UPDATE!! The DNS Settings have changed. Primary DNS is Now "3.143.163.250" and you can leave the secondary as is. If you have issues with D2x Cios installer, Use this OFFLINE guide for that part. th-cam.com/video/gVDrJPi3e7w/w-d-xo.html
This was literally seamless. After attempting to mod my 3ds to no avail, I dug up my dusty Wii and was worried this would give just as many problems. Not a single hitch! Thanks, man!
I'm lovin this video, I have no idea what I'm doing but it sure is fun to learn. I've had this WII since 2007, my kids used it for awhile then moved on. My grandkids wanted to play but the drive didn't work, found a tutorial on how to change it. Now I'm excited to find out what else it can do. My son says video games are good for my lazy brain, and I think he may be right.Again thank you for taking the time to do this.
@@funkyscott47 good to know, I'm not even sure what modding means but I know I will fiqure it out. Be sure you'll hear from me again, I have a million questions but trying to figure it out first before I start asking. And I will be buying you a cup of coffee
So, I just got everything done and it was seamless. Thanks a million Scott!! I haven’t even used a pc in a while and this was so simple. Follow the steps and you’re set. For those who want to set up your games. Scott told us to make the “wbfs” file on the sd card/flash drive, i however got my games straight wbfs with the ID number and all. Your games should be (wbfs)~New Super Mario Bros [UE2014] (game folder)~UE2014.wbfs (actual game) The next thing is I had a bit of an issue with formatting my micro sd w/ sd adapter to FAT32. All problems of my own doing. Ensure the micro sd card is properly secured in the adapter, ensure the lock on the side of the adapter is slid up and not down, ensure that when you are going to format the sd card it is not open in files, if it is open or opens automatically once inserted close the window then format. That was it. Just did everything in the video in under 30mins.
Let me just say, I wish I had your videos when I first got into Wii modding more than ten years ago. This would've made our life so much easier! Such clear and concise step-by-step explanation... Just amazing work. Thank you!
Followed this work for word!! Absolutely flawless! Thank you so much. I went into it thinking it was going to be a lot more complicated than what it was. You explained everything very clear and for somebody like myself that was needed and appreciated. I can't imagine the time it took to put this video together. You rock! Thanks Again
this tutorial was really helpful! You cover everything and make sure no one's confused. I do got one problem but I can figure that out on my own (I have no idea how to scroll on the homebrew browser).
I figured it out like 2 seconds after commenting this. On the very small chance someone else encounters the same problem, use D-pad or hold B and point remote up or down
@@funkyscott47 could you please make a video on loading an NTFS/more than 4gb game on USB Loader GX, i really want to play Super Smash Bros Brawl but it won't work.
Hey Scott! Im not that tech savy and boy, did it take me a while, BUT after almost 6hrs with all other research included and your genuine guidance, even I (which means A LOT) got it to work :D I am eternally grateful to you. You have provided my friends and I with limitless fun :)
I appreciate that you explain why we are doing each of the steps. I’ve seen 5 different tutorials and none of them explain anything, they just say “do this and now that”. This is my second time modding a Wii, and I wish I found this video the first time. So easy and awesome commentary.
I've been following your Wii playlist this last few days and I've successfully got my Wii to be the ultimate system. Your videos explain everything so thoroughly. TYSMMMMM
After the procedure where are the games saved? Progress and all? Do you only need a flash drive? In my case 64gb, to start the games there and the saves? Without sd card or anything else? Thank you 
Dude thanks so much for all the Wii Homebrew information. Definitely the best tutorials out there. My Wii is no longer collecting dust because of you! All the best!
I ended up running into a few issues, but so far I've gotten things figured out here's what I found just in case this helps someone: if you're getting an error screen such as "exception occurred [lots of numbers]', you're likely using a wii controller like I was. turns out, you can only use the default wii remote when working these things. another error I got was when trying to install bootmii, it said "ERROR (-1)", something about my sd card came up. there's a few ways you can try, such as: making sure your sd slider is in the unlock position formatting your sd into fat32, or if neither of the above work, follow a guide for the letterbomb exploit, its another way of opening the hackmii menu as far as I know. bootmii was able to work just fine after I did that :D
Wow, this is amazing. Thanks for sharing this how-to. This is the most complete one out there that I have seen. I am going to try this today when my Wii arrives in the mail...
@@funkyscott47 I also have a quick question about the sd card size. I am using no USB thingy so what size would you recommend for the sd card size? I was thinking like 256 gb
Problem with Anton Retro's tutorials are the fact he botched updating the playlist and didn't outright acknowledge that the apps need to be installed by computer to SD card anyway. So that's a bit lame.
