Big Papa Husker
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I am wondering if there is an "idiots" guide to the IOSes. I am thinking about installing Homebrew and have similar questions.pgtl_10 said:
GAF Wii Homebrew thread: Homebrew, emulators, USB disc installs! Easy tutorial!
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CrashPrime
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I just picked up a wii on craigslist, and I want to pretty much do the opposite of this thread (kind of). Don't get mad!
The wii I picked up seems to had a bunch of homebrew stuff. Some of it was cool, some of it was probably not very legal.
I cleared off all the garbage as best I could, but now I am sitting on a modded Wii that I have no clue what mods were done.
Is there an easy way to get back to factory settings from a Wii that has been previously homebrew'd?
I am not entirely against homebrew, but I just feel like it was a hackjob that was done, and I have no clue how to go about fixing it up clean. I guess if there was a way to just upgrade it to the cleanest homebrew state without having old/broken stuff installed on it, that would be perfectly fine too.
The wii I picked up seems to had a bunch of homebrew stuff. Some of it was cool, some of it was probably not very legal.
I cleared off all the garbage as best I could, but now I am sitting on a modded Wii that I have no clue what mods were done.
Is there an easy way to get back to factory settings from a Wii that has been previously homebrew'd?
I am not entirely against homebrew, but I just feel like it was a hackjob that was done, and I have no clue how to go about fixing it up clean. I guess if there was a way to just upgrade it to the cleanest homebrew state without having old/broken stuff installed on it, that would be perfectly fine too.
Its easier than ever to avoid bricking your Wii. Nintendo has ceased trying to stop you, and you can back up your Wii if you make even the toughest of mistakes.Zee-Row said:
Don't be scared. Read the guide and ask questions here, its really easy to do this. The only thing stopping you at this point is you.
Big Papa Husker said:
http://gwht.wikidot.com/ioses-explainedpgtl_10 said:
Those were the original slots and thus most tutorials use those. Nintendo started installing stubs into those slots with every update a while ago. However, when Waninkoko started allowing more slot choice and we consequently added a few more slots to Cfg, I realised it was a much better idea to only use slots 247, 248 and 224. Nintendo is not yet trying to overwrite these slots, so you can still use retail discs as they won't try to stub your installed slots. The other tutorials never bothered following suit because they generally think all USB Loader users are pirates.wazoo said:
Yes, for quite a long time now. Add the ntfs_write=1 option to config.txt.Jazzy said:
Not really, no. Your best option is to upgrade the HBC (it is perfectly safe), delete any other channels you don't need (AnyTitle Deleter helps here) and then do a system update. Unfortunately, if the guy who hacked the console is particularly stupid, he might have installed stuff that will kill the WIi on an update, though. You can generally protect against that by getting Dop-Mii Wiibrew Edition and updating every one of the IOSes to be the latest ones released by Nintendo (which will take a while).CrashPrime said:
CrashPrime
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Clipper said:
Time to find a tutorial on how to use Dop-Mii Wiibrew Edition to fix the IOSes. Argh. I don't suppose there's an automated way to fix them judging by the fact that you said this is gonna take awhile.
Oh well, I didn't have anything planned this sunday afternoon anyways. Will Dop-Mii Wiibrew Edition let me look at what IOSes are installed?
Which ones have the potential to kill my wii? Is there an easy way to check all IOS versions and see which ones have been modified/installed?
Clipper said:
It's a little bit academic for the legit users as well. When I moved from the old IOS slots I jumped through some hoops to get the 249 and 222/223 stubs reinstalled, just in case I wanted to play SMG2 off its disc. Now Other M insists on an update and I can't be arsed to figure out how to fix it--if I can rip the disc to HD and play from HD, who cares if I can't boot the game directly off disc?
Unfortunately, not that I know of and I don't have the time to write one up. Dop-Mii does tell you what you have installed and its version number. The Dop-Mii page on wiibrew.org will help you out with everything you need to get it going. Dop-Mii has a system check that will show you which IOSes are modified and so on. You want to replace the base-range IOSes with Nintendo's latest versions, but be very careful with the multiples of 10 (e.g., IOS60, IOS70) as those are needed for your firmwares and if you update an older one without updating the firmware, you are in trouble. Dop-Mii has some warnings to stop you from doing this, so pay attention. Actually, now that I think about it, I think the app might even have a method to bulk update to 4.3 properly, so if you see an option which does that, go with it, as it will be safe and easy.CrashPrime said:
Yeah, but use the 247/248 slots as the tutorial now recommends and then perform one update from the Other M disc and it will never ask to update again and all your legit homebrew will still work.TwinIonEngines said:
Corran Horn
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So I put homebrew channel on my Wii last week, thanks for the guide. With your help and random internet stuff I got through it good installing the homebrew channel with some cios's.
My question though is that I installed a bunch of my games onto my 500GB WD HDD and I have some issues.
First, USB Loader GX doesnt seem to want to install the games, sometimes it gets stuck at 100%, other times it just doesnt start. But I have never had a successful install off that app, but I can install with Wiiflow program.
Second, The games will stop working somewhere within the game. Almost like it doesnt seen what to load next or something. Screen usually goes black and stays there. Could it be because Im using Wiiflow and that isnt that good of an app or something else? My HDD was Fat32 so I just reformated it to NTFS to see if that does anything different. Or is my HDD selection bad?
Thanks much.
My question though is that I installed a bunch of my games onto my 500GB WD HDD and I have some issues.
First, USB Loader GX doesnt seem to want to install the games, sometimes it gets stuck at 100%, other times it just doesnt start. But I have never had a successful install off that app, but I can install with Wiiflow program.
