191 lines
9.3 KiB
Markdown
191 lines
9.3 KiB
Markdown
<button class="tablinks btn btn--large btn--primary GCBM" id="defaultOpen" onclick="openTab(event, 'GCBM_usbloaderGX')">USB Loader GX</button>
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<button class="tablinks btn btn--large btn--info GCBM" onclick="openTab(event, 'GCBM_wiiflow')">WiiFlow</button>
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<div id="GCBM_usbloaderGX" class="blanktabcontent" markdown="1">
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## Downloading GameCube Game Covers Offline (USB Loader GX)
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#### What you need
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- A Wii
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- An SD card or USB drive
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#### Instructions
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If you just completed the **Wii Backup Manager** section of this page you, skip to Section II. If not continue with the guide.
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{: .notice--info}
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##### Section I - Setup
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1. Plug your SD card or USB drive into your computer and create a folder called `Covers` on the root of you device.
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##### Section II - Downloading Covers
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1. Open and load your games into Gamecube Backup Manager.
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If you don't know how to load your games, click [here](gcbackupmanager).<br>{: .notice--info}
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1. Once your games have loaded, it should look like this. 
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1. Navigate to the `Covers` tab that's in the top left corner and select it, then click `Sync and Download covers (of all games listed)` from the drop down menu.
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1. Select the `Log *` tab, to see the covers downloading. If you see an error like this `[YYYY-MM-DD XX:XX:XX] [ERROR] Failed to download cover (e.g. (Full), (Disc), (3D) or (2D)!`. This probably means that the specific cover it's trying to download is not made yet.
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1. Go back to the `Files(Source)` tab, just select a game to see the new covers you downloaded. 
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##### Section III - Verifying the covers downloaded
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1. Open **File Explorer** and navigate and go into the `GCBM` folder, look for a folder called `covers` and go into it.
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1. You should see a folder called `cache`, go into that folder and you should see a **region** folder (e.g. US, EN, DE etc.). Enter the **region** folder.
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1. Once in the **region** folder, you should see 4 folders named `2d`, `3d`, `Disc`, and `Full`.
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It's recommended to use the `3d` covers for **USB Loader GX**. {: .notice--info}
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1. Go into the `3d` folder and you should see the covers for your games. 
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##### Section IV - Transferring the covers
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1. Still in the `3d` folder, select all the `.png` cover files and copy them into the `covers` folder that's on the root of your SD card or USB drive.
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##### Section V - Displaying the covers
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1. safely eject and insert the SD card or USB drive into your Wii. **If using a USB HDD, ensure it is plugged into Port 0, like seen here.**
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1. Launch "The Homebrew Channel" (HBC) on your Wii, then load "USB Loader GX".
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1. In USB Loader GX, go to "Settings". (**"Gears" icon in the bottom left corner**)
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1. Press right on the d-pad or the "+" symbol on the Wii remote to navigate to **page 2** in the settings menu. 
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1. On **Page 2**, click the **"Custom Paths"** option. 
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1. Choose the **"3D Cover Path"** option. 
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1. When the **"3D Cover Path"** screen appears, you should see the root of your SD card or USB drive. **If needed, change the drive by clicking the middle button where the pointer is.** 
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1. In the **"3D Cover Path"** screen, locate and select the **"covers"** folder. 
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1. Press "OK" to set the path and then click "OK" on the next screen as well. 
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1. Back out of the settings menu and verify that the covers are displaying correctly on the main USB Loader GX screen. 
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Congratulations! You have successfully obtained and displayed the game covers for your games. Enjoy your gaming experience with full covers!
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{: .notice--info}
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</div>
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<div id="GCBM_wiiflow" class="blanktabcontent" markdown="1">
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## Downloading GameCube Game Covers Offline (WiiFlow)
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#### What you need
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- A Wii
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- An SD card or USB drive
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If you just completed the **Wii Backup Manager** section of this page you, skip to Section II. If not continue with the guide. {: .notice--info}
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#### Instructions
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##### Section I - Setting up SD card or USB drive
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1. Plug your SD card or USB drive into your computer and create a folder called `WiiFlow` on the root of you device.Then create a folder called `boxcovers` inside the `WiiFlow` folder.
