Hacking The Definitive vWii Hacking Guide!

Cyan · Sep 22, 2016

the forwarder IS a channel.
In all cases, you will need a device to store the settings, the covers, and all the files used by USBLoaderGX, so why not ALSO put the executable on that same device?

There is a "full channel" version, but it's OLD, and not working on vWii.
If you find a vWii Full channel version, it's a bad one made by random users.
the full channel can't be updated automatically anymore for two reasons :
1. because of vWii release and no detection possible to prevent installation of the wrong version, it would replace the wiiU version with the Wii one, etc.
2. because the loader no longer has any code to write to the console's memory (brick prevention), so it can't update the channel automatically on each new release.

the full channel version is deprecated and support is dropped.

just install the forwarder, it works better.

CJB100 · Sep 22, 2016

Ghassen-ga said:
hello , thank you for the tutorial , softmoded my wii u with this <3
Is there a way to install usbloadergx, as a channel tho ( i have it on my wii because someone jailbreaked it for me ) ? i tried looking online and all i could found was a forwarder ..

I'm not certain, but out of curiosity why would you want the channel rather than the forwarder? It locks you in at a specific version of the app and is generally just less well supported. Are you wanting to be able to launch the channel without having to put in an SD card?

EDIT:: Super ninja'd by Cyan.

Ghassen-ga · Sep 22, 2016

Cyan said:
the forwarder IS a channel.
In all cases, you will need a device to store the settings, the covers, and all the files used by USBLoaderGX, so why not ALSO put the executable on that same device?

There is a "full channel" version, but it's OLD, and not working on vWii.
If you find a vWii Full channel version, it's a bad one made by random users.
the full channel can't be updated automatically anymore for two reasons :
1. because of vWii release and no detection possible to prevent installation of the wrong version, it would replace the wiiU version with the Wii one, etc.
2. because the loader no longer has any code to write to the console's memory (brick prevention), so it can't update the channel automatically on each new release.

the full channel version is deprecated and support is dropped.

just install the forwarder, it works better.

I see, thank you for clearing things up

CJB100 said:
I'm not certain, but out of curiosity why would you want the channel rather than the forwarder? It locks you in at a specific version of the app and is generally just less well supported. Are you wanting to be able to launch the channel without having to put in an SD card?

EDIT:: Super ninja'd by Cyan.

sorry , just saw your post , it's because i switch HDD drives and memory cards often , i didn't want to worry about not having the needed files to run UsbLoader everytime , plus if i ever gave my wiiu away , i wouldn't have to include the HDD along with it.

joes80 · Sep 26, 2016

Hello,

Just a stupid question but can I use the same SDCARD for Wii U + Loadiine AND vWii + Homebrew Channel + USB Loader (not for the hack of course, but after the install of the Homebrew Channel) ?

And also, if I have an USB stick pluged in the 1 first usb port for Wii U datas (so wii u formatted), can I leave it and plug my other USB Stick into the second port (the aux. one normally use for supply HDD) for vWii Games/Dump etc ? Or should I only left one USB stick plugged in for vWii ?

Thanks a lot mates

owek1 · Sep 26, 2016

joes80 said:
Hello,

Just a stupid question but can I use the same SDCARD for Wii U + Loadiine AND vWii + Homebrew Channel + USB Loader (not for the hack of course, but after the install of the Homebrew Channel) ?

And also, if I have an USB stick pluged in the 1 first usb port for Wii U datas (so wii u formatted), can I leave it and plug my other USB Stick into the second port (the aux. one normally use for supply HDD) for vWii Games/Dump etc ? Or should I only left one USB stick plugged in for vWii ?

Thanks a lot mates

yes you can have all of that in one SD card provided all files are in the right folders..

joes80 · Sep 26, 2016

owek1 said:
yes you can have all of that in one SD card provided all files are in the right folders..

Thanks for your reply

About the question of the USBs sticks, have you the answer

? Thanks

owek1 · Sep 26, 2016

joes80 said:
Thanks for your reply About the question of the USBs sticks, have you the answer ? Thanks

as far as i know, no,you can't have 2 sticks at the same time due to issues with vWii like Nintendont, USBLoaderGX..

Cyan · Sep 26, 2016

you can but it's a headache to setup to work with all homebrew at the same time, it's not supported by the developers (you wont get support/answers/tutorials/etc.), you'd better just swap the HDD to the one you need. that's easier, and have less issues, even if it seems annoying to walk to the console to change the HDD cable manually.

Lonewolf12 · Sep 28, 2016

First of all sorry if my english is bad, i'm not native of english
I would like to ask,.
Is there no other way to instal homebrew launcher without a disc?
I want to get wii u this soon, i have been saving my wallet for for few month..
Cause in my hometown is hard to get originL pshycal disc
Please if someone can help me

Cyan · Sep 28, 2016

sorry, there's no other way.
The Wii had a method without a game disc, but nintendo patched that method on vWii, only game disc is possible now.

