Hacking Updating from System Menu 3.4U to 4.2U, and boot2.

[TheZoc]

Hello,

My brother got a brand new Wii, that came with system menu 3.4U (I have no idea how, I got mine prior him, and it came with System Menu 4.1 o.O)

So... I'm trying to get it updated to System Menu 4.2U flawlessly, but without using Nintendo update system (so we can avoid it going to System Menu 4.3U).

I've done this steps:

1st) Run Hackmii installer v0.8

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ackMii v0.8 installer starting up
PVR = 00087200
running under IOS 55 rev 0x121945 titles are installed
Found IOS 254: revision: 0x2.
BootMii/IOS needs an update
Found IOS 55: revision: 0x1219.
Found IOS 53: revision: 0x1011.
Found IOS 51: revision: 0x1219.
Found IOS 50: revision: 0x1319.
Found IOS 38: revision: 0xe19.
Found IOS 37: revision: 0xe19.
Found IOS 36: revision: 0xc12.
Found IOS 35: revision: 0xc10.
Found IOS 34: revision: 0xc0f.
Found IOS 33: revision: 0xb10.
Found IOS 31: revision: 0xc10.
Found IOS 30: revision: 0xb00.
Found IOS 28: revision: 0x50c.
Found IOS 22: revision: 0x309.
Found IOS 20: revision: 0x100.
Found IOS 17: revision: 0x205.
Found IOS 15: revision: 0x109.
Found IOS 14: revision: 0x106.
Found IOS 13: revision: 0xf.
Found IOS 12: revision: 0xb.
Found IOS 11: revision: 0x100.
Found IOS 10: revision: 0x300.
Found IOS 3: revision: 0xff00.
Found IOS 21: revision: 0x20a.
Found IOS 2: revision: 0x181.
Found IOS 9: revision: 0x208.
Found IOS 4: revision: 0xff00.
launching IOS 38 for the installer...

IOS launched...

IOS versions: Installer: 38, HBC: 38
starting preparations

device id:
installing BootMii/IOS
Launching BootMii/IOS
Waiting for mini to load ...
Mini version: 1.3
NAND minpage: 0x200
set NAND minpage to 0x40
Calling boot2_run(1, 38)
Waiting for boot2 to load ...
Waiting for IOS ...
IOS loaded: IOS38 v14.25
IPC started (520)

Nice.

I've run a combination of this guide (#1 - Updating your Wii) and this guide (#2 - Dop-IOS and Trucha bug) (Yup, the newer method didn't work).

After some trials and errors, I could manage to install all Wads from ModMii steps perfectly.

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Your unique list of wads to install are as follows:

* IOS70v16687(IOS70v6687[FS-ES-NP])
* System Menu 4.2U
* Mii Channel (Region Free)
* Photo 1.1 (USA/PAL/JAP)
* Shopping (USA/PAL/JAP)
* Internet (USA)
* Weather (USA)
* News (USA)
* MIOS v10
* IOS9v1034
* IOS12v526
* IOS13v1032
* IOS14v1032
* IOS15v1032
* IOS17v1032
* IOS21v1039
* IOS22v1294
* IOS28v1807
* IOS31v3608
* IOS33v3608
* IOS34v3608
* IOS35v3608
* IOS36v3608
* IOS37v5663
* IOS38v4124
* IOS41v3607
* IOS43v3607
* IOS45v3607
* IOS46v3607
* IOS48v4124
* IOS53v5663
* IOS55v5663
* IOS56v5662
* IOS57v5919
* IOS58v6176
* IOS61v5662

Okay, so I got:
- System menu 4.2 working
- Install IOS36 (r3351) w/FakeSign step working
- Waninkoko cIOS ( cIOS38rev17 )
- Hermes cIOS v4

So, problems until now:
1st) I can't install IOS58 using this installer. When I run it, it runs on IOS 38, download the files, and exits with the message "Error - Installation Failed!", and an "Ok" button.
Maybe ModMii installed it already, but I don't see HBC running it nor the IOS 58 installer running it too.

Update: After running HackMii again, and re-installing after the 4.2 update, it seems it's running IOS 58 now, both for HBC and for IOS 58 installer... Still, if I try to use the IOS 58 installer to "reinstall" ir, it fails in the same way. I'm not sure if this is supposed to happen or if something gone wrong.

Hackmii install log after this:

