diff --git a/_pages/en_US/cios.md b/_pages/en_US/cios.md index 20efacb95..f0c1b73e1 100644 --- a/_pages/en_US/cios.md +++ b/_pages/en_US/cios.md @@ -4,35 +4,69 @@ title: "cIOS" {% include toc title="Table of Contents" %} -This tutorial will tell you how to install cIOS (custom IOS). This is required if you want to load games with a USB Loader. Some homebrew might work better using cIOS. +This tutorial will teach you how to install cIOS (custom IOS). While this is a recommendation (homebrew might work better), it is a requirement for USB Loader applications. ![d2x cIOS Installer](/images/cIOS.png) -#### What you need +## Requirements +- An SD card or USB drive +- [d2x cIOS Installer] (/assets/files/d2x-cIOS-Installer-Wii.zip) + +- Windows PC + [NUS Downloader](/assets/files/NUSDownloader_v19.zip) + - This is only required if you cannot connect your Wii to the internet. +## Instructions +### Section I - Offline NUS Downloads -* A Wii with an Internet connection -* An SD card or USB drive -* [d2x cIOS Installer](https://sites.google.com/site/completesg/backup-launchers/installation/d2x-cIOS-Installer-Wii.zip?attredirects=0&d=1) +[Skip to the next section if this doesn't apply to you](#Section II - Managing d2x cIOS installer) +{: .notice--info} -#### Instructions +1. Extract and launch NUS Downloader. +2. Make sure that "`Pack WAD`" is enabled. +3. Using the database, navigate to the following files and press `start NUS Download` for each one: + - `IOS` -> `IOS56` -> `v5661` + - `IOS` -> `IOS57` -> `v5918` +4. Navigate into the new `titles` directory where you placed NUS Downloader + - You will find two new folders in this directory: `0000000100000038` & `0000000100000039`. +5. In each directory, there is another directory for the version you just downloaded. Open this version folder and find a WAD file: + - `0000000100000038` -> `5661` -> `IOS56-64-v5661.wad` + - `0000000100000039` -> `5918` -> `IOS57-64-v5918.wad` +Copy both WAD files to the root of the storage device. -##### Section I - Downloading +Optionally, if you wish to verify that the downloaded WADs are correct, use a checksum tool (like fciv) to verify: -1. Extract d2x cIOS Installer and put it in the `apps` folder on your SD card or USB drive. -1. Insert your SD card or USB drive into your Wii, and launch d2x cIOS Installer from the Homebrew Channel. +#### IOS56 + - **MD5**: `5cdee6593cf0dacc18cf300b12166fde` + - **SHA1**: `597c360e521ccd3062fd9c38c5369e691344d5e2` +#### IOS57 + - **MD5**: `ac8bbbea38f29e8d8959badb3badf18e` + - **SHA1**: `b8fd4efbb6d7ae2f4e9328b3082901f5981701b1` -##### Section II - Installing +### Section II - Managing d2x cIOS installer + +- Extract d2x cIOS Installer and put it in the `apps` folder on your SD card or USB drive. + - Your storage device should look like this: + ``` + SD + |- IOS56-64-v5661.wad (optionally, for Wii offline guide) + |- IOS57-64-v5918.wad (optionally, for Wii offline guide) + |- /apps + |- /d2x-cios-installer + ``` +2. Insert your SD card or USB drive into your Wii, and launch d2x cIOS Installer from the Homebrew Channel. + +### Section III - Installing 1. Press continue, then set the options to the following: ``` Select cIOS: v10 beta52 d2x-v10-beta52 Select cIOS base: 56 -Select cIOS slot: 249 +Select cIOS slot: 249 (In some cases, it may warn you that the current (c)IOS or IOS STUB will be overwritten. You can ignore this warning.) Select cIOS version: 65535 + - This revision is only used by the Wii when checking updates. It is set to the highest version to prevent a system update from overriding it with a non-functional official IOS. ``` ![Install cIOS 249](/images/Wii/Install249.png) -1. Once set, press A to install. -1. When done installing, press A to return, and set the options to the following: +2. Once set, press A twice to install. +3. When done installing, press A to return, and set the options to the following: ``` Select cIOS: v10 beta52 d2x-v10-beta52 Select cIOS base: 57 @@ -40,25 +74,21 @@ Select cIOS slot: 250 Select cIOS version: 65535 ``` ![Install cIOS 250](/images/Wii/Install250.png) -1. Once set, press A to install. -1. When done installing, press A to return, and set the options to the following: +4. Once set, press A twice to install. +5. When done installing, press A to return, and set the options to the following: ``` Select cIOS: v10 beta52 d2x-v10-beta52 Select cIOS base: 58 Select cIOS slot: 251 Select cIOS version: 65535 ``` -1. Run it again, then exit once done. +6. Run it again, then exit once done. -##### Options once complete +### Options once complete You can now use homebrew such as [USB Loader GX](usbloadergx). {: .notice--info} -[Continue to the Homebrew Browser](hbb)
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