Need help with possible bricked Wii!

Ghostyis40 · Nov 17, 2024

Okay, here's the run down. The other day a guy at the Pawn shop I frequent gave me a Wii to take home and take a look at. The pawn shop got it off some one who tried to soft mod the unit and failed horribly. I got the system home and plugged it in and was greeted with a grey screen. I have tried several video cable and a Wii HDMI upscaler. I have read that it could be the cable or TV that's causing the problem. However on closer inspection It might be that the soft mod was done wrong and some how I just need to be able to format the system back to default. I have seen videos on you tube of it being done. I have been doing soft modding for a long time now and this is the first time I have seen this.

Anyone have any ideas on how we can bring this poor Wii back to life?

I think the fact that we are getting a picture even though it's a grey one means there might be some hope, hopefully lol. Any advice or help someone can provide would be most welcome.

XFlak · Nov 17, 2024

Check for bootmii boot2 or priiloader. Hold reset as its powering up to see if priiloader is installed, and save a bootmii folder to your sd card and insert in the wii before powering it up to check if bootmii boot2 is installed

https://wii.hacks.guide/assets/files/bootmii_sd_files.zip

JuanMena · Nov 17, 2024

It's not a software issue. It's hardware issue.
Check video surface mounted capacitors.

Ghostyis40 · Monday at 5:57 PM

Thank you both, I'll try out both of your ideas and then let you know if either works k.

Ghostyis40 · 2024-11-23T03:00:55+0000

Okay, update, I went back and talked to the the pawn shop guy. So I went home and loaded up the Wii while holding the Reset button and bam. So, basically, here's what happened. The guy that sold the system kept the SD with all the files on it, this pressing any of the buttons turns the console off because it doesn't know what else to do.

So, I'd like to get the files needed to just format the damn unit and reinstall the OS. Think you guys could guide me on the right path?

master801 · 2024-11-23T04:02:45+0000

Use a GameCube controller to navigate through the Priiloader menu.

Once you get into the Homebrew Channel, try to pair a wiimote to the console. If it fails, the bluetooth module is dead and will need to be replaced to get the console to boot into the System Menu.

Ghostyis40 · 2024-11-23T06:15:28+0000

Okay, so I did as you instructed bud, however, it looks like I may have to reinstall a few things via NUS downloader, I'm gathering?

Any thoughts?

master801 · 2024-11-23T06:35:25+0000

Centrix said:
Okay, so I did as you instructed bud, however, it looks like I may have to reinstall a few things via NUS downloader, I'm gathering?

Any thoughts?

Weird. HBC should be installed even without the SD card. It's even part of the Hackmii Installer.

Maybe someone with more experience with Priiloader can give an explanation?

Ghostyis40 · 2024-11-23T06:40:47+0000

I was thinking about just making a new SD with all the priiloader files and seeing if that fixes the problem.

If not I can try reinstalling the hbc and system menu via NUS? I don't see why it'd cause any more problems?

I think the issue here is that it's looking for the systemmenu and hbc but since the SD card that the original modder used is MIA it throws those two errors.

XFlak · 2024-11-23T09:03:05+0000

It's an old version of priiloader u have installed, and it won't know the title ID for updated versions of the hbc. Most likely it is trying to launch HAXX but the installed version (if it's installed) is something newer like JODI or LULZ.

The system menu not launching is a little more confusing, but hopefully reinstalling it will fix things. Just be aware that installing a new system menu using any tool other than yawm modmii edition will uninstall priiloader. U definitely don't want to lose priiloader access, especially not before the issue is fixed.

The sd card being MIA is not causing either of these issues.

To solve this, I'd start by using the load/install file menu. Start by using it to load the hackmii installer and see if it can install the hbc and/or bootmii ios or bootmii boot2. If yes, when u exit the installer it will take u to the hbc. From there u can run syscheck and share it here for further advice. Likely next step after that will be to reinstall a system menu for your region along with its system menu ios. you currently probably have 3.2 system menu installed, but u can install 4.3 with ios80 (ideally modmii's recommended ios80 which is really a patched ios60, as this protects against 003 bricks when upgrading poorly region changed wii's that were originally Korean to system menu versions above 4.1. If you check the serial number and it doesn't look Korean then stock ios80 should be safe too). You'd also want to update priiloader and cios and a few other things, so I would just drag and drop your syscheck.csv onto modmii.exe and it will tell you what to do.

Ghostyis40 · 2024-11-24T16:44:30+0000

So, I would like to uninstall everything done to the system. I am returning this back to the pawn shop after I have fixed it.

Will reinstalling the system menu wipe everything and allow the system too boot back normally? if so, that is the way I'd like to go.

XFlak · 2024-11-24T17:03:44+0000

Generally do not "uninstall" anything, just overwrite. If your goal is to remove visible traces of a softmod (recommended) then the process is a bit less risky. Just do as I advised above, then run syscheck, and drag and drop your syscheck.csv onto modmii.exe and it will tell you what to. Then to remove visible traces just uninstall custom channels using the wii settings data management menu.

If u want to removal all traces then you'd want to restore an ohneschwanzenegger generated nand backup for your wii, and afterwards if bootmii is installed as boot2, run the hackmii installer to uninstall it.

To access bootmii without it even being installed, make sure you have a bootmii folder saved to your sd card, then load the Casper app in priiloader. If you need help setting any of this up launch Casper2Bootmii.bat from Modmii's support folder. Then make a nand backup, use it as a base to build a new virgin nand ohneschwanzenegger, then restore that using bootmii too. More info here https://wii.hacks.guide/wii-factory-reset.html

Ghostyis40 · 2024-11-24T17:31:53+0000

It sounds like it is more of a pain than it is worth lol. I'll just keep it as is lol. It'll be an extra perk if anyone wants to buy a soft modded system lol.

