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I recently softmodded my wii (no, not a noob) and I want to back up some of my discs in my new computer's HDD.
Here's the problem: I load the app from the homebrew channel, it loads, and then nothing. Just a blank screen.
I have IOS58 v24.32 installed on a 4.3U wii, and I have seen that some apps require lower versions. I try to modify the IOS, but I get the same problem.
I already reloaded my NAND from backup, still nothing. Is there something I'm doing wrong? Am I missing something?
The homebrew channel reads the boot.dol files fine for the dumper and IOS apps, I guess the error is in the execution?
 

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No I'm seriously not a noob.
I have modded consoles before, starting with my old ps2.

EDIT: I didn't think to take the GCB memory card out... Ill try that.

EDIT 2: Nope, still no dice... Other apps are working fine, it's just when I try to mod the IOS or load a disc dumper...
 

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Starcruiser said:
No I'm seriously not a noob.
I have modded consoles before, starting with my old ps2.

EDIT: I didn't think to take the GCB memory card out... Ill try that.

EDIT 2: Nope, still no dice... Other apps are working fine, it's just when I try to mod the IOS or load a disc dumper...


did you do what I said? http://gwht.wikidot.com/ios236
 

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I hate those text-only interfaces because my tv sucks, badly. It flickers a lot and cuts off the bottom and sides...
anyway when I installed the new cIOS you linked me to, I still have the same problem. It said it completed, and exited to the HBC, so I checked the IOS version... unchanged. Is that normal? Probably not. I tried loading my app that originally gave me troubles... still a black screen.
stand by for diagnostic results.
 

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Starcruiser said:
I hate those text-only interfaces because my tv sucks, badly. It flickers a lot and cuts off the bottom and sides...
anyway when I installed the new cIOS you linked me to, I still have the same problem. It said it completed, and exited to the HBC, so I checked the IOS version... unchanged. Is that normal? Probably not. I tried loading my app that originally gave me troubles... still a black screen.
stand by for diagnostic results.

alright sounds good, i'll check back in a few.
 

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Well, I installed and ran Dop Mii and ran a syscheck.
After all the warnings about the possibility of bricking, do I want to continue, blah blah blah...
It said 27 IOS's are able to be tested or something like that.
It commenced the test of each IOS... and I encountered an "exception" message.
Should I try again or am I just lucky I didn't get bricked?
 

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Starcruiser said:
Well, I installed and ran Dop Mii and ran a syscheck.
After all the warnings about the possibility of bricking, do I want to continue, blah blah blah...
It said 27 IOS's are able to be tested or something like that.
It commenced the test of each IOS... and I encountered an "exception" message.
Should I try again or am I just lucky I didn't get bricked?

i need the to see the syscheck file. see if dop-mii saves them look at your sd card root
 

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Shano56 said:
Starcruiser said:
Well, I installed and ran Dop Mii and ran a syscheck.
After all the warnings about the possibility of bricking, do I want to continue, blah blah blah...
It said 27 IOS's are able to be tested or something like that.
It commenced the test of each IOS... and I encountered an "exception" message.
Should I try again or am I just lucky I didn't get bricked?

i need the to see the syscheck file. see if dop-mii saves them look at your sd card root

I don't see anything that is out of the ordinary...
any idea what file name I should be looking for? The app had a few different files to install in different locations... any idea where I should look?
Maybe you could even suggest another app?

EDIT: the app never finished whatever it was doing when it crashed...

EDIT 2: Using the Dop Mii app I could downgrade my system menu version if that could be an issue... scan failed again btw...
 

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CAN NO ONE HELP MII...
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if you're not gonna run syscheck (http://www.mediafire.com/?warxgd9hkw2wg7g) and post your results, I can't help you.
 

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Starcruiser said:
I don't see anything that is out of the ordinary...
any idea what file name I should be looking for? The app had a few different files to install in different locations... any idea where I should look?
Maybe you could even suggest another app?
The root of your SD card. There should be a new file called "syscheck.csv" or something. Open it (with notepad, if you have to), then copy-paste it here.

And no, there is no other program than that. I think dop-mii actually uses the same code as the syscheck application itself.


Finally: no offense, but experience with other consoles doesn't make you any less of a newby when it comes to wii hacking. In fact, that experience can work very well against you. In this case: DO NOT DOWNGRADE YOUR SYSTEM MENU. It will NOT help, and you only risk bricking your wii in the process.
 

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CleanRip is not only the best ripper out there, it also runs ON A CLEAN IOS, no cIOS necessary. Throw it on your SD card, load it through HBC and it should work. If not, update IOS58 with DOP-Mii WITHOUT ANY PATCHES (there is no reason to patch IOS58 anyway).
 

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Shano56 said:
if you're not gonna run syscheck (http://www.mediafire.com/?warxgd9hkw2wg7g) and post your results, I can't help you.
The problem is that the syscheck errors out and doesn't save the results.
I tried 3 times.
 

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CleanRip is running and seems to be going well. All I really wanted was to be able to dump the image.
Will I be able to burn the image in case of failure of the original disc, though?

EDIT: To be more specific, will the wii read the backed up disc? Or do I need another special channel?
 

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How old is the wii and what's the wii serial number?
The console is only a few years old, serial number, though, I don't really want to post...
I can look up it's manufacture date myself.

EDIT: Nevermind, I really don't feel like going through the Nintendo line. I estimate late 2008 based on it's stock menu version.

EDIT 2: I guess I could post the first few digits of the serial... LU56
 

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The worst part about a noobie is saying he, himself, saying he isnt a noobie AND not following the requests of other members.
 

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I have a disc image now, split into two parts, but I keep getting "the syntax of the command is incorrect" when I try to use windows command prompt's copy function. Here is the synatax I tried: (files are in the root of the c drive)
C:\Windows\system32>copy /b C:/(part0 iso) + (part1 iso) game.iso

What am I doing wrong?

And riahc3, what "requests" did I not follow? The syscheck failed out, no log was made. I posted the important part of the serial... what do you mean?
 

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