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This article has been viewed , times. This wikiHow teaches you how to play a Wii game from a file that's stored on a USB flash drive rather than on a disc. Keep in mind that this works on the classic Wii, but not the Wii U. Playing a game from a USB drive requires you to install on your Wii the Homebrew channel , which voids your Wii's warranty and violates Nintendo's terms of use.
After you've installed all of the necessary items, you'll be able to burn a disc's contents onto your flash drive, at which point you can play the game from the flash drive rather than from the disc.
Install the Homebrew channel on your Wii. Create a Wii flash drive. Download the installation files to your SD card and plug it into your Wii. Start Homebrew. Chutdown your Wii, insert your drive, and turn the Wii back on. Insert a game to burn it onto your USB drive. For more help, including how to format your SD card for installation files, read on! Did this summary help you? Yes No. Log in Social login does not work in incognito and private browsers.
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Make sure that you have the correct equipment. USB flash drive - This is the drive on which you'll install the games. Wii remote - If you have a newer black model of Wii, you'll need a generic Wii remote to help with the installation.
Format your flash drive for FAT Keep in mind that formatting a flash drive will erase its contents, so back up the contents to your computer or another flash drive if necessary. Empty the Wii's disc drive. If there is currently a disc in the Wii, remove it before proceeding. Connect your Wii to the Internet. Your Wii will need a network connection in order to install the bulk of the USB tool's files. Install Homebrew on your Wii. If you haven't yet installed the Homebrew channel for your Wii, you'll need to do so before proceeding.
The Homebrew channel allows you to install custom modifications, one of which will let you play games off of a USB drive. Format your SD card. Once you've installed Homebrew with the SD card, you'll need to wipe it clean so that you can use it for the USB installation files. The easiest way to do this is by formatting the SD card. Part 2. Use a Windows computer for this part. Unfortunately, you cannot format correctly your flash drive for Wii use on a Mac.
If you don't have access to a Windows computer, try using a library PC or borrowing a friend's. Determine your Windows bit version. You'll need to know whether your version of Windows is a bit system or a bit system in order to know which file to download in a minute. Go to the download page for WBFS download page. Click Free Download. It's the green button in the upper-right corner. Watch out for any add pop-ups and be careful not to click any download links to software you didn't intend to download.
Click Start Download. It's the green button in the center of the page. Open the ZIP folder. Double-click the downloaded ZIP folder to open it. Double-click setup. It's in the ZIP folder. Doing so will open the setup window.
Install the program. Click Browse to select an install location optional. Click Next. Click Yes. Click Close. Plug your flash drive into your computer. The flash drive should fit into one of the rectangular USB ports on your computer. You can find it in your Windows Start menu. Select your flash drive. Click the "Drive" drop-down box in the upper-left corner of the window, then click your drive's letter usually F:.
If you don't know the flash drive's letter, look for it in the "Devices and drives" section of the This PC app.
Click Format. Eject the flash drive. Click on the flash drive's icon in the lower-right side of the screen, then click Eject in the pop-up menu and remove the drive from your computer. Part 3. Plug your SD card into your computer. The SD card should fit into your computer's SD card slot angled-side-in, logo-side-up.
Open the file download site. Click Download. It's the button in the upper-right corner of the screen. Extract the files. On a Windows computer, double-click the ZIP folder, click Extract at the top of the folder's window, click Extract all in the resulting toolbar, and click Extract when prompted.
This will extract the files to a regular folder and open the folder when the extraction completes. On a Mac, just double-click the ZIP folder to open it. Open the "Files" folder.
Copy the all files in the Files folder. Click your SD card's name. Paste in the files. The files will copy onto the SD card. Eject the card. Once your files finish copying, you can proceed with removing your SD card.
To do so: Windows - RIght-click the drive in the panel to the left and click Eject. Mac - Click the upward-facing arrow to the right of your SD card's name in the left-hand pane.
Part 4. Plug your SD card into your Wii. It should fit in a slot in the front of the Wii. Turn on your Wii. Press your Wii's power button, or use the power button on the remote.
The Wii's remote will need to be on and synced as well. Press A when prompted. This will take you to the main menu. Start the Homebrew channel. Select the homebrew channel on your Wii's main menu, then select Start when prompted. Select IOS Installer. It's in the middle of the menu.
A pop-up menu will appear. Select Load when prompted. You'll find this option in the bottom-middle of the pop-up menu. Press the 1 button. Doing so selects the Install option. If you're using a GameCube controller, press the Y button instead. It's at the bottom of the page. If you don't see this option, select the text in brackets at the bottom of the screen and press Right until you see it appear. Doing so will install the IOS base onto your Wii. This process can take upward of 20 minutes, so be patient.
Press any button when prompted. This will exit the setup and return you to the Homebrew menu. Part 5. It's in the middle of the Homebrew menu. The installer window menu will open. Scroll left to the "IOS" option. This will select the IOS file that you installed earlier.
Press A. Doing so confirms your choice. Agree to the terms of use. Press A on your controller to agree to the terms of use. Select an IOS version. But in second or third time, it gives successful results. Q: The ripping of disk freezes either at 0.
A: You can try to reinstall the IOS file or clean your disk. But if you have a hard modded Wii, this solution will not work for you. A: It may be possible that you have a lightly scratched DVD or not an original one but a backup copy. First clean the DVD and try again. If still it does not work, then you can burn another copy.
A: First connect your USB drive. Now, Right click on the name of your device and create a new partition or format the whole drive. Q: What is WTF? Is it a partition? A: A WTF can be best described as a segment or a block of the hard drive which is available for only one file system.
Generally new computers have the full hard drive in a single partition which can be split by the owners for different file systems or better organization of files.
Q: I know how to make a partition. But I want to repartition my drive keeping the current data intact. Is it possible? You can try using software called Partition Magic, but as I have never used it, I am not sure of that.
Q: Can Gamecube games be dumped? A: No, not at this time. But I feel that they will definitely be supported in the newer versions. Q: It says that the amount of free space available is x. Command line or GUI.
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