How to Run Wii Games From a USB

Install Homebrew Channel

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  Install the Homebrew Channel by downloading a banner bomb file (see Resources). Click on the version associated with your Wii to download: 3.0 to 4.1 or 4.2.

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  Click "Open With" and click "OK." Insert an SD card into the SD slot on your PC. Right-click on the "aad1f_108" file and select "Extract All" to unzip the folder. This should rename the file "private."

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  Drag the cursor over the files and move them to the SD card folder, which should launch automatically when inserted.

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  Download the BootMii file called "HackMii Installer v0.8" (see Resources). Click on the file to download and select "Open With" and click "OK."

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  Click on the "Hackmii_installer-v0.8" file and select "Extract All" to unzip. Drag your cursor over the folders and drag them to the SD folder. Now you will have two folders on your SD card.

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  Open the "HackMii installer" file and locate the "installer.elf" file. Right-click once and click "Rename." Rename it "boot.elf."

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  Remove the SD card from the computer, insert it in the SD slot in your Wii and press "Power."

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  Click on the circular "Wii" icon in the lower-left corner. Click on "Data Management" from the sub-menu. Select "Channels" and click on the "SD" tab. Click "Yes" to "Load booth.dol/elf."

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  Press "1" to execute the exploit. Click "Install the Homebrew Channel" and select "Yes, Continue." The Homebrew Channel will install and the screen should display a "Success" message. Power off the Wii and remove the SD card. Now you have to download the USB Loader.

Install USB Loader

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  Insert the SD card in your computer's SD slot and install the USB Loader (see Resources). Click "Download" to install and select "Open" and "OK."

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  Drag to the cursor over the "inSDroot" file when it launches and right-click "Copy." Right-click and select "Paste" to paste the file onto your SD card.

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  Download the "DOP-Mii v12" file to your SD card (see Resources). Click "Download" to install, select "Save As" and click "OK." Right-click to "Extract All" and move the file to your SD card folder.

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  Remove the SD card and slide it into the Wii's SD slot. Power on the Wii to launch the Homebrew Channel. Install "I0S36" from the menu. Press "A" to indicate yes to installing the ES_identity patch and the NAND Permission patch. Click "A" to restore "IOS15" to "v523."

Download cIOS Installer

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  Remove the SD card from the Wii and insert it in the computer. Download the cIOS Installer (see Resources). Click "Download" and select "Save As" and "OK." Drag the cursor over the files and add them to the SD card by right-clicking "Copy" and "Paste."

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  Remove the SD card and insert it in the Wii. Launch the Homebrew Channel and click "cIOS Installer" to launch. Use the right and left directions on the Wiimote to select and press "A" to confirm.

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  Select "Network Installation" with the Wiimote arrows and press "A" to confirm. When installation is complete, press any button on the remote to reboot the Wii.

Prepare Hard Drive

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  Go to your computer and download both "USB Loader GX" and "WBFS Manager" (see Resources). Click "Download" and select "Save As" and "OK."

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  Insert the USB drive in your computer and open WBFS Manager, which is a Wii Backup File System. Select your USB drive from the drop-down menu on the WBFS Manager and click "Format." Close the WBFS manager when complete.

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  Remove your USB drive from the computer and plug it into the Wii USB port, the one on the edge that has a rubber foot. Open the USB Loader GX program and scroll down to the file list. Check "USB Loader GX" "USBLoaderGX Channel" to install these components.

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  Click and drag the "r929.dol" and "r292.wad" files and drop them in the SD card in the "/apps/usbloader_gx" file. Right-click and rename the file to "boot.dol." Drop the .WAD file in "/wads."

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  Download the "USB Loader GX Forwarder" (see Resources). Click "Download" to install and select "Save As" and "OK."

Load Games

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  Remove the USB drive and insert it into the Wii and launch the Homebrew Channel. Launch the USB Loader GX using the Wiimote.

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  Insert a game in the gaming slot and click "Install" to rip a game.

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  Press "1" and click to download all four covers. Now you have saved your games on the hard drive and can insert it into the Wii to play games.