Homebrew Help with Softmodding

[MrUnoriginal]

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]

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]

So you do need CIOS before the USBLoader works?

 

[yafaiz]

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]

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

 

[yafaiz]

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]

Thank you!

 

[yafaiz]

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]

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]

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]

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

 

[yafaiz]

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

 

[DaniPoo]

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]

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

 

[Bladexdsl]

check out my fat32 install tutorial

 

[MrUnoriginal]

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

 

[yafaiz]

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