Hacking WBFS manager substitute for linux? that works with sd cards

[Masterpaul]

WBFS manager substitute for linux? that works with sd cards, Most of the links are dead.

I was looking for one for hours.. nothing. Im running Ubuntu.

 

[Porobu]

WBFS manager substitute for linux? that works with sd cards, Most of the links are dead.

I was looking for one for hours.. nothing. Im running Ubuntu.
Install Wine and use wii backup manager

CODEsudo apt-get install wine

 

[Masterpaul]

WBFS manager substitute for linux? that works with sd cards, Most of the links are dead.

I was looking for one for hours.. nothing. Im running Ubuntu.
Install Wine and use wii backup manager

CODEsudo apt-get install wine

Thanks. How do I tell it to format my sd card? Dont think its working, doesnt recognise the sd card.

update Its recognises the sd card, but fails at formating any drive.

 

[PsyBlade]

try wiimms wit + its guis

formating through wine is useless + requires fiddling with disk permissions first

format using normal linux tools, something like

mkfs.vfat /dev/sdx1 -n Wii-SD

should work nice

btw:
wine is nice to have but its only a crutch
generally native programs run better

 

[Masterpaul]

try wiimms wit + its guis

formating through wine is useless + requires fiddling with disk permissions first

format using normal linux tools, something like

mkfs.vfat /dev/sdx1 -n Wii-SD

should work nice

btw:
wine is nice to have but its only a crutch
generally native programs run better

So itype this "mkfs.vfat /dev/sdx1 -n Wii-SD" into terminal?


P.S I managed to get Wiithon linux running . Still its doesnt seem to recognise my sd card, perhaps im doing something wrong? It says to check if its fat32?

 

[corenting]

The only problem with Wiithon is that it's not longer in developpement.

Anyway here are some decent WBFS managers :
http://code.google.com/p/jwbfs/
or
http://gbatemp.net/index.php?showtopic=214002
or
http://code.google.com/p/qtwitgui/

 

[PsyBlade]

So itype this "mkfs.vfat /dev/sdx1 -n Wii-SD" into terminal?

If you cant make sense of that line by youself its too dangerous and complicated to explain
maybe ask someone irl to do it
or use one of the gui partition managers
gparted maybe

 

[AndreasSE]

Here's another one that's simple and easy to use:
http://code.google.com/p/linux-wbfs-manager/

 

[Masterpaul]

Here's another one that's simple and easy to use:
http://code.google.com/p/linux-wbfs-manager/

im trying to do the partition for sd card. It says error do you have appropriate permissions?

The sd card should be originally formated as dont partition and as fat32? (in disk utility)

 

[fattest]

If you're using GNOME there's palimpsest (Gnome Disk Utility) to manage your partitions.

EDIT: Some advice. If you're a novice with Linux I suggest you install it as a Virtual Machine in Windows so that you can learn the ropes of Linux but can't do any real damage to your data.

 

[PsyBlade]

im trying to do the partition for sd card. It says error do you have appropriate permissions?

The sd card should be originally formated as dont partition and as fat32? (in disk utility)

normal users dont have the permissions to access drives directly
you need to run all partitioning/filesystem programs as root
but thats dangerous (acidentally select wrong drive etc)
google "run as root" or "sudo" if you really want to do it
a modern distribution should ask for a permission elevation automatically though


I can try and walk you through it but I would really ask someone to do it for you
DANGER only try if you have backups
if you select the wrong drive all data on it will be gone
dont whine here if you didnt do backups

in a command prompt type the "$" lines

do NOT insert the card yet
$ ls /dev/sd?
this is a list of your drives (as in not the card)
now insert the card
$ ls /dev/sd?
should now show an aditional drive (the card)
$ dmesg
should show it too at the bottom

to create a unpartitioned fat32 named Wii-SD on the card /dev/sdx (replace accordingly)
$ sudo mkfs.vfat -I -F 32 -n Wii-SD /dev/sdx

only the last command is dangerous
if it reports errors post them


PS
thats no need to run linux in a vm
just dual boot and use the old OS for the dangerous things
till you know more about linux

 

[AndreasSE]

Here's another one that's simple and easy to use:
http://code.google.com/p/linux-wbfs-manager/

im trying to do the partition for sd card. It says error do you have appropriate permissions?

The sd card should be originally formated as dont partition and as fat32? (in disk utility)

You need root permissions. Save the following code as a file in the same directory and call it "whatever.sh":
CODE

#!/bin/bash
gksudo --description "Linux WBFS Manager" ./wbfs_gtk

If it doesn't launch when you click on it after that, you need to make it executable. If you're running Ubuntu, right click the file, select Properties, then check "Allow execution of the file as a program" under the Permissions tab (all names are translated and may be different).

Also, make sure you select the right partition in the list, since it doesn't list the actual names of the drives. Initializing the wrong partition/drive will destroy it and everything on it.

 

[fattest]

All good suggestions above, but for a guy who doesn't seem to familiar with Linux I again suggest palimpsest. If it's not already installed, you can install it from your distribution's package manager (Synaptic for debian/ubuntu offshoots, yum-extender for fedora offshoots).

Your SD Card will show up under peripheral devices, all you do is click format volume and it asks you what filesystem you want to use. That's all, no shell scripts and breaking your sd card if you mistype something. But that's just my opinion, I could be wrong.

 

[Masterpaul]

Everything works now.. thanks.. basically yes i had to access it as root. God the interference is so much cooler as root.