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Install Wii Box Art on USB Loader GX

You need to follow some simple rules in order to get the Box Art to work on the USB Loader GX.

Disc Cover Image
The Wii Disc Cover Image will be place in the SD:/images/ by default and you can change the custom path if you are an advance user. The images must be in PNG format and not any other picture format.
The image size must have a dimension in multiple of 4. I will elaborate further seems this has confuse many Wii users. Lets say the Image size is 160 X 236. This is acceptable as both 160 and 236 divide by 4 will give u a whole number and that means they are a multiple of 4. I hope all of you get what I mean.

DVD Disc Image
The Wii Disc Image need to have a resolution of 160X160 and must be place in SD:/images/disc/ and you can change the custom path if u are a advance user.

NTUC Part Time Cashier Experience

My wife has rejoin the work force by joining NTUC Supermarket as a part time cashier. But her experience as a NTUC Cashier was disappointing. She work part time for 6 hours and she was not given a 15 mins break except toilet break. She went through the 6 hours without meal except for the food taken before start of work.

NTUC should be a role model for the industry and should take care of cashiers standing at their tills. Would our Singapore Minister stand at NTUC Supermarket cashier tills for 4 hours without a small break.

Efforts must also be made to take care of our workers if we except them to be more productive. European staff are given 15 mins break regardless on whether your are full or part time staff.

USB Loader GX

The USB Loader GX is a powerful Wii Application to play all your Wii Games from your external hard disk. You can now put all your Wii Games on a hard disk and do not need to use the DVD Drive for loading the games from your DVD.

Download the USB Loader GX@Google Codes>>>

Installing USB Loader GX

• Copy the wad files u download to the SD:\wad\
• Open the HomeBrew Channel
• Run the WAD Manager in HomeBrew
• Scroll on the WAD File u want to install and press '+'
• Press the Home Button to reset Wii after installation

External Hard Disk for USB Loader GX
You need a WBFS Manager to format your hard disk in order to be able to load the Wii Games onto the external hard disk.
Download the WBFS Manager>>>

Play New Super Mario Bros on Soft Mod Wii

After spending a few days researching on the internet, I have finally found a way to play the New Super Mario Brothers(NSMB) on the Nintendo Wii.

1. You need to have the cIOS Rev 14 in order for the NSMB to work.
 Visit this blog post for the cIOS Rev 14>>>

2. A USB Loader is needed to get the NSMB to work. This is the only method I found to get the NSMB to work. Alternative you can also patch the NSMB if you want it to work on a DVD but u need to search the internet to found out how.

Download USB Loader GX Channel>>>

3. You also need to have a hard disk or thumb drive formatted using the WBFS Manager. This is for installing the Wii Games onto the hard disk or thumb drive.
Download the WBFS Manager>>>

4. Format the thumb drive or hard disk using the WBFS Manager

5. Plug in the thumb drive or hard disk to the Wii USB Port

6. Insert the New Super Mario Brothers DVD

7. Run the USB Loader GX Channel

8. Click on the  '+' sign at the left hand corner of the screen to install game to hard disk

9. It will install the game to the hard disk

10. Click on Game -> Settings -> Game load and apply the following settings

Video Mode: Force NTSC
VIDTV Patch: Off
Game Language: Console Default
Ocarina: OFF
IOS: IOS249
Parental Control:0
Error 002 Fix: Yes
Patch Country Settings: OFF
Alternate DOL: Default

Note: You need to have a SD Card inserted as settings are saved to the SD Card.

11. Start the game.

You can also watch the YouTube Video by serebiilover12345 on how to get the USB Loader to play NSMB.

Wii cIOS Rev 14

You need to have the cIOS Rev 14 if you are unable to play the latest Wii Games. Two of the latest game that need to use this cIOS Rev 14 are New Super Mario Bros and Call of Duty:Modern Warfare.

Installation Instructions

• Copy the cIOS Rev 14 to SD:/Apps/
• Go to the Homebrew Channel
• Load the cIOS Rev 14 file
• You need to use Network Installation
• The installer will download data and complete the installation

Note: If you use wad installation, you need to find the wad file yourself. Pls also ensure that Wii can already connect to the internet so that you can use Network Installation

Download cIOS Rev 14

OPC Drive on Weekends

OPC Scheme has been improvished and drivers will be able to drive on Weekends. That means you can use your car on both Saturday and Sundays. In addition, you can use your car on the Eve of the five holidays. But you have opt in the scheme or u will still be in the Existing OPC Scheme.

OPC users need to pay S$100 for a one time administration charge to opt in the scheme. They will be able to pay this fee from 21 Jan 2010 at AXS Stations or online at One Motoring Website.

But there is also a disadvantage to the scheme as tax disounts will be reduce from S$800 to S$500. If you are on the old scheme, you will still pay S$50 road tax for a 1.6L car. The road tax will cost approxmately $245 for the new OPC Scheme.

But it is still worth it to cross to the new OPC scheme as you can drive freely for the whole Saturday. No more waiting till 3PM or pay S$20 if you want to use before 3PM.

OPC New Scheme Driving Times
Weekdays from 7:00pm to 7.00am
Full day usage on Saturday, Sunday and Eve of 5 Public Holidays*

*New Year, Lunar New Year, Hari Raya Puasa, Deepavali and Christmas.