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Factory Reset a modded Wii (2 replies)

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

bootmii.com download link not active? (2 replies)

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

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

I think I need to update the software on my Wii (1 reply)

seanb — Thu, 05 May 2016 11:24:21 +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 (no replies)

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.

Can an Internet Channel exploit be possible? (2 replies)

HomieBrewChannel — Fri, 11 Mar 2016 07:08:26 +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.

Not sure if I should install bootmii on IOS or not (no replies)

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

How to anti-brick Wii? (4 replies)

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

[SELF-SOLVED]What is the usage of Segher's zestig? (1 reply)

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

Compiler question, not sure if goes to coding or not (1 reply)

cpmoderator12345 — Sun, 07 Feb 2016 14:47:30 +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 (no replies)

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 (no replies)

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

Snes9x GX trouble (1 reply)

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

Been trying to get Snes9x GX and FCE Ultra GX going on my Wii. I can't seem to find a way for the homebrew channel to boot them, they just don't show up. In the installation instruction for both it says to put the apps folder from the archive I download onto my SD card, trouble is there are no apps folders in those archives.

I have gotten WiiMednafen to work as that download did have an apps folder.

Are these downloads out of date/missing files or am I just missing something here?

Thanks for any help!

homebrew + bootmii2 (9 replies)

corrie — Sat, 17 Oct 2015 08:35:38 +0200

Hello

I just need a quick clarification as I am very new at this ..

Before I start I hope that my post is not transgressing any rules here, but if I unwittingly have can the moderator please delete the post.

So here goes fingers crossed. I have successfully installed bootmii 2 onto my SD card and can now boot the Wii leaving the SD card in the SD slot.

I just need to know that the following is OK .. when I select "the homebrew channel" circled in RED jpg attached, nothing at all happens but if I select the WIii button then I get the Wii channels after selecting A on the Wii remote .. is it OK to accept that "the homebrew channel" RED circle is basically a redundant selection/button ?

Quick Summarry of my question

1) Wii = Button works I can boot the Wii

2) the homebrew channel = After selecting it just stays black ( nothing on the screen )

3) SD = Menu, i.e it works I see black text on a white background menu.

4) Gears = Allows you to backup or restore the Wii from the SD card .. it works.

Thank you for looking

Homebrew disappearing after install (2 replies)

Chaffette83 — Sat, 17 Oct 2015 08:06:13 +0200

Hi,

I'm having trouble installing homebrew on my 4.3E WII. I've done it before but it disappeared, which I thought my 8yr old had something to do with, but when I try to reinstall it I am able to go through the process using letterbomb and it says homebrew installation successful . It evens opens the homebrew channel at the end but when I exit back to the WII menu, the homebrew channel disappears. I've tried several times with no success. Any ideas?

Thanks

Where to find AnyRegion Changer offline system menus? (3 replies)

Jelster64 — Tue, 06 Oct 2015 07:31:38 +0200

Hi,

I often use AnyRegion Changer to switch back and forth between the Japanese Wii menu and the European Wii menu. Whenever I do that, the program searches my SD card to see if I have the menu on it before asking me to download it from the Internet.

Here's the problem: searching the SD card takes an hour. I'm not exaggerating. It literally takes an hour. There is apparently a way to download the Wii menus onto a computer and put them onto the SD card in advance, so my question is: where do I find these? And where should I put them onto my SD card? It'd be awesome to be able to switch menus without needing to wait for so long. Any help is highly appreciated.

Banner Brick (no replies)

bonofico — Fri, 02 Oct 2015 23:26:28 +0200

Hi

I had a 3.2U Wii and I made all the installations required to protect it,
1. Installed BootMii as boot2
2. Also installed Priiloader
3. My Wii is installed with D2PRO chip

Now probably I accepted by mistake an upgrade from some new game,
The Wii was bricked!
I receive the "system files are corrupted" message after the Health Screen.
The thing is that I can't access BootMii, maybe it was deleted because the CD drive does not flash when I turn on the Wii.
I can't access Priiloader, when I press and hold the Reset button when I turn on the Wii nothing happens, I get the same message again.

Even though I made all the precautions, I got bricked!!
I saw that I can use a GameCube controller maybe to fix it but I don't have one.

My question is, if I buy a GameCube Controller from eBay, it must be an original controller?
Or can I use any other cheap GC controller?
Is there another way to go out from this brick??

Thanks a lot
bonofico.

Just installed HBC etc; now scared to brick WII, Help! (1 reply)

hylianspirit — Wed, 23 Sep 2015 20:16:19 +0200

Hello!

