USB loader: http://gwht.wikidot.com/usb-loader
USB Loaders allow you to rip your own discs to an external USB hard
drive and then run them from there(simply press '+'). This will minimise load times,
generally improve performance and means you can switch which Wii game
you want to play without leaving your couch.
We highly recommend Configurable USB Loader (known as Cfg for short)
as it has the most features and the best customisability of the many USB
Loaders available. Other loaders can be found
here.
Configurable USB Loader does not require a hard drive, but it is
recommended for installing games. If you just want to use it for region
free, then choose SD when you are given the option.
UPDATE
The new version of
d2x
allows you to bypass IOS reload. That means the handful of games that
didn't work before (Metroid Prime Trilogy, Sam and Max, CSI: Deadly
Intent, House of the Dead, etc.) now work perfectly.
What you should install first
Installing the d2x IOS for use with USB Loader
Custom IOSes such as d2x augment the way the Wii accesses data. For
instance, in order to access a hard drive instead of the disc, an IOS is
needed to convert the function calls. d2x replaces the now obsolete
IOS249. For more information about custom IOSes, see the
IOSes Explained page.
The prime reason you want to install d2x is for the IOS reload
blocking. This makes virtually all games compatible with later versions
of
Configurable Usb Loader. Metroid Prime Trilogy was the most popular of these games that didn't work before but does now.
READ THIS FIRST
d2x can actually be inserted into many slots and we are going to make
use of that. There are also different versions of d2x that can be
installed into any of the slots and these versions are determined by the
base IOS used. For maximum compatibility and ease of updating, this
tutorial now gives you the following setup:
Slot 248 - Base 56 - Compatibility with most games and slightly
faster read timing. Definitely use this for games with microphones and
Wii Speak.
Slot 247 - Base 57 - Compatibility with many games. Definitely use this with Call of Duty: Black Ops.
Note that the 249 slot is not actually used in our installation. This
is the most common slot you will see in other tutorials (and it used to
be used in this tutorial). However, if installed there, discs with 4.2
and 4.3 updates will still ask you to update, even if you are already
there. Installing to the alternate slots means you can still play your
discs without them messing up your USB Loading setup!
Using these slots means that
you must also do the meta.xml steps of the USB Loader instructions.
Feel free to experiment with other slots and bases. They won't hurt
your Wii and you can reinstall any base over any slot at any time.
What you should install first
IOS236 to help you install other IOSes
IOS236 is a patched version of IOS36 that makes installation of other
IOSes easy, even if the other IOS slots are filled by stubs already.
See the
IOSes Explained page for more info.
v6 solves the network issue that has plagued previous
versions of this app, so if you got errors before, now is the time to
try again.
What you should install first
What to download
- IOS236 Installer v6 from this page.
- An alternate link for v6 can be found here.
- If your Wii is not connected to the Internet, you need to use NUS Downloader to get the following files:
- Download IOS36 v3351 with Title ID 0000000100000024 with the Pack WAD option switched on to get IOS36-64-v3351.wad
Using the Loader
- Your drive MUST be connected in the USB slot closer to the outside edge of the Wii.
- The GUI has menu options that will appear if you select a game or point at the top or bottom of the screen.
- Push D-Pad Down to change the display mode of covers. Once you find
your favourite one, save settings via Settings…System…Save Settings and
it will be default at startup.
- Push the + button to install a game from your Wii's Disc Drive to the USB drive.
- Push the - button to access a menu that lets you delete games from the drive or run discs.
- Use A to play or 1 to enter the options menu of an installed game
- In the GUI, you can change options after pushing A
- You can download covers for all your installed games at once in the options menu.
- Select the download all covers option and push D-pad right.
- Read README-CFG.txt in the zip file to see how to configure Configurable USB Loader to suit your needs or go to the Configurable Options page for simpler instructions.
- As stated in the installation instructions, the /usb-loader folder
can be present on either the SD card or the USB drive (as long as the
drive is formatted as FAT32 or NTFS). It will work faster on the USB
drive, so it is suggested you move the folder to there if it works on
your drive.
++Using the Loader Without a Hard Drive
- Select SD if asked during startup. If not asked, add the line device=SDHC to settings.cfg (see Configurable Options page for help doing this).
- Push - to access the menu, this will take you to the Main Menu where you can choose to boot the disc in the drive.
- After selecting to Boot Disc, you can push 1 to set options, allowing you to configure various video patches and so on.
- You can make the boot method faster by adding "button_- = boot_disc"
to config.txt. This will make the - button go directly to the disc
launch menu.
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