Hacking IOS36 Patcher - Install Preloader on a LU64/65 Wii!

Scarfish · Jun 29, 2009

IOS36 Patcher v0.1 by Scarfish

Since there was no way of installing Preloader on a LU64/65 Wii I decided to make a program that will patch the ES_DiVerify check in IOS36 which is used by Preloader for installing.

First of all I want to thank tona for his Wii Shop and IOS51 Installer which was the base for this tool and Crediar for Preloader from which I sort of 'lent' the ES_Identify patch.
The source for Wii Shop and IOS51 Installer can be found here: http://junks.tonatonari.info/wiiaps/InstallShopIOS51.zip.

Disclaimer
This software is provided 'as-is', without any express or implied warranty.
In no event will the authors be held liable for any damages arising from the use of this software.

What is it
IOS36 Patcher will download the latest IOS36 for you and patches the ES_DiVerify (aka ES_Identify) function so that it's possible again to identify as SU. I don't know if identifying as System Menu works since I was too lazy to test this. It also patches the trucha bug back in.
The ES_DiVerify patch is the same as the patch that is applied by Preloader on IOS60.
This patcher is primarily intended for LU64/65 users that wish to install Preloader on their Wii.

Usage
In order to use this you'll need an internet connection on your Wii.

Custom IOS installed as IOS249:
* Run the dol from your favourite loader
* At the option which IOS to use choose IOS249
* At the question if you want to install IOS36 choose Yes
* If asked choose A for rebooting the Wii or Home for returning to the loader

cBoot2:
* Replace the Wad Manager dol with this dol
* At the option which IOS to use choose Current
* At the question if you want to install IOS36 choose Yes
* If asked choose A for rebooting the Wii

Now you should be able to install Preloader on your LU64/65 Wii! I suggest installing Preloader .29! Dont know if it works with older versions.

Changelog
v0.1:
* Initial version

Download Link
Download

If it worked/not worked for you let me know! Suggestions are also welcome!

nknave · Jun 29, 2009

Awsome,

did you get my PM?

I wonder if we can have a PC App (Windows) that will do this with the files downloaded using NUSD1.1a.

There is absolutely no way for me to get my Wii on Wifi

Also, what preloader.dol should I be using, cause the one I have that I got from SoftMii 2.9.7 quite some time ago, asks for IOS35, not IOS36.

Thanks.

Scarfish · Jun 29, 2009

Got your pm. You'll have a pm back in a minute.

I suggest using Preloader .29 (download from here). Actually I haven't try an older one but will update my post.

A pc app is absolutely possible, actually I was working on such app a while ago (an app based on NUSD which download the stuff, decrypts it, applies the patches you wish and packs it into a wad). Haven't finished it since I was bored with it

.

WB3000 · Jun 29, 2009

http://code.google.com/p/nusdownloader/

Go for it. The latest code I've SVN'd is probably partly working trucha code, but you'll have to resign anything that you patch anyway.

Scarfish · Jun 29, 2009

Maybe I will

. I had the idea a while back before your NUSD but couldn't push myself to it. Then you came with NUSD and hey it became a lot simpler for me since most of the stuff needed was already there

. Then I programmed it for a part and couldn't find the time to finish it.

Maybe this will be the next thing. First gonna grab the newest source since I started with the first version.

nickgio · Jun 29, 2009

Yea well dont bother on wiibrew already deleted

QUOTE said:
This page has been deleted. The deletion log for the page is provided below for reference.

* 19:39, 29 June 2009 Marcan (Talk | contribs) deleted "IOS36 Patcher" ? (cios bla bla trucha bla bla patching bla bla useless)

really usefull app though i cant test dont have a LU64 or 65 but whatever feedback i have ill make sure to add it here.

wchill · Jun 29, 2009

Goddamn it, won't Marcan ever leave us alone? Not that I really needed this of course.

hark · Jun 30, 2009

What if your Wii is not LU64/65, will this cause problems? How much testing was done on this, by the way?

kyogc · Jun 30, 2009

Why do you need this if your wii is not LU64/65?

You can install old version of IOS36 which works fine.

kavid · Jun 30, 2009

I modify the source code to offline version.

now no internet,you can use it.

I hope Scrafish will add the function next version.

thank you.

http://sharebee.com/d826f53c

nknave · Jun 30, 2009

This work on any Wii, LU64/65+ and older Wiis.

I just tested them.

Also, I just found out on my friend's LU65 Wii, that you don't need to install IOS16-64-257-prod.wad and LU64Fix.wad in order to Mod it.

New way using this tool (I made my wad with Wad Creator (thanks Scarfish))

Mod any Wii:

Using cBoot2 and BootMii

Just install IOS36-64-v3092.wad (this is the newest IOS36 and patch it with this software)

Run cIOS38 Rev13b Installer, and your set.

You don't need to do more!!!!

Thanks ScarFish.

This deserves a whole new tutorial as well.

hark · Jun 30, 2009

Well I actually do have an LU64 Wii from what I understand. I was just wondering, in case. I have tried installing preloader previously with no luck so I'll try that one more time and if that doesn't work then I'll use this and then install preloader. So there wasn't a method of installing preloader on LU64/65 before this... I'll feel much safer once I get preloader on my Wii.

If I install preloader, then install bootmii as IOS. Would I be able to create and restore backups of my internal memory?

nknave · Jun 30, 2009

hark said:
If I install preloader, then install bootmii as IOS. Would I be able to create and restore backups of my internal memory?

You should be able to make backups with BootMii as IOS no matter if you have PreLoader or not.

Pesonally, You should not uninstall any IOS Wads and you should be fine.

Here's my little contribution to this apps.

