Hacking ... Half bricked?

[Quinn95]

I downgraded my Wii to 3.2 and installed Preloader.
Now sometimes when I go to my system menu it says that it is corrupted. Note: that is only sometimes.
I don't know what to do to fix this.

anyone know what to do?

 

[piratesmack]

I'd try reinstalling 3.2 or updating to 4.0

But before trying anything, install BootMii to boot2 (If you can) and back up your NAND

 

[Quinn95]

Should I update thrue Nintendo or use a homebrew app?
If I should use a homebrew app which one?

Do you have to buy BootMii?

 

[piratesmack]

Should I update thrue Nintendo or use a homebrew app?
If I should use a homebrew app which one?

You can do either, but I recommend you use a homebrew app
See this guide:
http://www.yafaze.com/wii/4.0updateguide.html

QUOTEDo you have to buy BootMii?

No, BootMii is free:
http://bootmii.org/

 

[Quinn95]

Ok thanks!
I have hackmii in the apps folder in my SD card but it's not showing up in the homebrew channel...
Do I have to do something differente?

 

[piratesmack]

Ok thanks!
I have hackmii in the apps folder in my SD card but it's not showing up in the homebrew channel...
Do I have to do something differente?

Did you rename "installer.elf" to "boot.elf"?

 

[Quinn95]

Nope... alway's forget about that... thanks

 

[Quinn95]

Where does the copy'd NAND go?

 

[piratesmack]

Where does the copy'd NAND go?

It goes to your SD card as "NAND.bin"

 

[ether2802]

Does the HackMii Installer .elf works on HBC..??

I thought only .dol files ran on HBC1.0.1 and 2

 

[icebrg5]

Where does the copy'd NAND go?

it will be on the root of the sd card after you back it up.Will be 528MB in size.

 

[piratesmack]

Does the HackMii Installer .elf works on HBC..??

I thought only .dol files ran on HBC1.0.1 and 2

.elfs work fine on 1.01 and 2

Or at least the HackMii installer and Wii Linux elfs work

 

[ether2802]

I don't have that NAND.bin file, why is that..?? is that the backup of your NAND..?? why am I such a noob after 3000+ post..??

 

[Quinn95]

I don't have that NAND.bin file, why is that..?? is that the backup of your NAND..?? why am I such a noob after 3000+ post..??

I didn't get one ether...
Maybe cause I was using an SD card with reported errors

 

[ether2802]

Ohh you're talking after doing the backup of your NAND

 

[piratesmack]

Hm maybe there's a bug in BootMii beta 2's NAND backup?

 

[Quinn95]

I get an errer that has this repeted several times: (it looks like)

WARNING: ECC failure at page 138
WARNING: ECC failure at page 139
WARNING: ECC failu
But lot's of them...

and at the end it says this:
Runtime files will be written, these are required to
properly boot BootMii.

Mounting SD card...
Creating directory '/bootmii'...
Writing '/bootmii/armboot.bin'...
Writing '/bootmii/ppcboot.elf'...
Writing config file...

Done.

Erasing NAND block 3
Writing NAND block 3
Verifying NAND block 3 to block 0 of BootMii
Erasing NAND block 4
Writing NAND block 4
Verifying NAND block 4 to block 1 of BootMii
But nothing is on my SD card that says NAND...

 

[icebrg5]

I get an errer that has this repeted several times: (it looks like)

WARNING: ECC failure at page 138
WARNING: ECC failure at page 139
WARNING: ECC failu
But lot's of them...

and at the end it says this:
Runtime files will be written, these are required to
properly boot BootMii.

Mounting SD card...
Creating directory '/bootmii'...
Writing '/bootmii/armboot.bin'...
Writing '/bootmii/ppcboot.elf'...
Writing config file...

Done.

Erasing NAND block 3
Writing NAND block 3
Verifying NAND block 3 to block 0 of BootMii
Erasing NAND block 4
Writing NAND block 4
Verifying NAND block 4 to block 1 of BootMii
But nothing is on my SD card that says NAND...

You wont have the nand file on your sd card until you actually make a backup of the nand with bootmii.
All the above stuff did was install bootmii to boot2 thats why it was erasing/writing/verifying the nand.

 

[Quinn95]

Ok then how do I back up the NAND?
Never mind I got it.

 

[icebrg5]

Ok then how do I back up the NAND?

load bootmii and navigate to the settings menu and you will see an option for backing up the nand.

You have to use the power/reset/eject button on the wii to navigate through the bootmii menu unless you have
a gamecube controller.