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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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no usb and even hid usb devices do not work correctly , remenber the wii vc is already loading from usb/nand so it hijacks all usb code.

well i got an hid controller to work once for pure luck (ps3 controller) but every other time it would just freeze or not read them at all sadly.

Hm... Is there a size limit on the isos that can be installed and used? It might be possible to include the gcisos inside the wiivc injector and access them that way. Repacking to add an iso would be a pain but it'd install to the usb, at least.
 

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Hm... Is there a size limit on the isos that can be installed and used? It might be possible to include the gcisos inside the wiivc injector and access them that way. Repacking to add an iso would be a pain but it'd install to the usb, at least.
this is what fix94 and i are testing now, repacking an gc iso inside and acess it directly, and no there is no size, you can have a 256b sd carrf full of gc isos if you want lol.
 
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What is the titleid for your installable VC? Also, did you update your installable wiiexplorer to work with all this?
the title id is : 00050000101999FF
I haven't updated WiiXplorer yet, I'm stuck into Mario Sunshine atm lol I'll get to it soon :P
@FIX94 the fw.img patches you released with Nintendont, can they be used with all VC or were they just for Nintendont?
 
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Hmm, the only thing I can suggest it try downloading it again? or try a different sd card?
or try booting the app from Wiixplorer?
 
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Amazing work @FIX94, being able to play GC games on the gamepad is awesome.

I've tested a few games using @ploggy's installable, there's a few things I've noticed; sometimes when booting into nintendont the image on screen is blank/garbled, it only happens some of the time and I'm not sure what's causing it, I've removed my USB devices so I don't think that's the issue.

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Also the Wii U Widescreen option is grayed out, does that mean we can't have widescreen currently?
 

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here have been so many patches, the specific role can explain it?
  • ES
  • HW_AHBPROT
  • HW_MEMPROT

The HW_AHBPROT patch removes some protections so you have full hardware access.
The HW_MEMPROT patch removes RAM protections so you can read the whole RAM
The ES patch is more for regular IOS, I don't know if it has any effect on the fw.img at all. AFAIK it has something to do with permission spoofing. I just found the patch and integrated it.

Nintendont requires Trucha, HW_AHBPROT, HW_MEMPROT, Gamepad Cache Flush, and (obviously), the Nintendont patch.
 
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Amazing work @FIX94, being able to play GC games on the gamepad is awesome.

I've tested a few games using @ploggy's installable, there's a few things I've noticed; sometimes when booting into nintendont the image on screen is blank/garbled, it only happens some of the time and I'm not sure what's causing it, I've removed my USB devices so I don't think that's the issue.

NicdYAv.jpg
yEhQrlg.jpg


Also the Wii U Widescreen option is grayed out, does that mean we can't have widescreen currently?
that is a first never saw that lol, people remnber you need that fwimg from rithymn heaven maybe you replaced a worng adress or something.
 

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oh yea reading this I also wanted to mention I would in the end like to just have a forwarder dol inside the wii vc title that loads nintendont from sd since sd is required anyways, this also would make updating the nintendont dol much easier; and would most likely fix the picture corruptions.
 

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oh yea reading this I also wanted to mention I would in the end like to just have a forwarder dol inside the wii vc title that loads nintendont from sd since sd is required anyways, this also would make updating the nintendont dol much easier; and would most likely fix the picture corruptions.
If you make a forwarder dol I'll update my VC with it :)

In the meantime. I updated the WiiXplorer VC so if anyones having trouble with the Nintendont VC they can try this instead. Also this will help with testing (since all you have to do now is replace the Nintendont Boot.dol):P

EDIT: I've pulled my links due to the sketchy legality of the files included..
There is a new easier "legal" method of making WiiVC and GCVC..
This tool is a 1 click method of creating installable channels make by @KhaderWelaye
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B19LmAVgtGvlNk9YdGtVeVkzLWs
 
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