Nintendo Wii Softmod and Emulators Install
This video shows how to softmod a Nintendo Wii. After the Wii is softmodded by installing the Homebrew channel, we walk through the steps to install homebrew emulators for many of the popular gaming systems.
1) install homebrew channel https://please.hackmii.com/ put in mac address click 'Cut the blue wire' get letterbomb.zip uncompress to SD card boot wii with SD card read email messages from yesterday install homebrew channel 2) Install cIOS https://sites.google.com/site/completesg/backup-launchers/installation 3) Install IOS236 needed for WAD Manager https://sites.google.com/site/completesg/hacking-guide/advanced 3) Install WAD Manager https://wii.brewology.com/downloads/download.php?id=10433&mcid=3 create SD:\apps\WADManager\ and extract WAD-Manager_v1.7.dol into it rename it to boot.dol HARD DRIVE PREP Launch gnome-disks make a 250 gb FAT partition on the 500 gb hard drive copy SD:\apps\ to USB:\apps\ create USB:\wad\ Download WBFS Manager format the second partition as WBFS with WBFS Manager 4) Install USB Loader GX https://sourceforge.net/p/usbloadergx/wiki/Installation/ Download latest version and extract apps folder to USB Download forwarder and place wad in wad folder in USB try launching USB Loader GX from homebrew if it launces, install the wad with WAD Manager should now launch from the home screen 5) Install FCE Ultra GX (NES Emulator) http://wiibrew.org/wiki/FCE_Ultra_GX download FCE Ultra GX and the channel installer install to apps and wad folder try launching from homebrew channel if it luanches, install the wad with WAD Manager should now launch from home screen load roms into fceugx\roms folder .zip files of .nes files work for roms 6) Install SNES9XGX (SNES Emulator) https://github.com/dborth/snes9xgx go to releases download latest and channel loader copy to hard drive launch from homebrew install channel loader copy roms into snes9xgx\roms folder .smc rom files work for roms 7) Install Not64 (N64 Emulator) https://www.extremscorner.org/ install channel forwarder https://gbatemp.net/threads/where-can-i-find-forwardes-channels-for-not64-and-genplusgx.383429/ copy roms into not64\roms folder .z64 rom files work for roms rename \apps\not64\ to \apps\Wii64\ for the channel forwarder to work 8) Install vbagx (gameboy, color and advance emulator) https://github.com/dborth/vbagx download vbagx and channel installer copy both to apps folder rename apps\vba-gx to apps\vbagx install channel loader copy roms to \vbagx\roms I added folders for each rom set \vbagx\roms\GameBoy\ \vbagx\roms\GameBoy Color\ \vbagx\roms\GameBoy Advance\ 9) Install Nintendont (Gamecube Emulator) https://github.com/FIX94/Nintendont download loader.dol, meta.xml and icon.png put them in apps/nintendont rename loader.dol to boot.dol download nintendont channel forwarder https://www.reddit.com/r/WiiHacks/comments/4t9y7x/nintendoont_channel_loader/ put in wad folder install using WAD Manager roms install into \games\ inside a folder with the game name rom files should be named game.iso if the rom has a 2nd disc, the second file in the same folder should be named disc2.iso example: \games\Medal of Honor Rising Sun\game.iso \games\Medal of Honor Rising Sun\disc2.iso 10) Install CleanRip so you can rip gamecube games http://wiibrew.org/wiki/CleanRip extract to apps folder optional: find a channel forwarder run from homebrew 11) Install genplus-gx (Sega Emulator) http://wiibrew.org/wiki/Genesis_Plus add to apps folder Download channel installer https://www.reddit.com/r/WiiHacks/comments/3tnsi2/genplus_gx_channel_installer/ add to wad folder install with WAD Manager launch genplus-gx to create genplus directory in root of HD install roms into \genplus\roms\ .smd files run as roms 12) Install Wii2600 (Atari Emulator) https://github.com/raz0red/wii2600 -> doesnt read USB download this one instead https://www.zophar.net/consoles/wii/a2600/wii2600.html Download wii channel forwarder https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iyy6dRuWY20 -> looks cool but didnt work Download this forwarder https://tradownload.biz/results/wii2600-channel-wad.html install roms into \wii2600\roms\ .bin files work as roms 13) Install WiiSX (PSX Emulator) http://emulatemii.com/ -> couldnt read usb https://gbatemp.net/threads/wii64-and-wiisx-recompiled-improved-usb-support.295936/ -> this one works Download channel forwarder https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KSNuqAFetuw install roms into \wiisx\isos\ roms should be inside of folders with the games title folders can contain .bin/.cue files 14) Install WiiMC (Media Center) http://www.wiimc.org/ Download app and channel forwarder