This tutorial is really helpful and was overall very easy to follow. Thank you A couple things that I would like add with the hiccups I faced during the process though: 1) Yes, SDXC cards (SD Cards over 32GB) do work as long as you format them to FAT32 with 32kb or 16kb cluster size (32kb is ideal). You also have to format the partition as Primary, NOT Logical. If you format the partition as Logical BootMii will refuse to load and the disk will blink blue and you have to force shut the Wii down. 2) Since I used a MicroSD to SD card adapter, sometimes the Wii will refuse to read the MicroSD. This was due to me removing the MicroSD and inserting it into a MicroSD to USB adapter and reconnecting it. I think the connections were not working sometimes when reinserting it so if your sd card slot in your PC does not work for some reason, use a full SD card to USB adapter and avoid removing the MicroSD from the SD Card adapter.
@@Pink_kirb Theoretically yes if you format it correctly. However since 1TB cards are quite expensive right now, 64-256GB would be the sweet spot, unless you have a bunch of unused spare cards lying around. You can fit most of your game collection into 64 or 128GB already with a bunch of clearance, 256 maybe if you want to get all Wii + Gamecube games?
I finally was able to mod my wii thanks to this video and your USB loader gx issues video! Had no success watching other TH-camrs all day yesterday. Very happy now and definitely subscribing, appreciate the very helpful videos man
Followed this tutorial October 11, 2024. Still works great, didnt even look at the comments with the new DNS settings and it still worked fine just following the video tutorial only. Thanks bro
for anyone who can't connect to the internet: this may be because the wii doesn't support modern internet standards the fix is only available for android phones since ios doesn't let you change hotspot specifications go to settings -> mobile hotspot -> band 2.4 GHz -> security: open then you connect on your wii from there and it should work [EDIT] i switched to ios (i am running ios 18) and i actually figured out something just use compatibility mode and it should work that way also, you may need a password though ios doesn’t allow open security
@Luna_MorningStar I was able to easily rip my games. The Wii was super easy to get running. Game cube took a little more work, turns out I had the file structure incorrect, after correcting the issue it works just fine.
@@zvennn I keep reading that you shouldn't follow these because they get outdated quick. I guess there's a lot of conflicting information. Not really the end of the world if I destroy it seeing that they are so cheap
great tutorial as always, on an unrelated note, I was wondering what the process of setting up wiimmfi was for you? In particular for Mario Kart wii/ctgp? Thanks!!!
For me, I just play mariokart through CTGP which has wimmfi built in. But when i used the normal wii, i was use the dns settings change to get wimmfi :)
I got to the install part but it keeps saying "FAILED (-1)" Im using a 128GB Samsung EVo SD I also tried on a 4gb secure digital delkin devices sd and got same error
yo i need some help man, i did everything as you said and when i go to usb load gx my sd card os not recognized, only the wii default channels apear :(
i do everything correctly but when i go to user agreements it doesn’t give me the blue page, it just gives me the user agreement page. how do i fix this?
Done a few wiis and no problems however this evening, went to start cios and got an error at the first entry. Reattempted and same thing. Seems to be an initiation failure? Any help please
hey i followed your guide and it works but i tried playing okami and go vacation and nothing's happened, everything is just a black screen, can you help me with that?
this is such a great guide, super helpful! quick question though: i had some downloaded games i dropped in the wbfs folder on my sd card, but the games didn't show up in usb loader gx. they were wbfs files, so i dont know what the problem may have been....any advice?
You have to create a folder for every data in the wbfs folder (you have to name all those folders like the game !) at the end of the games name you need to put the ID with [this] symbols ((square brackets )) inside of the folder with the name of the game you have to put the wbfs file data ex: open up the wbfs folder on your usb stick, you see "Mario Party 8 [RM8P01]" and in this folder you find the file "RM8P01.wbfs" the number is found this way game file and game id google search just rename your files like this and it should work with everygame below 4 GBs all games which are bigger need a manager to send to the usb device
I've done everything correctly (thanks for this tutorial) but everytime i go to open a game, it takes me back to the wii homescreen instead of the game
Can you do the same full video for WiiU? A longer one that I can start with from 0 and finalize with all relevant installed? That would be a dream! Your shorter videos are great, but I have to admit I don't know where to start or what is actually up-to-date or not
@FunkyScott47 yeah, I can imagine! Thanks for the great job so far! Maybe you can consider taking older videos and ordering them in a bigger one, or even creating an always "up-to-date" and sorted Playlist? Right now I have the feeling the order in the Playlists are random and some videos are just from older versions or different CFW, so I don't really know where to start and in which order :P
video was very helpful i have the homebrewed wii and followed all your steps. I just don’t know how to add games like mario party or mario galaxy to my usb loader app. where do i find the files ? and where do i add them in my sd card? and how would install it on to my system? if anyone could help me out that would be great.
