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Wii on Wii U Virtual Console: Injecting Games

Requirements:
WiiScrubber v1.40;
nfs2iso2nfs v0.5.4; it may require the Wii common Key. You can use wiiscrubber's key.bin renamed to wii_common_key.bin.
A clean rip of your Wii game;
The extracted contents of a Wii VC title for the Wii U (except the .nfs files);
-the 2 below require java to be installed-
jnustool (requires Wii U common key so you'll have to search online - hint: it begins with D7B0. Open the "config" file in notepad and paste the key inside, replacing [COMMONKEY]);
NUSpacker (must be @ihaveamac's version, requires Wii U common key as well)

Current limitations:
It's possible to use the gamepad to emulate ONLY the Classic Controller.
Wii Remote emulation is possible but there's no gyroscope or infrared commands (at least for now).
(Input emulation patches by @FIX94)

The game must be already compatible with the Classic Controller but that isn't a guarantee that it's going to work.
Here's a compatibility list: http://wiki.gbatemp.net/wiki/WiiU_VC_Wii_inject_compatibility_list

Integrity checks are still in place so only clean disc rips work.
The game iso must be pristine: untrimmed, unscrubbed and the partitions signed.
No homebrew, no mods, no wimmfi patched games until sigpatches are implemented.

Patched isos work now! Original idea by @Tock46!

Homebrew works now, even a special version of Nintendont by @FIX94

Trimmed isos still don't work, at least not isos trimmed by WiiScrubber.



HOW TO DO IT


0. Downloading a Wii VC Title
This may be illegal and I'm just telling you so you don't ever do it by mistake OK?
You can use the command line to download games' contents directly if you know the title id and title key.
I heard you can get them on a certain titlekeys site...

Once you have that, this is the command
Code:
java -jar JNUSTool.jar TITLEID TITLEKEY

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Note: You should get a game that contains the latest revision of fw.img (r590), that's the only version supported by @FIX94's patches.
Here's some info you can use to verify that you have a good file:
Size: 1785497 bytes.
CRC32: E2F27E9B
MD5: 3CAF52A9A440EEE4F125A3AD22E305C8
SHA: A5A75EBF3164874830A1D5992495DE510AB3F74E

Now here's a list of some titles that contain the preferred fw.img (verified mostly by @fejich and @markehmus)
DONKEY KONG JUNGLE BEAT [VBXE01]
Kirby's Epic Yarn [VARE01]
Lost in Shadow [VA8E01]
Mario Strikers Charged [VBFE01]
Mario Super Sluggers [VBHE01]
Pandora's Tower [VAPE01]
PIKMIN 2 [VBTE01]
PIKMIN [VBUE01]
Resident Evil 4 Wii Edition [VBDE01]
Resident Evil The Umbrella Chronicles [VBWE01]
Rhythm Heaven Fever [VAKE01]
Sin and Punishment Star Successor [VALE01]
Super Mario Galaxy [VBKJ01]
Super Paper Mario [VBBE01]
The Legend of Zelda Skyward Sword [VANE01]
Trauma Team [VA6E01]
Wario Land Shake It [VBGE01]
WARIO WARE SMOOTH MOVES [VBVE01]





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1. WiiScrubber
First setup WiiScrubber. Remember it needs the Wii common keys so run MakeKeyBin.exe first and do as it says.
Run it and open you iso. Right-click the UPDATE partition and select "Delete partition". Confirm.
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Now click on the + box to expand the DATA partition, then expand partition.bin.
Right click tmd.bin, select "Extract" and save it.
Do the same with ticket.bin.
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Rename the extracted ticket.bin to rvlt.tik
Rename the extracted tmd.bin to rvlt.tmd

Copy/move both files to the "code" folder of the Wii VC title.

Your iso is now ready and you can close WiiScrubber.


2. nfs2iso2nfs
Move your iso to the "content" folder of the Wii VC. Rename the file to "game.iso".
The content folder should contain only game.iso and the "assets" folder. Delete any nfs files that are still present.

Copy nfs2iso2nfs.exe to the content folder and run it. If everything is in place, it will begin the conversion process.
It should take around 15 minutes. Its console window will close when it's finished.
Once it ends you can delete your iso file and nfs2iso2nfs.exe (and wii_common_key.bin if it exists).
The content folder should contain only the nfs files and the "assets" folder.

Optional: You can enable Classic Controller emulation for playing using only the gamepad.
Open meta.xml (it's in the meta folder) in notepad.
Look for the line
Code:
<drc_use type="unsignedInt" length="4">1</drc_use>

replace it with
Code:
<drc_use type="unsignedInt" length="4">65537</drc_use>
and save the file.
Note that this will only work if the game supports the Classic Controller.
If it doesn't either it won't boot or you won't be able to do anything and only the gamepad's power button will work.
Here's a list of such games: https://wiki.gbatemp.net/wiki/List_of_Wii_games_compatible_with_Classic_Controller


3.NUSpacker
The final part, building the installation files.
NUSpacker requires the Wii U common key. You should find it online and then open the file "encryptKeyWith" with
notepad and paste the key inside (hint: it begins with D7B0)

It's also a command line tool so you'll have to write down the commands, or simply create a new text file,
write the command inside, save it and change the extension from .txt to .bat

I recommend copying the Wii VC folder (that contains the other 3 folders, code, content and meta) to nuspacker's folder.
That will make everything easier.

