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Question about direct homebrew execution - HighScoreGirlAnon - 10-10-2018
Hello!
I read in a post a while ago that Dolphin can't boot (dol) files directly on Wii mode, since it defaults to GC, it's true? If yes, there's some commandline switch or option to change this?
RE: Question about direct homebrew execution - JosJuice - 10-10-2018
Dolphin tries to autodetect whether a DOL file is for the GC or Wii, which works in most cases, but fails for certain homebrew such as Not64 (which is Wii but gets treated as GC). There is currently no way to override it.
RE: Question about direct homebrew execution - HighScoreGirlAnon - 10-10-2018
(10-10-2018, 07:21 AM)JosJuice Wrote: Dolphin tries to autodetect whether a DOL file is for the GC or Wii, which works in most cases, but fails for certain homebrew such as Not64 (which is Wii but gets treated as GC). There is currently no way to override it.
Oh, I see.
I'll try to find the code that does this to make sure my tests run as Wii so! Thank you!
RE: Question about direct homebrew execution - JosJuice - 10-10-2018
Unless you're using some kind of packer that compresses the program code, the detection will probably work correctly.
If you're curious about how Dolphin's detection works, here it is: https://github.com/dolphin-emu/dolphin/blob/master/Source/Core/Core/Boot/DolReader.cpp#L61-L66
RE: Question about direct homebrew execution - HighScoreGirlAnon - 10-10-2018
(10-10-2018, 03:55 PM)JosJuice Wrote: Unless you're using some kind of packer that compresses the program code, the detection will probably work correctly.
If you're curious about how Dolphin's detection works, here it is: https://github.com/dolphin-emu/dolphin/blob/master/Source/Core/Core/Boot/DolReader.cpp#L61-L66
I already had found, but thank you!
And well, I'm not sure... I'm with some problems related to this, my homebrew simply isn't recognized as Wii. I thought it was some problem with me, but I tried some examples from DevkitPPC and the Wii examples from there isn't recognized properly too.
By now I already done a custom build to force the Wii mode, but well, it's kind of annoying xD.
RE: Question about direct homebrew execution - HighScoreGirlAnon - 10-11-2018
Tried to simulate the instruction Dolphin's search for, no luck too :/.
RE: Question about direct homebrew execution - Blacknite08 - 10-11-2018
You can try using CustomizeMii to inject your dol file into a wad that Dolphin can boot up directly. I've used it to get Not64 to boot directly.