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For those asking about LU64 and above I have updated the guide to include a link with a download pack which includes a read me file with directions on how to install the hack.

 

looking at the readme file it says:

"DO NOT INSTALL ANY OTHER CIOS AT THIS TIME! YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO USE R11 WHEN IT IS READY AND CONFIRMED SAFE"

and also:

"NEVER DOWNGRADE YOUR LU64 WII!! IT WILL BRICK!! DO NOT USE CIOSCORP OR IT WILL BRICK!!"

it appears in your instructions that you perform a downgrade and then an upgrade...maybe i'm a little confused.

can i install this hack then follow these instructions normally?

 

It says not to follow this guide if you have a LU64 or LU65 system. So no do not follow this guide. Follow the read me file included in the LU64fix download. After it is finsihed it should be fine to update the cIOS38_rev13a. Just do not install cIOSCORP or downgrade the system.

 

When Should I install Bootmii? This Guide said it interferes with installs of cIOS. I new to mode as of this week I'm Diving in. I wish to give myself a safety net in case I Brick.

Successes
Softmod my 4.0 Wii
http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/773505
Dumped my first Game
http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/769824
Played Dump Via NeoGamma R6 On Sony DVD+R Media

Goals
Looking at for a faster dump
http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/780900
Play Games Via USB Hard Drive
USB Loader or NeoGamma

 

1) In the guide, under the clean up section, it says it's recommended to keep some files. Does this imply that the SD card should always be kept in the Wii for this whole thing to work??

2) How do I run games off the SD card?

3) When one gets hold of a wiigame.RAR file, it's quite a small file size. Once it extracts, it's the usual huge 4gig size. If running games off SD/HDD, do we have to extract the iso first or can it be left in the smaller .rar size

Thanks!

 

1) no the sd card can be taken out once everything is installed.

2) not a clue as i use usb loader.

3)Im pretty sure that the .rar file has to be extracted never tried playing a .rar file though so if u give it a let us know.

Ricey

 

Thanks for the fast reply.

So if I run things off a USB drive, is it meant to be in ISO format?? And if so, will each game always be the same 4gig size or is there an easy way to reduce the size??

Also, what's the difference between USBLoaderGX and NeoGamma?? Don't they both load backups from USB anyway??

Thanks again

 

I thought the USB loader run from the SD card so you need that left in?

 

I followed the softmod guide. Backup wii games work great. I also did the section to play backup gamecube games. After following the guide I don't see WiiGator backup launcher channel. Any suggestions?

 

There is no WiiGator backup launcher in this guide anymore. It is NeoGamma R6 instead.

 

When you transfer the iso to your USB hard drive using WBFS manager, it shrinks some of the files for example super paper mario was 4gb on my computer, after i transferred it to my HDD it was only 650mb. Dont ask me why because i dont know. Unless someone else knows.

Ricey

 

Ye so it does my mistake sorry.

Ricey

 

Thank you for those that helped me get my Wii set up to play burnt off Wii games, I have also installed DVD Dump! I am dumping a game now and would like to know when it is safe to take the game out of the Wii, is there a confirmation when it is done? Also when I went to the URL it gave me it told me I could download now, should I start downloading as it is dumping or should I wait until it is completely finished before I hit download?

 

The ripping will not start till you select download. When you do this it will start ripping and transferring the backup to your PC.

 

hey seawolf I downloaded the file. Where do i put it on the sd card root? or in a folder also should i rename it? hope anyone can help? thanks in advance.

~Tony E

 

hi, just wanna firstly thank you very much for this forum, i have read for hrs and hrs all over, but i kept ending up back here, its quite alot to get your head round for a newbie to wii scene, even coming from an it background.

Anyway, i finally managed to get it working so thanks, im on 4.1e btw, and it works ok so far, tried 3 games they all work ok.

One thing i did find was I followed the upgrade as i already had a 3.4 or below system and I had to reinstalled the hbc, but it wasnt a big deal

I do have a couple of questions, will any of the backups ask me to upgrade, if so what do i do? just not play them?

Can i play ntsc games or only pal?

IS there any other nice sites people could perhaps tell me about? pm if need be

many thanks for a great tutorial

 

They could ask for update, dont update, put the iso through wiibrickblocker before burning to disc/ Brickblocker takes updates off your iso.

I've had most pal play on ntsc system through USB loader by forcing NTSC on the options. Havent got Pro Evolution Soccer Pal working yet, maybe I'll try a different iso.


If you're playing disc, use wiiregionfrii it will convert your iso to whatever region you want.


BTW thanks for the LU64 fix, has anyone used this on a LU65 yet? Should I use bootmii or boot2 or anything else in case I brick my nephew's wii?

 

larry thanks for posting up this guide and all your work. i have a problem i don't have wifi so i followed the steps from the link worked fine then for whatever reason i finish that clear my sd card load it back up with the stuff from your guide finish it up and get a weird screen about a corrupted file that is barely readable the good thing is i have the wad manager so i can go right to the homebrew channel but not the wii menu any help would be appreciated

 

I'm Just getting back into modding since the Dreamcast and I found these instructions very easy to follow. One problem though is that I would like to play my backups on dvd. My first backup was Punchout Pal version. NO COLOR!!!!! Did I do something wrong? I'm sure this was answered someplace else so if you can just forward the answer I would greatly appreciate it.