diff --git a/source/main.cpp b/source/main.cpp
index c64dd86a..81ce2627 100644
--- a/source/main.cpp
+++ b/source/main.cpp
@@ -127,9 +127,8 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 
 	printf("\n\tInitialize USB (wake up)");
     USBDevice_Init();// seems enough to wake up some HDDs if they are in sleep mode when the loader starts (tested with WD MyPassport Essential 2.5")
-    USBDevice_deInit();
-
-    s32 ret;
+	printf("\n\tInitialize sd card");
+    SDCard_Init(); // mount SD for loading cfg's
 
     bool bootDevice_found=false;
     if (argc >= 1) {
@@ -140,17 +139,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
             bootDevice_found = true;
     }
 
-	printf("\n\tInitializing controllers");
-
-    /** PAD_Init has to be before InitVideo don't move that **/
-    PAD_Init(); // initialize PAD/WPAD
-
-    ret = CheckForCIOS();
-
-	printf("\n\tInitialize sd card");
-    SDCard_Init(); // mount SD for loading cfg's
-	printf("\n\tInitialize usb device");
-    USBDevice_Init(); // and mount USB:/
+    CheckForCIOS();
 
     if (!bootDevice_found)
     {
@@ -170,6 +159,17 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
     CFG_Load();
     printf("done");
 
+    printf("\n\tLoading Background Music...");
+    bgMusic = new GuiBGM(bg_music_ogg, bg_music_ogg_size, Settings.volume);
+    if(strstr(Settings.ogg_path, "USB:") == 0)
+        bgMusic->Load(Settings.ogg_path);
+    bgMusic->SetLoop(Settings.musicloopmode); //loop music
+
+    printf("\n\tOpening XML Database...");
+    // open database if available, load titles if needed
+    if(!OpenXMLDatabase(Settings.titlestxt_path,Settings.db_language, Settings.db_JPtoEN, true, Settings.titlesOverride == 1 ? true: false, true))
+        printf("failed");
+
 	LoadAppCIOS();
     printf("\n\tcIOS = %u (Rev %u)",IOS_GetVersion(), IOS_GetRevision());
 
@@ -181,6 +181,10 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
             LoadHeadlessID(argv[1]);
 	}
 
+
+	printf("\n\tInitializing controllers");
+    /** PAD_Init has to be before InitVideo don't move that **/
+    PAD_Init(); // initialize PAD/WPAD
     //! Init the rest of the System
     Sys_Init();
     Wpad_Init();
diff --git a/source/menu.cpp b/source/menu.cpp
index cbf08030..38f709f6 100644
--- a/source/menu.cpp
+++ b/source/menu.cpp
@@ -281,13 +281,8 @@ int MainMenu(int menu) {
     bgImg = new GuiImage(background);
     mainWindow->Append(bgImg);
 
-    bgMusic = new GuiBGM(bg_music_ogg, bg_music_ogg_size, Settings.volume);
-    bgMusic->SetLoop(Settings.musicloopmode); //loop music
-    if(strstr(Settings.ogg_path, "USB:/") == 0) //usb is not detected at this point yet
-    {
-        bgMusic->Load(Settings.ogg_path);
-        bgMusic->Play();
-    }
+    bgMusic->Play();
+
     ResumeGui();
 
 
@@ -324,6 +319,8 @@ int MainMenu(int menu) {
 
 	CloseXMLDatabase();
     NewTitles::DestroyInstance();
+	CFG_Cleanup();
+
     if (strcmp(headlessID,"")!=0)//the GUIthread was never started, so it cant be ended and joined properly if headless mode was used.  so we resume it and close it.
         ResumeGui();
 	ExitGUIThreads();
diff --git a/source/menu/device_check.cpp b/source/menu/device_check.cpp
index be6499cb..d3149996 100644
--- a/source/menu/device_check.cpp
+++ b/source/menu/device_check.cpp
@@ -39,37 +39,6 @@ void HaltCheck()
         usleep(50);
 }
 
-void ReloadHDD_Settings()
-{
-    if(strstr(bootDevice, "USB:") != 0)
-    {
-        CFG_Load();
-        int ios = 249;
-        switch(Settings.cios)
-        {
-            case ios249:
-                ios = 249;
-                break;
-            case ios222:
-                ios = 222;
-                break;
-            case ios250:
-                ios = 250;
-                break;
-        }
-        if(ios != IOS_GetVersion())
-            Sys_ChangeIos(ios);
-    }
-    if(strstr(Settings.ogg_path, "USB:/") != 0)
-    {
-        bgMusic->Load(Settings.ogg_path);
-        bgMusic->Play();
-    }
-
-    // open database if available, load titles if needed
-    OpenXMLDatabase(Settings.titlestxt_path,Settings.db_language, Settings.db_JPtoEN, true, Settings.titlesOverride == 1 ? true: false, true);
-}
-
 int CheckPartition()
 {
     s32 ret2 = -1;
@@ -190,7 +159,11 @@ static void * CheckDevices (void *arg)
             {
                 LWP_SetThreadPriority(LWP_GetSelf(), 0);
 
