Hacking WiiFlow - an open source GUI USB-Loader

[matto21]

that crash makes no sense at all, it crashes on decoding a jpg file but I can clearly see all your covers are already cached?

yes the covers are already cached
I tried to delete the folder cache
same problem
with V4.1.3 and everything ok

 

[FIX94]

may create a log with r927 then, that may gives us more information

 

[drakorex]

FIX94 Just a wondering I had, why is it we use multipart buttons AND single image buttons? Couldn't we get away with using singles throughout? Just speculating, but it seems that it might save a little memory because wiiflow wouldn't have to render so many images and keep track of what position so many button parts are at. Plus it would make it just a tad easier for themers

 

[Soupaman66]

may create a log with r927 then, that may gives us more information

it looks like there's custom covers you put on there. I think you need to delete the cache and the covers and download from wiiflow via gametdb for missing covers.

 

[MassiveRican]

Yea seems like a corrupted cover and/or cache issue, try renaming the cache and cover folders let WiiFlow create new ones, if u get no dump you've at least isolated the problem.

 

[Tij]

Great. Did you try the latest version of my program yet? I want to know if there's any more issues.

I would like to add another idea for a feature. In your pop up "Did you Mean" it allows you to choose from the most relevant matches, but sometimes if the rom is named weird, ie the "The" in the rom name is in the middle it does not search the "The" titlename folder. If you simply could add a browse along with ok and cancel, users could browse out and pick the correct if the program can't find the match. Would really help. Thanks, hope my suggestions are meaningful to more than just me.

 

[Soupaman66]

I would like to add another idea for a feature. In your pop up "Did you Mean" it allows you to choose from the most relevant matches, but sometimes if the rom is named weird, ie the "The" in the rom name is in the middle it does not search the "The" titlename folder. If you simply could add a browse along with ok and cancel, users could browse out and pick the correct if the program can't find the match. Would really help. Thanks, hope my suggestions are meaningful to more than just me.

""The" titlename folder" - did you mean by your images are separated by folder? this application cleans up the names so if a game is called ganemane, The.nes it will rename to The gamename.nes. the same is for the images unless those are in subfolders. usually it will give a list of a lot of covers with The at the beginning, I can make that more specific though.

 

[Tij]

""The" titlename folder" - did you mean by your images are separated by folder? this application cleans up the names so if a game is called ganemane, The.nes it will rename to The gamename.nes. the same is for the images unless those are in subfolders. usually it will give a list of a lot of covers with The at the beginning, I can make that more specific though.

well, some such as Legend of Zelda, The - Ocarina of Time, when the "The" is not at the end, it doesn't register correctly and so it doesn't give the "The" titles cover images. With a browse option, even one's that don't throw up a correct image, I could easily just pick it from the list of all images in folder. Other than that this program is killer. Thanks

maybe also in 64 roms make the 64 a nonsearched character set...ie. Bomberman.z64 and Bomberman 64.png throws up a did you mean screen. A lot of the 64's have 64 in the name, and I don't believe much other roms in other emulators would be needing the 64 character set (may be wrong though)

also, if it could look for more than just the "the" on most rom names, I think it would find a lot more. IE... great wall.nes and The Great Wall.png. The Png was not listed as a choosable option for great wall. It only showed me near great....

Also, noticing that it is not registering the "the" if there is no comma in rom name... ie Legend of Kage The.nes is not pulling up the "the" covers. it is pulling up Legend named covers.

 

[mubhcaeb78]

Hi guys,
Been reading this and wiihacks forums for this info, couldn't find it, so made account.

With some newer games like skylanders needing an update, I updated everything(on the softmod your wii thread) and then my old wiiflow channel (was packed with dol, not a forwarder) stopped working.
I deleted everything wiiflow except my default theme, installed the latest wiiflow, used the wiiflow channel creator, and dropped in my default again.
I see now wiiflow lets you just use wbfs file extension.. but my HD is still split partition between wbfs and fat(i think fat, not ntfs.. back then I don't think it could even see ntfs, plus mac can write to it.. so has to be fat).

Start wiiflow. No box covers as expected. I download successfully the box/cover art.
I close wiiflow back to system menu.
Start wiiflow, and grey boxes everywhere. It slowly like maybe 3 per second populates with box art. I start scrolling right, and grey boxes all there, wait for it to catch up.
I go further back to the "beginning" boxes, and they are grey too!

