How to SoftMod a Wii and play backup Wii, Gamecube and Wiiware Games

somewhereovertherainbow · Apr 9, 2014

freestile said:
Anyway to go on topic with the formatting of the hdd to wbfs, I dont think I ever did that cause I could play the wii games and the wiiware off the hdd and store other general stuff I needed to as well.

No. To clarify again to anyone who wanna/gonna use this Wii-softmod guide. During step 4. "Install USB Loader GX and Custom IOS". Only install USB Loader GX and Custom IOS and ignore WBFS Manager. As Step 5. "Play Newer Wii Games and Gamecube games" - spoilers window - displays extactly how to fORMAT your HDD to FAT32 and Add/play Wiigames, Wiiware and Gamecube games from your External HDD.

I thought that people who did step 4 and used WBFS Manager would understand that they have to format their HDD again or convert their wbfs drive to fat32 ( conversation method to make wbfs hdd to fat32 is here : http://gbatemp.net/threads/wbfs2fat-wii-entry-pc-software.294498/ )

Edit: Myself I used the conversation method as i had +300 wii games in wbfs format . Time to convert my HDD was as little as 3-4 minutes. Then i had a perfectly FAT32 HDD with all games intact and playable. After that I sorta.. deleted all games anyway, my HDD now consists of all game-combatible systems (wiiware, virtual console, gamecube, wiigames), but i use the HDD more for PS3 games atm. Better graphics and such..

Good Luck!

freestile · Apr 10, 2014

Everybodys methods different. When I first started I used to think you needed to use wbfs manager to transfer the games over, but I guess if you already
have them in appropriate format (wbfs) I'm assuming you could just drag straight to the wbfs folder on your hdd and they should work, or at least they work
for me that way. I think I've also dragged isos that way and they worked as well, although I cant confirm this off the top of my head. I used usb config and still do,
but per the guide I thought I'd also add wiiflow and the usb loader gx. Should be fun to mess around with when I get a chance.

JawKneee · Apr 12, 2014

Hey.

Do you have any idea if the Wii DVD Reader needs to be functional for you to play off an HDD? I ask this because the last guide I followed was great, but it needed a random DVD in the Nintendo Wii, though it could've been anything. My Wii stopped reading DVDs a couple years ago, as a result, I couldn't play any Gamecube games. Do you know if this tutorial is the same case?

Great guide by the way and thanks in advance.

somewhereovertherainbow · Apr 12, 2014

JawKneee said:
Hey.

Do you have any idea if the Wii DVD Reader needs to be functional for you to play off an HDD? I ask this because the last guide I followed was great, but it needed a random DVD in the Nintendo Wii, though it could've been anything. My Wii stopped reading DVDs a couple years ago, as a result, I couldn't play any Gamecube games. Do you know if this tutorial is the same case?

Great guide by the way and thanks in advance.

No. You don't need to use any DVD readers. Only your SD slot. AND gamecube controller/memory card if you gonna play gamecube games.

This is the real beauty with softmodding or using homebrew browser. If your DVD has stopped working. You can ask your friends to *put* their games on an USB drive. And you can thereafter play the games. If you already own the games your friend *put* on your HDD . I think its fare share.

JawKneee · Apr 14, 2014

stephaniie said:
No. You don't need to use any DVD readers. Only your SD slot. AND gamecube controller/memory card if you gonna play gamecube games.

This is the real beauty with softmodding or using homebrew browser. If your DVD has stopped working. You can ask your friends to *put* their games on an USB drive. And you can thereafter play the games. If you already own the games your friend *put* on your HDD . I think its fare share.

Hm, I guess I must've messed up somewhere then, all I'm getting is a black screen when I try to boot a Gamecube game.

I already had Homebrew Channel installed, so I just followed the guide in Part 4's description. I then installed the 'IOS249[56]-d2x9b47.wad', changed the IOS to 249, and installed 'DIOSMIOS_2.10.wad'. I used DMToolbox.exe to convert a Gamecube .ISO and put it in my HDD in /games/. My HDD is FAT32, Active, Primary, and has a 32KB Allocation Size. As for my SD Card, I only use it for applications, but I'm pretty sure it's FAT32 with default Allocation Size.

