Can't get to play online Black Ops with v9 beta(r47) and nand emu

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What steps will reproduce the problem?
1. Tested Wiiflow rev175, 205,221,222 and d2x v9beta
2. Emulated game saves = ON
3. Call of Duty : Black Ops (Zombies)

What is the expected output? What do you see instead?

The game starts and can get to the game lobby, where I see and 'ready up' with 
other players. However, when the game starts to load (cartoon screen - Zzzzzt!) 
it just stays like that with with circular loading icon spinning.

Normally if there was a network error at that point it would kick you back to 
game lobby, but it just stays on that screen.


What version of the product are you using? On what operating system?

d2x v9 beta - Wiiflow - 4.3E (The game is NTSC)

Please provide any additional information below.

Going back to d2x v7/v8 and it works fine (can play the game online)
Can't try with Emulated save = OFF because real save is buggered, the game asks 
for update (wrong region, would need to change shop channel?)

Didn't try other loaders, but couldn't get Club Penguin to go online either 
with v9 

Original issue reported on code.google.com by bauldr...@btinternet.com on 22 Mar 2012 at 4:35

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Please try another loader just to confirm it's a cios issue.

Original comment by dav...@yahoo.it on 24 Mar 2012 at 9:31

• Changed title: Can't get to play online Black Ops with v9 beta(r47) and nand emu

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Well.... tried GX and that will not even load the game with v9 for me, just a 
black screen.

When I load it in GX I hear my HDD click then spin up. About 10-15 secs later 
it does the same but returns to HBC (else stays black screen). This happens 
regardless of Emulation ON or OFF.

It loads fine in GX with v8 (I do not hear the HDD spin up at all when loading)

It's a Iomega drive, basically:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Iomega-500GB-Prestige-Desktop-Drive/dp/B003IH9YTA/ref=dp
_cp_ob_computers_title_0  

Never had any issues with it (he says)

Original comment by bauldr...@btinternet.com on 26 Mar 2012 at 9:51

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No one reported any issue with games on real nand.
Are you sure you've set base 57?
Also please try with a different hdd or a pen drive.

Original comment by dav...@yahoo.it on 27 Mar 2012 at 12:48

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OK :P 

I've tried a 2TB WD drive and the same result with wiiflow - keeps trying to 
load after joining enough players in lobby - the 'normal' multiplayer doesn't 
get to game lobby, just loading screen after selecting multiplayer.

Do you think it's region related? I've just tried Mario Kart (PAL) and works - 
Club Penguin (PAL) also went online and updated (I think I didn't have emunand 
selected when I reported it not working last time, sorry)

I'll try and get the PAL version of Black Ops and see ...

Original comment by bauldr...@btinternet.com on 27 Mar 2012 at 11:48

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I got it to load twice out of about 50 attempts with GX. 

The first time I didn't have NAND set, so that bird with nice red lips (looks 
like she can suck a golf ball through a hosepipe) started bleating numbers.... 
went back turned NAND on (nothing else) and it took me another 25 attempts to 
get it started....

Guess what? It does the same as wiiflow     X_x  

Original comment by bauldr...@btinternet.com on 27 Mar 2012 at 9:07

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hmmm... please try with gx dol for slot 249 after installing base 57 in that 
slot.
And of course let gx launch black ops with cios 249.
I want to see what happens if the cios is not reloaded.

Original comment by dav...@yahoo.it on 28 Mar 2012 at 9:59

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Makes no difference

reinstall d2x v9 > ios249 base 57   GX 249.dol  - let it load as that with 
NAND=FULL

Still when I connect to players and game tries to start the loading icon just 
goes round and around and around. 

I know it's going to work in v7/v8 because that loading icon begins to 
'stutter' then it stops going around and game starts.

Original comment by bauldr...@btinternet.com on 28 Mar 2012 at 8:31

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This is a known issue  with the online update and a workaround exists.
Create a 1st profile an try to connect.
If it doesn't work then create a 2nd profile and try to connect with that.

Original comment by dav...@yahoo.it on 28 Mar 2012 at 8:39

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I'm not sure, but I think the above answer is confused with something I said on 
irc..

The problem still persists, but I got a PAL version and tried that (that's 
where the confusion is - online update?) 

The above answer relates to getting the online update into emunand save etc... 
That works, but the same problem is there in PAL as this issue relates to - I 
can connect to players in game lobby, but as soon as game tries to start (Game 
starting in 3,2,1) I get black screen as opposed to cartoon screen. <<  with 
PAL game

Original comment by bauldr...@btinternet.com on 3 Apr 2012 at 9:46

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I have the same problem I have the NTSC version of black ops multiplayer works 
flawless but zombie mode freezes at the screen with the "ZZT!" this also 
happeans to me in MW3 in spec ops freezes while loading the stage btw 
i'm using usb loader gx 3.0 d2x v8 emu nand= partial

Original comment by antoniol...@gmail.com on 22 May 2012 at 10:49