JimboJones
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GAF Wii Homebrew thread: Homebrew, emulators, USB disc installs! Easy tutorial!
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Dragona Akehi
Retired
Clipper said:
Goddamn it. I guess I should shift over to FAT... It's going to be a pain reripping everything...
http://gwht.wikidot.com/wbfs-to-fat-transferDragona Akehi said:
Has somebody not been reading the GAF Wiki?
Stumpokapow
listen to the mad man
minus_273 said:not ready for general public consumption yet, but ah what the heck, im quite proud of this thing right now. We still need to slap on a nicer UI and fix some update and sync issues before this goes out in the wild. Thought you guys might enjoy seeing what in the homebrew pipeline. Also thinking of adding friends list to wii code mapping and live like online notification and messaging functionality in future releases.
I suppose if you think you might use this in the future you should go an secure your username by registering at messageboardchampion.com
Gamercards for the Wii that auto update from the wii's game play logs like PSN cards.
is this being released open source or will we have to go through "messageboardchampion.com"?
Stumpokapow said:
it code will be open source. the site is used because i need a place to host the database and remote procedure calls and code to generate the card.
also, you do know what the site name comes from right?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=la3yXI4l3EM
EatChildren
Currently polling second in Australia's federal election (first in the Gold Coast), this feral may one day be your Bogan King.
Clipper said:
That must be it. I formatted it to WBFS using the program that was on your wiki some time ago (cant remember if it was still there, not WBFS manager). Used it to create a seperate partition from NTFS. Every since the I've used WBFS manager to reset the partition.
I think I'll go ahead and make it FAT32 now. Does CFG automatically rip the disks to FAT easily? Am I correct in that CFG needs to be set to the m-load IOS or something?
EatChildren
Currently polling second in Australia's federal election (first in the Gold Coast), this feral may one day be your Bogan King.
CO_Andy said:
I thought NTFS didnt support game loading.
Dragona Akehi
Retired
Clipper said:
I have a Mac.
Yes, Cfg will rip the discs just as easily as before, except it will take a little longer before you can start ripping a disc due to the calculation of remaining disc space, which is slightly longer for FAT32. If you care about how the games are located on the drive (what the filenames and directories are and so on), look into the fat_install_dir option.EatChildren said:
It used to be the case that IOS222 was required for FAT32 drives, but that is no longer necessary. IOS249 rev 19 supports FAT partitions as well. So you can either upgrade IOS249 via the upgrading instructions on the Wiki page, add ios=222-mload to config.txt or use the -222 versions of the loader from now on.
In any case, you will probably also have to edit settings.cfg as you have likely saved that you want to use the WBFS partition in there. It can be edited manually (it's just a text file) or you can use the Game Settings tab of the Configurator to make it choose fat1 as the default partition instead.
Hmm... I probably should make it clearer that the instructions do work for Macs. You need to know how to use the command line methods for the Mac, though.Dragona Akehi said:I have a Mac.
EatChildren
Currently polling second in Australia's federal election (first in the Gold Coast), this feral may one day be your Bogan King.
Thanks so much dude. I'm about to format my partition to FAT32 now. Using the FAT32 Format program mentioned on your wiki, what do I want to set for "Allocated unit size"? It automatically set 32768, but there's one larger at 65536. And I assume I turn off Quick Format.
Hopefully this increases stability. I remember posting in this thread about how my copy of Dead Space: Extraction wouldn't work no matter how many times I ripped it. Turned out to be the drive and was fine once I reformatted. Im tired of doing that.
Hopefully this increases stability. I remember posting in this thread about how my copy of Dead Space: Extraction wouldn't work no matter how many times I ripped it. Turned out to be the drive and was fine once I reformatted. Im tired of doing that.
EatChildren
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Gracias Clipper. Formatting now.
EatChildren
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Just posting another thank-you to Clipper and co. Got the FAT32 partition done and dusted and so far everything seems fine. I hope it remains stable unlike my WBFS partition.
