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[Clipper]

Is the DVD functionality any good? My experience with media playing on the Wii hasn't been so hot, so I don't want to go through the hassle of installing an IOS and app I'll never use . In particular, do dual-layered DVDs play properly?

I don't know, but I do know that retail DVDs have a small chance of reducing the life of the laser, so I avoid them. There is a firm link between using burnt DVDs and death of the laser, so everyone should avoid them. You also have a maximum resolution of 480p, of course.

I suggest you don't bother unless you have no other DVD player.

 

[Mejilan]

Through the miracle of street date-breaking NYC mom & pop shops, I can confirm that Metroid Other M won't force you to install 4.3 if run from the Wii Disc Channel. I'm on 4.2U with a manually upgraded Wii Shop Channel and a manually installed IOS58, and the game's not forcing me to run an off-disc update.

Like MPT, however, it is a dual-layer disc clocking in at just under 7.5GBs. Installation's taking a while, not helped by the random brown-outs affecting my part of NJ.

Afraid to update Priiloader while we're undergoing sporadic power outages, obviously.

 

[Baron Aloha]

I'm having trouble loading games via USBLoader GX.

This is what I've done so far as far as homebrew goes...

- Installed Homebrew channel, DvdX, BootMii
- Restored the Trucha Bug
- Installed cIOS 249, 222, and 223
- Ran USBLoader GX via the homebrew channel, started ripping my games to my external HDD. I ripped these just to get started: Wii Sports, Wii Sports Resort, Mario Galaxy 2.

And only Wii Sports works. Wii Sports Resort and Mario Galaxy 2 give me a blank screen and it reboots to the Wii Menu.

I've tried messing with USBLoader GX settings (the error 002 thing, etc) but nothing works.

What gives? I did notice when starting USBLoader GX it is complaining that IOS236 isn't found but from what I'm reading online this isn't an issue. Also my external drive is 1TB formatted in WBFS. I read some reports about the max being 500gb but there seem to be conflicting accounts so I don't know who to believe.

Any ideas?

Edit: Got Wii Sports Resort to work..had to mess with the settings. Is there a site w/ all of the preferred settings for every game supported?

 

[Mejilan]

Errr, ignore my last post. I think I have some Priiloader patches that suppress disc updates.
Too lazy to disable them and check the game again.
:/

 

[Kilrogg]

I don't know, but I do know that retail DVDs have a small chance of reducing the life of the laser, so I avoid them. There is a firm link between using burnt DVDs and death of the laser, so everyone should avoid them. You also have a maximum resolution of 480p, of course.

I suggest you don't bother unless you have no other DVD player.

Thanks for the heads up. I do have other DVD players, but they're all plagued with annoying issues one way or another :/. My TV's SCART port is faulty: some cables (including, my DVD player's) do not plug properly into the TV, which leads to sound not coming out of the right speaker. Have you ever watched the "mute Wall-E" version of Wall-E? Don't. My desktop's DVD players both stutter every few seconds when playing a dual-layered DVD, and for some reason I can't seem to rip said DVD to my hard drive using MagicISO or Magic DVD Copier. So in short I've got this retail Wall-E DVD I can never properly watch despite owning 3 functioning DVD players. Woe is me.

 

[Dragmire]

They discontinued DVDX and, IIRC, rolled the functionality directly into the HBC. Most homebrew should have updated to accommodate the changes, by now. I think. I never actually used DVDX or anything that required it.

Cool, I did not know this. Just checked and Pan's Labyrinth played in Wii Media Center. Never worked before because I didn't want to do the IOS update for it.

I don't know, but I do know that retail DVDs have a small chance of reducing the life of the laser, so I avoid them. There is a firm link between using burnt DVDs and death of the laser, so everyone should avoid them.

Which one is it (or both)? Retail or burnt DVDs? Which kind can ruin the laser?

 

[Clipper]

Errr, ignore my last post. I think I have some Priiloader patches that suppress disc updates.
Too lazy to disable them and check the game again.
:/

Yeah, I was going to say you must have had something like that as I have heard from others that Other M has a 4.3 update with a few additional things. It installs the latest previously Korean-only IOSes onto your Wii. This means the 4.3 trick to downgrade IOS15 will no longer work. Unfortunately for Nintendo, the IOS236 Installer I released last week doesn't need that exploit any more.

I'm having trouble loading games via USBLoader GX.

This is what I've done so far as far as homebrew goes...

