SD/SDHC card compatibility tests
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A lot of people on the WiiBrew forums and on the #wiihelp on EFnet IRC have reported problems using the Twilight Hack or loading homebrew applications in the Homebrew Channel. These same people claim to have fixed their problems by using a different SD or SDHC card. The purpose of this page is to collect data about the SD or SDHC card you are using to determine which SD and SDHC cards cause problems and which don't.
- User: Input your username.
- Card Type: What type of card you are using.
- Card Size: What size your card is.
- Card Manufacturer: Who made your card.
- Twilight Hack: Yes or no, successful usage of Twilight Hack with this card.
- Homebrew Channel: Yes or no, successful usage of homebrew via the Homebrew Channel using your card? (Not initially installing the channel, just using it once it has been installed)
You might try comparing the page for Mini at BootMii/SD Card Compatibility List
Note: SDHC cards do not work with the Twilight Hack, only the Homebrew Channel beta 9 or greater. MMC cards do not work in the Wii at all. Also try to follow the order when posting your test.
Note: If it does not work for you (especially with an SDHC card), please try again after reformatting on the Windows command line (Start > Run > cmd) using: format h: /fs:fat /a:4096
| User | Card Type | Card Size | Card Manufacturer | Twilight Hack | Homebrew Channel | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| arn` | SD Class 2 | GB 001 | Panasonic | Yes | Yes (with HBC 1.0.3) | |
| arn` | SD | GB 002 | Transcend | Yes | Yes (with HBC 1.0.3) | |
| Kakkoii | SDHC Class 4 | GB 004 | Duracell | Yes | Yes | But apps in HBC such as HBB and Wad Manager cannot read the SDHC card. This is very odd, since everything else on the Wii can. |
| hykosphy / lego6245 | SDHC Class 6 | GB 008 | Kingston | Didn't Try | Yes (with HBC 1.0.3 or earlier) | |
| sashavol | SD | GB 001 | Ativa | Yes | Yes | |
| Jservs7 | SDHC Class 6 | GB 008 | Transcend | Didn't Try | Yes (But only after I click on Reload) | |
| AntFucker | SD HighSpeed 60x | GB 002 | TakeMS | Yes | Yes | |
| neit_jnf | SDHC Class 6 | GB 032 | Topram | No | Yes | |
| neit_jnf | SDHC Class 6 | GB 008 | Transcend | No | Yes | |
| neit_jnf | SD | GB 002 | Wphoto (Walgreens) | Didn't try | Yes | |
| SpanishFly | SD Class 4 | GB 002 | Panasonic | Yes | Yes | |
| SpanishFly | SDHC Class 6 (133x) | GB 004 | Sandisk | Didn't try | Yes | |
| baffle-boy | Micro SDHC | GB 004 | Sandisk | Didn't try | Yes | |
| Justing6 | SD | GB 002 | Patriot | Yes | Yes | |
| Ron | Ultra II SD Plus | GB 001 | SanDisk | Yes | Yes | Tested with HBC from 1.0.0 to 1.0.6. (Only tested as SD-Card not as USB-Stick) |
| Ron | SD | GB 002 | SanDisk/Nintendo | Yes | Yes | Tested with HBC 1.0.5 and 1.0.6 |
| Vortex099 | SD | GB 002 | SanDisk/Nintendo | Yes | Yes | |
| MadCatMk2 | SD | MB 512 | ExtreMEmory ("Allaround") | Didn't try | Yes | |
| Drugold | Micro SD (with SD Adapter) [FAT16/32] | GB 002 | Transcend | Yes | Yes | |
| Drugold | SD (133x) [FAT32] | GB 004 | Transcend | No | Yes | |
| CashMan | SD | GB 002 | Toshiba | Yes | Yes | |
| Clorox | SD | MB 256 | Nintendo (I think) | Yes | Yes | |
| Arikado | SD | GB 002 | SanDisk | Yes | Yes | |
| Flark | SD | GB 001 | Kingston | Yes | Yes | |
| Octoroks | SD | GB 001 | Dane-Elec | Yes | Yes | |
| Baffle-boy | SD | GB002 | Dane-Elec | Didn't try | No | wasnt recognized by anything on the wii. |
| Pinball Wizard | SD | MB 512 | SanDisk | Yes | Yes | |
| Pinball Wizard | SD | GB 001 | SanDisk | Yes | Yes | |
| Rldowling03 | SD | GB 002 | DSE | Yes | Yes | |
| Arzuk | SD | GB 002 | Lexar | Yes | Yes | |
| Notsogr8one | SD | GB 002 | Kingston | Yes | Yes | |
| Duhow | SD | MB 128 | Kingston | Yes | Yes | |
