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Re: Factory Reset a modded Wii

futurem — Sun, 03 Jul 2016 13:57:56 +0200

The issue had been solve. I received it 2 days ago, and it seems its actually in semibrick condition where I can't go to setting.
Googled for the solution and solved it. Now my Wii works like a charm.

Re: Factory Reset a modded Wii

bg4545 — Sat, 02 Jul 2016 19:36:52 +0200

You should be able to proceed with the standard homebrew installation.

Factory Reset a modded Wii

futurem — Thu, 30 Jun 2016 18:54:57 +0200

Hi guys,

I'm new to this, but I've read quite a bunch of info on HB and stuff for about a month now.
I'm a Nintendo fan as far as I can remember but can't get enough time to play.

Ok, lets get to the point. My cousin was about to give me a previously modded wii (probably with only Homebrew, since he never opened that channel, someone did that to the wii). But, his nephew 'accidentally' do a factory setting on his wii, and he said that he could not play any games anymore (I assume he used to play pirated games before..).

Because of that, he wanted to give the console to me.

So, I wanted to ask you guys before I start doing anything to the console, can I proceed with the standard HB installation procedure, or I need to do some kind of diagnosis first? (Priiloader, Bootmii (iOS/boot2), etc2)

Sorry for this silly question. And I'm not into piracy. just want to have an added advantage for my future Wii.

Re: bootmii.com download link not active?

RuKiddin06 — Thu, 16 Jun 2016 00:37:02 +0200

Getting The same as op. Bootmii.org doesn't have a working download link for the installer. Just a link to ceiling cat.

Re: bootmii.com download link not active?

tueidj — Sun, 22 May 2016 06:47:18 +0200

bootmii.com has nothing to do with wii homebrew, try bootmii.org.
The link for the Hackmii Installer is working fine. Maybe you tried to bookmark the link from the page and visited it again at a later time; that won't work, you have to load the download page (http://bootmii.org/download/) and then follow the link.

bootmii.com download link not active?

anonaoeu — Sun, 22 May 2016 04:58:09 +0200

All I get is a picture of ceiling cat. Are there any mirrors of current bootmii and hackmii installer versions? Thanks.

Re: I think I need to update the software on my Wii

tueidj — Thu, 05 May 2016 11:24:21 +0200

Make sure HBC is at least version 1.1.0 then just update from the system menu. Those are the only steps needed to maintain support for homebrew; anything else is not supported here.

I think I need to update the software on my Wii

seanb — Thu, 05 May 2016 02:53:10 +0200

Wow, I cant believe that my account is still active! I havn't used it in nearly 7 years and it's still here. Says my post count is 0, but oh well.

Anyway, I think I need to update my wii. Got some new "stuff" and it doesn't work, at all. The problem is that since I haven't even used the Wii in years, my memory is shot. I'm reading through tutorials and I don't even recognize these terms anymore.

I remember from years ago there was a program I could run on the Wii that would scan the wii and dump a text file of all the software versions, etc etc. What's that called? I think I remember how to load it on the SD card. I probably need to get that before you guys can even tell me what to do to update the software (firmware?)

Treat me like a newb, I don't mind :)

EDIT: Okay, after I posted this I realized that i'm the first to post in over a month. i guess this is a dead site. I've turned on email replies, so if you can help me, i will get it.

USB DVD drive

liladude — Tue, 29 Mar 2016 08:33:05 +0200

Hi all,
las week I decided to install the Homebrew Channel on my red wii (4.3, IOS58) in order to be able to use wiiMC (yes, I am way LATE on the matter, but I thought I could get a personal play and entertainement center for my son in his room through the wii). Everything worked fine and I also got the wiiMC official Channel installed (with some issues because wiimc.org server was down in the meantime and I could not get to read their FAQ
Since I was hoping to get it read movie DVD I plugged my external DVD burner/reader, but all I got was wiiMC crashing.
I googled it around and somehow I was convinced that I needed to install CIOS 202 or 222 with uloader in order to have this working (shame on google showing 6 years old threads and tutorials in the first three pages ;) ).
After that I realized that CIOS were not needed, since USB driver support should be achieved thought the libraries of homebrew channel and not through CIOS (despite showing that DVD playback was enabled with 202...).
I have tested a few times with different results: sometimes the wiiMC sees the driver and can load the disk, I get the menus and I can play the movie, sometimes it can only be done after I run uloader on the device, get it tell me it's a wrong disk (well, it's a MOVIE!), sometimes it just crashes and reboot in 8 seconds.
I know this is not a CIOS support (but I would love to get rid of them), so I am just asking about external DVD drive support: in the old wiiMC forums (now they are up again) there are infos about the library being developed through homebrew libogc and a test application for devices, but link to test application no longer work and thread is so old that it applies to version 1.11... Here I cannot find any info on external dvd drive in the past year, and I could fing nothing useful in the earlier posts...
I'm not sure if I should address my question to application forum since the wiiMC forums looks dead to me, so please bear with me if this is not the right place.

