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Why do you want to uninstall priiloader? There's no downside to having it there, just hold reset while turning the console on and go to the settings of Priiloader, then choose homebrew channel and you will always boot to that instead. I never boot straight to Nintendon't (don't think that works) I just either install CFG loader or the usb loader GX forwarder.
Hold reset while booting the Wii to get to the Priiloader menu, and then in settings, set autoboot to Homebrew. Don't see why you'd want to uninstall Priiloader.
Hope your wii is fixed by now. If not, I shut off the wii, brought up priiloader again, and undid the booting to nintendont. Apparently booting straight to nintendont is a bad idea.
What kind of bootleg Wii has no reset button? It's to the right of power.
If this isn't a troll post, it's a perfect example of a severe mental defect becoming more and more prevalent in society.
Stop rubbing it in. >.>THANKS IT WORKED PERFECTLY FOR ME
It's so great not having to worry about the wii mote + sensor bar (y)
You replaced the sensor bar but I dont see a strategy to replace the BT IR camera when you dont have one.
Lol, a car is nice but not necessary. You could just bike/walk everywhere. I wonder why so many people enjoy owning a car. Probably similar to why so many people enjoy being able to avoid having to use a Wiimote.
When I get to Bootmii and see this menu, I click on Homebrewchannel and the entire screen stays blackIn case Priiloader hasn't been working and haven't found the solutions, how about a shot at BootMii?
For right now, I'm going to guess you are already hacked and have HBC installed(I'll go over unmodded Wii's near the end)
1)Go to http://bootmii.org/download/ and Download HackMii Installer v1.2.
2)Place the HackMii folder in your apps folder you use for HBC
Ex: SD Root\apps\hackmii folder here...
3)Go to HBC and there should be an app without a logo, just blank, but when you go to open it, it should be titled HackMii.
4)As soon as you open it, an image should pop up stating "THIS SOFTWARE MUST NOT BE SOLD" blah blah blah, some more scammed mumbo jumbo. It will stay on this screen for a good 20 seconds, just be patient. After some time, on the bottom, it'll state: "Press 1 to continue"
5)You will be taken to some text saying " The test results are in:" and "The Homebrew Channel: Can be installed", "BootMii: Can be installed". Here you just wanna press continue.
6)You will be at the Main Menu(you can tell by the yellow letters at the top), go to "BootMii..."
7)There are a lot of options here so listen(or read) carefully:
Letters in Cyan are taken directly from the README-BootMii.txt.
* BootMii/boot2: This mode will install BootMii into 2 blank blocks in the
boot2 area of your Wii. It will take over the function of
the normal boot2. If no SD card is detected or armboot.bin
is not found on the SD card, the drive slot LED will flash
briefly and the normal system menu will boot.
Pros: Independant of system menu and the rest of NAND flash. Can
boot even if the rest of the system is completely corrupted.
Allows for safe backup / restore of NAND flash from SD card.
Allows direct boot of The Homebrew Channel, or other
programs.
Cons: Relies on a vulnerability in boot1 that was fixed mid-2008;
if your Wii is newer than this, the HackMii Installer will
not allow you to install this form of BootMii. Installation
is complicated and slightly risky; we have tested it and
believe it to be safe, but a power failure at the wrong time
during installation could leave your system unusable.
* BootMii/IOS: This mode will install BootMii into your NAND filesystem as an
IOS (IOS254). It behaves identically to BootMii/boot2, but
you must launch it from a special program (The Homebrew
Channel, or your own code.)
Pros: Universal compatibility with all Wiis. Allows booting
arbitrary code on ARM / PPC. Supports speedy backup of NAND
to SD. Very safe to install.
Cons: Easily deletable or overwritten by a system update. NAND
restore is technically possible, but not safe because you
cannot boot to BootMii/IOS in case the contents of your NAND
flash are corrupted.
In Short:
-BootMii/boot2: uses some files to skip from your SD card to skip into the special loader from when you start your wii where you can use your gamecube controller to navigate into the HBC(where you can also use your GameCube controller in case you didn't know).
-BootMii/iso: you need to be in your HBC channel to activate... you need to go through the original system menu, so duhhh... not what we are trying to get done, it's counterintuitive.
8)You are going to choose "Install BootMii as boot2"
9)Some menacing runtime warnings will show up about violating your SD card, assuming it's in your Wii, click on "Yes, continue"
10)It'll write some files onto your SD card and ask you if you want to install BootMii/boot2 now, click on "Yes, continue" once more.
