Hacking USB Loader GX goes directly back to Wii menu (using channel + compatible external HD)

[Axmann]

I installed the USB Loader GX as a channel, and I am using a compatible external HD (formatted as NTSC) plugged into the port closest to the side of the wii.

When I hit "start", it just shows the little windows, and goes right back to the Wii menu.

What am I doing wrong?

I have the .iso for my game in /apps/.

 

[Maxternal]

I installed the USB Loader GX as a channel, and I am using a compatible external HD (formatted as NTSC) plugged into the port closest to the side of the wii.

When I hit "start", it just shows the little windows, and goes right back to the Wii menu.

What am I doing wrong?

I have the .iso for my game in /apps/.

Okay where do you have the DOL file for USB Loader GX?

 

[Axmann]

Okay where do you have the DOL file for USB Loader GX?

I thought that wasn't required when you install channels?

The NeoGamma channel works fine without my SD card or anything in my Wii.

 

[Maxternal]

To be more clear, There's two types of channels, a full channel and a forwarder channel. The forwarder channel is the most common and just looks for a "boot.dol" or "bootl.elf" file either on your HDD or your SD in the /apps/usbloader_gx/ folder and runs it. If it's not there it'll send you back to the System menu or just freeze.

As for the ISO, it actually goes in the /wbfs folder ... but it would be easier just to use Wii Backup Manager and have it copy it ("transfer" it) to the HDD from the computer because I think it also has to be inside another folder within the /wbfs folder and has to be named a certain way. Wii Backup Manager will takes care of that for you.

 

[Axmann]

This is the one I got and installed, so I'm not sure if this is the forwarder or not: http://code.google.com/p/usbloader-gui/downloads/detail?name=USBLoaderGX_v3.0_IOS249.wad

Also, if that IS the forwarder, where can I find the full channel?

 

[Axmann]

Ugh, okay it's still not working.

Here's what I did:

-Used Wii Backup Manager to transfer the iso to the External HD (it also created the wbfs folder)
-Placed the USB Loader GX boot.dol into the /apps/usbloader_gx/ folder on the External HD.

Still nothing. It just goes back to the menu still.

 

[Axmann]

Oh, good news! I was able to get it up and working! My problem was that I didn't have IOS58 installed. That fixed the problem

Thanks for your help