Hi, I've gone through all the setting but can't get any NTSC Wii games working on my PAL Wii using USB Loader GX. Using V3.0 r1271. When trying to launch an NTSC game, the screen goes black for a few seconds, then I'm back at the main Wii dashboard/or Homebrew channel if running from within there. Wii Usb Loader Gx Vidtv Patch Indian Railway Station Announcement Ringtone Download Tekla Structures 19 32 Bit Crack Armor Games Chaos Faction 2 Hacked Airport Firefighter Simulator Download Crack San Andreas Ayat Al Kursi Vector Ms Office 2007 Converter To Pdf. Wii iso USB Loader Channel used to be compatible only with wbfs - Wii Backup File System, but now it works with normal NTSC formated external hdd to Load wad usb gx loader 5. Iso hdd loader without modchip on Wii that has a softmod or hardware drivechip mod chip from Wiikey modchip factory.
This is a direct port of WiiPowers General softmod backup launching compatibility guide
- 2Settings for best compatiblity for loaders
- 3Known (game) compatibity issues from different cIOS revisions (waninkoko)
- 4IOS Reloading games
- 5'002b' games
- 6Health screen freeze games
- 7BCA protection
- 9Games with updated 001 error
- 12Dual layer games
- 15Region free gaming
Compatibilty for usb loaders
Same as for discs, but - Problem category 1 (IOS Reloading games).
Settings for best compatiblity for loaders
NeoGamma
- Hooktype: none
- Ocarina: no
- Alternative .dol: no
- Boot language: Console Default (2nd test on import games: one language used in the game)
- Force Video: Disc
- Patch Video: no
- VIDTV Patch: no
- Patch Country Strings: no (3rd test on import games: yes)
SoftChip
- Game's Language: System Default (2nd test on import games: one language used in the game)
- Patch Country Strings: no (3rd test on import games: yes)
- Set Video Mode using: Disc Region
- Fake IOS version: yes
- Load requested IOS: no
USB loader GX
- Boot/Standard: IOS222
- Anti002fix (general settings): enabled
- Boot the game with IOS249 or IOS222/223
Known (game) compatibity issues from different cIOS revisions (waninkoko)
Note: USB capability was introduced with rev9, SD/SDHC was introduced in rev10.
rev19
rev18
rev17
rev16
- Not DL compatible
rev15
rev 14
- Not DL compatible
- Might be not compatible with discs that use 100% or almost 100% of the available space on discs
rev13b
Not recommended
rev13a
- could theoretically have issues with new games due to used main.dol patches
rev12
- Killer 001 patch, not compatible with SoftChip and NeoGamma(and maybe others)
- 002 main.dol patch > not compatible with 002b games
rev11
Unavailable
rev10
- 002 main.dol patch > not compatible with 002b games
rev9
- 002 main.dol patch > not compatible with 002b games
rev8
- 002 main.dol patch > not compatible with 002b games
- I'm almost sure it has the killer 001 patch too
rev7
- No DL support, but all SL should work
IOS Reloading games
These games load their IOS themselves. For usb loaders this renders these games not playable, because a IOS Reload terminates usb storage, which could only be re-initiated by the application(the game) and not by the IOS.
However these games are playable from disc, if the IOS that is loaded has the backup dip. If you have cIOSCORP installed, that's always the case. Without cIOSCORP, you can achieve it by patching the game to IOS249 (does not work on 002 games!) or installing the right cIOS from cIOSCORP to replace the IOS that is requested. Example: if the game requests IOS53, it will work if you install cIOS53 from cIOSCORP.
For disc&usb loaders:
Some of these games have more than one .dol and can be played without that patching/cioscorp hassle and can be played from usb too. You need to load the actual game .dol directly instead of loading the main.dol there. That's what the alternative .dol loading in some loaders is good for(in NeoGamma for example, but lots of others have it as well).
