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Wii on Wii U Virtual Console: Injecting Games

Requirements:
WiiScrubber v1.40;
nfs2iso2nfs v0.5.4; it may require the Wii common Key. You can use wiiscrubber's key.bin renamed to wii_common_key.bin.
A clean rip of your Wii game;
The extracted contents of a Wii VC title for the Wii U (except the .nfs files);
-the 2 below require java to be installed-
jnustool (requires Wii U common key so you'll have to search online - hint: it begins with D7B0. Open the "config" file in notepad and paste the key inside, replacing [COMMONKEY]);
NUSpacker (must be @ihaveamac's version, requires Wii U common key as well)

Current limitations:
It's possible to use the gamepad to emulate ONLY the Classic Controller.
Wii Remote emulation is possible but there's no gyroscope or infrared commands (at least for now).
(Input emulation patches by @FIX94)

The game must be already compatible with the Classic Controller but that isn't a guarantee that it's going to work.
Here's a compatibility list: http://wiki.gbatemp.net/wiki/WiiU_VC_Wii_inject_compatibility_list

Integrity checks are still in place so only clean disc rips work.
The game iso must be pristine: untrimmed, unscrubbed and the partitions signed.
No homebrew, no mods, no wimmfi patched games until sigpatches are implemented.

Patched isos work now! Original idea by @Tock46!

Homebrew works now, even a special version of Nintendont by @FIX94

Trimmed isos still don't work, at least not isos trimmed by WiiScrubber.



HOW TO DO IT


0. Downloading a Wii VC Title
This may be illegal and I'm just telling you so you don't ever do it by mistake OK?
You can use the command line to download games' contents directly if you know the title id and title key.
I heard you can get them on a certain titlekeys site...

Once you have that, this is the command
Code:
java -jar JNUSTool.jar TITLEID TITLEKEY

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Note: You should get a game that contains the latest revision of fw.img (r590), that's the only version supported by @FIX94's patches.
Here's some info you can use to verify that you have a good file:
Size: 1785497 bytes.
CRC32: E2F27E9B
MD5: 3CAF52A9A440EEE4F125A3AD22E305C8
SHA: A5A75EBF3164874830A1D5992495DE510AB3F74E

Now here's a list of some titles that contain the preferred fw.img (verified mostly by @fejich and @markehmus)
DONKEY KONG JUNGLE BEAT [VBXE01]
Kirby's Epic Yarn [VARE01]
Lost in Shadow [VA8E01]
Mario Strikers Charged [VBFE01]
Mario Super Sluggers [VBHE01]
Pandora's Tower [VAPE01]
PIKMIN 2 [VBTE01]
PIKMIN [VBUE01]
Resident Evil 4 Wii Edition [VBDE01]
Resident Evil The Umbrella Chronicles [VBWE01]
Rhythm Heaven Fever [VAKE01]
Sin and Punishment Star Successor [VALE01]
Super Mario Galaxy [VBKJ01]
Super Paper Mario [VBBE01]
The Legend of Zelda Skyward Sword [VANE01]
Trauma Team [VA6E01]
Wario Land Shake It [VBGE01]
WARIO WARE SMOOTH MOVES [VBVE01]





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1. WiiScrubber
First setup WiiScrubber. Remember it needs the Wii common keys so run MakeKeyBin.exe first and do as it says.
Run it and open you iso. Right-click the UPDATE partition and select "Delete partition". Confirm.
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Now click on the + box to expand the DATA partition, then expand partition.bin.
Right click tmd.bin, select "Extract" and save it.
Do the same with ticket.bin.
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Rename the extracted ticket.bin to rvlt.tik
Rename the extracted tmd.bin to rvlt.tmd

Copy/move both files to the "code" folder of the Wii VC title.

Your iso is now ready and you can close WiiScrubber.


2. nfs2iso2nfs
Move your iso to the "content" folder of the Wii VC. Rename the file to "game.iso".
The content folder should contain only game.iso and the "assets" folder. Delete any nfs files that are still present.

Copy nfs2iso2nfs.exe to the content folder and run it. If everything is in place, it will begin the conversion process.
It should take around 15 minutes. Its console window will close when it's finished.
Once it ends you can delete your iso file and nfs2iso2nfs.exe (and wii_common_key.bin if it exists).
The content folder should contain only the nfs files and the "assets" folder.

