Hacking Help me get back into Wii hacking, please?

[Smash Br0]

Long time no post! I disappeared for a while there...

I'm back, and now I just want to get my Wii able to play backups of my games via a USB drive. I've got a 320GB, I just need to format it... I'm going to follow to these instructions unless someone tells me they're outdated. A few questions:

- How much space should I leave in the FAT32 partition? It's a 320GB drive.
- Is it still recommended to have a WFBS partition, or should I just go 100% FAT32?

I'm going to try getting this done later today. BTW, the only things I've done since my last post was:

- played Super Mario Galaxy 2 and New Super Mario Bros. Wii via Gecko OS - installed the required .wad files when prompted

Speaking of which, ever since I installed the .wad files from SMG2, I haven't been able to boot discs through the disc menu. I can only boot discs via Gecko OS now. Anyone know why that is?

Thanks much for any advice, especially regarding backing up my Wii games to a USB drive!

P.S.: Looks like I forgot to post that SysCheck log. I'll do that.

 

[Lucif3r]

Just go with 100% fat32, there is no downside with it for the average user.

Easiest way to mod a Wii is by using modmii.

Backing up games to USB is just a few clicks in your USB loader.

 

[Smash Br0]

Back from the dead, in need of help!

See update on first post.

 

[rooskie54]

Seriously? Not gonna just make a new thread... Nothing wrong with it I guess so here goes

-Using the System Update from the Wii itself will update you to 4.3 and remove your softmod
-You can update to 4.3 and not lose your softmod by using Modmii (it's stickied in this section)
-If you updated using the System Update feature of the Wii then you can easily softmod your wii again using Modmii (uses wilbrand/letterbomb)

-It is safe to transfer your purchased Virtual Console games and save data to your WiiU even though it is hacked. You'll have to have the latest shop channel in order to do so as well as some updated IOS files.
-You could make a NAND backup, transfer, and then restore to have the VC games on both systems (but you wouldn't be able to download them from the store again on the original Wii)

-Use Modmii to hack your friend's wii

 

[Aractus]

You could, or you could just use NUS downloader to DL the ISO's and pack them into WAD's for you, and then dl and install System Menu 4.1u instaed of 4.3u (but make damn sure you download and install IOS60 v6174 before you install sysmenu 4.1! the other version is a stub, you need IOS60 v6174 for system menu 4.1). Pretty simple really. But if I were you I'd start with 1. dl and install IOS58 (dl with NUS Downloader), 2. dl and run hackmii installer v1.2 - install HBC and bootmii (HBC will run on IOS58). Hopefully you can install bootmii as boot2, if not IOS.

 

[Smash Br0]

I just tried using ModMii to download the necessary files to hack my friend's Wii, but 47 of 57 files were missing. :/

Note: Didn't mean to quadruple-post! My internet was being weird and slow for a minute there.

 

[Aractus]

You're making it seem much harder than it is. I hacked a fresh Wii the other day, here's the "before" - after HBC & Bootmii installed using letter-bomb, but besides that it's a "virgin" 4.3:

Spoiler

sysCheck v2.1.0b19 by Double_A and R2-D2199, Nano
...runs on IOS58 (rev 6176).

Region: PAL (original region: AUS)
System Menu 4.3E (v514)

Drive date: 2007.02.13
Homebrew Channel 1.1.2 running on IOS58
HomebrewFilter ist nicht installiert
Hollywood v0x11
Console ID: 62568422
Boot2 v4
Found 79 titles.
Found 45 IOS on this console. 17 of them are stub.

IOS4 (rev 65280): Stub
IOS9 (rev 1034): No Patches
IOS10 (rev 768): Stub
IOS11 (rev 256): Stub
IOS12 (rev 526): No Patches
IOS13 (rev 1032): No Patches
IOS14 (rev 1032): No Patches
IOS15 (rev 1032): No Patches
IOS16 (rev 512): Stub
IOS17 (rev 1032): No Patches
IOS20 (rev 256): Stub
IOS21 (rev 1039): No Patches
IOS22 (rev 1294): No Patches
IOS28 (rev 1807): No Patches
IOS30 (rev 2816): Stub
IOS31 (rev 3608): No Patches
IOS33 (rev 3608): No Patches
IOS34 (rev 3608): No Patches
IOS35 (rev 3608): No Patches
IOS36 (rev 3608): No Patches
IOS37 (rev 5663): No Patches
IOS38 (rev 4124): No Patches
IOS40 (rev 3072): Stub
IOS41 (rev 3607): No Patches
IOS43 (rev 3607): No Patches
IOS45 (rev 3607): No Patches
IOS46 (rev 3607): No Patches
IOS48 (rev 4124): No Patches
IOS50 (rev 5120): Stub
IOS51 (rev 4864): Stub
IOS52 (rev 5888): Stub
IOS53 (rev 5663): No Patches
IOS55 (rev 5663): No Patches
IOS56 (rev 5662): No Patches
IOS57 (rev 5919): No Patches
IOS58 (rev 6176): USB 2.0
IOS60 (rev 6400): Stub
IOS61 (rev 5662): No Patches
IOS70 (rev 6912): Stub
IOS80 (rev 6944): No Patches
IOS222 (rev 65280): Stub
IOS223 (rev 65280): Stub
IOS249 (rev 65280): Stub
IOS250 (rev 65280): Stub
IOS254 (rev 65280): Stub
BC v6
MIOS v10