Any ideas?

somewhereovertherainbow · Apr 14, 2014

yupp, acouple

did you upgrade usb loader gx to usb loader r1218 ? instructions in part 5 - spoilers window.
~~Also im not totally sure that version ios249[56]d2x9b47.wad works ... i myself use ios249[56]d2xv6final.wad , you can find it inside modmii @ http://modmii.zzl.org~~
Just checked on my Wii and , atleast on it, the wad file ios249[56]d2xv6final.wad works to install diosmios and play gamecube, wii and wiiware games

hards · Apr 17, 2014

hi i am new at doing this sort of thing but willing to give this ago, i have noticed that on the video links it says file required from site ? but what site do i get the files from ?and will this work with a usb drive that is formatted to ntsf and fat32 thanks

somewhereovertherainbow · Apr 17, 2014

hi,

yupp. but i recommend looking into change the fat32 partition to primary, n first. instructions in part 5 spoilers window.
Too Add: I myself use USB-drive with ntfs and fat32 partition and can play Wii/gamecube games without problems. So should work for you too

. Just.. make fat32 parition -> USB1 (primary) i think its most important.

Also... A warning!! don't mess around to much with euseUS Partition Manager. Like, changing, ntfs to fat32, or convert primary to logical, or like that, It takes like DAYS to change an ntfs partition into fat32 if you have some files there. --- My USB drives works fine atm. But i had to like, format them 2 times because -- that program just don't have enough warning messages... :x
Anyway, have your FAT32 type Primary
and your NTFS type logical. That works for me

(Also the 'status' (inside easeUS P Master) on both partitions should be None. )

file requires from site means the file on the youtube video link. i will change the info, its kinda unclear,
file requires means you need doownload youtube uploaders files n put into your sd card, i know, but i used at two times part 4 and part 5 files without any problems. so they should be safe.

I also tried for a second time the wad file in part 5 , ios249[56]d2x9b47.wad . confirmed it plays with gamecube, wii and emunand games without any problem.

hards · Apr 17, 2014

thank you for your reply i have tried useing a guide called modmii in order to play all sorts of games , allthough i can get the usb drive to see the wii games on usb 2 , the other part of the usb drive is fat 32 and yet i cannot get the wiiware or vc injected games to even show up , so i am a bit stuck this is why i am looking at your guide . i done a sys check to ask if it is ok thanks

sysCheck v2.1.0b19 by Double_A and R2-D2199 Nano
...runs on IOS58 (rev 6176).

Region: PAL
System Menu 4.3E (v514)
Priiloader installed
Drive date: 2007.02.13
Homebrew Channel 1.1.2 running on IOS58
HomebrewFilter ist nicht installiert
Hollywood v0x11
Console ID:
Boot2 v4
Found 89 titles.
Found 57 IOS on this console. 3 of them are stub.

