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USB Loader Modifications

Since the March 30, 2009 release of Waninkoko's USB Loader v1.0 and source, there have been numerous attempts for improving it and adding features. Listed below is a compilation of versions and their features.

Official USB Loader Releases

blog of Waninkoko

Version	Coder	Release Date	REQ	SD, USB Loader	Game List	Sorg Fix	LoPsT Mod (HDD Timeout)	Game Language Select	Manual Video Force	Child- Proof	Ocarina	Box Art	Background Image	Background Music	WiiMote Pointer Support	Channel	Download
Official v1.0	Waninkoko	March 30, 2009	cIOS36 Rev 9	USB	6	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Fixed	No	No	Embed	Download
Official v1.1	Waninkoko	March 31, 2009	cIOS36 Rev 9	USB	6	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Fixed	No	No	Embed	Download
Official v1.2	Waninkoko	April 12, 2009	cIOS36 Rev 10	BOTH	6	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	background.png	No	No	Embed	Download
Official v1.3	Waninkoko	April 12, 2009	cIOS36 Rev 10	BOTH	12	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	background.png	No	No	Embed	Download
Official v1.4	Waninkoko	April 12, 2009	cIOS36 Rev 10	BOTH	12	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	background.png	No	No	Embed	Download
Official v1.5	Waninkoko	April 17, 2009	cIOS36 Rev 10	BOTH	12	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	background.png	No	No	Download	Download

3rd Party USB Loader Releases

	Configurable USB Loader +GUI: "GridFlow" & "CoverFlow"	Wii Cover Flow	WiiFlow	NeoGamma	uLoader by Hermes	USB Iso Loader GUI (USB LoaderGX)	USB Loader by Brisma	Coverflow7	Ultimate USB Loader	Graphic USB Loader	Multiple Box Art (cover flow)	USBLoader with Game Images	nIxx's USB Loader	ChildProof Loader	Hungyip84's	Raptor1010's	USB Loader with LibWiiGui KongsNutz Edition	Sorg Usb Loader	UniiLoader
Homepage	Here	Here	Here	Here	Here	Here	Here	Here	Here	Here	Here	Here	Here	Here	Here	Here	Here	None	Here
Current Version	35	RC8	Beta2	R6	2.4	1.0r488	1.5s mod 0.3	rev9alpha6	7.4	1.0-RC4	1.4r8	-	-	2	-	-	-	-	0.65
Release Date	July 11, 2009	June 30, 2009	June 22, 2009	July 1, 2009	June 30, 2009	June 10, 2009	April 23, 2009	May 08, 2009	April 19, 2009	April 22, 2009	April 13, 2009	April 7, 2009	-	-	-	-	-	-	May 22, 2009
Coders	oggzee, usptactical	justin.hawkins et al.	Hibern	WiiPower	Hermes	Neorame, WiiShizza,Hungyip, nIxxx, dimok, giantpune and cyrex	Brisma, klipp, GeniusCode, zimo	Don Killah	WiiShizzza	maddoc	AppleBelly	usptatical	nIxx	M-Tek	Hungyip84	Raptor1010	dimok/KongsNutz	Sorg	Sorg
Based On	Waninkoko 1.5 Kwiirk yal Hermes Ultimate NeoGamma	Waninkoko 1.5	Waninkoko 1.5	WiiGator Gamma 0.3 Kwiirk yal	Waninkoko's cios 249 kwiirk's modded cios 222 Hermes' modded cIOS with mloader	Waninkoko v1.1 and v1.5 Kwiirk FishEars LibWiiGui	Waninkoko 1.5	Waninkoko 1.5 Applebelly Usptactical Oggzee 56Killer	Waninkoko 1.1 and 1.5 Nixx FishEars Narolez Hungyip84 Brisma	Waninkoko	Wanikoko 1.4	Raptor1010	Sorg v1.02	V1.1	Raptor1010	Sorg v1.02	Wanikoko Kwiirk FishEars LibWiiGui	v1.1
Hardware Supported
USB/SD	Both	USB	Both	Both	USB	USB	Both	USB	USB	USB	USB	USB	USB	USB	USB	USB	USB	USB	Both
Wii System Menu Supported
3.2	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
3.3	Yes	unknown	unknown	Yes	Yes	Yes	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown
3.4	Yes	unknown	unknown	Yes	Yes	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown
4.0	Yes	unknown	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	unknown	unknown	Yes	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown
Interface Options
Game Listed	Configurable	Unlimited	Unlimited	1	15 Channels	9 with Scrollbar	21	7 covers	12	6 covers	7	21	21	17	21	21	8 with Scrollbar	21	12
Cover / Box Art	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes
Background Image	background.png	No	No	No	No	background.png	background.png	main.png	bg.png	No	background.png	background.png	bg.png	background.png	Optional	background.png	fixed	fixed	No
Background Music	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Wiimote Pointer Support	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes
Transparency	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
WideScreen	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes
Change the Titlename with txt file	Yes	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Custom Layout	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Cover Auto Resize both 4:3/16:9	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes
Game/Video Mode Patches
Game Language Select	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	Yes
Manual Video Force	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes
Ocarina (Cheat Engine)	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	Yes
Ocarina TXT(Cheat Engine)	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Child-Proof	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	No
Parental Control, Specific Titles	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Individual Game Settings	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Update / Online Functions
Automatic Box Art / Cover Download	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Auto Update	Yes	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Fixes
SorgFix	Yes	Unknown	Unknown	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
LoPsT Mod (HDD Timeout)	Yes	Unknown	Unknown	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
Other USB devices	Yes	Unknown	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Other features
Add Game With/Without Update Partitions	Yes	Unknown	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Multiple WBFS partitions	No	Unknown	Unknown	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
cIOS mloader support	Yes	Unknown	Unknown	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
cMIOS support	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes
DVD Support	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes
Support for waninkokos cios rev13	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Support for FAT32 partition	Yes	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
IOS Reload Block	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Alternative .dol	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Alternative .dol from disc	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
External EHCI Modules Support	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Channels/Forwarders/DOL
Wii Channel Download	Forwarder or Channel	Forwarder	None	None	Forwarder	Forwarder or Channel	in HBC App folder	Download	Download	Forwarder	Download	Forwarder	Forwarder	Forwarder	Forwarder	Forwarder	Download	Embed	Forwarder
HBC App Download	Download	Download	Download	Download	Download	Here	Download	Download	Read here	Read Here	Download	Download	Download	Download	Download	Download	Download	Download	Download

