Originally posted by smokyrain:

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Originally posted by rage4ordr:

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Originally posted by trix21:

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Use the wii dvd dumper for the homebrew channel... I've copied probably around 23 games already using the wii dvd dumper with no problems.

Instead of wasting money and waiting for shipping etc... on a LG drive.

Just my opinion, no flaming. :D

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I'd love to know how you did that!

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Just follow this guide to back up games using wifi through the homebrew channel.

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Originally posted by bunny_c:

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This article is aimed at someone that has not followed the modding scene for the Nintendo Wii and wants to be caught up in one quick de-briefing. The contents of this file could become outdated very quickly because the modding scene is exploding right now. I will do my best to keep it updated so if you see the date is really old shoot me an email and I will update it or at least say that nothing really revolutionary has happened in the modding scene. Click below to access the tutorial on backing up your Wii ad Gamecube discs. Remember that to play the backups you will need a modchip! The modchip is rapidly changing and I will be outlining this in my next article which is due sometime later this week.

First step in copying your games for backup purposes is to get the right software and hardware. You will need one of the following DVD drives to copy games(no others will work). I received a pm that some people were having trouble locating the drives. Newegg no longer sell these drives for some reason.
For more information on ordering these drives follow this link: http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/563020
* LG-8164b
* LG-8163b
* LG-8162b
* LG-8161b

Personally I have the 8164b and have had zero problems. I'm sure the others are fine also.
Once you install this drive into your computer you will need to download a few applications.

*Raw dump 2.0

.net Framework 2.0

* Software to unzip the Raw Dump files.Winrar

Once you download the files above then right-click on the rawdump2.0.rar and select "Extract to rawdump2.0\"
this will make a folder on your desktop called rawdump2.0.





Now insert your Wii or Gamecube game into the LG drive that you have ordered and installed. Then open the rawdump2.0 folder and double click on the rawdump2.0.exe file.



After doing this you will be presented with the following interface. If your wondering what all the buttons are next to me close and minimize buttons it is a program called UltraMon for multiple monitor setups. Just ignore this. I am also running the Zune Windows XP Theme.



The next step is to just click "Start Dump." On my computer this process took just about 2.5 hours. When it is complete you will be greeted with a nice finished message. The file it creates will be in the same directory as the rawdump.exe file. It should be called "Game Name.iso." This ISO is an image of the actual game and is ready to be burned. You can burn this image with many different applications, but I will be providing screenshots for Nero Burning Rom.

This step is very important. You need to check your file and see how many KB large it is. To do this Right-Click on your iso(this is in your rawdump directory) and select properties. It should say,

Nintendo Wii ISO size: 4.37 GB (4,699,979,776 bytes).

Nintendo Gamecube ISO size: 1.35 GB (1,459,978,240 bytes)

All Nintendo Wii and Gamecube images will be this exact byte size. If your Wii image is off by any then you have a bad dump and need to try again.

So next step is to open Nero.

The first step once nero opens it to just cancel out of the create new dvd/cd/etc dialog. Once you have exited from this dialog you go to Recorder->Burn Image.



After making it this far you are almost done. When you click burn image you will be asked to locate the image. The image will be located in your Rawdump2.0 folder. For me, this is on the desktop.



Select the game that you have dumped with rawdump and click open. You will then be presented with the below dialog. Make sure to select a relatively slow burn speed at first to attempt to prevent DRE's(Disc Read Errors). These seem to be common among people that do not use high quality dvd's. For a thread dealing with media check here.




I hope this mini-guide helps you. If you have any questions or I said something wrong please post a comment below. Also stay tuned because as soon as my tri-wing driver arrives I will have a detailed modding tutorial using the Cyclowiz modchip.


http://apple.kudosnetwork.co.uk/?ref=2656

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Originally posted by JOSh765:

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I am planning on backing up my wii games but cant find the drive anywhere!
Ive found it on one site http://www.bigpockets.co.uk/product.php?...1b1a7ed29d403b7
Heres the specification of tht drive http://www.bigpockets.co.uk/site/pdf/FCOM/FCOM25828.pdf

Is that the right drive to buy?

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Originally posted by mookielou:

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I am new to the game of copying my wii games. I purchased game copy and the correct drive. I followed all the directions and got the successful copy message but my disk will not play in the wii. What am I missing?????

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Originally posted by Graham27:

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Help required for someone just new to computers please. My kids have a Wii and I am trying to down load games from the likes of mininova and want to burn them to dvd. How do I do this and step by step please if anyone can help? I have read forums and been advised to buy DVD-R Verbatim disc's and write at a speed of x4 but that's all I know so far. Once one game has downloaded it consists of many files but don't know how to burn then in the correct manor onto dvd to be able to play in our chipped Wii console?

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Originally posted by 9volt:

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Originally posted by mookielou:

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I am new to the game of copying my wii games. I purchased game copy and the correct drive. I followed all the directions and got the successful copy message but my disk will not play in the wii. What am I missing?????

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must be chiped. mine is the wiikey2. i wish i had got the clip to. but oh well. i can solder pretty dam good so i reall didint need it

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Originally posted by mookielou:

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does the wiikey2 work for all wii's. If not how do I find out which chip I need?? I read the post listed and did not see how to soft mod the wii. Is it an easy process?? are there directions on how to soft mod and also how to put the chip in??

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Originally posted by mookielou:

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Didn't know where to go for help. Thank you
Will not bother you again

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Originally posted by craig5201:

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are there any more drives can read the wii disks as im finding it hard to get a lg drive please help thanks

ps i got the sony aw G170A drive can it read them as im getting a wii soon and i want to get ever thing softed before i get it

thanks

uk sites plz

Originally posted by craig5201:

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are there any more drives can read the wii disks as im finding it hard to get a lg drive please help thanks

ps i got the sony aw G170A drive can it read them as im getting a wii soon and i want to get ever thing softed before i get it

thanks

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