Re: How to anti-brick Wii?

HomieBrewChannel — Thu, 24 Mar 2016 01:40:10 +0100

Thank you, I installed BootMii as boot2 and am loving it!

Re: LetterBomb refuses to let me download it.

Loganferret — Mon, 21 Mar 2016 15:51:26 +0100

I had the same problem too, i found that the second time (after the error) i tried to enter my mac address, i just clicked on the boxes and selected the text that i had typed before instead of typing it again, Don't do it the lazy way, just type again and then the 'cut the wire' dialogue will highlight so can then be selected. :)

Re: Can an Internet Channel exploit be possible?

bg4545 — Fri, 11 Mar 2016 07:08:26 +0100

Either way, you're going to need an SD for the Homebrew Channel to work. (I guess USB does work as well, but generally SD cards work better with homebrew apps)

Re: How to anti-brick Wii?

bg4545 — Fri, 11 Mar 2016 07:06:59 +0100

You can run the HackMii Installer from the Homebrew Channel; Just put the boot.elf file in a folder in the "apps" folder (e.g. SD:/apps/HackMii/boot.elf )
Yes the safety warning will still come up but it loads after BootMii. When you power on your Wii it will load to the BootMii menu (as long as the files are present on the SD card) and from there you can boot the HBC, or the Wii menu. If no SD is inserted, or the "BootMii" folder is missing or renamed then the Wii will boot like normal.

Re: Can an Internet Channel exploit be possible?

tueidj — Sat, 05 Mar 2016 11:57:27 +0100

What's the point when there's already an exploit for the system menu?

Can an Internet Channel exploit be possible?

HomieBrewChannel — Sat, 05 Mar 2016 02:18:05 +0100

Could it be? Maybe someone could make a website and it loads JavaScript that launches the HackMii installer on your Wii, without an SD.

Re: How to anti-brick Wii?

HomieBrewChannel — Tue, 01 Mar 2016 01:49:12 +0100

Sorry for the late reply! >_<

So will I have to use an exploit again to get the HackMii Installer to run, or can I load it through the homebrew channel? And if I install BootMii as boot2, will the health and safety warning screen still appear?

Thank you!

Not sure if I should install bootmii on IOS or not

3r0rfadeness — Mon, 22 Feb 2016 20:37:54 +0100

Hi first off sorry if this is in the wrong section I'm not really sure ...
Second can anyone tell me if I should install priiloader without bootmii or install bootmii on IOS
I can't do boot2 since it's a "new" wii

Re: How to anti-brick Wii?

bg4545 — Sun, 21 Feb 2016 20:43:20 +0100

If you can install BootMii as boot2 (the HackMii Installer will tell you if you cannot) then you should do that. It will be the first thing that loads on your Wii when you power on, even if you brick the system, and it can be used to restore your Wii to a working state.
If you are only using your Wii to play Mario Kart/CTGP-R then there's not really any chance of a brick. If you mess with WAD files and cIOSes then that's where the risk comes in and you really shouldn't be blindly following random guides on the internet without knowing what you're doing.

Re: Restoring a Wii

bg4545 — Sun, 21 Feb 2016 20:37:57 +0100

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HomieBrewChannel
It is safe to uninstall all WADs and cIOSes manually. Search through each folder of your SD (be SURE not to modify anything) and if you see any files with the extensions .wad or .ios, delete them. If you can't tell normal IOSes from cIOSes, test them in your Wii.

