Support NeoGAF

[Jzero]

I suggest Cfg even if you want to play it from disc (you don't require a hard drive to use it to launch discs). That way, you can turn on the feature to write to the Wii Message Board playlog and stuff too.

A discussion and comparison of all the region free techniques can be found here.

how? i always wanted to do this.

EDIT: never mind ;P

 

[Clipper]

Hey, I just checked, it says that Gecko program only works on system menu 4.2, but I cracked mine at 4.3. Does that mean it won't work or what? =\

Where does it say that? It works fine in 4.3.

how? i always wanted to do this.

EDIT: never mind ;P

For others that don't realise this and haven't read the last few pages, you add write_playlog=1 to config.txt. For more info on how to do that, go here.

 

[Snapshot King]

Where does it say that? It works fine in 4.3.


For others that don't realise this and haven't read the last few pages, you add write_playlog=1 to config.txt. For more info on how to do that, go here.

Okay, well...I installed it, but...how do I use it? Nothing shows up in the homebrew channel nor the main channel list.

 

[Clipper]

Okay, well...I installed it, but...how do I use it? Nothing shows up in the homebrew channel nor the main channel list.

Then you didn't install it properly. Ensure you followed the instructions here perfectly.

 

[Snapshot King]

Then you didn't install it properly. Ensure you followed the instructions here perfectly.

Yeah, my bad. It said install the Gecko 1931 folder, but for some reason it contained 3 of them, I found the right one and it works. Ready for Xenoblade! Hurrah! My fucking wii was caked with dust, how shameful.

 

[Clipper]

Yeah, my bad. It said install the Gecko 1931 folder, but for some reason it contained 3 of them, I found the right one and it works. Ready for Xenoblade! Hurrah! My fucking wii was caked with dust, how shameful.

Were you using the instructions on the Wiibrew page instead of the ones in the tutorial? The instructions in the tutorial are very clear:

Unzip Gecko OS and copy the Gecko1931/Gecko1931/HBC/Gecko1931 folder to sd:/apps

• I.e., you should have sd:/apps/Gecko1931/boot.dol, sd:/apps/gecko1931/icon.png and sd:/apps/gecko1931/meta.xml when you are done.
• The above assumes Gecko is at version 1.9.3.1. The number will be different for other versions.

 

[Feep]

So, I used LetterBomb, everything went swimmingly, Homebrew Channel installed.

Except now, at the homebrew channel, nothing happens. I have the blue ocean background with bubbles, and the Wi-Fi symbol on the lower right is solid (I have internet access; the Wii Shop channel works fine, for example), but nothing is happening. Aren't there supposed to be a list of apps I can install from here?

What's going on?

Thanks in advance for the help.

 

[LiK]

So, I used LetterBomb, everything went swimmingly, Homebrew Channel installed.

Except now, at the homebrew channel, nothing happens. I have the blue ocean background with bubbles, and the Wi-Fi symbol on the lower right is solid (I have internet access; the Wii Shop channel works fine, for example), but nothing is happening. Aren't there supposed to be a list of apps I can install from here?

What's going on?

Thanks in advance for the help.

i learned that we need to install the apps into it.

 

[Feep]

i learned that we need to install the apps into it.

Ah! That should be explicitly mentioned. The wiki states that the channel with "auto update" with its "list of apps", which makes it sound like the list should just appear here, like an app store.

 

[LiK]

Ah! That should be explicitly mentioned. The wiki states that the channel with "auto update" with its "list of apps", which makes it sound like the list should just appear here, like an app store.

yea, that's what i thought too. i assume we're supposed to have to install or visit the homebrew browser or something. or download the apps directly from wiibrew site into the sd card.

 

[Jzero]

Ah! That should be explicitly mentioned. The wiki states that the channel with "auto update" with its "list of apps", which makes it sound like the list should just appear here, like an app store.

if you want an "app store" get the homebrew browser

Edit: beaten

 

[Clipper]

OK, due to the confusion, I added even more links in the HBC page to show you what to do next in both the Using HBC and FAQ sections. I also added an extra step to the instructions themselves.