-                ReloadHDD_Settings();
+                if(strstr(Settings.ogg_path, "USB:/") != 0)
+                {
+                    bgMusic->Load(Settings.ogg_path);
+                    bgMusic->Play();
+                }
 
                 checkthreadState = 1;
             }
diff --git a/source/settings/Settings.cpp b/source/settings/Settings.cpp
index 3b18bed0..ea20541f 100644
--- a/source/settings/Settings.cpp
+++ b/source/settings/Settings.cpp
@@ -1426,7 +1426,7 @@ int MenuSettings()
                                     {
                                         bgMusic->LoadStandard();
                                         bgMusic->Play();
-                                        options2.SetValue(Idx, "%s", tr("Standard"));
+                                        options2.SetValue(0, "%s", tr("Standard"));
                                     }
 								}
 
diff --git a/source/settings/cfg.c b/source/settings/cfg.c
index 8118e7fc..7064a85c 100644
--- a/source/settings/cfg.c
+++ b/source/settings/cfg.c
@@ -42,11 +42,9 @@ u8 listDisplay = 0;
 u8 partition = -1;
 char alternatedname[40];
 
-#define TITLE_MAX 200
-
 struct ID_Title {
     char id[6];
-    char title[TITLE_MAX];
+    char * title;
 };
 
 struct ID_Control {
@@ -391,8 +389,9 @@ char *cfg_get_title(u8 *id)
         return NULL;
 
     int i;
-    for (i=0; i<num_title; i++) {
-        if (memcmp(id, cfg_title[i].id, 6) == 0) {
+    for (i=0; i<num_title; i++)
+    {
+        if (strncmp((char*) id, cfg_title[i].id, 6) == 0) {
             return cfg_title[i].title;
         }
     }
@@ -411,20 +410,31 @@ char *get_title(struct discHdr *header)
 
 void title_set(char *id, char *title)
 {
+    if(!id || !title)
+        return;
+
+	if(!cfg_title)
+		cfg_title = (struct ID_Title *) malloc(sizeof(struct ID_Title));
+
     char *idt = cfg_get_title((u8*)id);
     if (idt) {
         // replace
-        strlcpy(idt, title, TITLE_MAX);
+        free(idt);
+        idt = strdup(title);
     } else {
-        cfg_title = realloc(cfg_title, (num_title+1) * sizeof(struct ID_Title));
-        if (!cfg_title) {
+        struct ID_Title * tmpStruct = (struct ID_Title *) realloc(cfg_title, (num_title+1) * sizeof(struct ID_Title));
+        if (!tmpStruct) {
             // error
+            CFG_Cleanup();
             num_title = 0;
             return;
         }
+
+        cfg_title = tmpStruct;
+
         // add
-        strcpy(cfg_title[num_title].id, id);
-        strlcpy(cfg_title[num_title].title, title, TITLE_MAX);
+        strncpy(cfg_title[num_title].id, id, 6);
+        cfg_title[num_title].title = strdup(title);
         num_title++;
     }
 }
@@ -433,7 +443,8 @@ void titles_default() {
 	int i;
 	for (i=0; i<num_title; i++) {
         memset(cfg_title[i].id, 0, 6);
-        strlcpy(cfg_title[i].title, "", TITLE_MAX);
+        free(cfg_title[i].title);
+        cfg_title[i].title = NULL;
     }
 }
 
@@ -1868,7 +1879,15 @@ void CFG_LoadGlobal(void) {
     cfg_parsefile(GXGlobal_cfg, &global_cfg_set);
 }
 
-void CFG_Cleanup(void) {
+void CFG_Cleanup(void)
+{
+    int i = 0;
+    for(i = 0; i < num_title; i++)
+    {
+        if(cfg_title[i].title)
+            free(cfg_title[i].title);
+        cfg_title[i].title = NULL;
+    }
     if (cfg_title) {
         free(cfg_title);
         cfg_title = NULL;
diff --git a/source/sys.cpp b/source/sys.cpp
index b0c7834e..5967d76d 100644
--- a/source/sys.cpp
+++ b/source/sys.cpp
@@ -316,48 +316,20 @@ s32 CheckForCIOS()
 		}
 	}
 
-    //Needed for Settings load of HDD
-    printf("\n\tReloading ios 222...");
-    ret = IOS_ReloadIOSsafe(222);
-	printf("%d", ret);
-
-    if (ret < 0)
-    {
-		printf("\n\tIOS 222 failed, reloading ios 249...");
-        ret = IOS_ReloadIOSsafe(249);
-		printf("%d", ret);
-		if (ret < 0) {
-			printf("\n\tIOS 222 failed, reloading ios 250...");
-			ret = IOS_ReloadIOSsafe(250);
-			printf("%d", ret);
-            if (ret < 0) {
-                printf("\n\tERROR: cIOS could not be loaded!\n");
-                sleep(5);
-                SYS_ResetSystem(SYS_RETURNTOMENU, 0, 0);
-            }
-		}
-    }
-    else
-    {
-        SDCard_Init();
-        //only for 222 loading ehc modules
-        printf("\n\tLoad ehc module");
-        load_ehc_module();
-        SDCard_deInit();
-    }
-
     return ret;
 }
 
 int LoadAppCIOS()
 {
     s32 ret = 1;
-    bool IOS_Reloaded = false;
     /* Load Custom IOS */
     SDCard_deInit();// unmount SD for reloading IOS
     USBDevice_deInit();// unmount USB for reloading IOS
     USBStorage_Deinit();
 
