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- Updated download links for Hackmii Installer 1.2 and 1.0 in-line with changes made to the bootmii.org website. +
- Fixed bug where File Cleanup path would sometimes revert to previously set Drive Letter setting. +
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Home Usage Help Discord Credits Donate
This software is not for sale. If you paid for this software or a "bundle" you have been scammed.
MODMII COMES WITH ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY, NEITHER STATED NOR IMPLIED.
NO ONE BUT YOURSELF IS TO BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE THIS MAY CAUSE TO YOUR CONSOLE!
USE THIS SOFTWARE AT YOUR OWN RISK!
❤ Ko-fi ❤ Patreon ❤ Sponsor
Introduction: What is ModMii?
ModMii is able to download all the files needed to modify ANY Wii, WiiU or vWii; it can generate custom guides based on your console's specifications, and save the files in their appropriate locations for easy offline softmodding where possible. Sample guides for illustrative purposes only are available here.
It is also capable of performing many other Wii\vWii hacking functions like setting up a usb-loader and creating an emulated NAND. ModMii was also the very first official installer for the widely adopted d2x cIOS.
Even if your Wii's SD Card reader is broken or you just don't have an SD Card, you can use a Hard Drive formatted as FAT32 in place of an SD Card to complete the majority of ModMii's functions (SD Card notably required for Bootmii and making a NAND backup). In fact ModMii can help users softmod a Wii even without an SD Card or Hard Drive (as long as it has internet), but unless one or the other is eventually incorporated there probably isn't much point.
ModMii only works on Windows, and ModMii v8.0.0 and higher requires 64-bit Windows 8.1 or later. If you do not have a Windows PC and are unable to run ModMii you can try running Windows in a virtual machine or just use wii.hacks.guide or wiiu.hacks.guide instead.
The video below describes some of ModMii's many features; however note that it was created before WiiU & vWii support was added in v8.0.0.
What can ModMii do?
Select your language below to download ModMii.
NOTICE: Only English is currently actively supported.
All other languages are so outdated that download links for them have been removed for now.
If your language is not available then consider contributing a translation.
ModMii is able to download all the files needed to modify ANY Wii, WiiU or vWii; it can generate custom guides based on your console's specifications, and save the files in their appropriate locations for easy offline softmodding where possible. Sample guides for illustrative purposes only are available here.
It is also capable of performing many other Wii\vWii hacking functions like setting up a usb-loader and creating an emulated NAND. ModMii was also the very first official installer for the widely adopted d2x cIOS.
Even if your Wii's SD Card reader is broken or you just don't have an SD Card, you can use a Hard Drive formatted as FAT32 in place of an SD Card to complete the majority of ModMii's functions (SD Card notably required for Bootmii and making a NAND backup). In fact ModMii can help users softmod a Wii even without an SD Card or Hard Drive (as long as it has internet), but unless one or the other is eventually incorporated there probably isn't much point.
ModMii only works on Windows, and ModMii v8.0.0 and higher requires 64-bit Windows 8.1 or later. If you do not have a Windows PC and are unable to run ModMii you can try running Windows in a virtual machine or just use wii.hacks.guide or wiiu.hacks.guide instead.
The video below describes some of ModMii's many features; however note that it was created before WiiU & vWii support was added in v8.0.0.
What can ModMii do?
- Softmod any Wii, WiiU or vWii
- Generate custom guides depending on the options that you select
- Update only your outdated softmods based on a SysCheck log from your Wii or vWii
- Check for updates to your Wii\vWii\WiiU homebrew
- Softmod Wii and vWii completely offline without requiring internet on the console
- Safely upgrade or downgrade your Wii System Menu to 4.1, 4.2 or 4.3 protecting against 003 bricks
- Able to build a custom easy to follow guide to setting up a USB-Loader (including how to format/partition your external hard drive)
- Install SNEEK (Wii only), build emulated NANDs (Wii & vWii) and Batch Extract Wii/Gamecube Games for use with SNEEK+DI or UNEEK+DI
- Load NEEK on a Wii without softmodding it using the Abstinence Wizard (i.e. Non-permanent Wii Hacks)
- Region Change Your Wii
- Download\build IOS & cIOS WADs, Official Wii Channels, System Menus, Homebrew\apps, etc.
- Install patched IOSs without a wifi connection on your Wii\vWii
- Customize Bootmii, Wad Manager and MMM config files to adjust their start-up settings
- Build Wii\vWii\Wii-Mini System Menu Themes
- HackMii Solutions Wizard for Wii's experiencing an upside-down homebrew channel or HackMii Installer No Vulnerable IOS problems
- Advanced Custom Downloads Feature to easily patch and change the slot/version of IOSs/cIOSs. It can also build 3 different types of forwarder dol's and iso's (only use this feature if you know what you are doing!!)
- Drag and Drop \ open various file types to perform different functions (e.g. nand.bin check\clone\defragment, WAD modify\unpack\trasmit\info, mym & csm theme creation, dol & elf app launcher, zip HBC transfer tool, patch deflicker video filter, modify EmuNANDs, etc.)
- and much much more!
- Download and run the ModMii Installer from the links below
- More information on installing and using ModMii can be found in the Usage page (under construction)
Select your language below to download ModMii.
NOTICE: Only English is currently actively supported.
All other languages are so outdated that download links for them have been removed for now.
If your language is not available then consider contributing a translation.
WARNING: A small percentage of antivirus software may flag ModMii as dangerous; these are false-positives.
ModMii does NOT contain any viruses. Should you need help bypassing Chrome's "Failed - Virus Detected" download message you can try a different browser or refer to this article.
If for some reason you cannot run the ModMii Installer you can download the latest portable zip which does not require admin rights. Unzip it anywhere on your PC then just double-click ModMii.exe or ModMiiSkin.exe.
ModMii v8.0.0 and higher requires 64-bit Windows 8.1 or later; ModMii v7.0.3 was the last version that fully supported 32-bit Windows or Windows 8 and older.
INSTEAD PLEASE LINK TO EITHER THIS PAGE OR MY DOWNLOAD LINKS DIRECTLY
- Added option to skip files from ModMii's File Cleanup function, so you can pick and choose exactly what gets cleaned\removed. Some additional files were also added to ModMii's File Cleanup list.
- ModMii Classic's Advanced Downloads page has been drastically changed\improved. Users can now construct multiple different versions of d2x cIOSs in the same download queue. Adding advanced cIOS downloads to a queue is much faster with less prompts than before. Added option to Remove Last Advanced Download from queue in case you make a mistake. Advanced cIOS download slots are now limited to a range of 200-253; this means that there is zero risk of bricking from any of ModMii's Advanced Downloads (EXCEPT User-Defined Custom Downloads, which can still be dangerous if you do not know what you are doing).
- Download queues are loaded differently for queues built using modmii 8.0.0 or lower vs 8.0.1+. 8.0.1+ queues will works as you would expect and support multiple versions of d2x in the same queue. Old queues 8.0.0 or lower (built for a single version of d2x) will continue to be adjusted to sync with the version of d2x selected in ModMii's options.
- All IOSs have been removed from the Advanced Downloads page; these can still be retrieved using ModMii's User-Defined Custom Download option.
- When completing a wizard that includes d2x cIOSs ModMii will now prompt users if they want to switch to the latest "recommended" d2x cIOS instead of the "bundled" cIOS. The Recommended version of d2x can now be toggled by entering "R" in the d2x options page. Restoring default settings will also enable the recommended d2x version if it differs from the bundled version and notify the user accordingly.
- ModMii will only check for other d2x versions available online once per session. This makes changing d2x versions multiple times in a single session much faster.
- At startup, but no more than once per day, ModMii will silently check\confirm the latest "recommended" d2x cIOS version.
- ModMii's Advanced Downloads Forwarder Builder can now also create hidden channel forwarder WADs (not applicable for for Channel ID Forwarder types as this would be redundant). Particularly useful for WiiU users booting Wii homebrew or games directly from WUHB forwarders but don't want channels to be visible or take up space in the Wii menu.
- Enhanced ModMii's App Launcher with support for wuhb, rpx and wps files to be able to wiiload these file types from your PC to your WiiU via the internet (requires Wiiload Plugin).
- Added Wiiload & FTPiiU plugins for WiiU\Aroma to Download Page 5 and to App Updater checks.
- Updated bundled version of d2x cIOS to v11 beta3.
8.0.1 Main Changes - 2025:04-10:
- See full 8.0.1 changelog for more information.
Click here to view the full changelog
Home Usage Help Discord Credits Donate
This software is not for sale. If you paid for this software or a "bundle" you have been scammed.
MODMII COMES WITH ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY, NEITHER STATED NOR IMPLIED.
NO ONE BUT YOURSELF IS TO BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE THIS MAY CAUSE TO YOUR CONSOLE!
USE THIS SOFTWARE AT YOUR OWN RISK!
❤ Ko-fi ❤ Patreon ❤ Sponsor
Introduction: What is ModMii?
ModMii is able to download all the files needed to modify ANY Wii, WiiU or vWii; it can generate custom guides based on your console's specifications, and save the files in their appropriate locations for easy offline softmodding where possible. Sample guides for illustrative purposes only are available here.
It is also capable of performing many other Wii\vWii hacking functions like setting up a usb-loader and creating an emulated NAND. ModMii was also the very first official installer for the widely adopted d2x cIOS.
Even if your Wii's SD Card reader is broken or you just don't have an SD Card, you can use a Hard Drive formatted as FAT32 in place of an SD Card to complete the majority of ModMii's functions (SD Card notably required for Bootmii and making a NAND backup). In fact ModMii can help users softmod a Wii even without an SD Card or Hard Drive (as long as it has internet), but unless one or the other is eventually incorporated there probably isn't much point.
ModMii only works on Windows, and ModMii v8.0.0 and higher requires 64-bit Windows 8.1 or later. If you do not have a Windows PC and are unable to run ModMii you can try running Windows in a virtual machine or just use wii.hacks.guide or wiiu.hacks.guide instead.
The video below describes some of ModMii's many features; however note that it was created before WiiU & vWii support was added in v8.0.0.
What can ModMii do?
Select your language below to download ModMii.
NOTICE: Only English is currently actively supported.
All other languages are so outdated that download links for them have been removed for now.
If your language is not available then consider contributing a translation.
ModMii is able to download all the files needed to modify ANY Wii, WiiU or vWii; it can generate custom guides based on your console's specifications, and save the files in their appropriate locations for easy offline softmodding where possible. Sample guides for illustrative purposes only are available here.
It is also capable of performing many other Wii\vWii hacking functions like setting up a usb-loader and creating an emulated NAND. ModMii was also the very first official installer for the widely adopted d2x cIOS.
Even if your Wii's SD Card reader is broken or you just don't have an SD Card, you can use a Hard Drive formatted as FAT32 in place of an SD Card to complete the majority of ModMii's functions (SD Card notably required for Bootmii and making a NAND backup). In fact ModMii can help users softmod a Wii even without an SD Card or Hard Drive (as long as it has internet), but unless one or the other is eventually incorporated there probably isn't much point.
ModMii only works on Windows, and ModMii v8.0.0 and higher requires 64-bit Windows 8.1 or later. If you do not have a Windows PC and are unable to run ModMii you can try running Windows in a virtual machine or just use wii.hacks.guide or wiiu.hacks.guide instead.
The video below describes some of ModMii's many features; however note that it was created before WiiU & vWii support was added in v8.0.0.
What can ModMii do?
- Softmod any Wii, WiiU or vWii
- Generate custom guides depending on the options that you select
- Update only your outdated softmods based on a SysCheck log from your Wii or vWii
- Check for updates to your Wii\vWii\WiiU homebrew
- Softmod Wii and vWii completely offline without requiring internet on the console
- Safely upgrade or downgrade your Wii System Menu to 4.1, 4.2 or 4.3 protecting against 003 bricks
- Able to build a custom easy to follow guide to setting up a USB-Loader (including how to format/partition your external hard drive)
- Install SNEEK (Wii only), build emulated NANDs (Wii & vWii) and Batch Extract Wii/Gamecube Games for use with SNEEK+DI or UNEEK+DI
- Load NEEK on a Wii without softmodding it using the Abstinence Wizard (i.e. Non-permanent Wii Hacks)
- Region Change Your Wii
- Download\build IOS & cIOS WADs, Official Wii Channels, System Menus, Homebrew\apps, etc.
- Install patched IOSs without a wifi connection on your Wii\vWii
- Customize Bootmii, Wad Manager and MMM config files to adjust their start-up settings
- Build Wii\vWii\Wii-Mini System Menu Themes
- HackMii Solutions Wizard for Wii's experiencing an upside-down homebrew channel or HackMii Installer No Vulnerable IOS problems
- Advanced Custom Downloads Feature to easily patch and change the slot/version of IOSs/cIOSs. It can also build 3 different types of forwarder dol's and iso's (only use this feature if you know what you are doing!!)
- Drag and Drop \ open various file types to perform different functions (e.g. nand.bin check\clone\defragment, WAD modify\unpack\trasmit\info, mym & csm theme creation, dol & elf app launcher, zip HBC transfer tool, patch deflicker video filter, modify EmuNANDs, etc.)
- and much much more!
- Download and run the ModMii Installer from the links below
- More information on installing and using ModMii can be found in the Usage page (under construction)
Select your language below to download ModMii.
NOTICE: Only English is currently actively supported.
All other languages are so outdated that download links for them have been removed for now.
If your language is not available then consider contributing a translation.
WARNING: A small percentage of antivirus software may flag ModMii as dangerous; these are false-positives.
ModMii does NOT contain any viruses. Should you need help bypassing Chrome's "Failed - Virus Detected" download message you can try a different browser or refer to this article.
If for some reason you cannot run the ModMii Installer you can download the latest portable zip which does not require admin rights. Unzip it anywhere on your PC then just double-click ModMii.exe or ModMiiSkin.exe.
ModMii v8.0.0 and higher requires 64-bit Windows 8.1 or later; ModMii v7.0.3 was the last version that fully supported 32-bit Windows or Windows 8 and older.
INSTEAD PLEASE LINK TO EITHER THIS PAGE OR MY DOWNLOAD LINKS DIRECTLY
- Updated download links for Hackmii Installer 1.2 and 1.0 in-line with changes made to the bootmii.org website.
- Fixed bug where File Cleanup path would sometimes revert to previously set Drive Letter setting.
8.0.1 Main Changes - 2025:04-10:
- Added option to skip files from ModMii's File Cleanup function, so you can pick and choose exactly what gets cleaned\removed. Some additional files were also added to ModMii's File Cleanup list.
- ModMii Classic's Advanced Downloads page has been drastically changed\improved. Users can now construct multiple different versions of d2x cIOSs in the same download queue. Adding advanced cIOS downloads to a queue is much faster with less prompts than before. Added option to Remove Last Advanced Download from queue in case you make a mistake. Advanced cIOS download slots are now limited to a range of 200-253; this means that there is zero risk of bricking from any of ModMii's Advanced Downloads (EXCEPT User-Defined Custom Downloads, which can still be dangerous if you do not know what you are doing).
- Download queues are loaded differently for queues built using modmii 8.0.0 or lower vs 8.0.1+. 8.0.1+ queues will works as you would expect and support multiple versions of d2x in the same queue. Old queues 8.0.0 or lower (built for a single version of d2x) will continue to be adjusted to sync with the version of d2x selected in ModMii's options.
- All IOSs have been removed from the Advanced Downloads page; these can still be retrieved using ModMii's User-Defined Custom Download option.
- When completing a wizard that includes d2x cIOSs ModMii will now prompt users if they want to switch to the latest "recommended" d2x cIOS instead of the "bundled" cIOS. The Recommended version of d2x can now be toggled by entering "R" in the d2x options page. Restoring default settings will also enable the recommended d2x version if it differs from the bundled version and notify the user accordingly.
- ModMii will only check for other d2x versions available online once per session. This makes changing d2x versions multiple times in a single session much faster.
- At startup, but no more than once per day, ModMii will silently check\confirm the latest "recommended" d2x cIOS version.
- ModMii's Advanced Downloads Forwarder Builder can now also create hidden channel forwarder WADs (not applicable for for Channel ID Forwarder types as this would be redundant). Particularly useful for WiiU users booting Wii homebrew or games directly from WUHB forwarders but don't want channels to be visible or take up space in the Wii menu.
- Enhanced ModMii's App Launcher with support for wuhb, rpx and wps files to be able to wiiload these file types from your PC to your WiiU via the internet (requires Wiiload Plugin).
- Added Wiiload & FTPiiU plugins for WiiU\Aroma to Download Page 5 and to App Updater checks.
- Updated bundled version of d2x cIOS to v11 beta3.
8.0.2 Main Changes - 2025:04-14:
- See full 8.0.1 changelog for more information.
Click here to view the full changelog
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+ModMii for Windows
by XFlak
+
+This software is not for sale. If you paid for this software or a "bundle" you have been scammed.
+
+THIS PACKAGE COMES WITH ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY, NEITHER STATED NOR IMPLIED.
+NO ONE BUT YOURSELF IS TO BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE THIS MAY CAUSE TO YOUR NINTENDO WII CONSOLE!
+USE THIS AT YOUR OWN RISK!
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- Your chosen options
- Current System Menu is 4.1 +
- Build 4.2E Emulated NAND +
- Build SNEEK+DI Rev168 +
- neek2o Disabled (can be changed in options) +
- SNEEK and SNEEK+DI SD Access Disabled (can be changed in options) +
- setting.txt will be created using this serial number: LEH133789940 +
- Install Priiloader to Emulated NAND +
- Install cIOS249 rev14 to Emulated NAND +
- Install postLoader Channel to Emulated NAND +
- Install WiiFlow Channel to Emulated NAND +
- Install Dark Wii Orange Theme to Emulated NAND +
- Install Photo Channel to Emulated NAND +
- Install Internet Channel to Emulated NAND +
- Install Mii Channel to Emulated NAND +
- Install Shopping Channel to Emulated NAND +
- Important Notes
- This guide does not install any unofficial content to your Wii. +
- Nintendo should not be able to detect that any homebrew has been run on your Wii. +
- An SD Card is required to complete this guide. +
- If you get errors during any of the steps reformat your SD card (or HDD) as FAT32. +
- After finishing this guide completely one time, you can start neek again with just the Launch Exploit step. +
- If your Wii ever freezes, hold the power button on the Wii for 5 seconds to power it off then try again. + +
- Since you are on an older firmware, this guide will direct you to install IOS53. This is an original\unmodified IOS, but if you are not comfortable installing this, then you can update to the latest firmware from the Wii Settings menu and try this wizard again - or just accept the very minimal risk and softmod your wii using ModMii's main wizard instead! +
- This guide does not require an internet connection on your Wii. +
- Detailed guides covering a broad range of related topics available at the Complete Softmod Guide, wii.hacks.guide and wiiu.hacks.guide +
- If you come across a term or abbreviation that you're not familar with you can reference the WiiBrew Glossary or the CSG Glossary +
- If you need help, have questions, or just want to chat visit the official ModMii page on gbatemp or the ModMii Discord Server and ask away!
- Launch neek Without Hacking Your Wii
- Set SD Card Partition Style to MBR (if applicable)
- First, plug your SD Card into your PC and check if it's Partition style is already MBR. + +
- Right-click "This PC" or "My Computer" and select "Manage", a new window will open, on left panel click "Disk Management".
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- If "This PC" or "My Computer" is not on the desktop it can be accessed using the ⊞ Win+E keyboard combination. +
- In the Disk Management window, right-click the disk you want and select "Properties". +
- In the disk's properties window, select the "Volumes" tab. +
- If the "Partition style" is already Master Boot Record (MBR), you can skip the rest of this step. +
- If your SD Card is not already MBR you must convert it using one of the two methods below.
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+ - Method 1: MiniTool Partition Wizard
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- If you have files on the SD Card you want to keep, you can convert the Partition style to MBR without losing data using MiniTool Partition Wizard. +
- Even though your data should be preserved, there are no guarantees and you should still back up your files. +
- If your SD Card is not already in the desired format (e.g. FAT32) you will have to format it during the next step anyway so there's no point in using this method. +
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- Download MiniTool Partition Wizard, install it and start the program. + +
- Within the MiniTool window, right-click the GPT disk you want to convert and choose "Convert GPT Disk to MBR Disk". +
- Click the "Apply" button in the toolbar. +
- Click the "Yes" button to confirm conversion. +
- Wait for the conversion to finish then click "OK". +
- Once you have successfully converted your SD Card to MBR you can proceed to the next step of this guide. +
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+ + - Method 2: Windows Disk Management
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- Back up any data on the disk before continuing! This will wipe all data on the disk! +
- Open Disk Management following the same procedure above and locate the disk drive you want to use. + + +
- Right-click the partition(s) on the drive (make sure you select the right drive!) and select "Delete Volume" or "Delete Partition" to remove them. Repeat this process for each partition on that disk. + +
- Right-click the disk in Disk Management and select "Convert to MBR Disk." + + +
- On the lower half menu of the window, locate the unallocated space, right-click it, and select "New Simple Volume" and click "Next". +
- Choose a Drive letter for this partition, then click "Next".
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- Make note of this drive letter, as it will be needed later. +
- Set the File System to your desired format and optionally customize the "Volume label".
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- If your desired format (e.g. FAT32) isn't an option choose "NTFS" and we can change it later. +
- Click "Next", then click "Finish".
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- If you see a message indicating you need to format the drive, click "Cancel". +
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+ - Format the SD Card as FAT32 (if applicable)
- First, insert your SD Card into your PC and determine if it needs to be formatted by checking the current Format\File-System of the SD Card. +
- Open "This PC" or "My Computer", right-click the SD Card you want to use, then select "Properties".
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- If "This PC" or "My Computer" is not on the desktop it can be accessed using the ⊞ Win+E keyboard combination. +
- Make note of the Drive Letter of the SD Card as this will be important later. +
- If the "File-System" is already FAT32, you can skip this step. +
- If you have anything saved to the SD Card, you should back it up now as all the data will be lost once you format it. +
- Launch FAT32 GUI Formatter from shortcuts on your Start Menu or Desktop or directly from C:\ModMii\Program Files + + + +
- Carefully select the correct drive letter corresponding to your SD Card. +
- You may optionally uncheck the "Quick Format" box, then click "Start".
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- When completed it should display "Done". +
- If you get an error indicating the device is in use, try again after first closing all of your file explorer windows, even the ones that weren't browsing the device.
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- Click the "Close" button. +
- Copy the files ModMii downloaded to your SD Card.
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- The files should be saved here: "C:\ModMii\COPY_TO_SD"
+• Your folder structure should look similar to this:
+💾 SD Card or USB Drive
+ ┗ 📁apps
+ ┣ 📁AppName1
+ ┣ 📄boot.dol
+ ┣ 📄meta.xml
+ ┗ 📄icon.png
+ ┣ (All other Wii apps should be here too)
+
+• Your folder structure should not look like this:
+💾 SD Card or USB Drive
+ ┗ ⛔📁COPY_TO_SD
+ ┗ ⛔📁COPY_TO_USB
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+ - When the files are finished copying to the SD card, you should safely remove your SD Card from your computer and reinsert it into your console and proceed to the next step.
- The files should be saved here: "C:\ModMii\COPY_TO_SD"
- Set External Hard Drive Partition Style to MBR (if applicable)
- First, plug your hard drive into your PC and check if it's Partition style is already MBR. + +
- Right-click "This PC" or "My Computer" and select "Manage", a new window will open, on left panel click "Disk Management".
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- If "This PC" or "My Computer" is not on the desktop it can be accessed using the ⊞ Win+E keyboard combination. +
- In the Disk Management window, right-click the disk you want and select "Properties". +
- In the disk's properties window, select the "Volumes" tab. +
- If the "Partition style" is already Master Boot Record (MBR), you can skip the rest of this step. +
- If your hard drive is larger than 2TB and not already MBR, you must follow ca032769's guide for Western Digital hard drives or Al_Touriste's guide for Seagate hard drives to complete the rest of this step.
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- If your hard drive is >2TB, not MBR, and not a supported Western Digital or Seagate drive then you are currently out of luck. +
- Once you have successfully converted your hard drive to MBR you can proceed to the next step of this guide. +
+ - If your hard drive is 2TB or less and not already MBR you must convert it using one of the two methods below.
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+ - Method 1: MiniTool Partition Wizard
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- If you have files on the drive you want to keep, you can convert the Partition style to MBR without losing data using MiniTool Partition Wizard. +
- Even though your data should be preserved, there are no guarantees and you should still back up your files. +
- If your drive is not already in the desired format (e.g. FAT32) you will have to format it during the next step anyway so there's no point in using this method. +
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- Download MiniTool Partition Wizard, install it and start the program. + +
- Within the MiniTool window, right-click the GPT disk you want to convert and choose "Convert GPT Disk to MBR Disk". +
- Click the "Apply" button in the toolbar. +
- Click the "Yes" button to confirm conversion. +
- Wait for the conversion to finish then click "OK". +
- Once you have successfully converted your hard drive to MBR you can proceed to the next step of this guide. +
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+ + - Method 2: Windows Disk Management
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- Back up any data on the disk before continuing! This will wipe all data on the disk! +
- Open Disk Management following the same procedure above and locate the disk drive you want to use. + + +
- Right-click the partition(s) on the drive (make sure you select the right drive!) and select "Delete Volume" or "Delete Partition" to remove them. Repeat this process for each partition on that disk. + +
- Right-click the disk in Disk Management and select "Convert to MBR Disk." + + +
- On the lower half menu of the window, locate the unallocated space, right-click it, and select "New Simple Volume" and click "Next". +
- Choose a Drive letter for this partition, then click "Next".
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- Make note of this drive letter, as it will be needed later. +
- Set the File System to your desired format and optionally customize the "Volume label".
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- If your desired format (e.g. FAT32) isn't an option choose "NTFS" and we can change it later. +
- Click "Next", then click "Finish".
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- If you see a message indicating you need to format the drive, click "Cancel". +
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+ - Partition and Format the External Hard Drive (if applicable)
- The Wii can access apps, games, covers, media and other files stored on FAT32 without requiring an SD card. +
- Compatible with playing Gamecube games. +
- Compatible with SNEEK/Nand Emulation. +
- Cannot store files greater than 4GBs. The limit does not apply to Wii games, which can be split into parts. This will likely not affect you unless the drive is also used to store HD videos. +
- First, plug your hard drive into your PC and determine if it needs to be formatted by checking the current Format\File-System of the drive. + +
- Open "This PC" or "My Computer", right-click the external hard drive you want to use, then select "Properties".
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- If "This PC" or "My Computer" is not on the desktop it can be accessed using the ⊞ Win+E keyboard combination. +
- Make note of the Drive Letter of the external hard drive as this will be important later. +
- If the "File-System" is already FAT32, you can skip this step. +
- If you have anything saved on the hard drive, you should back it up now as all the data will be lost once you format it. +
- Launch FAT32 GUI Formatter from shortcuts on your Start Menu or Desktop or directly from C:\ModMii\Program Files + + +
- Carefully select the correct drive letter corresponding to your external hard drive. +
- You may optionally uncheck the "Quick Format" box, then click "Start".
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- When completed it should display "Done". +
- If you get an error indicating the device is in use, try again after first closing all of your file explorer windows, even the ones that weren't browsing the device.
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- Click the "Close" button. +
- Capable of storing files greater than 4GB. +
- Most USB-Loaders can access games, covers and music saved to NTFS. +
- The HBC cannot load apps stored on NTFS, so an SD card or modern forwarder channel is required to run USB-Loaders. +
- Incompatible with playing Gamecube games. +
- Incompatible with SNEEK/Nand Emulation. +
- First, plug your hard drive into your PC and determine if it needs to be formatted by checking the current Format\File-System of the drive. + +
- Open "This PC" or "My Computer", right-click the external hard drive you want to use, then select "Properties".
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- If "This PC" or "My Computer" is not on the desktop it can be accessed using the ⊞ Win+E keyboard combination. +
- Make note of the Drive Letter of the external hard drive as this will be important later. +
- If the "File-System" is already NTFS, you can skip this step. +
- If you have anything saved on the hard drive, you should back it up now as all the data will be lost once you format it. + +
- Right-click "My Computer" and select "Manage", a new window will open, on left panel click "Disk Management". + +
- Right-click the drive you want to format (make sure you select the right drive!), then select "Format..." +
- Select "NTFS" as the File system to use and input a name for the Hard-Drive/Volume. +
- You may optionally uncheck the "Perform a quick format" box, then click "OK", then click "OK" again. +
- Greater compatibility with hard drives, especially small thumb drives. If loading backups using other formats doesn't work you can try WBFS before getting a new hard drive. +
- WBFS can ONLY store Wii Games, so an SD card is generally required to run apps. +
- Incompatible with playing Gamecube games. +
- Incompatible with SNEEK/Nand Emulation. +
- Windows Explorer cannot open WBFS drives and may prompt you to format it, careful not to do so accidentally.
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- Wii games saved to the drive can still be managed on your PC using Wii Backup Manager or on your Wii using a USB-Loader. +
- If you have anything saved on the hard drive, you should back it up now as all the data will be lost once you format it.
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- If you have any Wii files on the drive you should copy them to your SD Card now (e.g. "apps" folder, "usb-loader" folder, etc.) +
- Launch Wii Backup Manager from shortcuts on your Start Menu or Desktop or directly from C:\ModMii\Program Files + + + +
- In the Wii Backup Manager window, click the "Tools" menu and select "Format drives". +
- Carefully select the correct drive letter corresponding to your external hard drive. +
- Confirm the new file system is "WBFS", then click "Start". +
- Click "Yes" when asked if you want to continue, then click "Close". +
- Warning: Windows Explorer cannot open WBFS drives and may prompt you to format it, careful not to do so accidentally.
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- Wii games saved to the drive can still be managed on your PC using Wii Backup Manager or on your Wii using a USB-Loader. +
- FAT32 partition can be used to launch apps without requiring an SD card. +
- FAT32 partition is compatible with playing Gamecube games. +
- FAT32 partition is compatible with SNEEK/Nand Emulation. +
- NTFS partition can be used to save files greater than 4GB. +
- May not be possible with some low capacity USB flash drives. +
- A little more work to setup. +
- If you have anything saved on the hard drive, you should back it up now as all the data will be lost once you format it. +
- Right-click "This PC" or "My Computer" and select "Manage", a new window will open, on left panel click "Disk Management". + +
- If "This PC" or "My Computer" is not on the desktop it can be accessed using the ⊞ Win+E keyboard combination. +
- Right-click the partition(s) on the drive (make sure you select the right drive!) and select "Delete Volume" or "Delete Partition" to remove them. Repeat this process for each partition on that disk. +
- On the lower half menu of the window, locate the unallocated space, right-click it, and select "New Simple Volume..." +
- Enter the "volume size" you want your FAT32 partition to be, and click "Next". +
- Choose a Drive letter for this partition, then click "Next".
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- Make note of this drive letter, as it will be needed when we use FAT32 GUI Formatter shortly. +
- Set the File System to "FAT32" (if possible) and optionally customize the "Volume label".
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- FAT32 will mostly likely not be an option (only listed if volume size is under 32GB). +
- If FAT32 isn't an option, you can choose "Do not format this volume".
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- It's also okay to format as NTFS or exFAT since we will be changing it to FAT32 later. +
- Click "Next", then click "Finish".
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- If you see a message indicating you need to format the drive, click "Cancel". +
- In the lower half of the Disk Management menu, locate your drive's remaining unallocated space, right-click it, and select "New Simple Volume...." +
- Click "Next" to format all the remaining space on the drive. +
- Choose a Drive letter for your NTFS partition, and click "Next". +
- Ensure the file system is set to NTFS, then name/label the volume, and optionally uncheck the "Perform a quick format" box. +
- Click "Next", then click "Finish". + +
- Launch FAT32 GUI Formatter from shortcuts on your Start Menu or Desktop or directly from C:\ModMii\Program Files + +
- Carefully select the correct drive letter corresponding to the first partition on your external hard drive. +
- You may optionally uncheck the "Quick Format" box, then click "Start".
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- When completed it should display "Done". +
- If you get an error indicating the device is in use, try again after first closing all of your file explorer windows, even the ones that weren't browsing the device.
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- Click the "Close" button. +
- FAT32 partition can be used to launch apps without requiring an SD card. +
- FAT32 partition is compatible with playing Gamecube games. +
- FAT32 partition is compatible with SNEEK/Nand Emulation. +
- WBFS has greater compatibility with hard drives, especially small thumb drives. If loading backups using other formats doesn't work you can try WBFS before getting a new hard drive. + +
- May not be possible with some low capacity USB flash drives. +
- A little more work to setup. +
- WBFS partition can ONLY store Wii Games. +
- Windows Explorer cannot open WBFS partitions and may prompt you to format it, careful not to do so accidentally.
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- Wii games saved to a WBFS partition can still be managed on your PC using Wii Backup Manager or on your Wii using a USB-Loader. +
- If you have anything saved on the hard drive, you should back it up now as all the data will be lost once you format it. +
- Right-click "This PC" or "My Computer" and select "Manage", a new window will open, on left panel click "Disk Management". + +
- If "This PC" or "My Computer" is not on the desktop it can be accessed using the ⊞ Win+E keyboard combination. +
- Right-click the partition(s) on the drive (make sure you select the right drive!) and select "Delete Volume" or "Delete Partition" to remove them. Repeat this process for each partition on that disk. +
- On the lower half menu of the window, locate the unallocated space, right-click it, and select "New Simple Volume..." +
- Enter the "volume size" you want your FAT32 partition to be, and click "Next". +
- Choose a Drive letter for this partition, then click "Next".
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- Make note of the first partition's drive letter, as it will be needed when we use FAT32 GUI Formatter shortly. +
- Set the File System to "FAT32" (if possible) and optionally customize the "Volume label".
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- FAT32 will mostly likely not be an option (only listed if volume size is under 32GB). +
- If FAT32 isn't an option, you can choose "Do not format this volume".
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- It's also okay to format as NTFS or exFAT since we will be changing it to FAT32 later. +
- Click "Next", then click "Finish".
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- If you see a message indicating you need to format the drive, click "Cancel". +
- In the lower half of the Disk Management menu, locate your drive's remaining unallocated space, right-click it, and select "New Simple Volume...." +
- Click "Next" to format all the remaining space on the drive. +
- Choose a Drive letter for the WBFS partition, and click "Next".
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- Make note of the second partition's drive letter, as it will be needed when we use Wii Backup Manager shortly. +
- Set the File System to anything (e.g. "NTFS") as we will be changing it to WBFS later, and optionally customize the "Volume label". + +
- Click "Next", then click "Finish". + + + +
- Launch FAT32 GUI Formatter from shortcuts on your Start Menu or Desktop or directly from C:\ModMii\Program Files + +
- Carefully select the correct drive letter corresponding to the first partition on your external hard drive. +
- You may optionally uncheck the "Quick Format" box, then click "Start".
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- When completed it should display "Done". +
- If you get an error indicating the device is in use, try again after first closing all of your file explorer windows, even the ones that weren't browsing the device.
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- Click the "Close" button. + + +
- To format the second partition as WBFS, launch Wii Backup Manager from shortcuts on your Start Menu or Desktop or directly from C:\ModMii\Program Files + + + +
- In the Wii Backup Manager window, click the "Tools" menu and select "Format drives". +
- Carefully select the correct drive letter corresponding to the second partition on your external hard drive. +
- Confirm the new file system is "WBFS", then click "Start". +
- Click "Yes" when asked if you want to continue, then click "Close". +
- Warning: Windows Explorer cannot open WBFS drives and may prompt you to format it, careful not to do so accidentally.
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- Wii games saved to the drive can still be managed on your PC using Wii Backup Manager or on your Wii using a USB-Loader. +
- Launch an Exploit on Your Wii
- Connect your Wii to the internet if you have not done so already.
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- If prompted, choose to not perform an update. +
- If you have connection issues ensure your router is supported by the Wii and configured in line with these guidelines. +
- Go to the "Wii Options" Menu, then select "Wii Settings", then go to Page 2 and select "Internet", select "Connection Settings", then choose your active connection.
+ - Select "Change settings" and scroll 3 times to the right to select "Auto-Obtain DNS" (Not IP Address)
+ - Select "No" then select "Advanced Settings".
+ - Change both the Primary DNS and Secondary DNS to 3.143.163.250
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- If you later have connection test issues or other problems check here to confirm whether the str2hax DNS has recently changed as it does from time to time. +
- Select "Confirm", then "Save", and then select "OK" to run a connection test. +
- If the connection test was successful, select "No" to skip the Wii System Update. +
- If the connection test does not work, make sure you have a working internet connection and DNS was enterred correctly, then try again. If it still fails you should choose a different exploit. +
- Select "Back" two times to return to the "Internet panel", then select User Agreements or Agreement/Contact. +
- Select "Yes" to the using the Wii Shop Channel and WiiConnect24. +
- Click "Next" to review User Agreements.
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- If you see a heart-shaped pony on your screen then you have done everything correctly. +
- Select "I Accept" to continue.
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- After clicking "I Accept" it is normal for your Wii remote not to respond for 1-2 minutes before launching your homebrew application. +
- If it takes longer than 2 minutes then turn off your Wii by holding the power button for 5 seconds and try again. +
- If it keeps failing you should choose a different exploit. +
- Run Bannerbomb v1 by going to Wii Options, Data Management, Channels, SD Card and choosing yes to load boot.dol/elf.
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- Note: If it doesn't work for you, visit https://bannerbomb.qoid.us/ for more variations of Bannerbomb v1 (ignore the suggestion to update and use LetterBomb). +
- In order to use the SD Card Menu normally again after following this guide, you can remove Bannerbomb from your SD card with ModMii's File Cleanup feature, or by manually deleting the "aktn" folder where bannerbomb is saved (SD:\private\wii\title). +
- On your Wii, go to Wii Settings, then Internet, then Console Information and make note of your MAC address. +
- Click the spoiler button below to download Wilbrand.
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- Input your Wii's MAC Address and your System Menu Version. +
- Make sure Bundle the HackMii Installer is NOT checked. +
- Complete the CAPTCHA and cut either wire to download your LetterBomb.
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- Whichever wire you choose doesn’t matter. +
- Extract the private folder from the downloaded ZIP to the root of your SD card, then insert it into your Wii. +
- On your Wii, return to the Wii Menu and then open the "Message Board" and navigate to Yesterday. +
- Click on the envelope with the pink bomb icon to launch the boot.elf/dol file saved on the root of your SD Card.
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- If you cannot find the mailbox bomb under "Yesterday" check that your Wii's date setting is correct. +
- Install IOS53 then start Casper
- From YAWM ModMii Edition's main menu choose your source device using left and right, most likely "Wii SD Slot", and Press A. + +
- Install IOS53-64-v5663.
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- Navigate to the WAD and press the A button twice to install the IOS individually. +
- Be careful not to install any additional WADs that may have been previously saved in this folder (they may be safe, but I cannot say for sure). +
- Make sure the file installs properly before continuing. +
- After successfully installing IOS53, press any button to continue. + +
- Then press the "B" button to go back to the root of your device. +
- Choose "apps" then press A. +
- Navigate to "Casper" and press A. +
- Scroll to "boot.elf" and press A again. +
- Press A to launch the Casper's boot.elf. +
- Note: After installing IOS53 on a Wii once, you can skip installing it the next time you follow this guide and just use yawmME to launch Casper's boot.elf. To configure your SD Card to launch Casper immediately instead of first loading yawmME, in Windows double-click SD:\ExploitAppSelector.bat and select "..\Casper\boot.elf" to help you quickly switch the boot.dol\elf app that is launched by your exploit; or manually save a copy of Casper's boot.elf to SD:\boot.elf (overwriting the boot.elf for yawmME). + + +
- Helpful Hints on Using neek
- When loading an emulated NAND for the first time, it could take a long time to load the System Menu, but it will be much quicker the second time around. + +
- If you have problems loading your Emulated NAND, copy cert.sys from an original nand dump to your emulated nand's sys folder. + +
- If you would like to make a NAND backup of your Wii without modding it, double-click Casper2BootMii.bat saved to ModMii's Support folder and update the files on your SD Card. Then repeat the exploit step of this guide and this time you will be taken to Bootmii. You can make a Bootmii NAND backup following these steps. + +
- Both ModMii and ShowMiiWads can be used to decrypt your real Wii's Bootmii NAND dump (nand.bin) to use as an emulated NAND, and they can add custom channels/WADs to an emulated NAND. ShowMiiWads is available on ModMii Classic's Download Page 5. +
- When using SNEEK+DI or UNEEK+DI, you can access the Game/DI Menu by pressing "1" on the WiiMote. To access other settings (including Region Options), you must press + from within the DI Menu. + +
- To add Games to the Game/DI Menu, you can use ModMii to extract Wii Games to your FAT32 USB External Hard Drive. neek2o is also able to load games from "USB:\WBFS" which means you can also use WiiBackupManager (available on ModMii Classic's Download Page 5). +
- For more NEEK info visit: tiny.cc/SNEEK-DI, https://code.google.com/p/sneek, or tiny.cc/neek2o +
- Credits, Supporting Apps, and Sources
- Support ModMii
- Your chosen options
- Current System Menu is 4.3 +
- Build 4.1U Emulated NAND +
- Build UNEEK+DI Rev96 +
- neek2o Enabled (can be changed in options) +
- setting.txt will be created using this serial number: LU521175683 +
- Install Priiloader to Emulated NAND +
- Install cIOS249 rev14 to Emulated NAND +
- Install postLoader Channel to Emulated NAND +
- Install WiiFlow Channel to Emulated NAND +
- Install Dark Wii Orange Theme to Emulated NAND +
- Install Photo Channel to Emulated NAND +
- Install Internet Channel to Emulated NAND +
- Install Mii Channel to Emulated NAND +
- Install Shopping Channel to Emulated NAND +
- Important Notes
- This guide does not install any unofficial content to your Wii. +
- Nintendo should not be able to detect that any homebrew has been run on your Wii. +
- An SD Card is required to complete this guide. +
- If you get errors during any of the steps reformat your SD card (or HDD) as FAT32. +
- After finishing this guide completely one time, you can start neek again with just the Launch Exploit step. +
- If your Wii ever freezes, hold the power button on the Wii for 5 seconds to power it off then try again. + +
- This guide does not require an internet connection on your Wii. +
- Detailed guides covering a broad range of related topics available at the Complete Softmod Guide, wii.hacks.guide and wiiu.hacks.guide +
- If you come across a term or abbreviation that you're not familar with you can reference the WiiBrew Glossary or the CSG Glossary +
- If you need help, have questions, or just want to chat visit the official ModMii page on gbatemp or the ModMii Discord Server and ask away!
- Launch neek2o Without Hacking Your Wii
- Set SD Card Partition Style to MBR (if applicable)
- First, plug your SD Card into your PC and check if it's Partition style is already MBR. + +
- Right-click "This PC" or "My Computer" and select "Manage", a new window will open, on left panel click "Disk Management".
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- If "This PC" or "My Computer" is not on the desktop it can be accessed using the ⊞ Win+E keyboard combination. +
- In the Disk Management window, right-click the disk you want and select "Properties". +
- In the disk's properties window, select the "Volumes" tab. +
- If the "Partition style" is already Master Boot Record (MBR), you can skip the rest of this step. +
- If your SD Card is not already MBR you must convert it using one of the two methods below.
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+ - Method 1: MiniTool Partition Wizard
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- If you have files on the SD Card you want to keep, you can convert the Partition style to MBR without losing data using MiniTool Partition Wizard. +
- Even though your data should be preserved, there are no guarantees and you should still back up your files. +
- If your SD Card is not already in the desired format (e.g. FAT32) you will have to format it during the next step anyway so there's no point in using this method. +
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- Download MiniTool Partition Wizard, install it and start the program. + +
- Within the MiniTool window, right-click the GPT disk you want to convert and choose "Convert GPT Disk to MBR Disk". +
- Click the "Apply" button in the toolbar. +
- Click the "Yes" button to confirm conversion. +
- Wait for the conversion to finish then click "OK". +
- Once you have successfully converted your SD Card to MBR you can proceed to the next step of this guide. +
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+ + - Method 2: Windows Disk Management
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- Back up any data on the disk before continuing! This will wipe all data on the disk! +
- Open Disk Management following the same procedure above and locate the disk drive you want to use. + + +
- Right-click the partition(s) on the drive (make sure you select the right drive!) and select "Delete Volume" or "Delete Partition" to remove them. Repeat this process for each partition on that disk. + +
- Right-click the disk in Disk Management and select "Convert to MBR Disk." + + +
- On the lower half menu of the window, locate the unallocated space, right-click it, and select "New Simple Volume" and click "Next". +
- Choose a Drive letter for this partition, then click "Next".
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- Make note of this drive letter, as it will be needed later. +
- Set the File System to your desired format and optionally customize the "Volume label".
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- If your desired format (e.g. FAT32) isn't an option choose "NTFS" and we can change it later. +
- Click "Next", then click "Finish".
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- If you see a message indicating you need to format the drive, click "Cancel". +
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+ - Format the SD Card as FAT32 (if applicable)
- First, insert your SD Card into your PC and determine if it needs to be formatted by checking the current Format\File-System of the SD Card. +
- Open "This PC" or "My Computer", right-click the SD Card you want to use, then select "Properties".
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- If "This PC" or "My Computer" is not on the desktop it can be accessed using the ⊞ Win+E keyboard combination. +
- Make note of the Drive Letter of the SD Card as this will be important later. +
- If the "File-System" is already FAT32, you can skip this step. +
- If you have anything saved to the SD Card, you should back it up now as all the data will be lost once you format it. +
- Launch FAT32 GUI Formatter from shortcuts on your Start Menu or Desktop or directly from C:\ModMii\Program Files + + + +
- Carefully select the correct drive letter corresponding to your SD Card. +
- You may optionally uncheck the "Quick Format" box, then click "Start".
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- When completed it should display "Done". +
- If you get an error indicating the device is in use, try again after first closing all of your file explorer windows, even the ones that weren't browsing the device.
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- Click the "Close" button. +
- Copy the files ModMii downloaded to your SD Card.
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- The files should be saved here: "C:\ModMii\COPY_TO_SD"
+• Your folder structure should look similar to this:
+💾 SD Card or USB Drive
+ ┗ 📁apps
+ ┣ 📁AppName1
+ ┣ 📄boot.dol
+ ┣ 📄meta.xml
+ ┗ 📄icon.png
+ ┣ (All other Wii apps should be here too)
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+• Your folder structure should not look like this:
+💾 SD Card or USB Drive
+ ┗ ⛔📁COPY_TO_SD
+ ┗ ⛔📁COPY_TO_USB
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+ - When the files are finished copying to the SD card, you should safely remove your SD Card from your computer and reinsert it into your console and proceed to the next step.