Report generated on 2013/08/29.

I also backed up the NAND before generating that report.

After Softmodding:

Spoiler

sysCheck v2.1.0b19 by Double_A and R2-D2199, Nano
...runs on IOS58 (rev 6176).

Region: PAL (original region: AUS)
System Menu 4.1E (v450)
Priiloader installed
Drive date: 2007.02.13
Homebrew Channel 1.1.2 running on IOS58
HomebrewFilter ist nicht installiert
Hollywood v0x11
Console ID: 62568422
Boot2 v4
Found 69 titles.
Found 35 IOS on this console. 0 of them are stub.

IOS9 (rev 1034): No Patches
IOS12 (rev 526): No Patches
IOS13 (rev 1032): No Patches
IOS14 (rev 1032): No Patches
IOS15 (rev 1032): No Patches
IOS17 (rev 1032): No Patches
IOS21 (rev 1039): No Patches
IOS22 (rev 1294): No Patches
IOS28 (rev 1807): No Patches
IOS31 (rev 3608): No Patches
IOS33 (rev 3608): No Patches
IOS34 (rev 3608): No Patches
IOS35 (rev 3608): No Patches
IOS36 (rev 1042): Trucha Bug, ES Identify, Flash Access, NAND Access
IOS37 (rev 5663): No Patches
IOS38 (rev 4124): No Patches
IOS41 (rev 3607): No Patches
IOS43 (rev 3607): No Patches
IOS45 (rev 3607): No Patches
IOS46 (rev 3607): No Patches
IOS48 (rev 4124): No Patches
IOS53 (rev 5663): No Patches
IOS55 (rev 5663): No Patches
IOS56 (rev 5662): No Patches
IOS57 (rev 5919): No Patches
IOS58 (rev 6176): USB 2.0
IOS60 (rev 6174): No Patches
IOS61 (rev 5662): No Patches
IOS245[37] (rev 21008, Info: d2x-v8final): Trucha Bug, NAND Access, USB 2.0
IOS246[38] (rev 21008, Info: d2x-v8final): Trucha Bug, ES Identify, NAND Access
IOS247[53] (rev 21008, Info: d2x-v8final): Trucha Bug, NAND Access, USB 2.0
IOS248[55] (rev 21008, Info: d2x-v8final): Trucha Bug, NAND Access, USB 2.0
IOS249[56] (rev 21008, Info: d2x-v8final): Trucha Bug, NAND Access, USB 2.0
IOS250[57] (rev 21008, Info: d2x-v8final): Trucha Bug, NAND Access, USB 2.0
IOS251[58] (rev 21008, Info: d2x-v8final): Trucha Bug, NAND Access, USB 2.0
BC v6
MIOS v10 (DIOS MIOS 2.6.1+)

Report generated on 2013/08/29.

First I installed d2x v8 using the d2x cios installer. Then, I loaded up Any Title Deleter MOD and removed all the stub IOS's. You don't need to do this. Next, I loaded up WAD Manager and installed IOS36 (early revision), IOS60 and System Menu v450 (4.1E). Then I installed priiloader. Then I loaded up Any Title Deleter MOD again, and removed IOS80. You can also skip these steps if you don't want to downgrade to 4.1 (and FYI you need 4.1U and not the version I used if you go this route).

Here's a simple step-by-step based on your friend's wii.

1. Run Hackmii installer and install the latest HBC, also install BootMii as boot2. There's no need to have it installed as IOS on that system, so you can opt to remove the IOS (IOS254).
2. Make NAND backup.
3. Load Any Title Deleter MOD and remove: IOS4, IOS10, IOS11, IOS16, IOS20, IOS30, IOS40, IOS50, IOS51, IOS52, IOS60, IOS70. The official 4.3 update replaces all these with stub's, so you may as well remove them.
4. You can optionally install early revision of IOS36, however you do have cIOS236 installed.

