Greetings. I'm new here as you can probably tell. I need someone to simply confirm some information before i homebrew my Wii. I've been doing a lot of research into Wii Homebrew for the past week. I want to make sure i know what i'm doing before i actually do anything to my "virgin" 3.1U Wii, and i'm almost there. Don't worry, i've been following the many excellent guides on this website. I just need an expert to check my homework to make sure its ok!
1) After the bannerbomb exploit runs the Hackmii installer. I should install Bootmii as boot2 (which should be easy on my 3.1U i assume). Making a backup of the Wii's system memory will make me 100% brick proof (Assuming i don't mess with any critical files, which i won't). Correct?
2) Since my Wii can't connect to the internet (probably never will). I'll need keep up with the latest retail releases without updating my firmware or using any of Nintendo's official updates. I should use NUS Downloader + WAD Manager or some other program capable of installing .wad files and install all the missing IOS files i don't have. This will allow me to play all the latest games but i won't be able to enjoy any of the channel updates until i update the system menu and all the related channels (I can't go online so i can't use them anyways). Correct?
That's pretty much it. I know many people in these types of communities find newbies irritating, so i did my research first before asking anything. A simple "Yes, that's right" or "No, you're wrong" will suffice. These are just some doubts i wanted to have cleared up before i did anything. Thanks in advance!