- Installed Homebrew channel, DvdX, BootMii
- Restored the Trucha Bug
- Installed cIOS 249, 222, and 223
- Ran USBLoader GX via the homebrew channel, started ripping my games to my external HDD. I ripped these just to get started: Wii Sports, Wii Sports Resort, Mario Galaxy 2.

And only Wii Sports works. Wii Sports Resort and Mario Galaxy 2 give me a blank screen and it reboots to the Wii Menu.

I've tried messing with USBLoader GX settings (the error 002 thing, etc) but nothing works.

What gives? I did notice when starting USBLoader GX it is complaining that IOS236 isn't found but from what I'm reading online this isn't an issue. Also my external drive is 1TB formatted in WBFS. I read some reports about the max being 500gb but there seem to be conflicting accounts so I don't know who to believe.

Any ideas?

Edit: Got Wii Sports Resort to work..had to mess with the settings. Is there a site w/ all of the preferred settings for every game supported?

Your problem is likely that you are using GX. Development has stopped on GX and it is missing several of the newest features. It sounds like you installed a pretty old version of it too. It's time for you to transition to a better loader, like Cfg.

 

[Mejilan]

Yeah, I was going to say you must have had something like that as I have heard from others that Other M has a 4.3 update with a few additional things. It installs the latest previously Korean-only IOSes onto your Wii. This means the 4.3 trick to downgrade IOS15 will no longer work. Unfortunately for Nintendo, the IOS236 Installer I released last week doesn't need that exploit any more.

On that note, I risked updating Priiloader to v0.5 (svn-99), it's really nice to know that the update-defeating System Menu patches still work perfectly!

 

[legend166]

Clipper, the only thing I have on my Wii is the HBC with gecko to let me play multiregion games. No custom IOSs, USB loaders, or anything. Am I safe to update to 4.3 as long as the HBC is fully up to date?

 

[Baron Aloha]

Your problem is likely that you are using GX. Development has stopped on GX and it is missing several of the newest features. It sounds like you installed a pretty old version of it too. It's time for you to transition to a better loader, like Cfg.

Thanks for the tip. I wasn't aware GAF had a wiki (I haven't been keeping up w/ this thread as its 78 pages w/ 100 posts per page). I'll check it out. Hopefully I didn't screw something up by installing something that is outdated (cIOSes and such).

Edit: Wow, yeah I can immediately tell a huge difference with this loader. All 3 games started up without any problems.

 

[Clipper]

Clipper, the only thing I have on my Wii is the HBC with gecko to let me play multiregion games. No custom IOSs, USB loaders, or anything. Am I safe to update to 4.3 as long as the HBC is fully up to date?

What firmware are you currently on and could you install BootMii as boot2?

If you could install BootMii and you are on 4.1 or less and you didn't update via NSMB, then I suggest you do the boot2v4 update first. The 4.3 and Other M updates will then be safe.

If you are already on 4.2 (by official update), can't install BootMii as boot2 or did update via NSMB, then you already have boot2v4 and the 4.3 and Other M updates are safe.

 

[Fuzzy]

Which one is it (or both)? Retail or burnt DVDs? Which kind can ruin the laser?

Since Clipper appears to have missed your post.

Retail DVD = could be bad
Burnt DVD = really bad

The only thing I ever use my disc drive for is installing games and Metroid Prime Trilogy.

 

[Dragmire]

Since Clipper appears to have missed your post.

Retail DVD = could be bad
Burnt DVD = really bad

The only thing I ever use my disc drive for is installing games and Metroid Prime Trilogy.

Ah, thanks for the clarification. Guess I won't be using it for DVDs, then.

 

[The Technomancer]

Homebrew GAF, I need your help! So I've decided that to save on space in college this fall I'm going to rip my enormous Wii collection to an external hard-drive. Unfortunately, I just can't seem to format the damn thing to WBFS. I've got the WBFS manager, a 250 gig FAT partition on a 1 tb drive, and I'm running the manager as an administrator on Windows 7, but for some reason whenever I select the partition and hit format I get "an error occurred while attempting to format the drive" (I'm using version 2.5, dunno if there's a more recent one)

Any advice?

 

[Dragona Akehi]

Homebrew GAF, I need your help! So I've decided that to save on space in college this fall I'm going to rip my enormous Wii collection to an external hard-drive. Unfortunately, I just can't seem to format the damn thing to WBFS. I've got the WBFS manager, a 250 gig FAT partition on a 1 tb drive, and I'm running the manager as an administrator on Windows 7, but for some reason whenever I select the partition and hit format I get "an error occurred while attempting to format the drive" (I'm using version 2.5, dunno if there's a more recent one)

Any advice?

