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How to Dump DVD Videos Using a Wii

In this tutorial, I'll show you how to dump DVD videos using a Wii console - ideal for those rare situations where you don’t have access to a regular disc drive. I’ll also explain how to decrypt the DVDs afterward.


Disclaimer

This method has only been lightly tested. I successfully used it to create an ISO of one movie. I am not responsible for any damage caused to your Wii's drive from excessive use.


Why Do This?

This tutorial was inspired by a friend in Venezuela who needed to dump an obscure DVD but lacked the proper hardware. All he had was a Wii, a PS3, and an old notebook that couldn’t read DVDs. My PS3 refused to rip DVDs protected with CSS (Content Scramble System), but with some effort, I was able to do it on a Wii.


Requirements


Software:



Hardware:

  • Wii console (not Wii U, Wii Mini, or Wii Family Edition)
  • SD card or USB drive (FAT or NTFS)
  • WiiMC (used to verify compatibility)


Step 1 – Determine Compatibility


  1. Launch WiiMC.
  2. Insert your DVD.
  3. Click the disc icon. If you see a message stating that your Wii does not support DVD playback, your console is not compatible.


Step 2 – Dump the Disc


  1. Launch CleanRip.
  2. Press A to skip the disclaimer.
  3. Select Yes for checksum calculation.
  4. Choose your target storage: SD or USB.
  5. Select your file system: FAT or NTFS.
  6. Press A to continue.
  7. When asked to download Redump DAT files, select No.
  8. Press A to proceed.
  9. Set disc type to Wii.
  10. If the disc is dual-layer, set Dual Layer to Yes; otherwise No. If unsure, select Yes.
  11. Set Chunk Size to Max.
  12. Set New device per chunk to No.
  13. Press A to start dumping. This may take up to an hour for a dual-layer disc.
  14. Once done, insert the SD/USB into your computer.
  15. If the disc is dual-layer, merge the parts with the following command in Command Prompt:

    Code: 
    copy /b <path\to\part0.iso> + <path\to\part1.iso> <output\path\dvd.iso>

    Example:

    Code: 
    copy /b E:\disc0.part0.iso + E:\disc0.part1.iso C:\dvd.iso

    Note: Do not output to a FAT device, as the resulting file may exceed FAT size limits.


Step 3 – Remove CSS (Content Scramble System)


Skip this step if your disc has no CSS protection, or if you plan to convert the ISO with MakeMKV.


  1. Open the ISO in HxD. If all bytes appear as 0x55, your Wii couldn't read the DRM-protected disc. You cannot proceed.
  2. Open ImgDrive, then go to File → Mount Image and select your ISO.
  3. Click Mount.
  4. Open DVD Decrypter, then go to Mode → ISO → Read.
  5. Choose Yubsoft ImgDrive as the source.
  6. Set your destination path for the decrypted ISO.
  7. Click the icon with a DVD, green arrow, and hard drive to start the dump.
  8. You may see errors. If prompted that BUP/IFO files are corrupt, select Yes to All. Ignore other errors unless they halt the process.
  9. After dumping, open the new ISO in HxD.
  10. Go to Search → Find, switch to the Hex Values tab, and enter:

    Code: 
    555555555555555555555555
  11. Once found, highlight that section, hold Shift, scroll to the end of the file, and highlight the last byte. Press Delete.
  12. Save the file. If prompted to create a backup, click Cancel, then confirm Yes to save changes.
  13. You should have a decrypted ISO of your DVD
 
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Just saying, WiiMC currently has a bug due to the libogc function blocking normal D3, not just D3-2+. If you have drive date (https://github.com/Aeplet/DiscDriveDateChecker/releases) 2008/07/14, theres a chance it is still compatible, despite what WiiMC says.
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Note: Do not output to a FAT device, as the resulting file may exceed FAT size limits.
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You can use a FAT device fine. Just combine the parts.
 
@Aep This isn't a bug, rather Nintendo updated the drive chipset to make it difficult to play backups or foreign media that is not a GameCube or Wii disc as a means to combat modchips - from the D3v2 drives up to the Wii Mini. The only discs you will be ripping on your Wii are either GameCube or Wii discs.