ICON for HBC

hark · Jun 30, 2009

Well I know I can create backups, but would I then be able to restore them if I boot through preloader? Well whatever, I guess my biggest risk is wads, which is covered by preloader. I'm just asking in case I need to mess with IOSs.

nknave · Jun 30, 2009

I think you should be able to boot to HBC and then reboot to BootMii, but careful with the IOS you mess with.

I have a nice brick of a wii that's not a LU64, with BootMii as Boot2 and still can't recover

Scarfish · Jun 30, 2009

nickgio said:
Yea well dont bother on wiibrew already deleted

QUOTE said:

This page has been deleted. The deletion log for the page is provided below for reference.

* 19:39, 29 June 2009 Marcan (Talk | contribs) deleted "IOS36 Patcher" ? (cios bla bla trucha bla bla patching bla bla useless)

really usefull app though i cant test dont have a LU64 or 65 but whatever feedback i have ill make sure to add it here.

Actually I was waiting for that to happen since it mentioned a custom ios and cboot2

.

QUOTE(hark @ Jun 30 2009, 04:48 AM)

Click to expand...

What if your Wii is not LU64/65, will this cause problems? How much testing was done on this, by the way?

You wont need it since you can downgrade IOS36 to v1042 which has al the bugs you need

.
I tested this on an 'old' Wii and on a LU64/65 Wii which both worked fine. The code itself was mostly proven already since IOS51 installer was the base which is used all over the place. Only modifications are the main code (which isnt that exciting) and I added code for the ES_DiVerify which you guys should test also

.

Scarfish · Jun 30, 2009

kavid said:
I modify the source code to offline version.

now no internet,you can use it.

I hope Scrafish will add the function next version.

thank you.

http://sharebee.com/d826f53c

Thanks, I'll be keeping this in mind. Will be useful for the people without the internet.

hark said:

Well I actually do have an LU64 Wii from what I understand. I was just wondering, in case. I have tried installing preloader previously with no luck so I'll try that one more time and if that doesn't work then I'll use this and then install preloader. So there wasn't a method of installing preloader on LU64/65 before this... I'll feel much safer once I get preloader on my Wii.

If I install preloader, then install bootmii as IOS. Would I be able to create and restore backups of my internal memory?

No there wasnt a method untill right before I released it, SoftMii 3.0 got released which can also do this. The advantage of this tool is that you dont need the SoftMii package and it has the source included.

nknave said:

Here's my little contribution to this apps.

ICON for HBC

Click to expand...

Tnx

QUOTE(nknave @ Jun 30 2009, 07:18 AM)

Click to expand...

I think you should be able to boot to HBC and then reboot to BootMii, but careful with the IOS you mess with.

I have a nice brick of a wii that's not a LU64, with BootMii as Boot2 and still can't recover

Ouch. You cant boot into BootMii as boot2 anymore? Thats strange since that shouldn't rely on which IOSes are installed.

Bloodlust · Jun 30, 2009

nknave said:
This work on any Wii, LU64/65+ and older Wiis.

I just tested them.

Also, I just found out on my friend's LU65 Wii, that you don't need to install IOS16-64-257-prod.wad and LU64Fix.wad in order to Mod it.

New way using this tool (I made my wad with Wad Creator (thanks Scarfish))

Mod any Wii:

Using cBoot2 and BootMii

Just install IOS36-64-v3092.wad (this is the newest IOS36 and patch it with this software)

Run cIOS38 Rev13b Installer, and your set.

You don't need to do more!!!!

Thanks ScarFish.

This deserves a whole new tutorial as well.

Mmm.. but don't the newer wii's already come with an updated IOS36? If that's the case, all that's needed should be bootmii with cboot2 & this ios36 patcher followed by the rev13 installer right?

Scarfish · Jun 30, 2009

Bloodlust said:
nknave said:

This work on any Wii, LU64/65+ and older Wiis.

I just tested them.

Also, I just found out on my friend's LU65 Wii, that you don't need to install IOS16-64-257-prod.wad and LU64Fix.wad in order to Mod it.

New way using this tool (I made my wad with Wad Creator (thanks Scarfish))

Mod any Wii:

Using cBoot2 and BootMii

Just install IOS36-64-v3092.wad (this is the newest IOS36 and patch it with this software)

Run cIOS38 Rev13b Installer, and your set.

You don't need to do more!!!!

Thanks ScarFish.

This deserves a whole new tutorial as well.

Click to expand...

Mmm.. but don't the newer wii's already come with an updated IOS36? If that's the case, all that's needed should be bootmii with cboot2 & this ios36 patcher followed by the rev13 installer right?

Right

. Havent tested this do.

nknave · Jun 30, 2009

Scarfish said:
Ouch. You cant boot into BootMii as boot2 anymore? Thats strange since that shouldn't rely on which IOSes are installed.

Oh, BootMii runs, but that's It!

I tried cBoot2 and doesn't run, I think It still depends on a IOS from NAND or something.
My very first wii, stupidly installed cIOSCorp, and since I wansn't very well documented, I uninstalled all WADs from cIOSCorp using WAD manager.........= dead Wii. Oh well, bought another one and Here I'm happy with it. Gotta be very careful with it though.

QUOTE(Bloodlust @ Jun 30 2009, 06:59 AM) Mmm.. but don't the newer wii's already come with an updated IOS36? If that's the case, all that's needed should be bootmii with cboot2 & this ios36 patcher followed by the rev13 installer right?

Correct, you run cBoot2, in this patched WAD Manager, you should uninstall IOS36 and than install, and you'll have the patched version (If you have the WAD with all the patches).

After that, reboot your Wii, run HBC and load cIOS38 Rev13b and choose IOS36 as your base installer, all will work like a charm.

Matter of Fact, you can use this IOS36 to install any WADs using WAD Manager without any issues.

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