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This channel allows the user to launch [[Wii]] or [[Gamecube]] games from the disk drive of the Wii. | This channel allows the user to launch [[Wii]] or [[Gamecube]] games from the disk drive of the Wii. Currently, Dolphin cannot launch games with it. All it can do in Dolphin is display the currently "inserted" disc, as set in the Default ISO path: Options => Configure... => Paths, or by using "Change Disc...": File => Change Disc... | ||
== Problems == | == Problems == | ||
=== | === Hang on Loading Disc === | ||
Previous versions of Dolphin gave an error when attempted to load a game with the disc channel. Now that it better emulates Wii Menu functions, the emulated Disc Channel is able to read the discs, and will even try to launch the game, but it will hang, stuck on a black screen unable to load the game. | |||
== Configuration == | == Configuration == | ||
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{{testing/entry|revision=3.0|OS=Windows 7 x64|CPU=Intel Quad Core Xeon @ 2.8GHz|GPU=ATI Radeon HD 5770|result=Launching any game results in the following error: IOCTL_ES_LAUNCH: Game tried to reload ios or a title that is not available in your nand dump TitleID xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx. Dolphin will likely hang now.|tester=SephirothFanatic}} | {{testing/entry|revision=3.0|OS=Windows 7 x64|CPU=Intel Quad Core Xeon @ 2.8GHz|GPU=ATI Radeon HD 5770|result=Launching any game results in the following error: IOCTL_ES_LAUNCH: Game tried to reload ios or a title that is not available in your nand dump TitleID xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx. Dolphin will likely hang now.|tester=SephirothFanatic}} | ||
{{testing/entry|revision=3.0-376|OS=Windows 7 x64|CPU=Intel Quad Core Xeon @ 2.8GHz|GPU=ATI Radeon HD 5770|result=Launching any game results in the following error: IOCTL_ES_LAUNCH: Game tried to reload ios or a title that is not available in your nand dump TitleID xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx. Dolphin will likely hang now.|tester=SephirothFanatic}} | {{testing/entry|revision=3.0-376|OS=Windows 7 x64|CPU=Intel Quad Core Xeon @ 2.8GHz|GPU=ATI Radeon HD 5770|result=Launching any game results in the following error: IOCTL_ES_LAUNCH: Game tried to reload ios or a title that is not available in your nand dump TitleID xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx. Dolphin will likely hang now.|tester=SephirothFanatic}} | ||
{{testing/entry|revision=3.5-268|OS=Windows 7 x64|CPU=Intel Core i5 3570K @ 4.7ghz|GPU=Nvidia Geforce GTX275|result=ES_Launch merger. Thanks to the fixing of ES_Launch and other improvements, the disc channel no longer has any errors even with panic handlers. But it is still unable to load games.|tester=MaJoR}} | |||
{{testing/end}} | {{testing/end}} | ||
Revision as of 11:30, 17 January 2013
Disc Channel | |
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Type | Pre-installed |
Developer(s) | Nintendo |
Platform(s) | Wii Channels |
Release date(s) | NA November 19, 2006 JP December 2, 2006 AUS December 7, 2006 EU December 8, 2006 |
Genre(s) | Utility |
Compatibility | 5 Perfect |
See also... |
Dolphin Forum thread |
This channel allows the user to launch Wii or Gamecube games from the disk drive of the Wii. Currently, Dolphin cannot launch games with it. All it can do in Dolphin is display the currently "inserted" disc, as set in the Default ISO path: Options => Configure... => Paths, or by using "Change Disc...": File => Change Disc...
Problems
Hang on Loading Disc
Previous versions of Dolphin gave an error when attempted to load a game with the disc channel. Now that it better emulates Wii Menu functions, the emulated Disc Channel is able to read the discs, and will even try to launch the game, but it will hang, stuck on a black screen unable to load the game.
Configuration
This channel does not need non-default settings to run properly.
Version Compatibility
The graph below charts the compatibility with Disc Channel since Dolphin's 2.0 release, listing revisions only where a compatibility change occurred.
Testing
This channel has been tested on the environments listed below:
Test Entries | |||||
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Revision | OS | CPU | GPU | Result | Tester |
r7598 | Windows 7 x64 | Intel Quad Core Xeon @ 2.8GHz | ATI Radeon HD 5770 | Launching any game results in the following error: IOCTL_ES_LAUNCH: Game tried to reload ios or a title that is not available in your nand dump TitleID xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx. Dolphin will likely hang now. | SephirothFanatic |
3.0 | Windows 7 x64 | Intel Quad Core Xeon @ 2.8GHz | ATI Radeon HD 5770 | Launching any game results in the following error: IOCTL_ES_LAUNCH: Game tried to reload ios or a title that is not available in your nand dump TitleID xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx. Dolphin will likely hang now. | SephirothFanatic |
3.0-376 | Windows 7 x64 | Intel Quad Core Xeon @ 2.8GHz | ATI Radeon HD 5770 | Launching any game results in the following error: IOCTL_ES_LAUNCH: Game tried to reload ios or a title that is not available in your nand dump TitleID xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx. Dolphin will likely hang now. | SephirothFanatic |
3.5-268 | Windows 7 x64 | Intel Core i5 3570K @ 4.7ghz | Nvidia Geforce GTX275 | ES_Launch merger. Thanks to the fixing of ES_Launch and other improvements, the disc channel no longer has any errors even with panic handlers. But it is still unable to load games. | MaJoR |
Gameplay Videos
- Nintendo (Developer)
- North America (Release region)
- Japan (Release region)
- Australia (Release region)
- Europe (Release region)
- 2006 (Initial release year)
- Utility (Genre)
- 5 stars (Rating)
- Tested On (OS): Windows
- Tested On (CPU): Intel
- Tested On (GPU): ATI
- Tested
- Tested On (Release): 3.0
- Tested On (GPU):
- Untested for 10000+ revisions
- Wii Channels