cBoot2

WARNING: You need to make a NAND backup with Bootmii before using this tool.
This is required to recover from fatal errors.

cBoot2 is a patched Boot2. You should be able to install a patched IOS if Bootmii is installed at boot2 location. You need to remove the GC memory card from slot 2 if you run this.

Note: This package is only needed for people, who have updated without return and lost all downgrade capabilities. You will need a boot1 with a sign bug to use it.

Purpose: Start patched IOS without installing using Bootmii loader. The
original Bootmii doesn't support to modify the file system. With this
package you get around this problem.

The description is included in the file.

Edit: Link to new version, which will work if Bootmii is installed as IOS and fix SD card problems.
Download cBoot2 v16

I am not sure if this will work on all systems. Please give me some response, if this is working.

It is configured for PAL. It should changed the mode when boot.dol is started.

Comments

W
Just take the WAD Manager from this package and run it from bannerbomb. Install the untouched IOS36 with it and everything should be back to normal. If you want a trucha patched IOS36, i recommend to look at my Trucha Bug Restorer.
 
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[quote name='WiiPower' post='2136569' date='Jul 22 2009, 11:20 AM']Just take the WAD Manager from this package and run it from bannerbomb. Install the untouched IOS36 with it and everything should be back to normal. If you want a trucha patched IOS36, i recommend to look at my Trucha Bug Restorer.[/quote]
WiiPower,

thanks for the hint.
I just hanged up on my friend.. and IT WORKS !!!
now thanks to you he owes me a lot !! ;)
he is so thrilled that he is even considering offering me a motion plus !!!
ain't life awesome.

lol
thanks again, really he was so upset that he even ordered a wasabi dx to be able to restore his wii.
now all our group will benefit from having a wasabi handy in case anything goes wrong while softmodding.

Cheers,
R

ps- if you look at the mentioned post. I told him to use TBR.. he just wanted to be smarter !! ;)
 
M
Need a little help.

I have a fairly bricked wii, so I wasn't able to run the installer. I found a bootmii folder with the modified files based on the advice here.
http://forum.wiibrew.org/read.php?22,26734

Followed the other steps listed in the thread. Copied the cboot2 files and extracted the other ones to a SD card. Here is what I'm getting.

IOS Version 36 v16 0xBLAH
IOS successfully loaded.
nothing else

Will just sit at this IOS successfully loaded in green forever. No error message, no loading of the WAD manager, nothing.
 
M
Poking around my downloaded bootmii folder, I have...

armboot.bin 167KB 1/22/2009
pcboot.elf 189KB 5/28/2009

Armboot doesn't look correct. Since I'm unable to run the installer, where else can I get these cboot2 modified bootmii files?
 
W
You need the files from somebody who installed cBoot2 to his sd card, but i don't know if it's legal to share these.
 
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[quote name='WiiPower' post='2154869' date='Jul 30 2009, 07:48 AM']You need the files from somebody who installed cBoot2 to his sd card, but i don't know if it's legal to share these.[/quote]

The installer creates the files, and you can distribute the installer. I personally just can't run it - can't access HBC.

If anyone can upload their cboot2 bootmii folder to rapidshare I would greatly appreciate it. I've verified everything on my SD card is valid besides that folder.
 
D
For the life of me... I can't still totally understand what this is used for. Can I use this to make USB Loader GX run at Wii startup and avoid installing Preloader to do that? I already have BootMii as boot2
 
G
mikebpi did you get a working one i deeply need one or at list would be good to get a game list

what i know bu need to be sure

mario kart mine was trucha
super paper mario don't have it

wii fit , mine not working

super mario galaxy will try soon as i get it

do you know a good hash verifier for vista ?
 
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mikebpi did you get a working one i deeply need one or at list would be good to get a game list

what i know bu need to be sure

mario kart mine was trucha
super paper mario don't have it

wii fit , mine not working

super mario galaxy will try soon as i get it

do you know a good hash verifier for vista ?
 
G
hi i succesfuly did it

search after iosdowngradev3.rar on your favorite google


and i can get t wadmanager with a fully bricked wii wonderfull


just one problem no wiimote

i already send a mail to wiigator regarding this
 
G
I know this has been stated before but mine looks slighty different, as shown below;
Code: 
Cboot dol loader

IOS Version 36 v16 0x00240010
IOS sucessfully loaded
Sdio_Startup() rv=0
fat _driver: disk init failed
Init Fat driver failed
Failed to load boot.dol from front sd reader.
My wii has BootMii installed as an boot2 and this is the only thing i can boot in to atm, the cboot that i made was with an wii that can not have boot2 installed. would this make a difference?
 
G
griffy .

search after iosdowngradev3.rar format your sd in fAt 16

copy sd 2 in sd root

relaunch cboot2 installer

retry

second possibilty you have bootmii 0.1 so try with an another sd
 
R
Hey Wiigator, i got a problem and i think cBoot2 can solve it but i need your help please or anyone lol im already angry at my wii lol...

So my NTSC (or USA) Wii got bricked (don't know why i didn't installed anything bad to it, didn't upgrade nor downgrade, didn't installed wads, i only installed safe files but oh well), my NAND says it has a usage of 3.3% so i guess it was formatted... i didnt have a nand backup, i do have bootmii, but i can't run neither the homebrew nor the system menu, so this program can save my wii? Thanks
 
G
ghostdogjp, I re-ran the installer on the other wii but on my wii it still shows the error.
How do you mean "bootmii 0.1 so try with an another sd "?
Any help is great
 
M
Just a quick question Wiigator. I really apresheate all your work. Without you I would not have played many good GC games. One game I can't play really is Starfox Adventure because there are sounds missing. Other than that it works great. Is there anyway to fix the sound or are you guys perhaps working on a new GC backup launcher release?
 
S
hi my korean Wii that has been converted to US recently got bricked by error 003 by updating to 4.2 by mistake.
i have no HBC,hackmii or preloader installed and no modchip just a softchip installed when i bought it
after a lot of reading i did the following:

1- used savemiifrii method to get to recovery mode and got a black screen with 4.2u in the bottom right corner and hanged there

2- followed (http://www.smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=253256) thread and this thread and got the following files o my sd card

/00000001/00000001/v2/00000000.app
/00000001/00000001/v2/cetk
/00000001/00000001/v2/tmd.2
/00000001/00000024/v1042/00000004
/00000001/00000024/v1042/cetk
/apps/cBoot2Installer/boot.dol
/apps/cBoot2Installer/meta.xml
/bootmii/armboot.bin
/bootmii/bootmii.ini
/bootmii/ppcboot.elf
/private/wii/title/aktn/content.bin
/wad/System Menu-4.1U-v449.wad(not sure wether to put this system menu or 4.2 since 4.2 is the one giving error 003)
/boot.dol
/boot.elf
/startup.elf

i also heard that i need a modchip to be able to run the ssbb exploit from a backup dvd so i sent my wii to the shop to put amodchip

i need help to confirm if i need any other files and if im missing anything before i begin

thanks
 
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I've tried downloading the files provided but I continue to get this error:

cBoot DOL loader

IOS Version 2 v16 0x00020010
Fallback IOS loaded .
sdio_Startup() rv = 0
fat_driver: disk init failed
Init FAT driver failed.
Failed to load boot.dol from front SD card reader.

I am using the latest version of WiiGator's cBoot DOL loader. I've tried using v16 but that will not even load the IOS.

I have tried two different SD cards (1GB and 2 GB) using FAT16 and FAT32 which does not make any difference. Any advice you could give would be appreciated
 
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Anybody? I was able to get this working on another Wii so I know I have the correct files on the SD card.
 

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