Hacking Wiikey firmware update... CD or DVD?

NinjaGaijin · Feb 17, 2009

I am trying to update the firmware on my wiikey, I have an original one, not the newer wiikey 2 or whatever it is. I have updated it is in the past without issue, but am having a hard time this time. I have downloaded the iso, burnt it to CD and tried to read it in the wii but it just spins and makes a strange noise in the drive and eventually the wii errors out. I have tried burning it to different cds at different speeds and everything to no avail. Does it need to be burned to a DVD to run the update? I don't remember how I did it last time.

Also, I read some people saying about softmodding "damaging the firmware of the wii". Can anyone expound on this statement? I have my wii softmodded as well (I accidentally update the firmware to 3.4, so I downgraded back to 3.2u using a softmod workaround). Should I remove all the softmod type stuff and just stick with the wiikey?

Thanks for any and all help

Tim

Diffusion · Feb 17, 2009

The Wii drive doesn't read CDs.

NinjaGaijin · Feb 17, 2009

Diffusion said:
The Wii drive doesn't read CDs.

Ah hah, no wonder then, I must have burned it to a DVD in the past. Even though the iso is so tiny.

Thanks much sir, I will do the update tonight! Any thoughts on my latter statements?

david432111 · Feb 17, 2009

NinjaGaijin said:
I am trying to update the firmware on my wiikey, I have an original one, not the newer wiikey 2 or whatever it is. I have updated it is in the past without issue, but am having a hard time this time. I have downloaded the iso, burnt it to CD and tried to read it in the wii but it just spins and makes a strange noise in the drive and eventually the wii errors out. I have tried burning it to different cds at different speeds and everything to no avail. Does it need to be burned to a DVD to run the update? I don't remember how I did it last time.

Also, I read some people saying about softmodding "damaging the firmware of the wii". Can anyone expound on this statement? I have my wii softmodded as well (I accidentally update the firmware to 3.4, so I downgraded back to 3.2u using a softmod workaround). Should I remove all the softmod type stuff and just stick with the wiikey?

Thanks for any and all help

Tim

Softmods DON'T damage the firmware of your wii. If you wanted to you could at anytime remove all of that it would be like you never had installed homebrew.

NinjaGaijin · Feb 17, 2009

david432111 said:
NinjaGaijin said:

I am trying to update the firmware on my wiikey, I have an original one, not the newer wiikey 2 or whatever it is. I have updated it is in the past without issue, but am having a hard time this time. I have downloaded the iso, burnt it to CD and tried to read it in the wii but it just spins and makes a strange noise in the drive and eventually the wii errors out. I have tried burning it to different cds at different speeds and everything to no avail. Does it need to be burned to a DVD to run the update? I don't remember how I did it last time.

Also, I read some people saying about softmodding "damaging the firmware of the wii". Can anyone expound on this statement? I have my wii softmodded as well (I accidentally update the firmware to 3.4, so I downgraded back to 3.2u using a softmod workaround). Should I remove all the softmod type stuff and just stick with the wiikey?

Thanks for any and all help

Tim

Click to expand...

Softmods DON'T damage the firmware of your wii. If you wanted to you could at anytime remove all of that it would be like you never had installed homebrew.

I figured as much, I don't see how you could "damage" firmware. Thanks sir

david432111 · Feb 17, 2009

NinjaGaijin said:
david432111 said:

NinjaGaijin said:

I am trying to update the firmware on my wiikey, I have an original one, not the newer wiikey 2 or whatever it is. I have updated it is in the past without issue, but am having a hard time this time. I have downloaded the iso, burnt it to CD and tried to read it in the wii but it just spins and makes a strange noise in the drive and eventually the wii errors out. I have tried burning it to different cds at different speeds and everything to no avail. Does it need to be burned to a DVD to run the update? I don't remember how I did it last time.

Also, I read some people saying about softmodding "damaging the firmware of the wii". Can anyone expound on this statement? I have my wii softmodded as well (I accidentally update the firmware to 3.4, so I downgraded back to 3.2u using a softmod workaround). Should I remove all the softmod type stuff and just stick with the wiikey?

Thanks for any and all help

Tim

Click to expand...

Softmods DON'T damage the firmware of your wii. If you wanted to you could at anytime remove all of that it would be like you never had installed homebrew.

Click to expand...

I figured as much, I don't see how you could "damage" firmware. Thanks sir

Actually you can. By updating your wii with a disk from another region, etc. But most likely you'll be fine, just stick with the more official routes and you'll be fine

NinjaGaijin · Feb 17, 2009

david432111 said:
NinjaGaijin said:

david432111 said:

NinjaGaijin said:

I am trying to update the firmware on my wiikey, I have an original one, not the newer wiikey 2 or whatever it is. I have updated it is in the past without issue, but am having a hard time this time. I have downloaded the iso, burnt it to CD and tried to read it in the wii but it just spins and makes a strange noise in the drive and eventually the wii errors out. I have tried burning it to different cds at different speeds and everything to no avail. Does it need to be burned to a DVD to run the update? I don't remember how I did it last time.

Also, I read some people saying about softmodding "damaging the firmware of the wii". Can anyone expound on this statement? I have my wii softmodded as well (I accidentally update the firmware to 3.4, so I downgraded back to 3.2u using a softmod workaround). Should I remove all the softmod type stuff and just stick with the wiikey?

Thanks for any and all help

Tim

Click to expand...

Softmods DON'T damage the firmware of your wii. If you wanted to you could at anytime remove all of that it would be like you never had installed homebrew.

Click to expand...

I figured as much, I don't see how you could "damage" firmware. Thanks sir

Click to expand...

Actually you can. By updating your wii with a disk from another region, etc. But most likely you'll be fine, just stick with the more official routes and you'll be fine

I see what you mean, but I don't think that would be damaging the firmware as much as it would be overwriting the firmware with another regions firmware, thus messing up your wii. I guess what I'm saying is that inherently you can't "damage" firmware.

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