Known games
- Army Men: Soldiers of Misfortune (maybe doesn't need the patching, 1 confirmation)
- Boogie (not Boogie Superstar which doesn't need this)
- Call of Duty 3
- CSI: Deadly Intent(IOS53)
- FarCry(IOS9)
- Fate of Atlantis(inside Indiana Jones and the Staff of Kings)
- FIFA 08
- House of the Dead 2
- Mahjong Kakutou Club(Mahjong Fight Club)
- Madden '07
- Madden '08
- Medal of Honor Heroes 2
- Metal Slug Anthology
- Metroid Prime 1
- Metroid Prime 2
- Metroid Prime Trilogy
- Mortal Kombat Armageddon
- NBA Live '08
- Pangya Golf With Style
- Red Steel(IOS9)
- Sam & Max Season One(IOS33)
- Splinter Cell Double Agent
- SSX Blur
- Super Swing Golf
- Video tutorial in Grand slam Tennis
- Video tutorial in Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10
- Video tutorial in Virtua Tennis
- Video tutorial in Wii Sports Resort
PS: If you played one of these games unpatched, and now you patch (IOS Version patch) it in order to get it to work, you might run into savegame problems. It's confirmed that if you play FarCry until the crash point with the unpatched disc and then play further with the patched disc that you get savegame bugs up to a 'system files are corrupt' message. So if you read this because you were searching a fix for one of these games, delete the savegame or have good brick protection when you patch now!
'002b' games
These games only work if the memory 002 fix is used. If the main.dol 002 fix is used, these games freeze, using the memory 002 fix too does not help. Examples for the main.dol 002 fix are the cIOS rev8-rev12 + rev13b, SoftChip's Remove 002 option and the modified versions of Gamma and Gecko OS with 002 fix integrated. Examples for the new 002 fix are NeoGamma, SoftChip's Fake IOS Version option, Gecko OS 1.07b with the new 002fix and usb loader GX rev454+. So using cIOSrev13a + NeoGamma is one possibilty to play these games from disc or usb.
Known games
- Burger Island
- Diabolik The Original Sin(different reports)
- Ghostbusters
- Indiana Jones and the Staff of Kings
- MySims Racing
- Nutrition Matters
- Solitaire And Mahjong
- Takt of Magic
Health screen freeze games
These games freeze at the heath screen for some users, mostly for people using discs and that only get 3x reading speed. There's no real solution for this problem yet. Some people get it to work by pressing certain buttons with the correct timing. And many people report that they get the game to load by pressing eject with the correct timing, and reinserting the disc when they are asked for. The correct timing seems to be as soon as the screen flashes white for the health screen. And a 3rd solution that is reported to work is to remove the sd card. It seems these problems are caused by faulty piracy releases, many people reported that a self created backup works flawlessly, while the 3 burns before have this issue. Maybe this problem is caused by scrubbing the game.
Known games
- Ghostbusters
- Summer Sports 2
BCA protection
When playing with a modchip or via usb, the game needs to be patched. The patching can be skipped by using an updated loader. NeoGamma R8beta12+ works for it, latest usb loader gx, most likely latest Configurable usb loader too and some others.
When playing via softmod from a disc, cIOSrev15 has to be used, and the game has to be patched too. Note that NeoGamma and disc chanenl are not compatible with cIOSrev15.
Known games
- New Super Mario Bros
Games that don't work when the loader is compatible with Sam & Max
Most USB loaders are not compatible with Sam & Max at all. SoftChip is compatible with Sam & Max. NeoGamma R5+ is compatible with Sam & Max and also compatible with Wii Sports Resort due to a dirty fix, but not compatible with other games of this category. Seems this issue is related to old cIOS. Wii Sports Resorts works fine with cIOSrev14 and NeoGamma.
Wii Sports Resort (*)
(*) This game additionally requires that you have seen the wm+ video once. To see that, you need to treat the game as if it was an IOS Reloading game.
Games with updated 001 error
You need cIOSrev7 or 14(+) for this. The other cIOS try to patch 001 error in the game, but can't find it, because the code for it was modified. Generic Wii Patcher does not help, as it uses the same patch as the cIOS does. (for those who wonder why rev7 works, it works, because it restricts all discs to DVD5).
Known games
- New Super Mario Bros
- Wii Fit Plus
002 error
Solution: Enable (Anti)002fix
Rock Band usb instruments
The drivers for the Rock Band usb instruments are only in IOS37(maybe in some more now, but not in any IOS<37). For discs there's a cIOS installer that allows you to install a rev7 cIOS based on IOS37 to any IOS slot you want. You need to select that IOS then in SoftChip to play with the instruments. For usb loading there's a cIOS from Hermes that can be 'merged' with IOS37 and be used by some of the usb loaders.
