Hacking Wii Preloader stuck

mr_ghostfacexsc · May 26, 2026

Hi! so I bought this Wii from marketplace, and when i turned it on it just showed the preloader menu. What should i do?

JuanMena · May 26, 2026

PREloader?

Do you mean this?

mr_ghostfacexsc · May 26, 2026

JuanMena said:
PREloader?

Do you mean this?

no

XFlak · May 27, 2026

I'm assuming the issue is u don't have a wiimote synced in order to choose any of the options? Newer versions of priiloader support the console face buttons and usb keyboards. If you have PREloader then you may need a gamecube controller to navigate the menu.

Another option is to check if the wii has bootmii installed as boot2, if it does it will launch at startup if particular files are saved to a bootmii folder on the SD card. Grab this bootmii folder and save it to your sd card. Make sure the console is turned off, then turn it on, and hopefully u are taken to a different menu (bootmii): https://raw.githubusercontent.com/modmii/modmii.github.io/master/temp/bootmii_sd_files.zip

mr_ghostfacexsc · May 27, 2026

XFlak said:
I'm assuming the issue is u don't have a wiimote synced in order to choose any of the options? Newer versions of priiloader support the console face buttons and usb keyboards. If you have PREloader then you may need a gamecube controller to navigate the menu.

Another option is to check if the wii has bootmii installed as boot2, if it does it will launch at startup if particular files are saved to a bootmii folder on the SD card. Grab this bootmii folder and save it to your sd card. Make sure the console is turned off, then turn it on, and hopefully u are taken to a different menu (bootmii): https://raw.githubusercontent.com/modmii/modmii.github.io/master/temp/bootmii_sd_files.zip

mine got actually system formated.

XFlak · May 27, 2026

mr_ghostfacexsc said:
mine got actually system formated.

okay, doesn't really change anything though, you should still check for bootmii boot2 or use a GC controller to navigate the preloader menu.

Also, originally u said u got it from marketplace and turned it on to the preloader menu... when exactly was this system formatted then?

Lastly, you may as well share a pic of the preloader menu you're stuck at, so at least we know the version u have installed. And also confirm whether or not you can navigate the menu please

mr_ghostfacexsc · May 28, 2026

XFlak said:
okay, doesn't really change anything though, you should still check for bootmii boot2 or use a GC controller to navigate the preloader menu.

Also, originally u said u got it from marketplace and turned it on to the preloader menu... when exactly was this system formatted then?

Lastly, you may as well share a pic of the preloader menu you're stuck at, so at least we know the version u have installed. And also confirm whether or not you can navigate the menu please

mine’s look like this

XFlak · May 28, 2026

Great, now get back to us on the answers to the other things and we'll keep trying to help

mr_ghostfacexsc · May 28, 2026

XFlak said:
Great, now get back to us on the answers to the other things and we'll keep trying to help

the bootmii didn’t work. so i guess i’ll use gamecube controller then?

WiiWare_lover · Friday at 1:59 PM

mr_ghostfacexsc said:
mine got actually system formated.

I heard that formatting it while having preloader will brick it. Generally formatting isn't recommend.

mr_ghostfacexsc · Friday at 2:02 PM

WiiWare_lover said:
I heard that formatting it while having preloader will brick it. Generally formatting isn't recommend.

yea i know. but i read that it is fixable unless you got the family edition

XFlak · Friday at 2:46 PM

WiiWare_lover said:
I heard that formatting it while having preloader will brick it.

It shouldn't

mr_ghostfacexsc · Friday at 11:31 PM

@XFlak do you have the tutorial for the gamecube controller one???

XFlak · Saturday at 8:49 AM

Plug in the controller and see if u can launch the system menu to sync a wiimote. Also if u could confirm this is the issue it would be great.

mr_ghostfacexsc · Sunday at 1:00 PM

XFlak said:
Plug in the controller and see if u can launch the system menu to sync a wiimote. Also if u could confirm this is the issue it would be great.

it's not.

Post automatically merged: Sunday at 1:15 PM

ok so from my understanding.
1. i have to install priiloader (to update the old preloader)
2. then the hackmii installer (so i can install homebrew channel)
3. download the wad files from modmii
4. install the wad files

is that correct? @XFlak or did i miss something?

Post automatically merged: Sunday at 1:17 PM

also is my wii 4.1J??

XFlak · Sunday at 1:29 PM

This is very frustrating. What is the issue? U just don't know where to begin? From the preloader menu can u access the homebrew channel or the system menu?

U can resoftmod as if it were never modded before to update your mods, or run syscheck and feed your syscheck.csv to modmii's syscheck updater wizard
https://modmii.github.io
https://gbatemp.net/threads/posting-a-system-check.300279

WiiWare_lover · Sunday at 1:42 PM

The Preloader photo u posted here shows, that your system menu is on v449 which is 4.1U so idk.

mr_ghostfacexsc · Sunday at 5:11 PM

XFlak said:
This is very frustrating. What is the issue? U just don't know where to begin? From the preloader menu can u access the homebrew channel or the system menu?

U can resoftmod as if it were never modded before to update your mods, or run syscheck and feed your syscheck.csv to modmii's syscheck updater wizard
https://modmii.github.io
https://gbatemp.net/threads/posting-a-system-check.300279

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