The three-letter prefix for each of these codes refers to the in-house codename of each console Dolphin, Revolution, and Wii U Project, respectively , while the index number "" indicates that it is an optical disc. GameCube discs are 8 cm miniDVD-based discs read at a constant angular velocity that are capable of holding 1. As a result, GameCube ports of PS2 or Xbox games often had to be compressed or split across multiple discs.
However, the discs' smaller sizes in comparison to the competition allowed for faster loading times, a feature that has been consistently appreciated by fans and critics.
Wii discs are 12 cm DVD-based discs capable of holding either 4. Because of their larger size and the fact that a Wii's motherboard is constructed from GameCube hardware, Wii discs are able to carry the same benefits of GameCube discs with the addition of having a significantly greater storage capacity identical to that of a double-layer DVD-ROM. Until the release of Super Smash Bros. Brawl , all Wii games were released on single-layer discs; from Brawl -onwards, some Wii games were published on double-layer discs.
Double-layer discs, while greater in capacity, come with the downside of being harder to read should the optical drive's laser lens be dirty or scratched; in response, Nintendo issued a public admission of this fault and began repairing Wiis that suffered from tainted lenses before releasing an official cleaning kit.
You need to solve the issue by yourself. This will automatically clean the dirty Laser Lens. If the Laser Lens is broken, you have to replace it with a new one.
You can purchase one from the online store. Read More. Confirm that you want to Overwrite or Replace the existing file. This will open the file in your browser. Add the following two lines to the bottom of the file. Click the File menu, select "Save As," and rename the file to "config. This will read your SD card and show the installers in the Homebrew Channel. Make sure any GameCube memory cards you may have inserted have been removed.
Make sure your Wii is connected to the internet so that it will be able to download the necessary files. Press "1" on the Wii remote to begin the installation. IOS will begin installing.
This will download the essential files. Press "A" when prompted to begin installation. Files will begin installing, which should just take a few moments.
Press "2" to finish the installation. Regardless of what you're planning on using the custom firmware for, do not press "1. Press any button on the disclaimer screen to continue. Set your installer menus. Press "A" to begin the installation, then highlight Slot and press "A" again.
This will install d2x using the settings you entered. The installation may take a little while to complete. You'll need to install it again with slightly different settings. Set your installer menus again. This will install d2x again in Slot You'll need it installed in both slots before you can use the CFG Loader. Part 3. Plug your formatted external hard drive or flash drive into your Wii. Plug this in before you launch CFG Loader for the first time.
Use the bottom USB port on the back of the Wii. If you're prompted by your Wii to format the drive, select "Cancel. Select "USB" when prompted. This will set CFG to load backups from your external hard drive or flash drive. When prompted to select your partition, you should only have one available. Select it to continue. Ensure IOS is selected and start the program. This will launch the CFG Loader with your settings. Save your settings. You'll want to save your device and IOS settings so you're not prompted for them each time you start: [5] X Research source Point at the bottom of the screen to open the menu.
Select "Settings" and then "System. Insert a game that you want to copy into your Wii. Insert the disc and it will appear in the CFG Loader program. You'll be using this homebrew program to rip the games from your Wii and GameCube discs to your external hard drive or your flash drive.
This will open the installation screen for the game that is inserted. Click "Install. This may take a while to complete, especially for newer, larger games. Select an installed game in CFG Loader. Once you have some games installed, they'll appear in the main CFG Loader window. Select one to view details and launch it.
Press "A" to launch the game. With the game selected, press "A" to start playing. You'll see some text as the game loads, and then it will start. Continue installing games.
You can keep installing games from any disc, legitimate or burned. All of the games will be added to your external hard drive or flash drive, and you won't need the discs to play them.
Part 4. Consider using the USB Loader instead of burning your games. This means that a burnt disc is useless on Wiis that were made in or later. If you download games, you can copy them to the external hard drive or flash drive that your USB Loader uses and they will appear in your USB Loader program library. You don't need to burn them just to rip them onto your Wii.
Obtain some Wii game image files. If you do want to burn games to disc instead of using your USB Loader, you'll need the game image files. There are a couple of ways you can obtain these: Wii and GameCube ISO files can be downloaded from many different torrent sites. See Download Torrents for details on finding and downloading torrents.
Press any button to reboot the Wii. At this point your Wii is ready for all the fun Homebrew antics you can throw at it—Homebrew by itself is really awesome, but Homebrew with a custom IOS under it is even better. At this point we're going to explain how to prepare your external hard drive to work with your Wii, so grab that external drive, plug it into your computer, and let's get cracking.
It's possible to use some of the more advanced loaders with NTFS formatted disks, but it's dicey and not worth the headache. Stick with the Wii's native file system for maximum stability. Select your USB drive from the pull down menu and click the format button. Just like using the regular format tool, this is serious business. Make sure you pick the right drive.
Although WBFS Manager is packed with features, we don't need it right now for anything but formatting. You can revisit it later to back up your backup drive and other nifty tricks, but for now you can shut it down and unplug your USB drive from the computer and plug it into the bottom USB port—the one closest to edge of the Wii and the little rubber foot the other port is reserved for games that require USB accessories like Rock Band.
If you are grabbing them manually, go to the top of the list and grab the most current. DOL and. WAD files. Place the. You'll need it later for the extra credit portion of the tutorial. Looks lonely in there. Pop in a game and click "Install". Depending on the game it can take anywhere from a minute to several to rip a game.
Wii Sports, for example, is only 0. Brawl is 6. The average Wii game is around 2GB or so—though you'll be surprised to see how many games are really tiny. After you've ripped one, you might as well work your way through the stack in front of you. Soon your loader screen will look like this:. It's not lonely anymore but it sure is boring looking.
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