Seems like many of you are having issues with CIOS Installer. Here is my offline guide for that part so you do not have to depend on the connection. th-cam.com/video/gVDrJPi3e7w/w-d-xo.html
Used that offline video guide and it worked perfectly. These videos are great, super easy to follow and informative at the same time. You're interesting to learn from.
Where did you get the games from? Because I just found the Video and I wanna try it ( I‘m not the best at things like that) he already has like two games to setup. But i did not see where they are from
Can you tell me how to get games lol @@deathkvltTV
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Thanks! Amazing walkthough. Got all my kiddo's games on a flash drive so they are nice and backed up, for when they inevitably scratch them. I picked one of the flash drives you recommended.
that is amazing to hear! Also very smart to protect your discs but not limit the fun for them :) Thank you so much for the tip as well, I'm glad you found my guide useful! Happy Gaming to you and your children :D
I had a butt load of disc games a few years ago, I lend them to a friend and he gave them to his aunt who had a wii, I asked for them back but he said they sold them to whomever, It was very devastating but it doesn't matter at this point for me because I have just went through step by step with this amazing video and let me say, you're a life savior. I wouldn't have trusted any other video then this one. everything worked great, smooth, got my games back, cover and gosh I can't express how thankful I am for this video!!
im doing it now too and im wondering how do i get the games to even begin with, in other words: where/how do i get the games i want to have on my wii usb loader???
I just finished modding my Wii yesterday from your previous video. You have no clue how stoked I was to see you posted an updated one. Love your channel. Subbed right away!
Just wanted to comment this down here: About a couple weeks ago I followed this tutorial and it worked ...for a couple weeks. A problem I had overtime was my apps not loading in homebrew channel or outside of the homebrew channel. Thankfully just unplugging and plugging the USB back in and restarting works. Though one day the apps just, didn't appear no matter what I did. The USB being used seemed to be unformatted and I had to redo the entire process. I've done it about three times, everything works except for USB Loader GX just freezing at "Reinitializing Devices" on start-up resulting in me not being able to use it. I'll most likely edit this if I find out a solution
@@melvin_pictures6598 Figured out the solution. I followed Lima112s video, pretty sure the video language is Portuguese so I'll try to explain how to do it here. What I did was backup what was on my USB to another folder that isn't on my USB (apps, wad, etc,.) and used an application from the site rufus,ie (replace , with .) I reformatted the USB with these settings: Non Bootable Boot Selection, Volume Label 32 GB, File System FAT32, and Cluster Size 32 kilobytes. After formatting I pasted my backup for apps, wad, etc, back into the USB and everything seems to be working properly now after plugging it into my Wii. I'm not sure if you need to redownload the cIOS and other stuff but I'm able to get into USB Loader GX with this
I followed your guide perfectly but for some reason my games won't load? I can see the pictures and press play but then get a black screen my wii games are saved on a USB using wbfs format
I have had this issue. Here is a few reasons why this may occur Is there any spaces between the game ID and the ".wbfs" file. Did you get the correct region game ID Did you definitely check you got the right game ID.
Watched even though your previous tutorials got me setup with Homebrewing and enjoying my Wii a couple months ago. I've been adding many games to my library and it's a labor of love but so satisfying to scroll through and being able to try new-to-me games while revisiting my childhood favorites is awesome. Thank you, Scott!! Have an awesome weekend! 🎮
Sorry but have some more question. When I have the Wad on the SD card and not on the usb drive, does it matter? And are there any themes that can brick my console? And can the Wii recognise a 64 GB USB-Stick?
@@shimlanimations WADS work just fine on SD cards. I haven't messed with actual Wii themes but I've read that you can definitely brick your system if you don't do it properly. And finally, USB sticks are usable but not the best option. I've read that they're very likely to become corrupted. I started out with an SD card but upgraded to a 1TB external hard drive. Works amazingly and I have more than enough space for all the games I could want. I only keep the SD card in my system for wads, game saves and channels.
@@Lev427 Follow the guide, I don't even remember the whole process but I followed one of Scott's earlier guides and I got it. It takes time, lots of downloading and placing files, external storage and patience!
I want to thank youfor this informative tutorial and it has worked on my Wii! I tried to install USB Loader (non-GX) roughly 10 years ago but failed because whenever I tried to install things with the d2x installer and others but it has always failed. Couldn't find workarounds or solutions back then. Either way, it finally works. The necessary files to install were on my SD card, WBFS files were on my USB drive. Just a pro tip for others: you can use a cheap 512GB USB drive for your games :)
Hi. I have used an SD card for all the installation apps, and I used a flashdrive for the games, but the games doesn't appear on the loader. Should the loader be able to read the games from the USB? If yes, what possibly could I have done wrong? Is there a system or path I need to adjust? Thanks much.
@@Rachel-qc3dkFor me I just used my other Wii to make it work. I think I did this tho, I went into homebrew and then loaded up the usb loader gx and then went into settings and enabled sd card mode and then plugged my usb back in and restarted the usb loader gx
just bought a bunch off wii stuff for like 50 bucks and they gave me a wii they said didnt work because the disk drive broke. jailbroke it and used this tutorial to get more games than money can buy. great tutorial thank you!