Could those that were confused please indicate if this likely would have been enough, or is more needed?

 

[OfWhiteSkinOnRedLeather]

Sigh... Sometimes I miss the good old dire consequences days...

http://gwht.wikidot.com/for-dummies
http://gwht.wikidot.com/region-free

Perfect. I tried a few other instructions on installing Gecko OS, and none of them worked. This worked perfectly and was pathetically easy. Thanks, man.

 

[Clipper]

Received a message about a confusing but funny comment being posted on the GWHT forum last night (I have it auto-message me on posts):

This tutorial $ux... I truly believe in those who can "do" and those who
cant "teach"... Also consider yourself flagged on CL for being lame.

FYI there are some people who pay to have MS Office installed

It seems they already deleted their post as I can't find it, so I assume they actually read a bit further and decided they were a bit hasty to comment, I guess.

I'm still kind of amused by it though, but the CL part confuses. me. Anybody know what they meant by that?

Edit: From an acronym search, all I can come up with is CodeLeakers, which appears to be a site dedicated to online Wii cheats. I guess that would explain the comment (I assume he fell for the pirate trap) and makes it even more hilarious, so I'll just assume that until someone comes up with a better explanation

 

[Rahxephon91]

So is my Wii bricked? No disc will play , but everything else works? And even after soft-moding it and so on I played games no problem. So what the hell happen. Can a brick happen well after the system is moded?

 

[Bel Marduk]

So is my Wii bricked? No disc will play , but everything else works? And even after soft-moding it and so on I played games no problem. So what the hell happen. Can a brick happen well after the system is moded?

There might be some dust on your lens or your drive suddenly died. Does the game start playing then stops or you have a disc read error? You should just keep trying a bunch of times maybe and see if the problem fixes itself. Has happened to my Wii sometimes (not modded yet though).

 

[Rahxephon91]

There might be some dust on your lens or your drive suddenly died. Does the game start playing then stops or you have a disc read error? You should just keep trying a bunch of times maybe and see if the problem fixes itself. Has happened to my Wii sometimes (not modded yet though).

Well at first the Disc Channel just said it was unable to read the disc for every game I put in. After a few resets, now whenever I put a disc in it just goes to a black screen with the stuff about a disc error.

The thing was working fine. The last time I used it was on July 4th. And other then Smash Bros crashing for a random reason, it worked fine.

I went to the Nintendo website just to see about repairs and I guess somehow I was able to get a free repair. I'm not sure. Should I send it to them? I have a Red Mario Anniversary Wii, don't want to lose that. I deleted all the Homebrew stuff as well, but could they still see if it was on the system?

But thanks, I'm going to keep playing with it for now.

Edit-Gamecube games work.

Edit 2-Now it won't even take in Wii dics, it takes them until an inch is left and then spits them out.

 

[Reckoner]

Is there an alternative to Wii Backup Manager for Mac OSX since WBFS Manager only works with wbfs formatted HDDs?

Well at first the Disc Channel just said it was unable to read the disc for every game I put in. After a few resets, now whenever I put a disc in it just goes to a black screen with the stuff about a disc error.

The thing was working fine. The last time I used it was on July 4th. And other then Smash Bros crashing for a random reason, it worked fine.

I went to the Nintendo website just to see about repairs and I guess somehow I was able to get a free repair. I'm not sure. Should I send it to them? I have a Red Mario Anniversary Wii, don't want to lose that. I deleted all the Homebrew stuff as well, but could they still see if it was on the system?

But thanks, I'm going to keep playing with it for now.

Edit-Gamecube games work.

Edit 2-Now it won't even take in Wii dics, it takes them until an inch is left and then spits them out.

I think there are ways for them to see if there was installed homebrew, but you can hide it as much as possible using AnyTitleDeleter and removing all the IOS stuff above 200. That will probably do the job since it makes it pretty difficult for them to find any remaining hacking things. Obviously, remove all the hacks you've installed (like HBC) after you remove the IOS. Be careful with that, though.