*The files installed are in a folder on the root of your SD card under:
SD Root\bootmii
*The bootmii folder is transferable, so you can put it in other SD's for your mods, so they as well can bypass system menu.
11)Some CMD prompts will show on screen writing and attacking those filthy NAND blocks 3 & 4, once it's done 'SUCCESS' should pop up, and click continue.
12)Hit "Return to the main menu"
13)Hit "Exit"
14)After reaching the HBC, turn off your Wii and turn it back on
15)The BootMii menu will pop up, going from left to right there are four options:
1 Most Left-Boot original Wii system menu.
2 Mid Left-Boot up to the HBC.
3 Mid Right-Load .dol from SD.
4 Most Right-BootMii settings.
Unmodded Wii's:
When following whatever guide you are reading to mod your Wii, when you are prompted to install HBC, install BootMii as well, so you have it from the Get-go.
You can load HackMii using Smashstacks as well, but sadly I never used Smashstacks so I have no experience there.
As some added bonuses, if the bootmii folder necessary to load the menu isn't found or does not work in any way, the disc drive's LED will flash once and the original system menu will load. Also, this extra menu doesn't replace the old one so it gives you a recovery option, technically making your wii unbrickable.
Letters in Orange are taken directly from http://wiibrew.org/wiki/Bootmii#Benefits to cite the second bonus above.
BootMii allows anything from Recovery modes (creating a practically unbrickable Wii), to lazy access of the Homebrew Channel. For example, if you have corrupted the System Menu, you can use DOP-Mii to reinstall the System Menu. Unfortunately, all homebrew currently require an IOS, because libogc requires one. However, there is Mini (a homebrew IOS-like software), which can be modified specifically for the program, ie, for better communication to the Linux kernel.
sometime it might an SD card issue, i have 3 and only two of them work even though i copied and pasted the exact same folder to all 3
TBH, i have never had this issue let alone heard of it until now.
Its ok I can live without being able to load directly to Homebrew
yeah sorry, if ever find anything I'll report here.
In case Priiloader hasn't been working and haven't found the solutions, how about a shot at BootMii?
For right now, I'm going to guess you are already hacked and have HBC installed(I'll go over unmodded Wii's near the end)
1)Go to http://bootmii.org/download/ and Download HackMii Installer v1.2.
2)Place the HackMii folder in your apps folder you use for HBC
Ex: SD Root\apps\hackmii folder here...
3)Go to HBC and there should be an app without a logo, just blank, but when you go to open it, it should be titled HackMii.
4)As soon as you open it, an image should pop up stating "THIS SOFTWARE MUST NOT BE SOLD" blah blah blah, some more scammed mumbo jumbo. It will stay on this screen for a good 20 seconds, just be patient. After some time, on the bottom, it'll state: "Press 1 to continue"
5)You will be taken to some text saying " The test results are in:" and "The Homebrew Channel: Can be installed", "BootMii: Can be installed". Here you just wanna press continue.
6)You will be at the Main Menu(you can tell by the yellow letters at the top), go to "BootMii..."
7)There are a lot of options here so listen(or read) carefully:
Letters in Cyan are taken directly from the README-BootMii.txt.
* BootMii/boot2: This mode will install BootMii into 2 blank blocks in the
boot2 area of your Wii. It will take over the function of
the normal boot2. If no SD card is detected or armboot.bin
is not found on the SD card, the drive slot LED will flash
briefly and the normal system menu will boot.
Pros: Independant of system menu and the rest of NAND flash. Can
boot even if the rest of the system is completely corrupted.
Allows for safe backup / restore of NAND flash from SD card.
Allows direct boot of The Homebrew Channel, or other
programs.
Cons: Relies on a vulnerability in boot1 that was fixed mid-2008;
if your Wii is newer than this, the HackMii Installer will
not allow you to install this form of BootMii. Installation
is complicated and slightly risky; we have tested it and
believe it to be safe, but a power failure at the wrong time
during installation could leave your system unusable.
* BootMii/IOS: This mode will install BootMii into your NAND filesystem as an
IOS (IOS254). It behaves identically to BootMii/boot2, but
you must launch it from a special program (The Homebrew
Channel, or your own code.)
Pros: Universal compatibility with all Wiis. Allows booting
arbitrary code on ARM / PPC. Supports speedy backup of NAND
to SD. Very safe to install.
Cons: Easily deletable or overwritten by a system update. NAND
restore is technically possible, but not safe because you
cannot boot to BootMii/IOS in case the contents of your NAND
flash are corrupted.