Ofc the . of any game file is important and will depends where you will download it (if its in .Nkit you'll need the Nkit processor to transform it but if its in .RVZ you'll need Dolphin to transform it and ofc the wiibackup manager on top of them to transfert the games so you'll need the .ISO.wbfs
Hey buddy love your channel and guides. Followed this guide and its worked like a charm. Unfortunately after about a week anytime I launch to the homebrew channel it reversed the direction of the Wiimote controls, eg up is down right is left etc. Any advise to fix this issue. 👍
As of November 2024, this still works! The primary and secondary DNS is the same as in the video, but this has done wonders for me. Thank you so much for this tutorial! Can't wait to play some of my favourite games again :D
Thank you man. I have modified my Nintendo DSi, 3DS XL and now Wii with your help. English is not my native language, but everything is beautifully understandable and vividly displayed. Great work. Thank you. In a few years, I hope we'll see a Nintendo switch here as well. 🙂
install game in usb loader at 18:30 doesnt work for me anymore. I followed the directions and have the SD card with the wads and the nand back up moved from there on to my pc like you said. The Installer wanted a flash drive so I used an old one and it gave me a progress bar that eventually completed. Seemed normal. except my game wasnt showing up when I removed the disc. so I plugged the flash drive in my pc to see if the game had gone on there. I got an error message that said the disc had to be erased and formatted. I did that and tried the installer again without it but that didnt seem possible so I plugged it in again and now after I click plus sign and load a game it does nothing. the screen goes a shade darker and I still can see and can move the wii hand cursor but thats it. it was like that twice for about 5 minutes and idk what to do about it. I tried a different disc. Kinda procrastinating doing a complete reinstall.
I bought an already modded wii and it has all of this stuff already on there but the games are on the home screen and when you load them GX loader opens up and finds the game on the drive. I cant figure out how to add games to this setup. I tried one of your other guides and it didn't work, the game I added using wii backupmanager and it didnt appear in either the wii menu or on GX. I think I'm just going to start from scratch on a new drive but I don't know how they got the games onto the wii home screen and how to get them off cause there's some games on there I don't want. Appreciate any help you're able to give.
I was so stuck. This was incredible and set me straight. Rarely could i find tutorials that actually show moving the files on the SD. You got a like and a sub brother
Thank you for helping me get through this! Was kind of scared I would mess something up but you were a big help! (Also I heard you got married and wanted to say congratulations! 🥳🎉)
About halfway through this setup! It's great so far. First off the older dns worked for me. Secondly, be absolutely sure your sd card it partioned correctly! Mine apparently had two partitions and kept telling me not enough space to make a nand backup. Reformatted and made one partition and it's doing that now. Will update later! Update: Everything worked fine! It's awesome. But now tell me why I can't even get the backup of Mario Party 8 to work? It's really weird. Oh well. Thanks for the tutorial! This was amazing.
the old one will stop working sometime in the next few weeks, (look up Str2hax for more info) and as for mp8 not working, if it's the only game that doesnt work (gives black screen) you may want to find another source. if it takes you back to the wii menu/hbc, then it's your CIOS's
the best video on the internet about how to unlock a wii, it's wonderfull, grettings from Argentina and specially thank you for your time explaining how to do this.
UPDATE!! The DNS Settings have changed. Primary DNS is Now "3.143.163.250" and you can leave the secondary as is.
If you have issues with D2x Cios installer, Use this OFFLINE guide for that part. th-cam.com/video/gVDrJPi3e7w/w-d-xo.html
hey so i get an error in the homebrew browser that says read error -81 occured. Retrying..., what should i do then?
@@ItsJustJavi turn your console off and try again
@@funkyscott47 alright ill keep trying that, i didnt know if i missed anything, or if homebrew browser was still working or not
@@funkyscott47 so i powered it off and on and im still getting an error, the homebrew channel itself is working, but the browser isnt.
Thank you
Just got done HomeBrewing a vWii and an old Wii - could not have done it with out your high-quality and super-detailed and helpful videos. Keep it up!
I am very happy to help Chris! Thank you for the tip and happy modding :)
give me $20
@@sunlooper lol
@@funkyscott47 hello?
This was literally seamless. After attempting to mod my 3ds to no avail, I dug up my dusty Wii and was worried this would give just as many problems. Not a single hitch! Thanks, man!
