Swiss 0.3

[emu_kidid]

Change list of version 0.3:
- Added 16:9 widescreen forcing for games (thx Extrems!)
- Added WiiRD Support for Games from all devices
- Added 576p video mode support to Swiss/Games (thx Extrems!)
- Added memory card emulation from SDGecko in slot A (WIP)
- Added Ocarina Cheat engine support (.gct files or .qch archive still supported)
- Added USBGecko PC browsing and game launch support (swissserver.exe)
- Added automatic device selection priority (wiikey fusion, sd gecko (if "default device"), dvd if medium up)
- Added Wiikey Fusion flashing support
- Added IPL and DVD disc dumping via BBA HTTP (point browser at GC IP addr)
- Added audio muting during reads if enabled (disabled by default)
- Added boot.dol launching from an SD Card if detected at startup
- Added GUI user friendly enhancements
- Fix IDE-EXI support
- Fix wiikey fusion and 32GB SD cards
- Fix input scanning blocking threads (BBA now works a lot better)
- Fix large files trying to get patched (Fifa 2004)
- Fix Linux compiling issue
- Removed GCARS cheat engine (in favour of Ocarina)

Download at http://code.google.com/p/swiss-gc/downloads/list

[novadragon849]

Amazing work emu_kidid! Really appreciate it.

As always, I will try to provide you with some info on how some of the games work...

I have tried the following NTSC games and the results are:

Fire Emblem Path of Radiance - The game runs good but the audio for the intro and throughout the game is choppy.

Eternal Darkness - The game loads fine but same as above , it is a bit laggy. Major improvement over the 0.2 version which didn't even load....

Baten Kaitos Origins - The game loads fine but same as above , it is a bit laggy. Major improvement over the 0.2 version which didn't even load....

Baten Kaitos Eternal Wings and the Lost Ocean - The game loads fine but same as above , it is a bit laggy. Major improvement over the 0.2 version which didn't even load....

If I find anything new then I will post it here.

@emu_kidid just a quick question, what causes lag? Will it be possible to fix it someday? Pretty such its not my 8gb sandisk ultra which can run as 32MHZ.....

[SouLSLayeR]

OMFG YES.

I'm like this atm:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P3ALwKeSEYs

Thanks a bunch Emu :3

[emu_kidid]

novadragon849, try the "Mute audio stutter" option and see if it makes it less annoying.

[bearteam]

Bravo!
BTW, Emu_kidid, what are your goals for Swiss 0.4?

[Ashen]

Absolutely amazing Emu! Thanks so much for the hard work put into this!

[Ashen]

Seems the Wiikey Fusion swissflasher.gcm included isn't working properly. It wont launch at all from the previous Swiss version I had flashed to the Wiikey (fatal exception). So I reverted back to official Wiikey 1.5fw and launched it from there, but it just boots into normal Swiss and doesn't attempt to flash the Wiikey. I also tried extracting the .dol and flasher files from the .iso with isobuster, tried flashing swiss(ntsc).fzn and resulted in a soft brick on my wiikey (recoverable with 1.2rev fw).

[julius]

Downloading...

[corenting]

Great work emu, I really like this homebrew !

[emu_kidid]

Ashen, yep that's what happens with me when I try to run the flasher ISO from within Swiss. Can you try flashing the PAL FZN file? I tried that and it worked fine for me..

[emu_kidid]

Bravo!
BTW, Emu_kidid, what are your goals for Swiss 0.4?

goals for 0.4 are probably bigger than they really will be but here's a short list of things I'd like to get done for 0.4:
- Audio Streaming from at least disc based devices which lack it (wiikey fusion)
- Make memcard emulation better (it's still a work in progress)
- In game reset (for SDGecko/Ide-exi at least)
- Wiikey fusion 2 disc support
- Turn off the laser automatically when the disc is not being read for a long time in retail/backup disc games to save laser life
- Virtual memory library (this isn't really a swiss thing only, but more for all homebrew)
- vgmstream functionality so users can listen to music from original game discs
- probably some GUI enhancements
- Bug fixes, lots and lots of them.

[Ashen]

Yep, pal flasher file worked fine on both my test cube and my rev 3 fusion. Thanks again Emu!

Here's the standalone flasher for people already flashed to a previous version of Swiss on their Wiikey Fusions.

[emu_kidid]

cool, I'll update the download archive, seems the NTSC ISO must be broken somehow.

FYI, Swiss 0.3 is "the flasher", if it detects any ISO (renamed to .FZN) and is exactly 1,900,544 bytes in size, it'll ask to flash it.

[gcpro]

I'll try Luigi's Mansion now! it won't works for me in others versions of swiss


Thanks emu_kidid!!!!! you do a big and best work with GC scene!!!!

[emu_kidid]

gcpro, use high level patch for Luigis Mansion NTSC.

[gcpro]

gcpro, use high level patch for Luigis Mansion NTSC.

not work xD hangs com "press start" after i press start '-'


but, thaaaaaaaanks xDDD

[emu_kidid]

I'm 100% sure it work(ed) at some point, I just don't recall the settings I used

edit: I believe it was another issue not high level patch that fixed it, so try low level

[gcpro]

I'm 100% sure it work(ed) at some point, I just don't recall the settings I used

hahahahaha xD, no problem, i'm only dream for years with the possibility of this game...
auhuhaa, just kidding xD

Well, when you remember, tell me! now i'll enjoy the new version with my other backups! thanks for all big man!

edit: not work with low too, "works" better with high but after press start, freezy and make this sound "ziiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiim" ahuauhauah XD

[Sintendo]

Congratulations on getting another version out! Any news on the IDE-EXI DMA firmware update?

[Guanako]

Hi, Could it be possible to add game covers like wii does?
A question off topic..I have problems with 480p using swiss on wii, when I try Zelda TP (gc) it doesn´t work well, it turns on a deep blue tone, but it works fine on standard mode.

Hola, sera posible la opcion de agregar covers de los juegos?
Una pregunta fuera del tema... Tengo problemas cuando juego a 480p con swiss en el wii.Zelda TP toma un color azulado, pero jugando en formato estandar todo se ve bien.

[KirovAir]

Thanks again emu_kidid! Your hard work is really appreciated! Testing as we speak!

[emu_kidid]

Guanako, that's a strange issue, I haven't experienced it myself but then again I don't use the Wii much with Swiss. Can you try another game in 480p, perhaps it is your TV?

[megalomaniac]

Hi, Could it be possible to add game covers like wii does?

game covers would be need more work...
its possible, but whats wrong with just displaying the banner??


swiss would needs to load the title first in order to display the banner....same would be true to display the title...

to display a cover would require either BBA adapter to download the cover to display and hold in ram, or to store the cover in a readable area such as SDgekko or HDD with IDE-EXI....



but yes its possible....

[emu_kidid]

Yeah, I plan to add banner support to the GUI but I need to thread it (requires a bit of work as it wasn't designed for threading in the first place) so I don't "block" users from browsing around smoothly.

[GillBert]

Nice emu, thank you too much for all your efforts!

I have a question: Does 16:9 wide forcing function work from a disc in the Gamecube? It's because I don't have a wide TV right now, so I can't test it, but I'd like to know.

And what does mean "WiiRD Support for Games from all devices" ?

Thanks in advance!