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Full vWii Softmod

(guide posted and translated with permission of the original author)





Requirements:
- WiiU with 2.1.0/2.1.3/3.0.1/3.1.0/4.0.0/4.0.2/4.0.3/4.1.0/5.0.0/5.1.0/5.1.1/5.1.2/5.2.0/5.3.0/5.3.1/5.3.2/5.4.0/5.5.0 System Menu (versions lower than 2.1.0 do not have vWii installed - not tested with greater versions)
- SD NON-HC (better if blank/clean to avoid potentially fatal installation of old Wii non-compatible WADs - 4Gb but better 2Gb or smaller; 4Gb can be HC and HC cards will not work; 2GB are surely not HC)
- Original Lego Batman Wii game (look for notes below for other supported games)
RLBPWR.png

- You must play at least 1 time with LEGO BATMAN in vWii mode


Preliminary steps (files needed/SD card preparation)

Lego Batman savegame exploit; download and extract data.bin in folder SD :\private\wii\title\RLBX (X is a variable letter related to your Lego Batman Wii region: P = PAL, E = NTSC, J = JAP) <-- (necessary to launch vWii executable files from the root of SD card)

HackMii Installer (at least version 1.2 - alternative download link here); download and extract \hackmii_installer_v1.2 folder content in SD root <-- (to be launched when using the above exploit in order to install The Homebrew Channel, a very useful homebrew)

d2x cIOS Installer Mod v2.2 (this version patch on the fly original IOSes dumping them directly from your vWii); download and extract folder \d2x-cios-installer mod v2.2 in SD :\ apps <-- (needed to install cIOS)

d2x cIOS; download and extract folder \d2x-v10-betaXX-alt-vWii INSIDE \d2x-cios-installer mod v2.2 folder; choose version d2x-v10-beta52-vWii or d2x-v10-beta53-alt-vWii according to this pros/cons official chart:
PE6zcF6.png

(d2x cIOS is a Custom IOS necessary to execute Loaders)

Configurable USB Loader Mod; download and copy the latest .dol file in SD :\apps\USBLoader renaming it to boot.dol ; if something is not working for you it is alternatvely possible the use of Wiiflow or USBLoader GX, other 2 great loaders ! Remember to use the loaders .DOL file and NOT the WAD installation channel and/or forwarder ! Old Wii WADs may lead you to brick the vWii mode if not correctly recompiled for vWii !). <-- (Loaders are needed to launch game backups)

xyzzy; download and copy \xyzzy folder inside SD\apps\; this homebrew will save your vWii keys

Dump Mii NAND; download and copy \DmpMiNND folder inside SD\apps\; this homebrew will dump vWii NAND to SD


YetAnotherBlueDumpMod; download the 3 files you can find in the previous link and copy them inside SD\apps\HBC; this homebrew will dump clean vWii IOS

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Your final SD\ folder structure should be like this:

\SD ROOT
\apps
\d2x-cios-installer mod v2.2
\d2x-v10-beta52-vWii
DIPP.app
EHCI.app
ES.app
FAT.app
FFSP.app
MLOAD.app
SDHC.app
USBS.app​
\d2x-v10-beta53-alt-vWii
DIPP.app
EHCI.app
ES.app
FAT.app
FFSP.app
MLOAD.app
SDHC.app
USBS.app
boot.dol
ciosmaps.xml
icon.png
meta.xml​
\DmpMiNND
ARMsource.html
boot.dol
icon.png
meta.xml
PPCsource.html
\HBC
boot.dol
icon.png
meta.xml
\USBLoader
boot.dol
icon.png​
\xyzzy
boot.dol
icon.png
meta.xml
\licenses
APACHE-2.0.txt​
\private
\wii
\title
\RLBX (where X can be E or P or J depending on the game region)
data.bin​
\wiiload
\lin32
wiiload​
\osx
wiiload​
\win32
wiiload.exe​
wiiload.tar.gz​
boot.elf
bootmini.elf
========================================

So after extracting all those homebrews in the correct folders of your SD root (2 or 4 GB) that MUST NOT BE SDHC (if SDHC the bathaxx exploit cannot be run) proceed to step 1.


