I tried using Smash Stack. I never played Smash and I didn't create a new file. I downloaded Smash Stack to an SD card along with HackMii. When I got to the stage builder, the Homebrew channel didn't load. Instead the game froze and there was a noise. I have system menu 4.3 btw. Can anyone help me?
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The wiki doesn't really elaborate much on it, but is there any reason to upgrade to d2x from 249? I haven't touched the Wii hacking side in over a year it seems and I'm a 'don't fix it if it ain't broken' kind of guy.
Edit: Nm, read a few posts up. Well, I guess I won't upgrade since my games are working fine right now. Unless someone can tell me it fixes Metroid Prime Trilogy without having to mess with the loaders to load the 3 games.
Edit2: Okay, I guess I should read ENTIRE posts. I need to upgrade stat. I hope I remember how to follow instructions, I always get nervous tinkering with the Wii
Edit: Nm, read a few posts up. Well, I guess I won't upgrade since my games are working fine right now. Unless someone can tell me it fixes Metroid Prime Trilogy without having to mess with the loaders to load the 3 games.
Edit2: Okay, I guess I should read ENTIRE posts. I need to upgrade stat. I hope I remember how to follow instructions, I always get nervous tinkering with the Wii
Stumpokapow
listen to the mad man
pgtl_10 said:
From the Wiki:
"Start Brawl and move any existing custom stages on Brawl to your SD card and exit the stage builder. Smash Stack will not work if the console has any custom stages on it, even the three samples that come with a new file."
Smiles and Cries
Member
Clipper said:
I had
sd:/private/wii/apps/StartPatch/boot.dol
I will try again
which is best StartPatch or Gecko for region free?
I read StartPatch plays all games while Gecko has some it cannot play
StartPatch is a lot easier to use as you enable it once and it stays on your system until the next system update. I got sick of starting Gecko each time.Smiles and Cries said:
All-in-all I prefer using USB Loading for my region free, though. It's so much more convenient. It also allows you to do stuff like the VIDTV patch so that Japanese fonts display correctly.
Smiles and Cries
Member
Clipper said:
I cannot use StartPatch because it requires I install IOS36 which seems to need some .wad thing when ran the installer it said that file was not found but my wii is online
"use NUS Downloader to get IOS36 v3551 as IOS36-64-3351.wad and copy it to the rootdirectory"
okay I do not understand the USB Loading but I take that some of the software required to dump a disk will be Windows only?? I just have a macbook here it has windows 7 but runs too slow. I would also need to buy a USB Drive Fat 32 (I guess Amazon has some cheap ones)
too much trouble...
back to StartPatch... I'll try to use the Windows 7 on parallels to track down this .wad business
Smiles and Cries
Member
this is how long it took me to install StartPatch
It just took reading more carefully and also my Health Warning being gone is cool
now to get some UK Wii titles
YAY!!!
It just took reading more carefully and also my Health Warning being gone is cool
now to get some UK Wii titles
YAY!!!Yeah, you must have ripped it back with one of the old versions of IOS249 that had the dual layer bug, causing discs with dual layers to be ripped incorrectly. I haven't seen that one in a long time, but it did come to mind, which is why I asked the questionsTwinIonEngines said:
.Stumpokapow said:
I don't have any custom stages. I don't even Smash which you need to get custom stages.
However, I noticed that the recognize any files in my SD card. I believe I have had this problem when I hacked my Wii with the Twighlight Hack. Is there any way I could get the Wii to recognize Smash?
If you created a new save file, there should be 3 sample stages in the Stage Builder sub-menu (which can be found by going to the Vault menu in the main screen).pgtl_10 said:
I have an old Maxtor 500 GB which was bought 3-4 years ago and a 2 TB Western Digital which was bought last year. Both HDDs work fine, so I assume any brands will work and there are no size limit.Teppic said:
Going by how you didn't find any custom stages because you picked "No" during the "Create a new save file" prompt, that's what I assume you have to do.pgtl_10 said:
You don't need to look for the file in the Wii system. The game will detect the Smash Stack exploit and load the HackMii Installer.pgtl_10 said:
And regarding the installation process for the d2x IOS. Remove all Gamecube memory cards if you get a screen with a bunch of error messages.
Alright I've tried everything from scratch:
I formatted my SD card using FAT.
I used an SD card that is 128 MB.
I created a Smash file then copied the sample stages.
I renamed the "private" folder "privateold"
I download the Smash Stack exploit for NA.
I downloaded the hackmii installer
I copied the private folder from smash stack to the root of my SD card.
