First time Installing Wads

[Savverlite323]

I have a wii fully modded and have external memories full of games which are in my flash drive and 2 sd cards.
I am now considering of installing wiiware games in my wii but what i want is to install the games in my SD card and not in my wii's internal memory

So my question is, if I use WAD Manager, will the wads install in my SD card? Or will it install in my internal memory

IF the wad installs in my internal memory, what can i do to install and store the game in my SD Card Instead?

AND ALSO correct me if im wrong, the process for installing wiiwares consist of downloading WAD Manager, having an SD Card, adding a wad folder and putting the wad files in the wad folder, and then proceed to installing the wads in the wii itself. Am I correct? If not, please help me and clarify the process

 

[SylverReZ]

So my question is, if I use WAD Manager, will the wads install in my SD card? Or will it install in my internal memory

WADs will install to the System Memory or the SD card if you choose to.

 

[Savverlite323]

WADs will install to the System Memory or the SD card if you choose to.

Wait so you mean I can choose which, in the wad manager itself?

 

[SylverReZ]

Wait so you mean I can choose which, in the wad manager itself?

What application do you use for installing WADs?

 

[Savverlite323]

What application do you use for installing WADs?

I don't know which I should use but I was planning on using wii mod lite or wad manager v1.7.

Any recommendations to use?

 

[SylverReZ]

I don't know which I should use but I was planning on using wii mod lite or wad manager v1.7.

Any recommendations to use?

Use Multi-Mod Manager, its much more stable. Can I see a SysCheck report/log, to see what cIOS version you have?

 

[Savverlite323]

Ok I'll send it later, right now I am occupied. But thanks anyway for the info

 

[XFlak]

FYI Yawm modmii edition is the latest and greatest wad manager

 

[Savverlite323]

SysCheck ME v2.5.0 by blackb0x, JoostinOnline, Double_A, R2-D2199 and Nano
...runs on IOS58 (rev 6176).

Region: NTSC-U
System Menu 4.3U (v513)
Priiloader installed
Drive date: 02.13.2007
Homebrew Channel 1.1.2 running on IOS58

Console ID: 5257****
Console Type: Wii
Shop Channel Country: United States (49)
Boot2 v4
Found 201 titles.
Found 52 IOS on this console. 12 of them are stubs.

IOS4 (rev 65280): Stub
IOS9 (rev 1034): No Patches
IOS10 (rev 768): Stub
IOS11 (rev 256): Stub
IOS12 (rev 526): No Patches
IOS13 (rev 1032): No Patches
IOS14 (rev 1032): No Patches
IOS15 (rev 1032): No Patches
IOS16 (rev 512): Stub
IOS17 (rev 1032): No Patches
IOS20 (rev 256): Stub
IOS21 (rev 1039): No Patches
IOS22 (rev 1294): No Patches
IOS28 (rev 1807): No Patches
IOS30 (rev 2816): Stub
IOS31 (rev 3608): No Patches
IOS33 (rev 3608): No Patches
IOS34 (rev 3608): No Patches
IOS35 (rev 3608): No Patches
IOS36 (rev 3608): No Patches
IOS37 (rev 5663): No Patches
IOS38 (rev 4124): No Patches
IOS40 (rev 3072): Stub
IOS41 (rev 3607): No Patches
IOS43 (rev 3607): No Patches
IOS45 (rev 3607): No Patches
IOS46 (rev 3607): No Patches
IOS48 (rev 4124): No Patches
IOS50 (rev 5120): Stub
IOS51 (rev 4864): Stub
IOS52 (rev 5888): Stub
IOS53 (rev 5663): No Patches
IOS55 (rev 5663): No Patches
IOS56 (rev 5662): No Patches
IOS57 (rev 5919): No Patches
IOS58 (rev 6176): USB 2.0
IOS60 (rev 6400): Stub
IOS61 (rev 5662): No Patches
IOS62 (rev 6430): No Patches
IOS70 (rev 6912): Stub
IOS80 (rev 6944): No Patches
IOS202[60] (rev 65535, Info: hermes-v5.0): Trucha Bug, NAND Access, USB 2.0
IOS222[38] (rev 65535, Info: hermes-v5.0): Trucha Bug, ES Identify, NAND Access, USB 2.0
IOS223[37] (rev 65535, Info: hermes-v5.0): Trucha Bug, NAND Access, USB 2.0
IOS224[57] (rev 65535, Info: hermes-v5.0): Trucha Bug, NAND Access, USB 2.0
IOS232 (rev 7): Trucha Bug
IOS248[38] (rev 65535, Info: d2x-v11beta1): Trucha Bug, ES Identify, NAND Access
IOS249[56] (rev 65535, Info: d2x-v11beta1): Trucha Bug, NAND Access, USB 2.0
IOS250[57] (rev 65535, Info: d2x-v11beta1): Trucha Bug, NAND Access, USB 2.0
IOS251[38] (rev 65535, Info: d2x-v10beta52): Trucha Bug, ES Identify, NAND Access
IOS252[57] (rev 21010, Info: d2x-v10beta52): Trucha Bug, NAND Access, USB 2.0
IOS254 (rev 65281): BootMii
BC v6
MIOS v10
Report generated on 01/30/2024.

 

[JuanMena]

@Savverlite323

Your "problem" is easy to fix.

