EurAsia News

Wiikey Fusion v1.3 update released

[source: wiikey.cn] Good news for those of you who have emailed us asking about GC support on SD card in Wiikey Fusion! A small bug fix to the Wiikey Fusion The popular WBFS Manager application has now been updated to version 4.0 and includes full support for adding GC images to SD cards formatted with the WBFS filesystem. Because of the way it does this, a minor update to Wiikey Fusion has also been necessary. You can download both the new WBFS Manager and the Wiikey Fusion v1.3 update in the members area.

tmbinc's scope pr0n...

modrobert writes: "What first looked like a general lesson in electronics by tmbinc turned out to be GameCube disc related, I should have known. ;) The screen dump from his oscilloscope shows the 'laser mark' from a Datel disc (ultimate cheatcodes), which interestingly enough isn't actually a real laser mark but simply embedded in the datastream according to tmbinc. This is the trick used by Datel to boot their discs (eg. Action Replay) in unmodified GameCube's, now explained in detail. At this point I'm not sure if this leads closer to create bootable discs (as if original) on your own, but he has my full attention from now on. o_O Deja vu Dreamcast! Quote tmbinc: 'Every now and then, I come across something on my scope that's just beautiful.'

'In fact, the picture above shows:

Green trace: HF data coming from the laser pickup.
Yellow trace: Recovered clock
Blue trace: Recovered data'"

PS3OS v3.41 released

modrobert writes: "Sony has released PS3 Firmware Update v3.41 via PSN. This release adds a recommendation function to games and videos in the playstation store according to Eric Lempel (and still removes 'Other OS' in fat PS3 consoles if anyone cares). This time there is a new smaller PS3PATCH.PUP file available along with the usual PS3UPDAT.PUP which I suspect is an incremental patch. Check this topic in the ps3 tech forum for hacking related info and download links. I have updated the Ps3OsRels wiki as usual."

HackMii Installer v0.7 released

[source: dhewg @ hackmii.com] After more than four weeks we believe we�ve finally reached the point for the next public release of the HackMii Installer: v0.7. A lot of changes and improvements went into this release. After quite some headaches and a few puzzles (thanks Erant!) we stockpiled over 250 commits since v0.6, increasing the compatibility with even more Wiis. The installer now works completely differently, The Homebrew Channel got a few new features and a new look, and BootMii received a fair amount of minor improvements too.

Next to the usual minor fixes, these are the changes worth mentioning:

HackMii Installer (v0.7)

* New exploit to enable (un-) installation of all components on fully updated Wiis (up to, and including System Menu v4.3).
* Proper support for all regions, including KOR.
* General overhaul: the installer now requires BootMii/IOS to function. It will automatically be installed upon startup � either if BootMii/IOS is not installed or if it is older than the version this release comes with.
* DVDX died a horrible death. Rumor has it that someone dropped a snapple bottle on its head.
* Additional installer binary bootmini.elf, see the included README.txt for more infos.

BootMii beta 5 (v1.2):

* Compatible with more SD cards.
* New font, borrowed from the deceased Twilight Hack.
* The button combination when restoring a NAND backup with only BootMii/IOS was impossible to perform with some pads. It has been changed to the Konami Code.

The Homebrew Channel (v1.0.7):

* New title id to circumvent its deletion by System Menu v4.3.
* New look from our favorite pixel artist drmr.
* Both views now show five rows of application entries.
* On-NAND settings.
The selected device, sort order, view and application are saved. Settings are restored when reentering HBC.
The settings can be deleted via the System Menu�s Data Management.
* HBC now has the HW_AHBPROT flags set for direct hardware access, thus replacing DVDX.
* Ability to not reload IOS when launching an application.
This effectively means that loaded applications inherit the title id, gaining direct hardware access via HW_AHBPROT.
To use this feature, add to the node in your meta.xml file.
wiiloaded binaries automatically gain direct hardware access.
libogc SVN (starting with r4166) has been extended for this feature. DI_Init() will detect if an application has been launched this way, and DVD access should just work without any changes to your code.
* USB access is more stable, thanks to tueidj
* Fixed the retry mechanism for the network initialization.
* Fixed some rare hangs upon launch and exit (Hopefully all of them).
* A little surprise, to be announced soon. Refrain from bugging us about it, you�ll know soon enough ;)

If you have installed HBC v1.0.7, it is safe to update your Wii to System Menu v4.3.

