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[wackojackosnose]

Wiiload is a PC application that allows you to trigger HBC app launch remotely, credits and license are text files, etc. They're all just support files.

Thanks, just got done with Bootmii.

I'm looking at the "Upgrade to 4.2 Safely" section now, but can I just skip installing IOS249 if I'm not ever going to bother with the HDD loader?

Thanks again!

 

[Clipper]

Thanks, just got done with Bootmii.

I'm looking at the "Upgrade to 4.2 Safely" section now, but can I just skip installing IOS249 if I'm not ever going to bother with the HDD loader?

Thanks again!

It depends what firmware you are on. Give it a try and you might be lucky. If not, you will at least have to do the first steps of the IOS249 install (involving Trucha Bug Restorer). The IOS installed by TBR will be enough to complete the upgrade if you like.

 

[wackojackosnose]

Ah right, guess I should install it then. Thanks again!

 

[MarkMclovin]

So after following a few guides, fucking some of it up (some of that not my fault) and re doing it again, I have a few questions.

1. I have all sorts of stuff on the SD card, including a bootmii folder. Can I delete all this and start a fresh with the apps folder? Or would I be deleting the bootmii backup? I believe I actually run bootmii on both boot2 and the other way.

2. Can I revert back to how the wii was originally before I started? i.e completely official FW. I was on 4.2e

 

[HUELEN10]

So after following a few guides, fucking some of it up (some of that not my fault) and re doing it again, I have a few questions.

1. I have all sorts of stuff on the SD card, including a bootmii folder. Can I delete all this and start a fresh with the apps folder? Or would I be deleting the bootmii backup? I believe I actually run bootmii on both boot2 and the other way.

2. Can I revert back to how the wii was originally before I started? i.e completely official FW. I was on 4.2e

For the second one, you might want to try a variation on what Clipper recommended me to do.

 

[Clipper]

So after following a few guides, fucking some of it up (some of that not my fault) and re doing it again, I have a few questions.

1. I have all sorts of stuff on the SD card, including a bootmii folder. Can I delete all this and start a fresh with the apps folder? Or would I be deleting the bootmii backup? I believe I actually run bootmii on both boot2 and the other way.

2. Can I revert back to how the wii was originally before I started? i.e completely official FW. I was on 4.2e

1. Keep the bootmii folder. I think nand backups are named nand.bin and appear in the root directory. Keep that too. You will know the file because it will be about 512MB. It is safe to delete the rest of the stuff, but the private directory contains stuff like the apps you have moved to SD, so you may wish to leave that.

2. The only thing I would suggest for you here is restoring an old BootMii backup. However, make sure you copy any game saves that have changed since the backup. Reverting back to completely official is not easy, especially if any of those guides you used put you through cIOScorp or other crap.

If you don't have an earlier BootMii backup, I strongly suggest just starting at the top of the GAF tutorial and see if you get through without errors. It should all work fine, even if the stuff you are installing is already on there.

 

[MarkMclovin]

1. Keep the bootmii folder. I think nand backups are named nand.bin and appear in the root directory. Keep that too. You will know the file because it will be about 512MB. It is safe to delete the rest of the stuff, but the private directory contains stuff like the apps you have moved to SD, so you may wish to leave that.

Thanks for the advice, but I'm pretty certain that I haven't got a 512mb file on the SD card. I'll have to check when I get home. I did run bootmii to boot2 first and the following another guide, I was told to run it to the IUS? Can't remember. But because part of the guide wasn't making any sense (an app with a red screen and loud music), I ended up running an all in 1 installation cIOScorp file. That's where I've ended up. I'm going to make a backup of one of my games tonight and see if it works (I think an app called Gecko was installed?). The Wii does boot up and play originals fine.

I don't know if this is a stupid question or not, but is there anything I can run to check what I have done?