Use the FAT32 version of CFG. (Actually they're both the same but this one has the config files set up to recognise FAT32 first.) It's more stable than using a WBFS partition, which tends to corrupt when you have more than fifty games ripped to it anyway.

 

[Clipper]

Homebrew GAF, I need your help! So I've decided that to save on space in college this fall I'm going to rip my enormous Wii collection to an external hard-drive. Unfortunately, I just can't seem to format the damn thing to WBFS. I've got the WBFS manager, a 250 gig FAT partition on a 1 tb drive, and I'm running the manager as an administrator on Windows 7, but for some reason whenever I select the partition and hit format I get "an error occurred while attempting to format the drive" (I'm using version 2.5, dunno if there's a more recent one)

Any advice?

Don't format it to WBFS. Format it to FAT32 (which it might already be). A tool to do this in Windows is linked in the tutorial.

Using any WBFS Manager these days is a tool for disaster. The way they format drives is known to be unstable and leads to corrupted partitions.


@Dragona: it is actually not recommended to use 222 any more if you want a FAT partition. 249 now has the better support. It is recommended to use the plain version of Cfg and save your preference for partition after choosing the FAT partition when you first run Cfg. Yes, the 222 version defaults to FAT, but it should only really be used if your drive is incompatible with 249.

 

[The Technomancer]

Use the FAT32 version of CFG. (Actually they're both the same but this one has the config files set up to recognise FAT32 first.) It's more stable than using a WBFS partition, which tends to corrupt when you have more than fifty games ripped to it anyway.

....really? Wow, like every guide I saw said that WBFS was the way to go and that direct from FAT was more trouble then its worth. (although they're probably outdated)

Just load this up, pop the disc in and hit "install" or such?

@Dragona: it is actually not recommended to use 222 any more if you want a FAT partition. 249 now has the better support. It is recommended to use the plain version of Cfg and save your preference for partition after choosing the FAT partition when you first run Cfg. Yes, the 222 version defaults to FAT, but it should only really be used if your drive is incompatible with 249.

Okay, the CFG thread on GBAtemp just seems to have a download for the 222. Also, do I need to check if 249 is already set up on my Wii? I don't recall when installing homebrew if that one ever came up....

 

[Clipper]

....really? Wow, like every guide I saw said that WBFS was the way to go and that direct from FAT was more trouble then its worth. (although they're probably outdated)

Just load this up, pop the disc in and hit "install" or such?

No. Dragona's response is a little outdated too (see my edit). If the plain version of Cfg can't detect your FAT32 drive, that's when you should try the -222 version instead. Instructions for using the -222 version are in the tutorial.

 

[The Technomancer]

No. Dragona's response is a little outdated too (see my edit). If the plain version of Cfg can't detect your FAT32 drive, that's when you should try the -222 version instead. Instructions for using the -222 version are in the tutorial.

Okay, I'm just going to follow that. Thanks for the help guys.

EDIT: nevermind

 

[Mejilan]

Didn't realize that the -222 version of Cfg isn't recommended anymore.
I've not had issues with it (been using v5 of Hermes as my primary CIOS for ages), but I guess I'll switch to the regular version tomorrow.
Perhaps it'll magically make Other M a better game. :/

 

[Clipper]

Didn't realize that the -222 version of Cfg isn't recommended anymore.
I've not had issues with it (been using v5 of Hermes as my primary CIOS for ages), but I guess I'll switch to the regular version tomorrow.
Perhaps it'll magically make Other M a better game. :/

Using 249 with the 56 base makes for faster loading times and so on, which gives it the edge. Hermes has also stopped development on his IOS.

 

[scurker]

Using 249 with the 56 base makes for faster loading times and so on, which gives it the edge. Hermes has also stopped development on his IOS.

*sigh* I'm still on 249 rev 10, maybe I should bite the bullet and upgrade if there's faster load times? Although I don't really look forward to having to re-rip all my games.

Edit: Just saw the WBFS to FAT transfer. I guess I'll look into that sometime this week.

 

[legend166]

What firmware are you currently on and could you install BootMii as boot2?

If you could install BootMii and you are on 4.1 or less and you didn't update via NSMB, then I suggest you do the boot2v4 update first. The 4.3 and Other M updates will then be safe.