Tbh the 3ds home brew was easy but to me the easiest was the vita and wii
U USE A VPN I CANT SEEM TO GET DNS TO WORK
@@GXNNM
nah but 3ds homebrew is super good try again trust me
Yesss, definitely try again with Scott's most recent tutorial!
I'm lovin this video, I have no idea what I'm doing but it sure is fun to learn. I've had this WII since 2007, my kids used it for awhile then moved on. My grandkids wanted to play but the drive didn't work, found a tutorial on how to change it. Now I'm excited to find out what else it can do. My son says video games are good for my lazy brain, and I think he may be right.Again thank you for taking the time to do this.
Amazing!! Homebrew is amazing for reviving old systems especially when the disc drive doesn't work! Best of luck on your modding journey :)
@@funkyscott47 good to know, I'm not even sure what modding means but I know I will fiqure it out.
Be sure you'll hear from me again, I have a million questions but trying to figure it out first before I start asking.
And I will be buying you a cup of coffee
@@marilynperry-zk8ot ask away i'll do my best to make things as easy to understand as i can! :) Thank you so much I just saw that :)
got mine in 2008 great console but I’m probably gonna mod it
If you need help with anything tell me
So, I just got everything done and it was seamless. Thanks a million Scott!! I haven’t even used a pc in a while and this was so simple. Follow the steps and you’re set.
For those who want to set up your games. Scott told us to make the “wbfs” file on the sd card/flash drive, i however got my games straight wbfs with the ID number and all. Your games should be (wbfs)~New Super Mario Bros [UE2014] (game folder)~UE2014.wbfs (actual game)
The next thing is I had a bit of an issue with formatting my micro sd w/ sd adapter to FAT32. All problems of my own doing. Ensure the micro sd card is properly secured in the adapter, ensure the lock on the side of the adapter is slid up and not down, ensure that when you are going to format the sd card it is not open in files, if it is open or opens automatically once inserted close the window then format. That was it. Just did everything in the video in under 30mins.
Let me just say, I wish I had your videos when I first got into Wii modding more than ten years ago. This would've made our life so much easier! Such clear and concise step-by-step explanation... Just amazing work. Thank you!
I only just got into it now. with videos like this the wii modding scene is definitely going to become a big thing in the future.
Followed this work for word!! Absolutely flawless! Thank you so much.
I went into it thinking it was going to be a lot more complicated than what it was.
You explained everything very clear and for somebody like myself that was needed and appreciated.
I can't imagine the time it took to put this video together.
You rock! Thanks Again
this tutorial was really helpful! You cover everything and make sure no one's confused. I do got one problem but I can figure that out on my own (I have no idea how to scroll on the homebrew browser).
I figured it out like 2 seconds after commenting this. On the very small chance someone else encounters the same problem, use D-pad or hold B and point remote up or down
After doing eula it say configuring network fail
Unplug your wii and plug it back in, connect it, do the dns again and then test connection and use network and try it again@@FreddyCargo
I have remade part of the video to match the new CIOS installer Settings and reuploaded, just in case anyone was curious :P
What a legend actually caring about his video ❤
@@semblanceofsense_8951 trying my best to stay on top of things :)
@@funkyscott47 your tutorial helped me a lot didnt know i could do these things
@@funkyscott47 could you please make a video on loading an NTFS/more than 4gb game on USB Loader GX, i really want to play Super Smash Bros Brawl but it won't work.
@@SMendez7717 check out this video on how to split the large wbfs files :) th-cam.com/video/9-aXSgsL7xA/w-d-xo.html
Hey Scott! Im not that tech savy and boy, did it take me a while, BUT after almost 6hrs with all other research included and your genuine guidance, even I (which means A LOT) got it to work :D
I am eternally grateful to you.
You have provided my friends and I with limitless fun :)
I appreciate that you explain why we are doing each of the steps. I’ve seen 5 different tutorials and none of them explain anything, they just say “do this and now that”. This is my second time modding a Wii, and I wish I found this video the first time. So easy and awesome commentary.
I've been following your Wii playlist this last few days and I've successfully got my Wii to be the ultimate system. Your videos explain everything so thoroughly. TYSMMMMM
any tips on where to find my games? ;-)
@@Joker5584 on vimms lair are Wii roms
After the procedure where are the games saved? Progress and all? Do you only need a flash drive? In my case 64gb, to start the games there and the saves? Without sd card or anything else? Thank you

Can't get past the blue homebrew screen, wouldn't let me format SD, now saying wifi settings are incorrect, idk. Anything special everyone is doing?
