Hacking WiiFlow doesn't load roms

[michelono]

After getting a lot off help here at GBAtemp, I'm in need of some more...

After finally having Abz Pack installed properly including the source menu etc., my SD card died. I didn't have a backup so that sucked.

Because I'm a relative n00b with vWii, I didn't know what to put on my new SD card, so I had to guess.
The Homebrew Channel is already installed, so I didn't need to use the exploit again. I took the next steps, so please help me out what I'm missing:
- Extracted Abz Pack to the root of the SD
- Modified the source menu.ini and the wiiflow.ini (since my harddrive is still intact and configured for wiiflow.) (thnx by the way markehmus, jammybudga777 and mightymuffy!)
- installed cIOS "d2x-v10-beta52-vWii" in the proper bases and slots. (according to tutorial http://gbatemp.net/threads/full-vwii-softmod.339899/ )
- And finally installed IOS236 Installer MOD v7 Special vWii Edition
- Enabled all plugins in wiiflow

At this point I'm stuck:
- All Wii games are working perfect and all covers for wii games and other roms are showing when I click the Not64, Gamecube, SNES or NES buttons in the source menu, but....
NONE of them load! They all bring me back to the vWii menu, like the system rebooted.

Can someone please help me out? What am I doing wrong this time?
Thanks for all the help in advance guys!

 

[michelono]

Oh, and I forgot, all the plugin.ini's point to the correct rom and cover folders.

How is it possible that wiiflow reads the covers but doesn't load the rom? It feels like the plugin isn't triggered, but it's configured right as far as I can tell...

 

[markehmus]

might be too obvious , but i have to ask , ...

... you put the roms in the folders yourself?
and they are the proper format ?

 

[jammybudga777]

^^^^^^ what he said. also can you plz STOP making new threads when there is a perfectly good thread for wiiflow

 

[michelono]

Yes I've put the roms in myself! And retroach loads them, but other plugins don't!

Sorry jammybudga, I though it was better creating a new thread to make things less messy. Apologies if this wasn't the right way!

 

[jammybudga777]

Yes I've put the roms in myself! And retroach loads them, but other plugins don't!

Sorry jammybudga, I though it was better creating a new thread to make things less messy. Apologies if this wasn't the right way!

open each plugin.ini and make sure they are definatly guided to the right places of where your roms are. also in each plugin.ini should say what file types it supports. do abit of lurking around and see which plugins run which emulators/roms.
and thats okay its not a problem but would be better to keep wiiflow related things in the wiiflow thread mainly because ull get more help from people in there

 

[michelono]

Thanks a lot, will give it a go!

 

[michelono]

I saw this in the wiiflow.ini, shouldn't they all be yes? Now only "46434555=yes" and the rest is set to no. (see near the bottom of my wiiflow.ini)

Spoiler

[DEBUG]
sd_write_log=no
wifi_gecko=no

[DML]
always_show_button=yes
default_loader=0
dir_usb_games=games/
partition=1
source=yes
disable=no
update_cache=yes

[EMULATOR]
disable=no
dump_list=no
last_cf_mode=4
partition=1
show_full_banner=no
smallbox=yes
sort=0
source=yes
subfolder_cache=yes

[FANART]
enable_fanart=yes

[FTP]
allow_active_mode=no
auto_start=no
password=
server_port=21

[GAMERCARD]
dutag_key=
dutag_url=http://tag.darkumbra.net/{KEY}.update={ID6}
gamercards=wiinnertag|dutag
gamercards_enable=no
wiinnertag_key=
wiinnertag_url=http://www.wiinnertag.com/wiinnertag_scripts/update_sign.php?key={KEY}&game_id={ID6}

[GAMES]
cheat=no
current_item=RMGP01
dump_list=no
last_cf_mode=1
partition=2
save_emulation=0
savepartition=-1
savepath=
show_full_banner=no
sort=0
source=no
wii_games_dir=%s:/wbfs

