How To Install The Homebrew Channel On The Wii U With Pictures

Turn on your Wii U and select the “System Settings” option in the main menu. [2] X Research source Find the version number in the upper-right corner. If it is 5. 5. 1 or below, the method outlined below should work fine. Currently 5. 5. 2 does not work.

If you don’t have a card reader, you can get a USB reader for a few dollars online.

Windows - Press ⊞ Win+E and right-click your inserted SD card. Select “Format” and then choose “FAT32” as the “File system. " Mac - Open the Disk Utility from the Utilities folder in your Applications folder. Select your SD card from the left frame. Click the “Erase” button at the top of the window, then select “FAT32” from the “Format” menu. Linux - Open GParted. If you don’t have it, you can install it from your package manager (or if you have Ubuntu, you can use the live CD), open it, and click the drive that closely matches the size of the card (16 GB may show up as 14. 5 for example), and if the file system does not show up as “fat32”, go to the “Partition” tab, click “Format to”, and select “fat32”. Then click the check mark.

/wiiu/apps/homebrew_launcher/ There should be three files in the homebrew_launcher folder: homebrew_launcher. elf, icon. png, and meta. xml.

loadiine_gx2 - This lets you load out-of-region games and modded games. HID to VPAD - This allows you to use other USB gamepads such as the Wii Pro Controller, PS3 controllers, and more. ddd - This is the Wii U title dumper, allowing you to create local copies of your Wii U games.

Open the front panel on your Wii U. Insert the SD card into the SD card slot with the label facing up.

Open the System Settings menu from the main Wii U screen. Select “Internet” and then “Connect to the Internet. " Select your wireless network and then select “Change Settings. " Tap the DNS option, turn “Auto-Obtain DNS” OFF, and change the first and second address to 104. 236. 072. 203

Bookmark this site so that you can quickly run the exploit again next time.

If the system freezes on a white screen, you’ll need to press and hold the Wii U’s Power button until the system shuts down. Turn the system back on and try again. It will usually work the second time, though it may take a few tries.

LEGO Batman LEGO Indiana Jones LEGO Star Wars Super Smash Bros. Brawl Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of a New World Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D’s Wheelie Breakers

If you followed the steps in the previous section to create an SD card for the Wii U homebrew channel, you can use the same card.

Windows - Press ⊞ Win+E, right-click your SD card, and select “Format. " Choose “FAT32” from the “File system” menu and then click “Start. " Mac - Open the Disk Utility from the Utilities folder in your Applications directory. Select the SD card in the left frame, then click the “Erase” button. Select “FAT32” from the “Format” menu and then click “Erase. "

LEGO Batman - bathaxx LEGO Indiana Jones - Indiana Pwns LEGO Star Wars - Return of the Jodi Super Smash Bros. Brawl - Smash Stack Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of a New World - Eri HaKawai Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D’s Wheelie Breakers - Yu-Gi-Vah!

Insert your SD card into the Wii U and launch Smash Bros. Brawl from the virtual Wii. Open the “Vault” on the SSB main menu and then select “Stage Builder. " Select each stage and move it to the SD card. You need to do this for every stage, including those that came installed with the game. Close the game and move the SD card to your computer. Open the SD card in your file explorer and name the “private” folder to “private. old”

Your SD card should now have a “private” folder when you first open it on your computer. This folder contains the Hackmii files as well as the game-specific hack files.

Open the Wii section of the Wii U menu and then insert your SD card. Select “Wii Options” → “Data Management” → “Save Data” → “Wii” Select “Bathaxx” from the SD card and copy it to your virtual Wii. Start LEGO Batman and load the save file you just copied. Take the elevator on the right in the Batcave, then enter Wayne Manor from the Trophy Room. Select the last character in the lowest row to launch the exploit. Skip down to Step 16.

Open the Wii section of the Wii U menu and then insert your SD card. Select “Wii Options” → “Data Management” → “Save Data” → “Wii” Select “Indiana Pwns” from the SD card and copy it to your virtual Wii. Start LEGO Indiana Jones and load the save file you just copied. Walk to the Art Room and look at the left character on the podium. Select “Switch” when you approach. Skip down to Step 16.

Open the Wii section of the Wii U menu and then insert your SD card. Select “Wii Options” → “Data Management” → “Save Data” → “Wii” Select “Return of the Jodi” from the SD card and copy it to your virtual Wii. Start LEGO Star Wars and load the save file you just copied. Approach the bar on the right and choose the “Return of Jodi” character. Skip down to Step 16.

Make sure you moved all of the custom stages to your SD card (Step 7). Open the SSB main menu, then insert your SD card. Open “Vault” and then “Stage Builder. " The hack files will load automatically. Skip down to Step 16.

Open the Wii section of the Wii U menu and then insert your SD card. Select “Wii Options” → “Data Management” → “Save Data” → “Wii” Select “Tales of Symphonia” from the SD card and copy it to your virtual Wii. Start Tales of Symphonia and select your new save file. Press the Plus button on the controller to open the game menu. Select “STATUS” and then select the “Eri HaKawai” monster. Skip down to Step 16.

Open the Wii section of the Wii U menu and then insert your SD card. Select “Wii Options” → “Data Management” → “Save Data” → “Wii” Select “Yu-Gi-Oh 5D’s Wheelie Breakers” from the SD card and copy it to your virtual Wii. Start Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D’s Wheelie Breakers and press A to load the menu. Press A again and wait for the Hackmii installer to load.

Once the installer opens, install the “Homebrew Channel” option. You cannot install “BootMii” on the virtual Wii.

cIOS - This is required for certain other homebrew applications to run. You’ll need “d2x cIOS Installer Mod v2. 2” installed and able to run from your Homebrew Channel. You’ll also need “IOS236 Installer MOD v8 Special Wii Edition” installed for the virtual Wii. USB Loader GX - This is a backup launcher that will allow you to create and load game backups so that you can play without the disc. You’ll need an external USB drive in order to dump and store game files. Nintendon’t - This homebrew program allows you to play Gamecube discs and files, and can be installed directly from USB Loader GX.