First: You'll need an SD card or USB and a Wad Installer. My preferred one is WAD MANAGER MOD1.8.

Secondly: You'll need IOS60.wad in the latest version. To get IOS60.wad, google "NUS Downloader" and download your IOS60.wad with that Windows software. IOS60.wad will enable SD Channel.

After you're done installing IOS60.wad, you're free to go.

The Wii Menu has only 528MB of internal memory, so, installing WiiWare and Virtual Console games requires your Wii Menu to have at least 300 blocks of free space. This means that once you're installing your wads, you can install up to a maximum of 6/8 games per time until your Wii Memory fills out, then you'll have to transfer those channels to your SD. Repeat as many times as you need to install your wads.

DO US ALL A FAVOR AND AVOID THIS POPULAR WIIWARE GAME NAMED "WII DEV MENU". DON'T INSTALL THAT ONE.

Post automatically merged: Jan 30, 2024

Also, make sure you install wads of the same region of your console.

WAD MANAGER MOD sometimes can hang in the middle of wad installations from USBs.

WAD files can be anywhere in your memory, as most WAD Imstallers lets you navigate folders.

If your WAD installation brings any kind of errors during installation, uninstall the wad (yes even if it didn't finished installing) with the same WAD and try again.

Once you're done installing WADS delete them from your SD.

Do not attempt to make SD backups of your private folder (a folder created by the Wii to store channels and other stuff). Most of the times creating a backup/copy or restoring a backup/copy of the private folder, will break some games. This means that to backup your channels you must backup the original wad file, not the private folder.

 

[XFlak]

Why are you telling him to install ios60?

@op, if u plan on installing wiiware via wads to your sd card menu, you'll need a patched system menu ios (ios80). Also your cios 251 is out of whack, but not a big deal tbh.

Drag and drop your syscheck.csv onto modmii.exe and it will tell you what to do

 

[JuanMena]

Why are you telling him to install ios60?

@op, if u plan on installing wiiware via wads to your sd card menu, you'll need a patched system menu ios (ios80). Also your cios 251 is out of whack, but not a big deal tbh.

Drag and drop your syscheck.csv onto modmii.exe and it will tell you what to do

Oh, it's IOS80?
Isn't IOS80 required for HBC only?

 

[XFlak]

No, ios80 is required for system menu 4.3 to function

Hbc uses IOS58 as it's 1st choice, ios61 as it's 2nd if IOS58 is missing or patched

 

[jeannotte]

Oh, it's IOS80?
Isn't IOS80 required for HBC only?

a little information::

history of IOS ===>
https://wiibrew.org/wiki/IOS_history#google_vignette

 

[JuanMena]

a little information::

history of IOS ===>
https://wiibrew.org/wiki/IOS_history#google_vignette

Which is the IOS that allows loading Channels from SD Channel?

 

[Savverlite323]

Thanks,although I had just learned that if I don't use emunand, there's a chance that my wii could get bricked and I am avoiding that at any cost despite having a spare unit.

So with that being said, would it be prefered that I should use an EmuNand instead of installing the wads directly to my Wii?

And It was said that Vimm's Lair is 100% safe but I can't risk my wii from being bricked.

If it is prefered to have an emunand, How do I create an EmuNand?? I kept seeing lots of posts in regards to usb loader gx that seems to be easier, but at the same time, gets me confused everytime as I kept seeing that i need to
""go to settings>custom paths>Nand Emu Channel Path(click on folder icon), to name your folder, you need to name it: "EmuNAND Channel Folder""

But I don't even see a folder that's need to be named, and WHAT IS THE FOLDER I NEED TO NAME?????

AND How do I even get an EmuNAND???


That is all that I need to say in regards to my concern, I do hope that any of you could help me with this matter of mine

P.S.

I forgot to mention but when I use usbloader gx and extract nand to emunand, it stays at banner.bin for hours without moving

And I also want to confirm that is bootmii installed in ios254 version really not ok for NEEK? I saw one post saying it does but im not sure if it was from an old post

I'm sorry if my questions are too much, I just want to make sure I am not doing anything wrong, considering from my many many bad trials I am done with bad results.

 

[jeannotte]

Which is the IOS that allows loading Channels from SD Channel?

I think it's IOS 036, but I could be wrong.

but an expert like @XFlak will tell you more.

 

[JuanMena]

I think it's IOS 036, but I could be wrong.

but an expert like @XFlak will tell you more.

I remember it being IOS60.
I assumed OP wanted to load games from SD Channel which is why I suggested to install IOS60.

But I think OP has changed his mind at using emuNAND (actually a smart choice). So... yeah.

 

[RedColoredStars]

It's for sure a far better topic than "First Time Swallowing Wads" would be.

 

[XFlak]

I think it's IOS 036, but I could be wrong.

but an expert like @XFlak will tell you more.

The system menu ios. So ios60 on 4.1, 70 on 4.2 and 80 on 4.3. But if the content is fakesigned then the system menu ios needs to be patched too.

OP can build a fresh/virgin emunand using modmii, or extract a nand.bin bootmii backup using modmii/showmiiwads or whatever. Usually they get saved to SD or usb:/nands/whatevername/<emunand goes here>

ModMii will automatically create it in an appropriate structure. Then you'll need to adjust gx settings to point it to your emunand.

You should always install bootmii as IOS, and if possible also install it as boot2. No issues with neek.