| Ninjafish1990 | SD | GB 2 | Sandisk | Yes | Yes (with HBC 1.0.1,2,3) | |
| Ninjafish1990 | SD | GB 2 | Toshiba | Yes | Yes (with HBC 1.0.1,2,3) | |
| Ninjafish1990 | Micro SDHC Class4 (with SD Adapter) | GB 4 | Kingston | Yes | Yes (with HBC 1.0.2,3) | |
| bg4m3r | SD | MB 256 | Kodak | Yes | Yes | |
| bg4m3r | SD | GB 002 | Lexar | Yes | Yes | |
| Whodares | SD | GB 001 | EMTEC | Yes | Yes | |
| Whodares | SD | GB 002 | OCZ | Yes | Yes | |
| Yossi | SD | GB 002 | Kingston | Yes | Yes | |
| DrLucky | SD | GB 002 | PNY | Yes | Yes | |
| Drugold | SDHC Class 6 [FAT32] | GB 016 | Transcend | No | Yes (But only after I click on Reload) | |
| Gerome | SDHC Class 6 [FAT32] | GB 016 | Transcend | No | Yes (But only after I click on Reload) | |
| BlueDragon | SDHC | GB 004 | Toshiba | Didn't try | Yes | |
| JP | SD | GB 004 | Transcend | Yes | Yes | |
| Notsogr8one | SDHC Class 4 | GB 004 | PNY | Didn't try | Yes | |
| Yossi | SD | MB 512 | Connect 3D | Didn't try | Yes | |
| Arzuk | SDHC | GB 004 | Lexar | Didn't try | Yes | |
| Yossi | Micro SD (with SD adapter) | GB 002 | Kingston | Didn't try | Yes | |
| Yossi | Micro SD (with SD adapter) | GB 002 | Patriot | Didn't try | Yes | |
| JerryX | Power Saves SD Card | MB 512 | Datel | Yes | Yes | BootMii loads extraordinarily slow compared to other cards. |
| Clorox | Micro SD (with SD Adapter) | GB 002 | SanDisk | Didn't try | Yes | |
| KnoWei | SD | GB 001 | Datel "MAX Memory" | Yes | Yes | |
| NSSVelocity | SD | MB 512 | Impact | Yes | Yes | |
| NSSVelocity | SD | GB 002 | Kodak | Didn't try | Yes | |
| NSSVelocity | SDHC Class 4 | GB 016 | Kodak | No | No | |
| teknecal | Micro SD (with SD Adapter) | MB 064 | Sandisk | Yes | Yes | |
| lanjoe9 | SDHC (133x) | GB 004 | Zap Glider | Didn't try | Yes | |
| lanjoe9 | SD (66x) | GB 002 | Zap Glider | Yes | Yes | |
| ML™ | SD (66x) | GB 002 | EMTEC | Yes | Yes | |
| malexous | Micro SD (with SD Adapter) | GB 002 | Sandisk | Yes | Yes | |
| denper | SDHC Class 2 | GB 004 | Sandisk | Didn't try | Yes | |
| OneUp | SDHC Class 2 | GB 008 | Sandisk | Didn't try | Yes | |
| Starsplash | Micro SD (with SD Adapter) | GB 002 | I-O DATA | Yes | Yes | |
| Starsplash | SDHC Class 6 | GB 016 | PQI | Didn't try | Yes | |
| Digdug | Mini SD (with SD Adapter) | MB 512 | Kingston | Yes | Yes | |
| Digdug | Micro SD (with SD Adapter) | GB 002 | Kingston | Yes | Yes | |
| Starsplash | SD Class 4 | GB 002 | Hagiwara Sys-Com | Yes | Yes | |
| Starsplash | Micro SDHC Class 2 | GB 008 | Sandisk | Didn't try | Yes | |
| böllö | SD | MB 016 | Panasonic | Yes | No | |
| WiiCracker | SD | GB 002 | Ricoh | Yes | Yes | |
| Starsplash | SDHC Class 6 | GB 004 | A-DATA | No | Yes | |
| Sunmight | SDHC Class 6 | GB 008 | A-DATA | Didn't try | Yes | |
| frozzted | SDHC Class 6 | GB 002 | ATP | Yes | Yes | |
| Gumble | SDHC Class 4 | GB 008 | Kingston | Didn't try | No | |
| Gumble | SDHC Class 4 | GB 016 | Kingston | Didn't try | No | |
| Chizad | SDHC 2.0 | GB 016 | PQI | Didn't try | No | |
| Brx017 | SDHC Class 6 | GB 008 | Patriot | No | No | |
| denper | SDHC Class 4 | GB 004 | Dikom | Didn't try | No | |
| HelpMii | Micro SD (with SD Adapter) | GB 001 | Kingston | No | No | |
| yoshicircuit | SDHC Class 6 | GB 004 | Verbatim | Didn't try | No | |
| mushroom | SD | MB 128 | Jessops | No | No | |
| Q_Kid | SDHC (Fat32) | GB 004 | Presidents Choice | Didn't try | No | |
| Q_Kid | SD (Fat32) | GB 002 | DaneElec | Yes | Yes | |
| WiiPower | Micro SDHC class4 (with SD Adapter) made in Taiwan | GB 004 | Kingston | Didn't try | Yes | |
| Kkh3049 | Micro SDHC C04G (Japan) (with SD Adapter) [FAT16/32] | GB 004 | Kingston | Didn't try | No | |
| Rambytes | Micro SDHC class4 (with SD Adapter) [FAT16/32] | GB 004 | Kingston | Didn't try | No | |
