Hacking Install preloader before 4.0 upgrade?

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Here's where I'm at: I'm at 3.4u, rev.12 cios, and no boot 2 and no preloader. I'm able to run backups from gamma loader, but I get error -1 for every usb stick/hard drive I try (9 different pieces of hardware failed to work).


-I like to upgrade to 4.0 for SD access, however my kids, and wife, will kill me if I brick this thing. I just need some advice/opinions.


First: Is there a point to install preloader now, or wait until after my update to 4.0, or skip preloader altogether?

Second: Can I somehow revive a fully bricked wii using preloader without a NAND backup? Is there something else I can use to backup my NAND other than bootmi? Problem is, I don't have a GameCube controller as required in bootmii ios.

Third: Is Waninkoko's blog down? I haven't been able to access it for a few hours.
 
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Preloader on 3.4 will result in a brick. If you want Preloader, upgrade to 4.0 first.

If a Wii is fully bricked, that means either the System Menu or its IOS is missing. There is no way to recover from that unless you have BootMii as boot2. Less serious bricks like banner bricks could be resolved with Preloader, and homebrew apps in the Homebrew Channel.
 
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Dialexio said:
Preloader on 3.4 will result in a brick. If you want Preloader, upgrade to 4.0 first.

If a Wii is fully bricked, that means either the System Menu or its IOS is missing. There is no way to recover from that unless you have BootMii as boot2. Less serious bricks like banner bricks could be resolved with Preloader, and homebrew apps in the Homebrew Channel.
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I assume I can upgrade to 4.0 right from 3.4u along with rev12, or is it at all worth going to 3.2 and installing preloader before going to 4.0? I'm just worried that something might fail in the upgrade and I'll have no recourse. I guess it's pretty much the same risk as downgrading though isn't it? I'm just making sure of everything before I do this.

side note... waninkoko site is still down.
 
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Rev21? You from the future or something? =P

Anyway, just update to 4.0. Install the patched IOS60 to let installed stuff run from the SD Menu and THEN install Preloader.
 
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FenrirWolf said:
Rev21? You from the future or something? =P

Anyway, just update to 4.0. Install the patched IOS60 to let installed stuff run from the SD Menu and THEN install Preloader.
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Sorry, rev 12. So no problem updating from 3.4u with rev12? Other than that I appreciate the help as I'm rather paranoid.
 
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preloader doesnt help you
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btw preloader on 3.4 doenst end in a brick... preloader 0.29 works on every FW! but only on 3.2 and 4.0 are hacks available
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oh and if you install preloader on 3.4 it doenst protect from a brick while updating because preloader is in the sysmenü, and there is the problem
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you update to a newer sys menü, so you kick preloader away
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@ fuuuuuuuuu

I feel your pain, and know just how important that little white box can be in a family household
Fenrirwolf is right - I have just upgraded from 3.3 and installed preloader on 4.0

upgrade,
install patched IOS60.wad,
enjoy new SD function!,
re-patch mIOS (if your running GC backups)
install IOS36-64-v1042.wad
install Preloader 0.29 (you're gonna need it for WHEN u start themeing!)

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