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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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I will use mkwii with wiimmfi, i need fw patcher, will new nfs2iso2nfs do it automatically or do i neeed to do something manually? Also if yes, only put vcwiipatcher in the same folder as XC's fw and open it? @piratesephiroth
PD: original only has data partition, after patch it, game has 3 partitions: update data and installer
 
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I will use mkwii with wiimmfi, i need fw patcher, will new nfs2iso2nfs do it automatically or do i neeed to do something manually? Also if yes, only put vcwiipatcher in the same folder as XC's fw and open it? @piratesephiroth
PD: original only has data partition, after patch it, game has 3 partitions: update data and installer
it patches fw.img automatically, without any additional executables
 
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Has anyone got the official sin and punishment installed as I think that's a 2 player game and supports gamepad. So if someone could test if a Wii mote syncs as well as the gamepad there could be something in the config to allow 2 player functions on other games. I'm currently at work so unable to have a look. Thanks
 
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Can someone help me with title keys? I don't know what title keys I can use or how to write "random" keys that will work with Wii U without any errors.
 

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So I should use title keys for apps like amazon etc that I normally don't use on Wii U and it'll be fine?
you only need title keys if you want to install the apps (need to use them to create a fake ticket) or if you want to decrypt the contents of a game's files stored in nintendo's servers
 

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At least it worked!!!!!
Super Paper Mario didn't work idk why. I used Xenoblade Chronicles yes!. I will use it for all games, only changing Title ID
Thanks piratesephiroth!!!
 
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Has anyone got sin and punishment installed as I think that's a 2 player game and supports gamepad. So if someone could test if a Wii mote syncs as well as the gamepad there could be something in the config to allow 2 player functions on other games. I'm currently at work so unable to have a look. Thanks

I looked at their meta.xml files and they were mostly the same, and aside from the different publisher information, this seemed to be the most relevant:

Xenoblade:
<reserved_flag1 type="hexBinary" length="4">00080023</reserved_flag1>

Sin & Punishment:
<reserved_flag1 type="hexBinary" length="4">00090009</reserved_flag1>
 
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I looked at their meta.xml files and they were mostly the same, and aside from the different publisher information, this seemed to be the most relevant:

Xenoblade:
<reserved_flag1 type="hexBinary" length="4">00080023</reserved_flag1>

Sin & Punishment:
<reserved_flag1 type="hexBinary" length="4">00090009</reserved_flag1>
these values always seemed random to me. They're different for every game, not only virtual console titles
 
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If a games fw.img does not seem to work please post the Region and name of the base game and the name and region of the new game.
 

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I'm having issues, if anyone can help please? I made up Wii MK last night with Wii New Super Mario Bros as base and all I got was a black screen after the wii logo so I went back downloaded wii XenobladeX as my base, used the fw.img & fw file put those into the code folder and still got a black screen. So I went back to the drawing board so to speak used again wii XenobladeX as my complete base this time, deleted the nfs files put the "WiiMK" game.iso in the content folder etc.. and now nfs2iso2nfs wont run at all for some reason it just keeps popping up screen and back off again asap and it wont convert at all now. Has anyone else had this problem and sorted the issue out? I read that we should be using Wii's XenobladeX as your base all the time and that is the trick for it too work but I am lost..
 
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I dont know about WiiU pro but if I disable the gamepad the Wiimote + Nunchuck work fine :)
i wonder can you try another emulator like snes emulator to see if the CC is recognized there? maybe the way we used homebrew lib for bt controllers isnt compatible with gamepad CC hack?
it patches fw.img automatically, without any additional executables
is there anywhere inside fw img or any files on vcwii games that changes the cpu speed to wii? any chance of patching that so wii vc games run with full cpu speed from wiiu mode?
 

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Is there any way to reduce the size of the games closer to their size of wbfs version? injected iso trimmed version by wiiuscrubber don't work.

When inject an iso i need only replace tmd and tik files nothing more?
Do i need to replace somthing else or patch?

ps: Sorry for my bad english ^_^
 
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How can we inject Wii saves In Wii U? Also how can I extract Wii's saves
Same way you'd inject them on vWii. Wii VC just gets the data from your vWii, so stuff like Mii data and save data. If you already have saves for the games you're injecting in vWii, then you should be good to go.
I'd recommend using something like Save Manager GX to inject and extract saves.
 

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Can I install several games made with same gamebase (Xenosaga)? or wiil they make conflict? Any way to change ID or it's not relevant?
 

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