I am brand new to this forum, and apologize if this has been addressed and I didn't find it. I've looked at multiple YouTube videos, forum posts, and the like and haven't been able to find a solution that works.
First about me: I am technically inclined but don't have a clue as to what all this Wii cIOS stuff is. Generally I follow guides / instructions, but am not always clear as to what I am doing and why. I have loaded Homebrew, Installed USB Loader GX (v3.0 rev 1272), Wiimmfi, used Wii Mod Light to install wads, etc.I've installed multiple cIOS, but at this point couldn't tell you which ones on what numbers (I don't know what the numbers mean), and which were successful. I tried to load Hermes cIOS. But I am generally working. I have my Gamecube games on an SD card and Wii games on an NTFS USB hard drive. I've tried to recycle existing hardware wherever possible. My SD card is an older slow 400gb micro SD card with adaptor and the hard drives I've been using have been from old desktop or laptop PC's.
I have the primary WII games I am interested in on a laptop hard drive + USB adaptor. The Gamecube games are on the SD card. Both work fine. I had extra WII games that wouldn't fit on the first hard drive loaded on to a second drive. If the drives are swapped both work. There have been posts describing setting up two USB drives, so I thought, "What the heck! Let's see what happens!" But it seems most of the info I've found is for installing Wii games from one drive and Gamecube games from the other.
1) If I set USB Loader GX to cIOS 58:
A) The hard drive options default to set USB device to "0"
B) I choose "multiple partitions"
C) If I plug in one USB device, it works on either / both USB ports.(I usually have it plugged into the port nearest the edge of the case -- I'm not sure if this is USB 0 or 1)
D) If I plug in both devices, the device plugged into the USB port closest to the center of the case works
E) Based on some comments I read about USB "Y" splitters I also tried using a USB hub -- it only sees one hard drive
2) If I set USB Loader GX to cIOS 249 or 250:
A) I can change the hard drive USB option to "both"
B) I choose "multiple partitions"
C) In the splash screen when it initializes USB Loader GX, it looks like it searches for USB 1
D) It only recognizes one of the drives that is plugged in
E) I tried the hub also, and it didn't work at all
So,
First question is, can you access Wii games from two USB hard drives at once at all? If yes, then...
Second question, can someone give me detailed instructions on how to enable this? If I need to install / reinstall a cIOS if you could also point me to the correct package and instructions on what / how to load that would be greatly appreciated.
After I resolve this (by making it work or giving it up, my next project will be to try to figure out EmuNand.
Thanks for your help,
Joe
First about me: I am technically inclined but don't have a clue as to what all this Wii cIOS stuff is. Generally I follow guides / instructions, but am not always clear as to what I am doing and why. I have loaded Homebrew, Installed USB Loader GX (v3.0 rev 1272), Wiimmfi, used Wii Mod Light to install wads, etc.I've installed multiple cIOS, but at this point couldn't tell you which ones on what numbers (I don't know what the numbers mean), and which were successful. I tried to load Hermes cIOS. But I am generally working. I have my Gamecube games on an SD card and Wii games on an NTFS USB hard drive. I've tried to recycle existing hardware wherever possible. My SD card is an older slow 400gb micro SD card with adaptor and the hard drives I've been using have been from old desktop or laptop PC's.
I have the primary WII games I am interested in on a laptop hard drive + USB adaptor. The Gamecube games are on the SD card. Both work fine. I had extra WII games that wouldn't fit on the first hard drive loaded on to a second drive. If the drives are swapped both work. There have been posts describing setting up two USB drives, so I thought, "What the heck! Let's see what happens!" But it seems most of the info I've found is for installing Wii games from one drive and Gamecube games from the other.
1) If I set USB Loader GX to cIOS 58:
A) The hard drive options default to set USB device to "0"
B) I choose "multiple partitions"
C) If I plug in one USB device, it works on either / both USB ports.(I usually have it plugged into the port nearest the edge of the case -- I'm not sure if this is USB 0 or 1)
D) If I plug in both devices, the device plugged into the USB port closest to the center of the case works
E) Based on some comments I read about USB "Y" splitters I also tried using a USB hub -- it only sees one hard drive
2) If I set USB Loader GX to cIOS 249 or 250:
A) I can change the hard drive USB option to "both"
B) I choose "multiple partitions"
C) In the splash screen when it initializes USB Loader GX, it looks like it searches for USB 1
D) It only recognizes one of the drives that is plugged in
E) I tried the hub also, and it didn't work at all
So,
First question is, can you access Wii games from two USB hard drives at once at all? If yes, then...
Second question, can someone give me detailed instructions on how to enable this? If I need to install / reinstall a cIOS if you could also point me to the correct package and instructions on what / how to load that would be greatly appreciated.
After I resolve this (by making it work or giving it up, my next project will be to try to figure out EmuNand.
Thanks for your help,
Joe