Dual layer games
Won't work correctly with cIOSrev14, DL support is broken there for discs AND usb. With other cIOS: For usb loaders there should be no problem. For disc loading you need cIOS rev8 or higher. And best is to set the layer break manually to 2084960 when burning. And there are a lot of Wiis which have severe problems with dual layer discs, even with retail discs. DVD5 versions of SSBB seem to work fine with all cIOS from rev7 and up.
Known games
- Metroid: The Other M
- Metroid Prime Trilogy
- Rayman Raving Rabbids Party Collection
- Super Mario Smash Brothers Brawl
Unconfirmed not working games
- MLB power pros 2008
- reading error after health warning, MLB power pros works fine
Green Screen Freeze
Main 2 causes:
- Forcing a video mode not present in a game. See region free gaming for more details.
- Starting a 002b game with any kind of the old 002fix
Region free gaming
Most if not all games from other regions should work, the only known problem is that about 50% of them only run the in the video modes of the region the game is from.
Requirements to get import games working
- Use the video mode from the region of the game, in SoftChip and NeoGamma it's disc region video mode
- Some games require that you force the language that is used in the game(example japanese for japanese games...)
- Some games require to enable the option „Contry String patching' (in for example NeoGamma or SoftChip)
If the game works with this, but in black and white and/or with jumping screen, it's working. If you search for help somewhere mention this!!!
How to fix color issues
Get NeoGamma, and try the different Force Video mode options and patch video mode options. Note that it does only work for about 50% of the games that result in a green screen freeze when started with the wrong video mode.
PS: Most region patchers are epic failures, and cause more trouble to get the game(s) to work than unpatched
Most common reasons why some/all games don't run
- your Wii just can't read any DVD-Rs!
- you use cIOSrev6(or earlier), 11 or 12
- you did not read AND understand the above lists
- you are using 'the' wrong loader
- your HDD is not supported, are you able to play ANY games from usb?
- you try to play an import game
- you are using DVD+Rs and you don't know what bitsetting is
- you patch video modes on a game that does not like it
- you patched something else you should not patch(like crappy region patchers or brickcrap)
- you have a bad burn, use half max burning speed and good media next time
- you have a memory card in slot 2(Gamma only issue, fixed in NeoGamma)
Checklist before adding problems
- check if your game is already listed
- post only problems, most games work fine
- you have to be able to reproduce the error and tell EXACTLY where the problem occurs
- post all infos you can provide, cIOS, kind of media, game and wii region
- test more than only your favourite loader
- post if the game freezes or restarts, when it happens and what's displayed during it
Downloads
- Waninkoko's IOS Version patcher
- Download link
- Alt Download link
- Latest NeoGamma
- Download link
- cIOS installer from Hermes
- Downloads
- cIOS installers from Waninkoko
- Downloads
- Generic Wii Patcher
- Download link
If you need help for anything regarding this tutorial, please join the RiiConnect24 Discord server (recommended) or e-mail us at [email protected].
Wiimmfi is a replacement service for the now-defunct Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection. It has been developed by Wiimm and Leseratte.
Different patchers
There are lots of different methods to connect to Wiimmfi.Choose the one that fits your needs best.
Automatic patching from the Disc Channel using Priiloader
What you need
- A Wii with Priiloader 0.9 or later installed
If you have an older version of Priiloader, follow this guide to update.
Instructions
- Hold reset while powering on your Wii (if using a Wii mini, plug in a USB keyboard and press escape).
- Go to
System Menu Hacks. - Make sure the
Wiimmfi patch v2hack is enabled. - Save settings and exit.
Homebrew (Disc) Application
MrBean35000vr (creator of CTGP-R, a Mario Kart Wii content pack) created a Wiimmfi Disc Patcher that allows you to insert a disc and patch the game on-the-fly for Wiimmfi use, though this must be run every time you start the disc.
What you need
- An SD card or USB drive
No-Homebrew (Disc)
Thanks to Fullmetal5's str2hax exploit, which Leseratte was able to adapt for the Wiimmfi patcher, you can run the Wiimmfi patch without having any homebrew on your Wii.
What you need
- A Wii with an Internet connection
Instructions
- Insert your game disc.
- Go into your internet connection settings and set the DNS server of your console to 95.217.77.151.
- Go to the WC24 contract information (third button after clicking on 'Internet' in the settings).