- The files should be saved here: "C:\ModMii\COPY_TO_SD"
- Set External Hard Drive Partition Style to MBR (if applicable)
- First, plug your hard drive into your PC and check if it's Partition style is already MBR. + +
- Right-click "This PC" or "My Computer" and select "Manage", a new window will open, on left panel click "Disk Management".
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- If "This PC" or "My Computer" is not on the desktop it can be accessed using the ⊞ Win+E keyboard combination. +
- In the Disk Management window, right-click the disk you want and select "Properties". +
- In the disk's properties window, select the "Volumes" tab. +
- If the "Partition style" is already Master Boot Record (MBR), you can skip the rest of this step. +
- If your hard drive is larger than 2TB and not already MBR, you must follow ca032769's guide for Western Digital hard drives or Al_Touriste's guide for Seagate hard drives to complete the rest of this step.
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- If your hard drive is >2TB, not MBR, and not a supported Western Digital or Seagate drive then you are currently out of luck. +
- Once you have successfully converted your hard drive to MBR you can proceed to the next step of this guide. +
+ - If your hard drive is 2TB or less and not already MBR you must convert it using one of the two methods below.
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+ - Method 1: MiniTool Partition Wizard
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- If you have files on the drive you want to keep, you can convert the Partition style to MBR without losing data using MiniTool Partition Wizard. +
- Even though your data should be preserved, there are no guarantees and you should still back up your files. +
- If your drive is not already in the desired format (e.g. FAT32) you will have to format it during the next step anyway so there's no point in using this method. +
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- Download MiniTool Partition Wizard, install it and start the program. + +
- Within the MiniTool window, right-click the GPT disk you want to convert and choose "Convert GPT Disk to MBR Disk". +
- Click the "Apply" button in the toolbar. +
- Click the "Yes" button to confirm conversion. +
- Wait for the conversion to finish then click "OK". +
- Once you have successfully converted your hard drive to MBR you can proceed to the next step of this guide. +
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+ + - Method 2: Windows Disk Management
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- Back up any data on the disk before continuing! This will wipe all data on the disk! +
- Open Disk Management following the same procedure above and locate the disk drive you want to use. + + +
- Right-click the partition(s) on the drive (make sure you select the right drive!) and select "Delete Volume" or "Delete Partition" to remove them. Repeat this process for each partition on that disk. + +
- Right-click the disk in Disk Management and select "Convert to MBR Disk." + + +
- On the lower half menu of the window, locate the unallocated space, right-click it, and select "New Simple Volume" and click "Next". +
- Choose a Drive letter for this partition, then click "Next".
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- Make note of this drive letter, as it will be needed later. +
- Set the File System to your desired format and optionally customize the "Volume label".
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- If your desired format (e.g. FAT32) isn't an option choose "NTFS" and we can change it later. +
- Click "Next", then click "Finish".
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- If you see a message indicating you need to format the drive, click "Cancel". +
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+ - Partition and Format the External Hard Drive (if applicable)
- The Wii can access apps, games, covers, media and other files stored on FAT32 without requiring an SD card. +
- Compatible with playing Gamecube games. +
- Compatible with SNEEK/Nand Emulation. +
- Cannot store files greater than 4GBs. The limit does not apply to Wii games, which can be split into parts. This will likely not affect you unless the drive is also used to store HD videos. +
- First, plug your hard drive into your PC and determine if it needs to be formatted by checking the current Format\File-System of the drive. + +
- Open "This PC" or "My Computer", right-click the external hard drive you want to use, then select "Properties".
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- If "This PC" or "My Computer" is not on the desktop it can be accessed using the ⊞ Win+E keyboard combination. +
- Make note of the Drive Letter of the external hard drive as this will be important later. +
- If the "File-System" is already FAT32, you can skip this step. +
- If you have anything saved on the hard drive, you should back it up now as all the data will be lost once you format it. +
- Launch FAT32 GUI Formatter from shortcuts on your Start Menu or Desktop or directly from C:\ModMii\Program Files + + +
- Carefully select the correct drive letter corresponding to your external hard drive. +
- You may optionally uncheck the "Quick Format" box, then click "Start".
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- When completed it should display "Done". +
- If you get an error indicating the device is in use, try again after first closing all of your file explorer windows, even the ones that weren't browsing the device.
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- Click the "Close" button. +
- Capable of storing files greater than 4GB. +
- Most USB-Loaders can access games, covers and music saved to NTFS. +
- The HBC cannot load apps stored on NTFS, so an SD card or modern forwarder channel is required to run USB-Loaders. +
- Incompatible with playing Gamecube games. +
- Incompatible with SNEEK/Nand Emulation. +
- First, plug your hard drive into your PC and determine if it needs to be formatted by checking the current Format\File-System of the drive. + +
- Open "This PC" or "My Computer", right-click the external hard drive you want to use, then select "Properties".
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- If "This PC" or "My Computer" is not on the desktop it can be accessed using the ⊞ Win+E keyboard combination. +
- Make note of the Drive Letter of the external hard drive as this will be important later. +
- If the "File-System" is already NTFS, you can skip this step. +
- If you have anything saved on the hard drive, you should back it up now as all the data will be lost once you format it. + +
- Right-click "My Computer" and select "Manage", a new window will open, on left panel click "Disk Management". + +
- Right-click the drive you want to format (make sure you select the right drive!), then select "Format..." +
- Select "NTFS" as the File system to use and input a name for the Hard-Drive/Volume. +
- You may optionally uncheck the "Perform a quick format" box, then click "OK", then click "OK" again. +
- Greater compatibility with hard drives, especially small thumb drives. If loading backups using other formats doesn't work you can try WBFS before getting a new hard drive. +
- WBFS can ONLY store Wii Games, so an SD card is generally required to run apps. +
- Incompatible with playing Gamecube games. +
- Incompatible with SNEEK/Nand Emulation. +
- Windows Explorer cannot open WBFS drives and may prompt you to format it, careful not to do so accidentally.
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- Wii games saved to the drive can still be managed on your PC using Wii Backup Manager or on your Wii using a USB-Loader. +
- If you have anything saved on the hard drive, you should back it up now as all the data will be lost once you format it.
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- If you have any Wii files on the drive you should copy them to your SD Card now (e.g. "apps" folder, "usb-loader" folder, etc.) +
- Launch Wii Backup Manager from shortcuts on your Start Menu or Desktop or directly from C:\ModMii\Program Files + + + +
- In the Wii Backup Manager window, click the "Tools" menu and select "Format drives". +
- Carefully select the correct drive letter corresponding to your external hard drive. +
- Confirm the new file system is "WBFS", then click "Start". +
- Click "Yes" when asked if you want to continue, then click "Close". +
- Warning: Windows Explorer cannot open WBFS drives and may prompt you to format it, careful not to do so accidentally.
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- Wii games saved to the drive can still be managed on your PC using Wii Backup Manager or on your Wii using a USB-Loader. +
- FAT32 partition can be used to launch apps without requiring an SD card. +
- FAT32 partition is compatible with playing Gamecube games. +
- FAT32 partition is compatible with SNEEK/Nand Emulation. +
- NTFS partition can be used to save files greater than 4GB. +
- May not be possible with some low capacity USB flash drives. +
- A little more work to setup. +
- If you have anything saved on the hard drive, you should back it up now as all the data will be lost once you format it. +
- Right-click "This PC" or "My Computer" and select "Manage", a new window will open, on left panel click "Disk Management". + +
- If "This PC" or "My Computer" is not on the desktop it can be accessed using the ⊞ Win+E keyboard combination. +
- Right-click the partition(s) on the drive (make sure you select the right drive!) and select "Delete Volume" or "Delete Partition" to remove them. Repeat this process for each partition on that disk. +
- On the lower half menu of the window, locate the unallocated space, right-click it, and select "New Simple Volume..." +
- Enter the "volume size" you want your FAT32 partition to be, and click "Next". +
- Choose a Drive letter for this partition, then click "Next".
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- Make note of this drive letter, as it will be needed when we use FAT32 GUI Formatter shortly. +
- Set the File System to "FAT32" (if possible) and optionally customize the "Volume label".
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- If FAT32 isn't an option, you can choose "Do not format this volume".
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- Click "Next", then click "Finish".
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- If you see a message indicating you need to format the drive, click "Cancel". +
- In the lower half of the Disk Management menu, locate your drive's remaining unallocated space, right-click it, and select "New Simple Volume...." +
- Click "Next" to format all the remaining space on the drive. +
- Choose a Drive letter for your NTFS partition, and click "Next". +
- Ensure the file system is set to NTFS, then name/label the volume, and optionally uncheck the "Perform a quick format" box. +
- Click "Next", then click "Finish". + +
- Launch FAT32 GUI Formatter from shortcuts on your Start Menu or Desktop or directly from C:\ModMii\Program Files + +
- Carefully select the correct drive letter corresponding to the first partition on your external hard drive. +
- You may optionally uncheck the "Quick Format" box, then click "Start".
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- When completed it should display "Done". +
- If you get an error indicating the device is in use, try again after first closing all of your file explorer windows, even the ones that weren't browsing the device.
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- Click the "Close" button. +
- FAT32 partition can be used to launch apps without requiring an SD card. +
- FAT32 partition is compatible with playing Gamecube games. +
- FAT32 partition is compatible with SNEEK/Nand Emulation. +
- WBFS has greater compatibility with hard drives, especially small thumb drives. If loading backups using other formats doesn't work you can try WBFS before getting a new hard drive. + +
- May not be possible with some low capacity USB flash drives. +
- A little more work to setup. +
- WBFS partition can ONLY store Wii Games. +
- Windows Explorer cannot open WBFS partitions and may prompt you to format it, careful not to do so accidentally.
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- Wii games saved to a WBFS partition can still be managed on your PC using Wii Backup Manager or on your Wii using a USB-Loader. +
- If you have anything saved on the hard drive, you should back it up now as all the data will be lost once you format it. +
- Right-click "This PC" or "My Computer" and select "Manage", a new window will open, on left panel click "Disk Management". + +
- If "This PC" or "My Computer" is not on the desktop it can be accessed using the ⊞ Win+E keyboard combination. +
- Right-click the partition(s) on the drive (make sure you select the right drive!) and select "Delete Volume" or "Delete Partition" to remove them. Repeat this process for each partition on that disk. +
- On the lower half menu of the window, locate the unallocated space, right-click it, and select "New Simple Volume..." +
- Enter the "volume size" you want your FAT32 partition to be, and click "Next". +
- Choose a Drive letter for this partition, then click "Next".
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- Make note of the first partition's drive letter, as it will be needed when we use FAT32 GUI Formatter shortly. +
- Set the File System to "FAT32" (if possible) and optionally customize the "Volume label".
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- If FAT32 isn't an option, you can choose "Do not format this volume".
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- Click "Next", then click "Finish".
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- If you see a message indicating you need to format the drive, click "Cancel". +
- In the lower half of the Disk Management menu, locate your drive's remaining unallocated space, right-click it, and select "New Simple Volume...." +
- Click "Next" to format all the remaining space on the drive. +
- Choose a Drive letter for the WBFS partition, and click "Next".
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- Make note of the second partition's drive letter, as it will be needed when we use Wii Backup Manager shortly. +
- Set the File System to anything (e.g. "NTFS") as we will be changing it to WBFS later, and optionally customize the "Volume label". + +
- Click "Next", then click "Finish". + + + +
- Launch FAT32 GUI Formatter from shortcuts on your Start Menu or Desktop or directly from C:\ModMii\Program Files + +
- Carefully select the correct drive letter corresponding to the first partition on your external hard drive. +
- You may optionally uncheck the "Quick Format" box, then click "Start".
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- When completed it should display "Done". +
- If you get an error indicating the device is in use, try again after first closing all of your file explorer windows, even the ones that weren't browsing the device.
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- Click the "Close" button. + + +
- To format the second partition as WBFS, launch Wii Backup Manager from shortcuts on your Start Menu or Desktop or directly from C:\ModMii\Program Files + + + +
- In the Wii Backup Manager window, click the "Tools" menu and select "Format drives". +
- Carefully select the correct drive letter corresponding to the second partition on your external hard drive. +
- Confirm the new file system is "WBFS", then click "Start". +
- Click "Yes" when asked if you want to continue, then click "Close". +
- Warning: Windows Explorer cannot open WBFS drives and may prompt you to format it, careful not to do so accidentally.
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- Wii games saved to the drive can still be managed on your PC using Wii Backup Manager or on your Wii using a USB-Loader. +
- Copy Files to the Hard Drive
- Launch an Exploit on Your Wii
- Connect your Wii to the internet if you have not done so already.
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- If prompted, choose to not perform an update. +
- If you have connection issues ensure your router is supported by the Wii and configured in line with these guidelines. +
- Go to the "Wii Options" Menu, then select "Wii Settings", then go to Page 2 and select "Internet", select "Connection Settings", then choose your active connection.
+ - Select "Change settings" and scroll 3 times to the right to select "Auto-Obtain DNS" (Not IP Address)
+ - Select "No" then select "Advanced Settings".
+ - Change both the Primary DNS and Secondary DNS to 3.143.163.250
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- If you later have connection test issues or other problems check here to confirm whether the str2hax DNS has recently changed as it does from time to time. +
- Select "Confirm", then "Save", and then select "OK" to run a connection test. +
- If the connection test was successful, select "No" to skip the Wii System Update. +
- If the connection test does not work, make sure you have a working internet connection and DNS was enterred correctly, then try again. If it still fails you should choose a different exploit. +
- Select "Back" two times to return to the "Internet panel", then select User Agreements or Agreement/Contact. +
- Select "Yes" to the using the Wii Shop Channel and WiiConnect24. +
- Click "Next" to review User Agreements.
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- If you see a heart-shaped pony on your screen then you have done everything correctly. +
- Select "I Accept" to continue.
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- After clicking "I Accept" it is normal for your Wii remote not to respond for 1-2 minutes before launching your homebrew application. +
- If it takes longer than 2 minutes then turn off your Wii by holding the power button for 5 seconds and try again. +
- If it keeps failing you should choose a different exploit. +
- On your Wii, go to Wii Settings, then Internet, then Console Information and make note of your MAC address. +
- Click the spoiler button below to download LetterBomb.
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- Input your Wii's MAC Address and set your System Menu Version to 4.3. +
- Make sure Bundle the HackMii Installer is NOT checked. +
- Complete the CAPTCHA and cut either wire to download your LetterBomb.
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- Whichever wire you choose doesn’t matter. +
- Extract the private folder from the downloaded ZIP to the root of your SD card, then insert it into your Wii. +
- On your Wii, return to the Wii Menu and then open the "Message Board" and navigate to Yesterday. +
- Click on the envelope with the pink bomb icon to launch the boot.elf/dol file saved on the root of your SD Card.
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- If you cannot find the letterbomb under "Yesterday" check that your Wii's date setting is correct. +
- Insert the Super Smash Brothers Brawl Game. +
- Launch the game without the SD card in your console, create a save file if you don't have one already, then enter the vault, start the stage builder and delete all the stages. Then exit the game. +
- Afterwards, insert your SD Card, start the game, enter the vault and start the stage builder, it should launch the boot.elf file saved on the root of your SD card. +
- If you forgot to delete the stages, you will experience an annoying but harmless crash.
- Load the "LEGO Indiana Jones" game at least once (otherwise you won't be able to copy over the hack). +
- Delete or move\backup your personal LEGO Indiana Jones save file. +
- If you want to move\copy your save data to the same SD card with your ModMii files, first rename the SD:\private folder containing the exploit to something else. Then copy your save from the console to your SD Card and backup the new private folder with your save. Finally rename the original exploit folder back to SD:\private and reinsert the SD Card into your console before continuing to the next step. At the end of this guide you can restore the backup you made. +
- Go into Wii Options - Data Management - Save Data - Wii - SD Card then copy over the "Indiana Pwns" save that corresponds to your region. +
- Play the Lego Indiana Jones game. Load the new save file. +
- You will be in the Main hall, walk towards the camera, enter the first door on the right (Indy's left) and go into the "Courtyard". +
- Walk to the end and enter the "Art Room", you will see a podium with 2 characters on it, talk to the one on the left "Indiana Pwns". +
- Hit left twice (scrolling through his items) to choose the switch option (Black silhouette with a white arrow to another black silhouette). +
- Hit A to launch the boot.elf file saved on the root of your SD card.
- Load the Yu-Gi-Oh game at least once (otherwise you won't be able to copy over the hack). +
- Delete or move\backup your personal "Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's" save file. +
- If you want to move\copy your save data to the same SD card with your ModMii files, first rename the SD:\private folder containing the exploit to something else. Then copy your save from the console to your SD Card and backup the new private folder with your save. Finally rename the original exploit folder back to SD:\private and reinsert the SD Card into your console before continuing to the next step. At the end of this guide you can restore the backup you made. +
- Go into Wii Options - Data Management - Save Data - Wii - SD Card then copy over the "Yu-Gi-Oh" save that corresponds to your region. +
- Start the Yu-Gi-Oh game. Continue past the opening menu to launch the exploit and load your homebrew application.
- Note for European Users: The default Yu-Gi Owned PAL exploit is 60Hz. If it does not work on your 50Hz TV, navigate to "SD:\private\wii\title\" and rename "RYOP" to something else then rename "RYOP-50hz" to "RYOP" and try again. +
- Load the LEGO Batman game at least once (otherwise you won't be able to copy over the hack). +
- Delete or move\backup your personal "LEGO Batman" save file. +
- If you want to move\copy your save data to the same SD card with your ModMii files, first rename the SD:\private folder containing the exploit to something else. Then copy your save from the console to your SD Card and backup the new private folder with your save. Finally rename the original exploit folder back to SD:\private and reinsert the SD Card into your console before continuing to the next step. At the end of this guide you can restore the backup you made. +
- Go into Wii Options - Data Management - Save Data - Wii - SD Card then copy over the "LEGO Batman" save that corresponds to your region. +
- Start the LEGO Batman game. Load the new save file. +
- You are now in the batcave, walk towards the camera and to the right (Batman's left) and take the elevator. +
- Then in the trophy room, go to the upper corner and go through the door to the "Wayne Manor". Now you can select a character. +
- Choose the last enabled character in the bottom right to launch the exploit and load your homebrew application.
- Load the LEGO Star Wars game at least once (otherwise you won't be able to copy over the hack). +
- Delete or move\backup your personal "LEGO Star Wars" save file. +
- If you want to move\copy your save data to the same SD card with your ModMii files, first rename the SD:\private folder containing the exploit to something else. Then copy your save from the console to your SD Card and backup the new private folder with your save. Finally rename the original exploit folder back to SD:\private and reinsert the SD Card into your console before continuing to the next step. At the end of this guide you can restore the backup you made. +
- Go into Wii Options - Data Management - Save Data - Wii - SD Card then copy over the "LEGO Star Wars" save that corresponds to your region. +
- Start the LEGO Star Wars. Load the first save slot (on the left, at 0.0 percent). +
- As soon as the level loads, go to the bar on the right and you'll see two characters floating in blue tanks. +
- Choose the character named "Return of Jodi" and press the A button to launch the exploit and load your homebrew application.
- Load the Tales of Symphonia game at least once (otherwise you won't be able to copy over the hack). +
- Delete or move\backup your personal "Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World" save file. +
- If you want to move\copy your save data to the same SD card with your ModMii files, first rename the SD:\private folder containing the exploit to something else. Then copy your save from the console to your SD Card and backup the new private folder with your save. Finally rename the original exploit folder back to SD:\private and reinsert the SD Card into your console before continuing to the next step. At the end of this guide you can restore the backup you made. +
- Go into Wii Options - Data Management - Save Data - Wii - SD Card then copy over the "Tales of Symphonia" save that corresponds to your region.
+ - Start Tales of Symphonia and load the save data. +
- Note for Japanese users: There are 2 different Japanese versions of the game. If your game is version "RVL-RT4J-0A-0 JPN" use the top save, if you have "RVL-RT4J-0A-1 JPN" use the second save. +
- Once the game starts (and you see a dog waving at you) press + to enter the game's menu. +
- Scroll down to "Status" and press A. +
- Then scroll down to the second character named "Giantpune". Highlight him, and press A to launch the exploit and load your homebrew application.
- Helpful Hints on Using neek2o
- When loading an emulated NAND for the first time, it could take a long time to load the System Menu, but it will be much quicker the second time around. + +
- If you have problems loading your Emulated NAND, copy cert.sys from an original nand dump to your emulated nand's sys folder. + +
- If you would like to make a NAND backup of your Wii without modding it, double-click Casper2BootMii.bat saved to ModMii's Support folder and update the files on your SD Card. Then repeat the exploit step of this guide and this time you will be taken to Bootmii. You can make a Bootmii NAND backup following these steps. + +
- Both ModMii and ShowMiiWads can be used to decrypt your real Wii's Bootmii NAND dump (nand.bin) to use as an emulated NAND, and they can add custom channels/WADs to an emulated NAND. ShowMiiWads is available on ModMii Classic's Download Page 5. +
- When using SNEEK+DI or UNEEK+DI, you can access the Game/DI Menu by pressing "1" on the WiiMote. To access other settings (including Region Options), you must press + from within the DI Menu. + +
- To add Games to the Game/DI Menu, you can use ModMii to extract Wii Games to your FAT32 USB External Hard Drive. neek2o is also able to load games from "USB:\WBFS" which means you can also use WiiBackupManager (available on ModMii Classic's Download Page 5). +
- For more NEEK info visit: tiny.cc/SNEEK-DI, https://code.google.com/p/sneek, or tiny.cc/neek2o +
- Credits, Supporting Apps, and Sources
- Support ModMii
- Your chosen options
- Current System Menu is 3.X +
- Important Notes
- This guide does not require an internet connection on your Wii. + +
- An SD Card is required in order to complete this guide UNLESS you already have a working Homebrew Channel or forwarder channel; i.e. SD needed if launching yawmME with an exploit. +
- Check if your SD Card has a lock switch and make sure it's disabled. +
- If you get errors during any of the steps try reformatting your SD Card (or HDD) as FAT32. +
- If your Wii ever freezes, hold the power button on the Wii for 5 seconds to power it off then try again. +
- Never uninstall a System Menu or IOS. +
- When updating your softmod you should always overwrite old mods by installing new ones, do not try to "Delete everything" or "Start from scratch". +
- To update your mods in the future you can use the ModMii Wizard as if it was your first time, or even better, update only what's outdated using ModMii's Syscheck Updater Wizard and reduce the number of steps! +
- If you accept an official Nintendo update after modding the Wii, you may lose some of your modifications and have to reinstall them. +
- Do not install untested WADs/themes without Priiloader, Bootmii and a nand backup. +
- It's probably unnecessary, but you should disconnect all peripherals from the Wii during the modding procedure unless instructed otherwise. This includes gamecube memory cards, gamecube controllers, Wii Speak, etc. +
- USB hard drives configured to work on a Wii will also work on vWii (virtual Wii on WiiU) and Wii Mini and vice versa. + + +
- Detailed guides covering a broad range of related topics available at the Complete Softmod Guide, wii.hacks.guide and wiiu.hacks.guide +
- If you come across a term or abbreviation that you're not familar with you can reference the WiiBrew Glossary or the CSG Glossary +
- If you need help, have questions, or just want to chat visit the official ModMii page on gbatemp or the ModMii Discord Server and ask away!
- Resolving HackMii Installer Issues
- Set SD Card Partition Style to MBR (if applicable)
- First, plug your SD Card into your PC and check if it's Partition style is already MBR. + +
- Right-click "This PC" or "My Computer" and select "Manage", a new window will open, on left panel click "Disk Management".
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- If "This PC" or "My Computer" is not on the desktop it can be accessed using the ⊞ Win+E keyboard combination. +
- In the Disk Management window, right-click the disk you want and select "Properties". +
- In the disk's properties window, select the "Volumes" tab. +
- If the "Partition style" is already Master Boot Record (MBR), you can skip the rest of this step. +
- If your SD Card is not already MBR you must convert it using one of the two methods below.
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- If you have files on the SD Card you want to keep, you can convert the Partition style to MBR without losing data using MiniTool Partition Wizard. +
- Even though your data should be preserved, there are no guarantees and you should still back up your files. +
- If your SD Card is not already in the desired format (e.g. FAT32) you will have to format it during the next step anyway so there's no point in using this method. +
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- Download MiniTool Partition Wizard, install it and start the program. + +
- Within the MiniTool window, right-click the GPT disk you want to convert and choose "Convert GPT Disk to MBR Disk". +
- Click the "Apply" button in the toolbar. +
- Click the "Yes" button to confirm conversion. +
- Wait for the conversion to finish then click "OK". +
- Once you have successfully converted your SD Card to MBR you can proceed to the next step of this guide. +
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- Back up any data on the disk before continuing! This will wipe all data on the disk! +
- Open Disk Management following the same procedure above and locate the disk drive you want to use. + + +
- Right-click the partition(s) on the drive (make sure you select the right drive!) and select "Delete Volume" or "Delete Partition" to remove them. Repeat this process for each partition on that disk. + +
- Right-click the disk in Disk Management and select "Convert to MBR Disk." + + +
- On the lower half menu of the window, locate the unallocated space, right-click it, and select "New Simple Volume" and click "Next". +
- Choose a Drive letter for this partition, then click "Next".
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- Make note of this drive letter, as it will be needed later. +
- Set the File System to your desired format and optionally customize the "Volume label".
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- If your desired format (e.g. FAT32) isn't an option choose "NTFS" and we can change it later. +
- Click "Next", then click "Finish".
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- If you see a message indicating you need to format the drive, click "Cancel". +
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+ - Format the SD Card as FAT32 (if applicable)
- First, insert your SD Card into your PC and determine if it needs to be formatted by checking the current Format\File-System of the SD Card. +
- Open "This PC" or "My Computer", right-click the SD Card you want to use, then select "Properties".
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- If "This PC" or "My Computer" is not on the desktop it can be accessed using the ⊞ Win+E keyboard combination. +
- Make note of the Drive Letter of the SD Card as this will be important later. +
- If the "File-System" is already FAT32, you can skip this step. +
- If you have anything saved to the SD Card, you should back it up now as all the data will be lost once you format it. +
- Launch FAT32 GUI Formatter from shortcuts on your Start Menu or Desktop or directly from C:\ModMii\Program Files + + + +
- Carefully select the correct drive letter corresponding to your SD Card. +
- You may optionally uncheck the "Quick Format" box, then click "Start".
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- When completed it should display "Done". +
- If you get an error indicating the device is in use, try again after first closing all of your file explorer windows, even the ones that weren't browsing the device.
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- Click the "Close" button. +
- Copy the files ModMii downloaded to your SD Card.
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- The files should be saved here: "C:\ModMii\COPY_TO_SD"
+• Your folder structure should look similar to this:
+💾 SD Card or USB Drive
+ ┗ 📁apps
+ ┣ 📁AppName1
+ ┣ 📄boot.dol
+ ┣ 📄meta.xml
+ ┗ 📄icon.png
+ ┣ (All other Wii apps should be here too)
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+• Your folder structure should not look like this:
+💾 SD Card or USB Drive
+ ┗ ⛔📁COPY_TO_SD
+ ┗ ⛔📁COPY_TO_USB
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+ - When the files are finished copying to the SD card, you should safely remove your SD Card from your computer and reinsert it into your console and proceed to the next step.
- The files should be saved here: "C:\ModMii\COPY_TO_SD"
- Launch YAWM ModMii Edition (yawmME)
- Start the Homebrew Channel (HBC) and load YAWM ModMii Edition (Yet Another Wad Manager ModMii Edition). Once you've loaded it, move onto the next step.
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+ - If you are missing the HBC or it is failing to load any apps, you will need to launch yawmME using another method. +
- Connect your Wii to the internet if you have not done so already.
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- If prompted, choose to not perform an update. +
- If you have connection issues ensure your router is supported by the Wii and configured in line with these guidelines. +
- Go to the "Wii Options" Menu, then select "Wii Settings", then go to Page 2 and select "Internet", select "Connection Settings", then choose your active connection.
+ - Select "Change settings" and scroll 3 times to the right to select "Auto-Obtain DNS" (Not IP Address)
+ - Select "No" then select "Advanced Settings".
+ - Change both the Primary DNS and Secondary DNS to 3.143.163.250
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- If you later have connection test issues or other problems check here to confirm whether the str2hax DNS has recently changed as it does from time to time. +
- Select "Confirm", then "Save", and then select "OK" to run a connection test. +
- If the connection test was successful, select "No" to skip the Wii System Update. +
- If the connection test does not work, make sure you have a working internet connection and DNS was enterred correctly, then try again. If it still fails you should choose a different exploit. +
- Select "Back" two times to return to the "Internet panel", then select User Agreements or Agreement/Contact. +
- Select "Yes" to the using the Wii Shop Channel and WiiConnect24. +
- Click "Next" to review User Agreements.
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- If you see a heart-shaped pony on your screen then you have done everything correctly. +
- Select "I Accept" to continue.
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- After clicking "I Accept" it is normal for your Wii remote not to respond for 1-2 minutes before launching your homebrew application. +
- If it takes longer than 2 minutes then turn off your Wii by holding the power button for 5 seconds and try again. +
- If it keeps failing you should choose a different exploit. +
- Run Bannerbomb v1 by going to Wii Options, Data Management, Channels, SD Card and choosing yes to load boot.dol/elf.
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- Note: If it doesn't work for you, visit https://bannerbomb.qoid.us/ for more variations of Bannerbomb v1 (ignore the suggestion to update and use LetterBomb). +
- In order to use the SD Card Menu normally again after following this guide, you can remove Bannerbomb from your SD card with ModMii's File Cleanup feature, or by manually deleting the "aktn" folder where bannerbomb is saved (SD:\private\wii\title). +
- On your Wii, go to Wii Settings, then Internet, then Console Information and make note of your MAC address. +
- Click the spoiler button below to download Wilbrand.
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- Input your Wii's MAC Address and your System Menu Version. +
- Make sure Bundle the HackMii Installer is NOT checked. +
- Complete the CAPTCHA and cut either wire to download your LetterBomb.
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- Whichever wire you choose doesn’t matter. +
- Extract the private folder from the downloaded ZIP to the root of your SD card, then insert it into your Wii. +
- On your Wii, return to the Wii Menu and then open the "Message Board" and navigate to Yesterday. +
- Click on the envelope with the pink bomb icon to launch the boot.elf/dol file saved on the root of your SD Card.
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- If you cannot find the mailbox bomb under "Yesterday" check that your Wii's date setting is correct. +
- Install WADs
- From YAWM ModMii Edition's main menu choose your source device using left and right, most likely "Wii SD Slot", and Press A. + +
- Install the 6 WADs listed below.
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- Be careful not to install any additional WADs that may have been previously saved in this folder (they may be safe, but I cannot say for sure). +
- Fun Fact! Installing a clean/unpatched version of IOS58 should be enough to make the HackMii Installer happy, but we're (re)installing a few extra IOSs that the HackMii Installer is known to play nicely with just in case. +
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- IOS31-64-v3608 +
- IOS33-64-v3608 +
- IOS34-64-v3608 +
- IOS35-64-v3608 +
- IOS36-64-v3608 +
- IOS58-64-v6176 +
+ - Hold + for 2 seconds to select all the WADs in the folder.
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- Alternatively, you can select or deselect your WADs individually by navigating to each one and hitting +.
+ - Warning: do not use minus (-) as this will mark WADs for uninstallation.
+
- Alternatively, you can select or deselect your WADs individually by navigating to each one and hitting +.
- After you've marked all the WADs listed above, press A. +
- Double check the total number selected for installation matches your list above, then press A again to install.
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- If some WADs fail to install continue with this guide anyway; but later if both versions of the HackMii Installer don't work return to this step.
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- If some WADs fail to install continue with this guide anyway; but later if both versions of the HackMii Installer don't work return to this step.
- After successfully installing all the WADs, press any button to continue. + + +
- Then press the B button to go back to the root of your device. +
- Choose "apps" then press A. +
- Navigate to "HackMii_Installer" and press A.
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- If this version fails during the next step, try launching "HackMii_Installer_v1.0" instead.
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- If this version fails during the next step, try launching "HackMii_Installer_v1.0" instead.
- Scroll to "boot.elf" and press A again. +
- Press A to launch the HackMii Installer's boot.elf. +
- Installing the Homebrew Channel (HBC) And Bootmii
- Upon launching the HackMii Installer, you will be greeted by a scam warning screen. +
- After waiting 30 seconds the message "Press 1 to continue" should appear. +
- Press 1 to continue.
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- Or if you are using a Gamecube controller, press A to continue. +
- Press A to continue, then press ↑ until "Install the Homebrew Channel" is selected and press A, then select "Yes, continue" to install it.
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- When completed the installer should display "SUCCESS". +
- Press A to continue to the main menu. + + +
- From the main menu, press ↓ twice to select "Bootmii...", then press A. + + +
- From the Bootmii menu, navigate to "Install Bootmii as IOS" and press A, then select "Yes, continue" to write runtime files to the SD Card, then "Yes, continue" again to install Bootmii as IOS.
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- When completed the installer should display "SUCCESS". +
- If the installer fails, double check the SD Card's lock switch is disabled (if applicable) or try a different card all together. If you're missing a Bootmii compatible SD Card you can skip installing Bootmii and making a nand backup for now until you get a compatible SD Card. +
- Press A to continue to the Bootmii menu. + +
- From the Bootmii menu, check to see if "Install Bootmii as boot2" is an option.
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- Navigate to "Install Bootmii as boot2" if it's listed as an option and press A. Then install it following the same procedure to install Bootmii as IOS described above. +
- After installing Bootmii as IOS and as boot2 (if possible), navigate to "Return to the main menu" and press A, then go down to "Exit" and press A to exit to the Homebrew Channel. +
- It is recommended to have Bootmii installed as both IOS and as boot2, if possible. +
- Installing Bootmii as boot2 is only an option available on older Wii's and it provides the greatest level of brick protection.
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- Do not worry if your Wii is not capable of installing Bootmii as boot2, all Wii's can still install Priiloader; and with Priiloader installed you can recover from the majority of bricks. So long as you do not uninstall Priiloader, your System Menu, or System Menu IOS you will be able to recover even without Bootmii installed as boot2. +
- If Bootmii is installed to boot2, you can access Bootmii and the Homebrew Channel before the system menu (or Priiloader) is loaded, this will allow you to launch homebrew as needed to fix bricks or restore NAND backups. If Bootmii is installed to boot2, it will load the Bootmii menu each time the Wii starts up only if a Bootmii folder is detected on your SD card. If you move or rename this folder, the Wii will continue to boot the system menu (or Priiloader if installed). +
- All Wii's are able to install Bootmii as IOS.
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- While Bootmii as IOS does not by itself provide much brick protection, it will allow you to make a NAND backup. When combined with Priiloader, a NAND backup may help you recover from potential semi-bricks in the future. +
- Credits, Supporting Apps, and Sources
- Support ModMii
- Your chosen options
- Desired System Menu is 4.3K +
- Install Dark Wii Red Theme +
- Important Notes
- Region Changing is not necessary to play other region games. +
- An alternative to region changing is to use SNEEK\UNEEK to emulate a different region System Menu. +
- If you use the Wii Shopping Channel, you must start the channel and delete your account before starting this guide. If you don't the Wii Shop Channel will error. +
- Do NOT restart the Wii or exit the Homebrew Channel until you have completed this guide. +
- This guide assumes your Wii has already been softmodded and SD Card (or USB) properly formatted by following the ModMii Wizard or SysCheck Updater Wizard. If this is not the case please do so before going any further with this Region Change guide. + +
- This guide does not require an internet connection on your Wii. +
- Make sure the files ModMii downloaded are on your SD Card, and your SD Card is inserted in the console. +
- If you don't have an SD Card, you can still accomplish most Wii softmods using a Hard Drive formatted as FAT32 in place of an SD Card (SD is notably required for Bootmii and NAND backup). +
- Use ModMii's USB-Loader Setup feature if you need help formatting your HDD as FAT32. +
- Make sure to always plug your hard drive into USB port0 - the one nearest the edge of the Wii. +
- An SD Card is recommended, but not necessary, to fully softmod your console. +
- Check if your SD Card has a lock switch and make sure it's disabled. +
- If you get errors during any of the steps try reformatting your SD Card (or HDD) as FAT32. +
- If your Wii ever freezes, hold the power button on the Wii for 5 seconds to power it off then try again. +
- Never uninstall a System Menu or IOS. +
- When updating your softmod you should always overwrite old mods by installing new ones, do not try to "Delete everything" or "Start from scratch". +
- To update your mods in the future you can use the ModMii Wizard as if it was your first time, or even better, update only what's outdated using ModMii's Syscheck Updater Wizard and reduce the number of steps! +
- If you accept an official Nintendo update after modding the Wii, you may lose some of your modifications and have to reinstall them. +
- Do not install untested WADs/themes without Priiloader, Bootmii and a nand backup. +
- It's probably unnecessary, but you should disconnect all peripherals from the Wii during the modding procedure unless instructed otherwise. This includes gamecube memory cards, gamecube controllers, Wii Speak, etc. +
- USB hard drives configured to work on a Wii will also work on vWii (virtual Wii on WiiU) and Wii Mini and vice versa. + +
- Detailed guides covering a broad range of related topics available at the Complete Softmod Guide, wii.hacks.guide and wiiu.hacks.guide +
- If you come across a term or abbreviation that you're not familar with you can reference the WiiBrew Glossary or the CSG Glossary +
- If you need help, have questions, or just want to chat visit the official ModMii page on gbatemp or the ModMii Discord Server and ask away!
- Region Changing your Wii
- Make a NAND backup
- Bootmii does not work with Wiimotes, the steps below will direct you to use the front buttons on the Wii console itself.
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- Power button = Advance to next item +
- Reset button = Select highlighted item +
- Bootmii also works with gamecube controllers; in fact, one is required to restore NAND backups on consoles that could not install Bootmii to boot2. +
- From inside the Homebrew Channel press the Home button and select "Launch Bootmii". +
- Press the Power button on the Wii console 3 times to get to the last option to access the Settings (the button with gears), then press the Reset button to select it. +
- Press Reset to select the first backup option (the button with the green arrow) +
- Press Reset again to make your NAND backup.
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- Do not power off your Wii or remove your SD card when making your NAND backup. +
- This process takes about 8 minutes to complete; your mileage may vary. +
- Having some black "Bad Blocks" is normal and nothing to worry about. +
- After backing up the NAND, Bootmii will begin verifying it. While this is recommended, it can be skipped by pressing the Eject button on your console. +
- Press any button on the console to exit the NAND backup screen. +
- Exit Bootmii and launch the HBC by pressing the Power button on the Wii console 3 times to advance to the last option (the one with the back arrow), then press the Reset button to select it. Then press Power 1 time to advance to the Homebrew Channel, then press the Reset button to launch it. +
- At this point, or immediately following the completion of this guide, you should remove the SD card from the Wii (it is safe to do so while inside the HBC), backup the Bootmii folder, nand.bin, and keys.bin from your SD to a hard drive, the cloud, or anywhere safe. You might need these in case of emergencies, so don't lose them. Optionally erase them from the SD card after backing them up to free up space, or rename the Bootmii folder to avoid autobooting into Bootmii at startup for consoles with Bootmii installed to boot2 (or customize it's bootmii.ini config file using ModMii). When done, safely remove your SD Card from your computer and reinsert it into your Wii and proceed to the next step. +
- Install and Configure Priiloader
- If you already have Priiloader installed by following the ModMii Wizard or SysCheck Updater Wizard you can skip this step. If you are not sure either check if you can load Priiloader or just reinstall it.
+ - You can navigate the Priiloader menu using a Wiimote, GameCube controller, USB Keyboard, or the Power/Reset buttons on the front of the console: Power to navigate and Reset to select.
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- Note: if using the front console buttons you will not be able to access the system menu hacks, file/dol & password menus.
- Launch the "Priiloader Installer" from the Homebrew Channel. +
- After the Priiloader Installer loads, press + to install it.
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- When successful the installer should display "Install done!" + + + +
- Press A to exit back to the Homebrew Channel. + +
- Launch the "Load Priiloader" app via the HBC to access the Priiloader menu.
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- You can also access Priiloader by holding down the reset button or the ESC key on a USB connected keyboard while powering on the console. +
- From the Priiloader menu, select "System Menu Hacks" and enable some system menu hacks.
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- Be careful not to haphazardly enable just any hack, for example do not enable "Lock System Menu with Black Screen".
+ - Click here for a description of each Priiloader system menu hack. +
+RECOMMENDED HACKS +-
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- Block Disc Updates +
- Block Online Updates +
- Region Free EVERYTHING +
- 480p graphics fix in system menu +
- Remove Deflicker (only if you are NOT using a CRT display) +
- Wiimmfi Patch v4 +
- Remove NoCopy Save File Protection + + + +
+ - Be careful not to haphazardly enable just any hack, for example do not enable "Lock System Menu with Black Screen".
- Scroll down to "save settings" and press A, then press B to go back to Priiloader's main menu. +
- Optional: Autoboot a USB-Loader Channel instead of the System Menu.
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- Select "Load/Install File". Select your forwarder dol (e.g. USBLoader_IDCL_Channel_Forwarder.dol) and press A to install it. Wait for it to install and return to the main menu. +
- Did you know that custom forwarder dols can be built from ModMii's Advanced Downloads menu? +
- Navigate to "Settings" and change "Autoboot" to "Installed File". +
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- Navigate to "Homebrew Channel" and press A to launch it.
+ - Install WADs using the Konami Code
- On your console, load "YAWM ModMii Edition" from the HomeBrew Channel. +
- Choose your source device using left and right, most likely "Wii SD Slot", and Enter the Konami Code: ↑↑↓↓←→←→BA +
- Install your custom list of 14 WADs found in the spoiler below.
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- Be careful not to install any additional WADs that may have been previously saved in this folder (they may be safe, but I cannot say for sure). +
- Hold + for 2 seconds to select all the WADs in the folder.
+
+
-
+
- Alternatively, you can select or deselect your WADs individually by navigating to each one and hitting +.
+ - Warning: do not use minus (-) as this will mark WADs for uninstallation.
+
- Alternatively, you can select or deselect your WADs individually by navigating to each one and hitting +.
- After you've marked all the WADs listed below, press A on any marked WAD to install them all. +
- Confirm the total number selected for installation is 14, then press A again to install.
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- If any WADs fail to install properly please retry installing them.
+ - If asked whether to retain or remove Priiloader, press A to retain Priiloader.
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- If any WADs fail to install properly please retry installing them.
- After successfully installing all the WADs, press A to launch Priiloader and re-enable your preferred System Menu Hacks before proceeding to the next step. It's also safe to re-enable them at a later time.
+ - Use Any Region Changer ModMii Edition
- Launch "Any Region Changer ModMii Edition" via the Homebrew Channel +
- After reading the warning, press A to continue.
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- You will see this error at the top of the screen: "WARNING: AREA/SysMenu MISMATCH!"
- Press A to select the "Auto Fix Settings" option. +
- Press any key to continue, and the "WARNING: AREA/SysMenu MISMATCH!" error should disappear. +
- Now return to the HBC by pressing the Home button or by navigating to "Exit to the Homebrew Channel" and pressing A. +
- Optional: Add the Korean Key
- Launch "KoreanKii" using the Homebrew Channel. +
- Press + or R using a GameCube controller to add the Korean Key, then press A to confirm. +
- After Modding your Wii
- Some of your currently installed Nintendo channels (e.g. News, Internet, etc.) may not work on your new region. To fix this, download and install the channels for your new K Region (see WiiLink note below). Duplicate channels can optionally be removed by googling for Any Title Deleter, but be careful, you can easily brick your Wii with this tool if you delete the wrong thing! +
- To play Wii (and Gamecube) games off a USB hard drive, run the USB-Loader Setup wizard from ModMii's Main Menu. + +
- Optionally remove unnecessary files using ModMii's "File Cleanup & App Updater" feature to prevent amateurs from using potentially dangerous apps. + +
- Consider making another NAND backup so that if you ever need restore it you won't need to repeat the entire softmod process. + +
- At any point you can run SysCheck on your Wii to get a sysCheck.csv log of your installed softmods; in the future you can check if any of your mods are outdated by opening your log with the latest version of ModMii. + +
- Periodically check for updates to the apps on your SD card or USB Hard drive by using ModMii's "File Cleanup & App Updater" feature. It will scan your device for ModMii's auto-updating apps and offer to check for updates. + +
- Download the latest Wii Homebrew apps to your SD Card or FAT32 USB Hard Drive so they can be launched via the HBC or forwarder channels.
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- Download some Wii related PC tools or Just for Fun Wii apps like emulators or cheat codes from ModMii Classic's Download Pages. +
- Grab the Homebrew Browser or the Open Shop Channel for Windows from ModMii or the provided links to easily download many other popular apps right from your Wii or PC! +
- Some other great libraries of Homebrew applications can be found at wiibrew.org, wiidatabase.de, oscwii.org and of course gbatemp.
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- To manually "install" apps, download your homebrew and you should find a boot.dol (or boot.elf) file and possibly an icon.png and meta.xml. +
- For the HBC to read your SD/USB correctly, your card must be structured SD+USB:/apps/application name/boot.dol\elf +
- Some apps require a meta.xml be saved in the same place as the boot.dol\elf to work properly (icon.png is always optional). +
- If you have a dol or elf file not named "boot", rename it boot.dol\elf, otherwise it will not be recognized by the HBC (not required if using Priiloader to install a file). +
- Check out some of my custom Forwarder Channels to launch your favourite Wii homebrew straight from the System Menu. +
- Get a new theme for your Wii Menu! Confirm you have Priiloader installed before installing themes, then open mym themes\files using ModMii or ThemeMii Mod to convert them to csm files for your specific system menu version. Or check out the huge library of themes available at www.wiithemer.org, a website that also converts MYMs to CSMs for you on the fly. CSM files can then be installed to your Wii using csm-installer or MyMenuify Mod. ThemeMii Mod, csm-installer and MyMenuify Mod are all available on ModMii Classic's Download Pages. +
- "Expand" your Wii's 500MB internal memory for more WiiWare and Virtual Console games by having it load the System Menu from external storage instead. Use ModMii's SNEEK installer and Emulated NAND builder to get started.
