Uloader formatting ext SATA HD

[stucatz]

Hi Guys,
Just a quick question. I have connected an 80GB hitachi sata drive to the wii to format it to wfbs via Uloader, but its been going about 10-15 minutes. I can hear the drive working, and the wii disc slot flashes blue (goes on & off), but just wondered is it actually formatting it or not? Its taking a long time, not sure how long and the screen is frozen on the screen that says Format WFBS, are you sure you can format? Yes in bottom right, no bottom left. I selected yes, then drive and its currently stuck?

Do i let it continue?
Or do I disconnect it and format it via WFBS manager?

Many thanks

[ck-ok]

Hi Guys,
Just a quick question. I have connected an 80GB hitachi sata drive to the wii to format it to wfbs via Uloader, but its been going about 10-15 minutes. I can hear the drive working, and the wii disc slot flashes blue (goes on & off), but just wondered is it actually formatting it or not? Its taking a long time, not sure how long and the screen is frozen on the screen that says Format WFBS, are you sure you can format? Yes in bottom right, no bottom left. I selected yes, then drive and its currently stuck?

Do i let it continue?
Or do I disconnect it and format it via WFBS manager?

Many thanks

format with Digital Kaos - Downloads - wbfs manager 3 (http://www.digital-kaos.co.uk/forums/downloads/wii/16/wbfs-manager-3-1085/)

[stucatz]

hi ck, do I just switch it off at the mains or disconnect it whilst its in its frozen stage? I dont want to damage hard drive.

[ck-ok]

hi ck, do I just switch it off at the mains or disconnect it whilst its in its frozen stage? I dont want to damage hard drive.

switch off at mains

[stucatz]

thanks ck, ok i formatted it via WFBS manager and it said that it had done it successfully, but when I plug it into wii and then start uloader the main screen doesnt give me option to run disc or run HD. Any ideas?

[ck-ok]

thanks ck, ok i formatted it via WFBS manager and it said that it had done it successfully, but when I plug it into wii and then start uloader the main screen doesnt give me option to run disc or run HD. Any ideas?

have you got any games on it

[stucatz]

no i havent, i just formatted it first via wfbs manager. I had a game in the wii that i was about to copy via uloader, but it didnt let me do that. Seems like its not picking up the HD on the wii.

[ck-ok]

no i havent, i just formatted it first via wfbs manager. I had a game in the wii that i was about to copy via uloader, but it didnt let me do that. Seems like its not picking up the HD on the wii.

start uloader and push the home button and select add game

[stucatz]

hi ck, the main issue is when i load uloader via HB channel, it loads up then straight away it flashes a very quick message (I saw something like CIOS) but then it just shows main screen and doesnt give me any option to either run from disc mode, or anything. I press home button but nothing works.

[ck-ok]

hi ck, the main issue is when i load uloader via HB channel, it loads up then straight away it flashes a very quick message (I saw something like CIOS) but then it just shows main screen and doesnt give me any option to either run from disc mode, or anything. I press home button but nothing works.

put hdd in other usb port and try again

[stucatz]

still nothing mate. It just flashes up this CISO message, but its so quick i cant read it then it freezes. also i noticed when i checked the disc properties on windows xp it said NTFS as apparently you cant format anything bigger than 32gb to FAT32, which is maybe what the drive needs to be formatted to before the wii or wfbs manager creates the wfbs partition. Could this be the problem?

[ck-ok]

still nothing mate. It just flashes up this CISO message, but its so quick i cant read it then it freezes. also i noticed when i checked the disc properties on windows xp it said NTFS as apparently you cant format anything bigger than 32gb to FAT32, which is maybe what the drive needs to be formatted to before the wii or wfbs manager creates the wfbs partition. Could this be the problem?

without knowing the error i cant say what it is thats wrong
could be that you didnt install the cios 222/223 installer
try coverfloader http://www.digital-kaos.co.uk/forums/f16/coverfloader-1-2a-91685/ to see if your usb is working

[stucatz]

hey ck im sure i installed the cios 222/223 installer as i formatted a 2gb usb stick through uloader & copied wiiplay through uloader & it worked fine so must be a problem with formatting the drive even though its been done via wfbs manager.
what does coverfloader do? could i reinstall the cios 222/223 installer? but if it were a problem wouldn't the usb stick work?

