[checkme2807]

Hi

I performed the tests over the new version of WiiMC with no luck.
Here’s a thought, I have a compiled version of a Wii Linux Kernel that supports external USB DVD drives, which I often use, I was thinking of compiling the latest version of WiiMC under Wii Linux and see how it behaves.
I already tried reproducing movies on my external DVD drive using Xine but it’s veeeryyy slooow and the image is either all green or all blue (still trying to figure out how to make it work)
Anyway, suggestions are welcome, especially on how to compile WiiMC under Wii Linux (I’m pretty much an amateur at it)
Cheers

[checkme2807]

@clava wrote:

@mugre1975
One more question: does your dvd reader come with external power supply?

Nope, It has two USB plugs, both of them plugged into the back of the Wii. As is, the drive works perfectly fine when loading game backups using ULoader, I remember that when I switched the cables the drive didn’t work.

Cheers

[checkme2807]

Quick update

I’ve tested Clava’s new revision and WiiMC 1.1.3
* In both cases I have no luck loading a movie DVD, but both of them detected it and I was able to browse the discs.
* In both cases after failing loading a file the DVD gets unmounted and the only way for WiiMC to detect it again is to totally shutdown and restart the Wii, nothing else works: unplugging the device, changing discs, etc.
* In both cases I tried to load files with the DVD Support option enabled and disabled.

Although I cannot prove it because I couldn’t get a screen capture on time, I’m pretty sure I was getting the same stack dump I posted on my last reply on clava’s revision until I tried to load a VOB file, after that, every file I tried to load crashed with the stack dump I’m attaching to this reply.

On WiiMC 1.1.3 I don’t get stack dumps when trying to load IFO files, just an error message (also attached to this reply), I waited a couple of seconds to see what happened if I didn’t click on “OK” (last time I got a crash dump), but nothing happened.
When trying to browse back I get another error message telling the device cannot be detected, which I’m also attaching, clicking on “Retry” has no effect.
The last screen capture I’m attaching is a stack dump I get when trying to load VOB files in WiiMC 1.1.3, which is different from clava’s.

Please have in mind that when I did my last test (before this one) I had a USB hub, a USB mouse and a USB Keyboard attached to my Wii. This time I only had the DVD Drive.

That’s all for now, hope it helps
Cheers

[checkme2807]

I’m running it on IOS 58, and I have the latest version of Homebrew Channel, furthermore my Wii is 4.2U

Having answered that, here’s what I did so far:
I performed rodries’ test 4 more times:
1) With a Wii Original Disc on
2) With a Wii Backup Disc on
3) With a Movie original Disc on
4) With a Movie backup Disc on
They all said the drive is compatible except for the first one, attached to this reply you’ll find the logs

I reloaded your modified revision of WiiMC using the custom channel and from within HBC, both times with a backup movie on, and both times WiiMC detected it, I tried to load IFO files in both cases, and I got an error message first, and if I didn’t click OK after a couple of seconds I got a CRASH DUMP, if I do click on OK, it seems like the drive gets unmounted and WiiMC does not detect it anymore, funny thing is you have to completely shutdown the Wii and restart it for WiiMC to detect it again. If you just get out of WiiMC and reload it, WiiMC doesn’t detect the drive, no matter what (I tried ejecting the tray and reinserting it, unplugging the device, and nothing, sometimes I just got another crash dump)

So, also attached to this reply you’ll find screen captures of:
* WiiMC’s drive detection
* WiiMC’s error message when loading from custom channel
* WiiMC’ CRASH DUMP when loading from custom channel
* WiiMC’s error message when loading from within HBC
* WiiMC’s CRASH DUMP when loading from within HBC

I sincerely hope it helps
Cheers!

[checkme2807]

OK, here’s what I tested:

I loaded the modified revision of WiiMC with a backup movie DVD on, and it didn’t recognize it.
I ejected the tray, and reinserted it, and still no luck.
I reloaded WiiMC this time with the tray open, once it loaded I inserted the DVD, and it detected it, I surfed through the folders, and tried to load two different files (I was unable to see their extension so I don’t really know wether I selected an IFO file or not), still in both cases the Wii restarted itself, I’ll repeat the test checking the file names and extensions on a PC and then loading an IFO file.

That’s how far I’ve gotten so far, but I’ll keep at it.
Cheers

P.S.: I also unplugged the DVD drive to try a detection test but got an ISI exception with no CODE DUMP

[checkme2807]

Clava

I’m actually a newbie in Linux, I’ve been doing some experiments with Whiite Linux (I’ve even compiled my own kernel with external USB drive support!), and Xine, hoping to achieve what you’re about to with WiiMC: External DVD playback through Wii. But I had no luck (Xine goes too slow and I’m still figuring out how to set it up).
Anyway, all of this is kinda off topic, what I’m trying to say is that I’ll gladly take your version to perform some tests of my own with original and backup movies and give you feedback if you wish to.
I’m no coder so I’ll try to help whatever else way I can.
Cheers

[checkme2807]

I have an external DVDR Drive (Samsung), already posted the log on the USB test thread, but in case you find it useful I attached it to this reply.
I did the test without a disc in the drive, don’t know if I shoud try it again with a disc inside, let me know and I’ll get it done.
Thanks for keeping up!
Cheers

[checkme2807]

I’ve run the test for my external Samsung DVDR USB Drive with no luck.
Here’s the log
Cheers

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