Guide-WiiU/docs/user-guide/vwii/sd-preparation.md

# vWii Modding Guide {docsify-ignore-all}
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## SD Preparations

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

We will now start by placing the required Homebrew files on the SD Card.

?> **Notice**
    Your SD Card will need to be formatted as FAT32. If your SD Card is not formatted to FAT32, use [GUIFormat](http://ridgecrop.co.uk/index.htm?guiformat.htm) with 32k (32768) Allocation unit size to format it. **Do not** label the SD Card as `wiiu` or it will cause issues with homebrew.
    
?> If you have hacked your Wii U in the past, you can use the same SD Card for this process.

?> Unlike Wii U homebrew, vWii apps go in a separate apps folder on the root. Compat Installer is the **only** Wii U app here. 

### What You Need

- The latest files from [Aroma for your café](https://aroma.foryour.cafe).
    - Click on `Download Payloads`and `Download Base Aroma`.
    - Read through the steps and click on the checkboxes.
    - If you have already installed Aroma, you do not need to redownload it.
- The latest release of the [Compat Title Installer](https://hb-app.store/wiiu/CompatTitleInstaller).
- The <a href="docs/files/Patched_IOS80_Installer_for_vWii.zip" download>Patched IOS 80 Installer for vWii</a>. ([Source](https://github.com/Lazr1026/Patched-IOS80-Installer-for-vWii))
- The <a href ="docs/files/d2x_cIOS_Installer.zip" download>d2x cIOS Installer</a>.

## Instructions

1. Insert your Wii U's SD Card into your PC.
1. Copy the `apps` folder from the `Patched_IOS80_Installer_for_vWii.zip` file to the root of your SD Card.
1. Copy the `d2x-cios-installer` from the `d2x_cIOS_Installer.zip` file to the apps folder on the root of your SD Card.
1. Copy the contents of the downloaded Base Aroma and payloads `.zip` files to the root of your SD Card.
1. Copy the contents of the `CompatTitleInstaller.zip` file to the root of your SD Card.
1. Take the SD Card out of your computer and plug it into your Wii U console.