If you are already on 4.2 (by official update), can't install BootMii as boot2 or did update via NSMB, then you already have boot2v4 and the 4.3 and Other M updates are safe.

I'm 95% sure I'm on 4.2. I'll have to check when I get home.

Thanks for the help.

 

[scurker]

Clipper, this page still recommends 222/223 for FAT.

 

[Clipper]

Clipper, this page still recommends 222/223 for FAT.

I'll fix it. Also:

*sigh* I'm still on 249 rev 10, maybe I should bite the bullet and upgrade if there's faster load times? Although I don't really look forward to having to re-rip all my games.

Edit: Just saw the WBFS to FAT transfer. I guess I'll look into that sometime this week.

You don't have to transfer if you don't want. Rev 20 still gives you the same speed with WBFS formatted drives as FAT formatted drives. If you were starting anew, I'd definitely recommend FAT32, but the benefits of FAT32 might not be high enough to justify the time it takes to transfer.

 

[BigJonsson]

Anyone know how to use WiiFlow?

I installed it on an SD card and its giving me some sort of WBFS -1 error even though the app says it works with Fat32 drives

 

[Jonnyram]

Aaaargh, my gf couldn't get SMG2 running from CFG Loader while I was out, so she took out the disc, and ran the update software!!!!
SMG2 apparently works so I guess the Wii is not bricked, but am I fugged in terms of hacking my Wii? It would be helpful if there were a step-by-step list of what I need to do on the Wii Homebrew Tutorial. Save me, Clipper. You are my only hope <3

 

[N.A]

Aaaargh, my gf couldn't get SMG2 running from CFG Loader while I was out, so she took out the disc, and ran the update software!!!!
SMG2 apparently works so I guess the Wii is not bricked, but am I fugged in terms of hacking my Wii? It would be helpful if there were a step-by-step list of what I need to do on the Wii Homebrew Tutorial. Save me, Clipper. You are my only hope <3

SMG has 4.2 on doesn't it? If so you just need the latest bannerbomb and hackmii installer.

 

[Jonnyram]

SMG has 4.2 on doesn't it? If so you just need the latest bannerbomb and hackmii installer.

I hope so, but the machine was connected to the net too, so could it have slyly grabbed 4.3? Ah, no use worrying until I get home.

 

[Clipper]

There is a step-by-step list to help you on the Upgrade FAQ.

Specifically, reinstall IOS249 and IOS222/223 if you were using them. That's all.

Oh, and perhaps you want to use the Avoid Disc Updates patch to stop this from happening again.


And just to prove my claim, here's the excerpts:

My brother/significant other/idiot friend/subconscious just upgraded my Wii. Am I screwed?

Don't panic. If your Wii still boots, you are fine. The chance of bricking via update is very, very small. You may have to reinstall some of your homebrew, though. See the questions below to figure out what needs to be reinstalled.

...

I upgraded to 4.2 already using the official Nintendo updater. What did I lose?

The Homebrew Channel may have been deleted if it was old and if so will need to be reinstalled.
BootMii as boot2 will have been removed and must be reinstalled.
IOS249 will be gone and needs to be reinstalled via IOS250, which will have survived.
Hermes' IOS222/223 will be gone and needs to be reinstalled after IOS249 is recovered.

 

[Jonnyram]

Thank you <3

 

[Ledsen]

So I haven't really been updating my homebrew stuff in a long while (I've only used it to play SMG2), and I'm wondering if anyone can tell me what has changed and what I should uninstall/replace etc. I'm on 4.2 (updated with safe update method) and my (PAL) Wii is several years old. I have the following stuff installed:

Homebrew Channel, DVDxv2, BootMii boot2 (installed via HackMii)
IOS249 v15
IOS202 to make Media Player CE work
Used Startpatch to "Block Disc/Online Updates"

Thanks in advance

EDIT: Ok, so I went in and updated my Homebrew Channel, IOS249 and all my apps (via the Homebrew Browser). I also uninstalled DVDx because I don't really watch DVDs on my Wii anyway. What about IOS202, how do I remove it? What about the Startpatch hacks I installed?

 

[Mejilan]

Using 249 with the 56 base makes for faster loading times and so on, which gives it the edge. Hermes has also stopped development on his IOS.

I thought 249 base 58 was the way to go these days?

