Hacking USB Loader... my turn ;)

[Reign1]

Hmm I may have found a bug. It seems the loader doesnt like console resizing. I get a black screen whewn starting whenever I do so. Also on the latest beta3 if I try to change the coordinates I get a freeze on startup. Also noticed the top of the bg gets clipped a bit as well.

 

[grante]

Here's my custom theme:

Made for v7, based off the ones posted in this thread. Almost all the credit goes to other people here, I just rearranged things to my liking.
My TV has a lot of overscan along the top...if you're doesn't I'd move the power and home buttons up a bit.

covers_coords=20,144
console_coords=260,50,340,320
console_color=0,15
entry_lines=15

PSD file available here: http://rapidshare.com/files/221832208/ultimate_loaderV7.psd

 

[oggzee]

WiiShizzza: In my latest release of the cfg USB Loader I included your new background from Ultimate V7 along with the config file to make it behave similar to the ultimate edition

I hope you don't mind? But it's just fun seeing my loader look & behave like yours, lol

New version is here, with a new background and other minor improvements, many of which were suggested also here.

cfg v9:
http://www.mediafire.com/file/jtozzuzrwzu/...Loader_cfg9.zip
Changes:
- new set of backgrounds to match the new buttons=options mode
- option: layout=large3 to match the new backgrounds
- automatically set number of entries per page
and number of characters from the console size
- buttons=options_B for alternative button layout (press B to enter options menu)
- option: layout=ultimate3 to match WiiShiza backgrounds from ultimate V 3-7
note: ultimate 7 background use in combination with buttons=options_B
- options to control the look of main menu:
option: hide_header = [0],1
option: hide_hddinfo = [0],1
option: hide_hfooter = [0],1
- included titles.txt from: http://wiki.gbatemp.net/wiki/index.php/USB_Loader_titles.txt
- cleaned up the sample config files to match the sample backgrounds
- remove confirmation for Ocarina, since it is configurable
- fixed display of titles longer than console
- fixed a crash with odd x coordinates
- other minor fixes

 

[grante]

Does anyone else experience a lot of flicker when on the menu? I'm pretty sure it's because of the way it redraws the screen.

I have a standard old CRT TV, using composite input. Any ideas how to fix/improve it?

 

[hungyip84]

WiiShizzza: In my latest release of the cfg USB Loader I included your new background from Ultimate V7 along with the config file to make it behave similar to the ultimate edition

I hope you don't mind? But it's just fun seeing my loader look & behave like yours, lol

New version is here, with a new background and other minor improvements, many of which were suggested also here.

cfg v9:
http://www.mediafire.com/file/jtozzuzrwzu/...Loader_cfg9.zip
Changes:
- new set of backgrounds to match the new buttons=options mode
- option: layout=large3 to match the new backgrounds
- automatically set number of entries per page
and number of characters from the console size
- buttons=options_B for alternative button layout (press B to enter options menu)
- option: layout=ultimate3 to match WiiShiza backgrounds from ultimate V 3-7
note: ultimate 7 background use in combination with buttons=options_B
- options to control the look of main menu:
option: hide_header = [0],1
option: hide_hddinfo = [0],1
option: hide_hfooter = [0],1
- included titles.txt from: http://wiki.gbatemp.net/wiki/index.php/USB_Loader_titles.txt
- cleaned up the sample config files to match the sample backgrounds
- remove confirmation for Ocarina, since it is configurable
- fixed display of titles longer than console
- fixed a crash with odd x coordinates
- other minor fixes

Looks great! Could you pm me about the changes you made for x coordinate fix? That could save my time =)

 

[Reign1]

Ah the odd coordinates must have been my problem...

 

[Pakatus]

Found a little bug in latest v7beta3.

For some reason, my Need For Speed Undercover is with id 0X9E69, and while in final 6, it downloaded a "noimage.png", in the beta3 it got stuck in a loop(with this kind of messages). Its something like this, sorry i dont have screen capture in WII.

- Establishing connecting
- Downloading Cover
- 116 kb received
(...)
- Establishing connecting
- Downloading Cover
- 116 kb received
(...)

until i reseted the wii.

Maybe a good feature would be a "max retry point" or "max timeout" of tries in downloading info (cover or something else).

 

[Don Killah]

Looks great! Could you pm me about the changes you made for x coordinate fix? That could save my time =)

I had the same problem with the loader i'm helping, hungy.
You need to set your X Coordinates to be a mutliple of 4... and it will fix the problem, at least it did for us.
It's a WII internal bug, nothing we can do.

