The Homebrew channel allows you to install custom modifications, one of which will let you play games off of a USB drive. Format your SD card. Once you've installed Homebrew with the SD card, you'll need to wipe it clean so that you can use it for the USB installation files.
The easiest way to do this is by formatting the SD card. Part 2. Use a Windows computer for this part. Unfortunately, you cannot format correctly your flash drive for Wii use on a Mac. If you don't have access to a Windows computer, try using a library PC or borrowing a friend's. Determine your Windows bit version. You'll need to know whether your version of Windows is a bit system or a bit system in order to know which file to download in a minute. Go to the download page for WBFS download page.
Click Free Download. It's the green button in the upper-right corner. Watch out for any add pop-ups and be careful not to click any download links to software you didn't intend to download.
Click Start Download. It's the green button in the center of the page. Open the ZIP folder. Double-click the downloaded ZIP folder to open it. Double-click setup. It's in the ZIP folder. Doing so will open the setup window. Install the program.
Click Browse to select an install location optional. Click Next. Click Yes. Click Close. Plug your flash drive into your computer. The flash drive should fit into one of the rectangular USB ports on your computer. You can find it in your Windows Start menu. Select your flash drive.
Click the "Drive" drop-down box in the upper-left corner of the window, then click your drive's letter usually F:. If you don't know the flash drive's letter, look for it in the "Devices and drives" section of the This PC app.
Click Format. Eject the flash drive. Click on the flash drive's icon in the lower-right side of the screen, then click Eject in the pop-up menu and remove the drive from your computer. Part 3. Plug your SD card into your computer. The SD card should fit into your computer's SD card slot angled-side-in, logo-side-up. Open the file download site. Click Download. It's the button in the upper-right corner of the screen.
Extract the files. On a Windows computer, double-click the ZIP folder, click Extract at the top of the folder's window, click Extract all in the resulting toolbar, and click Extract when prompted. This will extract the files to a regular folder and open the folder when the extraction completes. On a Mac, just double-click the ZIP folder to open it.
Open the "Files" folder. Copy the all files in the Files folder. Click your SD card's name. Paste in the files. The files will copy onto the SD card. Eject the card. Once your files finish copying, you can proceed with removing your SD card. To do so: Windows - RIght-click the drive in the panel to the left and click Eject. Mac - Click the upward-facing arrow to the right of your SD card's name in the left-hand pane.
Part 4. Plug your SD card into your Wii. It should fit in a slot in the front of the Wii. Turn on your Wii. Press your Wii's power button, or use the power button on the remote. The Wii's remote will need to be on and synced as well. Press A when prompted. This will take you to the main menu. Start the Homebrew channel. Select the homebrew channel on your Wii's main menu, then select Start when prompted.
Select IOS Installer. It's in the middle of the menu. A pop-up menu will appear. Select Load when prompted. You'll find this option in the bottom-middle of the pop-up menu. Press the 1 button.
Doing so selects the Install option. If you're using a GameCube controller, press the Y button instead. It's at the bottom of the page. If you don't see this option, select the text in brackets at the bottom of the screen and press Right until you see it appear. Doing so will install the IOS base onto your Wii. This process can take upward of 20 minutes, so be patient. Press any button when prompted. This will exit the setup and return you to the Homebrew menu.
Part 5. It's in the middle of the Homebrew menu. The installer window menu will open. Scroll left to the "IOS" option. This will select the IOS file that you installed earlier. Press A. Doing so confirms your choice. Agree to the terms of use. Press A on your controller to agree to the terms of use. Select an IOS version. Select a custom IOS slot. Select a network installation.
Press Left until you see "Network installation" appear between the brackets. Start the installation. Press A to begin installing the IOS installer. This will move you to the next part of the installation. Select another IOS version. Select another slot. Use the network installer. Select "Network installation" and press A as you did with the last installer, then wait for the installation to complete.
Press any button when prompted, then press the B button. This will restart your Wii. When it finishes restarting, you'll be able to proceed. Part 6. Navigate to the next page over. Press the Right arrow on your Wii remote's D-pad to do so.
Select WAD Manager. It's the second option on this page. Doing so will start up the WAD Manager installer. This agrees to the terms of use. Select "IOS" to load. Disable the emulator. Select "Disable" in between the brackets and press A.
Select your SD card. Doing so brings up a list of the files on the SD card that you inserted earlier. Scroll down and select WAD. It's near the bottom of the screen. Select the USB loader. Install the WAD Manager. Press A when prompted to do so. This will restart the Wii. Once the Wii finishes restarting, you'll be back on the second page of the Homebrew channel. Part 7. It's on the Wii remote.
Pressing it brings up the Home menu. Select Shutdown. It's at the bottom of the menu. Your Wii will power down. It's best to wait until your Wii fully powers down before proceeding. Insert your flash drive into the Wii. The flash drive should plug into a USB port at the back of the Wii.
Turn back on your Wii. Press your Wii's power button to do so. It's on the right side of the page. Select Start.
This article has been viewed 1,, times. With a modded Wii console, you can rip games from a disc to a USB drive, allowing you to back up all of your games to one place. This is preferable to burning Wii backups to disc, mainly because burnt discs do not work in newer Wii consoles.
