Homebrew postLoader4

[juggalomars]

it lists rebuild game list postloader wbfs and another that says neek2o official mode on the gamecube page. I'm ready to feel like a moron now...

 

[MassiveRican]

Hi stfour, maybe I'm not understanding how to launch VC/WiiWare correctly from postloader but I have a problem. Steps to to reproduce problem:
1. Turn on Wii, Priibooter Gui starts, push a button, choose postloader and press start (Have it saved to System Menu).
2. Push → on the D-Pad it goes to neek2o NAND USB://nands/WiiWare
3. Choose any WiiWare title and Postloader code dumps.

Should the nand be a uneek NAND in order to launch WW/VC from within PostLoader on real NAND? Here is the ploader.log

Spoiler

-----[postLoader 3.64.0]-----
Initialization done !
neek = 0
Autoboot = 0
cfg_Alloc (sd://ploader/theme/theme.cfg, 256)
cfg_Alloc: open ok
cfg_Alloc: completed
Video_LoadTheme(1)
theme.bkg = 0x811E34F0
theme.frame = 0x80EAE9F8
theme.frameSel = 0x811C5EA0
theme.frameBack = 0x811ADFC8
grlibSettings.theme.texButton = 0x81155CE8
grlibSettings.theme.texButtonSel = 0x8116C848
grlibSettings.theme.texWindow = 0x81156970
grlibSettings.theme.texWindowBk = 0x8116F038
cfg_Alloc (sd://ploader/theme/theme.cfg, 0)
cfg_Alloc: open ok
cfg_Alloc: completed
grlibSettings.theme.windowMagX = 5
grlibSettings.theme.windowMagY = 15
grlibSettings.theme.buttonMagX = 3
grlibSettings.theme.buttonMagY = 3
grlibSettings.theme.buttonsTextOffsetY = 1
grlibSettings.fontBMF_reverse = 1
theme.line1Y = 420
theme.line2Y = 455
theme.line3Y = 0
inverting tex
CoverCache_Start
wiiload.op = Net thread running
snd_Init
covercache thread started
cfg_SetString (newnode) 002 = sd://ploader/mp3/05 - Mister Chill'R - Lunar Love.mp3
cfg_SetString (newnode) 003 = sd://ploader/mp3/07 - Mister Chill'R - Eleusinian Mystery.mp3
cfg_SetString (newnode) 004 = sd://ploader/mp3/11 - Mister Chill'R - Soothe My Soul.mp3
snd_Mp3Go: Loading 'sd://ploader/mp3/Radiohead - Hunting bears.mp3'
snd_Mp3Go: Playing
AppBrowser
AppsFree
InitializeGui 1
AppsFree
ScanApps: JoYflow
ScanApps: mmm
ScanApps: Astronomy
ScanApps: Balance_Board_Pro.v.1.1
ScanApps: cboot2-MMM
ScanApps: CleanRip v1.0.4
ScanApps: MyMenuifyMod
ScanApps: Gecko1931
ScanApps: NeoGamma
ScanApps: OpenBOR
ScanApps: SaveGame_Manager_GX
ScanApps: WiiEarth
ScanApps: WiiXplorer
ScanApps: brawlstats
ScanApps: Injects & SRL's
ScanApps: System Mod & Check
ScanApps: wiimc-plus
ScanApps: cheat manager
ScanApps: ftpii
ScanApps: HomeBrew Channel Loader
ScanApps: homebrew_browser
ScanApps: mighty_loader
ScanApps: radiow
ScanApps: wiiSX
ScanApps: Brew Games
ScanApps: AccioHacks
ScanApps: ComixChannel
ScanApps: wiimod
ScanApps: WADManager
ScanApps: priiloader
ScanApps: postloader
ScanApps completed!
AppSort (begin)
AppSort (#1)
AppSort (#2)
AppSort (end)
ConfigWrite: sd://ploader/ploader.cfg
cache updated
cache updated
cache updated
cache updated
cache updated
cache updated
cache updated
cache updated
cache updated
cache updated
cache updated
cache updated
cache updated
cache updated
cache updated
cache updated
cache updated
cache updated
cache updated
cache updated
AppsFree
ChnBrowser (begin)
cfg_Alloc (sd://ploader/channels.conf, 0)
cfg_Alloc: open ok
cfg_Alloc: completed
ChnBrowse: begin!
GetCacheFileName usb://nands/WiiWare/nand.dat
begin ReadFile2Buffer usb://nands/WiiWare/nand.dat
end ReadFile2Buffer, readed 1063 of 1063 bytes
cfg_Alloc (sd://ploader/titles.txt, 0)
ChnBrowse: done!
ConfigWrite: sd://ploader/ploader.cfg
cfg_Store: sd://ploader/channels.conf (0x811E34D8)
cfg_Store: fopen 0x80EAE36C
ChnBrowser (end)
Video_LoadTheme(0)
ConfigWrite: sd://ploader/ploader.cfg
snd_Stop

