Hi!
Still a noob on the Wii, just got it (a GameStop refurb) a couple of hours ago for the kids...
Since I have small kids, I want to backup the games and run them from a HD to avoid scratched/destroyed/lost DVDs.
Seems like I want the homebrew channel and Wiiflow, right?
So, is all I really need to do:
1) Do the softmod using either the Twilight Hack or BannerBomb, and then install BootMii?
My machine is currently on ver 3.4U, should I leave it there or upgrade before?
If upgrade, to what rev is it recommended to upgrade, and how to do it?
2) I assume I need to backup my NAND as soon as the above is done, right? How is that done, does BootMii contain an app to do it? Do I need anything else than what the console came with aside from an SD card?
3) Install WiiFlow, do I also need priiloader? If so, what advantages would I get except for faster boot without the warnings?
Will priiloader totally block Wii updates? If not how do I block updates (do not want the kids to update, or the system do automatic updates from internet or a DVD)?
4) Any other recommendations/homebrew I should run?
Sorry if these are repeats, but I could not find anything specific when searching...
Still a noob on the Wii, just got it (a GameStop refurb) a couple of hours ago for the kids...
Since I have small kids, I want to backup the games and run them from a HD to avoid scratched/destroyed/lost DVDs.
Seems like I want the homebrew channel and Wiiflow, right?
So, is all I really need to do:
1) Do the softmod using either the Twilight Hack or BannerBomb, and then install BootMii?
My machine is currently on ver 3.4U, should I leave it there or upgrade before?
If upgrade, to what rev is it recommended to upgrade, and how to do it?
2) I assume I need to backup my NAND as soon as the above is done, right? How is that done, does BootMii contain an app to do it? Do I need anything else than what the console came with aside from an SD card?
3) Install WiiFlow, do I also need priiloader? If so, what advantages would I get except for faster boot without the warnings?
Will priiloader totally block Wii updates? If not how do I block updates (do not want the kids to update, or the system do automatic updates from internet or a DVD)?
4) Any other recommendations/homebrew I should run?
Sorry if these are repeats, but I could not find anything specific when searching...