WiiLauncher

WiiLauncher
General
Author(s)	Conanac
Type	Loader
Version	0.2
Links
Download
Source
Downloadable via the Homebrew Browser
Downloadable via the Open Shop Channel
Peripherals

WiiLauncher is a simple alternative to Gecko OS application. It has most of the Gecko OS features and has additional features for downloading and editing cheat codes.

WiiLauncher automatically reloads and patches IOS 36 so there is no need to install unofficial (patched) or even custom IOS to run the channels (with the debugger or cheat codes) or the rebooter features. Full hardware access (AHBPROT) is used when applying such run-time patches. This access could be obtained by running WiiLauncher application from Homebrew Channel (version 1.0.7 or higher).

Important notes

This wiibrew application has not been tested extensively, use cautiously. Since it writes to SD card (for saving the configuration and downloading cheat codes features), make sure you have a back-up of your important SD card content.

Usage

1. WiiLauncher starts at the main menu
2. On the top section, it shows whether USB Gecko is available and whether WiFi-Debugger feature could be used (to record the debugging messages when running this application requires having WiFi access and running WifiGeckoReader PC application)

Main Menu

	Action
/	Menu Item Selection Up/Down
	Execute Chosen Menu Item
	Homer Simpson Easter Egg in v0.2

Options Menu

	Action
/	Menu Item Selection Up/Down
/	Change Configuration Choices
	Execute Chosen Save Configuration Menu Item
	Return to Main Menu

1. The configuration or setting information is loaded from or saved to a file "wiilauncherconfig.dat" in the SD card
2. Some of the choices in the setting or configuration may not work at all for some games or channels and they have not been tested extensively
3. Patch file feature needs a (GPF) file under the "patch" folder in SD card. The file should have the game-id for its name
4. Some of these settings could be overwritten by using the "gameconfig.txt" file stored in SD card

Channel List Menu

	Action
/	Channel Item Selection Up/Down
	Launch Chosen Channel Item
	Return to Main Menu

Download Cheat Codes List Menu

	Action
/	Channel and Game Disc Item Selection Up/Down
	Download Available Cheat Codes for the Chosen Channel or Game Disc Item
	Return to Main Menu

1. When there is a disc (which could be either a Wii or Gamecube game) in the disc slot, the download list menu includes that specific game
2. This application can launch Gamecube game but it runs without cheat codes or debugger features
3. Currently it uses geckocodes.org for the source of available cheat codes

Available Cheat Codes List Menu

	Action
/	Cheat Codes Selection Up/Down
/	Move Down/Up One Displayed Page
/	Scroll Up/Down Displayed Pages
/	Toggle Off and On Flag for Specific Chosen Cheat Code
	Edit Specific Chosen Cheat Code
	Create or Overwrite Cheat Codes (GCT) File in SD Card for All Cheat Codes with Flag On
	Return to Main Menu

1. Cheat codes (GCT) file is saved into the SD card under the "codes" folder (so the cheat codes could be used when launching the associated game or channel)
2. The cheat codes (GCT) file has the associated game-id in its name. As an example, for the Animal Crossing City Folk game (US region), the cheat codes (GCT) file name is "RUUE01.gct"
3. In the downloading and processing cheat codes, this application also creates three files ("wiilaunchercookie.txt", "wiilauncher.tmp" and "wiilauncher.cht") which are stored in the main folder of the SD card

Edit Specific Cheat Codes Menu

	Action
/	Cheat Codes Row Selection Up/Down
/	Move Left/Right One Column in the Selected Cheat Codes Row
/	Decrease or Increase the HexaDecimal Number in the Current Column of the Selected Cheat Codes Row
	Save the Edited Cheat Codes
	Return to the Available Cheat Codes List Menu

Credits

• Developers of: Gecko OS, TinyLoad, Ftpii, WiiXplorer, CleanRip, wiiflow, WiiBrowser
• Other developers whose codes are reused in this wiibrew
• Thanks to all the people who helped testing this application

FAQ

What is the meaning of [?] symbol in front of the name of the cheat codes?

The symbol indicates that the cheat codes cannot be used without editing it. One or more cheat codes rows contain non hexadecimal characters

I cannot toggle that [?] symbol to be either On, [+], or Off, [-]

You need to edit the cheat codes first and once it is done, the application automatically changes the flag or symbol to be Off, [-]

Can I use this with Wii-U for WiiMode?

Yes, you could

Change Log

0.2 - April 20, 2014

• Regain the ability to download cheat codes from geckocodes.org by using libcurl
• Add specific treatments for WiiMode-WiiU
• Homer Simpson easter egg (hint: donut)

0.1 - February 18, 2013

• Initial beta testing release (reuploaded with r6 version of source codes)