Hacking Wii just stoped working.

[Gekidami]

Hey all, i hope someone can help me with this problem i'm having.

So i have a softmodded Wii and it worked perfectly intill yesterday; You see i havnt used the Wii in ages and yetserday i finally went back to it and found that my wiimotes couldnt syn with the system. In the end i managed to find a NGC pad and i could move around the menus with that.

So from the boot-up preloader and select 'systemmenu' but now all i get is a blackscreen! I can also access the Homebrew Channel from the preloader but trying to launch a game from there (by neogamma) also results in a black screen.

No idea what i can do or why this suddenly happened without the console being used, so i could really do with some help.

On a sidenote pre-loader is telling me that theres an update to 0.3 but when i select update it dosnt really seem to have much effect.

 

[TroyTheZombie]

did you recently install any .wad files? (or way back when you last used your wii)

Could be a banner brick.

but also could be a corrupt system menu. what system menu were you on?

 

[Gekidami]

Honnestly i cant remember what system menu i was on, it was just to long ago. You see i didnt use the thing for over a year, then softmodded it (without doing any updates), it worked, then i didnt use it for about a month or 2 and it just 'broke' when i turned it on yesterday.

As for the .wad files, again my memory is abit hazy i do still have the SD card will all of the ones i have on it though if that helps:

I'm pretty sure all of these were installed at one point.

 

[TroyTheZombie]

HBC.wad? wtf?
thats not right...

tell me, from preloader, can you boot into the homebrew channel?

 

[Gekidami]

I can indeed.

 

[TroyTheZombie]

hmm, what is BUL3g.wad?

a custom channel i assume?

 

[WalkerOfTheDay]

Couldn't he run anytitledeleterMOD to check for things that don't belong on his Wii ?
DON'T DELETE ANYTHING YET let us look at it first !

 

[TroyTheZombie]

Couldn't he run anytitledeleterMOD to check for things that don't belong on his Wii ?
DON'T DELETE ANYTHING YET let us look at it first !

yep, that will work. I just didn't want to suggest it because dispite warnings, people tend to delete random stuff without knowing what they are.

 

[Gekidami]

BUL3g.wad was in the file pack i downloaded at the time, i was told to install it along with IOS36.wad, BUL3g.wad & HBC.wad just after telling wad manger to use IOS249.

As to what it actually is i cant say.

And i havnt actually deleted anything yet or really touched anything since the problem.

 

[TroyTheZombie]

who ever helped you didn't know what they were doing. anyway, use anytitledeleterMOD (google it) to check what you have installed.

do not delete ANYTHING. just list them here.

 

[Gekidami]

Will do. I'll get it then get back with the list.

 

[stevee]

hmm, what is BUL3g.wad?

a custom channel i assume?

BackupLoader Gamma 3

 

[Gekidami]

Well i've got anytitledeleterMOD and loaded it up in the homebrew channel but i cant do anything on the screen where i'm being asked to pick an IOS and press A to continue. It either instantly freezes or you cant use a NGC pad on it which is annoying because my wiimotes still wont syn.

 

[TroyTheZombie]

hmm, what is BUL3g.wad?

a custom channel i assume?

BackupLoader Gamma 3

ah. so it is someone's custom channel.


hmm, also, your wiimotes won't sync eh? I wonder if i can find a wad manager that supports the gamecube controller. let me look.

bingo.

Wad manager 1.5 with gc support

use that, and uninstall the following wads.

BUL3g.wad
DjTaz_gamma_Loader.wad
NeoGammaR6-NGBL.wad

all unneeded, and hopefully its as simple as a banner brick caused by one of those channels.

 

[TroyTheZombie]

Sorry, double post.

 

[Gekidami]

I uninstalled those but it dosnt seem to have had any effect; Still getting a blackscreen on system menu.

 

[TroyTheZombie]

hmm, too bad.

I wonder if your bluetooth module is damaged.... that would cause a black screen as well as not allow the wiimotes to sync.

my advice, do your research into that on google before doing a lot of pointless steps, especially since you say the last time you used your wii it was working.

if you do need to buy one, here.

http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.16026

http://www.psxboy.com/902_Wii-BIOS_Bluetooth-Module.html

http://www.taobaodao.com/goods-812.html

to name a few.

 

[Gekidami]

Yes, it seems that a 'black screen of death' is the symptom of a broken bluetooth module.

Oh well, thanks all for your help.

I'll look into what i can do about it, not sure if i really want to just buy the part, might look at a new Wii then aim for a neater soft mod seeing as the one i did was sort of all over the place.

Anywho. Again, thanks all (mainly TroyTheZombie though)!

 

[TroyTheZombie]

well, your choice. It is really easy to replace though. and the screwdriver to open the wii is only .99 at quite a few sites.

If you get a new wii, let me know. I'll be happy to walk you through hacking it properly.

 

[WalkerOfTheDay]

Yes, it seems that a 'black screen of death' is the symptom of a broken bluetooth module.

Oh well, thanks all for your help.

I'll look into what i can do about it, not sure if i really want to just buy the part, might look at a new Wii then aim for a neater soft mod seeing as the one i did was sort of all over the place.

Anywho. Again, thanks all (mainly TroyTheZombie though)!

I would try it. Much cheaper than a new Wii, and your softmod can be cleaned up when you replaced the module.
But as Troy said, your choice.

(If you choose to buy a new one send me the old one

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