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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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this may be a stupid question, but I didn't see dkc returns or new super mario bros in the compatibility list. does either game work or is that only for gamepad support which I can understand considering the gyroscope doesn't work yet, so u can't waggle/roll/spin in either game. I just wanna play those games using a wiimote. :)

edit: oh, I see it's just for classic controller support. will normal games without that support work here as well?
 
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that means you forgot to edit the meta file to have drc_use set to the right value, check the first post again for that, change it and reinstall it and it should be asked on startup if you want to use it.

Fixed, now working fine on the gamepad. thank you.

I hope @KhaderWelaye implements Gamecube games to your injector script.
 
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I dont have a wii U anymore but if anyone doesnt mind giving me a step by step instruction on exactly what needs to be done I can make a script that automates the process entirely.

I saw there were basic instructions by Fix94 a few pages back that im referencing currently but full elaboration would be beneficial for the script to bring less work for the end user.

If im asking too much please feel free to tell me to go to hell
 

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I guess the info was quite clustered as I didnt quite know the steps either :P So heres a more together version:
First get a wii vc title as described on the first post step 0.
Then you get wit:
https://wit.wiimm.de/download.html
Extract its zip to somewhere.
then you get this base that can be used to make a homebrew wii iso:
https://mega.nz/#!FoIGGJTR!TNG7-XyyM_pQA5mCAbV7AxPNwlA_2RtDyWDn86nly_U
Make a base folder in the wit "bin" folder (with a name like nintendont_wiivc) and put the content of that zip inside.
Now take your gamecube game.iso and put it into the "files" folder of that base folder.
Next up, open up a command prompt in the wit "bin" folder (by for example holding shift right click -> open command prompt here) and type in this:
wit copy nintendont_wiivc your_new_wii.iso -o --raw
if instead of a command prompt it opened up powershell, you have to do it like this:
.\wit.exe copy nintendont_wiivc your_new_wii.iso -o --raw
After that is done, extract tmd.bin and ticket.bin of that newly created iso and put it into your wii vc title as described on the first post step 1.
Also put your newly created iso renamed to game.iso into that wii vc title too as described in step 2 of the first post, but in this case dont just double-click nfs2iso2nfs but instead open up a command prompt again and run:
nfs2iso2nfs -homebrew
and if you are using powershell you again have to do it like this
.\nfs2iso2nfs.exe -homebrew
from there just enable the gamepad and follow the rest of the first post as you normally would.
I hope this writeup helps at least a little.
 
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I guess the info was quite clustered as I didnt quite know the steps either :P So heres a more together version:
First get a wii vc title as described on the first post step 0.
Then you get wit:
https://wit.wiimm.de/download.html
Extract its zip to somewhere.
then you get this base that can be used to make a homebrew wii iso:
https://mega.nz/#!FoIGGJTR!TNG7-XyyM_pQA5mCAbV7AxPNwlA_2RtDyWDn86nly_U
Make a base folder in the wit "bin" folder (with a name like nintendont_wiivc) and put the content of that zip inside.
Now take your gamecube game.iso and put it into the "files" folder of that base folder.
Next up, open up a command prompt in the wit "bin" folder (by for example holding shift right click -> open command prompt here) and type in this:
wit copy nintendont_wiivc your_new_wii.iso -o --raw
if instead of a command prompt it opened up powershell, you have to do it like this:
.\wit.exe copy nintendont_wiivc your_new_wii.iso -o --raw
After that is done, extract tmd.bin and ticket.bin of that newly created iso and put it into your wii vc title as described on the first post step 1.
Also put your newly created iso renamed to game.iso into that wii vc title too as described in step 2 of the first post, but in this case dont just double-click nfs2iso2nfs but instead open up a command prompt again and run:
nfs2iso2nfs -homebrew
and if you are using powershell you again have to do it like this
.\nfs2iso2nfs.exe -homebrew
from there just enable the gamepad and follow the rest of the first post as you normally would.
I hope this writeup helps at least a little.
Helps a ton. I shall try and writeup a script to assist with this process to try and help other users.