In Short:
-BootMii/boot2: uses some files to skip from your SD card to skip into the special loader from when you start your wii where you can use your gamecube controller to navigate into the HBC(where you can also use your GameCube controller in case you didn't know).
-BootMii/iso: you need to be in your HBC channel to activate... you need to go through the original system menu, so duhhh... not what we are trying to get done, it's counterintuitive.
8)You are going to choose "Install BootMii as boot2"
9)Some menacing runtime warnings will show up about violating your SD card, assuming it's in your Wii, click on "Yes, continue"
10)It'll write some files onto your SD card and ask you if you want to install BootMii/boot2 now, click on "Yes, continue" once more.
*The files installed are in a folder on the root of your SD card under:
SD Root\bootmii
*The bootmii folder is transferable, so you can put it in other SD's for your mods, so they as well can bypass system menu.
11)Some CMD prompts will show on screen writing and attacking those filthy NAND blocks 3 & 4, once it's done 'SUCCESS' should pop up, and click continue.
12)Hit "Return to the main menu"
13)Hit "Exit"
14)After reaching the HBC, turn off your Wii and turn it back on
15)The BootMii menu will pop up, going from left to right there are four options:
1 Most Left-Boot original Wii system menu.
2 Mid Left-Boot up to the HBC.
3 Mid Right-Load .dol from SD.
4 Most Right-BootMii settings.
Unmodded Wii's:
When following whatever guide you are reading to mod your Wii, when you are prompted to install HBC, install BootMii as well, so you have it from the Get-go.
You can load HackMii using Smashstacks as well, but sadly I never used Smashstacks so I have no experience there.
As some added bonuses, if the bootmii folder necessary to load the menu isn't found or does not work in any way, the disc drive's LED will flash once and the original system menu will load. Also, this extra menu doesn't replace the old one so it gives you a recovery option, technically making your wii unbrickable.
Letters in Orange are taken directly from http://wiibrew.org/wiki/Bootmii#Benefits to cite the second bonus above.
BootMii allows anything from Recovery modes (creating a practically unbrickable Wii), to lazy access of the Homebrew Channel. For example, if you have corrupted the System Menu, you can use DOP-Mii to reinstall the System Menu. Unfortunately, all homebrew currently require an IOS, because libogc requires one. However, there is Mini (a homebrew IOS-like software), which can be modified specifically for the program, ie, for better communication to the Linux kernel.
Yeah i had the same issues (also why post it here, go to the 20XX melee thread), it'll work sometimes and sometimes not
I reinstalled Bootmii and Homebrew channel and it was able to get fixed! If someone else has that problem, You should probably just tell them to reinstall them.
I'll put in the guide shortly after this post
As a side note I thought might be necessary, I am using a Wii from 2009ish, so I don't know if this method of troubleshooting will work so easily with newer Wiis.
it almost never works with new wii's, they require special attention.
Wow that really sucks man. I tried Priiloader, but it didn't make my Wii brick though. Maybe Achilles should just change the whole post just for Bootmii then. IMO, I feel like Priiloader is super outdated and unless it gets updated, it shouldn't be something recommended to people new to hacking their Wii since they would already be afraid of bricking their Wii.
Ok false alarm, kind of. I can still launch HBC and play but not the system menu. it says system files are corrupted
Unless you have games on your system menu, you basically are fine
You should also be able to fix/replace the system menu with a WAD manager and original copies of the correct wads. I forget which wads the system menu is though. Afaik, it's nigh-impossible to brick your Wii with the techniques here. Unless you like, turn off your Wii while flashing the NAND or something.
I have a pre-2008 Wii that let HackMii install BootMii (BootMii/boot2) without issue. Would it be possible to change my Wii so that it boots to the regular system menu instead of the BootMii menu? It's nbd, I just miss turning my Wii on and being greeted by the familiar white screen instead of a boring gray one aha.
As far as I know, there should be no risk in removing the SD Card, also if you want your wii to stop booting to the BootMii menu, simply delete the bootmii folder in the root of the SD Card. BUT REMEMBER TO BACKUP THE FOLDER (i don't believe there is a way to get another, and at that point you just can't use bootmii anymore.)
Thanks! Although...iirc I read somewhere that you could boot to the wii system menu with the gamecube controller working? My wii system menu still requires a wiimote. If I misread that and that isn't possible, could I get my Wii to boot up straight into the homebrew channel instead? (I really just don't like the BootMii screen lol...reminds me of the ugly PS2 ActionReplay menus heh).
