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    Hacking USBLoader, bricks, and preloader

    Ah, I see. I thought those updates installed automatically. My bad.
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    Hacking USBLoader, bricks, and preloader

    Cool. So I do not have to hassle with Brick Blocker or tools like that? Can anyone else confirm this too?
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    Hacking USBLoader, bricks, and preloader

    I have a Japanese Wii with 3.2J firmware, no modchip, the latest homebrew channel installed, and just installed the USBLoader 1.1 according to the stickied tutorial here. I used Gecko OS to play my (original) US and PAL games before, and it automatically blocked any updates from the discs. Does...
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    Hacking Tutorial to using USB Loader v1.1 and FAQs

    Thanks for the info. Can anyone else confirm that the USB loader automatically blocks any updates on games to prevent bricking?
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    Hacking Tutorial to using USB Loader v1.1 and FAQs

    Does the USB loader block any updates from the game discs? I have a Japanese Wii, and don't want to brick it by a US or PAL game. I currently use GeckoOS (with legal discs), which blocks the updates fine.
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    Hacking [Request] Firmware, IOS, cIOS...

    Thanks for the elaborate post, that really helps me understand a little bit better how Wii works. Just to be sure: the cIOS is a patched IOS that is placed next to the other IOSes, so nothing inside the existing software on your Wii is actually modified, right? You just add a modified IOS...
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    Hacking [Request] Firmware, IOS, cIOS...

    So the backup loader currently does not disable updates that are on the game disc, like GeckoOS does?
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    Hacking [Request] Firmware, IOS, cIOS...

    Thanks for the info. By the way, another thing that popped my mind: can you play games from different regions when using the backup loader? If so, do you have to patch them to avoid updates, or does the backup loader disable them, like Gecko OS does?
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    Hacking [Request] Firmware, IOS, cIOS...

    Hi all, I have a NTSC-J Wii, a launch model, newest firmware except for the latest update (with the new Wii Shop Channel), and the Homebrew Channel installed (through the Twilight Hack). I use Gecko OS to play imports, which works great. I'd like to check out some obscure Japanese games, and...
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