Optional: You can enable Classic Controller emulation for playing using only the gamepad.
Open meta.xml (it's in the meta folder) in notepad.
Look for the line
Code:
<drc_use type="unsignedInt" length="4">1</drc_use>

replace it with
Code:
<drc_use type="unsignedInt" length="4">65537</drc_use>
and save the file.
Note that this will only work if the game supports the Classic Controller.
If it doesn't either it won't boot or you won't be able to do anything and only the gamepad's power button will work.
Here's a list of such games: https://wiki.gbatemp.net/wiki/List_of_Wii_games_compatible_with_Classic_Controller


3.NUSpacker
The final part, building the installation files.
NUSpacker requires the Wii U common key. You should find it online and then open the file "encryptKeyWith" with
notepad and paste the key inside (hint: it begins with D7B0)

It's also a command line tool so you'll have to write down the commands, or simply create a new text file,
write the command inside, save it and change the extension from .txt to .bat

I recommend copying the Wii VC folder (that contains the other 3 folders, code, content and meta) to nuspacker's folder.
That will make everything easier.

The command works like this (replace with the names of your own folders)
If you folders have spaces in their names, enclose them in quotation marks, like "Just Dance".
Code:
java -jar nuspacker.jar -in GAME_FOLDER -out INSTALATION_FILES_FOLDER

Wiait until it finishes the process.
Now just copy the folder with the installation data to the "install" folder SD card, run a CFW and install it with WUP Installer GX2!

PS: If you make a nonfunctional game, remember to uninstall it before trying again.
If you install a fiunctional game over a broken installation, it will still appear as broken.
 

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Yeah, theoretically we could use the gamepad's own rumble, accelerometer and gyroscope and even use the touchscreen to simulate the IR pointer.
Maybe this becomes real one day, hehe
Would be a little bit like Metroid Prime Hunter from the control scheme I guess.
The shaking of the nunchuk would need to be separated from the wii remote, maybe via the L3 as it would be a one-sided thing scheme?
Does changing the forwarder mean to replace the whole nfs image?
As I really want that rumble in Wind Waker when I roll against a wall =)
 

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@piratesephiroth I thought I read somewhere in this thread that there was a fw.img patch for allowing multiple Wii Remotes when using GamePad mode but I couldn't find it. fwpatcher by leseratte seems to have a patch for that, but I haven't been able to get it to work with Super Smash Bros. Brawl or Mario Kart Wii (GamePad controls are just disabled, even when selecting use the GamePad as a controller).

Is this a patch that might make it into the next version of nfs2iso2nfs?
 
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Is there any chance of doing this work with backup loaders like usb loader gx or cfg usb loader? (Loading games by sd card)

Running Nintendont on gamepad are amazing but it would be even more so if we could use the functions of automatic download of cheats and coverart of gamecube games as in the backup loaders mentioned above.
 

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@FIX94

I tested the GKBPAF - Baten Kaitos Eternal Wings and the Lost Ocean because it has two discs.
I installed with the recommended wup and the game did not work. It displays a black screen and then restarted the console.

So far all single-disc gamecube games are working.
I'll test another two-disc soon.
 

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Also I have a problem with the WiiVC Injector Script, the problem is while it's "Copying downloaded base files to Working Directory..." it then says "ROBOCOPY FAILED TO CREATE THE WORKING DIRECTORY WITH ALL JNUSTOOL BASE FILES." Can someone help me?
 

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@piratesephiroth I thought I read somewhere in this thread that there was a fw.img patch for allowing multiple Wii Remotes when using GamePad mode but I couldn't find it. fwpatcher by leseratte seems to have a patch for that, but I haven't been able to get it to work with Super Smash Bros. Brawl or Mario Kart Wii (GamePad controls are just disabled, even when selecting use the GamePad as a controller).

Is this a patch that might make it into the next version of nfs2iso2nfs?
There is the Wiimote passthrough patch but it only enables the emulated classic controller for homebrews without disabling actual wii remotes.
It has no postiive effect on games though.
 