This worked wonderfully for me though I had some issues, but I figured out how to fix them. Incase anybody is wondering I’m using a red edition wii with wii motion plus and it still worked out perfectly fine. At the part where you install usb loader gx I wrote in the wrong “codes” at first but I just wrote in the right after. Anyways this is definitely worth the struggle because when you’re done you can fill a whole library of different games, for free!
I'm not sure why but whenever i get to a certain dialogue in Super Paper Mario the game makes that lobotomy crash noise and it freezes. All the other games work, and they are all downloaded from the same source.
13:55 if it says failed for all of them, do the offline method. I was just experiencing this problem but sinple switched the methoes and disconnected my wifi snd it worked flawlessly
thanks bro, loved the tutorial and was easy to follow just saved me a trip to the techstore to get a USB I thought I had lost my money buying a 32 gigs sd card
guys I tried to change the language to English since the game I had downloaded on the USB was in English and it works. I hope this help and let me know if it works with you.
No matter what i do, when i boot usb loader it freezes at "reinitializing devices" and i tried wii flow that actually loads and sees my game, but when i hit play i just get a black screen
I don't have a Computer & SD Card,(yet) so even though i couldn't follow this guide in the sense that i'm doing what you're doing, i could still tell that this was an AMAZING guide! Thank you SO much for all of your guides, you're helping out the Wii community much more than you might know! 😁
Very nice. I can tell you're growing as a content creator. All ur tutorials are good but the ones this year show a lot of refinement to the style and they're even more helpful than before. Thanks a lot for your efforts. Really good stuff 👍🏾
Tried this tutorial in december 2024 and everything works well, I used the offline guide for the cios installer though, and skipped the themes part. Excellent!
Excellent tutorial! Thank you for the premade SD card files, just made life easier, and really glad it included the d2x cIOS v11 beta 1, managed to just format my previously softmodded Wii again with all the new cIOS :) Worked perfectly
@@taufiqonn538Ensure that if you are using an SD card, the lock switch is in the unlocked position, otherwise you will not be able to select the correct options in the installer.
@@_enderman8016 help.. when i clicked installing WAD,, it say : This Title wants IOS58 but the installed version is a stub. ERROR! (ret = -999) what should i do?
I'm so glad I found this. I came to the unfortunate discovery that the reason why my Smash Bros. Brawl disc doesn't work anymore (but my other games still do), is because it's a dual layer disc. And apparently over time the disc drive just stops reading those... UPDATE: Pleased to report that as of 2/25/24, this video is still up-to-date. Very happy I was able to get Brawl running again since my Wii no longer reads the disc.
I done everything as per the video, and all worked fine. But when I went to add more games, using the same methods, they don't show up in USB loader gx, only the other games do. Very frustrating.
for some reason after following your wii mod setup i cannot get it to launch (it sees them) wii games off the usb drive. mind you that drive worked on the wii consoles i had modded prior to this new version of the mod (using d2x with beta1). gamecube games launch no issues. and if i play from an sd card it has no issues. just specifically wii games from usb
I've got the same problem and still its not working. The Games will not launch and i can't figure out why :( I followed step by step exactly how it was explained...
@@Devillsgaming i finally figured out the setting bud, thought id pass it along. solved today 9/17/2023 go to usbloader gxand make sure to TURN OFF SD card Mode in the "hard drive settings" tab. for some reason it wont read from both usb OR sd card.
still works as of june 2024. this channel is by far one of the best i have come across for this. found my old wii and was wanting to mod it to give some new life to it, but got so lost with other tutorials. this was by far the easiest to follow along with.
@@daytona2874 Oh yea that also confused me for a second because they changed it from the website to a google drive. The google drive IS the zip file. just go towards the top right on it and click the download button. Hope this helps!
i tried this just now (december 24) works so incredibly good and easy. Only thing your Wii MIGHT get a problem with loading the CIOS i tried with several connections it was either net innit failed or tcp timeout error. If this happens dont waste too much time, just download it on you usb/sd device, there is another tutorial for this on this channel. Have a little problem with the gx loader rn but ill come back with updates(it makes my wii freeze)
I bought a second hand wii out of nostalgia and thanks to your guide is up and running! I noticed the themes website you mentioned is down, that's a bummer :/ You are awesome!
It looks like the d2x custom iOS installer method doesn’t work anymore because the servers are down as of August 2024 so you can’t complete the online iOS install steps.
I had to download the WADs from the offline installer guide and copy those over to the root of the USB. I was then able to install the custom IOS offline no problem and proceeded with the rest of the guide. If you get TCP connection errors or hostbyname errors this is the solution.
Ensure that if you are using an SD card, the lock switch is in the unlocked position, otherwise you will not be able to select the correct options in the installer.
@@TheKogeoM I figured it out :) This was because my Wii didn't have internet access which was probably why so I just followed the tutorial in the pinned comment
@@leenaiqbal6928 i got it working after i only used an sd card. I got 128gb and then formatted it to fat32 and now usb loader works with games and no problems thus far
Hey Scott, I was doing great and everything was going smoothly, but for some reason, when I try to use the Wii Backup Manager, my files don't appear. I've tried using an SD and USB both, and even tried deleting and redownloading the Backup Manager, but still can't figure out where I went wrong. Great video, any response would be greatly appreciated.
