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USB Loader GX v2.3

noreply@blogger.com (marinos35) — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 16:22:00 +0000

Is there a better way to celebrate the new design than news about a new USB Loader GX version?

OF COURSE NOT!

Back to the news, USB Loader GX v2.3 has been released and for once more, his features have been increased

You can grab it at the usual place
http://usbloadergx.koureio.net/downloads

The changelog follows after the break

Changelog for USBLoaderGX 2.3:
Released on 2011 10 23
You can find the complete changelog HERE
New :

Added the possibility to use the internal Wii System Menu font (thanks to giantpune and r-win).
Added proper message to install progress bar to show when install is really finished.
Added a GUI option for Play count display.
Added "Remember Unlock" option in parental control menu to set whether the lock should always be enabled on launch if a password is set.
Added Priiloader override on returning to Wii System Menu.
Added different hooktype and wiird debugger (Thanks to GeckoOS for the sources).
Added NAND emulation to redirect Wii NAND access to SD or USB. Default NandEmu path set to sd:/nand/ (Requires d2x cIOS v7 alpha or later).
- Partial emulation: Load and save the game saves to the NandEmu path instead of the Wii internal memory.
  The Mii, Wiimote configuration and Wii settings are loaded from the real Wii.
- Full emulation: Load everything from the NandEmu path instead of the Wii internal memory.
  Attention: if you play on someone else's Wii, you'll need to use your own Wiimote and network might not work.
Added a NAND extract feature. You can extract everything or enter a path to a directory or file which to extract.
Added a save game extraction menu to extract all save games at once from real NAND to NandEmu path.
Added a per game save game extraction to NandEmu path.
Added a per game NandEmu, Hooktype, WiirdDebugger setting.
Added possibility for network re-init (Wifi-Button in Homebrew Launcher).

Changes :

Using new app_booter for homebrew booting (see WiiXplorer changelog).
Reload back to entry IOS when starting homebrew instead of starting it in cIOS.
Removed limit of .csv and .txt game list creation.
Entered characters for the password field are now hidden.
Improved detection of not existing cheat txt files.
Forwarder: Centered the background image and corrected the aspect ratio.

Fixes :

Fixed META.XML format.
Disabled try to mount of drive when no disc is inserted.
Fixed issue with file browser not jumping back to first directory entry on directory change.

USB Loader GX 2.2 is out + Forwarder v3.0 + Rodries MOD

noreply@blogger.com (marinos35) — Thu, 30 Jun 2011 16:37:00 +0000

From usbloadergx.koureio.net

Your favorite USB Loader for Wii has been updated to v2.2 . This new version supports the new features of the latest d2x cIOS as well as Rodries MOD of the Hermes cIOS v5.1. Also the new version comes with a new forwarder that supports ext partitions. For more details of what's new read the changelogs. The Downloads page has been updated with the new versions and with a direct link to Hermes' original v5.1

Enjoy~

the changelogs

USB Loader GX 2.1 + cIOSX rev21d2x v6

noreply@blogger.com (marinos35) — Wed, 15 Jun 2011 16:18:00 +0000

From usbloadergx.koureio.net

I haven't posted here the news for some time now. So, a while ago (almost 3 months) version 2.1 came out and after 8 days version 2.1 r1080. Also this past few months, a new cIOS "flavor" appeared named cIOSX rev21d2x as it is a modification of cIOSX rev21. The latest version out there of this cIOSX is v6 which just came out. For more info about it check the official tread (link has also been added at the links page).

All these can now be found at the updated-with-new-files downloads page ;) Also you can read the changelogs that follow for more info about what is new.

Changelog for USBLoaderGX 2.1 R1080:Released on 2011 03 28

Fixed support for cIOSX rev21d2xv3

Changelog for USBLoaderGX 2.1:
Released on 2011 03 20
You can find the complete changelog HERE
New :

