Hacking Nand backup locked to console?

[GimmeWii]

Hi,

Is a nand backup locked to a specific console or could I use my friends if I like? No reason for it, but just curious. Me and a friend have different ideas. We're agreed that PAL work with PAL, NTSC work with NTSC. But I say it may be likely it'll contain unique key etc. so a backup only works with that console.

If you haven't made one? Do it since Nintendo are on the hunt to stop this. Hopefully you already aware about this.

GimmeWii

 

[Deleted-171178]

You can use Betwiin to convert NAND dumps.

 

[HiBit]

Is a nand backup locked to a specific console ...

Yes it is, but you can use betwiin to convert a NAND from any Wii to another one.

http://wiibrew.org/wiki/Betwiin


Edit:
Sorry, beegee7730 was faster.

Add:
The NAND is encrypted by the NAND/HMAC key and these keys are stored in the hollywood chip U1.

Btw, all this you can read @ http://wiibrew.org/wiki/

 

[KiiNG]

Nands are embedded with your console's ID key. Straight up, they wont work cross-console. You can use something like Betwin to place your console key into his nand.

 

[GimmeWii]

Really good. Thanks for quick answer!

And if you make a backup, see if you can store one at a friends house incase of a harddrive failure.

GimmeWii

 

[9th_Sage]

Nands are embedded with your console's ID key. Straight up, they wont work cross-console. You can use something like Betwin to place your console key into his nand.

Huh, didn't realize it changed the HMAC key as well as re=encrypting. Makes sense.