+    //this is needed otherwise IOS_Reload fails
+    IOS_ReloadIOSsafe(249);
+
     if (Settings.cios == ios222 && IOS_GetVersion() != 222)
     {
 		printf("\n\tReloading IOS to config setting (222)...");
@@ -368,7 +340,6 @@ int LoadAppCIOS()
             Settings.cios = ios249;
             IOS_ReloadIOSsafe(249);
         }
-        IOS_Reloaded = true;
     }
 
     if ((Settings.cios == ios249  && IOS_GetVersion() != 249)
@@ -381,11 +352,10 @@ int LoadAppCIOS()
             Settings.cios = ios222;
             ret = IOS_ReloadIOSsafe(222);
         }
-        IOS_Reloaded = true;
 	}
 
     SDCard_Init();
-    if(IOS_GetVersion() == 222 && IOS_Reloaded)
+    if(IOS_GetVersion() == 222)
         load_ehc_module();
 
     USBDevice_Init();
diff --git a/source/xml/xml.c b/source/xml/xml.c
index d9b287f5..40149adc 100644
--- a/source/xml/xml.c
+++ b/source/xml/xml.c
@@ -7,19 +7,18 @@ Load game information from XML - Lustar
 #include <malloc.h>
 #include "unzip/unzip.h"
 #include "settings/cfg.h"
+#include "listfiles.h"
+#include "usbloader/partition_usbloader.h"
 #include "xml/xml.h"
-//#include "cfg.h"
-//#include "xml.h"
+
 
 extern struct SSettings Settings; // for loader GX
 extern void title_set(char *id, char *title);
 extern char* trimcopy(char *dest, char *src, int size);
-extern char game_partition[6];
 
 
 /* config */
 static bool xmldebug = false;
-static char xmlcfg_filename[100] = "wiitdb";
 static int xmlmaxsize = 1572864;
 
 
@@ -64,22 +63,45 @@ int xmlloadtime = 0;
 char * get_nodetext(mxml_node_t *node, char *buffer, int buflen);
 bool xml_loaded = false;
 
+static void SearchXMLFile(char * pathname)
+{
+    int i = 0;
+    char temppath[MAXPATHLEN];
+
+    for(i = 0; i < 4; i++)
+    {
+        snprintf(temppath, sizeof(temppath), "%swiitdb_WBFS%i.zip", pathname, i);
+        if(checkfile(temppath))
+        {
+            sprintf(pathname, "%s", temppath);
+            return;
+        }
+        snprintf(temppath, sizeof(temppath), "%swiitdb_FAT%i.zip", pathname, i);
+        if(checkfile(temppath))
+        {
+            sprintf(pathname, "%s", temppath);
+            return;
+        }
+        snprintf(temppath, sizeof(temppath), "%swiitdb_NTFS%i.zip", pathname, i);
+        if(checkfile(temppath))
+        {
+            sprintf(pathname, "%s", temppath);
+            return;
+        }
+    }
+
+    sprintf(pathname, "%swiitdb.zip", pathname);
+}
 
 /* load renamed titles from proper names and game info XML, needs to be after cfg_load_games */
 bool OpenXMLDatabase(char* xmlfilepath, char* argdblang, bool argJPtoEN, bool openfile, bool loadtitles, bool keepopen) {
     if (!xml_loaded) {
         bool opensuccess = false;
-        char pathname[200];
+        char pathname[400];
         snprintf(pathname, sizeof(pathname), "%s", xmlfilepath);
         if (xmlfilepath[strlen(xmlfilepath) - 1] != '/') snprintf(pathname, sizeof(pathname), "%s/",pathname);
-        snprintf(pathname, sizeof(pathname), "%s%s_%s.zip", pathname, xmlcfg_filename, game_partition);
+        SearchXMLFile(pathname);
         if (openfile) opensuccess = OpenXMLFile(pathname);
-        if (!opensuccess) {
-		    snprintf(pathname, sizeof(pathname), "%s", xmlfilepath);
-			if (xmlfilepath[strlen(xmlfilepath) - 1] != '/') snprintf(pathname, sizeof(pathname), "%s/",pathname);
-            snprintf(pathname, sizeof(pathname), "%swiitdb.zip", pathname);
-            if (openfile) opensuccess = OpenXMLFile(pathname);
-        }
         if (!opensuccess && openfile) {
             CloseXMLDatabase();
             return false;