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- You can also use your Wii's nand.bin backup as an Emulated NAND instead of having ModMii build one from scratch. To extract the files from a nand.bin backup to use as an Emulated NAND, simply open the nand.bin file using ModMii. +
- Alternatively, you can dump your Wii's NAND to use as an Emulated NAND using USB Loader GX's features menu. +
- Install Fakemote to an unused IOS slot like 247 to add support for DS3 and DS4 controllers. This can also be done using ModMii Classic's Advanced Downloads Menu by choosing the latest FM (Fakemote) version of d2x in ModMii's options. +
- Check out some Crazy Intro Videos to customize how your Wii starts up (SD Card required). + +
- Bring back WiiConnect24 to your Wii! The WiiLink Patcher restores functionality to Wii Mail and various Nintendo Channels such as Forecast, News, Everybody Votes, Nintendo, Check Mii Out, and more! You can get this tool from from ModMii Classic's Download Page 5. + +
- Check out RiiTag\LinkTag: a customizable and dynamic gamertag to automatically update your Discord status with what you've been playing on your Wii. + +
- Credits, Supporting Apps, and Sources
- Support ModMii
- Your chosen options
- Desired System Menu is 4.1U +
- Install Dark Wii Orange Theme +
- Important Notes
- Region Changing is not necessary to play other region games. +
- An alternative to region changing is to use SNEEK\UNEEK to emulate a different region System Menu. +
- If you use the Wii Shopping Channel, you must start the channel and delete your account before starting this guide. If you don't the Wii Shop Channel will error. +
- Do NOT restart the Wii or exit the Homebrew Channel until you have completed this guide. +
- This guide assumes your Wii has already been softmodded and SD Card (or USB) properly formatted by following the ModMii Wizard or SysCheck Updater Wizard. If this is not the case please do so before going any further with this Region Change guide. + +
- This guide does not require an internet connection on your Wii. +
- Make sure the files ModMii downloaded are on your SD Card, and your SD Card is inserted in the console. +
- If you don't have an SD Card, you can still accomplish most Wii softmods using a Hard Drive formatted as FAT32 in place of an SD Card (SD is notably required for Bootmii and NAND backup). +
- Use ModMii's USB-Loader Setup feature if you need help formatting your HDD as FAT32. +
- Make sure to always plug your hard drive into USB port0 - the one nearest the edge of the Wii. +
- An SD Card is recommended, but not necessary, to fully softmod your console. +
- Check if your SD Card has a lock switch and make sure it's disabled. +
- If you get errors during any of the steps try reformatting your SD Card (or HDD) as FAT32. +
- If your Wii ever freezes, hold the power button on the Wii for 5 seconds to power it off then try again. +
- Never uninstall a System Menu or IOS. +
- When updating your softmod you should always overwrite old mods by installing new ones, do not try to "Delete everything" or "Start from scratch". +
- To update your mods in the future you can use the ModMii Wizard as if it was your first time, or even better, update only what's outdated using ModMii's Syscheck Updater Wizard and reduce the number of steps! +
- If you accept an official Nintendo update after modding the Wii, you may lose some of your modifications and have to reinstall them. +
- Do not install untested WADs/themes without Priiloader, Bootmii and a nand backup. +
- It's probably unnecessary, but you should disconnect all peripherals from the Wii during the modding procedure unless instructed otherwise. This includes gamecube memory cards, gamecube controllers, Wii Speak, etc. +
- USB hard drives configured to work on a Wii will also work on vWii (virtual Wii on WiiU) and Wii Mini and vice versa. + +
- Detailed guides covering a broad range of related topics available at the Complete Softmod Guide, wii.hacks.guide and wiiu.hacks.guide +
- If you come across a term or abbreviation that you're not familar with you can reference the WiiBrew Glossary or the CSG Glossary +
- If you need help, have questions, or just want to chat visit the official ModMii page on gbatemp or the ModMii Discord Server and ask away!
- Region Changing your Wii
- Make a NAND backup
- Bootmii does not work with Wiimotes, the steps below will direct you to use the front buttons on the Wii console itself.
+
-
+
- Power button = Advance to next item +
- Reset button = Select highlighted item +
- Bootmii also works with gamecube controllers; in fact, one is required to restore NAND backups on consoles that could not install Bootmii to boot2. +
- From inside the Homebrew Channel press the Home button and select "Launch Bootmii". +
- Press the Power button on the Wii console 3 times to get to the last option to access the Settings (the button with gears), then press the Reset button to select it. +
- Press Reset to select the first backup option (the button with the green arrow) +
- Press Reset again to make your NAND backup.
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+
- Do not power off your Wii or remove your SD card when making your NAND backup. +
- This process takes about 8 minutes to complete; your mileage may vary. +
- Having some black "Bad Blocks" is normal and nothing to worry about. +
- After backing up the NAND, Bootmii will begin verifying it. While this is recommended, it can be skipped by pressing the Eject button on your console. +
- Press any button on the console to exit the NAND backup screen. +
- Exit Bootmii and launch the HBC by pressing the Power button on the Wii console 3 times to advance to the last option (the one with the back arrow), then press the Reset button to select it. Then press Power 1 time to advance to the Homebrew Channel, then press the Reset button to launch it. +
- At this point, or immediately following the completion of this guide, you should remove the SD card from the Wii (it is safe to do so while inside the HBC), backup the Bootmii folder, nand.bin, and keys.bin from your SD to a hard drive, the cloud, or anywhere safe. You might need these in case of emergencies, so don't lose them. Optionally erase them from the SD card after backing them up to free up space, or rename the Bootmii folder to avoid autobooting into Bootmii at startup for consoles with Bootmii installed to boot2 (or customize it's bootmii.ini config file using ModMii). When done, safely remove your SD Card from your computer and reinsert it into your Wii and proceed to the next step. +
- Install and Configure Priiloader
- If you already have Priiloader installed by following the ModMii Wizard or SysCheck Updater Wizard you can skip this step. If you are not sure either check if you can load Priiloader or just reinstall it.
+ - You can navigate the Priiloader menu using a Wiimote, GameCube controller, USB Keyboard, or the Power/Reset buttons on the front of the console: Power to navigate and Reset to select.
+
- Note: if using the front console buttons you will not be able to access the system menu hacks, file/dol & password menus.
- Launch the "Priiloader Installer" from the Homebrew Channel. +
- After the Priiloader Installer loads, press + to install it.
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- When successful the installer should display "Install done!" + + + +
- Press A to exit back to the Homebrew Channel. + +
- Launch the "Load Priiloader" app via the HBC to access the Priiloader menu.
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- You can also access Priiloader by holding down the reset button or the ESC key on a USB connected keyboard while powering on the console. +
- From the Priiloader menu, select "System Menu Hacks" and enable some system menu hacks.
+
-
+
- Be careful not to haphazardly enable just any hack, for example do not enable "Lock System Menu with Black Screen".
+ - Click here for a description of each Priiloader system menu hack. +
+RECOMMENDED HACKS +-
+
+
- Block Disc Updates +
- Block Online Updates +
- Region Free EVERYTHING +
- 480p graphics fix in system menu +
- Remove Deflicker (only if you are NOT using a CRT display) +
- Wiimmfi Patch v4 +
- Remove NoCopy Save File Protection + + + +
+ - Be careful not to haphazardly enable just any hack, for example do not enable "Lock System Menu with Black Screen".
- Scroll down to "save settings" and press A, then press B to go back to Priiloader's main menu. +
- Optional: Autoboot a USB-Loader Channel instead of the System Menu.
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+
- Select "Load/Install File". Select your forwarder dol (e.g. USBLoader_IDCL_Channel_Forwarder.dol) and press A to install it. Wait for it to install and return to the main menu. +
- Did you know that custom forwarder dols can be built from ModMii's Advanced Downloads menu? +
- Navigate to "Settings" and change "Autoboot" to "Installed File". +
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+
- Navigate to "Homebrew Channel" and press A to launch it.
+ - Install WADs using the Konami Code
- On your console, load "YAWM ModMii Edition" from the HomeBrew Channel. +
- Choose your source device using left and right, most likely "Wii SD Slot", and Enter the Konami Code: ↑↑↓↓←→←→BA +
- Install your custom list of 14 WADs found in the spoiler below.
+ +-
+
- Be careful not to install any additional WADs that may have been previously saved in this folder (they may be safe, but I cannot say for sure). +
- Hold + for 2 seconds to select all the WADs in the folder.
+
+
-
+
- Alternatively, you can select or deselect your WADs individually by navigating to each one and hitting +.
+ - Warning: do not use minus (-) as this will mark WADs for uninstallation.
+
- Alternatively, you can select or deselect your WADs individually by navigating to each one and hitting +.
- After you've marked all the WADs listed below, press A on any marked WAD to install them all. +
- Confirm the total number selected for installation is 14, then press A again to install.
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- If any WADs fail to install properly please retry installing them.
+ - If asked whether to retain or remove Priiloader, press A to retain Priiloader.
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- If any WADs fail to install properly please retry installing them.
- After successfully installing all the WADs, press A to launch Priiloader and re-enable your preferred System Menu Hacks before proceeding to the next step. It's also safe to re-enable them at a later time.
+ - Use Any Region Changer ModMii Edition
- Launch "Any Region Changer ModMii Edition" via the Homebrew Channel +
- After reading the warning, press A to continue.
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- You will see this error at the top of the screen: "WARNING: AREA/SysMenu MISMATCH!"
- Press A to select the "Auto Fix Settings" option. +
- Press any key to continue, and the "WARNING: AREA/SysMenu MISMATCH!" error should disappear. +
- Now return to the HBC by pressing the Home button or by navigating to "Exit to the Homebrew Channel" and pressing A. +
- Optional: Remove the Korean Key (if applicable)
- Launch "KoreanKii" using the Homebrew Channel. +
- Press - or L using a GameCube controller to remove the Korean Key, then press A to confirm. +
- After Modding your Wii
- Some of your currently installed Nintendo channels (e.g. News, Internet, etc.) may not work on your new region. To fix this, download and install the channels for your new U Region (see WiiLink note below). Duplicate channels can optionally be removed by googling for Any Title Deleter, but be careful, you can easily brick your Wii with this tool if you delete the wrong thing! +
- To play Wii (and Gamecube) games off a USB hard drive, run the USB-Loader Setup wizard from ModMii's Main Menu. + +
- Optionally remove unnecessary files using ModMii's "File Cleanup & App Updater" feature to prevent amateurs from using potentially dangerous apps. + +
- Consider making another NAND backup so that if you ever need restore it you won't need to repeat the entire softmod process. + +
- At any point you can run SysCheck on your Wii to get a sysCheck.csv log of your installed softmods; in the future you can check if any of your mods are outdated by opening your log with the latest version of ModMii. + +
- Periodically check for updates to the apps on your SD card or USB Hard drive by using ModMii's "File Cleanup & App Updater" feature. It will scan your device for ModMii's auto-updating apps and offer to check for updates. + +
- Download the latest Wii Homebrew apps to your SD Card or FAT32 USB Hard Drive so they can be launched via the HBC or forwarder channels.
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- Download some Wii related PC tools or Just for Fun Wii apps like emulators or cheat codes from ModMii Classic's Download Pages. +
- Grab the Homebrew Browser or the Open Shop Channel for Windows from ModMii or the provided links to easily download many other popular apps right from your Wii or PC! +
- Some other great libraries of Homebrew applications can be found at wiibrew.org, wiidatabase.de, oscwii.org and of course gbatemp.
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- To manually "install" apps, download your homebrew and you should find a boot.dol (or boot.elf) file and possibly an icon.png and meta.xml. +
- For the HBC to read your SD/USB correctly, your card must be structured SD+USB:/apps/application name/boot.dol\elf +
- Some apps require a meta.xml be saved in the same place as the boot.dol\elf to work properly (icon.png is always optional). +
- If you have a dol or elf file not named "boot", rename it boot.dol\elf, otherwise it will not be recognized by the HBC (not required if using Priiloader to install a file). +
- Check out some of my custom Forwarder Channels to launch your favourite Wii homebrew straight from the System Menu. +
- Get a new theme for your Wii Menu! Confirm you have Priiloader installed before installing themes, then open mym themes\files using ModMii or ThemeMii Mod to convert them to csm files for your specific system menu version. Or check out the huge library of themes available at www.wiithemer.org, a website that also converts MYMs to CSMs for you on the fly. CSM files can then be installed to your Wii using csm-installer or MyMenuify Mod. ThemeMii Mod, csm-installer and MyMenuify Mod are all available on ModMii Classic's Download Pages. +
- "Expand" your Wii's 500MB internal memory for more WiiWare and Virtual Console games by having it load the System Menu from external storage instead. Use ModMii's SNEEK installer and Emulated NAND builder to get started.
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- You can also use your Wii's nand.bin backup as an Emulated NAND instead of having ModMii build one from scratch. To extract the files from a nand.bin backup to use as an Emulated NAND, simply open the nand.bin file using ModMii. +
- Alternatively, you can dump your Wii's NAND to use as an Emulated NAND using USB Loader GX's features menu. +
- Install Fakemote to an unused IOS slot like 247 to add support for DS3 and DS4 controllers. This can also be done using ModMii Classic's Advanced Downloads Menu by choosing the latest FM (Fakemote) version of d2x in ModMii's options. +
- Check out some Crazy Intro Videos to customize how your Wii starts up (SD Card required). + +
- Bring back WiiConnect24 to your Wii! The WiiLink Patcher restores functionality to Wii Mail and various Nintendo Channels such as Forecast, News, Everybody Votes, Nintendo, Check Mii Out, and more! You can get this tool from from ModMii Classic's Download Page 5. + +
- Check out RiiTag\LinkTag: a customizable and dynamic gamertag to automatically update your Discord status with what you've been playing on your Wii. + +
- Credits, Supporting Apps, and Sources
- Support ModMii
- Your chosen options
- Download USB-Loader GX +
- USB-Loader Settings and config files saved to USB Hard Drive +
- Important Notes
- This guide does not require an internet connection on your Wii. +
- cIOS(s) required to use USB-Loaders, if you are missing cIOS(s) run the ModMii Wizard function to softmod your Wii\vWii before setting up your USB-Loader and/or external Hard-Drive. If softmodding a Wii Mini follow wii.hacks.guide. +
- After completing this guide, you can launch your USB-Loader via the Homebrew Channel or a USB-Loader forwarder channel. + +
- USB-Loaders, contrary to their name, can also be used on the Wii\vWii with an SD Card. If you prefer using an SD Card simply follow this guide utilizing your FAT32 formatted SD Card in place of a Hard Drive. + + +
- Double check that your hard drive is always plugged into USB port0.
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- For the Wii this is the port on the back nearest the edge +
- For the WiiU this is the one furthest from the edge.
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- If connecting a portable hard drive to your WiiU, a Y-cable may be needed for it to draw power from two usb ports. +
- The vWii cannot use a WiiU Formatted USB hard drive. +
- If a non-WiiU Formatted USB hard drive is detected while in the WiiU menu you will be prompted to format\erase it. Careful not to accidentally format your vWii Hard Drive (if applicable). If the WiiU is softmodded with Aroma this prompt can be disabled. +
- For the Wii Mini there is only one USB port. +
- USB hard drives configured to work on a vWii will also work on Wii and Wii Mini and vice versa. + +
- Not all external hard drive's are compatible with the Wii\vWii\Wii Mini, small USB flash drives or 'thumb drives' in particular often don't work very well. For a list of which USB hard drive's are compatible, check out the USB Devices Compatibility List +
- If you are determined to try using a small USB flash drive or 'thumb drive' on a Wii\vWii, you may have more success if running the loader off of an SD Card and formatting the flash drive as WBFS instead of FAT32. This can be done using Wii Backup Manager. However, doing so will not only restrict the drive to storing only Wii games, but it will not be accessible by your PC without a program like Wii Backup Manager. In fact, every time you plug the hard drive into your PC you will be prompted to reformat it. +
- If a USB Loader fails to load a particular game, try changing it's game specific settings to use a different custom IOS like 249, 250, 251, etc. Your cIOS 249 should play the vast majority of games, for more information see the Wii cIOS base Compatibility List. +
- Detailed guides covering a broad range of related topics available at the Complete Softmod Guide, wii.hacks.guide and wiiu.hacks.guide +
- If you come across a term or abbreviation that you're not familar with you can reference the WiiBrew Glossary or the CSG Glossary +
- If you need help, have questions, or just want to chat visit the official ModMii page on gbatemp or the ModMii Discord Server and ask away!
- USB Loader and Hard Drive setup
- Set External Hard Drive Partition Style to MBR (if applicable)
- First, plug your hard drive into your PC and check if it's Partition style is already MBR. + +
- Right-click "This PC" or "My Computer" and select "Manage", a new window will open, on left panel click "Disk Management".
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- If "This PC" or "My Computer" is not on the desktop it can be accessed using the ⊞ Win+E keyboard combination. +
- In the Disk Management window, right-click the disk you want and select "Properties". +
- In the disk's properties window, select the "Volumes" tab. +
- If the "Partition style" is already Master Boot Record (MBR), you can skip the rest of this step. +
- If your hard drive is larger than 2TB and not already MBR, you must follow ca032769's guide for Western Digital hard drives or Al_Touriste's guide for Seagate hard drives to complete the rest of this step.
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- If your hard drive is >2TB, not MBR, and not a supported Western Digital or Seagate drive then you are currently out of luck. +
- Once you have successfully converted your hard drive to MBR you can proceed to the next step of this guide. +
+ - If your hard drive is 2TB or less and not already MBR you must convert it using one of the two methods below.
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+ - Method 1: MiniTool Partition Wizard
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- If you have files on the drive you want to keep, you can convert the Partition style to MBR without losing data using MiniTool Partition Wizard. +
- Even though your data should be preserved, there are no guarantees and you should still back up your files. +
- If your drive is not already in the desired format (e.g. FAT32) you will have to format it during the next step anyway so there's no point in using this method. +
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- Download MiniTool Partition Wizard, install it and start the program. + +
- Within the MiniTool window, right-click the GPT disk you want to convert and choose "Convert GPT Disk to MBR Disk". +
- Click the "Apply" button in the toolbar. +
- Click the "Yes" button to confirm conversion. +
- Wait for the conversion to finish then click "OK". +
- Once you have successfully converted your hard drive to MBR you can proceed to the next step of this guide. +
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+ + - Method 2: Windows Disk Management
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- Back up any data on the disk before continuing! This will wipe all data on the disk! +
- Open Disk Management following the same procedure above and locate the disk drive you want to use. + + +
- Right-click the partition(s) on the drive (make sure you select the right drive!) and select "Delete Volume" or "Delete Partition" to remove them. Repeat this process for each partition on that disk. + +
- Right-click the disk in Disk Management and select "Convert to MBR Disk." + + +
- On the lower half menu of the window, locate the unallocated space, right-click it, and select "New Simple Volume" and click "Next". +
- Choose a Drive letter for this partition, then click "Next".
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- Make note of this drive letter, as it will be needed later. +
- Set the File System to your desired format and optionally customize the "Volume label".
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- If your desired format (e.g. FAT32) isn't an option choose "NTFS" and we can change it later. +
- Click "Next", then click "Finish".
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- If you see a message indicating you need to format the drive, click "Cancel". +
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+ - Partition and Format the External Hard Drive (if applicable)
- The Wii can access apps, games, covers, media and other files stored on FAT32 without requiring an SD card. +
- Compatible with playing Gamecube games. +
- Compatible with SNEEK/Nand Emulation. +
- Cannot store files greater than 4GBs. The limit does not apply to Wii games, which can be split into parts. This will likely not affect you unless the drive is also used to store HD videos. +
- First, plug your hard drive into your PC and determine if it needs to be formatted by checking the current Format\File-System of the drive. + +
- Open "This PC" or "My Computer", right-click the external hard drive you want to use, then select "Properties".
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- If "This PC" or "My Computer" is not on the desktop it can be accessed using the ⊞ Win+E keyboard combination. +
- Make note of the Drive Letter of the external hard drive as this will be important later. +
- If the "File-System" is already FAT32, you can skip this step. +
- If you have anything saved on the hard drive, you should back it up now as all the data will be lost once you format it. +
- Launch FAT32 GUI Formatter from COPY_TO_USB\Program Files + +
- If you need to format the drive that the application is saved to, copy it to a different drive and launch it from there. +
- Carefully select the correct drive letter corresponding to your external hard drive. +
- You may optionally uncheck the "Quick Format" box, then click "Start".
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- When completed it should display "Done". +
- If you get an error indicating the device is in use, try again after first closing all of your file explorer windows, even the ones that weren't browsing the device.
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- Click the "Close" button. +
- Capable of storing files greater than 4GB. +
- Most USB-Loaders can access games, covers and music saved to NTFS. +
- The HBC cannot load apps stored on NTFS, so an SD card or modern forwarder channel is required to run USB-Loaders. +
- Incompatible with playing Gamecube games. +
- Incompatible with SNEEK/Nand Emulation. +
- First, plug your hard drive into your PC and determine if it needs to be formatted by checking the current Format\File-System of the drive. + +
- Open "This PC" or "My Computer", right-click the external hard drive you want to use, then select "Properties".
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- If "This PC" or "My Computer" is not on the desktop it can be accessed using the ⊞ Win+E keyboard combination. +
- Make note of the Drive Letter of the external hard drive as this will be important later. +
- If the "File-System" is already NTFS, you can skip this step. +
- If you have anything saved on the hard drive, you should back it up now as all the data will be lost once you format it. + +
- Right-click "My Computer" and select "Manage", a new window will open, on left panel click "Disk Management". + +
- Right-click the drive you want to format (make sure you select the right drive!), then select "Format..." +
- Select "NTFS" as the File system to use and input a name for the Hard-Drive/Volume. +
- You may optionally uncheck the "Perform a quick format" box, then click "OK", then click "OK" again. +
- Greater compatibility with hard drives, especially small thumb drives. If loading backups using other formats doesn't work you can try WBFS before getting a new hard drive. +
- WBFS can ONLY store Wii Games, so an SD card is generally required to run apps. +
- Incompatible with playing Gamecube games. +
- Incompatible with SNEEK/Nand Emulation. +
- Windows Explorer cannot open WBFS drives and may prompt you to format it, careful not to do so accidentally.
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- Wii games saved to the drive can still be managed on your PC using Wii Backup Manager or on your Wii using a USB-Loader. +
- If you have anything saved on the hard drive, you should back it up now as all the data will be lost once you format it.
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- If you have any Wii files on the drive you should copy them to your SD Card now (e.g. "apps" folder, "usb-loader" folder, etc.) +
- Launch Wii Backup Manager from COPY_TO_USB\Program Files + +
- If you need to format the drive that the application is saved to, copy it to a different drive and launch it from there. +
- In the Wii Backup Manager window, click the "Tools" menu and select "Format drives". +
- Carefully select the correct drive letter corresponding to your external hard drive. +
- Confirm the new file system is "WBFS", then click "Start". +
- Click "Yes" when asked if you want to continue, then click "Close". +
- Warning: Windows Explorer cannot open WBFS drives and may prompt you to format it, careful not to do so accidentally.
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- Wii games saved to the drive can still be managed on your PC using Wii Backup Manager or on your Wii using a USB-Loader. +
- FAT32 partition can be used to launch apps without requiring an SD card. +
- FAT32 partition is compatible with playing Gamecube games. +
- FAT32 partition is compatible with SNEEK/Nand Emulation. +
- NTFS partition can be used to save files greater than 4GB. +
- May not be possible with some low capacity USB flash drives. +
- A little more work to setup. +
- If you have anything saved on the hard drive, you should back it up now as all the data will be lost once you format it. +
- Right-click "This PC" or "My Computer" and select "Manage", a new window will open, on left panel click "Disk Management". + +
- If "This PC" or "My Computer" is not on the desktop it can be accessed using the ⊞ Win+E keyboard combination. +
- Right-click the partition(s) on the drive (make sure you select the right drive!) and select "Delete Volume" or "Delete Partition" to remove them. Repeat this process for each partition on that disk. +
- On the lower half menu of the window, locate the unallocated space, right-click it, and select "New Simple Volume..." +
- Enter the "volume size" you want your FAT32 partition to be, and click "Next". +
- Choose a Drive letter for this partition, then click "Next".
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- Make note of this drive letter, as it will be needed when we use FAT32 GUI Formatter shortly. +
- Set the File System to "FAT32" (if possible) and optionally customize the "Volume label".
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- FAT32 will mostly likely not be an option (only listed if volume size is under 32GB). +
- If FAT32 isn't an option, you can choose "Do not format this volume".
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- It's also okay to format as NTFS or exFAT since we will be changing it to FAT32 later. +
- Click "Next", then click "Finish".
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- If you see a message indicating you need to format the drive, click "Cancel". +
- In the lower half of the Disk Management menu, locate your drive's remaining unallocated space, right-click it, and select "New Simple Volume...." +
- Click "Next" to format all the remaining space on the drive. +
- Choose a Drive letter for your NTFS partition, and click "Next". +
- Ensure the file system is set to NTFS, then name/label the volume, and optionally uncheck the "Perform a quick format" box. +
- Click "Next", then click "Finish". + +
- Launch FAT32 GUI Formatter from COPY_TO_USB\Program Files
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- If you need to format the drive that the application is saved to, copy it to a different drive and launch it from there. +
- Carefully select the correct drive letter corresponding to the first partition on your external hard drive. +
- You may optionally uncheck the "Quick Format" box, then click "Start".
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- When completed it should display "Done". +
- If you get an error indicating the device is in use, try again after first closing all of your file explorer windows, even the ones that weren't browsing the device.
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- Click the "Close" button. +
- FAT32 partition can be used to launch apps without requiring an SD card. +
- FAT32 partition is compatible with playing Gamecube games. +
- FAT32 partition is compatible with SNEEK/Nand Emulation. +
- WBFS has greater compatibility with hard drives, especially small thumb drives. If loading backups using other formats doesn't work you can try WBFS before getting a new hard drive. + +
- May not be possible with some low capacity USB flash drives. +
- A little more work to setup. +
- WBFS partition can ONLY store Wii Games. +
- Windows Explorer cannot open WBFS partitions and may prompt you to format it, careful not to do so accidentally.
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- Wii games saved to a WBFS partition can still be managed on your PC using Wii Backup Manager or on your Wii using a USB-Loader. +
- If you have anything saved on the hard drive, you should back it up now as all the data will be lost once you format it. +
- Right-click "This PC" or "My Computer" and select "Manage", a new window will open, on left panel click "Disk Management". + +
- If "This PC" or "My Computer" is not on the desktop it can be accessed using the ⊞ Win+E keyboard combination. +
- Right-click the partition(s) on the drive (make sure you select the right drive!) and select "Delete Volume" or "Delete Partition" to remove them. Repeat this process for each partition on that disk. +
- On the lower half menu of the window, locate the unallocated space, right-click it, and select "New Simple Volume..." +
- Enter the "volume size" you want your FAT32 partition to be, and click "Next". +
- Choose a Drive letter for this partition, then click "Next".
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- Make note of the first partition's drive letter, as it will be needed when we use FAT32 GUI Formatter shortly. +
- Set the File System to "FAT32" (if possible) and optionally customize the "Volume label".
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- FAT32 will mostly likely not be an option (only listed if volume size is under 32GB). +
- If FAT32 isn't an option, you can choose "Do not format this volume".
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- It's also okay to format as NTFS or exFAT since we will be changing it to FAT32 later. +
- Click "Next", then click "Finish".
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- If you see a message indicating you need to format the drive, click "Cancel". +
- In the lower half of the Disk Management menu, locate your drive's remaining unallocated space, right-click it, and select "New Simple Volume...." +
- Click "Next" to format all the remaining space on the drive. +
- Choose a Drive letter for the WBFS partition, and click "Next".
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- Make note of the second partition's drive letter, as it will be needed when we use Wii Backup Manager shortly. +
- Set the File System to anything (e.g. "NTFS") as we will be changing it to WBFS later, and optionally customize the "Volume label". + +
- Click "Next", then click "Finish". + + + +
- Launch FAT32 GUI Formatter from COPY_TO_USB\Program Files
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- If you need to format the drive that the application is saved to, copy it to a different drive and launch it from there. +
- Carefully select the correct drive letter corresponding to the first partition on your external hard drive. +
- You may optionally uncheck the "Quick Format" box, then click "Start".
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- When completed it should display "Done". +
- If you get an error indicating the device is in use, try again after first closing all of your file explorer windows, even the ones that weren't browsing the device.
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- To format the second partition as WBFS, launch Wii Backup Manager from COPY_TO_USB\Program Files
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- If you need to format the drive that the application is saved to, copy it to a different drive and launch it from there. +
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- Carefully select the correct drive letter corresponding to the second partition on your external hard drive. +
- Confirm the new file system is "WBFS", then click "Start". +
- Click "Yes" when asked if you want to continue, then click "Close". +
- Warning: Windows Explorer cannot open WBFS drives and may prompt you to format it, careful not to do so accidentally.
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- Copy Files to the Hard Drive
- At this time you should copy the files ModMii downloaded to the root of your hard-drive\partition (or SD Card if your HDD is WBFS).
- The files should be saved here: C:\ModMii\COPY_TO_USB
+• Your folder structure should look similar to this:
+💾 SD Card or USB Drive
+ ┗ 📁apps
+ ┣ 📁AppName1
+ ┣ 📄boot.dol
+ ┣ 📄meta.xml
+ ┗ 📄icon.png
+ ┣ (All other Wii apps should be here too)
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+• Your folder structure should not look like this:
+💾 SD Card or USB Drive
+ ┗ ⛔📁COPY_TO_SD
+ ┗ ⛔📁COPY_TO_USB
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+ - Manage Game backups (optional)
- WiiBackupManager.exe is saved here: "COPY_TO_USB\Program Files\WiiBackupManager" +
- NKitProcessingApp.exe is saved here: "COPY_TO_USB\Program Files\NKit" +
- GCBM.exe is saved here: "COPY_TO_USB\Program Files\GCBM" +
- You can use this program to manage/transfer your backup copies of Wii Games (.WBFS/.ISO/.CISO). +
- It is very simple to use, but a detailed tutorial on using Wii Backup Manager can be found here. +
- Wii Game Directory Structure:
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- Below is a single WBFS example, and a split WBFS example. A WBFS file needs to be split if it is over 4GB and your storage device is formatted as FAT32. During transfer operations WBM can automatically split games and set up the directory structure for you.
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+ 💾 SD Card or USB Drive
+ ┗ 📂wbfs
+ ┣ 📂GameName [GameID]
+ ┃ ┗ 📜GameID.wbfs (for non-split titles)
+ ┗ 📂GameName [GameID]
+ ┣ 📜GameID.wbfs
+ ┗ 📜GameID.wbf1
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- Below is a single WBFS example, and a split WBFS example. A WBFS file needs to be split if it is over 4GB and your storage device is formatted as FAT32. During transfer operations WBM can automatically split games and set up the directory structure for you.
- You can use this program to manage/transfer your backup copies of GameCube Games (.ISO/.CISO/.GCM and extracted FST format). +
- More detailed usage information on GameCube Backup Manager can be found here. +
- Gamecube (Nintendont) Game Directory Structure:
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- Below is a single disc game example, and 2-disc game example. Subdirectories are optional for 1-disc games in ISO/GCM and CISO format. During transfer operations GCBM can automatically and correctly set up the directory structure for you.
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+ 💾 SD Card or USB Drive
+ ┗ 📂games
+ ┣ 📂GameName [GameID]
+ ┃ ┗ 📜game.ciso (for single disc games)
+ ┗ 📂GameName [GameID]
+ ┣ 📜game.iso
+ ┗ 📜disc2.iso
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- Below is a single disc game example, and 2-disc game example. Subdirectories are optional for 1-disc games in ISO/GCM and CISO format. During transfer operations GCBM can automatically and correctly set up the directory structure for you.
- Practically speaking you will only need this app if you encounter an "NKit.iso" or "NKit.gcz" game backup, which are not supported by WBM or GCBM.
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- Usually these files have NKit in their names, but if WBM or GCBM cannot handle a backup it may be an unlabelled NKit backup. +
+ - How to use the NKit Processing App to convert NKit backups to ISO
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- Drag and drop source file(s) onto the NKit Processing App window. +
- Select "Convert to ISO" Mode. +
- Click "Process". +
- When finished, the converted game will be saved to: ..\NKit\Processed\Wii_MatchFail\ +
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- Click here for a short video tutorial. +
+ - After converting from NKit to ISO, backups can be handled by WBM and GCBM like normal. +
- To copy Wii Discs, launch USB-Loader GX and insert the disc into your Wii, if you're not prompted to copy\install the game you can press + to start making a backup. +
- To copy GameCube (or Wii) Discs, launch "CleanRip" from the HBC and insert the disc into your Wii, then follow the very simple on-screen instructions. Note that CleanRip does not support devices formatted as WBFS.
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- Warning: Using your Wii to rip games to NTFS is very unstable, it is highly recommended to rip games to a FAT32 or WBFS formatted HDD, then transfer them to your NTFS drive using a computer. Recall that GameCube games cannot be played when saved to NTFS devices.
- Configure/Customize Your USB-Loader (optional)
- Start your preferred USB-Loader from the HBC, or a forwarder channel, or set Priiloader to autoboot it at startup.
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- From there it's pretty intuitive, browse and adjust any settings to your liking, download covers, set Private Server to Wiimmfi to re-enable online multiplayer, disable the blurry deflicker filter, etc. +
+ - You can customize the look\theme of your USB-Loader or HBC following the steps from here.
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+ - If you have questions about getting started with USB-Loader GX click here.
+ - Credits, Supporting Apps, and Sources
- Support ModMii
- Your chosen options
- Install and\or update all recommended Wii softmods +
- Current System Menu is 3.XK +
- Desired System Menu is 4.3K +
- Install Dark Wii Red Theme +
- Update active IOSs (can be disabled in options) +
- Do not install a cMIOS (can be enabled in options) +
- Do not install Hermes cIOSs (can be enabled in options) +
- Install a USB-Loader Forwarder Channel (can be disabled in options) +
- Install Extra Brick Protection (patched IOS60 in unused system menu IOS slots) (can be disabled in options) +
- Install Photo Channel +
- Install Mii Channel +
- Install Shopping Channel (and IOS56) +
- Important Notes
- This guide does not require an internet connection on your Wii. + +
- An SD Card is recommended, but not necessary, to fully softmod your console. +
- Check if your SD Card has a lock switch and make sure it's disabled. +
- If you get errors during any of the steps try reformatting your SD Card (or HDD) as FAT32. +
- If your Wii ever freezes, hold the power button on the Wii for 5 seconds to power it off then try again. +
- Never uninstall a System Menu or IOS. +
- When updating your softmod you should always overwrite old mods by installing new ones, do not try to "Delete everything" or "Start from scratch". +
- To update your mods in the future you can use the ModMii Wizard as if it was your first time, or even better, update only what's outdated using ModMii's Syscheck Updater Wizard and reduce the number of steps! +
- If you accept an official Nintendo update after modding the Wii, you may lose some of your modifications and have to reinstall them. +
- Do not install untested WADs/themes without Priiloader, Bootmii and a nand backup. +
- It's probably unnecessary, but you should disconnect all peripherals from the Wii during the modding procedure unless instructed otherwise. This includes gamecube memory cards, gamecube controllers, Wii Speak, etc. +
- USB hard drives configured to work on a Wii will also work on vWii (virtual Wii on WiiU) and Wii Mini and vice versa. + +
- Detailed guides covering a broad range of related topics available at the Complete Softmod Guide, wii.hacks.guide and wiiu.hacks.guide +
- If you come across a term or abbreviation that you're not familar with you can reference the WiiBrew Glossary or the CSG Glossary +
- If you need help, have questions, or just want to chat visit the official ModMii page on gbatemp or the ModMii Discord Server and ask away!
- Hacking your Wii
- Set SD Card Partition Style to MBR (if applicable)
- First, plug your SD Card into your PC and check if it's Partition style is already MBR. + +
- Right-click "This PC" or "My Computer" and select "Manage", a new window will open, on left panel click "Disk Management".
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- If "This PC" or "My Computer" is not on the desktop it can be accessed using the ⊞ Win+E keyboard combination. +
- In the Disk Management window, right-click the disk you want and select "Properties". +
- In the disk's properties window, select the "Volumes" tab. +
- If the "Partition style" is already Master Boot Record (MBR), you can skip the rest of this step. +
- If your SD Card is not already MBR you must convert it using one of the two methods below.
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- If you have files on the SD Card you want to keep, you can convert the Partition style to MBR without losing data using MiniTool Partition Wizard. +
- Even though your data should be preserved, there are no guarantees and you should still back up your files. +
- If your SD Card is not already in the desired format (e.g. FAT32) you will have to format it during the next step anyway so there's no point in using this method. +
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- Download MiniTool Partition Wizard, install it and start the program. + +
- Within the MiniTool window, right-click the GPT disk you want to convert and choose "Convert GPT Disk to MBR Disk". +
- Click the "Apply" button in the toolbar. +
- Click the "Yes" button to confirm conversion. +
- Wait for the conversion to finish then click "OK". +
- Once you have successfully converted your SD Card to MBR you can proceed to the next step of this guide. +
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- Back up any data on the disk before continuing! This will wipe all data on the disk! +
- Open Disk Management following the same procedure above and locate the disk drive you want to use. + + +
- Right-click the partition(s) on the drive (make sure you select the right drive!) and select "Delete Volume" or "Delete Partition" to remove them. Repeat this process for each partition on that disk. + +
- Right-click the disk in Disk Management and select "Convert to MBR Disk." + + +
- On the lower half menu of the window, locate the unallocated space, right-click it, and select "New Simple Volume" and click "Next". +
- Choose a Drive letter for this partition, then click "Next".
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- Make note of this drive letter, as it will be needed later. +
- Set the File System to your desired format and optionally customize the "Volume label".
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- If your desired format (e.g. FAT32) isn't an option choose "NTFS" and we can change it later. +
- Click "Next", then click "Finish".
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- If you see a message indicating you need to format the drive, click "Cancel". +
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+ - Format the SD Card as FAT32 (if applicable)
- First, insert your SD Card into your PC and determine if it needs to be formatted by checking the current Format\File-System of the SD Card. +
- Open "This PC" or "My Computer", right-click the SD Card you want to use, then select "Properties".
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- If "This PC" or "My Computer" is not on the desktop it can be accessed using the ⊞ Win+E keyboard combination. +
- Make note of the Drive Letter of the SD Card as this will be important later. +
- If the "File-System" is already FAT32, you can skip this step. +
- If you have anything saved to the SD Card, you should back it up now as all the data will be lost once you format it. +
- Launch FAT32 GUI Formatter from shortcuts on your Start Menu or Desktop or directly from C:\ModMii\Program Files + + + +
- Carefully select the correct drive letter corresponding to your SD Card. +
- You may optionally uncheck the "Quick Format" box, then click "Start".
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- When completed it should display "Done". +
- If you get an error indicating the device is in use, try again after first closing all of your file explorer windows, even the ones that weren't browsing the device.
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- Click the "Close" button. +
- Copy the files ModMii downloaded to your SD Card.
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- The files should be saved here: "C:\ModMii\COPY_TO_SD"
+• Your folder structure should look similar to this:
+💾 SD Card or USB Drive
+ ┗ 📁apps
+ ┣ 📁AppName1
+ ┣ 📄boot.dol
+ ┣ 📄meta.xml
+ ┗ 📄icon.png
+ ┣ (All other Wii apps should be here too)
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+• Your folder structure should not look like this:
+💾 SD Card or USB Drive
+ ┗ ⛔📁COPY_TO_SD
+ ┗ ⛔📁COPY_TO_USB
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+ - When the files are finished copying to the SD card, you should safely remove your SD Card from your computer and reinsert it into your console and proceed to the next step.
- The files should be saved here: "C:\ModMii\COPY_TO_SD"
- Launch YAWM ModMii Edition (yawmME)
- Start the Homebrew Channel (HBC) and load YAWM ModMii Edition (Yet Another Wad Manager ModMii Edition). Once you've loaded it, move onto the next step.
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- Connect your Wii to the internet if you have not done so already.
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- If prompted, choose to not perform an update. +
- If you have connection issues ensure your router is supported by the Wii and configured in line with these guidelines. +
- Go to the "Wii Options" Menu, then select "Wii Settings", then go to Page 2 and select "Internet", select "Connection Settings", then choose your active connection.
+ - Select "Change settings" and scroll 3 times to the right to select "Auto-Obtain DNS" (Not IP Address)
+ - Select "No" then select "Advanced Settings".
+ - Change both the Primary DNS and Secondary DNS to 3.143.163.250
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- If you later have connection test issues or other problems check here to confirm whether the str2hax DNS has recently changed as it does from time to time. +
- Select "Confirm", then "Save", and then select "OK" to run a connection test. +
- If the connection test was successful, select "No" to skip the Wii System Update. +
- If the connection test does not work, make sure you have a working internet connection and DNS was enterred correctly, then try again. If it still fails you should choose a different exploit. +
- Select "Back" two times to return to the "Internet panel", then select User Agreements or Agreement/Contact. +
- Select "Yes" to the using the Wii Shop Channel and WiiConnect24. +
- Click "Next" to review User Agreements.
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- If you see a heart-shaped pony on your screen then you have done everything correctly. +
- Select "I Accept" to continue.
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- After clicking "I Accept" it is normal for your Wii remote not to respond for 1-2 minutes before launching your homebrew application. +
- If it takes longer than 2 minutes then turn off your Wii by holding the power button for 5 seconds and try again. +
- If it keeps failing you should choose a different exploit. +
- Run Bannerbomb v1 by going to Wii Options, Data Management, Channels, SD Card and choosing yes to load boot.dol/elf.
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- Note: If it doesn't work for you, visit https://bannerbomb.qoid.us/ for more variations of Bannerbomb v1 (ignore the suggestion to update and use LetterBomb). +
- In order to use the SD Card Menu normally again after following this guide, you can remove Bannerbomb from your SD card with ModMii's File Cleanup feature, or by manually deleting the "aktn" folder where bannerbomb is saved (SD:\private\wii\title). +
- On your Wii, go to Wii Settings, then Internet, then Console Information and make note of your MAC address. +
- Click the spoiler button below to download Wilbrand.
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- Input your Wii's MAC Address and your System Menu Version. +
- Make sure Bundle the HackMii Installer is NOT checked. +
- Complete the CAPTCHA and cut either wire to download your LetterBomb.
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- Whichever wire you choose doesn’t matter. +
- Extract the private folder from the downloaded ZIP to the root of your SD card, then insert it into your Wii. +
- On your Wii, return to the Wii Menu and then open the "Message Board" and navigate to Yesterday. +
- Click on the envelope with the pink bomb icon to launch the boot.elf/dol file saved on the root of your SD Card.
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- Install IOS58 using YAWM ModMii Edition
- From YAWM ModMii Edition's main menu choose your source device using left and right, most likely "Wii SD Slot", and Press A. + +
- Install IOS58-64-v6176.
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- Navigate to the WAD and press the A button twice to install the IOS individually. +
- Be careful not to install any additional WADs that may have been previously saved in this folder (they may be safe, but I cannot say for sure). +
- Make sure the file installs properly before continuing. +
- After successfully installing IOS58, press any button to continue. + +
- Then press the "B" button to go back to the root of your device. +
- Choose "apps" then press A. +
- Navigate to "HackMii_Installer" and press A. +
- Scroll to "boot.elf" and press A again. +
- Press A to launch the HackMii Installer's boot.elf. +
- Use the HackMii Installer to install the HBC and Bootmii
- Upon launching the HackMii Installer, you will be greeted by a scam warning screen. +
- After waiting 30 seconds the message "Press 1 to continue" should appear. +
- Press 1 to continue.
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- If the "Press 1 to continue" message doesn't appear, or you get a "no vulnerable IOS" error message or experience any other issues with this step, run ModMii again and this time select the "HackMii Solutions" option and follow those new instructions before continuing this guide. +
- Press A to continue, then press ↑ until "Install the Homebrew Channel" is selected and press A, then select "Yes, continue" to install it.
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- Press A to continue to the main menu. + + +
- From the main menu, press ↓ twice to select "Bootmii...", then press A. + + +
- From the Bootmii menu, navigate to "Install Bootmii as IOS" and press A, then select "Yes, continue" to write runtime files to the SD Card, then "Yes, continue" again to install Bootmii as IOS.
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- If the installer fails, double check the SD Card's lock switch is disabled (if applicable) or try a different card all together. If you're missing a Bootmii compatible SD Card you can skip installing Bootmii and making a nand backup for now until you get a compatible SD Card. +
- Press A to continue to the Bootmii menu. + +
- From the Bootmii menu, check to see if "Install Bootmii as boot2" is an option.
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- Navigate to "Install Bootmii as boot2" if it's listed as an option and press A. Then install it following the same procedure to install Bootmii as IOS described above. +
- After installing Bootmii as IOS and as boot2 (if possible), navigate to "Return to the main menu" and press A, then go down to "Exit" and press A to exit to the Homebrew Channel. +
- It is recommended to have Bootmii installed as both IOS and as boot2, if possible. +
- Installing Bootmii as boot2 is only an option available on older Wii's and it provides the greatest level of brick protection.
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- Do not worry if your Wii is not capable of installing Bootmii as boot2, all Wii's can still install Priiloader; and with Priiloader installed you can recover from the majority of bricks. So long as you do not uninstall Priiloader, your System Menu, or System Menu IOS you will be able to recover even without Bootmii installed as boot2. +
- If Bootmii is installed to boot2, you can access Bootmii and the Homebrew Channel before the system menu (or Priiloader) is loaded, this will allow you to launch homebrew as needed to fix bricks or restore NAND backups. If Bootmii is installed to boot2, it will load the Bootmii menu each time the Wii starts up only if a Bootmii folder is detected on your SD card. If you move or rename this folder, the Wii will continue to boot the system menu (or Priiloader if installed). +
- All Wii's are able to install Bootmii as IOS.
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- Make a NAND backup
- Bootmii does not work with Wiimotes, the steps below will direct you to use the front buttons on the Wii console itself.
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- Bootmii also works with gamecube controllers; in fact, one is required to restore NAND backups on consoles that could not install Bootmii to boot2. +
- From inside the Homebrew Channel press the Home button and select "Launch Bootmii". +
- Press the Power button on the Wii console 3 times to get to the last option to access the Settings (the button with gears), then press the Reset button to select it. +
- Press Reset to select the first backup option (the button with the green arrow) +
- Press Reset again to make your NAND backup.
