Wii won't detect USB drive

[dstaley]

So I used ModMii to mod my Wii last night, and no matter what, I can't seem to get it to detect my USB drive. Using the channel installed by ModMii, it simply displays "Please insert USB drive" (or something to that effect). With USB Loader GX, it hangs on "initializing USB device". Any ideas?

sysCheck v2.1.0b19 by Double_A and R2-D2199, Nano
...runs on IOS58 (rev 6176).


Region: NTSC-U
System Menu 4.3U (v513)


Drive date: 2006.09.07
Homebrew Channel 1.1.2 running on IOS58
HomebrewFilter ist nicht installiert
Hollywood v0x11
Console ID: 36959617
Boot2 v4
Found 99 titles.
Found 49 IOS on this console. 5 of them are stub.


IOS4 (rev 65280): Stub
IOS9 (rev 1034): No Patches
IOS10 (rev 768): Stub
IOS11 (rev 16174): Trucha Bug, NAND Access
IOS12 (rev 526): No Patches
IOS13 (rev 1032): No Patches
IOS14 (rev 1032): No Patches
IOS15 (rev 1032): No Patches
IOS16 (rev 512): Stub
IOS17 (rev 1032): No Patches
IOS20 (rev 16174): Trucha Bug, NAND Access
IOS21 (rev 1039): No Patches
IOS22 (rev 1294): No Patches
IOS28 (rev 1807): No Patches
IOS30 (rev 16174): Trucha Bug, NAND Access
IOS31 (rev 3608): No Patches
IOS33 (rev 3608): No Patches
IOS34 (rev 3608): No Patches
IOS35 (rev 3608): No Patches
IOS36 (rev 3608): No Patches
IOS37 (rev 5663): No Patches
IOS38 (rev 4124): No Patches
IOS40 (rev 16174): Trucha Bug, NAND Access
IOS41 (rev 3607): No Patches
IOS43 (rev 3607): No Patches
IOS45 (rev 3607): No Patches
IOS46 (rev 3607): No Patches
IOS48 (rev 4124): No Patches
IOS50 (rev 16174): Trucha Bug, NAND Access
IOS51 (rev 4864): Stub
IOS52 (rev 16174): Trucha Bug, NAND Access
IOS53 (rev 5663): No Patches
IOS55 (rev 5663): No Patches
IOS56 (rev 5662): No Patches
IOS57 (rev 5919): No Patches
IOS58 (rev 6176): USB 2.0
IOS60 (rev 16174): Trucha Bug, NAND Access
IOS61 (rev 5662): No Patches
IOS62 (rev 6430): No Patches
IOS70 (rev 16174): Trucha Bug, NAND Access
IOS80 (rev 16174): Trucha Bug, NAND Access
IOS202[60] (rev 65535, Info: hermesrodries-v6): Trucha Bug, NAND Access, USB 2.0
IOS222[38] (rev 4, Info: hermes-v4): Trucha Bug, ES Identify, NAND Access, USB 2.0
IOS223[38+37] (rev 4, Info: hermes-v4): Trucha Bug, ES Identify, NAND Access, USB 2.0
IOS224[57] (rev 65535, Info: hermesrodries-v6): Trucha Bug, NAND Access, USB 2.0
IOS236[36] (rev 65535, Info: rev 3351): Trucha Bug, ES Identify, NAND Access
IOS249[56] (rev 21008, Info: d2x-v8final): Trucha Bug, NAND Access, USB 2.0
IOS250[57] (rev 21008, Info: d2x-v8final): Trucha Bug, NAND Access, USB 2.0
IOS254 (rev 65280): Stub
BC v6
MIOS v10


Report generated on 2014/01/13.

[Keithuk]

Welcome to DK.

That sysCheck looks ok apart from ModMii only installs 2 d2 v8.0 wads you need to install all 7 from d2x v8 Final wad pack

What type of drive are you using and how is it formatted as incompatible drives is the biggest problem?

[dstaley]

I've installed the d2x v8 wad pack, but it looks like I'm still having the same issue: USB Loader GX freezes on "Initialize usb device", requiring a manual reset, and the USB channel installed by ModMii just says "Please connect a USB drive". I'm using a SanDisk Cruzer Switch 8GB. According to the USB Compatibility List, SanDisk flash drives work consistently across the board. The flash drive is formatted as FAT32, and has a WBFS folder with a .wbfs game in it.

[Keithuk]

Well I don't know where you had USB Loader GX from but ModMii doesn't supply that only CFG USB Loader and Wiiflow I assume your using USB Loader GX 3.0?

I've said many times USB flash drives aren't worth using as the capacity is to small for games your better of using a mains powered USB drive.

[dstaley]

I loaded USB Loader GX 3.0 just to confirm that it, too, didn't detect the USB drive (in addition to CFG USB Loader). And while I understand a flash drive isn't the most optimal, it is the only thing I have available. Mains-powered USB drives are hard to come by.

[Keithuk]

You are using the correct USB port the one nearest the edge of the Wii as the other one doesn't work for drives. Actually if Wiiflow can't find the drive it shows you a picture of which USB port to use.

12 months ago I thought I would try a 4GB flash drive to see if it would play games. I used Wii Game Manager to add 4 wbfs games to the wbfs folder and all games worked.

Mains powered USB external hard drives are available just Google them or search fleabay.

[thunderirc]

You are using the correct USB port the one nearest the edge of the Wii as the other one doesn't work for drives. Actually if Wiiflow can't find the drive it shows you a picture of which USB port to use.

12 months ago I thought I would try a 4GB flash drive to see if it would play games. I used Wii Game Manager to add 4 wbfs games to the wbfs folder and all games worked.

Mains powered USB external hard drives are available just Google them or search fleabay.

i am habving the same problem

[Keithuk]

Yes so what's you conclusion what you've read on here?