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Access BootMii through the '''Homebrew Channel'''. Use a GameCube Controller or the Power and Reset buttons to navigate through the BootMii menus, as detailed [http://www.bootmii.org/faq/ here]. Select '''Options''' (gears icon) on the far right. Select '''Backup NAND''' (Green arrow from chip to the SD card), and wait until it completes. Once completed, remove the SD card and put it into your system. You should see a file named '''NAND.bin''' on the SD Card. If you do, your NAND has been backed up.
Access BootMii through the '''Homebrew Channel'''. Use a GameCube Controller or the Power and Reset buttons to navigate through the BootMii menus, as detailed [http://www.bootmii.org/faq/ here]. Select '''Options''' (gears icon) on the far right. Select '''Backup NAND''' (Green arrow from chip to the SD card), and wait until it completes. Once completed, remove the SD card and put it into your system. You should see a file named '''nand.bin''' on the SD Card. If you do, your NAND has been backed up.
 
== Extracting NAND files ==
Use [http://forums.dolphin-emu.org/attachment.php?aid=1383 NAND Tools] consisting of the followings to extract the files from NAND.bin:
*cmd.lnk
*nand-aes-dump.c
*nand-aes-dump.exe
*NAND-bin2raw.exe
*zestig.exe
 
Firstly, you will need to copy "nand.bin" and "keys.bin" into the same directory as where the NAND tools are, and then open cmd.lnk (A shortcut file that will open %windir%\system32\cmd.exe into shortcut's current directory) then do the followings:
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!|Step #
!|What to type into Command Prompt (and then press [Enter])
!|Result
|-
| 1
| nand-aes-dump.exe
| It will extract your AES key from your nand.bin into a file called nand-key.bin.
|-
| 2
| NAND-bin2raw.exe nand.bin nand_dec.bin
| It will start the decrypting process and you should now have 2 bin files: encrypted and decrypted nand dump.
|-
| 3
| zestig.exe nand-key.bin nand_dec.bin nand
| It will extract everything from nand_dec.bin and place them into a new folder called "nand".
|-
| 4
| exit
| It will close command prompt.
|}
Now you have your nand backup ready for dolphin!


== Placing the NAND files into Dolphin ==
== Placing the NAND files into Dolphin ==
Use [http://forums.dolphin-emu.org/attachment.php?aid=1383 NAND Tools] to extract the files from NAND.bin. Make sure to back up any Dolphin files you wish, then place the NAND files into the ''User/Wii/'' subdirectory. '''DO NOT''' replace the '''User/Wii/shared2/sys/SYSCONF''' file. Dolphin has its own, unique SYSCONF file, and overwriting it with the one from your NAND dump will confuse Dolphin.
Make sure to back up any Dolphin files you wish, then place everything from ''nand\'' (the folder you have created with NAND tools) into the ''User\Wii\'' subdirectory. '''DO NOT''' replace the '''User\Wii\shared2\sys\SYSCONF''' file. Dolphin has its own, unique SYSCONF file, and overwriting it with the one from your NAND dump will confuse Dolphin.


== Help ==
== Help ==

Revision as of 05:17, 2 September 2013

NAND Flash Memory is the built in memory of the Wii console. It houses save data, downloaded channels, and the System Menu. Some games may require files only found in a full NAND dump to work correctly. The easiest way to do that is with BootMii. For alternate methods, see the forum thread.

Dumping NAND with BootMii

To dump NAND with BootMii, you'll need:

  • A homebrewed console with BootMii installed
  • A SD card

Access BootMii through the Homebrew Channel. Use a GameCube Controller or the Power and Reset buttons to navigate through the BootMii menus, as detailed here. Select Options (gears icon) on the far right. Select Backup NAND (Green arrow from chip to the SD card), and wait until it completes. Once completed, remove the SD card and put it into your system. You should see a file named nand.bin on the SD Card. If you do, your NAND has been backed up.

Extracting NAND files

Use NAND Tools consisting of the followings to extract the files from NAND.bin:

  • cmd.lnk
  • nand-aes-dump.c
  • nand-aes-dump.exe
  • NAND-bin2raw.exe
  • zestig.exe

Firstly, you will need to copy "nand.bin" and "keys.bin" into the same directory as where the NAND tools are, and then open cmd.lnk (A shortcut file that will open %windir%\system32\cmd.exe into shortcut's current directory) then do the followings:

Step # What to type into Command Prompt (and then press [Enter]) Result
1 nand-aes-dump.exe It will extract your AES key from your nand.bin into a file called nand-key.bin.
2 NAND-bin2raw.exe nand.bin nand_dec.bin It will start the decrypting process and you should now have 2 bin files: encrypted and decrypted nand dump.
3 zestig.exe nand-key.bin nand_dec.bin nand It will extract everything from nand_dec.bin and place them into a new folder called "nand".
4 exit It will close command prompt.

Now you have your nand backup ready for dolphin!

Placing the NAND files into Dolphin

Make sure to back up any Dolphin files you wish, then place everything from nand\ (the folder you have created with NAND tools) into the User\Wii\ subdirectory. DO NOT replace the User\Wii\shared2\sys\SYSCONF file. Dolphin has its own, unique SYSCONF file, and overwriting it with the one from your NAND dump will confuse Dolphin.

Help

For help and further instructions, ask on the forums.