The One Time I Remove Preloader...

I have been using preloader for a while. It worked fine, but I had never needed to use it. My Wii was modded quite a while ago, and so the methods I used on it were pretty old. I really wanted to try BootMii and SoftMii.

So, I followed a guide to make my Wii a "virgin", which went well the first time. I tried the bannerbomb method, which worked fine, but when installing HackMii, BootMii couldn't be installed as boot2 because my Wii is apparently too new (lu61 I think).

I installed everything, tried SoftMii, and for some reason, only Gamecube games would work. I decided to make my Wii a virgin again. This included removing preloader and everything else. I made the mistake of installing the systemmenuv289.wad over system menu 3.2. Now I boot up to a black screen, no audio, no video.

Does anybody have an idea of how to fix this?

I'm thinking about leaving WiiFit (real copy) in for a while to see if that works. The disc drive sounds like its spinning.
If that doesn't work, I have a friend with a chipped Wii, so I could probably do something with that.
I could try SaveMii.
If I am absolutely screwed, I will probably buy one with a broken disc drive and just use my old one.

Not getting it fixed (or not getting a new one) is not an option - my family is a bunch of whiners and they will complain all the time until they can play their precious Wii bowling.

EDIT: I do have backups of all of the keys and the NAND



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 07/10/2009 03:56AM by theinnernette.

this is why "softmodding" is too dangerous. softmii is just a poorly put together zip of other peoples work with a txt. Don't try to make a wii a virgin through softmod fail guides. it sounds like the system menu file is corrupted or non-existent.
However, with the NAND keys it IS possible to fix: I just don't know how

I'd say this should be fixable if you can get a savemii or savemiifrii to work. if you have a gc controller lying around, try savemiifrii, if it can get to recovery menu (black screen with firmware version in corner) stick in a disc with a higher update. the disc should start spinning. wait till the wii turns off(?). then turn on and you should (hopefully) have a working wii. but whatever you do, dont use softmii again. it is epic fail. in a zip file.

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SifJar
I'd say this should be fixable if you can get a savemii or savemiifrii to work. .

he was messing with the menu WAD, he probably deleted it by accident. If you have a GC controller, by all means try it, otherwise, don't.

i dont have much experience with bricks sorry.

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SifJar
i dont have much experience with bricks sorry.

well now you have a bit more :-)

hopefully i never get first hand experience. ;)

now, about this guys wii. his system menu "file" has been deleted. This is encrypted with his keys. He knows his keys, so it is possible to fix it with PCWnP (I think). That's the hard way. The easy way is to send it to the big N :-)

yeah, i would say send it to Nintendo, but what if they ask how the System Menu got deleted? Will they just assume he powered off during update, and it wasnt installed? If so, this could actually work out OK. If not, they COULD charge a lot more than it actually costs for the repair, but I believe they probably wont.

I recently returned my wii to the big N for the following problem: [forum.wiibrew.org]

Within a day after receiving the unit they simply sent a refurbished unit (albeit one that you can't install bootmii as boot2) the following a day. My Wii obviously had a different problem, but I told them that I was "updating the wii firmware and it stopped working a day later". They charge a flat rate to fix the Wii at $92 (out of warranty) total for work and shipping. Just play dumb and tell them your roommate, sister, grandfather was using it. I still find it hard to believe that N will charge an outrageous price for a soft modded Wii. I've seen the supposed letter from N for a Wii with HBC, but I'm still skeptical.

Yeah, one isolated case seems quite fishy tbh. I'm sure plenty of people with HBC have need repairs, and surely if they'd been charged extra we'd know.

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zipperdoyle
They charge a flat rate to fix the Wii at $92 (out of warranty) total for work and shipping.

To clear the details:
That was Nintendo Of America (Redwood), right?

(p.s.: did you know, that The Big N is sourrounded by Microsoft buildings)

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daniel_c_w
To clear the details:
That was Nintendo Of America (Redwood), right?

Yep.

I think I will try the PCWnP method. I have three files: keys.txt, wii_nand_with_ecc.img, wii_nand_without_ecc.img, and one folder: WII_FS, which contains all of the files in their respective folders.

I think I will buy a Wii with a broken disc drive off of ebay anyways, and just switch the two drives (or use the bannerbomb hack with the USB Loader.

Thank You for all of the help, and I will tell you if I get the Wii fixed or not and how.

Well, after looking at everything I had done, I think the moral of the story is: "Don't fix what's not broken."

another moral of the story is "dont unzip fail into your wii".

and also, usb loader isnt supported here, nor the processes required to run it.