Your Wii, you are missing a bunch of IOS's which is why you can't run games that need them. You also don't even have cIOS249/cIOS250 installed.

1. Using NUS Downloader download and pack wad's for your missing IOS's: IOS38, IOS41*, IOS43*, IOS45*, IOS46*, IOS48*, IOS57, IOS58, IOS60.
2. Using NUS Downloader download and pack wad for System Menu v449 (4.1U).
3. Put WAD's onto SD Card.
4. Load WAD Manager 1.7, use IOS236 or IOS248. Install IOS's - do not yet install system menu wad.
5. Load Hackmii Installer, install latest homebrew channel and install bootmii as boot2. You can uninstall the bootmii IOS as you don't need it if you have it as boot2.
6. Backup NAND.
7. Load WAD Manager, install System Menu WAD.
8. Install Priiloader.
9. Reboot into System Menu and test that it works.
10. Load Any Title Deleter MOD and remove: IOS4, IOS11, IOS20, IOS30.
11. Install latest d2x - v8 or v10. You can dl pre-packed WAD's if you want, and then install using Wad Manager (use IOS236).

*It is questionable whether you need these Korean IOS's, however they are included by Nintendo for some reason. I think it's safe to skip these ones if you want to.

 

[Smash Br0]

Thanks for the advice! I'll follow those steps ASAP.

I've been working on my friend's Wii all day and night... Here's the latest sysCheck for it:

Spoiler

sysCheck v2.1.0b19 by Double_A and R2-D2199, Nano
...runs on IOS58 (rev 6176).

Region: NTSC-U
System Menu 4.3U (v513)
Priiloader installed
Drive date: 2006.05.26
Homebrew Channel 1.1.2 running on IOS58
HomebrewFilter ist nicht installiert
Hollywood v0x11
Console ID: XXXXXX38
Boot2 v4
Found 80 titles.
Found 49 IOS on this console. 4 of them are stub.

IOS4 (rev 65280): Stub
IOS9 (rev 1034): No Patches
IOS10 (rev 768): Stub
IOS11 (rev 16174): Trucha Bug, NAND Access
IOS12 (rev 526): No Patches
IOS13 (rev 1032): No Patches
IOS14 (rev 1032): No Patches
IOS15 (rev 1032): No Patches
IOS16 (rev 512): Stub
IOS17 (rev 1032): No Patches
IOS20 (rev 16174): Trucha Bug, NAND Access
IOS21 (rev 1039): No Patches
IOS22 (rev 1294): No Patches
IOS28 (rev 1807): No Patches
IOS30 (rev 16174): Trucha Bug, NAND Access
IOS31 (rev 3608): No Patches
IOS33 (rev 3608): No Patches
IOS34 (rev 3608): No Patches
IOS35 (rev 3608): No Patches
IOS36 (rev 3608): No Patches
IOS37 (rev 5663): No Patches
IOS38 (rev 4124): No Patches
IOS40 (rev 16174): Trucha Bug, NAND Access
IOS41 (rev 3607): No Patches
IOS43 (rev 3607): No Patches
IOS45 (rev 3607): No Patches
IOS46 (rev 3607): No Patches
IOS48 (rev 4124): No Patches
IOS50 (rev 16174): Trucha Bug, NAND Access
IOS51 (rev 4864): Stub
IOS52 (rev 16174): Trucha Bug, NAND Access
IOS53 (rev 5663): No Patches
IOS55 (rev 5663): No Patches
IOS56 (rev 5662): No Patches
IOS57 (rev 5919): No Patches
IOS58 (rev 6176): USB 2.0
IOS60 (rev 16174): Trucha Bug, NAND Access
IOS61 (rev 5662): No Patches
IOS62 (rev 6430): No Patches
IOS70 (rev 16174): Trucha Bug, NAND Access
IOS80 (rev 16174): Trucha Bug, NAND Access
IOS202[60] (rev 65535, Info: hermesrodries-v6): Trucha Bug, NAND Access, USB 2.0
IOS222[38] (rev 4, Info: hermes-v4): Trucha Bug, ES Identify, NAND Access, USB 2.0
IOS223[38+37] (rev 4, Info: hermes-v4): Trucha Bug, ES Identify, NAND Access, USB 2.0
IOS224[57] (rev 65535, Info: hermesrodries-v6): Trucha Bug, NAND Access, USB 2.0
IOS236[36] (rev 65535, Info: rev 3351): Trucha Bug, ES Identify, NAND Access
IOS249[56] (rev 21008, Info: d2x-v8final): Trucha Bug, NAND Access, USB 2.0
IOS250[57] (rev 21008, Info: d2x-v8final): Trucha Bug, NAND Access, USB 2.0
IOS254 (rev 65281): BootMii
BC v6
MIOS v10

Report generated on 2013/09/01.