Ghassen-ga · Sep 28, 2016

Lonewolf12 said:
First of all sorry if my english is bad, i'm not native of english
I would like to ask,.
Is there no other way to instal homebrew launcher without a disc?
I want to get wii u this soon, i have been saving my wallet for for few month..
Cause in my hometown is hard to get originL pshycal disc
Please if someone can help me

Just have one shipped to you from ebay, that's what I did even tho it took a while, these games are really cheap, and make sure it's the same region as your wii u.

Lonewolf12 · Sep 29, 2016

First thanks for answer my question,.
Yes, i want to get wii u also to play wii to..
if that the case, i will try to hunt the game, hope there are some left in my hometown..
i like to play both game wii u/wii
Thanks for the information..

@Ghassen-ga Ebay is good one i'll try it

Deleted member 361703 · Oct 3, 2016

Hey guys i had an issue after hacking my vwii and backing up a game i cant load it in any loader heres my syscheck report

Homebrew Channel 1.1.2 running on IOS58

Hollywood v0x21
Console ID: XXXXX3213
Console Type: vWii
Shop Channel Country: United States (49)
Boot2 v0
Found 52 titles.
Found 35 IOS on this console. 0 of them are stubs.

vIOS9 (rev 1290): No Patches
vIOS12 (rev 782): No Patches
vIOS13 (rev 1288): No Patches
vIOS14 (rev 1288): No Patches
vIOS15 (rev 1288): No Patches
vIOS17 (rev 1288): No Patches
vIOS21 (rev 1295): No Patches
vIOS22 (rev 1550): No Patches
vIOS28 (rev 2063): No Patches
vIOS31 (rev 3864): No Patches
vIOS33 (rev 3864): No Patches
vIOS34 (rev 3864): No Patches
vIOS35 (rev 3864): No Patches
vIOS36 (rev 3864): No Patches
vIOS37 (rev 5919): No Patches
vIOS38 (rev 4380): No Patches
vIOS41 (rev 3863): No Patches
vIOS43 (rev 3863): No Patches
vIOS45 (rev 3863): No Patches
vIOS46 (rev 3863): No Patches
vIOS48 (rev 4380): No Patches
vIOS53 (rev 5919): No Patches
vIOS55 (rev 5919): No Patches
vIOS56 (rev 5918): No Patches
vIOS57 (rev 6175): No Patches
vIOS58 (rev 6432): USB 2.0
vIOS59 (rev 9249): No Patches
vIOS62 (rev 6942): No Patches
vIOS80 (rev 7200): No Patches
vIOS236 (rev 65535): Trucha Bug, ES Identify, NAND Access
vIOS249[56] (rev 21010, Info: d2x-v10beta53-alt-vWii): Trucha Bug, NAND Access
vIOS250[57] (rev 21010, Info: d2x-v10beta53-alt-vWii): Trucha Bug, NAND Access
vIOS251[58] (rev 21010, Info: d2x-v10beta53-alt-vWii): Trucha Bug, NAND Access
vIOS512 (rev 7): No Patches
vIOS513 (rev 1): No Patches

thanks for the read

WilliamLC · Oct 3, 2016

HarEllis6202 said:
Hey guys i had an issue after hacking my vwii and backing up a game i cant load it in any loader heres my syscheck report

-snip-

thanks for the read

I'm having the same issue. Same setup, when I try to launch a game in CFG Loader, for example Super Mario Galaxy on IOS249 it says the following:

[*] Booting game, please wait...

IOS(249) .....
IOS Reload: Blocked
ERROR: setting up fragments -2 5
ID mismatch: [RMGE01] []
ERROR: SetWBFS: -3

Press any button to exit...

All cIOSes are installed as the guide says, so I have no idea what the issue is here. SysCheck in spoiler. Loading from SD card, FAT32, shared with Wii U homebrew. d2x was installed before IOS236. Using an HDD/Any kind of USB based storage is not an option.

SysCheck HDE v2.4.0 HacksDen Edition by JoostinOnline, Double_A, R2-D2199, and Nano
...runs on vIOS58 (rev 6432).

