Lost SD Card for modded Wii, don't know how to make a replacement | WiiLink | Page 1

modest raft Jul 9, 2023, 3:59 AM

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Hiya, as the title says, I lost the SD card that I used to setup homebrew on my Wii. I have a fresh card I will be using but I don't know what I need to do to have the new SD card be compatible with the already installed custom firmware. Any help with setting it up?

hollow wadi Jul 9, 2023, 7:23 AM

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modest raft Hiya, as the title says, I lost the SD card that I used to setup homebrew on my ...

You can use Rufus on a Windows machine to easily format an external hard drive or SD card for use with your Wii.

⚠️ Formatting a drive will delete all data on the drive. Backup any essential data on a drive before proceeding with the formatting process.

Download and install Rufus to your machine: https://rufus.ie

Most people will want the Standard Windows x64 version.

Launch Rufus.
Click Show advanced drive properties.
Check the box next to List USB Hard Drives.
In the Device dropdown, select the SD or USB drive you'd like to use with the Wii.
In the Boot selection dropdown, select Non bootable.
In the Partition scheme dropdown, select MBR.
In the Volume label text field, enter a name for your drive. Be creative.
In the File system dropdown, select FAT32 or Large FAT32
In the Cluster size dropdown, select 32 kilobytes.
Click Show advanced format options
Make sure Quick format is checked.
Uncheck Create extended label and icon files
Click Start to begin the format process.

Here is a screenshot of what your settings should look like:
https://i.imgur.com/YvYy0k2.png

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After you format the SD card to FAT32 with the partition style MBR and a 32kb cluster size.

Make a folder called apps on the ROOT of the SD card and then do this, i want to see if anything is outdated, taking up space, or missing:

To assist you in troubleshooting your issue, I recommend performing a Syscheck on your Wii. This involves testing all the IOS on your console. Here's a step-by-step guide you can follow: https://wii.guide/syscheck

Once you complete the Syscheck, power down the Wii and insert the SD or USB into a PC. it will have generated a syscheck.csv file on the ROOT of your device.
To share the results with me, simply drag and drop the syscheck.csv file from the root directory of your SD or USB drive into the chat. This will allow us to analyze the information and provide further assistance.
You can also upload the report by linking the URL to chat or take photos of the entire report if you don’t have a USB or a SD reader on your PC.

modest raft Jul 17, 2023, 4:34 PM

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Hi, sorry to bring this thread up so late, I was out of town all last week without access to my Wii. I can't seem to figure out how to load the SysCheck ModMii Edition app on my Wii. Do I need an apps folder in my SD Card to get it to load?

plucky anvil Jul 17, 2023, 5:02 PM

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Yes

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The apps folder needs to hold all the homebrew apps you have

hollow wadi Jul 17, 2023, 5:55 PM

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modest raft Hi, sorry to bring this thread up so late, I was out of town all last week witho...

When you install homebrew applications on your SD Card or USB HDD, it's important to organize your folders properly for optimal functionality. Here's an informative guide on how your folder structure should look:

💾 SD or USB HDD:
┣ 📂 apps
┃ ┣ 📂 AppName1
┃ ┃ ┣ 📄 boot.dol / boot.elf
┃ ┃ ┣ 📄 icon.png
┃ ┃ ┗ 📄 meta.xml
┃ ┣ 📂 AppName2
┃ ┃ ┣ 📄 boot.dol / boot.elf
┃ ┃ ┣ 📄 icon.png
┃ ┃ ┗ 📄 meta.xml

⚠️ Please note the following important details:

The apps folder serves as the main directory for your homebrew applications.
Do not nest multiple apps folders inside the apps folder itself.

For a more visual demonstration, you can watch this informative video showcasing examples of various homebrew apps and providing step-by-step instructions on how to extract and place them correctly within the `apps` folder.

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/326148489828368385/1121956862280085554/How_to_Extract_HBC_Apps.mp4

▶ Play video

modest raft Jul 18, 2023, 5:26 PM

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📎 SysCheck.csv

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Got the file!

hollow wadi Jul 18, 2023, 5:42 PM

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modest raft

Download d2x-cios-installer, and follow the installation guide:
https://wii.guide/cios

modest raft Jul 18, 2023, 6:11 PM

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Taken care of that step.

hollow wadi Jul 18, 2023, 6:20 PM

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Make a new syscheck

modest raft Jul 18, 2023, 6:25 PM

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📎 SysCheck.csv

hollow wadi Jul 18, 2023, 6:26 PM

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modest raft

Looks good now

modest raft Jul 18, 2023, 6:26 PM

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Perfect! Thanks for helping get my Wii setup again.

hollow wadi Jul 18, 2023, 6:28 PM

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modest raft Perfect! Thanks for helping get my Wii setup again.

You might have some outdated homebrew apps. If so you're gonna want to replace them.

There's 2 ways you can get them, the 1st way is through (https://wii.guide/hbb) the homebrew browser app (requires the wii to have internet) or you can use (https://oscwii.org/library) the open shop channel website (requires a pc and an SD card/USB HDD lol), they're both the same

modest raft Jul 18, 2023, 6:28 PM

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Okay, I'll take a look and see what needs updating.

#Lost SD Card for modded Wii, don't know how to make a replacement

After you format the SD card to FAT32 with the partition style MBR and a 32kb cluster size.

When you install homebrew applications on your SD Card or USB HDD, it's important to organize your folders properly for optimal functionality. Here's an informative guide on how your folder structure should look:

⚠️ Please note the following important details:

For a more visual demonstration, you can watch this informative video showcasing examples of various homebrew apps and providing step-by-step instructions on how to extract and place them correctly within the apps folder.

For a more visual demonstration, you can watch this informative video showcasing examples of various homebrew apps and providing step-by-step instructions on how to extract and place them correctly within the `apps` folder.