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vWii RiiConnect24 Guide === Guide to installing RiiConnect24 on your vWii (Virtual Wii on Wii U) with: CMOC/MCC, Nintendo Channel, EVC and News Channel along with forced 4:3 aspect ratio patching. :::info Since certain features found in the original Wii are not present in the vWii, we can only partially utilize RiiConnect24. See [what's currently working](#What%E2%80%99s-currently-working) for details. ::: **Contents**: [TOC] ## 1. WARNING :::danger We are **NOT** responsible if you brick, or damage your console in any way whatsoever. If you follow this guide exactly, you shouldn't have any problems. ::: :::danger Do **NOT** perform this guide on any other console than the vWii (Virtual Wii on Wii U). If you're looking for instructions for a Nintendo Wii, use [wii.guide](https://wii.guide/riiconnect24) ::: :::danger The following is a list of things that can potentially **BRICK** your vWii (don't do these things!): * Installing IOS for a Wii console on vWii. * Installing Wii menu themes not formatted correctly for vWii and/or your region. * Installing BootMii and/or Priiloader/Preloader. * Failure during the install of crucial system/IOS titles (e.g. power outage). * Modifying the vWii NAND without knowing what you are doing. ::: :::info If you somehow happen to brick your vWii, [follow this guide](https://gbatemp.net/threads/guide-vwii-unbrick-guide-by-garyodernichts.528329). ([Archive](https://web.archive.org/web/20200213194233/https://gbatemp.net/threads/guide-vwii-unbrick-guide-by-garyodernichts.528329/)) ::: ## 2. Prerequisites * A PC or mobile device with internet access and the ability to interact with SD cards. * An SD card formatted as FAT32 (at least 2GB) with enough available space. SDHC or SDXC cards formatted as FAT32 can be known to work. * A Wii U console capable of launching the Homebrew Launcher (either via the web browser exploit, Haxchi or Coldboot Haxchi). **If you do not have a softmodded Wii U console, please follow [wiiu.hacks.guide](https://wiiu.hacks.guide/), as well as [wiiu.hacks.guide/vwii-modding](https://wiiu.hacks.guide/vwii-modding) and then come back.** :::info After following the above linked guide, you should have: * **A vWii NAND backup and keys** (keep these stored safely!!) * **The Homebrew Channel installed** * **d2x cIOS installed (IOS249, IOS250 and IOS251)** * **IOS80 patched** ::: ## 3. Setting up RiiConnect24 ### Downloading required files Download the following files and put them on your SD card in the directory `/WADs/`. * [IOS31 vWii](https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/668559703835410497/668562270217044038/IOS31_vwii.wad) (**Required**) * [Photo Channel 1.1 (Worldwide)](https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/668559703835410497/681786893016236073/0001000248414941v3-IOS58.wad) * [News Channel (Europe)](https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/287740297923002368/677559589532860427/News_Channel_-_v7_-_Europe_-_HAGP_-_URL_Patched.wad) or [News Channel (USA)](https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/287740297923002368/543572797817880582/News_Channel_-_v7_-_USA_-_HAGE_-_URL_Patched.wad) * [Everybody Votes Channel (Europe)](https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/583781127584743434/659422547951091732/Everybody_Votes_Channel_RiiConnect24_Europe.wad) or [Everybody Votes Channel (USA)](https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/583781127584743434/668115988679491594/Everybody_Votes_Channel_USA_Channel_RiiConnect24.wad) * [Mii Contest Channel (Europe)](https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/583781127584743434/659422557556047902/Mii_Contest_Channel_Europe_Channel_RiiConnect24.wad) or [Check Mii Out Channel (USA)](https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/583781127584743434/668115990780969012/Check_Mii_Out_Channel_USA_Channel_RiiConnect24.wad) * [Nintendo Channel (Europe)](https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/583781127584743434/659422557224566784/Nintendo_Channel_RiiConnect24_Europe.wad) or [Nintendo Channel (USA)](https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/583781127584743434/668115989614821417/Nintendo_Channel_USA_Channel_RiiConnect24.wad) Download the following files and extract them to your SD card in the directory `/apps/`. * [Wii Mod Lite](https://github.com/RiiConnect24/Wii-Mod-Lite/releases) * [ConnectMii](https://git.snopyta.org/twosecslater/ConnectMii/releases/download/ConnectMii-v2.0/ConnectMii.zip) From the **Homebrew Channel**, launch **Wii Mod Lite** and navigate to the `/WADs/` folder, press (+) on all of the WADs to select them, and then press (A) twice to install them. ## Finishing The main installation is done! You can now start up your vWii, launch ConnectMii from the Homebrew Channel, and try the Channels out. You will need to do this every time you start up the vWii, in order to enable the WC24 flags. These are disabled by default on the vWii. From this point forward, the sections will be **entirely optional**, and may not be completely related to RiiConnect24. ## 4. Patching forced 4:3 aspect ratio for WiiWare, CMOC/MCC and EVC (Optional) Download ww-43db-patcher from [here](https://github.com/DarkMatterCore/ww-43db-patcher/releases) and extract it to /apps/ Put the SD card/USB drive in your wii, and run it from the Homebrew channel. :::success You have now patched the forced 4:3 aspect ratio for WiiWare on vWii! ::: :::info If you wish to learn more about how this works, please see the following link: [43DB on RGDWiki](https://wiki.mariocube.xyz/index.php/43DB) ([Archive](https://web.archive.org/web/20191210114729/https://wiki.mariocube.xyz/index.php/43DB)) ::: ## What's currently working? :::success The following RiiConnect24 services are **working** on the vWii: * News Channel * This channel is affected by the timestamp issue. The "Last Updated" and article timestamps will be incorrect. * Nintendo Channel * Everybody Votes Channel * Check Mii Out Channel / Mii Contest Channel ::: :::danger The following RiiConnect24 services are **not working** on the vWii: * Wii Friends/Address book (functionality does not exist on vWii) * This includes sending/receiving mail to/from friends. You can only receive global broadcast mail and posts from RSSMii feeds (if set up). * Forecast Channel * This channel is affected by the timestamp issue. This is preventing the channel from getting past the loading screen, returning the `FORE000006` error. * Everything else that isn't working according to [RiiConnect24 stats](https://rc24.xyz/stats/index.html). :::