In my opinion, just spend your money on a USB slimline DVD drive for $10, it'll save you lots of time and effort. I think that using a Wii to rip DVD movies is so inconvenient because there's a lot more steps to the process.
 
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What an idea! Using a Wii for backing up movies.

It makes no sense, I have a moving box full of optical drives and a lot of PCs ready to dump CD/DVD/BD and... I just have to try this! :rofl2:
 
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This only works with early revisions of Wii right?
My Wii which is revision RVL-50 can’t even play DVD movies
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This only works with early revisions of Wii right?
My Wii which is revision RVL-50 can’t even play DVD movies
 
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@Aep This isn't a bug, rather Nintendo updated the drive chipset to make it difficult to play backups or foreign media that is not a GameCube or Wii disc as a means to combat modchips - from the D3v2 drives up to the Wii Mini. The only discs you will be ripping on your Wii are either GameCube or Wii discs.

In my opinion, just spend your money on a USB slimline DVD drive for $10, it'll save you lots of time and effort. I think that using a Wii to rip DVD movies is so inconvenient because there's a lot more steps to the process.
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It is a bug/oversight. D3-1 is compatible with DVDs.
 
Larsenv said:
In this tutorial, I'll show you how to dump DVD videos using a Wii console - ideal for those rare situations where you don’t have access to a regular disc drive. I’ll also explain how to decrypt the DVDs afterward.


Disclaimer

This method has only been lightly tested. I successfully used it to create an ISO of one movie. I am not responsible for any damage caused to your Wii's drive from excessive use.


Why Do This?

This tutorial was inspired by a friend in Venezuela who needed to dump an obscure DVD but lacked the proper hardware. All he had was a Wii, a PS3, and an old notebook that couldn’t read DVDs. My PS3 refused to rip DVDs protected with CSS (Content Scramble System), but with some effort, I was able to do it on a Wii.


Requirements


Software:



Hardware:

  • Wii console (not Wii U, Wii Mini, or Wii Family Edition)
  • SD card or USB drive (FAT or NTFS)
  • WiiMC (used to verify compatibility)


Step 1 – Determine Compatibility


  1. Launch WiiMC.
  2. Insert your DVD.
  3. Click the disc icon. If you see a message stating that your Wii does not support DVD playback, your console is not compatible.


Step 2 – Dump the Disc


  1. Launch CleanRip.
  2. Press A to skip the disclaimer.
  3. Select Yes for checksum calculation.
  4. Choose your target storage: SD or USB.
  5. Select your file system: FAT or NTFS.
  6. Press A to continue.
  7. When asked to download Redump DAT files, select No.
  8. Press A to proceed.
  9. Set disc type to Wii.
  10. If the disc is dual-layer, set Dual Layer to Yes; otherwise No. If unsure, select Yes.
  11. Set Chunk Size to Max.
  12. Set New device per chunk to No.
  13. Press A to start dumping. This may take up to an hour for a dual-layer disc.
  14. Once done, insert the SD/USB into your computer.
  15. If the disc is dual-layer, merge the parts with the following command in Command Prompt:

    Code: 
    copy /b <path\to\part0.iso> + <path\to\part1.iso> <output\path\dvd.iso>

    Example:

    Code: 
    copy /b E:\disc0.part0.iso + E:\disc0.part1.iso C:\dvd.iso

    Note: Do not output to a FAT device, as the resulting file may exceed FAT size limits.


Step 3 – Remove CSS (Content Scramble System)


Skip this step if your disc has no CSS protection, or if you plan to convert the ISO with MakeMKV.


  1. Open the ISO in HxD. If all bytes appear as 0x55, your Wii couldn't read the DRM-protected disc. You cannot proceed.
  2. Open ImgDrive, then go to File → Mount Image and select your ISO.
  3. Click Mount.
  4. Open DVD Decrypter, then go to Mode → ISO → Read.
  5. Choose Yubsoft ImgDrive as the source.
  6. Set your destination path for the decrypted ISO.
  7. Click the icon with a DVD, green arrow, and hard drive to start the dump.
  8. You may see errors. If prompted that BUP/IFO files are corrupt, select Yes to All. Ignore other errors unless they halt the process.
  9. After dumping, open the new ISO in HxD.
  10. Go to Search → Find, switch to the Hex Values tab, and enter:

