Hacking USB Loader GX

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Hi all, just curious. Would it be possible to change the (gamecube) control stick into the (gamecube) d-pad for controlling the menu in USB Loader GX (or as an optional switchable feature)? Just asking because i always have a SNES or NES controller attached to the wii (with a Raphnet adapter) but always have to attach an extra gamecube controller (or wiimote) to control the menu. Just curious if it would be possible to implement.
 
Would it be possible to change the (gamecube) control stick into the (gamecube) d-pad for controlling the menu in USB Loader GX (or as an optional switchable feature)? Just asking because i always have a SNES or NES controller attached to the wii (with a Raphnet adapter) but always have to attach an extra gamecube controller (or wiimote) to control the menu.
If I owned the adapter then it might be possible, but since I don't I've got no idea how to detect the adapter to make it work seamlessly. And even if I did own an adapter it'd still require a fair bit of work since there's some code that'd need to be changed and then I'd need to figure out how to emulate a stick on a d-pad so that the Wii cursor can go in every direction and move at the correct speed.
 
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@blackb0x, your mod (last version) has been released almost year ago, so we can assume it is stable. Could you release your mod v7 with tabs like you did with first versions of your mod? Thanks in advance.
 
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I don´t know why, but sometimes i pick a game, the loader softlocks. Why this happens?
 
If I owned the adapter then it might be possible, but since I don't I've got no idea how to detect the adapter to make it work seamlessly. And even if I did own an adapter it'd still require a fair bit of work since there's some code that'd need to be changed and then I'd need to figure out how to emulate a stick on a d-pad so that the Wii cursor can go in every direction and move at the correct speed.
The adapter is first and foremost just acting like a native GC one would.

If you could get an option for a native GC dpad to move the Wii cursor instead of the GC stick then this would undoubtedly work.
 
@blackb0x, your mod (last version) has been released almost year ago, so we can assume it is stable. Could you release your mod v7 with tabs like you did with first versions of your mod? Thanks in advance.
After I've release a new update I'll look into the tabbed version.

I don´t know why, but sometimes i pick a game, the loader softlocks. Why this happens?
I've seen a similar issue before now, but I haven't been able to replicate it with my dev build. So this issue might be fixed when I release the next update.

The adapter is first and foremost just acting like a native GC one would.

If you could get an option for a native GC dpad to move the Wii cursor instead of the GC stick then this would undoubtedly work.
I wouldn't want to add it as a setting because I want all controllers to behave as you'd expect them to when switching between them. But even if I did add support via a setting it'd still require a lot of changes for something that not even 1% of the user base will use.
 
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I was running into a problem where Gamecube games were not showing up. I think I need to enable that. It does work in Nintendont.
 
I was wondering if it was possible to add a Wii U widescreen feature to Wii games. I couldn't get the Aspect Ratio toggle to work but turning the Wii U widescreen off fixed it, so I thought it would be nice to have a Wii U widescreen option similar to Gamecube games.
 
Hey, @blackb0x. I know you get a lot of requests about adding controller support and you had already replied that you need to own them but... As people say around here: knocking on the door is not the same as entering. What about musical instruments? Guitars are probably the most common and a lot of homebrew already supports them (WiiXplorer and the HBC come to mind). Where Green=A, Red=B, StrumUp=DPadUp, StrumDown=DPadDown. The joystick on the guitar already works in USBLGX but nothing else (probably seen as a nunchuk). It's really awkward to navigate with the guitar. But hey, just asking if possible.

And one more thing, to anyone who can help me: I've changed the save path and game ID of some customs, they work perfectly when tested on Dolphin but USBLGX always gets stuck before the safety screen, they just boot into a black screen.

Other than that, thanks for keeping the Wii alive.
 
Hey, @blackb0x. I know you get a lot of requests about adding controller support and you had already replied that you need to own them but... As people say around here: knocking on the door is not the same as entering. What about musical instruments? Guitars are probably the most common and a lot of homebrew already supports them (WiiXplorer and the HBC come to mind). Where Green=A, Red=B, StrumUp=DPadUp, StrumDown=DPadDown. The joystick on the guitar already works in USBLGX but nothing else (probably seen as a nunchuk). It's really awkward to navigate with the guitar. But hey, just asking if possible.
Could you please check if the guitar works with USB Loader GX r1271 from SourceForge, since it's supposed to work and I need to know how long it's been broken for.
 
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Could you please check if the guitar works with USB Loader GX r1271 from SourceForge, since it's supposed to work and I need to know how long it's been broken for.
Hi, thanks for answering. I tried r1271 but it didn't work either. But if it worked before as you said, I'll keep trying older builds until I find one working and report back.

EDIT: None of SourceForge builds did work. But happy to say that the guitar_test build did!
 
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Hi. Is it possible to add an option to keep the gamecube games banners static on the channel grid screen? I would like them to display only the logo of each game and not keep alternating with the gamecube logo.
 

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I have a problem when trying to open wii sports resort, it just keeps booting back to the homebrew menu and the youtube videos dont help my problem, does anyone here have any ideas?
 

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