Homebrew Dump NAND from Wii Mini

[EpikJimmer]

So, what's the deal, I want to play Mario Kart Wii online with wiimmfi, preferably on dolphin because I don't have a USB to ethernet and there's a distance between the wii mini and router and yeahh it's a mess.

I decided that I should use Dolphin, but that one requires me to dump a real NAND. If I use an auto generated NAND, I have to wait 7 days, only for it to say access denied.

SO, the only way is to dump my NAND from my Wii Mini, tweak some stuff and we're good.
I mean, I already found some homebrew specifically made for wii mini:
https://gbatemp.net/threads/realwnd-wii-mini-edition.553349/

...so what's stopping me?
Well, according to the thread I mentioned above, Realwnd Wii Mini edition requires me to patch IOS36 to IOS236..?
And I'm like, ok, but there's some text that says, ONLY for IOS36 or something. So I boot up my Wii Mini, and check the homebrew launcher and it says IOS58 (i think).
Is that my actual IOS or am I stupid and this is just the homebrew channel's IOS. Keep in mind, my Wii is (obviously) in version 4.3 sooo, is that IOS36...?? idk this is too complicated.
(Also, I installed some cIOS thing in order to use USB loader GX, but I don't know if that has to do with anything)

I know this is a full on ESSAY now but idk, I don't wanna brick my Wii out of pure stupidity.

 

[XFlak]

Your console has many IOSs, run a syscheck to confirm what u have and where

 

[EpikJimmer]

I have a feeling that this might not go well with a Wii Mini but I don't know what it is...

 

[KleinesSinchen]

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I have a feeling that this might not go well with a Wii Mini but I don't know what it is...

Try this one:
https://github.com/modmii/SysCheck-ModMii-Edition/releases

 

[EpikJimmer]

thanks a lot (didn't even know such version even existed)
imma try this later, I'm going out now lel

 

[KleinesSinchen]

thanks a lot (didn't even know such version even existed)

The release is pretty new.

 

[EpikJimmer]

Yeah, I didn't even get a chance to even CHECK if I can dump my NAND I was outside so long today.
Too tired to do it now, might as well do everything tommorow. Don't worry, I won't blow up my Wii Mini (yet).

Thanks for the syscheckME tho.

Post automatically merged: Mar 13, 2023

Ummm, when I run syscheckME, it checks all the IOS's until IOS249 (i think I might be totally wrong), but instead of saying... literally anything at the end, I get "Exception (DSI) occured!" and it just reloads into the homebrew channel.

Yes, I installed the ModMii Edition which reports to the USB instead of SD card and yes, I choose it to check ALL of the IOS's.

Something extremely dark is going on.

(why in all of hell did GBAtemp merge these two posts? I posted the previous post like 17 hours ago :/ )

Post automatically merged: Mar 13, 2023

i really like when the post gets submerged, gets treated like an edit and not as a new post, resulting in no one getting a notification. Great stuff. (edit: AGAIN)

 

[EpikJimmer]

Will it merge AGAIN this time? Let's find out! What fun! All I can think is, WHAT fun.

 

[XFlak]

Follow the trouble shooting steps to skip problematic IOSs

https://gbatemp.net/threads/posting-a-system-check.300279/

Perhaps also confirm the same issue happens with syscheck HDE?

Edit: and yes I agree the way new posts get merged makes it difficult to bump a thread where you were the last person to post. This is why you need 2 accounts, lol, jk

 

[EpikJimmer]

ok might try that later, thanks!

Post automatically merged: Mar 15, 2023

OK, the thing is, it doesn't freeze while checking on an IOS. It successfully checks every IOSs but then it does some other stuff I can't even comprehend to understand since they come and go so quickly and then boom exception dsi occured.

What in the hell even.

(STOP MERGING GAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH)

 

[XFlak]

Have u tried syscheck HDE?

You can also just resoftmod as if the wii were a virgin using modmii's main guide, it will just have u overwrite whatever is or isn't detected by your syscheck and the end result should be the same. If asked to update active ios's say yes.

 

[EpikJimmer]

I checked it out, but it states that it will report to the SD card, not USB (unless I'm missing something...)

 

[XFlak]

Yes but it may still be able to run and upload the report to the cloud or just display it onscreen

Edit: the code between the HDE and ME versions aren't that different so you may have the same result

 

[EpikJimmer]

"upload to cloud" and "wii mini" go together like pizza and vomit
If it displays on screen then it's all good, the problem is solved.

(also I like how all of this is done just to CHECK if can even PATCH some ios in order to do the actual dump of the nand)

Post automatically merged: Mar 16, 2023

(please don't merge) syscheckHDE has the exact same problem; checks every ios normally, does some teeny tiny stuff and then boom exception occured or whatever. At this point I might as well give up playing mario kart wii online because this is not working out.

Post automatically merged: Mar 16, 2023

This is why you need 2 accounts, lol, jk

i am seriously considering this

Post automatically merged: Mar 16, 2023

please gbatemp dont merge this one im gonna lose it
edit: ggfhgfg

 

[EpikJimmer]

screw this i guess i'm not gonna play mario kart wii online unless i buy a normal wii or something but screw this
even if i manage to backup my nand, then what? The wii mini menu doesn't have all these internet settings and all that jazz so it's gonna come off as useless.

I guess I could backup my nand for the sake of backing it up in case something goes wrong but if I can't even check my IOS's how am I supposed to extract the NAND of all things?

thanks for all the help tho

 

[Mimikyu]

Hello, I actually have the same problem right now. I'm trying to make a and backup for nearly 2 hours now and it's just freezing at the same point over and over again. What should I do? Ofc everything @EpikJimmer did happened to me as well. So what can I do?