 

[hungyip84]

Looks great! Could you pm me about the changes you made for x coordinate fix? That could save my time =)

I had the same problem with the loader i'm helping, hungy.
You need to set your X Coordinates to be a mutliple of 4... and it will fix the problem, at least it did for us.
It's a WII internal bug, nothing we can do.

Thanks for the info. It only happens to X coordinate?

 

[Don Killah]

yep, we tested it for dozens of minutes with cdreams, and it only have effects on the X coordinate.
the picture's size can be whatever you want, so the Y coordinates, but the X one must be a multiple of 4.
hope this help.

 

[hungyip84]

Found a little bug in latest v7beta3.

For some reason, my Need For Speed Undercover is with id 0X9E69, and while in final 6, it downloaded a "noimage.png", in the beta3 it got stuck in a loop(with this kind of messages). Its something like this, sorry i dont have screen capture in WII.

- Establishing connecting
- Downloading Cover
- 116 kb received
(...)
- Establishing connecting
- Downloading Cover
- 116 kb received
(...)

until i reseted the wii.

Maybe a good feature would be a "max retry point" or "max timeout" of tries in downloading info (cover or something else).

Thanks for the info. I need to look at that. I will try to get it solve.

 

[CheatingSoi]

Could someone send me a WAD of this? I can get it running as a dol in homebrew channel but the WAD will not run, just gives me a black screen. When I inject it it gives me a code dump.

 

[brownmurder]

Noone got this problem?
Only me?

i posted it about 30 pages ago but with all the posts it must have been missed


QUOTE(brownmurder @ Apr 14 2009, 11:40 PM) its been 2 days since i updated this loader so i dont know if this bug has been fixed, but when you turn off your wii when on the usb loader it doesnt turn off the wiimote

not a big deal i know but it drains the battery

 

[hungyip84]

yep, we tested it for dozens of minutes with cdreams, and it only have effects on the X coordinate.
the picture's size can be whatever you want, so the Y coordinates, but the X one must be a multiple of 4.
hope this help.

Does this happen to the console coordinate, the cover art coordinate, or both?

This helps me a lot! Thanks!!!

Posts merged

Noone got this problem?
Only me?

i posted it about 30 pages ago but with all the posts it must have been missed


QUOTE(brownmurder @ Apr 14 2009, 11:40 PM)

its been 2 days since i updated this loader so i dont know if this bug has been fixed, but when you turn off your wii when on the usb loader it doesnt turn off the wiimote

not a big deal i know but it drains the battery

It would be fixed in the next release (hopefully)

 

[brownmurder]

cool, your doing some awsome work here

just curious, do you ever see a final final release? or will it always be an ongoing project?
i just wondering as it is ALOT of work your putting in and it must get tiresome after awhile

 

[oggzee]

Looks great! Could you pm me about the changes you made for x coordinate fix? That could save my time =)

Actually it's more of a work-around, I just force the x coords down to the even value.
x = x/2*2;

 

[oggzee]

Does this happen to the console coordinate, the cover art coordinate, or both?
This helps me a lot! Thanks!!!

The X coordinate of both, console and cover. And also the console width I think.
Hmm, I see mentioned here it should be a multiple of 4, but it looks to me it's enough if it's a multiple of 2.
Maybe we need to test it some more...

 

[Don Killah]

Does this happen to the console coordinate, the cover art coordinate, or both?

Actually we only had issues with cover art coords, never with the console. plus i've been parsing a lot of gfx sources and it seems that it's a regular issue.
Even the authors of GRRLiB states it, i think that Nixx mentionned it too.
Final word: only cover art coords.

edit:
are you sure oggzee?
Because if i use a non multiple of 4 value for cover arts, it freezes.
But, the same value for the console is working... weird.

 

[Don Killah]

in the dol folder...

 

[brownmurder]

Hey folks, I am sure this has been explained a million times here... but

where do I put the config.txt? in the usbloader directory or in the directory that I have me dol file in, or other?

I HAVE been following this thread, but every hour there is 20 new pages and a bunch of changes and I can't keep up with it anymore.

Thank you for explaining again.


But hey WiiShiiza, It might be best just to keep a readme.txt inside the rar that explains all of the major details like what I am asking so your thread doesn't get flooded with repeated questions like mine.... just a thought.

i have mine in the usbloader folder with the dol and titles.txt

im pretty sure it tells you in post 1