 

[Wrestlemania]

Is there an easy way of finding out what I've actually installed on my Wii? I've installed so much crap in the last year I've lost track and it'd be nice to know.

 

[Jonnyram]

There is a step-by-step list to help you on the Upgrade FAQ.

Specifically, reinstall IOS249 and IOS222/223 if you were using them. That's all.

Oh, and perhaps you want to use the Avoid Disc Updates patch to stop this from happening again.


And just to prove my claim, here's the excerpts:

Just to let you know, your advice was almost perfect. I had to reinstall IOS236 first, apparently. Looks like I'm back on track though. I won't install the "update prevention" stuff, as that could end up causing more issues than it prevents, I guess. I think the culprit has learned there lesson this time, though, and almost certainly will not be trying that again in a hurry.

 

[Clipper]

So I haven't really been updating my homebrew stuff in a long while (I've only used it to play SMG2), and I'm wondering if anyone can tell me what has changed and what I should uninstall/replace etc. I'm on 4.2 (updated with safe update method) and my (PAL) Wii is several years old. I have the following stuff installed:

Homebrew Channel, DVDxv2, BootMii boot2 (installed via HackMii)
IOS249 v15
IOS202 to make Media Player CE work
Used Startpatch to "Block Disc/Online Updates"

Thanks in advance

EDIT: Ok, so I went in and updated my Homebrew Channel, IOS249 and all my apps (via the Homebrew Browser). I also uninstalled DVDx because I don't really watch DVDs on my Wii anyway. What about IOS202, how do I remove it? What about the Startpatch hacks I installed?

There's no need to remove 202. If you want to disable the StartPatch hacks, just run StartPatch again and choose to delete each hack (pushing B) then save.

I thought 249 base 58 was the way to go these days?

That's not even an option.

Is there an easy way of finding out what I've actually installed on my Wii? I've installed so much crap in the last year I've lost track and it'd be nice to know.

Title Lister and AnyTitle Deleter Mod can give you an idea. A better method would be common sense and taking notes. What sort of stuff have you been installing anyway? The tutorial lists about 6 things total that you might need installed to the Wii and everything else you could install is virtually useless.

 

[scurker]

You don't have to transfer if you don't want. Rev 20 still gives you the same speed with WBFS formatted drives as FAT formatted drives. If you were starting anew, I'd definitely recommend FAT32, but the benefits of FAT32 might not be high enough to justify the time it takes to transfer.

It's probably about time I switch over to FAT32 anyway, as it would be nice to have that partition freed up to use for other things. I've been meaning to change a few things anyway, so this will be a good excuse to get up to date on everything.

 

[The Technomancer]

This is a minor quibble, but the cfg loader currently always automatically scans for WBFS and when it fails I have to manually select my FAT drive. Is there any way to get it to jump directly there?

EDIT: Holy Load Times in Brawl Batman! Daaaaaamn that boots fast.

 

[Mejilan]

You can use Clipper's Configurator (available on Wiki) to adjust the config files to auto-start from FAT. You can accomplish the same by manually text-editing the config files via your computer.

 

[Carlisle]

I just recently installed CFG USB Loader (WBFS) a month or so ago and I noticed that after playing for a while, there's a bit of a jittery lag between my wii remote pointer and the cursor on screen. It's only happened with SMG2 so far, but that's the only game I've played off of an HDD for extended lengths of time. It only happens towards the 1-1.5 hour mark, so it's not a huge deal. It's the only bit of controller lag I've seen... and it goes away if I exit and re-enter the game, but it's still kind of a pain. Of course, it never happens when I play it off the disc.

Just curious if anyone else has experienced this and what the cause might be. It's a 5400rpm notebook HDD in a cheap enclosure I bought on ebay. I'm guessing the cause has something to do with that or the lack of its own power source or the USB connection (I dunno the speed, but considering the cheapness, sub-2.0 is likely). I don't think that doing a WBFS over FAT32 would do this though... I'm just trying to put a finger on it so I know what (not) to do if/when I get a new HDD for loading.

 

[Mejilan]

Hmmm. I got all 242 stars in SMG and can't say I ever had cursor issues while playing. My HDD powers from the Wii as well.

 

[Shin Johnpv]

Just letting people know, that even if you updated to 4.3 Metroid Other M still has a system update on it, no idea what it does though.

 

[Wario64]

So 249 is okay for FAT32? Which rev is the best then?

