GAF Wii Homebrew thread: Homebrew, emulators, USB disc installs! Easy tutorial!
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It requires SNEEK, so that makes it quite difficult to do. However, we might be able to make it so that you can use Cfg to launch SNEEK and autoload the selected game, as well as to rip the games into the correct format. No guarantees yet as it is really unclear what will happen.whitehawk said:
So I just updated my shop channel to download a demo. I installed the demo on my SD card, played and wanted to delete it. Problem : when I access to the SD card from the main menu, bannerbomb automatically asks me if I want to launch it. I answer no, then try to delete the demo. But before it's finished, bannerbomb launches (!) and when I tried to return to the SD menu, my wii freezes.
I'm a bit worried right now, even if everything else seems to work.
I'm a bit worried right now, even if everything else seems to work.
Just for confirmation:
Does Configurable USB Loader fail to start if you don't have a USB HD plugged in?
I followed the GAF wiki last night and installed everything required for Configurable USB Loader, but when I opened it it gave me a 30 second countdown and then shut itself down.
I'd like a bit of protection for discs prompting me to update, and the Wiki says that Configurable USB Loader can stop this.
Since I didn't have a USB HDD handy, I thought I'd pop in Metal Slug Anthology and see how things went.
Just making sure that this is the expected behavior and that I haven't goofed anything up.
Does Configurable USB Loader fail to start if you don't have a USB HD plugged in?
I followed the GAF wiki last night and installed everything required for Configurable USB Loader, but when I opened it it gave me a 30 second countdown and then shut itself down.
I'd like a bit of protection for discs prompting me to update, and the Wiki says that Configurable USB Loader can stop this.
Since I didn't have a USB HDD handy, I thought I'd pop in Metal Slug Anthology and see how things went.
Just making sure that this is the expected behavior and that I haven't goofed anything up.
Man, I've totally lost track of what IOS I have installed and uninstalled and what hacks I have and don't have or have twice because I didn't know I had it the first time... plus the shop channel no-update installs, etc...
I feel like my Wii's nand is just one big jumbled up mess and I keep getting the urge to just wipe it clean and start over with a nice clean organized Wii. I get worried that all this tampering is going to screw me over when Wii 2 HD comes out and the WiiWare/VC transfer processes are released.
I feel like my Wii's nand is just one big jumbled up mess and I keep getting the urge to just wipe it clean and start over with a nice clean organized Wii. I get worried that all this tampering is going to screw me over when Wii 2 HD comes out and the WiiWare/VC transfer processes are released.
You are meant to remove the BannerBomb file from your SD card once you have the HBC installed. Delete the sd:/private/wii/title/aktn/ directory from your SD card.G.O.O. said:
With the default settings, it does require you to have a drive plugged in. However, you can get it to work without a drive too. Simply change "device=usb" in config.txt to "device=sdhc" with either the Configurator or manually editing the file. Then Cfg will launch properly as it will mount the SD for the games instead of the USB.Ecrofirt said:
Seeing as you don't have a drive, you might as well add "button_+ = boot_disc" to config.txt at the same time. That removes a few button pushes you would otherwise need to access the feature.
I've been outta the loop for awhile. I'm running 4.1 I think, it might be 4.0 still however. I modded my Wii during early summer 09. Basically, all I want to do is play some of the newer games like New Super Mario, Mario Galaxy, Kirby, and Zelda when it comes out next year.
Do I need to upgrade anything to play these? Either the official firmware or the modded stuff. I dont really care about the usb loader stuff, I mainly just modded my wii for emulators. I simply want to buy the retail disc of these games, put the disc and play it without it bricking or my system.
Do I need to upgrade anything to play these? Either the official firmware or the modded stuff. I dont really care about the usb loader stuff, I mainly just modded my wii for emulators. I simply want to buy the retail disc of these games, put the disc and play it without it bricking or my system.