 

[Bel Marduk]

Well at first the Disc Channel just said it was unable to read the disc for every game I put in. After a few resets, now whenever I put a disc in it just goes to a black screen with the stuff about a disc error.

The thing was working fine. The last time I used it was on July 4th. And other then Smash Bros crashing for a random reason, it worked fine.

I went to the Nintendo website just to see about repairs and I guess somehow I was able to get a free repair. I'm not sure. Should I send it to them? I have a Red Mario Anniversary Wii, don't want to lose that. I deleted all the Homebrew stuff as well, but could they still see if it was on the system?

But thanks, I'm going to keep playing with it for now.

Edit-Gamecube games work.

Edit 2-Now it won't even take in Wii dics, it takes them until an inch is left and then spits them out.

I heard they let you keep your Wii unless the whole thing's screwed or something. Maybe search around or call Nintendo to double check. This sounds like a drive problem to me. If the repair's free, go for it.

 

[mattiewheels]

I don't know why, but all the homebrew on my system just stopped working suddenly...it either puts me back to the channel menu or gives me an "exception DSI" error screen. I'm thinking of formatting and letterbombing to see if that changes it.

 

[x Maiku x]

I'm sure this has been asked before but..Can you play Gamecube games region free with the same method? And is it possible to set up everything with a Mac? Thanks in advance.

 

[Kilrogg]

OK, due to the confusion, I added even more links in the HBC page to show you what to do next in both the Using HBC and FAQ sections. I also added an extra step to the instructions themselves.

Could those that were confused please indicate if this likely would have been enough, or is more needed?

Seriously at some point you're gonna have to tell us what you want in return. All this excellent work cannot go unrewarded. Unless you're already filthy rich, in which case, well, screw you .

 

[Mailenstein]

I'm seriously surprised that people are putting any meaning into the blue/red wire thing and getting confused by that. Welcome to the scene.

 

[nincompoop]

I'm sure this has been asked before but..Can you play Gamecube games region free with the same method? And is it possible to set up everything with a Mac? Thanks in advance.

Don't know about Mac, but import Gamecube games can be booted from Gecko OS, however some of them may not like your memory card and you won't be able to save your progress.

 

[zeelman]

Don't know about Mac, but import Gamecube games can be booted from Gecko OS, however some of them may not like your memory card and you won't be able to save your progress.

Japanese Gamecube saves require their own Memory card, or else they will corrupt saves from other regions.

 

[nincompoop]

Japanese Gamecube saves require their own Memory card, or else they will corrupt saves from other regions.

That's not true for all games, I used the same memory card for Kururin Squash! that I use for my US games and none of my saves became corrupted. OTOH, some games like Mr. Driller Land won't save on a US system at all, even if you let it format your memory card.

 

[x Maiku x]

Don't know about Mac, but import Gamecube games can be booted from Gecko OS, however some of them may not like your memory card and you won't be able to save your progress.

Japanese Gamecube saves require their own Memory card, or else they will corrupt saves from other regions.

Thanks! Speaking of that, can you have Japanese Wii game saves on the same SD card or system memory?

 

[Choppasmith]

That's not true for all games, I used the same memory card for Kururin Squash! that I use for my US games and none of my saves became corrupted. OTOH, some games like Mr. Driller Land won't save on a US system at all, even if you let it format your memory card.

Yeah as I understand it, only a few first party GC games have a weird Memory Card / save setup. My two One Piece imports save just fine. Just to be safe though, I created the saves on a seperate Memory Card and then just copied it over to my primary memory card.

 

[TheSeks]

You haven't needed to beat around the bush to not update for a long time now. Installing d2x in the 248 and 247 slots means official updates won't change any of your homebrew setup. LetterBomb's only usefulness is to install the HBC on a virgin (or wiped) 4.3 Wii and it doesn't actually work on previous firmwares.

So, what do I need to do to update from 4.1 or whatever the Trauma Team Firmware is to the latest?

 

[Reckoner]

I'm sure this has been asked before but..Can you play Gamecube games region free with the same method? And is it possible to set up everything with a Mac? Thanks in advance.

