USB Loader GX on Wii U

Q: Can I play Wii roms on Wii U?

Yes, its possible to play Wii games and use Wii accessories on Wii U. However, please note that it is not possible to use Wii U games or accessories on Wii. Click here to find out more about Wii U backwards compatibility.

Q: Can USB Loader GX read from SD card?

To use USB Loader GX you need: A USB 2.0 Hard Disk Drive or Flash Drive (see bellow for HDD format) A SD/SDHC Card (optional, you can use one if you have limited USB storage or if you find SD access on your computer easier than USB)

Q: Can Wii U use external hard drive?

External hard drives that are self powered with a USB cable are compatible with the Wii U. However it is recommended to use a Y-cable to make sure the hard drive gets enough power. Self powered hard drives with a USB cable are compatible with the Wii U.

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This is a quick start guide on how to use USB Loader GX, a popular USB loader for the Wii that’s used to play games from a USB drive.

What you need

A Wii
A USB drive
USB Loader GX

Make sure you have installed cIOS before following this!

We recommend you copy games over with Wii Backup Manager if you use Windows, Witgui if you use macOS, or Wii Backup Fusion for Windows, macOS, and Linux.

If you want to play games that are in NKit format, use this program to convert them to ISO first. You can also use a development build of Dolphin, right click on a game, and use “Convert File” to convert it.

If you are not copying games using Wii Backup Manager, Witgui, or Wii Backup Fusion, make a folder on the root of the USB drive or SD card named “wbfs” and put the games in there.

To play games, we recommend using an external hard drive for your Wii. Flash drives should be usable too, but external hard drives are recommended as they are more reliable, and can store more games.

Make sure your USB drive is formatted as FAT32 or NTFS. Do not format it as other types such as exFAT, extFS, or WBFS, the latter is an old format of storing Wii games.

Instructions

Downloading

Extract USB Loader GX and put it in the apps folder on your USB drive or SD card.
Insert your USB drive, and SD card if you’re using one, into your Wii and launch USB Loader GX from the Homebrew Channel.

Getting Started

There is no “guide” to use the USB Loader GX app. This is intended to help you learn how to use it, by giving you a quick start. You should be able to figure out all the great features of USB Loader GX by using it.

If USB Loader GX says “Waiting for HDD…” with a 20 seconds countdown, it’s likely that it can’t find the USB drive. Try to exit out of the app, and then relaunch it after you put the USB drive in the other port of the Wii.
You can press the 1 Button on your Wii Remote to open up a dialog to download game covers and artwork from GameTDB. It might take a while to download the game covers and artwork, depending on how many games you have.
There are WADs that can open up USB Loader GX if you load it from the Wii Menu. This is called a forwarder WAD. An official forwarder WAD can be found here, and a version for the vWii (Wii U) can be found here.
GameCube or “custom” Wii games may or may not have a custom banner that USB Loader GX uses. To enable this, find or write CustomBannersURL = http://banner.rc24.xyz/ in config/GXGlobal.cfg on your USB drive. Then you can use the “Custom Banner” download by pressing the 1 Button on your Wii Remote.

User Interface

There are multiple buttons in the USB Loader GX interface.

Main Menu

These are the functions the buttons found on the top of the main menu do, from left to right:

Star - Shows games that you have marked as “favorites”.
Search - Lets you search for games by name.
Sort - Cycles through sorting methods for games.
Platform - Choose to sort games by platform.
Category - Sorts games by category.
List - Shows games in a list view.
Multi-Cover View - Shows games in a multi-cover view.
Cover Carousel View - Shows games in a carousel view.
Wii Menu View - Shows games in a Wii Menu view.
Parental Control - Locks USB Loader GX.
Disc - Loads a game via disc.

Pressing any game will allow you to play the game by pressing “Start”.

There are also other buttons:

(+) Icon - “Install” a game, i.e. loading it from disc and dumping it.
Gears - Settings for USB Loader GX.
SD card - Remount the SD card.
Homebrew - Load homebrew apps.
Wii - Open up the HOME Menu, which can also be accessed by pressing the HOME Button on the Wii Remote.
Power Button - Turn off your Wii.

On the middle of the bottom of the screen, you can see how much space is free on your USB drive and how many games you have.

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USB Loader GX forwarder channel for Wii U menu

This forwarder boot the vWii USB Loader GX channel installed into vWii menu, ideal for CBHC users that don't require Mocha or Haxchi sig patches, Haxchi users need boot sig patches before use it.

