[HellFireXS]

Hello, I am looking for a little help on some soft modding; I recently bought a new Wii (LU65 with 4.1U Firmware).

I have done some modding on an older Wii, got the Homebrew channel working and downgraded an IOS so Gecko could load channels.

I haven't started on the new Wii yet but what I would like is

-Home Brew channel (Should be easy)

-Bootmii (IOS version I assume as I doubt it will go to boot2 on a brand new Wii)

-Preloader (Possible? I hear the new Wii's can't use it but this guy made something that could work http://www.digitalworldz.co.uk/211779-ios3...-preloader.html )

I am pretty sure I can get the Home Brew Channel and Bootmii on there, but I don't know about the Preloader is there a way? I would love some brick protection.

If I can get that working then I can go on with the riskier things like a WAD installer/manager (what are the risks if I can't get Preloader working?)

I have a WAD Installer app for Home Brew Channel so I just need to know if it will work with 4.1/LU65 or brick my Wii.

Any help would be appreciated.

This post has been edited by HellFireXS: Jul 30 2009, 02:23 AM

[Szalkow]

I'm lazy, so I'll reference beegee7730's helpful post for a similar situation.

1. First download and put bannerbomb on your SD card. If you are unable to download it, scroll down to TroyTheZombies post and download from there.
   
2. Then download the Hackmii installer and place in on the root of your SD, keeping it named boot.elf.
   
3. Now turn on your wii, and go into Settings --> Data Management --> Channels and a popup should appear asking "Load boot.dol/elf?", click yes.
4. After that attempt to install Bootmii as Boot2 first, if you are unable to, install Bootmii as IOS.
   
5. Then install the Homebrew channel and exit the application.
   
6. Put your SD card in your PC and create a folder called "apps" on it.
   
7. After that make a folder in it called "Trucha bug restorer" and put this in it.
   
8. Then put your SD card into your PC again and download wad manager, CIOS38 rev14 and USB Loader 1.5, rename to boot.dol and place in seperate folders in the "apps" folder (Eg. apps/Wad Manager/boot.dol).
   
9. After that create a folder called "Wads" on the root of your SD card.

I believe if you get trucha bug restorer and then the cIOS to work, you're good to go. The only considerations for a LU64 Wii are that you can't install boot2 BootMii, and you cannot install older IOSes ever. You might still be able to install current IOSes with trucha patching, not sure.

This thread should also guide you through installing Preloader 0.29 on your LU65. Good luck.

This post has been edited by Szalkow: Jul 30 2009, 02:29 AM

[HellFireXS]

I'm lazy, so I'll reference beegee7730's helpful post for a similar situation.

I believe if you get trucha bug restorer and then the cIOS to work, you're good to go. The only considerations for a LU64 Wii are that you can't install boot2 BootMii, and you cannot install older IOSes ever. You might still be able to install current IOSes with trucha patching, not sure.

This thread should also guide you through installing Preloader 0.29 on your LU65. Good luck.

I do appreciate the help, but I have a few questions, like what exactly do steps 7, 8 and 9 do? Is that what is required to install WAD files? Why do I need to get the "cIOS" to work? What is that for?

I did know I couldn't use boot2 with Bootmii.

This post has been edited by HellFireXS: Aug 19 2009, 10:51 PM

[HellFireXS]

Oops, double post

This post has been edited by HellFireXS: Jul 30 2009, 02:57 AM

[Szalkow]

The Trucha bug restorer will patch your IOSes to make them trucha-enabled - almost all homebrew that modifies the NAND (wads, installers, etc) require the trucha bug to install anything.

A cIOS is a custom IOS which is required to run many of the more powerful apps such as backup loaders, disc dumpers, theme installers, and more. It doesn't hurt to have it and it makes life much easier when homebrewing. Not all wad managers or wads require a cIOS to be installed, but some do. Trust me, you'll want it.

Installing old IOSes is only useful for enabling trucha signing and for specific backdoors that some installers will use. You shouldn't need it if you are able to run trucha bug restorer and have a cIOS installed.

[nabster92]

Yea he didn't really explain what to do with that he just told you the setup basically.

Follow this video to use the Trucha Bug Restorer:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ltrd3oq8hPc...re=channel_page

If you follow the video you should downgrade IOS15, use IOS15 to install an IOS36 with the trucha bug, and then restore IOS15.

Once you do that you will be able to run the cIOS rev14 installer using IOS36 (as that now has the trucha bug) and you should also be able to install preloader depending on what you said yes to on the IOS36 install in the TBR.

Edit: Also Wad installer is pretty old I think, use Wad manager 1.4 or 1.5 instead to install any VC/channel wad's and such. Just have it use IOS249 after you install your cIOS.

This post has been edited by nabster92: Jul 30 2009, 03:13 AM

[HellFireXS]

Thank you both, I think I understand now

A question though, the step by step post says I need a folder called "Wads" but other websites say I need one called "Wad", just so I am clear, which is it please?

Oh and I watched that video, what should I say yes to for the Preloader? All 3?

And finally, doing it this way (with the Trucha Bug) do I still have to follow Scarfish's tutorial or that some thing different?

This post has been edited by HellFireXS: Jul 30 2009, 04:07 AM

[icebrg5]

Needs to be Wad

[nabster92]

Thank you both, I think I understand now

A question though, the step by step post says I need a folder called "Wads" but other websites say I need one called "Wad", just so I am clear, which is it please?

Oh and I watched that video, what should I say yes to for the Preloader? All 3?

And finally, doing it this way (with the Trucha Bug) do I still have to follow Scarfish's tutorial or that some thing different?

"WAD"

I think you just need the first two, but doing all 3 shouldn't hurt anything.

I don't think so, TBR should already do enough to IOS36 to allow preloader to install normally.