Yes, you can set up everything on the Mac. What you can't do is convert the ISO games and transfer them to your HDD/Pen since it requires software that isn't currently available to Mac, unfortunately. There are ways to rename the files and transfer them manually, though.

 

[SecretMoblin]

So initially I was planning on just installing HBC and Gecko OS for Xenoblade Chronicles on my US Wii because it seems, based on the Wiki, that it does less to the Wii internally than Configurable USB Loader. But after hearing everyone sing the praises of Cfg, I may go with that. I have some questions, though:

-Is there any increased risk of installing Cfg because I have a newer Wii (black, a model from last year)? I know the BootMii stuff is far less reliable on newer Wiis, and I don't want to end up in a situation where my Wii is irreversibly bricked. I'm not planning on installing BootMii because it seems like it's almost not worth it unless it's installed as boot2.

-Do I really need Hermes' IOS222/223? The Wiki makes it seem awfully unnecessary.

-Does Cfg have the same options as Gecko? I've only ever heard people talk about "forcing NTSC" with Gecko, so I'm wondering if there are enough options with Cfg to get the game playing on my ancient American television.

-Is it safe/normal to use the same USB drive I use for data backups for Wii game rips? I'm assuming the drive is NTFS formatted (I'll check later), but would there be any problems? If I just add those lines on config.txt or meta.xml, am I good to go?

-Finally, after raving about the game to my brother, he's ready to pull the trigger on an import copy. The problem? He's in college, and he's rocking a travel-sized CRT with composite cables for his Wii. Is he pretty much out of luck, or is it a matter of chance whether or not the game will work on that setup? Would you have a better shot fooling around with Gecko or with Cfg?

Sorry if these are stupid questions. I'm fairly comfortable with the idea of Letterbombing the HBC onto my Wii now, but I'm absolutely terrified that with all the IOS stuff (d2x, IOS236, potentially Hermes' IOS222/223) the Wii will be rendered unusable. Regardless, a big thanks to Clipper and the helpful folks on this thread, who got me past my first mental hurdles. :-/

 

[Clipper]

Is there an alternative to Wii Backup Manager for Mac OSX since WBFS Manager only works with wbfs formatted HDDs?
...
Yes, you can set up everything on the Mac. What you can't do is convert the ISO games and transfer them to your HDD/Pen since it requires software that isn't currently available to Mac, unfortunately. There are ways to rename the files and transfer them manually, though.

There is absolutely no use for backup managing software on the Wii except for piracy at this stage, especially if your drive isn't WBFS formatted. Also, there's no way without hardware like WODE to play GameCube games that you downloaded from the Internet, so that answer to ythe other question about doing that is also suspect. I might be missing something, so I will give you a chance to explain yourself before this gets taken to a mod. Please do so.

I'm sure this has been asked before but..Can you play Gamecube games region free with the same method? And is it possible to set up everything with a Mac? Thanks in advance.

Yes to both questions. The region free techniques in the tutorial all support GameCube region free too.

Seriously at some point you're gonna have to tell us what you want in return. All this excellent work cannot go unrewarded. Unless you're already filthy rich, in which case, well, screw you .

Heh, thanks . There's only one thing I could really ask in return and that comes from people that have a PAL Wii that has never accessed the Wii Shop (which I doubt there's many of in here). That's because I'd have more people to do the Wii Ambassador program with. I have enough Wiis helped to get the Nintendo-published NES games on the Wii Shop for free, but need another 7 or so to get the SNES and N64 games too. If anybody's getting a new PAL Wii and wants to thank me, hit me up by PM.

So, what do I need to do to update from 4.1 or whatever the Trauma Team Firmware is to the latest?

From 4.1, all you have to do is upgrade using Nintendo's official update. Just make sure you update the HBC first, and you'll be good.

So initially I was planning on just installing HBC and Gecko OS for Xenoblade Chronicles on my US Wii because it seems, based on the Wiki, that it does less to the Wii internally than Configurable USB Loader. But after hearing everyone sing the praises of Cfg, I may go with that. I have some questions, though:

-Is there any increased risk of installing Cfg because I have a newer Wii (black, a model from last year)? I know the BootMii stuff is far less reliable on newer Wiis, and I don't want to end up in a situation where my Wii is irreversibly bricked. I'm not planning on installing BootMii because it seems like it's almost not worth it unless it's installed as boot2.

