Unable to install wiiflow

RS0087 commented 4 years ago

Hello,

Im trying to install wiiflow from home-brew channel, however when I click the wiiflow installer in home-brew the wiiflow logo pops up like its loading but then just quits back to the home-brew menu. I looked at the files in the apps folder and it appears the latest release does not have the wiiflowlite.ini file, is this the issue? Thank you!

Fledge68 commented 4 years ago

on very first boot up there is no wiiflow lite.ini. but wiiflow will make one but only save it to your apps folder once you launch a game or you properly exit wiiflow.

and you don't install wiiflow from the homebrew channel. you launch it from the homebrew channel after you manually install wiiflow by putting all the files in the correct folders supplied in the download zip.

RS0087 commented 4 years ago

I did place the wiiflow folder in the apps folder which is on the root of my sd card, however it will just bring up the wiiflow start screen then immediately exit to the home-brew menu

gingerbeardman commented 4 years ago

Do you have any games on your SD/USB?

Fledge68 commented 4 years ago

did you copy the other folders in the zip? the wiiflow folder and plugin data and coverflow folders?

RS0087 commented 4 years ago

Yes I have GameCube games on the sd under the games folder in the root of the sd, I copied the wiiflow folder to the apps folder on the root, and the other wiiflow folder with the plugins I copied to the root of the sd card

Fledge68 commented 4 years ago

run wiiflow start configurator and set force cios off. http://www.mediafire.com/file/2h1stwpdvd3r04q/wf_start_config.zip/file

ThomasHineXYZ commented 4 years ago

I'm having this issue on my WiiU as well. But only with the v5.4.4 release.

wuniversales commented 4 years ago

Something similar happens to me when starting wiiflow from the homebrew channel. WiiFlow does not start me with the pendrive on USB 1, it only starts me with the pendrive on USB 0.

Connecting the pendrive ...

On USB 1, when you start it, the homebrew channel opens.
USB 0 works correctly for me.

On the other hand, with the USB stick connected to 1, I have tried using "wiiflow start configurator" to change from 0 to 1, but there is no way, it does not start ...

If I put it to 0, or 1, they both boot USB 0, I don't know why strange reason this happens ...

Could it be because USB 0 has Wii Speak connected, and USB 1 the USB stick?

However it works correctly on the contrary. On USB 1 Wii Speak, and on USB 0 the USB stick ...

Fledge68 commented 4 years ago

you should always have usb hdd (or in your case usb stick) plugged in usb 0. only specific cios allow you to use usb 1.

usb 1 goes to HBC because wiiflow is failing to start. on fail to start wiiflow exits to HBC. I know it's weird and i have fixed this in the latest commit. usb 0 works because that is the correct port and all cios work with it.

if you put it to 1 and it still boots usb 0 thats because wiiflow sees you don't have right cios for usb 1 and automatically switches to usb 0.

now if you turn force cios off wiiflow uses ios58. and ios58 can read both ports. that's why the forwarder and hbc are able to see and boot wiiflow even if using usb 1. but since 5.4.0 (i think) i made wiiflow default to using cios. so once wiiflow boots if you don't have the right cios wiiflow can't find itself or your usb device. you need to either use usb 0 or use start config to set force cios off.

now ios58 sounds great. but it isn't compatible with all devices or may be unreliable.

cios d2x 10 beta 53 is both ports capable but unreliable with nand emulation. cios d2x 10 beta 52 only works with port 0 and is basically the same as d2x v8.

edit: here is a gbatemp link that explains port 1. be sure to read the replies by cyan as he gives very good info. except that d2x v9 had issues so it was removed and should no longer be used. https://gbatemp.net/threads/wii-usb-port-1.363360/

Fledge68 commented 4 years ago

closing because i have not heard anything for quite some time.

qualk commented 3 years ago

Hello I am having this issue

gingerbeardman commented 3 years ago

@YeetyDankEngine did you do the troubleshooting above? How did it go? Let us know your results and details of your setup.

qualk commented 3 years ago

yes i did try but the start config just crashed, somethimg about a dump. also, how do i run a syscheck

qualk commented 3 years ago

USB loader gx and CFG loader also not working

gingerbeardman commented 3 years ago

Then I think you have bigger problems.

Please check your Wii is modded correctly, maybe mod it again using ModMii
And if you're using a hard drive that it is formatted, plugged and powered correctly
Maybe try using SD card first instead of hard drive

We cannot offer you much more assistance without WFL specific details.

GBATemp or a Wii modding Discord may be better for wider support.

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Unable to install wiiflow #172