Auto-patch New Super Mario Bros. Wii AP (no Wip file needed).
Games marked as "New" will also appear in favorite mode.
AltDol+ feature added. Select AltDol method "Prompt when launching" to see a list of dols when launching the game.
If a wdm file is found in wdm path, it will be used to rename the found dol files to friendly names.
Automatic AltDol for known problematic games (SSX, Red Steel, Wii Sports Resort, etc.)
Carousel arrow position is now themable.
Individual Parental control option for every menus and buttons.
When deleting a game, you will be prompt for deleting everything related (covers, cheats, etc.).
New setting for Home menu layout.
Added support for physical sector sizes other than 512 bytes per sector for wbfs partitions only!
Tested with a 3TB drive with a sector size 4096 on wbfs partition (thanks to Dexter).
Added download for Full covers. If a Full cover is found, 3D box will appear in the game info page.
Added additional sort mode "Sort by number of players".
Added support for Multiple partitions. When active, all games from all partitions of the current USB port will be listed.
The selected partition in the GUI Setting will be used for game installation.
Added support for Wiimms virtual sector sizes for WBFS to store more than 500 games.
New Theme menu to manage downloaded themes.
Added support for using USB port 1 (ONLY ON HERMES CIOS).
Added support for using both USB ports at once (ONLY ON HERMES CIOS).
Use this option with Multiple partitions option to list all the games from all partitions from both ports at once.
ATTENTION : Set all your user defined paths to SD card or you can corrupt your data.
Added cache of game titles. This will speed up the startup of the loader. It can be deactivate in the settings.
Added left/right on game info screen to go to the next/previous game.
Added a widescreen and font scale factor.

Changes :

WiiTDB cover download logic changed. Missing cover's localization won't fall-back to English.
Libfat now use FS info sector on FAT32 partitions to improve free space reading speed.
You need to run "Synch FAT32 FS info" once in the Loader setting if free space reading is still slow or free size inaccurate.
Cover download menu now uses checkboxes. Choose Discart download priority in the GUI Settings.
Changed USB Loader GX WBFS formatter to choose 2048 as virtual sector size if a drive with a size > 500GB is formatted.
Removed playcount limit (Previously set to 255).
Changed default setting for video mode back to disc default (Correct black screen on game launch).
Changed title/channel browser to use WiiTDB for displaying title names if no name is found in WiiTDB the old method is used

Fixes :

SD Card icon no longer reset the currently loaded Theme.
Fixed bug in the homebrew browser and the homebrew launcher when received via network.

Changelog for cIOSX r21d2x

d2x v6: IOS Reload Block: The Ultimate Solution
- DIP - Added fraglist to support potentially any file system (tnx oggzee).
- DIP - Added support in fraglist for sector size greater than 512B (typically needed for HDD > 2TB).
- DIP - Module moved forward in memory and ram section resized.
- ESP - Module moved forward in memory.
- FFSP - Module moved forward in memory.
- EHCI - Fixed an annoying compatibility issue affecting many usb loaders.
- Code clean up and other minor changes.

d2x v5: IOS Reload Block for WBFS devices
- DIP - Added USB/SD support for games affected by ios reload (WBFS only).
- DIP - Added ioctl command to save module config from the ESP module before ios reload.
- DIP - Added syscall 0x46 (check_di_reset)
- DIP - Fixed dual layer detection for games like Sakura Wars.
- DIP - Fixed GameCube audio streaming command for retail discs.
- DIP - Added fatal error whether the base ios is unknown and can't be patched.
- ESP - DIP config saved before an ios reload request coming from a disc-based game.
- ESP - Added missing patches for base ios 53 and 55.
- ESP - Added fatal error whether the base ios is unknown and can't be patched.
- FFSP - Added fatal error whether the base ios is unknown and can't be patched.

d2x v4: A mix of fix
- ESP - Added "return to channel" feature compatible with all games out there, included problematic ones like PoP.
- ESP - Fixed error 002 in method 2 for blocking ios reload.
- ESP - Repeated ios reload are now supported by method 2.
- ESP - Added support to reload any ios, not only 249.
- FAT - Removed file logging code since has proved harmful to games like LostWinds and LostWinds WotM.
- FAT - Added support for sector size up to 4KB (typically needed for HDD greater than 2TB).
- FAT - Fixed a bug in FAT_GetStats. Now games like Max & the Magic Marker, FFCC My Life as a King and FFCC My Life as a Darklord are working properly.
- FAT - Fixed the error code returned by FAT_Readdir when the requested folder is an existing file.
  Now all Strong Bad episodes are working properly.
- FAT - Fixed a bug in FAT_Seek to prevent from increasing the file size when seeking out of the file.
- FAT - Changed timing logic
- FAT - Updated FatFs from 0.8 to 0.8b
- FAT - Fixed a potential buffer overflow while reading a directory
- FAT - Changes due to the fix for huge HDD made in EHCI module
- FFSP - Removed workaround on file renaming since the issue has been fixed by updating FatFs into the FAT module
- FFSP - Fixed the buffer length in FAT_ReadDir to avoid potential problems
- EHCI - Fixed a bug to support HDD greater than 1TB
- Other minor changes.

