Hacking Do I have bootIOS installed?

thewhitepyth0n · Apr 5, 2020

Hey there,

About 5 years ago I modded my Wii with Homebrew/USB Loader. I'm trying to retrace my steps with what I actually installed. I know I do not have Bootmii/boot2 installed due to my Wii's version. I do not know if I have bootIOS installed. I ran the syscheck and these are the results:

SysCheck HDE v2.4.0 HacksDen Edition by JoostinOnline, Double_A, R2-D2199, and Nano
...runs on IOS58 (rev 6176).

Region: NTSC-U
System Menu 4.3U (v513)

Drive date: 07.14.2008
Homebrew Channel 1.1.2 running on IOS58

Hollywood v0x21
Console ID:
Console Type: Wii
Shop Channel Country: United States (49)
Boot2 v4
Found 81 titles.
Found 47 IOS on this console. 16 of them are stubs.

IOS3 (rev 65280): Stub
IOS4 (rev 65280): Stub
IOS9 (rev 1034): No Patches
IOS10 (rev 768): Stub
IOS11 (rev 256): Stub
IOS12 (rev 526): No Patches
IOS13 (rev 1032): No Patches
IOS14 (rev 1032): No Patches
IOS15 (rev 1032): No Patches
IOS16 (rev 512): Stub
IOS17 (rev 1032): No Patches
IOS20 (rev 256): Stub
IOS21 (rev 1039): No Patches
IOS22 (rev 1294): No Patches
IOS28 (rev 1807): No Patches
IOS30 (rev 2816): Stub
IOS31 (rev 3608): No Patches
IOS33 (rev 3608): No Patches
IOS34 (rev 3608): No Patches
IOS35 (rev 3608): No Patches
IOS36 (rev 3608): No Patches
IOS37 (rev 5663): No Patches
IOS38 (rev 4124): No Patches
IOS40 (rev 3072): Stub
IOS41 (rev 3607): No Patches
IOS43 (rev 3607): No Patches
IOS45 (rev 3607): No Patches
IOS46 (rev 3607): No Patches
IOS48 (rev 4124): No Patches
IOS50 (rev 5120): Stub
IOS51 (rev 4864): Stub
IOS52 (rev 5888): Stub
IOS53 (rev 5663): No Patches
IOS55 (rev 5663): No Patches
IOS56 (rev 5662): No Patches
IOS57 (rev 5919): No Patches
IOS58 (rev 6176): USB 2.0
IOS60 (rev 6400): Stub
IOS61 (rev 5662): No Patches
IOS62 (rev 6430): No Patches
IOS70 (rev 6912): Stub
IOS80 (rev 6944): No Patches
IOS222 (rev 65280): Stub
IOS223 (rev 65280): Stub
IOS249 (rev 65280): Stub
IOS250[57] (rev 65535, Info: d2x-v10beta52): Trucha Bug, NAND Access, USB 2.0
IOS254 (rev 65281): BootMii
BC v6
MIOS v10
Report generated on 04/05/2020.

Is there a way to tell if I have bootIOS installed? Thank you for any help

fatherjack · Apr 5, 2020

did you mean Bootmii 'as IOS'?
that would be in slot 254 (looks okay above)
to be certain you could re-run hackmii, it wont cause any problem
BootIOS was a homebrew app which simply booted the above useful to access sneek from hbc)

thewhitepyth0n · Apr 5, 2020

Thank you for the reply.

Yes I mean IOS. I'm a fish out of water trying to figure what I did so long ago. When I load Hackmii from HBC it tells me boot2 is unable to be installed. After that I get two options. To install bootIOS AND to uninstall bootIOS. This has me confused. To note: I cannot run Bootmii from HBC and I'm assuming because I don't have Bootmii on a SD card...maybe?

I was under the assumption that bootmii was needed for HBC and therefore a USB loader. Maybe I'm misunderstanding? I do have a backup NAND on my laptop which leads me to believe I did something with Bootmii

XFlak · Apr 5, 2020

You are correct, bootmii needs to be on the SD card in order to launch bootmii. If you run the hackmii installer and choose prepare sd card it will save the necessary files to SD for you.

If ever uncertain about your configuration use ModMii to resoftmod your wii, it will ensure optimal configuration

fatherjack · Apr 5, 2020

yeah, you dont have a vulnerable boot2 (really old wii's) so you can only install Bootmii as IOS.
the option to 'uninstall' backs up the fact that it is already in there

Bootmii is NOT required for homebrew channel - but always strongly advised to help with brick recovery.

You can always just run Modmii
https://gbatemp.net/threads/modmii-for-windows-official-support-topic.207126/

answer as if you were starting afresh and you cant really go far wrong

ninja'd !

thewhitepyth0n · Apr 5, 2020

Thank you both. If I prepare my SD will it reformat the drive and delete what's on there? I have my USB loader on there and I honestly don't remember where and how I installed it and don't want to lose it. Yes it's odd. If the option to uninstall is there why would there be an option to install if it's already installed? Hmm. Also, isn't Priiloader needed to install bootIOS? I don't believe I have that...

If BootmiiIOS needs to be run via SD how would I initiate a brick recovery if the system is bricked? My Wii starts to the Wii menu and not BootmiiIOS. Is there a need for bootIOS if I'm only loading Wii games via USB?

XFlak · Apr 5, 2020

Based on your questions, definitely use modmii.

If u ever run into a brick situation, you will likely need to access priiloader, which is loaded before the system menu if installed. Modmii will help u install this too

thewhitepyth0n · Apr 6, 2020

I'm not too worried about a brick situation as I'm not installing anything else on the Wii. Only using it for my Wii games. I'm more just trying to understand what I had done to it 5 years ago. Retracing my steps.

