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opt_prime
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_ 		13. November 2010 @ 16:45 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I just purchased my wii yesterday. it has 4.2u and I'm wanting to softmod it to play backups games (from disc copies not usb) need some help. so if anyone can help me with this situation i will be deeply appreciate it. thanks...
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GreenWii
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_ 		13. November 2010 @ 17:11 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
http://www.wiihacks.com/recommended-faqs-guides-tutorials-only/24839-softmod-any-4-2-wii.html

I just finished using this and it will get you started
you must register with the site to get the file links

have fun
takes about an hour

and if you purchased it yesterday chances are slim that you will be able to play backups
your dvd drive probably wont read them so do yourself a favor and just get a external hd

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opt_prime
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_ 		13. November 2010 @ 17:16 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I bought it from someone else yesterday and they've had it for awhile.
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GreenWii
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_ 		13. November 2010 @ 17:21 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Originally posted by opt_prime:
 I bought it from someone else yesterday and they've had it for awhile.
then hopefully your in luck
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opt_prime
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_ 		13. November 2010 @ 17:28 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
so how can I find out if it will play backups via discs?
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GreenWii
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_ 		13. November 2010 @ 17:55 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
the only way that i know of is to do the softmod and then try it
if it works it works if it dosen't work it will say something like disk read failed


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cee43ja1
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_ 		13. November 2010 @ 18:12 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
mind you, backups are designed to be read a 3x, instead of the regular 6x. there will be lags, as some have pointed out before. usb loading has nearly flawless smoothness.
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ps2: v7 scph-39001 - independence exploit - hdloader 0.8c - maxtor 300gb hdd
(+[__]%) psp slim ta-085v1: 6.60 PRO B10
wii (powered by bootmii/priiloader): 4.1u - d2x v10beta53-alt (base 56) - configurable usb loader v70r51/devolution r188 - wd scorpio black 7200rpm 320gig w/ ams venus ds2 enclosure

got a whole lot more to list . . .
opt_prime
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_ 		13. November 2010 @ 18:12 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
ok thanks. so if I mod it and it don't read he game, what format does my external drive need to be?
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opt_prime
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_ 		13. November 2010 @ 18:29 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I plan to burn at 2x speed anyways so I'm not worried about the speed being an issue. tomorrow I'm going to rry the softmod & I need a guide to teach me how to burn the gms...
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GreenWii
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_ 		13. November 2010 @ 19:25 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I prefer to use it as a wbfs format as it has been stable since the beginning
but then again i dedicate the drive to the wii and use the sd card for all the files

your burning speed has nothing to do with the reading speed
just get yourself a 1tb drive for around $100 canadian and you have all your games in one place
no more scratched discs not reading half way through a game
search wiiflow on youtube to take a look at it
there is nothing better
although i have 2 games that i have to use cfg usb loader for
sam and max and thomas the train game (they dont work in wiiflow but they do in cfg usb loader
but the wiiflow interface is so slick compared to cfg usb loader

after you figure that out it will be happy gaming from there
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opt_prime
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_ 		13. November 2010 @ 21:10 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
ok thanks. I won't have a prob gettin any gms that's the easy part. its just the burning & modding part. I still wanna be able to burn well at least attempt to anyways. not worried about hard drive space either just need to know if ntfs or fat32/16 or just fat format... I will attempt to mod with the link I was given above & I will have a gm ready to try tomorrow evening or monday afternoon at the latest. I would much rather burn gms as I migt mod more than one after this works.....
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_ 		13. November 2010 @ 22:52 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
12) Plug your USB hard drive into your computer USB port.

13) Right-click ?My Computer? and select ?Manage?

14) Click ?Disc Management? on the left side of the window.

15) Right-click your hard drive and select ?delete partion? or ?delete volume? depending on which appears.

16) Right-click the hard drive again and select ?new?. Choose not to format the hard drive and assign it a letter. Make it W for Wii.

17) Open WBFS Manager and select drive W. Click format.

18) Plug your hard drive into your Wii (bottom port if your Wii is on its side)

19) Load up your USB Loader, insert a game and select install.\


this is how i format the drive to wbfs (best in my opinion)
but then again i use a wii that will read burnt disks
if u cant read burnt disks and need to connect it to your pc then you might want to look into some of the other options for loading them from a pc



as for burning use imgburn its free and works great
make sure to burn at 4x or slower as everyone states (hard to find disks these days that let you burn slower that 4x)
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opt_prime
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_ 		14. November 2010 @ 00:09 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
sounds like good info... so I can't just load the drive with isos from the computer if its wbfs format?
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GreenWii
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_ 		14. November 2010 @ 16:00 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Originally posted by opt_prime:
 sounds like good info... so I can't just load the drive with isos from the computer if its wbfs format?
you can but i havent had much luck in that aspect
they seem to install for me but then the game dosent work
i tried a few different programs then just gave up
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opt_prime
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_ 		14. November 2010 @ 18:10 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
so can I save the games dat I rent & save to my hard drive on my computer & put it on another hard drive & it work on another console?
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GreenWii
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_ 		14. November 2010 @ 19:10 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
there are some programs for the wii that will let you put the game in your wii and then send it wireless to you pc cant remember what it is called
then you could copy it from there to anouther hard drive
maybe someone else can remember what it is called
its been a few years since i used it
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opt_prime
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_ 		14. November 2010 @ 21:43 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
is there a way to downgrade to something where I can play the dvd back ups?
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_ 		14. November 2010 @ 21:46 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
closed due to piracy issues. a member aught to know better. read this link. http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/2487
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