USB Mass Storage Device Tester v3 now out

Homebrew developer svpe finally managed to come up with a working version of the USB Mass Storage Device Tester for the Nintendo Wii, which lets Wii owners preview the files contained in any mass storage devices connected to console. You may think that it doesn’t do much right now, but it certainly opens up a lot of possibility for Wii homebrew. Important details in the full article.

Download: USB Mass Storage Device Tester v3
Visit: QJ Wii Development Forums

Here’s a big step for the Wii homebrew community: Homebrew developer svpe managed to finalize the working version of the USB mass storage device tester for the Nintendo Wii, a simple homebrew program that lets Wii users preview the contents of their USB storage devices.

The application may only seem too simple at first glance, but it no doubt opens a big gate of possibility to future Wii homebrew projects. Here’s what the application can do in a nutshell:

• looks for any USB mass storage devices connected to the Wii
• tries to display a file listing of the root folder
• creates a file called testtest.txt with the content ‘test’ there.

But here is an important reminder: you can use this program with FAT 16 and FAT 32 file storage devices ONLY. Trying this program with non-FAT file systems will result in data corruption, so be careful. Of course, it’s always a good idea to back up your files even if you have a FAT-formatted storage device on hand.

The download file doesn’t include a readme, so we suggest reading up about Wii homebrew first if you’re not too sure in how to go about installing and using homebrew software for Nintendo’s waggly console.

Download: USB Mass Storage Device Tester v3
Visit: QJ Wii Development Forums