GameCube Backup Disc from External DVD?

[tikman]

I have a question, its ok can I use the External DVD drive to read GC backup disc instead of read GC backup disc on Wii or Wii U (Wii Mode) internal drive?

[FIX94]

I dont own a external dvd drive so I have no clue how to add any support for it.

[tikman]

Ohhh, I'm sorry, my bad. It just I'm a bit new on this, but thank you.

[tikman]

Ohhh I almost forgot tell you, but its sound weird, I got WiiMC (which is a dol file) at home and I use external DVD to run DVD movies on Wii instead of using Wii internal drive. I also went to WiiMC to read source codes in this website, and the WiiMC forum's website (https://github.com/Homebrews/WiiMC/commit/260e598a4a55132f96d3754cb071cce01f668070, https://github.com/Homebrews/WiiMC/commit/ea479bad805b4d9c6537281b51bd381733415039, https://github.com/Homebrews/WiiMC/commit/7a9430fd87d05d7ff3bb0eed17a178c898e40055, and http://www.wiimc.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=1105). I was thinking, would it be a good idea to use the external DVD codes from WiiMC and added onto any loaders like Nintendont and/or any USB loader devices that run backup discs? But I'm not sure its gonna work or not, its just I was thinking and I'm just trying to help.

[FIX94]

the code doesnt really look too special as if the usb code already can read from it. maybe we can look at it if I get some time again.

[tikman]

Uhhh, I forgot to tell you, I not really good on coding, like understand and compiled source code, but just a little bit I know, sorry about that. I found some code by searching them, but it might help you, not sure its gonna work:

1 -usbdvd_test.7z from different WiiMC forum (http://www.wiimc.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=1033&start=140 or http://www.wiimc.org/forum/download/file.php?id=376&sid=279c1de34c0e6ae1d8ddc00d4c2fcb00) or usbdvd_test download on wiiflow page (https://storage.googleapis.com/google-code-attachments/open-wiiflow-mod/issue-217/comment-4/usbdvd_test.c). The code from WiiMC forum, I didn't made the code, some people from WiiMC made it.

2 -libogc iso9960 and usbstorage (https://github.com/devkitPro/libogc/commit/057c936d6ce87806ef73a498127cc704e62c1f5a) on libogc (https://github.com/devkitPro/libogc)

3 -uloader (https://github.com/spacemanspiff/uLoader/commit/deee059891158b2ba81804695db5d10e9494a250) and/or odip-plugin (https://github.com/spacemanspiff/odip-plugin) where source code on module.c/h and wbfs.c/h.

That's all the code I search so far. By the way, I got external DVD at home so you don't have to worry about buy a external DVD from any stores. I can test it if you don't have external DVD.

[GrantBitman]

If you need a secondary tester for original wii - I have an external LG DVD drive and a SAMSUNG BD.

[tikman]

They also got External USB DVD LG with appropriate code like GDR-8082N that read original/retail GameCube games too instead of read on the new drive and Wii U which the new drive is not compatible. But if you use the any External DVD and Samsung BD with non-appropriate code on it, it won't read original/retail GameCube games, but it will read GameCube backups as well.

I was thinking, but I shouldn't post this on this issues, if you have Wii U vWii with Trinux or Wii with Whiite Linux (which the code has to be modified), It can read and backup original games like GameCube and Wii disc on Wii U vWii or Original Wii by using External DVD and directly to SD card front (Wii and Wii U vWii Only) and USB device (SD card reader, HDD, Flash drive) instead of using the computer and/or laptop as well. If you using Wii U vWii and Trinux, it will be easy, because you don't have to modified, it do same thing as PC and/or Laptop do, but I'm sure its gonna work or not, but you can try it. I added list on the bottom the page so it might help you:

Wii Whiite Linux (It has to be modified) -http://forum.wiibrew.org/read.php?29,61010,61315#msg-61315 -http://sourceforge.net/p/gc-linux/mailman/message/26475993/

Wii U vWii Trinux -(https://gbatemp.net/threads/vwii-tri-core-linux.351024/)