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- This process takes about 8 minutes to complete; your mileage may vary. +
- Having some black "Bad Blocks" is normal and nothing to worry about. +
- After backing up the NAND, Bootmii will begin verifying it. While this is recommended, it can be skipped by pressing the Eject button on your console. +
- Press any button on the console to exit the NAND backup screen. +
- Exit Bootmii and launch the HBC by pressing the Power button on the Wii console 3 times to advance to the last option (the one with the back arrow), then press the Reset button to select it. Then press Power 1 time to advance to the Homebrew Channel, then press the Reset button to launch it. +
- At this point, or immediately following the completion of this guide, you should remove the SD card from the Wii (it is safe to do so while inside the HBC), backup the Bootmii folder, nand.bin, and keys.bin from your SD to a hard drive, the cloud, or anywhere safe. You might need these in case of emergencies, so don't lose them. Optionally erase them from the SD card after backing them up to free up space, or rename the Bootmii folder to avoid autobooting into Bootmii at startup for consoles with Bootmii installed to boot2 (or customize it's bootmii.ini config file using ModMii). When done, safely remove your SD Card from your computer and reinsert it into your Wii and proceed to the next step. +
- Install and Configure Priiloader
- You can navigate the Priiloader menu using a Wiimote, GameCube controller, USB Keyboard, or the Power/Reset buttons on the front of the console: Power to navigate and Reset to select.
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- Launch the "Priiloader Installer" from the Homebrew Channel. +
- After the Priiloader Installer loads, press + to install it.
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- If you get a "System Menu Version invalid or not vanilla" error, fully complete the "Install WADs" step then immediately afterwards return to this step and Priiloader should install successfully. + +
- If you get a "cIOSPAGHETTI" error, fully complete the "Install WADs" step then immediately afterwards return to this step and Priiloader should install successfully. +
- Press A to exit back to the Homebrew Channel. + +
- Launch the "Load Priiloader" app via the HBC to access the Priiloader menu.
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- From the Priiloader menu, select "System Menu Hacks" and enable some system menu hacks.
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+RECOMMENDED HACKS +-
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- Block Disc Updates +
- Block Online Updates +
- Region Free EVERYTHING +
- 480p graphics fix in system menu +
- Remove Deflicker (only if you are NOT using a CRT display) +
- Wiimmfi Patch v4 +
- Remove NoCopy Save File Protection + + + +
+ - Be careful not to haphazardly enable just any hack, for example do not enable "Lock System Menu with Black Screen".
- Scroll down to "save settings" and press A, then press B to go back to Priiloader's main menu. +
- Optional: Autoboot a USB-Loader Channel instead of the System Menu.
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- Select "Load/Install File". Select your forwarder dol (e.g. USBLoader_IDCL_Channel_Forwarder.dol) and press A to install it. Wait for it to install and return to the main menu. +
- Did you know that custom forwarder dols can be built from ModMii's Advanced Downloads menu? +
- Navigate to "Settings" and change "Autoboot" to "Installed File". +
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+ - Install WADs
- On your console, load "YAWM ModMii Edition" from the HomeBrew Channel. +
- Choose your source device using left and right, most likely "Wii SD Slot", and Press A. +
- Install your custom list of 48 WADs found in the spoiler below.
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- After you've marked all the WADs listed below, press A on any marked WAD to install them all. +
- Confirm the total number selected for installation is 48, then press A again to install.
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- If any WADs fail to install properly please retry installing them.
- After successfully installing all the WADs, press A to launch Priiloader and re-enable your preferred System Menu Hacks before proceeding to the next step. It's also safe to re-enable them at a later time.
+ - After Modding your Wii
- To play Wii (and Gamecube) games off a USB hard drive, run the USB-Loader Setup wizard from ModMii's Main Menu. + +
- Optionally remove unnecessary files using ModMii's "File Cleanup & App Updater" feature to prevent amateurs from using potentially dangerous apps. + +
- Consider making another NAND backup so that if you ever need restore it you won't need to repeat the entire softmod process. + +
- At any point you can run SysCheck on your Wii to get a sysCheck.csv log of your installed softmods; in the future you can check if any of your mods are outdated by opening your log with the latest version of ModMii. + +
- Periodically check for updates to the apps on your SD card or USB Hard drive by using ModMii's "File Cleanup & App Updater" feature. It will scan your device for ModMii's auto-updating apps and offer to check for updates. + +
- Download the latest Wii Homebrew apps to your SD Card or FAT32 USB Hard Drive so they can be launched via the HBC or forwarder channels.
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- Download some Wii related PC tools or Just for Fun Wii apps like emulators or cheat codes from ModMii Classic's Download Pages. +
- Grab the Homebrew Browser or the Open Shop Channel for Windows from ModMii or the provided links to easily download many other popular apps right from your Wii or PC! +
- Some other great libraries of Homebrew applications can be found at wiibrew.org, wiidatabase.de, oscwii.org and of course gbatemp.
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- To manually "install" apps, download your homebrew and you should find a boot.dol (or boot.elf) file and possibly an icon.png and meta.xml. +
- For the HBC to read your SD/USB correctly, your card must be structured SD+USB:/apps/application name/boot.dol\elf +
- Some apps require a meta.xml be saved in the same place as the boot.dol\elf to work properly (icon.png is always optional). +
- If you have a dol or elf file not named "boot", rename it boot.dol\elf, otherwise it will not be recognized by the HBC (not required if using Priiloader to install a file). +
- Check out some of my custom Forwarder Channels to launch your favourite Wii homebrew straight from the System Menu. +
- Get a new theme for your Wii Menu! Confirm you have Priiloader installed before installing themes, then open mym themes\files using ModMii or ThemeMii Mod to convert them to csm files for your specific system menu version. Or check out the huge library of themes available at www.wiithemer.org, a website that also converts MYMs to CSMs for you on the fly. CSM files can then be installed to your Wii using csm-installer or MyMenuify Mod. ThemeMii Mod, csm-installer and MyMenuify Mod are all available on ModMii Classic's Download Pages. +
- "Expand" your Wii's 500MB internal memory for more WiiWare and Virtual Console games by having it load the System Menu from external storage instead. Use ModMii's SNEEK installer and Emulated NAND builder to get started.
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- Alternatively, you can dump your Wii's NAND to use as an Emulated NAND using USB Loader GX's features menu. +
- Install Fakemote to an unused IOS slot like 247 to add support for DS3 and DS4 controllers. This can also be done using ModMii Classic's Advanced Downloads Menu by choosing the latest FM (Fakemote) version of d2x in ModMii's options. +
- Check out some Crazy Intro Videos to customize how your Wii starts up (SD Card required). + +
- Bring back WiiConnect24 to your Wii! The WiiLink Patcher restores functionality to Wii Mail and various Nintendo Channels such as Forecast, News, Everybody Votes, Nintendo, Check Mii Out, and more! You can get this tool from from ModMii Classic's Download Page 5. + +
- Check out RiiTag\LinkTag: a customizable and dynamic gamertag to automatically update your Discord status with what you've been playing on your Wii. + +
- Credits, Supporting Apps, and Sources
- Support ModMii
- Your chosen options
- Install and\or update all recommended Wii softmods +
- Current System Menu is 4.2U +
- Desired System Menu is 4.2U +
- Update active IOSs (can be disabled in options) +
- Do not install a cMIOS (can be enabled in options) +
- Do not install Hermes cIOSs (can be enabled in options) +
- Install a USB-Loader Forwarder Channel (can be disabled in options) +
- Install Extra Brick Protection (patched IOS60 in unused system menu IOS slots) (can be disabled in options) +
- Download WiiFlow +
- USB-Loader Settings and config files saved to SD Card +
- Important Notes
- This guide does not require an internet connection on your Wii. + +
- An SD Card is recommended, but not necessary, to fully softmod your console. +
- Check if your SD Card has a lock switch and make sure it's disabled. +
- If you get errors during any of the steps try reformatting your SD Card (or HDD) as FAT32. +
- If your Wii ever freezes, hold the power button on the Wii for 5 seconds to power it off then try again. +
- Never uninstall a System Menu or IOS. +
- When updating your softmod you should always overwrite old mods by installing new ones, do not try to "Delete everything" or "Start from scratch". +
- To update your mods in the future you can use the ModMii Wizard as if it was your first time, or even better, update only what's outdated using ModMii's Syscheck Updater Wizard and reduce the number of steps! +
- If you accept an official Nintendo update after modding the Wii, you may lose some of your modifications and have to reinstall them. +
- Do not install untested WADs/themes without Priiloader, Bootmii and a nand backup. +
- It's probably unnecessary, but you should disconnect all peripherals from the Wii during the modding procedure unless instructed otherwise. This includes gamecube memory cards, gamecube controllers, Wii Speak, etc. +
- USB hard drives configured to work on a Wii will also work on vWii (virtual Wii on WiiU) and Wii Mini and vice versa. + +
- After completing this guide, you can launch your USB-Loader via the Homebrew Channel or a USB-Loader forwarder channel. + +
- USB-Loaders, contrary to their name, can also be used on the Wii\vWii with an SD Card. If you prefer using an SD Card simply follow this guide utilizing your FAT32 formatted SD Card in place of a Hard Drive. +
- Double check that your hard drive is always plugged into USB port0 - the one nearest the edge of the Wii. + +
- Not all external hard drive's are compatible with the Wii\vWii\Wii Mini, small USB flash drives or 'thumb drives' in particular often don't work very well. For a list of which USB hard drive's are compatible, check out the USB Devices Compatibility List +
- If you are determined to try using a small USB flash drive or 'thumb drive' on a Wii\vWii, you may have more success if running the loader off of an SD Card and formatting the flash drive as WBFS instead of FAT32. This can be done using Wii Backup Manager. However, doing so will not only restrict the drive to storing only Wii games, but it will not be accessible by your PC without a program like Wii Backup Manager. In fact, every time you plug the hard drive into your PC you will be prompted to reformat it. +
- If a USB Loader fails to load a particular game, try changing it's game specific settings to use a different custom IOS like 249, 250, 251, etc. Your cIOS 249 should play the vast majority of games, for more information see the Wii cIOS base Compatibility List. + +
- Detailed guides covering a broad range of related topics available at the Complete Softmod Guide, wii.hacks.guide and wiiu.hacks.guide +
- If you come across a term or abbreviation that you're not familar with you can reference the WiiBrew Glossary or the CSG Glossary +
- If you need help, have questions, or just want to chat visit the official ModMii page on gbatemp or the ModMii Discord Server and ask away!
- Hacking your Wii
- Set SD Card Partition Style to MBR (if applicable)
- First, plug your SD Card into your PC and check if it's Partition style is already MBR. + +
- Right-click "This PC" or "My Computer" and select "Manage", a new window will open, on left panel click "Disk Management".
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- In the Disk Management window, right-click the disk you want and select "Properties". +
- In the disk's properties window, select the "Volumes" tab. +
- If the "Partition style" is already Master Boot Record (MBR), you can skip the rest of this step. +
- If your SD Card is not already MBR you must convert it using one of the two methods below.
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+ - Method 1: MiniTool Partition Wizard
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- If you have files on the SD Card you want to keep, you can convert the Partition style to MBR without losing data using MiniTool Partition Wizard. +
- Even though your data should be preserved, there are no guarantees and you should still back up your files. +
- If your SD Card is not already in the desired format (e.g. FAT32) you will have to format it during the next step anyway so there's no point in using this method. +
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- Download MiniTool Partition Wizard, install it and start the program. + +
- Within the MiniTool window, right-click the GPT disk you want to convert and choose "Convert GPT Disk to MBR Disk". +
- Click the "Apply" button in the toolbar. +
- Click the "Yes" button to confirm conversion. +
- Wait for the conversion to finish then click "OK". +
- Once you have successfully converted your SD Card to MBR you can proceed to the next step of this guide. +
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+ + - Method 2: Windows Disk Management
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- Back up any data on the disk before continuing! This will wipe all data on the disk! +
- Open Disk Management following the same procedure above and locate the disk drive you want to use. + + +
- Right-click the partition(s) on the drive (make sure you select the right drive!) and select "Delete Volume" or "Delete Partition" to remove them. Repeat this process for each partition on that disk. + +
- Right-click the disk in Disk Management and select "Convert to MBR Disk." + + +
- On the lower half menu of the window, locate the unallocated space, right-click it, and select "New Simple Volume" and click "Next". +
- Choose a Drive letter for this partition, then click "Next".
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- Make note of this drive letter, as it will be needed later. +
- Set the File System to your desired format and optionally customize the "Volume label".
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- If your desired format (e.g. FAT32) isn't an option choose "NTFS" and we can change it later. +
- Click "Next", then click "Finish".
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- If you see a message indicating you need to format the drive, click "Cancel". +
+ +
+ - Format the SD Card as FAT32 (if applicable)
- First, insert your SD Card into your PC and determine if it needs to be formatted by checking the current Format\File-System of the SD Card. +
- Open "This PC" or "My Computer", right-click the SD Card you want to use, then select "Properties".
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- If "This PC" or "My Computer" is not on the desktop it can be accessed using the ⊞ Win+E keyboard combination. +
- Make note of the Drive Letter of the SD Card as this will be important later. +
- If the "File-System" is already FAT32, you can skip this step. +
- If you have anything saved to the SD Card, you should back it up now as all the data will be lost once you format it. +
- Launch FAT32 GUI Formatter from COPY_TO_SD\Program Files + +
- If you need to format the drive that the application is saved to, copy it to a different drive and launch it from there. +
- Carefully select the correct drive letter corresponding to your SD Card. +
- You may optionally uncheck the "Quick Format" box, then click "Start".
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- When completed it should display "Done". +
- If you get an error indicating the device is in use, try again after first closing all of your file explorer windows, even the ones that weren't browsing the device.
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- Click the "Close" button. +
- Copy the files ModMii downloaded to your SD Card.
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- The files should be saved here: "C:\ModMii\COPY_TO_SD"
+• Your folder structure should look similar to this:
+💾 SD Card or USB Drive
+ ┗ 📁apps
+ ┣ 📁AppName1
+ ┣ 📄boot.dol
+ ┣ 📄meta.xml
+ ┗ 📄icon.png
+ ┣ (All other Wii apps should be here too)
+
+• Your folder structure should not look like this:
+💾 SD Card or USB Drive
+ ┗ ⛔📁COPY_TO_SD
+ ┗ ⛔📁COPY_TO_USB
+
+ - When the files are finished copying to the SD card, you should safely remove your SD Card from your computer and reinsert it into your console and proceed to the next step.
- The files should be saved here: "C:\ModMii\COPY_TO_SD"
- Install The Homebrew Channel (HBC) and Bootmii
- Connect your Wii to the internet if you have not done so already.
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- If prompted, choose to not perform an update. +
- If you have connection issues ensure your router is supported by the Wii and configured in line with these guidelines. +
- Go to the "Wii Options" Menu, then select "Wii Settings", then go to Page 2 and select "Internet", select "Connection Settings", then choose your active connection.
+ - Select "Change settings" and scroll 3 times to the right to select "Auto-Obtain DNS" (Not IP Address)
+ - Select "No" then select "Advanced Settings".
+ - Change both the Primary DNS and Secondary DNS to 3.143.163.250
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- If you later have connection test issues or other problems check here to confirm whether the str2hax DNS has recently changed as it does from time to time. +
- Select "Confirm", then "Save", and then select "OK" to run a connection test. +
- If the connection test was successful, select "No" to skip the Wii System Update. +
- If the connection test does not work, make sure you have a working internet connection and DNS was enterred correctly, then try again. If it still fails you should choose a different exploit. +
- Select "Back" two times to return to the "Internet panel", then select User Agreements or Agreement/Contact. +
- Select "Yes" to the using the Wii Shop Channel and WiiConnect24. +
- Click "Next" to review User Agreements.
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- If you see a heart-shaped pony on your screen then you have done everything correctly. +
- Select "I Accept" to continue.
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- After clicking "I Accept" it is normal for your Wii remote not to respond for 1-2 minutes before launching your homebrew application. +
- If it takes longer than 2 minutes then turn off your Wii by holding the power button for 5 seconds and try again. +
- If it keeps failing you should choose a different exploit. +
- Run Bannerbomb v2 by selecting the SD Card Button on the main system menu screen and choosing yes to load boot.dol/elf.
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- If it doesn't work for you, visit https://bannerbomb.qoid.us/ for more variations of Bannerbomb v2 (ignore the suggestion to update and use LetterBomb). +
- In order to use the SD Card Menu normally again after following this guide, you can remove Bannerbomb from your SD card with ModMii's File Cleanup feature, or by manually deleting the "aktn" folder where bannerbomb is saved (SD:\private\wii\title). +
- On your Wii, go to Wii Settings, then Internet, then Console Information and make note of your MAC address. +
- Click the spoiler button below to download Wilbrand.
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- Input your Wii's MAC Address and your System Menu Version. +
- Make sure Bundle the HackMii Installer is NOT checked. +
- Complete the CAPTCHA and cut either wire to download your LetterBomb.
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- Whichever wire you choose doesn’t matter. +
- Extract the private folder from the downloaded ZIP to the root of your SD card, then insert it into your Wii. +
- On your Wii, return to the Wii Menu and then open the "Message Board" and navigate to Yesterday. +
- Click on the envelope with the pink bomb icon to launch the boot.elf/dol file saved on the root of your SD Card.
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- If you cannot find the mailbox bomb under "Yesterday" check that your Wii's date setting is correct. +
- Upon launching the HackMii Installer, you will be greeted by a scam warning screen. +
- After waiting 30 seconds the message "Press 1 to continue" should appear. +
- Press 1 to continue.
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- Or if you are using a Gamecube controller, press A to continue. +
- If the "Press 1 to continue" message doesn't appear, or you get a "no vulnerable IOS" error message or experience any other issues with this step, run ModMii again and this time select the "HackMii Solutions" option and follow those new instructions before continuing this guide. +
- Press A to continue, then press ↑ until "Install the Homebrew Channel" is selected and press A, then select "Yes, continue" to install it.
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- When completed the installer should display "SUCCESS". +
- Press A to continue to the main menu. + + +
- From the main menu, press ↓ twice to select "Bootmii...", then press A. + + +
- From the Bootmii menu, navigate to "Install Bootmii as IOS" and press A, then select "Yes, continue" to write runtime files to the SD Card, then "Yes, continue" again to install Bootmii as IOS.
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- When completed the installer should display "SUCCESS". +
- If the installer fails, double check the SD Card's lock switch is disabled (if applicable) or try a different card all together. If you're missing a Bootmii compatible SD Card you can skip installing Bootmii and making a nand backup for now until you get a compatible SD Card. +
- Press A to continue to the Bootmii menu. + +
- From the Bootmii menu, check to see if "Install Bootmii as boot2" is an option.
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- Navigate to "Install Bootmii as boot2" if it's listed as an option and press A. Then install it following the same procedure to install Bootmii as IOS described above. +
- After installing Bootmii as IOS and as boot2 (if possible), navigate to "Return to the main menu" and press A, then go down to "Exit" and press A to exit to the Homebrew Channel. +
- It is recommended to have Bootmii installed as both IOS and as boot2, if possible. +
- Installing Bootmii as boot2 is only an option available on older Wii's and it provides the greatest level of brick protection.
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- Do not worry if your Wii is not capable of installing Bootmii as boot2, all Wii's can still install Priiloader; and with Priiloader installed you can recover from the majority of bricks. So long as you do not uninstall Priiloader, your System Menu, or System Menu IOS you will be able to recover even without Bootmii installed as boot2. +
- If Bootmii is installed to boot2, you can access Bootmii and the Homebrew Channel before the system menu (or Priiloader) is loaded, this will allow you to launch homebrew as needed to fix bricks or restore NAND backups. If Bootmii is installed to boot2, it will load the Bootmii menu each time the Wii starts up only if a Bootmii folder is detected on your SD card. If you move or rename this folder, the Wii will continue to boot the system menu (or Priiloader if installed). +
- All Wii's are able to install Bootmii as IOS.
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- While Bootmii as IOS does not by itself provide much brick protection, it will allow you to make a NAND backup. When combined with Priiloader, a NAND backup may help you recover from potential semi-bricks in the future. +
- Make a NAND backup
- Bootmii does not work with Wiimotes, the steps below will direct you to use the front buttons on the Wii console itself.
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- Power button = Advance to next item +
- Reset button = Select highlighted item +
- Bootmii also works with gamecube controllers; in fact, one is required to restore NAND backups on consoles that could not install Bootmii to boot2. +
- From inside the Homebrew Channel press the Home button and select "Launch Bootmii". +
- Press the Power button on the Wii console 3 times to get to the last option to access the Settings (the button with gears), then press the Reset button to select it. +
- Press Reset to select the first backup option (the button with the green arrow) +
- Press Reset again to make your NAND backup.
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- Do not power off your Wii or remove your SD card when making your NAND backup. +
- This process takes about 8 minutes to complete; your mileage may vary. +
- Having some black "Bad Blocks" is normal and nothing to worry about. +
- After backing up the NAND, Bootmii will begin verifying it. While this is recommended, it can be skipped by pressing the Eject button on your console. +
- Press any button on the console to exit the NAND backup screen. +
- Exit Bootmii and launch the HBC by pressing the Power button on the Wii console 3 times to advance to the last option (the one with the back arrow), then press the Reset button to select it. Then press Power 1 time to advance to the Homebrew Channel, then press the Reset button to launch it. +
- At this point, or immediately following the completion of this guide, you should remove the SD card from the Wii (it is safe to do so while inside the HBC), backup the Bootmii folder, nand.bin, and keys.bin from your SD to a hard drive, the cloud, or anywhere safe. You might need these in case of emergencies, so don't lose them. Optionally erase them from the SD card after backing them up to free up space, or rename the Bootmii folder to avoid autobooting into Bootmii at startup for consoles with Bootmii installed to boot2 (or customize it's bootmii.ini config file using ModMii). When done, safely remove your SD Card from your computer and reinsert it into your Wii and proceed to the next step. +
- Install and Configure Priiloader
- You can navigate the Priiloader menu using a Wiimote, GameCube controller, USB Keyboard, or the Power/Reset buttons on the front of the console: Power to navigate and Reset to select.
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- Note: if using the front console buttons you will not be able to access the system menu hacks, file/dol & password menus.
- Launch the "Priiloader Installer" from the Homebrew Channel. +
- After the Priiloader Installer loads, press + to install it.
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- When successful the installer should display "Install done!" + +
- If you get a "System Menu Version invalid or not vanilla" error, either use ModMii's SysCheck Updater Wizard or repeat the ModMii Wizard but this time choose a different System Menu version than the one you started with. This will overwrite the invalid\custom System Menu with a vanilla\official one and allow Priiloader to install successfully. +
- If you get a "cIOSPAGHETTI" error, fully complete the "Install WADs" step then immediately afterwards return to this step and Priiloader should install successfully. +
- Press A to exit back to the Homebrew Channel. + +
- Launch the "Load Priiloader" app via the HBC to access the Priiloader menu.
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- You can also access Priiloader by holding down the reset button or the ESC key on a USB connected keyboard while powering on the console. +
- From the Priiloader menu, select "System Menu Hacks" and enable some system menu hacks.
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- Be careful not to haphazardly enable just any hack, for example do not enable "Lock System Menu with Black Screen".
+ - Click here for a description of each Priiloader system menu hack. +
+RECOMMENDED HACKS +-
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- Block Disc Updates +
- Block Online Updates +
- Region Free EVERYTHING +
- 480p graphics fix in system menu +
- Remove Deflicker (only if you are NOT using a CRT display) +
- Wiimmfi Patch v4 +
- Remove NoCopy Save File Protection + + + +
+ - Be careful not to haphazardly enable just any hack, for example do not enable "Lock System Menu with Black Screen".
- Scroll down to "save settings" and press A, then press B to go back to Priiloader's main menu. +
- Optional: Autoboot a USB-Loader Channel instead of the System Menu.
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- Select "Load/Install File". Select your forwarder dol (e.g. USBLoader_IDCL_Channel_Forwarder.dol) and press A to install it. Wait for it to install and return to the main menu. +
- Did you know that custom forwarder dols can be built from ModMii's Advanced Downloads menu? +
- Navigate to "Settings" and change "Autoboot" to "Installed File". +
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- Navigate to "Homebrew Channel" and press A to launch it.
+ - Install WADs
- On your console, load "YAWM ModMii Edition" from the HomeBrew Channel. +
- Choose your source device using left and right, most likely "Wii SD Slot", and Press A. +
- Install your custom list of 44 WADs found in the spoiler below.
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- Be careful not to install any additional WADs that may have been previously saved in this folder (they may be safe, but I cannot say for sure). +
- Hold + for 2 seconds to select all the WADs in the folder.
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- Alternatively, you can select or deselect your WADs individually by navigating to each one and hitting +.
+ - Warning: do not use minus (-) as this will mark WADs for uninstallation.
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- Alternatively, you can select or deselect your WADs individually by navigating to each one and hitting +.
- After you've marked all the WADs listed below, press A on any marked WAD to install them all. +
- Confirm the total number selected for installation is 44, then press A again to install.
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- If any WADs fail to install properly please retry installing them.
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- If any WADs fail to install properly please retry installing them.
- After successfully installing all the WADs, press any button to continue, then press the Home button on your Wiimote to exit YAWM ModMii Edition. + +
- USB Loader and Hard Drive setup
- Set External Hard Drive Partition Style to MBR (if applicable)
- First, plug your hard drive into your PC and check if it's Partition style is already MBR. + +
- Right-click "This PC" or "My Computer" and select "Manage", a new window will open, on left panel click "Disk Management".
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- If "This PC" or "My Computer" is not on the desktop it can be accessed using the ⊞ Win+E keyboard combination. +
- In the Disk Management window, right-click the disk you want and select "Properties". +
- In the disk's properties window, select the "Volumes" tab. +
- If the "Partition style" is already Master Boot Record (MBR), you can skip the rest of this step. +
- If your hard drive is larger than 2TB and not already MBR, you must follow ca032769's guide for Western Digital hard drives or Al_Touriste's guide for Seagate hard drives to complete the rest of this step.
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- If your hard drive is >2TB, not MBR, and not a supported Western Digital or Seagate drive then you are currently out of luck. +
- Once you have successfully converted your hard drive to MBR you can proceed to the next step of this guide. +
+ - If your hard drive is 2TB or less and not already MBR you must convert it using one of the two methods below.
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+ - Method 1: MiniTool Partition Wizard
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- If you have files on the drive you want to keep, you can convert the Partition style to MBR without losing data using MiniTool Partition Wizard. +
- Even though your data should be preserved, there are no guarantees and you should still back up your files. +
- If your drive is not already in the desired format (e.g. FAT32) you will have to format it during the next step anyway so there's no point in using this method. +
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- Download MiniTool Partition Wizard, install it and start the program. + +
- Within the MiniTool window, right-click the GPT disk you want to convert and choose "Convert GPT Disk to MBR Disk". +
- Click the "Apply" button in the toolbar. +
- Click the "Yes" button to confirm conversion. +
- Wait for the conversion to finish then click "OK". +
- Once you have successfully converted your hard drive to MBR you can proceed to the next step of this guide. +
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+ + - Method 2: Windows Disk Management
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- Back up any data on the disk before continuing! This will wipe all data on the disk! +
- Open Disk Management following the same procedure above and locate the disk drive you want to use. + + +
- Right-click the partition(s) on the drive (make sure you select the right drive!) and select "Delete Volume" or "Delete Partition" to remove them. Repeat this process for each partition on that disk. + +
- Right-click the disk in Disk Management and select "Convert to MBR Disk." + + +
- On the lower half menu of the window, locate the unallocated space, right-click it, and select "New Simple Volume" and click "Next". +
- Choose a Drive letter for this partition, then click "Next".
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- Make note of this drive letter, as it will be needed later. +
- Set the File System to your desired format and optionally customize the "Volume label".
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- If your desired format (e.g. FAT32) isn't an option choose "NTFS" and we can change it later. +
- Click "Next", then click "Finish".
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- If you see a message indicating you need to format the drive, click "Cancel". +
+ +
+ - Partition and Format the External Hard Drive (if applicable)
- The Wii can access apps, games, covers, media and other files stored on FAT32 without requiring an SD card. +
- Compatible with playing Gamecube games. +
- Compatible with SNEEK/Nand Emulation. +
- Cannot store files greater than 4GBs. The limit does not apply to Wii games, which can be split into parts. This will likely not affect you unless the drive is also used to store HD videos. +
- First, plug your hard drive into your PC and determine if it needs to be formatted by checking the current Format\File-System of the drive. + +
- Open "This PC" or "My Computer", right-click the external hard drive you want to use, then select "Properties".
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- If "This PC" or "My Computer" is not on the desktop it can be accessed using the ⊞ Win+E keyboard combination. +
- Make note of the Drive Letter of the external hard drive as this will be important later. +
- If the "File-System" is already FAT32, you can skip this step. +
- If you have anything saved on the hard drive, you should back it up now as all the data will be lost once you format it. +
- Launch FAT32 GUI Formatter from COPY_TO_SD\Program Files + +
- If you need to format the drive that the application is saved to, copy it to a different drive and launch it from there. +
- Carefully select the correct drive letter corresponding to your external hard drive. +
- You may optionally uncheck the "Quick Format" box, then click "Start".
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- When completed it should display "Done". +
- If you get an error indicating the device is in use, try again after first closing all of your file explorer windows, even the ones that weren't browsing the device.
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- Click the "Close" button. +
- Capable of storing files greater than 4GB. +
- Most USB-Loaders can access games, covers and music saved to NTFS. +
- The HBC cannot load apps stored on NTFS, so an SD card or modern forwarder channel is required to run USB-Loaders. +
- Incompatible with playing Gamecube games. +
- Incompatible with SNEEK/Nand Emulation. +
- First, plug your hard drive into your PC and determine if it needs to be formatted by checking the current Format\File-System of the drive. + +
- Open "This PC" or "My Computer", right-click the external hard drive you want to use, then select "Properties".
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- If "This PC" or "My Computer" is not on the desktop it can be accessed using the ⊞ Win+E keyboard combination. +
- Make note of the Drive Letter of the external hard drive as this will be important later. +
- If the "File-System" is already NTFS, you can skip this step. +
- If you have anything saved on the hard drive, you should back it up now as all the data will be lost once you format it. + +
- Right-click "My Computer" and select "Manage", a new window will open, on left panel click "Disk Management". + +
- Right-click the drive you want to format (make sure you select the right drive!), then select "Format..." +
- Select "NTFS" as the File system to use and input a name for the Hard-Drive/Volume. +
- You may optionally uncheck the "Perform a quick format" box, then click "OK", then click "OK" again. +
- Greater compatibility with hard drives, especially small thumb drives. If loading backups using other formats doesn't work you can try WBFS before getting a new hard drive. +
- WBFS can ONLY store Wii Games, so an SD card is generally required to run apps. +
- Incompatible with playing Gamecube games. +
- Incompatible with SNEEK/Nand Emulation. +
- Windows Explorer cannot open WBFS drives and may prompt you to format it, careful not to do so accidentally.
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- Wii games saved to the drive can still be managed on your PC using Wii Backup Manager or on your Wii using a USB-Loader. +
- If you have anything saved on the hard drive, you should back it up now as all the data will be lost once you format it.
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- If you have any Wii files on the drive you should copy them to your SD Card now (e.g. "apps" folder, "usb-loader" folder, etc.) +
- Launch Wii Backup Manager from COPY_TO_SD\Program Files + +
- If you need to format the drive that the application is saved to, copy it to a different drive and launch it from there. +
- In the Wii Backup Manager window, click the "Tools" menu and select "Format drives". +
- Carefully select the correct drive letter corresponding to your external hard drive. +
- Confirm the new file system is "WBFS", then click "Start". +
- Click "Yes" when asked if you want to continue, then click "Close". +
- Warning: Windows Explorer cannot open WBFS drives and may prompt you to format it, careful not to do so accidentally.
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- Wii games saved to the drive can still be managed on your PC using Wii Backup Manager or on your Wii using a USB-Loader. +
- FAT32 partition can be used to launch apps without requiring an SD card. +
- FAT32 partition is compatible with playing Gamecube games. +
- FAT32 partition is compatible with SNEEK/Nand Emulation. +
- NTFS partition can be used to save files greater than 4GB. +
- May not be possible with some low capacity USB flash drives. +
- A little more work to setup. +
- If you have anything saved on the hard drive, you should back it up now as all the data will be lost once you format it. +
- Right-click "This PC" or "My Computer" and select "Manage", a new window will open, on left panel click "Disk Management". + +
- If "This PC" or "My Computer" is not on the desktop it can be accessed using the ⊞ Win+E keyboard combination. +
- Right-click the partition(s) on the drive (make sure you select the right drive!) and select "Delete Volume" or "Delete Partition" to remove them. Repeat this process for each partition on that disk. +
- On the lower half menu of the window, locate the unallocated space, right-click it, and select "New Simple Volume..." +
- Enter the "volume size" you want your FAT32 partition to be, and click "Next". +
- Choose a Drive letter for this partition, then click "Next".
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- Make note of this drive letter, as it will be needed when we use FAT32 GUI Formatter shortly. +
- Set the File System to "FAT32" (if possible) and optionally customize the "Volume label".
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- FAT32 will mostly likely not be an option (only listed if volume size is under 32GB). +
- If FAT32 isn't an option, you can choose "Do not format this volume".
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- It's also okay to format as NTFS or exFAT since we will be changing it to FAT32 later. +
- Click "Next", then click "Finish".
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- If you see a message indicating you need to format the drive, click "Cancel". +
- In the lower half of the Disk Management menu, locate your drive's remaining unallocated space, right-click it, and select "New Simple Volume...." +
- Click "Next" to format all the remaining space on the drive. +
- Choose a Drive letter for your NTFS partition, and click "Next". +
- Ensure the file system is set to NTFS, then name/label the volume, and optionally uncheck the "Perform a quick format" box. +
- Click "Next", then click "Finish". + +
- Launch FAT32 GUI Formatter from COPY_TO_SD\Program Files
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- If you need to format the drive that the application is saved to, copy it to a different drive and launch it from there. +
- Carefully select the correct drive letter corresponding to the first partition on your external hard drive. +
- You may optionally uncheck the "Quick Format" box, then click "Start".
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- When completed it should display "Done". +
- If you get an error indicating the device is in use, try again after first closing all of your file explorer windows, even the ones that weren't browsing the device.
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- Click the "Close" button. +
- FAT32 partition can be used to launch apps without requiring an SD card. +
- FAT32 partition is compatible with playing Gamecube games. +
- FAT32 partition is compatible with SNEEK/Nand Emulation. +
- WBFS has greater compatibility with hard drives, especially small thumb drives. If loading backups using other formats doesn't work you can try WBFS before getting a new hard drive. + +
- May not be possible with some low capacity USB flash drives. +
- A little more work to setup. +
- WBFS partition can ONLY store Wii Games. +
- Windows Explorer cannot open WBFS partitions and may prompt you to format it, careful not to do so accidentally.
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- Wii games saved to a WBFS partition can still be managed on your PC using Wii Backup Manager or on your Wii using a USB-Loader. +
- If you have anything saved on the hard drive, you should back it up now as all the data will be lost once you format it. +
- Right-click "This PC" or "My Computer" and select "Manage", a new window will open, on left panel click "Disk Management". + +
- If "This PC" or "My Computer" is not on the desktop it can be accessed using the ⊞ Win+E keyboard combination. +
- Right-click the partition(s) on the drive (make sure you select the right drive!) and select "Delete Volume" or "Delete Partition" to remove them. Repeat this process for each partition on that disk. +
- On the lower half menu of the window, locate the unallocated space, right-click it, and select "New Simple Volume..." +
- Enter the "volume size" you want your FAT32 partition to be, and click "Next". +
- Choose a Drive letter for this partition, then click "Next".
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- Set the File System to "FAT32" (if possible) and optionally customize the "Volume label".
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- Click "Next", then click "Finish".
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- In the lower half of the Disk Management menu, locate your drive's remaining unallocated space, right-click it, and select "New Simple Volume...." +
- Click "Next" to format all the remaining space on the drive. +
- Choose a Drive letter for the WBFS partition, and click "Next".
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- Set the File System to anything (e.g. "NTFS") as we will be changing it to WBFS later, and optionally customize the "Volume label". + +
- Click "Next", then click "Finish". + + + +
- Launch FAT32 GUI Formatter from COPY_TO_SD\Program Files
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- Carefully select the correct drive letter corresponding to the first partition on your external hard drive. +
- You may optionally uncheck the "Quick Format" box, then click "Start".
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- When completed it should display "Done". +
- If you get an error indicating the device is in use, try again after first closing all of your file explorer windows, even the ones that weren't browsing the device.
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- To format the second partition as WBFS, launch Wii Backup Manager from COPY_TO_SD\Program Files
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- Carefully select the correct drive letter corresponding to the second partition on your external hard drive. +
- Confirm the new file system is "WBFS", then click "Start". +
- Click "Yes" when asked if you want to continue, then click "Close". +
- Warning: Windows Explorer cannot open WBFS drives and may prompt you to format it, careful not to do so accidentally.
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- Wii games saved to the drive can still be managed on your PC using Wii Backup Manager or on your Wii using a USB-Loader. +
- Manage Game backups (optional)
- WiiBackupManager.exe is saved here: "COPY_TO_SD\Program Files\WiiBackupManager" +
- NKitProcessingApp.exe is saved here: "COPY_TO_SD\Program Files\NKit" +
- GCBM.exe is saved here: "COPY_TO_SD\Program Files\GCBM" +
- You can use this program to manage/transfer your backup copies of Wii Games (.WBFS/.ISO/.CISO). +
- It is very simple to use, but a detailed tutorial on using Wii Backup Manager can be found here. +
- Wii Game Directory Structure:
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- Below is a single WBFS example, and a split WBFS example. A WBFS file needs to be split if it is over 4GB and your storage device is formatted as FAT32. During transfer operations WBM can automatically split games and set up the directory structure for you.
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+ 💾 SD Card or USB Drive
+ ┗ 📂wbfs
+ ┣ 📂GameName [GameID]
+ ┃ ┗ 📜GameID.wbfs (for non-split titles)
+ ┗ 📂GameName [GameID]
+ ┣ 📜GameID.wbfs
+ ┗ 📜GameID.wbf1
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- Below is a single WBFS example, and a split WBFS example. A WBFS file needs to be split if it is over 4GB and your storage device is formatted as FAT32. During transfer operations WBM can automatically split games and set up the directory structure for you.
- You can use this program to manage/transfer your backup copies of GameCube Games (.ISO/.CISO/.GCM and extracted FST format). +
- More detailed usage information on GameCube Backup Manager can be found here. +
- Gamecube (Nintendont) Game Directory Structure:
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- Below is a single disc game example, and 2-disc game example. Subdirectories are optional for 1-disc games in ISO/GCM and CISO format. During transfer operations GCBM can automatically and correctly set up the directory structure for you.
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+ 💾 SD Card or USB Drive
+ ┗ 📂games
+ ┣ 📂GameName [GameID]
+ ┃ ┗ 📜game.ciso (for single disc games)
+ ┗ 📂GameName [GameID]
+ ┣ 📜game.iso
+ ┗ 📜disc2.iso
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- Below is a single disc game example, and 2-disc game example. Subdirectories are optional for 1-disc games in ISO/GCM and CISO format. During transfer operations GCBM can automatically and correctly set up the directory structure for you.
- Practically speaking you will only need this app if you encounter an "NKit.iso" or "NKit.gcz" game backup, which are not supported by WBM or GCBM.
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+ - How to use the NKit Processing App to convert NKit backups to ISO
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- Drag and drop source file(s) onto the NKit Processing App window. +
- Select "Convert to ISO" Mode. +
- Click "Process". +
- When finished, the converted game will be saved to: ..\NKit\Processed\Wii_MatchFail\ +
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+ - After converting from NKit to ISO, backups can be handled by WBM and GCBM like normal. +
- WiiFlow Lite cannot be used to copy Wii Discs. You will have to use a different USB-Loader or an older version of WiiFlow. +
- To copy GameCube (or Wii) Discs, launch "CleanRip" from the HBC and insert the disc into your Wii, then follow the very simple on-screen instructions. Note that CleanRip does not support devices formatted as WBFS.
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- Warning: Using your Wii to rip games to NTFS is very unstable, it is highly recommended to rip games to a FAT32 or WBFS formatted HDD, then transfer them to your NTFS drive using a computer. Recall that GameCube games cannot be played when saved to NTFS devices.
- Configure/Customize Your USB-Loader (optional)
- Start your preferred USB-Loader from the HBC, or a forwarder channel, or set Priiloader to autoboot it at startup.
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- From there it's pretty intuitive, browse and adjust any settings to your liking, download covers, set Private Server to Wiimmfi to re-enable online multiplayer, disable the blurry deflicker filter, etc. +
+ - You can customize the look\theme of your USB-Loader or HBC following the steps from here.
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+ - If you have questions about getting started with WiiFlow click here.
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- WiiFlow Lite emulator plugins allow the loader to also launch games for classic consoles as well. Grab the emulator plugins pack from click here.
+ - A popular WiiFlow Lite theme is the beautiful 'Rhapsodii Shima' theme. Check it out by clicking here.
- WiiFlow Lite emulator plugins allow the loader to also launch games for classic consoles as well. Grab the emulator plugins pack from click here.
- After Modding your Wii
- Optionally remove unnecessary files using ModMii's "File Cleanup & App Updater" feature to prevent amateurs from using potentially dangerous apps. + +
- Consider making another NAND backup so that if you ever need restore it you won't need to repeat the entire softmod process. + +
- At any point you can run SysCheck on your Wii to get a sysCheck.csv log of your installed softmods; in the future you can check if any of your mods are outdated by opening your log with the latest version of ModMii. + +
- Periodically check for updates to the apps on your SD card or USB Hard drive by using ModMii's "File Cleanup & App Updater" feature. It will scan your device for ModMii's auto-updating apps and offer to check for updates. + +
- Download the latest Wii Homebrew apps to your SD Card or FAT32 USB Hard Drive so they can be launched via the HBC or forwarder channels.
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- Download some Wii related PC tools or Just for Fun Wii apps like emulators or cheat codes from ModMii Classic's Download Pages. +
- Grab the Homebrew Browser or the Open Shop Channel for Windows from ModMii or the provided links to easily download many other popular apps right from your Wii or PC! +
- Some other great libraries of Homebrew applications can be found at wiibrew.org, wiidatabase.de, oscwii.org and of course gbatemp.
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- To manually "install" apps, download your homebrew and you should find a boot.dol (or boot.elf) file and possibly an icon.png and meta.xml. +
- For the HBC to read your SD/USB correctly, your card must be structured SD+USB:/apps/application name/boot.dol\elf +
- Some apps require a meta.xml be saved in the same place as the boot.dol\elf to work properly (icon.png is always optional). +
- If you have a dol or elf file not named "boot", rename it boot.dol\elf, otherwise it will not be recognized by the HBC (not required if using Priiloader to install a file). +
- Check out some of my custom Forwarder Channels to launch your favourite Wii homebrew straight from the System Menu. +
- Get a new theme for your Wii Menu! Confirm you have Priiloader installed before installing themes, then open mym themes\files using ModMii or ThemeMii Mod to convert them to csm files for your specific system menu version. Or check out the huge library of themes available at www.wiithemer.org, a website that also converts MYMs to CSMs for you on the fly. CSM files can then be installed to your Wii using csm-installer or MyMenuify Mod. ThemeMii Mod, csm-installer and MyMenuify Mod are all available on ModMii Classic's Download Pages. +
- "Expand" your Wii's 500MB internal memory for more WiiWare and Virtual Console games by having it load the System Menu from external storage instead. Use ModMii's SNEEK installer and Emulated NAND builder to get started.
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- You can also use your Wii's nand.bin backup as an Emulated NAND instead of having ModMii build one from scratch. To extract the files from a nand.bin backup to use as an Emulated NAND, simply open the nand.bin file using ModMii. +
- Alternatively, you can dump your Wii's NAND to use as an Emulated NAND using USB Loader GX's features menu. +
- Install Fakemote to an unused IOS slot like 247 to add support for DS3 and DS4 controllers. This can also be done using ModMii Classic's Advanced Downloads Menu by choosing the latest FM (Fakemote) version of d2x in ModMii's options. +
- Check out some Crazy Intro Videos to customize how your Wii starts up (SD Card required). + +
- Bring back WiiConnect24 to your Wii! The WiiLink Patcher restores functionality to Wii Mail and various Nintendo Channels such as Forecast, News, Everybody Votes, Nintendo, Check Mii Out, and more! You can get this tool from from ModMii Classic's Download Page 5. + +
- Check out RiiTag\LinkTag: a customizable and dynamic gamertag to automatically update your Discord status with what you've been playing on your Wii. + +
- Credits, Supporting Apps, and Sources
- Support ModMii
- Your chosen options
- Install and\or update all recommended Wii softmods +
- Current System Menu is 4.3E +
- Download all available exploits +
- Desired System Menu is 4.3E +
- Update active IOSs (can be disabled in options) +
- Do not install a cMIOS (can be enabled in options) +
- Do not install Hermes cIOSs (can be enabled in options) +
- Install a USB-Loader Forwarder Channel (can be disabled in options) +
- Install Extra Brick Protection (patched IOS60 in unused system menu IOS slots) (can be disabled in options) +
- Download USB-Loader GX +
- USB-Loader Settings and config files saved to USB Hard Drive +
- Important Notes
- This guide does not require an internet connection on your Wii. + +
- An SD Card is recommended, but not necessary, to fully softmod your console. +
- Check if your SD Card has a lock switch and make sure it's disabled. +
- If you get errors during any of the steps try reformatting your SD Card (or HDD) as FAT32. +
- If your Wii ever freezes, hold the power button on the Wii for 5 seconds to power it off then try again. +
- Never uninstall a System Menu or IOS. +
- When updating your softmod you should always overwrite old mods by installing new ones, do not try to "Delete everything" or "Start from scratch". +
- To update your mods in the future you can use the ModMii Wizard as if it was your first time, or even better, update only what's outdated using ModMii's Syscheck Updater Wizard and reduce the number of steps! +
- If you accept an official Nintendo update after modding the Wii, you may lose some of your modifications and have to reinstall them. +
- Do not install untested WADs/themes without Priiloader, Bootmii and a nand backup. +
- It's probably unnecessary, but you should disconnect all peripherals from the Wii during the modding procedure unless instructed otherwise. This includes gamecube memory cards, gamecube controllers, Wii Speak, etc. +
- USB hard drives configured to work on a Wii will also work on vWii (virtual Wii on WiiU) and Wii Mini and vice versa. + +
- After completing this guide, you can launch your USB-Loader via the Homebrew Channel or a USB-Loader forwarder channel. + +
- USB-Loaders, contrary to their name, can also be used on the Wii\vWii with an SD Card. If you prefer using an SD Card simply follow this guide utilizing your FAT32 formatted SD Card in place of a Hard Drive. +
- Double check that your hard drive is always plugged into USB port0 - the one nearest the edge of the Wii. + +
- Not all external hard drive's are compatible with the Wii\vWii\Wii Mini, small USB flash drives or 'thumb drives' in particular often don't work very well. For a list of which USB hard drive's are compatible, check out the USB Devices Compatibility List +
- If you are determined to try using a small USB flash drive or 'thumb drive' on a Wii\vWii, you may have more success if running the loader off of an SD Card and formatting the flash drive as WBFS instead of FAT32. This can be done using Wii Backup Manager. However, doing so will not only restrict the drive to storing only Wii games, but it will not be accessible by your PC without a program like Wii Backup Manager. In fact, every time you plug the hard drive into your PC you will be prompted to reformat it. +
- If a USB Loader fails to load a particular game, try changing it's game specific settings to use a different custom IOS like 249, 250, 251, etc. Your cIOS 249 should play the vast majority of games, for more information see the Wii cIOS base Compatibility List. + +
- Detailed guides covering a broad range of related topics available at the Complete Softmod Guide, wii.hacks.guide and wiiu.hacks.guide +
- If you come across a term or abbreviation that you're not familar with you can reference the WiiBrew Glossary or the CSG Glossary +
- If you need help, have questions, or just want to chat visit the official ModMii page on gbatemp or the ModMii Discord Server and ask away!
