Hacking I can install IOS in vWii! But...

[driverdis]

for the question about WiiXplorer, i used the latest one on the googlecode page, R212.dol. i renamed it to boot.dol and put in a folder called wiiXplorer in the apps folder of my sd card. then i ran it using HBC

 

[driverdis]

what i do not understand is why IOS58 was not tested originally if alot of newer homebrew uses it.

 

[SifJar]

what exactly is not safe about using the IOS236 Installer?. I used it and WiiMode is not Bricked.

Yup, 1 success = completely and utterly safe, without a doubt.

 

[JoostinOnline]

Yup, 1 success = completely and utterly safe, without a doubt.

For real? WOAH!!!

 

[driverdis]

actually, my console shutdown when returning to WiiMode after the IOS236 installer and appeared bricked. (blue light came on but no video on gamepad or tv). i unplugged console for ~10 min then plugged it back in and it booted back up. including WiiMode.

It was fine after that. i have had no trouble with the Wii U ever doing that again. even in WiiMode.

 

[driverdis]

here are some pics of my non bricked WiiMode.

http://i.imgur.com/VPwrg.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/Aerpi.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/DvEyo.jpg

Sorry for the upside down pics but it serves its purpose fine.

 

[Krestent]

Yeah.
I tried looking at d2x source to see if I could port it myself, but I think that is a little out of my league
But I have sent davebaol a PM talking about this though, hopefully he will be able to reply to me sometime.

How were the old DARKCORP cIOS's made? What if you gave these the same treatment?

 

[pwsincd]

Yup, 1 success = completely and utterly safe, without a doubt.

i get your comments fully Sifjar , but i read the question as though he was asking a honest Question . ok its prolly not but its how i read it lol

 

[driverdis]

Hmmm, would you be able to grab a ticket from one of those non-functioning wads, and load it in a hex editor, and check the 4 bytes at offset 0x1D8? That is the Console ID that the title is tied to. Try zeroing out those 4 bytes in the ticket (make a backup of the file first), then repack, and try installing again.

thanks, that did the trick. the Check Mii Out Channel Installed fine now. it seems to work fine from what i can tell. I will do this to the other channels i was trying to install and will report back if they work.

 

[Skeet1983]

So far, only some wads install for me using MMM and IOS236. I installed the Internet Channel and Photo Channel (1.0 that has mp3 vs ogg) just fine with DOP-MII and both channels installed and run fine from what i can tell. the problem comes when i use MMM to Install wads. a Master Quest VC inject i had from years ago installed fine along with Yoshi's Story. but Zelda Link to the past, other vc titles i dumped with ShowMiiWads throw RET -1020. the Everyone Votes Channel, Nintendo Channel, and Check Mii Out Channel also RET -1020. I even tried trucha signing them with wwpacker with no success either.

Instructions for those who have trouble dumping their nand and to get IOS36----------------
1. download WiiXplorer and put in apps folder on SD card.
2. download the FSToolbox AHBPROT mod from first post.
3. put that wherever you want on the SD card.
4. put sd card in Wii U then start the Homebrew Channel.
5. start WiiXplorer then run FSToolbox using it.
6. ignore then ret -1029 error then press A when told to.
7. Press (1) and FSToolbox will dump the NAND to the FSTOOLBOX folder on the SD Card.
8. when its finished, open up the nand dump using ShowMiiWads. i used ShowMiiWads 1.5 mod by orwel.
9. right click on IOS 36 and click "Pack Wad". save the wad to the root of the SD Card.
---------------------------------------------Now to get the patched IOS236 Installed.
10. rename wad to "IOS36-64-v3864.wad"
11. Download IOS236 Installer MOD v6 for vWii and put in apps folder of SD card.
Put sd card in Wii U and start the IOS236 Installer Mod using the Homebrew Channel.
12. when its done, you will now have a patched IOS236 that DOP-MII and MMM can use.
13. Install Wads and stuff
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Note. if your Wii U shuts off seconds after you get to the system menu and appears to be bricked afterward.( blue light turns on but console does nothing). unplug the Wii U and let it sit for 5 or 10 min then power back up. mine did this and i thought IOS236 bricked it from a botched install somehow. that was not the case tho.

