Hacking WiiVC Injector Script Limitations

[Lotoonlink]

Hey so I know there was already a thread dedicated to this script but whenever I asked questions there, I was given conflicting answers and I didn't want to needlessly bump the thread so here were my questions I posted there and hopefully I can get a straight answer:

Hey, I'm super new to Wii U hacking and in fact, I haven't even gotten a Wii U yet, I'm just planning out my setup. Does this tool allow me to
(1) Run Wii and Gamecube games without hacking the vWii menu?
(2) Run Wii and Gamecube games without having to install Nintendont or any other program?
(3) Have all my Wii U/Wii/Gamecube backups on one USB Hard Drive?
From my understanding, none of these was possible in the past but I'm not sure if this tool solves these issues or simply acts a forwarder that looks like a VC channel on the Wii U menu. I know this thread is pretty dated but any response would be greatly appreciated, thanks a lot!

The thread this was originally posted on was
https://gbatemp.net/threads/release-wiivc-injector-script-gc-wii-homebrew-support.483577/page-290

 

[OldGnashburg]

You still have to hack your vWii and install Nintendon't & vWii cIOS's. On top of that, you can only store software that you installed on the Wii U menu on a Wii U partitioned external HDD, the only alternative I believe is to run everything on Loadiine GX2 on the Wii U side (would probably have to modify some config files to get HBL and Loadiine GX2 to read a FAT32 HDD), and unless you wanted to split every Wii game you want to play, you would have to split the External HDD into a FAT32 and NTFS partition, on top of screwing around with UStealth.

 

[alainvey]

Hey so I know there was already a thread dedicated to this script but whenever I asked questions there, I was given conflicting answers and I didn't want to needlessly bump the thread so here were my questions I posted there and hopefully I can get a straight answer:

The thread this was originally posted on was
https://gbatemp.net/threads/release-wiivc-injector-script-gc-wii-homebrew-support.483577/page-290

Just to clarify: 3) is a yes

 

[OldGnashburg]

It is a yes, however with WiiVC Injector, you are limited to the 300 System Title Limit and your ability to use the software itself, the other way works as well however it is a real pain in the ass.

 

[Lotoonlink]

So just to clarify one more time, I can have all my backups on a single 1TB USB Hard Drive? Partitioning is just diving the Hard Drive into different parts, right? That way I can store my iso's each on different partitions. Will the partitions remain after formatting the drive to be compatible with the Wii U? Thanks for your answers by the way.

Edit: I also don't really see the downsides to the method I will go through with other than the 300 title limit, but I'm fine with that as everything will be on the Wii U menu.

 

[alainvey]

So just to clarify one more time, I can have all my backups on a single 1TB USB Hard Drive? Partitioning is just diving the Hard Drive into different parts, right? That way I can store my iso's each on different partitions. Will the partitions remain after formatting the drive to be compatible with the Wii U? Thanks for your answers by the way.

Edit: I also don't really see the downsides to the method I will go through with other than the 300 title limit, but I'm fine with that as everything will be on the Wii U menu.

You can only have one single "Wii U" format partition. Everything on it must be an installed content on the Wii U menu (this is what the other poster was getting at).

The VC injector is what makes this possible: it lets you package Wii and GC content into packages that you can install to Wii U format USB with WUP installer and then launch from the Wii U menu. You will need a working hacked vWii with cios and nintendont installed for it to work, and you have to install everything manually.

Sadly, there is still no way to have a Wii U format partition and a FAT/NTFS partition on the same drive afaik. This is still an improvement from the old days, however, as you can technically have all of your Wii U, Wii, and GC content on the same drive.

Like the other poster said, the only other option is too onerous to contemplate.

 

[Lotoonlink]

You can only have one single "Wii U" format partition. Everything on it must be an installed content on the Wii U menu (this is what the other poster was getting at).