[GENERAL]
age_lock=0
allow_b_on_questionmark=yes
allow_texture_compression=yes
async_network=no
b_lr_mode=no
banner_in_settings=yes
box_mode=yes
category_on_start=no
compress_cache=no
country_patch=no
cover_buffer=20
cover_prio=4294950910
cover_use_hq=no
custom_banner_url=http://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/101209384/{gameid}.bnr
data_on_usb=no
dir_banner_cache=sd:/wiiflow/cache/banners
dir_box_covers=usb1:/
dir_cache=sd:/wiiflow/cache
dir_cheat=sd:/wiiflow/codes/gct
dir_custom_banners=sd:/wiiflow/custom_banners
dir_fanart=sd:/wiiflow/fanart
dir_flat_covers=sd:/wiiflow/covers
dir_help=sd:/wiiflow/help
dir_languages=sd:/wiiflow/languages
dir_list_cache=sd:/wiiflow/cache/lists
dir_mios=sd:/wiiflow/mios
dir_music=sd:/wiiflow/music
dir_plugins=sd:/wiiflow/plugins
dir_screenshot=sd:/wiiflow/screenshots
dir_settings=sd:/wiiflow/settings
dir_source=sd:/wiiflow/source_menu
dir_themes=sd:/wiiflow/themes
dir_trailers=sd:/wiiflow/trailers
dir_txtcheat=sd:/wiiflow/codes
dir_wip=sd:/wiiflow/codes/wip
display_music_info=yes
dpad_mode=no
exit_to=0
game_language=0
hidechannel=no
hideviews=no
ini_rev=1073
keep_png=yes
language=english
max_fsaa=3
max_source_buttons=71
multisource=yes
music_fade_rate=8
parent_code=
randomize_music=yes
returnto=
rumble=yes
save_favorites_mode=no
screensaver_disabled=no
screensaver_idle_seconds=60
sound_volume_bnr=255
sound_volume_coverflow=255
sound_volume_gui=255
sound_volume_music=255
source_on_start=no
theme=Carbonik Abz
tv_height=480
tv_width=640
tv_x=0
tv_y=0
update_cache=no
url_custom_flat_covers=http://art.gametdb.com/{console}/cover2/{loc}/{gameid}.png
url_custom_full_covers=http://art.gametdb.com/{console}/coverfullHQ2/{loc}/{gameid}.png
url_flat_covers=http://art.gametdb.com/{console}/cover/{loc}/{gameid}.png
url_full_covers=http://art.gametdb.com/{console}/co...db.com/{console}/coverfull/{loc}/{gameid}.png
use_grab=no
use_source=yes
video_mode=0
vipatch=no
wiimote_gestures=no

[HOMEBREW]
current_item=
disable=no
dump_list=no
last_cf_mode=1
parental=no
partition=0
smallbox=yes
sort=0
source=no

[NAND]
cheat=no
current_item=
current_preset=2
disable=yes
dump_list=no
last_cf_mode=1
partition=1
path=/wiiflow/nandemu
path_1=
path_2=
path_3=
path_4=
sort=0
source=no
switch_both_nands=no

[PLUGIN]
32363030=no
37383030=no
414d4947=no
4150504c=no
424d5358=no
4336344e=no
434f434f=no
434f4c45=no
43505331=no
43505332=no
44424f58=no
4445534d=no
4445564f=no
44455650=no
444d4c62=no
44505331=no
44524147=no
44534341=no
44534342=no
44534343=no
44534344=no
44534345=no
44534346=no
45505331=no
46425a58=no
46425a68=no
46434555=yes
46434d4d=no
464e254f=no
464e454f=no
46554e4e=no
474d4254=no
474d4264=no
474d4274=no
4752494d=no
48415441=no
4a5a494e=no
4d414d57=no
4d45404e=no
4d45414e=no
4d45424e=no
4d45434e=no
4d45444e=no
4d45445e=no
4d45446e=no
4d45447e=no
4d45448e=no
4d45449e=no
4d45454e=no
4d45464e=no
4d45474e=no
4d45484e=no
4d45494e=no
4d504345=no
4d555343=no
4d57534e=no
4e474344=no
4e4f3634=no
4f32454d=no
4f424f52=no
5052424d=no
5052425d=no
51554153=no
5247454e=no
5247455e=no
5247456e=no
5247457e=no
5247458e=no
5247459e=no
5343564d=no
53454741=no
53454751=no
53454761=no
53454771=no
53454781=no
53454791=no
534e4553=no
534e5854=no
54473136=no
54525338=no
54554b41=no
56424158=no
56424168=no
56424178=no
56424188=no
56425854=no
56434555=no
56434d4d=no
56434d5d=no
56434d6d=no
56454358=no
56473530=no
564a4147=no
57493634=no
57495358=no
5749584c=no
5749585c=no
59876543=no
5d45424e=no
5d45484e=no
6465736d=no
70657261=no

