USB Loader Releases
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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
| 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
| Wii Cover Flow | USB Loader by Brisma | Configurable USB Loader +GUI "GridFlow" | Coverflow7 | Ultimate USB Loader | uLoader by Hermes | Graphic USB Loader | USB Iso Loader GUI (USB LoaderGX) | 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 | None | Here |
| Current Version | RC2Update | 1.5s mod 0.3 | V31b2 | rev9alpha6 | V7.4 | 1.7 | 1.0-RC4 | V1.0 | 1.4r8 | - | - | v2 | - | - | - | - | 0.65 |
| Release Date | May 20, 2009 | April 23, 2009 | May 31, 2009 | May 08, 2009 | April 19, 2009 | May 15, 2009 | April 22, 2009 | May 10, 2009 | April 13, 2009 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | May 22, 2009 |
| Coders | justin.hawkins et al. | Brisma, klipp, GeniusCode, zimo | oggzee | Don Killah | WiiShizzza | Hermes | maddoc | Neorame, WiiShizza,Hungyip, nIxxx, dimok, giantpune and cyrex | AppleBelly | upstatical | nIxx | M-Tek | Hungyip84 | Raptor1010 | dimok/KongsNutz | Sorg | Sorg |
| Based On | Waninkoko 1.5 | Waninkoko 1.5 | Waninkoko 1.5 Kwiirk Hermes Nixx FishEars Sorg Hungyip84 |
Waninkoko 1.5 Applebelly Usptactical Oggzee 56Killer |
Waninkoko 1.1 and 1.5 Nixx FishEars Narolez Hungyip84 Brisma |
Waninkoko's cios 249 kwiirk's modded cios 222 Hermes' modded cIOS with mloader |
Waninkoko | Waninkoko v1.1 and v1.5 Kwiirk FishEars LibWiiGui |
Wanikoko 1.4 | Raptor1010 | Sorg v1.02 | V1.1 | Raptor1010 | Sorg v1.02 | Wanikoko Kwiirk FishEars LibWiiGui |
v1.1 | |
| Hardware Supported | |||||||||||||||||
| USB/SD | USB | Both | Both | USB | USB | USB | USB | USB | USB | USB | USB | USB | USB | USB | USB | USB | Both |
| Interface Options | |||||||||||||||||
| Game Listed | Unlimited | 21 | 21 | 7 covers | 12 | 16 Channels | 6 covers | 9 with Scrollbar | 7 | 21 | 21 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 8 with Scrollbar | 21 | 12 |
| Cover / Box Art | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes |
| Background Image | N/A | background.png | background.png | main.png | bg.png | No | No | background.png | background.png | background.png | bg.png | background.png | Optional | background.png | fixed | fixed | No |
| Background Music | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Wiimote Pointer Support | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes |
| Console transparency | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| WideScreen | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes |
| Change the Titlename with txt file | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Custom Layout | N/A | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Cover Auto Resize both 4:3/16:9 | N/A | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes |
| Game/Video Mode Patches | |||||||||||||||||
| Game Language Select | 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 | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes |
| Ocarina (Cheat Engine) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | Yes |
| Child-Proof | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | No |
| Parental Control, Specific Titles |
No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Individual Game Settings | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Update / Online Functions | |||||||||||||||||
| Automatic Box Art / Cover Download | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Auto Update | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Fixes | |||||||||||||||||
| SorgFix | Unknown | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
| LoPsT Mod (HDD Timeout) | Unknown | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No |
| Add Game With/Without Update Partitions |
Unknown | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Other USB devices | Unknown | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Multiple WBFS partitions | Unknown | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| cIOS mloader support | Unknown | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| cMIOS support | Unknown | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes |
| DVD Support | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes |
| Channels/Forwarders/DOL | |||||||||||||||||
| Wii Channel Download | Forwarder | in HBC App folder | Download | Download | Download | Forwarder | Forwarder | Forwarder | Download | Forwarder | Forwarder | Forwarder | Forwarder | Forwarder | Download | Embed | Forwarder |
| HBC App Download | Download | Download | Download | Download | Read here | [1] | Read Here | Read here | Download | Download | Download | Download | Download | Download | Download | Download | Download |
Features Explanation
- SD, USB Loader : Load Wii games from USB device and/or SD card
- Game List: Number of games displayed at once
- Sorg Fix: Display more names, navigation with left/right, no TV mode change
- LoPsT Mod (HDD Timeout): Give hard drive more time to start
- 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
- Box Art
- Background Image
- Background Music
- WiiMote Pointer Support
- Channel
- Automatic Boxart Download
- Auto Update: Automatic download of the latest version
- Add Game With / Without Update Partition, Not needed with most games, but may be used in the future official release to repair certain games.
- Widescreen: Proper support for widescreen TVs
- Custom Layout: Able to change location of box art, games list, etc.
- Other USB devices: Able to use other devices than USB disk (microphones, rock band instruments, etc)
- 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
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 | |
| 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 |
