Why USB Loader GX? There are more than a few USB loaders available but we selected USB Loader GX for this tutorial. Installing USB Loader GX and Setting Up Your Hard Drive
This tool isn’t necessary unless you want to back your games up to another drive or to your computer.ĭouble check the list and make sure your Wii is modded for homebrew playback with the patched IOS and CIOS installed before proceeding. A copy of WBFS Manager if you wish to interact with and manage your Wii HDD from your Windows computer.(You should already have one if you’ve modded your Wii for homebrew.) It looks awesome sitting next to the Wii. The drive pictured above with the Wii-matching blue/silver/white color scheme is the FileMate 3.5” to USB 2.0 enclosure. While we’ve never had any compatibility issues you can play it safe and browse this list of hard drives if you’re shopping for a new one and want to play it safe. We recommend grabbing the AllinOnePack for ease of setup. If you don’t have these things, start with our homebrew guide and then our guide on safeguarding and supercharging your Wii to get up to speed.
#USB LOADER GX FORWARDER PATCH#
A Wii already modified to play homebrew software and with the Trucha patch IOS and cIOS installed.What You’ll Needįor this hack you’ll need the following items: It’s so cheap and easy to perform this hack (and the benefits of backing up your expensive games and enjoying faster load times are so big) there’s no reason not to do it. Check out the video below to see it in action if you need a little convincing: Brawl off the disc, for example, it can take up to 20 seconds or more the same load time off a USB HDD is usually around 3-4 seconds. How speedy? When loading a new level in Super Smash Bros. What does this mean to you, the end user? It means that once you have hacked your Wii for homebrew software you can easily add in a loader and a cheap USB drive for game backups and speedy playback. (Some people use flash drives, but the cost to GB ratio on flash drives is still poor compared to external hard drives.) Wii game loaders are a sub-class of Wii homebrew software designed to load games from an external source, typically a USB 2.0 external hard drive. Channel grid displays games as channels and plays banner. Download the latest version or use our easy installer for Windows. The USB Loader GX team have released a 'big update' for their awesome loader GUI. This is a multi-language Windows application which will download and copy the latest USB Loader GX release on your SD Card or USB device.
#USB LOADER GX FORWARDER INSTALL#
To install USB Loader GX on your SD or USB, you can use the USB Loader GX Installer v1.8. The application runs in the Wii Homebrew channel and must be downloaded to your Wii to use and operate. The USB Loader GX is a Wii Homebrew application that allows you to load Homebrew games and play them on your Wii with files from a USB hard drive. Usb Loader Gx Channel Installer Download Pc Now we’re taking a peek at Wii game loaders so you can backup and play your Wii games from an external HDD.
#USB LOADER GX FORWARDER HOW TO#
We’ve shown you how to hack your Wii for homebrew software and DVD playback as well as how to safeguard and supercharge your Wii.