and syscheck if it helps

Spoiler

sysCheck v2.1.0b17 by Double_A and R2-D2199
...runs on IOS58 (rev 6176).

Region: NTSC-U
System Menu 4.0/4.1U (v54449)
Priiloader installed
Drive date: 2007.02.13
Homebrew Channel 1.0.8 running on IOS58
Hollywood v0x11
Console ID: 50736155
Boot2 v4
Found 188 titles.
Found 55 IOS on this console. 5 of them are stub.

IOS4 (rev 65280): Stub
IOS9 (rev 54321): Trucha Bug
IOS10 (rev 768): Stub
IOS11 (rev 54321): Trucha Bug
IOS12 (rev 526): No Patches
IOS13 (rev 1032): No Patches
IOS14 (rev 1032): No Patches
IOS15 (rev 1032): No Patches
IOS16 (rev 54321): Trucha Bug, ES Identify, Flash Access, NAND Access
IOS17 (rev 1032): No Patches
IOS20 (rev 54321): Trucha Bug
IOS21 (rev 1039): No Patches
IOS22 (rev 1294): No Patches
IOS28 (rev 1807): No Patches
IOS30 (rev 54321): Trucha Bug
IOS31 (rev 3608): No Patches
IOS33 (rev 3608): No Patches
IOS34 (rev 3608): No Patches
IOS35 (rev 3608): No Patches
IOS36 (rev 54321): Trucha Bug, ES Identify, NAND Access
IOS37 (rev 5663): No Patches
IOS38 (rev 3867): No Patches
IOS40 (rev 3072): Stub
IOS41 (rev 3607): No Patches
IOS43 (rev 3607): No Patches
IOS45 (rev 3607): No Patches
IOS46 (rev 3607): No Patches
IOS48 (rev 4124): No Patches
IOS50 (rev 54321): Trucha Bug
IOS51 (rev 4864): Stub
IOS52 (rev 5888): Stub
IOS53 (rev 5406): No Patches
IOS55 (rev 5663): No Patches
IOS56 (rev 5662): No Patches
IOS57 (rev 5919): No Patches
IOS58 (rev 6176): USB 2.0
IOS60 (rev 54321): Trucha Bug
IOS61 (rev 5662): No Patches
IOS70 (rev 54321): Trucha Bug
IOS80 (rev 54321): Trucha Bug
IOS90 (rev 54321): Trucha Bug
IOS202[60] (rev 65535, Info: hermesrodries-v6): Trucha Bug, NAND Access, USB 2.0
IOS222[38] (rev 65535, Info: hermes-v4.0): Trucha Bug, ES Identify, NAND Access, USB 2.0
IOS223[38] (rev 65535, Info: hermes-v4.0): Trucha Bug, ES Identify, NAND Access, USB 2.0
IOS224[57] (rev 65535, Info: hermesrodries-v6): Trucha Bug, NAND Access, USB 2.0
IOS236 (rev 54321): Trucha Bug, ES Identify, NAND Access
IOS240[38] (rev 17, Info: waninkoko-v17): Trucha Bug, ES Identify, NAND Access, USB 2.0
IOS245[37] (rev 21008, Info: d2x-v8beta(r41)): Trucha Bug, NAND Access, USB 2.0
IOS246[38] (rev 21008, Info: d2x-v8beta(r41)): Trucha Bug, ES Identify, NAND Access
IOS247[53] (rev 21008, Info: d2x-v8beta(r41)): Trucha Bug, NAND Access, USB 2.0
IOS248[55] (rev 21008, Info: d2x-v8beta(r41)): Trucha Bug, NAND Access, USB 2.0
IOS249[56] (rev 21008, Info: d2x-v8beta(r41)): Trucha Bug, NAND Access, USB 2.0
IOS250[57] (rev 21008, Info: d2x-v8beta(r41)): Trucha Bug, NAND Access, USB 2.0
IOS251[58] (rev 21008, Info: d2x-v8beta(r41)): Trucha Bug, NAND Access, USB 2.0
IOS254 (rev 65281): BootMii
BC v6
MIOS v10

Report generated on 2012/02/16.

