[Guide] Create Forwarder Channels
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(WiiMC + NForwarder 58 Source + Meta.xml Support)
Features
-NTFS, FAT32, ext2,ext3 and ext4 Partition Support
-IOS58 for USB 2.0 speed
-Can load from USB and SD
-Can load .dol and .elf Files
-Meta.xml Arguments Support
EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO COMPILE IT PROPERLY
Download/Install DevkitPPC
Download libogc,libntfs,libfat32,libext
Now Download libogc and extract inside
C:/devkitpro/
Libogc:
libogc.7z
Download libfat & libntfs and libext2fs extract in C:/devkitpro/libogc/
libfat.zip
libntfs.zip
libext2fs
ext info
Quote:
Ext2, ext3 and ext4 partition rules:
If the loading path is set to "apps/usbloader", it must be in this folder. It doesn't work for example if the file is in "apps/USBLoader".
Folder and Files must have execute or read permissions for everyone, otherwise the forwarder will return to system menu.
EDIT FORWARDER PATH
To change the forwarder paths
Open C:/forwarder/source/main.c
use notepad
scroll down to :
Code:
static FILE * open_file(const char * dev, char * filepath)
{
sprintf(filepath, "%s:/apps/usbloader/boot.dol", dev);
FILE * exeFile = fopen(filepath ,"rb");
if (exeFile == NULL)
{
sprintf(filepath, "%s:/apps/usbloader_cfg/boot.dol", dev);
exeFile = fopen(filepath ,"rb");
}
if (exeFile == NULL)
{
sprintf(filepath, "%s:/apps/usbloader/boot.elf", dev);
exeFile = fopen(filepath ,"rb");
}
if (exeFile == NULL)
{
sprintf(filepath, "%s:/apps/usbloader_cfg/boot.elf", dev);
exeFile = fopen(filepath ,"rb");
}
return exeFile;
}
This is where you change where the forwarder will look for the boot.dol...it will look on SD/USB|FAT32/NTFS
Usually i use /apps/xxxxxxx/boot.dol and for the second one /xxxxxxx/boot.dol.Every time you want to make a new forwarder you have to edit the paths and compile the boot.dol
COMPILE
Option 1:Command Prompt
Open CMD(Command Prompt) type in
cd/forwarder [press Enter]
You should now have
c:\forwarder>
Type in make
c:\forwarder>make [press Enter]
Option 2:Programmers Notepad
Go to c:/forwarder/
Double Click on makefile and chose to open it with Programmers Notepad[installed with devkitpro installer]
All you need to do to compile from here is Click Tools>Make OR press ALT+1
Let it do its job,after its done you should have the boot.dol & boot.elf inside the forwarder folder.
USE WITH PRIILODER
You can use the boot.dol and install it with priiloader and set it to load installed file and you forwarder will load whatever you set
CREATING FORWARDER CHANNEL
Use
Customizemii and make your channel.
Open and use base wad of your choice.......
Title of your choice
OPTIONS:
Give your forwarder a 4 letter ID make sure it doesnt have the same as another title installed on your wii it will overwrite....
Ios start up = ios58
New dol = browse = load .dol file and select the .dol you compiled
Nand loader = waninkoko
New sound = your choice (to check out the one already built in the wad next to start up ios click extract sound....)
Icon,banner,layout,animation wont get into this figure it out your self
.brlan & .brlyt
To leave some more info use
benzin to convert .brlyt & .brlan files to .xmlyt & xmlan so you can us enotepad and edit....
Ok...,so what's a brlyt file do? Brlyt files tell the wii what name, size, position, and color to expect of the images that will be used.
So what's a brlan file. Brlan files tell the wii how to animate the given pictures specified in the brlyt file. Basically, brlans take a series of images and display them at a given interval, and if the artist/programmer is good, we have animation.
When you want to convert copy brlyt 0r .brlan to your folder containing benzin (benzincode folder should be in C:/benzincode)
Open command prompt by clicking on your start menu and typing "cmd" in the search box. Navigate to your benzin folder by typing cd/benzincode
Then type ".(name)brlyt (name).xmlyt and press enter
Where it says name substitute for the name of the file
After your done click on the create wad button..
Install
Put your wad in wad folder on your SD/USB
Download
Wad Manager 1.7 - Extract put in apps folder on your SD/USB
Load wad manager and Install your wad.
MAKE SURE YOU HAVE PRIILOADER 0.4 or 0.6 or BOOT2 INSTALLED
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