vWii Modding Guide

This page will guide you through the process of modding your vWii.

SD Preparations

INFO

If you have hacked your Wii U in the past, you can use the same SD Card for this process.

INFO

If you haven't already, make sure you did a NAND backup and have the Aroma Environment installed on your Wii U.

Otherwise, proceed to Installing Aroma or Modding the vWii without modding the Wii U side

Requirements

• A modded Wii U
• The Aroma Environment
• The latest release of the Compat Title Installer.
• (Optional) The Enhanced vWii Aroma Plugin

WARNING

If the evWii Aroma plugin is not installed, and a homebrew app hangs, the only way to shut off the Wii U is by pulling the power cord. Pulling the power cord in some cases can cause a memory corruption so it is highly recomended to have the plugin installed.

Instructions

Section I - Files

1. Insert your Wii U's SD Card into your PC.
2. Copy the contents of the CompatTitleInstaller.zip file to the root of your SD Card.
3. Copy the contents of the evWii.zip file to the root of your SD Card.
4. Re-insert your SD card into the Wii U.

Section II - Installing the Homebrew Channel

1. Boot into Aroma.
   • If you set up Aroma autobooting, Aroma will already be running when you turn on your console.
2. Launch the vWii Compat Installer app from the Wii U menu.
3. Press A to install the Homebrew Channel and wait until you see Install succeeded. Then press the HOME button to return to the Wii U Menu.
   • If the HOME button doesn't work, you can safely power off by holding down the power button on your console, and then turn it back on.
4. Launch vWii (the Wii Menu icon).
   • If the installation has succeeded, you should see the Homebrew Channel in your Wii Menu.

Required Reading

You can now use the Homebrew Channel to launch Wii homebrew apps.

Note: When installing Wii homebrew applications on your SD Card or USB drive, your folder structure should look like this:

💾 SD Card
 ┗ 📁 apps
   ┣ 📁 <AppName1>
   ┃ ┣ 📄 boot.dol
   ┃ ┣ 📄 meta.xml
   ┃ ┗ 📄 icon.png
   ┗ 📁 <AppName2>
     ┣ 📄 boot.dol
     ┣ 📄 meta.xml
     ┗ 📄 icon.png

AppName1 and AppName2 are placeholder names. Do not nest multiple apps folders inside the apps folder itself. Note that the apps folder inside of the wiiu folder (for Wii U homebrew apps) and the apps folder on the root of the SD card (for Wii homebrew apps) are distinct.

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