Hacking WBFS Manager 3.0

[micric100]

thank u, this is the best!!

 

[wiiman123]

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[jamisonf]

Wow, this manager gets better and better, great job man. Does anyone know if the yorg dol forces video mode by default or would the setting need to be added?

 

[Indie]

Quick question about channel creation. I was able to make the channel for Excite Bots just fine, and installed it on my Wii through WAD manager just fine, but when I start it, nothing happens. I was under the assumption that when I install the ISO onto my SD through WBFS Manager, that this is what the channel I created would look for, is this correct? If so, what are some things that could be causing the game to not start. If it's not correct, what do I have to do with the ISO to get the channel to properly find it and start it?

Thanks, Indie.

 

[Smartpal]

I want to use this app so much, but .net framework is being a pain in the ass. Won't bloody install.

 

[Sir VG]

I want to use this app so much, but .net framework is being a pain in the ass. Won't bloody install.

Sometimes the "bootstrapper" (the small 2.5MB package) won't work. Get the big puppy:

http://download.microsoft.com/download/2/0/e/20e90413-712f-438c-988e-fdaa79a8ac3d/dotnetfx35.exe

This link is right from Microsoft's site. It's the same thing, but there in case the bootstapper doesn't work.


BTW, can somebody mirror WBFS Manager 3.0? I can't get the link on the first post to work.

Edit: Never mind, site works for me now. But I'll offer a mirror anyways of the x86 version.

CODEhttp://www.mediafire.com/file/mjqdzmjixid/WBFSManager3.0-RTW-x86.zip

 

[Meowayne]

Great app, thanks for the effort. You rock.

 

[AlexDP]

djtaz made a good suggestion, which was for me to explain how the cover downloading works.
The cover downloading uses four links stored in a settings file which are:

• CoverLinkNTSC, which is currently set to http://www.theotherzone.com/wii/ntsc/download.php?file=
• CoverLinkPAL, which is currently set to http://www.theotherzone.com/wii/pal/download.php?file=
• CoverLinkNTSCJ, which is currently set to http://www.theotherzone.com/wii/ntscj/download.php?file=
• CoverLinkKOR, which is currently set to http://www.theotherzone.com/wii/ntscj/download.php?file=

In the even that the otherzone.com/wii changes or you'd like to use a different site, you can do so, provided the link follows these rules:

• Must end in a query parameter (name doesnt matter) that is asking for the game's 6 letter ID followed by a .PNG extension. So for RSPE01 it would be RSPE01.png, which when applied to CoverLinkNTSC would be: http://www.theotherzone.com/wii/ntsc/downl...file=RSPE01.png
• Must end in a .png
• Result of the HTTP GET must be the PNG cover image.

The location of the settings file is in each user's "Users\\AppData\Local\WBFS\WBFSManager.exe_Url_" in the user.config file, which is simple XML. If you want to change the setting in the source code, you need to change the WBFS Manager\Properties\Settings.settings file (also XML). If you want to change it for installer or redist purposes wihtout changing the source (not recommended), edit the WBFSManager.exe.config file in the root folder of the app.
If you want to change the way the code works (for example changing it to only use the first 4 letters of the ID), you can find the related code in "WBFS Manager\WbfsDrive.cs" in the WBFSManager.WbfsDrive.CheckForCoverWeb() method. It's pretty self-explanatory from there, especially with the comments included.
If you have any questions or need any clarifications about the code, feel free to contact me by email.

@jamisonf: Sorgs doesn't force video mode, neither does WiiCrazy's

@Indie: your assumptions correct... not quite sure why it's not working for you... what DOL file are you using and what are you using as the base WAD file? Your sure the common-key.bin is correct, right?

For everyone in general, as I mentioned I won't be actively working on this project, so any feature requests are not going to be done. If you think a feature would be nice and you know a little something about coding, give it a try, its worth it, and most of my code is (maybe excessively) commented. Otherwise, it's highly unlikely that the feature will be added, unless someone else decides to pick up on this.

 

[DonTlaloc]

Great program!

Small typo in Options, Advanced:
"Remove Update Parititions, Keep Rest" should be "Remove Update Partitions, Keep Rest"
and maybe "Partitions to keep" should be "Partitions to Keep"

BTW: Which of the three settings in "Partitions to Keep" did the previous versions use?

 

[AlexDP]

Oops

I don't know why but throughout coding this my fingers had the habit of getting ahead of themselves when writing partitions

The previous versions used Only Game Partition, which what it's set to by default.

 

[Bloodlust]

Firstly, thanks for the awesome program. First time I'm using it though. Works flawlessly on vista so far.