I click a box, and it flips forward like it should, but can't hit play right away, it tries to load video. Then it all shows up with video.
If i close that box, and open it again, it is fast like it should be. But If i close wiiflow, it's back to wait again.

Is there something amiss with cache? Is it because it doesn't like the fat/wbfs partition?
I am going to try to install ios58 again? and then reinstall homebrew channel.. not sure if it could be related.

I was used to version r249 or something from a few years back.. it loaded covers so quickly(didn't see any "temporary grey boxes"), and when you selected a game it instantly played the game intro music.

 

[AbdallahTerro]

just made a file explorer background for carbonik (online/extracted)

 

[FIX94]

I was used to version r249 or something from a few years back.. it loaded covers so quickly(didn't see any "temporary grey boxes"), and when you selected a game it instantly played the game intro music.

You can go to the general settings page 2, there go into the startup option, and select force cios load. That will set wiiflow back to its ios249 usage as you are used to it, its just set to 58 by default because most of the times thats fast enough for most people and its official so no modifications needed, but I guess for you it would be better to use ios249

 

[MassiveRican]

""The" titlename folder" - did you mean by your images are separated by folder? this application cleans up the names so if a game is called ganemane, The.nes it will rename to The gamename.nes. the same is for the images unless those are in subfolders. usually it will give a list of a lot of covers with The at the beginning, I can make that more specific though.

Wait what? If my rom/cover are called "Drol, The.nes" I want it to stay that way, I don't want it renamed to The Drol.nes cuz I keep things in alpahabetical order to not include "The" at the beginning. I haven't used this on one of my larger folders like MegaDrive which has 900+ but if that's the case it would make a mess of things. Can u clarify for me please? I think browsing for cover is a good idea Tij

 

[mamule]

just made a file explorer background for carbonik (online/extracted)

wahooo trop booooo !

I spent a month to make a carbonik on top, and you shalt go out one crappy background ...

Abz, your work and mine will definitely separate now

 

[Tij]

Wait what? If my rom/cover are called "Drol, The.nes" I want it to stay that way, I don't want it renamed to The Drol.nes cuz I keep things in alpahabetical order to not include "The" at the beginning. I haven't used this on one of my larger folders like MegaDrive which has 900+ but if that's the case it would make a mess of things. Can u clarify for me please? I think browsing for cover is a good idea Tij

For me it has been renaming the cover and not the rom, so you should be good to go.
I think he means the program internally sees drol, the.nes as The Drol and therefore pops up the folders with "The" as the 1st word.

 

[Soupaman66]

Wait what? If my rom/cover are called "Drol, The.nes" I want it to stay that way, I don't want it renamed to The Drol.nes cuz I keep things in alpahabetical order to not include "The" at the beginning. I haven't used this on one of my larger folders like MegaDrive which has 900+ but if that's the case it would make a mess of things. Can u clarify for me please? I think browsing for cover is a good idea Tij

ok. would everyone want it to stay as Drol, The.nes and if something is The Drol.nes you want it to change to Drol, The.nes? I can do that. Or do you guys want settings?

 

[Tij]

ok. would everyone want it to stay as Drol, The.nes and if something is The Drol.nes you want it to change to Drol, The.nes? I can do that. Or do you guys want settings?

gotta love settings, but with it only changing the image name *as it appears it does for me*, then I am not sure this is a big deal...The image name changes to what people have already named their roms. So if your roms are named how you want, your program looks to have no effect on that. I think your good. Are any of my other suggestions worthy of a revision?

 

[Soupaman66]

gotta love settings, but with it only changing the image name *as it appears it does for me*, then I am not sure this is a big deal...The image name changes to what people have already named their roms. So if your roms are named how you want, your program looks to have no effect on that. I think your good. Are any of my other suggestions worthy of a revision?

the roms do change from Drol, The.nes to The Drol.nes. I'll give the option to do this or backwards. Also I think I'll give the option of covers to be either Drol, The.nes.png or Drol, The.png. Not sure if its necessary but I'll do it. the "did you mean" will be more specific if you want "The" in the beginning of the name.