    Code: 
    555555555555555555555555
  11. Once found, highlight that section, hold Shift, scroll to the end of the file, and highlight the last byte. Press Delete.
  12. Save the file. If prompted to create a backup, click Cancel, then confirm Yes to save changes.
  13. You should have a decrypted ISO of your DVD
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Fuck yea thanks bro! I’ve been trying to dump my vjva la bam dvds using my ps3 and Xbox 360 and was failing hardcore

This did the trick! I wish I could use a more modern console but this is still much better than buying new hardware lmao
 
Larsenv said:
In this tutorial, I'll show you how to dump DVD videos using a Wii console - ideal for those rare situations where you don’t have access to a regular disc drive. I’ll also explain how to decrypt the DVDs afterward.


Disclaimer

This method has only been lightly tested. I successfully used it to create an ISO of one movie. I am not responsible for any damage caused to your Wii's drive from excessive use.


Why Do This?

This tutorial was inspired by a friend in Venezuela who needed to dump an obscure DVD but lacked the proper hardware. All he had was a Wii, a PS3, and an old notebook that couldn’t read DVDs. My PS3 refused to rip DVDs protected with CSS (Content Scramble System), but with some effort, I was able to do it on a Wii.


Requirements


Software:



Hardware:

  • Wii console (not Wii U, Wii Mini, or Wii Family Edition)
  • SD card or USB drive (FAT or NTFS)
  • WiiMC (used to verify compatibility)


Step 1 – Determine Compatibility


  1. Launch WiiMC.
  2. Insert your DVD.
  3. Click the disc icon. If you see a message stating that your Wii does not support DVD playback, your console is not compatible.


Step 2 – Dump the Disc


  1. Launch CleanRip.
  2. Press A to skip the disclaimer.
  3. Select Yes for checksum calculation.
  4. Choose your target storage: SD or USB.
  5. Select your file system: FAT or NTFS.
  6. Press A to continue.
  7. When asked to download Redump DAT files, select No.
  8. Press A to proceed.
  9. Set disc type to Wii.
  10. If the disc is dual-layer, set Dual Layer to Yes; otherwise No. If unsure, select Yes.
  11. Set Chunk Size to Max.
  12. Set New device per chunk to No.
  13. Press A to start dumping. This may take up to an hour for a dual-layer disc.
  14. Once done, insert the SD/USB into your computer.
  15. If the disc is dual-layer, merge the parts with the following command in Command Prompt:

    Code: 
    copy /b <path\to\part0.iso> + <path\to\part1.iso> <output\path\dvd.iso>

    Example:

    Code: 
    copy /b E:\disc0.part0.iso + E:\disc0.part1.iso C:\dvd.iso

    Note: Do not output to a FAT device, as the resulting file may exceed FAT size limits.


Step 3 – Remove CSS (Content Scramble System)


Skip this step if your disc has no CSS protection, or if you plan to convert the ISO with MakeMKV.


  1. Open the ISO in HxD. If all bytes appear as 0x55, your Wii couldn't read the DRM-protected disc. You cannot proceed.
  2. Open ImgDrive, then go to File → Mount Image and select your ISO.
  3. Click Mount.
  4. Open DVD Decrypter, then go to Mode → ISO → Read.
  5. Choose Yubsoft ImgDrive as the source.
  6. Set your destination path for the decrypted ISO.
  7. Click the icon with a DVD, green arrow, and hard drive to start the dump.
  8. You may see errors. If prompted that BUP/IFO files are corrupt, select Yes to All. Ignore other errors unless they halt the process.
  9. After dumping, open the new ISO in HxD.
  10. Go to Search → Find, switch to the Hex Values tab, and enter:

    Code: 
    555555555555555555555555
  11. Once found, highlight that section, hold Shift, scroll to the end of the file, and highlight the last byte. Press Delete.
  12. Save the file. If prompted to create a backup, click Cancel, then confirm Yes to save changes.
  13. You should have a decrypted ISO of your DVD
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Dude I always wanted to do this! Thanks man! Now we need a WAD program to automatically do this!
 