d2x v3: Nand emulation improved
- FFSP - Implemented logging system to make debugging easier (enabled in beta releases only).
- FAT - Fixed a bug causing the error message "corrupted data" in The Tower of Druaga.
- FAT - Fixed a bug causing stall in LIT.
- FAT - Enabled multiple partition support in FatFs.
- FFSP - Extended ioctlv commands for mounting the desired USB/SD partition on nand emulation start up.
  Default partition is 0 for backward compatibility with rev21.
- FFSP - Fixed a bug on file renaming causing the failure on the 2nd save in games like The Will of Dr.Frankenstein.
- FFSP - Fixed the deletion of folder /tmp on nand emulation start up.
- FFSP - Fixed a bug in nand usage causing save file failure in games like Tetris Party and FFCC My Life as a King.
- FAT & FFSP - Code clean up and other minor changes.

d2x v2: No more lag on usb port 1
- EHCI - Fixed secondary USB port lag (further information here)

d2x v1: Goodbye controller lag
- EHCI - Fixed controller lag (furher information here).
- EHCI - Fixed wiimote synch delay on WiiFlow start up.
- EHCI - Fixed os_restart_timer syscall invocation with the correct number of arguments.

USB Loader GX 2.0 is out + cIOSX rev21

noreply@blogger.com (marinos35) — Sun, 09 Jan 2011 12:29:00 +0000

From usbloadergx.koureio.net

I know you don't believe your eyes but USB Loader GX v2 is out! A new channel is also out to accompany the new release. You can select to download the All in One Package, only the dol, the channel, whatever you want to do. The Forwarders page and the Downloads page have been updated with the new files.

Also cIOSX rev21 have been out for a while, but there was no official support back then. Expect a new post later today, or tomorrow with the new features for cIOSX and USB Loader GX. For now I'll give you only one thing.

USB Loader GX 2.0 supports ext3 partitions!!!!

EDIT (to include changelog):

Changelog for USBLoaderGX 2.0:
Listing only the important changes since the last stable release r874:
You can find the complete changelog HERE

Support for all cIOS (up to Hermes 5.1 and Waninkoko r21)
Support for all IOS slot from 200 to 255.
Support for WBFS/FAT32/NTFS/Ext2/3/4 with Hermes v5+ and Waninkoko r18+
Support for multiple WBFS partitions (Hermes v5+ and Waninkoko r18+)
Support up to 8 partitions to store the boot.dol and datas (config, images, themes, etc.)
Support drives >1Tb
Support for Primary/Logical partitions and GUID Partitions Table (GPT).
Added configuration file version checking. It will reset the old one automatically if important changes occured.
Added URL to hosting websites (www.spiffy360.com for theme and www.techjawa.com for update files).
Added screenshot feature while in the loader (Press Z+c).
Support more sound formats: AIF/MP3/OGG/BNS/WAV now with no file size limit (streaming).
Support for the new Homebrew Channel (1.0.7+) when exiting the loader.
Support for the tag in the meta.xml for AHBPROT enabled with HBC 1.0.7+
New homebrew launching engine
New Theme format (Now uses the same format than the language files).
Per game lock feature for better parental control.
Choose the sub-directory naming convention when installing a game (Ignored on WBFS partition).
Select the split size when installing a game: 2GB or 4GB or none.
BCA files support.
WIP patch files support.
Automatic patch for "Prince of Persia: The forgotten sands" (no Wip file needed). (Disable "Return to" option in Prince of Persia preferences)
Added Wii message board update (Playlog) when exiting a game to the Wii menu.
Brawl+ support.
Return to a channel when exiting a game.
Removed 1:1 install mode, use install all partition instead or use a real dumper if you want a clean dump.
Changed the default folders layout, now the themes and images folders are sub-folders of the loader (apps/usbloader_gx/themes, etc.)
Changed the way the Parental control is working and don't read the one from the wii setting anymore. The password is crypted in the config file.
Now uses the full Wiitdb.xml instead of the user generated file.

MPlayer CE updated with IOS58 support

noreply@blogger.com (marinos35) — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 19:41:00 +0000

For those that they still use MPlayer CE for their media needs, there is now an updated version out there.

Changelog:

Changed icon.

Updated libntfs.

Extended file extensions list.

Upstream sync. [MPlayer r32039 / FFmpeg r25028]

Added support for IOS58's USB 2.0 interface.

