Hi, folks! I've got a question about file types. I've just built a media PC front-ended with GameEx and back-ended with a whole lot of custom programs and batch files that glue the entire thing together. It's controlled entirely with a DualShock 3 (unless I actually need to go into Windows to futz around with things, in which case I have a wireless kb/mouse combo.) The idea is to keep Windows hidden behind GameEx as much as possible, and to that end I've got Dolphin running command-line with game options set up beforehand in the GUI. And I've got GameCube stuff running great! Well, for the most part, but the stuff that doesn't run well (hi, Geist) isn't a back end issue.
My issue is with filetypes. Currently the back end is mostly batch files, and as a result it can't do any deep scanning of file data to know exactly what's what - an ISO is just an ISO, not necessarily a Wii ISO or a PS1 ISO or a SegaCD ISO or... well, you get the picture. Currently the .ISO file extension is attached to the SegaCD platform, with TGCD requiring a cuesheet, PS1 requiring bins, cdis, or imgs, and ps2 requiring .ISO files renamed to .IS2. I _may_ just try changing SegaCD to require something different, but with the exception of the Wii, things Just Work the way they are and I'd like to keep them that way. To that end, I've got my Wii stuff in several ISOs (ripped onto FAT32-WBFS via C-USBL and transferred to my PC via Wii Backup Manager)... renamed to .WISO. Therein lies the problem - loading games into Dolphin's browser seems to be tied to file extensions, and well, Dolphin doesn't know what to do with a .WISO file even though it's just a plain old Wii ISO.
So what are my options here? Can I use WBM to dump the data out of the ISO into folders and run that? I hear CISO support is flakey though these reports may be old; is that a viable alternative? Or is there another extension I can use that Dolphin will recognize as simply being a Wii ISO?
Thanks in advance!
My issue is with filetypes. Currently the back end is mostly batch files, and as a result it can't do any deep scanning of file data to know exactly what's what - an ISO is just an ISO, not necessarily a Wii ISO or a PS1 ISO or a SegaCD ISO or... well, you get the picture. Currently the .ISO file extension is attached to the SegaCD platform, with TGCD requiring a cuesheet, PS1 requiring bins, cdis, or imgs, and ps2 requiring .ISO files renamed to .IS2. I _may_ just try changing SegaCD to require something different, but with the exception of the Wii, things Just Work the way they are and I'd like to keep them that way. To that end, I've got my Wii stuff in several ISOs (ripped onto FAT32-WBFS via C-USBL and transferred to my PC via Wii Backup Manager)... renamed to .WISO. Therein lies the problem - loading games into Dolphin's browser seems to be tied to file extensions, and well, Dolphin doesn't know what to do with a .WISO file even though it's just a plain old Wii ISO.
So what are my options here? Can I use WBM to dump the data out of the ISO into folders and run that? I hear CISO support is flakey though these reports may be old; is that a viable alternative? Or is there another extension I can use that Dolphin will recognize as simply being a Wii ISO?
Thanks in advance!