Probably something I set up improperly, or I'm under the impression I can launch neek2o nand titles from real nand, when that is wrong.

Also I don't see any errors on the ploader.log file and if I start the WiiWare NAND through neek2o channel which has neekbooter installed, postloader launches all WiiWare I've tested quickly and with no issues.

 

[VatoLoco]

Unless there is another way, you need to build a nand called pln2o and put it in the nands* folder.
Then when you choose a wiiware/vc, hit B first to set the boot method to neek2o in the gui options.

*the readmii says Nand, not nands, i think it may be a typo.

from the readmii:

Running vc/wiiware from realnand via neek2o
========================================

* Use modmii to create a fresh nand. Install only priiloader (required) and if you wish postloader channel. Do not add anything more if you want a fast to boot nand
* name this nand pln2o and put in usb://Nand/pln2o
* Start that nand, configure it (also the network). Install the new neekbooter (required) in priiloader and make priiloader autoboot it (you can use postloader to do that [home]->System options->Install neekbooter.dol in priiloader, when you running in neek2o/pln2o nand)
* postLoader will automatically copy (only one time) your vc/wiiware to pln2o nand and execute it.
* This is a great workaround for WFC games and games that doens't work in d2x emulation

 

[MassiveRican]

Unless there is another way, you need to build a nand called pln2o and put it in the nands* folder.
Then when you choose a wiiware/vc, hit B first to set the boot method to neek2o in the gui options.

*the readmii says Nand, not nands, i think it may be a typo.

from the readmii:

Running vc/wiiware from realnand via neek2o
========================================

* Use modmii to create a fresh nand. Install only priiloader (required) and if you wish postloader channel. Do not add anything more if you want a fast to boot nand
* name this nand pln2o and put in usb://Nand/pln2o
* Start that nand, configure it (also the network). Install the new neekbooter (required) in priiloader and make priiloader autoboot it (you can use postloader to do that [home]->System options->Install neekbooter.dol in priiloader, when you running in neek2o/pln2o nand)
* postLoader will automatically copy (only one time) your vc/wiiware to pln2o nand and execute it.
* This is a great workaround for WFC games and games that doens't work in d2x emulation

I'm sorry I don't quite get the way he worded it. I thought that feature is used to launch WW/VC installed on your real nand if you're in your neek2o emulated nand, hmm but of course that wouldn't make much sense lol.

Ok so I'm still going to keep my neek2o WiiWare NAND -- setup the pln2o NAND according to readmii -- while in PL3 on real NAND I go to launch any game on my WiiWare NAND but instead I would push B and set boot method to neek2o? That would in turn copy the title over to the pln2o NAND and launch?

Sounds easier to just launch neek2o channel and use postloader from there lol, isn't the compatibility 100% in neek2o just like *neek?

 

[GartimusPrime]

Unless there is another way, you need to build a nand called pln2o and put it in the nands* folder.
Then when you choose a wiiware/vc, hit B first to set the boot method to neek2o in the gui options.

*the readmii says Nand, not nands, i think it may be a typo.

from the readmii:

Running vc/wiiware from realnand via neek2o
========================================

* Use modmii to create a fresh nand. Install only priiloader (required) and if you wish postloader channel. Do not add anything more if you want a fast to boot nand
* name this nand pln2o and put in usb://Nand/pln2o
* Start that nand, configure it (also the network). Install the new neekbooter (required) in priiloader and make priiloader autoboot it (you can use postloader to do that [home]->System options->Install neekbooter.dol in priiloader, when you running in neek2o/pln2o nand)
* postLoader will automatically copy (only one time) your vc/wiiware to pln2o nand and execute it.
* This is a great workaround for WFC games and games that doens't work in d2x emulation

I'm sorry I don't quite get the way he worded it. I thought that feature is used to launch WW/VC installed on your real nand if you're in your neek2o emulated nand, hmm but of course that wouldn't make much sense lol.