Added direct DVD drive access with HW_AHBPROT.

Major patchset cleanup and fixed VP6.

Other minor fixes and changes

Download

Web Site

Super Mario War Wii updated to 1.4 with USB support

noreply@blogger.com (marinos35) — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 14:05:00 +0000

Following the summary of summer news and the official USB2 support that it introduced at this news bog, here is a must game that it took advantage of the new USB2 support.

Super Mario War Wii is a Wii port of an addictive game. The only goal in the game is to jump on your enemies, while avoiding to be their prey. It's fun, it's fun and it's fun. The multi-player rocks, rocks and rocks. :p
Anyway the only minus it had was that it required an SD card, but now it's USB compatible. Let the games begin!

Wiibrew Page
Official Site
Download (always the latest version)
USB2 aka IOS58

A sum of news during Summer break

noreply@blogger.com (marinos35) — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 12:45:00 +0000

As you can see there wasn't an update for a while now. That's because all the interesting news came after I left the city for holidays. Still none else helps here with the posting so this news blog is stuck with me.

Anyway, during these days Homebrew Channel has been updated and added theme support. The USB support has also been changed/improved. Of course you can get the update through the channel itself if you are online or grab the installer at http://hbc.hackmii.com/
By the way dvdx is dead as it was replaced, and BootMii/IOS is now required to be installed (but still needs an SD card to be used).

WiiMC has been also updated, program and IOS, and then the IOS was dropped in favor of the official IOS58. An updated channel version has been released for the IOS58 support. WiiMC is now at version 1.0.9 and the channel at 1.4

Grab both of them at http://www.wiimc.org/ where you can see also what is new. A sum of the changes is YouTube support, fixed mkv support, 720p support, official USB support through IOS58, DVD playback requires latest hbc or WiiMC channel and many many more. Updating is a must.
UPDATE: v1.0.9 has problems with mkv at some Wiis, while 1.0.8 worked fine but didn't recognize USB drives at some Wiis. Until a newer update pick what works best for you.

USB Loader GX is kind of dead so I recommend to keep an eye at WiiFlow which picked up it's pace and has the most beautiful interface a USB loader will ever see. There has been no new version since 10th of Julie 2010 but changes at the code are being commited and a new release should soon come including them. Latest version is r92a.

Also waninkoko has released a new cIOSx rev20b but it's not the release he intended to do. I recommend to wait for the next one, so no direct link here but you can always find his Twitter profile at the bottom.
His latest twittes shows that his on to r21:
cIOSX rev21 is on its way! Interesting stuff coming...
Main goal of rev21 is fixing the bugs from rev20. The new stuff is already done so I can focus in bugs now.
You have an USB device that does NOT work with any cIOS (Hermes' or mine)? Contact me, and much better if have the drive ready ;)

If I remember anything other worth to be mention I'll post again. Also keep in mind that this post was made in a hurry from my Android device and I may have to update this post later.

UPDATE:

Almost forgot WiiXplorer which had a lot of updates and one of them added the IOS58 support. At the moment this was written, the latest release is r199 and you can get it from it's Google Code Page. You can also check it's Wiibrew page for an up to date list of the functions it through all those updates.

Remember, to be able to use the latest USB2 function to the latest versions of the programs, you need IOS58 which came with System 4.3. So consider updating the safe way to 4.3 or installing just the IOS58 for your needs.

WiiSX Beta 2 released

noreply@blogger.com (marinos35) — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 08:56:00 +0000

WiiSX is a port of the PS1 emulator, PCSX, to the Nintendo GC/Wii.

June 2010 Progress Update
by emukidid

It’s been a while since we’ve said much about what’s going on behind the scenes in terms of general progress and development, so here we are, filling you all in on what we’ve been working on.
In terms of WiiSX progress, we’re nearing the beta 2 milestone we have had in mind for a few months now. The majority of features and bug fixes we have had planned are nearing completion. To be specific, WiiSX beta 2 will encompass a feature rich graphical user interface much like that seen in Wii64 and in the preview video posted below. Some other important features to note include newly ported CDR, Sound and input plugins, boasting features such as dual shock, configurable controllers, clear crisp audio and a good range of CD image support, including subchannel data. Most of the features have been implemented, but we are currently ironing out some show stopping bugs such as seen in certain Capcom fighter games.
On the Wii64 front, we managed to finish migrating the private SVN commits to the public googlecode repository up to Beta 1.1 Honey, so now you can see all of the individual commits and work that went into the last version. Since the last release, we’ve made some progress with bugfixes in the code, but we have larger plans ahead of us for the next beta in order to increase speed and compatibility. Once WiiSX beta 2 is out, we are looking forward to giving Wii64 some more of the TLC it deserves.
Here’s one last juicy tidbit for you all… There’s yet another emulator that the Wii64Team has been longing to see on the GC/Wii, so we’ve started working on a port in our spare time, and we’re hoping that it will arrive in all of your Homebrew Channels later this year. Kudos to anyone who can guess the platform (although we’re not promising to confirm if you’re right…)

