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
- Insert your Wii U's SD Card into your PC.
- Copy the contents of the
CompatTitleInstaller.zip
file to the root of your SD Card. - Copy the contents of the
evWii.zip
file to the root of your SD Card.
Section II - Installing the Homebrew Channel
- Boot into Aroma.
- Launch the vWii Compat Installer on the Wii U menu.
- Press
A
to install the Homebrew Channel and wait until you seeInstall succeeded
. Then press the HOME button to return to the Wii U Menu. - 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. Do not Get confused with the apps
folder inside of the wiiu
folder and the apps
folder on the root of the SD card.
TIP
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