Very good and interesting! I always love to have as many alternatives as possible. This reminds me of the Wii scene days, what glory was to find out about new homebrew and apps. Those were the days!

This could help persons that are in the same position as the OP's friend, so I think it is great. Thank you!
 
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Larsenv said:
In this tutorial, I'll show you how to dump DVD videos using a Wii console - ideal for those rare situations where you don’t have access to a regular disc drive. I’ll also explain how to decrypt the DVDs afterward.


Disclaimer

This method has only been lightly tested. I successfully used it to create an ISO of one movie. I am not responsible for any damage caused to your Wii's drive from excessive use.


Why Do This?

This tutorial was inspired by a friend in Venezuela who needed to dump an obscure DVD but lacked the proper hardware. All he had was a Wii, a PS3, and an old notebook that couldn’t read DVDs. My PS3 refused to rip DVDs protected with CSS (Content Scramble System), but with some effort, I was able to do it on a Wii.


Requirements


Software:



Hardware:

  • Wii console (not Wii U, Wii Mini, or Wii Family Edition)
  • SD card or USB drive (FAT or NTFS)
  • WiiMC (used to verify compatibility)


Step 1 – Determine Compatibility


  1. Launch WiiMC.
  2. Insert your DVD.
  3. Click the disc icon. If you see a message stating that your Wii does not support DVD playback, your console is not compatible.


Step 2 – Dump the Disc


  1. Launch CleanRip.
  2. Press A to skip the disclaimer.
  3. Select Yes for checksum calculation.
  4. Choose your target storage: SD or USB.
  5. Select your file system: FAT or NTFS.
  6. Press A to continue.
  7. When asked to download Redump DAT files, select No.
  8. Press A to proceed.
  9. Set disc type to Wii.
  10. If the disc is dual-layer, set Dual Layer to Yes; otherwise No. If unsure, select Yes.
  11. Set Chunk Size to Max.
  12. Set New device per chunk to No.
  13. Press A to start dumping. This may take up to an hour for a dual-layer disc.
  14. Once done, insert the SD/USB into your computer.
  15. If the disc is dual-layer, merge the parts with the following command in Command Prompt:

    Code: 
    copy /b <path\to\part0.iso> + <path\to\part1.iso> <output\path\dvd.iso>

    Example:

    Code: 
    copy /b E:\disc0.part0.iso + E:\disc0.part1.iso C:\dvd.iso

    Note: Do not output to a FAT device, as the resulting file may exceed FAT size limits.


Step 3 – Remove CSS (Content Scramble System)


Skip this step if your disc has no CSS protection, or if you plan to convert the ISO with MakeMKV.


  1. Open the ISO in HxD. If all bytes appear as 0x55, your Wii couldn't read the DRM-protected disc. You cannot proceed.
  2. Open ImgDrive, then go to File → Mount Image and select your ISO.
  3. Click Mount.
  4. Open DVD Decrypter, then go to Mode → ISO → Read.
  5. Choose Yubsoft ImgDrive as the source.
  6. Set your destination path for the decrypted ISO.
  7. Click the icon with a DVD, green arrow, and hard drive to start the dump.
  8. You may see errors. If prompted that BUP/IFO files are corrupt, select Yes to All. Ignore other errors unless they halt the process.
  9. After dumping, open the new ISO in HxD.
  10. Go to Search → Find, switch to the Hex Values tab, and enter:

    Code: 
    555555555555555555555555
  11. Once found, highlight that section, hold Shift, scroll to the end of the file, and highlight the last byte. Press Delete.
  12. Save the file. If prompted to create a backup, click Cancel, then confirm Yes to save changes.
  13. You should have a decrypted ISO of your DVD
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like why just rip the damn thing on pc if you need a pc anyways in the end
 
lebrawurschd said:
like why just rip the damn thing on pc if you need a pc anyways in the end
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We have found some reasons that this is useful. In fact, ripping pesky DVDs (that have heavy scratches) have actually dumped way better using a Wii because the CleanRip version skips bad parts. Ripping software on a PC often gets tripped up by it
 
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If your EUR Wii has a serial number lower than LEH278 there is a VERY HIGH chance that you can rip DVDs.
 

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