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Installation Guide (for all known boot methods)
Exclamation  10/09/2012, 01:32 AM (This post was last modified: 10/09/2012 01:33 AM by VietGeek.)
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SD Card/USB DIOS MIOS INSTALLATION

- This guide supports SD card or USB drive installation. Melee: SD Remix can also run off a burned disc and even the Dolphin emulator, but those methods aren't covered in this guide.

- This guide assumes you are using a Nintendo Wii to run SD Remix and that you ALREADY have Homebrew Channel installed.

- It also assumes you've nevered installed any cIOS onto your Wii. If you have, then you probably don't need to consult this in the first place.

START:
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- What you need prior to the instructions outlined in the guide:
- A 2GB+ SD Card formatted to FAT with 64kb file allocation or a 2GB+ USB storage device formatted to FAT32 with 32kb file allocation.
- A Wiimote (for WAD Manager) {Sensor Bar isn't needed}
- An ISO of Super Smash Bros. Melee (any version of NTSC-U) {Obviously I'm not providing this}
- Some homebrew applications and files I've compiled after growing tired of troubleshooting.

STEP 1: SD Card/USB Preparation
If you haven't already, back-up your files on the:

SD card and reformat it to FAT with file allocation at 64kb. It can be Quick Format.

or

USB device reformat it to FAT32 with file allocation at 32kb. It can be Quick Format.

Download this .zip file: http://www.mediafire.com/?o60jy2wz6464ryy

Unzip the file and you'll see three folders (apps, dml, and wads) plus one .wad on at the root.

Copy the apps and wads folders and the .wad to your SD card root directory. Say yes to any and all file replacement inquiries in this step.

Now the dml folder should be copied to your C:\ drive. You'll see why in a moment.

Okay, remember that Melee ISO you legally obtained? Right... copy the ISO to C:\dml

It's in there? Great! Now rename the ISO to 'ssbm'. Chances are your ISO has spaces in the name, which will greatly impede the next step.

Now assuming you're using Windows, open up Command Prompt (CMD.exe)

Type in

Code:
cd c:\dml\

then

Code:
gcreex -x (melee iso name + file extension)

Ex: I have a Melee ISO called ssbm.gcm

On this step, I would type in: gcreex -x ssbm.gcm

it'll begin to extract the files into a folder called "GALE01" in C:\dml\. Copy that folder to SD Card drive:\games. It will probably take around 10 minutes or slightly less.

Once that is done, open up the SD/USB version of the latest SD Remix build. You'll see a folder called 'root' and 'sys.' Copy those folders to SD:\games\GALE01 and confirm all file replacement inquiries.

STEP 2: Wii Installation

Place your SD Card into the Wii's SD slot, boot up Homebrew Channel, and then proceed to load the IOS236 installer. Follow the directions on-screen and install it. If your Wii is not online-enabled, select offline and remember that .wad file in the root directory? Yeah, the program will just use that. Congratulations, you now have a customized IOS236.

Next boot to WAD Manager. You are REQUIRED to use a Wiimote for this program. When it prompts you for which IOS to use, select IOS 236. The storage media is obviously your SD card. If everything checks out, you should see a menu of your SD card's root. Go to the 'wads' folder.

Now we're going to install some .wad files. First select 'cIOS249[56]-d2x-v8-final.wad' and follow the on-screen instructions to install it. It will confirm your success. Next, do the same for 'cIOS250[57]-d2x-v8-final.wad'

Now press 'Home' on the Wiimote to exit. Now go back to WAD Manager. This time for the IOS, select IOS 249. When it asks you for NAND Emulation, choose Disabled.

Select SD card as your storage media and go back to the 'wads' folder. This time install the "[SD] DIOSMIOSLite_2.2.wad" file (for SD cards) or "[USB] DIOSMIOS_2.2.wad" (for USB devices). You should be done, so exit out and now go to the DIOS-MIOS-BOOTER application.

STEP 3: Running Melee SD: Remix!

First, you should see SD Remix as a choice in the loader. Secondly, you can use a Gamecube controller to control this loader's menus if you wish. Press 'B' to go to Options and scroll through until you see a 'No Disc Patch' option. Enable it and please eject any disc you have inside your Wii drive.