- Confirm that you do want to use WC24 and the shop channel
- The Wiimmfi patcher page should show up. If it doesn't, and you still see the default license agreement, your router might not be compatible with this method.
- Wait for about 1 minute and 30 seconds for the patcher to load
- The game should now start with the Wiimmfi patch included
Automatic patching using a USB Loader
If you are already using USB Loader GX, try updating it to the most recent version. Then, there should be a 'private server' setting (both in the global loader options and in the game options) which you can set to 'Wiimmfi' to make the USB Loader automatically patch every game you start to work with Wiimmfi.
ISO Patching
You may not want to run a patcher each time you want to play on Wiimmfi, and maybe you already use a USB Loader. As such, ISO Patchers were created, some for specific games.
What you need
- Your copy of your game (WBFS, ISO, cISO, and other forms that a Wii can use are supported).
- RiiConnect24 Patcher (Windows only)
or - Wiimm's ISO Patcher (cross platform)
- A USB Loader, cIOS, and a USB to store the game on (you should already have these if you're using a USB Loader)
Instructions
- Extract the patcher of your choice to a folder, and place your copy of the game in it.
- Run the patch script for your OS: usually it will end in
.batfor Windows and.shfor Mac/Linux. If you're using the RiiConnect24 Patcher, select your device (Wii, vWii, or Dolphin) and choose the patcher for your game. - Once it's finished, get the version out of the
wiimmfi-imagesfolder (it may be in the folder outside of the patcher - ../wiimmfi-images) and copy it back to your USB.
Instructions
- Extract Auto Wiimmfi Patcher and put it in the
appsfolder on your SD card or USB drive. - Insert your SD Card into your Wii, and launch Auto Wiimmfi Patcher from the Homebrew Channel.
- Insert your game disc (you can insert it before or after launch, it doesn't matter).
- Wait for patch to complete, and it'll begin!
WiiWare Patching
You can patch WiiWare games in order to play them on Wiimmfi.
What you need
- An SD card
- Your copy of your game (in WAD format)
- RiiConnect24 Patcher (Windows only)
or - Auto WiiWare Patcher (cross platform)
Steps:
- Extract the .zip of the latest version of Auto WiiWare Patcher, and put your WAD in it.
- Run the patch script for your OS: usually it will end in
.batfor Windows and.shfor Mac/Linux. If you're using the RiiConnect24 Patcher, select your device (Wii, vWii, or Dolphin) and choose the WiiWare patcher. - If it completed successfully, install the WAD that was made in
wiiware-wadswith Wii Mod Lite.
Other stuff
Mario Kart Wii Competitions
Wiimmfi allows you to participate in Mario Kart Wii competitions again.
What you need
- An SD card or USB drive
- Mario Kart Wii Competition Patcher
Instructions (for Wii)
- Extract Mario Kart Wii Competition Patcher and put it in the
appsfolder on your SD Card. - Insert your SD card or USB drive into the Wii.
- Launch the original Mario Kart Wii game (not Wiimmfi patched).
- Navigate to Settings -> Network Settings (or Nintendo WFC Connection) -> Message Service. If you turned the message service feature on, turn it off and turn it on again.
- Launch Mario Kart Wii Competition Patcher.
- The patcher will look for save files for Mario Kart Wii on your storage device in various places, and upload them. This is done in case a missing competition is found in your save file. It will also, of course, patch your Wii for competitions.
If you're using the Wii U, you will have to run the competitions patcher whenever you want to check for a competition, because WiiConnect24 is not enabled on the Wii U.
DS Games
Wiimmfi doesn't only support Wii games, it supports lots of DS games too. Thanks to an exploit called nds-constraint, you can play DS games without patching your games.
What you need
- A Wi-Fi network with WEP or no security
Getting a Wi-Fi network with WEP or no security is the hardest part, because DS games don't support newer Wi-Fi security types (unless it's one of the few games that are 'DSi Enhanced' and can use your Wi-Fi configuration on your DSi or 3DS, like Pokémon Black/White). However, many routers support creating a guest Wi-Fi connection, or you can make a hotspot on your phone or your computer. There are plenty of resources on the Internet that have information on this, so use your favorite search engine to find them.