 

[matto21]

may create a log with r927 then, that may gives us more information

wiiflow.log r927

Spoiler

Welcome to WiiFlow (Beta 4.1.4-r927)!
This is the debug output.
WiiFlow is in real nand mode
Real Wii
IOS58 v6176
patched isfs_permissions 1 times.
patched es_setuid 1 times.
patched es_identify 1 times.
patched hash_check 1 times.
patched new_hash_check 1 times.
Init ISFS
Found WiiFlow Save
Loading IOS Settings from NAND
Using Port Settings from NAND
Reloading into IOS 249 from 58...
Deinit ISFS
AHBPROT after IOS Reload: 1
Init ISFS
D2X IOS249[56] v10
FAT Partition at sd: mounted.
Changing USB port to port 0....
* * * * * * * * * * * *
* HDD Information
* Sectors: 3907029167
* Size [Sector Size]: 1.956 TB [512]
* * * * * * * * * * * *
FAT Partition at usb1: mounted.
SHND: Running sound thread
Wiiflow boot.dol Location: usb1:/apps/wiiflow
Wii Games Directory: %s:/wbfs
DIOS-MIOS/QuadForce USB is installed as MIOS
Loading cIOS map
Found cIOS in slot 222
Found cIOS in slot 223
Found cIOS in slot 224
Found d2x base 37 in slot 247
Found d2x base 38 in slot 248
Found d2x base 56 in slot 249
Found d2x base 57 in slot 250
Found d2x base 58 in slot 251
Data Directory: usb1:/wiiflow
Deleting directory: usb1:/wiiflow/cache/lists
WiiFlow is in 50hz mode
Folder path to create: usb1:/wiiflow/cache/lists
Reading file: usb1:/wiiflow/themes/Carbonik Abz/generic_point.png
Reading file: usb1:/wiiflow/themes/Carbonik Abz/click.wav
Reading file: usb1:/wiiflow/themes/Carbonik Abz/survol.wav
Reading file: usb1:/wiiflow/themes/Carbonik Abz/butleft.png
Reading file: usb1:/wiiflow/themes/Carbonik Abz/butright.png
Reading file: usb1:/wiiflow/themes/Carbonik Abz/butcenter.png
Reading file: usb1:/wiiflow/themes/Carbonik Abz/butsleft.png
Reading file: usb1:/wiiflow/themes/Carbonik Abz/butsright.png
Reading file: usb1:/wiiflow/themes/Carbonik Abz/butscenter.png
Reading file: usb1:/wiiflow/themes/Carbonik Abz/drpAUS.png
Reading file: usb1:/wiiflow/themes/Carbonik Abz/drpAU.png
Reading file: usb1:/wiiflow/themes/Carbonik Abz/drpENS.png
Reading file: usb1:/wiiflow/themes/Carbonik Abz/drpEN.png
Reading file: usb1:/wiiflow/themes/Carbonik Abz/drpJAS.png
Reading file: usb1:/wiiflow/themes/Carbonik Abz/drpJA.png
Reading file: usb1:/wiiflow/themes/Carbonik Abz/drpFRS.png
Reading file: usb1:/wiiflow/themes/Carbonik Abz/drpFR.png
Reading file: usb1:/wiiflow/themes/Carbonik Abz/drpDES.png
Reading file: usb1:/wiiflow/themes/Carbonik Abz/drpDE.png
Reading file: usb1:/wiiflow/themes/Carbonik Abz/drpESS.png
Reading file: usb1:/wiiflow/themes/Carbonik Abz/drpES.png
Reading file: usb1:/wiiflow/themes/Carbonik Abz/drpITS.png
Reading file: usb1:/wiiflow/themes/Carbonik Abz/drpIT.png
Reading file: usb1:/wiiflow/themes/Carbonik Abz/drpNLS.png
Reading file: usb1:/wiiflow/themes/Carbonik Abz/drpNL.png
Reading file: usb1:/wiiflow/themes/Carbonik Abz/drpPTS.png
Reading file: usb1:/wiiflow/themes/Carbonik Abz/drpPT.png
Reading file: usb1:/wiiflow/themes/Carbonik Abz/drpRUS.png
Reading file: usb1:/wiiflow/themes/Carbonik Abz/drpRU.png
Reading file: usb1:/wiiflow/themes/Carbonik Abz/drpKOS.png
Reading file: usb1:/wiiflow/themes/Carbonik Abz/drpKO.png
