Installed regular Wii IOS 56/57/58 on vWii — VC black screen — no NAND backup

[aidenWIIUGOD]

Hi everyone,

I accidentally installed regular Wii IOS 56, 57, and 58 WADs on my vWii.

Now, Wii Virtual Console titles black screen when I try to launch them.

I can still:
- Enter vWii mode
- Open the Homebrew Channel (Aroma)

I do not have a NAND backup.

Region: USA (U)

What is the safest way to restore the correct vWii IOS versions without bricking my system?

Thanks for your help!

 

[GABO1423]

You can try using the vWii Decaffeinator app, which basically will delete those IOS files so the Wii U will trigger a system update and redownload clean versions of the correct IOS files for the vWii.

Just follow this guide to get started: https://wiiu.hacks.guide/recover-vwii-ioses-channels.html

In your case, use advanced mode and only choose the IOS versions you mentioned, that will ensure everything else is still in place.

As a final note, the Decaffeinator will automatically take you to the system settings to immediately update, but in my experience that always yields a message saying you're already up to date. I found just shutting down the console and turning it back on to do the update worked much better. Good luck.

 

[aidenWIIUGOD]

You can try using the vWii Decaffeinator app, which basically will delete those IOS files so the Wii U will trigger a system update and redownload clean versions of the correct IOS files for the vWii.

Just follow this guide to get started: https://wiiu.hacks.guide/recover-vwii-ioses-channels.html

In your case, use advanced mode and only choose the IOS versions you mentioned, that will ensure everything else is still in place.

As a final note, the Decaffeinator will automatically take you to the system settings to immediately update, but in my experience that always yields a message saying you're already up to date. I found just shutting down the console and turning it back on to do the update worked much better. Good luck.

Thank you!