The command works like this (replace with the names of your own folders)
If you folders have spaces in their names, enclose them in quotation marks, like "Just Dance".
Code:
java -jar nuspacker.jar -in GAME_FOLDER -out INSTALATION_FILES_FOLDER

Wiait until it finishes the process.
Now just copy the folder with the installation data to the "install" folder SD card, run a CFW and install it with WUP Installer GX2!

PS: If you make a nonfunctional game, remember to uninstall it before trying again.
If you install a fiunctional game over a broken installation, it will still appear as broken.
 

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No, but you just need the one that comes with the base, it will sign everything correctly.

That's what I did, though. On each attempt I made sure not to mix files from other base games by making new folders and downloading everything separately, so I can only conclude that Lego Batman USA won't work, unless my rip is bad, but i don't see how that's the case either (MD5 matches redump, and it boots perfectly in Dolphin).
 

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You mean haxchi built in fw? If so, yes, all the injects are fake signed.
Like, if I just turned on my Wii U and want to click a game a play right away, after I installed the game with wup installer.... will it just run or it will need to run haxchi first? Cause if that's the case I don't see the point of this.... beyond using the Gamepad in some games...
 

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Like, if I just turned on my Wii U and want to click a game a play right away, after I installed the game with wup installer.... will it just run or it will need to run haxchi first? Cause if that's the case I don't see the point of this.... beyond using the Gamepad in some games...
You have to run haxchi.
The advantages are:
- Just one HD for Wii and Wii U games;
- Using the Gamepad as CC... Which is quite huge if you ask me :P
 

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I've asked this before but no one has answered yet but if you already have the same game installed as a wiivc title do you have to change the titleid's in app.xml & meta.xml files and change the product code in meta.xml file and tmd.tik or does it change auto on the extraction of the new tickets from the wii iso base game from wiiscrubber? the same as doing a custom game for N64 title.
 
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Using Jnustool it just cannot finish downloading, the last lines in CMD say:
Checksum okay for: rvlt.tik
Checksum okay for: htk.bin

And there it stops downloading anything, I have been 40 minutes waiting and nothing and it says: Operation still in progress, please wait (but is not downlading anything, and the PC is at idle, HDD doing nothing, etc)

My question: Maybe I have already downloaded everything needed? Thanks.

I answer my own question. I cancelled everything and I started downloading everything again, the program checks the files that I've already downloaded and is trying to download the missing files now.

Hope this info helps others.
 
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Using Jnustool it just cannot finish downloading, the last lines in CMD say:
Checksum okay for: rvlt.tik
Checksum okay for: htk.bin

And there it stops downloading anything, I have been 40 minutes waiting and nothing and it says: Operation still in progress, please wait (but is not downlading anything, and the PC is at idle, HDD doing nothing, etc)

My question: Maybe I have already downloaded everything needed? Thanks.

I answer my own question. I cancelled everything and I started downloading everything again, the program checks the files that I've already downloaded and is trying to download the missing files now.

Hope this info helps others.
Why don't you just use say Funkii gui to download the wiivc base instead, its easier. Then you need to grab a wii iso game from somewhere to get the tickets from wiiscrubber.
 
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One last question: Is there some way to check the integrity of the files downladed through Jnus?(CRC,etc) Thanks.
You don't, just download the wiivc title say for example Super Mario Bros Wii EU version as your base and extract the contents from nus files. Then you need to grab the wii iso title you want from another site, that's what the instructions are referring too to extract the new tickets from your iso with wiiscrubber. You don't extract the new tickets from your wiivc title.
 
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Why don't you just use say Funkii gui to download the wiivc base instead, its easier. Then you need to grab a wii iso game from somewhere to get the tickets from wiiscrubber.

Wow, never thought something else existed. I had never downloaded WiiU games this way, cause I always used the Brazilian method (WiiU USB Helper). So I had different files, mostly .app files, etc for games. Thanks man :)
 

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Wow, never thought something else existed. I had never downloaded WiiU games this way, cause I always used the Brazilian method (WiiU USB Helper). So I had different files, mostly .app files, etc for games. Thanks man :)
Remember you still need to extract the code, content & meta folders from your nus files using say cdecrypt. That's what I use.
 

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You don't, just download the wiivc title say for example Super Mario Bros Wii EU version as your base and extract the contents from nus files. Then you need to grab the wii iso title you want from another site, that's what the instructions are referring too to extract the new tickets from your iso with wiiscrubber. You don't extract the new tickets from your wiivc title.

Well I meant to say, check if the download is correct, english is not my language, but I think is called CRC check? But oh well, nevermind. Thanks for your help!
 

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My theory: IOS reloading isn't possible because the Virtual Console enhancements (= Gamepad as CC) are tied to IOS 255. The moment you switch IOS, you de facto return to "standard" vWii.
Not just that. You know how when you're in vWii mode and you load a Wii game? It flushes all the memory of the OS (main menu). So when you press the Home Button, that menu is actually in the game itself! Now if it wasn't inside a wrapper, we'd be able to go to the Wii Menu, but it reboots into Wii U mode. Don't know if it'll be possible, but don't lose hope!
 

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Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn (US) goes to black screen when injected into Xenoblade Chronicles (US)

Gonna try and make sure the iso was pristine and try again
 

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What games are y'all using as a base game? My Super Mario Galaxy 2 injected Mario Kart Wii is stuck at 1.6 MB on WUP Installer.
 

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