From feba1ccc9bb310d4f7001e7ed8721d145efb8953 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Elpunical Date: Sat, 21 Mar 2020 11:41:37 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Add "Dumping Original Wii Discs" page --- docs/extras/dump-wii-games.md | 47 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ docs/sidebar.md | 1 + 2 files changed, 48 insertions(+) create mode 100644 docs/extras/dump-wii-games.md diff --git a/docs/extras/dump-wii-games.md b/docs/extras/dump-wii-games.md new file mode 100644 index 000000000..5e79d1834 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/extras/dump-wii-games.md @@ -0,0 +1,47 @@ +# Dumping Original Wii Discs +--- +Dumping your Discs allows you to: play them on a Wii emulator (namely Dolphin), play them using a USB/SD Card loader such as Wiiflow, make Virtual Console injects that can be installed on a Wii U formatted USB drive or the NAND and launched from the Wii U Menu. + +?> Dumping Wii games require a working Homebrew setup on vWii, so make sure to finish the [vWii Modding guide](vwii/vwii-modding) beforehand. + +### What You Need + +1. The latest release of [CleanRip](https://github.com/emukidid/cleanrip/releases/download/2.1.1/CleanRip-v2.1.1.zip) +1. The [wii.dat](https://github.com/emukidid/cleanrip/releases/download/2.1.1/wii.dat) file + +### Instructions + +1. Insert your Wii U's SD Card into your computer +1. Copy the `apps` folder from the `CleanRip-v2.1.1.zip` file to the root of your SD Card +1. Copy the `wii.dat` file to the root of your SD Card +1. Take the SD Card out of your computer and plug it into your Wii U console. + +### Dumping The Disc + +1. Turn on your Wii U then choose the Wii Menu icon to boot up in vWii +1. Launch the Homebrew Channel +1. Launch CleanRip +1. Read the Disclaimer then press A +1. Select Yes to enable Checksum Calculations +1. Select either USB or SD Card depending on which device you want to use for the dumping process + - Please note that the device you will choose needs to be formatted either in FAT32 or NTFS +1. Press A to continue +1. Select No on the screen that asks you to download redump.org DAT files +1. Insert your disc then press A +1. Go [on this page](https://wiki.dolphin-emu.org/index.php?title=Category:Dual_Layer_Disc_games) to see if your disc is dual-layered +1. Set everything to match the following: + - Dual Layer `Yes/No` (Select `Yes` if your game's disc is dual-layered) + - Chunk Size `Max` + - New device per chunk `No` +1. If you want to dump multiple discs, select Yes to remember your settings. If not, select No. + +?> Be prepared to wait a while. The dumping process can take 30 minutes to 1 hour depending on your SD Card's speeds. + +### Joining Split Files + +?> If you dumped the disc on a FAT32 formatted, device, you should've got at least 2 files that end with `.partX.iso`. They need to be joined up. + +1. Copy all the files that share the same name and end with `.partX.iso` in a folder on your computer +1. Open up a Command Prompt window +1. Use the `cd ` command and replace `` by the path to your `.partX.iso` files +1. Use the following command as is: `copy /b *.part?.iso game.iso` \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/docs/sidebar.md b/docs/sidebar.md index 1ebf399b8..f25423e70 100644 --- a/docs/sidebar.md +++ b/docs/sidebar.md @@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ - **Extras** - [Blocking Updates](extras/block-updates) - [Dumping Wii U Discs](extras/dump-games) +- [Dumping Original Wii Discs](extras/dump-wii-games) - [Unblocking Updates](extras/unblock-updates) - [Uninstall CBHC](extras/uninstall-cbhc) - [FAQ](extras/faq)