FAT Problem

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Problem Disc:
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Disc Region:
Wii Region: USA
cIOS Version: Rev07

Which SoftChip revision are you using?
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R62

Please describe the issue you're having
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Configuration cannot be stored on my SD card/ garbage is written.

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The following is written to my SD card as soon as I launch softchip : 
B5662343D78AD6Dù


  

My SD card is 128 megs regular SD card. I have tried reformating it to FAT 
again (It was already FAT but who knows) to no avail. The directory 
Structure and file names are written correctly but the content of 
default.cfg is garbage. If I try to change a setting while my SD with that 
garbage is in the drive the wii freezes up. This is annoying because I have 
to either set IOS everytime or compile softchip with a new default (I'd 
like not to..). Anyone knows why the config file is not stored correctly?

Original issue reported on code.google.com by Hellfe...@gmail.com on 2 Dec 2008 at 4:33

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Little update, I don't think it changes anything but it's a miniSD in an SD 
adapter.
I've also recompiled a version where the default IOS is 249 for now to be able 
to use 
it but I'm really curious to know if anyone knows what my bug is and if it's 
fixable...

Original comment by Hellfe...@gmail.com on 2 Dec 2008 at 5:14

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First, this is not garbage. Our configuration file is exactly like that, a 
binary
structure, nothing readable. Don't change it with a text editor like notepad...

Can you describe your freezing problem?

Original comment by luccax@gmail.com on 2 Dec 2008 at 12:42

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Yes sorry for thinking it was garbage I thought it was relevent to write the 
config 
in plain text. I should have verified Hexadecimally, my bad.

The freeze happens at different places, if I launch softchip with no config 
file 
saved and my SD card inserted it boots correctly to the config menu. At that 
point, 
if I chose my favorite IOS it freezes (I have tried waiting 3 minutes and 
nothing 
happens, also good to know that the wiimote gets unasigned).

At that moment, if I reboot my wii and open softchip it will stay on a black 
screen 
and do nothing (frozen). If I remove my SD card softchip launches correctly and 
if I 
select an IOS it loads it without any problems (Which is why I blamed the 
config 
file).

So the initial write always works (Well doesn't freeze my wii anyways) but 
writing 
the IOS change info or reading from it seems to lock up my wii..

Original comment by Hellfe...@gmail.com on 2 Dec 2008 at 1:05

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Are you sure that you are using r62? It's not a write problem I think, because 
it
saves when you enter IOS menu... I'll see what I can do.

Original comment by luccax@gmail.com on 2 Dec 2008 at 2:26

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Yes, I made sure my depo is updated in SVN and also the IOS 0 bug I had in R61 
is not 
present anymore leading me to believe I am indeed on R62.

Rapidly searching through boards I couldn't find other people with this issue, 
maybe 
it's an isolated case.. So the problem would come simply from the fact that 
there is 
something in my SD slot and the IOS has a problem loading because of that? 

I know I had gamecube controllers plugged in, I don't think it changes anything 
but 
I'm gonna try unplugging them and retry as soon as I get home from work.

Original comment by Hellfe...@gmail.com on 2 Dec 2008 at 3:24

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Try r64, removed unneeded stuff in FAT.

Original comment by luccax@gmail.com on 2 Dec 2008 at 3:39

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Does always selection of the same IOS cause a freeze, or do all IOS cause a 
freeze?
Does it freeze even if no gamecube and usb hardware is connected?

Original comment by nintendo...@kaffeeschluerfer.com on 2 Dec 2008 at 4:49

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I will try tonight using R64 and all superfluous hardware unconnected.
Thanks for the support.

Original comment by Hellfe...@gmail.com on 2 Dec 2008 at 4:59

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Hi helllfwnix, ive got the same error too, tried different things like copying 
the
dol in apps but no use, when i restart my wii, after changing the ios to 249 and
saving it, it loads one game and then it doesnt boot up at all...