@@dem6n6l6gy what size is your sd card?
I hope you have a beautiful wife 10 amazing childeren a job you love 4 cars and lots of money
getting married in may! hehe but thank you for the kind words
@@funkyscott47congrats man!
@@funkyscott47congrats
@@funkyscott47 Congrats!
@@funkyscott47congratulations 👍🏻
Dude thanks so much for all the Wii Homebrew information. Definitely the best tutorials out there. My Wii is no longer collecting dust because of you! All the best!
I ended up running into a few issues, but so far I've gotten things figured out
here's what I found just in case this helps someone:
if you're getting an error screen such as "exception occurred [lots of numbers]', you're likely using a wii controller like I was. turns out, you can only use the default wii remote when working these things.
another error I got was when trying to install bootmii, it said "ERROR (-1)", something about my sd card came up. there's a few ways you can try, such as:
making sure your sd slider is in the unlock position
formatting your sd into fat32, or if neither of the above work,
follow a guide for the letterbomb exploit, its another way of opening the hackmii menu as far as I know. bootmii was able to work just fine after I did that :D
Yeah, I keep getting the ERROR (-1) message for my SD card
@@landofhartbjorn9388did you get it to work?
Do u have the same issue? Did u get it to work?
I switched wii’s and it was fixed, not sure why mine didnt work
Wow, this is amazing. Thanks for sharing this how-to. This is the most complete one out there that I have seen. I am going to try this today when my Wii arrives in the mail...
One of the best tutorials I have ever watched. Thank you got this lovely experience
Wow, thank you! :)
@@funkyscott47 I also have a quick question about the sd card size. I am using no USB thingy so what size would you recommend for the sd card size? I was thinking like 256 gb
@@aidn_0828 i have a 32gb sandisk
@aidn_0828 im pretty sure if youre using an sd card it needs to be 32gb or lower, but if you use a usb you can probably have 256 gb
@@aidn_0828 32gb that's what I used
thanks for this video because i been searching and nobody is explaining it the right way great video
I'm glad I could help! :)
By far the best guide on TH-cam. Thanks for the download link. Two thumbs up.
10:13 I don't know if this has already been commented, but if you have a Gamecube controller, you can navigate BootMii using the D-pad.
does a wii classic controller work too?
@zLnix The wii remote in general doesn't work, so no
spent the entirety of christmas day homebrewing my childhood wii. your videos were beyond helpful in getting me there.
so it worked ?
@@xclappedx6450 yeah it works, I got a few scares(my own error) but even a tech illiterate like me was able to navigate it lol
Thank you so much!!! Had to suffer through other walkthroughs that did nothing before I finally came across yours.
This is better then Anton Retro's tutorial because it has more information. Keep being lit
Problem with Anton Retro's tutorials are the fact he botched updating the playlist and didn't outright acknowledge that the apps need to be installed by computer to SD card anyway. So that's a bit lame.
This tutorial is really helpful and was overall very easy to follow. Thank you
A couple things that I would like add with the hiccups I faced during the process though:
1) Yes, SDXC cards (SD Cards over 32GB) do work as long as you format them to FAT32 with 32kb or 16kb cluster size (32kb is ideal). You also have to format the partition as Primary, NOT Logical. If you format the partition as Logical BootMii will refuse to load and the disk will blink blue and you have to force shut the Wii down.
2) Since I used a MicroSD to SD card adapter, sometimes the Wii will refuse to read the MicroSD. This was due to me removing the MicroSD and inserting it into a MicroSD to USB adapter and reconnecting it. I think the connections were not working sometimes when reinserting it so if your sd card slot in your PC does not work for some reason, use a full SD card to USB adapter and avoid removing the MicroSD from the SD Card adapter.
So say if I buy a SDXC 1T card would it work?
@@Pink_kirb Theoretically yes if you format it correctly. However since 1TB cards are quite expensive right now, 64-256GB would be the sweet spot, unless you have a bunch of unused spare cards lying around.
You can fit most of your game collection into 64 or 128GB already with a bunch of clearance, 256 maybe if you want to get all Wii + Gamecube games?
@@Aloxite1 Alr thanks for the info!
I finally was able to mod my wii thanks to this video and your USB loader gx issues video! Had no success watching other TH-camrs all day yesterday. Very happy now and definitely subscribing, appreciate the very helpful videos man
I'm am very happy to help you out! Thanks for your support :)
Followed this tutorial October 11, 2024. Still works great, didnt even look at the comments with the new DNS settings and it still worked fine just following the video tutorial only.
