Nonsense. A cIOS has never been (and will never be) required to load a homebrew application. A few have used cIOS in the past for USB2.0 access, but most have abandoned that for official USB 2.0 support in IOS58. cIOS are only really for "backup" loaders now.these are used for loading homebrew applications
He said they are "used", not "required". However, this guide is full of false information (i.e. IOS is not a driver), and should probably be scrapped.Nonsense. A cIOS has never been (and will never be) required to load a homebrew application. A few have used cIOS in the past for USB2.0 access, but most have abandoned that for official USB 2.0 support in IOS58. cIOS are only really for "backup" loaders now.
Misinformation like this makes noobs think they need cIOS when they don't, so they mess with things they don't understand, and end up bricking.
I gave you those because I think they will help YOU better understand how an IOS works, as well as what it is. They helped me.^All note worthy of course, I'm just trying to simplify all that to people that don't know anything.
The way I see it, you don't need to know the complete inner working of an IOS, just why they are needed, what they do (simplified) and why you shouldn't mess with certain ones.
That is all I'm looking for in this guide.... and also how to install d2x for those 100's of people that come here every day asking why there USB loader doesn't work and don't know about cIOS.
Proof. Pics of NSMBW receipt plz!Oh yeah totally man, I appreciate the help.
I'm not really new around here, I have started this new account recently to avoid other things that went on.
My name should give you a tip if you've been around when Wii Hacking started.
No, I said they have never been used to load a homebrew app. And that is a simple fact. A couple of apps have used them once the app has been loaded, but loading the app has never required a cIOS (and never will).@SifJar - Your post is full of miss information, you say "They have never been used" then you go on to say "They have been used in the past" - Just FYI.
Yeah, but he said they are used to load the application, which is nonsense. That would make some noob reading it think that to load any homebrew application (e.g. homebrew browser, an emulator, whatever), a cIOS must be installed on the Wii. I know I was lead to believe that when I was first installing homebrew, and it was nonsense then, and it's nonsense now.He said they are "used", not "required". However, this guide is full of false information (i.e. IOS is not a driver), and should probably be scrapped.
I'm going to have to +1 on this.All this guide is going to do is confuse people...
IOS is firmware that contains drivers.BTW, I think the driver analogy is a good one. It's "a bit of software that's needed to run something".