How large is the NAND dump? My SD card only has 460MB free space left. Can I use SDHC cards if need be?

 

[driverdis]

How large is the NAND dump? My SD card only has 460MB free space left. Can I use SDHC cards if need be?

Mine was ~350MB and i used a non SDHC 2gb sd card. i am not sure if you can use SDHC, but you should be good with 460MB freespace left unless you filled up your Wii's system memory.

 

[beanman25]

I'm not sure about all of the NAND stuff. Has anyone tried the method here?

http://www.ps3hax.net/showthread.php?p=498046

 

[driverdis]

the IOS236 wad in the "WiiU Wad Installer Pack V1" works fine with the ios236 installer. i tested the installer with both my dumped wad and the one from the pack on ps3hax.net and both worked without bricking. I still recommend dumping and using your own tho but i would wait for a fix for IOS58 incompatibilities before trying to install ios236.

also, do not bother installing the Nintendo or Everyone Votes channel as both require WiiConnect24. the Check Mii Out channel and Internet Channel work fine from what i can tell tho. the Photo Channel 1.0 and Internet Channel installed fine via DOP-MII. i did not test mp3 or pictures with the photo channel tho.

Also, i Noticed that the Channel manager allows moving the Check Mii Out channel to SD. DO NOT do it. it will move fine but will refuse to run from SD menu and refuses to copy back. if that happens, delete the channel from SD card and reinstall wad.

The Internet Channel copies and runs fine from SD card. i plan to keep it on SD card as its huge.

 

[Skeet1983]

I tried dumping NAND through FSToolbox, and ran into 2 problems:

1st. Got error return -1017 above where it says "Press A to continue".
2nd. Got error -101 or something like that when trying to dump NAND, then it said would you like to continue or something like that...
This is my 1st time trying a NAND dump. Please help if possible

 

[ClockWorK]

^ Same. Tried FS Toolbox and BlueDump.

 

[DeadlyFoez]

I dumped the NAND.... but I did it through hardware, not software

 

[driverdis]

I tried dumping NAND through FSToolbox, and ran into 2 problems:

1st. Got error return -1017 above where it says "Press A to continue".
2nd. Got error -101 or something like that when trying to dump NAND, then it said would you like to continue or something like that...
This is my 1st time trying a NAND dump. Please help if possible

Follow my dumping instructions (Post #49), you have to run FSToolbox from WiiXplorer first.

as in HBC->WiiXplorer->FSToolbox->Press A to Continue->Press 1, then it will proceed to dump entire nand.

HBC->FSToolbox=Error -101

 

[Skeet1983]

Follow my dumping instructions (Post #49), you have to run FSToolbox from WiiXplorer first.

as in HBC->WiiXplorer->FSToolbox->Press A to Continue->Press 1, then it will proceed to dump entire nand.

HBC->FSToolbox=Error -101

I did run WiiXplorer from HBC, then ran FSToolbox from within WiiXplorer (booted the .elf file)... What do those errors mean? I am using an SDHC card...

 

[Gizmo1k]

I did run WiiXplorer from HBC, then ran FSToolbox from within WiiXplorer (booted the .elf file)... What do those errors mean? I am using an SDHC card...

I'm getting
"Error: ISFS_OpenFile(/title/00010000/52323245/data) returned -101
Do you want to continue anyway?"

I hit a and get the same error on either the content or next title. metadata dumped fine. also i get a -1017 error not the -1020 at the beginning. so who knows.

 

[driverdis]

i used the WiiXplorer R212 DOL and left the IOS WiiXplorer uses alone. i literally copied it to my sd card and ran it via HBC. also, i used the Dol of FSToolbox, not the elf.