Chittagong
Gold Member
They should port the Wii emulator since it can do Super Mario Galaxy in 720p and antialiasing
To what? The Wii? Is this meant to be a joke?Chittagong said:
You definitely need to upgrade the HBC. After that, you can either upgrade the Wii normally or perform the steps to avoid disc updates.Wray said:
Chittagong
Gold Member
Clipper said:
Yes and yes. Obviously not a hugely successful one.
That would be awesome, Clipper! I know there's no guarantee it will work or will even be worth the programming time to make, but put me down for a vote of encouragement. You guys do excellent work with Cfg, and this would make it just that much greater!Clipper said:
I'm really glad Crediar decided to go open-source with this. From what I'm reading, there's a lot of work to be done to get this anywhere near as compatible as USB loading for Wii games. Might even involve writing game specific coding/patching. And some games might never work. But all of that is okay, as I'll be happy if I can get a sizable portion of my library to USB load at 100% working status. I can always break out the discs for the others. Now to sit back and wait for the open-source code monkeys to take this proof of concept to the extreme. Good luck!
metsallica
Member
Wii homebrew n00b here, had a quick question. I have a US Wii running the latest official firmware. I'd like to play Another Code: R on it. How difficult a proposition is that?
MushroomSamba
Member
metsallica said:
Depends. How difficult is it to buy a copy and put it in your Wii?
metsallica
Member
Not difficult at all! Money can be exchanged for goods and services!
Actually, he missed something big, probably forgetting that AC:R is PAL only. For your situation, you first need to own either Super Smash Bros. Brawl or Lego Indiana Jones.metsallica said:
If you have that, follow the instructions for installing homebrew so that you'll be able to load import games here and you'll be all good to run AC:R.
ConradCervantes
Banned
Okay folks, maybe you all can help me out somehow. I've read the wiki, searched on Google, but no dice. Is there a way I can use my 80GB iPod Classic 5G to back up my Wii games? I've seen people here and all over the internet have seen success using iPods, but no matter how many instructional methods I read, I can't seem to get it working. The most I know is that I have to create a partition for the iPod, but I can't even seem to do that right. If somebody could help out a lost soul I would be very thankful.
OK, first off, you will probably lose all data on the iPod, so make sure you never want to use it as an iPod ever again (recovery is possible, but prepare for the worst).ConradCervantes said:
Now, you do need to format your iPod's drive to FAT32. You can follow the instructions for GParted which will definitely allow you to format it to FAT32, but this tool might also do it for you a lot easier so you should try it first.
ConradCervantes
Banned
I have three more, including an iPod Touch and an iPhone, so losing its ability to play music doesn't faze me much. And I just restored it to factory settings, and looking in "My Computer" it lists the iPod as already being in FAT32.
Edit: Just tried the second tool you listed, anything else I should do now?
Edit: Just tried the second tool you listed, anything else I should do now?
Follow the rest of the instructions in the tutorial to install Cfg on your Wii and it should work.ConradCervantes said:
ConradCervantes
Banned
Tried it, but the program gave me a 30 second countdown while trying to mount the device, then gave me an error code (ret= -1). Seems like my Wii doesn't like my iPod, or I'm still missing something.
Shafto
Member
Since updating from about Rev17 of Waninkoko's cIOS, my drive has had spin-down issues. Thing is, I never had them before. I could use a forwarder to boot up Cfg, and had absolutely no issues.
Since updating, it comes up 'Mounting USB Drive'....'OK!', and then nothing happens. I've been getting round this by just loading HBC first, and changing the active mount to USB, which spins it up, before firing up Cfg.
It's getting a bit annoying though - could it be the Base IOS i'm using with cIOS?
I'm using base 56 at the moment, but I keep seeing lots of different opinions on the best base (56/38 being the most common).
Maybe I should try 17 again and see if it works, or just see if can do something with the spindown settings on my USB Drive. Just seems strange that it was working fine for about a year at least, and now it's not working as it was.