STEPS

1) Start Virtual Wii (vWii) from WiiU dash and ONLY AFTER IT SHOWS UP insert the prepared SD card (if you insert it earlier the savegame can be deletd)

2) Install exploited savegame
In vWii mode go to Options -> Saved Data -> SD Card -> Click on the icon related to your game version -> select COPY -> YES

3) Execute exploit/Install HBC
Go back to vWii menu ad launch the game -> load the saved game (100%) and you will found yourself in the bat-cave; take the right elevator -> enter the trophy room and get into the upper-left door to go to "Wayne Manor" -> with nunchuck bring the cursor over the enabled character in the lowest row (see minute 1:03 of the following video) to execute the exploit (boot.elf). Follow on-screen procedure to complete HBC Install.

(video found on youtube searching for "bathaxx" - thanks to the original author !)

NOTE: remember to use, as already said, a NON-HC SD card

4) Backup vWii mode keys
From HBC launch xyzzy -> select "SD Card" when requested -> press A -> wait 10-20 seconds (ignore error messages) -> when asked press A to go back to HBC; the file will be copied in SD :\keys.txt

5) Backup vWii mode NAND content
Start HBC -> launch latest version of the great Dump Mii NAND tool (by Maxternal) tool;
the automatic dump procedure will last from 20 to 60 minutes (in my experience it depends on the SD card you are using); the files (nand.bin and keys.bin) will be dumped in sd:/apps/DumpMiNND/ folder; at the end of the dumping procedure your WiiU will reboot.

Edit by Cyan:
6) Dump your IOS for eventual vWii semi-brick fix (optional step but recommended !)
Launch YetAnotherBlueDumpMod
Go to System Titles and dump each IOS individually to a wad.
When prompted to fakesign the ticket or TMD, say No to both. It's a tedious process, but it could save a lot of trouble in the future.

If you don't have CLEAN IOS, you won't be able to fix semi-bricked vWii.
You can't create wads from a NAND dump or from using ShowMiiWads. You NEED to use YetAnotherBlueDumpMod.
so please, don't skip this step (but you can do it after step 7 if you want).


7) Install d2x cIOS on different bases/slots
Start HBC and launch d2x cIOS Installer Mod v2.2 -> press a wiimote key ->
- at "Select cIOS" press right and select "d2x-v10-beta52-vWii" or "d2xv10-beta53-alt-vWii"
- at "Select cIOS base" select "56"
- at "Select cIOS slot" select "249"
press A to install -> cIOS 249 installed.

Repeat the above procedure for IOS57:
- at "Select cIOS" press right and select "d2x-v10-beta52-vWii" or "d2xv10-beta53-alt-vWii"
- at "Select cIOS base" select "57"
- at "Select cIOS slot" select "250"
press A to install -> cIOS 250 installed.

Repeat the above procedure for IOS58:
- at "Select cIOS" press right and select "d2x-v10-beta52-vWii" or "d2xv10-beta53-alt-vWii"
- at "Select cIOS base" select "58"
- at "Select cIOS slot" select "251"
press A to install -> cIOS 251 installed.

8) Now you can execute your preferred homebrew (that needs a cIOS) under HBC. Some homebrews can request IOS236 (see optional steps below on how to install it)

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IMPORTANT NOTES

1 - Step 2 can be substituted with one of those games and their exploits:
RSBE01.png

- Super Smash Bros. Brawl
exploit name: SMASH STACK


RLGE64.png

- LEGO Star Wars - The Complete Saga
exploit name: RETURN OF THE JODI


RLIE64.png

- LEGO Indiana Jones - The Original Adventure
exploit name: INDIANA PWNS (alternative download link here)


RYOEA4.png

- Yu-Gi-Oh 5D's Wheelie Breakers
exploit name: Yu-Gi-OWNED! or Yu-Gi-Vah [but you must connect the scart and use the save 50Hertz + configure output 576I for France <-- directly from wiiubrew]


RT4EAF.png

- Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World
exploit name: ERI HAKAWAI


2 - DO NOT PLAY WITH IOS and cIOS both for vWii and real Wii, they are DIFFERENT and use a Wii IOS or cIOS with vWii (and vice versa) CAN BRICK YOUR vWii !!!

3 - Do not play with System Menu, channels or vWii titles to avoid unwanted vWii bricks !