I copied the boot.elf file frim hackmii folder to the root of the SD card
I placed the SD card back in Wii
I turned on Smash and went to Stage builder
AND it still didn't work. My Wii freezes and makes a noise.
Is there anything left for me to do?
I formatted my SD card using FAT.
I used an SD card that is 128 MB.
I created a Smash file then copied the sample stages.
I renamed the "private" folder "privateold"
I download the Smash Stack exploit for NA.
I downloaded the hackmii installer
I copied the private folder from smash stack to the root of my SD card.
I copied the boot.elf file frim hackmii folder to the root of the SD card
I placed the SD card back in Wii
I turned on Smash and went to Stage builder
AND it still didn't work. My Wii freezes and makes a noise.
Is there anything left for me to do?
pgtl_10, you said you copied the stages over to the SD. You are meant to MOVE the stages over instead so they aren't on your Wii.
Also, are you sure you are using the correct region of the Smash exploit?
Also, are you sure you are using the correct region of the Smash exploit?
Do not use drives that include a USB hub. The USB homebrew code will not work with hubs. Most other drives do work, though.Teppic said:
Actually, this may not be enough. Some people have had their Wiis returned unfixed even without this. Unfortunately, there's no real way to remove all the stuff they might look for, so you might as well send it in anyway and see how you go.hokahey said:
A Human Becoming
More than a Member
Clipper said:New changes are complete. The new d2x page replaces IOS249. Also, update your Cfg to v69d.
The most important thing about this new cIOS is it makes pretty much all the games that didn't work... work. Metroid Prime Trilogy, Sam and Max, Smash Bros. Virtual Console stuff and other things should all work fine now.
Us the tutorials there to install the Homebrew Channel, d2x and Configurable USB Loader. It will help you rip the games to the hard drive (check the notes on the Cfg page about how to get ISOs for Dolphin). There's also another app which might rip a little faster, but I can't remember the name right now (I think it's CleanRip or SmartRip).
I've been following your guide but I when I boot up the homebrew channel, the d2x installer doesn't show up. I put in the apps folder, so I don't know the deal is. I also already installed IOS236 as well.
It's been a while since I've been in the homebrew scene, so I decided to update stuff (nice job on d2x by the way!). I'm wondering if there are any advantages to moving my backups from a fat filesystem to ntfs? I remember that you used to only be able to read ntfs partitions, not write. Will there be any read speed advantages? or is it just having the >4gig files.
Clipper said:New changes are complete. The new d2x page replaces IOS249. Also, update your Cfg to v69d.
The most important thing about this new cIOS is it makes pretty much all the games that didn't work... work. Metroid Prime Trilogy, Sam and Max, Smash Bros. Virtual Console stuff and other things should all work fine now.
Us the tutorials there to install the Homebrew Channel, d2x and Configurable USB Loader. It will help you rip the games to the hard drive (check the notes on the Cfg page about how to get ISOs for Dolphin). There's also another app which might rip a little faster, but I can't remember the name right now (I think it's CleanRip or SmartRip).
It's... so beautiful.
Hello guys I just recently bought a wii with 4.3E firmware installed, recently I have been looking around for ways to hack it and found this tutorial: http://wiibrew.org/wiki/Homebrew_setup
Now according to this, there's no way to hack the wii without having to buy some specific game (Smash Bros Brawl), is there any other way to do this without getting the game as I'm low on funds at the moment.
Now according to this, there's no way to hack the wii without having to buy some specific game (Smash Bros Brawl), is there any other way to do this without getting the game as I'm low on funds at the moment.
Chuckpebble
Member
Almost posted with a problem about the new d2x not working, then I found out, you need to also go into the options for the particular game and turn on the option for ios reload blocking.
However, I do still have a concern. While playing DKCR, my screen suddenly went black and I was taken back to the home menu. I simply switched back to the hermes ios that I had been using for that game. Any thoughts? Any data I could collect from my console that might help?
However, I do still have a concern. While playing DKCR, my screen suddenly went black and I was taken back to the home menu. I simply switched back to the hermes ios that I had been using for that game. Any thoughts? Any data I could collect from my console that might help?
So you have a file called sd:/apps/d2x cIOS Installer v2.1/boot.dol?A Human Becoming said:
NTFS is now fast enough that you could enable the drive space calculation and it wouldn't cause too much of a delay. Apart from that, there's no real speed differences, so file size of other stuff you want on the drive is the only real determining factor.Jazzy said:
Seems like you have your game setup set, but I also strongly suggest you use our own guide (although wiibrew is a very good choice too). Just check the Mario image above or click my tag.BosSin said:
Has it happened more than once? You can get things like this just randomly, but they shouldn't happen too often. Especially with d2x.Chuckpebble said: