Hacking Wii 3.0 PAL update Wiifree?

[cardyology]

Hey guys, sorry for the new thread, I searched & googled but couldnt find a definate answer, sooo....

I've beeen holding back updating my PAL UK wii from 2.2E to 3.0E (+ the extra little one) mainly due to a ruck of good 360 games coming out (Bioshock *cough*) but now I think am ready to begin Metroid 3

Obv I need to update it but Im scared to & have a few questions.....

First, My wii is PAL UK with Wiifree 2.45 running on it. Its currently 2.2E f/w

My first step was to connect my wii to my wifi network which I just did & it says "run system update now? yes/no"

1 - Do I need to remove the wiifree or is it safe to leave it in while performing the update?
2 - Should I do both updates one after the other?
3 - will the update make any difference to the way my wiifree works?
i.e.
a - will my wiifrees region unlock setting be reset to "off" as defualt?
b - will I need to burn a new setup disc or a GCOS boot disc to turn region free back on?

My next questions are about metroid itself.

I have an NTSC backup.....

1- do I use brick blocker (I read this results in black screen on PAL wii)
2 - What about regionfrii?

3 - am I right in thinking that as long as my wii is 3.0E - burning metroid & running the 3.0U update will casue no harm other than dupe news/wether channels? I REALLY dont want to unplug my wii durin g the update as some said to do. Im not bothered about dupe channels

Sorry for the massive post!

cards.

 

[cardyology]

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I u[pdated the wii to 3.0e & it worked oki. Tested NTSC games & they worked fine.

So now I have burned metroid WITHOUT brick blocker or regionfrii patching


I aam just going to let the disc update & all it'll do is add dupe channels right?

Well, Im trying that and it wont do the update. Its been on about 2% for about 20 mins now.