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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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you have the same region console
you have the same files
you use the same hacks/cfw
you use the same app to install the wup

The only thing that is different is the SD card, have you really tried a different card? have you tried re formatting it (making sure its fat32) you can use the Panasonic SD Card Formatter just to be safe.

This is a strange one? perhaps your WiiU just hates you lol
 
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you have the same region console
you have the same files
you use the same hacks/cfw
you use the same app to install the wup

The only thing that is different is the SD card, have you really tried a different card? have you tried re formatting it (making sure its fat32) you can use the Panasonic SD Card Formatter just to be safe.

This is a strange one? perhaps your WiiU just hates you lol
Could you give me the right nintendont app and dol ? to be sure
And Yes I had tried another sd card and is in fat32, I try your formatter
 

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And you are putting the nintendont boot.dol on your SD card and not hard drive? and have any hard drive not WiiU formatted unplugged?
 

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Could you give me the right nintendont app and dol ? to be sure
And Yes I had tried another sd card and is in fat32, I try your formatter
The latest Nintendont Forwarder -

EDIT: I've pulled my links due to the sketchy legality of the files included..
There is a new easier "legal" method of making WiiVC and GCVC..
This tool is a 1 click method of creating installable channels make by @KhaderWelaye
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B19LmAVgtGvlNk9YdGtVeVkzLWs

The latest Nintendont Dol file - https://github.com/FIX94/Nintendont/raw/master/loader/loader.dol

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I put the dol on my sd card, and just my wiiu hdd is plugged
Unplug All USB Stuff!
 
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When you formatted your card make sure its 64k cluster size (may make a difference)?
What size is the card?
 

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??? if you can find another SD crad format that to 64k cluster size and fat32 and try again?
 

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4gb it is 32k cluster size I believe
Has the card worked in the Wii U with anything else before? 4GB SD cards are notoriously iffy for compatibility...
(I noticed you got to the 'splash screen' in a pic you posted earlier but no further, that would definitely suggest an sd card issue to me)

Failing that, what games are you trying to play? Have the same ones you're trying worked in Nintendont on a regular Wii (or vWii)? If I remember I had to download F-zero GX from 3 separate sites before I got one that worked.

Failing that, well with all the other help you've been getting, ideas are running out. We've got it working, so double/triple check it's not user error on your part..
 

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I assume that there's no way to disable the instructions to point a Wii remote at the screen if you're not using the Gamepad? I was hoping to use my Pro Controller (and only my Pro Controller) to boot and play games using the Nintendont forwarder, but now it looks like going through my existing vWii forwarders are the only way to do that. (And thanks to Ploggy and Fix94 wither way; your work on this is amazing).
 

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Has the card worked in the Wii U with anything else before? 4GB SD cards are notoriously iffy for compatibility...
(I noticed you got to the 'splash screen' in a pic you posted earlier but no further, that would definitely suggest an sd card issue to me)

Failing that, what games are you trying to play? Have the same ones you're trying worked in Nintendont on a regular Wii (or vWii)? If I remember I had to download F-zero GX from 3 separate sites before I got one that worked.

Failing that, well with all the other help you've been getting, ideas are running out. We've got it working, so double/triple check it's not user error on your part..

I want to launch nintendont first

??? if you can find another SD crad format that to 64k cluster size and fat32 and try again?

I don't have :(
 

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Is possible to use HID to VPAD or similar with Nintendont? I want to play a GameCube game that was available on PS2 and use PS2 DualShock Controller
 

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Is possible to use HID to VPAD or similar with Nintendont? I want to play a GameCube game that was available on PS2 and use PS2 DualShock Controller
as off now hid is broken on any nintendont that supports wii vc inject but normal nintendont always supported hid controllers.

get version 451
https://github.com/FIX94/Nintendont...b8acf9271d2689f99f/loader/loader.dol?raw=true

use vwii or wii and you can use any hid controller as long as you make a controller ini or nintendont acutualy recognizes your controller.
 
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