seagate 1tb usb

[rks]

I have 3.4 on my wii softmodded , I now wish to use the seagate 1tb freeagent xtreme with the wii so i dont have to burn discs . My question is 1/ which ver to update to ( 4.2 as in stickies ) or in which order ie usb loader then 4.2 ?
Also can i partition my seagate so that I m only using say half of it with the wii ? and what type format do i use ? fat32 ? or ?

thanks for any info

[ck-ok]

make a partition with this Digital Kaos - Downloads - Partition wizzard home (http://www.digital-kaos.co.uk/forums/downloads/wii/16/partition-wizzard-home-1038/) use Digital Kaos - Downloads - wbfs manager 3 (http://www.digital-kaos.co.uk/forums/downloads/wii/16/wbfs-manager-3-1085/) to format one of the partitions to wbfs which should be primary and marked as active use wbfs manager to load iso's to partition,there should be no need to update system menu

[Yumraaj]

Before you go ahead in partitioning, Formatting etc... Please make sure your HDD is compatible first as Seagate tend not to be compatible with Wii!!!

Try this link http://wiki.gbatemp.net/wiki/Index.php/USB_Devices_Compatibility_List

Good Luck.

[andrej]]

could you post when you find out if it works?

[ck-ok]

Before you go ahead in partitioning, Formatting etc... Please make sure your HDD is compatible first as Seagate tend not to be compatible with Wii!!!

Try this link USB Devices Compatibility List - WikiTemp (http://wiki.gbatemp.net/wiki/Index.php/USB_Devices_Compatibility_List)

Good Luck.

i dont know anybody who has had trouble with seagate hard drives.

[rks]

hi thanks for info . so will try tomm , after I load usb loader ect, will let you know

[Timmaa]

i dont know anybody who has had trouble with seagate hard drives.
I'm running a Seagate with no problems whatsoever.

[rks]

Hi , well i ran into problems , I first partioned the usb hard drive , formatted it using the file I downloaded , it did seem to format it ( 100gb ) very quickly ?
downloaded usb loader ect followed instructions , ended up with homebrew channel upside down ! ?
also when I started usb loader from homebrew , it siad there ws no usb drive detected .
I have looked at other sites and procedures , and am confused ,
which path / procedure should I follow and exactly which files should I use to enable me to use usb hd please considering im on 3.4e version on wii . Also what files should be in my homebrew channel ....and how do i get it right way round :)
I cant seem to update it again . Thanks

[Timmaa]

I can't really help you with the Homebrew channel stuff but ck-ok will probably know that as he seems to be the King of the Wii around these parts!

FWIW, I think the most common advice nowadays is to update to 4.2 before doing anything else. I followed the 4.2 tut on the first page here (http://www.digital-kaos.co.uk/forums/f16/wii-4-2e-softmod-tutorial-easy-follow-guide-67927/) step by step after reading it thoroughly a couple of times and it just worked like a working thing!

Re: the USB HDD...

I left a few Gig of my hard disk as an NTFS partition to back-up all the useful Wii stuff I have on there. I made a second primary partition on my USB hard disk using the free version of Easeus Partition Manager. I formatted that as WBFS using "Wii Backup Manager" (and yes, it was VERY quick) and used that tool to transfer the images to the WBFS partition.

Easeus Partition Manager:
Easeus Partition Master Home Edition - Free software downloads and software reviews - CNET Download.com (http://download.cnet.com/Easeus-Partition-Master-Home-Edition/3000-2248_4-10863346.html)

Wii Backup Manager:
Wii backup Manager for Windows - GBAtemp.net (http://gbatemp.net/index.php?showtopic=188295)

http://sites.google.com/site/completesg/backup-launchers/iso/wbfs-managers/wii-backup-manager

If uLoader is telling you it cannot detect a WBFS partition, this may be because you connected to the wrong USB socket on the Wii. If the Wii were laid flat, you would connect it to the bottom USB socket.