Official Site
Official Blog
Download

WiiFlow v2.1 released << USB Loader

noreply@blogger.com (marinos35) — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 22:24:00 +0000

WiiFlow is an open source USB Loader project, based on WiiFlow 1.1 by Hibernatus. Now version 2.1 was released (aka r87) and here is a small changelog as posted by Miigotu:

Wiiflow 2.1 release.
Updater fully functional and has hosting.
Fix reported bugs since 2.0.
Ability to sort games by 4 different settings, Press B+Down
Ability to switch partition by Pressing B+Up in main screen.
More fixes and small additions.

(the following is from their new wiki page)
The current WiiFlow 2.1 is maintained by r-win, Miigotu and Hulk.

Features

Fast and easy to use
User friendly controls.
Stable (according to testers)
Doesn't flicker on old TV's
Compatibility with almost all games. Some games require special attention. See Problematic Games.
Properly supports the 3 latest versions of Hermes' IOS 222 (v2-5.1)
Properly supports the latest versions of Waninkoko's IOS 249 (v14-19)
Comes in five (5) flavors : running under IOS 249, IOS 222, IOS 223, IOS 224, IOS 250
Parental control
Themes Support
Installed on HDD if you have a FAT partition
Sounds and music
Cover downloading, HQ (1024x680) and localized (WiiTDB.com)
Ability to display more than 100 covers on screen (HQ covers)
Loads games from WBFS, FAT32 and NTFS
Loads channels from the Wii's NAND
Allows ocarina cheats in games
Allows automatically returning to a specified channel on exit
Ability to show fanart for each game (WiiFanArt.com)
Ability to view video trailers for each game.
Ability to sort games in up to 11 custom names categories.

WiiFlow Official Site
WiiFlow Official Wiki
Download WiiFlow
Forum Thread (English)

Firmware Updater v4.3 by Waninkoko (Updated to v4.3b)

noreply@blogger.com (marinos35) — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 15:15:00 +0000

Waninkoko has released an application to update your Wii to the latest Wii System Menu v4.3, the safe way. It "allows us to update to version 4.3 without removing cIOS, or remove other IOS" and still installing the "important updates (some IOS, the menu, shop channel ...)". It was also mentioned that it "can patch the IOS and the menu to eliminate the verification of signatures or make the menu to DO NOT delete the homebrew channel."

Translated Description:

This application allows you to update the firmware of your console installing available updates most important (IOS, System Menu, new channels ...).

The application prevents any unwanted application installed, in addition to patching various options to add new functionalities (eg Trucha bug).

Download: ~~Firmware Updater v4.3~~

Source the Waninkoko's twitter page (also available at the bottom of the blog)

EDIT:
There's a bug in the latest Firmware Updater. System Menu 4.3U is NOT patched so HBC gets removed. I'm working in a fix. Sorry.
by Waninkoko

EDIT2:

Firmware Updater v4.3b released. Sorry for the inconveniences.
Download: Firmware Updater v4.3b

OpenBOR v3.0.2836

noreply@blogger.com (marinos35) — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 14:45:00 +0000

This is an official port of the OpenBOR (aka Beats of Rage) beat em up game engine to the Wii. The initial port was done by SX and the current maintainer is Plombo.

This is a game engine, which means it's an emulator. To be able to play with this you also need to download (except from the program) the game(s) files. More info at the WiiBrew page.

Version History:

v3.0.2603:
First stable Wii release by SX.
v3.0.2615:
Sound and control fixes by SX.
v3.0.2645:
Numerous control fixes by Plombo, who by this point had become the maintainer of the Wii port.
v3.0.2726:
Improved memory usage; implemented by SX for all platforms, including Wii.
v3.0.2818: Several important changes by Plombo:
Widescreen (480x272) mods supported.
Widescreen (16:9) displays supported without stretching.
No aspect ratio distortion with any mod regardless of display. Horizontal/vertical black bars are used when needed.
Can now be run from a USB flash drive or FAT32-formatted USB hard drive.
OpenBOR no longer depends on SDL Wii. All I/O handling is done natively through libogc.
Performance boost due to using GX directly for video instead of going through SDL.
v3.0.2836:
Significantly improved performance due to further video optimizations by Plombo.
You can now choose in the video options whether to preserve the aspect ratio (using black bars) or stretch the picture to the screen ignoring aspect ratio.