I am pretty new to all the homebrew stuff and I've been thinking about it for a while, and now I finally got to it yesterday and got everything up and running; homebrew, bootmii, and some stuff mentioned in this video; [www.youtube.com]

Today I sat down and was in the mood to play Zelda SS, so I popped in the disc and was met with the terrible fate of not being able to play the game as the disc seems to require a system update. I'm very scared that my WII will become unusable after this update, but never being able to pop a game disc in it again isn't exactly a great option.
I am currently running system version 4.3, and I remember reading someone saying everything above 4.1 was made to kill anything that isn't supposed on your wii.

What would be the best option? Uninstalling everything and then performing the system update? How will I know there's no traces left in my system? I've looked around and I don't really see any way you can skip an update to play the game. I've also seen mentions of some kind of patch but that it rewrites your flash memory, and I'm not sure if I want to use anything on my wii I can't 'undo'. Please help! :( I feel so silly now for not thinking of the possibility to turn off the updates/internet connection!

4.3U SDHC 32Gb (1 reply)

Lightbeast — Mon, 28 Sep 2015 07:29:46 +0200

I am trying the letterbomb hack with a us 4.3 with a 32GbSDHC SanDisck. The wii reads it but i dont see the letter, ive gone months ahead and months back. Did i do something wrong?

I just installed Homebrew, now I'm stuck... (1 reply)

Kanra — Mon, 28 Sep 2015 07:34:18 +0200

All right, so I managed to download the Homebrew channel, and I downloaded the Homebrew Browser, but when I launch the browser, all that appears is this:

Read error -6 occured problem

Basically, I don't know anything about this, but what I want is to play my GameCube games and use the GameCube controllers. Also, the aspect ratio is 4:3, but I want it to be 16:10 or 16:9. Can somebody please tell me in detail and no technical and advanced terms how to get this on the Homebrew? Thanks in advance!

where are the zip files for FCEU & Snes gx (2 replies)

djs777saint — Tue, 25 Aug 2015 01:54:48 +0200

Ok i click dl for wiibrew.org and it brings me to github? where is the dl from there? any one for a noob question? thanks in advance

New to Nintendo hacking. (no replies)

XeClutch — Mon, 17 Aug 2015 15:36:26 +0200

Hello my name is Josh and I'm an Xbox 360 reverse engineer. I got bored and wanted to look into some Gamecube stuff but haven't found a dedicated Gamecube RE forum so I figured this was probably my best bet. I'm a PowerPC novice and I know my way around it but there are a few differences I noticed between the Gamecube and Xbox 360 executables (small things like r1 not being the stack pointer).

Anyways, I was mostly wondering how I would go about extracting a .SEL file from my Gamecube and/or Wii executable so I can load the symbols.

Modding a game (no replies)

PonyDragon010 — Sun, 09 Aug 2015 23:41:10 +0200

Hi, I'm totally new to this and don't really know where to start. I want to change the controls for one of my Wii games. What do I need to do to go about this? I just installed the home brew channel. Can I use Riivolution to create a patch? If so, what do I need to know to do that? Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Analog Question (no replies)

killedman — Wed, 05 Aug 2015 05:16:10 +0200

Hello.
I'm having a problem with the analog of my controller ( 3rd party Wii Classic Pro). Its working perfectly in Wii main menu, also in Genesis Plus Gx emulator, but in Snes9xgx it doesn't work ( all the other buttons work perfectly ). Is there a way to use the same controller settings used by Genesis Plus emulator and transfer it to be used in Snex9gx ? Im really newbie with those things, so I'd appreciate a simple explanation.
Hope to get answers, thanks.

Nothing Loads (no replies)

ZeroedBlades — Sat, 01 Aug 2015 01:03:52 +0200

whenever i load any application from the homebrew channel it doesnt work but it still shows up in the homebrew channel

im using a Lexar 16 gb SD card

Can't see letterbomb on wii 4.3 (3 replies)

Dbrown — Tue, 28 Jul 2015 12:52:39 +0200

I've just followed all the steps on wiibrew to install letterbomb on my wii. Software is 4.3e. I give in the mac adress on the site and click the buttom, I copy the files to my fat 32 SD HC card. When I enter the SD card in my wii, I check my inbox for today, yesterday, the day before yesterday and a lot of other days, but I can't see a letterbomb logo. What should I do now? I've tried it/downloaded it a couple of times, but the problem remains...