Wish I could get Devolution and Wii64 to work on it...

 

[Aractus]

Well, I can see that you've already updated the HBC. And installed IOS62 (something to do with the shop channel). I can't see any reason why you wouldn't be able to use devolution or wii64. Can you run other emulators - like snes9x gx?

 

[Yepi69]

Just install the newest cIOS and some IOS you don't have (that came with further updates) and you're good to go.

My friend just formatted his hacked Wii then proceed to update it, then hacked it again.
As for you IDK.

 

[Aractus]

His friend's Wii is up to date with system IOS's. It also has d2x v8 on 249/250. We need a tad more info on what works and doesn't work, cause from the sys report it certainly looks like it should work well...

 

[Smash Br0]

Please take a look at this SysCheck of a different friend's Wii, which I modded a while ago using ModMii:

Spoiler

sysCheck v2.1.0b19 by Double_A and R2-D2199, Nano
...runs on IOS58 (rev 6176).

Region: NTSC-U
System Menu 4.3U (v513)
Priiloader installed
Drive date: 2007.02.13
Homebrew Channel 1.1.0 running on IOS58
HomebrewFilter ist nicht installiert
Hollywood v0x11
Console ID: XXXXXX26
Boot2 v4
Found 130 titles.
Found 48 IOS on this console. 4 of them are stub.

IOS4 (rev 65280): Stub
IOS9 (rev 1034): No Patches
IOS10 (rev 768): Stub
IOS11 (rev 16174): Trucha Bug, NAND Access
IOS12 (rev 526): No Patches
IOS13 (rev 1032): No Patches
IOS14 (rev 1032): No Patches
IOS15 (rev 1032): No Patches
IOS16 (rev 512): Stub
IOS17 (rev 1032): No Patches
IOS20 (rev 16174): Trucha Bug, NAND Access
IOS21 (rev 1039): No Patches
IOS22 (rev 1294): No Patches
IOS28 (rev 1807): No Patches
IOS30 (rev 16174): Trucha Bug, NAND Access
IOS31 (rev 3608): No Patches
IOS33 (rev 3608): No Patches
IOS34 (rev 3608): No Patches
IOS35 (rev 3608): No Patches
IOS36 (rev 3608): No Patches
IOS37 (rev 5663): No Patches
IOS38 (rev 4124): No Patches
IOS40 (rev 16174): Trucha Bug, NAND Access
IOS41 (rev 3607): No Patches
IOS43 (rev 3607): No Patches
IOS45 (rev 3607): No Patches
IOS46 (rev 3607): No Patches
IOS48 (rev 4124): No Patches
IOS50 (rev 16174): Trucha Bug, NAND Access
IOS51 (rev 4864): Stub
IOS52 (rev 16174): Trucha Bug, NAND Access
IOS53 (rev 5663): No Patches
IOS55 (rev 5663): No Patches
IOS56 (rev 5662): No Patches
IOS57 (rev 5919): No Patches
IOS58 (rev 6176): USB 2.0
IOS60 (rev 16174): Trucha Bug, NAND Access
IOS61 (rev 5662): No Patches
IOS70 (rev 16174): Trucha Bug, NAND Access
IOS80 (rev 16174): Trucha Bug, NAND Access
IOS202[60] (rev 65535, Info: hermesrodries-v6): Trucha Bug, NAND Access, USB 2.0
IOS222[38] (rev 4, Info: hermes-v4): Trucha Bug, ES Identify, NAND Access, USB 2.0
IOS223[38+37] (rev 4, Info: hermes-v4): Trucha Bug, ES Identify, NAND Access, USB 2.0
IOS224[57] (rev 65535, Info: hermesrodries-v6): Trucha Bug, NAND Access, USB 2.0
IOS236[36] (rev 65535, Info: rev 3351): Trucha Bug, ES Identify, NAND Access
IOS249[56] (rev 21007, Info: d2x-v7final): Trucha Bug, NAND Access, USB 2.0
IOS250[57] (rev 21007, Info: d2x-v7final): Trucha Bug, NAND Access, USB 2.0
IOS254 (rev 65281): BootMii
BC v6
MIOS v10

Report generated on 2013/09/02.