No there isn't. Everything in the tutorial is perfectly safe and has no chance of bricking the Wii.

-Do I really need Hermes' IOS222/223? The Wiki makes it seem awfully unnecessary.

Nope, unless your hard drive gives you trouble.

-Does Cfg have the same options as Gecko? I've only ever heard people talk about "forcing NTSC" with Gecko, so I'm wondering if there are enough options with Cfg to get the game playing on my ancient American television.

It depends on your TV. All you can do is give it a try. Cfg does have further options that give you a better chance of it working, though.

-Is it safe/normal to use the same USB drive I use for data backups for Wii game rips? I'm assuming the drive is NTFS formatted (I'll check later), but would there be any problems? If I just add those lines on config.txt or meta.xml, am I good to go?

No problems at all.

-Finally, after raving about the game to my brother, he's ready to pull the trigger on an import copy. The problem? He's in college, and he's rocking a travel-sized CRT with composite cables for his Wii. Is he pretty much out of luck, or is it a matter of chance whether or not the game will work on that setup? Would you have a better shot fooling around with Gecko or with Cfg?

Better with Cfg, but only slightly better. It is a matter of chance based on how good the TV is.

Sorry if these are stupid questions. I'm fairly comfortable with the idea of Letterbombing the HBC onto my Wii now, but I'm absolutely terrified that with all the IOS stuff (d2x, IOS236, potentially Hermes' IOS222/223) the Wii will be rendered unusable. Regardless, a big thanks to Clipper and the helpful folks on this thread, who got me past my first mental hurdles. :-/

Not stupid questions. Don't worry. Follow the tutorial and you won't be bricked.

 

[SecretMoblin]

Clipper, you're a lifesaver.

 

[TheCongressman1]

Does anyone know where to get that mod for Twilight Princess to increase the difficulty?
I've done some searching, but the only thing I can find are tutorials on how to Twilight Hack the Wii.

 

[Shalashaska161]

So Brawl doesn't seem to want to play nice with CFG. Got the game installed to my external HDD but when I hit play the system freezes on the booting your game screen. Would installing Hermes do anything to get it to stop freezing? Or am I SoL on this one?

Edit: Nevermind, I managed to figure it out. I just had to turn Block ISO Reload to on and now the game runs fine.

 

[SecretMoblin]

Sorry, one more quick question:

The Wiki says, "You will install your games onto a partition of the hard drive (or an SD/SDHC card)." Do I need to make a separate partition on my USB drive for the games, or can I theoretically rip and run them from a folder on the drive alongside other, random files? Would Cfg just recognize the games in that scenario?

 

[Clipper]

Does anyone know where to get that mod for Twilight Princess to increase the difficulty?
I've done some searching, but the only thing I can find are tutorials on how to Twilight Hack the Wii.

I've never heard of it, but perhaps you can get what you want with Ocarina cheats. Use the cheat manager at geckocodes.org to create the .gct file, put that in sd:/cheats, then use Cfg or Gecko and turn on Ocarina for the game in the per-game options.

 

[Little Green Yoda]

Is there a Homebrew App that allows one to play Gamecube games with the Wii Classic Controller? Odd request, I know.

I've been itching to play CvS2 again and I'm debating whether or not to pick up the TvC stick. If it's possible to use that stick with the GCN version of CvS2 without physically modding the stick, then I'm going to order one. I don't want to spend money on a GC stick since they are pricey atm, may or may not work with the Wii's GCN controller ports, and I want something that could potentially be compatible with the Wii U when that comes around.

 

[alf717]

Does anyone know where to get that mod for Twilight Princess to increase the difficulty?
I've done some searching, but the only thing I can find are tutorials on how to Twilight Hack the Wii.

If anyone can shed some light on this I'd like to know as well. Twilight Princess is fun and would like to play it on a harder level.