 

[Clipper]

Thanks for the advice, but I'm pretty certain that I haven't got a 512mb file on the SD card. I'll have to check when I get home. I did run bootmii to boot2 first and the following another guide, I was told to run it to the IUS? Can't remember. But because part of the guide wasn't making any sense (an app with a red screen and loud music), I ended up running an all in 1 installation cIOScorp file. That's where I've ended up. I'm going to make a backup of one of my games tonight and see if it works (I think an app called Gecko was installed?). The Wii does boot up and play originals fine.

I don't know if this is a stupid question or not, but is there anything I can run to check what I have done?

Yeah, all you did was install BootMii. Sounds like you never actually used it to make a backup. That would be the first thing I would do in your case. There's instructions in the Wiki.

The fact that you installed cIOScrap might make it a bit more difficult to reinstall or upgrade the HBC. Check the last few pages of this thread as there was someone with the same problem.

As for working out what you've done, there's TitleLister, but you likely aren't familiar with homebrew to understand what it tells you.

 

[wackojackosnose]

Hello again! I'm trying to install IOS249 and I think something has gone wrong. My Wii is 4.1e and I'm at step 7 of the guide, sub section 3: "Ensure the IOS at the top of the screen now states "IOS15 (Rev 257)""

My problem is that after entering the TBR the 2nd time, the top-right of the screen says IOS36 (Rev 3094). Does this mean something has gone wrong? I've tried repeating step 5 (downgrade to IOS15) but the TBR screen still says IOS36 (Rev 3094). Any advice? Thanks.

 

[HisshouBuraiKen]

Why, Dragona, WHYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY?!!!!!!!! :/

HAW

So, guys. When Tanooki/Reggie get a little further along and there's an easy way to load custom levels (i.e. like the Brawl texture hack file replacement gecko code) I think we need to have a "GAF Creates" thing where we design a few new worlds!

In other actual homebrew news, it looks like the next version of RawkSD will support loading DLC/disc imports from SDHC and USB drives. Soon we'll be able to throw songs from every track pack, GH dgames and non-Beatles RB sequels onto our drives and go to town.

Guess I'll have to switch from WBFS to the new FAT-loading format soon, keep all this awesome stuff on one partition

 

[rowanimox]

so i just upgraded to v47 and everything is ok.

its just that whenever i run a game, this message shows up.

"CIOS249 before rev14
possible error #001 is not handled"

the game runs just the same as before. i just want to understand this a little bit more.

i tried googling for it and i found an article at GBAtemp that had the same issue.
http://gbatemp.net/index.php?showtopic=186599

the first line i can understand since i'm using rev12
the second line, i'm lost.

and is there anyway to change the splash screen when you load CFG? i kinda like the one that had all the lines and the small logo.

thanks!

 

[Threi]

Why, Dragona, WHYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY?!!!!!!!! :/

I asked the question since i didnt know if there was a different method to work around this new update. Never new I had to do the same thing all the time. Thought there would be a different way. Thought i had to do it once i would've been home free from updating the shop again.

So much for asking... :/ ;_;

 

[EvilMario]

It seems as though Wii64 has archived itself, and contents onto my SD card, not allowing me to change the Read Only properties in the hidden Trash. Looks like I'll have to reformat the card in order to wipe it clean. Anyone else have similar issues?

 

[Shotgun Kiss]

Dragona, I love the dire consequences .


It will, but note that the official update does have that minor chance of bricking (which is neither increased nor decreased by you installing the HBC). Also, unless you made a backup of your NAND before ever installing the HBC, then there are and will always be traces of it. Whether Nintendo will start looking for those traces is anyone's guess, though.

The bottom line is that updates are just as safe whether you have HBC or not. There are other homebrew apps that do make it dangerous to update (Downgraders, region changers, channels, Preloader), but none of those are truly necessary and are easy to stay away from.