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Reading file: usb1:/wiiflow/themes/Carbonik Abz/drpZHCN.png
Reading file: usb1:/wiiflow/themes/Carbonik Abz/checkbox.png
Reading file: usb1:/wiiflow/themes/Carbonik Abz/checkboxs.png
Reading file: usb1:/wiiflow/themes/Carbonik Abz/checkboxhid.png
Reading file: usb1:/wiiflow/themes/Carbonik Abz/checkboxreq.png
Reading file: usb1:/wiiflow/themes/Carbonik Abz/pbarleft.png
Reading file: usb1:/wiiflow/themes/Carbonik Abz/pbarright.png
Reading file: usb1:/wiiflow/themes/Carbonik Abz/pbarcenter.png
Reading file: usb1:/wiiflow/themes/Carbonik Abz/pbarlefts.png
Reading file: usb1:/wiiflow/themes/Carbonik Abz/pbarrights.png
Reading file: usb1:/wiiflow/themes/Carbonik Abz/pbarcenters.png
Reading file: usb1:/wiiflow/themes/Carbonik Abz/btnplus.png
Reading file: usb1:/wiiflow/themes/Carbonik Abz/btnpluss.png
Reading file: usb1:/wiiflow/themes/Carbonik Abz/btnminus.png
Reading file: usb1:/wiiflow/themes/Carbonik Abz/btnminuss.png
Reading file: usb1:/wiiflow/themes/Carbonik Abz/carboniks.png
Reading file: usb1:/wiiflow/themes/Carbonik Abz/carboniks.png
Reading file: usb1:/wiiflow/themes/Carbonik Abz/btndvdg.png
Reading file: usb1:/wiiflow/themes/Carbonik Abz/btnconfigg.png
Reading file: usb1:/wiiflow/themes/Carbonik Abz/btninfo.png
Reading file: usb1:/wiiflow/themes/Carbonik Abz/btninfos.png
Reading file: usb1:/wiiflow/themes/Carbonik Abz/btnconfig.png
Reading file: usb1:/wiiflow/themes/Carbonik Abz/btnconfigs.png
Reading file: usb1:/wiiflow/themes/Carbonik Abz/btnquit.png
Reading file: usb1:/wiiflow/themes/Carbonik Abz/btnquits.png
Reading file: usb1:/wiiflow/themes/Carbonik Abz/btnchannel.png
Reading file: usb1:/wiiflow/themes/Carbonik Abz/btnchannels.png
Reading file: usb1:/wiiflow/themes/Carbonik Abz/btnhomebrew.png
Reading file: usb1:/wiiflow/themes/Carbonik Abz/btnhomebrews.png
Reading file: usb1:/wiiflow/themes/Carbonik Abz/btnusb.png
Reading file: usb1:/wiiflow/themes/Carbonik Abz/btnusbs.png
Reading file: usb1:/wiiflow/themes/Carbonik Abz/btndml.png
Reading file: usb1:/wiiflow/themes/Carbonik Abz/btndmls.png
Reading file: usb1:/wiiflow/themes/Carbonik Abz/btnemu.png
Reading file: usb1:/wiiflow/themes/Carbonik Abz/btnemus.png
Reading file: usb1:/wiiflow/themes/Carbonik Abz/btndvd.png
Reading file: usb1:/wiiflow/themes/Carbonik Abz/btndvds.png
Reading file: usb1:/wiiflow/themes/Carbonik Abz/btnnext.png
Reading file: usb1:/wiiflow/themes/Carbonik Abz/btnnexts.png
Reading file: usb1:/wiiflow/themes/Carbonik Abz/btnprev.png
Reading file: usb1:/wiiflow/themes/Carbonik Abz/btnprevs.png
Reading file: usb1:/wiiflow/themes/Carbonik Abz/favoriteson.png
Reading file: usb1:/wiiflow/themes/Carbonik Abz/favoritesons.png
Reading file: usb1:/wiiflow/themes/Carbonik Abz/favoritesoff.png
Reading file: usb1:/wiiflow/themes/Carbonik Abz/favoritesoffs.png
Reading file: usb1:/wiiflow/themes/Carbonik Abz/carbonikred.png
Reading file: usb1:/wiiflow/themes/Carbonik Abz/error.png
Reading file: usb1:/wiiflow/themes/Carbonik Abz/carbonik.png
Reading file: usb1:/wiiflow/themes/Carbonik Abz/deleteg.png
Reading file: usb1:/wiiflow/themes/Carbonik Abz/stopkidoffg.png
Reading file: usb1:/wiiflow/themes/Carbonik Abz/TV1.png
