Hacking USB loading problems in vWii

[josj]

Hi.
I have had a softmodded Wii for a long time, and now I have bought a Wii U. I wanted to be able to play all my backup games from the old Wii, so I went ahead reading the guides about softmodding.

This is what I have done:
*Installed HBC using bathaxx
*Installed "IOS236 Installer MOD v8 Special vWii Edition"
*Used BlueDump to dump IOS 56,57,58
*Installed d2x-v10-beta53-alt-vWii in slot 249, 250, 251 using the WADs from the previous step
*Put the latest versions of WiiFlow, USB-Loader GX and cfgUsbloader on the SD.
*Connected my old disk. At first I had power problems because it doesn't have a Y cable. So I connected it using a USB hub with external power.

I am having trouble starting games from the USB loaders. GX and cfg are not detecting the disk at all. WiiFlow detects the disk and all games, but if I try to start a game, I just get a black screen and after a while I am returned to the system menu.
I have also tried with d2x-v10-beta52-vWii in slot 249, but that did not make any difference.

Is there something obvious I am doing wrong? Could the USB hub cause this? I can see the disk and browse it using WiiXplorer.

 

[josj]

No obvious errors then, I suppose.
Is anyone successfully running a disk powered by a USB hub, or should I try to get a Y-cable instead?

 

[Cyan]

I think hubs are not working.
You can try it on Wii to see if it works and see if the problem is the hub or the loader/hdd/power/cable on WiiU.

 

[josj]

Good idea, I'll try that. The HDD is detected in both Wii U and vWii, but loaders aren't working.

 

[tOPO]

Hi.
I have had a softmodded Wii for a long time, and now I have bought a Wii U. I wanted to be able to play all my backup games from the old Wii, so I went ahead reading the guides about softmodding.

This is what I have done:
*Installed HBC using bathaxx
*Installed "IOS236 Installer MOD v8 Special vWii Edition"
*Used BlueDump to dump IOS 56,57,58
*Installed d2x-v10-beta53-alt-vWii in slot 249, 250, 251 using the WADs from the previous step
*Put the latest versions of WiiFlow, USB-Loader GX and cfgUsbloader on the SD.
*Connected my old disk. At first I had power problems because it doesn't have a Y cable. So I connected it using a USB hub with external power.

I am having trouble starting games from the USB loaders. GX and cfg are not detecting the disk at all. WiiFlow detects the disk and all games, but if I try to start a game, I just get a black screen and after a while I am returned to the system menu.
I have also tried with d2x-v10-beta52-vWii in slot 249, but that did not make any difference.

Is there something obvious I am doing wrong? Could the USB hub cause this? I can see the disk and browse it using WiiXplorer.

I am having this exact same problem. Did you find a solution?


EDIT: Solved. Heres how i did it.

1. Google "FAT32_GUI_Formatter". Run it.
2. Format your drive using 32768 Allocation unit size.
3. Install/transfer games using Wii Backup Manager (i used build 79)
4. Make sure you are NOT using a usb hub (i was and it didnt work), but instead a Y cable. In my case i used a Micro USB- female USB > Male USB-Dual Male USB.

I'm using d2x-v10-beta52-vWii, worked, so i havent gone back to beta53, i see no need atm.

 

[josj]

Thank's, I'll try that. I got a Y cable, but still had problems after that. Haven't been working on it lately though.

 

[josj]

I tried formatting the disk as FAT32 instead, but it behaves exactly the same. WiiU detects the disk, and asks to format it. WiiXplorer finds the disk, and I can see wbfs folder with all games. WiiFlow finds the disk and all games, but when I try to start a game, it just goes black and after a while I am sent back to the system menu.
USBLoader GX and cfg USB Loader don't find the disk or any games.
I am now using d2x beta52 in slot 249, and beta53-alt in slot 250, but that hasn't made any difference either.

 

[josj]

I also tried reinstalling everything (except HBC) accordint to the guide at http://gbatemp.net/threads/full-vwii-softmod.339899/
But it still behaves the same. I wonder if it could be the HDD anyway. I will try to find a different one and try with.

 

[josj]

Seems to be working when I'm using an old 3.5" disk with external power. So either my 2.5" doesn't work properly with vWii, or there's somethin wrong with the Y cable