I was able to get Backup Manager to work on one game. I checked to make sure it worked on the Wii, it did, went back to download and transfer other games to my SD card and I'm having the same issue. No games show up on my drives, except the one game that works. Just when I thought I had it figured out!
@@taliabaker3259 make sure the files for the game within the wbfs folder have been extracted. This can be achieved by left-clicking on the folder for the game and selecting Extract All. Hopefully this can help you out.
Excellent tutorial and very thorough. I'll probably tackle this project this week.. I've got one question however, is the process the same for adding GameCube and WiiWare games? Or are they not possible to add to USB Loader GX?
Hey Scott, I have a external hard drive which has tons of games and I have the usb gx loader and wii homebrew channel on my wii but when I click on these channels it takes me back to the menu and it shows that I have internet but nothing shows up on the home brew channel.
I just want to say thank you for this. It worked perfectly, followed every step exactly and got my games loaded. I never did this years ago because I felt it was too complicated haha. Thanks!
dude you made a 38yo and his son very happy ... it took me some time cause im a noob but the way you lay out the steps! top tier... coffee on its way..ty
Your comment made my day!! I can't wait until one day I have a son to play old video games with :D Happy gaming to you and your boy and thanks for the coffee :)
Guys i did everything he did, but the thing is where to put the games? I have an SD card. I did the letterbomb and everything is done. But in which map to put the games? He doesnt explain?
16:39 it’s at this screen for me and it never loads anything beyond that 😢 really disappointed as I don’t know what to do from here (Edit: you need the 2.0 usb 3.0 won’t work)
Did this August can confirm it worked . The only different thing is I had to watch his other video to download cios offline worked very easy . Thanks ❤
Thank you so so much for your tutorials. I homebrewed my wii a couple of weeks ago using a mix of the modmii site and your setup tutorial. Started with some not64 games because the setup looked easier, but my real goal was to play SM Galaxy again since I accidentally scratched my disc in 2016. Thanks to your tutorials, I just entered the first level after almost 10 years! 😊 Amazing work!!
when i try to load up a game it says usb not initialized but i have a 2 tb connected to my wii U and the SD card at the bottom says ''0.0000SD'' any ideas?
Brooooo!!! I've watched other videos for hours. But with this tutorial you made it so easy to do and after following each and every step, i do now understand how it works. Thank you very much!! You should become a teacher hahaha lol
Hi, Scott...I was following your guide for the sd card softmodding and I now have all the required data on the SD card...however, I want the games to be played from a USB drive...how should I do that? cheers
I'm a bit confused. When I went to get the covers, there was a folder titled, "CFG" and when I clicked on it, it had the subfolders 2d, 3d, disc, full and all of them had different variations of the covers in different ways. Any idea on what to do?
@@funkyscott47 when I put the IOS's, the first one says successful, but after the 2nd it says error. With this I tried your video of installing the D2X Cios offline, but the same happens. I don't know if it is the cause, but i've noticed that your video and also the tutorial of the wii guide say to install some specific wads, but apparently there are some new ones in NUS Downloader.
Now when I try to go to D2x Cios Installater the homebrew sometimes is empty and when it's not, when I try to enter D2x my wii stands in a black screen and the only thing I can do is forcing the wii shutdown. I've tried to unplug and plug again the wii but it sits the same
@@guilhas3261 how many attempts? I've had it take a handful of resetting the console and trying again before getting it to work. I just modded a Wii a couple days ago with those wads and they worked, but you could always try to create the wads yourself with nu's Downloader
Could anyone tell me a website or url where I can download titles and how to do so? I’ve finished every step and launched everything but now have no games to play.
14:08 install taking long time. Is that normal? Edit: unplugged wii and turned it back on. i installed everything the second time with no problems. idk what happened
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Seems like many of you are having issues with CIOS Installer. Here is my offline guide for that part so you do not have to depend on the connection. th-cam.com/video/gVDrJPi3e7w/w-d-xo.html
Used that offline video guide and it worked perfectly. These videos are great, super easy to follow and informative at the same time. You're interesting to learn from.
The themes download link seems to be broken
do you have to use wii backup manager? can't i just get a usb and make a wbfs folder and add games to it then put it in the wii?
@@archangelmusic13 you can do that, that's what i do
@funkyscott47 can I use the 64gb sans disk flash drive? Will it be compatible?
i followed this guide a few months ago and just needed a refresher on how to get the games again. still a really good video
Where did you get the games from? Because I just found the Video and I wanna try it ( I‘m not the best at things like that) he already has like two games to setup. But i did not see where they are from
@timoblvck73 lol there isn't a single soul on youtube that's going to tell you. You should know better than to ask.
