Would it be possbile... to install a larger hard drive on the wii, i mean like backing up a nand and then somehow unpacking it on to a larger HDD and installing it back in the wii? i dont really know much about the physical layout of the inner wii and if the hard drive its removeable and replaceable.http://forum.wiibrew.org/read.php?14,29321,29321#msg-29321Wed, 22 Apr 2026 14:24:25 +0200 Phorum 5.2.23 http://forum.wiibrew.org/read.php?14,29321,29842#msg-29842 Re: Would it be possbile...http://forum.wiibrew.org/read.php?14,29321,29842#msg-29842 SifJar OfftopicWed, 19 Aug 2009 18:34:33 +0200 http://forum.wiibrew.org/read.php?14,29321,29840#msg-29840 Re: Would it be possbile...http://forum.wiibrew.org/read.php?14,29321,29840#msg-29840/\
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So it doesn't actually "emulate" a NAND, rather than redirect few NAND calls to load stuff from SD... (at least, so far)]]> DanielHueho OfftopicWed, 19 Aug 2009 18:24:32 +0200 http://forum.wiibrew.org/read.php?14,29321,29813#msg-29813 Re: Would it be possbile...http://forum.wiibrew.org/read.php?14,29321,29813#msg-29813 SifJar OfftopicWed, 19 Aug 2009 13:26:23 +0200 http://forum.wiibrew.org/read.php?14,29321,29812#msg-29812 Re: Would it be possbile...http://forum.wiibrew.org/read.php?14,29321,29812#msg-29812
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Well, Waninkoko has made a "NAND emulator" which he claims allows you to use SD or USB as the NAND

Is it finished?, is it safe? I was actually looking forward to it.]]> daniel_c_w OfftopicWed, 19 Aug 2009 11:57:35 +0200 http://forum.wiibrew.org/read.php?14,29321,29490#msg-29490 Re: Would it be possbile...http://forum.wiibrew.org/read.php?14,29321,29490#msg-29490
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What is redboot?


I was thinking about the IOS, because they handle the whole NAND, even the wear leveling.

Redboot is an open source bootloader for embedded systems. I've no experience with Wii hardware but usually the flash NAND/NOR size is held in the bootloader.]]> scanff OfftopicMon, 17 Aug 2009 21:03:51 +0200 http://forum.wiibrew.org/read.php?14,29321,29455#msg-29455 Re: Would it be possbile...http://forum.wiibrew.org/read.php?14,29321,29455#msg-29455
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Leaving the hardware aspect aside:

Does the software even support bigger NANDs?

Well, Waninkoko has made a "NAND emulator" which he claims allows you to use SD or USB as the NAND, and you can supposedly use the full size of the device, not just 512MB, so it must be possible. Of course, I dont support this software, and advise against using it, as currently all it can do is load warez channels from sd/usb (yes, they MUST be warez, have to be installed with WAD manager). Just saying, it must be possible for it to support a larger NAND.]]> SifJar OfftopicMon, 17 Aug 2009 17:32:52 +0200 http://forum.wiibrew.org/read.php?14,29321,29419#msg-29419 Re: Would it be possbile...http://forum.wiibrew.org/read.php?14,29321,29419#msg-29419

I was thinking about the IOS, because they handle the whole NAND, even the wear leveling.]]> daniel_c_w OfftopicMon, 17 Aug 2009 12:19:46 +0200 http://forum.wiibrew.org/read.php?14,29321,29403#msg-29403 Re: Would it be possbile...http://forum.wiibrew.org/read.php?14,29321,29403#msg-29403
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to install a larger hard drive on the wii, i mean like backing up a nand and then somehow unpacking it on to a larger HDD and installing it back in the wii? i dont really know much about the physical layout of the inner wii and if the hard drive its removeable and replaceable.
Does the Wii have a drive? I thought it was flash memory.
Sorry - read the post too fast.

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Does the software even support bigger NANDs?
Don't know much about the Wii's bootloader but the memory size is usually set in the bootloader. I've only used redboot so correct me if I'm way off.]]> scanff OfftopicMon, 17 Aug 2009 07:55:47 +0200 http://forum.wiibrew.org/read.php?14,29321,29362#msg-29362 Re: Would it be possbile...http://forum.wiibrew.org/read.php?14,29321,29362#msg-29362
Does the software even support bigger NANDs?]]> daniel_c_w OfftopicMon, 17 Aug 2009 03:23:17 +0200 http://forum.wiibrew.org/read.php?14,29321,29321#msg-29321 Would it be possbile...http://forum.wiibrew.org/read.php?14,29321,29321#msg-29321 Nayru OfftopicMon, 17 Aug 2009 00:58:43 +0200