| Rambytes | Micro SD class2 (with SD Adapter) [FAT16/32] | GB 002 | Kingston | yes | yes | |
| MiniMii | Optima HD SDHC class4 [FAT] | GB 016 | PNY | Didn't try | No | |
| jimitha | SDC-32M [FAT16, see below] | MB 032 | Canon | Yes | Yes - see below | |
| coreduo0099 | SDHC Class 6 | GB 016 | PQI | Didn't try | No - see below | |
| coreduo0099 | SDHC Class 6 | GB 008 | A-Data | Didn't try | Yes | |
| coreduo0099 | SDHC Class 6 | GB 016 | A-Data | Didn't try | Yes | DEC 18 2009: Second confirmation by mia1dolfan. Fully functional, thanks coreduo0099!! [Google Product Search] |
| n2kra | Micro SDHC Class 4 (with Adapter) | GB 004 | PNY | Didn't try | No - See Wii SDMenu note | |
| Lakitu | SD | GB 002 | First Champion | Didn't try | Yes | |
| Wolfdre | SDHC class 4 platinum II 60x | GB 016 | Lexar | Didn't Try | works with 4.0 SD menu and HBC 1.0.3 | |
| ej | SD | GB 002 | Maxell | Yes | Yes | |
| Alexanderpas | SD (with "Official Nintendo Seal") | GB 002 | Sandisk | Yes | Yes | |
| Appitizer | SD | MB 512 | A-DATA | Yes | Yes | |
| norac_egres | SDHC Ultra II class 2 [FAT32] | GB 016 | Sandisk | Didn't Try | Yes | |
| MiniMii | Kodak SDHC (Sandisk?) | GB 004 | Kodak | Didn't try | Yes | |
| brass | SDHC Class 4 | GB 004 | Kingston | Didn't Try | No | |
| Xeiden | SDHC Class 4 | GB 004 | Kingston | Didn't Try | Yes (But only before first app run) | |
| Wiiguy | SD (with "Official Nintendo Seal") | GB 002 | Sandisk | No | Yes | |
| Wiill | SD | GB 002 | Sandisk | Yes | Yes | |
| Sam6226 | SD | MB 512 | Lexar | Yes | Yes | |
| Extrems | SD | GB 002 | Kingston | Yes | Yes | |
| Extrems | SD | GB 002 | Lexar | Yes | Yes | |
| User:TheStorm | SDHC Class 4 | GB 008 | Toshiba | Not tested Didn't Try | Yes (but no apps which use libfat work) | |
| SquidMan | SD with USB Connector | GB 002 | ATTiA Tech | Yes | Yes | |
| ghee22 | Micro SD (with SD Adapter) [FAT32] | GB 004 | Dane-Elec | No | No | |
| malexous | SD | MB 016 | Panasonic | Didn't try | Yes | böllö reports that Panasonic 16MB does not work with the Homebrew Channel but my card does |
| Chainsawkitten | MicroSD with SD adapter | GB 001 | Transcend | Didn't try | Yes | |
| Chainsawkitten | MiniSD with SD adapter | GB 001 | Transcend | Didn't try | Yes | |
| Animotion | SDHC (Class 6) | GB 008 | Integral | Wii does not see card | ||
| Khaledh | SD | GB 002 | SanDisk | Didn't try | Yes | |
| Weebat | SDHC (Class 4) | GB 004 | Panasonic | Didn't try | Yes (with HBC 1.0.6) | Most apps (such as HBB, MPlayer) can not access SD-Card. Exception: GeeXboX 0.1alpha7 works without problems. |
| DarthRiko | Optima HD SDHC class4 | GB 008 | PNY | Didn't try | No | |
| dag | Dane-Elec SDHC class4 | GB 016 | Dane-Elec | Didn't try | Yes | Only worked after reformatting on Windows command line using: format h: /fs:fat /a:4096 |
| mia1dolfan | Kingston SDHC class4 | GB 032 | Kingston | Not tested | Partial | Homebrew Channel 1.0.6 starts apps off card, but applications unable to mount SD:/ - such as Homebrew Browser (FAT16 4096 sector size trick did not work) - DEC 12 09 |
| mia1dolfan | Sandisk Extreme III SDHC | GB 004 | Sandisk | Not tested | Yes | |
| Dragonsss | OCZ SDHC Class 6 | GB 004 | OCZ | Not tested | Partial | Cannot run any apps |
- Note on SDC-32M: The 32MB card that came with my camera worked fine--but only after correctly reformatting. The original, failing format was FAT12. Reformatting with the "official" program failed too (result was also FAT12). But formatting FAT16 from the Windows command line worked, and both the Twilight Hack and HBC loaded up:
format h: /fs:fat /a:4096
Command For Linux Users:
sudo mkfs.vfat -F 16 -S 4096 /dev/mmcblk0p1
- Note on PQI 16GB Class 6: formatted using panasonic formatter with size adjust and it worked for the wii sd menu, but not for HBC. Without panasonic formatter, did not work for either.