Hacking NOOB PARADISE - ask away

[lololhaha]

yay! backups worked, main problem I think for most noobs (like me) was the booktype

thanks again ether

 

[JJBro1]

I read all of these threads and they tell you to download this and download that but they don't give you the links to any of those, where are we supposed to find it? All I'm trying to do is using the HBC to launch the backuplauncher.

 

[Piggy89]

New member and I have a quick question.
When running the backup launcher with boom blox most of the time it will freeze at the loading screen,but if the there's a rare chance it will pass that screen and the game will run fine.
My question is how can i ensure that 9 times out of ten i will get past this screen?
Are my burning methods at question?

 

[Blue-K]

New member and I have a quick question.
When running the backup launcher with boom blox most of the time it will freeze at the loading screen,but if the there's a rare chance it will pass that screen and the game will run fine.
My question is how can i ensure that 9 times out of ten i will get past this screen?
Are my burning methods at question?

Which backup-launcher are you using?

 

[JaapDraad]

I used EoC's guide to downgrade my Wii to 3.2.
Now I am checking out SoftMii, but before going ahead I am comparing the differences between SoftMii and EoC's guide.

One of the difference is that EoC uses Custom IOS Downgrader v1.2 from Waninkoko , whereas SoftMii uses tona's AnyRegionChanger.

Can anyone tell me what the differences are between these two ways of downgrading?

 

[WiiPower]

I used EoC's guide to downgrade my Wii to 3.2.
Now I am checking out SoftMii, but before going ahead I am comparing the differences between SoftMii and EoC's guide.

One of the difference is that EoC uses Custom IOS Downgrader v1.2 from Waninkoko , whereas SoftMii uses tona's AnyRegionChanger.

Can anyone tell me what the differences are between these two ways of downgrading?

You did not understand correctly. You need to downgrade to 3.2 first in order to be able to install SoftMii. And with full SoftMii(with cioscorp), you don't have any nintendo IOS anymore, only backup cIOS.

 

[ether2802]

I don't think that's true- I've read snippets from team twiizer, or at least on WiiBrew stating that eventually similar hacks will be possible with other games.
I know i'm going to have to use Zelda when I can get my hands on it, but it still leaves me curious about the other possibilities.

Well you are going to wait tooooooo long before they release another exploit, comex has another exploit already in testing and so far it works great, but again, no release till zelda is completely blocked, when will that happend....??? who knows...??

I read all of these threads and they tell you to download this and download that but they don't give you the links to any of those, where are we supposed to find it? All I'm trying to do is using the HBC to launch the backuplauncher.

What do you need exactly, all can be find thru a google or GBATemp search, there is only a few pages to search for apps:

GBATemp download section
wiibrew.org
www.teknoconsolas.es (this one is in spanish but I think you can post in english and people will try to help you anyway)

for the backup launcher you need to find WiiGator's blog and read entirely the post about the Gamma Launcher, there you'll find the cIOS needed for it to work and the launcher to load the game discs

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I used EoC's guide to downgrade my Wii to 3.2.
Now I am checking out SoftMii, but before going ahead I am comparing the differences between SoftMii and EoC's guide.
One of the difference is that EoC uses Custom IOS Downgrader v1.2 from Waninkoko , whereas SoftMii uses tona's AnyRegionChanger.
Can anyone tell me what the differences are between these two ways of downgrading?

Any Region Changer in SoftMii is not used to downgrade, but to install the real region free (among other hacks) in the SysMenu, it requieres a little bit of knowledge on the tools or at least know what does it say on the screen when you are doing the installation...!!!

 

[Piggy89]

New member and I have a quick question.
When running the backup launcher with boom blox most of the time it will freeze at the loading screen,but if the there's a rare chance it will pass that screen and the game will run fine.
My question is how can i ensure that 9 times out of ten i will get past this screen?
Are my burning methods at question?

Which backup-launcher are you using?

I am now using 0.3g and things seems to be much more stable.
Although boom blox now does not even start up while other games run better.

 

[JJBro1]

Do backups have longer loading times than originals? And what is softmii?

 

[iResilient]

Do backups have longer loading times than originals? And what is softmii?

Surprised I can actually answer this one.

Backups run at 3x speed and will be half as slow as retail discs which run at 6x speed. There is usually not lag but the loading time IS longer, as you may have thought. I think there was a discussion recently on how DVDs ran at 3x speed because the Wii was intended to play DVDs before and the speed was set to 3x.