4 - Some 2.5" external hard drivers can need additional power supply (even if they were perfectly working in a real Wii); try to use an Y cable to power them up:
to_ba82010_300.png

there are different Y cables depending on your 2.5" Hard Disk USB interface:
drbTlM9.png

WHILE CHOOSING THE CORRECT Y CABLE BE ALSO VERY CAREFUL AT IDENTIFYING MICRO USB 3.0 A or B MALE CONNECTOR BECAUSE Micro A Male DOES NOT FIT IN Micro B female (for what I know Micro A female-only does not exist, only Micro B-female or Micro AB-female exist):
gnRaexr.png


5 - USB port to use is the UPPER one (considering the WiiU laying on a table as a standard DVD player):
t45PjF5.jpg

(you can use the lower one for additional optional Y-Cable power supply)

6a - If you receive an error (dump error) using Configurable USB Loader (both with alt or normal cIOS version):

Try to use Wiiflow or USBLoader GX


6b - If you have black screen (always with CFG USB Loader) starting a game that was perfectly working BEFORE 4.x update (es. Wii Fit/Wii Fit Plus) try to set the "Video" option to "Game Default" (and not "System Def.") as showed in the following picture:
KzoA9aK.jpg


7 - If you connect your external USB games-backup-hard-drive before turning WiiU on you will receive the annoyng "Format USB Disk" screen:
- Here is UStealth solution by brilliant jayjay123 !
- Alternatively you can press B button at power on bypassing WiiU System Menu and entering directly in vWii mode.

8 - After updating to firmware 4.0.0 you may see HBC forced to 4:3:
Here is a WORKAROUND by the great JoostinOnline !

OPTIONAL STEPS

=================
cIOS236 INSTALLATION
=================
This cIOS can be necessary to launch some homebrews (which doesn't use ahbprot).

1) Download IOS36-64-v3864.wad (look for "sendspace kl6o78" and download the .rar file from sendspace - thanks to someone of that forum for that hint), extract the .WAD and place it in your SD root

2) From HBC launch IOS236 Installer MOD v7 Special vWii Edition and follow on-screen steps to install cIOS236.


=================================
WIIFLOW CHANNEL FORWARDER INSTALLATION
=================================

1) Download Wiiflow Channel Forwarder WAD

2) Copy it in your SD card, preferibly in SD :\wad folder

3) Install it from Multi Mod Manager homebrew -> Wad Manager option

040212_1056_thefinalfou21.jpg


OTHER CHANNEL FORWARDERS CAN BE FOUND IN THIS THREAD !
 
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i have a problem with my HBC, everything is working as is suppouse to but the cursor inside HBC or any Backup Loader its inverted, if i go up it goes left and if i go down it goes right and so on, everything works fine on wii menu and on games but not in HBC or anything that works inside of it, iv been looking like cracy all over the internet without any solution, i hope someone here will be able to help, some ppl say its a faulty sensor bar but i already got a brand new one so thats not it, others that i should put the control over a table for a few secs but no fix for me, some that i should shake it rly hard for a while and then try again but still no go, im thinking it might be a problem with the ios or something i dont know, im all eyes waiting for a soul to help me :-(
 

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The SD ROOT folder structure in OP is no longer accurate, or has been incorrectly mapped.
Some files are in wrong folders, and some folder are in wrong folders.
I'm not sure of the repercussions of having the incorrect structure, but I can't imagine it would be good!

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Hi,

I've just been doing the preliminary steps carefully and I'm having some issues with your folder structure:

Specifically the stuff I've highlighted in red.

\SD ROOT
\apps

\d2x-cios-installer mod v2.2

\d2x-v10-beta52-vWii

DIPP.app
EHCI.app
ES.app
FAT.app
FFSP.app
MLOAD.app
SDHC.app
USBS.app​
\d2x-v10-beta53-alt-vWii

DIPP.app
EHCI.app
ES.app
FAT.app (Not in d2x-v10-beta53-alt-vWii.zip file)
FFSP.app
MLOAD.app
SDHC.app (Not in d2x-v10-beta53-alt-vWii.zip file)
USBS.app​
boot.dol (Moved this file and four below to the previous directory: mod v2.2) is that correct?)
ciosmaps.xml (also moved, however this file is in both the alt file and the normal file?)
icon.png
meta.xml

