Hacking USB Loader GX

[WiiFreasko]

Cyan's dol works fine autobooting nintendont on my wii while airline's mod codedumps a lot

I noticed a considerable difference in dol size!
are you using different devkit revisions or different libogcs?

Cyan what devkit rev are you using to compile your dol?
thanks
Freasko

 

[Cyan]

airline is using a new network library (one which is working with geckocodes), and it's a big one. additional 400-600Ko.
I would like to find another way to fix that issue, to understand what's different with current network and cURL network and apply it to libogc network.c (and fix all homebrew at once!)
We should sniff packets to see the differences.


I'm using devkitPPC_r26 and Libogc1.8.12
It currently doesn't compile with devkitPPC_r27, it needs a lot of fixes. (it can only work better after that!)

 

[JordenNixNix]

Sorry but I have still problems with DIOS MIOS.

As you told me I have format my HDD to FAT32.
But NGC games won't load in the Disc Channel. I tried both Wii port.
When I hit Begin I got a black screen or somethimes the Wii even turns off.

I also have problems in USB loader GX. It shows the NGC games correctly but if you choose to start them, you got a message to copy it to an SD card?!
I'm very sure I'm using DM and NOT DML!
I trying to load from a HDD not from an SD card!


I now that I must set the paths correct and I know to tick show NGC games on, but still nothing.


Can you please tell me how I do this right?
Give me the link to download neaccesairy files if I need it, please help.


Sorry to bother you.

 

[Maq47]

Try this:
Go to Settings->Loader Settings->Gamecube Source->Main Path,
then go to Settings->Custom Paths->Main Gamecube Path->usb1:/games/
For the games not loading from disc channel issue, try using ModMii to download BC v6 as well as MIOSv10. Install MIOSv10, then BC v6. Finally, reinstall DIOS MIOS. If that doesn't help, then I don't know what to do, as that always helped when I had DM issues.

 

[Magnus87]

Thank you Cyan, it works great for me. USBLGX reads config file from my HDD with this mod, even if my SDCard is inserted.






ps : one question which has nothing to do with bugs

Is there a little chance that you add officially, one day, some kind of tab mod (I don't remember who made it the first time, but I used it and tweaked the sources to compile my own version of USBLoader GX, see below) ?

Nice Mockup

Toolbar could be more like Wii U OS

 

[Cyan]

The toolbar could be changed if needed.
it's easy to do transparency instead of the square icon. though, it might require a different way to mark active icons like a different visual effect.


JordenNixNix: update USBLoaderGX. you have an old version.
(Settings > Update > USBGX > Full)
That will allow you to launch games from USB.

Though, your issue might not be fixed.
DIOS MIOS has issue with a lot of HDD, yours could be incompatible too.
If the Wii shutdown, or it stays on a black screen when you launch DM, it's an incompatible HDD.

MarcusCarter:
He can't launch games from disc channel because he has DIOS MIOS installed.
DIOS MIOS require a compatible HDD with a compatible partition connected to USB before launching Disc based games.
His HDD seems to be incompatible with DIOS MIOS (black screen, console shutdown), so he only need another device to be able to launch disc with DM installed.

 

[kimotori]

Hello Cyan, forgive me if I do not read the whole post, but usbloadergx writes: Nintendont this version does not support games on USB ...
I'm using r1221 and nintendont 1.21 ..
why?

(wii 4.3, game on usb)

 

[Cyan]

because 1.20+ changed the way their version are stored, so it doesn't correctly detects if it's SD or USB etc.
update the loader manually (look in my signature)

 

[kimotori]

Thank you, very kind

 

[Cyan]

I updated the loader, it (should) now support Geckocodes download again
it's available in the internal updater.
please, try it and let me know if it's still not working.


There were two things to do to fix the issue:
- If there's a "Referer:" in the request header, Cloudflare respond with 403 forbidden.
- Cloudflare sometime responds with 302 Found (a redirect command), so the loader needs to detects http error codes and reload the new provided url
Cloudflare also provide a cookie, but it's not required to reload the page.
libcURL is not required.

 

[Bent]

I'm using devkitPPC_r26 and Libogc1.8.12
It currently doesn't compile with devkitPPC_r27, it needs a lot of fixes. (it can only work better after that!)

I discovered this after updating devkitpro and trying to compile. Would it be easier for me to downgrade so I can compile or to wait for these fixes?