Region: NTSC-U
System Menu 4.3U (v609)

Drive date: 07.12.2012
Homebrew Channel 1.1.2 running on IOS58

Hollywood v0x21
Console ID: -snip-
Console Type: vWii
Shop Channel Country: United States (49)
Boot2 v0
Found 71 titles.
Found 35 IOS on this console. 0 of them are stubs.

vIOS9 (rev 1290): No Patches
vIOS12 (rev 782): No Patches
vIOS13 (rev 1288): No Patches
vIOS14 (rev 1288): No Patches
vIOS15 (rev 1288): No Patches
vIOS17 (rev 1288): No Patches
vIOS21 (rev 1295): No Patches
vIOS22 (rev 1550): No Patches
vIOS28 (rev 2063): No Patches
vIOS31 (rev 3864): No Patches
vIOS33 (rev 3864): No Patches
vIOS34 (rev 3864): No Patches
vIOS35 (rev 3864): No Patches
vIOS36 (rev 3864): No Patches
vIOS37 (rev 5919): No Patches
vIOS38 (rev 4380): No Patches
vIOS41 (rev 3863): No Patches
vIOS43 (rev 3863): No Patches
vIOS45 (rev 3863): No Patches
vIOS46 (rev 3863): No Patches
vIOS48 (rev 4380): No Patches
vIOS53 (rev 5919): No Patches
vIOS55 (rev 5919): No Patches
vIOS56 (rev 5918): No Patches
vIOS57 (rev 6175): No Patches
vIOS58 (rev 6432): USB 2.0
vIOS59 (rev 9249): No Patches
vIOS62 (rev 6942): No Patches
vIOS80 (rev 7200): No Patches
vIOS236 (rev 65535): Trucha Bug, ES Identify, NAND Access
vIOS249[56] (rev 21010, Info: d2x-v10beta53-alt-vWii): Trucha Bug, NAND Access
vIOS250[57] (rev 21010, Info: d2x-v10beta53-alt-vWii): Trucha Bug, NAND Access
vIOS251[58] (rev 21010, Info: d2x-v10beta53-alt-vWii): Trucha Bug, NAND Access
vIOS512 (rev 7): No Patches
vIOS513 (rev 1): No Patches
Report generated on 10/03/2016.

Cyan · Oct 4, 2016

which dumper did you use?
it looks like the ISO is bad, and the expected GameID couldn't be found in the dump.

Deleted member 361703 · Oct 4, 2016

I made a new dump now my wii u freezes at booting game...its a shame because i love using progressive scan but i can basically only run gamecube game without fail.

WilliamLC · Oct 4, 2016

Cyan said:
which dumper did you use?
it looks like the ISO is bad, and the expected GameID couldn't be found in the dump.

I didn't, my old SMG disk got fucked up real good from Hurricane Sandy so I grabbed a dump in WBFS format off a certain ISO site hoping it'd work. Transferred it to the SD using WiiBackupManager. Did the same thing with Wii Sports with similar results, so either both dumps are bad, something is wrong with my vWii, or I'm missing something.

Cyan · Oct 5, 2016

I suppose Wii Backup Manager correctly detected the game, and its size?
it should have listed the GameID, etc.
But to be sure, verify the ISO. WiiBackupManager>Select the game>option>Sha1
Maybe it was named one ID but it wasn't that game (for example you think you got Zelda, but it's in fact Mario, and the ID mismatch, etc.)

I don't think it's an issue with the cIOS, but it can happen that the cIOS is not installed correctly. Usually, it crashes or make strange things (like wiimote unsync when reloading the cIOS, etc.)
Did you try other slot number ? 250 instead of 249, etc.

It's possible that the issue is the USBLoader itself. but if that's the case, it's related to a specific version/build, and it should affect all users with that version.
To know if it's a loader's issue, you can : try another version, or try another loader (USBGX or CFG Loader).

WilliamLC · Oct 5, 2016

Cyan said:
I suppose Wii Backup Manager correctly detected the game, and its size?
it should have listed the GameID, etc.
But to be sure, verify the ISO. WiiBackupManager>Select the game>option>Sha1
Maybe it was named one ID but it wasn't that game (for example you think you got Zelda, but it's in fact Mario, and the ID mismatch, etc.)

I don't think it's an issue with the cIOS, but it can happen that the cIOS is not installed correctly. Usually, it crashes or make strange things (like wiimote unsync when reloading the cIOS, etc.)
Did you try other slot number ? 250 instead of 249, etc.

It's possible that the issue is the USBLoader itself. but if that's the case, it's related to a specific version/build, and it should affect all users with that version.
To know if it's a loader's issue, you can : try another version, or try another loader (USBGX or CFG Loader).

GX doesn't do SD and WiiFlow doesn't give debug info, so I've been using CFG USB Loader Mod (v70r78.10). I tried 249, 250, and 251, and I redownloaded from a different source, both files were verified by WiiBackupManager, and neither load. CFG gives the error I posted, WiiFlow black screens back to System Menu. It must just be something with my vWii, I still have my old 2009 Wii sitting around here somewhere, maybe it's time to fire that old thing up, install the cIOSes and see if it loads there. At least then I'll know it's a problem with my vWii and not the files on the SD.

Cyan · Oct 6, 2016

Try with USB (even by connecting your SD card to an USB adapter).

There are some incompatibilities with SD card, but I don't clearly remember the issue it was nor what caused it.
I just remember SD card had an issue (maybe with MetaFortress Anti-cheat check, like kirby game ?), but I don't remember any problem with Mario galaxy.

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