Edit:

Perhaps this is it?

 

[Reckoner]

There is absolutely no use for backup managing software on the Wii except for piracy at this stage, especially if your drive isn't WBFS formatted. Also, there's no way without hardware like WODE to play GameCube games that you downloaded from the Internet, so that answer to ythe other question about doing that is also suspect. I might be missing something, so I will give you a chance to explain yourself before this gets taken to a mod. Please do so.

I actually downloaded a backup of Galaxy 2 first and then started downloading all of the games I have to try and for them to be more easily accessible through only one local. Also I read that they have a better performance running from an HDD, so I went with that in mind. It's not for piracy. I always buy my games and will ever keep doing so.

The only problem is that every time I would want to transfer games to my HDD I have to take my old PC wich is a pain to work with. I'm still downloading some of my games since I got a huge collection, some of them NTSC games like Brawl I bought back then because they were taking too much to be released.

I don't think that can be called piracy. Yeah, I know I can do that directly from the USB Loader with the CD, but it's even easier to get the games downloading and then copying them all at on time.

Is there a Homebrew App that allows one to play Gamecube games with the Wii Classic Controller? Odd request, I know.

I've been itching to play CvS2 again and I'm debating whether or not to pick up the TvC stick. If it's possible to use that stick with the GCN version of CvS2 without physically modding the stick, then I'm going to order one. I don't want to spend money on a GC stick since they are pricey atm, may or may not work with the Wii's GCN controller ports, and I want something that could potentially be compatible with the Wii U when that comes around.

I don't think that's possible since Gamecube games are emulated independently of the Wii system, if you know what I mean. Never heard of such feature, but I'd install it if it was real.

Searched a bit and just found an hardware solution here. It would be nice if there was a software solution for it, but since there isn't I don't have a reason to get anything like that. I already have my old Gamecube controller here.

 

[whitehawk]

So my Homebrew Browser app just stopped working all of a sudden... Anyone know why? It goes to that black screen, with a bunch of text saying it's booting etc. But then it never boots.

All my other homebrew apps still work.

 

[Clipper]

Is there a Homebrew App that allows one to play Gamecube games with the Wii Classic Controller? Odd request, I know.

I've been itching to play CvS2 again and I'm debating whether or not to pick up the TvC stick. If it's possible to use that stick with the GCN version of CvS2 without physically modding the stick, then I'm going to order one. I don't want to spend money on a GC stick since they are pricey atm, may or may not work with the Wii's GCN controller ports, and I want something that could potentially be compatible with the Wii U when that comes around.

Yeah, there's no software solution and almost certainly never will be.

I actually downloaded a backup of Galaxy 2 first and then started downloading all of the games I have to try and for them to be more easily accessible through only one local. Also I read that they have a better performance running from an HDD, so I went with that in mind. It's not for piracy. I always buy my games and will ever keep doing so.

The only problem is that every time I would want to transfer games to my HDD I have to take my old PC wich is a pain to work with. I'm still downloading some of my games since I got a huge collection, some of them NTSC games like Brawl I bought back then because they were taking too much to be released.

I don't think that can be called piracy. Yeah, I know I can do that directly from the USB Loader with the CD, but it's even easier to get the games downloading and then copying them all at on time.

Acceptable answer (and the only one I could think of, but I had to check as things were suspect). However, think about the fact that by downloading the files rather than ripping them yourself, you are supporting the acts of the pirate that uploaded the games to the Internet.

I can't accept that myself, but if you still can, keep in mind that Cfg supports .iso files anyway. You can rip your own discs directly to .iso with the option install_partitions=iso. That would also show you the naming scheme you need to use if you want to manually copy them around. You can also figure out how to use the wbfsfile app (see the WBFS to FAT transfer page of the tutorial) to convert to .wbfs files if you want to save space. Still, I much more highly recommend just ripping the games yourself.

So my Homebrew Browser app just stopped working all of a sudden... Anyone know why? It goes to that black screen, with a bunch of text saying it's booting etc. But then it never boots.

All my other homebrew apps still work.