 

[Shiranui-san]

Cyan, why don't you use Badablek's modfied GUI as the basis for the new SVN releases? (Just if both he and you agree)

 

[Badablek]

maybe because Cyan has its own way to do it (it's in his TO-DO list)...and fixing bugs is far more important than changing GUI which takes time may break alternatives themes



ps : As I already said, everybody is free to recompile it, use it, modify it or add it to the official SVN. BTW I'm not the original author of theses sources (thanks Garfunkiel), I just tweaked it to make it good for me (current toolbar was put down in the screen) and fixed it (there was a bug when not using the banner display). Finally, this tweak does not take care of 4/3 or 16/9 display, so it's not really polished.

 

[Cyan]

yes, Badablek correctly answered.

Because the current modifications of the sources are incomplete.
It's only a mod of a single layout (banner channel), and has fixed/defined values (you can't list Wii+GC, or select only NAND or EmuNAND for example).
It's not correctly integrated into the loader's usability (maybe not the correct word?).

It needs to be done a way new users will understand without searching tutorials, or without breaking other options, etc.
I will probably use the same visual, but with a different way to use them.

Oh, and also based on the difficulty to do what I plan. If it's a long job to do, I don't like it while working on other things at the same time as I release a lot of mods until all features are working.

What could be done temporarily is an option into the loader for users to choose that mod or the official one?


There are also bug fixes I want to do, but I have my own list to add the the google's issue tab.
I work on them as I see fit.
And maybe I'll finally release v3.1 before working on tab layout.



About Geckocode/Ocarina, did you try it?

Could you report any video mode problem with DM/DML/Nintendont?
I merged video settings together, but I didn't test that very well.

I'm currently simplifying/merging/removing unused options.
I removed Error#002 setting (who set it to NO?), I'll remove EmuNAND Channel setting (Who set it to Partial? why?)

 

[Magnus87]

I Like tabs idea but I prefer more reorganization for the option menu

Three Big Groups (Loader-Wii-Gamecube) Maybe on the future we can have other group for WiiU​

Or Include Homebrew

 

[atlanx]

About Geckocode/Ocarina, did you try it?

Works for me now (r1226)

 

[Cyan]

thanks for the report

Magnus87: both are already in my list
The current menu with separated Loader options is not very good, I tried to do some sections in the settings to make it easier to find them, but it'll be better with full independent menus.

in settings > Loader Settings:
The only real "Loader setting" is the Loader's IOS.
All others options are game's launching related.

I'll probably rename GUI settings to Loader settings (if not too confusing?).
Or else, Loader settings will have only one option inside.

Channels could have their own settings too, even if very few are related.
EmuNAND and boot option.

Maybe I could place the paths there too?
EmuNAND path, Gamecube paths, etc. (duplicate of the "user paths" menu, but as it's part of the gamecube settings it's maybe the right place to have it).
and in that case, "Loader settings" will have all the paths settings related to the loader itself (and keeping GUI settings for the GUI only)

 

[sonictopfan]

Cyan I tested the new version and I can confirm Gecko codes work perfectly, Cyan, you're my hero <3 <3 <3

A couple of questions and suggestions:
-Is it possible to make Ocarina/Gecko to work with emunand channels?
-Is it possible to add an option to load dol file for GC games that have altered dol files?
-Is it possible to have an option to convert AR codes to Gecko format?
-What is the best option for We Dare?

Thanks again Cyan, you're a life saver!

 

[Shiranui-san]

Ok, so that GUI is working but still has some errors. It's been almost two years since Garfunkiel posted it and yet I saw it for the first time once it was posted by Badablek. But it's good to know Cyan has intentions to add it in the future.

Cyan, as regards the new names for options, if you rename GUI setting as Loader settigs, then Loader settings could be renamed to Global or Main settings and more "- -=XxXx=- -" sections could be added to quickly find any category.

Finally, 1226 tested, codes are being downloaded just fine.

 

[Cyan]

Renaming to global might have more sense.


A couple of answers:
-Is it possible to make Ocarina/Gecko to work with emunand channels?
It should be possible. we (or I) need to check what's different with RealNAND and EmuNAND, if adresses always shifted to the same amount etc.
Maybe it would require a recompile of ocarina (I never looked how it's working)

-Is it possible to add an option to load dol file for GC games that have altered dol files?
Gamecube have multi-dol? Which games? Why do you need to load a different dol?

-Is it possible to have an option to convert AR codes to Gecko format?
use a converter

-What is the best option for We Dare?
I don't know.