Ok so I'm still going to keep my neek2o WiiWare NAND -- setup the pln2o NAND according to readmii -- while in PL3 on real NAND I go to launch any game on my WiiWare NAND but instead I would push B and set boot method to neek2o? That would in turn copy the title over to the pln2o NAND and launch?

Sounds easier to just launch neek2o channel and use postloader from there lol, isn't the compatibility 100% in neek2o just like *neek?

the first disc, 2 the next... In general the first disc folder is 6 digit code and the next one 7...

OK so I did it with Tales of Symphonia which is GQSEAF. The first folder is GQSEAF and the second folder is GQSEAF2. When I went back into postloader and rebuilt game cache only the second disc (GQSEAF2) is available, the first is nowwhere to be seen.

This is a non-sense. Are you sure that the game.iso in the first disc is ok ?

it was there before i changed the name of the folders.....so I am not sure
Before it was GQSEAF for Disc 1 and GQSEA1 for Disc 2.....and both discs were there....now they are not.

I figured it out. If the Title ID is GQSEAF and it is 2 discs, the first Disc has to be GQSEAF1 and the second disc has to be GQSEAF2....so they both have to have a corresponding number for the disc it is.

This shouldn't be required. That game is both on sd and usb ?

---

 

[stfour]

right now Stfour, the game is only on usb

Thank you for the info. I will try tonight the same setup...

@MassiveRican: vataloco is right, there is a typo in the readmii.

I'm sorry I don't quite get the way he worded it. I thought that feature is used to launch WW/VC installed on your real nand if you're in your neek2o emulated nand, hmm but of course that wouldn't make much sense lol.

Ok so I'm still going to keep my neek2o WiiWare NAND -- setup the pln2o NAND according to readmii -- while in PL3 on real NAND I go to launch any game on my WiiWare NAND but instead I would push B and set boot method to neek2o? That would in turn copy the title over to the pln2o NAND and launch?

Sounds easier to just launch neek2o channel and use postloader from there lol, isn't the compatibility 100% in neek2o just like *neek?

As the 90% of ww/vc are working with waninkoko nand emulation, this "option" is to allow the remaining titles to be executed easily from the real nand.

 

[AbdallahTerro]

Online update works perfectly.
Stfour is Hermes IOS supported in PL3?
If yes maybe It'll be a better idea to make IOS selection for wiiware open ended or select from any IOS>200

 

[MassiveRican]

right now Stfour, the game is only on usb

Thank you for the info. I will try tonight the same setup...

@MassiveRican: vataloco is right, there is a typo in the readmii.

I'm sorry I don't quite get the way he worded it. I thought that feature is used to launch WW/VC installed on your real nand if you're in your neek2o emulated nand, hmm but of course that wouldn't make much sense lol.

Ok so I'm still going to keep my neek2o WiiWare NAND -- setup the pln2o NAND according to readmii -- while in PL3 on real NAND I go to launch any game on my WiiWare NAND but instead I would push B and set boot method to neek2o? That would in turn copy the title over to the pln2o NAND and launch?

Sounds easier to just launch neek2o channel and use postloader from there lol, isn't the compatibility 100% in neek2o just like *neek?

As the 90% of ww/vc are working with waninkoko nand emulation, this "option" is to allow the remaining titles to be executed easily from the real nand.

Ok, thanks stfour and [member='VatoLoco'] for the advice and info. I'll test it tonight and try it out.

 

[game_rat]

If I’m only using 1 emunand, what should my usb folder structure look like? Currently it’s copied to the root of my usb but I also have an empty usb/nands directory (not sure if it’s needed).
When I launch my real nand (priildr –priibtr – pl3), I try launching the neek2o channel from pl3 but I end up getting a flashing console. When I explore the usb after my attempt to launch neek2o, I see that part of my emunand has been copied to usb/nands. What exactly is going on with the file copying, should this be happening if I'm only using one emunand? Should I have any of these directories named something specific?

Also, do I need to rename the sd/bootmiineek folder to bootmii or is it supposed to stay that way?

I want to take advantage of all the benifits of pl3/neek2o but I'm not sure if I'm doing it right. Thanks in advance

 

[stfour]

game_rat, but is this for pl3 channel to neek2o feature or for run a full neek2o emulation ?

 

[game_rat]

game_rat, but is this for pl3 channel to neek2o feature or for run a full neek2o emulation ?

This is for full neek2o emulation

 

[fldc]

Can i somehow use neek2o mode as default when launching titles from usb nand, instead of changing every single game i want to play? This boots fast enough for me and is working very well.

