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Configurable USB Loader Mod
Configurable USB Loader Mod
General
Author	R2-D2199, FIX94, Howard
Type	Title Launchers
Version	78.11
License	GPL-3.0
Last Updated	2017/01/15
Links
	Download
	Website
	Source

Revision as of 02:35, 24 March 2023

This is an updated version of the original Configurable USB Loader (Cfg for short). This new version includes various additional features such as support for DIOS-MIOS (Lite), Nintendont, and Devolution.

Features

SDHC and USB HDD device support.
GUI (Grid / Coverflow) and Console mode (switchable at runtime).
Background Music (.mp3 or .mod).
Themes (switchable at runtime).
Themes Browser.
Widescreen (auto-detect).
Transparency (covers and console).
Cover images download.
Cover styles: 2d, 3d, disc and full.
Automatic resize of covers.
Renaming game titles (using titles.txt, custom-titles.txt and/or wiitdb.zip).
Per game configuration of Video mode, Language, Ocarina cheating.
Light up DVD slot when install finishes, optional eject.
Childproof and parental guidance.
USB HDD with multiple partitions supported (WBFS for games and FAT for config, covers and other resources)
SDHC with multiple partitions supported (WBFS for games and FAT for resources...)
Custom IOS selection for better compatibility with USB drives and other USB devices.
cIOS supported:
- davebaol d2x (recommended).
- waninkoko 247, 248, 249 & 250.
- Hermes 222, 223 & 224 (mload).
- kwiirk 222 & 223 (yal).
Banner sounds.
Saving game play time to Wii's play log.
Multiple WBFS partitions support.
Loading games from a FAT or NTFS partition (cIOS 222/223 rev4+ or cIOS 249 rev18+ required).
Supported game disc file formats: .wbfs and .iso.
Configurable.
New in this modification:
- Nintendont support.
- UStealth.
- Patching WFC Server (Wiimmfi).
- Auto cIOS selection.
- DM/DML support.
- Devolution support.
- NAND savegame emulation.

User guide

Useful links

Original Configurable USB Loader and [Original Cfg USB Loader release thread].
Step-by-step installation instructions for Wii Homebrew and CFG.
Configurator tool for windows (by Dr. Clipper).

Themes:

Themes for Configurable USB Loader.
Game cover images.
Updated titles.txt.

Other tools:

Partition Editor (useful for creating multiple partitions on SD Cards and USB Thumb drives and creating FAT32 partitions larger than 32GB, but be careful to select the correct disk, so that you don't wipe your other drive).
fat32format, fat32format GUI (fat32 format tools).

cIOS 222/223 with mload by Hermes:

v4 and v5 cIOS 222 is supported.
Get cios 222 v4 here (official uloader/cios 222 forum, in Spanish).

GUI WBFS managers that supports .wbfs files on a FAT partition:

Wii Game Manager (a GUI for wbfs_file.exe) (by pccfatman).
Wii Backup Manager (by fig2k4).

Default File locations

Config file: sd:/usb-loader/config.txt
Settings file: sd:/usb-loader/settings.cfg
Background image: sd:/usb-loader/background.png
Covers:
- 2D: sd:/usb-loader/covers/2d/*.png
- 3D: sd:/usb-loader/covers/3d/*.png
- Disc: sd:/usb-loader/covers/disc/*.png
- Full (and HQ): sd:/usb-loader/covers/full/*.png
- Cache: sd:/usb-loader/covers/cache/*.ccc
Titles file: sd:/usb-loader/titles.txt
Themes: sd:/usb-loader/themes/THEME_NAME/theme.txt
Theme preview: sd:/usp-loader/themes/*.jpg
Ocarina cheat codes are searched in:
- sd:/usb-loader/codes/*.gct
- sd:/data/gecko/codes/*.gct
- sd:/codes/*.gct
Ocarina TXT cheat codes use the locations:
- Downloaded to: sd:/usb-loader/codes/*.txt
- Saved .gct to: sd:/usb-loader/codes/*.gct
wiitdb: sd:/usb-loader/wiitdb.zip
play history: sd:/usb-loader/playstats.txt
.wip files: sd:/usb-loader/GAMEID.wip
.bca files: sd:/usb-loader/GAMEID.bca
.wdm files: sd:/usb-loader/GAMEID.wdm
nand Image: usb:/nand
Games on FAT/NTFS:
- usb:/wbfs/GAMEID.wbfs
- or: usb:/wbfs/TITLE [GAMEID].wbfs
- or: usb:/wbfs/GAMEID_TITLE/GAMEID.wbfs
- or: usb:/wbfs/TITLE [GAMEID]/GAMEID.wbfs
- (or sd:/ instead of usb:/)