Second, The games will stop working somewhere within the game. Almost like it doesnt seen what to load next or something. Screen usually goes black and stays there. Could it be because Im using Wiiflow and that isnt that good of an app or something else? My HDD was Fat32 so I just reformated it to NTFS to see if that does anything different. Or is my HDD selection bad?
Thanks much.
Big Papa Husker
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What external Hard Drive is everyone using for their USB Loader? Whats a good 1TB drive?
USB Loader GX is rubbish. Give it up. Cfg is much better, easier to use, cooler looking and has a ton more features. Wiiflow is all right and does look great, but if you want the newest stuff, like the d2x IOS reload blocking, you have to go with Cfg. Don't forget to add "ntfs_write=1" to your config.txt, as per the instructions in the GAF tutorial.Corran Horn said:
As to your problem, it sounds like you might be experiencing the age-old spindown issue. Look for apps to disable spindown or sleep mode on your drive. Failing that, make sure you are using d2x as your IOS and that might fix the issue. Some drives also like Heremes' IOS better, so you can test with it too. This is one of those things that there is no direct solution that works for everybody and you need to try out a few things or try a different drive.
EatChildren
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I had so much trouble with WBFS. The odd game would require numerous rips before it worked, and some rips because corrupt over time.
If you ever delete one of those games, you might start seeing errors very quickly. However, the exact cause isn't exactly clear. It's possible that if you used a loader to format the drive, you'll always be OK and it's just using the PC apps that are bad. In any case, WBFS is known to be unstable if you delete games and then install other games later.Gvaz said:
Clipper said:
How odd, I´ve been doing precisely that (using WBFS manager for Windows) for managing my games on HDD since the first USB loaders appeared, and I have yet to encounter an issue. Maybe its something to do with the HDD brand? I am really clueless about it, I´m just reporting my individual findings.
Yeah, not everybody gets the bug, but a lot of people do. And it's how you originally formatted the drive, not what you use to delete games that seems to be one of the deciding factors. Still, even without that, there's a significant number of people that have eventually developed issues. It manifests itself as older games getting corrupted when you install a new game.jbueno said:
Anticitizen One
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What app/channel do i need in order to get the ISO off of my games to be able to play them in Dolphin?
Set your Wii up for Cfg, format a drive to NTFS (only), add:Anticitizen One said:
ntfs_write = 1
install_partitions = iso
to config.txt and then use the lus button in Cfg to rip your games. There is another app called something like CleanRip that will also work, and perhaps a little faster, but I have never used it.
Anticitizen One
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Gvaz said:
I have the discs. Can't I just rip the ISO onto an SD card and then transfer them to my PC?
Anticitizen One
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Gvaz said:
Im attempting it right now. We'll see how it goes.
EDIT: ok finished looks like it broke the game up into RSBEO1, RSBEO2, etc.
Is there a way to put these together into an ISO?
Anticitizen One said:
You need to format the SD card as NTFS and add the options I mentioned in my previous reply if you are using Cfg. That will make it rip the game as a .iso for you rather than the split .wbfs format.Anticitizen One said:
Those options to add to config.txt again are:
ntfs_write=1
install_partitions=iso
Also, after you have selected the SD as your source, save your settings to get it to remember to always use the SD (or you can also add device=sdhc to config.txt too).
So, I tried reading the GAF wiki thing and I'm completely confused. All I want is to make my Wii region free since it seems like NOA has no intent on bringing over Xenoblade/The Last Story/Pandora's Tower. At the same time however, I want to be able to play Skyward Sword. My question is that would modding it to region free prevent me from playing Skyward Sword when it comes out(I know the question sounds dumb but I'm thinking about maybe updated firmware that comes with the disc that may fuck up the homebrew)?
One more thing, my PC doesn't have an SD card reader and I don't believe I have one at the moment. Can't find this camera I had that probably has one. Are there any ways to do it through USB sticks?
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One more thing, my PC doesn't have an SD card reader and I don't believe I have one at the moment. Can't find this camera I had that probably has one. Are there any ways to do it through USB sticks?
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Freedom = $1.05
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From what I understand you need an sd card. You can get them for around $5-8. Theyre incredibly cheap. While your add it, it's much easier to just run games off a hard drive via a loader thats region free. I've had no trouble with games from other regions using Cfg loader, for example.Aurarian said:
Sir Ilpalazzo
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Yes, firmware updates can delete or disable homebrew. To avoid that, you'll either have to avoid getting official updates as soon as they're released (then wait for updates to your homebrew programs that will allow you to install Nintendo's updates without deleting homebrew) or use homebrew applications that let you bypass official firmware updates entirely (whether they're online or on discs).
Freedom = $1.05 said:
Ah, well I could probably find one or get one no problem. My next question is how would I get the homebrew stuff onto the card if I don't have a reader for it? Also is that CFG loader only for making it do region free stuff? And the final question would I have access to my VC content after I homebrew or would I have to do something else as well to get that content working in conjunction with the homebrew channel/loader?
Sir Ilpalazzo said:
Ok, so I would have to wait for the relevant update before playing Skyward Sword to avoid breaking my Wii basically?
Sir Ilpalazzo
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Aurarian said:
You wouldn't really break your Wii. In this case, an official update would only delete some or all of your homebrew - your Wii would be fine.
You also wouldn't have to wait for a homebrew update, because there are ways to get around firmware updates on discs (or online).
Big Papa Husker
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I was reading the BootMii instructions off the wiki and it says that to install d2x I need to install both Boot2 and IOS. How do you do that? I haven't went through and installed the HBC or anything yet... actually I'm sitting at the Smash Bros "Vault" screen.
Big Papa Husker
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Just buy a $5 SD card reader.Aurarian said: