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jimjob posted:Thanks for the post; but is there a web browser for the wii that doesn't suck? The opera browser always lags and hangs and is not ideal for porn. This may be a joke, but the first thing I did when the web browser beta came out was search Google for some porn on my Wii. Something about getting pictures of naked chicks on my Nintendo just appealed to me. I know my mother didn't foresee that when I unwrapped the NES when I was 5.
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This is a little off-topic, but did I just gently caress up somehow? I needed some free HD space anyway, so I just bought this guy from Pricewatch. Is this a poo poo HD for some reason I'm not aware of? I'm concerned because I see everyone buying smaller hard drives at the same price. Is mine too slow to work with homebrew?
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Apr 17, 2009 18:04
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Xythar posted:It's not too slow, but it may or may not work for other reasons. There was a compatibility list somewhere, it might have been posted here a little earlier. Thankfully it's on the list. I didn't really think of the extra power cable, but I have most of a strip free by the couch, so it's not a big deal. And yeah, I'm planning on sharing it with my main computer as video storage, of which you can never really have too much. Maybe a 200-300GB partition for the Wii.
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I just downloaded 4 different files from Waninkoko's blog, and I'm not sure which of them I actually need. I haven't updated my Wii since Mario Kart, so I'm sure my firmware hasn't been upgraded too much. I have wbfs which will format my HD properly for USB Loader, unless I just get Loader to do it? I have the USB Loader 1.5 zip file...which I actually can't figure out. Will it work if I put it in apps for the HBC to install? Then I have a zip named cIOS36_rev10-Installer, which is linked with the HBC somehow. My drive hasn't shown up yet, but I was hoping to have things worked out by the time it got here. Also, the WAD creator? Do I need it to get my discs in a format the Loader will recognize, or can I just rip them as isos?
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Apr 18, 2009 20:54
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With everyone talking about downgrading, I haven't heard anything about a minimum system version for USB Loader to work. My Wii is at 3.3U, and my updated Homebrew Browser is giving me "This is not a valid Wii application" messages for some reason. I'm planning on using a channel forwarder to get a USB Loader channel--can anyone point to a good universal one? I'm installing the Ultimate USB Loader instead of the Waninkoko one, since it looks like its based on 1.5, only with extra features and fixes. I just put it in the apps directory of my SD card, but I haven't worked out how to set up the config, and I'm scared to run it on my Wii without knowing what firmware version I need (or a USB drive to really test it with--mine is in the mail). I also can't get the WBFS Manager to work for some reason. It crashes every time I try to open it. All this stuff about cIOS files and where to get them is way over my head. I just wanted a working USB Loader. edit: Okay, got WBFS manager working now. What do I need to do to make sure my 3.3 system is compatible with the Loader? Also, is the Loader forwarder on this page compatible with anything in the directory it specifies? It only has the one entry for all of the official USBL releases. Argh, and then how do I install the wad file it consists of? I'm really scared to do this poo poo without proper information, since I hear it can brick your Wii. I did the Homebrew Channel no sweat. 
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Apr 25, 2009 17:06
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That's good to hear. One more thing: Anyone know how to get gcm files working with WBFS? I'm getting weird errors in WBFS Manager when I try to copy RE1
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Can you give an example of a program that can do this? I've just spent a fruitless fifteen minutes on Google, and all I'm finding is idiots on forums talking about what they think would happen without anything concrete. Also, what GC/Wii executable? It's a gcm file--I didn't think there was any executable to speak of.
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sologamer posted:Earlier in this thread, someone posted that they used this program to pack several GC .iso/.gcm files into a single Wii .iso, and then loaded that onto the USB drive. Yeah, I've done a lot of searching since then, and it seems like I'm having the exact same problem. I can move Wii isos just fine with that WBFS Manager, but that same program everyone keeps talking about doesn't seem to have an option to create a Wii iso, only GC isos that are incompatible with WBFS. What are you guys doing differently to make it work?
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Apr 26, 2009 01:11
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Argh. Seriously, can someone please walk through step-by-step on how you're converting .gcm files into a proper Wii .iso file that WBFS will accept? I have been working on this stuff all day, and I keep finding the same two programs that haven't worked: WiiUI and that Multi-Game GCOS thing. Neither of them offer the option of creating a Wii iso, only GC isos, and WBFS won't copy them. How on earth are you guys getting it to work? I have seriously Googled my rear end off all day, and I'm getting really frustrated with this poo poo.
