Well, as it turned out, using a different version of LoadMii - v0.3 to be precise - works a LOT better. DOLs actually load off of it!
Of course, I then discovered that all the various NAND dumpers (besides BootMii) showed various problems, but all generally sharing the same issue of not making a dump. WiiND would flash "initializing SD card/USB card" briefly on the screen but not dump, RealWnD said "ERROR: Cannot open NAND. Maybe you have new IOS.", SFSD wanted me to select a cIOS but I guess I don't have anything for it to select, YaWnD gave me "ERROR reading flash at 0 (error:-4)", and the Key Grabber DOL (which came with WiiND) says "loading keyhack IOS blah blah blah sending things to Earth...." for some seconds, then quits out and initiates the exploit/LoadMii again.
So I guess you guys have a point - these seem to want *something* installed - possibly the BootMii IOS you're all referring to?
Of course, I then discovered that all the various NAND dumpers (besides BootMii) showed various problems, but all generally sharing the same issue of not making a dump. WiiND would flash "initializing SD card/USB card" briefly on the screen but not dump, RealWnD said "ERROR: Cannot open NAND. Maybe you have new IOS.", SFSD wanted me to select a cIOS but I guess I don't have anything for it to select, YaWnD gave me "ERROR reading flash at 0 (error:-4)", and the Key Grabber DOL (which came with WiiND) says "loading keyhack IOS blah blah blah sending things to Earth...." for some seconds, then quits out and initiates the exploit/LoadMii again.
So I guess you guys have a point - these seem to want *something* installed - possibly the BootMii IOS you're all referring to?
I know that the NAND acts like a snapshot of your system, but what I'm asking is whether the tool makes a virgin NAND file in the sense of "factory-reset, barebones, no extra WADs/channels on the system" or "store everything that was already installed in the NAND when you got the system"?Wever said:If I understand this question correctly, then no. Think of the nand as the hard drive of your wii. Everything that the wii stores - savegames, channels miis, system settings, personal messages, firmware stuff, ... - is all stored on that nand. As such, restoring your nand will put your wii back to the exact spot when you made the backup (I may we wrong, but I think even the wii's date and time will be set back to that moment).