Description

USB Loader GX Enhanced is a backup manager for the Nintendo Wii based on the original USB Loader GX, with bug fixes and a revamped user interface to:

• Play games from a USB storage device or an SD Card
• Launch other homebrew apps
• Create backups of your original game discs
• Use cheats codes in games and a whole lot more

Building

The easiest way to build the project is to start a codespace from the repository with Visual Studio Code. Once created, open a Terminal window and run the following:

make clean && make

Quick Installation

1. Copy the compiled boot.dol to the apps/usbloader_gx folder of your SD Card and replace any existing files
2. Install the d2x Custom IOS Installer by extracting the apps folder from the downloaded achive to the root of your SD Card
3. Install the required custom IOS by setting everything to match the table below. Slot 248 Base 38 IOS is only compatible with Wii systems.
4. Optional: Download the wiitdb.xml file by selecting the update option within the loader Settings menu
5. Optional: Install a forwarder channel for Wii or vWii (Wii U) and then set the return to setting to UNEO

cIOS Reference

Patched IOS enable custom functionalities of loaders like USB Loader GX. Generally they will extend a Wii with little to no downsides. The configuration below should improves compatibility on Wii and vWii (Wii U).

File name	IOS Slot	IOS Base	IOS Revision	Compatibility
IOS38-64-v4123.wad	Slot 248	Base 38	Revision 65535	Wii Only
IOS56-64-v5661.wad	Slot 249	Base 56	Revision 65535	Wii and vWii (Wii U)
IOS57-64-v5918.wad	Slot 250	Base 57	Revision 65535	Wii and vWii (Wii U)
IOS58-64-v6175.wad	Slot 251	Base 58	Revision 65535	Wii and vWii (Wii U)