Hey, is that bolded part true? Homebrew doesn't actually make your Wii any more likely to brick when updating to the 4.2 update? It's just as much an issue for non-Homebrew Wii owners? In that case, can I assume that the chances of bricking are actually quite low? I always assumed that if you had Homebrew, upgrading to 4.2 would brick it 100% of the time.

If so, I might just bite the bullet and update to 4.2 the "normal" way. I have to admit that trying to follow the guide is really confusing me, as it seems I always have to download something else first, and to download THAT, I need to download something else... :-/

If it did brick, does anybody know how likely it would be for Nintendo to transfer my VC games to another Wii, and if they charge for it? I mean, if it's bricked, Nintendo wouldn't even know it had Homebrew, right? Wouldn't they just look up a record of which VC games were attached to my account, and transfer them to a new Wii? I live in the UK, by the way. I don't mind too much if I have to go without my Wii for a while.

 

[Clipper]

Hello again! I'm trying to install IOS249 and I think something has gone wrong. My Wii is 4.1e and I'm at step 7 of the guide, sub section 3: "Ensure the IOS at the top of the screen now states "IOS15 (Rev 257)""

My problem is that after entering the TBR the 2nd time, the top-right of the screen says IOS36 (Rev 3094). Does this mean something has gone wrong? I've tried repeating step 5 (downgrade to IOS15) but the TBR screen still says IOS36 (Rev 3094). Any advice? Thanks.

If you are not seeing IOS15 there, then it almost certainly means that you are not doing step 7.1 correctly. You choose the IOS to load by pushing left/right and then use A to select. Quite a few people have been stuffing this one up, so I will try to make that more clear.

so i just upgraded to v47 and everything is ok.

its just that whenever i run a game, this message shows up.

"CIOS249 before rev14
possible error #001 is not handled"

the game runs just the same as before. i just want to understand this a little bit more.

i tried googling for it and i found an article at GBAtemp that had the same issue.
http://gbatemp.net/index.php?showtopic=186599

the first line i can understand since i'm using rev12
the second line, i'm lost.

The second line is warning you that some games will give you 001 errors unless you are using rev 14 or higher. I strongly suggest upgrading to rev 15 as it has no known big problems right now, and has much faster loading speed than rev 12. Instructions for upgrading are on the wiki page.

and is there anyway to change the splash screen when you load CFG? i kinda like the one that had all the lines and the small logo.

thanks!

No, it's impossible to change the screen at startup. Unfortunately for you, a lot of people seemed to hate the old screen, but the new one hasn't got many complaints.

It seems as though Wii64 has archived itself, and contents onto my SD card, not allowing me to change the Read Only properties in the hidden Trash. Looks like I'll have to reformat the card in order to wipe it clean. Anyone else have similar issues?

That sounds crazy. Windows should be able to change those files. Make sure you have set the options in the configuration for Windows Explorer to show you hidden files and you should be able to access them and turn off their read only flags.

Hey, is that bolded part true? Homebrew doesn't actually make your Wii any more likely to brick when updating to the 4.2 update? It's just as much an issue for non-Homebrew Wii owners? In that case, can I assume that the chances of bricking are actually quite low? I always assumed that if you had Homebrew, upgrading to 4.2 would brick it 100% of the time.

Yes, the chances of bricking are equivalent for all Wiis, homebrew or not, and that chance seem to be only some small fraction of a percent (unless you have a region changed Wii). It seems that nobody at GAF, either with or without homebrew, has bricked due to this update, if that is any judge.

If so, I might just bite the bullet and update to 4.2 the "normal" way. I have to admit that trying to follow the guide is really confusing me, as it seems I always have to download something else first, and to download THAT, I need to download something else... :-/

If it did brick, does anybody know how likely it would be for Nintendo to transfer my VC games to another Wii, and if they charge for it? I mean, if it's bricked, Nintendo wouldn't even know it had Homebrew, right? Wouldn't they just look up a record of which VC games were attached to my account, and transfer them to a new Wii? I live in the UK, by the way. I don't mind too much if I have to go without my Wii for a while.