[PLUGINS/PARTITION]
46434555=1
4e4f3634=1
534e4553=1

[SOURCEFLOW]
current_item=Wii.png
dump_list=no
enabled=no
last_cf_mode=12
remember_last_item=yes
smallbox=no
sort=0

 

[jammybudga777]

i think it says "yes" because it was your last plugin you showed/loaded on wiiflow!!

 

[michelono]

Yeah, you probable right about that...

I'm looking at the plugin.ini's now, and for example the fceugx.ini which I plan to use for playing NES games says:

[PLUGIN]
displayname=FCEUltraGX
magic=46434555
coverfolder=fceugx
dolfile=fceugx-mod11.dol
romdir=fceugx/roms
filetypes=.nes|.fds|.nsf|.unf|.nez|.unif|.zip|.7z
consolecoverid=nintendo
covercolor=ff0000
bannersound=nes.ogg
arguments={device}:/{path}|{name}|{loader}

I have placed my NES roms in: USB1/fceugx/roms (and they are all .nes files)
And the NES covers are in: USB1/fceugx (and they are all name exactly as the .nes files, including the .nes in the filename)

The covers show up correctly, but the roms won't load somehow.
Also, if I go to NES from the source menu -> configuraion screen -> plugins, it says the fceugx plugin is enabled.
I don't know what I'm missing... the same goes for GC, N64 and SNES games by the way!

 

[jammybudga777]

i think i put mine all on the root of the usb device example=usb1/snes/roms.
also what happens when you try to load the rom?? freeze the console? kick u back to wiiflow??

 

[michelono]

It kicks me back to the vWii menu when I try to load the roms

 

[jammybudga777]

It kicks me back to the vWii menu when I try to load the roms

have u tried loading any other roms on different emulators?

 

[michelono]

Yes I did, they all kick me back to the vWii menu.
Except Not64, it loads, but then says: "fails to load rom"

 

[michelono]

i do not need to do anything with "nand" settigns right? I come by that word a lot, but I'm not sure what it is exactly.

 

[jammybudga777]

no thats something completely different. your nand is what .WAD files install to. its not something you wanna mess about without reading on it

 

[michelono]

Thank god for that... as I'm getting confused haha

 

[michelono]

I've noticed in the source menu.ini that there is a line with some plugins called "emuflow=x", that couldn't have anything to do with it right?

Example:
[BUTTON_6]
image=snes.png
image_s=snesb.png
title=SNES
source=plugin
magic=534e4553
emuflow=2

 

[jammybudga777]

I've noticed in the source menu.ini that there is a line with some plugins called "emuflow=x", that couldn't have anything to do with it right?

Example:
[BUTTON_6]
image=snes.png
image_s=snesb.png
title=SNES
source=plugin
magic=534e4553
emuflow=2

no that just choosing which view wiiflow displays the games

 

[michelono]

Damn, I think I've really messed up things now!
I've installed Some wads on ios236 and now WiiFlow AND Homebrew Channel won't boot!
Can I just delete the Homebrew Channel and use the exploit etc. again? Or is it too late already? Or is there something else ai should do?