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This page explains how to rip the GameCube and Wii game discs to be played on Dolphin. Ripping the game discs through the Wii or Wii U console will require to have homebrew software installed. See [http://wiibrew.org/wiki/Homebrew_Channel Homebrew Channel] for instructions on how to use it. The term "vWii" is Wii system running on Wii U console. | |||
== Ripping Discs with Computer == | == Ripping Discs with Computer == | ||
A small number of PC optical drives are able to rip game ISOs with Rawdump. | 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. | ||
Since few PC's optical drives are compatible with ripping discs one will likely need to use homebrew software on a Wii or vWii to rip discs. | |||
Since few | |||
== CleanRip with homebrewed Wii or vWii == | |||
[http://wiibrew.org/wiki/CleanRip CleanRip] can rip a game disc to an SD card or an external USB storage device. | [http://wiibrew.org/wiki/CleanRip CleanRip] can rip a game disc to an SD card or an external USB storage device. | ||
=== For GameCube Disc === | |||
The storage device with ≥1.36 GiB of free space may be required as a few GameCube discs will contain large ISO, though, the 1 GiB SD card should do the job pretty well for the majority of GameCube games. Follow the on-screen instructions. | The storage device with ≥1.36 GiB of free space may be required as a few GameCube discs will contain large ISO, though, the 1 GiB SD card should do the job pretty well for the majority of GameCube games. Follow the on-screen instructions. | ||
=== For Wii Disc === | |||
The storage device with ≥1 GiB of free space should be enough throughout the ripping process for Wii discs. | The storage device with ≥1 GiB of free space should be enough throughout the ripping process for Wii discs. | ||
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*Certain Wii discs are [[Dual Layer Disc|dual layer (or DVD9) instead of single layer (or DVD5)]]. CleanRip will also need to be configured to read and rip those kinds of discs. At the Wii Disc Ripper Setup screen, set '''Dual Layer''' to '''Yes'''. The rip will take roughly double the time than usual Wii discs of 4.38 GiB as the dual layer ISOs are 7.93 GiB in size. | *Certain Wii discs are [[Dual Layer Disc|dual layer (or DVD9) instead of single layer (or DVD5)]]. CleanRip will also need to be configured to read and rip those kinds of discs. At the Wii Disc Ripper Setup screen, set '''Dual Layer''' to '''Yes'''. The rip will take roughly double the time than usual Wii discs of 4.38 GiB as the dual layer ISOs are 7.93 GiB in size. | ||
=== Joining Split Files === | |||
Games ripped to multiple pieces must be joined together to work with Dolphin. | Games ripped to multiple pieces must be joined together to work with Dolphin. | ||
* Make sure all of the pieces are named using the "GAMEID.part#.iso" syntax. | * Make sure all of the pieces are named using the "GAMEID.part#.iso" syntax. | ||
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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 == | |||
The Wii or | The Wii or vWii installed with the latest version of [https://code.google.com/p/usbloader-gui/ USB Loader GX] and certain cIOS (such as [https://code.google.com/p/d2x-cios/ d2x-cios]) can rip Wii game discs. The Wii system may also be able to rip GameCube as long as the [https://code.google.com/p/diosmios/ DIOS MIOS] is 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. The USB Loader GX will ask the user two options when inserting a game disc: Install or Mount DVD drive. In this guide, you should 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) | ||
** Dolphin build version {{revision|3.5}} and later can accept Wii games in WBFS format. | ** Dolphin build version {{revision|3.5}} and later can accept Wii games in WBFS format. | ||