Dump games

Insert your original game and press the PLUS button to save your game to your SD card/USB device.

Configurator

With the configurator in /usb-loader you can change every aspect of the theme.

It's quite complex, you can take a look at the GBATemp thread for help.

Screenshots

configurableusbloademodwii3.png configurableusbloademodwii4.png

configurableusbloademodwii5.png configurableusbloademodwii6.png

Changelog

Version: r11 2017/01/15

GC - updated nintendont config support to version 0x00000006.
GC - if nintendont_config_mode=arg is set nintendont configuration is passed via command line argument.
GC - added minimum nitnendont version check before game load.
GC - added possibility to update nintendont as a plugin if update_nintendont=1 is set.
Internals - added UStealth support.
Internals - fixed plugins update URLs.
Usability - fixed reboot and exit behaviour.
Usability - WFC patching options.

External Links

Official website - http://cfgusbloader.ntd.homelinux.org/trac/CfgUSBLoader/ (archived)
Google Code - https://code.google.com/archive/p/cfg-loader-mod/
Wiidatabase - https://wiidatabase.de/downloads/usb-und-disk-loader/configurable-usb-loader-mod/

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-|title_mode=append
-|image=configurableusbloademodwii.jpg
-|image_alt=Configurable USB Loade Mod
-}}
 {{Infobox Wii Homebrews
 |title=Configurable USB Loader Mod
-|image=configurableusbloademodwii.jpg
+|image=configurableusbloademodwii2.png
 |description=Configurable USB Loader mod - Play Wii backups.
 |author=R2-D2199, FIX94, Howard
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 |license=GPL-3.0
 |download=https://dlhb.gamebrew.org/wiihomebrews/configurableusbloademodwii.7z
-|website=http://web.archive.org/web/20171230085554/http://cfgusbloader.ntd.homelinux.org/trac/CfgUSBLoader/
+|website=https://code.google.com/archive/p/cfg-loader-mod/
 |source=https://code.google.com/archive/p/cfg-loader-mod/
 }}
-The '''Configurable USB Loader modification''' is an updated version of the original Configurable USB Loader. This new version includes various additional features such as support for DIOS-MIOS (Lite), Nintendont, and Devolution.
+This is an updated version of the original [[Configurable USB Loader Wii|Configurable USB Loader]] (Cfg for short). This new version includes various additional features such as support for [[DIOS MIOS Wii|DIOS-MIOS (Lite)]], [[Nintendont Wii|Nintendont]], and [[Devolution Wii|Devolution]].
-With this modification, users have even more options for customizing their gaming experience. The modification maintains the fast and sleek interface of the original USB loader, but with added flexibility for those who want to experiment with different settings and options.
+==Features==
+* SDHC and USB HDD device support.
+* GUI (Grid / Coverflow) and Console mode (switchable at runtime).
+* Background Music (.mp3 or .mod).
+* Themes (switchable at runtime).
+* Themes Browser.
+* Widescreen (auto-detect).
+* Transparency (covers and console).
+* Cover images download.
+* Cover styles: 2d, 3d, disc and full.
+* Automatic resize of covers.
+* Renaming game titles (using titles.txt, custom-titles.txt and/or wiitdb.zip).
+* Per game configuration of Video mode, Language, Ocarina cheating.
+* Light up DVD slot when install finishes, optional eject.
+* Childproof and parental guidance.