Instructions
Wii Usb Loader 4.1
This is a direct port of WiiPowers General softmod backup launching compatibility guide
- 2Settings for best compatiblity for loaders
- 3Known (game) compatibity issues from different cIOS revisions (waninkoko)
- 4IOS Reloading games
- 5'002b' games
- 6Health screen freeze games
- 7BCA protection
- 9Games with updated 001 error
- 12Dual layer games
- 15Region free gaming
Compatibilty for usb loaders
Same as for discs, but - Problem category 1 (IOS Reloading games).
Settings for best compatiblity for loaders
NeoGamma
- Hooktype: none
- Ocarina: no
- Alternative .dol: no
- Boot language: Console Default (2nd test on import games: one language used in the game)
- Force Video: Disc
- Patch Video: no
- VIDTV Patch: no
- Patch Country Strings: no (3rd test on import games: yes)
SoftChip
- Game's Language: System Default (2nd test on import games: one language used in the game)
- Patch Country Strings: no (3rd test on import games: yes)
- Set Video Mode using: Disc Region
- Fake IOS version: yes
- Load requested IOS: no
USB loader GX
- Boot/Standard: IOS222
- Anti002fix (general settings): enabled
- Boot the game with IOS249 or IOS222/223
Known (game) compatibity issues from different cIOS revisions (waninkoko)
Note: USB capability was introduced with rev9, SD/SDHC was introduced in rev10.
rev19
rev18
rev17
rev16
- Not DL compatible
rev15
rev 14
- Not DL compatible
- Might be not compatible with discs that use 100% or almost 100% of the available space on discs
rev13b
Not recommended
rev13a
- could theoretically have issues with new games due to used main.dol patches
rev12
- Killer 001 patch, not compatible with SoftChip and NeoGamma(and maybe others)
- 002 main.dol patch > not compatible with 002b games
rev11
Unavailable
rev10
- 002 main.dol patch > not compatible with 002b games
rev9
- 002 main.dol patch > not compatible with 002b games
rev8
- 002 main.dol patch > not compatible with 002b games
- I'm almost sure it has the killer 001 patch too
rev7
- No DL support, but all SL should work
IOS Reloading games
These games load their IOS themselves. For usb loaders this renders these games not playable, because a IOS Reload terminates usb storage, which could only be re-initiated by the application(the game) and not by the IOS.
However these games are playable from disc, if the IOS that is loaded has the backup dip. If you have cIOSCORP installed, that's always the case. Without cIOSCORP, you can achieve it by patching the game to IOS249 (does not work on 002 games!) or installing the right cIOS from cIOSCORP to replace the IOS that is requested. Example: if the game requests IOS53, it will work if you install cIOS53 from cIOSCORP.
For disc&usb loaders:
Some of these games have more than one .dol and can be played without that patching/cioscorp hassle and can be played from usb too. You need to load the actual game .dol directly instead of loading the main.dol there. That's what the alternative .dol loading in some loaders is good for(in NeoGamma for example, but lots of others have it as well).
Known games
- Army Men: Soldiers of Misfortune (maybe doesn't need the patching, 1 confirmation)
- Boogie (not Boogie Superstar which doesn't need this)
- Call of Duty 3
- CSI: Deadly Intent(IOS53)
- FarCry(IOS9)
- Fate of Atlantis(inside Indiana Jones and the Staff of Kings)
- FIFA 08
- House of the Dead 2
- Mahjong Kakutou Club(Mahjong Fight Club)
- Madden '07
- Madden '08
- Medal of Honor Heroes 2
- Metal Slug Anthology
- Metroid Prime 1
- Metroid Prime 2
- Metroid Prime Trilogy
- Mortal Kombat Armageddon
- NBA Live '08
- Pangya Golf With Style
- Red Steel(IOS9)
- Sam & Max Season One(IOS33)
- Splinter Cell Double Agent
- SSX Blur
- Super Swing Golf
- Video tutorial in Grand slam Tennis
- Video tutorial in Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10
- Video tutorial in Virtua Tennis
- Video tutorial in Wii Sports Resort
PS: If you played one of these games unpatched, and now you patch (IOS Version patch) it in order to get it to work, you might run into savegame problems. It's confirmed that if you play FarCry until the crash point with the unpatched disc and then play further with the patched disc that you get savegame bugs up to a 'system files are corrupt' message. So if you read this because you were searching a fix for one of these games, delete the savegame or have good brick protection when you patch now!
