GC Backup on 32GB USB

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GC Backup on 32GB USB

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Hello everyone, I'd like to get my GC backups working with Wiiflow, I followed a tutorial found in the forum

-installed Dios Mios
-formatted the USB in Fat 32/Fat with 32ko allocation size
-installed the game in "game/(game ID)/games.iso

I did convert the iso with "DiscEX"

Wiiflow recognizes the game (so the USB key) but when launching, black screen, and the wii shuts off :s what should I do?
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Re: GC Backup on 32GB USB

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Change your HDD, not all are compatible with DIOS MIOS.

Edit: is your key properly formatted in FAT32/32k first primary and active partition?
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Re: GC Backup on 32GB USB

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what do you mean by "first primary and active partition"?

(this one is also not recognized by wiisx for the isos, but recognized by the snes, megadrive/gba emulator :s)
If the problem comes from the key, which one should I use (it's a PNY 32GB USB flash drive)
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Re: GC Backup on 32GB USB

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If your key has several partitions, only the first will be recognized by DIOS MIOS, regarding the notions of primary and active, I'll point you to these articles Hard disk partition and Active partition.

And as crediar states:
If no splash screen appears at all, your HDD (usually the USB controller device is at fault not the HDD itself) is probably not supported.
Certain USB controllers cause issues.
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Re: GC Backup on 32GB USB

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Indeed there must be a boot partition set as primary because the key is 32gb and when I inserted it the first time it only had 30gb free, how can I erase this partition knowing it's invisible to the naked eye or how do I choose my fat32 as the primary partition? Anyway thanks for your help
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Re: GC Backup on 32GB USB

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The choice of primary or extended type is made when creating the partition, you make it active after formatting.

I can't recommend you a particular model, the USB controller is rarely indicated on the product spec sheet, besides crediar is talking about HDD not USB key and there's no document listing USB devices compatible with DIOS MIOS.
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Re: GC Backup on 32GB USB

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Alright, thank you for these clear and precise answers :)
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Re: GC Backup on 32GB USB

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Sorry for the double post, I just partitioned my external HDD which I use for my Wii backups
so one NTFS partition and another Fat32 one (active primary 32kb just as it should be) and I still have the same black screen problem :s does that mean it's not coming from the external HDD?
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Re: GC Backup on 32GB USB

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DIOS MIOS isn't easy to use, some games will run without problem, others will require juggling with display, language or NMM options but also with the extraction format (with or without compression) and finally some games are simply incompatible.

So it could come from the HDD or the game and its settings.

What is the game you're trying to play?

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