but when I try to run a gc iso it pops up a message that I need to set the main game path for gamecube games, even though the path is already set.
please, post the EXACT message you get. the message is the solution to your problem.
sorry, the loader has only short message capability, so I wrote the solution instead of both the problem and how to fix it.
Every words in that message is important.
The problem is, I installed the cios without any Internet connection. Even then, when there was a message "downloading...", the bars went green. Again, everything is working well, but maybe there is something I should do about this? Thanks.
That's probably due to the way it works on vWii. This is normal.
Full story:
The cIOS installer normally works like this :
get the original IOS offline (read WAD file found on SD card's root) or internet (get the title from Nintendo Update Server), then it patches the original IOS in memory and install the result in the slot you chose.
As vWii had a new layer of encryption than the Wii, and the system menu seems to be very picky with re-packed wads, IOS couldn't get downloaded from NUS.
The first hacking method involved dumping your own IOS to WAD using the "do not fake-sign" option to get a proper IOS with good encryption, then put on SD, then use the installer with the offline mode. That was additional user's input prone to errors that we (helpers and developers) had to focus on and provide support to many people just for dumping, or even using windows explorer to understand what "root" is, how to rename file, how to display file extension on computers, help users who followed bad guides and downloaded pack of wrong and illegal WAD files, help users who used a Wii wad file instead of vWii, the ones who patched their wad's tmd instead of making good-signed dump, etc.
that was a lot of time consuming events for Helpers while this step could be automated to prevent user's error (and for helper's joy!).
But, seeing the vWii had all the needed IOS already available on the console, and everybody had all the same setup (console were all shipped with the same setup, nobody needed the internet to get missing IOS), Fix94 modified the cIOS installer 2.2 internet mode to directly read the original IOS data from the NAND as if it was "downloading it". it's downloading from NAND instead of NUS to memory, then patching, then installing the result. It now ensure the IOS is the correct one, good signed, no more user's error. (unless they followed a Wii guide with illegal wad files and replaced all their IOS first. not our fault trying to educated people to use proper tools instead of illegal guides)
cIOS installer 2.2mod is getting the original IOS directly from the console, no more manual dump and wad to SD required.
I don't know if it can be used on Wii (never tested it) but not everybody has the same setup, getting IOS from nintendo ensure it's getting the same and latest IOS version.