No promises as I will be trying to do this in python(just learned the basics) if that doesnt work Ill just move to my good ol friend c#
 

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Anyone has tried to install Nintendon't in WiiU internal memory? I've a problem with the hard disk used for the WiiU games and I want to try to disconnect the usb hard disk before launching Nintendon't.

error message is
CheckForMultiGameAndRegion() = failed
 

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Helps a ton. I shall try and writeup a script to assist with this process to try and help other users.

No promises as I will be trying to do this in python(just learned the basics) if that doesnt work Ill just move to my good ol friend c#

It's cool but like another said maybe it would be simpler that @KhaderWelaye implement this on his WiiVC Injector Scprit if possible (to have only one script for Wii & GC games)
 

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Anyone has tried to install Nintendon't in WiiU internal memory? I've a problem with the hard disk used for the WiiU games and I want to try to disconnect the usb hard disk before launching Nintendon't.

error message is
CheckForMultiGameAndRegion() = failed
i got nintendont fowarder installed on nand with wiivc
 

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So I'm not the only one having issues on NAND (nor the only one having Nintendont interface's bug). I just regret that our reports doesn't seems to be taken into account.
 

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It's cool but like another said maybe it would be simpler that @KhaderWelaye implement this on his WiiVC Injector Scprit if possible (to have only one script for Wii & GC games)
I have a working injection implementation for GameCube games, trying to iron out some bugs before release because the performance is very inconsistent for me so far.
 

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I am attempting to make a multi-game iso for the nintendont forwarder

--------------------- MERGED ---------------------------

I have a working injection implementation for GameCube games, trying to iron out some bugs before release because the performance is very inconsistent for me so far.
Awesome!!
 

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Then I assume it should work. Since the issue says its with over 4 gb isos

--------------------- MERGED ---------------------------

I guess i did something wrong when i was packing since mine errors on install attempt lol.
 

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if I remember right gerbilsoft in his update completely messed up multi-disc isos and I probably have to go in hard to fix it up yet again, it was fine before the stuff he did as I did test it with a lot of types and stuff.
 
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I guess the info was quite clustered as I didnt quite know the steps either :P So heres a more together version:
First get a wii vc title as described on the first post step 0.
Then you get wit:
https://wit.wiimm.de/download.html
Extract its zip to somewhere.
then you get this base that can be used to make a homebrew wii iso:
https://mega.nz/#!FoIGGJTR!TNG7-XyyM_pQA5mCAbV7AxPNwlA_2RtDyWDn86nly_U
Make a base folder in the wit "bin" folder (with a name like nintendont_wiivc) and put the content of that zip inside.
Now take your gamecube game.iso and put it into the "files" folder of that base folder.
Next up, open up a command prompt in the wit "bin" folder (by for example holding shift right click -> open command prompt here) and type in this:
wit copy nintendont_wiivc your_new_wii.iso -o --raw
if instead of a command prompt it opened up powershell, you have to do it like this:
.\wit.exe copy nintendont_wiivc your_new_wii.iso -o --raw
After that is done, extract tmd.bin and ticket.bin of that newly created iso and put it into your wii vc title as described on the first post step 1.
Also put your newly created iso renamed to game.iso into that wii vc title too as described in step 2 of the first post, but in this case dont just double-click nfs2iso2nfs but instead open up a command prompt again and run:
nfs2iso2nfs -homebrew
and if you are using powershell you again have to do it like this
.\nfs2iso2nfs.exe -homebrew
from there just enable the gamepad and follow the rest of the first post as you normally would.
I hope this writeup helps at least a little.


Yes I am trying these steps now. I think somewhere I got confused as looking in 4 spots for direction haha. Thanks for putting it into one spot!
 

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if I remember right gerbilsoft in his update completely messed up multi-disc isos and I probably have to go in hard to fix it up yet again, it was fine before the stuff he did as I did test it with a lot of types and stuff.
It shows the games on the multi disc but you can't select them
 

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