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HackMii v0.8 installer starting up
PVR = 00087200
running under IOS 58 rev 0x182064 titles are installed
Found IOS 223: revision: 0x4*
Found IOS 222: revision: 0x4*
Found IOS 202: revision: 0x4*
Found IOS 70: revision: 0x412f*
Found IOS 236: revision: 0xffff*
Found IOS 250: revision: 0xffff*
Found IOS 249: revision: 0x11*
Found IOS 52: revision: 0x161d.
Found IOS 61: revision: 0x161e.
Found IOS 58: revision: 0x1820.
Found IOS 57: revision: 0x171f.
Found IOS 56: revision: 0x161e.
Found IOS 48: revision: 0x101c.
Found IOS 46: revision: 0xe17.
Found IOS 45: revision: 0xe17.
Found IOS 43: revision: 0xe17.
Found IOS 41: revision: 0xe17.
Found IOS 254: revision: 0xff01*
installed BootMii/IOS: BM1.3 0x00000008
BootMii/IOS version sufficient
Found IOS 55: revision: 0x161f.
Found IOS 53: revision: 0x161f.
Found IOS 51: revision: 0x1219.
Found IOS 50: revision: 0x1319.
Found IOS 38: revision: 0x101c.
Found IOS 37: revision: 0x161f.
Found IOS 36: revision: 0xffff*
Found IOS 35: revision: 0xe18.
Found IOS 34: revision: 0xe18.
Found IOS 33: revision: 0xe18.
Found IOS 31: revision: 0xe18.
Found IOS 30: revision: 0xb00.
Found IOS 28: revision: 0x70f.
Found IOS 22: revision: 0x50e.
Found IOS 20: revision: 0x100.
Found IOS 17: revision: 0x408.
Found IOS 15: revision: 0x101.
Found IOS 14: revision: 0x408.
Found IOS 13: revision: 0x408.
Found IOS 12: revision: 0x20e.
Found IOS 11: revision: 0x100.
Found IOS 10: revision: 0x300.
Found IOS 3: revision: 0xff00.
Found IOS 21: revision: 0x40f.
Found IOS 2: revision: 0x1e1.
Found IOS 9: revision: 0x40a.
Found IOS 4: revision: 0xff00.
launching IOS 58 for the installer...

IOS launched...

IOS versions: Installer: 58, HBC: 58
starting preparations

device id:
Launching BootMii/IOS
Waiting for mini to load ...
Mini version: 1.3
NAND minpage: 0x200
set NAND minpage to 0x40
Calling boot2_run(1, 58)
Waiting for boot2 to load ...
Waiting for IOS ...
IOS loaded: IOS58 v24.32
IPC started (640)

Update 2: After removing the IOS58 with YAWMM, and reinstalling it using IOS 58 (needed to use bannerbomb again, since HBC wouldn't boot etc.), it seems the IOS 58 installer worked and the installation completed successfully. I'm not sure why this happened.

2nd) It seems I need to update boot2. I'm not sure why but... It seems System Menu 4.2 came with a boot 2 update, and this should be important. Also I read that Boot 2 update code from Nintendo is problematic. So, how can I update it properly? What changes if I update it?

Also, is there anything else that I'm missing from this update process ? It's late right now, and I might have missed something.

Thanks a lot in advance!

 

[smf]

2nd) It seems I need to update boot2. I'm not sure why but... It seems System Menu 4.2 came with a boot 2 update, and this should be important. Also I read that Boot 2 update code from Nintendo is problematic. So, how can I update it properly? What changes if I update it?

Also, is there anything else that I'm missing from this update process ? It's late right now, and I might have missed something.

You've made it alot harder on yourself. Updating boot2 is relatively safe, messing with IOS is much more dangerous. Updating any flash has a risk.
I you wanted everything up to date except the system menu then I'd have upgraded officially to 4.3 and then installed the correct 4.2 system menu IOS and the 4.2 system menu.
I'm even lazier than that, I'm still running the 4.3 system menu.
As long as you have the latest HBC installed before you upgrade then you can do everything on 4.3 that you can do on previous versions, with a lot less hassle.

 

[XFlak]

I saw this post of yours in the other thread...

What's the advantage of the 3.4U menu ? It's the ability to run disk backups (DVD-R) or there's something else ?
(I got a Wii with the same System Menu, but I thought it was a good idea to update to 4.2U. I haven't updated boot2. If someone can give some answers about it, please, take some time and reply to my post, so we don't change subjects on this topic: [url=http://gbatemp.net/t257693-updating-from-s...-4-2u-and-boot2]http://gbatemp.net/t257693-updating-from-s...-4-2u-and-boot2[/url] - Thanks in advance! )

It just means that it is an old model wii that can play backup discs and install bootmii as boot2. If the same wii was updated to 4.2, then it would still be capable of those things, but we wouldn't be able to know for sure by JUST its firmware version.

There's only 1 benefit to updating your boot2 version. If are able to install bootmii @ boot2, and your boot2 version is less than boot2v4, your bootmii will be 'uninstalled' in the event of an accidental official nintendo update. To prevent this, you can update your boot2 to v4 using dop-mii (this 'uninstalls' bootmii @ boot2) then immediately launch the hackmii installer and re-install Bootmii @ boot2. And this time your bootmii will be labelled as v4, and will remain untouched by an official nintendo update.

PS. If you are having problems modding your Wii, try using ModMii's ModMii Wizard and follow all those steps exactly... it sounds like u following many different guides, it's best to just stick with one good one and follow it to the end instead of using parts from different guides.

PPS. You already installed IOS58, so u don't need to run the IOS58 Installer. But the reason it is failing is because of a bug in the HBC, any app that has "no_ios_reload" in its meta.xml (ie. IOS58 installer) will probably fail if you do not have a working internet connection set-up on your wii. To prevent apps like this from failing, either set up an internet connection (be sure to say no when asked to do an update) or wait in the HBC for 60 seconds before starting the app (this will not work 100% of the time, but it increases your chances of success from almost 0% to maybe 80%)