Riivolution builds, but does not work on Console.

[IonicPixels]

After the updates made, Riivolution builds just fine. I moved the boot.elf from the build and put it on my Wii SD Card. I tested on both the OG Wii and Wii U and neither booted Riivolution. What could I have done wrong in the build?

[IonicPixels]

here is an image of the error:

[AerialX]

Heh, just because it compiles doesn't mean it will work! Comparing with the latest official release, does it behave the same or is this message unique to your built version? You might need to set up more logging...

[IonicPixels]

this message is unique to the built version. I can give more details through Discord if you would like. If you do, message me at IonicPixels#3139

[AerialX]

comment out the define on this line to get more logging out of it. You're mostly on your own though, as I don't actually have a setup for testing anything now. I might suggest starting by tackling the relevant gcc warnings.

I wonder if it would be possible to set up more automated testing via dolphin or something... does it even include an ARM emulator for IOS or does it just simulate it with a HAL?

[IonicPixels]

I will try that. I'll let you know if that works. I have been testing on console this entire time btw, making sure that the error is not Dolphin only

[IonicPixels]

alright I got this:

[MasterofGalaxies]

I can confirm this issue exists.

I wonder if it would be possible to set up more automated testing via dolphin or something... does it even include an ARM emulator for IOS or does it just simulate it with a HAL?

Dolphin only simulates IOS.

[lilousky]

The smash version only changes menus for cosmetic reasons. It does not include any sort of relevant haxx or launcher logic changes AFAIK, so I would not suggest bothering with it.

Imma just pop in for a second and mention that the brawl build available on the riivolution archive produces the same error for me as the one in the first screenshot.
EDIT: Not asking for help/support idgaf about a reskin, but it might be useful to anyone who takes the time to fix it up, if anyone. The community (or at the very least the mkw community) still mostly uses riivo for now, but there is talk of riivolution replacements.

[AerialX]

Imma just pop in for a second and mention that the brawl build available on the riivolution archive produces the same error for me as the one in the first screenshot.

Interesting, thanks for the note. IIRC it should be equivalent to Riiv 1.02, though I might've expected you to see a "downgrade" message instead of a "reinstall"? The requirement for a specific IOS37 version does make things a bit tricky, but it doesn't tell you all that much without the extra logging enabled. It could be worth testing with 1.05/1.04 and manually checking/installing IOS37 versions (don't do this on a Wii U) - but really we still need to do a little in-depth debugging.

[lilousky]

though I might've expected you to see a "downgrade" message instead of a "reinstall"?

After testing it again, you're right. Was basing off of memory of a few years ago when I had tried to install it.

[lilousky]

After having commented out the define line in haxx, the log was not the same. Weirdly it does not give the message saying that AHBPROT was already disabled, even though I was launching from HBC

Edit: After pressing A to reinstall IOS37 the output was the same, apart from the values following the message stating AHBPROT was already disabled (it is c1010000 000619ef)

[MasterofGalaxies]

I compiled Riivolution with devkitPro and libraries from when v1.06 was released. It doesn't work entirely; the console still powered off shortly after the GUI appeared (just like in builds with modern DKP and libs, as was reported here earlier).

However, the haxx.cpp issues did not occur. To fix those, I'd suggest bindiffing haxx.o from my build with haxx.o as built with modern DKP (as I was going to do myself, however I have not had time to work on this lately).

haxx.o.zip

[IonicPixels]

When I changed the errors to return as if they were working properly, I was able to get Riivo to reboot the console instead of power off. I was using modern devkitPro. I then set all returns back to -1 and added some prints to where the errors occur, which happens to be at do_exploit (where it breaks, and forces the exit to HBC)

[Fynn93]

Does anyone know how to fix this?

[AerialX]

I do have a Wii to test with now, will probably get to it within a few weeks fwiw.

[lilousky]

I found this repository which has some work done, notably to the problematic haxx.cpp. I haven't tried to compile it yet so I don't know if it was successful but it might be.

