Hacking cios and channels

[hanfhase]

i am going to hack my wii next weekend and i need some things to know
wich channels do i need? ( i already got a wad manager )
wat is cios and wat does it do?
which firmware should the have got? (mine is 3.3 now)

 

[Deleted-171178]

1.
Homebrew channel.
2.
cIOS lets you run backups off of USB Drives mainly.
3.
Keep it on whatever you want but install bootmii as boot2.