Assistance

Re: Assistance

ShyRanger — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 20:21:57 +0200

I got Homebrew back up, but now all of my apps (like Gecko OS) freeze when I activate them. Do I need to re-install them to my SD Card?

Re: Assistance

darklink — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 04:37:38 +0200

bannerbomb works with 4.2 now

Re: Assistance

WaxyPumpkin72 — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 02:54:22 +0200

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ShyRanger
I tried bannerbomb, but it doesn't work, it may have to do with the 4.2 update.

You need to use Indiana Pwns or SmashStack to install the HBC on 4.2.

BTW, smashstack only works or with a NTSC SSBB and an NTSC wii.

Re: Assistance

Aruskano — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 02:12:01 +0200

Lol, you didn't mention you updated to 4.2. No, bannerbomb doesn't work. Read about the workarounds to it at the wiki.

Re: Assistance

ShyRanger — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 01:20:35 +0200

I tried bannerbomb, but it doesn't work, it may have to do with the 4.2 update.

Re: Assistance

Aruskano — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 19:03:24 +0200

Rename the installer to boot.elf and put it in your sd card in /apps/hackmii0.5 (or any name of your taste), go and run it as a regular application in your old homebrew channel and update from there.

If you uninstalled the old homebrew channel, remember that when you used bannerbomb to install your old one you also replaced your private folder with another one. Read this to refresh your memory.

Have a nice day,
Aruskano

Re: Assistance

ShyRanger — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 17:41:07 +0200

Well I need help with something else. I downloaded the Hackmii installer v0.5 onto the root of my SD card, but whever I go to the SD menu, the same message (that downloaded the Homebrew before) doesn't show up.

Re: Assistance

SifJar — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 15:47:13 +0200

Pimp my wii, linked above, can get trucha IOS back on your wii. However, it is not supported here (I asked Arikado) and it will probably be removed from the wiki soon.

Re: Assistance

WaxyPumpkin72 — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 05:04:53 +0200

The methods that are used to get trucha on 4.1 I don't think are supported here. Not illegal, just not supported here.

You could try using this, though, and then launch gecko os.

Re: Assistance

ShyRanger — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 04:13:38 +0200

So let me see if I understand this. If I want Launch Channel, either way I need Trucha, but it's either illegal for my 4.1 Wii or not supported for that version.

Re: Assistance

WaxyPumpkin72 — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 03:48:49 +0200

I see.

Re: Assistance

TopGun96 — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 03:47:48 +0200

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WaxyPumpkin72
I don't think you can on 4.1....Someone please tell me if I'm wrong.

You can but the methods are either illegal or legal and not supported here...

Re: Assistance

Aruskano — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 01:34:44 +0200

Okay. Here's the procedure GeckoOS does:

Check if I'm running IOS36. If not, run IOS36.
Check if I can work as SU (First checking if IOS36 has ES_identify enabled and then attempting to become SU)
	If yes, check if I can run IOS249. 
		If yes, turn a flag on (I'll need this later!).
		If not, attempt to load IOS35.

Check if I'm running as SU regardless of the IOS.
	If yes, stay happy and follow my way
	If not, reload IOS36 as a last resort and follow my way.

These procedures assign values to 2 flags: cIOSmode and identifyworks. cIOSmode will evaluate to 1 if you are using IOS249 and identifyworks will evaluate to 1 if Gecko is running as SU.

Those flags are used when drawing/writing the menu. The rebooter options will only show if you have cIOSmode set on 0 and identifyworks set on 1. The Launch Channel relies on having identifyworks set on 1, if it's 1 it will show.

Ok, all these was just for academic purposes :D, if you didn't get anything you just have to know the following:
To have the launch channel menu you need ES_Identify in IOS 35, 36 or 249 (must be 35 or 36 if you want to have rebooter menu, which I don't think you want).

As for the Trucha bug, it's possible to get it on any [current] version of the system menu (I got it at 4.1), I'm not sure if I should talk about it here but since the application is even mentioned at MPlayer CE's page I will dare to tell you I used Trucha Bug Restorer to get Trucha on my wii. Do whatever you want under your own risk and responsability.

Have a nice day,
Aruskano

Re: Assistance

WaxyPumpkin72 — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 01:15:01 +0200

I don't think you can on 4.1....Someone please tell me if I'm wrong.

Re: Assistance

ShyRanger — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 01:11:24 +0200

So how do I get Trucha?

