Wiibrew Forums - BootMii Beta

Re: HBC won't load from BootMii

owen — Mon, 29 Jan 2018 22:41:42 +0100

Aww yes it works perfect now. I actually was running hbc 1.1 and it never updated itself. Feels refreshing to run something new on the old white box! :)

So if you are having this problem just make sure your hbc is updated allong with your bootmii.

Re: HBC won't load from BootMii

bg4545 — Sun, 28 Jan 2018 23:41:03 +0100

I just tried this on my Wii and it worked fine, but I vaguely remember a point where it was broken (when the HBC changed title IDs). Maybe you have mismatched BootMii and HBC versions? You can always try reinstalling the latest versions again and go from there.

Re: HBC won't load from BootMii

owen — Tue, 23 Jan 2018 01:43:40 +0100

I know this is a old thread but I have the same issue. I got annoyed with pressing A everytime and booted up my 001 wii so I tried switching to HBC in the bootmii config. The wii turns on but no video. not sure what the issue is. HBC is installed and works fine.

Re: How many bad blocks did you have?

seandgibbonsy — Tue, 20 Dec 2016 09:00:34 +0100

14 here

Reinstalling nand.bin keys.bin

extinct22 — Sat, 28 Feb 2015 01:20:30 +0100

I guess first off my wii is version 5.3.2 U and I recently installed HBC everything was running great and then I messed everthing up. My wii u is complety fine but when I try to reinstall HBC using smash stack it just gets stuck and the option to press the number 1 never comes up and the screen is frozen. I do have a nand.bin and keys.bin back up so how would I go about reinstalling these to get my wii u back up and running with the HBC back on it now without the HBC not being there

can't run. boot2 (nothing), IOS (flashes menu and then boots normally)

wrxmarcus — Tue, 24 Feb 2015 08:32:12 +0100

[RESOLVED]
This caused me hours of frustration, so I wanted to post it anyway in case someone else had the problem.
Both IOS and boot2 methods work fine now!!!
I had a bad/stuck button on my Game Cube Controller that was causing it to immediately "click" the Wii menu and boot normally!
So ridiculous. Now I can laugh and enjoy. Hope this helps someone else!

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ORIGINAL POSTING
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Hello all -
I apologize if this issue and been posted (and resolved...?)
I'm fairly new to this, but not new to hacking things up... thanks for your help in advance!

I can't seem to run bootMii, not matter what I try (boot2 or IOS).

Details:
Wii: Old Wii (2007?) that I purchased new
Able to install to boot2: YES
Version: 4.3U
HackMii installer v1.2
Initial HBC & Hackmii Install method: Letterbomb

Note, I have attempted installing and uninstalling various times with multiple SD cards and from the hackmii_instaler_v1.2. app as well as the letterbomb.

Any way I attempt to install the BootMii, I can't seem to access it. I have used different SD cards. I have ensured the default values are in the bootmii.ini. It always says it installs successfully. I have tried formatting the cards and starting over as well. I've tried it on the same SD card as letterbomb/hackmii installer and on SD separate cards.

boot2:
When using boot2, I simply can't access the menu. When I power-on, it comes up with the "Press A" screen and then Wii Menu.
I noticed in some youtube tutorials that after using letterbomb it can come up to the boot2 menu directly after exiting. Mine does not; it goes to the Home Brew Channel.

IOS:
Also says successful. If I try to access BootMii through the [Home] button on the Home Brew Channel, it resets the Wii -- it BRIEFLY shows the BootMii menu -- but immediately boots up to the "Press A" screen and then the normal Wii Menu.

Need some helps :)

Barbie — Tue, 23 Dec 2014 04:49:49 +0100

Hey everyone :p, so my friend was really great to me and he hacked my wii, got 20xx all set up, and bootmii installed. However dumb me wanted to also get the hackless version of PM on that sd card as well so I could play PM on one wii without have to switch over to my other SD card to play PM. So long story short I tried to install riivolution through one of the apps in the homebrew chanel that mike told me not to touch, but ending up messing around in there because I dont listen well :p and now bootmii doesnt start up at the home screen, but if I go into homebrew chanel I can press start and then go into bootmii. Yes I have turned off the console when in bootmii and in homebrew and neither make it start from bootmi when i turned it back on :'( . I know this is prob just going to annoy some of you, so im sorry in advance for my post about a small request thats worded rather fluffy ^-^

Anyyyywayy the request, how can I get bootmii to start up again when i turns on my wii so I dont need the sensor cable no more?

:-) Thanks,
Barbie

Issues installing hackmii

jpichie — Fri, 28 Feb 2014 20:48:05 +0100

Hey All:
It has been a while since I used my Wii, so I wanted to make sure I am running the most current version.
My question is, will it not show up in the HBC if I am already running the latest version?
Because I move my boot.elf and bootmini.elf to my SD Card, and HBC does not recognize it.
Is there a way to check which bootmii I am running?

HBC won't load from BootMii

cplater — Mon, 23 Sep 2013 17:38:21 +0200

I have BootMii installed, and it displays on boot. I can boot into the Wii System menu, but if I select HBC the video blinks, and then there is no video output from the Wii at all. HBC is installed, and runs from the Wii System menu. What have I done wrong, and how can I fix it? Thanks in advance.

Re: Do I have to have bootmii on the same SD Card as my mods?

SifJar — Sat, 31 Aug 2013 15:17:14 +0200

You don't need everything on the same SD card. You only need BootMii on your currently inserted SD card when you want to access BootMii. It's not needed if you're not running BootMii. So for example you can have one SD card set up with BootMii and your NAND backup, and only insert that card in the case of a brick (or for updating your NAND backup periodically), while using another card with all your homebrew apps on it for the rest of the time.

Do I have to have bootmii on the same SD Card as my mods?