\DmpMiNND

ARMsource.html
boot.dol
icon.png
meta.xml
PPCsource.html
\HBC

boot.dol
icon.png
meta.xml
\USBLoader

boot.dol
icon.png (This file isn't mentioned in your guide and I'm not sure where to get it?)
\xyzzy

boot.dol
icon.png
meta.xml
\licenses

APACHE-2.0.txt​
\private

\wii

\title

\RLBX (where X can be E or P or J depending on the game region)
(I kept all three files, because E is actually NTSC and P is PAL)
data.bin​
\wiiload

\lin32

wiiload​
\osx

wiiload​
\win32

wiiload.exe​
wiiload.tar.gz​
boot.elf
bootmini.elf
The above structure is, also, not accurate.
 

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the d2x links in thaf google code project page are bad zips, it wont extract for ether v53 or v52. Is there a working link with them?

Edit-
Nevermind I had to use 7zip to unzip it.
 
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Can anyone help? I can't install d2x.

For cIOS d2x v6, cIOS base 56, and cIOS slot 249 I get the error message:
TMD Version wrong 5918 != 5661
ERROR(s) occured during cIOS249 d2x v6 base 56 rev21006 installation

and similar ones for 57/250, 58/251. Except the numbers are 6175 != 5918 and 6432 != 6175.

I am sure I followed the instructions!!
 

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so i cant use this ......USB Loader GX-UNEO_Forwarder_5_1_AHBPROT (For vWii ONLY).wad...... also what would happen if i did a system transfer from a modded wii to vwii
 

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can this still be done if youve upgraded to wiiu fw 5.5.1? I doesnt matter does it? I dont see how the wiiu fw would effect the vwii mode.
 

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Can i play Wii emulators with the gamepad?
You can use the screen but not the controller. The pro controller works in nintendont tho

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can this still be done if youve upgraded to wiiu fw 5.5.1? I doesnt matter does it? I dont see how the wiiu fw would effect the vwii mode.
Does not matter what firmware as long as the wii u has vwii
 

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Im planning to sell my WiiU to a shop. In order to do that i need to remove all softmods i did to the vWii. But i have no idea how to do that. I just need to remove every trace of homebrew that is visible for the average User. They won`t check the inner System and IOS`es and so on. I just need to remove the Channels and everything that is visible in normal system menu. Can somebody please explain to me how i can do that, please? That would be so nice. I just installed the Homebrew Channel, SnesX emulator Channel, and CFG Loader Channel. How can i delete them?

On top of that can somebody please explain how to set the WiiU to virgin settings? Removing Account Data etc? Resetting it fully?

Thanks for your help!
 

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Im planning to sell my WiiU to a shop. In order to do that i need to remove all softmods i did to the vWii. But i have no idea how to do that. I just need to remove every trace of homebrew that is visible for the average User. They won`t check the inner System and IOS`es and so on. I just need to remove the Channels and everything that is visible in normal system menu. Can somebody please explain to me how i can do that, please? That would be so nice. I just installed the Homebrew Channel, SnesX emulator Channel, and CFG Loader Channel. How can i delete them?

On top of that can somebody please explain how to set the WiiU to virgin settings? Removing Account Data etc? Resetting it fully?

Thanks for your help!
Why not sell it privately? You'd get more to start with plus people would probably pay even more for a Wii U with soft mod.
 
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There is a special offer at this shop which guarantees me a lot of money without trying to find someone who wants to buy it. Just go into the shop, sell it, earn a lot and go out. Just have to remove the channels but i have no clue how. Can someone help please?
 
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Hello people!
Here MultiModeManager and other homebrews, ex .: Emulators soon freeze at the beginning, which can be?
The WiiWare and Virtual Console games are compatible with vWii? Are there any restrictions?

Thanks!


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Can I use a USA Lego Batman on a European Wii U to do this?
EDIT: NVM, I'm just confused my copy of Lego Batman creates RLBP saves not RLBE, why is that? And I can't seem to be able to transfer saves from my 2GB SD card to the Wii U. It keeps saying "data may not have been copied"
 
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The Wiki says that Bathaxx if used for piracy will brick your entire Wii U, not that i'm advocating piracy, but i presume that is just scare tactics and a way to protect the wiki itself from being seen as advocating piracy?
 

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