Homebrew Help with Softmodding

MrUnoriginal · Jan 5, 2013

I have the homebrew channel up and running and emulators working fine. I tried to install USBLoader GX and it says I need to have CIOS running first. It looks like it is going to install it itself but then says 'looking for HDD' and hangs up there. I have a USB HD plugged in to the Wii that I formatted with WBFS Manager and I have a Wii game .wbfs on there. What am I missing?

yafaiz · Jan 5, 2013

You need to find d2x cios installer, run that with HBC make sure you have wifi on your wii enabled and install some cios files using that.

MrUnoriginal · Jan 5, 2013

So you do need CIOS before the USBLoader works?

yafaiz · Jan 5, 2013

Correct

To install a CIOS the general method is.

1. Use d2x cios installer to install a ios249 using base 56, ios250 using base 57 and ios251 using base 58.

MrUnoriginal · Jan 5, 2013

Ok cool, I got d2x_cios_installer_v3.1. Should that have everything to install the three ios's?

yafaiz · Jan 5, 2013

Here is d2x installer 3.1 with the v10 beta 52 included http://s000.tinyupload.com/index.php?file_id=64201720085062585651

(v10-Beta-52 for original Wii and not Wii U (vWii)

Start it via HBC.

Choose v10 beta 52 by pressing >
select base : 56
select ios249

press A

repeat for the other base/ios numbers

MrUnoriginal · Jan 5, 2013

Thank you!

yafaiz · Jan 5, 2013

No problems, one more question.

For your HDD, is it formatted in NTFS with a wbfs folder on it and the .wbfs files inside that?
If not, that's what you need.

MrUnoriginal · Jan 5, 2013

Well I formatted it on my PC as NTFS, then used WBFS manager and formatted the entire thing as WBFS. I have the file in the root now, do I need to make a new folder?
Also, while I'm asking, if I want to run .wad files for virtual console stuff, can I do that on the WBFS or should I have partitioned it first?

yafaiz · Jan 5, 2013

Just partition it as NTFS and make a folder on it called wbfs and place your games .wbfs files inside that.

As for .wads not sure.

MrUnoriginal · Jan 5, 2013

Wait, sorry, I don't need to format it for wbfs? I only need a folder in the root named that?

yafaiz · Jan 5, 2013

Correct just ntfs format with a wbfs folder and the games go in that.

DaniPoo · Jan 5, 2013

Yeah thats right. But dont use WBFS manager for transfering your games then. It wont work.
There is another manager "WiiBackupManager" that works with the WBFS folder.

yafaiz · Jan 5, 2013

I just convert ISO to .wbfs file using backup manager and drag and drop the .wbfs to the folder.

Bladexdsl · Jan 5, 2013

check out my fat32 install tutorial

MrUnoriginal · Jan 5, 2013

Great, thanks for all the help. Can anyone help with using .wad files?

yafaiz · Jan 5, 2013

You put .was files in a folder called wads and you install them using multimodmanager or mmm for short.

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