Hacking WiiFlow - an open source GUI USB-Loader

[AbdallahTerro]

Done
In my next pack:

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[FIX94]

it worked until i turned the console off than the 4:3 ratio came right back. meaning i'd have to start everything from the hbc forwarder every time meaning i wont be able to use the wiiflow or emulator forwarder channels...

Could you try that file out?
http://fix94.no-ip.org/wiiflow_r1053_widescreen_fix.zip
My external hdd is broken atm so I cant test it. If everything works correctly, you should have wiiflow in widescreen mode automatically.

 

[Bladexdsl]

Could you try that file out?
http://fix94.no-ip.org/wiiflow_r1053_widescreen_fix.zip
My external hdd is broken atm so I cant test it. If everything works correctly, you should have wiiflow in widescreen mode automatically.

i get dsi error and stuck in an endless loop of it trying to restart and getting error again and again. had to pull power plug to reset

 

[ganons]

Does Project M now work with wiiflow?

 

[FIX94]

i get dsi error and stuck in an endless loop of it trying to restart and getting error again and again. had to pull power plug to reset

You need to have the basic r1053 installation, maybe you havent got that one?
http://fix94.no-ip.org/wf_revs/boot_r1053.7z

 

[Bladexdsl]

i have wiiflow 4.2 ?

 

[Wiimpathy]

scummvm-mod8 Plugin

source code

It's compiled with all engines except tony, fullpipe, sword25 and wintermute. The wii port doesn't support the resolutions of these games.
It's not as exciting as I thought, because the audio+subtitles doesn't work for King's Quest6. Perhaps I've made a mistake with compile options or somewhere else.
Or it just doesn't work for this port (it works on PC version though). Discworld 1 and 2 are working so no need for an alt mod anymore(?).
Anyway, it's here for those who'd like to test.

By the way, someone began to work for the official wii port. You can find a test version here. For the moment, the changes are just to be able to compile with latest DevkitPPC (we've already made it here, but unofficially). Let's hope he fixes a few issues, and improves it a bit.

 

[FIX94]

i have wiiflow 4.2 ?

thats too old, download that r1053, extract the content into your apps/wiiflow folder and then extract the contents of the widescreen fix zip into that folder to overwrite the boot.dol.

 

[AbdallahTerro]

scummvm-mod8 Plugin

source code

It's compiled with all engines except tony, fullpipe, sword25 and wintermute. The wii port doesn't support the resolutions of these games.
It's not as exciting as I thought, because the audio+subtitles doesn't work for King's Quest6. Perhaps I've made a mistake with compile options or somewhere else.
Or it just doesn't work for this port (it works on PC version though). Discworld 1 and 2 are working so no need for an alt mod anymore(?).
Anyway, it's here for those who'd like to test.

By the way, someone began to work for the official wii port. You can find a test version here. For the moment, the changes are just to be able to compile with latest DevkitPPC (we've already made it here, but unofficially). Let's hope he fixes a few issues, and improves it a bit.

So this dol has same compatibility as our old (scum/alt) setup?
If yes and all is working fine I'll update and remove the alt stuff.
If you think some stuff got broken I can wait keeping the old setup for now until bugs are fixed

 

[Wiimpathy]

I'm not sure about full compatibility, because there are more than 100 games to test. The main engines seem ok. The new Mortevielle engine is ok too.
The FM-TOWNS games still have issues though. It'd need more testing to know if something else is broken.

 

[AbdallahTerro]

Ok thanks,
I'll do more testing too and I'll wait for next week before adding this dol and making a new pack

 

[AbdallahTerro]

ah now looking at the zip content I've noticed no more extra files (dol + ini) only!
Can we safely delete the old files?

 

[Wiimpathy]

No, those files (.dat etc...) are still necessary for some games. They contains hardcoded logic, fonts... Some may have been updated, and can be found in /dists/engine-data from the source code.
The problem is with the scummvm plugins (.plg). I might need help with this, but not sure anyone gives a damn.

 

[Bladexdsl]

thats too old, download that r1053, extract the content into your apps/wiiflow folder and then extract the contents of the widescreen fix zip into that folder to overwrite the boot.dol.

i copied imgs/bins to apps/wiiflow
i copied boot .dol from wiiflow_r1053_widescreen_fix.zip to apps/wiiflow

run wiiflow from starflow forwarder = dsi loop
run wiiflow from hbc 16:9 fixed chan = dsi loop

 

[Maxternal]

i copied imgs/bins to apps/wiiflow
i copied boot .dol from wiiflow_r1053_widescreen_fix.zip to apps/wiiflow

run wiiflow from starflow forwarder = dsi loop
run wiiflow from hbc 16:9 fixed chan = dsi loop

Just my guess but might need a clean install (temporarily remove the whole /wiiflow folder and the /apps/wiiflow/wiiflow.ini file)

 

[Bladexdsl]

no effect still dsi. also tried the boot.dol from boot_r1053.zip same error. however the original works just fine if i run it from the hbc. i'll just have to use that than and forget about the forwarder.

 

[AbdallahTerro]

No, those files (.dat etc...) are still necessary for some games. They contains hardcoded logic, fonts... Some may have been updated, and can be found in /dists/engine-data from the source code.
The problem is with the scummvm plugins (.plg). I might need help with this, but not sure anyone gives a damn.

Everything seems to be working fine here (I only replaced the dol - still having old extras) except for freezes/error msgs when quitting some games like beneath a steal sky.
I'll test later with new extras

 

[Wiimpathy]

Alright. Tested a few more games too. No problem with my Beneath CD when quitting. It should be ok to replace the old one, but I'll keep the other in case. The alt scummvm is still needed for fm-town.
I'm a bit disappointed cause the audio+text doesn't work for Laura Bow 2 and KQ6. It may not be implemented for big endian systems yet.

 

[FIX94]

no effect still dsi. also tried the boot.dol from boot_r1053.zip same error. however the original works just fine if i run it from the hbc. i'll just have to use that than and forget about the forwarder.

then I want a picture of your crash.

 

[AbdallahTerro]

Alright. Tested a few more games too. No problem with my Beneath CD when quitting. It should be ok to replace the old one, but I'll keep the other in case. The alt scummvm is still needed for fm-town.
I'm a bit disappointed cause the audio+text doesn't work for Laura Bow 2 and KQ6. It may not be implemented for big endian systems yet.

Now I tested with the new extras and steal sky exits to wiiflow after displaying an error msg (no more freezing)
so I updated the dol and scummvm.ini and added the Discworld 1/2 and zak to main dol.
alt dol setup is still there but not via source menu anymore
Thanks Wiim