Documenting the way I setup my Nintendo Wii.

SystemSetup_Wii.md

System Setup: Wii

This is currently incomplete! I did not document all the IOS changes I've done.

I have a 2008 Nintendo Wii, which will have a 2 GB SD (not SDHC) card that holds ProjectM and Homebrew software, and a 32 GB USB flash drive housing my purchased ripped games on the bottom-most USB port. This guide will assume both flash devices are newly formatted with the SD card being FAT16 and FAT32 for the USB drive.

Install Homebrew Software

Here we are assuming you already have the Homebrew Channel on a softmodded Wii v4.3U!

All Homebrew Channel (HBC) apps are located in SD:/apps (with some exceptions). Download the following and extract them to the SD card:

• HackMii Installer
  • Move boot.elf to SD:/apps/HackMii_Installer/boot.elf
• Configurable USB Loader
  • Copy the latest MOD dol to SD:/apps/USBLoader/boot.dol
  • Copy SD:/apps/USBLoader/sample_config.txt to SD:/apps/USBLoader/config.txt
  • In the file, at the end, type this: partition = FAT1
• WAD Manager v1.7
  • Rename WAD-Manager_v1.7.dol to SD:/apps/WADManager/boot.dol
• Project M

Backup NAND

1. Make sure the SD card is inserted into the Wii.
2. Open the HBC and press Home on the Wiimote, then select Launch BootMii.
   • If this doesn't work, run HackMii_Installer from the HBC, Continue, BootMii..., Prepare a SD card.
3. Use a GameCube controller and select the gears.
4. Do the NAND dump (first, green arrow).

Install DIOS MIOS

In order to play GameCube games from the USB drive, this step needs to be done.

1. Put DIOSMIOS_2.10.wad in the SD card somewhere.
2. Insert the SD card into the Wii.
3. Open the HBC and run WADManager
   • Keep pressing A to select the defaults, browse to the wad file and select it.
   • Select action: Install WAD
   • Press Home to restart.
4. Done.

Install a Wii Game

Do this section for every Wii game you wish to install.

1. Make sure the SD card and USB drive are inserted into the Wii.
2. Open the HBC and run Configurable USB Loader.
   • If you run into any errors make sure the USB drive is on the bottom-most USB port.
3. Insert (or make sure it's already inserted) a game in the DVD slot.
4. Click on the gear icon at the top left. Then select Install
5. Press A on the Wiimote to rip the game. Once it's done press 1 to download artwork (if you have internet) then A again to eject the disc.
6. Go back to the main screen on the Wii, then insert both the SD card and the USB device on a Windows PC.
7. Extract Crap 3.3b somewhere and run Crap.exe
   • Source: ISO/WBFS File (browse to file on USB device).
   • Loader: Configurable forwarder (no intro)
   • Extra Parameters: partition=FAT1 device=usb
   • For SSBM, to enable Project M, use these parameters instead:
     • partition=FAT1 device=usb ocarina=1 hooktype=vbi
   • Create Channel
8. Copy the new wad file to the SD card somewhere. I put mine in SD:/wads/.
9. Insert the SD card and USB drive on the Wii again.
10. Open the HBC and run WADManager
    • Keep pressing A to select the defaults, browse to the wad file and select it.
    • Select action: Install WAD
    • Press Home to restart.
    • Go back to the main screen. Try launching the game from the new channel.
11. Done! Wasn't that easy?