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I wish one of those two would come in and post, if its not a troll. Here's my most infuriating Google find: This loving article is a step-by-step process for ripping GC games and using WiiUI 1.4 to convert them into a Wii iso: "The total sum file size of all your games should not exceed that of a Wii ISO. I mentioned the number earlier, but I’m gonna bring it back here to remind you: 4.37GB. You may ask why you can’t exceed this and it’s a simple answer, WiiUI is going to create a Wii ISO with the standardized Wii file size of 4.37GB exactly using the same dummy data technique we just removed from all those GC games so that the Wii recognizes the disc as a game disc." Except this is a downright loving lie, because not only do WiiUI-created isos count as GC games in WBFS, THEY'RE NOT EVEN PADDED TO 4.37GB!
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Apr 26, 2009 17:52
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Pardon me while I softly sob in a corner. I wasted a good 4-5 hours on this yesterday, between all the web searching and waiting for things to compile.
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Apr 26, 2009 18:55
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Does anyone know why my GC Backup Loader isn't working right? I've downgraded to 3.2, I've installed all the IOS it wants, so it should be working properly. When I open it, I get the usual title screen for a couple seconds, then the image gets all fuzzy and too far down on the screen. It reads and plays games, but I can't get a decent image, no matter how I try to boot it up. It's like it starts up in the correct video mode, then changes to a different one four seconds later.
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Apr 27, 2009 20:03
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Also, how do I get the settings file to save properly in USB Loader? I've got PAL No More Heroes working when I set it to "patch game", but it gives me an error saving settings.cfg, even after I made a dummy file called settings.cfg for it to save to.
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Sizzlechest posted:There is no real advantage to remaining on 3.2 anymore. Upgrading to 4.0 is brain-dead simple now and can be done offline. Follow this guide here: I did the Waninkoko 4.0 upgrade, using one of the files on the page you linked to, and although my Wii is running MadWorld and has SD functionality, I can't get online playing Mario Kart, and I get prompted to install 4.0 when I hit System Update. Is it safe to let the auto-updater do its thing, if I've already got USB Loader up and running? I'm not sure why else Mario Kart would give me an error message, but I'll feel bad if I miss out on Conduit multiplayer next month.
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May 12, 2009 03:54
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Sizzlechest posted:No! Don't do a system update! It's telling you you need an update because some of your IOS versions are older than they're supposed to be. Nope, my Wii is connected through WiFi, which makes it all the more puzzling. I can download game covers and Homebrew updates just fine, it's just going online with Mario Kart that gives me errors. Possibly Smash Bros too, although I haven't tried it yet. Can the Nintendo update wreck already-installed homebrew? I thought the official 4.0 update just prevented you from installing more IOS files.
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Skyelan posted:That's fantastic, thank you. I figured out to do it for cover downloads, but I didn't think of trying to click the titles. Now it's neat and tidy, and my OCD is subsided. Haha, yep. "Party Pack for Revolution" and "Sports Pack for Revolution" were killing me.
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Should I be able to install wads after updating to 4.0? I used the 4.0 Waninkoko updater a while ago, and I'm getting -1022 error messages when I try to use Wad Manager 1.3. I just used the Firmware downgrader, and I'm getting the same error now that I've installed 3.2 and 3.3. Not sure what else to do from here
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Well, now I'm worried. I managed to get WAD manager working again, but I made a huge mistake. I installed a couple wads too many, and apparently my Wii didn't have room enough on the hard drive. I deleted a bunch of stuff to make room, and uninstalled the offending wads with WAD manager, and now my USB Loader isn't working. If I boot a game quickly enough, I can get in, but if I wait more than ten seconds or so on the screen, I get an abort error and I'm dumped back to the HB Channel. What the gently caress did I do?? And how can I fix it??
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Sizzlechest posted:What USB Loader are you using? What version? I'm using the Ultimate USB Loader based on 1.5. It's been running just fine for the last month or so, so I'm really upset that I managed to gently caress it up somehow. I just got back from work and tried reformatting the SD card to no avail. The only other weird thing that's happened since the WAD manager mishap was that the icons for USB Loader and the Wii Channel Updater aren't showing in the HBC anymore, just the name of the program and a blank spot to the left of it. I'm really not sure where else to go from here. I'm gonna try deleting all the USB Loader cover images on the SD card, since it seems like its only crashing when it reads certain ones. Even if that fixes it, though, it still doesn't explain why those two HBC icons aren't working. The FCEU and SNES GX icons are working just fine. Edit: Goddamn, that seems to have done it. I don't get it, though--I formatted the SD card and copied over a backup of it. I'm not sure how the backup cover images got corrupted too... I could have sworn that backup was from before anything got hosed up. Phenotype fucked around with this message at 03:21 on May 27, 2009 |
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That could certainly be the case. I was getting a lot of I/O read errors when I plugged my card into my desktop, but I thought it might be the cheapo USB adapter I was using, or my own ineptitude in connecting the case pins properly. Thankfully, I've got everything working now, so I'm hoping I can just leave the SD card in the Wii and keep it all running smoothly for the forseeable future. Until System Menu 5.0 or USB Gamecube Loader, I guess.