Since updating, it comes up 'Mounting USB Drive'....'OK!', and then nothing happens. I've been getting round this by just loading HBC first, and changing the active mount to USB, which spins it up, before firing up Cfg.
It's getting a bit annoying though - could it be the Base IOS i'm using with cIOS?
I'm using base 56 at the moment, but I keep seeing lots of different opinions on the best base (56/38 being the most common).
Maybe I should try 17 again and see if it works, or just see if can do something with the spindown settings on my USB Drive. Just seems strange that it was working fine for about a year at least, and now it's not working as it was.
lolez2matt
Member
Dios Mios is out!!!!
But is an alpha release, so it has many bugs and needs sneek to be load D:
But is an alpha release, so it has many bugs and needs sneek to be load D:
Yes, try some other bases. Also try the -222 version. Also, make sure you are using a recent version of Cfg, such as v60.Shafto said:
Hmm... Perhaps try making sure you have IOS222 installed and use the -222 version of Cfg (instructions are on the installation page). Also try plugging in the iPod during the countdown instead of beforehand.ConradCervantes said:
Welcome to this thread yesterdaylolez2matt said:
ConradCervantes
Banned
I installed the -222 version, and now when I select it, my Wii's blue light flashes continuously.
metsallica
Member
I just attributed that to message board snark. Thanks a ton, Clipper. That wiki is amazing!Clipper said:
nincompoop
Banned
I just got my MH3 + CC Pro bundle. I tried using the CC Pro with WiiSX but it didn't recognize it. (I'm using an unofficial version of WiiSX since the official version doesn't support USB 2.0) Do I have to do anything to get homebrew apps to recognize it, or does it depend on the app? I'd really like to be able to use the CC Pro with WiiSX.
lolez2matt
Member
Clipper said:Welcome to this thread yesterday
I also knew of it yesterday and since I didnt read the last pages, thought no one knew :lol
Shafto said:
The original was 36 up to rev 10 or so, and then it became 38 up to rev 17. Rev 18-19 gave us a choice and the best seemed to be 57. With rev20, more choices were added and it seems 56 seems to have the best compatibility with most things, although some drives seem to prefer 57 and CoD Black Ops might need 57.
More info can be found here.
nincompoop
Banned
Whoa, I totally missed the fact that Dios Mios is out :lol Fucking schoolwork... How's the compatibility looking? There's a compatibility list on GBATemp but it only has a few games listed. (None of which work perfectly, and Wind Waker and Mario Sunshine don't work at all unfortunately.)
Yeah it ended up working for me eventually.insin said:
richisawesome's method works, but is no longer needed.whitehawk said:
You want to have an NTFS partition on your hard drive and add the following options to config.txt with the Configurator or editing config.txt:
partition=ntfs1
ntfs_write=1
install_partitions=iso
Cfg will then rip your games directly to .iso files on the drive itself. No extra tools needed to convert them.
Clipper said:
Two questions regarding that:
1) I have an existing 250GB NTFS drive with data on it. Can I use it as is without losing the data on it?
2) When it rips to .iso, is it a regular .iso, or has it been compressed/scrubbed (or whatever the term is) to remove dummy data and reduce file size?
Castor Krieg
Banned
Is there any drawback to using Homebrew Channel, etc. or with some time and proper care I can emulate everything (Wiiware access, WiiShop, etc.)?
Does anyone know what firmware comes with Black Wii for Europe?
Also, is the wiki type of mix-and-match? e.g. if I have HC I can skip all steps involving HC when installing something else? Is there any order while installing things mentioned in Wiki (except when required i.e. HC before anything else)?
Does anyone know what firmware comes with Black Wii for Europe?
Also, is the wiki type of mix-and-match? e.g. if I have HC I can skip all steps involving HC when installing something else? Is there any order while installing things mentioned in Wiki (except when required i.e. HC before anything else)?