[MasterofGalaxies]

The system shutting down or rebooting, as I and others have mentioned here, is caused by CheckShutdown() at

rawksd/launcher/source/init.cpp

Line 74 in 14b6f27

void CheckShutdown()

This function is presumably supposed to shutdown the system when the power button has been pressed, but for some reason instead shuts down the system every time it's called. Didn't look into that; just disabled that function.

After doing that, I compiled Riivolution with old versions of devkitPPC and the libraries it uses, and got a build that was able to launch a game with patches on a USB drive. (It did not work with an SD card.)

[Fynn93]

So I replaced haxx.cpp with this haxx.cpp It compiled successfully, but it still doesnt work.

[AerialX]

So there have been a bunch of distinct issues being reported, I'm kind of tracking them here:

• CheckShutdown: e347b36
• IOS 37 TMD failed sig check: 943cb09
• do_patch 0 failed

I encountered the issue reported by Lami-Lemmy, so I fixed that first. I can at least confirm that builds made with modern dkP work well enough now; I launched Newer as a test via SD card and it seemed alright. RiiFS seemed to work as expected too.

My assumption is that the remaining error is unique to iOS37 v5663 - I'm currently testing on a slightly outdated Wii with v5662 but I'll try updating it soon (dop-mii seems like a convenient way to upgrade/downgrade for testing, but do not use it on a vWii, heed the warnings, etc).

Have we confirmed that the do_patch 0 failed message also appears on the Wii U / vWii when you comment out the printf for the extra debugging messages? I also haven't tested installing the Riiv channel yet, it would be nice to know if that works now?

EDIT: I updated iOS37 and still don't encounter the original do_patch error, seems to work just fine here.

[Fynn93]

So, after I compiled Riivolution and ran it, Riivolution got stuck in an endless loop of "Loading...".

That is another bug (maybe?)

[AerialX]

So, after I compiled Riivolution and ran it, Riivolution got stuck in an endless loop of "Loading...".

Try downloading from the CI build, and test with different combinations of SD card, no SD card, DVD, no DVD, no USB, etc. That riivolution.zip's boot.elf launches properly like my local builds here. I've only tested SD and WiFi - not sure if USB works but I'd expect it to.

Also what hardware version of Wii, system menu version, etc. are you on?

[IonicPixels]

So there have been a bunch of distinct issues being reported, I'm kind of tracking them here:

• CheckShutdown: e347b36
• IOS 37 TMD failed sig check: 943cb09
• do_patch 0 failed

what I am getting from this is that do_patch is the only thing preventing Riivo from working perfectly. If I understand this right, is do_patch failing sometimes, most of the time, or randomly?

[AerialX]

Sorry I have no idea, I never saw it on the Wii I have here so can't reproduce it at all. It might be worth laying out:

• Wii hardware variant/region/version/etc
• Version of IOS37 currently installed on the system
• Method of launching Riiv (HBC? version? SD? USB? Wiiload?)
• Do you have bootmii or some other pervasive mods installed? Anything strange about your system menu or have some sort of cIOS or something?
• Get full logs instead of letting the IOS37 reinstall clobber half the screen

Also maybe try modifying do_patch by changing the check to if (true) { and see if it works anyway without the safety check?

[IonicPixels]

oh that is a good idea, I'll mention now my Wii is the first revision (RVL 001), version 4.3U, region being US. IOS37 is currently installed, (Riivolution 1.6 works fine) the method of loading the CI builds and my own builds with HBC, on an SD. I do have Bootmii and Priiloader on my Wii. I'll change the check to if (true) { and test the CI build on my Wii when I get home from school. I'll report back any new information as soon as I can

[Fynn93]

The CI Build works for me, but self-compiling still doesn't work.

[lilousky]

The CI Build works for me, but self-compiling still doesn't work.

That's most likely an issue in your setup, what's your OS/revision of dkp?

[Fynn93]

That's most likely an issue in your setup, what's your OS/revision of dkp?

OS: Manjaro Linux 21.2.5 (based on Arch Linux)
DKP: devkitPPC r40
devkitARM r57

Also installing the Channel works.

[IonicPixels]

The CI Build works for me, but self-compiling still doesn't work.

I can confirm this, its only self-compiling that fails.