Guide_Wii/_pages/en_US/riiconnect24-vwii.txt

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title: vWii RiiConnect24 Guide

description: Guide to installing RiiConnect24 on your vWii (Virtual Wii on Wii U)!

tags: wii, wii u, virtual wii, vwii, mod, softmod, modding, softmodding, hack, hacking, wc24, wiiconnect24, rc24, riiconnect24, guide, tutorial
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If you need help for anything regarding this tutorial, please join [the RiiConnect24 Discord server](https://discord.gg/b4Y7jfD) (recommended) or [e-mail us at support@riiconnect24.net](mailto:support@riiconnect24.net).
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![RiiConnect24 Logo](/images/WiiRC24Logo.jpg)

Guide to installing [RiiConnect24](https://rc24.xyz) on your vWii (Virtual Wii on Wii U) with: CMOC/MCC, Nintendo Channel, EVC and News Channel along with forced 4:3 aspect ratio patching.

Since certain features found in the original Wii are not present in the vWii,
we can only partially utilize RiiConnect24. See [what's currently
working](#whats-currently-working) for details.
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#### Warnings

We are **NOT** responsible if you brick, or damage your console in any way whatsoever. If you follow this guide exactly, you shouldn't have any problems.
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Do **NOT** perform this guide on any other console than the vWii (Virtual Wii
on Wii U). If you're looking for instructions for a Nintendo Wii, use
[wii.guide/riiconnect24](riiconnect24).
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The following is a list of things that can potentially **BRICK** your vWii (don't do these things!):
* Installing IOS for a Wii console on vWii.
* Installing Wii menu themes not formatted correctly for vWii and/or your region.
* Installing BootMii and/or Priiloader/Preloader.
* Failure during the install of crucial system/IOS titles (e.g. power outage).
* Modifying the vWii NAND without knowing what you are doing.
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If you somehow happen to brick your vWii, [follow this guide](https://gbatemp.net/threads/guide-vwii-unbrick-guide-by-garyodernichts.528329). ([Archive](https://web.archive.org/web/20200213194233/https://gbatemp.net/threads/guide-vwii-unbrick-guide-by-garyodernichts.528329/))
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#### What you need

* A PC or mobile device with internet access and the ability to interact with SD cards.
* An SD card formatted as FAT32 (at least 2GB) with enough available space. SDHC or SDXC cards formatted as FAT32 can be known to work.
* A Wii U console capable of launching the Homebrew Launcher (either via the web browser exploit, Haxchi or Coldboot Haxchi). **If you do not have a softmodded Wii U console, please follow [wiiu.hacks.guide](https://wiiu.hacks.guide/), as well as [wiiu.hacks.guide/vwii-modding](https://wiiu.hacks.guide/vwii-modding) and then come back.**
* [RiiConnect24
  Patcher](https://github.com/RiiConnect24/RiiConnect24-Patcher/releases)
  (Windows only, for now...)

After following the above linked guide, you should have:
* **A vWii NAND backup and keys** (keep these stored safely!!)
* **The Homebrew Channel installed**
* **d2x cIOS installed (IOS249, IOS250 and IOS251)**
* **IOS80 patched**
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#### Instructions

If you use GNU/Linux or macOS, please [follow the manual guide](https://pad.snopyta.org/s/rJ2N0B1XU), or [e-mail
us](mailto:support@riiconnect24.net) and we will give you the things needed to
install RiiConnect24. The patcher we provide is currently Windows-only. Please
also mention the fact that you are using a vWii if you plan on sending an
e-mail.
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#### Section I - Running the patcher

Using the RiiConnect24 Patcher you should've downloaded earlier in [What you
need](#what-you-need), you will be downloading and patching IOS31, News,
Everybody Votes, Nintendo and Check Mii Out Channels for use on your vWii.

1. Run `RiiConnect24Patcher.bat` on your PC, and follow the on-screen
instructions.
2. Confirm that after running through the patcher, you have 3 folders. Either in the
same folder as `RiiConnect24Patcher.bat`, or on your SD card (depending on
what options you selected in the patcher). If they are in the same folder as
the `RiiConnect24Patcher.bat` file, move the folders to the root of your SD
card.

##### Section II - Installing the newly patched WADs

1. Follow the [Wii Mod Lite guide](wiimodlite) to install the following WAD
files that are now on your SD card:
    * `Everybody Votes Channel (REGION) (Channel) (RiiConnect24).wad`
    * `IOS31 Wii U (REGION) (RiiConnect24).wad`
    * `Mii Contest Channel (REGION) (Channel) (RiiConnect24).wad`
    * `News Channel Wii U (REGION) (Channel) (RiiConnect24).wad`
    * `Nintendo Channel (REGION) (Channel) (RiiConnect24).wad`

**NOTE**: You do not have to download Wii Mod Lite yourself, the patcher has
already downloaded it for you. It is available to launch from the **Homebrew
Channel**.
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##### Section III - Using RiiConnect24

After following the above sections, you're almost able to utilize RiiConnect24
on your Wii U. You just need to perform the following steps after every vWii
reboot.

1. On the vWii's **Wii Menu**, launch the **Homebrew Channel** and launch the
**ConnectMii** homebrew application.
    * This will enable the WiiConnect24 and Standby Connection flags required
      by the RiiConnect24 applications.
2. Launch the RiiConnect24 applications
* You should now be able to utilize all of the RiiConnect24 applications you
  have installed!

#### What's currently working?
The following RiiConnect24 services are **working** on the vWii:
* News Channel
    * This channel is affected by the timestamp issue. The "Last Updated" and article timestamps will be incorrect.
    * The banner data is also known to not work, returning `Unable to obtain
      data.`
* Nintendo Channel
* Everybody Votes Channel
* Check Mii Out Channel / Mii Contest Channel
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The following RiiConnect24 services are **not working** on the vWii:
* Wii Friends/Address book (functionality does not exist on vWii)
    * This includes sending/receiving mail to/from friends. You can only receive global broadcast mail and posts from RSSMii feeds (if set up).
* Forecast Channel
    * This channel is affected by the timestamp issue. This is preventing the channel from getting past the loading screen, returning the `FORE000006` error.
* Everything else that isn't working according to [RiiConnect24 stats](https://rc24.xyz/stats/index.html).
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