It seems to be running fine; CFG Loader Mod and Devolution are working perfectly so far with a new 1TB external hard drive. Wii64 1.1.1 and Super Mario War also work. Haven't tested anything else yet.

Should I update it any further, or is it good enough as-is?

I'll post the SysCheck of the first friend's Wii shortly. I think I'm finished with it - I ended up following the instructions from here:

http://www.wiihacks.com/recommended-faqs-guides-tutorials-only/96886-guide-softmod-any-wii.html

UPDATE: Here it is.

Spoiler

sysCheck v2.1.0b19 by Double_A and R2-D2199, Nano
...runs on IOS58 (rev 6176).

Region: NTSC-U
System Menu 4.1U (v449)

Drive date: 2006.05.26
Homebrew Channel 1.1.0 running on IOS58
HomebrewFilter ist nicht installiert
Hollywood v0x11
Console ID: XXXXXX38
Boot2 v4
Found 89 titles.
Found 55 IOS on this console. 3 of them are stub.

IOS4 (rev 65280): Stub
IOS9 (rev 54321): Trucha Bug
IOS10 (rev 768): Stub
IOS11 (rev 54321): Trucha Bug
IOS12 (rev 526): No Patches
IOS13 (rev 1032): No Patches
IOS14 (rev 1032): No Patches
IOS15 (rev 1032): No Patches
IOS16 (rev 54321): Trucha Bug, ES Identify, Flash Access, NAND Access
IOS17 (rev 1032): No Patches
IOS20 (rev 54321): Trucha Bug
IOS21 (rev 1039): No Patches
IOS22 (rev 1294): No Patches
IOS28 (rev 1807): No Patches
IOS30 (rev 54321): Trucha Bug
IOS31 (rev 3608): No Patches
IOS33 (rev 3608): No Patches
IOS34 (rev 3608): No Patches
IOS35 (rev 3608): No Patches
IOS36 (rev 54321): Trucha Bug, ES Identify, NAND Access
IOS37 (rev 5663): No Patches
IOS38 (rev 4124): No Patches
IOS40 (rev 16174): Trucha Bug, NAND Access
IOS41 (rev 3607): No Patches
IOS43 (rev 3607): No Patches
IOS45 (rev 3607): No Patches
IOS46 (rev 3607): No Patches
IOS48 (rev 4124): No Patches
IOS50 (rev 54321): Trucha Bug
IOS51 (rev 4864): Stub
IOS52 (rev 16174): Trucha Bug, NAND Access
IOS53 (rev 5663): No Patches
IOS55 (rev 5663): No Patches
IOS56 (rev 5662): No Patches
IOS57 (rev 5919): No Patches
IOS58 (rev 6176): USB 2.0
IOS60 (rev 54321): Trucha Bug
IOS61 (rev 5662): No Patches
IOS62 (rev 6430): No Patches
IOS70 (rev 54321): Trucha Bug
IOS80 (rev 54321): Trucha Bug
IOS90 (rev 54321): Trucha Bug
IOS202[60] (rev 65535, Info: hermesrodries-v6): Trucha Bug, NAND Access, USB 2.0
IOS222[38] (rev 4, Info: hermes-v4): Trucha Bug, ES Identify, NAND Access, USB 2.0
IOS223[38+37] (rev 4, Info: hermes-v4): Trucha Bug, ES Identify, NAND Access, USB 2.0
IOS224[57] (rev 65535, Info: hermesrodries-v6): Trucha Bug, NAND Access, USB 2.0
IOS236 (rev 54321): Trucha Bug, ES Identify, NAND Access
IOS245[37] (rev 21008, Info: d2x-v8final): Trucha Bug, NAND Access, USB 2.0
IOS246[38] (rev 21008, Info: d2x-v8final): Trucha Bug, ES Identify, NAND Access
IOS247[53] (rev 21008, Info: d2x-v8final): Trucha Bug, NAND Access, USB 2.0
IOS248[55] (rev 21008, Info: d2x-v8final): Trucha Bug, NAND Access, USB 2.0
IOS249[56] (rev 21008, Info: d2x-v8final): Trucha Bug, NAND Access, USB 2.0
IOS250[57] (rev 21008, Info: d2x-v8final): Trucha Bug, NAND Access, USB 2.0
IOS251[58] (rev 21008, Info: d2x-v8final): Trucha Bug, NAND Access, USB 2.0
IOS254 (rev 65281): BootMii
BC v6
MIOS v65535

Report generated on 2013/09/06.

This one seems to be up-to-date and working great, so I'm about to follow the same instructions I followed modding it to update my Wii with outdated mods.