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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. | 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. | ||
If you are trying to load a game from a Wii disc check this link out: [https:// | If you are trying to load a game from a Wii disc check this link out: [https://bugs.dolphin-emu.org/issues/8007 Dolphin actually can't run games from DVD-Rom?] | ||
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== USB Loader GX == | == USB Loader GX == | ||
The Wii or vWii installed with the latest version of [ | The Wii or vWii installed with the latest version of [http://sourceforge.net/projects/usbloadergx/ USB Loader GX] and certain cIOS (such as [https://github.com/davebaol/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; choose "Install". It will begin the ripping process to the storage device: | ||
*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. | ||