Thanks bro
for anyone who can't connect to the internet: this may be because the wii doesn't support modern internet standards the fix is only available for android phones since ios doesn't let you change hotspot specifications
go to settings -> mobile hotspot -> band 2.4 GHz -> security: open
then you connect on your wii from there and it should work
[EDIT] i switched to ios (i am running ios 18) and i actually figured out something just use compatibility mode and it should work that way also, you may need a password though ios doesn’t allow open security
Another way around this is to just manually put your WiFi settings in worked for me and I'm on 5ghz
@@tommiles4508 I will try that because the wifi hotspot is a hassle and annoying thanks
What if you just remove you password temporarily? Or do some routers only use the 5 band?
you’re a life saver
Thanks bro I wanted to home brew my Wii but it ain’t working but when I followed this, I was amazed!🎉
Planes4life747 is a legend i love this dude
bro great video! smoothest tutorial I’ve ever watched
Hands down the best tutorial for this. You explained everything in detail and it was super easy to follow, Thank You. Now I'm off to learn more. :D
Did you end up downloading wii & GameCube games ?
@Luna_MorningStar I was able to easily rip my games. The Wii was super easy to get running. Game cube took a little more work, turns out I had the file structure incorrect, after correcting the issue it works just fine.
By far the best modding tutorial i have seen on this platform, Thank you for being so clear!
Great tutorial!!!! as always!
Thank you! :)
Just modded 2 Wii's using this tutorial! Thanks so much!
They still working? I have a wii I would love to do this with
@@tokin420nchokin yes i just modded my wii using this tutorial!
@@tokin420nchokin why wouldn’t it work? This video is only 2 months old.
@@zvennn I keep reading that you shouldn't follow these because they get outdated quick. I guess there's a lot of conflicting information. Not really the end of the world if I destroy it seeing that they are so cheap
It works
You are a legend! I’ve just unlocked access to so many memories that I’m beyond excited to share with my nephews ❤
Thanks!
I appreciate the tip Rizo, thank you and happy modding!!
14:35 Its not letting me select v11-beta1, ive only got v4,5 and 6
Me too did you figure it out
Nvm I got it
Everytime i try to load the games on USB loader it just boots me back to the homebrew menu, can someone help?
i didn’t enable the bootmii when i first did the exploit is there a way to do it after homebrew is already installed?
Did you ever get answer to this? thx
^
I can’t wait to try this! Sounds like you’re the best out there! Happy to subscribe!
Thanks! Setup my entire system to homebrew this afternoon, very fun and easy to do. Very grateful for the help :)
great tutorial as always, on an unrelated note, I was wondering what the process of setting up wiimmfi was for you? In particular for Mario Kart wii/ctgp? Thanks!!!
For me, I just play mariokart through CTGP which has wimmfi built in. But when i used the normal wii, i was use the dns settings change to get wimmfi :)
Very helpful. One question, some games won’t start. Once I load them from usbloadergx it returns me to Home Screen. How to fix that?
Have you found a solution I'm having the same problem 9 months later lol
Broken files
Me too
I got to the install part but it keeps saying "FAILED (-1)" Im using a 128GB Samsung EVo SD I also tried on a 4gb secure digital delkin devices sd and got same error
32gb or less SD cards only. 128gb is too big
@@dogtreetz3229 will 64gb work
GOAT
Holy crap! Thank you so much for the tip ♥️
thank u very useful i restored my wii recently and followed your guide and worked as a charm
yo i need some help man, i did everything as you said and when i go to usb load gx my sd card os not recognized, only the wii default channels apear :(
male sure the slider on the sd card is up and also make sure your sd card is in fat32 if it isnt google how to convert your sd card to fat32
when i try to run bootmii ios, it says boot mii (ios254) not found, what do i do?
boot into hackmii and re-install the ios of bootmii
boot into hackmii and reinstall bootmii as an iOS to ur sd
i do everything correctly but when i go to user agreements it doesn’t give me the blue page, it just gives me the user agreement page. how do i fix this?
Same for me, figure anything out?
Reenter the dns
Try using your phone as a hotspot via cellular data. Worked for me
I followed the directions and I have the Homebrew channel installed....I'm looking to get the apps now
actually the best turorial handsdown. you gave us every app and file we needed and helped us protect our wii. Bless you
By far the best guy for the wii moding .I understand everything you just did .Great job .Thank you!!! i subscribed with a like .!!!!
one step at a time and no mumble jumble .no going off course .Thank you !!
