Hacking Paranoid- will I brick my Wii?

[tylerzentz]

Let me explain my situation first. I had a Wii whose disk drive refused to read dual-layer disks but the warranty was void (don't ask) so I couldn't send it in to be repaired. Because of this I purchased a new Wii and I want to do some softmodding on it. It has System Menu 4.2U
and a serial number prefix LU70- a very new model, I believe. I successfully installed the Hombebrew Channel on it and now I would like to install some wads through wadmanager; however, when I tried to install a wad I encountered an error that I can only bypass by downgrading the IOS. So here's where my concern comes in: I don't know whether it is safe to make changes to the IOS with a LU70 Wii on a 4.2U. Can anybody help? It would be greatly appreciated.

 

[illinialex24]

I am not sure whether actually opening the system menu is safe with a downgraded IOS15 but any other IOS it isn't. Truly. So make sure you stay in Homebrew and use Trucha Bug Restorer 1.1 and make sure you reupgrade before you exit.

 

[Gavry]

Check xzxero's sticky guide for softmodding, Sticky: Modify any Wii 4.2 & below. You need to look at the 4.2 section.

That section if followed fully will give you a 4.2 system where you can pretty do anything you want from there. The guide is super easy to follow and VERY well supported.