rWiiHacks' Support Megathread
General Troubleshooting
NOTE: FLASH DRIVES Are not recommended
If you are using one and you find yourself here for support, please reconsider.
Loader Support Here "My Wii/GC Game Won't Load!!"
If you came here with the problem "I am trying to load my Wii or GC game and it's not working", this is your link.
Please read through this document if you are having problems loading Wii/GC games with your Wii.
Unlock Your Write Protect Switch
A common issue.
Game and App Directory Structure Visualized
Wii Games
💾 SD Card or USB Drives
| ╸📁 wbfs
| ╸📁 GameName [GameID]
| ╸📄 GameID.wbfs
GameCube Games
💾 SD Card or USB Drive
| ╸📁 games
| ╸📁 GameName GameID
| ╸📄 game.iso
Applications
💾 SD Card or USB Drive
| ╸📁 apps
| ╸📁 AppName
| ╸📄 boot.dol
| ╸📄 meta.xml
| ╸📄 icon.png
Letterbomb
💾 SD Card
| ╸📁 private
| ╸📄 boot.elf/dol
CTGP-R
💾 SD Card
| ╸📁 apps
| ╸📁 ctgpr
| ╸📄 boot.dol
| ╸📄 meta.xml
| ╸📄 icon.png
| ╸📁 ctgpr
| ╸📁 riivolution
How Perform a Syscheck
Wiiflow Lite
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Open Wiiflow lite settings.
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Go into NAND Emulation settings (it's got 3 pages of settings about NAND emulation) and make your settings match this:
Page 1-
Select NAND: default
NAND emulation: Partial
Select Saves NAND: default
Saves NAND emulation: off
Page 3-
Saves NAND Partition: SD
Use Real NAND Config: On
Use Real NAND Miis: On
Modding Support Here
The Guide Wii Recommend
Useful Link to Bootmii SD Files
To Change a Drive From GPT to MBR
Updating You Wii System Menu to 4.3x
ISO/Game Image Management
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Software to help you manage your Wii game collection.
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It will split/convert/prepare images for transfer to your Wii Storage.
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It does not do anything for GameCube images.
(Same As Above, But Nerdier)
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has none of the 'frills' of Wii Backup Manager as it's more focused on image manipulation than collection management
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has a much more complex interface (command line, unix-like)
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it does work on Gamecube images
CIOS Offline Script (If You Have No network)
The Wii and Wifi
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Your router must support 802.11 b/g
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A lot do, but 15 years later, none are enabled by default
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You must be able to re-configure your router
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Phone hotspots often work
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In the hardware section below is a listing for a Wii-Working Ethernet dongle
Miscellaneous Hardware
ID Your Wii's Motherboard Revision
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Wanna know what motherboard revision you have?
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It's for Wiidual compatibility, but they don't make those anymore.
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It'll tell you if your motherboard is prone to overheat (6 layer boards).
Ethernet Dongle That Works With the Wii
Replacement Jack Socket Dock Connector Port for Nintendo Wii Right/Left Socket Link Controller
SD / USB Storage Tester
What USB Device Do We Recommend?
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A good enclosure, with a cheap and possibly refurbished hard drive
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The enclosure below is known to work with the Wii
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Which means any hard drive you put in it will also work with the Wii
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within the Wii's size limitation of > 2tb
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Most of our staff have these
**** FLASH DRIVES OFTEN CAUSE ISSUES ****
We do not suggest using one.
Modernize Your Wii's Video Output
Wii2HDMI
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if you are low on funds, this is an option
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do not expect the video, sound, or construction quality to be good for ~10$USD
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Please leave comments below for updated information or questions.
Meta
Q&A
What is This?
How Often is it Revised?
Can I Contribute?
Comment. Revisions will be discussed in the comments.
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