On another note, I was wondering if Nintendo had released any big games since NSMB Wii? I ask because I was thinking about Galaxy 2 and Other M being on the horizon, and the comments made by a HVS employee regarding Nintendo's firmware, stating that there was one coming up that would "ban with HB installed".
I dont doubt Nintendo's vendetta against homebrew will continue, but I wonder if it will be packaged with the next couple of big games.
On another note, I was wondering if Nintendo had released any big games since NSMB Wii? I ask because I was thinking about Galaxy 2 and Other M being on the horizon, and the comments made by a HVS employee regarding Nintendo's firmware, stating that there was one coming up that would "ban with HB installed".
I dont doubt Nintendo's vendetta against homebrew will continue, but I wonder if it will be packaged with the next couple of big games.
EatChildren
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MattyH said:
Top of the page, and follow Clipper's wiki
. It will tell you exactly what you need to do to set your Wii up for whatever firmware you have.As it stands, the Wii is still completely open.
I think so. I don't think they ever integrated the patch all functionality into Gecko OS or the other disc loaders. You don't necessarily need a hard drive or to install your games, though. You can use the disc launching functionality of Cfg if that is your problem.Emotions said:
HVS?EatChildren said:
Edit: OK, so this is the Conduit guys? I wouldn't trust those comments as he's probably moreso referring to the banning of cheaters, which they are doing.
If that's the most recent HBC, then yes. However, I strongly suggest he follow the boot2v4 part of this update first. That way, the official update becomes perfectly safe./Wizpig said:
Just wanted to shout-out my thanks to absolutely everyone involved with the GAF Homebrew Wiki. I just got done with an EXTREMELY convoluted process of bringing back a somewhat neutered Wii that couldn't eject (read: Rock Band Player) into a full-on homebrew-packing usb-loading monster-hunting force of nature. And I couldn't have done it whout the extremely easy to follow steps of the wiki.
If you are computer-savvy enough to, say, format a hard drive, it is seriously idiot-proof.
Many thanks!
If you are computer-savvy enough to, say, format a hard drive, it is seriously idiot-proof.
Many thanks!
LouieGeetoo
Member
Does anyone know of how to get Brawl+ working with a USB Loader, preferably without using the Snapshot method? Last time I tried it, I couldn't find a clear explanation anywhere, but I've seen people saying they've done it before.
It wouldn't matter so much except that the disc drive on my Wii is broken, meaning I can't just use Gecko and my Brawl disc to load the "full" Brawl+.
Stealth Edit: Also, is there an easy way to remove all traces of homebrew from my Wii while retaining things like save files and Wii Shop purchases, in the event I ever do decide to send the Wii into Nintendo to get the disc drive fixed?
It wouldn't matter so much except that the disc drive on my Wii is broken, meaning I can't just use Gecko and my Brawl disc to load the "full" Brawl+.
Stealth Edit: Also, is there an easy way to remove all traces of homebrew from my Wii while retaining things like save files and Wii Shop purchases, in the event I ever do decide to send the Wii into Nintendo to get the disc drive fixed?
EatChildren
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LouieGeetoo said:
From what I recall there is no way to absolutely clear your system of homebrew. You can delete the homebrew channel and all, but somewhere in the system there will be a record keeping of all software installed/removed/used. This will still be there.
And I might be wrong on this, but the only way to remove that is if you happened to install BootMii (or whatever) prior to installng any homebrew, and can thus revert your system back to a time when nothing was installed at all.
Most people who've been using homebrew though cant do that due to having used the HBC before BootMii came to life.
EatChildren
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MMKirby said:
Seeya.
Shadowlink
Member
Wow! Goodbye. :lolMMKirby said:
ClovingWestbrook
Banned
Wow. WOW!!! I don't know which is worse, that he pirates or that he isn't smart enough to realize admitting to pirating is an instant ban.
