As you would have noticed, USB Loader GX had it's pace slowed down (but now it's again on fire!). That, plus my job, led the news section a little back.

To sum up the what's new since I last posted

• Loads game from *.wbfs file on FAT32 partition (works only with Hermes cIOS) more
  
• mp3, ogg and various other formats are supported for background music more
  
• New Super Mario Bros Wii had a new protection and a patch was added at the USB Loader GX (Thanks WiiPower)
  
• Added BannerSound playback
  
• USB Loader GX has a theme downloader now
• Added support for larget WBFS drives, as found by Wiimm
  
• Favorites now use a 5 stars system
  
• Fix for games which need a disc in the drive to play (like MP3 and De Blob).
  
• Alt-dol selection promt for games like Metroid Trilogy
  
• A lot of bug fixes
• A lot of language updates and additions

And the most important of all, this site was added at the meta.xml file used for infos by Homebrew channel!!! :p

Oh, and of course Waninkoko's cIOS v15 was leaked 4 days ago. I won't add it here yet, to check how it works.

This is the log of the r763 by lustar

The mload/ehcmodule update is now complete, thanks to dimok. You need to update Hermes cIOS 222/223 to v4 if you use it because it works the same as in uloader, only v4 is supported. You may have to delete your main configuration file before updating if you had v3 installed. For some games, you will have to use 222 instead of 223 (RB instruments, GH 5) if you had 222 v3. If you think you need an external ehcmodule.elf, you can put it in SD:/apps/usbloader_gx/ and it will be loaded. Fixed crash when setting a custom path using the folder button (issue 864). Fixed black screen when starting the loader from HBC a long time after powering the Wii and the HDD went to sleep (tested on a WD 2,5") (possible fix for issue 881).

Grab it at Revisions

Since r749 and on, USB Loader GX has been updated for better support of cIOS 222/223 rev4. Unfortunately that dropped the compatibility with the previous versions of cIOS 222/223. You can find rev4 at the Downloads

By the way, from that revision and on, should also have been fixed some ocarina bugs. Please drop at this topic of the forum to report any more problems with ocarina.

As you already know, the forum was under beta status.
The reason for the BETA status is because there was no planned organization of the categories, no forum rules, missing some important extra features etc.

BUT
1. The main organization of the categories were done (no huge changes from no on, only new categories)
2. Rules were decided + special rules where needed (of course they can always change)
3. Some extra tags were added (spoiler, youtube, google-it and smiley link)

I will be adding more tags now, but I'm pretty much finished with 1 and 2. That's why I change the status of the forum to RC

Visit the forum now

From today, Old8oy will help me out with this site. The previous contributors (logan and starstremr) seem to be preoccupied with other stuff (like I have been and still I am with my University exams), so it is up to him for now. Luckily for me and him there aren't so many revisions this period.

I updated the channel at downloads to r719 (it was already at the archive but not at the download page).

Also I created a forum (using forumer) under the name Koureio. I just created it and it's not the official forum for USB Loader GX. It can be found at forum.koureio.net for those that want to see it. For now it only has a USB Loader GX category with Users and Developers sub-categories. The Developers should be hidden.

The only forum rules for now are:

• NO ILLEGAL files or links to them
• USB Loader GX should be the only subject (for now)

• Revision page has been updated again, after a long time, with rev719.

• Download page has been updated with Hermes cIOS222/223 rev4, USB Loader GX channel r718 and waninkoko's cIOSv14 was replaced with a mediafire mirror.

PS: Hermes topic for uLoader has been added to the links

Unfortunately I'll be busy for a little longer. But there was nothing new out with USB Loader GX, except the latest rev 719 which allows you to change the game ID for custom games. ;-)

Anyway, the only new thing that I can report (as I haven't read the new forum posts yet) is that uLoader v3.0B was released and includes a new cIOS of Hermes. I haven't checked it for compatibility with USB Loader GX, nether have I read any reports regarding that, so you have to check it on your own or check the forums for someone that done it already.

See you around... ;-)

This was posted at the forum by Old8oy
***edit***
cIOS 222 rev4 has been tested working with GX by DjDynamite. He mentioned a noticeable improvement in load times
I will confirm later on tonight.

First of all I tried to compile r661 and had compiling errors. That means that I can't compile at the moment elf releases but I'll mirror the official dol files. It will take me a while though (5kbps speed!!!). :p

• cIOS38 v14 from Waninkoko is out!! (and it doesn't have the restart bug!!!! -note to myself to update the faq-)

• Channel launcher was added with factory channels support. You can now browse your channels from USB Loader GX. I don't know if they have implemented the NAND emulation of cIOSv14 yet. Probably not.

*NOTE* In testing, all channels booted fine with system menu 4.1u installed.
None booted with 3.2u installed.

• Support for the channels database for ATD mod. database.txt should be in the config path

• wiitdb.zip offline download changed. You have to use the link that USB Loader GX gives you. At downloads now is the "guide" from giantpune.

• SendElf / WiiLoad support for the Homebrew Launcher

NOTE 1: For this the network has to be initialized!!
You can initialize the network with the button at the right bottom of the Homebrew Launcher
or by AutoInit Network.

• Background Network initialize + AutoUpdateCheck if AutoInit Network Setting is turned on (You will get a prompt if a new Update is available)

IMPORTANT NOTE: All those features require network being initialized.
Be aware that when network is initialized some games seem to not want to run,
this means its lowers the game load compatibility.
Most of the games don't have any problem with it but some do.
Thats why there is an option for the AutoInit Network.

• filebrowser is now used for custom paths

• titles.txt support was removed. Use wiitdb.zip

Oh. Also, now at downloads is the windows program (easy installer) that installs to your SD/USB USB Loader GX to be used with your Wii :p

The program develops too fast for me to follow at the moment. I have been absent for a week and a lot have happened since then.
That week's changes that worth a spot at the news are AltDol from disc and the HBC-like functionality.

A guide for altdol from disc by giantpune.
Note: r626 has the latest changes to that feature.

Regarding the HBC-like function, I think the changelog is enough for the explaining

Here is what dimok wrote with r627:

*Made a little HBC inside our loader
*Added HomebrewFiles Class

NOTE 1: In settings/custompaths you can change the HomebrewPath and the standard
is SD:/apps/. Our browser searches for EVERY .dol and .elf file in the directory
even if its not called boot.dol.

NOTE 2: Giantpune and me tested the homebrewbooting and it worked for every
homebrew we tested except our own application. (a bit ironic)

NOTE 3: Right now the information on the Buttons is the path to the Homebrew.
This and the BootPrompt will be replaced with the XML information inside the
path of the homebrew later but for now i am taking a break

NOTE 4: Right now the button to the HomebrewMenu is next to WiiMenuButton and
has the same image as the listgamebrowser. I didnt have any images so i took
what i had and cyrex will change the images when he is back. Also there will be
a no icon image added later.

PS: Tomorrow I'm leaving for vacations (at least 10 days) but I'll take the laptop with me and try to keep updating the site. Also I haven't yet checked like 20 pages from the forum, so I haven't been fully updated regarding this week.