hide only one category.

 

[WalkerD]

For some reason my HDD is only recognized by USB Loader GX 1.0 r866 and earlier. If I use a newer version of

USB Loader GX it gets stuck on Initialize USB. Unfortunately this means I can't use any of the new features regarding loading gamecube games from USB. Is there any solution to this, or am I out of luck as far as using USB Loader GX goes? Every other loader works fine, but I've quite enjoyed GX's additional features and superb interface, and would like to continue using it if at all possible.

Edit: Some additional information. Under the credits page while using USB Loader GX, in the top right corner it says Rev874 IOS222 (Rev 4). I've just used ModMii to update all of my IOS and such, but I'm still getting the same error I was before. The only change is that when using my old version of USB Loader GX it takes longer to finally initialize the USB drive and tells me it might be slow or problematic. Games still run perfectly fine and at top speed.

Edit2: This is really starting to drive me crazy, like grind my teeth, punch a fucking hole in the wall crazy. The newer loaders will selectively start if I plug my hard drive in right as the "waiting for HDD: 20 sec left" prompt comes up, but only about 10% of the time. After I get the thing to load, and finally try to actually boot a Gamecube game, I get a really nice black screen. This is killing me. What bothers me most is that it's clearly capable of reading my HDD, but that it just refuses to do it 90% of the time. What arbitrary thing is causing this hang up? What changed between USB Loader GX 1.0 and current iterations that fucks up compatibility with my HDD?

 

[Kittymat]

When updating GX delete all the .cfg files (copy them to your PC if you want to keep them)
If you ran modmii you should have 249 - d2x v8 final base 56, 250 base 57, 222 - v5 or 5.1, 223 and 224 each with different bases
When downloading GX boot.dol use the 249 version first (usually has the best compatibility), then try 222 and 250 as each base had different HDD compatibility.

 

[WalkerD]

When updating GX delete all the .cfg files (copy them to your PC if you want to keep them)
If you ran modmii you should have 249 - d2x v8 final base 56, 250 base 57, 222 - v5 or 5.1, 223 and 224 each with different bases
When downloading GX boot.dol use the 249 version first (usually has the best compatibility), then try 222 and 250 as each base had different HDD compatibility.

I have no .cfg files for GX, I always update manually and place the new .dol's in new folders. I've tried each boot.dol (249, 222, 250) 249 is the only one that seems to work when I plug it in AFTER the "waiting for HDD" text appears, and only about 10% of the time. Once I actually make it into the loader Wii games load and run fine. Gamecube games do not, but I'll save that troubleshooting for after I've gotten the loader itself working properly.