Original comment by papa1...@live.nl on 2 Dec 2008 at 9:54

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Tried to load a game again , this time i unplugged all usb attachments, now 
suddenly
the softchiploader is back in its original state and works fine, still doesnt 
save
the chosen iso to the sd card, everytime i reset my wii the same iso36 comes 
back again..

Original comment by papa1...@live.nl on 2 Dec 2008 at 10:00

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Papa1, were you using R64 when you did these tests? Luccax removed a seemingly 
useless FAT unmount, maybe this will help fix our problems. 

I'll be home to test some more in 2 hours.

Original comment by Hellfe...@gmail.com on 2 Dec 2008 at 10:09

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Yes i used the r64 softchip, did some testing and indeed when i plug in my 
battery
charger and my microphone usb then the softchip doesnt start anymore. Either 
way it
never keeps my configuration when i change to ios249.

Original comment by papa1...@live.nl on 2 Dec 2008 at 10:25

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Alright here is my report:

With R62: When starting softchip with no configuration file Softchip would 
freeze 
upon chosing an IOS and the screen would stay at the IOS chosing part. Upon 
relaunching Softchip, if the SD card was in the drive softchip would stay at a 
black 
screen.

With R64: When starting softchip with no configuration file Softchip still 
freezes 
upon chosing an IOS but this time the screen is cleared before and "Loading 
configuration file" is showed at the top. This is probably only because of the 
new 
console code. HOWEVER, using R64 if I try to reopen Softchip after, it opens 
seemingly without any problem. It says IOS36 loaded without saying "Using 
default 
configuration" probably indicating that it was able to load the default config 
file 
from the SD card. 

Sadly, IOS 249 still freezes if I try to load it. So I decided to try what 
Nintendo @ 
Kaffee suggested and I deleted my config file, reopened softchip and then 
loaded 
IOS30. It did not freeze! So it seems my problem is loading IOS249 while there 
is a 
SD card in the slot..

Note: I have tried with or without GC controllers for all tests and it didn't 
change 
anything.

Original comment by Hellfe...@gmail.com on 3 Dec 2008 at 12:29

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Thank you for your testing. Which IOS do you have at IOS249? WiiGator's or
Waninkoko's? It seems like there are 2 problems or more, i will do some testing 
with
usb hardware too.

Original comment by nintendo...@kaffeeschluerfer.com on 3 Dec 2008 at 10:47

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My IOS 249 is Waninkoko's IOS36Rev07.

Original comment by Hellfe...@gmail.com on 3 Dec 2008 at 1:19

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I did a few tests at my wii. Now my config is messed up too, it writes a 
correct file
when no config was present before, but it does not save any changes to it. 

@Luccax: "if (fp == NULL)" is true when the loader tries to overwrite the 
settings.

Original comment by nintendo...@kaffeeschluerfer.com on 3 Dec 2008 at 2:43

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The configuration file issue should be solved with r65, if this problem still 
exists,
lease tell.

If your SoftChip r65 still crashes when you try to select Waninkoko's IOS, or it
crashes when usb hardware is plugged in, please add new issues for this.

PS: Sorry, i did something wrong, r65 is not at the update site, but you can 
download it.

Original comment by nintendo...@kaffeeschluerfer.com on 3 Dec 2008 at 4:55

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With r64 I also had the freeze at IOS change, and after that at every boot 
unless I 
had no SD in my Wii (default settings). With r65 the IOS change works, so it 
doesn't 
freeze there anymore. However, it freezes after the wiimote warning screen with 
any 
game I try and also disconnects the wiimote.
After rebooting the Wii, softchip freezes right away just like with r64. So to 
summarize, the only freeze fixed for my is the IOS change freeze.

Original comment by laf...@gmail.com on 3 Dec 2008 at 6:28

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lafies, which IOS do you use? Does WiiGator's loader work, or does his loader 
freeze too?

