Okay seriously, this is a little messed up here.
This is not the first time I've been using this guide, but it's the first time I am using it on a newer Wii that seems to have a new drive (so no disc loading) AND won't let me install bootmi in boot2.
I followed the instructions carefully, using the Cioscorp way, then found out that that was pointless and installed the CIOS files recommended for USB loading and ran the CIOSCORP uninstaller.
I installed bootmi as Ios. And Preloader.
Now when I turn on the Wii with a USB HDD plugged in, IT DOES NOT BOOT. It resumes the boot process immediatly after I unplug the HDD and I can plug it right back in and use it, but I HAVE to unplug it, otherwise the console won't boot.
I mean.. what? I read back 20 pages in this thread and couldn't find a similar issue.
Any ideas? Should I restart the guide from the beginning? Should I do something with bootmi? Can Preloader be the culrpit here (holding down RESET doesn't do anything - only when I unplug the USB device does the preloader menu come up)
In addition to that, USB loading is messed up completely. From 27 installed games on my trusty WBFS drive, 14(!) give me a Black Screen and freeze the console when I try to start them with USBLoaderGX or Configurable USB loader.
Now these games have been extracted and copied around a lot; they were working on a drive, I extracted them to my HDD with wbfs manager, then reformatted the drive and put them back on. I don't see why that would make them stop working (and its not the first time I'Ve done it).
What am I supposed to do here?! I wouldn't even know where to begin looking for what went wrong.