Hacking Nintendont

[Nemios]

I registered just to point out a solution for a problem I think many had.
My USB HD, formatted FAT32, listed my games but Nintendont crashed every time in the phase "Checking FS" with the Error -13.
The partition (200GB) was formatted with the Allocation Unit Size of 32kb. I fixed the error formatting with an Allocation Unit Size of 4kb.

Hope this will be useful for developers and users!

 

[pedro702]

I registered just to point out a solution for a problem I think many had.
My USB HD, formatted FAT32, listed my games but Nintendont crashed every time in the phase "Checking FS" with the Error -13.
The partition (200GB) was formatted with the Allocation Unit Size of 32kb. I fixed the error formatting with an Allocation Unit Size of 4kb.

Hope this will be useful for developers and users!

we need more info

nintendont version number you are using?(number on top when seeing the nintendont menu)
wii or wiiu?
Is your fat32 partition the first and primary partition?

 

[FIX94]

we need more info

nintendont version number you are using?(number on top when seeing the nintendont menu)
wii or wiiu?
Is your fat32 partition the first and primary partition?

he doesnt have a problem anymore, he fixed it. Also I'm 100% sure the error was not the cluster size but the way you formatted it, error -13 just means the FAT32 partition before was not properly registered.

 

[pacsniper]

lol, pedro702 meant primary and FIRST partition.

Edit: a few things need to be set correctly, you can find them of course on the first page, but here they are again.

for nintendont your USB device needs to be the FIRST partition and it has to be a PRIMARY partition.
It has to be formatted as either FAT or FAT32 and with a clustersize of 32KB or lower (although i would not reccomend lower)

Edit2: i have seen reports that 64KB clustersize seems to work as wel, but i personally did not try myself.

Yes thank you guys. The drive was set to MBR instead of Primary. I needed to use 3 different partition programs in order to find the one needed to get it switched over to primary. Took awhile to find it but it works now.
Just in case, I used mini tool partition wizard.

 

[Nemios]

we need more info

nintendont version number you are using?(number on top when seeing the nintendont menu)
wii or wiiu?
Is your fat32 partition the first and primary partition?

- Nintendont version from 3.328 to 3.330
- Wii, not WiiU
- Partition was/is the first (the two were primary, the second was/is NTFS)

 

[ccfman2004]

Yes thank you guys. The drive was set to MBR instead of Primary. I needed to use 3 different partition programs in order to find the one needed to get it switched over to primary. Took awhile to find it but it works now.
Just in case, I used mini tool partition wizard.

MBR(Master Boot Record) is the partition map scheme. Primary has to do with the order of the partitions. You need both for the drive to work with Nintendont.

 

[Reecey]

To use this Nintendont for gamecube games I presume you have to install the homebrew channel first with smashstack and then install this? can you actually play your GC games on the wiiu gamepad screen?

 

[ccfman2004]

To use this Nintendont for gamecube games I presume you have to install the homebrew channel first with smashstack and then install this?

Yes you need the Homebrew Channel installed via smashstack or any other valid exploit.

 

[Reecey]

Yes you need the Homebrew Channel installed via smashstack or any other valid exploit.

So if you already have a wii setup, is it still worth doing?

 

[ccfman2004]

So if you already have a wii setup, is it still worth doing?

Do you already have the Homebrew Channel installed?

 

[Reecey]

Do you already have the Homebrew Channel installed?

yes I have the latest HBC on my wii.

 

[ccfman2004]

yes I have the latest HBC on my wii.

Then your are set to use Nintendont. Just follow the directions in the first post and you should be good to go.

 

[Reecey]

Then your are set to use Nintendont. Just follow the directions in the first post and you should be good to go.

I wanted to use it on my wiiu with the gamepad screen.

 

[ccfman2004]

I wanted to use it on my wiiu with the gamepad screen.

Keep in mind the GamePad can only be used as a screen. You can't actually play any GameCube games with it.

 

[Reecey]

Keep in mind the GamePad can only be used as a screen. You can't actually play any GameCube games with it.

Oh OK thanks, so you can't actually play your Gamecube games via the gamepad screen, it only shows the screen and that's it, you still have to use your Gamecube controller etc.. or your wii remotes? still though you can at least take your wiiu with you around the house and still play your games via the gamepad without the tv using the sensor bar.

 

[ccfman2004]

Oh OK thanks, so you can't actually play your Gamecube games via the gamepad screen, it only shows the screen and that's it, you still have to use your Gamecube controller etc.. or your wii remotes?

You can use a variety of USB controllers including Playstation 3 and 4 controllers and you can use the Wii U Pro Controller, Wiimote + Nunchuck or GameCube controllers with the USB GameCube Controller adapter.

 

[Reecey]

You can use a variety of USB controllers including Playstation 3 and 4 controllers and you can use the Wii U Pro Controller, Wiimote + Nunchuck or GameCube controllers with the USB GameCube Controller adapter.

what you can use the WiiU Pro Controller, via your original wii console? without the need of hacking the wiiu?

 

[ccfman2004]

what you can use the WiiU Pro Controller, via your original wii console? without the need of hacking the wiiu?

The Wii U Pro Controller can be use in Nintendont on either the Wii or Wii U. You just sync it to your Wii like you would a Wiimote. The controller can only be used in Nintendont and will only stay on while Nintendont is running. The Wii U Pro Controller is my preferred wireless GameCube Controller.

 

[pacsniper]

MBR(Master Boot Record) is the partition map scheme. Primary has to do with the order of the partitions. You need both for the drive to work with Nintendont.

Strange, seeing as that is how I did it and it works now. As long as it works though its fine with me

 

[Reecey]

The Wii U Pro Controller can be use in Nintendont on either the Wii or Wii U. You just sync it to your Wii like you would a Wiimote. The controller can only be used in Nintendont and will only stay on while Nintendont is running. The Wii U Pro Controller is my preferred wireless GameCube Controller.

I have tried it on my wii but it says Failed to load kernal from Nand? booting it up.