'002b' games
These games only work if the memory 002 fix is used. If the main.dol 002 fix is used, these games freeze, using the memory 002 fix too does not help. Examples for the main.dol 002 fix are the cIOS rev8-rev12 + rev13b, SoftChip's Remove 002 option and the modified versions of Gamma and Gecko OS with 002 fix integrated. Examples for the new 002 fix are NeoGamma, SoftChip's Fake IOS Version option, Gecko OS 1.07b with the new 002fix and usb loader GX rev454+. So using cIOSrev13a + NeoGamma is one possibilty to play these games from disc or usb.
Known games
- Burger Island
- Diabolik The Original Sin(different reports)
- Ghostbusters
- Indiana Jones and the Staff of Kings
- MySims Racing
- Nutrition Matters
- Solitaire And Mahjong
- Takt of Magic
Health screen freeze games
These games freeze at the heath screen for some users, mostly for people using discs and that only get 3x reading speed. There's no real solution for this problem yet. Some people get it to work by pressing certain buttons with the correct timing. And many people report that they get the game to load by pressing eject with the correct timing, and reinserting the disc when they are asked for. The correct timing seems to be as soon as the screen flashes white for the health screen. And a 3rd solution that is reported to work is to remove the sd card. It seems these problems are caused by faulty piracy releases, many people reported that a self created backup works flawlessly, while the 3 burns before have this issue. Maybe this problem is caused by scrubbing the game.
Known games
- Ghostbusters
- Summer Sports 2
BCA protection
When playing with a modchip or via usb, the game needs to be patched. The patching can be skipped by using an updated loader. NeoGamma R8beta12+ works for it, latest usb loader gx, most likely latest Configurable usb loader too and some others.
When playing via softmod from a disc, cIOSrev15 has to be used, and the game has to be patched too. Note that NeoGamma and disc chanenl are not compatible with cIOSrev15.
Known games
- New Super Mario Bros
Games that don't work when the loader is compatible with Sam & Max
Most USB loaders are not compatible with Sam & Max at all. SoftChip is compatible with Sam & Max. NeoGamma R5+ is compatible with Sam & Max and also compatible with Wii Sports Resort due to a dirty fix, but not compatible with other games of this category. Seems this issue is related to old cIOS. Wii Sports Resorts works fine with cIOSrev14 and NeoGamma.
Wii Sports Resort (*)
(*) This game additionally requires that you have seen the wm+ video once. To see that, you need to treat the game as if it was an IOS Reloading game.
Games with updated 001 error
You need cIOSrev7 or 14(+) for this. The other cIOS try to patch 001 error in the game, but can't find it, because the code for it was modified. Generic Wii Patcher does not help, as it uses the same patch as the cIOS does. (for those who wonder why rev7 works, it works, because it restricts all discs to DVD5).
Known games
- New Super Mario Bros
- Wii Fit Plus
002 error
Solution: Enable (Anti)002fix
Rock Band usb instruments
The drivers for the Rock Band usb instruments are only in IOS37(maybe in some more now, but not in any IOS<37). For discs there's a cIOS installer that allows you to install a rev7 cIOS based on IOS37 to any IOS slot you want. You need to select that IOS then in SoftChip to play with the instruments. For usb loading there's a cIOS from Hermes that can be 'merged' with IOS37 and be used by some of the usb loaders.
Dual layer games
Won't work correctly with cIOSrev14, DL support is broken there for discs AND usb. With other cIOS: For usb loaders there should be no problem. For disc loading you need cIOS rev8 or higher. And best is to set the layer break manually to 2084960 when burning. And there are a lot of Wiis which have severe problems with dual layer discs, even with retail discs. DVD5 versions of SSBB seem to work fine with all cIOS from rev7 and up.
Known games
- Metroid: The Other M
- Metroid Prime Trilogy
- Rayman Raving Rabbids Party Collection
- Super Mario Smash Brothers Brawl
Unconfirmed not working games
- MLB power pros 2008
- reading error after health warning, MLB power pros works fine
Green Screen Freeze
Main 2 causes:
- Forcing a video mode not present in a game. See region free gaming for more details.
- Starting a 002b game with any kind of the old 002fix
Region free gaming
Most if not all games from other regions should work, the only known problem is that about 50% of them only run the in the video modes of the region the game is from.