@ WiiBrew Check here for instructions
Download v3.0.2836

GameCube games loaded from USB?

noreply@blogger.com (marinos35) — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 14:18:00 +0000

DIOS MIOS! GC ISO Loader proof of concept

by Crediar

The impossible just became possible! USBGecko Log:http://pastie.org/private/3...

WiiSCU v0.24 - Dop-SHOP v2

noreply@blogger.com (marinos35) — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 13:59:00 +0000

A double post. WiiSCU (aka Wii System Channels Updater) is a program that allows you to update Nintendo's Channels and IOSs whithout running the official Wii update. WiiSCU is similar to Pimp My Wii, while Dop-SHOP (which isn't a new release but an application worth to be mention because of the new Wii System Menu) only allows you to update Wii Shop Channel.
Those three programs can let you update Wii's Shop Channel without having to update to Wii System Menu v4.3 so you can still use the Shop at an older Wii System Menu. This is what it was suggested at WiiBrew:

If you want to enter Shop Channel, Dop-SHOP can install Shop Channel v19 and IOS61.
If you don't have/want patched IOS, but want Shop Channel, use WiiSCU and install Shop Channel v19 and IOS61

WiiSCU v0.24 (unofficially contributed by SifJar), allows you to choose the version of Shop Channel to install anything between v19 and v25. As of 22nd June 2010, latest version is v19. This is for people for whom older versions fail randomly. The idea came from dop-SHOP, which does the same, but needs a patched IOS to work. This does not.

@ WiiBrew

Download v0.24

Dop-SHOP is a quick modification to tona's shop installer. It allows you to download any new Shop Channel along its IOS. It's useful for those who don't want to update and still want to enter the Shop Channel.

There are some programs that can do the same effect. However, all of them failed for me and always downloaded old versions. Dop-SHOP lets the user force the version to download, so it's also prepared for future and does not need any update.

Latest version of Shop Channel is v19 as 22nd June 2010

@ WiiBrew

Download v2

Pimp My Wii 1.43

noreply@blogger.com (marinos35) — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 13:41:00 +0000

Pimp My Wii is a homebrew program that allows you to install/update missing/outdated titles from your Wii console.

The program will detect missing or outdated IOS and check that you have the latest version of the Wii System Menu. It also checks if you have the latest versions of BC, MIOS and those channels : Wii Shop, News, Weather, Mii, Photo and Photo 1.1

If you don't have the latest versions of those titles, the program will download them, or read them from USB or SD to install them. When using this program, you will have all advantages from 4.1 cumulated from those of 3.2, and this without drawbacks

Changelog:

v1.43

Add IOS 58 rev 6175, IOS 80 rev 6943 from 4.3 update. Warning: Those IOS have the "Trucha Bug Restaurer" bug fixed.
Update the Wii Shop to the revision 19.
Now also detect System Menu 4.3.
Update the hidden channel EULA to revision 3 (only in manual mode).
Warning: If you have a "virgin" 4.3, Pimp cannot do anything for you (because of the correction of the "Trucha Bug Restaurer" bug).

Download
Official Site (French)

Riivolution v1.03

noreply@blogger.com (marinos35) — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 13:23:00 +0000

Riivolution, a program that it can replace an original game's files on the fly (for e.x. a custom translation) has been updated to support Wii System Menu v4.3

Changelog:

v1.03 June 22st, 2010
System Menu 4.3 compatibility
Wii slot light filesystem indicator
Stability fixes for all filesystems
Files close after a few seconds to allow them to be replaced over RiiFS
Improved channel install
No longer requires SD/USB
RiiFS improvements
Native C++ Server
Connects automatically on a LAN without needing SD/USB

@ Wiibrew
Official Site / Forum
Download (Always the latest)

Trucha Bug Restorer v1.13

noreply@blogger.com (marinos35) — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 14:59:00 +0000

Trucha Bug Restorer has been updated to v1.13. This version partially supports the Wii System Menu v4.3:

Trucha Bug Restorer can't downgrade IOS15 on a wii that is fully updated to System Menu 4.3. But if there's still an IOS on the Wii that is ignores signatures or has the trucha bug, then Trucha Bug Restorer can be used to install patched IOS.