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Is there any chance of doing this work with backup loaders like usb loader gx or cfg usb loader? (Loading games by sd card)

Running Nintendont on gamepad are amazing but it would be even more so if we could use the functions of automatic download of cheats and coverart of gamecube games as in the backup loaders mentioned above.
it would require to patch the IOS255 as base for d2x cIOS, which will probably require a full rewrite of the cIOS modules and understanding how to do it.
Currently, you could have gamepad inside the loader, but not inside the games if you reload to another (c)IOS. and currently, reloading another IOS slot is disabled.
 
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@FIX94

I tested the GKBPAF - Baten Kaitos Eternal Wings and the Lost Ocean because it has two discs.
I installed with the recommended wup and the game did not work. It displays a black screen and then restarted the console.

So far all single-disc gamecube games are working.
I'll test another two-disc soon.

BK needs to be set to USA region english language on nintendont menu or give black screen, tested Tales of Symphonia. RE Code veronica and RE1 remake all work fine
 

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BK needs to be set to USA region english language on nintendont menu or give black screen, tested Tales of Symphonia. RE Code veronica and RE1 remake all work fine

How do I solve this problem with language?
I wanted to load the games by default in Spanish, I can not speak the English language.
I use Google Translate.

Well, after you told me it had to be the English language, I tried to run the game anyway so it did not work.
The second attempt was to put the language in automatic, the result was the same.
Black screen and then the console restarted.
 

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On nintendon't menu set language to english not to auto

En el menu de nintendont pon la opcion de idioma (language) en "english" en lugar de auto, si tienes el autoboot en on presiona el boton "b" cuando inicie y luego entra al menu de opciones con "b" puede ser que tengas un mal dump del juego yo lo probe y todo funciona bien
 

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On nintendon't menu set language to english not to auto

En el menu de nintendont pon la opcion de idioma (language) en "english" en lugar de auto, si tienes el autoboot en on presiona el boton "b" cuando inicie y luego entra al menu de opciones con "b" puede ser que tengas un mal dump del juego yo lo probe y todo funciona bien

@FIX94

I again tested the game baiten kaitos and it did not work.
I tested the game injected.
I tested with language in English, Spanish and Automatic.

I tested another game, it was Resident Evil 4 and it also did not work.
I tested the game injected and also by SD and both versions did not work.
I tested with English language and automatic.

I'm just having problems with games that have more than one disk.
I have tested complete and also compacted isos.

The single disc games that I tested, worked with complete isos and also with compacted isos, both were injected.

2 Discs
Baiten Kaitos: Eternal wings and the Lost Ocean [E]
Resident Evil 4

1 Disc
Dragon Ball: Budokai 2
Metroid Prime Custom BR [E]
Crash Tag Team Racing [G9RE7D]
 
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it would require to patch the IOS255 as base for d2x cIOS, which will probably require a full rewrite of the cIOS modules and understanding how to do it.
Currently, you could have gamepad inside the loader, but not inside the games if you reload to another (c)IOS. and currently, reloading another IOS slot is disabled.

Thanks for the info and sorry if this ben asked before, but if they were used only as a Nintendont frontend? It would not be simpler to make work?
 
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@FIX94

I again tested the game baiten kaitos and it did not work.
I tested the game injected.
I tested with language in English, Spanish and Automatic.

I tested another game, it was Resident Evil 4 and it also did not work.
I tested the game injected and also by SD and both versions did not work.
I tested with English language and automatic.

I'm just having problems with games that have more than one disk.
I have tested complete and also compacted isos.

The single disc games that I tested, worked with complete isos and also with compacted isos, both were injected.

2 Discs
Baiten Kaitos: Eternal wings and the Lost Ocean [E]
Resident Evil 4

1 Disc
Dragon Ball: Budokai 2
Metroid Prime Custom BR [E]
Crash Tag Team Racing [G9RE7D]

Then you're doing something wrong because I can confirm BK and RE4 work fine check your isos and your tga images are you using mocha or fw.img cfw launcher? I use haxchi CFW and everything work fine
 

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Then you're doing something wrong because I can confirm BK and RE4 work fine check your isos and your tga images are you using mocha or fw.img cfw launcher? I use haxchi CFW and everything work fine

I'm going to re-download the games.
I have already re-downloaded the WiiVC injected and I will replace the old files with the new ones.
Resident Evil 4, I tested it as soon as I just downloaded.
I use a Haxchi that auto-starts fw.img (That's if I'm not mistaken).
Thanks for the answer.
 

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