renke_uk
29th June, 2010, 08:44 PM
So what are you options for choosing a good format for your USB Loader?
There are 3 routes open to you after you softmod you Wii, with regards to a format for your USB Loader, FAT32, WBFS or MIXED
You must first decide what it is you want to do, just play games or have the ability to play games, watch movies and run homebrew.
Choice 1 - WBFS Formatted Drive (cIOS249,222 &223)
In the begining this was the only option available for usb loaders and as such is still very popular today. It requires the whole drive to be formmated to WBFS by either third party software on your PC or the usb loader itself.
The drive itself can not be read by windows.
Games are stored as .iso files on the drive.
You can't run Homebrew.
You can't play Xvid / Divx.
Choice 2 - FAT32 Formatted Drive (cIOS 222,223)
A more versitile option is to chose FAT32, the drive can be read by windows and usb loaders alike.
Third party software will convert the files and transfer them to the drive.
You have the ability to drag and drop between drives.
Games are stored as .wbfs files on the drive.
You can run Homebrew.
You can play xvid / divx movies (4GB Limit).
FAT32 Formatter (http://http://www.ridgecrop.demon.co.uk/guiformat.exe)
Choice 3 - WBFS Partition, FAT32 Partition
As the title suggest this is a mix of the two and as such offers the benefit's of both, but with the hassle of partitioning the drive.
USB Loader Releases - Comparison Table (http://wiki.gbatemp.net/wiki/USB_Loader_Releases)
Some Game Managers
Games can come in several formats .iso, .ciso & .wbfs and these game managers can convert between them then transfer the games to your drive
Wii Game Manager (http://gbatemp.net/index.php?showtopic=188295)
(http://gbatemp.net/index.php?showtopic=188295)Wii Backup Manager (http://gbatemp.net/index.php?showtopic=188295)- Handles ciso
WBFS Manager (http://wbfsmanager.codeplex.com/)
I personally have a 500GB WD Elements Drive (http://www.currys.co.uk/gbuk/wd-elements-portable-hard-drive-500gb-black-02950021-pdt.html) formatted to FAT32 using CFG USB Loader V56 (http://gbatemp.net/index.php?showtopic=147638), using cIOS222 V5.1
I have 3 Folders, WBFS folder with all my games in, Movies with all the kids Divx in & Apps folder with all my homebrew.
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Below is a few of the Apps i have found useful for playing backups and watching movies on the Wii
It is HIGHLY Recommended you have some form of Brick Protection (Priiloader or BootMii as Boot2) Before you install any type of WAD.
CFG USB Loader & Wii Media Center
Download Pack (http://www.sendspace.com/file/01sed4)
Contents:-
CFG USB Loader V56 (FAT32 & WBFS)
CFG USB Forwarder Channel
NeoGamma Channel
WiiMc V1.0.4
WiiMc Channel Installer 1.1
Hermes V5.1 cIOS Installer (202,222,223)
cIOS38 R17 Installer (249) <-- Not the latest but reliable
WAD Manager V1.5
Unzip and copy to the root of your SD Card
(1) If your cIOS249 is less than R17 then Run cIOS38 R17 Installer from HBC and select WAD install
(2) Install Hermes cIOS Installer from HBC (for 202 choose ios57 Base, 222,223 Select defaults)
(3) Install CFG USB Forwarder Channel & NeoGamma Channel using WAD Manager from the HBC
(4) Run WiiMc Channel Installer from HBC
(5) For FAT32 Drive rename cfg56-222.dol to boot.dol in apps/usbloader folder
And away ya go...
If you arn't sure what cIOS's or versions you have installed just run
Syscheck 1.6.2 (http://wiibrew.org/wiki/SysCheck) from HBC and post results
Hope this helps Someone - Regards
There are 3 routes open to you after you softmod you Wii, with regards to a format for your USB Loader, FAT32, WBFS or MIXED
You must first decide what it is you want to do, just play games or have the ability to play games, watch movies and run homebrew.
Choice 1 - WBFS Formatted Drive (cIOS249,222 &223)
In the begining this was the only option available for usb loaders and as such is still very popular today. It requires the whole drive to be formmated to WBFS by either third party software on your PC or the usb loader itself.
The drive itself can not be read by windows.
Games are stored as .iso files on the drive.
You can't run Homebrew.
You can't play Xvid / Divx.
Choice 2 - FAT32 Formatted Drive (cIOS 222,223)
A more versitile option is to chose FAT32, the drive can be read by windows and usb loaders alike.
Third party software will convert the files and transfer them to the drive.
You have the ability to drag and drop between drives.
Games are stored as .wbfs files on the drive.
You can run Homebrew.
You can play xvid / divx movies (4GB Limit).
FAT32 Formatter (http://http://www.ridgecrop.demon.co.uk/guiformat.exe)
Choice 3 - WBFS Partition, FAT32 Partition
As the title suggest this is a mix of the two and as such offers the benefit's of both, but with the hassle of partitioning the drive.
USB Loader Releases - Comparison Table (http://wiki.gbatemp.net/wiki/USB_Loader_Releases)
Some Game Managers
Games can come in several formats .iso, .ciso & .wbfs and these game managers can convert between them then transfer the games to your drive
Wii Game Manager (http://gbatemp.net/index.php?showtopic=188295)
(http://gbatemp.net/index.php?showtopic=188295)Wii Backup Manager (http://gbatemp.net/index.php?showtopic=188295)- Handles ciso
WBFS Manager (http://wbfsmanager.codeplex.com/)
I personally have a 500GB WD Elements Drive (http://www.currys.co.uk/gbuk/wd-elements-portable-hard-drive-500gb-black-02950021-pdt.html) formatted to FAT32 using CFG USB Loader V56 (http://gbatemp.net/index.php?showtopic=147638), using cIOS222 V5.1
I have 3 Folders, WBFS folder with all my games in, Movies with all the kids Divx in & Apps folder with all my homebrew.
------------------------------------
Below is a few of the Apps i have found useful for playing backups and watching movies on the Wii
It is HIGHLY Recommended you have some form of Brick Protection (Priiloader or BootMii as Boot2) Before you install any type of WAD.
CFG USB Loader & Wii Media Center
Download Pack (http://www.sendspace.com/file/01sed4)
Contents:-
CFG USB Loader V56 (FAT32 & WBFS)
CFG USB Forwarder Channel
NeoGamma Channel
WiiMc V1.0.4
WiiMc Channel Installer 1.1
Hermes V5.1 cIOS Installer (202,222,223)
cIOS38 R17 Installer (249) <-- Not the latest but reliable
WAD Manager V1.5
Unzip and copy to the root of your SD Card
(1) If your cIOS249 is less than R17 then Run cIOS38 R17 Installer from HBC and select WAD install
(2) Install Hermes cIOS Installer from HBC (for 202 choose ios57 Base, 222,223 Select defaults)
(3) Install CFG USB Forwarder Channel & NeoGamma Channel using WAD Manager from the HBC
(4) Run WiiMc Channel Installer from HBC
(5) For FAT32 Drive rename cfg56-222.dol to boot.dol in apps/usbloader folder
And away ya go...
If you arn't sure what cIOS's or versions you have installed just run
Syscheck 1.6.2 (http://wiibrew.org/wiki/SysCheck) from HBC and post results
Hope this helps Someone - Regards