Done a few wiis and no problems however this evening, went to start cios and got an error at the first entry. Reattempted and same thing. Seems to be an initiation failure? Any help please
Update, I cleared all internet settings and re input them again and it solved the problem!
hey i followed your guide and it works but i tried playing okami and go vacation and nothing's happened, everything is just a black screen, can you help me with that?
Could be a region block
bro i am not getting the unicorn page it just shows the agreement
what to do pls help
make sure ur connected to internet, with correct sd card in, and type in the custom dns
Guy made the clearest, most concise video on the whole internet,
thanks dude, just did this with my wii I had since I was four. Im 18 now, this was insanely simple and super helpful. You’re the best!
Is this video still current? Thinking of modding my Wii
Yes it is. I homebred my Wii yesterday
@@Lamp4daire__ LMFAO "homebred"
@@21tavish23 homebrewed sorry...
this is such a great guide, super helpful! quick question though: i had some downloaded games i dropped in the wbfs folder on my sd card, but the games didn't show up in usb loader gx. they were wbfs files, so i dont know what the problem may have been....any advice?
I have the same problem
You have to create a folder for every data in the wbfs folder
(you have to name all those folders like the game !)
at the end of the games name you need to put the ID with [this] symbols
((square brackets ))
inside of the folder with the name of the game you have to put the wbfs file data
ex:
open up the wbfs folder on your usb stick, you see "Mario Party 8 [RM8P01]" and in this folder you find the file "RM8P01.wbfs"
the number is found this way
game file and game id google search
just rename your files like this and it should work with everygame below 4 GBs
all games which are bigger need a manager to send to the usb device
@jynx1891 so i just ".wbfs" on every game file? At the end?
Figured it out. You have to use "wii backup manager" it'll create a folder with the game by itself
I've done everything correctly (thanks for this tutorial) but everytime i go to open a game, it takes me back to the wii homescreen instead of the game
Me too
Probably missing IOS
Same problem here. I tried 3 times to install the ios and it does not work... any idea?
@@steevegobeil3563 Same problem here... Did you find a fix?
Finally, a video with a homebrew channel tutorial and a brick protection, thanks man!
Thank you so much Scott, I just did the whole thing and it’s working beautifully
Can you do the same full video for WiiU? A longer one that I can start with from 0 and finalize with all relevant installed? That would be a dream! Your shorter videos are great, but I have to admit I don't know where to start or what is actually up-to-date or not
That is a great idea :) I will start working on getting that video put together but these ones take a lot of work :P
@FunkyScott47 yeah, I can imagine! Thanks for the great job so far!
Maybe you can consider taking older videos and ordering them in a bigger one, or even creating an always "up-to-date" and sorted Playlist? Right now I have the feeling the order in the Playlists are random and some videos are just from older versions or different CFW, so I don't really know where to start and in which order :P
@@andresr905 That's a really good point actually, I will look into organizing them :)
@@funkyscott47 I would love to see that! You are doing great so far :)
video was very helpful i have the homebrewed wii and followed all your steps. I just don’t know how to add games like mario party or mario galaxy to my usb loader app. where do i find the files ? and where do i add them in my sd card? and how would install it on to my system? if anyone could help me out that would be great.
did u ever find out i want to do the same
Does it matter if you use ISO’s for games or .wbfs files?
Ofc the . of any game file is important and will depends where you will download it (if its in .Nkit you'll need the Nkit processor to transform it but if its in .RVZ you'll need Dolphin to transform it and ofc the wiibackup manager on top of them to transfert the games so you'll need the .ISO.wbfs
Literally everything that I hoped for came true because of you
The most comprehensive guide out there. Thank you!
Hey buddy love your channel and guides. Followed this guide and its worked like a charm. Unfortunately after about a week anytime I launch to the homebrew channel it reversed the direction of the Wiimote controls, eg up is down right is left etc. Any advise to fix this issue. 👍
Have u fixed this
Hi still didn't fix it. I just bought cheap 3rd party controllers from eBay and they worked perfectly
How much storage should be on the sd card during installing homebrew and bootmii?
16:20 (pls dont like this)
What?
@@aoitorikori1240 dont like the comment
Just homebrewed my Wii and followed your guide, thank you so much!!! It works perfectly
As of November 2024, this still works! The primary and secondary DNS is the same as in the video, but this has done wonders for me. Thank you so much for this tutorial! Can't wait to play some of my favourite games again :D
Thank you very much! Smoothest tutorial out there for sure :)
you are my Wii life saver, I really appreciate the video
Everything worked like a charm modded my wii no problems thanks.
You absolute legend! Amazing tutorial, worked like a charm.