If you brick via update, they will ask you whether you had homebrew installed. That means you will at least have to lie. Even with a bricked system, they could easily just recover boot2 and check what's on there to determine you actually did have homebrew if they want (and it seems Nintendo Europe is a bit more picky about this). Either way, I think you could get your VC stuff back, you just might have to pay for the repair.

 

[Shotgun Kiss]

Hey Clipper, thanks for all your help. I went for it, and it all went great.

However, my friend also updated, and while he hasn't bricked, I forgot to tell him to upgrade to the latest version of Homebrew first, and now his Homebrew Channel is gone (there's an empty slot on the Wii main menu where it used to be). What is the easiest way of getting it back? Just redownloading it in the same way as before? Or have we made a big mistake, and there's no getting it back?

If we just have to redownload it, where do I start? Would you recommend any simple step-by-step instructions? I'm assuming that some of the stuff required to download Homebrew will still be on the Wii/SD card, and I don't want to risk screwing anything up by downloading anything a second time...

I apologise for my cluelessness, and asking you so much, but we really are naieve when it comes to this. :-( But once this is sorted out, that's both of us completely sorted.

 

[Mejilan]

I'm pretty sure that the newest Hackmii installer (which includes HBC, DVDX, and Bootmii) will run even on a 4.2 machine.

Barring that, you've always got the new Bannerbomb that works on 4.2.

 

[Clipper]

Hey Clipper, thanks for all your help. I went for it, and it all went great.

However, my friend also updated, and while he hasn't bricked, I forgot to tell him to upgrade to the latest version of Homebrew first, and now his Homebrew Channel is gone (there's an empty slot on the Wii main menu where it used to be). What is the easiest way of getting it back? Just redownloading it in the same way as before? Or have we made a big mistake, and there's no getting it back?

If we just have to redownload it, where do I start? Would you recommend any simple step-by-step instructions? I'm assuming that some of the stuff required to download Homebrew will still be on the Wii/SD card, and I don't want to risk screwing anything up by downloading anything a second time...

I apologise for my cluelessness, and asking you so much, but we really are naieve when it comes to this. :-( But once this is sorted out, that's both of us completely sorted.

Please don't make me tell you where you should be looking first for questions like this...

 

[EvilMario]

That sounds crazy. Windows should be able to change those files. Make sure you have set the options in the configuration for Windows Explorer to show you hidden files and you should be able to access them and turn off their read only flags.

Haha, if I couldn't see the hidden (achieved) files, I wouldn't be able to look into the Trash on the SD card.

It's really odd, there's like, reclusive permissions on the files that I can't change. It's not a huge problem, I simply copied the other apps, and files to another SD card, and I'll format this one. Really, really weird though. I tried it on my Mac and on Windows box, exact same issue with each.

 

[Shotgun Kiss]

Please don't make me tell you where you should be looking first for questions like this...

Sorry, I'm probably being unclear. I'm not asking simply how to download the Homebrew Channel, period. But rather, I'm concerned that maybe downloading it the way I did to begin with might screw something up? If not, then we can probably figure it out ourselves. But I didn't know if downloading something of which remnants may still exist on the Wii may screw with any directories, or something. I'm probably just overthinking things.

 

[Jme]

I seriously feel like just buying a new Wii, purposely breaking the optical drive on my current Wii, and just shipping both to them while paying them to swap licenses. Refurbs are obviously not working out for me.

Why would you do that? Why wouldn't you just buy the new wii, call and say your last one was stolen, please transfer my Wii Shop account?

 

[Clipper]

Sorry, I'm probably being unclear. I'm not asking simply how to download the Homebrew Channel, period. But rather, I'm concerned that maybe downloading it the way I did to begin with might screw something up? If not, then we can probably figure it out ourselves. But I didn't know if downloading something of which remnants may still exist on the Wii may screw with any directories, or something. I'm probably just overthinking things.

