Hacking Wii Disk Loaders Issues and Answers :

[djtaz]

Stage 3 : (Optional) Backup a game from the Wii
I have the url..... anyway thanks again.... you mentioned Though if were the type of person that would do illegal things , id install Wii Dumper and back it up to your PC - takes about 4 hours - but its a good thing in not that type of person.
well im not that type of person and i just want to make sure that stage 3 is not a slower ver of wii dumper cause i dont want to be a bad person so i not want to do that.

Stage 3 is wii dumper and takes about 4 hours depending on your connection - sometimes its easier to get a backup elsewhere

 

[Doublearon23]

So every game I burn loads up, but then gives me the Disc cannot be read, refer to your wii manual error. What's up with that? Is there anything I've done wrong? Do I need a different DVD burner? Or is this just something stupid I should be able to fix?

 

[djtaz]

are you using DVD+R discs or DVd rewritables ?

 

[Doublearon23]

DVD+R...it's strange because the games act like they're going to load just fine..then don't.

 

[djtaz]

as written in my guide :

ABOUT BURNING DISCS
Every single new person to the scene asks about discs. Use DVD-R discs as they are most reliable. DVD re-writables dont work 90% of the time and its best to totally avoid them if u dont want headaches. DVD+R can work , but its not a guarantee and you may waste a lot of discs trying to get them working. The best brand recommended by almost everyone is Verbatim DVD-R. Use the free program IMGBurn to burn the ISO at Max speed to being - any issues try reducing the speed (usually older drives)


whats not in it and its on page 1 - is burn DVD+R discs to booktype DVD-ROM - use seacrh above to find out how to do that

 

[Doublearon23]

actually I've done all that. Could it be that my wii needs to be upgraded or downgraded? I'm at version 3.3U. Or maybe I just need to try different discs?

 

[dannyboy_676]

Hi DjTaz and others offcourse,

Some questions:

1. Do I need to use wiibrickblocker with your installer?
2. Can I go on wiiconnect24?
3. What if I have to update for playing a game? Is that possible?
4. Do I have to make a NAND dump, to be safe for the future?
5. I have installed everything from Starfall, how is this related to the questions I have stated above?

Thanks in advance.
Regards,
DC

 

[djtaz]

actually I've done all that. Could it be that my wii needs to be upgraded or downgraded? I'm at version 3.3U. Or maybe I just need to try different discs?

Its the discs - its always the discs.

 

[djtaz]

1. Do I need to use wiibrickblocker with your installer?
2. Can I go on wiiconnect24?
3. What if I have to update for playing a game? Is that possible?
4. Do I have to make a NAND dump, to be safe for the future?
5. I have installed everything from Starfall, how is this related to the questions I have stated above?

Ahh some good well formatted questions - i love things this way !!!

1. No , Gamma blocks updates , but its safer to use it on games that are not from your region ( NTSC games in Pal region) just in case - and its in the zip already.
2. Yes you can - it will ask if you want to update - its best to say no if you want to avoid future issues but you can if you really want to.
3. You never have to update - A game will ask you to update if its missing an IOS the game runs on , its contained on the disc , but you can extract that IOS and install it manually if required. (thats a different thread)
4. No you dont - but having backups of your original files is always a good idea. I have used this system and these files on over 100 wii's to date - it works (though i do a lot from memory and not read step by step)
5. Starfall is also part of the zip i have - its an optional but recommended install. Great program , though the new preloader is looking to be a lot better - you should look that one up if your modding your wii (its not stable enough to put in my zip yet)

 

[dannyboy_676]

Is the new preloader you mention, the CiosCorp stuff?
I have that zip-file, but havent done anything with it, yet.
I think I'll keep my Wii like it is, (soft)modded with your installer.

But there is just 1 thing:

What would I have to do now, to get rid of the HBC on my dashboard? Thats, because I actually only would like to play backups and that would make the backup launcher the only necessity.

Regards,
DC

 

[djtaz]

If you only want backups , go to the wii menu - and channels and delete homebrew channel
you should also delete the twilight hack save if you want rid of all that stuff.

preloader isnt the same as cioscorp - but if your not totally comfortable playing about with your wii , ignore it.

 

[ether2802]

iiisssshhhhh you really are mother Teresa of Calcuta DJTAZ, I can even believe this questions, if I read 1 more page I'll have to shoot myself between the ears, I guess I'm not that patient

 

[djtaz]

iiisssshhhhh you really are mother Teresa of Calcuta DJTAZ, I can even believe this questions, if I read 1 more page I'll have to shoot myself between the ears, I guess I'm not that patient

Hey thats not a question !!!

And anyway , im prettier than her , though granted not by much.

 

[noobwarrior7]

youre also a little bit more alive than her.

Posts merged

youre also a little bit more alive than her.

 

[farf21]

Hi. Does anyone knows if Backup Launcher gamma can be patched to avoid black screen on discs that need to be patched to use IOS249 ???

 

[djtaz]

I never got a black screen on games i patched to ios249

 

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[farf21]

I never got a black screen on games i patched to ios249

I ask about games that has not been patched to use IOS249. is it posible to patch backup loader to load them without patch games?
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Does anyone has CIOS Rev 7 from Waninkoko in a Wad File ?

 

[djtaz]

Why do you need a wad file for it ? It installs using a DOL file no problems. Wad files are a lot more dangerous and can lead to a bricked wii if they are done incorrectly so its a lot safer to use a dol.

Its possible to get all of your isos patched to use ios249 and that will save you patching games if you want - use search to look for CIOSCORP and you will find it , but read all of the warnings first.

 

[Elegidos]

Hello, everyone! I´m having a problem with the backup launcher.

Few days back, I´ve installed the Homebrew Channel with the Backup Launcher (Version 0.3 gamma IOS249 - Autor: WiiGator) and the cIOS installer (Version 0.3 gamma - Autor: WiiGator) in my Wii, Version 3.1E.

Well, I recorded my backup game of my Mario Party 8 on a DVD-R Verbatim 16x at a speed of 1x with the program ImgBurn. Well, I inserted the disc and the game loaded up with out any problems, but then it froze for a few seconds after playing for about 15 minutes and this message popped up:

"Disc cannot be read,
refer to your Wii manual"

Now everytime I try playing the game, this error message keeps poping up, strange. Any suggestions on why this might be happing?


Thank You