And here is the changelog:

added proper error messages when trying to downgrade IOS15
updated to the IOS versions of the 4.3 update (TBR can't downgrade IOS15 using one of those)

@ Wiibrew.org
Official thread
Download v1.13

DO NOT UPDATE >> Wii System Menu 4.3 is out

noreply@blogger.com (marinos35) — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 12:01:00 +0000

Nintendo has released a new update for the Wii System Menu. Nothing new has been found yet, except that it includes the IOS58 that was included with YourShape and was needed for the game's camera to work. The IOS80 is now the IOS used for the Wii Menu.

Of course as always the new update removes Homebrew Channel, DVDX and BootMii IOS. Hackmii Installers's and Bannerbomb's exploit have been fixed so no way to hack v4.3 for now. Trucha Bug Restorer and similar programs also will not work anymore. For more detailed info check the link below and just DO NOT UPDATE

http://wiibrew.org/wiki/System_Menu_4.3

WiiFlow v2.0 released << USB Loader

noreply@blogger.com (marinos35) — Sat, 19 Jun 2010 20:42:00 +0000

WiiFlow is an open source USB Loader project, based on WiiFlow 1.1 by Hibernatus. Now version 2 was released (aka r45) and here is a small changelog as posted by r-win:

Wiiflow 2.0 released
Tonight, Miigotu and I are finally releasing wiiflow 2.0. This version has some major updates since the 1.1 version, like FAT/NTFS support, channel loading, fanart and categories.

A very short and incomplete list of changes (since Wiiflow 1.1, not since r43):

Smaller font used in the about menu (Miigotu)
Reverted ehc frag module to original one, fixed loading with 57 base (r-win)
Fixed some button and title animations (Miigotu)
Added channel list (not with ios 57 base) (r-win)
Added loading from FAT/NTFS (r-win)
Added new gecko engine (r-win)
Added Fanart (ask bubba for fanarts) (r-win)
Fixed loading game with another ios (r-win)
Added returnto patch (r-win, thanx to giantpune)
Added video playing (r-win, thanx to dimok)
Added musicplaying from folder (r-win, thanx to welshcj)
Added mp3 support (r-win)
Added support for WIP patches (r-win, thanx to dimok and WiiPower)
Added support for BCA codes (r-win, thanx to Hermes)
Added downloading and selecting of cheats (VIP, Hodn)
Added nunchuck support (Hodn)
Added install screen when disc is inserted (Hodn)
Added Prince of Persia patch (r-win)
Added categories (access categories through pressing with B when hovering the favorites icon) (VIP, Miigotu)
New language.ini file (Jiiwah: French, PizzaPino: German, divi90: Italian, Pakatus: Portuguese, Etheboss: Dutch)

The themes from both Jiiwah and Benjay have been updated to fully support this release. We've created some packages for you, which already contain these themes.

WiiFlow Official Site
Download WiiFlow
Forum Thread (English)

QuakeGX - WiiBrew

noreply@blogger.com (marinos35) — Tue, 25 May 2010 16:14:00 +0000

QuakeGX - WiiBrew

QuakeGX 0.05 released by Eluan and Piko

Instructions

Extract the downloaded file into the root of your SD card.
If you don't own the full version, the shareware version with PAK0.PAK is available here. If you own the full version, the PAK files are inside Quake's ID1 folder on your computer.
Copy the PAK0.PAK (and PAK1.PAK if you own the full version) file to /apps/quake/ID1 on your SD card.
The game should appear on the Homebrew Channel menu.

GX 0.05 (Re-download if you downloaded this version before May 15 2010)

Fix to client to allow it to connect to more online servers. (Thanks Mr. Reaper)
Devkitpro 21, and libogc 1.8.x compatible
Keyboard Support
Joining Multiplayer games over TCP/IP possible (still no hosting)
Picking multiplayer colors works
Bugfixes

Official Site
Download

wiidoom - Project Hosting on Google Code

noreply@blogger.com (marinos35) — Tue, 25 May 2010 15:59:00 +0000

wiidoom - Project Hosting on Google Code

WiiDoom

Current Version: 0.4.2

13-May-2010

WiiDoom has been recompiled against devkitpro r21 and the latest SDL Wii port.