Can you tell me how to get games lol @@deathkvltTV
Thanks! Amazing walkthough. Got all my kiddo's games on a flash drive so they are nice and backed up, for when they inevitably scratch them. I picked one of the flash drives you recommended.
that is amazing to hear! Also very smart to protect your discs but not limit the fun for them :) Thank you so much for the tip as well, I'm glad you found my guide useful! Happy Gaming to you and your children :D
when i tried to get wii backup manger it didnt give me a zipped folder it just gave me one file
@@Thecrafter4 as long as you can run the program, I had to find a different download link
I could not run it
I had a butt load of disc games a few years ago, I lend them to a friend and he gave them to his aunt who had a wii, I asked for them back but he said they sold them to whomever, It was very devastating but it doesn't matter at this point for me because I have just went through step by step with this amazing video and let me say, you're a life savior. I wouldn't have trusted any other video then this one. everything worked great, smooth, got my games back, cover and gosh I can't express how thankful I am for this video!!
how do you actually get the games? please help me
@@TESHY5damn we really on the same boat
Really shitty friend. Hope they're not in your life now.
@@eyevee4446 same here
could you please help me with that?
march 2024 still works perfectly! just got a few games on my wii, thanks a lot man!!!
where do you get the games to put onto the usb ?
I just failed yesterday with 2 different sd cards and 1 usb stick 😅 still trying to troubleshoot
@@alexlikeswiiu google and the word archive are your friend
bro you need to change to mbr file structure if it isnt working. trust@mannylocz2363
have you figured out where to get the games from?@@alexlikeswiiu
Tried this in June 2024 and works a charm! Thank you for the detailed tutorial, much much appreciated sir!
thanks for letting everyone know! :)
im about to start this tutorial, that’s for the confirmation🙏😁
im doing it now too and im wondering how do i get the games to even begin with, in other words: where/how do i get the games i want to have on my wii usb loader???
Mines freezing wut am i doing wrong
how did you get the backup manager page to work? I tried and it takes me to download a different application and looks nothing like this video
I just finished modding my Wii yesterday from your previous video. You have no clue how stoked I was to see you posted an updated one. Love your channel. Subbed right away!
Amazing to hear ❤️
@@funkyscott47 question where is the video for the game boy emulators
Just wanted to comment this down here: About a couple weeks ago I followed this tutorial and it worked ...for a couple weeks. A problem I had overtime was my apps not loading in homebrew channel or outside of the homebrew channel. Thankfully just unplugging and plugging the USB back in and restarting works. Though one day the apps just, didn't appear no matter what I did. The USB being used seemed to be unformatted and I had to redo the entire process. I've done it about three times, everything works except for USB Loader GX just freezing at "Reinitializing Devices" on start-up resulting in me not being able to use it. I'll most likely edit this if I find out a solution
Same problem here...
@@melvin_pictures6598 Figured out the solution. I followed Lima112s video, pretty sure the video language is Portuguese so I'll try to explain how to do it here. What I did was backup what was on my USB to another folder that isn't on my USB (apps, wad, etc,.) and used an application from the site rufus,ie (replace , with .) I reformatted the USB with these settings: Non Bootable Boot Selection, Volume Label 32 GB, File System FAT32, and Cluster Size 32 kilobytes. After formatting I pasted my backup for apps, wad, etc, back into the USB and everything seems to be working properly now after plugging it into my Wii. I'm not sure if you need to redownload the cIOS and other stuff but I'm able to get into USB Loader GX with this
Hopes everyone has fun on their modded wii's
Thx buddy *girlish giggling*
Since I modded mine, yeah im having fun
@@mansongrace2606bro what
@@saulgoodman4122*waltuh whimpering*
Wait..is that ilegal?
late April 2024 and it works for me! I tried following other guides but they were very confusing, this one seriously helped
@trintozedger man help us out, where to get them games ?
The vault
@@shadowgamer_vlogs5184 what vault
@@shadowgamer_vlogs5184What vault
@@Goodguy12366 its a site on google
I followed your guide perfectly but for some reason my games won't load? I can see the pictures and press play but then get a black screen my wii games are saved on a USB using wbfs format
I am having the exact same problem most games will load but a couple sit there black screen.
My games aren’t appearing but it reads my usb
I have had this issue. Here is a few reasons why this may occur
Is there any spaces between the game ID and the ".wbfs" file.
Did you get the correct region game ID
Did you definitely check you got the right game ID.
Watched even though your previous tutorials got me setup with Homebrewing and enjoying my Wii a couple months ago. I've been adding many games to my library and it's a labor of love but so satisfying to scroll through and being able to try new-to-me games while revisiting my childhood favorites is awesome. Thank you, Scott!! Have an awesome weekend! 🎮
I'm so glad I could help you on your modding journey 😁 my weekend was awesome, hope yours was too ❤️
Sorry but have some more question. When I have the Wad on the SD card and not on the usb drive, does it matter? And are there any themes that can brick my console? And can the Wii recognise a 64 GB USB-Stick?
@@shimlanimations WADS work just fine on SD cards. I haven't messed with actual Wii themes but I've read that you can definitely brick your system if you don't do it properly. And finally, USB sticks are usable but not the best option. I've read that they're very likely to become corrupted. I started out with an SD card but upgraded to a 1TB external hard drive. Works amazingly and I have more than enough space for all the games I could want. I only keep the SD card in my system for wads, game saves and channels.
