FAQ For Wode Jukebox

Q: What regions will WODE work on?
A: Any. WODE will work with NTSC-U, PAL, NTSC-J, and Korean Wiis.

Q: What Wii firmware should I use?
A: WODE will work with absolutely any Wii firmware, past or future. There is no 'best' firmware. If you use 4.2 or greater firmware, just realize that you can't play out-of-region games without some kind of homebrew. See viewtopic.php?f=2&t=283

Q: What kinds of devices will WODE work with?
A: WODE can read from flash drives, hard drives, SD cards, card readers (for things like compact flash or Sony cards), and external USB DVD drives. Future updates are planned that will add the streaming of game images over WiFi.

Q: What is D3-2?/I have a D3-2, will WODE work?
A: D3-2 is a type of Wii DVD drive found in newer Wiis. It has the ability to read burned DVDs removed, which stops you from playing any burned backups. WODE will be able to emulate a drive and play your ISOs just fine, but it will NOT play burned games with a D3-2 via Flat Mode.

Q: How do I set up my hard drive?
A: You have many options here. WODE supports a variety of filesystems. You can choose between NTFS, FAT (16, 32), EXT3FS, HFS+ and WBFS. Read below for details on each. See viewtopic.php?f=2&t=43 for a guide on how to partition your drive.
NTFS (Windows Standard)

• In the root of the drive, make a folder called "iso" (No Quotes)
• Put any ISOs or .wbfs files (created with Wii Backup Manager, see below for details) in this folder. WODE also supports subfolders, meaning that you can organize your games. For example, have an "Action" folder for action games, etc.
• Choose the NTFS partition on WODE and play your games.

EXT3FS (Linux)

• See NTFS, replace NTFS in the last step with EXT3FS

FAT
FAT has a filesize limit, so it's a little different.

• In the root of the drive, make a folder called "ISO."
• Put any gamecube ISOs or split .wbfs files (I recommend splitting to 2GB to be safe. Why? FAT has a limit on the size of a file, which a normal Wii ISO goes above. See the .wbfs question below for details) in this directory. WODE also supports subfolders, meaning that you can organize your games. For example, have an "Action" folder for action games, etc.

WBFS
I don't recommend WBFS. You can't put gamecube ISOs on it, you have no option to defrag the drive, and you have no direct access to your files (only through WBFS managers). However, if you choose to use it, here's what you need to know:

• Use a WBFS manager of some sort to format your drive to WBFS
• In this manager, transfer any ISOs to the drive.
• Choose the WBFS partition on WODE and play your games.

HFS+ (Mac)

• See NTFS, replacing NTFS with HFS+

Q: How do I make a backup of my game to use with Wode?
A: You have three options in this department. The first-and most simple-would be to simply wait for a future update of the Wode firmware which will allow you to make backups. Secondly, you can get an LG drive which supports reading of the Wii disc (only the LG-8164b, LG-8163b, LG-8162b, LG-8161b are supported) and use it to backup the game with your PC. Note that this will be a very lengthy process. Finally, you can 'softmod' your Wii, which is installing 'hacked' software to it. You'll need a cIOS (rev17 is the best at the time of writing this guide), the Homebrew Channel, and an app called SuperDump 1.3. Launch superdump, choose your settings, and rip.

Q: What exactly is a .wbfs file?
A: We can think of a .wbfs file as a special version of a Wii ISO. It removes any garbage data put in by Nintendo and the game's update partition, leaving only the game itself and usually significantly reducing the game's size. These files can be created with Wii Backup Manager for Windows ( http://gbatemp.net/index.php?showtopic=188295 ). If you're using a FAT drive, .wbfs files let you put your games on it. Since FAT has a set limit for the size of files, .wbfs files can be split in order to fit.

Q: What is a .bca file and how is it used?/How do I get .bca files?
A1: Newer games have a new anti-piracy method known as BCA. It is a simple 64 bytes of data read from official discs that backups lack. The .bca file contains those 64 bytes so that the WODE can play games without issues. The .bca files share the name if its games. For example, if you have an ISO called "NSMB.iso," you need to name the .bca file "NSMB.bca." If you have split .wbfs files, such as "NSMB.wbfs" and "NSMB.wbf1," you still name it "NSMB.bca"
A2: You can get .bca data two ways. The first way is to use the WODE game ripper, since it will also rip the BCA data for you. However, at the time of writing this FAQ, the ripper is not available so you need an alternate method. Unfortunately, it requires homebrew. If you don't want any kind of homebrew, I suggest waiting for the ripper to be finished. If you're OK with using homebrew, use uLoader to find the game's BCA data, then put the 64 bytes into a hex editor and save it as your .bca file.

Q: Why isn't my hard drive working with WODE?
A: Take a look at your drive. If it's not a flash drive and it only has one cable, it's likely that it isn't receiving enough power to run. You have three choices to fix this:

• Get a powered USB hub
• Get a USB Y-cable
• Get a new drive with external power

Q: I have some backups I would like to play from HDD, how do I do this?
A: Use ImgBurn (http://www.imgburn.com). When you start ImgBurn select the "Create image file from disc" option

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