Mate, I really do like you, and I was trying to avoid this, but EVERY one of your questions is answered here:



How to recover from an upgrade that deletes HBC is in the Upgrade FAQ. How to reinstall things is mentioned on the pages for every app covered by the guide. Given the thread title, and the fact it's linked in post #2 and virtually on every second page of this thread, and the fact that someone else just got hit with the dire consequences within the last two pages, I don't know how you could have missed it.

Fortunately, the dire consequences aren't too dire as I really like all the other questions you have asked.

 

[Shotgun Kiss]

Thanks for your patience, but I have been attempting to use that site; I followed the 4.2 instructions on this page, but after downloading abd6a_v200.zip, and the HackMii Installer (and following the instructions, such as unzipping them and the like), nothing happened when I put the SD card in the Wii and check the SD menu. Please understand that I did attempt to use the guides on that site, but was confused, as I was having no luck

However, I realised that after unzipping the abd6a folder, I had to move the private folder inside to the root of the SD card, which the guide didn't tell me to do (I know it's probably common sense, so I apologise for that). That did the trick.

Thanks again.

 

[Clipper]

However, I realised that after unzipping the abd6a folder, I had to move the private folder inside to the root of the SD card, which the guide didn't tell me to do (I know it's probably common sense, so I apologise for that). That did the trick.

I can see how the instruction might have been ambiguous.

I have changed them from:

# Unzip abd6a_v200.zip into the sd:/ directory

to:

# Unzip the contents of abd6a_v200.zip into the sd:/ root directory
* Thus, you should now have a file at sd:/private/wii/title/aktn/content.bin

Hopefully that's enough to make it clear.

 

[Danthrax]

I don't have any mods installed on my Wii, but the people in this thread seem like knowledgeable folk pertaining to Wii system updates, so I thought I'd ask this in here.

My Wii just flashed to life, indicating a message from Nintendo telling me I can download free WiiWare demos from the Wii Shop Channel, which sounds awesome. But when I go to the Shop Channel, it wants me to do a system update. I'm still running version 4.1 because I've been terrified of the "4.2 BRICKED MAH SYSTEM OH SHI--" comments running around the Internet.

So, has all that been fixed, or will I be unable to start up the Shop Channel ever again without risking an installation of the 4.2 update?

 

[Why would you do that?]

Okay, so I looked at the Wii Homebrew Tutorial again.

I don't want to run Mario Wii through Gecko OS, because 1, play time isn't added to the Wii, so neither I nor the Nintendo Channel will see my playing habits, and 2, I don't want to give my mother instructions on how to load up Gecko OS.

I don't want to install Starpatch or Preloader, but if there's no other way, I will. I'm on Menu 4.2 now (safely updated)... What do I need to do to get the game working straight from the system menu? If Starpatch or Preloader is the only answer, which should I use?

Thanks!

Also, why do you pimp Preloader in the FAQ? Personally, I find the constantly updated USB Loader GX to be much more noob friendly. (I may have asked this before in this thread a long time ago... Sorry if I did.)

 

[jrricky]

The sad thing about me getting this 'worthy' tag and stupid avatar is that i already had Wiiscu installed in the homebrew channel. So I asked a question for naught and look where i am at. :/

 

[comedy bomb]

So, has all that been fixed, or will I be unable to start up the Shop Channel ever again without risking an installation of the 4.2 update?

Clipper helped me with the same issue a few pages back. The instructions are there.

 

[Fuzzy]

Clipper helped me with the same issue a few pages back. The instructions are there.

He said he didn't have any mods installed so I assume that means no HBC.

 

[Clipper]

So, has all that been fixed, or will I be unable to start up the Shop Channel ever again without risking an installation of the 4.2 update?

The situation hasn't changed. If you've already updated with NSMB Wii, then just go and officially update as your Wii is already a survivor. Otherwise, I could give you the solution directly, but there would be dire consequences, so please try to find out on your own before it's too late .

