Is there any way to improve Gecko's chances of booting up using the hackless method?

[Rick Rockmann]

Gecko and P:M boot up properly from the stage builder menu about 95% of the time, but sometimes the actual Brawl stage builder menu will load, with nothing but New Stage and a stage with a black preview, which I assume is the Gecko launcher? At this point, doing anything will cause the game to freeze.

What I'm asking is, is this unavoidable, or are there any precautions I can take to make sure Gecko loads correctly every time?

 

[standardtoaster]

The hackles method has been around for a very long time and has been unchanged since it was released. There isn't really anything you can do to make it work 100% of the time. :/

 

[beetlebomber]

I've found that if you use the Homebrew channel and boot Gecko OS through there it has a higher success rate. The only difference is an app folder on your SD card, it's an easy solution.

 

[F. Blue]

The game is more likely to crash if you navigate to Stage Builder using Wiimote instead of Gamecube controller.