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[Tekashi]

(04-07-2021, 11:21 AM)mimimi Wrote: I suggest using an ush hdd that uses an external power supply. External usb hdds use more power than usb is supposed to provide, this can potentially burn out the usb port on your wii over time. Other than that, set your wii to go into proper standby mode and not the fake one that runs at like 50% power, but the fan is not running. I did all that, but the gpu of my wii is artifacting in some games. The only thing to prevent something like this is not using it at all...

Is this actually true ?
I use a normal usb hdd plugged to wii.
If that really damages the wii hardware, then should I go for an externally powered hdd?
Or flash drives? Maybe they consume less power...

[JosJuice]

I've never heard of a USB port burning out like that.

[NaturalViolence]

(04-07-2021, 05:18 AM)ExtremeDude2 Wrote: You can see post count, thread count, referrals, etc.

https://forums.dolphin-emu.org/memberlist.php?perpage=20&sort=postnum&order=descending

Holy shit how am I still at number 2!  I haven't been active here in a full decade at this point.

(04-07-2021, 06:44 PM)JosJuice Wrote: I've never heard of a USB port burning out like that.

That's because it's literally impossible according to the usb-inf standards. Nothing can "use more power than usb is supposed to provide" since the usb ports restrict current to a maximum of 1a/2a. If a device needs more power than that it simply won't work.

Those "usb port killers" you see work by using an extremely high voltage across all of the pins. Trying to push too much current at the standard 5v would require modifying the usb controller in the host.

[KHg8m3r]

(04-07-2021, 05:18 AM)ExtremeDude2 Wrote: You can see post count, thread count, referrals, etc.

https://forums.dolphin-emu.org/memberlist.php?perpage=20&sort=postnum&order=descending

When did I become #8?

[AnyOldName3]

(04-07-2021, 05:18 AM)ExtremeDude2 Wrote: You can see post count, thread count, referrals, etc.

https://forums.dolphin-emu.org/memberlist.php?perpage=20&sort=postnum&order=descending

I used to check that page several times a week back in the day. Now it's full of people I've not seen here for forever. This forum's still pretty active by forum standards, but it's obvious we're not using it like we used to.

[DJBarry004]

I'm somehow in the top 20. Interesting.

[NaturalViolence]

(04-08-2021, 07:14 AM)AnyOldName3 Wrote: I used to check that page several times a week back in the day. Now it's full of people I've not seen here for forever. This forum's still pretty active by forum standards, but it's obvious we're not using it like we used to.

Yeah.  Kind of to be expected since dolphin isn't "new" anymore.  Most of that excitement has moved to wiiu/switch emulation.  Dolphin is still improving at a good rate but it's already reached a pretty good state so naturally more of the attention has shifted to newer platforms that aren't in as good of a state.

[Admentus]

Wut? I still end up using Dolphin the most of all my emulators. Mostly to just emulate N64 VC titles... Welp... Which I can do just about as fine on a N64 emulator like Project64... Now that I think about it. Anyway, the GC and Wii have some unmatched classics super Paper Mario: TTYD and Super Mario Galaxy.

Now what I need is some more retexturing features, like multiple textures / hashes being able to share the same PNG texture, ya know? For more efficient use of Disk Space and RAM.

[AnyOldName3]

I'm sure there are bazillions of people who've used Dolphin more than me - I initially became interested because someone bought me a copy of Super Mario Galaxy and the Wii was downstairs and required negotiating with family members for access to the TV, and yet I've still never got further than the bee bit near the beginning. This forum just had lots of interesting people talking about interesting things at around the time I got my first computer that I didn't have to share, so I stuck around after my initial post.

[Shonumi]

Reminds me of how I first got started on the Dolphin Forums. Around the time I was graduating college, I was getting back into emulation, and I was obsessed with playing stuff in HD. Playstation 1, N64, and especially GameCube. I remember there was an older screenshots thread around here. Once I saw some of my favorites (Melee, Tales of Symphonia, F-Zero GX), I started lurking around here. Finally worked up the courage to build a gaming PC. Guess I went around helping people (a lot) and kinda found a home here.

If it weren't for Dolphin and folks like neobrain, I might not have gotten inspired to developing emulators myself. I owe this community a lot really. AnyOldName3, don't forget you were the one who originally suggested I make custom graphics for Game Boy games. I don't maintain that feature much anymore, but it was wild when it first came out