Okay, so I looked at the Wii Homebrew Tutorial again.

I don't want to run Mario Wii through Gecko OS, because 1, play time isn't added to the Wii, so neither I nor the Nintendo Channel will see my playing habits, and 2, I don't want to give my mother instructions on how to load up Gecko OS.

I don't want to install Starpatch or Preloader, but if there's no other way, I will. I'm on Menu 4.2 now (safely updated)... What do I need to do to get the game working straight from the system menu? If Starpatch or Preloader is the only answer, which should I use?

You could try the rebooter function of Gecko OS, but it probably won't work (and it only gives you your play time, you'd still have to teach your mother). StartPatch or Preloader are probably your only real options. It seems Startpatch is the easier one to update right now. Somebody more familiar with them would be a better person to ask.

Also, why do you pimp Preloader in the FAQ? Personally, I find the constantly updated USB Loader GX to be much more noob friendly. (I may have asked this before in this thread a long time ago... Sorry if I did.)

I'm going to assume you meant Cfg instead of Preloader there...

There are quite a few reasons why Cfg is the loader of choice over GX:

• It rarely ever crashes, and if it does, even only for one person, the coders attempt to diagnose and fix it.
• You don't have to delete your config files to make new versions work
• You can actually follow the update path and know what is in each version
• It has better drive compatibility
• It has fully working FAT32 support (which just got improved today)
• It has the ability to force 480p in MPT, Kororinpa, Mario Party 8 and other games
• It is not bogged down with features that shouldn't be in a "USB Loader"
• You can easily create your own themes and configure things to personal taste

I could go on, but those are the biggest reasons in my book.

I still have no aversions to someone doing up a page for GX in the Tutorial if they are willing to maintain it.

 

[Danthrax]

He said he didn't have any mods installed so I assume that means no HBC.

Right, I haven't installed HBC or anything homebrew-related. I meant that I'm not worried about losing HBC from the update, I'm just worried about bricking the system from the update due to random chance or whatever. I'd like WiiWare demos, but they're not THAT big a deal to me.

The situation hasn't changed. If you've already updated with NSMB Wii, then just go and officially update as your Wii is already a survivor. Otherwise, I could give you the solution directly, but there would be dire consequences, so please try to find out on your own before it's too late .

I have no plans to buy NSMB Wii, so no, I haven't had a disc force me to update yet. As for the bolded, I, uh... okay ô_o guess I'll let me google that for me or something



[edit] Oh hey look, much to my surprise, there seems to be a section in the Wiki potentially covering my problem! Lemme give this a look

[edit 2] Oh, 4.2 patches The Conduit's multiplayer? Damn, now I kinda want it... but updating "safely" apparently involves installing HBC, which is something I've managed to avoid for the last two years. Damnit

 

[Danthrax]

Okay, so on this page of the wiki: http://gwht.wikidot.com/wii-shop there are two options given for updating the Shop Channel without installing 4.2. But it gives no pros and cons. Why are there two options? I can't discern any reason to choose one over the other.

Another question: once I install the Shop Channel update, can I uninstall the HBC and keep the Shop Channel update? Or do I need to keep the HBC on there permanently?

 

[Clipper]

Okay, so on this page of the wiki: http://gwht.wikidot.com/wii-shop there are two options given for updating the Shop Channel without installing 4.2. But it gives no pros and cons. Why are there two options? I can't discern any reason to choose one over the other.

For some reason, some Wiis work with only one or the other of the two methods. Thus, both are provided as at least one of them seems to work on every Wii.

Another question: once I install the Shop Channel update, can I uninstall the HBC and keep the Shop Channel update? Or do I need to keep the HBC on there permanently?

Yes, you can delete the HBC.

BTW, you don't HAVE to install the HBC in the first place. You could do everything via BannerBomb, which is the technique used to install HBC, but it will run other homebrew. It will just be a lot more tedious replacing the .dol every time if you do it that way.

