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== Creating a Virtual SD Card == | == Creating a Virtual SD Card == | ||
It is recommend you create one with size at least 512MB for large homebrew apps, for example, Project M, and no more than 2GB for best compatibility as there are compatibility issues with some homebrew apps trying to run under an SDHC card on the real hardware. | |||
=== Easy Dolphin SDCard Maker – Windows only === | === Easy Dolphin SDCard Maker – Windows only === | ||
A simple user created UI for Windows is available here: ''[https://sites.google.com/site/anon4453/tools/easy-dolphin-sdcard-maker Easy Dolphin SDCard Maker]'' | |||
=== Command Line and Executable Files === | === Command Line and Executable Files === | ||
Go to [http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html#Other SDK Tools Only] and download one for your system. Unzip it. The file '''mksdcard''' from <var>\tools\</var> will be used throughout this section. | |||
*<kbd>2048M</kbd> | Open the Command Prompt or Terminal then follow the supposed command line: | ||
* | <pre>mksdcard 2048M sd.raw</pre> | ||
*Drag and drop '''mksdcard''' file from <var>\tools\</var> into the command window for the full directory pointing to mkscard. | |||
*Type <kbd>2048M</kbd> for 2GB, or if desired, replace it with different size like <kbd>512M</kbd> (512MB), <kbd>1024M</kbd> (1GB), etc. | |||
*To replace the virtual SD Card, simply drag and drop an existing '''sd.raw''' file into the command window. (The virtual SD card on OS X will most likely located in <var>~/Library/Application\ Support/Dolphin/Wii/sd.raw</var>)<br />Or elsewhere to create new. | |||
== Editing a Virtual SD Card == | == Editing a Virtual SD Card == | ||
=== Windows === | === Windows === | ||
The | The virtual SD card can be edited using ''[http://www.winimage.com/download.htm WinImage]''. | ||
=== OS X === | === OS X === | ||
In | In Terminal window, type the following to mount the virtual SD card: | ||
<pre>hdiutil attach -imagekey diskimage-class=CRawDiskImage ~/Library/Application\ Support/Dolphin/Wii/sd.raw</pre> | |||
The virtual SD card can then be ejected through Finder when done being edited. | |||
The SD card can then be ejected through Finder when done being edited. | |||
=== Linux === | === Linux === | ||
The | The virtual SD card can be edited by mounting it to a virtual disk: | ||
<pre>mount -o defaults,umask=000 sd.raw /media/sdcard</pre> | <pre>mount -o defaults,umask=000 sd.raw /media/sdcard</pre> | ||
When you are done, simply unmount it like this: | When you are done, simply unmount it like this: | ||
<pre>umount /media/sdcard</pre> | <pre>umount /media/sdcard</pre> | ||