Please don't' respond to posts that are more than a few months old if you have nothing informative to add. There is a big difference between uninstalling a WAD file and deleting it from your SD card.

Re: Restoring a Wii

HomieBrewChannel — Sun, 21 Feb 2016 03:34:10 +0100

It is safe to uninstall all WADs and cIOSes manually. Search through each folder of your SD (be SURE not to modify anything) and if you see any files with the extensions .wad or .ios, delete them. If you can't tell normal IOSes from cIOSes, test them in your Wii.

Re: Wii corrupting SD card when writing

HomieBrewChannel — Sun, 21 Feb 2016 03:30:17 +0100

Where did you buy the SD Cards?

How to anti-brick Wii?

HomieBrewChannel — Sun, 21 Feb 2016 03:19:38 +0100

Hello. I am a new Homebrew user, and the only reason I pretty much got a Wii in 2016 was to play my favorite game of all time, Mario Kart Wii, and the only reason I got HBC was because I wanted to play on Wiimmfi and get CTGP-R. I formatted the Wii once I got it, and I don't regret getting one. A couple questions though. The last thing I would EVER want to happen to my Wii is for it to get bricked, since my parents would murder me, so what are some good anti-bricking stuff I can get, and can you explain how to install/use them the non-noob way? I don't think I installed BootMii with the HackMii installer, because the lousy tutorial didn't even mention it.

Re: What is the usage of Segher's zestig?

hugofestA — Sun, 07 Feb 2016 16:41:08 +0100

It was an issue, because I was not using Linux.
I have a new error.

Re: Compiler question, not sure if goes to coding or not

hugofestA — Sun, 07 Feb 2016 14:47:30 +0100

Reinstall devkitPro. Most likely to the C: drive

[SELF-SOLVED]What is the usage of Segher's zestig?

hugofestA — Sun, 07 Feb 2016 11:01:57 +0100

Hi!
What is the usage of Segher's zestig?
I tried running like this:

./zestig nand.bin unpack

Is this right?
It says:

bash: ./zestig: cannot execute binary file: Exec format error

so I guess not.
Thanks,
hugofestA

Edit: nand.bin is not the nand.bin + keys.bin merged file.

Re: LetterBomb on Wii won't work with my remote?

hugofestA — Wed, 03 Feb 2016 07:25:31 +0100

Well, I don't know if it supports the motion plus, but a cheap rip-off controller will probably work.

Compiler question, not sure if goes to coding or not

cpmoderator12345 — Sun, 10 Jan 2016 03:16:20 +0100

I was trying to compile the Wii template, but I got this error:

> "make" 

> Failed to create process: The system cannot find the file specified.

> Process Exit Code: 0
> Time Taken: 00:00

I have put c:\devkitpro\msys\bin\ in my PATH variable but I still get the same error.

Problems with WiiSX 2.1

Strawman — Thu, 10 Dec 2015 10:02:18 +0100

New to this forum, so I'll try to be brief. Nothing in WiiSX 2.1 is working and any help would be appreciated. Thx.

Wii home brew help

Spnet — Sun, 08 Nov 2015 10:09:46 +0100

Dear all,

I'm hoping you can help and that this does not break any guidelines. I'm a complete novice at this! I have just brought a second hand wii to replace my old one which failed. When i started it up I was great with a screen that says the following:

System menu
Home brew channel
Installed file

Load/ install file
System menu hacks
Settings

Error auto booting systemmenu
Ticket not found

iOS v30
Systemmenu v290

Preloader 0.28

Basically I just need to get it working so my children can continue playing. I'm not fussed about removing it, I'd just like to use it. I'm not even sure what this does. Any clues?

Thanks

Re: Snes9x GX trouble

bg4545 — Sat, 31 Oct 2015 05:30:20 +0100

You should extract the files straight to your SD card. There should be an "apps" folder in the downloads. Get them from here and here.

For future reference, any app you get should be a .dol or .elf file. In order for it to be seen by the Homebrew channel it must be named "boot.dol" or "boot.elf" and it must be in its own folder in the apps folder. For example, on your SD card should be the "apps" folder. Inside the apps folder should be folders for each of your apps. In the folder for the app, lets say the "snes9xgx" folder, is the boot.dol as well as the optional meta.xml and icon.png files.