It's based on hbl2hbc from @FIX94 , it use it's own app though so doesn't interfere with hbl2hbc.elf

https://mega.nz/#!IUoDRSzA!lIecyP0He-yl7z4HafCrqC3tbWC8oTwnnTXVFXBW_DQ

On vWii install the "USB Loader GX - [UNEO] - vWii.wad" (if you already don't have it) with WiiMOD Lite or other wad manager for vWii, you find the wad it on "wads" folder. This channel points to "sd:/apps/usbloader_gx/boot.dol" or "usb:/apps/usbloader_gx/boot.dol".
On Wii U extract the contents of the package on your SD.
Install the forwarder channel on Wii U using WUP Installer Y mod or GX TO USB, remember you need sig patches to install!

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I'll have to check this out later. I tried similar solutions that didn't work.

I get a static blue screen with this.

I get a static blue screen with this.

Are you using CBHC, Haxchi CFW, or Mocha to boot it?

Can you try boot hbl2ULGX.elf directly from HBC?

Can you try boot hbl2ULGX.elf directly from HBC?

that works. is the name of the wii u elf file the correct name that the forwarder is forwarding to? 'cause you've named it differently from the rar file.

that works. is the name of the wii u elf file the correct name that the forwarder is forwarding to? 'cause you've named it differently from the rar file.

Let me check

the only time I've seen a blue screen is when using the loadiine forwarder with an incompatible version of loadiine.

Just downloaded the forwarder through the mega link, installed with WUP Installer Y mod, and it's working on my end.
Is your path sd:/wiiu/apps/hbl2ULGX/hbl2ULGX.elf <----- exactly the same?

Maybe your download got corrupted?

redownloaded. still doesn't work.

redownloaded. still doesn't work.

Can you try by placing the txt in the root of your sd?
I apologize for the inconvenience, it was an error in the .rpx

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Can you try by placing the txt in the root of your sd?
I apologize for the inconvenience, it was an error in the .rpx

still got a blue screen.

I updated the OP link, can you try it?
You only need delete the previous channel and install the new one, the .txt in root is not needed. Thanks.

I updated the OP link, can you try it?
You only need delete the previous channel and install the new one, the .txt in root is not needed. Thanks.

okay, that worked. thanks!

I'm trying to install the forwarder on Wii U using WUP Installer GX, but I consistently get the same error: "Install failed. Verify WUP files are correct & complete. DLC/E-shop require Sig Patches."

The thing is I'm already using CBHC. Everything else works just fine, but not this app. What could be the problem?

Hi,

Sorry for this question but can I use this WAD to install a channel on my vWii to open USBloaderGX. (Is there any other steps required? I do not really understand the instructions in the first post!)

At the moment on the vWii I have to open Homebrew Channel and then load USBLoaderGX.

Hi,
Sorry for this question but can I use this WAD to install a channel on my vWii to open USBloaderGX. (Is there any other steps required? I do not really understand the instructions in the first post!)
At the moment on the vWii I have to open Homebrew Channel and then load USBLoaderGX.

install the wad (make sure usb loader gx is located in one of the places listed). you'll then have a forwarder channel to usb loader gx. then, install the forwarder channel on the wii u using wup installer gx. the forwarder will forward the system to the wad forwarder which in turn will forward to usb loader gx.

Hi,
Sorry for this question but can I use this WAD to install a channel on my vWii to open USBloaderGX. (Is there any other steps required? I do not really understand the instructions in the first post!)
At the moment on the vWii I have to open Homebrew Channel and then load USBLoaderGX.

It is since the Wii U's forwarder looks for the vWii's one.

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Does USB Loader GX work with Wii U?

There are WADs that can open up USB Loader GX if you load it from the Wii Menu. This is called a forwarder WAD. An official forwarder WAD can be found here, and a version for the vWii (Wii U) can be found here.

Can I play Wii roms on Wii U?

Yes, it's possible to play Wii games and use Wii accessories on Wii U. However, please note that it is not possible to use Wii U games or accessories on Wii. Click here to find out more about Wii U backwards compatibility.

Can USB Loader GX read from SD card?

To use USB Loader GX you need: A USB 2.0 Hard Disk Drive or Flash Drive (see bellow for HDD format) A SD/SDHC Card (optional, you can use one if you have limited USB storage or if you find SD access on your computer easier than USB)

Can Wii U use external hard drive?

External hard drives that are self powered with a USB cable are compatible with the Wii U. However it is recommended to use a Y-cable to make sure the hard drive gets enough power. Self powered hard drives with a USB cable are compatible with the Wii U.