[ck-ok]

hey ck im sure i installed the cios 222/223 installer as i formatted a 2gb usb stick through uloader & copied wiiplay through uloader & it worked fine so must be a problem with formatting the drive even though its been done via wfbs manager.
what does coverfloader do? could i reinstall the cios 222/223 installer? but if it were a problem wouldn't the usb stick work?

coverfloader is just another usb launcher,if uloader gave you the option to format your drive then it has detected it, try reinstalling this Digital Kaos - Downloads - custom cios222v5 installer (http://www.digital-kaos.co.uk/forums/downloads/wii/16/custom-cios222v5-installer-1188/) and try coverfloader,and is the hdd in a caddy case?

[stucatz]

yes it is in a HD caddy, and is being connected via USB.
I have reformatted to FAT32 and now insert it into wii, load uloader and it says no WFBS partition found and then i try to format it, so letting it try but it looks like its doing the same thing as last night where it basically seems to just carry on trying to format it, takes a long time and doesnt seem like itsmaking any progress.

I also checked the CIOS 222/223 and when i try to install it via multi mod, it says ret 1 = error.

[Yumraaj]

yes it is in a HD caddy, and is being connected via USB.
I have reformatted to FAT32 and now insert it into wii, load uloader and it says no WFBS partition found and then i try to format it, so letting it try but it looks like its doing the same thing as last night where it basically seems to just carry on trying to format it, takes a long time and doesnt seem like itsmaking any progress.

I also checked the CIOS 222/223 and when i try to install it via multi mod, it says ret 1 = error.

Hi ya, "ret 1 = error" is normally associated with Wii not recognising your HD. Try another drive matey if you have one or try using either a SD card or USB stick and see if it does the same things.

[stucatz]

Hi mate. Well the error is showing on the multi-mod app when try to install the 222/223 which is obviously picking everything up from the SD card.
The strange thing is that everything else is running from the SD card fine, could it be a problem with the files itself on the SD card?

Is it worth trying the coverfloader? Would it be different to uloader in that it may work with the hd I have and format it?
According to the list, the sata drive should be compatible with system.
Thanks again guys

[ck-ok]

Hi mate. Well the error is showing on the multi-mod app when try to install the 222/223 which is obviously picking everything up from the SD card.
The strange thing is that everything else is running from the SD card fine, could it be a problem with the files itself on the SD card?

Is it worth trying the coverfloader? Would it be different to uloader in that it may work with the hd I have and format it?
According to the list, the sata drive should be compatible with system.
Thanks again guys

try the custom cios 222/223 installer i gave you the link for,it runs through homebrew channel not mmm.
try removing the hdd from the caddy if you can and run it,there is sometimes a problem with caddys.
try coverfloader
and did you install the cios36 wad its in the 4.2 pack

[stucatz]

hi ck, do you mind giving the link again for the CIOS 222/223 installer, sorry but I cant find it for some reason.
Also i see on my sd card that I have a IOS36 is that the wad file you are referring to, not cios36?
Thanks again

[ck-ok]

hi ck, do you mind giving the link again for the CIOS 222/223 installer, sorry but I cant find it for some reason.
Also i see on my sd card that I have a IOS36 is that the wad file you are referring to, not cios36?
Thanks again

look at post 14 of this thread for the link
try that first

[stucatz]

do i put this in the apps folder? then run it before installing coverfloader?

[ck-ok]

do i put this in the apps folder? then run it before installing coverfloader?

yes you can

[stucatz]

ok im about to install ciosinstaller but it asks me which trucha bug to use during installation. Options are 249, 250, 254 and many others. what do i do?