- Hacking your Wii
- Set SD Card Partition Style to MBR (if applicable)
- First, plug your SD Card into your PC and check if it's Partition style is already MBR. + +
- Right-click "This PC" or "My Computer" and select "Manage", a new window will open, on left panel click "Disk Management".
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- If "This PC" or "My Computer" is not on the desktop it can be accessed using the ⊞ Win+E keyboard combination. +
- In the Disk Management window, right-click the disk you want and select "Properties". +
- In the disk's properties window, select the "Volumes" tab. +
- If the "Partition style" is already Master Boot Record (MBR), you can skip the rest of this step. +
- If your SD Card is not already MBR you must convert it using one of the two methods below.
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- If you have files on the SD Card you want to keep, you can convert the Partition style to MBR without losing data using MiniTool Partition Wizard. +
- Even though your data should be preserved, there are no guarantees and you should still back up your files. +
- If your SD Card is not already in the desired format (e.g. FAT32) you will have to format it during the next step anyway so there's no point in using this method. +
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- Download MiniTool Partition Wizard, install it and start the program. + +
- Within the MiniTool window, right-click the GPT disk you want to convert and choose "Convert GPT Disk to MBR Disk". +
- Click the "Apply" button in the toolbar. +
- Click the "Yes" button to confirm conversion. +
- Wait for the conversion to finish then click "OK". +
- Once you have successfully converted your SD Card to MBR you can proceed to the next step of this guide. +
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- Back up any data on the disk before continuing! This will wipe all data on the disk! +
- Open Disk Management following the same procedure above and locate the disk drive you want to use. + + +
- Right-click the partition(s) on the drive (make sure you select the right drive!) and select "Delete Volume" or "Delete Partition" to remove them. Repeat this process for each partition on that disk. + +
- Right-click the disk in Disk Management and select "Convert to MBR Disk." + + +
- On the lower half menu of the window, locate the unallocated space, right-click it, and select "New Simple Volume" and click "Next". +
- Choose a Drive letter for this partition, then click "Next".
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- Set the File System to your desired format and optionally customize the "Volume label".
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- Click "Next", then click "Finish".
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- First, insert your SD Card into your PC and determine if it needs to be formatted by checking the current Format\File-System of the SD Card. +
- Open "This PC" or "My Computer", right-click the SD Card you want to use, then select "Properties".
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- If "This PC" or "My Computer" is not on the desktop it can be accessed using the ⊞ Win+E keyboard combination. +
- Make note of the Drive Letter of the SD Card as this will be important later. +
- If the "File-System" is already FAT32, you can skip this step. +
- If you have anything saved to the SD Card, you should back it up now as all the data will be lost once you format it. +
- Launch FAT32 GUI Formatter from shortcuts on your Start Menu or Desktop or directly from C:\ModMii\Program Files + + + +
- Carefully select the correct drive letter corresponding to your SD Card. +
- You may optionally uncheck the "Quick Format" box, then click "Start".
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- When completed it should display "Done". +
- If you get an error indicating the device is in use, try again after first closing all of your file explorer windows, even the ones that weren't browsing the device.
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- Copy the files ModMii downloaded to your SD Card.
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- The files should be saved here: "C:\ModMii\COPY_TO_SD"
+• Your folder structure should look similar to this:
+💾 SD Card or USB Drive
+ ┗ 📁apps
+ ┣ 📁AppName1
+ ┣ 📄boot.dol
+ ┣ 📄meta.xml
+ ┗ 📄icon.png
+ ┣ (All other Wii apps should be here too)
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+• Your folder structure should not look like this:
+💾 SD Card or USB Drive
+ ┗ ⛔📁COPY_TO_SD
+ ┗ ⛔📁COPY_TO_USB
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+ - When the files are finished copying to the SD card, you should safely remove your SD Card from your computer and reinsert it into your console and proceed to the next step.
- The files should be saved here: "C:\ModMii\COPY_TO_SD"
- Install The Homebrew Channel (HBC) and Bootmii
- Connect your Wii to the internet if you have not done so already.
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- If prompted, choose to not perform an update. +
- If you have connection issues ensure your router is supported by the Wii and configured in line with these guidelines. +
- Go to the "Wii Options" Menu, then select "Wii Settings", then go to Page 2 and select "Internet", select "Connection Settings", then choose your active connection.
+ - Select "Change settings" and scroll 3 times to the right to select "Auto-Obtain DNS" (Not IP Address)
+ - Select "No" then select "Advanced Settings".
+ - Change both the Primary DNS and Secondary DNS to 3.143.163.250
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- If you later have connection test issues or other problems check here to confirm whether the str2hax DNS has recently changed as it does from time to time. +
- Select "Confirm", then "Save", and then select "OK" to run a connection test. +
- If the connection test was successful, select "No" to skip the Wii System Update. +
- If the connection test does not work, make sure you have a working internet connection and DNS was enterred correctly, then try again. If it still fails you should choose a different exploit. +
- Select "Back" two times to return to the "Internet panel", then select User Agreements or Agreement/Contact. +
- Select "Yes" to the using the Wii Shop Channel and WiiConnect24. +
- Click "Next" to review User Agreements.
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- If you see a heart-shaped pony on your screen then you have done everything correctly. +
- Select "I Accept" to continue.
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- After clicking "I Accept" it is normal for your Wii remote not to respond for 1-2 minutes before launching your homebrew application. +
- If it takes longer than 2 minutes then turn off your Wii by holding the power button for 5 seconds and try again. +
- If it keeps failing you should choose a different exploit. +
- On your Wii, go to Wii Settings, then Internet, then Console Information and make note of your MAC address. +
- Click the spoiler button below to download LetterBomb.
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- Input your Wii's MAC Address and confirm System Menu Version 4.3E is selected. +
- Make sure Bundle the HackMii Installer is NOT checked. +
- Complete the CAPTCHA and cut either wire to download your LetterBomb.
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- Whichever wire you choose doesn’t matter. +
- Extract the private folder from the downloaded ZIP to the root of your SD card, then insert it into your Wii. +
- On your Wii, return to the Wii Menu and then open the "Message Board" and navigate to Yesterday. +
- Click on the envelope with the pink bomb icon to launch the boot.elf/dol file saved on the root of your SD Card.
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- If you cannot find the letterbomb under "Yesterday" check that your Wii's date setting is correct. +
- Insert the Super Smash Brothers Brawl Game. +
- Launch the game without the SD card in your console, create a save file if you don't have one already, then enter the vault, start the stage builder and delete all the stages. Then exit the game. +
- Afterwards, insert your SD Card, start the game, enter the vault and start the stage builder, it should launch the boot.elf file saved on the root of your SD card. +
- If you forgot to delete the stages, you will experience an annoying but harmless crash.
- Load the "LEGO Indiana Jones" game at least once (otherwise you won't be able to copy over the hack). +
- Delete or move\backup your personal LEGO Indiana Jones save file. +
- If you want to move\copy your save data to the same SD card with your ModMii files, first rename the SD:\private folder containing the exploit to something else. Then copy your save from the console to your SD Card and backup the new private folder with your save. Finally rename the original exploit folder back to SD:\private and reinsert the SD Card into your console before continuing to the next step. At the end of this guide you can restore the backup you made. +
- Go into Wii Options - Data Management - Save Data - Wii - SD Card then copy over the "Indiana Pwns" save that corresponds to your region. +
- Play the Lego Indiana Jones game. Load the new save file. +
- You will be in the Main hall, walk towards the camera, enter the first door on the right (Indy's left) and go into the "Courtyard". +
- Walk to the end and enter the "Art Room", you will see a podium with 2 characters on it, talk to the one on the left "Indiana Pwns". +
- Hit left twice (scrolling through his items) to choose the switch option (Black silhouette with a white arrow to another black silhouette). +
- Hit A to launch the boot.elf file saved on the root of your SD card.
- Load the Yu-Gi-Oh game at least once (otherwise you won't be able to copy over the hack). +
- Delete or move\backup your personal "Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's" save file. +
- If you want to move\copy your save data to the same SD card with your ModMii files, first rename the SD:\private folder containing the exploit to something else. Then copy your save from the console to your SD Card and backup the new private folder with your save. Finally rename the original exploit folder back to SD:\private and reinsert the SD Card into your console before continuing to the next step. At the end of this guide you can restore the backup you made. +
- Go into Wii Options - Data Management - Save Data - Wii - SD Card then copy over the "Yu-Gi-Oh" save that corresponds to your region. +
- Start the Yu-Gi-Oh game. Continue past the opening menu to launch the exploit and load your homebrew application.
- Note for European Users: The default Yu-Gi Owned PAL exploit is 60Hz. If it does not work on your 50Hz TV, navigate to "SD:\private\wii\title\" and rename "RYOP" to something else then rename "RYOP-50hz" to "RYOP" and try again. +
- Load the LEGO Batman game at least once (otherwise you won't be able to copy over the hack). +
- Delete or move\backup your personal "LEGO Batman" save file. +
- If you want to move\copy your save data to the same SD card with your ModMii files, first rename the SD:\private folder containing the exploit to something else. Then copy your save from the console to your SD Card and backup the new private folder with your save. Finally rename the original exploit folder back to SD:\private and reinsert the SD Card into your console before continuing to the next step. At the end of this guide you can restore the backup you made. +
- Go into Wii Options - Data Management - Save Data - Wii - SD Card then copy over the "LEGO Batman" save that corresponds to your region. +
- Start the LEGO Batman game. Load the new save file. +
- You are now in the batcave, walk towards the camera and to the right (Batman's left) and take the elevator. +
- Then in the trophy room, go to the upper corner and go through the door to the "Wayne Manor". Now you can select a character. +
- Choose the last enabled character in the bottom right to launch the exploit and load your homebrew application.
- Load the LEGO Star Wars game at least once (otherwise you won't be able to copy over the hack). +
- Delete or move\backup your personal "LEGO Star Wars" save file. +
- If you want to move\copy your save data to the same SD card with your ModMii files, first rename the SD:\private folder containing the exploit to something else. Then copy your save from the console to your SD Card and backup the new private folder with your save. Finally rename the original exploit folder back to SD:\private and reinsert the SD Card into your console before continuing to the next step. At the end of this guide you can restore the backup you made. +
- Go into Wii Options - Data Management - Save Data - Wii - SD Card then copy over the "LEGO Star Wars" save that corresponds to your region. +
- Start the LEGO Star Wars. Load the first save slot (on the left, at 0.0 percent). +
- As soon as the level loads, go to the bar on the right and you'll see two characters floating in blue tanks. +
- Choose the character named "Return of Jodi" and press the A button to launch the exploit and load your homebrew application.
- Load the Tales of Symphonia game at least once (otherwise you won't be able to copy over the hack). +
- Delete or move\backup your personal "Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World" save file. +
- If you want to move\copy your save data to the same SD card with your ModMii files, first rename the SD:\private folder containing the exploit to something else. Then copy your save from the console to your SD Card and backup the new private folder with your save. Finally rename the original exploit folder back to SD:\private and reinsert the SD Card into your console before continuing to the next step. At the end of this guide you can restore the backup you made. +
- Go into Wii Options - Data Management - Save Data - Wii - SD Card then copy over the "Tales of Symphonia" save that corresponds to your region.
+ - Start Tales of Symphonia and load the save data. +
- Note for Japanese users: There are 2 different Japanese versions of the game. If your game is version "RVL-RT4J-0A-0 JPN" use the top save, if you have "RVL-RT4J-0A-1 JPN" use the second save. +
- Once the game starts (and you see a dog waving at you) press + to enter the game's menu. +
- Scroll down to "Status" and press A. +
- Then scroll down to the second character named "Giantpune". Highlight him, and press A to launch the exploit and load your homebrew application.
- Upon launching the HackMii Installer, you will be greeted by a scam warning screen. +
- After waiting 30 seconds the message "Press 1 to continue" should appear. +
- Press 1 to continue.
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- If the "Press 1 to continue" message doesn't appear, or you get a "no vulnerable IOS" error message or experience any other issues with this step, run ModMii again and this time select the "HackMii Solutions" option and follow those new instructions before continuing this guide. +
- Press A to continue, then press ↑ until "Install the Homebrew Channel" is selected and press A, then select "Yes, continue" to install it.
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- When completed the installer should display "SUCCESS". +
- Press A to continue to the main menu. + + +
- From the main menu, press ↓ twice to select "Bootmii...", then press A. + + +
- From the Bootmii menu, navigate to "Install Bootmii as IOS" and press A, then select "Yes, continue" to write runtime files to the SD Card, then "Yes, continue" again to install Bootmii as IOS.
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- If the installer fails, double check the SD Card's lock switch is disabled (if applicable) or try a different card all together. If you're missing a Bootmii compatible SD Card you can skip installing Bootmii and making a nand backup for now until you get a compatible SD Card. +
- Press A to continue to the Bootmii menu. + +
- From the Bootmii menu, check to see if "Install Bootmii as boot2" is an option.
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- Navigate to "Install Bootmii as boot2" if it's listed as an option and press A. Then install it following the same procedure to install Bootmii as IOS described above. +
- After installing Bootmii as IOS and as boot2 (if possible), navigate to "Return to the main menu" and press A, then go down to "Exit" and press A to exit to the Homebrew Channel. +
- It is recommended to have Bootmii installed as both IOS and as boot2, if possible. +
- Installing Bootmii as boot2 is only an option available on older Wii's and it provides the greatest level of brick protection.
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- Do not worry if your Wii is not capable of installing Bootmii as boot2, all Wii's can still install Priiloader; and with Priiloader installed you can recover from the majority of bricks. So long as you do not uninstall Priiloader, your System Menu, or System Menu IOS you will be able to recover even without Bootmii installed as boot2. +
- If Bootmii is installed to boot2, you can access Bootmii and the Homebrew Channel before the system menu (or Priiloader) is loaded, this will allow you to launch homebrew as needed to fix bricks or restore NAND backups. If Bootmii is installed to boot2, it will load the Bootmii menu each time the Wii starts up only if a Bootmii folder is detected on your SD card. If you move or rename this folder, the Wii will continue to boot the system menu (or Priiloader if installed). +
- All Wii's are able to install Bootmii as IOS.
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- While Bootmii as IOS does not by itself provide much brick protection, it will allow you to make a NAND backup. When combined with Priiloader, a NAND backup may help you recover from potential semi-bricks in the future. +
- Make a NAND backup
- Bootmii does not work with Wiimotes, the steps below will direct you to use the front buttons on the Wii console itself.
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- Power button = Advance to next item +
- Reset button = Select highlighted item +
- Bootmii also works with gamecube controllers; in fact, one is required to restore NAND backups on consoles that could not install Bootmii to boot2. +
- From inside the Homebrew Channel press the Home button and select "Launch Bootmii". +
- Press the Power button on the Wii console 3 times to get to the last option to access the Settings (the button with gears), then press the Reset button to select it. +
- Press Reset to select the first backup option (the button with the green arrow) +
- Press Reset again to make your NAND backup.
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- Do not power off your Wii or remove your SD card when making your NAND backup. +
- This process takes about 8 minutes to complete; your mileage may vary. +
- Having some black "Bad Blocks" is normal and nothing to worry about. +
- After backing up the NAND, Bootmii will begin verifying it. While this is recommended, it can be skipped by pressing the Eject button on your console. +
- Press any button on the console to exit the NAND backup screen. +
- Exit Bootmii and launch the HBC by pressing the Power button on the Wii console 3 times to advance to the last option (the one with the back arrow), then press the Reset button to select it. Then press Power 1 time to advance to the Homebrew Channel, then press the Reset button to launch it. +
- At this point, or immediately following the completion of this guide, you should remove the SD card from the Wii (it is safe to do so while inside the HBC), backup the Bootmii folder, nand.bin, and keys.bin from your SD to a hard drive, the cloud, or anywhere safe. You might need these in case of emergencies, so don't lose them. Optionally erase them from the SD card after backing them up to free up space, or rename the Bootmii folder to avoid autobooting into Bootmii at startup for consoles with Bootmii installed to boot2 (or customize it's bootmii.ini config file using ModMii). When done, safely remove your SD Card from your computer and reinsert it into your Wii and proceed to the next step. +
- Install and Configure Priiloader
- You can navigate the Priiloader menu using a Wiimote, GameCube controller, USB Keyboard, or the Power/Reset buttons on the front of the console: Power to navigate and Reset to select.
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- Note: if using the front console buttons you will not be able to access the system menu hacks, file/dol & password menus.
- Launch the "Priiloader Installer" from the Homebrew Channel. +
- After the Priiloader Installer loads, press + to install it.
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- When successful the installer should display "Install done!" + +
- If you get a "System Menu Version invalid or not vanilla" error, either use ModMii's SysCheck Updater Wizard or repeat the ModMii Wizard but this time choose a different System Menu version than the one you started with. This will overwrite the invalid\custom System Menu with a vanilla\official one and allow Priiloader to install successfully. +
- If you get a "cIOSPAGHETTI" error, fully complete the "Install WADs" step then immediately afterwards return to this step and Priiloader should install successfully. +
- Press A to exit back to the Homebrew Channel. + +
- Launch the "Load Priiloader" app via the HBC to access the Priiloader menu.
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- From the Priiloader menu, select "System Menu Hacks" and enable some system menu hacks.
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- Be careful not to haphazardly enable just any hack, for example do not enable "Lock System Menu with Black Screen".
+ - Click here for a description of each Priiloader system menu hack. +
+RECOMMENDED HACKS +-
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- Block Disc Updates +
- Block Online Updates +
- Region Free EVERYTHING +
- 480p graphics fix in system menu +
- Remove Deflicker (only if you are NOT using a CRT display) +
- Wiimmfi Patch v4 +
- Remove NoCopy Save File Protection + + + +
+ - Be careful not to haphazardly enable just any hack, for example do not enable "Lock System Menu with Black Screen".
- Scroll down to "save settings" and press A, then press B to go back to Priiloader's main menu. +
- Optional: Autoboot a USB-Loader Channel instead of the System Menu.
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- Select "Load/Install File". Select your forwarder dol (e.g. USBLoader_IDCL_Channel_Forwarder.dol) and press A to install it. Wait for it to install and return to the main menu. +
- Did you know that custom forwarder dols can be built from ModMii's Advanced Downloads menu? +
- Navigate to "Settings" and change "Autoboot" to "Installed File". +
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- Navigate to "Homebrew Channel" and press A to launch it.
+ - Install WADs
- On your console, load "YAWM ModMii Edition" from the HomeBrew Channel. +
- Choose your source device using left and right, most likely "Wii SD Slot", and Press A. +
- Install your custom list of 44 WADs found in the spoiler below.
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- Be careful not to install any additional WADs that may have been previously saved in this folder (they may be safe, but I cannot say for sure). +
- Hold + for 2 seconds to select all the WADs in the folder.
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- Alternatively, you can select or deselect your WADs individually by navigating to each one and hitting +.
+ - Warning: do not use minus (-) as this will mark WADs for uninstallation.
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- Alternatively, you can select or deselect your WADs individually by navigating to each one and hitting +.
- After you've marked all the WADs listed below, press A on any marked WAD to install them all. +
- Confirm the total number selected for installation is 44, then press A again to install.
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- If any WADs fail to install properly please retry installing them.
- After successfully installing all the WADs, press any button to continue, then press the Home button on your Wiimote to exit YAWM ModMii Edition. + +
- USB Loader and Hard Drive setup
- Set External Hard Drive Partition Style to MBR (if applicable)
- First, plug your hard drive into your PC and check if it's Partition style is already MBR. + +
- Right-click "This PC" or "My Computer" and select "Manage", a new window will open, on left panel click "Disk Management".
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- If "This PC" or "My Computer" is not on the desktop it can be accessed using the ⊞ Win+E keyboard combination. +
- In the Disk Management window, right-click the disk you want and select "Properties". +
- In the disk's properties window, select the "Volumes" tab. +
- If the "Partition style" is already Master Boot Record (MBR), you can skip the rest of this step. +
- If your hard drive is larger than 2TB and not already MBR, you must follow ca032769's guide for Western Digital hard drives or Al_Touriste's guide for Seagate hard drives to complete the rest of this step.
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- If your hard drive is >2TB, not MBR, and not a supported Western Digital or Seagate drive then you are currently out of luck. +
- Once you have successfully converted your hard drive to MBR you can proceed to the next step of this guide. +
+ - If your hard drive is 2TB or less and not already MBR you must convert it using one of the two methods below.
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+ - Method 1: MiniTool Partition Wizard
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- If you have files on the drive you want to keep, you can convert the Partition style to MBR without losing data using MiniTool Partition Wizard. +
- Even though your data should be preserved, there are no guarantees and you should still back up your files. +
- If your drive is not already in the desired format (e.g. FAT32) you will have to format it during the next step anyway so there's no point in using this method. +
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- Download MiniTool Partition Wizard, install it and start the program. + +
- Within the MiniTool window, right-click the GPT disk you want to convert and choose "Convert GPT Disk to MBR Disk". +
- Click the "Apply" button in the toolbar. +
- Click the "Yes" button to confirm conversion. +
- Wait for the conversion to finish then click "OK". +
- Once you have successfully converted your hard drive to MBR you can proceed to the next step of this guide. +
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- Back up any data on the disk before continuing! This will wipe all data on the disk! +
- Open Disk Management following the same procedure above and locate the disk drive you want to use. + + +
- Right-click the partition(s) on the drive (make sure you select the right drive!) and select "Delete Volume" or "Delete Partition" to remove them. Repeat this process for each partition on that disk. + +
- Right-click the disk in Disk Management and select "Convert to MBR Disk." + + +
- On the lower half menu of the window, locate the unallocated space, right-click it, and select "New Simple Volume" and click "Next". +
- Choose a Drive letter for this partition, then click "Next".
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- Set the File System to your desired format and optionally customize the "Volume label".
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- Click "Next", then click "Finish".
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+ - Partition and Format the External Hard Drive (if applicable)
- The Wii can access apps, games, covers, media and other files stored on FAT32 without requiring an SD card. +
- Compatible with playing Gamecube games. +
- Compatible with SNEEK/Nand Emulation. +
- Cannot store files greater than 4GBs. The limit does not apply to Wii games, which can be split into parts. This will likely not affect you unless the drive is also used to store HD videos. +
- First, plug your hard drive into your PC and determine if it needs to be formatted by checking the current Format\File-System of the drive. + +
- Open "This PC" or "My Computer", right-click the external hard drive you want to use, then select "Properties".
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- If "This PC" or "My Computer" is not on the desktop it can be accessed using the ⊞ Win+E keyboard combination. +
- Make note of the Drive Letter of the external hard drive as this will be important later. +
- If the "File-System" is already FAT32, you can skip this step. +
- If you have anything saved on the hard drive, you should back it up now as all the data will be lost once you format it. +
- Launch FAT32 GUI Formatter from shortcuts on your Start Menu or Desktop or directly from C:\ModMii\Program Files + + +
- Carefully select the correct drive letter corresponding to your external hard drive. +
- You may optionally uncheck the "Quick Format" box, then click "Start".
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- When completed it should display "Done". +
- If you get an error indicating the device is in use, try again after first closing all of your file explorer windows, even the ones that weren't browsing the device.
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- Click the "Close" button. +
- Capable of storing files greater than 4GB. +
- Most USB-Loaders can access games, covers and music saved to NTFS. +
- The HBC cannot load apps stored on NTFS, so an SD card or modern forwarder channel is required to run USB-Loaders. +
- Incompatible with playing Gamecube games. +
- Incompatible with SNEEK/Nand Emulation. +
- First, plug your hard drive into your PC and determine if it needs to be formatted by checking the current Format\File-System of the drive. + +
- Open "This PC" or "My Computer", right-click the external hard drive you want to use, then select "Properties".
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- If "This PC" or "My Computer" is not on the desktop it can be accessed using the ⊞ Win+E keyboard combination. +
- Make note of the Drive Letter of the external hard drive as this will be important later. +
- If the "File-System" is already NTFS, you can skip this step. +
- If you have anything saved on the hard drive, you should back it up now as all the data will be lost once you format it. + +
- Right-click "My Computer" and select "Manage", a new window will open, on left panel click "Disk Management". + +
- Right-click the drive you want to format (make sure you select the right drive!), then select "Format..." +
- Select "NTFS" as the File system to use and input a name for the Hard-Drive/Volume. +
- You may optionally uncheck the "Perform a quick format" box, then click "OK", then click "OK" again. +
- Greater compatibility with hard drives, especially small thumb drives. If loading backups using other formats doesn't work you can try WBFS before getting a new hard drive. +
- WBFS can ONLY store Wii Games, so an SD card is generally required to run apps. +
- Incompatible with playing Gamecube games. +
- Incompatible with SNEEK/Nand Emulation. +
- Windows Explorer cannot open WBFS drives and may prompt you to format it, careful not to do so accidentally.
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- If you have anything saved on the hard drive, you should back it up now as all the data will be lost once you format it.
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- If you have any Wii files on the drive you should copy them to your SD Card now (e.g. "apps" folder, "usb-loader" folder, etc.) +
- Launch Wii Backup Manager from shortcuts on your Start Menu or Desktop or directly from C:\ModMii\Program Files + + + +
- In the Wii Backup Manager window, click the "Tools" menu and select "Format drives". +
- Carefully select the correct drive letter corresponding to your external hard drive. +
- Confirm the new file system is "WBFS", then click "Start". +
- Click "Yes" when asked if you want to continue, then click "Close". +
- Warning: Windows Explorer cannot open WBFS drives and may prompt you to format it, careful not to do so accidentally.
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- Wii games saved to the drive can still be managed on your PC using Wii Backup Manager or on your Wii using a USB-Loader. +
- FAT32 partition can be used to launch apps without requiring an SD card. +
- FAT32 partition is compatible with playing Gamecube games. +
- FAT32 partition is compatible with SNEEK/Nand Emulation. +
- NTFS partition can be used to save files greater than 4GB. +
- May not be possible with some low capacity USB flash drives. +
- A little more work to setup. +
- If you have anything saved on the hard drive, you should back it up now as all the data will be lost once you format it. +
- Right-click "This PC" or "My Computer" and select "Manage", a new window will open, on left panel click "Disk Management". + +
- If "This PC" or "My Computer" is not on the desktop it can be accessed using the ⊞ Win+E keyboard combination. +
- Right-click the partition(s) on the drive (make sure you select the right drive!) and select "Delete Volume" or "Delete Partition" to remove them. Repeat this process for each partition on that disk. +
- On the lower half menu of the window, locate the unallocated space, right-click it, and select "New Simple Volume..." +
- Enter the "volume size" you want your FAT32 partition to be, and click "Next". +
- Choose a Drive letter for this partition, then click "Next".
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- Set the File System to "FAT32" (if possible) and optionally customize the "Volume label".
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- Click "Next", then click "Finish".
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- In the lower half of the Disk Management menu, locate your drive's remaining unallocated space, right-click it, and select "New Simple Volume...." +
- Click "Next" to format all the remaining space on the drive. +
- Choose a Drive letter for your NTFS partition, and click "Next". +
- Ensure the file system is set to NTFS, then name/label the volume, and optionally uncheck the "Perform a quick format" box. +
- Click "Next", then click "Finish". + +
- Launch FAT32 GUI Formatter from shortcuts on your Start Menu or Desktop or directly from C:\ModMii\Program Files + +
- Carefully select the correct drive letter corresponding to the first partition on your external hard drive. +
- You may optionally uncheck the "Quick Format" box, then click "Start".
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- If you get an error indicating the device is in use, try again after first closing all of your file explorer windows, even the ones that weren't browsing the device.
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- FAT32 partition can be used to launch apps without requiring an SD card. +
- FAT32 partition is compatible with playing Gamecube games. +
- FAT32 partition is compatible with SNEEK/Nand Emulation. +
- WBFS has greater compatibility with hard drives, especially small thumb drives. If loading backups using other formats doesn't work you can try WBFS before getting a new hard drive. + +
- May not be possible with some low capacity USB flash drives. +
- A little more work to setup. +
- WBFS partition can ONLY store Wii Games. +
- Windows Explorer cannot open WBFS partitions and may prompt you to format it, careful not to do so accidentally.
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- If you have anything saved on the hard drive, you should back it up now as all the data will be lost once you format it. +
- Right-click "This PC" or "My Computer" and select "Manage", a new window will open, on left panel click "Disk Management". + +
- If "This PC" or "My Computer" is not on the desktop it can be accessed using the ⊞ Win+E keyboard combination. +
- Right-click the partition(s) on the drive (make sure you select the right drive!) and select "Delete Volume" or "Delete Partition" to remove them. Repeat this process for each partition on that disk. +
- On the lower half menu of the window, locate the unallocated space, right-click it, and select "New Simple Volume..." +
- Enter the "volume size" you want your FAT32 partition to be, and click "Next". +
- Choose a Drive letter for this partition, then click "Next".
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- Set the File System to "FAT32" (if possible) and optionally customize the "Volume label".
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- Click "Next", then click "Finish".
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- In the lower half of the Disk Management menu, locate your drive's remaining unallocated space, right-click it, and select "New Simple Volume...." +
- Click "Next" to format all the remaining space on the drive. +
- Choose a Drive letter for the WBFS partition, and click "Next".
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- Set the File System to anything (e.g. "NTFS") as we will be changing it to WBFS later, and optionally customize the "Volume label". + +
- Click "Next", then click "Finish". + + + +
- Launch FAT32 GUI Formatter from shortcuts on your Start Menu or Desktop or directly from C:\ModMii\Program Files + +
- Carefully select the correct drive letter corresponding to the first partition on your external hard drive. +
- You may optionally uncheck the "Quick Format" box, then click "Start".
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- If you get an error indicating the device is in use, try again after first closing all of your file explorer windows, even the ones that weren't browsing the device.
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- To format the second partition as WBFS, launch Wii Backup Manager from shortcuts on your Start Menu or Desktop or directly from C:\ModMii\Program Files + + + +
- In the Wii Backup Manager window, click the "Tools" menu and select "Format drives". +
- Carefully select the correct drive letter corresponding to the second partition on your external hard drive. +
- Confirm the new file system is "WBFS", then click "Start". +
- Click "Yes" when asked if you want to continue, then click "Close". +
- Warning: Windows Explorer cannot open WBFS drives and may prompt you to format it, careful not to do so accidentally.
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- Copy Files to the Hard Drive
- At this time you should copy the files ModMii downloaded to the root of your hard-drive\partition (or SD Card if your HDD is WBFS).
- The files should be saved here: C:\ModMii\COPY_TO_USB
+• Your folder structure should look similar to this:
+💾 SD Card or USB Drive
+ ┗ 📁apps
+ ┣ 📁AppName1
+ ┣ 📄boot.dol
+ ┣ 📄meta.xml
+ ┗ 📄icon.png
+ ┣ (All other Wii apps should be here too)
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+• Your folder structure should not look like this:
+💾 SD Card or USB Drive
+ ┗ ⛔📁COPY_TO_SD
+ ┗ ⛔📁COPY_TO_USB
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+ - Manage Game backups (optional)
- Launch the below tools from shortcuts on your Start Menu or Desktop. +
- You can use this program to manage/transfer your backup copies of Wii Games (.WBFS/.ISO/.CISO). +
- It is very simple to use, but a detailed tutorial on using Wii Backup Manager can be found here. +
- Wii Game Directory Structure:
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- Below is a single WBFS example, and a split WBFS example. A WBFS file needs to be split if it is over 4GB and your storage device is formatted as FAT32. During transfer operations WBM can automatically split games and set up the directory structure for you.
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+ 💾 SD Card or USB Drive
+ ┗ 📂wbfs
+ ┣ 📂GameName [GameID]
+ ┃ ┗ 📜GameID.wbfs (for non-split titles)
+ ┗ 📂GameName [GameID]
+ ┣ 📜GameID.wbfs
+ ┗ 📜GameID.wbf1
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- Below is a single WBFS example, and a split WBFS example. A WBFS file needs to be split if it is over 4GB and your storage device is formatted as FAT32. During transfer operations WBM can automatically split games and set up the directory structure for you.
- You can use this program to manage/transfer your backup copies of GameCube Games (.ISO/.CISO/.GCM and extracted FST format). +
- More detailed usage information on GameCube Backup Manager can be found here. +
- Gamecube (Nintendont) Game Directory Structure:
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- Below is a single disc game example, and 2-disc game example. Subdirectories are optional for 1-disc games in ISO/GCM and CISO format. During transfer operations GCBM can automatically and correctly set up the directory structure for you.
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+ 💾 SD Card or USB Drive
+ ┗ 📂games
+ ┣ 📂GameName [GameID]
+ ┃ ┗ 📜game.ciso (for single disc games)
+ ┗ 📂GameName [GameID]
+ ┣ 📜game.iso
+ ┗ 📜disc2.iso
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- Below is a single disc game example, and 2-disc game example. Subdirectories are optional for 1-disc games in ISO/GCM and CISO format. During transfer operations GCBM can automatically and correctly set up the directory structure for you.
- Practically speaking you will only need this app if you encounter an "NKit.iso" or "NKit.gcz" game backup, which are not supported by WBM or GCBM.
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- Usually these files have NKit in their names, but if WBM or GCBM cannot handle a backup it may be an unlabelled NKit backup. +
+ - How to use the NKit Processing App to convert NKit backups to ISO
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- Drag and drop source file(s) onto the NKit Processing App window. +
- Select "Convert to ISO" Mode. +
- Click "Process". +
- When finished, the converted game will be saved to: ..\NKit\Processed\Wii_MatchFail\ +
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- Click here for a short video tutorial. +
+ - After converting from NKit to ISO, backups can be handled by WBM and GCBM like normal. +
- To copy Wii Discs, launch USB-Loader GX and insert the disc into your Wii, if you're not prompted to copy\install the game you can press + to start making a backup. +
- To copy GameCube (or Wii) Discs, launch "CleanRip" from the HBC and insert the disc into your Wii, then follow the very simple on-screen instructions. Note that CleanRip does not support devices formatted as WBFS.
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- Warning: Using your Wii to rip games to NTFS is very unstable, it is highly recommended to rip games to a FAT32 or WBFS formatted HDD, then transfer them to your NTFS drive using a computer. Recall that GameCube games cannot be played when saved to NTFS devices.
- Configure/Customize Your USB-Loader (optional)
- Start your preferred USB-Loader from the HBC, or a forwarder channel, or set Priiloader to autoboot it at startup.
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- From there it's pretty intuitive, browse and adjust any settings to your liking, download covers, set Private Server to Wiimmfi to re-enable online multiplayer, disable the blurry deflicker filter, etc. +
+ - You can customize the look\theme of your USB-Loader or HBC following the steps from here.
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+ - If you have questions about getting started with USB-Loader GX click here.
+ - After Modding your Wii
- Optionally remove unnecessary files using ModMii's "File Cleanup & App Updater" feature to prevent amateurs from using potentially dangerous apps. + +
- Consider making another NAND backup so that if you ever need restore it you won't need to repeat the entire softmod process. + +
- At any point you can run SysCheck on your Wii to get a sysCheck.csv log of your installed softmods; in the future you can check if any of your mods are outdated by opening your log with the latest version of ModMii. + +
- Periodically check for updates to the apps on your SD card or USB Hard drive by using ModMii's "File Cleanup & App Updater" feature. It will scan your device for ModMii's auto-updating apps and offer to check for updates. + +
- Download the latest Wii Homebrew apps to your SD Card or FAT32 USB Hard Drive so they can be launched via the HBC or forwarder channels.
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- Download some Wii related PC tools or Just for Fun Wii apps like emulators or cheat codes from ModMii Classic's Download Pages. +
- Grab the Homebrew Browser or the Open Shop Channel for Windows from ModMii or the provided links to easily download many other popular apps right from your Wii or PC! +
- Some other great libraries of Homebrew applications can be found at wiibrew.org, wiidatabase.de, oscwii.org and of course gbatemp.
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- To manually "install" apps, download your homebrew and you should find a boot.dol (or boot.elf) file and possibly an icon.png and meta.xml. +
- For the HBC to read your SD/USB correctly, your card must be structured SD+USB:/apps/application name/boot.dol\elf +
- Some apps require a meta.xml be saved in the same place as the boot.dol\elf to work properly (icon.png is always optional). +
- If you have a dol or elf file not named "boot", rename it boot.dol\elf, otherwise it will not be recognized by the HBC (not required if using Priiloader to install a file). +
- Check out some of my custom Forwarder Channels to launch your favourite Wii homebrew straight from the System Menu. +
- Get a new theme for your Wii Menu! Confirm you have Priiloader installed before installing themes, then open mym themes\files using ModMii or ThemeMii Mod to convert them to csm files for your specific system menu version. Or check out the huge library of themes available at www.wiithemer.org, a website that also converts MYMs to CSMs for you on the fly. CSM files can then be installed to your Wii using csm-installer or MyMenuify Mod. ThemeMii Mod, csm-installer and MyMenuify Mod are all available on ModMii Classic's Download Pages. +
- "Expand" your Wii's 500MB internal memory for more WiiWare and Virtual Console games by having it load the System Menu from external storage instead. Use ModMii's SNEEK installer and Emulated NAND builder to get started.
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- You can also use your Wii's nand.bin backup as an Emulated NAND instead of having ModMii build one from scratch. To extract the files from a nand.bin backup to use as an Emulated NAND, simply open the nand.bin file using ModMii. +
- Alternatively, you can dump your Wii's NAND to use as an Emulated NAND using USB Loader GX's features menu. +
- Install Fakemote to an unused IOS slot like 247 to add support for DS3 and DS4 controllers. This can also be done using ModMii Classic's Advanced Downloads Menu by choosing the latest FM (Fakemote) version of d2x in ModMii's options. +
- Check out some Crazy Intro Videos to customize how your Wii starts up (SD Card required). + +
- Bring back WiiConnect24 to your Wii! The WiiLink Patcher restores functionality to Wii Mail and various Nintendo Channels such as Forecast, News, Everybody Votes, Nintendo, Check Mii Out, and more! You can get this tool from from ModMii Classic's Download Page 5. + +
- Check out RiiTag\LinkTag: a customizable and dynamic gamertag to automatically update your Discord status with what you've been playing on your Wii. + +
- Credits, Supporting Apps, and Sources
- Support ModMii
- Your chosen options
- Install and\or update all recommended Wii softmods +
- Current System Menu is less than 2.2U +
- Download all available exploits +
- Desired System Menu is 4.3U +
- Install Dark Wii Blue Theme +
- Update active IOSs (can be disabled in options) +
- Do not install a cMIOS (can be enabled in options) +
- Do not install Hermes cIOSs (can be enabled in options) +
- Install a USB-Loader Forwarder Channel (can be disabled in options) +
- Install Extra Brick Protection (patched IOS60 in unused system menu IOS slots) (can be disabled in options) +
- Install Photo Channel +
- Install Internet Channel +
- Install Mii Channel +
- Install Shopping Channel (and IOS56) +
- Download USB-Loader GX, Configurable USB-Loader and WiiFlow +
- USB-Loader Settings and config files saved to USB Hard Drive +
- Important Notes
- This guide does not require an internet connection on your Wii. + +
- An SD Card is recommended, but not necessary, to fully softmod your console. +
- Check if your SD Card has a lock switch and make sure it's disabled. +
- If you get errors during any of the steps try reformatting your SD Card (or HDD) as FAT32. +
- If your Wii ever freezes, hold the power button on the Wii for 5 seconds to power it off then try again. +
- Never uninstall a System Menu or IOS. +
- When updating your softmod you should always overwrite old mods by installing new ones, do not try to "Delete everything" or "Start from scratch". +
- To update your mods in the future you can use the ModMii Wizard as if it was your first time, or even better, update only what's outdated using ModMii's Syscheck Updater Wizard and reduce the number of steps! +
- If you accept an official Nintendo update after modding the Wii, you may lose some of your modifications and have to reinstall them. +
- Do not install untested WADs/themes without Priiloader, Bootmii and a nand backup. +
- It's probably unnecessary, but you should disconnect all peripherals from the Wii during the modding procedure unless instructed otherwise. This includes gamecube memory cards, gamecube controllers, Wii Speak, etc. +
- USB hard drives configured to work on a Wii will also work on vWii (virtual Wii on WiiU) and Wii Mini and vice versa. + +
- After completing this guide, you can launch your USB-Loader via the Homebrew Channel or a USB-Loader forwarder channel. + +
- USB-Loaders, contrary to their name, can also be used on the Wii\vWii with an SD Card. If you prefer using an SD Card simply follow this guide utilizing your FAT32 formatted SD Card in place of a Hard Drive. +
- Double check that your hard drive is always plugged into USB port0 - the one nearest the edge of the Wii. + +
- Not all external hard drive's are compatible with the Wii\vWii\Wii Mini, small USB flash drives or 'thumb drives' in particular often don't work very well. For a list of which USB hard drive's are compatible, check out the USB Devices Compatibility List +
- If you are determined to try using a small USB flash drive or 'thumb drive' on a Wii\vWii, you may have more success if running the loader off of an SD Card and formatting the flash drive as WBFS instead of FAT32. This can be done using Wii Backup Manager. However, doing so will not only restrict the drive to storing only Wii games, but it will not be accessible by your PC without a program like Wii Backup Manager. In fact, every time you plug the hard drive into your PC you will be prompted to reformat it. +
- If a USB Loader fails to load a particular game, try changing it's game specific settings to use a different custom IOS like 249, 250, 251, etc. Your cIOS 249 should play the vast majority of games, for more information see the Wii cIOS base Compatibility List. + +
- Detailed guides covering a broad range of related topics available at the Complete Softmod Guide, wii.hacks.guide and wiiu.hacks.guide +
- If you come across a term or abbreviation that you're not familar with you can reference the WiiBrew Glossary or the CSG Glossary +
- If you need help, have questions, or just want to chat visit the official ModMii page on gbatemp or the ModMii Discord Server and ask away!
- Hacking your Wii
- Set SD Card Partition Style to MBR (if applicable)
- First, plug your SD Card into your PC and check if it's Partition style is already MBR. + +
- Right-click "This PC" or "My Computer" and select "Manage", a new window will open, on left panel click "Disk Management".
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- If "This PC" or "My Computer" is not on the desktop it can be accessed using the ⊞ Win+E keyboard combination. +
- In the Disk Management window, right-click the disk you want and select "Properties". +
- In the disk's properties window, select the "Volumes" tab. +
- If the "Partition style" is already Master Boot Record (MBR), you can skip the rest of this step. +
- If your SD Card is not already MBR you must convert it using one of the two methods below.
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- If you have files on the SD Card you want to keep, you can convert the Partition style to MBR without losing data using MiniTool Partition Wizard. +
- Even though your data should be preserved, there are no guarantees and you should still back up your files. +
- If your SD Card is not already in the desired format (e.g. FAT32) you will have to format it during the next step anyway so there's no point in using this method. +
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- Download MiniTool Partition Wizard, install it and start the program. + +
- Within the MiniTool window, right-click the GPT disk you want to convert and choose "Convert GPT Disk to MBR Disk". +
- Click the "Apply" button in the toolbar. +
- Click the "Yes" button to confirm conversion. +
- Wait for the conversion to finish then click "OK". +
- Once you have successfully converted your SD Card to MBR you can proceed to the next step of this guide. +
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- Open Disk Management following the same procedure above and locate the disk drive you want to use. + + +
- Right-click the partition(s) on the drive (make sure you select the right drive!) and select "Delete Volume" or "Delete Partition" to remove them. Repeat this process for each partition on that disk. + +
- Right-click the disk in Disk Management and select "Convert to MBR Disk." + + +
- On the lower half menu of the window, locate the unallocated space, right-click it, and select "New Simple Volume" and click "Next". +
- Choose a Drive letter for this partition, then click "Next".
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- Click "Next", then click "Finish".
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- First, insert your SD Card into your PC and determine if it needs to be formatted by checking the current Format\File-System of the SD Card. +
- Open "This PC" or "My Computer", right-click the SD Card you want to use, then select "Properties".
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- If "This PC" or "My Computer" is not on the desktop it can be accessed using the ⊞ Win+E keyboard combination. +
- Make note of the Drive Letter of the SD Card as this will be important later. +
- If the "File-System" is already FAT32, you can skip this step. +
- If you have anything saved to the SD Card, you should back it up now as all the data will be lost once you format it. +
- Launch FAT32 GUI Formatter from shortcuts on your Start Menu or Desktop or directly from C:\ModMii\Program Files + + + +
- Carefully select the correct drive letter corresponding to your SD Card. +
- You may optionally uncheck the "Quick Format" box, then click "Start".
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- When completed it should display "Done". +
- If you get an error indicating the device is in use, try again after first closing all of your file explorer windows, even the ones that weren't browsing the device.
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- Copy the files ModMii downloaded to your SD Card.