 

[AbdallahTerro]

Can i somehow use neek2o mode as default when launching titles from usb nand, instead of changing every single game i want to play? This boots fast enough for me and is working very well.

You don't need to. Most titles launch fine with normal booter. If neek2o is used lots of space will be wasted in copying titles on you usb nand.
I just use neek2o for about 6 titles that have issues with regular booting.

 

[fldc]

Can i somehow use neek2o mode as default when launching titles from usb nand, instead of changing every single game i want to play? This boots fast enough for me and is working very well.

You don't need to. Most titles launch fine with normal booter. If neek2o is used lots of space will be wasted in copying titles on you usb nand.
I just use neek2o for about 6 titles that have issues with regular booting.

No copying is done if your default nand is named pln2o. I have problems loading any game with nand emulation while neek2o mode works perfectly, and the loading times with uid.sys removed is quite fast, so I don't bother.

 

[obcd]

You could consider a full neek2o setup, and just install your channels on emulated nand. Within a few revisions, the feature will come out (hopefully) to show and hide channels upon choice to the neek2o system menu. This will make you benefit from both quick launch time and maximum compatibility.
@[member='AbdallahTerro']
I am afraid you won't be able to hide the disc channel that way.

 

[Taleweaver]

But...doesn't emulated nand already have maximum compatability? Maybe it's one or two seconds faster when loading a wiiware/VC from the real nand instead of the emulated one, but it's probably only noticeable if you time things.


I honestly cannot think why not more people are doing full neek2o setups (well: aside from not knowing how to do things, that is). Postloader boots just about everything and creating/restoring backups is a breeze (just copy-paste the \nands folder to a backup drive every so often).

 

[AbdallahTerro]

You could consider a full neek2o setup, and just install your channels on emulated nand. Within a few revisions, the feature will come out (hopefully) to show and hide channels upon choice to the neek2o system menu. This will make you benefit from both quick launch time and maximum compatibility.
@[member='AbdallahTerro']
I am afraid you won't be able to hide the disc channel that way.

Don't worry obcd I know someone is trying to find another fix for my problem

 

[Taleweaver]

Hmm...I found an issue, but I'm not very sure if it's intentional.

In DML, the NTSC game 'Phantasy Star online episode 1 & 2 plus' (GPOE8P) doesn't display in the list amongst the other games; it shows fine in neogamma, though.


I ask if it's intentional because this game is known to black screen upon boot (tested). Obviously, until that's resolved, it doesn't matter...but should it do that? Or could it be something else? (e.g. the ampersand in the name screwing things up).

 

[shortz1994]

But...doesn't emulated nand already have maximum compatability? Maybe it's one or two seconds faster when loading a wiiware/VC from the real nand instead of the emulated one, but it's probably only noticeable if you time things.


I honestly cannot think why not more people are doing full neek2o setups (well: aside from not knowing how to do things, that is). Postloader boots just about everything and creating/restoring backups is a breeze (just copy-paste the \nands folder to a backup drive every so often).

+1, neek2o for me works just as good as real nand, if not better,all the wiiware an vc games i have work/boot just fine, though i had to change some of the start up iso. (you can do this in show mii wads).. even liight works great an i know this was a problematic game when it first came out.(last year).
@[member='AbdallahTerro'], have you tried that method with showmii wads?.. just make a back up of the wads first, that way if some thing goes wrong you'll have it.

 

[AbdallahTerro]

But...doesn't emulated nand already have maximum compatability? Maybe it's one or two seconds faster when loading a wiiware/VC from the real nand instead of the emulated one, but it's probably only noticeable if you time things.


I honestly cannot think why not more people are doing full neek2o setups (well: aside from not knowing how to do things, that is). Postloader boots just about everything and creating/restoring backups is a breeze (just copy-paste the \nands folder to a backup drive every so often).

+1, neek2o for me works just as good as real nand, if not better,all the wiiware an vc games i have work/boot just fine, though i had to change some of the start up iso. (you can do this in show mii wads).. even liight works great an i know this was a problematic game when it first came out.(last year).
@[member='AbdallahTerro'], have you tried that method with showmii wads?.. just make a back up of the wads first, that way if some thing goes wrong you'll have it.

According to stfour his way of booting neek2o made copies wad content to pln2o Nand. I use showmiiwads all the time.