Hacking ....im tired of searching

[brokenballa]

ok so it would be great if someone could tell me how to upgrade my cios to play usb back-ups ive searched for about 2 hours now but i cant find shit

whenever i try to load coverflow it says i ciosupgrade required it says i have rev 7

tldr version: how the hell do i upgrade cios?

 

[bazamuffin]

just download whatever version you want, and install via wad manager. It overwrites existing version, no clash. Or if you have internet on wii you can do it via hbc updaters

 

[icebrg5]

2 hours? you must not be looking on the internet then i guess.

Just google waninkoko blog and look at his blog and find cios rev10 or rev12.Download it rename the file to boot.dol and run the app in the homebrew channel.

There is a rev13 and rev13b but those are pretty buggy right now.Rev10 and Rev12 seem the most stable.

 

[bazamuffin]

I agree about the 10 and 12 thing. After trying several loaders and cios's they are the most stable

 

[brokenballa]

well my hbc upgraded yesterday but i still cant load

how do i know what cios i have?

 

[bazamuffin]

your opening post says you have cios rev7?

 

[icebrg5]

just update to 10 or 12.It will overwrite the previous one you had.

Also all usb loaders require rev9 or higher to work.You only have 7

 

[brokenballa]

the problem is i have no idea how to update my cios or where to download it at.

 

[TroyTheZombie]

Read up on the differences between these 2 and make a decision which one to use.

Rev10
http://www.mediafire.com/?klmmlwjvhm2

Rev13a
http://www.mediafire.com/?iadzdolmznu

and you install them just by running them through teh homebrew channel.

If you plan on doing an offline install, read the readme first.

In the future, if you are looking for a new version, check here.

http://translate.google.com/translate?u=ht...en&ie=UTF-8

 

[brokenballa]

your opening post says you have cios rev7?

but when i go to wad manager it ask me what ios i use but there isnt a seven on there

 

[icebrg5]

the problem is i have no idea how to update my cios or where to download it at.

Download the one you want.

If your dont have wifi on your wii you will need the wad file of the ios file the cios uses.Either 36 or 38.
Most cios installer downloads will come with the wad file as well.

Download the cios you want either 10 or 12.

Rename the file it downloads to boot.dol if its not already called boot.dol

Most time its called ciosrev12installer.dol or ciosrev10installer.dol ext

Just rename it to boot.dol

Make a new folder called ciosrev12installer or ciosrev10installer based on the one you downloaded.

Place the boot.dol file inside the new folder you just made.

Put that folder inside your apps folder on your sd.

If you dont have an apps folder on your sd card just make one but you should already have it.

Load up the homebrew channel and select ciosrev12 or ciosrev10installer and hit load.

When it asks what iso to use pick 249 also pick network install when it asks if you have wifi on your wii.

If you dont have wifi then the wad file you downloaded will need to go on the root of the sd card.

 

[TroyTheZombie]

a seven? why the heck are you looking for a 7? just use the default one it starts at.


EDIT : ohhh, lol, because you are at cios rev 7...all cios installs as IOS 249, regardless of version number, lol.


its not asking which one you have installed right now, its asking which ios to use to install it to 249.

just use the one it starts at (default one)

 

[icebrg5]

your opening post says you have cios rev7?

but when i go to wad manager it ask me what ios i use but there isnt a seven on there

pick 249

 

[brokenballa]

alright thanks thats worked but my usb drive still wont load lol

i have my external drive partitioned in 2 250 gb halves one is ntfs and the other is wbfs or whatever the wii format is will that work? also it is on the compatibility list

 

[TroyTheZombie]

if you are using rev13 or 12, it has to be plugged into the bottom usb port (if you wii was flat it would be the bottom one.

 

[icebrg5]

With rev12 the usb cord needs to be in a certain usb port on the wii.

Try switching the ports.If you only have one usb cord for your drive then just flip it.If you have two usb cords( a usb Y cable) then just flip them.

If that doesnt solve the issue some drives will not be detected unless the hard drive is turned on after the wii has been turned on.


What kind of drive do you have?

 

[brokenballa]

it reconizes it but it says it needs formatted but i know its formatted with wbfs manager

but it also has a ntfs patition on it also

@icpmattj

is a 500gb wd my book

 

[icebrg5]

Hows the drive partitioned?
1st partition is?
2nd partition is?

wbfs needs to be the 2nd partition.

 

[brokenballa]

when i look at my mybook in disk management it the one on the right hand side and its the second one i created so im pretty sure wbfs is the second partition

so to answer your question 1st = ntfs 2nd = wbfs

 

[brokenballa]

well it must be the way its formatted because i tried my thumbdrive and it works fine with it