The VC injector is what makes this possible: it lets you package Wii and GC content into packages that you can install to Wii U format USB with WUP installer and then launch from the Wii U menu. You will need a working hacked vWii with cios and nintendont installed for it to work, and you have to install everything manually.

Sadly, there is still no way to have a Wii U format partition and a FAT/NTFS partition on the same drive afaik. This is still an improvement from the old days, however, as you can technically have all of your Wii U, Wii, and GC content on the same drive.

Like the other poster said, the only other option is too onerous to contemplate.

Alright dope, thanks a lot! The only thing I'm worried about now is if 1TB is enough space in the first place, but I'm not planning on storing every single Wii U and Wii game available, but I'll take my time for each one and keep a nice and tight collection.

Edit: By install manually, you just mean package each game (on my computer) and installing each one with WUP installer right? Because I'm totally cool with that

 

[OldGnashburg]

Installing manually in this context would be using WUPInstaller GX2 to install a packed title, yes.

 

[Lotoonlink]

Sorry for bumping this thread again but I keep reading conflicting answers on threads so I need to ABSOLUTELY VERIFY that Wii U/Wii/Gamecube games will be stored on an external hard drive and no ISO's will need to be saved to the NAND/SD Card.

I NEED to know this because the SD Card I'm getting will not be chosen to hold any games (only 64 GB), while the external Hard Drive (1 TB) will need to be the sole carrier of the ROMs, the section of data that will take up the most space.

If the thread I mentioned in my first post ONLY acts as a forwarder to vWii games that MUST be installed to the SD CARD, I have to find some other way. The tool I'm looking for packages Wii/Gamecube games into a Wii U installable file that will only take up space on the external HARD DRIVE.

Thank you SO MUCH for any answers, sorry for repeating myself and hopefully this is the last question on this thread that I'll post.

 

[OldGnashburg]

I am having the weirdest glitch with one inject, I am installing Mario Kart Wii, it builds, it installs, it works, however I am using my own custom bootsound that I converted to wav, I've done the same process for Project M, Brawl, Twilight Princess, Wind Waker, they all work. However, when I launch the the Title, the boot sound is a woman (in a Siri-like voice) repeatedly saying the word asterisk over and over? It only seems to be for Mario Kart Wii, I've downloaded and reconverted the track, so I can't determine what is wrong, but I will try a different bootsound and get back to you, but I would prefer to use this bootsound.

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@Lotoonlink, if you are installing GC or Wii games, you would be installing it WUPInstaller GX2, which ALWAYS lets you choose between USB or NAND. I don't know how that was not made clear, but it works like any other Wii U installation.

 

[Lotoonlink]

@Lotoonlink, if you are installing GC or Wii games, you would be installing it WUPInstaller GX2, which ALWAYS lets you choose between USB or NAND. I don't know how that was not made clear, but it works like any other Wii U installation.

Great! That's what I originally thought. The confusion I got was when other users said that the tool acts as a "forwarder", which led me to think that the iso file is separate from the packaged title. Thanks for clearing that up for me.

 

[Feffe]

Great! That's what I originally thought. The confusion I got was when other users said that the tool acts as a "forwarder", which led me to think that the iso file is separate from the packaged title. Thanks for clearing that up for me.

The iso file is part of the package but for GCN games you'll ned a SD card where you'll store Nintendont boot.dol (which is just some MBs, don't worry). You're technically installing a forwarder+ISO. The forwarder is to Nintendont, which will start the game in your NAND/USB.

 

[xs4all]

Just in case your wondering, if you were to install EVERY single WiiU including game updates, this is NOT including those 3rd party Indie and Virtual Console titles on the eShop.
Your looking at around just over 1.1TB.

 

[kisamesama]

I have used wiiVC inject to inject wii and gamecube retail titles and installed them using wup installer. It works without having to hack the vWii

 

[Brawl345]

Yeah hacking the vWii is not needed since injects don't use cIOS at all. Nintendont uses IOS58 which is preinstalled on the vWii.