 

[colon]

I just recently installed CFG USB Loader (WBFS) a month or so ago and I noticed that after playing for a while, there's a bit of a jittery lag between my wii remote pointer and the cursor on screen. It's only happened with SMG2 so far, but that's the only game I've played off of an HDD for extended lengths of time. It only happens towards the 1-1.5 hour mark, so it's not a huge deal. It's the only bit of controller lag I've seen... and it goes away if I exit and re-enter the game, but it's still kind of a pain. Of course, it never happens when I play it off the disc.

Just curious if anyone else has experienced this and what the cause might be. It's a 5400rpm notebook HDD in a cheap enclosure I bought on ebay. I'm guessing the cause has something to do with that or the lack of its own power source or the USB connection (I dunno the speed, but considering the cheapness, sub-2.0 is likely). I don't think that doing a WBFS over FAT32 would do this though... I'm just trying to put a finger on it so I know what (not) to do if/when I get a new HDD for loading.

I don't think the problem is with your HDD. That jittery/lag problem with the cursor has actually happened to me a few times with Super Mario Galaxy 2, and I don't use an HDD loader, I play it off the disc.

 

[MidnightScott]

Alright my Wii is still 4.2, I have homebrew channel. I can just update it and I won't lose homebrew channel right? I only use it to play my import games.

Also, I have a translation patch for Fatal Frame 4, will the update restrict me from doing that anymore?

 

[Windom Earle]

I just recently installed CFG USB Loader (WBFS) a month or so ago and I noticed that after playing for a while, there's a bit of a jittery lag between my wii remote pointer and the cursor on screen. It's only happened with SMG2 so far, but that's the only game I've played off of an HDD for extended lengths of time. It only happens towards the 1-1.5 hour mark, so it's not a huge deal. It's the only bit of controller lag I've seen... and it goes away if I exit and re-enter the game, but it's still kind of a pain. Of course, it never happens when I play it off the disc.

Just curious if anyone else has experienced this and what the cause might be. It's a 5400rpm notebook HDD in a cheap enclosure I bought on ebay. I'm guessing the cause has something to do with that or the lack of its own power source or the USB connection (I dunno the speed, but considering the cheapness, sub-2.0 is likely). I don't think that doing a WBFS over FAT32 would do this though... I'm just trying to put a finger on it so I know what (not) to do if/when I get a new HDD for loading.

Yeah, I have the same problem with my hdd. It's a WD with its own power supply. Doesn't really bother me. RE4 is a little annoying.

 

[DeathbyVolcano]

I haven't updated anything in my homebrew channel for eeeeeever. I also have not updated to 4.3, obviously. I'm just trying to gage: is it worth updating the homebrew channel to the newest version? Will it get rid of anything that I already have installed?

 

[captmcblack]

Question:

I dunno if this is piracy or something like that, but I was looking to see if there are automatic tools for softmodding the Wii, and I discovered Hackmii (which is on the Homebrew Wiki) and Modmii (which isn't). Does that mean Modmii is piracy or bad to use?

 

[Mejilan]

So 249 is okay for FAT32? Which rev is the best then?

Newest one, which is rev 20b IIRC. IOS56 as base for CIOS249 seems to be the way to go, though you're certainly welcome to install other bases to other slots.

 

[Chesskid1]

i have a few questions, i just did the tutorial last night (well i had my wii softmodded for a while but i updated).

i could NEVER EVER get my wii to detect my 500GB HDD no matter what i did (even in WBFS, before FAT32 worked). I gave up and now use it for my PS3 in FAT32 and i got a 16GB flash drive just to store a few games for wii since USB loaders don't wear on the laser. anyways, i read the last couple pages of the thread and learned Wii now supports FAT32. I got the -222 version of cfg usb loader (regular version didn't work), and boom, insta detected and i was installing a game.

now my questions are..

1) since FAT32 is readable by windows, can i store covers for the usb loader? homebrew apps that take alot of space?

2) i used to use WBFS manager 3.0 (basically a backup manager type program) to download covers, ie i would unplug my old WBFS flash drive, put it into PC, it would detect all my games, and it would download all the covers to which i would copy to SD. i could also extract the games from WBFS and store the iso's on my computer. handy since i could only store a few games on my small flash drive, incase the discs get lost/could not be read. is there a similiar program now that i will be copying all my games to the FAT32 HDD? i don't have it connected to internet so if there's a program like that it would be awesome. (no wireless here), basically a program to look at my FAT32 HDD and detect the games list, download all the covers, etc.