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- The files should be saved here: "C:\ModMii\COPY_TO_SD"
+• Your folder structure should look similar to this:
+💾 SD Card or USB Drive
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+ ┣ 📄boot.dol
+ ┣ 📄meta.xml
+ ┗ 📄icon.png
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+💾 SD Card or USB Drive
+ ┗ ⛔📁COPY_TO_SD
+ ┗ ⛔📁COPY_TO_USB
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+ - When the files are finished copying to the SD card, you should safely remove your SD Card from your computer and reinsert it into your console and proceed to the next step.
- The files should be saved here: "C:\ModMii\COPY_TO_SD"
- Install The Homebrew Channel (HBC) and Bootmii
- Connect your Wii to the internet if you have not done so already.
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- If prompted, choose to not perform an update. +
- If you have connection issues ensure your router is supported by the Wii and configured in line with these guidelines. +
- Go to the "Wii Options" Menu, then select "Wii Settings", then go to Page 2 and select "Internet", select "Connection Settings", then choose your active connection.
+ - Select "Change settings" and scroll 3 times to the right to select "Auto-Obtain DNS" (Not IP Address)
+ - Select "No" then select "Advanced Settings".
+ - Change both the Primary DNS and Secondary DNS to 3.143.163.250
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- If you later have connection test issues or other problems check here to confirm whether the str2hax DNS has recently changed as it does from time to time. +
- Select "Confirm", then "Save", and then select "OK" to run a connection test. +
- If the connection test was successful, select "No" to skip the Wii System Update. +
- If the connection test does not work, make sure you have a working internet connection and DNS was enterred correctly, then try again. If it still fails you should choose a different exploit. +
- Select "Back" two times to return to the "Internet panel", then select User Agreements or Agreement/Contact. +
- Select "Yes" to the using the Wii Shop Channel and WiiConnect24. +
- Click "Next" to review User Agreements.
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- If you see a heart-shaped pony on your screen then you have done everything correctly. +
- Select "I Accept" to continue.
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- After clicking "I Accept" it is normal for your Wii remote not to respond for 1-2 minutes before launching your homebrew application. +
- If it takes longer than 2 minutes then turn off your Wii by holding the power button for 5 seconds and try again. +
- If it keeps failing you should choose a different exploit. +
- Insert the Super Smash Brothers Brawl Game. +
- Launch the game without the SD card in your console, create a save file if you don't have one already, then enter the vault, start the stage builder and delete all the stages. Then exit the game. +
- Afterwards, insert your SD Card, start the game, enter the vault and start the stage builder, it should launch the boot.elf file saved on the root of your SD card. +
- If you forgot to delete the stages, you will experience an annoying but harmless crash.
- Load the "LEGO Indiana Jones" game at least once (otherwise you won't be able to copy over the hack). +
- Delete or move\backup your personal LEGO Indiana Jones save file. +
- If you want to move\copy your save data to the same SD card with your ModMii files, first rename the SD:\private folder containing the exploit to something else. Then copy your save from the console to your SD Card and backup the new private folder with your save. Finally rename the original exploit folder back to SD:\private and reinsert the SD Card into your console before continuing to the next step. At the end of this guide you can restore the backup you made. +
- Go into Wii Options - Data Management - Save Data - Wii - SD Card then copy over the "Indiana Pwns" save that corresponds to your region. +
- Play the Lego Indiana Jones game. Load the new save file. +
- You will be in the Main hall, walk towards the camera, enter the first door on the right (Indy's left) and go into the "Courtyard". +
- Walk to the end and enter the "Art Room", you will see a podium with 2 characters on it, talk to the one on the left "Indiana Pwns". +
- Hit left twice (scrolling through his items) to choose the switch option (Black silhouette with a white arrow to another black silhouette). +
- Hit A to launch the boot.elf file saved on the root of your SD card.
- Load the Yu-Gi-Oh game at least once (otherwise you won't be able to copy over the hack). +
- Delete or move\backup your personal "Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's" save file. +
- If you want to move\copy your save data to the same SD card with your ModMii files, first rename the SD:\private folder containing the exploit to something else. Then copy your save from the console to your SD Card and backup the new private folder with your save. Finally rename the original exploit folder back to SD:\private and reinsert the SD Card into your console before continuing to the next step. At the end of this guide you can restore the backup you made. +
- Go into Wii Options - Data Management - Save Data - Wii - SD Card then copy over the "Yu-Gi-Oh" save that corresponds to your region. +
- Start the Yu-Gi-Oh game. Continue past the opening menu to launch the exploit and load your homebrew application.
- Note for European Users: The default Yu-Gi Owned PAL exploit is 60Hz. If it does not work on your 50Hz TV, navigate to "SD:\private\wii\title\" and rename "RYOP" to something else then rename "RYOP-50hz" to "RYOP" and try again. +
- Load the LEGO Batman game at least once (otherwise you won't be able to copy over the hack). +
- Delete or move\backup your personal "LEGO Batman" save file. +
- If you want to move\copy your save data to the same SD card with your ModMii files, first rename the SD:\private folder containing the exploit to something else. Then copy your save from the console to your SD Card and backup the new private folder with your save. Finally rename the original exploit folder back to SD:\private and reinsert the SD Card into your console before continuing to the next step. At the end of this guide you can restore the backup you made. +
- Go into Wii Options - Data Management - Save Data - Wii - SD Card then copy over the "LEGO Batman" save that corresponds to your region. +
- Start the LEGO Batman game. Load the new save file. +
- You are now in the batcave, walk towards the camera and to the right (Batman's left) and take the elevator. +
- Then in the trophy room, go to the upper corner and go through the door to the "Wayne Manor". Now you can select a character. +
- Choose the last enabled character in the bottom right to launch the exploit and load your homebrew application.
- Load the LEGO Star Wars game at least once (otherwise you won't be able to copy over the hack). +
- Delete or move\backup your personal "LEGO Star Wars" save file. +
- If you want to move\copy your save data to the same SD card with your ModMii files, first rename the SD:\private folder containing the exploit to something else. Then copy your save from the console to your SD Card and backup the new private folder with your save. Finally rename the original exploit folder back to SD:\private and reinsert the SD Card into your console before continuing to the next step. At the end of this guide you can restore the backup you made. +
- Go into Wii Options - Data Management - Save Data - Wii - SD Card then copy over the "LEGO Star Wars" save that corresponds to your region. +
- Start the LEGO Star Wars. Load the first save slot (on the left, at 0.0 percent). +
- As soon as the level loads, go to the bar on the right and you'll see two characters floating in blue tanks. +
- Choose the character named "Return of Jodi" and press the A button to launch the exploit and load your homebrew application.
- Load the Tales of Symphonia game at least once (otherwise you won't be able to copy over the hack). +
- Delete or move\backup your personal "Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World" save file. +
- If you want to move\copy your save data to the same SD card with your ModMii files, first rename the SD:\private folder containing the exploit to something else. Then copy your save from the console to your SD Card and backup the new private folder with your save. Finally rename the original exploit folder back to SD:\private and reinsert the SD Card into your console before continuing to the next step. At the end of this guide you can restore the backup you made. +
- Go into Wii Options - Data Management - Save Data - Wii - SD Card then copy over the "Tales of Symphonia" save that corresponds to your region.
+ - Start Tales of Symphonia and load the save data. +
- Note for Japanese users: There are 2 different Japanese versions of the game. If your game is version "RVL-RT4J-0A-0 JPN" use the top save, if you have "RVL-RT4J-0A-1 JPN" use the second save. +
- Once the game starts (and you see a dog waving at you) press + to enter the game's menu. +
- Scroll down to "Status" and press A. +
- Then scroll down to the second character named "Giantpune". Highlight him, and press A to launch the exploit and load your homebrew application.
- Load the Twilight Princess game at least once (otherwise you won't be able to copy over the hack). +
- Delete or move\backup your personal "The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess" save file. +
- If you want to move\copy your save data to the same SD card with your ModMii files, first rename the SD:\private folder containing the exploit to something else. Then copy your save from the Wii to your SD Card and backup the new private folder with your save. Finally rename the original exploit folder back to SD:\private and reinsert the SD Card into your Wii before continuing to the next step. At the end of this guide you can restore the backup you made. +
- Go into Wii Options - Data Management - Save Data - Wii - SD Card then copy over the "Twilight Hack" save that corresponds to your game region. +
- Insert the The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess disc and run the game. +
- Note to US users: Look at the bottom of the game disc first. If it has RVL-RZDE-0A-2 USA in its inner ring, you'll have to load TwilightHack2 in a later step. If it says something else, load TwilightHack0. +
- On the title screen of the game, press A + B to go to the main menu. +
- Now load the twilight hack save file.
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- The game will start like normal. To execute the hack walk towards the camera to leave the area, or talk to the first character you see.
- Upon launching the HackMii Installer, you will be greeted by a scam warning screen. +
- After waiting 30 seconds the message "Press 1 to continue" should appear. +
- Press 1 to continue.
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- If the "Press 1 to continue" message doesn't appear, or you get a "no vulnerable IOS" error message or experience any other issues with this step, run ModMii again and this time select the "HackMii Solutions" option and follow those new instructions before continuing this guide. +
- Press A to continue, then press ↑ until "Install the Homebrew Channel" is selected and press A, then select "Yes, continue" to install it.
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- From the main menu, press ↓ twice to select "Bootmii...", then press A. + + +
- From the Bootmii menu, navigate to "Install Bootmii as IOS" and press A, then select "Yes, continue" to write runtime files to the SD Card, then "Yes, continue" again to install Bootmii as IOS.
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- If the installer fails, double check the SD Card's lock switch is disabled (if applicable) or try a different card all together. If you're missing a Bootmii compatible SD Card you can skip installing Bootmii and making a nand backup for now until you get a compatible SD Card. +
- Press A to continue to the Bootmii menu. + +
- From the Bootmii menu, check to see if "Install Bootmii as boot2" is an option.
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- After installing Bootmii as IOS and as boot2 (if possible), navigate to "Return to the main menu" and press A, then go down to "Exit" and press A to exit to the Homebrew Channel. +
- It is recommended to have Bootmii installed as both IOS and as boot2, if possible. +
- Installing Bootmii as boot2 is only an option available on older Wii's and it provides the greatest level of brick protection.
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- Do not worry if your Wii is not capable of installing Bootmii as boot2, all Wii's can still install Priiloader; and with Priiloader installed you can recover from the majority of bricks. So long as you do not uninstall Priiloader, your System Menu, or System Menu IOS you will be able to recover even without Bootmii installed as boot2. +
- If Bootmii is installed to boot2, you can access Bootmii and the Homebrew Channel before the system menu (or Priiloader) is loaded, this will allow you to launch homebrew as needed to fix bricks or restore NAND backups. If Bootmii is installed to boot2, it will load the Bootmii menu each time the Wii starts up only if a Bootmii folder is detected on your SD card. If you move or rename this folder, the Wii will continue to boot the system menu (or Priiloader if installed). +
- All Wii's are able to install Bootmii as IOS.
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- Make a NAND backup
- Bootmii does not work with Wiimotes, the steps below will direct you to use the front buttons on the Wii console itself.
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- Bootmii also works with gamecube controllers; in fact, one is required to restore NAND backups on consoles that could not install Bootmii to boot2. +
- From inside the Homebrew Channel press the Home button and select "Launch Bootmii". +
- Press the Power button on the Wii console 3 times to get to the last option to access the Settings (the button with gears), then press the Reset button to select it. +
- Press Reset to select the first backup option (the button with the green arrow) +
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- This process takes about 8 minutes to complete; your mileage may vary. +
- Having some black "Bad Blocks" is normal and nothing to worry about. +
- After backing up the NAND, Bootmii will begin verifying it. While this is recommended, it can be skipped by pressing the Eject button on your console. +
- Press any button on the console to exit the NAND backup screen. +
- Exit Bootmii and launch the HBC by pressing the Power button on the Wii console 3 times to advance to the last option (the one with the back arrow), then press the Reset button to select it. Then press Power 1 time to advance to the Homebrew Channel, then press the Reset button to launch it. +
- At this point, or immediately following the completion of this guide, you should remove the SD card from the Wii (it is safe to do so while inside the HBC), backup the Bootmii folder, nand.bin, and keys.bin from your SD to a hard drive, the cloud, or anywhere safe. You might need these in case of emergencies, so don't lose them. Optionally erase them from the SD card after backing them up to free up space, or rename the Bootmii folder to avoid autobooting into Bootmii at startup for consoles with Bootmii installed to boot2 (or customize it's bootmii.ini config file using ModMii). When done, safely remove your SD Card from your computer and reinsert it into your Wii and proceed to the next step. +
- Install and Configure Priiloader
- You can navigate the Priiloader menu using a Wiimote, GameCube controller, USB Keyboard, or the Power/Reset buttons on the front of the console: Power to navigate and Reset to select.
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- Launch the "Priiloader Installer" from the Homebrew Channel. +
- After the Priiloader Installer loads, press + to install it.
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- If you get a "System Menu Version invalid or not vanilla" error, fully complete the "Install WADs" step then immediately afterwards return to this step and Priiloader should install successfully. + +
- If you get a "cIOSPAGHETTI" error, fully complete the "Install WADs" step then immediately afterwards return to this step and Priiloader should install successfully. +
- Press A to exit back to the Homebrew Channel. + +
- Launch the "Load Priiloader" app via the HBC to access the Priiloader menu.
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- From the Priiloader menu, select "System Menu Hacks" and enable some system menu hacks.
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+ - Click here for a description of each Priiloader system menu hack. +
+RECOMMENDED HACKS +-
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- Block Disc Updates +
- Block Online Updates +
- Region Free EVERYTHING +
- 480p graphics fix in system menu +
- Remove Deflicker (only if you are NOT using a CRT display) +
- Wiimmfi Patch v4 +
- Remove NoCopy Save File Protection + + + +
+ - Be careful not to haphazardly enable just any hack, for example do not enable "Lock System Menu with Black Screen".
- Scroll down to "save settings" and press A, then press B to go back to Priiloader's main menu. +
- Optional: Autoboot a USB-Loader Channel instead of the System Menu.
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- Select "Load/Install File". Select your forwarder dol (e.g. USBLoader_IDCL_Channel_Forwarder.dol) and press A to install it. Wait for it to install and return to the main menu. +
- Did you know that custom forwarder dols can be built from ModMii's Advanced Downloads menu? +
- Navigate to "Settings" and change "Autoboot" to "Installed File". +
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- Navigate to "Homebrew Channel" and press A to launch it.
+ - Install WADs
- On your console, load "YAWM ModMii Edition" from the HomeBrew Channel. +
- Choose your source device using left and right, most likely "Wii SD Slot", and Press A. +
- Install your custom list of 50 WADs found in the spoiler below.
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- Be careful not to install any additional WADs that may have been previously saved in this folder (they may be safe, but I cannot say for sure). +
- Hold + for 2 seconds to select all the WADs in the folder.
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- Alternatively, you can select or deselect your WADs individually by navigating to each one and hitting +.
+ - Warning: do not use minus (-) as this will mark WADs for uninstallation.
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- Alternatively, you can select or deselect your WADs individually by navigating to each one and hitting +.
- After you've marked all the WADs listed below, press A on any marked WAD to install them all. +
- Confirm the total number selected for installation is 50, then press A again to install.
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- If any WADs fail to install properly please retry installing them.
+ - If asked whether to retain or remove Priiloader, press A to retain Priiloader.
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- If any WADs fail to install properly please retry installing them.
- After successfully installing all the WADs, press A to launch Priiloader and re-enable your preferred System Menu Hacks before proceeding to the next step. It's also safe to re-enable them at a later time.
+ - USB Loader and Hard Drive setup
- Set External Hard Drive Partition Style to MBR (if applicable)
- First, plug your hard drive into your PC and check if it's Partition style is already MBR. + +
- Right-click "This PC" or "My Computer" and select "Manage", a new window will open, on left panel click "Disk Management".
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- If "This PC" or "My Computer" is not on the desktop it can be accessed using the ⊞ Win+E keyboard combination. +
- In the Disk Management window, right-click the disk you want and select "Properties". +
- In the disk's properties window, select the "Volumes" tab. +
- If the "Partition style" is already Master Boot Record (MBR), you can skip the rest of this step. +
- If your hard drive is larger than 2TB and not already MBR, you must follow ca032769's guide for Western Digital hard drives or Al_Touriste's guide for Seagate hard drives to complete the rest of this step.
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- If your hard drive is >2TB, not MBR, and not a supported Western Digital or Seagate drive then you are currently out of luck. +
- Once you have successfully converted your hard drive to MBR you can proceed to the next step of this guide. +
+ - If your hard drive is 2TB or less and not already MBR you must convert it using one of the two methods below.
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+ - Method 1: MiniTool Partition Wizard
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- If you have files on the drive you want to keep, you can convert the Partition style to MBR without losing data using MiniTool Partition Wizard. +
- Even though your data should be preserved, there are no guarantees and you should still back up your files. +
- If your drive is not already in the desired format (e.g. FAT32) you will have to format it during the next step anyway so there's no point in using this method. +
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- Download MiniTool Partition Wizard, install it and start the program. + +
- Within the MiniTool window, right-click the GPT disk you want to convert and choose "Convert GPT Disk to MBR Disk". +
- Click the "Apply" button in the toolbar. +
- Click the "Yes" button to confirm conversion. +
- Wait for the conversion to finish then click "OK". +
- Once you have successfully converted your hard drive to MBR you can proceed to the next step of this guide. +
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+ + - Method 2: Windows Disk Management
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- Back up any data on the disk before continuing! This will wipe all data on the disk! +
- Open Disk Management following the same procedure above and locate the disk drive you want to use. + + +
- Right-click the partition(s) on the drive (make sure you select the right drive!) and select "Delete Volume" or "Delete Partition" to remove them. Repeat this process for each partition on that disk. + +
- Right-click the disk in Disk Management and select "Convert to MBR Disk." + + +
- On the lower half menu of the window, locate the unallocated space, right-click it, and select "New Simple Volume" and click "Next". +
- Choose a Drive letter for this partition, then click "Next".
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- Make note of this drive letter, as it will be needed later. +
- Set the File System to your desired format and optionally customize the "Volume label".
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- If your desired format (e.g. FAT32) isn't an option choose "NTFS" and we can change it later. +
- Click "Next", then click "Finish".
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- If you see a message indicating you need to format the drive, click "Cancel". +
+ +
+ - Partition and Format the External Hard Drive (if applicable)
- The Wii can access apps, games, covers, media and other files stored on FAT32 without requiring an SD card. +
- Compatible with playing Gamecube games. +
- Compatible with SNEEK/Nand Emulation. +
- Cannot store files greater than 4GBs. The limit does not apply to Wii games, which can be split into parts. This will likely not affect you unless the drive is also used to store HD videos. +
- First, plug your hard drive into your PC and determine if it needs to be formatted by checking the current Format\File-System of the drive. + +
- Open "This PC" or "My Computer", right-click the external hard drive you want to use, then select "Properties".
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- If "This PC" or "My Computer" is not on the desktop it can be accessed using the ⊞ Win+E keyboard combination. +
- Make note of the Drive Letter of the external hard drive as this will be important later. +
- If the "File-System" is already FAT32, you can skip this step. +
- If you have anything saved on the hard drive, you should back it up now as all the data will be lost once you format it. +
- Launch FAT32 GUI Formatter from shortcuts on your Start Menu or Desktop or directly from C:\ModMii\Program Files + + +
- Carefully select the correct drive letter corresponding to your external hard drive. +
- You may optionally uncheck the "Quick Format" box, then click "Start".
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- When completed it should display "Done". +
- If you get an error indicating the device is in use, try again after first closing all of your file explorer windows, even the ones that weren't browsing the device.
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- Click the "Close" button. +
- Capable of storing files greater than 4GB. +
- Most USB-Loaders can access games, covers and music saved to NTFS. +
- The HBC cannot load apps stored on NTFS, so an SD card or modern forwarder channel is required to run USB-Loaders. +
- Incompatible with playing Gamecube games. +
- Incompatible with SNEEK/Nand Emulation. +
- First, plug your hard drive into your PC and determine if it needs to be formatted by checking the current Format\File-System of the drive. + +
- Open "This PC" or "My Computer", right-click the external hard drive you want to use, then select "Properties".
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- If "This PC" or "My Computer" is not on the desktop it can be accessed using the ⊞ Win+E keyboard combination. +
- Make note of the Drive Letter of the external hard drive as this will be important later. +
- If the "File-System" is already NTFS, you can skip this step. +
- If you have anything saved on the hard drive, you should back it up now as all the data will be lost once you format it. + +
- Right-click "My Computer" and select "Manage", a new window will open, on left panel click "Disk Management". + +
- Right-click the drive you want to format (make sure you select the right drive!), then select "Format..." +
- Select "NTFS" as the File system to use and input a name for the Hard-Drive/Volume. +
- You may optionally uncheck the "Perform a quick format" box, then click "OK", then click "OK" again. +
- Greater compatibility with hard drives, especially small thumb drives. If loading backups using other formats doesn't work you can try WBFS before getting a new hard drive. +
- WBFS can ONLY store Wii Games, so an SD card is generally required to run apps. +
- Incompatible with playing Gamecube games. +
- Incompatible with SNEEK/Nand Emulation. +
- Windows Explorer cannot open WBFS drives and may prompt you to format it, careful not to do so accidentally.
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- Wii games saved to the drive can still be managed on your PC using Wii Backup Manager or on your Wii using a USB-Loader. +
- If you have anything saved on the hard drive, you should back it up now as all the data will be lost once you format it.
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- If you have any Wii files on the drive you should copy them to your SD Card now (e.g. "apps" folder, "usb-loader" folder, etc.) +
- Launch Wii Backup Manager from shortcuts on your Start Menu or Desktop or directly from C:\ModMii\Program Files + + + +
- In the Wii Backup Manager window, click the "Tools" menu and select "Format drives". +
- Carefully select the correct drive letter corresponding to your external hard drive. +
- Confirm the new file system is "WBFS", then click "Start". +
- Click "Yes" when asked if you want to continue, then click "Close". +
- Warning: Windows Explorer cannot open WBFS drives and may prompt you to format it, careful not to do so accidentally.
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- Wii games saved to the drive can still be managed on your PC using Wii Backup Manager or on your Wii using a USB-Loader. +
- FAT32 partition can be used to launch apps without requiring an SD card. +
- FAT32 partition is compatible with playing Gamecube games. +
- FAT32 partition is compatible with SNEEK/Nand Emulation. +
- NTFS partition can be used to save files greater than 4GB. +
- May not be possible with some low capacity USB flash drives. +
- A little more work to setup. +
- If you have anything saved on the hard drive, you should back it up now as all the data will be lost once you format it. +
- Right-click "This PC" or "My Computer" and select "Manage", a new window will open, on left panel click "Disk Management". + +
- If "This PC" or "My Computer" is not on the desktop it can be accessed using the ⊞ Win+E keyboard combination. +
- Right-click the partition(s) on the drive (make sure you select the right drive!) and select "Delete Volume" or "Delete Partition" to remove them. Repeat this process for each partition on that disk. +
- On the lower half menu of the window, locate the unallocated space, right-click it, and select "New Simple Volume..." +
- Enter the "volume size" you want your FAT32 partition to be, and click "Next". +
- Choose a Drive letter for this partition, then click "Next".
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- Make note of this drive letter, as it will be needed when we use FAT32 GUI Formatter shortly. +
- Set the File System to "FAT32" (if possible) and optionally customize the "Volume label".
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- FAT32 will mostly likely not be an option (only listed if volume size is under 32GB). +
- If FAT32 isn't an option, you can choose "Do not format this volume".
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- It's also okay to format as NTFS or exFAT since we will be changing it to FAT32 later. +
- Click "Next", then click "Finish".
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- If you see a message indicating you need to format the drive, click "Cancel". +
- In the lower half of the Disk Management menu, locate your drive's remaining unallocated space, right-click it, and select "New Simple Volume...." +
- Click "Next" to format all the remaining space on the drive. +
- Choose a Drive letter for your NTFS partition, and click "Next". +
- Ensure the file system is set to NTFS, then name/label the volume, and optionally uncheck the "Perform a quick format" box. +
- Click "Next", then click "Finish". + +
- Launch FAT32 GUI Formatter from shortcuts on your Start Menu or Desktop or directly from C:\ModMii\Program Files + +
- Carefully select the correct drive letter corresponding to the first partition on your external hard drive. +
- You may optionally uncheck the "Quick Format" box, then click "Start".
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- When completed it should display "Done". +
- If you get an error indicating the device is in use, try again after first closing all of your file explorer windows, even the ones that weren't browsing the device.
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- Click the "Close" button. +
- FAT32 partition can be used to launch apps without requiring an SD card. +
- FAT32 partition is compatible with playing Gamecube games. +
- FAT32 partition is compatible with SNEEK/Nand Emulation. +
- WBFS has greater compatibility with hard drives, especially small thumb drives. If loading backups using other formats doesn't work you can try WBFS before getting a new hard drive. + +
- May not be possible with some low capacity USB flash drives. +
- A little more work to setup. +
- WBFS partition can ONLY store Wii Games. +
- Windows Explorer cannot open WBFS partitions and may prompt you to format it, careful not to do so accidentally.
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- Wii games saved to a WBFS partition can still be managed on your PC using Wii Backup Manager or on your Wii using a USB-Loader. +
- If you have anything saved on the hard drive, you should back it up now as all the data will be lost once you format it. +
- Right-click "This PC" or "My Computer" and select "Manage", a new window will open, on left panel click "Disk Management". + +
- If "This PC" or "My Computer" is not on the desktop it can be accessed using the ⊞ Win+E keyboard combination. +
- Right-click the partition(s) on the drive (make sure you select the right drive!) and select "Delete Volume" or "Delete Partition" to remove them. Repeat this process for each partition on that disk. +
- On the lower half menu of the window, locate the unallocated space, right-click it, and select "New Simple Volume..." +
- Enter the "volume size" you want your FAT32 partition to be, and click "Next". +
- Choose a Drive letter for this partition, then click "Next".
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- Make note of the first partition's drive letter, as it will be needed when we use FAT32 GUI Formatter shortly. +
- Set the File System to "FAT32" (if possible) and optionally customize the "Volume label".
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- FAT32 will mostly likely not be an option (only listed if volume size is under 32GB). +
- If FAT32 isn't an option, you can choose "Do not format this volume".
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- Click "Next", then click "Finish".
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- If you see a message indicating you need to format the drive, click "Cancel". +
- In the lower half of the Disk Management menu, locate your drive's remaining unallocated space, right-click it, and select "New Simple Volume...." +
- Click "Next" to format all the remaining space on the drive. +
- Choose a Drive letter for the WBFS partition, and click "Next".
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- Make note of the second partition's drive letter, as it will be needed when we use Wii Backup Manager shortly. +
- Set the File System to anything (e.g. "NTFS") as we will be changing it to WBFS later, and optionally customize the "Volume label". + +
- Click "Next", then click "Finish". + + + +
- Launch FAT32 GUI Formatter from shortcuts on your Start Menu or Desktop or directly from C:\ModMii\Program Files + +
- Carefully select the correct drive letter corresponding to the first partition on your external hard drive. +
- You may optionally uncheck the "Quick Format" box, then click "Start".
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- When completed it should display "Done". +
- If you get an error indicating the device is in use, try again after first closing all of your file explorer windows, even the ones that weren't browsing the device.
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- Click the "Close" button. + + +
- To format the second partition as WBFS, launch Wii Backup Manager from shortcuts on your Start Menu or Desktop or directly from C:\ModMii\Program Files + + + +
- In the Wii Backup Manager window, click the "Tools" menu and select "Format drives". +
- Carefully select the correct drive letter corresponding to the second partition on your external hard drive. +
- Confirm the new file system is "WBFS", then click "Start". +
- Click "Yes" when asked if you want to continue, then click "Close". +
- Warning: Windows Explorer cannot open WBFS drives and may prompt you to format it, careful not to do so accidentally.
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- Copy Files to the Hard Drive
- At this time you should copy the files ModMii downloaded to the root of your hard-drive\partition (or SD Card if your HDD is WBFS).
- The files should be saved here: C:\ModMii\COPY_TO_USB
+• Your folder structure should look similar to this:
+💾 SD Card or USB Drive
+ ┗ 📁apps
+ ┣ 📁AppName1
+ ┣ 📄boot.dol
+ ┣ 📄meta.xml
+ ┗ 📄icon.png
+ ┣ (All other Wii apps should be here too)
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+• Your folder structure should not look like this:
+💾 SD Card or USB Drive
+ ┗ ⛔📁COPY_TO_SD
+ ┗ ⛔📁COPY_TO_USB
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+ - Manage Game backups (optional)
- Launch the below tools from shortcuts on your Start Menu or Desktop. +
- You can use this program to manage/transfer your backup copies of Wii Games (.WBFS/.ISO/.CISO). +
- It is very simple to use, but a detailed tutorial on using Wii Backup Manager can be found here. +
- Wii Game Directory Structure:
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- Below is a single WBFS example, and a split WBFS example. A WBFS file needs to be split if it is over 4GB and your storage device is formatted as FAT32. During transfer operations WBM can automatically split games and set up the directory structure for you.
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+ 💾 SD Card or USB Drive
+ ┗ 📂wbfs
+ ┣ 📂GameName [GameID]
+ ┃ ┗ 📜GameID.wbfs (for non-split titles)
+ ┗ 📂GameName [GameID]
+ ┣ 📜GameID.wbfs
+ ┗ 📜GameID.wbf1
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- Below is a single WBFS example, and a split WBFS example. A WBFS file needs to be split if it is over 4GB and your storage device is formatted as FAT32. During transfer operations WBM can automatically split games and set up the directory structure for you.
- You can use this program to manage/transfer your backup copies of GameCube Games (.ISO/.CISO/.GCM and extracted FST format). +
- More detailed usage information on GameCube Backup Manager can be found here. +
- Gamecube (Nintendont) Game Directory Structure:
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- Below is a single disc game example, and 2-disc game example. Subdirectories are optional for 1-disc games in ISO/GCM and CISO format. During transfer operations GCBM can automatically and correctly set up the directory structure for you.
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+ 💾 SD Card or USB Drive
+ ┗ 📂games
+ ┣ 📂GameName [GameID]
+ ┃ ┗ 📜game.ciso (for single disc games)
+ ┗ 📂GameName [GameID]
+ ┣ 📜game.iso
+ ┗ 📜disc2.iso
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- Below is a single disc game example, and 2-disc game example. Subdirectories are optional for 1-disc games in ISO/GCM and CISO format. During transfer operations GCBM can automatically and correctly set up the directory structure for you.
- Practically speaking you will only need this app if you encounter an "NKit.iso" or "NKit.gcz" game backup, which are not supported by WBM or GCBM.
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- Usually these files have NKit in their names, but if WBM or GCBM cannot handle a backup it may be an unlabelled NKit backup. +
+ - How to use the NKit Processing App to convert NKit backups to ISO
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- Drag and drop source file(s) onto the NKit Processing App window. +
- Select "Convert to ISO" Mode. +
- Click "Process". +
- When finished, the converted game will be saved to: ..\NKit\Processed\Wii_MatchFail\ +
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- Click here for a short video tutorial. +
+ - After converting from NKit to ISO, backups can be handled by WBM and GCBM like normal. +
- To copy Wii Discs, launch USB-Loader GX or Configurable USB-Loader and insert the disc into your Wii, if you're not prompted to copy\install the game you can press + to start making a backup. +
- To copy GameCube (or Wii) Discs, launch "CleanRip" from the HBC and insert the disc into your Wii, then follow the very simple on-screen instructions. Note that CleanRip does not support devices formatted as WBFS.
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- Warning: Using your Wii to rip games to NTFS is very unstable, it is highly recommended to rip games to a FAT32 or WBFS formatted HDD, then transfer them to your NTFS drive using a computer. Recall that GameCube games cannot be played when saved to NTFS devices.
- Configure/Customize Your USB-Loader (optional)
- Start your preferred USB-Loader from the HBC, or a forwarder channel, or set Priiloader to autoboot it at startup.
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- From there it's pretty intuitive, browse and adjust any settings to your liking, download covers, set Private Server to Wiimmfi to re-enable online multiplayer, disable the blurry deflicker filter, etc. +
+ - You can customize the look\theme of your USB-Loader or HBC following the steps from here.
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+ - If you have questions about getting started with USB-Loader GX or WiiFlow click here.
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- WiiFlow Lite emulator plugins allow the loader to also launch games for classic consoles as well. Grab the emulator plugins pack from click here.
+ - A popular WiiFlow Lite theme is the beautiful 'Rhapsodii Shima' theme. Check it out by clicking here.
- WiiFlow Lite emulator plugins allow the loader to also launch games for classic consoles as well. Grab the emulator plugins pack from click here.
- To customize CFG USB-Loader use the Configurator for Configurable USB-Loader found here: "COPY_TO_USB\usb-loader\CfgLoaderConfigurator.exe"
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- For tips and tricks on using the Configurator click here.
+ - After Modding your Wii
- Optionally remove unnecessary files using ModMii's "File Cleanup & App Updater" feature to prevent amateurs from using potentially dangerous apps. + +
- Consider making another NAND backup so that if you ever need restore it you won't need to repeat the entire softmod process. + +
- At any point you can run SysCheck on your Wii to get a sysCheck.csv log of your installed softmods; in the future you can check if any of your mods are outdated by opening your log with the latest version of ModMii. + +
- Periodically check for updates to the apps on your SD card or USB Hard drive by using ModMii's "File Cleanup & App Updater" feature. It will scan your device for ModMii's auto-updating apps and offer to check for updates. + +
- Download the latest Wii Homebrew apps to your SD Card or FAT32 USB Hard Drive so they can be launched via the HBC or forwarder channels.
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- Download some Wii related PC tools or Just for Fun Wii apps like emulators or cheat codes from ModMii Classic's Download Pages. +
- Grab the Homebrew Browser or the Open Shop Channel for Windows from ModMii or the provided links to easily download many other popular apps right from your Wii or PC! +
- Some other great libraries of Homebrew applications can be found at wiibrew.org, wiidatabase.de, oscwii.org and of course gbatemp.
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- To manually "install" apps, download your homebrew and you should find a boot.dol (or boot.elf) file and possibly an icon.png and meta.xml. +
- For the HBC to read your SD/USB correctly, your card must be structured SD+USB:/apps/application name/boot.dol\elf +
- Some apps require a meta.xml be saved in the same place as the boot.dol\elf to work properly (icon.png is always optional). +
- If you have a dol or elf file not named "boot", rename it boot.dol\elf, otherwise it will not be recognized by the HBC (not required if using Priiloader to install a file). +
- Check out some of my custom Forwarder Channels to launch your favourite Wii homebrew straight from the System Menu. +
- Get a new theme for your Wii Menu! Confirm you have Priiloader installed before installing themes, then open mym themes\files using ModMii or ThemeMii Mod to convert them to csm files for your specific system menu version. Or check out the huge library of themes available at www.wiithemer.org, a website that also converts MYMs to CSMs for you on the fly. CSM files can then be installed to your Wii using csm-installer or MyMenuify Mod. ThemeMii Mod, csm-installer and MyMenuify Mod are all available on ModMii Classic's Download Pages. +
- "Expand" your Wii's 500MB internal memory for more WiiWare and Virtual Console games by having it load the System Menu from external storage instead. Use ModMii's SNEEK installer and Emulated NAND builder to get started.
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- You can also use your Wii's nand.bin backup as an Emulated NAND instead of having ModMii build one from scratch. To extract the files from a nand.bin backup to use as an Emulated NAND, simply open the nand.bin file using ModMii. +
- Alternatively, you can dump your Wii's NAND to use as an Emulated NAND using USB Loader GX's features menu. +
- Install Fakemote to an unused IOS slot like 247 to add support for DS3 and DS4 controllers. This can also be done using ModMii Classic's Advanced Downloads Menu by choosing the latest FM (Fakemote) version of d2x in ModMii's options. +
- Check out some Crazy Intro Videos to customize how your Wii starts up (SD Card required). + +
- Bring back WiiConnect24 to your Wii! The WiiLink Patcher restores functionality to Wii Mail and various Nintendo Channels such as Forecast, News, Everybody Votes, Nintendo, Check Mii Out, and more! You can get this tool from from ModMii Classic's Download Page 5. + +
- Check out RiiTag\LinkTag: a customizable and dynamic gamertag to automatically update your Discord status with what you've been playing on your Wii. + +
- Credits, Supporting Apps, and Sources
- Support ModMii
- Your chosen options
- Install and\or update all recommended Wii softmods +
- Current System Menu is 4.3J +
- Wilbrand\LetterBomb exploit selected +
- Desired System Menu is 4.1J +
- Install Dark Wii Blue Theme +
- Update active IOSs (can be disabled in options) +
- Do not install a cMIOS (can be enabled in options) +
- Do not install Hermes cIOSs (can be enabled in options) +
- Install a USB-Loader Forwarder Channel (can be disabled in options) +
- Install Extra Brick Protection (patched IOS60 in unused system menu IOS slots) (can be disabled in options) +
- Important Notes
- This guide does not require an internet connection on your Wii. + +
- An SD Card is recommended, but not necessary, to fully softmod your console. +
- Check if your SD Card has a lock switch and make sure it's disabled. +
- If you get errors during any of the steps try reformatting your SD Card (or HDD) as FAT32. +
- If your Wii ever freezes, hold the power button on the Wii for 5 seconds to power it off then try again. +
- Never uninstall a System Menu or IOS. +
- When updating your softmod you should always overwrite old mods by installing new ones, do not try to "Delete everything" or "Start from scratch". +
- To update your mods in the future you can use the ModMii Wizard as if it was your first time, or even better, update only what's outdated using ModMii's Syscheck Updater Wizard and reduce the number of steps! +
- If you accept an official Nintendo update after modding the Wii, you may lose some of your modifications and have to reinstall them. +
- Do not install untested WADs/themes without Priiloader, Bootmii and a nand backup. +
- It's probably unnecessary, but you should disconnect all peripherals from the Wii during the modding procedure unless instructed otherwise. This includes gamecube memory cards, gamecube controllers, Wii Speak, etc. +
- USB hard drives configured to work on a Wii will also work on vWii (virtual Wii on WiiU) and Wii Mini and vice versa. + +
- Detailed guides covering a broad range of related topics available at the Complete Softmod Guide, wii.hacks.guide and wiiu.hacks.guide +
- If you come across a term or abbreviation that you're not familar with you can reference the WiiBrew Glossary or the CSG Glossary +
- If you need help, have questions, or just want to chat visit the official ModMii page on gbatemp or the ModMii Discord Server and ask away!
- Hacking your Wii
- Set SD Card Partition Style to MBR (if applicable)
- First, plug your SD Card into your PC and check if it's Partition style is already MBR. + +
- Right-click "This PC" or "My Computer" and select "Manage", a new window will open, on left panel click "Disk Management".
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- If "This PC" or "My Computer" is not on the desktop it can be accessed using the ⊞ Win+E keyboard combination. +
- In the Disk Management window, right-click the disk you want and select "Properties". +
- In the disk's properties window, select the "Volumes" tab. +
- If the "Partition style" is already Master Boot Record (MBR), you can skip the rest of this step. +
- If your SD Card is not already MBR you must convert it using one of the two methods below.
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+ - Method 1: MiniTool Partition Wizard
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- If you have files on the SD Card you want to keep, you can convert the Partition style to MBR without losing data using MiniTool Partition Wizard. +
- Even though your data should be preserved, there are no guarantees and you should still back up your files. +
- If your SD Card is not already in the desired format (e.g. FAT32) you will have to format it during the next step anyway so there's no point in using this method. +
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- Download MiniTool Partition Wizard, install it and start the program. + +
- Within the MiniTool window, right-click the GPT disk you want to convert and choose "Convert GPT Disk to MBR Disk". +
- Click the "Apply" button in the toolbar. +
- Click the "Yes" button to confirm conversion. +
- Wait for the conversion to finish then click "OK". +
- Once you have successfully converted your SD Card to MBR you can proceed to the next step of this guide. +
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- Back up any data on the disk before continuing! This will wipe all data on the disk! +
- Open Disk Management following the same procedure above and locate the disk drive you want to use. + + +
- Right-click the partition(s) on the drive (make sure you select the right drive!) and select "Delete Volume" or "Delete Partition" to remove them. Repeat this process for each partition on that disk. + +
- Right-click the disk in Disk Management and select "Convert to MBR Disk." + + +
- On the lower half menu of the window, locate the unallocated space, right-click it, and select "New Simple Volume" and click "Next". +
- Choose a Drive letter for this partition, then click "Next".
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- Set the File System to your desired format and optionally customize the "Volume label".
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- If your desired format (e.g. FAT32) isn't an option choose "NTFS" and we can change it later. +
- Click "Next", then click "Finish".
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- If you see a message indicating you need to format the drive, click "Cancel". +
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+ - Format the SD Card as FAT32 (if applicable)
- First, insert your SD Card into your PC and determine if it needs to be formatted by checking the current Format\File-System of the SD Card. +
- Open "This PC" or "My Computer", right-click the SD Card you want to use, then select "Properties".
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- If "This PC" or "My Computer" is not on the desktop it can be accessed using the ⊞ Win+E keyboard combination. +
- Make note of the Drive Letter of the SD Card as this will be important later. +
- If the "File-System" is already FAT32, you can skip this step. +
- If you have anything saved to the SD Card, you should back it up now as all the data will be lost once you format it. +
- Launch FAT32 GUI Formatter from shortcuts on your Start Menu or Desktop or directly from C:\ModMii\Program Files + + + +
- Carefully select the correct drive letter corresponding to your SD Card. +
- You may optionally uncheck the "Quick Format" box, then click "Start".
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- When completed it should display "Done". +
- If you get an error indicating the device is in use, try again after first closing all of your file explorer windows, even the ones that weren't browsing the device.
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- Click the "Close" button. +
- Copy the files ModMii downloaded to your SD Card.
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- The files should be saved here: "C:\ModMii\COPY_TO_SD"
+• Your folder structure should look similar to this:
+💾 SD Card or USB Drive
+ ┗ 📁apps
+ ┣ 📁AppName1
+ ┣ 📄boot.dol
+ ┣ 📄meta.xml
+ ┗ 📄icon.png
+ ┣ (All other Wii apps should be here too)
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+• Your folder structure should not look like this:
+💾 SD Card or USB Drive
+ ┗ ⛔📁COPY_TO_SD
+ ┗ ⛔📁COPY_TO_USB
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+ - When the files are finished copying to the SD card, you should safely remove your SD Card from your computer and reinsert it into your console and proceed to the next step.
- The files should be saved here: "C:\ModMii\COPY_TO_SD"
- Install The Homebrew Channel (HBC) and Bootmii
- Connect your Wii to the internet if you have not done so already.
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- If prompted, choose to not perform an update. +
- If you have connection issues ensure your router is supported by the Wii and configured in line with these guidelines. +
- Go to the "Wii Options" Menu, then select "Wii Settings", then go to Page 2 and select "Internet", select "Connection Settings", then choose your active connection.
+ - Select "Change settings" and scroll 3 times to the right to select "Auto-Obtain DNS" (Not IP Address)
+ - Select "No" then select "Advanced Settings".
+ - Change both the Primary DNS and Secondary DNS to 3.143.163.250
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- If you later have connection test issues or other problems check here to confirm whether the str2hax DNS has recently changed as it does from time to time. +
- Select "Confirm", then "Save", and then select "OK" to run a connection test. +
- If the connection test was successful, select "No" to skip the Wii System Update. +
- If the connection test does not work, make sure you have a working internet connection and DNS was enterred correctly, then try again. If it still fails you should choose a different exploit. +
- Select "Back" two times to return to the "Internet panel", then select User Agreements or Agreement/Contact. +
- Select "Yes" to the using the Wii Shop Channel and WiiConnect24. +
- Click "Next" to review User Agreements.
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- If you see a heart-shaped pony on your screen then you have done everything correctly. +
- Select "I Accept" to continue.
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- After clicking "I Accept" it is normal for your Wii remote not to respond for 1-2 minutes before launching your homebrew application. +
- If it takes longer than 2 minutes then turn off your Wii by holding the power button for 5 seconds and try again. +
- If it keeps failing you should choose a different exploit. +
- Go to the "Messageboard" on your Wii and navigate to Yesterday. +
- Click on the envelope with the pink bomb icon to launch the boot.elf/dol file saved on the root of your SD Card.
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- If you cannot find the mailbox bomb under "Yesterday" check that your Wii's date setting is correct. +
- On your Wii, go to Wii Settings, then Internet, then Console Information and make note of your MAC address. +
- Click the spoiler button below to download LetterBomb.
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- Input your Wii's MAC Address and set your System Menu Version to 4.3J. +
- Make sure Bundle the HackMii Installer is NOT checked. +
- Complete the CAPTCHA and cut either wire to download your LetterBomb.
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- Whichever wire you choose doesn’t matter. +
- Extract the private folder from the downloaded ZIP to the root of your SD card, then insert it into your Wii. +
- On your Wii, return to the Wii Menu and then open the "Message Board" and navigate to Yesterday. +
- Click on the envelope with the pink bomb icon to launch the boot.elf/dol file saved on the root of your SD Card.
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- If you cannot find the letterbomb under "Yesterday" check that your Wii's date setting is correct. +
- Upon launching the HackMii Installer, you will be greeted by a scam warning screen. +
- After waiting 30 seconds the message "Press 1 to continue" should appear. +
- Press 1 to continue.
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- Or if you are using a Gamecube controller, press A to continue. +
- If the "Press 1 to continue" message doesn't appear, or you get a "no vulnerable IOS" error message or experience any other issues with this step, run ModMii again and this time select the "HackMii Solutions" option and follow those new instructions before continuing this guide. +
- Press A to continue, then press ↑ until "Install the Homebrew Channel" is selected and press A, then select "Yes, continue" to install it.
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- When completed the installer should display "SUCCESS". +
- Press A to continue to the main menu. + + +
- From the main menu, press ↓ twice to select "Bootmii...", then press A. + + +
- From the Bootmii menu, navigate to "Install Bootmii as IOS" and press A, then select "Yes, continue" to write runtime files to the SD Card, then "Yes, continue" again to install Bootmii as IOS.
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- When completed the installer should display "SUCCESS". +
- If the installer fails, double check the SD Card's lock switch is disabled (if applicable) or try a different card all together. If you're missing a Bootmii compatible SD Card you can skip installing Bootmii and making a nand backup for now until you get a compatible SD Card. +
- Press A to continue to the Bootmii menu. + +
- From the Bootmii menu, check to see if "Install Bootmii as boot2" is an option.