Something else to consider is that you can install BootMii as an IOS, then make a NAND backup of your Wii. If you ever need to send it to Nintendo, you can restore that NAND backup, then delete BootMii and your Wii will be clean again.

 

[Spike]

I'm hoping someone can help me out here. I don't want to start a new thread for this.

I bought NSMBWii, and did the update. I was on 4.2U updated directly from Nintendo, then I went and put back HBC and BootMii. I have a 4GB Kodak SDHC card inserted in the slot at all times as it houses my purchased WiiWare and VC games. After the update, the Wii says that the card cannot be used. I took the card out and popped it into my PC and it is asking me to format the card before I can use it.

What happened? Luckily I have a 2GB SD Card with some of the games saved on it, but alot are missing. Now it seems I need to go back and redownload alot of my purchases. I am afraid to use the 4GB card since it may happen again.

Has this happened to anyone else?

 

[Danthrax]

For some reason, some Wiis work with only one or the other of the two methods. Thus, both are provided as at least one of them seems to work on every Wii.


Yes, you can delete the HBC.

BTW, you don't HAVE to install the HBC in the first place. You could do everything via BannerBomb, which is the technique used to install HBC, but it will run other homebrew. It will just be a lot more tedious replacing the .dol every time if you do it that way.

Something else to consider is that you can install BootMii as an IOS, then make a NAND backup of your Wii. If you ever need to send it to Nintendo, you can restore that NAND backup, then delete BootMii and your Wii will be clean again.

Thanks for all your help. I'm not sure I understand what you mean by "you could do everything via BannerBomb" though. Do you mean I can follow the installation instructions on the wii-shop page without installing the HBC in the first place?

 

[Clipper]

Thanks for all your help. I'm not sure I understand what you mean by "you could do everything via BannerBomb" though. Do you mean I can follow the installation instructions on the wii-shop page without installing the HBC in the first place?

What I mean is that BannerBomb is a way to launch a homebrew application without installing anything on your Wii. That's what the HBC does too, but it is much easier to use as it's in channel form and allows you to choose which app to run. So the first part of soft modding a Wii is to use BannerBomb to install the HBC to make anything else you need to do much easier.

Thus, you could perform the shop update by starting the app with BannerBomb instead of the HBC.

 

[Why would you do that?]

You could try the rebooter function of Gecko OS, but it probably won't work (and it only gives you your play time, you'd still have to teach your mother). StartPatch or Preloader are probably your only real options. It seems Startpatch is the easier one to update right now. Somebody more familiar with them would be a better person to ask.

I'm going to assume you meant Cfg instead of Preloader there...

There are quite a few reasons why Cfg is the loader of choice over GX:

I could go on, but those are the biggest reasons in my book.

I still have no aversions to someone doing up a page for GX in the Tutorial if they are willing to maintain it.

Hm, I see. Thanks.
Yeah, I was previously looking all over for the Rebooter, but according to what I read, it doesn't work with 4.2, so it doesn't even show up as a menu option, so that's out. Guess I'll just get Startpatch... I'll have to research it.

I would do a real system update if only it didn't mess with the Boot2. Oh well.

Also, yeah, I meant Cfg. You're right about the features and stuff, and the compatibility is a big thing. I think you can only get New SMB Wii working in Cfg, too. I don't use loaders too much nowadays though, because of the lack of logging play time and stuff...

 

[wackojackosnose]

If you are not seeing IOS15 there, then it almost certainly means that you are not doing step 7.1 correctly. You choose the IOS to load by pushing left/right and then use A to select. Quite a few people have been stuffing this one up, so I will try to make that more clear.

Hey, thanks a lot! I'm up to 4.2e now and I was quite surprised that the shop channel worked immediately without further updates needed (4.2 upgrade faq said I'd have to do further updates if I wanted the shop channel).