Re: Assistance

Aruskano — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 01:05:29 +0200

Hey hey! I just overlooked at the source last night. If the IOS it runs off is relevant it's not trucha what makes the difference (it doesn't even check for it) but ES_identify/ES_DiVerify. I got the results I mentioned in my story because I Dop'd an IOS with this app which installed what I just mentioned too.

I gotta explain what GeckoOS checks in some minutes but seeing you were active about the issue I felt like to state this. By the way, you will need trucha to Dop your IOS anyways.

Will be back,
Aruskano

Re: Assistance

WaxyPumpkin72 — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 00:59:33 +0200

Okay, use the app i gave you and tell me the results.

Re: Assistance

ShyRanger — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 00:47:45 +0200

That's correct.

Re: Assistance

WaxyPumpkin72 — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 00:39:11 +0200

Go to the little wii settings menu,

Then select the "Wii Settings" box,

And then look in the upper right hand corner. What does it say? I'm assuming it says 4.1U....

Edit: Would you mind using this app, and then tell me the results? It will make a file on the root of your SD card, so could you just copy/paste it to the screen? Or take a snapshot of it? Thanks. :)

Re: Assistance

ShyRanger — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 00:32:23 +0200

How do I check that?

Re: Assistance

WaxyPumpkin72 — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 00:08:54 +0200

I don't know...According to Aruskano it need to run off of a trucha IOS for the menu to have the launch channel item...

What is your system menu version?

Re: Assistance

ShyRanger — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 00:06:29 +0200

So what IOS do I want GeckoOS to run off of? And how do I download it?

Re: Assistance

Aruskano — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 08:37:54 +0200

Okay. It makes a difference and I know it because it's an opensource app (didn't know the code got released).

Have a nice night,
Aruskano

Re: Assistance

WaxyPumpkin72 — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 06:01:21 +0200

Um, okay then.....
Um, yeah....

You can make a file on the root of your SD card called "gameconfig.txt", and then you can force what IOS Gecko OS to run off of.

I don't really know why that would make a difference, though. It shouldn't matter what IOS you're using, it should still say "Launch Channel".

Re: Assistance

Aruskano — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 05:55:03 +0200

I think (based on my own experience) that GeckoOS picks the IOS that it likes the most (not sure what it checks since it's not open source anymore) and it has different options according to the IOS it's using.

Here's my experience: I didn't have any IOS with trucha bug because I updated my wii from nintendo when I bought it, I were told about homebrew a while after that and installed the HBC. After that, I were told about cheat codes and so on so I downloaded Gecko, didn't know what all those options were but I watched around them all and I'm almost sure I didn't have a "Launch Channel" menu. Didn't care enough about anything since all I wanted was some Brawl codes and I didn't need any other menu but the "Launch Game" one. After a long while I wanted to install preloader but I needed trucha bug to be around so I got it. When I ran Gecko it had a "Launch Channel" menu that I was almost sure I had never seen before and felt like there was a missing menu (Now I remember it was "Rebooter Options", which I currently don't have)... and that was my story :).

Again, this is not confirmed but based on my experiences.

Have a nice day,
Aruskano

Re: Assistance

WaxyPumpkin72 — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 01:49:06 +0200

Lol, that doesn't make any sense. I'm sorry, but if I download the same thing and get this:

And you download the same thing and don't, then that is just incomprehensible. I'm sorry, but there's really not a way to help you (AFAIK).

If you downloaded it from the homebrew browser, and you're still not getting a screen that says launch channel.....I just don't know. Sorry.

Edit: Try this. Its the official Gecko OS sight, and it will most definitely have the latest version (1.9.2).

If this doesn't work for you either, I can't help but think you're lying lol. It just doesn't make sense.

Re: Assistance

ShyRanger — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 01:46:30 +0200

Still doesn't fix it.

Re: Assistance

WaxyPumpkin72 — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 01:29:13 +0200

Try leaving the boot.elf, and just dragging that whole Gecko192 folder (boot.elf, icon.png, meta.xml) to your apps folder. Replace the one thats already there.

Re: Assistance

ShyRanger — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 01:25:50 +0200

Yes, and then like you said, I deleted the boot.elf, then went into DOL, moved that in where boot.elf once was, and then renamed it boot.dol

Re: Assistance

WaxyPumpkin72 — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 23:38:03 +0200

Getting wiird won't fix it... I don't really know why you'd think that....

Just to make sure, when you downloaded gecko os, inside you'll find these folders:

Gecko192
docs
gecko192.txt

Go into the gecko192 folder, and then inside you'll find this:

DOL
HBC

Go into the HBC folder, and you'll find this:

Gecko192
readme.txt

Drag that Gecko192 folder to your apps folder.
Is that what you're doing?