Requirements to get import games working
- Use the video mode from the region of the game, in SoftChip and NeoGamma it's disc region video mode
- Some games require that you force the language that is used in the game(example japanese for japanese games...)
- Some games require to enable the option „Contry String patching' (in for example NeoGamma or SoftChip)
If the game works with this, but in black and white and/or with jumping screen, it's working. If you search for help somewhere mention this!!!
How to fix color issues
Get NeoGamma, and try the different Force Video mode options and patch video mode options. Note that it does only work for about 50% of the games that result in a green screen freeze when started with the wrong video mode.
PS: Most region patchers are epic failures, and cause more trouble to get the game(s) to work than unpatched
Most common reasons why some/all games don't run
- your Wii just can't read any DVD-Rs!
- you use cIOSrev6(or earlier), 11 or 12
- you did not read AND understand the above lists
- you are using 'the' wrong loader
- your HDD is not supported, are you able to play ANY games from usb?
- you try to play an import game
- you are using DVD+Rs and you don't know what bitsetting is
- you patch video modes on a game that does not like it
- you patched something else you should not patch(like crappy region patchers or brickcrap)
- you have a bad burn, use half max burning speed and good media next time
- you have a memory card in slot 2(Gamma only issue, fixed in NeoGamma)
Checklist before adding problems
- check if your game is already listed
- post only problems, most games work fine
- you have to be able to reproduce the error and tell EXACTLY where the problem occurs
- post all infos you can provide, cIOS, kind of media, game and wii region
- test more than only your favourite loader
- post if the game freezes or restarts, when it happens and what's displayed during it
Downloads
- Waninkoko's IOS Version patcher
- Download link
- Alt Download link
- Latest NeoGamma
- Download link
- cIOS installer from Hermes
- Downloads
- cIOS installers from Waninkoko
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Wiimmfi is a replacement service for the now-defunct Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection. It has been developed by Wiimm and Leseratte.
Different patchers
There are lots of different methods to connect to Wiimmfi.Choose the one that fits your needs best.
Automatic patching from the Disc Channel using Priiloader
What you need
- A Wii with Priiloader 0.9 or later installed
If you have an older version of Priiloader, follow this guide to update.
Instructions
- Hold reset while powering on your Wii (if using a Wii mini, plug in a USB keyboard and press escape).
- Go to
System Menu Hacks. - Make sure the
Wiimmfi patch v2hack is enabled. - Save settings and exit.
Homebrew (Disc) Application
MrBean35000vr (creator of CTGP-R, a Mario Kart Wii content pack) created a Wiimmfi Disc Patcher that allows you to insert a disc and patch the game on-the-fly for Wiimmfi use, though this must be run every time you start the disc.
What you need
- An SD card or USB drive
No-Homebrew (Disc)
Thanks to Fullmetal5's str2hax exploit, which Leseratte was able to adapt for the Wiimmfi patcher, you can run the Wiimmfi patch without having any homebrew on your Wii.
What you need
- A Wii with an Internet connection
Instructions
- Insert your game disc.
- Go into your internet connection settings and set the DNS server of your console to 95.217.77.151.
- Go to the WC24 contract information (third button after clicking on 'Internet' in the settings).
- Confirm that you do want to use WC24 and the shop channel
- The Wiimmfi patcher page should show up. If it doesn't, and you still see the default license agreement, your router might not be compatible with this method.
- Wait for about 1 minute and 30 seconds for the patcher to load
- The game should now start with the Wiimmfi patch included
Automatic patching using a USB Loader
If you are already using USB Loader GX, try updating it to the most recent version. Then, there should be a 'private server' setting (both in the global loader options and in the game options) which you can set to 'Wiimmfi' to make the USB Loader automatically patch every game you start to work with Wiimmfi.
ISO Patching
You may not want to run a patcher each time you want to play on Wiimmfi, and maybe you already use a USB Loader. As such, ISO Patchers were created, some for specific games.
What you need
- Your copy of your game (WBFS, ISO, cISO, and other forms that a Wii can use are supported).
- RiiConnect24 Patcher (Windows only)
or - Wiimm's ISO Patcher (cross platform)
- A USB Loader, cIOS, and a USB to store the game on (you should already have these if you're using a USB Loader)
Instructions
- Extract the patcher of your choice to a folder, and place your copy of the game in it.