Please visit http://wiibrew.org/wiki/WiiDoom for more information

Download link

Avoidance – Wii « ThatOtherDev

noreply@blogger.com (marinos35) — Tue, 25 May 2010 15:57:00 +0000

Avoidance – Wii « ThatOtherDev

Here is a Wii remake/port of that simple browser game I made last month. Just use the wiimote D-pad to move around the screen and avoid coming in contact with the red blocks. They longer you avoid them then the higher your score. Anytime you fail your score is checked against your personal high score and if you’ve set a new record then its automatically saved.

It uses the same home menu I made for Dance Clone but now when you bring up the home menu it blurs the background. That was something I intended to do for Dance Clone as I don’t feel its as immediately clear as it should be what text and things are part of the paused game and whats part of the menu (having the same font and buttons for both didn’t exactly help with that) but it was going to slow at the time so I cut out the blur before posting Dance Clone. There is still a bit of a delay now when you bring up the home menu but its not too bad and its still a work in progress that I think I can improve.

Download Links for Wii version

Twitter / Waninkoko: WAD Manager v1.7 released! ...

noreply@blogger.com (marinos35) — Tue, 25 May 2010 15:44:00 +0000

Twitter / Waninkoko: WAD Manager v1.7 released! ...

- WAD Manager is an application that allows the (un)installation of
packages in WAD format (homebrew and official packages).

It allows the browsing of a storage device to work with the
available WAD files in it.

Changelog (from We Brew Wii):
- Directory browsing support added.
- USB 2.0 Mass Storage Device support fixed.
- Autofix bad common key (with fakesigning).
- GUI modified (bigger console and new background).
- Background music added (OGG player).
- Miscellaneous fixes and improvements.

WAD Manager v1.7 download link

WiiMC » Version 1.0.3 Released

noreply@blogger.com (marinos35) — Tue, 25 May 2010 15:40:00 +0000

WiiMC » Version 1.0.3 Released
Version 1.0.3 has been released to fix a few lingering bugs. Full changelog:

* Fixed issue with browser reloading
* Fixed freeze on seek issue
* Fixed a back-to-menu freeze
* Changed stereo downmixing
* Added codepages
* Translation updates (and added Hungarian and Polish translations)
* Other minor changes

Trucha Bug Restorer v1.12

noreply@blogger.com (marinos35) — Tue, 11 May 2010 13:00:00 +0000

Wiipower updated Trucha Bug Restorer to v1.12.
Trucha bug restorer does exactly what it's name says. It restores the trucha bug to an IOS. You will need that to be able to install a cIOS or use some other more advanced homebrew programs for Wii.

Enough said, here is the changelog:

Added version check patching (this prevents error -1035 on downgrading titles)
Forces the patched ES module to be NOT shared (will reduce used nand space eventually if the installed IOS is overwritten)
Disabled all patches except the hash check for IOS37, the patches either don't work or are useless on a patched IOS37

Wiibrew page
Program's official Thread
Download link for v1.12

Here is a photo guide (based on v1.11)

WiiMC v1.0.2

noreply@blogger.com (marinos35) — Mon, 10 May 2010 00:13:00 +0000

I know that I haven't put here any other news than those related to WiiMC but I'm really out of time, plus I think this is the only active Wii project that worths my time. Anyway this page is not fully active yet (more like not active at all yet :p)

Sooooo WiiMC had another update, which may seem small at the numbers but the fact is that it's a huge one ;)

Enough said. Read the official quote:

Don’t let the 0.0.1 version difference fool you! Version 1.0.2 has been released, with a huge number of big and small improvements alike! If you’re updating, be sure to go into Settings > Videos and change “Frame Dropping” to “Disabled” to improve video performance. If you have audio sync issues, try changing Frame Dropping to Auto. Full changelog:

Significant changes to improve stability
Significant improvements to video performance
Frame dropping now disabled by default (change it to Disabled in the Video settings to improve performance if you are updating from a previous version)
Corrections to device mounting code (fixes crashes on startup)
Translations to the following languages: Japanese, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Dutch, Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), Korean, Romanian, Estonian, and Brazilian Portuguese
Video scaling issues fixed
Audio static bug at EOF fixed
Fixed issues with radio streams
Fixed DVD issues
Improvements to settings loading code
FF/RW time is now configurable
Friendly names now shown for playlists
Radio stream information now shown in the now playing area
Allowed file extensions list expanded
ASS subtitle file support added
Added settings for subtitle language and codepage
Other various bugfixes and improvements

WiiMC Homepage
Download WiiMC