+* USB HDD with multiple partitions supported (WBFS for games and FAT for config, covers and other resources)
+* SDHC with multiple partitions supported (WBFS for games and FAT for resources...)
+* Custom IOS selection for better compatibility with USB drives and other USB devices.
+* cIOS supported:
+** davebaol d2x (recommended).
+** waninkoko 247, 248, 249 & 250.
+** Hermes 222, 223 & 224 (mload).
+** kwiirk 222 & 223 (yal).
+* Banner sounds.
+* Saving game play time to Wii's play log.
+* Multiple WBFS partitions support.
+* Loading games from a FAT or NTFS partition (cIOS 222/223 rev4+ or cIOS 249 rev18+ required).
+* Supported game disc file formats: .wbfs and .iso.
+* Configurable.
+* New in this modification:
+** [[Nintendont Wii|Nintendont]] support.
+** UStealth.
+** Patching WFC Server (Wiimmfi).
+** Auto cIOS selection.
+** [[DIOS MIOS Wii|DM/DML]] support.
+** [[Devolution Wii|Devolution]] support.
+** NAND savegame emulation.
-This modification of the Configurable USB Loader is perfect for those who want to take their gaming experience to the next level.
+==User guide==
+===Useful links===
+* [[Configurable USB Loader Wii|Original Configurable USB Loader]] and [Original Cfg USB Loader release thread].
+* [http://gwht.wikidot.com Step-by-step installation instructions] for Wii Homebrew and CFG.
+* [https://gbatemp.net/threads/configurator-for-configurable-usb-loader.174304/ Configurator tool for windows] (by Dr. Clipper).
-==Features==
+Themes:
-* SDHC and USB support
+* [https://gbatemp.net/threads/themes-for-configurable-usb-loader.173731/ Themes] for Configurable USB Loader.
-* GUI (Grid and Coverflow) and "Console" mode
+* [http://wiitdb.com Game cover images].
-* Also loads Gamecube games
+* [http://wiitdb.com/titles.txt Updated titles.txt].
-* Background music (delete the "/usb-loader/tetris.mp3" if you don't want any)
-* Themes
+Other tools:
-* Theme-Browser
+* [http://gparted.sourceforge.net/ Partition Editor] (useful for creating multiple partitions on SD Cards and USB Thumb drives and creating FAT32 partitions larger than 32GB, but be careful to select the correct disk, so that you don't wipe your other drive).
-* Download covers and game info
+* [http://www.ridgecrop.demon.co.uk/index.htm?fat32format.htm fat32format], [http://www.ridgecrop.demon.co.uk/index.htm?guiformat.htm fat32format GUI] (fat32 format tools).
-* Ocarina-Cheatcode-Support
-* GameTDB support for real game titles
+cIOS 222/223 with mload by Hermes:
-* Age Restrictions (Default Code: B, Up, Down, A, HOME, 1, 2)
+*v4 and v5 cIOS 222 is supported.
-* Banner-Sounds
+*Get cios 222 v4 [http://mods.elotrolado.net/~hermes/wii/uloader_v3.0C.rar here] ([http://www.elotrolado.net/hilo_utilidad-uloader-v1-3-ocarina-y-forzado-de-video-idioma_1217626 official uloader/cios 222 forum], in Spanish).
-* Saves game time in "Today's Events" on the Wii Wall
-* Configurable!
-** You can find a full overview of all configuration options here
-* More in the [https://paste.wiidatabase.de/?d906fa2aaaafaa58#fv576v/AoeIqbe0RQv+KqFxTzNcOrhde+0r/xlmMDyA= README].
-===New in this modification===
+GUI WBFS managers that supports .wbfs files on a FAT partition:
-* [[Nintendont Wii|Nintendont]] support
+*[[Wii Game Manager]] (a GUI for wbfs_file.exe) (by pccfatman).
-* UStealth
+*[[Wii Backup Manager]] (by fig2k4).
-* Update URLs fixed
-* Cheat codes can be downloaded again
-* Patching WFC Server ( Wiimmfi )
-==Screenshots==
+===Default File locations===