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- Navigate to "Install Bootmii as boot2" if it's listed as an option and press A. Then install it following the same procedure to install Bootmii as IOS described above. +
- After installing Bootmii as IOS and as boot2 (if possible), navigate to "Return to the main menu" and press A, then go down to "Exit" and press A to exit to the Homebrew Channel. +
- It is recommended to have Bootmii installed as both IOS and as boot2, if possible. +
- Installing Bootmii as boot2 is only an option available on older Wii's and it provides the greatest level of brick protection.
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- Do not worry if your Wii is not capable of installing Bootmii as boot2, all Wii's can still install Priiloader; and with Priiloader installed you can recover from the majority of bricks. So long as you do not uninstall Priiloader, your System Menu, or System Menu IOS you will be able to recover even without Bootmii installed as boot2. +
- If Bootmii is installed to boot2, you can access Bootmii and the Homebrew Channel before the system menu (or Priiloader) is loaded, this will allow you to launch homebrew as needed to fix bricks or restore NAND backups. If Bootmii is installed to boot2, it will load the Bootmii menu each time the Wii starts up only if a Bootmii folder is detected on your SD card. If you move or rename this folder, the Wii will continue to boot the system menu (or Priiloader if installed). +
- All Wii's are able to install Bootmii as IOS.
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- While Bootmii as IOS does not by itself provide much brick protection, it will allow you to make a NAND backup. When combined with Priiloader, a NAND backup may help you recover from potential semi-bricks in the future. +
- Make a NAND backup
- Bootmii does not work with Wiimotes, the steps below will direct you to use the front buttons on the Wii console itself.
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- Power button = Advance to next item +
- Reset button = Select highlighted item +
- Bootmii also works with gamecube controllers; in fact, one is required to restore NAND backups on consoles that could not install Bootmii to boot2. +
- From inside the Homebrew Channel press the Home button and select "Launch Bootmii". +
- Press the Power button on the Wii console 3 times to get to the last option to access the Settings (the button with gears), then press the Reset button to select it. +
- Press Reset to select the first backup option (the button with the green arrow) +
- Press Reset again to make your NAND backup.
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- Do not power off your Wii or remove your SD card when making your NAND backup. +
- This process takes about 8 minutes to complete; your mileage may vary. +
- Having some black "Bad Blocks" is normal and nothing to worry about. +
- After backing up the NAND, Bootmii will begin verifying it. While this is recommended, it can be skipped by pressing the Eject button on your console. +
- Press any button on the console to exit the NAND backup screen. +
- Exit Bootmii and launch the HBC by pressing the Power button on the Wii console 3 times to advance to the last option (the one with the back arrow), then press the Reset button to select it. Then press Power 1 time to advance to the Homebrew Channel, then press the Reset button to launch it. +
- At this point, or immediately following the completion of this guide, you should remove the SD card from the Wii (it is safe to do so while inside the HBC), backup the Bootmii folder, nand.bin, and keys.bin from your SD to a hard drive, the cloud, or anywhere safe. You might need these in case of emergencies, so don't lose them. Optionally erase them from the SD card after backing them up to free up space, or rename the Bootmii folder to avoid autobooting into Bootmii at startup for consoles with Bootmii installed to boot2 (or customize it's bootmii.ini config file using ModMii). When done, safely remove your SD Card from your computer and reinsert it into your Wii and proceed to the next step. +
- Install and Configure Priiloader
- You can navigate the Priiloader menu using a Wiimote, GameCube controller, USB Keyboard, or the Power/Reset buttons on the front of the console: Power to navigate and Reset to select.
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- Note: if using the front console buttons you will not be able to access the system menu hacks, file/dol & password menus.
- Launch the "Priiloader Installer" from the Homebrew Channel. +
- After the Priiloader Installer loads, press + to install it.
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- When successful the installer should display "Install done!" +
- If you get a "System Menu Version invalid or not vanilla" error, fully complete the "Install WADs" step then immediately afterwards return to this step and Priiloader should install successfully. + +
- If you get a "cIOSPAGHETTI" error, fully complete the "Install WADs" step then immediately afterwards return to this step and Priiloader should install successfully. +
- Press A to exit back to the Homebrew Channel. + +
- Launch the "Load Priiloader" app via the HBC to access the Priiloader menu.
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- From the Priiloader menu, select "System Menu Hacks" and enable some system menu hacks.
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- Be careful not to haphazardly enable just any hack, for example do not enable "Lock System Menu with Black Screen".
+ - Click here for a description of each Priiloader system menu hack. +
+RECOMMENDED HACKS +-
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- Block Disc Updates +
- Block Online Updates +
- Region Free EVERYTHING +
- 480p graphics fix in system menu +
- Remove Deflicker (only if you are NOT using a CRT display) +
- Wiimmfi Patch v4 +
- Remove NoCopy Save File Protection + + + +
+ - Be careful not to haphazardly enable just any hack, for example do not enable "Lock System Menu with Black Screen".
- Scroll down to "save settings" and press A, then press B to go back to Priiloader's main menu. +
- Optional: Autoboot a USB-Loader Channel instead of the System Menu.
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- Select "Load/Install File". Select your forwarder dol (e.g. USBLoader_IDCL_Channel_Forwarder.dol) and press A to install it. Wait for it to install and return to the main menu. +
- Did you know that custom forwarder dols can be built from ModMii's Advanced Downloads menu? +
- Navigate to "Settings" and change "Autoboot" to "Installed File". +
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- Navigate to "Homebrew Channel" and press A to launch it.
+ - Install WADs
- On your console, load "YAWM ModMii Edition" from the HomeBrew Channel. +
- Choose your source device using left and right, most likely "Wii SD Slot", and Press A. +
- Install your custom list of 46 WADs found in the spoiler below.
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- Hold + for 2 seconds to select all the WADs in the folder.
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- Alternatively, you can select or deselect your WADs individually by navigating to each one and hitting +.
+ - Warning: do not use minus (-) as this will mark WADs for uninstallation.
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- Alternatively, you can select or deselect your WADs individually by navigating to each one and hitting +.
- After you've marked all the WADs listed below, press A on any marked WAD to install them all. +
- Confirm the total number selected for installation is 46, then press A again to install.
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- If any WADs fail to install properly please retry installing them.
+ - If asked whether to retain or remove Priiloader, press A to retain Priiloader.
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- If any WADs fail to install properly please retry installing them.
- After successfully installing all the WADs, press A to launch Priiloader and re-enable your preferred System Menu Hacks before proceeding to the next step. It's also safe to re-enable them at a later time.
+ - After Modding your Wii
- To play Wii (and Gamecube) games off a USB hard drive, run the USB-Loader Setup wizard from ModMii's Main Menu. + +
- Optionally remove unnecessary files using ModMii's "File Cleanup & App Updater" feature to prevent amateurs from using potentially dangerous apps. + +
- Consider making another NAND backup so that if you ever need restore it you won't need to repeat the entire softmod process. + +
- At any point you can run SysCheck on your Wii to get a sysCheck.csv log of your installed softmods; in the future you can check if any of your mods are outdated by opening your log with the latest version of ModMii. + +
- Periodically check for updates to the apps on your SD card or USB Hard drive by using ModMii's "File Cleanup & App Updater" feature. It will scan your device for ModMii's auto-updating apps and offer to check for updates. + +
- Download the latest Wii Homebrew apps to your SD Card or FAT32 USB Hard Drive so they can be launched via the HBC or forwarder channels.
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- Download some Wii related PC tools or Just for Fun Wii apps like emulators or cheat codes from ModMii Classic's Download Pages. +
- Grab the Homebrew Browser or the Open Shop Channel for Windows from ModMii or the provided links to easily download many other popular apps right from your Wii or PC! +
- Some other great libraries of Homebrew applications can be found at wiibrew.org, wiidatabase.de, oscwii.org and of course gbatemp.
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- To manually "install" apps, download your homebrew and you should find a boot.dol (or boot.elf) file and possibly an icon.png and meta.xml. +
- For the HBC to read your SD/USB correctly, your card must be structured SD+USB:/apps/application name/boot.dol\elf +
- Some apps require a meta.xml be saved in the same place as the boot.dol\elf to work properly (icon.png is always optional). +
- If you have a dol or elf file not named "boot", rename it boot.dol\elf, otherwise it will not be recognized by the HBC (not required if using Priiloader to install a file). +
- Check out some of my custom Forwarder Channels to launch your favourite Wii homebrew straight from the System Menu. +
- Get a new theme for your Wii Menu! Confirm you have Priiloader installed before installing themes, then open mym themes\files using ModMii or ThemeMii Mod to convert them to csm files for your specific system menu version. Or check out the huge library of themes available at www.wiithemer.org, a website that also converts MYMs to CSMs for you on the fly. CSM files can then be installed to your Wii using csm-installer or MyMenuify Mod. ThemeMii Mod, csm-installer and MyMenuify Mod are all available on ModMii Classic's Download Pages. +
- "Expand" your Wii's 500MB internal memory for more WiiWare and Virtual Console games by having it load the System Menu from external storage instead. Use ModMii's SNEEK installer and Emulated NAND builder to get started.
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- You can also use your Wii's nand.bin backup as an Emulated NAND instead of having ModMii build one from scratch. To extract the files from a nand.bin backup to use as an Emulated NAND, simply open the nand.bin file using ModMii. +
- Alternatively, you can dump your Wii's NAND to use as an Emulated NAND using USB Loader GX's features menu. +
- Install Fakemote to an unused IOS slot like 247 to add support for DS3 and DS4 controllers. This can also be done using ModMii Classic's Advanced Downloads Menu by choosing the latest FM (Fakemote) version of d2x in ModMii's options. +
- Check out some Crazy Intro Videos to customize how your Wii starts up (SD Card required). + +
- Bring back WiiConnect24 to your Wii! The WiiLink Patcher restores functionality to Wii Mail and various Nintendo Channels such as Forecast, News, Everybody Votes, Nintendo, Check Mii Out, and more! You can get this tool from from ModMii Classic's Download Page 5. + +
- Check out RiiTag\LinkTag: a customizable and dynamic gamertag to automatically update your Discord status with what you've been playing on your Wii. + +
- Credits, Supporting Apps, and Sources
- Support ModMii
- Your chosen options
- Install and\or update all recommended WiiU softmods +
- Important Notes
- This guide requires an internet connection on your console and an SD Card. +
- A USB Hard Drive can later be used to store game backups, Virtual Console injects, etc, but not to store WiiU homebrew applications which are required to set everything up.
- Check if your SD Card has a lock switch and make sure it's disabled. +
- If you get errors during any of the steps try reformatting your SD Card as FAT32. +
- If your console ever freezes, hold the power button for 5 seconds to power it off then try again. +
- During the modding process if you are prompted for your Nintendo Network ID to launch a channel or app you can select the back arrow button then "Start" to start the software anyway. +
- If you brick your vWii for any reason you should be able to recover using vWii Decaffeinator or vWii NAND Restorer so long as the WiiU menu remains operational; however, vWii NAND Restorer currently requires switching from Aroma to a legacy environment like Tiramisu. Some actions to avoid that may cause brick are listed below: +
- Never uninstall a System Menu or IOS. +
- Installing a custom System Menu for vWii is a brick risk and you should always have a NAND backup before installing one; however, when done right it will not brick the vWii. vWii themes are experimental and not every MYM\theme will work properly. +
- Replacing any IOS (including TED IOSes) or WADs made for the original Wii on your vWii may semi-brick it. WiiWare wads are fine, but some need to be converted to work. +
- When updating your softmod you should always overwrite old mods by installing new ones, do not try to "Delete everything" or "Start from scratch". +
- To update your mods in the future you can use the ModMii Wizard as if it was your first time, or even better, update only your outdated WiiU mods using ModMii's File Cleanup and App Updater feature, or update only outdated vWii mods using ModMii's Syscheck Updater Wizard! +
- If you accept an official Nintendo update after modding, you may lose some of your modifications and have to reinstall them. +
- It's probably unnecessary, but you should disconnect all peripherals from the console during the modding procedure unless instructed otherwise. +
- If connecting a portable hard drive to your WiiU, a Y-cable may be needed for it to draw power from two usb ports. +
- The WiiU and vWii cannot use the same USB hard drive; however a single SD Card can be used for both. +
- A WiiU Formatted USB hard drive is a hard drive that has been formatted by a WiiU console to its proprietary format. A WiiU formatted USB drive cannot be read by any device other than the WiiU that originally formatted it. If you ever want to use it with another WiiU console or any other devices, you will have to reformat it. +
- The vWii cannot use a WiiU Formatted USB hard drive. It is recommended that USB Hard drives intended for use on the vWii be formatted as FAT32. +
- If a non-WiiU Formatted USB hard drive is detected while in the WiiU menu you will be prompted to format\erase it. Careful not to accidentally format your vWii Hard Drive (if applicable). The After Modding section of this guide will direct you on how to optionally disable the format prompt. +
- USB hard drives configured to work on a vWii will also work on Wii and Wii Mini and vice versa. +
- Double check that your hard drive is always plugged into USB port0 - the one on the back furthest from the edge of the WiiU. +
- Detailed guides covering a broad range of related topics available at the Complete Softmod Guide, wii.hacks.guide and wiiu.hacks.guide +
- If you come across a term or abbreviation that you're not familar with you can reference the WiiBrew Glossary or the CSG Glossary +
- If you need help, have questions, or just want to chat visit the official ModMii page on gbatemp or the ModMii Discord Server and ask away!
- Hacking your WiiU
- Before Starting
- If autobooting into Tiramisu, hold X while the console is booting to launch the Environment Loader.
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- If not autobooting into Tiramisu, launch the Health & Safety Application while holding X to launch the Environment Loader. +
- Clear Tiramisu as the default environment by pressing X. +
- Using the D-Pad, navigate to aroma and press Y to set this to your default environment, then press A to launch into Aroma.
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- If you see a yellow warning that the update folder exists and updates are not being blocked properly, press X to block updates. +
- If you did not see a yellow warning, but the AutobootMenu says "Updates not blocked!", press START (+) and SELECT (-) at the same time until it says they are blocked.
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- On the Aroma Boot Selector, the Wii U Menu should already be selected, press Y to set this to your default autobooting option (or choose your preferred title to autoboot), then press A to launch it. + +
- Once you boot into the WiiU Menu, if you see apps on your home screen you have successfully switched to Aroma.
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- Although Tiramisu is outdated, you don't need to delete it. If you still decide to use Tiramisu in the future, for legacy homebrew purposes, just launch the EnvironmentLoader again to select it. +
- Launch the Homebrew Launcher. +
- Launch CBHC Installer. +
- Select the DS Virtual Console game you want to uninstall CBHC from then press the A button. +
- Read the warnings then press the B button. +
- Check that your WiiU no longer autoboots to CBHC by rebooting the console. +
- If no autobooting or menu screen appreared when the console was booting up, you can launch System Settings then go to Data Management and then safely uninstall the application called DON'T TOUCH ME.
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- If you receive a pop-up stating, "A system-memory error has occurred. Turn off the console, and then try again." while deleting the DON'T TOUCH ME application, restart the system and try to delete the application again. Please make sure you followed all above steps before deleting the application. +
- Launch the Homebrew Launcher. +
- Launch Indexiine-Installer. +
- Press the B button to uninstall Indexiine. +
- Check that your WiiU no longer automatically launches the Homebrew Launcher upon entering the Internet browser. +
- Set SD Card Partition Style to MBR (if applicable)
- First, plug your SD Card into your PC and check if it's Partition style is already MBR. + +
- Right-click "This PC" or "My Computer" and select "Manage", a new window will open, on left panel click "Disk Management".
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- If "This PC" or "My Computer" is not on the desktop it can be accessed using the ⊞ Win+E keyboard combination. +
- In the Disk Management window, right-click the disk you want and select "Properties". +
- In the disk's properties window, select the "Volumes" tab. +
- If the "Partition style" is already Master Boot Record (MBR), you can skip the rest of this step. +
- If your SD Card is not already MBR you must convert it using one of the two methods below.
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- If you have files on the SD Card you want to keep, you can convert the Partition style to MBR without losing data using MiniTool Partition Wizard. +
- Even though your data should be preserved, there are no guarantees and you should still back up your files. +
- If your SD Card is not already in the desired format (e.g. FAT32) you will have to format it during the next step anyway so there's no point in using this method. +
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- Download MiniTool Partition Wizard, install it and start the program. + +
- Within the MiniTool window, right-click the GPT disk you want to convert and choose "Convert GPT Disk to MBR Disk". +
- Click the "Apply" button in the toolbar. +
- Click the "Yes" button to confirm conversion. +
- Wait for the conversion to finish then click "OK". +
- Once you have successfully converted your SD Card to MBR you can proceed to the next step of this guide. +
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- Back up any data on the disk before continuing! This will wipe all data on the disk! +
- Open Disk Management following the same procedure above and locate the disk drive you want to use. + + +
- Right-click the partition(s) on the drive (make sure you select the right drive!) and select "Delete Volume" or "Delete Partition" to remove them. Repeat this process for each partition on that disk. + +
- Right-click the disk in Disk Management and select "Convert to MBR Disk." + + +
- On the lower half menu of the window, locate the unallocated space, right-click it, and select "New Simple Volume" and click "Next". +
- Choose a Drive letter for this partition, then click "Next".
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- Make note of this drive letter, as it will be needed later. +
- Set the File System to your desired format and optionally customize the "Volume label".
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- If your desired format (e.g. FAT32) isn't an option choose "NTFS" and we can change it later. +
- Click "Next", then click "Finish".
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- If you see a message indicating you need to format the drive, click "Cancel". +
+ +
+ - Format the SD Card as FAT32 (if applicable)
- First, insert your SD Card into your PC and determine if it needs to be formatted by checking the current Format\File-System of the SD Card. +
- Open "This PC" or "My Computer", right-click the SD Card you want to use, then select "Properties".
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- If "This PC" or "My Computer" is not on the desktop it can be accessed using the ⊞ Win+E keyboard combination. +
- Make note of the Drive Letter of the SD Card as this will be important later. +
- If the "File-System" is already FAT32, you can skip this step. +
- If you have anything saved to the SD Card, you should back it up now as all the data will be lost once you format it. +
- Launch FAT32 GUI Formatter from shortcuts on your Start Menu or Desktop or directly from C:\ModMii\Program Files + + + +
- Carefully select the correct drive letter corresponding to your SD Card. +
- You may optionally uncheck the "Quick Format" box, then click "Start".
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- When completed it should display "Done". +
- If you get an error indicating the device is in use, try again after first closing all of your file explorer windows, even the ones that weren't browsing the device.
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- Click the "Close" button. +
- Copy the files ModMii downloaded to your SD Card.
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- The files should be saved here: "C:\ModMii\COPY_TO_SD"
+• Your folder structure should look similar to this:
+💾 SD Card
+ + ┗ 📂wiiu
+ ┣ 📂apps
+ ┃ ┣ 📂AromaUpdater
+ ┃ ┃ ┗📜AromaUpdater.wuhb
+ ┃ ┣ 📜PayloadLoaderInstaller.wuhb
+ ┃ ┗ (All other WiiU apps should be here too)
+ ┣ 📂environments
+ ┃ ┗ 📂aroma
+ ┃ ┣ 📂modules
+ ┃ ┃ ┣ 📂setup
+ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┣ 📜00_mocha.rpx
+ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┣ 📜10_wums_loader.rpx
+ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┗ 📜99_autoboot.rpx
+ ┃ ┃ ┗ (All other Aroma modules ending with .wms should be here too)
+ ┃ ┣ 📂plugins
+ ┃ ┃ ┣ 📜AromaBasePlugin.wps
+ ┃ ┃ ┣ 📜drc_region_free.wps
+ ┃ ┃ ┣ 📜homebrew_on_menu.wps
+ ┃ ┃ ┣ 📜regionfree.wps
+ ┃ ┃ ┗ (All other Aroma plugins ending with .wps should be here too)
+ ┃ ┗ 📜root.rpx
+ ┣ 📂payloads
+ ┃ ┣ 📂default
+ ┃ ┃ ┗ 📜payload.elf
+ ┃ ┗ 📂nanddumper
+ ┃ ┗ 📜payload.elf
+ ┣ 📜payload.rpx
+ ┗ 📜payload.elf
+
+• Your folder structure should not look like this:
+💾 SD Card
+ ┗ ⛔📁COPY_TO_SD
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+ - When the files are finished copying to the SD card, you should safely remove your SD Card from your computer and reinsert it into your console and proceed to the next step.
- The files should be saved here: "C:\ModMii\COPY_TO_SD"
- Make a NAND backup
- Make sure your WiiU has internet access for this step. +
- Launch the Internet Browser and navigate to this website: wiiuexploit.xyz +
- Click on Run Exploit! and hold the B button until you see a screen that says "Please choose your payload:"
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- If your WiiU gets stuck on a white or otherwise frozen screen, wait a few seconds. If nothing happens, reboot the console, reset your browser save data and try again. +
- If you see the Environment Loader, you did not hold down B long enough. Try again. +
- If you get any errors like FSOpenfile failed, FSGetMountSorce failed, or SD Mount failed, refer to the Common Issues & Fixes section of the WiiU Hacks Guide. +
- Navigate to nanddumper using the GamePad and press A to launch it. +
- Use the WiiU GamePad's D-Pad to enter the following configuration:
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- Dump SLC: yes +
- Dump SLCCMPT: yes +
- Dump MLC: optional +
- Dump OTP: yes +
- Dump SEEPROM: yes
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- To create a full NAND backup your SD Card has to be larger than the size of your NAND (either 8GB or 32GB depending on your model). If you do not have a large enough SD Card, you can skip the optional MLC section which includes save files and game data and is not needed to recover from most types of bricks. +
- Press the A button to start the dumping process.
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- Do not power off your console or remove your SD card when making your NAND backup. +
- When the process is finished, or immediately following the completion of this guide, power off your WiiU, take your SD Card out of the console and plug it into your PC. Copy slc.bin, slccmpt.bin, seeprom.bin, otp.bin and, if you chose to go with a full backup, all the mlc.bin.part files to your computer, a hard drive, the cloud or anywhere safe. You might need these in case of emergencies, so don't lose them. Optionally erase them from the SD card after backing them up to free up space. When done, safely remove your SD Card from your computer and reinsert it into your console and proceed to the next step. +
- Install Payload-Loader
- If you are already in the Environment Loader menu skip ahead to Step E. +
- Make sure your WiiU has internet access for this step. +
- Launch the Internet Browser and navigate to this website: wiiuexploit.xyz +
- Click on Run Exploit! and this time hold the X button until you see the Environment Loader menu.
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- If your WiiU gets stuck on a white or otherwise frozen screen, wait a few seconds. If nothing happens, reboot the console, reset the browser's save data and try again. +
- If you do not see the Environment Loader menu, you did not hold down X long enough. Try again. +
- If you get any errors like FSOpenfile failed, FSGetMountSorce failed, or SD Mount failed, refer to the Common Issues & Fixes section of the WiiU Hacks Guide. +
- Using the D-Pad, navigate to aroma and press Y to set this to your default environment, then press A to launch into Aroma.
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- If you see a yellow warning that the update folder exists and updates are not being blocked properly, press X to block updates. +
- If you did not see a yellow warning, but the AutobootMenu says "Updates not blocked!", press START (+) and SELECT (-) at the same time until it says they are blocked.
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- Should you wish to unblock updates in the future follow these steps. +
- On the Aroma Boot Selector, the Wii U Menu should already be selected, press Y to set this to your default autobooting option (or choose your preferred title to autoboot), then press A to launch it. +
- Launch the newly appeared Payload-Loader Installer channel from the WiiU Menu. +
- Press the A button to check if you can install the Payload-Loader.
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- It should now tell you that the Payload-Loader can be installed onto the Health and Safety Information app. +
- Press the A button to select Install / Update. +
- You'll be asked if you are sure you want to install the Payload-Loader. Use the D-Pad to select Install and press A. +
- After installing has finished, press A to shut down the console. +
- Now when the Health and Safety Information app is launched, it will load the Payload-Loader, which loads the Aroma environment, which finally loads the WiiU Menu.
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- To open the Environment Loader in the future, you have to hold X while the console is loading the Health and Safety Information app. +
- To open the Aroma Boot Selector in the future, you have to hold START (+) while the console is loading the Health and Safety Information app. +
- Autoboot Aroma (Optional)
- Launch the Payload-Loader Installer from the WiiU Menu. +
- Press A to select Check. +
- Select Boot options. +
- You will be asked if you want to switch the boot title. Press A to select Switch to Payload-Loader. +
- When the process is finished, press A to shutdown the console. +
- The Payload-Loader will now be launched automatically on every boot, which loads the Aroma environment, which loads the WiiU Menu.
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- To open the Environment Loader in the future, you have to hold X while the console is booting or loading the Health and Safety Information app. +
- To open the Aroma Boot Selector in the future, you have to hold START (+) while the console is booting or loading the Health and Safety Information app. +
- Configure Pretendo (Optional)
- Access the Aroma plugin menu by pressing L + Down + SELECT (-) on the WiiU GamePad. +
- Choose the "Inkay" plugin, navigate to "BOSS settings" and press A, then press A on "Unregister Wara Wara Plaza BOSS tasks" and restart your console. +
- Create the Pretendo Network ID as you would a Nintendo Network ID following these steps. +
- Register an account from here and click Don't have an account? to register. +
- Once your account is registered, link it to your console as you would a Nintendo Network ID following these steps. +
- After Modding your WiiU
- ModMii has already saved the WiiU Disc Dumper (wudd) and WUP Installer GX2 apps to your SD Card to support backing up WiiU discs. See this page for a tutorial on Dumping and Installing WiiU Discs. + +
- Access the Aroma plugin menu by pressing L + Down + SELECT (-) on the WiiU GamePad. The plugin menu can be used to configure plugins like Inkay (Pretendo), Bloopair, etc.
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- Optionally enable the plugin to "Avoid 'Format' dialog on Wii U Menu (UStealth)" to skip the 'Format' prompt when launching the WiiU Menu with a non-WiiU-formatted external drive (e.g. FAT32 formatted drive for vWii). +
- Note the Screenshot Plugin's default setting to take screenshots is the gamepad's TV button. +
- Optionally hide WiiU homebrew from the WiiU Menu by launching the Aroma plugin menu, selecting the "Homebrew On Wii U Menu Plugin" and choosing "Hide all homebrew". +
- Optionally remove unnecessary files using ModMii's "File Cleanup & App Updater" feature to prevent amateurs from using potentially dangerous apps. +
- Periodically check for updates to your apps by using ModMii's "File Cleanup & App Updater" feature. It will scan your device for available updates to ModMii's auto-updating apps. + +
- Download the latest Homebrew apps and plugins.
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- Download apps or PC tools from ModMii Classic's Download Pages. +
- Grab the WiiU Homebrew App Store from ModMii or the provided link to easily download many other popular apps right from your WiiU! +
- Check out UTag: a customizable and dynamic gamertag to automatically update your Discord status with what you've been playing on your WiiU. + + +
- Credits, Supporting Apps, and Sources
- Support ModMii
- Your chosen options
- Install and\or update all recommended WiiU and vWii softmods +
- System Menu Region is U +
- Download USB-Loader GX, Configurable USB-Loader and WiiFlow +
- USB-Loader Settings and config files saved to USB Hard Drive +
- Important Notes
- This guide requires an internet connection on your console and an SD Card. Note that without internet you can still softmod vWii Only using an SD Card and one of six supported Wii games\discs with exploits. +
- A USB Hard Drive can later be used to store game backups, Virtual Console injects, etc, but not to store WiiU homebrew applications which are required to set everything up.
- Check if your SD Card has a lock switch and make sure it's disabled. +
- If you get errors during any of the steps try reformatting your SD Card as FAT32. +
- If your console ever freezes, hold the power button for 5 seconds to power it off then try again. +
- During the modding process if you are prompted for your Nintendo Network ID to launch a channel or app you can select the back arrow button then "Start" to start the software anyway. +
- If you brick your vWii for any reason you should be able to recover using vWii Decaffeinator or vWii NAND Restorer so long as the WiiU menu remains operational; however, vWii NAND Restorer currently requires switching from Aroma to a legacy environment like Tiramisu. Some actions to avoid that may cause brick are listed below: +
- Never uninstall a System Menu or IOS. +
- Installing a custom System Menu for vWii is a brick risk and you should always have a NAND backup before installing one; however, when done right it will not brick the vWii. vWii themes are experimental and not every MYM\theme will work properly. +
- Replacing any IOS (including TED IOSes) or WADs made for the original Wii on your vWii may semi-brick it. WiiWare wads are fine, but some need to be converted to work. +
- When updating your softmod you should always overwrite old mods by installing new ones, do not try to "Delete everything" or "Start from scratch". +
- To update your mods in the future you can use the ModMii Wizard as if it was your first time, or even better, update only your outdated WiiU mods using ModMii's File Cleanup and App Updater feature, or update only outdated vWii mods using ModMii's Syscheck Updater Wizard! +
- If you accept an official Nintendo update after modding, you may lose some of your modifications and have to reinstall them. +
- It's probably unnecessary, but you should disconnect all peripherals from the console during the modding procedure unless instructed otherwise. +
- If connecting a portable hard drive to your WiiU, a Y-cable may be needed for it to draw power from two usb ports. +
- The WiiU and vWii cannot use the same USB hard drive; however a single SD Card can be used for both. +
- A WiiU Formatted USB hard drive is a hard drive that has been formatted by a WiiU console to its proprietary format. A WiiU formatted USB drive cannot be read by any device other than the WiiU that originally formatted it. If you ever want to use it with another WiiU console or any other devices, you will have to reformat it. +
- The vWii cannot use a WiiU Formatted USB hard drive. It is recommended that USB Hard drives intended for use on the vWii be formatted as FAT32. +
- If a non-WiiU Formatted USB hard drive is detected while in the WiiU menu you will be prompted to format\erase it. Careful not to accidentally format your vWii Hard Drive (if applicable). The After Modding section of this guide will direct you on how to optionally disable the format prompt. +
- USB hard drives configured to work on a vWii will also work on Wii and Wii Mini and vice versa. +
- Double check that your hard drive is always plugged into USB port0 - the one on the back furthest from the edge of the WiiU. +
- After completing this guide, you can launch your USB-Loader via the Homebrew Channel or a USB-Loader forwarder channel. + +
- USB-Loaders, contrary to their name, can also be used on the Wii\vWii with an SD Card. If you prefer using an SD Card simply follow this guide utilizing your FAT32 formatted SD Card in place of a Hard Drive. + + +
- Not all external hard drive's are compatible with the Wii\vWii\Wii Mini, small USB flash drives or 'thumb drives' in particular often don't work very well. For a list of which USB hard drive's are compatible, check out the USB Devices Compatibility List +
- If you are determined to try using a small USB flash drive or 'thumb drive' on a Wii\vWii, you may have more success if running the loader off of an SD Card and formatting the flash drive as WBFS instead of FAT32. This can be done using Wii Backup Manager. However, doing so will not only restrict the drive to storing only Wii games, but it will not be accessible by your PC without a program like Wii Backup Manager. In fact, every time you plug the hard drive into your PC you will be prompted to reformat it. +
- If a USB Loader fails to load a particular game, try changing it's game specific settings to use a different custom IOS like 249, 250, 251, etc. Your cIOS 249 should play the vast majority of games, for more information see the Wii cIOS base Compatibility List. + +
- Detailed guides covering a broad range of related topics available at the Complete Softmod Guide, wii.hacks.guide and wiiu.hacks.guide +
- If you come across a term or abbreviation that you're not familar with you can reference the WiiBrew Glossary or the CSG Glossary +
- If you need help, have questions, or just want to chat visit the official ModMii page on gbatemp or the ModMii Discord Server and ask away!
- Hacking your WiiU
- Before Starting
- If autobooting into Tiramisu, hold X while the console is booting to launch the Environment Loader.
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- If not autobooting into Tiramisu, launch the Health & Safety Application while holding X to launch the Environment Loader. +
- Clear Tiramisu as the default environment by pressing X. +
- Using the D-Pad, navigate to aroma and press Y to set this to your default environment, then press A to launch into Aroma.
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- If you see a yellow warning that the update folder exists and updates are not being blocked properly, press X to block updates. +
- If you did not see a yellow warning, but the AutobootMenu says "Updates not blocked!", press START (+) and SELECT (-) at the same time until it says they are blocked.
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- Should you wish to unblock updates in the future follow these steps. +
- On the Aroma Boot Selector, the Wii U Menu should already be selected, press Y to set this to your default autobooting option (or choose your preferred title to autoboot), then press A to launch it. + +
- Once you boot into the WiiU Menu, if you see apps on your home screen you have successfully switched to Aroma.
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- Although Tiramisu is outdated, you don't need to delete it. If you still decide to use Tiramisu in the future, for legacy homebrew purposes, just launch the EnvironmentLoader again to select it. +
- Launch the Homebrew Launcher. +
- Launch CBHC Installer. +
- Select the DS Virtual Console game you want to uninstall CBHC from then press the A button. +
- Read the warnings then press the B button. +
- Check that your WiiU no longer autoboots to CBHC by rebooting the console. +
- If no autobooting or menu screen appreared when the console was booting up, you can launch System Settings then go to Data Management and then safely uninstall the application called DON'T TOUCH ME.
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- If you receive a pop-up stating, "A system-memory error has occurred. Turn off the console, and then try again." while deleting the DON'T TOUCH ME application, restart the system and try to delete the application again. Please make sure you followed all above steps before deleting the application. +
- Launch the Homebrew Launcher. +
- Launch Indexiine-Installer. +
- Press the B button to uninstall Indexiine. +
- Check that your WiiU no longer automatically launches the Homebrew Launcher upon entering the Internet browser. +
- Set SD Card Partition Style to MBR (if applicable)
- First, plug your SD Card into your PC and check if it's Partition style is already MBR. + +
- Right-click "This PC" or "My Computer" and select "Manage", a new window will open, on left panel click "Disk Management".
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- If "This PC" or "My Computer" is not on the desktop it can be accessed using the ⊞ Win+E keyboard combination. +
- In the Disk Management window, right-click the disk you want and select "Properties". +
- In the disk's properties window, select the "Volumes" tab. +
- If the "Partition style" is already Master Boot Record (MBR), you can skip the rest of this step. +
- If your SD Card is not already MBR you must convert it using one of the two methods below.
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+ - Method 1: MiniTool Partition Wizard
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- If you have files on the SD Card you want to keep, you can convert the Partition style to MBR without losing data using MiniTool Partition Wizard. +
- Even though your data should be preserved, there are no guarantees and you should still back up your files. +
- If your SD Card is not already in the desired format (e.g. FAT32) you will have to format it during the next step anyway so there's no point in using this method. +
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- Download MiniTool Partition Wizard, install it and start the program. + +
- Within the MiniTool window, right-click the GPT disk you want to convert and choose "Convert GPT Disk to MBR Disk". +
- Click the "Apply" button in the toolbar. +
- Click the "Yes" button to confirm conversion. +
- Wait for the conversion to finish then click "OK". +
- Once you have successfully converted your SD Card to MBR you can proceed to the next step of this guide. +
+ +
+ + - Method 2: Windows Disk Management
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- Back up any data on the disk before continuing! This will wipe all data on the disk! +
- Open Disk Management following the same procedure above and locate the disk drive you want to use. + + +
- Right-click the partition(s) on the drive (make sure you select the right drive!) and select "Delete Volume" or "Delete Partition" to remove them. Repeat this process for each partition on that disk. + +
- Right-click the disk in Disk Management and select "Convert to MBR Disk." + + +
- On the lower half menu of the window, locate the unallocated space, right-click it, and select "New Simple Volume" and click "Next". +
- Choose a Drive letter for this partition, then click "Next".
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- Make note of this drive letter, as it will be needed later. +
- Set the File System to your desired format and optionally customize the "Volume label".
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- If your desired format (e.g. FAT32) isn't an option choose "NTFS" and we can change it later. +
- Click "Next", then click "Finish".
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- If you see a message indicating you need to format the drive, click "Cancel". +
+ +
+ - Format the SD Card as FAT32 (if applicable)
- First, insert your SD Card into your PC and determine if it needs to be formatted by checking the current Format\File-System of the SD Card. +
- Open "This PC" or "My Computer", right-click the SD Card you want to use, then select "Properties".
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- If "This PC" or "My Computer" is not on the desktop it can be accessed using the ⊞ Win+E keyboard combination. +
- Make note of the Drive Letter of the SD Card as this will be important later. +
- If the "File-System" is already FAT32, you can skip this step. +
- If you have anything saved to the SD Card, you should back it up now as all the data will be lost once you format it. +
- Launch FAT32 GUI Formatter from shortcuts on your Start Menu or Desktop or directly from C:\ModMii\Program Files + + + +
- Carefully select the correct drive letter corresponding to your SD Card. +
- You may optionally uncheck the "Quick Format" box, then click "Start".
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- When completed it should display "Done". +
- If you get an error indicating the device is in use, try again after first closing all of your file explorer windows, even the ones that weren't browsing the device.
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- Click the "Close" button. +
- Copy the files ModMii downloaded to your SD Card.
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- The files should be saved here: "C:\ModMii\COPY_TO_SD"
+• Your folder structure should look similar to this:
+💾 SD Card
+ ┗ 📁apps
+ ┣ 📁AppName1
+ ┣ 📄boot.dol
+ ┣ 📄meta.xml
+ ┗ 📄icon.png
+ ┣ (All other Wii apps should be here too)
+ ┗ 📂wiiu
+ ┣ 📂apps
+ ┃ ┣ 📂AromaUpdater
+ ┃ ┃ ┗📜AromaUpdater.wuhb
+ ┃ ┣ 📜PayloadLoaderInstaller.wuhb
+ ┃ ┗ (All other WiiU apps should be here too)
+ ┣ 📂environments
+ ┃ ┗ 📂aroma
+ ┃ ┣ 📂modules
+ ┃ ┃ ┣ 📂setup
+ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┣ 📜00_mocha.rpx
+ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┣ 📜10_wums_loader.rpx
+ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┗ 📜99_autoboot.rpx
+ ┃ ┃ ┗ (All other Aroma modules ending with .wms should be here too)
+ ┃ ┣ 📂plugins
+ ┃ ┃ ┣ 📜AromaBasePlugin.wps
+ ┃ ┃ ┣ 📜drc_region_free.wps
+ ┃ ┃ ┣ 📜homebrew_on_menu.wps
+ ┃ ┃ ┣ 📜regionfree.wps
+ ┃ ┃ ┗ (All other Aroma plugins ending with .wps should be here too)
+ ┃ ┗ 📜root.rpx
+ ┣ 📂payloads
+ ┃ ┣ 📂default
+ ┃ ┃ ┗ 📜payload.elf
+ ┃ ┗ 📂nanddumper
+ ┃ ┗ 📜payload.elf
+ ┣ 📜payload.rpx
+ ┗ 📜payload.elf
+
+• Your folder structure should not look like this:
+💾 SD Card
+ ┗ ⛔📁COPY_TO_SD
+
+ + - When the files are finished copying to the SD card, you should safely remove your SD Card from your computer and reinsert it into your console and proceed to the next step.
- The files should be saved here: "C:\ModMii\COPY_TO_SD"
- Make a NAND backup
- Make sure your WiiU has internet access for this step. +
- Launch the Internet Browser and navigate to this website: wiiuexploit.xyz +
- Click on Run Exploit! and hold the B button until you see a screen that says "Please choose your payload:"
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- If your WiiU gets stuck on a white or otherwise frozen screen, wait a few seconds. If nothing happens, reboot the console, reset your browser save data and try again. +
- If you see the Environment Loader, you did not hold down B long enough. Try again. +
- If you get any errors like FSOpenfile failed, FSGetMountSorce failed, or SD Mount failed, refer to the Common Issues & Fixes section of the WiiU Hacks Guide. +
- Navigate to nanddumper using the GamePad and press A to launch it. +
- Use the WiiU GamePad's D-Pad to enter the following configuration:
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- Dump SLC: yes +
- Dump SLCCMPT: yes +
- Dump MLC: optional +
- Dump OTP: yes +
- Dump SEEPROM: yes
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- To create a full NAND backup your SD Card has to be larger than the size of your NAND (either 8GB or 32GB depending on your model). If you do not have a large enough SD Card, you can skip the optional MLC section which includes save files and game data and is not needed to recover from most types of bricks. +
- Press the A button to start the dumping process.
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- Do not power off your console or remove your SD card when making your NAND backup. +
- When the process is finished, or immediately following the completion of this guide, power off your WiiU, take your SD Card out of the console and plug it into your PC. Copy slc.bin, slccmpt.bin, seeprom.bin, otp.bin and, if you chose to go with a full backup, all the mlc.bin.part files to your computer, a hard drive, the cloud or anywhere safe. You might need these in case of emergencies, so don't lose them. Optionally erase them from the SD card after backing them up to free up space. When done, safely remove your SD Card from your computer and reinsert it into your console and proceed to the next step. +
- Install Payload-Loader
- If you are already in the Environment Loader menu skip ahead to Step E. +
- Make sure your WiiU has internet access for this step. +
- Launch the Internet Browser and navigate to this website: wiiuexploit.xyz +
- Click on Run Exploit! and this time hold the X button until you see the Environment Loader menu.
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- If your WiiU gets stuck on a white or otherwise frozen screen, wait a few seconds. If nothing happens, reboot the console, reset the browser's save data and try again. +
- If you do not see the Environment Loader menu, you did not hold down X long enough. Try again. +
- If you get any errors like FSOpenfile failed, FSGetMountSorce failed, or SD Mount failed, refer to the Common Issues & Fixes section of the WiiU Hacks Guide. +
- Using the D-Pad, navigate to aroma and press Y to set this to your default environment, then press A to launch into Aroma.
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- If you see a yellow warning that the update folder exists and updates are not being blocked properly, press X to block updates. +
- If you did not see a yellow warning, but the AutobootMenu says "Updates not blocked!", press START (+) and SELECT (-) at the same time until it says they are blocked.
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- Should you wish to unblock updates in the future follow these steps. +
- On the Aroma Boot Selector, the Wii U Menu should already be selected, press Y to set this to your default autobooting option (or choose your preferred title to autoboot), then press A to launch it. +
- Launch the newly appeared Payload-Loader Installer channel from the WiiU Menu. +
- Press the A button to check if you can install the Payload-Loader.
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- It should now tell you that the Payload-Loader can be installed onto the Health and Safety Information app. +
- Press the A button to select Install / Update. +
- You'll be asked if you are sure you want to install the Payload-Loader. Use the D-Pad to select Install and press A. +
- After installing has finished, press A to shut down the console. +
- Now when the Health and Safety Information app is launched, it will load the Payload-Loader, which loads the Aroma environment, which finally loads the WiiU Menu.
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- To open the Environment Loader in the future, you have to hold X while the console is loading the Health and Safety Information app. +
- To open the Aroma Boot Selector in the future, you have to hold START (+) while the console is loading the Health and Safety Information app. +
- Autoboot Aroma (Optional)
- Launch the Payload-Loader Installer from the WiiU Menu. +
- Press A to select Check. +
- Select Boot options. +
- You will be asked if you want to switch the boot title. Press A to select Switch to Payload-Loader. +
- When the process is finished, press A to shutdown the console. +
- The Payload-Loader will now be launched automatically on every boot, which loads the Aroma environment, which loads the WiiU Menu.
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- To open the Environment Loader in the future, you have to hold X while the console is booting or loading the Health and Safety Information app. +
- To open the Aroma Boot Selector in the future, you have to hold START (+) while the console is booting or loading the Health and Safety Information app. +
- Configure Pretendo (Optional)
- Access the Aroma plugin menu by pressing L + Down + SELECT (-) on the WiiU GamePad. +
- Choose the "Inkay" plugin, navigate to "BOSS settings" and press A, then press A on "Unregister Wara Wara Plaza BOSS tasks" and restart your console. +
- Create the Pretendo Network ID as you would a Nintendo Network ID following these steps. +
- Register an account from here and click Don't have an account? to register. +
- Once your account is registered, link it to your console as you would a Nintendo Network ID following these steps. +
- Hacking your vWii
- Install The Homebrew Channel (HBC) for vWii
- If not autobooting into Aroma, launch it via the Health & Safety Application. +
- Launch the vWii Compat Installer from the WiiU Menu. +
- Press A to install the HBC and wait until you see Install succeeded. +
- Press the HOME button to return to the WiiU Menu.
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- It is not uncommon to experience a harmless freeze at this time. If this happens simply hold the Power button on the console, restart, and continue with the next step. +
- Launch vWii (the Wii Menu icon) from the WiiU Menu.
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- If the installation was successful you should see the HBC in your vWii Menu. +
- Launch the HBC from the vWii Menu. +
- Install and Configure Priiloader
- You can navigate the Priiloader menu using a Wiimote, GameCube controller, or USB Keyboard. +
- Launch the "Priiloader Installer" from the Homebrew Channel. +
- After the Priiloader Installer loads, press + to install it.
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- When successful the installer should display "Install done!" + + + +
- Press A to exit back to the Homebrew Channel. + +
- Launch the "Load Priiloader" app via the HBC to access the Priiloader menu.
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- You can also access Priiloader by holding down the ESC key on a USB connected keyboard while launching the vWii system menu, or by downloading the "Priiloader Wii U Forwarder tool", saving it to your SD Card and running it directly from the WiiU Menu. +
- From the Priiloader menu, select "System Menu Hacks" and enable some system menu hacks.
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- Be careful not to haphazardly enable just any hack, for example do not enable "Lock System Menu with Black Screen".
+ - Click here for a description of each Priiloader system menu hack. +
+RECOMMENDED HACKS +-
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- Block Online Updates +
- Region Free EVERYTHING +
- Remove Deflicker (only if you are NOT using a CRT display) +
- Wiimmfi Patch v4 +
- Remove NoCopy Save File Protection +
- Wii System Settings via Options Button +
- Create message via Calendar button (only needed if using WC24 services like WiiLink) +
- Permanent vWii System Settings +
- Make sure to read about it here before enabling. +
- Fix NWC24iSetUniversalTime (only needed if using WC24 services like WiiLink) +
- To enable this hack it you must first generate it and paste it at the end of your \apps\priiloader\hacks_hash.ini file. Remember to generate two hacks if your country observes daylight saving time. +
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- Scroll down to "save settings" and press A, then press B to go back to Priiloader's main menu. +
- Optional: Autoboot a USB-Loader Channel instead of the System Menu.
