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title: vWii RiiConnect24 Guide
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description: Guide to installing RiiConnect24 on your vWii (Virtual Wii on Wii U)!
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tags: wii, wii u, virtual wii, vwii, mod, softmod, modding, softmodding, hack, hacking, wc24, wiiconnect24, rc24, riiconnect24, guide, tutorial
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---
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{% include toc title="Table of Contents" %}
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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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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.
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Since certain features found in the original Wii are not present in the vWii,
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we can only partially utilize RiiConnect24. See [what's currently
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working](#whats-currently-working) for details.
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#### Warnings
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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
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on Wii U). If you're looking for instructions for a Nintendo Wii, use
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[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!):
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* Installing IOS for a Wii console on vWii.
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* Installing Wii menu themes not formatted correctly for vWii and/or your region.
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* Installing BootMii and/or Priiloader/Preloader.
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* Failure during the install of crucial system/IOS titles (e.g. power outage).
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* 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
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* A PC or mobile device with internet access and the ability to interact with SD cards.
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* 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.
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* 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.**
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* [RiiConnect24
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Patcher](https://github.com/RiiConnect24/RiiConnect24-Patcher/releases)
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(Windows only, for now...)
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After following the above linked guide, you should have:
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* **A vWii NAND backup and keys** (keep these stored safely!!)
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* **The Homebrew Channel installed**
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* **d2x cIOS installed (IOS249, IOS250 and IOS251)**
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* **IOS80 patched**
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#### Instructions
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If you use GNU/Linux or macOS, please [follow the manual guide](https://pad.snopyta.org/s/rJ2N0B1XU), or [e-mail
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us](mailto:support@riiconnect24.net) and we will give you the things needed to
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install RiiConnect24. The patcher we provide is currently Windows-only. Please
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also mention the fact that you are using a vWii if you plan on sending an
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e-mail.
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#### Section I - Running the patcher
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Using the RiiConnect24 Patcher you should've downloaded earlier in [What you
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need](#what-you-need), you will be downloading and patching IOS31, News,
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Everybody Votes, Nintendo and Check Mii Out Channels for use on your vWii.
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1. Run `RiiConnect24Patcher.bat` on your PC, and follow the on-screen
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instructions.
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2. Confirm that after running through the patcher, you have 3 folders. Either in the
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same folder as `RiiConnect24Patcher.bat`, or on your SD card (depending on
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what options you selected in the patcher). If they are in the same folder as
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the `RiiConnect24Patcher.bat` file, move the folders to the root of your SD
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card.
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##### Section II - Installing the newly patched WADs
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1. Follow the [Wii Mod Lite guide](wiimodlite) to install the following WAD
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files that are now on your SD card:
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* `Everybody Votes Channel (REGION) (Channel) (RiiConnect24).wad`
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* `IOS31 Wii U (REGION) (RiiConnect24).wad`
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* `Mii Contest Channel (REGION) (Channel) (RiiConnect24).wad`
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* `News Channel Wii U (REGION) (Channel) (RiiConnect24).wad`
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* `Nintendo Channel (REGION) (Channel) (RiiConnect24).wad`
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**NOTE**: You do not have to download Wii Mod Lite yourself, the patcher has
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already downloaded it for you. It is available to launch from the **Homebrew
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Channel**.
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##### Section III - Using RiiConnect24
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After following the above sections, you're almost able to utilize RiiConnect24
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on your Wii U. You just need to perform the following steps after every vWii
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reboot.
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1. On the vWii's **Wii Menu**, launch the **Homebrew Channel** and launch the
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**ConnectMii** homebrew application.
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* This will enable the WiiConnect24 and Standby Connection flags required
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by the RiiConnect24 applications.
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2. Launch the RiiConnect24 applications
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* You should now be able to utilize all of the RiiConnect24 applications you
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have installed!
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#### What's currently working?
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The following RiiConnect24 services are **working** on the vWii:
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* News Channel
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* This channel is affected by the timestamp issue. The "Last Updated" and article timestamps will be incorrect.
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* The banner data is also known to not work, returning `Unable to obtain
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data.`
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* Nintendo Channel
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* Everybody Votes Channel
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* Check Mii Out Channel / Mii Contest Channel
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{: .notice--success}
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The following RiiConnect24 services are **not working** on the vWii:
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* Wii Friends/Address book (functionality does not exist on vWii)
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* This includes sending/receiving mail to/from friends. You can only receive global broadcast mail and posts from RSSMii feeds (if set up).
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* Forecast Channel
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* This channel is affected by the timestamp issue. This is preventing the channel from getting past the loading screen, returning the `FORE000006` error.
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* Everything else that isn't working according to [RiiConnect24 stats](https://rc24.xyz/stats/index.html).
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