Try installing the latest version again. It might also be that the servers were just down temporarily, they do that sometimes.

 

[whitehawk]

Try installing the latest version again. It might also be that the servers were just down temporarily, they do that sometimes.

Naw it's been like this for a while. I'll try installing it again, thanks!

 

[Sagitario]

I've never heard of it, but perhaps you can get what you want with Ocarina cheats. Use the cheat manager at geckocodes.org to create the .gct file, put that in sd:/cheats, then use Cfg or Gecko and turn on Ocarina for the game in the per-game options.

Clipper, quick question:

Can you use codes/cheats for GC games loading from Gecko?

 

[Little Green Yoda]

I don't think that's possible since Gamecube games are emulated independently of the Wii system, if you know what I mean. Never heard of such feature, but I'd install it if it was real.

Searched a bit and just found an hardware solution here. It would be nice if there was a software solution for it, but since there isn't I don't have a reason to get anything like that. I already have my old Gamecube controller here.

Yeah, there's no software solution and almost certainly never will be.

Ah, that's a bummer then. A software solution would be simpler on the user end of things. And I found that Classic Linker Plus accessory while searching around as well. It should be easier than modding an arcade stick but I'm not sure if the TvC stick has any compatibility issues (someone noted that the Hori Wii stick doesn't work with it). Oh well, thanks for the replies guys.

 

[Linkhero1]

Japanese Gamecube saves require their own Memory card, or else they will corrupt saves from other regions.

Works for me when playing Naruto GNT 4

 

[DDayton]

Just in case anyone was interested, the Riivolution patcher/loader

1) Can be run without installing anything (or runs via the HBC, or its own channel)

2) Allows a small number of translation patches to be applied, on the fly, to retail disks.

3) Allows easy playing of import disks.

I've been using it to load and play Another Code & Disaster with nary a problem.

 

[SecretMoblin]

Alright, just bit the bullet and installed HBC with Letterbomb. It took a little less than five minutes total - the longest part was typing in the numbers on the website - and while I was a little freaked out whenever my screen went blank, my Wii seems to have avoided exploding.

Now comes the hard(er) part: installing everything else, figuring out if I need to partition my USB drive for Wii games, and the long process of ripping my ~40 games.

Two quick questions, though:
Is the HBC dependent on an internet connection? My router is wonky and occasionally stops working when my Wii tries to connect to it.

Do any of the extra programs require the SD card to be in the Wii at all times?

 

[shadyspace]

Alright, just bit the bullet and installed HBC with Letterbomb. It took a little less than five minutes total - the longest part was typing in the numbers on the website - and while I was a little freaked out whenever my screen went blank, my Wii seems to have avoided exploding.

Now comes the hard(er) part: installing everything else, figuring out if I need to partition my USB drive for Wii games, and the long process of ripping my ~40 games.

Two quick questions, though:
Is the HBC dependent on an internet connection? My router is wonky and occasionally stops working when my Wii tries to connect to it.

Do any of the extra programs require the SD card to be in the Wii at all times?

No to internet connectivity. Yes to any programs you have running through HBC (they all live on your SD card, after all).

 

[SecretMoblin]

No to internet connectivity. Yes to any programs you have running through HBC (they all live on your SD card, after all).

Ahhhhh. Did not know that. I guess I should be very careful about moving things around, then. Thanks.

Edit: Alright, first real problem. I'm trying to install IOS236. I'm connected to the internet, but it gives me an error about "net_init failed: -24". So I'm going with the offline option, but I'm confused:
I downloaded NUS Downloader, opened the program, checked the "Pack WAD" box, copy/pasted "0000000100000024 v3351" into the title bar, and clicked "Start NUS Download!" I now have a file in the /titles/0000000100000024/3608 directory called "IOS36-64-3608.wad", which is different than the "IOS36-64-v3351.wad" in Clipper's guide.

Is this just an updated version of the .wad file and not something worth worrying about? Should I have typed "v3351" in the text box next to Pack WAD?

Edit 2: My internet connection is weird. I finally got it to work. Now on to d2x and Configurable USB Loader... :-/