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May 27, 2009 04:47
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Is there any reason the IOS Downgrader wouldn't work? I had v1.0 (I think) on my SD card, and it got to the point where it says "Press A to continue, press B to restart." I hit A, and it said "Press any button to restart." Not sure what's going on there. I found what I thought was IOS Downgrader 1.1, but when I ran it, it seemed to be a different program entirely, asking me what version of firmware I wanted to install. If I'm not using the right name, I'm talking about the patcher that enables the trucha-signing(?) bugs, which I think will solve my problems installing wads (ret -1022 error). I've used the patcher before with no problems, and I've been able to install custom channels before. My Wii is presently on 3.2, but I've got the latest Waninkoko firmware editor that lets you switch from 2.0 - 4.0. The IOS Downgrader won't work on either 3.2 or 4.0, unfortunately.
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I'm still getting -1022 errors when I try to install wads. It's maddening. I have the USB Loader and Punch Out installed as channels to prove that it was ONCE possible. The only possible solution I've found while Googling was using IOS Downgrader to re-enable old bugs in the IOS files, but IOS Downgrader doesn't seem to work on my Wii--it just wants to restart the Wii no matter what I press. Any ideas? I'm loving stumped at this point. I'm currently using Firmware Downgrader 1.0 to send my Wii back to v3.0--hopefully it'll reinstall those old IOS files? edit: Didn't work. Is there any way to just format the whole Wii and start fresh? If I do a Nintendo Update to 4.0, will that just undo all the craziness I've done to my Wii over the past year and let me just follow one of the working guides from start to finish? Phenotype fucked around with this message at 04:06 on Jun 5, 2009 |
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Phenotype posted:I'm still getting -1022 errors when I try to install wads. It's maddening. I have the USB Loader and Punch Out installed as channels to prove that it was ONCE possible. The only possible solution I've found while Googling was using IOS Downgrader to re-enable old bugs in the IOS files, but IOS Downgrader doesn't seem to work on my Wii--it just wants to restart the Wii no matter what I press. Hate to quote myself, but does anyone have any ideas here? Spent another fruitless night Googling this. I'd especially like to know if the official update would undo whatever I've done and let me start from scratch, which seems like the most likely solution at this point.
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Sizzlechest posted:What firmware are you on now? I'm guessing it's 4.0. You should try redoing the steps for patching the 4.0 firmware. You probably have an IOS that needs to be fixed. I just followed all the steps in this guide to get to 4.0, except that IOS Downgrader won't work at any point during the series. Also, the IOS60 patcher hung up after counting from 1/15 - 15/15 of some file, and I had to hard reset the Wii. Yeesh, not sure where stuff got hosed up exactly. At least most homebrew is still working.
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Zom Aur posted:Does it also fail on the cIOS38-rev13 installer that you run at the beginning? No, I got rev13 installed just fine. And I missed the part in the FAQ about removing Gamecube devices for the IOS60 installation, so I just finished running it successfully. Unfortunately, IOS Downgrader still asks me to restart the Wii no matter what I press, and I'm still getting ret -1022 errors from Wad Manager, which seems to be because I haven't downgraded the necessary IOS files. Is there any way to get those patches offline and install them? I've seen posts saying to install IOS36-64-v1042.wad, which worked, but still didn't fix my -1022 errors. Is there another file I should look for?
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Jesus. Anyone know how to fix problems with 4.0? I can't get 4.0 games like Punch Out or MadWorld to work anymore for some reason. I keep getting a blue screen that says ERROR #002. Would it be a good idea at this point to just do an official Nintendo update? I'm hoping it'd fix whatever has gone wrong and then I could just follow a regular guide to get homebrew working again.
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Jun 7, 2009 03:10
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CIOS rev13 from Waninkoko? I ran all the steps from this guide, except the IOS Downgrader which won't work. The CIOS rev13 installer worked, though.