-https://dlhb.gamebrew.org/wiihomebrews/configurableusbloademodwii-01.png
+*Config file: sd:/usb-loader/config.txt
-https://dlhb.gamebrew.org/wiihomebrews/configurableusbloademodwii-02.png
+*Settings file: sd:/usb-loader/settings.cfg
-https://dlhb.gamebrew.org/wiihomebrews/configurableusbloademodwii-03.png
+*Background image: sd:/usb-loader/background.png
-https://dlhb.gamebrew.org/wiihomebrews/configurableusbloademodwii-04.png
+*Covers:
+** 2D: sd:/usb-loader/covers/2d/*.png
+** 3D: sd:/usb-loader/covers/3d/*.png
+** Disc: sd:/usb-loader/covers/disc/*.png
+** Full (and HQ): sd:/usb-loader/covers/full/*.png
+** Cache: sd:/usb-loader/covers/cache/*.ccc
+* Titles file: sd:/usb-loader/titles.txt
+* Themes: sd:/usb-loader/themes/THEME_NAME/theme.txt
+* Theme preview: sd:/usp-loader/themes/*.jpg
+* Ocarina cheat codes are searched in:
+** sd:/usb-loader/codes/*.gct
+** sd:/data/gecko/codes/*.gct
+** sd:/codes/*.gct
+* Ocarina TXT cheat codes use the locations:
+** Downloaded to: sd:/usb-loader/codes/*.txt
+** Saved .gct to: sd:/usb-loader/codes/*.gct
+*wiitdb: sd:/usb-loader/wiitdb.zip
+*play history: sd:/usb-loader/playstats.txt
+*.wip files: sd:/usb-loader/GAMEID.wip
+*.bca files: sd:/usb-loader/GAMEID.bca
+*.wdm files: sd:/usb-loader/GAMEID.wdm
+* nand Image: usb:/nand
+* Games on FAT/NTFS:
+** usb:/wbfs/GAMEID.wbfs
+** or: usb:/wbfs/TITLE [GAMEID].wbfs
+** or: usb:/wbfs/GAMEID_TITLE/GAMEID.wbfs
+** or: usb:/wbfs/TITLE [GAMEID]/GAMEID.wbfs
+** (or sd:/ instead of usb:/)
-==Dump games==
+===Dump games===
 Insert your original game and press the PLUS button to save your game to your SD card/USB device.
-'''Downloading games is ILLEGAL and we do NOT endorse it'''.
+===Configurator===
+With the configurator in /usb-loader you can change every aspect of the theme.
+It's quite complex, you can take a look at the [https://gbatemp.net/threads/configurator-for-configurable-usb-loader.174304/ GBATemp thread] for help.
+==Screenshots==
+configurableusbloademodwii3.png
+configurableusbloademodwii4.png
+configurableusbloademodwii5.png
+configurableusbloademodwii6.png
-==Configurator==
+==Changelog==
-With the configurator in "/usb-loader" you can change every aspect of the theme! It's quite complex, you can take a look at the [https://gbatemp.net/threads/configurator-for-configurable-usb-loader.174304/ GBATemp thread] for help .
+'''Version: r11 2017/01/15'''
+*GC - updated nintendont config support to version 0x00000006.
+*GC - if nintendont_config_mode=arg is set nintendont configuration is passed via command line argument.
+*GC - added minimum nitnendont version check before game load.
+*GC - added possibility to update nintendont as a plugin if update_nintendont=1 is set.
+*Internals - added UStealth support.
+*Internals - fixed plugins update URLs.
+*Usability - fixed reboot and exit behaviour.
+*Usability - WFC patching options.
 ==External Links==
-* Official Site - http://web.archive.org/web/20171230085554/http://cfgusbloader.ntd.homelinux.org/trac/CfgUSBLoader/
+* Official website - [http://web.archive.org/web/20171230085554/http://cfgusbloader.ntd.homelinux.org/trac/CfgUSBLoader/ http://cfgusbloader.ntd.homelinux.org/trac/CfgUSBLoader/] (archived)
-* Discord - https://code.google.com/archive/p/cfg-loader-mod/
+* Google Code - https://code.google.com/archive/p/cfg-loader-mod/
 * Wiidatabase - https://wiidatabase.de/downloads/usb-und-disk-loader/configurable-usb-loader-mod/