Now go back to the main screen on the loader and select Melee: SD Remix.

The Wii should go to a Gamecube logo screen with "DIOS MIOS" printed underneath the logo or something similar and the disc drive should make a noise like it just accepted a disc.

Then the screen will black out for 5 or so seconds at most. If you're lucky, the installation was successful and you can start playing SD Remix! Otherwise, continue to Step 4.

Step 4: Troubleshooting
Chances are, the loader froze at or after the apploader screen, right?

If it's freezing, try removing all special peripherals connected to your Wii and try again.

If it's still stuck, go back to WAD Manager, load up IOS 249, uninstall the DIOS MIOS .wad you originally installed (scroll right of 'Install' for 'Uninstall'), then install 'RVL-BC-v6.wad' and 'RVL-mios-v10.wad' in that order.

Then reinstall the DIOS MIOS .wad you originally chose. This process is basically us cycling through a 'corrupted Gamecube Mode' -> 'clean, vanilla Gamecube Mode' -> 'Successful DIOS-MIOS-(Lite) installation' until it works.

And you did format your SD card correctly, right? If it's not FAT or FAT32 with 64kb file allocation, it won't work. Ever.

Alternatively, did you format your USB device correctly? If it's not FAT32 with 32kb file allocation. That won't work either!
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10/09/2012, 01:33 AM (This post was last modified: 10/09/2012 09:23 PM by VietGeek.)
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RoyalSyurp Wrote:So i get people asking me: "How do i make an Sd remix iso?" well today i bring everyone a guide on just that! so let's get started!



So the first thing we need is our tools for Making a Melee: SD Remix iso, so download this tool pack here: https://www.dropbox.com/s/pql974cqcxhecsf/Tools.zip

You'll also need a Melee ntsc iso, i can't link you to the iso. Remember, Google is your friend. Smile

We'll also need the the newest revision, you can download that here: http://www.smashmods.com/forum/thread-5366.html


After you have downloaded those, open the Tools zip and extract it somewhere that is easily accessible, because you will be using it later.

in the tools folder, start up Gc-tool.exe go to File, and select: Open GC-iso. locate your iso and click ok.

Note: If you can't find your iso, try selecting all files where it says File types.

Extract the the Melee: SD remix revision files and put them anywhere on your pc. Now go to tools on Gc-tool and select: Replace dol

Locate your Melee: SD remix files, there should be a main.dol file there click on it and press ok .

Go to ISO in gc-tool and select: Extract whole ISO. Choose your directory and check the box that says: Also Extract Header, Apploader, DOL, and TOC then click: Extarct.

After its done you should have a folder called: Root, this has every file in the Melee iso, now close Gc-tool.
Now find where you put your Melee: sd remix files, and put all of the files (except for main.dol and ISO.hdr) in the root of the root folder, now in the root folder there should be a folder called: &&SystemData, put the ISO.hdr in there.

It's time to rebuild the ISO!

Start up Gcr.exe Go to root on GCr and select: Open, go and locate the root folder, click on it and press ok.

Go to root again and select: save, and choose your directory and name your iso, then click ok, then go to root AGAIN and select rebuild, it well now start rebuilding the iso, after its done rebuilding, you should have an iso where ever you put it. And now your done!
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10/09/2012, 02:36 AM (This post was last modified: 10/09/2012 02:53 AM by Npxl.)
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guess I'll post this here too (i tried the thread on smashboards a little earlier),

So, I've already got the dios mios stuff on my wii (**** you disk drive) but do I have to go into GC Tool and replace every file in the ISOs root with the stuff in the root folder of the .rar you provided?

Also I have a copy of melee already on the USB in a folder called GALE01, is there any way to have my regular melee and SD: Remix on my queue. Does the name of that folder even matter?!