I'm just confused by BootIOS and how it needs a SD card to run. If I had done something to brick my Wii what would be the point of BootIOS being run from a SD card if I bricked the Wii. Is BootIOS supposed to run on bootup?

thewhitepyth0n · Apr 6, 2020

After some research I may have figured it out.

BootIOS needs to run from a SD. I installed Priiloader in case of a non-system menu brick which I can use at start-up and load Bootmii and therefore install my backup NAND.

It's still confusing to me what BootIOS and Priiloader would be needed for backing up, though. If Priiloader is still part of the SM boot then any brick not relating to the SM I could simply run SM through HBC via the SM/regular boot...yes?

jeannotte · Apr 6, 2020

Hello,

@thewhitepyth0n

The main ==> is to have your Nand backup of your wii, because if one day you brick your wii, you can redo an installation from your backup Nand and Bootmii.

thewhitepyth0n · Apr 6, 2020

Yes - I do have that thankfully. I was just thinking though, say I brick it the worst way possible where SM doesn't load (I won't as I'm not modding it further than a USB loader) how will Priiloader be effective if Priiloader loads WITH SM and not before as BootMii/boot2 does?

NitrousKick · Apr 6, 2020

thewhitepyth0n said:
Hey there,

About 5 years ago I modded my Wii with Homebrew/USB Loader. I'm trying to retrace my steps with what I actually installed. I know I do not have Bootmii/boot2 installed due to my Wii's version. I do not know if I have bootIOS installed. I ran the syscheck and these are the results:

SysCheck HDE v2.4.0 HacksDen Edition by JoostinOnline, Double_A, R2-D2199, and Nano
...runs on IOS58 (rev 6176).

Region: NTSC-U
System Menu 4.3U (v513)

Drive date: 07.14.2008
Homebrew Channel 1.1.2 running on IOS58

Hollywood v0x21
Console ID:
Console Type: Wii
Shop Channel Country: United States (49)
Boot2 v4
Found 81 titles.
Found 47 IOS on this console. 16 of them are stubs.

IOS3 (rev 65280): Stub
IOS4 (rev 65280): Stub
IOS9 (rev 1034): No Patches
IOS10 (rev 768): Stub
IOS11 (rev 256): Stub
IOS12 (rev 526): No Patches
IOS13 (rev 1032): No Patches
IOS14 (rev 1032): No Patches
IOS15 (rev 1032): No Patches
IOS16 (rev 512): Stub
IOS17 (rev 1032): No Patches
IOS20 (rev 256): Stub
IOS21 (rev 1039): No Patches
IOS22 (rev 1294): No Patches
IOS28 (rev 1807): No Patches
IOS30 (rev 2816): Stub
IOS31 (rev 3608): No Patches
IOS33 (rev 3608): No Patches
IOS34 (rev 3608): No Patches
IOS35 (rev 3608): No Patches
IOS36 (rev 3608): No Patches
IOS37 (rev 5663): No Patches
IOS38 (rev 4124): No Patches
IOS40 (rev 3072): Stub
IOS41 (rev 3607): No Patches
IOS43 (rev 3607): No Patches
IOS45 (rev 3607): No Patches
IOS46 (rev 3607): No Patches
IOS48 (rev 4124): No Patches
IOS50 (rev 5120): Stub
IOS51 (rev 4864): Stub
IOS52 (rev 5888): Stub
IOS53 (rev 5663): No Patches
IOS55 (rev 5663): No Patches
IOS56 (rev 5662): No Patches
IOS57 (rev 5919): No Patches
IOS58 (rev 6176): USB 2.0
IOS60 (rev 6400): Stub
IOS61 (rev 5662): No Patches
IOS62 (rev 6430): No Patches
IOS70 (rev 6912): Stub
IOS80 (rev 6944): No Patches
IOS222 (rev 65280): Stub
IOS223 (rev 65280): Stub
IOS249 (rev 65280): Stub
IOS250[57] (rev 65535, Info: d2x-v10beta52): Trucha Bug, NAND Access, USB 2.0
IOS254 (rev 65281): BootMii
BC v6
MIOS v10
Report generated on 04/05/2020.

Is there a way to tell if I have bootIOS installed? Thank you for any help

let me also note that the SD must be a SDHC (32GB) and below whether its micro SD or not.

XFlak · Apr 6, 2020

If you don't have bootmii as boot2 and something goes wrong with the system menu or system menu IOS, you won't be able to access priiloader and recover UNLESS you have a hardware flasher like an infectus modchip capable of restoring a nand backup to the chip. If you at least have the keys you can create a new virgin nand dump to restore.

Generally speaking, if u can't fix it with software alone, hardware like an infectus is as expensive or more expensive than just buying another used console. Not to mention the skills required to pull off a complicated repair would be challenging for even me and I consider myself pretty up there in terms of wii knowledge.

thewhitepyth0n · Apr 6, 2020

Got it!

Lastly, in Priiloader I enabled the "hack" to disable automatic updates. Do I have to run Priiloader at start-up to stop any automatic updates or does Priiloader run in the back ground?

XFlak · Apr 6, 2020

You only need to do it enable the hacks and save once. For real man, I built modmii for dudes just like you, check it out and you'll learn as you go and it's super easy and doesn't take much time. But if you're satisfied already and it ain't broke.... Either way

thewhitepyth0n · Apr 6, 2020

I've learned a lot from this thread already. So far my Wii is great and doing what I want it to do. If I do more I will for sure checkout ModMii. Cool to see people contribute to the community.

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