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Okay, update time. I get this when I try and install the latest firmware. Should I reinstall ios80?

I have also updated Priiloader to the latest version. Installed boot2 and reinstalled the HBC.

XFlak · 2024-11-24T18:01:56+0000

I explained 2 ways of installing 4.3, one was to drag and drop your syscheck.csv onto modmii.exe and the other was to ensure u install it along with ios80. You're lucky yawm stopped u from installing it.

That being said, since u have bootmii boot2 this wasn't a true brick risk in your particular case. Also, u can go down the ohneschwanzenegger route should u prefer with zero risk

Edit: and no idea why u would have a stub in ios80, someone went out of their way to do that. I'm curious to see a syscheck from this console

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

Ghostyis40 · 2024-11-24T18:19:28+0000

Here ya go bud, and thanks again for all the help. I did as you asked. I dragged the sys.cvs on to modmii and it downloaded al the necessary files for me.
Here is my syscheck

SysCheck ME v2.5.0 by blackb0x, JoostinOnline, Double_A, R2-D2199 and Nano
...runs on IOS61 (rev 4890).

Region: NTSC-U
System Menu 3.2U (v289)
Priiloader installed
Drive date: 05.26.2006
Homebrew Channel 1.1.2 running on IOS61

Hollywood v0x11
Console ID: 68375961
Console Type: Wii
Shop Channel Country: Unknown (0)
Boot2 v2
Found 45 titles.
Found 29 IOS on this console. 3 of them are stubs.

IOS4 (rev 65280): Stub
IOS9 (rev 7): Trucha Bug, ES Identify, Flash Access, NAND Access
IOS10 (rev 768): Stub
IOS11 (rev 7): Trucha Bug, ES Identify, Flash Access, NAND Access
IOS12 (rev 7): Trucha Bug, ES Identify, Flash Access, NAND Access
IOS13 (rev 7): Trucha Bug, ES Identify, Flash Access, NAND Access
IOS14 (rev 7): Trucha Bug, ES Identify, Flash Access, NAND Access
IOS15 (rev 7): Trucha Bug, ES Identify, Flash Access, NAND Access
IOS16 (rev 257): Flash Access
IOS17 (rev 7): Trucha Bug, ES Identify, Flash Access, NAND Access
IOS20 (rev 7): Trucha Bug, ES Identify, Flash Access, NAND Access
IOS21 (rev 7): Trucha Bug, ES Identify, Flash Access, NAND Access
IOS22 (rev 7): Trucha Bug, ES Identify, Flash Access, NAND Access
IOS28 (rev 1288): Trucha Bug, ES Identify, Flash Access, NAND Access
IOS30 (rev 1040): Trucha Bug, ES Identify, Flash Access, NAND Access
IOS31 (rev 1040): Trucha Bug, ES Identify, Flash Access, NAND Access
IOS33 (rev 1040): Trucha Bug, ES Identify, Flash Access, NAND Access
IOS34 (rev 1039): Trucha Bug, ES Identify, Flash Access, NAND Access
IOS35 (rev 1040): Trucha Bug, ES Identify, Flash Access, NAND Access
IOS36 (rev 1042): Trucha Bug, ES Identify, Flash Access, NAND Access
IOS37 (rev 2070): Trucha Bug
IOS38 (rev 3609): Trucha Bug
IOS50 (rev 4889): No Patches
IOS51 (rev 4633): Trucha Bug
IOS53 (rev 4113): Trucha Bug
IOS55 (rev 4633): Trucha Bug
IOS61 (rev 4890): No Patches
IOS249 (rev 7): Trucha Bug, ES Identify, Flash Access, NAND Access
IOS254 (rev 2): Stub
BC v5
MIOS v8
Report generated on 01/06/2018.

Post automatically merged: Today at 7:02 PM

Thank you so much for everyones help and patience here. I appreciate it.

I've learned a lot here. My last question is how does one stop priiloader from loading before the system menu? I'd like it so that the buyer really doesn't know it's there for obvious reasons?

XFlak · 2024-11-24T19:10:09+0000

Are you referring to bootmii? Just start it without sd:/bootmii and it will launch like normal. As for priiloader, boot up preferences can be configured within the app

And wow, your Wii's mods are super our of date and includes some stuff that wasn't recommended even then (I. E. Cioscorp). By now modmii would have that all sorted out though if you proceeded with your syscheck updater wizard

Edit: you may also want to update priiloader to the latest version. But run the app after all the other things modmii suggests (priiloader will refuse to run until we overwrite your cios corp crap)

Ghostyis40 · 2024-11-24T19:15:59+0000

XFlak said:
Are you referring to bootmii? Just start it without sd:/bootmii and it will launch like normal. As for priiloader, boot up preferences can be configured within the app

And wow, your Wii's mods are super our of date and includes some stuff that wasn't recommended even then (I. E. Cioscorp). By now modmii would have that all sorted out though if you proceeded with your syscheck updater wizard

Edit: you may also want to update priiloader to the latest version. But run the app after all the other things modmii suggests (priiloader will refuse to run until we overwrite your cios corp crap)

Yeah. The guy that sold it to the pawn shop clearly didn't have a clue lol. I'm just glad we were able to put our heads together and figure it out. Yeah, I took out the SD card. It was one of the first things I did. I also formatted the system in the system settings. Priiloader is still there and has been updated. It shows in the settings of priiloader at the top that it is supposed to just reboot into the system menu and not prilloader. So I just thought that was weird.

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