Please note that HBC�s update check now contains data in the referrer string unique to each Wii. Its sole purpose is for anonymous usage statistics.

Before asking questions, please read the included README files. You will also find information about how to report problems and encountered bugs.

Thanks to all the beta testers, it�s been a long ride.

Either grab the new installer here, or use the HBC online update (a confirmation dialog should pop up when launching an older version of HBC).

As always: Please link to this post instead of mirroring the binary, thanks.

Enjoy.

FreeStyle Dash v2.0 Alpha released

modrobert writes: "Team FSD has released FreeStyle Dash v2.0 Alpha on their official site. Quote from the included NFO file: 'After months of waiting and being teased, TeamFSD is proud to present you FSD 2.0 Alpha version. Installation instructions are in Installation.txt. Keep in mind that this is an Alpha version, so even if we worked really hard to bring you top quality software, you may encounter bugs!'"

Project 64drive - N64 CF cart

modrobert writes: "Here's something for the oldschool console fans out there (like myself); marshallh over at retroactive.be is working on an impressive flash cart project for the Nintendo 64 (N64) currently named 64drive which supports loading of ROM's from a CompactFlash (CF) card with FAT32 file system, and he also coded a native N64 software loader system/menu to interface with the hardware. To get a taste of his N64 coding skills, check the collection of top notch homebrew games/demos here. For an introduction to the project you can watch this video over at YouTube from January 2010 where marshallh got the design working for the first time on his FPGA dev board after spending lots of time translating his idea into Verilog code. Below is a recent photo of the final PCB fitting nicely into a N64 cart.

Hardware like this just make me drool uncontrollably, it looks promising indeed. The project is now in its final stages and I will make sure to post another update when it is time for release. In the mean time, for those who are interested and want to know more, keep an eye on his forum thread here."

iXtreme LT news roundup

modrobert writes: "Commodore4Eva (aka C4E) has finally released iXtreme LT firmware for Samsung DVD drives along with an update for BenQ drives which includes an internal PFI fix. As usual Team Jungle followed suit by releasing a new version of their flasher to support the new firmwares."

FreeStyleDash v2.0 progress update...

[source: helldoc.blogspot.com via xbox-scene.com] Testing is underway and things are looking amazing!! There's still some visual issue : A tab sometime appears blue, seems to be some threading issue with our skin xml loading... If your content list is pretty much empty issues is not seen.... Copy DVD is working fine, but skin needs some work. In the profile tab, the gamertag is misaligned. HTTP downloader is 100% stable, all of my content seems to get scanned fine ( i got lots of extracted games and xbla games. GOD and homebrew should list fine too, will test later. Will post some screenshot later today. About the SVN log not working anymore, it seems like there some issue with our website, just go to http://trac.teamfsd.com/log and you'll see whats going on.

Wiikey Outreach Project - May-June Update!

[source: wiikey.cn] Our photographer has just come back from Cambodia with the latest photos from the Wiikey Outreach Project. For those of your unfamiair with the project, work was started to rennovate and repair Classroom block A of Anuwitayalai Prey Srolit School in Cambodia back in January. There have been a number of delays along the way, but all have been overcome and we are all very proud of the progress made so far. All of this was done by using a portion of the proceeds from Wiikey sales in 2009.

Hello World on OFW 6.30...

modrobert writes: "There are videos floating around on YouTube of a new savegame exploit for the official PSP firmware 6.30 posted by mamosuke. For more info, check the forum post over at lan.st."