 

[Bizzyb]

Man, I was really hoping to avoid the Update but it seems that Gecko OS and 1.07b will NOT run my copy of NSMBWii (keep getting Error #002). SO I guess this means I have no choice but to update it if I want to play it. Is updating my only option at this point?

 

[wackojackosnose]

Can't you just update Gecko OS via Homebrew Browser or personal download? 1.07b is REALLY old - we're on 1.9.3 now.

 

[Bizzyb]

Can't you just update Gecko OS via Homebrew Browser or personal download? 1.07b is REALLY old - we're on 1.9.3 now.

Oh wow, had no idea. Sorry I haven't been keeping up lately (school and all). I'll try updating Gecko and see what happens. Thanks!

 

[VAIL]

Ok so I decided to update my firmware, did the safe update, got everything working EXCEPT my usb loader, it just freezes on the title screen, I've replaced the files and same thing :/

Any thoughts would really be appreciated...

Edit: nvm missed a step

 

[Linkhero1]

Can't you just update Gecko OS via Homebrew Browser or personal download? 1.07b is REALLY old - we're on 1.9.3 now.

The update has also been on Wiibrew for some time.

 

[Naked Snake]

I haven't updated my Wii since Mario Galaxy, and I never used any hacks or homebrew channel. Is it safe for me to update the firmware now? Or is there still a chance of bricking?

 

[Clipper]

I haven't updated my Wii since Mario Galaxy, and I never used any hacks or homebrew channel. Is it safe for me to update the firmware now? Or is there still a chance of bricking?

Still a chance. Although it turns out that chance is a very, very minor one. NSMB Wii comes with the same very, very minor chance.

 

[wackojackosnose]

So I've updated my Wii to 4.2e via the Safe Firmware Updater and the gaf guide. I've just recieved New Mario Wii (PAL) and the disk is telling me to update my firmware again. Will this actually re-install the firmware again or will it just install a few drivers? I can play the game via gecko but it's kinda annoying going through the whole process instead of booting up the game from the dash. Is there any way to get my Wii to recognise the game instead of promting me to update my firmware?

 

[samratty]

So I've updated my Wii to 4.2e via the Safe Firmware Updater and the gaf guide. I've just recieved New Mario Wii (PAL) and the disk is telling me to update my firmware again. Will this actually re-install the firmware again or will it just install a few drivers? I can play the game via gecko but it's kinda annoying going through the whole process instead of booting up the game from the dash. Is there any way to get my Wii to recognise the game instead of promting me to update my firmware?

It will run the 'dangerous' part of 4.2 update you missed by using the safe updater.

 

[wackojackosnose]

Damn, so I guess it's still gecko for NSMB for now?

Thanks.

 

[J Tourettes]

I've read through the Wiki and I can't seem to find the answer to a question that my friend asked me. Basically, he installed the homebrew channel a while ago but no bootmii ot anything else, was mainly using it to play Snes games and piss about with the wii-light.

Now he's bored and doesn't want to use it anymore and wants to uninstall HBC so he can play NSMB and not worry about the update. Is it as simple as him uninstalling the HBC channel? Or will he have to do the work around manual update and boot the game from Gecko?

Thanks.

 

[Clipper]

Damn, so I guess it's still gecko for NSMB for now?

Thanks.

You could also install Preloader or StartPatch to avoid the updates. I may add a page for StartPatch to the tutorial soon because of the NSMB issue.

I've read through the Wiki and I can't seem to find the answer to a question that my friend asked me. Basically, he installed the homebrew channel a while ago but no bootmii ot anything else, was mainly using it to play Snes games and piss about with the wii-light.

Now he's bored and doesn't want to use it anymore and wants to uninstall HBC so he can play NSMB and not worry about the update. Is it as simple as him uninstalling the HBC channel? Or will he have to do the work around manual update and boot the game from Gecko?

Thanks.

Whether you have the HBC installed or not, the chances of bricking are equal. Thus, there is no real need for him to delete it.