IOS4 (rev 65280): Stub
IOS5 (rev 514): Trucha Bug ES Identify Flash Access NAND Access
IOS9 (rev 54321): Trucha Bug
IOS10 (rev 768): Stub
IOS11 (rev 16174): Trucha Bug NAND Access
IOS12 (rev 526): No Patches
IOS13 (rev 1032): No Patches
IOS14 (rev 1032): No Patches
IOS15 (rev 1032): No Patches
IOS16 (rev 54321): Trucha Bug ES Identify Flash Access NAND Access
IOS17 (rev 1032): No Patches
IOS20 (rev 16174): Trucha Bug NAND Access
IOS21 (rev 1039): No Patches
IOS22 (rev 1294): No Patches
IOS28 (rev 1807): No Patches
IOS30 (rev 16174): Trucha Bug NAND Access
IOS31 (rev 3608): No Patches
IOS33 (rev 3608): No Patches
IOS34 (rev 3608): No Patches
IOS35 (rev 3608): No Patches
IOS36 (rev 54321): Trucha Bug ES Identify NAND Access
IOS37 (rev 5663): No Patches
IOS38 (rev 4124): No Patches
IOS40 (rev 16174): Trucha Bug NAND Access
IOS41 (rev 3607): No Patches
IOS43 (rev 3607): No Patches
IOS45 (rev 3607): No Patches
IOS46 (rev 3607): No Patches
IOS48 (rev 4124): No Patches
IOS50 (rev 16174): Trucha Bug NAND Access
IOS51 (rev 4864): Stub
IOS52 (rev 16174): Trucha Bug NAND Access
IOS53 (rev 5663): No Patches
IOS55 (rev 5663): No Patches
IOS56 (rev 5662): No Patches
IOS57 (rev 5919): No Patches
IOS58 (rev 6176): USB 2.0
IOS60 (rev 16174): Trucha Bug NAND Access
IOS61 (rev 5661): No Patches
IOS62 (rev 6430): No Patches
IOS70 (rev 16174): Trucha Bug NAND Access
IOS80 (rev 16174): Trucha Bug NAND Access
IOS90 (rev 54321): Trucha Bug
IOS201 (rev 3094): Trucha Bug ES Identify NAND Access
IOS202[60] (rev 65535 Info: hermesrodries-v6): Trucha Bug NAND Access USB 2.0
IOS222[38] (rev 4 Info: hermes-v4): Trucha Bug ES Identify NAND Access USB 2.0
IOS223[38+37] (rev 4 Info: hermes-v4): Trucha Bug ES Identify NAND Access USB 2.0
IOS224[57] (rev 65535 Info: hermesrodries-v6): Trucha Bug NAND Access USB 2.0
IOS236[36] (rev 65535 Info: rev 3351): Trucha Bug ES Identify NAND Access
IOS245[37] (rev 21008 Info: d2x-v8final): Trucha Bug NAND Access USB 2.0
IOS246[38] (rev 21008 Info: d2x-v8final): Trucha Bug ES Identify NAND Access
IOS247[53] (rev 21008 Info: d2x-v8final): Trucha Bug NAND Access USB 2.0
IOS248[55] (rev 21008 Info: d2x-v8final): Trucha Bug NAND Access USB 2.0
IOS249[56] (rev 21008 Info: d2x-v8final): Trucha Bug NAND Access USB 2.0
IOS250[57] (rev 21008 Info: d2x-v8final): Trucha Bug NAND Access USB 2.0
IOS251[58] (rev 21008 Info: d2x-v8final): Trucha Bug NAND Access USB 2.0
IOS254 (rev 65281): BootMii
BC v6
MIOS v65535

Report generated on 2014/04/18.

somewhereovertherainbow · Apr 17, 2014

Ok. Let's go from starters.What USB Loader are you using?
If you use USB Loader GX , open that app, goto Global Options - Credits. and say what revXXX shows up.
- This is my 'credits' view . http://oi60.tinypic.com/2ntd5sg.jpg

The left-upper side displays im using DIOSMIOS 2.10
The right-upper side display 'rev1218' (thats my USB Loader GX version) - you can get it from DMLizard ( http://www.wii-homebrew.com/download/nintendo-wii-downloads/pc-tools/dmlizard/ ) i don't know if the link is illegal or not. i remove it if anyone comments that.
The right-upper side under rev1218 displays cios version (d2x v9beta...blahblah)

Update USB Loader GX to r1218
*Required to play Gamecube games.
A. Plug SD-card into Computer
B. Open DMLizard type 2 and 2 then s to download USB Loader GX r1218 . Once downloaded type 0 then 0 to Exit DMLizard . Copy dmlizard\copy-to-sd\apps\usbloader_gx\ to SD:\apps\usbloader_gx\ - overwrite current files
C. Remove SD-card from Computer and plug into Wii
D. Done!

.
I would plug that USB-drive into a Computer and open any partition managers (like easeUS Partition Master)
Then look if the FAT32 partition is 'Primary' and Status 'None'. Also if the NTFS partition is Logical.

After that I look into part 6 'emuNAND' in this guide . I personally loves USB Loader's emuNAND method as you only 'enables' it when you actually want to play a game, and not have to emunand your whole Wii NAND.

Good luck!

somewhereovertherainbow · Apr 17, 2014

*Apperently im not as updated about this matter...

