How to setup Dolphin properly for Wiimmfi

Billy549 · 3. September 2015, 21:42

Using Dolphin with Wiimmfi

As a lot of people experience issues with Dolphin, I have decided to explain how to use it on Wiimmfi, correctly.
PLEASE NOTE: You need to have 60FPS 100% of the time if you are playing online with others on Mario Kart Wii (and others too!) otherwise you will get a ban as you will be delayed, could be last but then show as first due to timings.

Yeah, this got a 2018 update. Now with more ease!

As the Dolphin warning mentions, you'll lose all existing savedata that Dolphin already has when doing this, so back it up first! There's a nice "Export" and "Import" in Dolphin tools ;)

Requirements

- Dolphin - People have recommended the Ishiiruka build
- A NAND dump from your own personal Wii (BootMii 100% on Wiis, even if only IOS, otherwise the HBC app version for vWii) and the keys (usually embedded in the booti
- A text editor (I suggest Notepad++, or Notepad - Word/WordPad may breaks things and cause Dolphin to not work!)

The easiest steps

First, open Dolphin, then select "Tools -> Import BootMii NAND Backup..." and select your Wii's NAND. Then, accept the warning (if there is one), then wait. It'll do it all for you

However, you still need to add your Wii's MAC to Dolphin. To do this, go to your Documents folder (on Windows; on Linux/Mac, go to your home directory, also known as ~/ - Mac people, hit ⌘⇧G) and then into Dolphin Emulator, then Config, and then there'll be a Dolphin.ini file - open this in notepad(++)/TextEdit/etc, and edit the WirelessMac line so that it contains your Wii's MAC.
Once finished, save and launch a Wiimmfi Patched game, and it *should* work.

--Billy.

amibu · 3. September 2015, 21:52

I really recommend anyone using wiimfi via dolphin using the ishiiruka-build. It massively decreases lag and stops users from getting better end positions just caused by dolphin(also it has some really nice filters and can render in 4k).

Would be a good idea to link to it in your thread, just mention that users have to look at the original thread to set it up correctly(there are some checkboxes that have to be activated).

Billy549 · 3. September 2015, 21:54

Or I just leave your post

Lycan · 4. September 2015, 01:00

Useful, and hopefully there is less complaints for being banned

NintendoFan · 28. November 2015, 09:25

PokemonAcer schrieb:

if you are on XP or below.

I honestly lol'd at the absurd idea that anyone would run Dolphin on anything as old as XP or even older.

Dominic · 28. November 2015, 10:36

What's so funny about anyone still using Windows XP as OS? In my opinion it was the best OS they released and there's still a high number of people using it. Newer versions like Windows 8 or Windows 10 are just crap. Don't laugh at things you don't understand because you didn't grow up with it.

Tock · 28. November 2015, 11:08

Dominic schrieb:

Don't laugh at things you don't understand because you didn't grow up with it.

Was that sentence really necessary? Why is he not allowed to find it "funny" if someone still uses Windows XP after it is end of support?

Also please tell me how long you have used Windows 8 and 10 to claim it is "just crap"

Dominic · 28. November 2015, 12:47

I've been using Windows 8 for over a year and I'm still using Windows 10 on my Laptop (forced) so I've used it long enough to have an opinion about it.

Billy549 · 28. November 2015, 13:06

I just added it in because I knew it. It's highly unlikely it's being used, but who cares, the purpose of a tutorial is to help everyone who needs help with this.

NintendoFan · 28. November 2015, 18:08

Tock schrieb:

Dominic schrieb:

Don't laugh at things you don't understand because you didn't grow up with it.

Was that sentence really necessary? Why is he not allowed to find it "funny" if someone still uses Windows XP after it is end of support?

BTW, quit assuming things, I used XP when I was much younger. So I did in fact "grow up with it"

Lycan · 29. November 2015, 05:54

XP was a decent generation of Windows (not for Dolphin, unfortunately

) But many people did use it, and some people still do, not a surprise to me

NintendoFan · 29. November 2015, 06:18

not for Dolphin, unfortunately

And now we come back to the whole reason why I made my post. XP is a decent OS, but not for emulating full blown Gamecube and Wii games.

Lycan · 29. November 2015, 07:36

Has anyone ever tried it though?

NintendoFan · 29. November 2015, 07:52

I did, years ago.

Won't run.

Lycan · 29. November 2015, 08:26

Same version and everything?

Sepalani · 29. November 2015, 11:25

en.dolphin-emu.org/blog/2014/05/19/obituary-32bit/

Old Dolphin versions might work (might not support online features though), the new ones might work on XP/Vista 64-bit and needs VS2015 C++ Redistributable in order to work. Otherwise you can try to compile Dolphin from source if you have a compiler that support C++11 and 64-bits features on XP/Vista.

Lycan · 29. November 2015, 19:12

Let's just stick with it might not run at 60fps for Wiimmfi otherwise you'll get banned (just a guess) XD

Sepalani · 29. November 2015, 22:26

It might be useful for others games, not especially Mario Kart Wii mainly due to the accuracy it requires and the ban system running.

Mickface · 9. Dezember 2015, 15:50

amibu schrieb:

I really recommend anyone using wiimfi via dolphin using the ishiiruka-build. It massively decreases lag and stops users from getting better end positions just caused by dolphin(also it has some really nice filters and can render in 4k).

Would be a good idea to link to it in your thread, just mention that users have to look at the original thread to set it up correctly(there are some checkboxes that have to be activated).

I second this statement. In fact, I would almost call this essential. There's only really 1 reason behind it, but it is an important one!

Dolphin has to generate shaders for the game to display properly. This is a rather intensive process. The Master build is built to be as faithful to the original console as possible, so it will pause the emulation until all the shaders are fully generated, which causes brief freezing which can last for about half a second. Obviously, this is extremely problematic for online play, as everything will be out of sync in no time at all.

Ishiiruka tackles this by generating shaders asynchronously; the emulation continues to run, and the shaders pop in once they're ready. As a result, you might be able to see some things pop in, but the game will run without a hitch, which is perfect for online play!

I should mention, both builds generate shader cache. Once they've been generated, they can simply be reused, which prevents this freezing. This means you could technically use the master build, but you have to make sure you've generated cache, otherwise the freezing will get you banned.

Billy549 · 9. Dezember 2015, 16:30

Added the 2nd one

ventord · 26. Oktober 2018, 18:17

-bumped so new users can find and read this-

Sepalani · 26. Oktober 2018, 19:34

There is also an "Import BootMii NAND" option in Dolphin, nowadays.

Billy549 · 26. Oktober 2018, 20:36

@Wiimm as I've appropriately updated the tutorial for 2018 use, would you mind sticky'ing it so people who come later can see it?

How to setup Dolphin properly for Wiimmfi

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