SoftMii is a cSM which incorporates CIOScorp (play Wii or GC backup games from the disc channel), allows the disc channel to be moved to wherever you want, takes away the Wii menu BGM, region free channels, diagnostic menu (recovery) when pressing the Y-button on the GC controller in port 1, customizable health screen, auto-boot any disc in recovery mode, PreLoader 0.28 is installed, copy save files that usually cannot be copied to SD card (for example, the ones with friend codes such as Brawl, Mario Kart Wii, and Rock Band 2), allows the Wii to have themes, and much more! (lulz) You can find it at http://www.softmii.org.
(I sounded like a complete advertiser there. ._.)

 

[ether2802]

Do backups have longer loading times than originals? And what is softmii?

Surprised I can actually answer this one.

Backups run at 3x speed and will be half as slow as retail discs which run at 6x speed. There is usually not lag but the loading time IS longer, as you may have thought. I think there was a discussion recently on how DVDs ran at 3x speed because the Wii was intended to play DVDs before and the speed was set to 3x.

not that long that you can be borred about it, but if you grab a chronometer and test your retail and your burned copies, you'll have like 5 or 6 sec of difference..!!

 

[knet2020]

knet2020

I am on 3.2E (ARC installed) I have HBC & Starfield (with skip update option) so IF i run the update will my Firmware be upgraded or JUST these 2 channels? If I use a PAL game from around the time of 3.2E with the Starfall check OFF would this simply re-install them properly?

You will need Pikmin (PAL) or update from Wii Settings, but this last will update yur FW, nothing bad cause you can use cIOS and IOS downgraders to return to 3.2

Just to confirm, if I use Pikmin I'll stay on 3.2E (really dont want to do any more just now) if it aint broke I could break it, m8 u r a star thanks..


Just an update to let ya'll know I managed to do this with success from http://gbatemp.net/index.php?showtopic=130026, all good. Many thanks for the help on this excellent forum again.

For info you only need the 2 main files:

CODERVL-Forecast_EU-v7.wad.out.wad
RVL-News_EU-v7.wad.out.wad

 

[cactusjack901]

I'm on 3.2U right now, is it possible for me to install a gamma channel, and then update to 3.4 and still use it? and if I can, what installers do I need (as far as cIOS and whatnot goes)

 

[Deleted User]

DO NOT UPDATE YOUR WII!

Though you are still able to use it, 3.4 is a bad firmware to begin with. So don't update, and stay with 3.2.

 

[cactusjack901]

DO NOT UPDATE YOUR WII!

Though you are still able to use it, 3.4 is a bad firmware to begin with. So don't update, and stay with 3.2.

I am aware of 3.4, do not get me wrong, it just makes life a lot easier for me, because then I don't have to worry about the potential for me buying a game legally (or my father buying one), and then having to wait a week or two in order to play it

 

[Civori]

XD, I want to make a custom channel for my Wii, can anyone tell me how to make a WAD file?

 

[cactusjack901]

XD, I want to make a custom channel for my Wii, can anyone tell me how to make a WAD file?

with the search button. seriously, not to be a dick, but that one is all over, just look up WADder

 

[Deleted User]

XD, I want to make a custom channel for my Wii, can anyone tell me how to make a WAD file?

Wadder.net

 

[JJBro1]

Do backups have longer loading times than originals? And what is softmii?

Surprised I can actually answer this one.

Backups run at 3x speed and will be half as slow as retail discs which run at 6x speed. There is usually not lag but the loading time IS longer, as you may have thought. I think there was a discussion recently on how DVDs ran at 3x speed because the Wii was intended to play DVDs before and the speed was set to 3x.

SoftMii is a cSM which incorporates CIOScorp (play Wii or GC backup games from the disc channel), allows the disc channel to be moved to wherever you want, takes away the Wii menu BGM, region free channels, diagnostic menu (recovery) when pressing the Y-button on the GC controller in port 1, customizable health screen, auto-boot any disc in recovery mode, PreLoader 0.28 is installed, copy save files that usually cannot be copied to SD card (for example, the ones with friend codes such as Brawl, Mario Kart Wii, and Rock Band 2), allows the Wii to have themes, and much more! (lulz) You can find it at http://www.softmii.org.
(I sounded like a complete advertiser there. ._.)

so there is no way to cut down the loading times of backups? Do you think there will be a way in the future?

 

[Rainy]

The time has already been cut down from the original, using a more efficient code. And wiigator may be able to do it again who knows. If this is wrong dont flame me