Ripping Games: Difference between revisions

More clean-up / "you" removal (still need to address USB Loader GX Method )
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== Ripping disc with computer ==
== Ripping Discs with Computer ==
A small number of PC optical drives are able to rip game ISOs with Rawdump.  See the [http://forums.dolphin-emu.org/showthread.php?tid=2900 <nowiki>[Howto]</nowiki> Dump wii or gamecube games with pc] forum thread for a list of known drives and instructions.
A small number of PC optical drives are able to rip game ISOs with Rawdump.  See the [http://forums.dolphin-emu.org/showthread.php?tid=2900 <nowiki>[Howto]</nowiki> Dump wii or gamecube games with pc] forum thread for a list of known drives and instructions.


== Ripping disc from Wii or Wii U ==
== Ripping Discs from Wii or Wii U ==
You'll more likely need to rip the disc using homebrew software on a Wii or Wii U in Wii mode. See [http://wiibrew.org/wiki/Homebrew_Channel Homebrew Channel] for instructions on how to use it.
Since few PCs optical drives are compatible with ripping discs one will likely need to use homebrew software on a Wii or Wii U in Wii mode to rip discs. See [http://wiibrew.org/wiki/Homebrew_Channel Homebrew Channel] for instructions on how to use it.


=== CleanRip ===
=== CleanRip ===
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Adjust the code as required, if you have more or fewer parts.
Adjust the code as required, if you have more or fewer parts.


=== USB Loader GX method ===
=== USB Loader GX Method ===
This assumes you are using the latest version of [https://code.google.com/p/usbloader-gui/ USB Loader GX] with certain cIOS (such as [https://code.google.com/p/d2x-cios/ d2x-cios]) installed on your Wii or Wii U in Wii mode. Your Wii may also be able to rip GameCube as long as your Wii supports it with [https://code.google.com/p/diosmios/ DIOS MIOS] installed. Wii Us and Wiis sold after late 2011 lack the GameCube controller and memory card ports, and can make no use of DIOS MIOS. You can rip your game disc by just launching USB Loader GX and then insert a game disc, it will ask you two options: Install or Mount DVD drive - You'll want to choose "Install". It will begin ripping process to your storage device as...
This assumes you are using the latest version of [https://code.google.com/p/usbloader-gui/ USB Loader GX] with certain cIOS (such as [https://code.google.com/p/d2x-cios/ d2x-cios]) installed on your Wii or Wii U in Wii mode. Your Wii may also be able to rip GameCube as long as your Wii supports it with [https://code.google.com/p/diosmios/ DIOS MIOS] installed. Wii Us and Wiis sold after late 2011 lack the GameCube controller and memory card ports, and can make no use of DIOS MIOS. You can rip your game disc by just launching USB Loader GX and then insert a game disc, it will ask you two options: Install or Mount DVD drive - You'll want to choose "Install". It will begin ripping process to your storage device as...
*For '''Wii''': ''X:\wbfs\GAMEID_*\GAMEID.wbfs'' (and ''GAMEID.wbf1'' as continuation file, if source is over 4,194,272 KiB)
*For '''Wii''': ''X:\wbfs\GAMEID_*\GAMEID.wbfs'' (and ''GAMEID.wbf1'' as continuation file, if source is over 4,194,272 KiB)