[rks]

Ok well fianlly went down the route of safe upgrade to 4.2 ,
usb loager gx does not work , just see opening page then reverts back to menu . Uloader working now , but was not seeing second partition . Had to use primary partition .
Howere there is a problem , when im transferring an iso say around 4.3gb it s only showing about 13gb on the hard drive under wbfs ? I tried loading the game , there were no icons just boxes , appeared to sart load game but i think its not all there for some eason , tried other games too , same result , only shows part of file once transfrred ? any ideas please? thanks .

[ck-ok]

Ok well fianlly went down the route of safe upgrade to 4.2 ,
usb loager gx does not work , just see opening page then reverts back to menu . Uloader working now , but was not seeing second partition . Had to use primary partition .
Howere there is a problem , when im transferring an iso say around 4.3gb it s only showing about 13gb on the hard drive under wbfs ? I tried loading the game , there were no icons just boxes , appeared to sart load game but i think its not all there for some eason , tried other games too , same result , only shows part of file once transfrred ? any ideas please? thanks .

first thing has this sorted out upside down homebrew?
the empty boxes you can see are were your game covers should go, hover your curser over one of the boxes and push the home button to enter settings and download covers.
when you transfer a iso over with wbfs manager it only transfers the game part of the iso so super mario brothers is only about 200 meg

[rks]

Hi homebrew channel is now ok , so are you saying the game should work , as i could hear the intro sound nothing else , how can the game work with only 200mb ? im transferring from pc to external hd usb . thanks

[rks]

Ok sorry for this , fianlly got everything working , drive formatted , installed game with wbfs , downloaded cover on wii menu , now either iso is faulty or there is something else I have to do , game loads , comes to screen advising strap be put on , then it screen goes blank , but dvd insert area is falshing on wii , is it trying to look for dvd ? thanks for any help ta

[ck-ok]

Ok sorry for this , fianlly got everything working , drive formatted , installed game with wbfs , downloaded cover on wii menu , now either iso is faulty or there is something else I have to do , game loads , comes to screen advising strap be put on , then it screen goes blank , but dvd insert area is falshing on wii , is it trying to look for dvd ? thanks for any help ta

what game are you loading and what colour screen when it go's blank?

[rks]

hi super mario galaxy , it goes black , also now cant get past uloader , tried both ports it accepts usb drive ect but sticks on uloader screen ....... trying usbloadergx , but that tries to load but then comes back on main screen again ......?

[ck-ok]

hi super mario galaxy , it goes black , also now cant get past uloader , tried both ports it accepts usb drive ect but sticks on uloader screen ....... trying usbloadergx , but that tries to load but then comes back on main screen again ......?

try installing this Digital Kaos - Downloads - cios38 rev17 (http://www.digital-kaos.co.uk/forums/downloads/wii/16/cios38-rev17-1134/) and get back to us

[rks]

H tried installing that , installed ok , but uloader stays on its home screen with background music . ta

[ck-ok]

H tried installing that , installed ok , but uloader stays on its home screen with background music . ta

good now this should get uloader working Digital Kaos - Downloads - hermes custom ios 222/223 installer (http://www.digital-kaos.co.uk/forums/downloads/wii/16/hermes-custom-ios-222-223-installer-1236/) install this

[rks]

Hi thanks I installed that ios222 , inc the merging sections ect , still no change . uloader still on opening screen , not sure whats happened at one point i was able to get to game icon , even though game did not play .
what can i do to start over again , how do I reset wii to delete files ect if i need to ? and which order should i install thanks if this is what I should do .

[ck-ok]

Hi thanks I installed that ios222 , inc the merging sections ect , still no change . uloader still on opening screen , not sure whats happened at one point i was able to get to game icon , even though game did not play .
what can i do to start over again , how do I reset wii to delete files ect if i need to ? and which order should i install thanks if this is what I should do .

you dont need to delete any files just remod it using this tut http://www.digital-kaos.co.uk/forums/f16/wii-4-2e-softmod-tutorial-easy-follow-guide-67927/ you can rewrite over top of old mod