Newbie Here. Trying to Modify My Wii U in Wii Mode via Smash Stack; Homebrew Channel can be installed, but Bootmii Cannot Be Installed. Also Tried Installing USBLoaderGX.... (1 reply)

Timothy5298 — Wed, 22 Jul 2015 10:16:32 +0200

BootMii can't be installed. I followed the directions on the Smash Stack page on WiiUBrew.com exactly. I also followed several tutorial videos on how to install BootMii and USBLoaderGX to no avail. IOS236, the prerequisite for USBLoaderGX is not installing for some weird reason, it says. What do I do? Please Help! I am trying to use the Wiimmfi service to play online with Brawl, and I can't do it without USBLoaderGX or BootMii!

BannerBomb Wii3.3e Help. (7 replies)

TooSpecial — Mon, 24 Aug 2015 22:15:07 +0200

I have a Wii on version 3.3e. I have seen people get theirs working with bannerbomb to launch hackmii and get the homebrew channel.
I cant update. And I don't have access to any games to get an update.

I am using a micro SD in an adapter. The Wii recognizes it and reads from it seemingly fine.
I have Hackmii installer V1.2. And Banner Bomb V1 as it is meant to work with Wii versions 4.1 and lower.

I have followed the instructions and I have set up my SD card the way they show. With the private folder being the only one in the root, along with the boot.elf file for hackmii.

When I try run it through the Wii it goes all the way to the "scam" message. Then freezes.
It does not even give me the option to press 1.

I have seen on Youtube that this sometimes takes a minute or two before it pops up. But I have left it at this screen for about half an hour and nothing comes up.

I have formatted the SD card a few times. I have also formatted the Wii and this has not helped.

I have tried all the different versions of Bannerbomb V1. Some will freeze before bringing up the "scam" screen. And all of the ones that do seem to work, they only go as far as the "scam" screen, but never give me the option to press 1.

I have looked around and can see people saying there 3.3e is working with all this but find no answers as to how they got it running. They were older posts of course, so I'm thinking that maybe I need older versions of the Hackmii and the bannerbomb software. But I cant seem to find it. Everything is either a link to porn/ a virus or the official sites which only have the newer versions.

Can somebody who has managed to get their 3.3e system running without updating to 4.2 give me some help on this matter.

Thanks if anybody can.

Having trouble installing browser error codes then dump (1 reply)

tetsuo52 — Sun, 24 May 2015 01:38:03 +0200

First off Im completely new to this. Of course, thats what the forums for right? Anyway, I had no problem installing the homebrew on the wii with the letter bomb but now I am trying to install the browser and when I first tried it gave me error code-6 and then when I tried it again it is giving me this
Exception (DSI) occurred!
GPR00 00000000 GPR08 91C3FDC8 GPR16 91C1D580 GPR24 00000020
GPR01 80F74740 GPR09 00000000 GPR17 00000006 GPR25 0000001E
GPR02 801FFDB4 GPR10 00000000 GPR18 FFFFFFFF GPR26 811CE2C0
GPR03 00000000 GPR11 91C3FDC8 GPR19 00000010 GPR27 8134F634
GPR04 00002820 GPR12 88204048 GPR20 00014000 GPR28 80210000
GPR05 91C3FDC8 GPR13 80202BC0 GPR21 8134F5C0 GPR29 91C3FDC8
GPR06 00000020 GPR14 91B4C240 GPR22 00000044 GPR30 00000000
GPR07 00000020 GPR15 91C33DA0 GPR23 000000FD GPR31 91C3FDC8
LR 800755A8 SRR0 800755c8 SRR1 0000B032 MSR 00001000
DAR 00000000 DSISR 06000000

STACK DUMP:
800755c8 --> 800755a8 --> 8009bc4c --> 8009bbfc

CODE DUMP:
800755c8: 98090000 880B0000 98090001
800755d8: 396B0004 4200FFE8 394A0008
800755e8: 7F8A3000 419E0018 7D495378

Nand dump process? (1 reply)

MutantMike — Sun, 24 May 2015 02:11:22 +0200

Went through the process and after about 2 hours, I get this, is it normal?

Nand dump process started. Do NOT remove the SD card.

- blocks dumped 4096/4096
Writing footer...Done
Writing file/keys.bin...Done

After the 2 hour dump, the screen has been like this for 1 and 1/2 hours, normal?

Freeze/Black Screen while softmodding (1 reply)

Capslocked — Sat, 18 Apr 2015 23:00:06 +0200

I have had a softmodded wii, but I restored it to factory default.

Now I wanted to softmod it again, but it doesn't seem to work. Using Letterbomb my Wii freezes when I click the letter and using Wilbrand I get a blackscreen clicking the letter. Any fix for it?