Hacking WD 250GB on vWii?

[SykoLogic]

I can't seem to get it to load! Do i need the Y-Cable? Has this happen with anyone else?

Edit: It's a WD Passport!

 

[xBASSxMONSTAx]

Yo bruv, u need da y cable init fam.

 

[NathanPeterson]

I can't seem to get it to load! Do i need the Y-Cable? Has this happen with anyone else?

Edit: It's a WD Passport!

Yes you need a Y-Cable. Listen to the drive to hear if the disks are spinning to tell if it's actually on or not. I had to switch to a Y cable for it to work.

 

[SykoLogic]

Yes you need a Y-Cable. Listen to the drive to hear if the disks are spinning to tell if it's actually on or not. I had to switch to a Y cable for it to work.

It spins but then it stops, and yeah im gonna have to get one, but how do i plug that cable in?

 

[driverdis]

It spins but then it stops, and yeah im gonna have to get one, but how do i plug that cable in?

the same way you plug the current one in, except for a Y cable has 2 USB (type A) connectors, so you plug both into the Wii to give the drive enough power. one connector is for data/power and the other is for extra power.
because the Wii U has 4 USB ports, you can plug the power only one into the front and data in the back so 1 USB port is free in back for other USB devices like the lan adapter.

 

[airline38]

See this picture below. (the upper USB port is USB0 which
is different from the old Wii)

 

[driverdis]

See this picture below. (the upper USB port is USB0 which
is different from the old Wii)

i had a major Fail that warrants a Facepalm that it was so bad. and this was it. I spent several days installing and reinstalling the cIOS using multiple versions of the Installer and trying ALT vs NON ALT then i just set all games to use 251 (base58) and gave up. today, i heard about top port being 0 so i plugged my drive in. sure enough, base56 and 57 recognize it now. (249 and 250)

 

[Cell247]

I'm trying to determine what drives are working with and without a y cable:

http://gbatemp.net/threads/vwii-wiiflow-usb-hdd-compatibility-list.339999/
Which ones do you guys have working?