Bro can you help me modding my Wii
@@Lev427 Follow the guide, I don't even remember the whole process but I followed one of Scott's earlier guides and I got it. It takes time, lots of downloading and placing files, external storage and patience!
Definitely one of the best Wii homebrew guides out there, most don’t go into detail on game installation.
I want to thank youfor this informative tutorial and it has worked on my Wii! I tried to install USB Loader (non-GX) roughly 10 years ago but failed because whenever I tried to install things with the d2x installer and others but it has always failed. Couldn't find workarounds or solutions back then. Either way, it finally works. The necessary files to install were on my SD card, WBFS files were on my USB drive. Just a pro tip for others: you can use a cheap 512GB USB drive for your games :)
Bro when can i found wbfs files i find only nkit.iso and when i canvert them i failed
Same shit that's happening to me right now it won't let me copy the apps into the root of my sd
I tried this in 2024 and it works thanks so much man now thanks to you I can play my favorite Wii games.
Remember guys if cios isn’t downloading anything properly you have to get the wad files on your sd or usb from nus downloader
Can you help me,I’ve done everything this video says but the games do not show up when i open USB loader?
me 2 any help?
20/11/2023 It totally works !!! I recommend it !! I don’t know how the creator knows about all these things but just thank you.
Lots of experience! I'm glad you found it helpful :)
Hi.
I have used an SD card for all the installation apps, and I used a flashdrive for the games, but the games doesn't appear on the loader. Should the loader be able to read the games from the USB? If yes, what possibly could I have done wrong? Is there a system or path I need to adjust? Thanks much.
Has anyone fixed this yet? Having the same problem
@@mmitchpperdue same issue
@@Rachel-qc3dkFor me I just used my other Wii to make it work. I think I did this tho, I went into homebrew and then loaded up the usb loader gx and then went into settings and enabled sd card mode and then plugged my usb back in and restarted the usb loader gx
just bought a bunch off wii stuff for like 50 bucks and they gave me a wii they said didnt work because the disk drive broke. jailbroke it and used this tutorial to get more games than money can buy. great tutorial thank you!
help!
i got a red box instead of green box for setting up cIOS
did you figure it out
I also have the same problem. Is there any way to fix this?
@@Epixgamer1422Same do uu fix it??
@@xYosuel7x i watched the one where u dont need to connect to the internet
@@xYosuel7x just install the wad that are on the video and put it on ur sd card or usb drive
This worked wonderfully for me though I had some issues, but I figured out how to fix them. Incase anybody is wondering I’m using a red edition wii with wii motion plus and it still worked out perfectly fine. At the part where you install usb loader gx I wrote in the wrong “codes” at first but I just wrote in the right after.
Anyways this is definitely worth the struggle because when you’re done you can fill a whole library of different games, for free!
I just did this last night, March 2024 and still worked on the first try👍🏻 thank you champ🎉 happy modding
I just failed yesterday trying it with 2 different sd cardsand 1 usb stick... still troubleshooting
I'm not sure why but whenever i get to a certain dialogue in Super Paper Mario the game makes that lobotomy crash noise and it freezes. All the other games work, and they are all downloaded from the same source.
13:55 if it says failed for all of them, do the offline method. I was just experiencing this problem but sinple switched the methoes and disconnected my wifi snd it worked flawlessly
But it's not work without wifi
At 8:18 when I try transfer my games from drive 1 - 2 it doesnt work
thanks bro, loved the tutorial and was easy to follow just saved me a trip to the techstore to get a USB I thought I had lost my money buying a 32 gigs sd card
ts just goes black when i click on a game
same, do you know any solutions
Same issue here... It just goes back to Wii Menu.
guys I tried to change the language to English since the game I had downloaded on the USB was in English and it works. I hope this help and let me know if it works with you.
“ts” 💔
poor ts
when i loaded into USBLoaderGX, it got stuck on the loading screen and it said "reinitializing devices"
how do i fix that?
No matter what i do, when i boot usb loader it freezes at "reinitializing devices" and i tried wii flow that actually loads and sees my game, but when i hit play i just get a black screen
I don't have a Computer & SD Card,(yet) so even though i couldn't follow this guide in the sense that i'm doing what you're doing, i could still tell that this was an AMAZING guide! Thank you SO much for all of your guides, you're helping out the Wii community much more than you might know! 😁
the back up manager doesn’t look the same and i can’t download it
same
Very nice. I can tell you're growing as a content creator. All ur tutorials are good but the ones this year show a lot of refinement to the style and they're even more helpful than before. Thanks a lot for your efforts. Really good stuff 👍🏾
I'm trying to constantly improve to make it easier to follow and more in depth :) Thank you for the kind words!
@@funkyscott47 where did you get your pc wallpaper the naruto one
Dude, Thank you SO MUCH!!! Im gonna enjoy this alot when i get a Wii in a week or so!
Tried this tutorial in december 2024 and everything works well, I used the offline guide for the cios installer though, and skipped the themes part. Excellent!