Edit: and then I read the second post and now i know how to build the ISO, but I'd still like an answer to the second question if one can be provided.
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You can have both vMelee and SDR on the same media, as you can name the folder whatever you like (MSDR01 for example), but dios-mios-loader will display both games as "Super Smash Bros Melee" as internally, they are both "GALE01."
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You should give the banner a new image >Big Grin

But more seriously, thanks for the response. Hopefully I'll have my friend over and we can check out the mod
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(10/09/2012 09:38 AM)VietGeek Wrote:  You can have both vMelee and SDR on the same media, as you can name the folder whatever you like (MSDR01 for example), but dios-mios-loader will display both games as "Super Smash Bros Melee" as internally, they are both "GALE01."

So, let's say, can I have one of them say "Super Smash Bros. Melee", and have the other say "Super Smash Bros. Melee: SD Remix"? The latter is how my DIOS MIOS Booter (which I don't use. but...) refers to it currently.

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You can but it will cause some complications with save files (which load based on Game ID). Not being able to have multiple copies of the same game distinguishable is an unfortunate limitation of the dios-mios-booter.
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(10/09/2012 01:33 AM)VietGeek Wrote:  
RoyalSyurp Wrote:So i get people asking me:
We'll also need the the newest revision, you can download that here: http://smashmods.com/forum/thread-4964.html

I can't access this link Sad

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It was a link to the Backroom, but it is now fixed.
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Also, i'm on a mac and it won't let me unarchive the files in the tools zip file. What to do?

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(10/09/2012 09:24 PM)MVP Wrote:  Also, i'm on a mac and it won't let me unarchive the files in the tools zip file. What to do?

Mac sux, mang.

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(10/09/2012 09:24 PM)MVP Wrote:  Also, i'm on a mac and it won't let me unarchive the files in the tools zip file. What to do?

Get a real OS. Jokes aside, I heard "Stuffit" is a commonly used program to unzip on a Mac. I don't use Macs, so I could not confirm with you.
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You know, you should separate the guide a little more. I already had Melee running off DM; all you had to say was to replace the files in the ISO.
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So I need to create a new folder called "games" on my sd card? Then I put GALE01 in this "games" folder.

Now, the GALE01 folder had two folders (root and sys). So I am taking the root and sys from the SD remix and just replacing the root and sys that are already in the GALE01 folder? That doesn't seem right. Or am I taking all of the files in the root folder from the sd remix and dragging all of those to the root folder of the GALE01 folder and then saying yes to replace all similar files? And then I do the same for the sys folder?
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(10/16/2012 03:11 AM)GUNZx5 Wrote:  So I need to create a new folder called "games" on my sd card? Then I put GALE01 in this "games" folder.

Now, the GALE01 folder had two folders (root and sys). So I am taking the root and sys from the SD remix and just replacing the root and sys that are already in the GALE01 folder? That doesn't seem right. Or am I taking all of the files in the root folder from the sd remix and dragging all of those to the root folder of the GALE01 folder and then saying yes to replace all similar files? And then I do the same for the sys folder?

Either works, but the first is SO much more comfortable.

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(10/16/2012 03:11 AM)GUNZx5 Wrote:  So I need to create a new folder called "games" on my sd card? Then I put GALE01 in this "games" folder.

Then am I taking all of the files in the root folder from the sd remix and dragging all of those to the root folder of the GALE01 folder and then saying yes to replace all similar files? And then I do the same for the sys folder?

Bingo, that's what you gotta do.
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Sweet, that means I have it working properly. It's fun trying the all the new character lol. I am just wondering though cuz game overall feels a little off. The top tier characters whom I am assuming were meant to be kept the same feel a little less crisp. I was comparing by playing standard melee and then SD remix and there is definitely a difference. Any idea why this is? Are there any plans to make it feel more similar to melee? Or maybe I just did something wrong with the installation.

Thanks.
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There's something wrong with your install or your SD card/USB isn't up-to-par, which is certainly an unfortunate but very possible situation
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Got it working properly, and i gotta say that its really fun because there are more legit characters now...though some small things seems a little off, for some reason i fell like im much faster with Captain Falcon. But everything is better, thanks for this
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There must be some term for this phenomenon where people think things have changed where they have not...

Just saying. lol

Unless PAL Falcon had some sort of speed boost, which I doubt.
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