"you can use ntfs partition to add/play wii and gamecube games.. "

from - http://gbatemp.net/threads/help-with-ntfs-and-usbloader-gx.206244/

Suicide said:
Here is how I did it:

First, make sure you're running the latest USB Loader GX and have cIOS 222 and 223 installed.
Second, go here to download the Wii Game Manager: http://gbatemp.net/index.php?showtopic=199151

Third, extract the .rar file somewhere and run Simple. Open the folder where you have any and all ISOs. Right-click on the game you want to convert and select "Create .wbfs" -> "No split" and save it somewhere. If you want to before hand, go to your external USB HDD and create a folder called "wbfs". Then you can just save the .wbfs file in that folder.

Once you have your games loaded on your HDD, plug it into your Wii (the port closest to the edge of the Wii), turn the system on, and run USB Loader GX.

Give the program to load up as it will look for the wbfs folder. Now, should the games still not show up, go to Settings and click Game Load. There is an option for FAT to look for the games in directories. it will show "None" but just click it once and you're set. Don't worry if it says FAT, it works for NTFS as well.

You should be good to go.

pwsincd · Apr 17, 2014

is modmii outta flavour ?

somewhereovertherainbow · Apr 17, 2014

pwsincd said:
is modmii outta flavour ?

Nope. Sure ModMii is very flavourable and useable !

Here's a video showing how to get modmii then use its custom guide (HTTP) to install homebrew, install ios236 installer,
and wads required to play games, use priiloader and backup nand and get usb loader to play Wii games on.

It basicly replaces my guide from step1-step5 exklusive the diosmios part... If people wanna use modmii instead, feel free

--->

Here's also a video showing in detail how to get homebrew, install ios236 installer mod5 and wads required to play games..
+ use priiloader, and backup nand - it's just part1 as part2 is about piracy n download games ...

somewhereovertherainbow · Apr 17, 2014

And ofcourse i'll provide as well a link to gbatemp's offical modmii thread

http://gbatemp.net/threads/modmii-for-windows-official-support-topic.207126/

pwsincd · Apr 17, 2014

Your guide is good , well done . Just seemed a little late in the wiis modding era to be adding another guide... when its done to death .. but nicely done.

hards · Apr 17, 2014

stephaniie said:
Ok. Let's go from starters.What USB Loader are you using?
If you use USB Loader GX , open that app, goto Global Options - Credits. and say what revXXX shows up.
- This is my 'credits' view . http://oi60.tinypic.com/2ntd5sg.jpg

The left-upper side displays im using DIOSMIOS 2.10
The right-upper side display 'rev1218' (thats my USB Loader GX version) - you can get it from DMLizard ( http://www.wii-homebrew.com/download/nintendo-wii-downloads/pc-tools/dmlizard/ ) i don't know if the link is illegal or not. i remove it if anyone comments that.
The right-upper side under rev1218 displays cios version (d2x v9beta...blahblah)

.
I would plug that USB-drive into a Computer and open any partition managers (like easeUS Partition Master)
Then look if the FAT32 partition is 'Primary' and Status 'None'. Also if the NTFS partition is Logical.

After that I look into part 6 'emuNAND' in this guide . I personally loves USB Loader's emuNAND method as you only 'enables' it when you actually want to play a game, and not have to emunand your whole Wii NAND.

Good luck!

thank you for your reply i have got rev 874 ios250 rev20 i have tried t use dmlizard but it just comes up with no internet connection allthough i am connected to the net thanks

Jayro · Apr 17, 2014

I use NTFS harddrive for my Wii games, and play GC backups from disc... because my Wii is a launch system, and can read burned games. I even gutted a non-working DMG Gameboy, and stuffed the harddrive inside using just a Dremel tool.

somewhereovertherainbow · Apr 17, 2014

hards said:
thank you for your reply i have got rev 874 ios250 rev20 i have tried t use dmlizard but it just comes up with no internet connection allthough i am connected to the net thanks

hards · Apr 18, 2014

stephaniie said:
files to update usb loader gx 3.0 to usb loader gx rev1218 (enables diosmios)
www.speedyshare.com/tyxnD/usbloader-gx.rar

just put usbloader_gx folder into sd:\apps\ . and overwrite

hi thanks for the file but my intrenet security has picked up a trojan.instalmonetizer when downloading this file

pwsincd · Apr 18, 2014

https://code.google.com/p/usbloader-gui/downloads/list

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