Homebrew wont read flash drive

[hazy isle]

My homebrew detects my flash drive, but when i try to switch to it, it immediately switches back to the SD card. Theres an apps folder, and its formatted to FAT32.

[potent coral]

Use a hdd because using flash drives on the wii never goes well

[hazy isle]

all i have man

[hallow gyro]

just use your sd

[gentle cloud]

take one out

dont use 2 at the same time ive had that experience

[hallow gyro]

dude tf are you on about

[gentle cloud]

if it keeps switching back just take the sd card out

[hallow gyro]

that's totally not a thing

[gentle cloud]

thats all im saying

[celest meadow]

Wtf

[gentle cloud]

are you slow

[celest meadow]

You should always keep your SD card in your Wii unless you're adding apps to it

[hallow gyro]

i assume you're an alt of someone

[gentle cloud]

hes using a flash drive

[celest meadow]

I'm aware

[hazy isle]

i dont have anything to read/write the sd with

[celest meadow]

Get an adapter

[hallow gyro]

do you have a way of downloading homebrew apps to it? you can download ftpii and remotely manage it from another device

[gentle cloud]

i use a flash drive it works fine

[celest meadow]

It might work for now but down the line it'll fail

[gentle cloud]

ftpii wont work for some reason

[hallow gyro]

i'm not talking to you

[hazy isle]

no i dont

[gentle cloud]

yes i know

just saying

[hallow gyro]

it works fine for me

[gentle cloud]

weird

[hazy isle]

rn im full formatting the flash drive to see if it does anything

[hallow gyro]

no homebrew browser or anything?

[celest meadow]

Remember Fat32

[hallow gyro]

follow these instructions

[hazy isle]

it is

[hallow gyro]

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.

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

• Most people will want the Standard Windows x64 version.

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

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

[gentle cloud]

thats for isos

[hallow gyro]

no it's not

[celest meadow]

Wtf

[hazy isle]

i already formatted it

[gentle cloud]

yes it is

[celest meadow]

No it's not

[hallow gyro]

please stop talking

[hazy isle]

if it doesnt work ill try rufus

[celest meadow]

How big is the storage device?

[gentle cloud]

istg if its 512mb

[celest meadow]

I'm talking about the usb drive

[hazy isle]

like 16gb. im waiting on my first debit so i can actually get something good

[celest meadow]

Ah ok

Well you should get a USB Hard drive

[gentle cloud]

slower but reliable

[hazy isle]

already planning on that

[celest meadow]

Wtf. Get outta here

[gentle cloud]

https://tenor.com/view/ok-smiley-so-emoji-gif-11971339

[celest meadow]

This isn't the PS2's USB

[hallow gyro]

they aren't slower, the wii can't take advantage of flash drive speeds

[gentle cloud]

huh

[gentle cloud]

im not talking about its 1.1

neither am i talking about a ps2

[celest meadow]

Holy shitballs

[hallow gyro]

please just stop talking, you don't know what you're on about so stop trying to help people

[hazy isle]

i mean harry literally has the "helper" role

[celest meadow]

Anyways. If you can get the flash drive to work you can use it until you get a proper hard drive

[hazy isle]

yeah i mean its lasted me very well despite being a sandisk

surprisingly

[celest meadow]

https://discord.com/channels/206934458954153984/1123059917574651997 here's information about why you shouldn't use a flash drive

[hallow gyro]

that's a miracle it worked at all

sandisk flash drives are notoriously terrible with the wii

[hazy isle]

its a miracle it loaded rhythm heaven, warioware, and wii party with no issues

[celest meadow]

Yep

SanDisk SD cards are a pretty good combo with the Wii though.

[celest meadow]

That's impressive

[hallow gyro]

most sandisk products are good

it's their flash drives in particular that suck

[celest meadow]

Yeah. Hate to shill but SanDisk is what I usually get in bulk.

[hazy isle]

the flash is formatted and i put everything on there

ill see if it works

[celest meadow]

Good luck!

[hazy isle]

oh god the flash is warm lol

[hazy isle]

its doing the same thing

[hallow gyro]

try using the rufus instructions

[hazy isle]

i will

[hallow gyro]

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.

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

• Most people will want the Standard Windows x64 version.

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

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

[hazy isle]

luckily i already have rufus

[hazy isle]

this worked, tysm!