[ck-ok]

ok im about to install ciosinstaller but it asks me which trucha bug to use during installation. Options are 249, 250, 254 and many others. what do i do?

try 249 but before that try coverfloader

[stucatz]

hi ck, ok ive tried coverfloader, it works fine, finds the disc then asks if its to be formatted. I press 1+2, it then seems like it freezes. What do I do now?
Also for information, I have a USB cable that has 2 connectors on one end, apparently one is for data and other for power. Both are connected into the Wii with other end connected to HD. Should I connect both into wii, or just the one?

[stucatz]

just tried the one cable connected into the back of the wii and it has got a stage further where a grey screen has come up saying that its formatting partition 1: 74.53GB. Please wait. Is this looking promising?
If the HD wasnt compatible would it get that far?
How long should it take?

[ck-ok]

hi ck, ok ive tried coverfloader, it works fine, finds the disc then asks if its to be formatted. I press 1+2, it then seems like it freezes. What do I do now?
Also for information, I have a USB cable that has 2 connectors on one end, apparently one is for data and other for power. Both are connected into the Wii with other end connected to HD. Should I connect both into wii, or just the one?

format it with the wbfs manageras for the cables try the power one in the right hand side as you look at it from the back data in the other

[stucatz]

Ok ck, got the coverfloader working now, as I formatted via WFBS but interestingly when I now try to add a game to the HD via coverfloader it has come up with a screen with following info:

Device ID: xxx
Version: 1.3 (r1060)
IOS Version: 249 (rev19)
Installed Games: 0
HDD Info: 74.52GB used, 0.00gb free.
Space used: 100%

It seems that when i format it through wfbs manager, it has taken 100% of the HD capacity? Am i doing something wrong?
Thanks

[ck-ok]

Ok ck, got the coverfloader working now, as I formatted via WFBS but interestingly when I now try to add a game to the HD via coverfloader it has come up with a screen with following info:

Device ID: xxx
Version: 1.3 (r1060)
IOS Version: 249 (rev19)
Installed Games: 0
HDD Info: 74.52GB used, 0.00gb free.
Space used: 100%

It seems that when i format it through wfbs manager, it has taken 100% of the HD capacity? Am i doing something wrong?
Thanks

have you got a game on your pc that you can put on the hd via wbfs

[stucatz]

Hi ck. Sorry family crisis meant I didn't get to carry on with it last night.
I don't have any games on my pc, but I can create an iso image to my pc via iimgburn as I've a copy of tw10.
Incidentally can I create an iso from an original wii game via imgburn? Will pc dvd read them?
Also do I just copy image across via wfbs?
Finally why do you think that when I format partition via wfbs it shows that 100% of hd space ois used?
This only seems to happen when I use wfbs manager to format.
I use an app called swisknife via xp to format the hd to fat32 which works great.
do I delete any partitions before using wfbs to format it? or do I create a partition?
hanks again.

[ck-ok]

Hi ck. Sorry family crisis meant I didn't get to carry on with it last night.
I don't have any games on my pc, but I can create an iso image to my pc via iimgburn as I've a copy of tw10.
Incidentally can I create an iso from an original wii game via imgburn? Will pc dvd read them?
Also do I just copy image across via wfbs?
Finally why do you think that when I format partition via wfbs it shows that 100% of hd space ois used?
This only seems to happen when I use wfbs manager to format.
I use an app called swisknife via xp to format the hd to fat32 which works great.
do I delete any partitions before using wfbs to format it? or do I create a partition?
hanks again.

no you cant make a backup copy with your pc unless you a certain lg drive
to put iso's on the drive with wbfs manager just drag and drop them onto the left hand side of window
dont know why it says its full
if all you want is to put wii games on it then there is no need for a partition.
if that fails try taking the drive out the enclosure its in and run it without

[stucatz]

Hi mate. Thanks I'll try this when I get home.
Just so I get it right. Are you suggestion that I reformat the HD to fat32 via swisknife and don't create any partition?
Then connect it to wfbs and then format it? Or try letting wii format it?
Also finally, you say try removing drive from enclosure. As its a laptop drive it needs the usb connector at the front. Do you mean just take it out of caddy but obviously still use front connector to connect via usb?
Thanks.