Gidy — Sat, 03 Aug 2013 04:57:25 +0200

I have 2 SD Cards and 1 of them has bootmii + my backup files and the other one has my Wii mods on it. Do I have you have Bootmii on the same SD Card as the one with mods or can I just have it on one?

Re: SD Card low space in bootmii

bg4545 — Sun, 28 Jul 2013 06:15:29 +0200

I would suggest that you copy all the files from your SD card and then reformat it, then copy the files back to it

SD Card low space in bootmii

rahulvyas — Sat, 27 Jul 2013 07:18:27 +0200

I have bootmii installed as ios. I have 700 Mb space free on SD card but bootmii shows only 29mb free space. How to solve this issue ?

Re: No download to installer?

SifJar — Mon, 03 Jun 2013 23:42:25 +0200

[bootmii.org]

Sounds like you're getting "Ceiling Cat". Not sure why though. If the download from the above page doesn't work, clear your browser cache and try again.

No download to installer?

cardenaso11 — Mon, 03 Jun 2013 22:36:12 +0200

Hello guys, I'm new to this forum, but I'm not exactly an amateur when it comes to general hacking (or grammar XD). Anyways, I would like to know where I can download the actual installer, as I already have Smash Stack prepared, and everytime I try downloading the file, I get a picture of a kitten looking down through a hole in the roof... Yeah, I know it sounds weird, but could anyone please link me to a LEGAL mirror (I don't want anything unlawfully redistributed...)? Thanks guys! >_<.

Re: Power / Reset navigation not working for BootMii

tueidj — Wed, 22 May 2013 09:47:27 +0200

That screen is not bootmii, it is what is known as the Hackmii installer and handles installing bootmii and HBC only. Use a wiimote to control the menu options.

Power / Reset navigation not working for BootMii

Darkterius — Wed, 22 May 2013 09:19:53 +0200

I am currently using Letterbomb to load into the latest (1.2 as of what I see now) BootMii installer. I get the anti-scam message and then load into the screen showing that Homebrew and BootMii can be installed and that I should select continue. The problem is that neither the power nor reset buttons actually do anything, and I do not have a GC controller, so trying that is not really an option.

Any help is greatly appreciated.

BootMii channel in Menu

romanov — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 14:37:58 +0200

Subj. I did not found answer in wiki.

I need to boot Easy Linux right after Wii start.

Now i need to
1) Press A to go to Menu
2) Select Homebrew channel
3) Press Home
4) Select BootMii (will load linux by default, replaced ppcboot.elf)

SysChecker shows my sysmenu is unknown (wii was bought in 2010, looks like 4.2, homebrew was installed by Bathaxx)

Homebrew channel now is 1.1.2

Thank you for any help.

Looks like i found answer: [forum.wiibrew.org]

Re: Boot mii blackout and disk light flashing.

metroid_maniac — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 07:48:29 +0100

Bootmii needs certain files on the SD card in order to run. You can generate these files again by running the Hackmii Installer and choosing "Prepare SD Card".

Also, remove that link. That site contains instructions on how to use backup loaders and we do not support them on this forum.

Boot mii blackout and disk light flashing.

Mark86hc — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 19:28:12 +0100

Hi im new to this scene and i have installed hack mii through the below link
[nowarez.kthx]

Everything was running smooth and home brew was up and running. i backed up files keys and nand and stored on my computer. I then followed another tutorial and formatted the SD card. I have since tried to get into Boot Mii and the screen goes black and The disk light flashes.
I have tried to re install the above but it wont allow it.
Any suggestions would be great thanks

Re: How many bad blocks did you have?

tueidj — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 22:22:59 +0100

You have 5. The verification process is to make sure the blocks were copied to the SD card correctly.

Re: How many bad blocks did you have?

RexVonTerror — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 22:14:24 +0100

I had 5 bad blocks in the backup process, then when all blocks were finished turning green, when it started "verifying backup", the bad blocks started becoming green after the current block highlighted passed through them once more? o:
Soooo, do I have 5 bad blocks, or 0?

Re: "the installed boot1 prevents boot2"

metroid_maniac — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 08:05:20 +0100

The SD card is not the problem.

And what do you mean you got the Homebrew Channel to come up? You do not need Bootmii for that.

Re: "the installed boot1 prevents boot2"

kirbybirby — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 22:45:11 +0100

i will try that and update this post if it works. thanks

EDIT: Also, I am using this SDHC card... could that be the problem? [www.tapeworkstexas.com]

EDIT2: Just tried the latest version of Hackmii. still doesn't work

EDIT3: sorry for all these replies but I just got the Homebrew channel to come up... I'm guessing I did something right...?

Re: "the installed boot1 prevents boot2"

metroid_maniac — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 22:41:19 +0100

I do not know which version that is... So take this one instead.
[bootmii.org]

Re: "the installed boot1 prevents boot2"

kirbybirby — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 21:12:59 +0100

Whatever came with letterbomb is the one that I'm using.

Re: "the installed boot1 prevents boot2"

metroid_maniac — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 20:53:59 +0100

Are you certain you are using the latest Hackmii Installer?

Re: "the installed boot1 prevents boot2"

kirbybirby — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 19:42:40 +0100

Oh, okay. Thanks for the response.

Re: "the installed boot1 prevents boot2"

metroid_maniac — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 18:21:06 +0100

There is nothing that can be done. The only possible reasons for this are that Boot1 is new enough or that the Hackmii Installer is mistaking Boot1 for a newer version. The former is probably more likely.

"the installed boot1 prevents boot2"

kirbybirby — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 06:16:28 +0100

not sure if this is the right section for this but I'm getting the "the installed boot1 prevents boot2" error. my wii was made in 2006 so it's plenty old enough and therefore I have no idea why I'm getting this error. anything I can do?