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 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.
  • Click on Download Payloadsand 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.
• The Patched IOS 80 Installer for vWii. (Source)
• The d2x cIOS Installer.

Instructions

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