Hacking Bought a Wii from New Egg last month

[Rankine]

Hey, I just bought a Wii last month and recently found out about hacking it. I was reading through topics and have read that my Wii may not be able to do things other Wiis can, though I don't know know what specifically. Can someone inform me on what is possible to do on my Wii and what isn't?

 

[Kovani]

I believe you have a d3-2 drive.

http://sites.google.com/site/completesg/about/d3-2

 

[Bulit]

What is your firmware version?

 

[Rankine]

It's 4.2U. And after checking the serial number, I believe it works out to be 75% chance of having a D3-2 drive.

 

[linuxares]

But you can still use USB loaders or USB-DVD drives

 

[Rankine]

I plan to use USB Loaders.

I guess the only downside is not running burnt GameCube games and not having bootmii as boot2?

 

[xzxero]

yes but not having bootmii as boot2 is kind of a big deal.

without it, you wii is always open to bricks.

but those dont happen unless you fail

 

[Rankine]

Okay. I'm on 4.2 (pure, clean 4.2) and just finished installing the HBC (bannerbomb hack). Am I right in saying that I should delete the stubs for 249 and 250 (with DOP-Mii), and then use Wani's cIOS installer and use the default as a base?

Goal: To run a USB loader.

 

[Krestent]

Okay. I'm on 4.2 (pure, clean 4.2) and just finished installing the HBC (bannerbomb hack). Am I right in saying that I should delete the stubs for 249 and 250 (with DOP-Mii), and then use Wani's cIOS installer and use the default as a base?

Goal: To run a USB loader.

You also need to trucha-patch an IOS (preferably IOS36)

 

[Rankine]

Okay. I'm on 4.2 (pure, clean 4.2) and just finished installing the HBC (bannerbomb hack). Am I right in saying that I should delete the stubs for 249 and 250 (with DOP-Mii), and then use Wani's cIOS installer and use the default as a base?

Goal: To run a USB loader.

You also need to trucha-patch an IOS (preferably IOS36)

Ah darn. I can do that via DOP-Mii, right?

 

[C.S.I.]

Yes, you can Trucha Patch most all IOS with DOP-Mii

Especially IOS36.

 

[knaff]

Yes, you can Trucha Patch most all IOS with DOP-Mii

Especially IOS36.

Is this needed if all the OP needs to do is run a USB Loader ?

 

[C.S.I.]

Normally IOS36 is the very First IOS you Trucha Patch.

Before you even install Custom IOS's, like 222/3 or 249/250.

But the USB loaders use the Custom IOS's above.

We also seem to patch IOS70 (for Sys 4.2), dont know why though... when we already have IOS36 patched.

 

[Lothlorian]

We also seem to patch IOS70 (for Sys 4.2), dont know why though... when we already have IOS36 patched.

So you can launch fakesigned Wiiware/VC from the SD Card Menu

 

[B-Blue]

But you can still use USB loaders or USB-DVD drives

You can use USB-DVD drives?!

HOW?

 

[Riicky]

But you can still use USB loaders or USB-DVD drives

You can use USB-DVD drives?!

HOW?

Uloader

 

[linuxares]

But you can still use USB loaders or USB-DVD drives

You can use USB-DVD drives?!

HOW?

Uloader

As Riicky said. But you need Hermes cIOS rev4 or rev5

 

[B-Blue]

Fucking A! One more question, can Uloader play GC backups? (using a usb-dvd drive). *crossesfingers*

Thanks

 

[linuxares]

Not what I know off. Most likely not since cMIOS must be used.

 

[mattjd]

WODE will let you USB load Wii/GC games from USB and 100% compatibility. But at a price though.