- Run the patch script for your OS: usually it will end in
.batfor Windows and.shfor Mac/Linux. If you're using the RiiConnect24 Patcher, select your device (Wii, vWii, or Dolphin) and choose the patcher for your game. - Once it's finished, get the version out of the
wiimmfi-imagesfolder (it may be in the folder outside of the patcher - ../wiimmfi-images) and copy it back to your USB.
Instructions
- Extract Auto Wiimmfi Patcher and put it in the
appsfolder on your SD card or USB drive. - Insert your SD Card into your Wii, and launch Auto Wiimmfi Patcher from the Homebrew Channel.
- Insert your game disc (you can insert it before or after launch, it doesn't matter).
- Wait for patch to complete, and it'll begin!
WiiWare Patching
You can patch WiiWare games in order to play them on Wiimmfi.
What you need
- An SD card
- Your copy of your game (in WAD format)
- RiiConnect24 Patcher (Windows only)
or - Auto WiiWare Patcher (cross platform)
Steps:
- Extract the .zip of the latest version of Auto WiiWare Patcher, and put your WAD in it.
- Run the patch script for your OS: usually it will end in
.batfor Windows and.shfor Mac/Linux. If you're using the RiiConnect24 Patcher, select your device (Wii, vWii, or Dolphin) and choose the WiiWare patcher. - If it completed successfully, install the WAD that was made in
wiiware-wadswith Wii Mod Lite.
Other stuff
Mario Kart Wii Competitions
Wiimmfi allows you to participate in Mario Kart Wii competitions again.
What you need
- An SD card or USB drive
- Mario Kart Wii Competition Patcher
Instructions (for Wii)
- Extract Mario Kart Wii Competition Patcher and put it in the
appsfolder on your SD Card. - Insert your SD card or USB drive into the Wii.
- Launch the original Mario Kart Wii game (not Wiimmfi patched).
- Navigate to Settings -> Network Settings (or Nintendo WFC Connection) -> Message Service. If you turned the message service feature on, turn it off and turn it on again.
- Launch Mario Kart Wii Competition Patcher.
- The patcher will look for save files for Mario Kart Wii on your storage device in various places, and upload them. This is done in case a missing competition is found in your save file. It will also, of course, patch your Wii for competitions.
If you're using the Wii U, you will have to run the competitions patcher whenever you want to check for a competition, because WiiConnect24 is not enabled on the Wii U.
DS Games
Wiimmfi doesn't only support Wii games, it supports lots of DS games too. Thanks to an exploit called nds-constraint, you can play DS games without patching your games.
What you need
- A Wi-Fi network with WEP or no security
Getting a Wi-Fi network with WEP or no security is the hardest part, because DS games don't support newer Wi-Fi security types (unless it's one of the few games that are 'DSi Enhanced' and can use your Wi-Fi configuration on your DSi or 3DS, like Pokémon Black/White). However, many routers support creating a guest Wi-Fi connection, or you can make a hotspot on your phone or your computer. There are plenty of resources on the Internet that have information on this, so use your favorite search engine to find them.
Instructions
Wii Usb Loader 4.1
- Go in the Nintendo DS Wi-Fi settings. This can be accessed inside the game you want to play online with.
- Set up a connection.
- Type in
164.132.44.106as the primary DNS. - Type in
1.1.1.1as the secondary DNS (if it gives you problems, try8.8.8.8). - Save your connection settings and perform a connection test. If it's successful, then you're ready to play.
CTGP-R (Mario Kart Wii)
MrBean35000vr and Chadderz have an amazing CTGP-R distribution, the application that allows you to use a set of custom tracks, has automatic Wiimmfi patching. Go to the ChadSoft Website for the download and instructions.
MKW Hack Pack (Mario Kart Wii)
Huili has put together a really good collection of custom tracks and hacks called MKW Hack Pack, and allows connections to Wiimmfi. To learn how to set it up, go to the wiki page.
Wbfs Manager
Wiimms MKW Fun (Mario Kart Wii)
Wiimm and Leseratte created a custom track distribution called 'Wiimms MKW Fun', which gets updated about three times a year. It is based on the LE-CODE framework by Leseratte and contains a Wiimmfi patch and lots of other features. You can find out more about it on its wiki page.
Wii Usb Loader Vidtv Patch 1.3
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