LouieGeetoo
Member
Repost for new page and because the pirate stole the show:
Does anyone know of how to get Brawl+ working with a USB Loader, preferably without using the Snapshot method? Last time I tried it, I couldn't find a clear explanation anywhere, but I've seen people saying they've done it before.
It wouldn't matter so much except that the disc drive on my Wii is broken, meaning I can't just use Gecko and my Brawl disc to load the "full" Brawl+.
Stealth Edit: Also, is there an easy way to remove all traces of homebrew from my Wii while retaining things like save files and Wii Shop purchases, in the event I ever do decide to send the Wii into Nintendo to get the disc drive fixed? Can I just delete the channels the normal Wii Settings way and then run an update to get rid of BootMii?
Does anyone know of how to get Brawl+ working with a USB Loader, preferably without using the Snapshot method? Last time I tried it, I couldn't find a clear explanation anywhere, but I've seen people saying they've done it before.
It wouldn't matter so much except that the disc drive on my Wii is broken, meaning I can't just use Gecko and my Brawl disc to load the "full" Brawl+.
Stealth Edit: Also, is there an easy way to remove all traces of homebrew from my Wii while retaining things like save files and Wii Shop purchases, in the event I ever do decide to send the Wii into Nintendo to get the disc drive fixed? Can I just delete the channels the normal Wii Settings way and then run an update to get rid of BootMii?
EatChildren
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Hawkian said:
WiiFlow is probably the nicest looking loader of the lot. Check this out.
I dont think its quite as robust in technical features as CFG though. You cant edit as many game options. Its also no longer updated, though the source code is out so maybe it is via others.
I really with CFG had a nicer interface. I love the straight-to-the-point and robust customisation and tweaking options, as well as how supported it is with updates, but its pretty ugly and basic even at the best of times. Loaders like WiiFlow and GX have extra zazz in the looks department.
Dash Kappei
Not actually that important
randomwab said:
I'd advice you to edit fast your post and read the gaf wii homebrew wiki if you don't want to lose your avatar and thread posting privileges... ffs, how are you people so dumb and lazy to not even read the fucking thread TITLE?!
EatChildren
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Hawkian said:
From memory yes and yes, and if I'm wrong about anything its the latter, and instead of 'automatically' doing it you just press "find missing cover art" button and it automatically download its for you. Which is really the same thing.
The download is that it doesnt support NTFS or FAT32 loading, no WBFS, so its useless to me. You can check out the thread on GBA Temp (am I allowed to link it here?) where you can get the latest build from the fans.
Dash Kappei
Not actually that important
Clipper are you thinking on adding some sidenote/chapter about Monster Hunter Tri US/PAL?
I see there's nothing about it on the "what's new" page and the search page only puts out a couple of jpn related finds from the forum (which I don't usually follow)..
Playing Online:
IIRC Capcom's server detect USB Loaders and they are even able to patch the online side of the game, and maybe they can ban you? Am I right?
Playing Offline:
I believe the US game works fine under CFG loaded with Hermes 222/223 v4.
Still waiting for my PAL disc to find out, hopefully it's the same.
The games DOES ask to update if you're on 4.0 or 4.1 btw.
Can't believe it's been a whole month since CFG 57a, things are finally slowing down? You guys used to pop out three to four updates per month! :O
I see there's nothing about it on the "what's new" page and the search page only puts out a couple of jpn related finds from the forum (which I don't usually follow)..
Playing Online:
IIRC Capcom's server detect USB Loaders and they are even able to patch the online side of the game, and maybe they can ban you? Am I right?
Playing Offline:
I believe the US game works fine under CFG loaded with Hermes 222/223 v4.
Still waiting for my PAL disc to find out, hopefully it's the same.
The games DOES ask to update if you're on 4.0 or 4.1 btw.
Can't believe it's been a whole month since CFG 57a, things are finally slowing down? You guys used to pop out three to four updates per month! :O