Excellent tutorial! Thank you for the premade SD card files, just made life easier, and really glad it included the d2x cIOS v11 beta 1, managed to just format my previously softmodded Wii again with all the new cIOS :) Worked perfectly
Why mine doesnt have the cios v11 beta1
@@taufiqonn538mine too
@@taufiqonn538 mine also doesnt show that when i load it on the wii. I see its there in the USB drive
your sd card might be locked or you dont have wifi@@taufiqonn538
@@taufiqonn538Ensure that if you are using an SD card, the lock switch is in the unlocked position, otherwise you will not be able to select the correct options in the installer.
i cant reach the site of Wii Backup Manager
did you figure it out?
March 2024 here
This still works flawlessly, thank you so much.
but where do you get these games?
When I load the usb loader is just shows a white menu screen
I just wanted to say thanks... I have 3.5 framework issues and your guide is the only full one that works for me until I get that fixed. You rock
Working as of 8/8/2024, however cios installer had to be done offline even with a wifi connection on the wii.
i've had that happen with some wii's so i usually get the offline wads anyway now :P
wait really? maybe thats why my cios installer dosent work
when i open games through usb loader gx, the wii takes me back to the wii home menu instead of playing the game. any suggestions???
Did you find out
same
I keep tcp_connect timeout when trying to install the custom ios
Same issue I wonder if anyone has figured it out
@@Zinsation you have not connected to the internet. had the same issue. use the offline installer
@@_enderman8016 help..
when i clicked installing WAD,, it say :
This Title wants IOS58 but the installed version is a stub.
ERROR! (ret = -999)
what should i do?
@@_enderman8016i amm conected
Everything works up until I load usbloader. It just gets stuck in reinitializing devices
I'm so glad I found this. I came to the unfortunate discovery that the reason why my Smash Bros. Brawl disc doesn't work anymore (but my other games still do), is because it's a dual layer disc. And apparently over time the disc drive just stops reading those...
UPDATE:
Pleased to report that as of 2/25/24, this video is still up-to-date. Very happy I was able to get Brawl running again since my Wii no longer reads the disc.
Hi everyone
Tried this in 2023 December
It totally works just follow each step as he did
Thank you so much
I was looking for this from an year 🎉🎉🎉
for some reason i've done everything and my games aint showing up
you maybe have a usb or sd card that dont work with the wii@@nugget8079
I done everything as per the video, and all worked fine. But when I went to add more games, using the same methods, they don't show up in USB loader gx, only the other games do. Very frustrating.
@@nugget8079 what’s the problem pls say if I can I will help
@@husky_01 maybe the other games aren’t in wbfs file Bur if they are pls say I will try to figure it out
I just wanted to get usb loader gx and then this Tutorial came. Thanks Scott❤
But I have a question. Can I use Wii mod lite as a wad manager to?
Perfect timing! And yes that works as well :)
for some reason after following your wii mod setup i cannot get it to launch (it sees them) wii games off the usb drive. mind you that drive worked on the wii consoles i had modded prior to this new version of the mod (using d2x with beta1). gamecube games launch no issues. and if i play from an sd card it has no issues. just specifically wii games from usb
I've got the same problem and still its not working. The Games will not launch and i can't figure out why :( I followed step by step exactly how it was explained...
@@Devillsgaming i finally figured out the setting bud, thought id pass it along. solved today 9/17/2023 go to usbloader gxand make sure to TURN OFF SD card Mode in the "hard drive settings" tab. for some reason it wont read from both usb OR sd card.
Same bro
still works as of june 2024. this channel is by far one of the best i have come across for this. found my old wii and was wanting to mod it to give some new life to it, but got so lost with other tutorials. this was by far the easiest to follow along with.
How did u download the wiibackup manager through the google doc?
@@daytona2874 Oh yea that also confused me for a second because they changed it from the website to a google drive. The google drive IS the zip file. just go towards the top right on it and click the download button. Hope this helps!
i tried this just now (december 24) works so incredibly good and easy. Only thing your Wii MIGHT get a problem with loading the CIOS i tried with several connections it was either net innit failed or tcp timeout error. If this happens dont waste too much time, just download it on you usb/sd device, there is another tutorial for this on this channel. Have a little problem with the gx loader rn but ill come back with updates(it makes my wii freeze)
I bought a second hand wii out of nostalgia and thanks to your guide is up and running! I noticed the themes website you mentioned is down, that's a bummer :/ You are awesome!
why is mine said tcp connect timeout
It could be an internet issue, but I also downloaded some .wad files from NUS Downloader. You can get the info from cIOS installation guide online.
Did you figure it out, I have the same problem :(
Did you figure it out, I have the same problem :(
Did you figure it out, I have the same problem :(
Did you figure it out, I have the same problem :(
How do i get the game files?
Did you rond out?
For some reason it won’t read the games on my sd. It loads usb loader and the other stuff but it won’t recognize that the games are there
i Have the same problem, did u find the solution?
@@diegovalentini3982 I havent
@@diegovalentini3982 gonna try re installing the games on it
It looks like the d2x custom iOS installer method doesn’t work anymore because the servers are down as of August 2024 so you can’t complete the online iOS install steps.
