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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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Initializing... and completely freezes the console. Will try with the "VC Wii Forwarder" from Ploggy and will get back at you.

EDIT:

Using the VC Wii Forwader from Ploggy works, and runs the program normally.

So something in the code is preventing the app from running from the Homebrew Channel vWii, have no clue how to give more feedback about it :(
Forwarder with new dol is working? Isn't for me just black screens hmmm.
 
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Yeah it works totally fine with 5.454... it wont work with HBC lol
First time blackscreened. R reset wiiu and it works now. Lol

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just pushed up a new build, exiting should now actually work.
Can confIrma system reset on pressing home button
 
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I want to play a GameCube game with GamePad in Nintendont, what I have to do? Install it as channel, install it on vWii and use a patch for use GamePad, install a custom iso with Nintendont.dol integrated???
@ploggy
 

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Where do i the latest .dol, github?

Nintendont official forum page auto links to it. I think if you are using the forwarder channel, you might be able to download it too

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Nintendont official forum page auto links to it. I think if you are using the forwarder channel, you might be able to download it too
Another update! The LRBDOWN shutdown combo registered on the Wii U pro controller even though the controller literally can’t input anything and only receives rumble.

There is definitely something going on There.
 
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Another update! The LRBDOWN shutdown combo registered on the Wii U pro controller even though the controller literally can’t input anything and only receives rumble.
the gamepad code was executed a block too late, I moved it up now so bluetooth controllers should now be player 2 and up when using the gamepad.
Anyways the new build I pushed up hopefully also fixes a lot of the crash issues people had on wii/vwii, so please let me know how it goes.
 

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the gamepad code was executed a block too late, I moved it up now so bluetooth controllers should now be player 2 and up when using the gamepad.
Anyways the new build I pushed up hopefully also fixes a lot of the crash issues people had on wii/vwii, so please let me know how it goes.
so can gamepad be used now with wii vc injected games?
 

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the gamepad code was executed a block too late, I moved it up now so bluetooth controllers should now be player 2 and up when using the gamepad.
Anyways the new build I pushed up hopefully also fixes a lot of the crash issues people had on wii/vwii, so please let me know how it goes.

Incredible work sir! do you have a donate fund?
 

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To the guy who was getting a black screen when running ploggy's forwarder...
Were you running sigpatches when trying to boot the Wii VC?

Remember you need to enable that in order to boot any Wii VC at all.
Or if you have CBHC that should do it as well.
 
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To the guy who was getting a black screen when running ploggy's forwarder...
Were you running sigpatches when trying to boot the Wii VC?

Remember you need to enable that in order to boot any Wii VC at all.
Or if you have CBHC that should do it as well.
Im pretty sure he had CBHC....I had black screen first load, since its been fine.
 
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I tried using the nintendont from wii u usb helper. Installed with wup gx2 installer. Loaded up fine. was playing 18 wheeler with gamepad and then it froze. had to pull plug to reboot wiiu
 

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I tried using the nintendont from wii u usb helper. Installed with wup gx2 installer. Loaded up fine. was playing 18 wheeler with gamepad and then it froze. had to pull plug to reboot wiiu
Was it a nintendont forwarder or the full dol injected into the vc? I use @ploggy s forwarder and then have the dol in my sd:/apps/nintendont/
 
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I tried using the nintendont from wii u usb helper. Installed with wup gx2 installer. Loaded up fine. was playing 18 wheeler with gamepad and then it froze. had to pull plug to reboot wiiu


use poggy's forwarder https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BzEB8f_rxW-oV3RWVEJ6Z1JMYnc

with https://github.com/FIX94/Nintendont/blob/master/loader/loader.dol?raw=true renamed to to boot.dol in yournintendont folder in your sd card

edit: yeah .. ninja'd ... what he said


... and see what Fix94 says

https://gbatemp.net/threads/nintendont.349258/page-1868#post-7579072


The latest build is 5.455 so make sure you're on that, dont trust external downloaders.
https://github.com/FIX94/Nintendont/blob/master/loader/loader.dol?raw=true
 
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