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Jun 7, 2009 04:06
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Dominic White posted:It's the one feature I hope they figure out first. I've got quite a big old Gamecube collection, and would love to be able to just install them and run them from HD. Even if they manage to get them running from HD, last I checked it was a rather involved process to rip a GC game, due to the way the files are encoded on the disc. I heard it involved connecting to a modified Phantasy Star Online server and ripping them using the GC's disc drive or something.
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So, anyone know what to do in order to run Ghostbusters from HD? I keep getting a green screen. I tried the fix found in this torrent, but it didn't work for me. The only thing I did differently was download the latest USB Loader GX and use that instead of installing the included GX wad file. That shouldn't have made much of a difference, though. Are the Wiibrew people working on a fix? Or has a more-foolproof one been found?
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I am indeed talking about a real game here--Walmart had it in when I went grocery shopping the other day. The torrent file I linked to up there is described as the Green Screen fix. I haven't been able to get it working, however. I installed 13a from the included WAD and grabbed the latest USB GX, but I still get green screen, or, alternately, a black screen. Gonna work on it a little more after I get home from work. Its possible the GX version I have isn't compatible--does anyone have a GX version that's known to work? Also, are they working on a fix in a new CIOS or something? I much prefer Ultimate USB Loader to GX, and I'd hate to have to switch over permanently just to play a single game.
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Oddly enough, I got it to work by installing the GX Loader wad--no luck using a boot.dol file. Happily, 13a seems to work fine for everything I use right now, so my only problem is that bug that necessitates a power-cycling after playing a game. Is there any news of another cIOS revision?
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Does anyone know what to do when a game has a problem recognizing the Wiimote? I'm trying to run Dragonball Budokai 3 from the latest USB Loader GX using CIOS 13a, but only the GC controllers seem to work. Pressing buttons on the Wiimote doesn't do anything, except for the Home button, which works properly, so I know it does indeed have a connection. Any ideas? I haven't found anything about this from Googling, and the USB Loader compatibility page reports this game should work properly. Interestingly, the entry for Castlevania Judgement says "Only home button works on GX 550+cIOS 13a." It also says to try removing any GC stuff plugged in, which I can't test just now since my roommates are watching a movie, but I guess that'll be my next step.
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Jun 30, 2009 05:04
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How much space do I need on my SD card for a BootMii backup? I've only got 150 megs free, and I don't want it to run out of space halfway through.
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Sizzlechest posted:No worries. I'm using a WD Passport (don't buy these) and my friends use Seagate FreeAgent Go drives with no problems with power consumption. What's wrong with the Passport? I'm using one for Wiibrew right now, and it runs perfectly.
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Sizzlechest posted:It works, but you may run into problems with the hard drive going to sleep. I had to open the case and connect the internal drive to my PC to turn off the sleep function. You can only do that if you have one of the older revs that actually has a full-fledged SATA drive with an adapter. Thankfully, that hasn't been my experience. Last time I checked the HD compatibility list, the 160GB Passport (the one I own) had no known issues. I've never known it to go into sleep mode when I had a long session of Punch Out going.
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Strange happenings the last few times I've tried to use my Wii. I turn it on and hear the audio fine, but the screen is black. Not flashing "No signal", mind you, it turns black once the Wii turns on. I can't get any picture, even when I use different AV cables. I unplugged the power brick from the Wii for five or ten minutes, plug it back in, and voila, the Wii works like nothing was ever wrong. Does anyone know what's going on? I'm gonna be really upset if the unplug fix stops working and I've got a non-playable console.
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Hogburto posted:Was your WiiConnect24 Standby mode on? I heard that keeps the GPU idling with fans off that can cause some display problems. I haven't heard it being responsible for that exact problem, but still. Nope, I've had WiiConnect off since I started messing with homebrew years ago. I haven't been able to come up with any explanation, even after a ton of Googling.
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I've been trying to get my and a buddy's Wii up and running--his is a new red model, and mine came back from the shop with homebrew gone and 4.3 installed. I've done the Indiana Pwns hack and installed the Homebrew Channel, and I've got NES and SNES emulators up and running, but I often get crashes with a message of "Stack Overflow." Also, I've been trying to get the proper cIOS's installed so I can use USB Loader, but I'm running into brick walls. What IOS files do I need to install besides 249 and 222 (rev numbers??)? I'm using DOP-Mii, but it gives me an error when I try to have it install automatically. It also asks me what IOS to use when installing--it seems to default to IOS36, but I thought I had to re-enable the Trucha bug before it would work. How do I do that?
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