I had to download the WADs from the offline installer guide and copy those over to the root of the USB. I was then able to install the custom IOS offline no problem and proceeded with the rest of the guide. If you get TCP connection errors or hostbyname errors this is the solution.
Wow Scott you’re already at 16k let’s hope for 100k end of the year
growing fast! hopefully one day, maybe not in a year though :P
@@funkyscott47 just keep making these great videos and you’ll hit it in no time
where have yall been downloading the games from
Google wbfs archive
The vault
ziperto
Just seaching it in google then converting it to wbfs
like someone said, I use the Vault, it's pretty good and it's where I've gotten all my games
What if I can’t find d2x-v11-beta1 on my wii as an option for the cIOS settings?
I am having the same problem, not sure what to do. Tried using d2x-v6 instead but my wii is stuck on “downloading ios56 metadata” for slot 249
@@phoebejackson4083did you guys find a solution?
i have the same problem :(
Ensure that if you are using an SD card, the lock switch is in the unlocked position, otherwise you will not be able to select the correct options in the installer.
@@naku-- what if youre using an external hardrive instead of an sd card but have the same problem?
Can you create one for people who use Mac as I can not open the Wii backup manager 7:38
Yeah just ran into the same problem. Would be greatly appreciated
Tried this in August 2024 and yes it still works. Great video.
Could someone help me. I got up to 13:28 but My wii doesn't have it only goes up to . Please help
I have the same problem have you found the issue?
Same problem! Did you find a solution?
@@scott7827 no 😞
@@TheKogeoM I figured it out :) This was because my Wii didn't have internet access which was probably why so I just followed the tutorial in the pinned comment
I have no “covers” option in backup manager
Me neither have you found a solution
same here, does anyone know what to do?
Usb loader doesnt start. The channel crashes and in the homebrew channel it freezes my wii
Same!
@@leenaiqbal6928 i got it working after i only used an sd card. I got 128gb and then formatted it to fat32 and now usb loader works with games and no problems thus far
Mine too
Still works Oct 2024! Refer to his other video to perform the offline cios portion.
Thanks! I had to use Wii flow since USBLGX was not loading any of my games. Still, great tutorial!
does anyone know how to fix tcp connect timeout 13:44
Samee, do u fix it?
Thanks LOVED it Lets Get You 20K!!
Wooo thank you!!
This video in my opinion is the only helpful guide to mod a wii so im very grateful that this video exists
I have a small problem, ive got the games showing but when i try to play them i just get blacksceened
same, me too
Hey Scott, I was doing great and everything was going smoothly, but for some reason, when I try to use the Wii Backup Manager, my files don't appear. I've tried using an SD and USB both, and even tried deleting and redownloading the Backup Manager, but still can't figure out where I went wrong. Great video, any response would be greatly appreciated.
Same problem :(
@@EmBre-p7o Let me know if you find any way to fix it!
I was able to get Backup Manager to work on one game. I checked to make sure it worked on the Wii, it did, went back to download and transfer other games to my SD card and I'm having the same issue. No games show up on my drives, except the one game that works. Just when I thought I had it figured out!
@@taliabaker3259 make sure the files for the game within the wbfs folder have been extracted. This can be achieved by left-clicking on the folder for the game and selecting Extract All. Hopefully this can help you out.
Excellent tutorial and very thorough. I'll probably tackle this project this week.. I've got one question however, is the process the same for adding GameCube and WiiWare games? Or are they not possible to add to USB Loader GX?
I'd just stick to Nintendont for the Wii games but unsure about wii ware
Wiiware just goes in the WAD folder and you use the wad installer to add them to the library
I was trying to figure out the softmodding and i found out that you made a new video 35 minutes ago dudeee thank you so much!!!
Perfect timing!!
@@funkyscott47 i couldnt do this with the other video because the d2x_v_10x_beta wasnt there. But i finally did it with this video!
@@funkyscott47 Can you make a video about copying big game files? Because it gave me an error trying to download smash bros...
Hey Scott, I have a external hard drive which has tons of games and I have the usb gx loader and wii homebrew channel on my wii but when I click on these channels it takes me back to the menu and it shows that I have internet but nothing shows up on the home brew channel.
I just want to say thank you for this. It worked perfectly, followed every step exactly and got my games loaded. I never did this years ago because I felt it was too complicated haha. Thanks!
I tried today and its not picking up my usb even though its type 32
dude you made a 38yo and his son very happy ... it took me some time cause im a noob but the way you lay out the steps! top tier... coffee on its way..ty
Your comment made my day!! I can't wait until one day I have a son to play old video games with :D Happy gaming to you and your boy and thanks for the coffee :)
It’s failing on all of my cios installs
same here
You'll have to install all 4 wads manually, just search up the guide, it's really easy.
I keep getting a black screen
same but i waited and it worked
How long did you wait?@@Bennyboyblue121
Why don’t you answer anyone back?
Vid is 1 year old what are you on about?
Because you aren't the main character
He awnsered me back
Guys i did everything he did, but the thing is where to put the games? I have an SD card. I did the letterbomb and everything is done. But in which map to put the games? He doesnt explain?