If you do want to burn Wii games, you'll need the image file and an ISO burning program. To burn Wii games to disc, start by downloading the game image files from a torrent site. If you ripped games using your Wii and copied the files to your computer, the files will need to be converted to ISO, so visit wbfstoiso. Next, visit imgburn. To learn how create and play game backups on your Wii, keep reading! Did this summary help you? Yes No. Log in Social login does not work in incognito and private browsers.
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Cookie Settings. Learn why people trust wikiHow. Download Article Explore this Article parts. Related Articles. Article Summary. Part 1. Install the Homebrew Channel to rip and play games. Whether you plan on ripping games using your Wii or ripping them with your PC, your Wii will still need to be modded in order to play ripped games. You can install the Homebrew Channel using a special exploit called "Letterbomb. Update your Wii to the latest available version.
You'll need to be running the final version of the Wii software 4. This is required in order for the exploit to work. Select the "Wii" button from the Wii main menu. Select "Yes" and then "I Accept" to begin downloading and installing the system update.
Get an SD card that is 2 GB or smaller. Check the list at wiibrew. Format your SD card on your computer. Insert your SD card into your computer's card reader. If your computer doesn't have a card reader, you'll need a USB reader. Right-click on your SD card and select "Format. Select your SD card, then click the "Erase" button. Select "FAT" from the "Format" menu. Determine your Wii's MAC address. This is the address that is unique to your Wii. This will open the Wii Options menu.
Select "Wii Settings" and then select "Internet" from the second page. This is the website that will generate a letterbomb exploit specifically for your Wii. Enter your Wii's MAC address into the fields. Each field will get two characters for the MAC address. Select your region in the "System Menu Version" section. If you aren't sure, you can see which version you're running by opening the "Wii Settings" menu again and looking in the upper-right corner.
Click "I'm not a robot" and then click one of the download buttons. Double-click the downloaded ZIP file. This will display the contents. You should see a "private" folder and a "boot.
Drag and drop the "private" folder and the "boot. This will place them in the correct locations on the card. Remove your SD card from your computer and insert it in the Wii. You'll find the SD card port on the front of the Wii, behind the panel that folds down. Click the Messages button on the Wii's main menu. You should see a red envelope with a bomb tucked in it. You may need to press the "-" button to go back a day or two to find it.
Double-check that the "private" folder and the "boot. Select the red letter to launch the letterbomb exploit. You'll see a black screen with text appear, much like the Command Prompt in Windows. Press "1" and then "A" on your Wii remote to continue when prompted. This will start the installation process. If your Wii remote turns off when the HackMii installation begins, your Wii remote might be too new.
Newer remotes will turn off when the hack is detected. You'll need to find a Wii remote made before Select "BootMii" and press "A. Select "Prepare an SD card" and then "Yes, continue. This will install the BootMii software.
Return to the main menu and select "Install The Homebrew Channel. Select "Exit" after installation to load the Homebrew Channel. If the Homebrew Channel loads after a few moments, you've successfully modded your Wii. Next up you'll be installing the software necessary to rip games and play backups from your USB drive or from a burned DVD.
Part 2. Format an external drive or flash drive as FAT This format will allow you to save Wii and GameCube games.
The games you rip or download will be stored on this drive. While you can use the Windows system formatting tools, they won't be able to format drives larger than 32 GB. If you have a larger drive, the FAT32 Format tool will allow you to format the disk. Run the utility, select your external drive, and click "Start.
Mac - Plug your external drive in and open the Disk Utility. You can find this in your Utilities folder. Select your external drive and click the "Erase" button. Select "FAT32" from the "Format" menu. Download the IOS v6 installer. This is a homebrew application that will install the necessary system software to install other homebrew system software IOS files.
You can find the installer in various locations online. Perform a Google search for "ios v6 installer. Download the d2x cIOS installer. This program installs system software that changes the way your Wii access storage, allowing you to use USB loader programs.
Download the latest available version from code. This is the homebrew program that manages your game backups and allows you to rip games from discs.
You can use it to rip Wii games and GameCube games. Extract these files to your card first to create the folder structure that the other two ZIP files will use. Insert the SD card from your Wii into your computer. You'll see two folders: "apps" and "usb-loader. Once you've copied your CFG loader files, you can double-click each of the other ZIP files you downloaded and drag the folders inside to the new "apps" folder on the SD card.
Visit gwht. Replace the meta. Open this directory on your SD card and drag your new meta. Confirm that you want to Overwrite or Replace the existing file. This will open the file in your browser.
Add the following two lines to the bottom of the file. Click the File menu, select "Save As," and rename the file to "config. This will read your SD card and show the installers in the Homebrew Channel.
Make sure any GameCube memory cards you may have inserted have been removed. Make sure your Wii is connected to the internet so that it will be able to download the necessary files. Press "1" on the Wii remote to begin the installation. IOS will begin installing. This will download the essential files.
Press "A" when prompted to begin installation. Files will begin installing, which should just take a few moments. Press "2" to finish the installation. Regardless of what you're planning on using the custom firmware for, do not press "1. Press any button on the disclaimer screen to continue. Set your installer menus. Press "A" to begin the installation, then highlight Slot and press "A" again. This will install d2x using the settings you entered.
The installation may take a little while to complete. You'll need to install it again with slightly different settings. Set your installer menus again. This will install d2x again in Slot
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