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##### Section II - Downloading the covers
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1. Open and load your games into GCBM
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If you don't know how to load your games, click [here](gcbackupmanager).
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{: .notice--info}
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1. Once your games have loaded, it should look like this. 
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1. Navigate to the `Covers` tab that's in the top left corner and select it, then click `Sync and Download covers (of all games listed)` from the drop down menu.
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1. Select the `Log *` tab, to verify that the covers are downloading. If you see an error like this `[YYYY-MM-DD XX:XX:XX] [ERROR] Failed to download cover (e.g. (Full), (Disc), (3D) or (2D)!`. This probably means that the specific cover it's trying to download is not made yet.
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1. Go back to the `Files(Source)` tab, just select a game to see the new covers you downloaded. 
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##### Section III - Verifying the covers downloaded
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1. Open **File Explorer** and navigate and go into the `GCBM` folder, look for a folder called `covers` and go into it.
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1. You should see a folder called `cache`, go into that folder and you should see a **region** folder (e.g. US, EN, DE etc.). Enter the **region** folder.
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1. Once in the **region** folder, you should see 4 folders named `2d`, `3d`, `Disc`, and `Full`.
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It's recommended to use the `Full` covers for **WiiFlow**. {: .notice--info}
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1. Go into the `Full` folder and you should see the covers for your games. 
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##### Section IV - Transferring the covers
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1. Still in the `Full` folder, select all the `.png` cover files and copy them into the `boxcovers` folder that you created inside the `WiiFlow` folder.
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##### Section V - Displaying the covers
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1. safely eject and insert the SD card or USB drive into your Wii. **If using a USB HDD, ensure it is plugged into Port 0, like seen here.**
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1. Launch "The Homebrew Channel" (HBC) on your Wii, then load "WiiFlow".
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1. Press the HOME button on the Wii remote to open the `Settings`. 
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1. When in the `Settings` screen, press either the `Right Arrow` in the bottom left or the **" + "** icon on the Wii remote to go to **Page 4**. 
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1. Once in **Page 4**. You'll see an option called `Path Manager` , press `GO` 
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1. When you get into the `Path Manager` screen, click the `Set` option for the `Box Cover`. 
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1. Once you've done that you should see this screen. Pick the device that has the `WiiFlow` folder on the root of the device. 
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1. After you picked your deivce, navigate to the `WiiFlow` folder and select it. **(NOTE" It may be on a different page, use the `Arrows` at in the bottom left to change pages)** 
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1. Look for a folder called `boxcovers` and select it. 
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1. You'll be meet with a blank screen, don't worry it's normal, press the `Set` button that's in the buttom middle of the screen 
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1. Select the `Back` option until you return to the WiiFlow main menu. You should now see a message saying **"Converting covers X of X"**. This indicates that WiiFlow is converting the covers for your games. 
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Congratulations! You have successfully obtained and displayed the game covers for your games. Enjoy your gaming experience with full covers!
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{: .notice--info}
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</div>
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<script>
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let tabcontent = document.getElementsByClassName("blanktabcontent");
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let tablinks = document.getElementsByClassName("tablinks");
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function openTab(evt, tabName) {
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let element;
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for (element of tabcontent) {
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element.style.display = "none";
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}
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for (element of tablinks) {
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element.className = element.className.replace(
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"btn--primary",
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"btn--info"
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);
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if (
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!element.className.includes("btn--info") &&
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element.className.includes("GCBM")
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)
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element.className += " btn--info";
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}
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document.getElementById(tabName).style.display = "block";
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evt.currentTarget.className = evt.currentTarget.className.replace(
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"btn--info",
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"btn--primary"
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);
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}
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// Get the element with id="defaultOpen" and click on it
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document.getElementById("defaultOpen").click();
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</script>
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