Just got a few questions :

1) Under options->advanced->partitions to keep, the default is "only game partition" Would that be the best one to use? What about "remove update partition, keep rest" & "all partitions"? Any game in particular I choose should for the other 2 options?

2) Is there a tutorial for channel creation?

3) For drive cloning, is it possible to just choose the ISOs individually for transfer? Or does it just do a blind 1-1 clone to another drive with a WBFS partition?

4) Is there an option to extract a game direct from a dvd to the manager?

 

[Nds Boy]

Have to say best app ever. Even work with my Vista Huge DPI, which is rare.

 

[AlexDP]

Firstly, thanks for the awesome program. First time I'm using it though. Works flawlessly on vista so far.

Just got a few questions :

1) Under options->advanced->partitions to keep, the default is "only game partition" Would that be the best one to use? What about "remove update partition, keep rest" & "all partitions"? Any game in particular I choose should for the other 2 options?

2) Is there a tutorial for channel creation?

3) For drive cloning, is it possible to just choose the ISOs individually for transfer? Or does it just do a blind 1-1 clone to another drive with a WBFS partition?

4) Is there an option to extract a game direct from a dvd to the manager?

A1) The usual option is "Only Game Partition", which is the best option for most games. A few games like Mario Kart Wii have extra stuff like channels, that aren't related to the game directly, in which case either "Remove update parititon, Keep rest" or "All partitions" is a good choice. This results in the game taking up more space, but still having things like updates. "All partitions" will keep updates as well, which in most cases is not advised, unless of course you want to do the update.

A2) No, theres no tutorial, but there are some basic guidelines in the first post, in the "Channel Creation Notes" section. It's pretty straightforward for the most part, just get a WAD file, preferably one that belongs to a channel, get the common-key.bin file (search Make Key, or get it from one of the other tools), Then select one of the presets for the loader (the default preset is fine). Select the games you want to create channels for in the right hand list, then click create channels.

A3) Yes, it is. Just load the first drive, load the target drive in the drive-to-drive section, then choose some games from the top left-hand list (you can choose multiple by holding Ctrl or Shift), then click "Copy to this Drive" in the drive-to-drive section.

A4) No, there isn't.

 

[Bloodlust]

Firstly, thanks for the awesome program. First time I'm using it though. Works flawlessly on vista so far.

Just got a few questions :

1) Under options->advanced->partitions to keep, the default is "only game partition" Would that be the best one to use? What about "remove update partition, keep rest" & "all partitions"? Any game in particular I choose should for the other 2 options?

2) Is there a tutorial for channel creation?

3) For drive cloning, is it possible to just choose the ISOs individually for transfer? Or does it just do a blind 1-1 clone to another drive with a WBFS partition?

4) Is there an option to extract a game direct from a dvd to the manager?

A1) The usual option is "Only Game Partition", which is the best option for most games. A few games like Mario Kart Wii have extra stuff like channels, that aren't related to the game directly, in which case either "Remove update parititon, Keep rest" or "All partitions" is a good choice. This results in the game taking up more space, but still having things like updates. "All partitions" will keep updates as well, which in most cases is not advised, unless of course you want to do the update.

A2) No, theres no tutorial, but there are some basic guidelines in the first post, in the "Channel Creation Notes" section. It's pretty straightforward for the most part, just get a WAD file, preferably one that belongs to a channel, get the common-key.bin file (search Make Key, or get it from one of the other tools), Then select one of the presets for the loader (the default preset is fine). Select the games you want to create channels for in the right hand list, then click create channels.

A3) Yes, it is. Just load the first drive, load the target drive in the drive-to-drive section, then choose some games from the top left-hand list (you can choose multiple by holding Ctrl or Shift), then click "Copy to this Drive" in the drive-to-drive section.

A4) No, there isn't.

Hi, thanks for answering my queries. Guess I will give channel creation a miss for the moment until I know what I'm doing...

One last question, is there an option to dump the game from the WBFS partition back to another hdd as a normal ISO?

 

[AlexDP]

Firstly, thanks for the awesome program. First time I'm using it though. Works flawlessly on vista so far.

Just got a few questions :

1) Under options->advanced->partitions to keep, the default is "only game partition" Would that be the best one to use? What about "remove update partition, keep rest" & "all partitions"? Any game in particular I choose should for the other 2 options?

2) Is there a tutorial for channel creation?

3) For drive cloning, is it possible to just choose the ISOs individually for transfer? Or does it just do a blind 1-1 clone to another drive with a WBFS partition?

4) Is there an option to extract a game direct from a dvd to the manager?