Original comment by nintendo...@kaffeeschluerfer.com on 3 Dec 2008 at 6:45

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Try r66.

Original comment by luccax@gmail.com on 3 Dec 2008 at 8:44

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R66 did not fix any of my problems.

I now have two problems :

1 - If I have a configuration saved on my SD card and I boot up softchip it 
stays on 
a black screen. (It opened in R64)

2 - I can't seem to be able to load any IOS that exists. If I point it to any 
IOS 
that doesn't exists it gives me an error but if I try to load IOS30 or IOS249 
it 
locks up. It seems I can only load an IOS when it's the first one loaded by 
SoftChip 
(I verified this by changing the default IOS loaded in softchip by IOS249 and 
it 
works perfectly).

Original comment by Hellfe...@gmail.com on 4 Dec 2008 at 8:58

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I have all same problem with Hellfenix, here is my feedback at Gbatemp.
Here is what i did & met:
1,Copy r66 boot.dol to /SD/App/SoftChip/
2,Run it from HBC
3,Change the cIOS to 249 & press A, then the game works fine.
4,Press home button in game, then restart the wii.
5,Run r66 again & I got a black screen, wiimote no response, no LED light up.
6,Delete the /SD/SoftChip/Default.cfg
7,Run r66, no black screen & the IOS backed to 36.
9,Change any setting like silent mode & press A, system freezed, lost contact 
with 
wiimote, must restart wii with long-press power button.
i m not sure about 9, maybe its a radom freeze... 
Thanks. 

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1, I`m using Waninkoko`s cIOS36 rev7 released with gamma. Because i heard 
WiiGaator`s is the lite version so i seached an installed Waninkokos version. 
Gamma 
& SoftChip before r61 worked fine.
2, No usb device or GC memory card in.
3, I have a normal 2GB MicroSD card with a adapter. Other HBC app such as 
FTPii,SD 
explorer read/write work fine.
Best Regards.

Original comment by libo1...@gmail.com on 5 Dec 2008 at 12:48

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Do you have a SoftChip.log file in the root of your sd card? Does it work, if 
you
remove this file, it's useless anyway, it was created by an old revison. If this
works, lease tell.

Original comment by nintendo...@kaffeeschluerfer.com on 6 Dec 2008 at 4:07

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There is no such file on my SD card, in fact, I have formatted it a few times 
to make 
sure nothing was on there.

Original comment by Hellfe...@gmail.com on 6 Dec 2008 at 9:03

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I'm sorry i have no idea what your problem could be, if reinstalling the cIOS 
and the
.dol i compiled don't work, i can't help you.
My R66 dol(inofficial release just for testing purposes for Hellfenix):
http://rapidshare.com/files/171099354/SoftChip.dol.html

Original comment by nintendo...@kaffeeschluerfer.com on 7 Dec 2008 at 12:27

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I had the same problem: After starting softchip R66 screen went black, wiimote 
lights
are off and Wii has to be reseted. Problem was NOT solved by removing file
SoftChip.log in root directory of my SD card (2GB, Panasonic, FAT formated) 
since
problem happened again (after one successfull start after removing this file).
With R66 from comment 25 there was no problem but with my self-compiled R66 
problem
was always visible. Then I followed the instructions on
http://wiki.softchip-mod.com/index.php/Windows_Build_Guide to updated to newer
versions of lobogc and libfat. Afterwards I recompiled and now the problem 
seems to
be gone.

Original comment by girottim...@googlemail.com on 7 Dec 2008 at 6:09

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Well, I'll be damned, nintedo@kaffee's version works like a charm. I'm gonna 
update 
libogc and libfat and see if it helps, thanks nintendo and girotti!

Original comment by Hellfe...@gmail.com on 7 Dec 2008 at 8:11

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Confirmed, you have to compile using latest libogc and libfat (from GIT).

Original comment by luccax@gmail.com on 7 Dec 2008 at 8:17

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