Reading file: usb1:/wiiflow/themes/Carbonik Abz/carboniks.png
Reading file: usb1:/wiiflow/themes/Carbonik Abz/stopkidon.png
Reading file: usb1:/wiiflow/themes/Carbonik Abz/stopkidons.png
Reading file: usb1:/wiiflow/themes/Carbonik Abz/stopkidoff.png
Reading file: usb1:/wiiflow/themes/Carbonik Abz/stopkidoffs.png
Reading file: usb1:/wiiflow/themes/Carbonik Abz/delete.png
Reading file: usb1:/wiiflow/themes/Carbonik Abz/deletes.png
Reading file: usb1:/wiiflow/themes/Carbonik Abz/gametdb.png
Reading file: usb1:/wiiflow/themes/Carbonik Abz/mod.png
Reading file: usb1:/wiiflow/themes/Carbonik Abz/cftbutleft.png
Reading file: usb1:/wiiflow/themes/Carbonik Abz/cftbutright.png
Reading file: usb1:/wiiflow/themes/Carbonik Abz/cftbutcenter.png
Reading file: usb1:/wiiflow/themes/Carbonik Abz/cftbutsleft.png
Reading file: usb1:/wiiflow/themes/Carbonik Abz/cftbutsright.png
Reading file: usb1:/wiiflow/themes/Carbonik Abz/cftbutscenter.png
Reading file: usb1:/wiiflow/themes/Carbonik Abz/cftbutminus.png
Reading file: usb1:/wiiflow/themes/Carbonik Abz/cftbutminuss.png
Reading file: usb1:/wiiflow/themes/Carbonik Abz/cftbutplus.png
Reading file: usb1:/wiiflow/themes/Carbonik Abz/cftbutpluss.png
Reading file: usb1:/wiiflow/source_menu/wii.png
Reading file: usb1:/wiiflow/source_menu/wii.png
Reading file: usb1:/wiiflow/source_menu/gamecube.png
Reading file: usb1:/wiiflow/source_menu/gamecube.png
Reading file: usb1:/wiiflow/source_menu/Emunandb.png
Reading file: usb1:/wiiflow/source_menu/Emunandb.png
Reading file: usb1:/wiiflow/source_menu/homebrew.png
Reading file: usb1:/wiiflow/source_menu/homebrew.png
Reading file: usb1:/wiiflow/source_menu/gba.png
Reading file: usb1:/wiiflow/source_menu/gba.png
Reading file: usb1:/wiiflow/source_menu/n64.png
Reading file: usb1:/wiiflow/source_menu/n64.png
Reading file: usb1:/wiiflow/source_menu/nes.png
Reading file: usb1:/wiiflow/source_menu/nes.png
Reading file: usb1:/wiiflow/source_menu/snes.png
Reading file: usb1:/wiiflow/source_menu/snes.png
Reading file: usb1:/wiiflow/source_menu/wiimednafen.png
Reading file: usb1:/wiiflow/source_menu/wiimednafen.png
Reading file: usb1:/wiiflow/source_menu/mplayerce.png
Reading file: usb1:/wiiflow/source_menu/mplayerce.png
Reading file: usb1:/wiiflow/source_menu/genesis.png
Reading file: usb1:/wiiflow/source_menu/genesis.png
Reading file: usb1:/wiiflow/source_menu/Plugins.png
Reading file: usb1:/wiiflow/source_menu/Plugins.png
Reading file: usb1:/wiiflow/themes/Carbonik Abz/butfull.png
Reading file: usb1:/wiiflow/themes/Carbonik Abz/butsfull.png
Reading file: usb1:/wiiflow/themes/Carbonik Abz/click.wav
Creating Gamelist
Games found: 609
Reading file: usb1:/wiiflow/themes/Carbonik Abz/loading.png
Reading file: usb1:/wiiflow/themes/Carbonik Abz/default.png
Reading file: usb1:/wiiflow/themes/Carbonik Abz/flatloading.png
Reading file: usb1:/wiiflow/boxcovers/R6WP68.png

v.4.1.3 everything ok

 

[FIX94]

that line,
Reading file: usb1:/wiiflow/boxcovers/R6WP68.png
says that this cover is most likely broken, delete it.

 

[matto21]

that line,
Reading file: usb1:/wiiflow/boxcovers/R6WP68.png
says that this cover is most likely broken, delete it.

eliminated cover R6WP68.png
everything ok
thanks