@@rogerchaybeh9361 I think u have to put on the usb
16:39 it’s at this screen for me and it never loads anything beyond that 😢 really disappointed as I don’t know what to do from here (Edit: you need the 2.0 usb 3.0 won’t work)
im having same problem did u fix it???
@@cactus4142 Nope 👎 I heard the the usb has to be a 2.0 instead of 3.0 (which is what I have) so that could be the problem 😞
Extremely helpful, thank you so much! Perfect for the kids over the holidays, and can preserve our disks :D
can someone link or tell me where to get the games from
I used reddit
use "The Vault"
@@not_smart_and_not_a_toywhere?
Like this comment for good luck
Agreed bro
Wrd
Light mode is cleaaner
@@smshahalol there is no way you are a real person
@@Goodguy12366 it just looks better in light mode 🤷♂️ i use dark mode for night time
Did this August can confirm it worked . The only different thing is I had to watch his other video to download cios offline worked very easy . Thanks ❤
i tried the offline method and still dosent work ant tips?
When im on the custom ios installer on the wii when i start the download i get a tcp_connect timout, what do i do to fix this
Thank you so so much for your tutorials. I homebrewed my wii a couple of weeks ago using a mix of the modmii site and your setup tutorial. Started with some not64 games because the setup looked easier, but my real goal was to play SM Galaxy again since I accidentally scratched my disc in 2016. Thanks to your tutorials, I just entered the first level after almost 10 years! 😊 Amazing work!!
I'm very happy to help :D
Works perfectly for my WII! Thanks! Super easy install! 24/12/2024
when i try to load up a game it says usb not initialized but i have a 2 tb connected to my wii U and the SD card at the bottom says ''0.0000SD'' any ideas?
2 tb might be too much for the wiiu to handle. try a smaller card or usb
15:55 I have an Error here, it tells me: "This Title wants IOS58 but the installed version is a stub." Can someone help me out?
Not sure if it helps but my Wii is on version 4.2E
@@shinolamp It needs to be 4.3. It'll only work on 4.3!
I am in tears. So many games I wished that I had as a kid. You are a saint, good sir.
Brooooo!!! I've watched other videos for hours. But with this tutorial you made it so easy to do and after following each and every step, i do now understand how it works. Thank you very much!! You should become a teacher hahaha lol
that is amazing to hear! I try to balance showing important details of the process, but not too many so it takes forever :P I appreciate your comment!
@funkyscott47 how do i get the game files?
@@duccoboi can't say on TH-cam, join my discord
Can someone help
so the cios website isn't loading but every other website I go to loads fine
Tried this in august and im really surprised it stills works up to date, Big ups to you Scott for such an amazing tutorial👌🏾
Hi, Scott...I was following your guide for the sd card softmodding and I now have all the required data on the SD card...however, I want the games to be played from a USB drive...how should I do that?
cheers
12:46 It doesn't pop up on the homebrew channel and I tried to press usb put it won't let me click.😢😅😅😢😢Pls Help❤❤❤
When downloading Cios it doesn't detect anything on slot 248 and fails. does anyone have any idea on what i did wrong? I'm at 13:50 in the video.
I figured out the issue in case anyone else had this problem. You need to be connected to the internet or else it will fail.
@@UndeadSothI am connected but it isn’t seeming to work
Same mine is stuck on getting tmd.4123 file. Any help?
Me too not sure what to do about it@adamhill8905
@@Blockish_Newt8700
I have the same issue while trying to install the Cios
I'm a bit confused. When I went to get the covers, there was a folder titled, "CFG" and when I clicked on it, it had the subfolders 2d, 3d, disc, full and all of them had different variations of the covers in different ways. Any idea on what to do?
Just use the 2d ones
Thank you! Now i can play wii play without the disc. This is very helpful. earned a sub
HELP! I've done everything great, but when I enter the games they take me to the wii start menu!!!
Reinstall your ios's
@@funkyscott47 when I put the IOS's, the first one says successful, but after the 2nd it says error. With this I tried your video of installing the D2X Cios offline, but the same happens.
I don't know if it is the cause, but i've noticed that your video and also the tutorial of the wii guide say to install some specific wads, but apparently there are some new ones in NUS Downloader.
Now when I try to go to D2x Cios Installater the homebrew sometimes is empty and when it's not, when I try to enter D2x my wii stands in a black screen and the only thing I can do is forcing the wii shutdown. I've tried to unplug and plug again the wii but it sits the same
Help!!
@@guilhas3261 how many attempts? I've had it take a handful of resetting the console and trying again before getting it to work. I just modded a Wii a couple days ago with those wads and they worked, but you could always try to create the wads yourself with nu's Downloader
Could anyone tell me a website or url where I can download titles and how to do so? I’ve finished every step and launched everything but now have no games to play.
14:08 install taking long time. Is that normal? Edit: unplugged wii and turned it back on. i installed everything the second time with no problems. idk what happened
Had the same problem. Plugging out the power and following the steps again and went on with no problem😎
im at the cios base part its not even loading or moving
idk but i followed the video to the T so far