[ck-ok]

Hi mate. Thanks I'll try this when I get home.
Just so I get it right. Are you suggestion that I reformat the HD to fat32 via swisknife and don't create any partition?
Then connect it to wfbs and then format it? Or try letting wii format it?
Also finally, you say try removing drive from enclosure. As its a laptop drive it needs the usb connector at the front. Do you mean just take it out of caddy but obviously still use front connector to connect via usb?
Thanks.

yes and yes
let us know how you go on

[stucatz]

Hi ck, im trying it again now. Ive opted to format it via the wii. How long do you think it should take. ITs currently on the screen that says formatting partition 1: 74.52GB. Please wait.........

How long do I wait for? Any ideas? thanks

[ck-ok]

Hi ck, im trying it again now. Ive opted to format it via the wii. How long do you think it should take. ITs currently on the screen that says formatting partition 1: 74.52GB. Please wait.........

How long do I wait for? Any ideas? thanks

dont know never done it via wii before

[stucatz]

ok am abandoning trying to format it via the wii. It doesnt seem to be able to do it.
So back to the drawing board.

[ck-ok]

ok am abandoning trying to format it via the wii. It doesnt seem to be able to do it.
So back to the drawing board.

format it with wbfs and put a iso on it and see if it works with coverfloader

[stucatz]

ok i have reformatted the external HD to fat32 and then try to format it via wfbs and it basically does something that formats the drive but takes up 100% of it. When I go into my computer, it basically shows that the drive has 0 bytes used space, and 0 bytes free space. So effectively the wfbs is creating some kind of problem with this HD. For the wii to pick it up, it means that its ok to some degree. Any ideas?

[stucatz]

A couple of additional points:

In Swisknife, I have the following options which may help:

Partition type: Set to Primary or Extended?
Volume Label: xxx
Set this partition to active: Yes or No?

Then it gives me option to split it between primary or unallocated. Any ideas?

[ck-ok]

A couple of additional points:

In Swisknife, I have the following options which may help:

Partition type: Set to Primary or Extended?
Volume Label: xxx
Set this partition to active: Yes or No?

Then it gives me option to split it between primary or unallocated. Any ideas?

primary and active

[stucatz]

Hi mate. I'm going to have to give up on this tonoght.
Any chance you can support me on this tmw?
Thanks.

[ck-ok]

Hi mate. I'm going to have to give up on this tonoght.
Any chance you can support me on this tmw?
Thanks.

im out allday try reading this Loading and Playing Wii Backup Games from USB HDD (http://www.wiihacks.com/recommended-faqs-guides-tutorials-only/27305-loading-playing-wii-backup-games-usb-hdd.html)
good luck

[stucatz]

hi mate, followed the tut which is great. however the problem seems to be wbfs manager 3. everything is fine until i use wbfs manager 3 to format drive. it formats it but after its done it & load drive it shows no free space. i add the iso file & it shows on right hand pane but when i ask it to transfer it to the drive says cant complete due to lack of free space. also noticed that bar indicator is all blue to show no free space.
i also looked under my computer on pc and says its a raw drive
any ideas?
thanks

[stucatz]

Gave up trying with the SATA drives in the end so popped down to my local argos and purchased a 250gb seagate portable drive, which works a treat. All sorted now, wfbs manager works fine with it, as does some games. Thanks for all your help to date. I should have gone down this route to begin with rather than trying to use a drive I already had.

[ck-ok]

Gave up trying with the SATA drives in the end so popped down to my local argos and purchased a 250gb seagate portable drive, which works a treat. All sorted now, wfbs manager works fine with it, as does some games. Thanks for all your help to date. I should have gone down this route to begin with rather than trying to use a drive I already had.

glad you sorted it