Features Explanation

Interface Options

USB/SD Loader : Load Wii games from USB device and/or SD card
Game List: Number of games displayed at once
Cover / Box Art: Display Wii game's Cover
Background Image: Name of the background picture if it can be changed
Background Music
WiiMote Pointer Support
Transparency: support alpha channel or transparency for themes, backgrounds and cover images
Widescreen: Proper support for widescreen TVs
Change the titlename with txt file: Read the game's name from a file instead of wbfs partition
Custom Layout: Able to change location of box art, games list, etc.
Cover auto Resize 4:3/16:9 : Automatically detect widescreen and resize the cover. No need to download different cover size.

Game/Video Mode Patches

Game Language Select
Video Mode: user can choose what video mode to use: PAL/NTSC
Child Proof: Disable install / remove options
Parental Control, Only Show Games Flagged as Appropriate
Ocarina: Cheats for wii games which have to be activated by creating a GCT file with another utility
Ocarina TXT: Cheats for Wii games (no GCT creation needed, and individual cheat activation/deactivation can be made from within USB loader)

Update / Online Functions

Automatic Boxart Download
Auto Update: Automatic download of the latest version

Fixes

Sorg Fix: Display more names, navigation with left/right, no TV mode change
LoPsT Mod (HDD Timeout): Give hard drive more time to start
Other USB devices: Able to use other devices than USB disk (microphones, rock band instruments, etc)

Other features

Add Game With / Without Update Partition, Not needed with most games, but may be used in the future official release to repair certain games.
Multiple WBFS partitions: Can use a drive with several partitions formatted in WBFS
cIOS mloader support: Can use new cIOS architecture with external modules (EHCI, etc). included with the application instead of cIOS reinstall
cMIOS support: Can use cMIOS to load GameCube Games from DVD
DVD Support: Start games from DVD
Support for waninkokos cios rev13: Supports rev13a with more compatibility then rev13b
Support for FAT32 partition: Supports FAT32 partition to load covers and config files instead of SD card.
IOS Reload Block: IOS reload blocking allows to load games like House of The Dead 2
Alternative .dol: Using an external .dol allows to load games like Red Steel
Alternative .dol from disc: Extract the alternative .dol from disc image automatically, without the need for WiiScrubber.
External EHCI Modules: Supports loading of different EHCI modules from SD card, increasing compatibility with different disks or USB peripherals

Channels/Forwarders/DOL

Channel: Wii Channel type (Forwarder or Channel) to install on Wii menu.
HBC app: USBLoader for homebrew channel

Bugs Not Yet Fixed in all loaders

Name	Description	Examples of Games Affected	Fixed
Patched to 249 Games	Old Games that require patching to IOS249 do not Work	Red Steel, Mortal Kombat Armageddon, SSXBlur	SSX Works in uloader AFAI can tell.
Reload IOS	Games that Perform a reload of IOS do not work	Metroid Prime 3	Metroid works with uLoader 1.7
USB Devices	Use of Other USB Devices at same time (Waniniko plans to fix in CIOS Rev 11)	Wii Speak	Fixed in uLoader 1.6 and later using cIOS with mloader support
USB Lan Adapter	Use of Other LAN Adapter at same time		Fixed in uLoader 1.7 using cIOS with mloader support

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