Hacking Wii Black Screen on boot

[Zolotor]

I'm trying to fix a wii. I got it as bricked (or probably not) since when you turn on wii, it has just a black screen.
I used savemii free, and got everything to install --> HBC, cIOS, system menu 4.2U, and priiloader.

So I thought I fixed the brick, but when I shutdown the wii and turn it on, it's still a black screen as before.
But since I was able to install priiloader, the only way to play a game is by going to priiloader, then HBC, and choose neogama as disc loader.
Same is true for usb games, go to prilloader --> HBC --> wiiflow

or as shortcut is using the installed DOL in priiloader.

So basically everything is fine except I cannot see the wii main menu and thus cannot access the channles like mii channel and cannot enter wii settings.
My only visible menu at the moment is the priiloader menu and everything that can be run from HBC is accessible or working.

So what do you think is the problem? is this a brick or a hardware failure?

If brick issues, what should I try to fix black screen problem?

 

[KyleJCrb]

This has happened to me before. Did you install any .wads recently? Sounds like the symptoms a banner brick. Just grab Multi Mod Manager or Waninkoko's WAD Manager, load them up using the Homebrew Channel, and uninstall the bad .wad.

 

[wes11ph]

try to set the system menu ios on priiloader on ios249.
then post here again the results..

 

[airline38]

If that machine was removed system menu before, you may try to re-install setting.txt.

 

[Abkarino]

Try to check PriiLoader hacks again one time before i enabled an option that blackout screen in wii startup,i think it's called "Black Screen On Wii Startup." and i got a black screen every time i boot my wii but PriiLoader work fine so i just logged in to PriiLoader again and disabled this hack.

 

[Krestent]

Did you remember to install the oldest version of IOS70 (not the newest, the newest is a stub and would cause a brick)

 

[Zolotor]

This has happened to me before. Did you install any .wads recently? Sounds like the symptoms a banner brick. Just grab Multi Mod Manager or Waninkoko's WAD Manager, load them up using the Homebrew Channel, and uninstall the bad .wad.

No wads has been installed recently but I did a check using Any Title deleter, and deleted all channels except HBC.
I also deleted all channels: wii shop, mii channel, news, forecast, and photo.

I still end up black screen on boot.

 

[Zolotor]

try to set the system menu ios on priiloader on ios249.
then post here again the results..

yes tried that? still black screen.

 

[Zolotor]

If that machine was removed system menu before, you may try to re-install setting.txt.

what do you mean? how can I re-install setting.txt?

 

[Zolotor]

Try to check PriiLoader hacks again one time before i enabled an option that blackout screen in wii startup,i think it's called "Black Screen On Wii Startup." and i got a black screen every time i boot my wii but PriiLoader work fine so i just logged in to PriiLoader again and disabled this hack.

Yes this makes sense, but upon checking hacks, unfortunately it is disabled.

 

[Zolotor]

Here's what I've tried so far, I tried the fill nand banner unbricking method, but instead of going to wii data management, I still get a black screen.

Using priiloader (btw, using version 0.5 beta 4), I can launch title (installed channels).

This is how it went:
News Channel = Runs then freeze
Forecast Channel = Runs but gives error 109020
Mii Channel = Black Screen
Wii Shop Channel = Runs (Wii lgoo with spinning icon, never ends though, no errors)
HBC (JODI) = runs ok

also tested a wiiware = runs ok.

 

[muck chucker]

Try running dop-mii and run a system check to see that your ios's are ok maybe it had cios Corp installed at somepoint and the ios's ain't in good order.

 

[Zolotor]

Try running dop-mii and run a system check to see that your ios's are ok maybe it had cios Corp installed at somepoint and the ios's ain't in good order.

Report from DopMii

QUOTEDOP-Mii Report
Region North America (U)
Hollywood Version 0x11
Wii Unique DeviceID 119112615

IOS Version FakeSign ES_Identify NAND Flash
250 (v65535) Enabled Enabled Enabled Disabled
249 (v19) Enabled Enabled Enabled Disabled
224 (v65535) Enabled Enabled Enabled Disabled
223 (v4) Enabled Enabled Enabled Disabled
222 (v4) Enabled Enabled Enabled Disabled
202 (v4) Enabled Enabled Enabled Disabled
80 (v6943) Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled
70 (v6687) Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled
61 (v5661) Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled
60 (v6174) Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled
58 (v6175) Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled
57 (v5918) Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled
56 (v5661) Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled
55 (v5662) Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled
53 (v5662) Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled
52 (v5661) Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled
51 (v4633) Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled
50 (v4889) Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled
38 (v4123) Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled
37 (v5662) Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled
36 (v3607) Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled
35 (v3607) Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled
34 (v3607) Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled
33 (v3607) Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled
31 (v3607) Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled
30 (v2576) Disabled Disabled Disabled Enabled
28 (v1806) Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled
22 (v1293) Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled
21 (v1038) Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled
20 (v12) Enabled Enabled Enabled Enabled
17 (v1031) Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled
15 (v1031) Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled
14 (v1031) Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled
13 (v1031) Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled
12 (v525) Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled
11 (v10) Enabled Enabled Enabled Enabled
9 (v1034) Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled

 

[Zolotor]

This is wii system information from MMM v13.2

System Menu v4.2 on IOS70
Console Region - USA
Video Standard - NTSC

Console Nickname - Thu 01 Jan 2009, 12:02:27AM
Screen Format - Standard (4:3)
Screen Resolution - Enhanced (480p)
Screeb Burning Reduction - Off
Sensor Bar Position - Bottom
Sound Mode -
WiiConnect 24 - On
Standby Mode - On
Eula Accepted -Yes
Registered Wii Remotes - 1

As you can see, the Console Nickname has a Date and Time written instead of nickname. I don't why it's like that.
I tried another wii, and it showed the correct user name as seen under wii settings.

 

[Kryptical]

IOS36 looks like it isn't trucha patched. Same with IOS70.

Comparing it to mine it looks like most of your IOS versions are higher even though we are on the same system menu but I don't think that matters that much.

EDIT: what happens when you click System Menu from Priiloader? Does it just go to black screen or does it show a error message?

 

[muck chucker]

Is priiloader set to boot the system Menu ios also you could try and install ios 70 and the system menu again.

Have you tried to boot without anything plugged in.

 

[Kryptical]

He could try that but if anything messes up after that he will have no way of fixing because he has lost priiloader.

 

[Abkarino]

Try to check PriiLoader hacks again one time before i enabled an option that blackout screen in wii startup,i think it's called "Black Screen On Wii Startup." and i got a black screen every time i boot my wii but PriiLoader work fine so i just logged in to PriiLoader again and disabled this hack.

Yes this makes sense, but upon checking hacks, unfortunately it is disabled.

bad to hear that so can you try to launch Darkcrop installer and install all or just System Menu patched IOS then try again.
but don't reinstall System Menu WAD again Since it will kill your PriiLoader and you will have a full bricked Wii. or if you want you can install System Menu WAD again using MMM and before restart your Wii install Priiloader again and apply hacks to System Menu but be sure to do that before restart or you will lose PriiLoader forever

 

[Zolotor]

tried installing darkcorp and still the same.
Maybe it's a hardware failure??

 

[Slowking]

You deleted all channels? I hope you didn't delete eula, etc. Those are system relevant.
Download the eula and region selet channels with NUSD and reinstall them. Might fix the brick...