A1) The usual option is "Only Game Partition", which is the best option for most games. A few games like Mario Kart Wii have extra stuff like channels, that aren't related to the game directly, in which case either "Remove update parititon, Keep rest" or "All partitions" is a good choice. This results in the game taking up more space, but still having things like updates. "All partitions" will keep updates as well, which in most cases is not advised, unless of course you want to do the update.

A2) No, theres no tutorial, but there are some basic guidelines in the first post, in the "Channel Creation Notes" section. It's pretty straightforward for the most part, just get a WAD file, preferably one that belongs to a channel, get the common-key.bin file (search Make Key, or get it from one of the other tools), Then select one of the presets for the loader (the default preset is fine). Select the games you want to create channels for in the right hand list, then click create channels.

A3) Yes, it is. Just load the first drive, load the target drive in the drive-to-drive section, then choose some games from the top left-hand list (you can choose multiple by holding Ctrl or Shift), then click "Copy to this Drive" in the drive-to-drive section.

A4) No, there isn't.

Hi, thanks for answering my queries. Guess I will give channel creation a miss for the moment until I know what I'm doing...

One last question, is there an option to dump the game from the WBFS partition back to another hdd as a normal ISO?

Extract ISO option.

 

[Bloodlust]

Firstly, thanks for the awesome program. First time I'm using it though. Works flawlessly on vista so far.

Just got a few questions :

1) Under options->advanced->partitions to keep, the default is "only game partition" Would that be the best one to use? What about "remove update partition, keep rest" & "all partitions"? Any game in particular I choose should for the other 2 options?

2) Is there a tutorial for channel creation?

3) For drive cloning, is it possible to just choose the ISOs individually for transfer? Or does it just do a blind 1-1 clone to another drive with a WBFS partition?

4) Is there an option to extract a game direct from a dvd to the manager?

A1) The usual option is "Only Game Partition", which is the best option for most games. A few games like Mario Kart Wii have extra stuff like channels, that aren't related to the game directly, in which case either "Remove update parititon, Keep rest" or "All partitions" is a good choice. This results in the game taking up more space, but still having things like updates. "All partitions" will keep updates as well, which in most cases is not advised, unless of course you want to do the update.

A2) No, theres no tutorial, but there are some basic guidelines in the first post, in the "Channel Creation Notes" section. It's pretty straightforward for the most part, just get a WAD file, preferably one that belongs to a channel, get the common-key.bin file (search Make Key, or get it from one of the other tools), Then select one of the presets for the loader (the default preset is fine). Select the games you want to create channels for in the right hand list, then click create channels.

A3) Yes, it is. Just load the first drive, load the target drive in the drive-to-drive section, then choose some games from the top left-hand list (you can choose multiple by holding Ctrl or Shift), then click "Copy to this Drive" in the drive-to-drive section.

A4) No, there isn't.

Hi, thanks for answering my queries. Guess I will give channel creation a miss for the moment until I know what I'm doing...

One last question, is there an option to dump the game from the WBFS partition back to another hdd as a normal ISO?

Extract ISO option.

Thanks, now the only thing I have to worry about is one fine day the WBFS partition might not be readable anymore due to corruption or accidentally formatting the partition because everytime I plug it in vista always prompts to format it.

 

[Smartpal]

I want to use this app so much, but .net framework is being a pain in the ass. Won't bloody install.

Sometimes the "bootstrapper" (the small 2.5MB package) won't work. Get the big puppy:

http://download.microsoft.com/download/2/0/e/20e90413-712f-438c-988e-fdaa79a8ac3d/dotnetfx35.exe

This link is right from Microsoft's site. It's the same thing, but there in case the bootstapper doesn't work.


BTW, can somebody mirror WBFS Manager 3.0? I can't get the link on the first post to work.

Edit: Never mind, site works for me now. But I'll offer a mirror anyways of the x86 version.

CODEhttp://www.mediafire.com/file/mjqdzmjixid/WBFSManager3.0-RTW-x86.zip

Nice, I'll try that and see if it works.

 

[Bladexdsl]

when i close this i get a weird popup error with about a thousand lines of code. nothing threatening just annoying.

 

[Bloodlust]

when i close this i get a weird popup error with about a thousand lines of code. nothing threatening just annoying.

Look at the 1st few lines of the log, it appears because a temp folder which exists on that path went missing. Append it yourself and the program will exit normally without crashing anymore.

 

[tripellex]

Hey Alex, your manager is by FAR the best! I do have two small requests for features.....I know you said this was final...but could you possibly incorporate Compresed ISO (cISO) add/extract support and integrity checking into your manager? I've been having to switch between yours and WBFS Intelligent GUI v5 featuring Hermes' modified wbfs.exe to add all my games. To be honest, I'd rather just use yours and yours alone. Any chance of this happening?