Error 003

[Dubya]

Hey guys,

I've come into possession of a RVL-001 (KOR) that brings up the dreaded Error:003

After some reading I was able to boot into "Recovery Mode" using a third-party GameCube controller (SaveMiiFrii ???) to find that it shows "4.3(USA)" ... meaning that this Korean Wii was probably updated with the wrong region/language ... which means it had been modded

It's my understanding that the only current fix for my situation would be to somehow autoboot into SSBB to use an exploit called Smash Stack to reinstall homebrew and repair the CIOS

Some old guides show burning a couple autoboot discs of Mario Kart and Smash Brawl ... others mention being able to use the PAL version of SSBB (which I don't quite understand) ... either way, my main question is about autobooting in general

I have a copy of SSBB-PAL as well as a DVD burner ... is the Wii able to play burnt discs on its own? ... or is this the sole reason for the "mod chip" I see in most tutorials?

Without a mod-chip is there any other way to autoboot into my PAL version of Brawl?

When in Recovery Mode, if I insert the SSBB-PAL disc it will spin up and then stop ... if I insert any other NTSC disc it will continue to spin and go to a blank screen (I assume this is being held up by the disc check)

Any help or better explanation is always much appreciated

 

[jeannotte]

Hello,

Have you tried starting the Wii by holding down "reset", to see if a different menu appears?

Check with other members for your problem.

I think another member on this site will tell you more than me, I think of @XFlak

 

[SylverReZ]

Error 003 is a common problem on modded Korean Wii's. You need to boot with a game-based exploit, such as Mario Kart PWNS and a modchip to remove the Korean key.

https://wiibrew.org/wiki/KoreanKii
https://wiibrew.org/wiki/Mario_Kart-PWNS

 

[master801]

SaveMeFrii basically launches the autoboot loader, which in that mode, will autoboot some disc that Nintendo used in their factory / repair facilities.

A modchip is required, because the game (ID) needs to be modified so it'll autoboot in the recovery mode. In turn, however, the modchip is also required, because the game disc is not original.

The modchip will also require the feature of autobooting discs. Not every modchip is capable of autobooting.

In theory, if you could find an official pressed disc of the official Nintendo recovery tool, you could skip the modchip requirement entirely. But that's nearly impossible since Nintendo's factory tools are generally unavailable at all.