How pepole discovered all this is amazing. Aweslme video you've done a great job, clear to understand both speech and visibility
Thank you for the feedback, I appreciate hearing that! Happy modding :)
Thank you man. I have modified my Nintendo DSi, 3DS XL and now Wii with your help. English is not my native language, but everything is beautifully understandable and vividly displayed. Great work. Thank you. In a few years, I hope we'll see a Nintendo switch here as well. 🙂
install game in usb loader at 18:30 doesnt work for me anymore. I followed the directions and have the SD card with the wads and the nand back up moved from there on to my pc like you said.
The Installer wanted a flash drive so I used an old one and it gave me a progress bar that eventually completed. Seemed normal. except my game wasnt showing up when I removed the disc. so I plugged the flash drive in my pc to see if the game had gone on there. I got an error message that said the disc had to be erased and formatted. I did that and tried the installer again without it but that didnt seem possible so I plugged it in again and now after I click plus sign and load a game it does nothing. the screen goes a shade darker and I still can see and can move the wii hand cursor but thats it. it was like that twice for about 5 minutes and idk what to do about it. I tried a different disc. Kinda procrastinating doing a complete reinstall.
I bought an already modded wii and it has all of this stuff already on there but the games are on the home screen and when you load them GX loader opens up and finds the game on the drive. I cant figure out how to add games to this setup. I tried one of your other guides and it didn't work, the game I added using wii backupmanager and it didnt appear in either the wii menu or on GX. I think I'm just going to start from scratch on a new drive but I don't know how they got the games onto the wii home screen and how to get them off cause there's some games on there I don't want. Appreciate any help you're able to give.
do you have discord? I don't always help in DMs but I can do that today for you! Also, thanks for the big tip! I'll do my best to help :)
is there a wad folder on the sd card? if so, if might have the game forwarders still and you could uninstall them
@@funkyscott47 I don't see a wad folder. There's just an apps folder that only has home brew and the wbfs folder
when you go into data management in your wii settings, does it give you an option to delete the channels?
@@funkyscott47 yes
I was so stuck. This was incredible and set me straight. Rarely could i find tutorials that actually show moving the files on the SD.
You got a like and a sub brother
This is an amazing tutorial, thank you for helping us . :)
Once again another amazing video from the homebrew master himself!
Thank you for helping me get through this! Was kind of scared I would mess something up but you were a big help! (Also I heard you got married and wanted to say congratulations! 🥳🎉)
I'm glad to help! And thank you so much :) happy modding!
Thank you so much for this totorial, I never saw a better one❤❤❤
About halfway through this setup! It's great so far. First off the older dns worked for me. Secondly, be absolutely sure your sd card it partioned correctly! Mine apparently had two partitions and kept telling me not enough space to make a nand backup. Reformatted and made one partition and it's doing that now. Will update later!
Update: Everything worked fine! It's awesome. But now tell me why I can't even get the backup of Mario Party 8 to work? It's really weird. Oh well. Thanks for the tutorial! This was amazing.
the old one will stop working sometime in the next few weeks, (look up Str2hax for more info) and as for mp8 not working, if it's the only game that doesnt work (gives black screen) you may want to find another source. if it takes you back to the wii menu/hbc, then it's your CIOS's
@@funkyscott47 Thanks again! It was the disc. All is right with world again.
This tutorial is amazing, thanks a ton for putting this out there.🔥🔥
you are very welcome :)
I was referred to you by someone on an online forum that said you had a really good video. I agree this was an excellent tutorial, thanks!!
that is great to hear, thank you so much :)
Im buying a 2nd hand wii tomrrow, and now im glad to know how to homebrew it, thank you so mucj!
I don't usually comment but this video and others in your channel helped me a lot! Now I can get back to childhood again :,)
I appreciate your comment! Happy gaming :)
@@funkyscott47 Thank you so much ^^
Thank you so much this video really helped. Now i only need to homebrew my switch and buy the rcm loader
Dude this actually worked thank you so much :D
Very thorough! Appreciate the help!
This might be the greatest tutorial ever made
Thank you man you explained everything so perfectly
I Tried 3 other videos before i found this one. None of them worked except this one, thank you!!!!
im glad you found it helpful :) happy modding
Thank you, kind sir, for the help. Very good video.
The best guide i have seen abou this topic great video thx
Thank you so much I literally dont know what to say bro this helped out so much
this is still working very well! TYSM for this tutorial!
you are very welcome :)
the best video on the internet about how to unlock a wii, it's wonderfull, grettings from Argentina and specially thank you for your time explaining how to do this.
thank you for your comment, I'm glad you find my video useful :)
Thats amazing. Thank you for your Time and this guide.
This wii is now a emulate monster.