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- Select "Load/Install File". Select your forwarder dol (e.g. USBLoader_IDCL_Channel_Forwarder.dol) and press A to install it. Wait for it to install and return to the main menu. +
- Did you know that custom forwarder dols can be built from ModMii's Advanced Downloads menu? +
- Navigate to "Settings" and change "Autoboot" to "Installed File". +
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- Navigate to "Homebrew Channel" and press A to launch it.
+ - Install WADs
- On your console, load "YAWM ModMii Edition" from the HomeBrew Channel. +
- Choose your source device using left and right, most likely "Wii SD Slot", and Press A. +
- Install your custom list of 11 WADs found in the spoiler below.
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- Be careful not to install any additional WADs that may have been previously saved in this folder (they may be safe, but I cannot say for sure). +
- Hold + for 2 seconds to select all the WADs in the folder.
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- Alternatively, you can select or deselect your WADs individually by navigating to each one and hitting +.
+ - Warning: do not use minus (-) as this will mark WADs for uninstallation.
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- Alternatively, you can select or deselect your WADs individually by navigating to each one and hitting +.
- After you've marked all the WADs listed below, press A on any marked WAD to install them all. +
- Confirm the total number selected for installation is 11, then press A again to install.
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- If any WADs fail to install properly please retry installing them.
+ + - If you get error -1029 when attempting to install Mii-Channel-NUS-v6, carefully uninstall only this WAD using the minus - button instead of + before trying to install it again. Do NOT uninstall any other WADs unless you know what you are doing; see warning about uninstalling WADs above. Alternatively, you can skip this WAD entirely if you don't care about extra Mii channel features (e.g. saving Mii's to wiimotes, etc.).
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- If any WADs fail to install properly please retry installing them.
- After successfully installing all the WADs, press any button to continue, then press the Home button on your Wiimote to exit YAWM ModMii Edition. + +
- USB Loader and Hard Drive setup
- Set External Hard Drive Partition Style to MBR (if applicable)
- First, plug your hard drive into your PC and check if it's Partition style is already MBR. + +
- Right-click "This PC" or "My Computer" and select "Manage", a new window will open, on left panel click "Disk Management".
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- If "This PC" or "My Computer" is not on the desktop it can be accessed using the ⊞ Win+E keyboard combination. +
- In the Disk Management window, right-click the disk you want and select "Properties". +
- In the disk's properties window, select the "Volumes" tab. +
- If the "Partition style" is already Master Boot Record (MBR), you can skip the rest of this step. +
- If your hard drive is larger than 2TB and not already MBR, you must follow ca032769's guide for Western Digital hard drives or Al_Touriste's guide for Seagate hard drives to complete the rest of this step.
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- If your hard drive is >2TB, not MBR, and not a supported Western Digital or Seagate drive then you are currently out of luck. +
- Once you have successfully converted your hard drive to MBR you can proceed to the next step of this guide. +
+ - If your hard drive is 2TB or less and not already MBR you must convert it using one of the two methods below.
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+ - Method 1: MiniTool Partition Wizard
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- If you have files on the drive you want to keep, you can convert the Partition style to MBR without losing data using MiniTool Partition Wizard. +
- Even though your data should be preserved, there are no guarantees and you should still back up your files. +
- If your drive is not already in the desired format (e.g. FAT32) you will have to format it during the next step anyway so there's no point in using this method. +
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- Download MiniTool Partition Wizard, install it and start the program. + +
- Within the MiniTool window, right-click the GPT disk you want to convert and choose "Convert GPT Disk to MBR Disk". +
- Click the "Apply" button in the toolbar. +
- Click the "Yes" button to confirm conversion. +
- Wait for the conversion to finish then click "OK". +
- Once you have successfully converted your hard drive to MBR you can proceed to the next step of this guide. +
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+ + - Method 2: Windows Disk Management
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- Back up any data on the disk before continuing! This will wipe all data on the disk! +
- Open Disk Management following the same procedure above and locate the disk drive you want to use. + + +
- Right-click the partition(s) on the drive (make sure you select the right drive!) and select "Delete Volume" or "Delete Partition" to remove them. Repeat this process for each partition on that disk. + +
- Right-click the disk in Disk Management and select "Convert to MBR Disk." + + +
- On the lower half menu of the window, locate the unallocated space, right-click it, and select "New Simple Volume" and click "Next". +
- Choose a Drive letter for this partition, then click "Next".
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- Make note of this drive letter, as it will be needed later. +
- Set the File System to your desired format and optionally customize the "Volume label".
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- If your desired format (e.g. FAT32) isn't an option choose "NTFS" and we can change it later. +
- Click "Next", then click "Finish".
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- If you see a message indicating you need to format the drive, click "Cancel". +
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+ - Partition and Format the External Hard Drive (if applicable)
- The Wii can access apps, games, covers, media and other files stored on FAT32 without requiring an SD card. +
- Compatible with playing Gamecube games. +
- Compatible with SNEEK/Nand Emulation. +
- Cannot store files greater than 4GBs. The limit does not apply to Wii games, which can be split into parts. This will likely not affect you unless the drive is also used to store HD videos. +
- First, plug your hard drive into your PC and determine if it needs to be formatted by checking the current Format\File-System of the drive. + +
- Open "This PC" or "My Computer", right-click the external hard drive you want to use, then select "Properties".
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- If "This PC" or "My Computer" is not on the desktop it can be accessed using the ⊞ Win+E keyboard combination. +
- Make note of the Drive Letter of the external hard drive as this will be important later. +
- If the "File-System" is already FAT32, you can skip this step. +
- If you have anything saved on the hard drive, you should back it up now as all the data will be lost once you format it. +
- Launch FAT32 GUI Formatter from shortcuts on your Start Menu or Desktop or directly from C:\ModMii\Program Files + + +
- Carefully select the correct drive letter corresponding to your external hard drive. +
- You may optionally uncheck the "Quick Format" box, then click "Start".
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- When completed it should display "Done". +
- If you get an error indicating the device is in use, try again after first closing all of your file explorer windows, even the ones that weren't browsing the device.
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- Click the "Close" button. +
- Capable of storing files greater than 4GB. +
- Most USB-Loaders can access games, covers and music saved to NTFS. +
- The HBC cannot load apps stored on NTFS, so an SD card or modern forwarder channel is required to run USB-Loaders. +
- Incompatible with playing Gamecube games. +
- Incompatible with SNEEK/Nand Emulation. +
- First, plug your hard drive into your PC and determine if it needs to be formatted by checking the current Format\File-System of the drive. + +
- Open "This PC" or "My Computer", right-click the external hard drive you want to use, then select "Properties".
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- If "This PC" or "My Computer" is not on the desktop it can be accessed using the ⊞ Win+E keyboard combination. +
- Make note of the Drive Letter of the external hard drive as this will be important later. +
- If the "File-System" is already NTFS, you can skip this step. +
- If you have anything saved on the hard drive, you should back it up now as all the data will be lost once you format it. + +
- Right-click "My Computer" and select "Manage", a new window will open, on left panel click "Disk Management". + +
- Right-click the drive you want to format (make sure you select the right drive!), then select "Format..." +
- Select "NTFS" as the File system to use and input a name for the Hard-Drive/Volume. +
- You may optionally uncheck the "Perform a quick format" box, then click "OK", then click "OK" again. +
- Greater compatibility with hard drives, especially small thumb drives. If loading backups using other formats doesn't work you can try WBFS before getting a new hard drive. +
- WBFS can ONLY store Wii Games, so an SD card is generally required to run apps. +
- Incompatible with playing Gamecube games. +
- Incompatible with SNEEK/Nand Emulation. +
- Windows Explorer cannot open WBFS drives and may prompt you to format it, careful not to do so accidentally.
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- If you have anything saved on the hard drive, you should back it up now as all the data will be lost once you format it.
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- If you have any Wii files on the drive you should copy them to your SD Card now (e.g. "apps" folder, "usb-loader" folder, etc.) +
- Launch Wii Backup Manager from shortcuts on your Start Menu or Desktop or directly from C:\ModMii\Program Files + + + +
- In the Wii Backup Manager window, click the "Tools" menu and select "Format drives". +
- Carefully select the correct drive letter corresponding to your external hard drive. +
- Confirm the new file system is "WBFS", then click "Start". +
- Click "Yes" when asked if you want to continue, then click "Close". +
- Warning: Windows Explorer cannot open WBFS drives and may prompt you to format it, careful not to do so accidentally.
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- Wii games saved to the drive can still be managed on your PC using Wii Backup Manager or on your Wii using a USB-Loader. +
- FAT32 partition can be used to launch apps without requiring an SD card. +
- FAT32 partition is compatible with playing Gamecube games. +
- FAT32 partition is compatible with SNEEK/Nand Emulation. +
- NTFS partition can be used to save files greater than 4GB. +
- May not be possible with some low capacity USB flash drives. +
- A little more work to setup. +
- If you have anything saved on the hard drive, you should back it up now as all the data will be lost once you format it. +
- Right-click "This PC" or "My Computer" and select "Manage", a new window will open, on left panel click "Disk Management". + +
- If "This PC" or "My Computer" is not on the desktop it can be accessed using the ⊞ Win+E keyboard combination. +
- Right-click the partition(s) on the drive (make sure you select the right drive!) and select "Delete Volume" or "Delete Partition" to remove them. Repeat this process for each partition on that disk. +
- On the lower half menu of the window, locate the unallocated space, right-click it, and select "New Simple Volume..." +
- Enter the "volume size" you want your FAT32 partition to be, and click "Next". +
- Choose a Drive letter for this partition, then click "Next".
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- Make note of this drive letter, as it will be needed when we use FAT32 GUI Formatter shortly. +
- Set the File System to "FAT32" (if possible) and optionally customize the "Volume label".
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- If FAT32 isn't an option, you can choose "Do not format this volume".
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- Click "Next", then click "Finish".
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- In the lower half of the Disk Management menu, locate your drive's remaining unallocated space, right-click it, and select "New Simple Volume...." +
- Click "Next" to format all the remaining space on the drive. +
- Choose a Drive letter for your NTFS partition, and click "Next". +
- Ensure the file system is set to NTFS, then name/label the volume, and optionally uncheck the "Perform a quick format" box. +
- Click "Next", then click "Finish". + +
- Launch FAT32 GUI Formatter from shortcuts on your Start Menu or Desktop or directly from C:\ModMii\Program Files + +
- Carefully select the correct drive letter corresponding to the first partition on your external hard drive. +
- You may optionally uncheck the "Quick Format" box, then click "Start".
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- When completed it should display "Done". +
- If you get an error indicating the device is in use, try again after first closing all of your file explorer windows, even the ones that weren't browsing the device.
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- Click the "Close" button. +
- FAT32 partition can be used to launch apps without requiring an SD card. +
- FAT32 partition is compatible with playing Gamecube games. +
- FAT32 partition is compatible with SNEEK/Nand Emulation. +
- WBFS has greater compatibility with hard drives, especially small thumb drives. If loading backups using other formats doesn't work you can try WBFS before getting a new hard drive. + +
- May not be possible with some low capacity USB flash drives. +
- A little more work to setup. +
- WBFS partition can ONLY store Wii Games. +
- Windows Explorer cannot open WBFS partitions and may prompt you to format it, careful not to do so accidentally.
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- Wii games saved to a WBFS partition can still be managed on your PC using Wii Backup Manager or on your Wii using a USB-Loader. +
- If you have anything saved on the hard drive, you should back it up now as all the data will be lost once you format it. +
- Right-click "This PC" or "My Computer" and select "Manage", a new window will open, on left panel click "Disk Management". + +
- If "This PC" or "My Computer" is not on the desktop it can be accessed using the ⊞ Win+E keyboard combination. +
- Right-click the partition(s) on the drive (make sure you select the right drive!) and select "Delete Volume" or "Delete Partition" to remove them. Repeat this process for each partition on that disk. +
- On the lower half menu of the window, locate the unallocated space, right-click it, and select "New Simple Volume..." +
- Enter the "volume size" you want your FAT32 partition to be, and click "Next". +
- Choose a Drive letter for this partition, then click "Next".
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- Make note of the first partition's drive letter, as it will be needed when we use FAT32 GUI Formatter shortly. +
- Set the File System to "FAT32" (if possible) and optionally customize the "Volume label".
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- If FAT32 isn't an option, you can choose "Do not format this volume".
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- Click "Next", then click "Finish".
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- If you see a message indicating you need to format the drive, click "Cancel". +
- In the lower half of the Disk Management menu, locate your drive's remaining unallocated space, right-click it, and select "New Simple Volume...." +
- Click "Next" to format all the remaining space on the drive. +
- Choose a Drive letter for the WBFS partition, and click "Next".
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- Set the File System to anything (e.g. "NTFS") as we will be changing it to WBFS later, and optionally customize the "Volume label". + +
- Click "Next", then click "Finish". + + + +
- Launch FAT32 GUI Formatter from shortcuts on your Start Menu or Desktop or directly from C:\ModMii\Program Files + +
- Carefully select the correct drive letter corresponding to the first partition on your external hard drive. +
- You may optionally uncheck the "Quick Format" box, then click "Start".
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- When completed it should display "Done". +
- If you get an error indicating the device is in use, try again after first closing all of your file explorer windows, even the ones that weren't browsing the device.
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- Click the "Close" button. + + +
- To format the second partition as WBFS, launch Wii Backup Manager from shortcuts on your Start Menu or Desktop or directly from C:\ModMii\Program Files + + + +
- In the Wii Backup Manager window, click the "Tools" menu and select "Format drives". +
- Carefully select the correct drive letter corresponding to the second partition on your external hard drive. +
- Confirm the new file system is "WBFS", then click "Start". +
- Click "Yes" when asked if you want to continue, then click "Close". +
- Warning: Windows Explorer cannot open WBFS drives and may prompt you to format it, careful not to do so accidentally.
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- Copy Files to the Hard Drive
- At this time you should copy the files ModMii downloaded to the root of your hard-drive\partition (or SD Card if your HDD is WBFS).
- The files should be saved here: C:\ModMii\COPY_TO_USB
+• Your folder structure should look similar to this:
+💾 SD Card or USB Drive
+ ┗ 📁apps
+ ┣ 📁AppName1
+ ┣ 📄boot.dol
+ ┣ 📄meta.xml
+ ┗ 📄icon.png
+ ┣ (All other Wii apps should be here too)
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+• Your folder structure should not look like this:
+💾 SD Card or USB Drive
+ ┗ ⛔📁COPY_TO_SD
+ ┗ ⛔📁COPY_TO_USB
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+ - Manage Game backups (optional)
- Launch the below tools from shortcuts on your Start Menu or Desktop. +
- You can use this program to manage/transfer your backup copies of Wii Games (.WBFS/.ISO/.CISO). +
- It is very simple to use, but a detailed tutorial on using Wii Backup Manager can be found here. +
- Wii Game Directory Structure:
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- Below is a single WBFS example, and a split WBFS example. A WBFS file needs to be split if it is over 4GB and your storage device is formatted as FAT32. During transfer operations WBM can automatically split games and set up the directory structure for you.
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+ 💾 SD Card or USB Drive
+ ┗ 📂wbfs
+ ┣ 📂GameName [GameID]
+ ┃ ┗ 📜GameID.wbfs (for non-split titles)
+ ┗ 📂GameName [GameID]
+ ┣ 📜GameID.wbfs
+ ┗ 📜GameID.wbf1
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- Below is a single WBFS example, and a split WBFS example. A WBFS file needs to be split if it is over 4GB and your storage device is formatted as FAT32. During transfer operations WBM can automatically split games and set up the directory structure for you.
- You can use this program to manage/transfer your backup copies of GameCube Games (.ISO/.CISO/.GCM and extracted FST format). +
- More detailed usage information on GameCube Backup Manager can be found here. +
- Gamecube (Nintendont) Game Directory Structure:
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- Below is a single disc game example, and 2-disc game example. Subdirectories are optional for 1-disc games in ISO/GCM and CISO format. During transfer operations GCBM can automatically and correctly set up the directory structure for you.
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+ 💾 SD Card or USB Drive
+ ┗ 📂games
+ ┣ 📂GameName [GameID]
+ ┃ ┗ 📜game.ciso (for single disc games)
+ ┗ 📂GameName [GameID]
+ ┣ 📜game.iso
+ ┗ 📜disc2.iso
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- Below is a single disc game example, and 2-disc game example. Subdirectories are optional for 1-disc games in ISO/GCM and CISO format. During transfer operations GCBM can automatically and correctly set up the directory structure for you.
- Practically speaking you will only need this app if you encounter an "NKit.iso" or "NKit.gcz" game backup, which are not supported by WBM or GCBM.
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- Usually these files have NKit in their names, but if WBM or GCBM cannot handle a backup it may be an unlabelled NKit backup. +
+ - How to use the NKit Processing App to convert NKit backups to ISO
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- Drag and drop source file(s) onto the NKit Processing App window. +
- Select "Convert to ISO" Mode. +
- Click "Process". +
- When finished, the converted game will be saved to: ..\NKit\Processed\Wii_MatchFail\ +
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- Click here for a short video tutorial. +
+ - After converting from NKit to ISO, backups can be handled by WBM and GCBM like normal. +
- To copy Wii Discs, launch USB-Loader GX or Configurable USB-Loader and insert the disc into your Wii, if you're not prompted to copy\install the game you can press + to start making a backup. +
- To copy GameCube (or Wii) Discs, launch "CleanRip" from the HBC and insert the disc into your Wii, then follow the very simple on-screen instructions. Note that CleanRip does not support devices formatted as WBFS.
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- Warning: Using your Wii to rip games to NTFS is very unstable, it is highly recommended to rip games to a FAT32 or WBFS formatted HDD, then transfer them to your NTFS drive using a computer. Recall that GameCube games cannot be played when saved to NTFS devices.
- Configure/Customize Your USB-Loader (optional)
- Start your preferred USB-Loader from the HBC, or a forwarder channel, or set Priiloader to autoboot it at startup.
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- From there it's pretty intuitive, browse and adjust any settings to your liking, download covers, set Private Server to Wiimmfi to re-enable online multiplayer, disable the blurry deflicker filter, etc. +
+ - You can customize the look\theme of your USB-Loader or HBC following the steps from here.
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+ - If you have questions about getting started with USB-Loader GX or WiiFlow click here.
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- WiiFlow Lite emulator plugins allow the loader to also launch games for classic consoles as well. Grab the emulator plugins pack from click here.
+ - A popular WiiFlow Lite theme is the beautiful 'Rhapsodii Shima' theme. Check it out by clicking here.
- WiiFlow Lite emulator plugins allow the loader to also launch games for classic consoles as well. Grab the emulator plugins pack from click here.
- To customize CFG USB-Loader use the Configurator for Configurable USB-Loader found here: "COPY_TO_USB\usb-loader\CfgLoaderConfigurator.exe"
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- For tips and tricks on using the Configurator click here.
+ - After Modding your WiiU and vWii
- ModMii has already saved the WiiU Disc Dumper (wudd) and WUP Installer GX2 apps to your SD Card to support backing up WiiU discs. See this page for a tutorial on Dumping and Installing WiiU Discs. + +
- Access the Aroma plugin menu by pressing L + Down + SELECT (-) on the WiiU GamePad. The plugin menu can be used to configure plugins like Inkay (Pretendo), Bloopair, etc.
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- Optionally enable the plugin to "Avoid 'Format' dialog on Wii U Menu (UStealth)" to skip the 'Format' prompt when launching the WiiU Menu with a non-WiiU-formatted external drive (e.g. FAT32 formatted drive for vWii). +
- Note the Screenshot Plugin's default setting to take screenshots is the gamepad's TV button. +
- Optionally hide WiiU homebrew from the WiiU Menu by launching the Aroma plugin menu, selecting the "Homebrew On Wii U Menu Plugin" and choosing "Hide all homebrew". +
- Optionally remove unnecessary files using ModMii's "File Cleanup & App Updater" feature to prevent amateurs from using potentially dangerous apps. +
- Periodically check for updates to your apps by using ModMii's "File Cleanup & App Updater" feature. It will scan your device for available updates to ModMii's auto-updating apps. + +
- Download the latest Homebrew apps and plugins.
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- Download apps or PC tools from ModMii Classic's Download Pages. +
- Grab the WiiU Homebrew App Store from ModMii or the provided link to easily download many other popular apps right from your WiiU! +
- Check out UTag: a customizable and dynamic gamertag to automatically update your Discord status with what you've been playing on your WiiU. + + + +
- At any point you can run SysCheck on your vWii to get a sysCheck.csv log of your installed softmods; in the future you can check if any of your vWii mods are outdated by opening your log with the latest version of ModMii. + +
- Download the latest Wii Homebrew apps to your SD Card or FAT32 USB Hard Drive so they can be launched via the HBC or forwarder channels.
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- Download some Wii related PC tools or Just for Fun Wii apps like emulators or cheat codes from ModMii Classic's Download Pages. +
- Grab the Homebrew Browser or the Open Shop Channel for Windows from ModMii or the provided links to easily download many other popular apps right from your vWii or PC! +
- Some other great libraries of Homebrew applications can be found at wiibrew.org, wiidatabase.de, oscwii.org and of course gbatemp.
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- To manually "install" apps, download your homebrew and you should find a boot.dol (or boot.elf) file and possibly an icon.png and meta.xml. +
- For the HBC to read your SD/USB correctly, your card must be structured SD+USB:/apps/application name/boot.dol\elf +
- Some apps require a meta.xml be saved in the same place as the boot.dol\elf to work properly (icon.png is always optional). +
- If you have a dol or elf file not named "boot", rename it boot.dol\elf, otherwise it will not be recognized by the HBC (not required if using Priiloader to install a file). +
- Check out some of my custom Wii Forwarder Channels to launch your favourite Wii homebrew straight from the vWii System Menu. Note that some channels may not yet be updated for vWii; simply open them using ModMii to edit the NandLoader to make them vWii compatible. +
- Install some WiiU to vWii Forwarder Channels to launch your favourite Wii homebrew straight from the WiiU System Menu. + +
- Get a new theme for your vWii Menu! Confirm you have Priiloader installed before installing themes, then open mym themes\files using ModMii or ThemeMii Mod to convert them to csm files for your specific system menu version. Or check out the huge library of themes available at www.wiithemer.org, a website that also converts MYMs to CSMs for you on the fly. CSM files can then be installed to your Wii using csm-installer. ThemeMii Mod and csm-installer are both available on ModMii Classic's Download Pages. +
- "Expand" your vWii's internal memory for more WiiWare and Virtual Console games by having it load the System Menu from external storage instead. Use ModMii's Emulated NAND builder to get started.
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- You can also use your vWii's nand.bin or slccmpt.bin backup as an Emulated NAND. To extract the files from a nand.bin or slccmpt.bin to use as an Emulated NAND, simply open the file using ModMii. If ModMii prompts you to share keys to repair the nand provide it with your keys.bin or opt.bin backup. +
- Alternatively, you can dump your vWii's NAND to use as an Emulated NAND using USB Loader GX's features menu. +
- Install Fakemote to an unused IOS slot like 247 to add support for DS3 and DS4 controllers. This can also be done using ModMii Classic's Advanced Downloads Menu by choosing the latest FM (Fakemote) version of d2x in ModMii's options. +
- Check out some Crazy Intro Videos to customize how your vWii starts up (SD Card required). + +
- Bring back WiiConnect24 to your vWii! The WiiLink Patcher restores functionality to Wii Mail and various Nintendo Channels such as Forecast, News, Everybody Votes, Nintendo, Check Mii Out, and more! You can get this tool from from ModMii Classic's Download Page 5. + +
- Check out RiiTag\LinkTag: a customizable and dynamic gamertag to automatically update your Discord status with what you've been playing on your vWii. + +
- System Channel Restorer from ModMii Classic's Download Page 2 can be used to re-install missing/removed system apps, e.g. Mii Channel, Photo Channel, EULA, etc. However, these three examples in particular will have already been installed as part of this guide. +
- csm-installer and ww-43db-patcher from ModMii Classic's Download Page 2 can be used to patch the WiiWare 4:3 aspect ratio database (43DB) to enable a 16:9 aspect ratio in Everybody Votes Channel and Check Mii Out Channels. However, if you installed any vWii theme built using ModMii (even the Default theme) this patch has already been applied. + +
- Credits, Supporting Apps, and Sources
- Support ModMii
- Your chosen options
- Install and\or update all recommended vWii softmods +
- System Menu Region is E +
- Browser Exploit selected +
- Download USB-Loader GX, Configurable USB-Loader and WiiFlow +
- USB-Loader Settings and config files saved to USB Hard Drive +
- Important Notes
- This guide requires an internet connection on your console and an SD Card. Note that without internet you can still softmod vWii Only using an SD Card and one of six supported Wii games\discs with exploits. + +
- Check if your SD Card has a lock switch and make sure it's disabled. +
- If you get errors during any of the steps try reformatting your SD Card as FAT32. +
- If your console ever freezes, hold the power button for 5 seconds to power it off then try again. +
- During the modding process if you are prompted for your Nintendo Network ID to launch a channel or app you can select the back arrow button then "Start" to start the software anyway. +
- If you brick your vWii for any reason you should be able to recover using vWii Decaffeinator or vWii NAND Restorer so long as the WiiU menu remains operational; however, vWii NAND Restorer currently requires switching from Aroma to a legacy environment like Tiramisu. Some actions to avoid that may cause brick are listed below: +
- Never uninstall a System Menu or IOS. +
- Installing a custom System Menu for vWii is a brick risk and you should always have a NAND backup before installing one; however, when done right it will not brick the vWii. vWii themes are experimental and not every MYM\theme will work properly. +
- Replacing any IOS (including TED IOSes) or WADs made for the original Wii on your vWii may semi-brick it. WiiWare wads are fine, but some need to be converted to work. +
- When updating your softmod you should always overwrite old mods by installing new ones, do not try to "Delete everything" or "Start from scratch". +
- To update your mods in the future you can use the ModMii Wizard as if it was your first time, or even better, update only your outdated WiiU mods using ModMii's File Cleanup and App Updater feature, or update only outdated vWii mods using ModMii's Syscheck Updater Wizard! +
- If you accept an official Nintendo update after modding, you may lose some of your modifications and have to reinstall them. +
- It's probably unnecessary, but you should disconnect all peripherals from the console during the modding procedure unless instructed otherwise. +
- If connecting a portable hard drive to your WiiU, a Y-cable may be needed for it to draw power from two usb ports. +
- The WiiU and vWii cannot use the same USB hard drive; however a single SD Card can be used for both. +
- A WiiU Formatted USB hard drive is a hard drive that has been formatted by a WiiU console to its proprietary format. A WiiU formatted USB drive cannot be read by any device other than the WiiU that originally formatted it. If you ever want to use it with another WiiU console or any other devices, you will have to reformat it. +
- The vWii cannot use a WiiU Formatted USB hard drive. It is recommended that USB Hard drives intended for use on the vWii be formatted as FAT32. +
- If a non-WiiU Formatted USB hard drive is detected while in the WiiU menu you will be prompted to format\erase it. Careful not to accidentally format your vWii Hard Drive (if applicable). If the WiiU is softmodded with Aroma this prompt can be disabled. +
- USB hard drives configured to work on a vWii will also work on Wii and Wii Mini and vice versa. +
- Double check that your hard drive is always plugged into USB port0 - the one on the back furthest from the edge of the WiiU. +
- After completing this guide, you can launch your USB-Loader via the Homebrew Channel or a USB-Loader forwarder channel. + +
- USB-Loaders, contrary to their name, can also be used on the Wii\vWii with an SD Card. If you prefer using an SD Card simply follow this guide utilizing your FAT32 formatted SD Card in place of a Hard Drive. + + +
- Not all external hard drive's are compatible with the Wii\vWii\Wii Mini, small USB flash drives or 'thumb drives' in particular often don't work very well. For a list of which USB hard drive's are compatible, check out the USB Devices Compatibility List +
- If you are determined to try using a small USB flash drive or 'thumb drive' on a Wii\vWii, you may have more success if running the loader off of an SD Card and formatting the flash drive as WBFS instead of FAT32. This can be done using Wii Backup Manager. However, doing so will not only restrict the drive to storing only Wii games, but it will not be accessible by your PC without a program like Wii Backup Manager. In fact, every time you plug the hard drive into your PC you will be prompted to reformat it. +
- If a USB Loader fails to load a particular game, try changing it's game specific settings to use a different custom IOS like 249, 250, 251, etc. Your cIOS 249 should play the vast majority of games, for more information see the Wii cIOS base Compatibility List. + +
- Detailed guides covering a broad range of related topics available at the Complete Softmod Guide, wii.hacks.guide and wiiu.hacks.guide +
- If you come across a term or abbreviation that you're not familar with you can reference the WiiBrew Glossary or the CSG Glossary +
- If you need help, have questions, or just want to chat visit the official ModMii page on gbatemp or the ModMii Discord Server and ask away!
- Hacking your vWii
- Set SD Card Partition Style to MBR (if applicable)
- First, plug your SD Card into your PC and check if it's Partition style is already MBR. + +
- Right-click "This PC" or "My Computer" and select "Manage", a new window will open, on left panel click "Disk Management".
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- If "This PC" or "My Computer" is not on the desktop it can be accessed using the ⊞ Win+E keyboard combination. +
- In the Disk Management window, right-click the disk you want and select "Properties". +
- In the disk's properties window, select the "Volumes" tab. +
- If the "Partition style" is already Master Boot Record (MBR), you can skip the rest of this step. +
- If your SD Card is not already MBR you must convert it using one of the two methods below.
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- If you have files on the SD Card you want to keep, you can convert the Partition style to MBR without losing data using MiniTool Partition Wizard. +
- Even though your data should be preserved, there are no guarantees and you should still back up your files. +
- If your SD Card is not already in the desired format (e.g. FAT32) you will have to format it during the next step anyway so there's no point in using this method. +
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- Download MiniTool Partition Wizard, install it and start the program. + +
- Within the MiniTool window, right-click the GPT disk you want to convert and choose "Convert GPT Disk to MBR Disk". +
- Click the "Apply" button in the toolbar. +
- Click the "Yes" button to confirm conversion. +
- Wait for the conversion to finish then click "OK". +
- Once you have successfully converted your SD Card to MBR you can proceed to the next step of this guide. +
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- Back up any data on the disk before continuing! This will wipe all data on the disk! +
- Open Disk Management following the same procedure above and locate the disk drive you want to use. + + +
- Right-click the partition(s) on the drive (make sure you select the right drive!) and select "Delete Volume" or "Delete Partition" to remove them. Repeat this process for each partition on that disk. + +
- Right-click the disk in Disk Management and select "Convert to MBR Disk." + + +
- On the lower half menu of the window, locate the unallocated space, right-click it, and select "New Simple Volume" and click "Next". +
- Choose a Drive letter for this partition, then click "Next".
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- Set the File System to your desired format and optionally customize the "Volume label".
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- Click "Next", then click "Finish".
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+ - Format the SD Card as FAT32 (if applicable)
- First, insert your SD Card into your PC and determine if it needs to be formatted by checking the current Format\File-System of the SD Card. +
- Open "This PC" or "My Computer", right-click the SD Card you want to use, then select "Properties".
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- If "This PC" or "My Computer" is not on the desktop it can be accessed using the ⊞ Win+E keyboard combination. +
- Make note of the Drive Letter of the SD Card as this will be important later. +
- If the "File-System" is already FAT32, you can skip this step. +
- If you have anything saved to the SD Card, you should back it up now as all the data will be lost once you format it. +
- Launch FAT32 GUI Formatter from shortcuts on your Start Menu or Desktop or directly from C:\ModMii\Program Files + + + +
- Carefully select the correct drive letter corresponding to your SD Card. +
- You may optionally uncheck the "Quick Format" box, then click "Start".
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- When completed it should display "Done". +
- If you get an error indicating the device is in use, try again after first closing all of your file explorer windows, even the ones that weren't browsing the device.
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- Copy the files ModMii downloaded to your SD Card.
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- The files should be saved here: "C:\ModMii\COPY_TO_SD"
+• Your folder structure should look similar to this:
+💾 SD Card or USB Drive
+ ┗ 📁apps
+ ┣ 📁AppName1
+ ┣ 📄boot.dol
+ ┣ 📄meta.xml
+ ┗ 📄icon.png
+ ┣ (All other Wii apps should be here too)
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+• Your folder structure should not look like this:
+💾 SD Card or USB Drive
+ ┗ ⛔📁COPY_TO_SD
+ ┗ ⛔📁COPY_TO_USB
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+ - When the files are finished copying to the SD card, you should safely remove your SD Card from your computer and reinsert it into your console and proceed to the next step.
- The files should be saved here: "C:\ModMii\COPY_TO_SD"
- Make a NAND backup
- Make sure your WiiU has internet access for this step. +
- Launch the Internet Browser and navigate to this website: wiiuexploit.xyz +
- Click on Run Exploit! and hold the B button until you see a screen that says "Please choose your payload:"
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- If your WiiU gets stuck on a white or otherwise frozen screen, wait a few seconds. If nothing happens, reboot the console, reset your browser save data and try again. +
- If you see the Environment Loader, you did not hold down B long enough. Try again. +
- If you get any errors like FSOpenfile failed, FSGetMountSorce failed, or SD Mount failed, refer to the Common Issues & Fixes section of the WiiU Hacks Guide. +
- Navigate to nanddumper using the GamePad and press A to launch it. +
- Use the WiiU GamePad's D-Pad to enter the following configuration:
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- Dump SLCCMPT: yes +
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- Dump OTP: yes +
- Dump SEEPROM: yes
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- To create a full NAND backup your SD Card has to be larger than the size of your NAND (either 8GB or 32GB depending on your model). If you do not have a large enough SD Card, you can skip the optional MLC section which includes save files and game data and is not needed to recover from most types of bricks. +
- Press the A button to start the dumping process.
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- Do not power off your console or remove your SD card when making your NAND backup. +
- When the process is finished, or immediately following the completion of this guide, power off your WiiU, take your SD Card out of the console and plug it into your PC. Copy slc.bin, slccmpt.bin, seeprom.bin, otp.bin and, if you chose to go with a full backup, all the mlc.bin.part files to your computer, a hard drive, the cloud or anywhere safe. You might need these in case of emergencies, so don't lose them. Optionally erase them from the SD card after backing them up to free up space. When done, safely remove your SD Card from your computer and reinsert it into your console and proceed to the next step. +
- Install The Homebrew Channel (HBC) for vWii
- If you are already in the Environment Loader menu skip ahead to Step E. +
- Make sure your WiiU has internet access for this step. +
- Launch the Internet Browser and navigate to this website: wiiuexploit.xyz +
- Click on Run Exploit! and this time hold the X button until you see the Environment Loader menu.
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- If your WiiU gets stuck on a white or otherwise frozen screen, wait a few seconds. If nothing happens, reboot the console, reset the browser's save data and try again. +
- If you do not see the Environment Loader menu, you did not hold down X long enough. Try again. +
- If you get any errors like FSOpenfile failed, FSGetMountSorce failed, or SD Mount failed, refer to the Common Issues & Fixes section of the WiiU Hacks Guide. +
- Using the D-Pad, navigate to aroma and press Y to set this to your default environment, then press A to launch into Aroma.
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- If you did not see a yellow warning, but the AutobootMenu says "Updates not blocked!", press START (+) and SELECT (-) at the same time until it says they are blocked.
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- On the Aroma Boot Selector, the Wii U Menu should already be selected, press Y to set this to your default autobooting option (or choose your preferred title to autoboot), then press A to launch it. +
- Launch the vWii Compat Installer from the WiiU Menu. +
- Press A to install the HBC and wait until you see Install succeeded. +
- Press the HOME button to return to the WiiU Menu.
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- Launch vWii (the Wii Menu icon) from the WiiU Menu.
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- If the installation was successful you should see the HBC in your vWii Menu. +
- Launch the HBC from the vWii Menu. +
- Install and Configure Priiloader
- You can navigate the Priiloader menu using a Wiimote, GameCube controller, or USB Keyboard. +
- Launch the "Priiloader Installer" from the Homebrew Channel. +
- After the Priiloader Installer loads, press + to install it.
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- Launch the "Load Priiloader" app via the HBC to access the Priiloader menu.
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- From the Priiloader menu, select "System Menu Hacks" and enable some system menu hacks.
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+RECOMMENDED HACKS +-
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- Block Online Updates +
- Region Free EVERYTHING +
- Remove Deflicker (only if you are NOT using a CRT display) +
- Wiimmfi Patch v4 +
- Remove NoCopy Save File Protection +
- Wii System Settings via Options Button +
- Create message via Calendar button (only needed if using WC24 services like WiiLink) +
- Permanent vWii System Settings +
- Make sure to read about it here before enabling. +
- Fix NWC24iSetUniversalTime (only needed if using WC24 services like WiiLink) +
- To enable this hack it you must first generate it and paste it at the end of your \apps\priiloader\hacks_hash.ini file. Remember to generate two hacks if your country observes daylight saving time. +
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- Scroll down to "save settings" and press A, then press B to go back to Priiloader's main menu. +
- Optional: Autoboot a USB-Loader Channel instead of the System Menu.
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- Select "Load/Install File". Select your forwarder dol (e.g. USBLoader_IDCL_Channel_Forwarder.dol) and press A to install it. Wait for it to install and return to the main menu. +
- Did you know that custom forwarder dols can be built from ModMii's Advanced Downloads menu? +
- Navigate to "Settings" and change "Autoboot" to "Installed File". +
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+ - Install WADs
- On your console, load "YAWM ModMii Edition" from the HomeBrew Channel. +
- Choose your source device using left and right, most likely "Wii SD Slot", and Press A. +
- Install your custom list of 11 WADs found in the spoiler below.
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- Hold + for 2 seconds to select all the WADs in the folder.
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+ - Warning: do not use minus (-) as this will mark WADs for uninstallation.
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- Alternatively, you can select or deselect your WADs individually by navigating to each one and hitting +.
- After you've marked all the WADs listed below, press A on any marked WAD to install them all. +
- Confirm the total number selected for installation is 11, then press A again to install.
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- If any WADs fail to install properly please retry installing them.
+ + - If you get error -1029 when attempting to install Mii-Channel-NUS-v6, carefully uninstall only this WAD using the minus - button instead of + before trying to install it again. Do NOT uninstall any other WADs unless you know what you are doing; see warning about uninstalling WADs above. Alternatively, you can skip this WAD entirely if you don't care about extra Mii channel features (e.g. saving Mii's to wiimotes, etc.).
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- If any WADs fail to install properly please retry installing them.
- After successfully installing all the WADs, press any button to continue, then press the Home button on your Wiimote to exit YAWM ModMii Edition. + +
- USB Loader and Hard Drive setup
- Set External Hard Drive Partition Style to MBR (if applicable)
- First, plug your hard drive into your PC and check if it's Partition style is already MBR. + +
- Right-click "This PC" or "My Computer" and select "Manage", a new window will open, on left panel click "Disk Management".
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- In the Disk Management window, right-click the disk you want and select "Properties". +
- In the disk's properties window, select the "Volumes" tab. +
- If the "Partition style" is already Master Boot Record (MBR), you can skip the rest of this step. +
- If your hard drive is larger than 2TB and not already MBR, you must follow ca032769's guide for Western Digital hard drives or Al_Touriste's guide for Seagate hard drives to complete the rest of this step.
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- Once you have successfully converted your hard drive to MBR you can proceed to the next step of this guide. +
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- Even though your data should be preserved, there are no guarantees and you should still back up your files. +
- If your drive is not already in the desired format (e.g. FAT32) you will have to format it during the next step anyway so there's no point in using this method. +
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- Download MiniTool Partition Wizard, install it and start the program. + +
- Within the MiniTool window, right-click the GPT disk you want to convert and choose "Convert GPT Disk to MBR Disk". +
- Click the "Apply" button in the toolbar. +
- Click the "Yes" button to confirm conversion. +
- Wait for the conversion to finish then click "OK". +
- Once you have successfully converted your hard drive to MBR you can proceed to the next step of this guide. +
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- Open Disk Management following the same procedure above and locate the disk drive you want to use. + + +
- Right-click the partition(s) on the drive (make sure you select the right drive!) and select "Delete Volume" or "Delete Partition" to remove them. Repeat this process for each partition on that disk. + +
- Right-click the disk in Disk Management and select "Convert to MBR Disk." + + +
- On the lower half menu of the window, locate the unallocated space, right-click it, and select "New Simple Volume" and click "Next". +
- Choose a Drive letter for this partition, then click "Next".
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+ - Partition and Format the External Hard Drive (if applicable)
- The Wii can access apps, games, covers, media and other files stored on FAT32 without requiring an SD card. +
- Compatible with playing Gamecube games. +
- Compatible with SNEEK/Nand Emulation. +
- Cannot store files greater than 4GBs. The limit does not apply to Wii games, which can be split into parts. This will likely not affect you unless the drive is also used to store HD videos. +
- First, plug your hard drive into your PC and determine if it needs to be formatted by checking the current Format\File-System of the drive. + +
- Open "This PC" or "My Computer", right-click the external hard drive you want to use, then select "Properties".
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- Make note of the Drive Letter of the external hard drive as this will be important later. +
- If the "File-System" is already FAT32, you can skip this step. +
- If you have anything saved on the hard drive, you should back it up now as all the data will be lost once you format it. +
- Launch FAT32 GUI Formatter from shortcuts on your Start Menu or Desktop or directly from C:\ModMii\Program Files + + +
- Carefully select the correct drive letter corresponding to your external hard drive. +
- You may optionally uncheck the "Quick Format" box, then click "Start".
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- If you get an error indicating the device is in use, try again after first closing all of your file explorer windows, even the ones that weren't browsing the device.
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- Capable of storing files greater than 4GB. +
- Most USB-Loaders can access games, covers and music saved to NTFS. +
- The HBC cannot load apps stored on NTFS, so an SD card or modern forwarder channel is required to run USB-Loaders. +
- Incompatible with playing Gamecube games. +
- Incompatible with SNEEK/Nand Emulation. +
- First, plug your hard drive into your PC and determine if it needs to be formatted by checking the current Format\File-System of the drive. + +
- Open "This PC" or "My Computer", right-click the external hard drive you want to use, then select "Properties".
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- If "This PC" or "My Computer" is not on the desktop it can be accessed using the ⊞ Win+E keyboard combination. +
- Make note of the Drive Letter of the external hard drive as this will be important later. +
- If the "File-System" is already NTFS, you can skip this step. +
- If you have anything saved on the hard drive, you should back it up now as all the data will be lost once you format it. + +
- Right-click "My Computer" and select "Manage", a new window will open, on left panel click "Disk Management". + +
- Right-click the drive you want to format (make sure you select the right drive!), then select "Format..." +
- Select "NTFS" as the File system to use and input a name for the Hard-Drive/Volume. +
- You may optionally uncheck the "Perform a quick format" box, then click "OK", then click "OK" again. +
- Greater compatibility with hard drives, especially small thumb drives. If loading backups using other formats doesn't work you can try WBFS before getting a new hard drive. +
- WBFS can ONLY store Wii Games, so an SD card is generally required to run apps. +
- Incompatible with playing Gamecube games. +
- Incompatible with SNEEK/Nand Emulation. +
- Windows Explorer cannot open WBFS drives and may prompt you to format it, careful not to do so accidentally.
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- Wii games saved to the drive can still be managed on your PC using Wii Backup Manager or on your Wii using a USB-Loader. +
- If you have anything saved on the hard drive, you should back it up now as all the data will be lost once you format it.
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- If you have any Wii files on the drive you should copy them to your SD Card now (e.g. "apps" folder, "usb-loader" folder, etc.) +
- Launch Wii Backup Manager from shortcuts on your Start Menu or Desktop or directly from C:\ModMii\Program Files + + + +
- In the Wii Backup Manager window, click the "Tools" menu and select "Format drives". +
- Carefully select the correct drive letter corresponding to your external hard drive. +
- Confirm the new file system is "WBFS", then click "Start". +
- Click "Yes" when asked if you want to continue, then click "Close". +
- Warning: Windows Explorer cannot open WBFS drives and may prompt you to format it, careful not to do so accidentally.
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- Wii games saved to the drive can still be managed on your PC using Wii Backup Manager or on your Wii using a USB-Loader. +
- FAT32 partition can be used to launch apps without requiring an SD card. +
- FAT32 partition is compatible with playing Gamecube games. +
- FAT32 partition is compatible with SNEEK/Nand Emulation. +
- NTFS partition can be used to save files greater than 4GB. +
- May not be possible with some low capacity USB flash drives. +
- A little more work to setup. +
- If you have anything saved on the hard drive, you should back it up now as all the data will be lost once you format it. +
- Right-click "This PC" or "My Computer" and select "Manage", a new window will open, on left panel click "Disk Management". + +
- If "This PC" or "My Computer" is not on the desktop it can be accessed using the ⊞ Win+E keyboard combination. +
- Right-click the partition(s) on the drive (make sure you select the right drive!) and select "Delete Volume" or "Delete Partition" to remove them. Repeat this process for each partition on that disk. +
- On the lower half menu of the window, locate the unallocated space, right-click it, and select "New Simple Volume..." +
- Enter the "volume size" you want your FAT32 partition to be, and click "Next". +
- Choose a Drive letter for this partition, then click "Next".
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- Make note of this drive letter, as it will be needed when we use FAT32 GUI Formatter shortly. +
- Set the File System to "FAT32" (if possible) and optionally customize the "Volume label".
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- If FAT32 isn't an option, you can choose "Do not format this volume".
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- It's also okay to format as NTFS or exFAT since we will be changing it to FAT32 later. +
- Click "Next", then click "Finish".
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- If you see a message indicating you need to format the drive, click "Cancel". +
- In the lower half of the Disk Management menu, locate your drive's remaining unallocated space, right-click it, and select "New Simple Volume...." +
- Click "Next" to format all the remaining space on the drive. +
- Choose a Drive letter for your NTFS partition, and click "Next". +
- Ensure the file system is set to NTFS, then name/label the volume, and optionally uncheck the "Perform a quick format" box. +
- Click "Next", then click "Finish". + +
- Launch FAT32 GUI Formatter from shortcuts on your Start Menu or Desktop or directly from C:\ModMii\Program Files + +
- Carefully select the correct drive letter corresponding to the first partition on your external hard drive. +
- You may optionally uncheck the "Quick Format" box, then click "Start".
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- When completed it should display "Done". +
- If you get an error indicating the device is in use, try again after first closing all of your file explorer windows, even the ones that weren't browsing the device.
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- Click the "Close" button. +
- FAT32 partition can be used to launch apps without requiring an SD card. +
- FAT32 partition is compatible with playing Gamecube games. +
- FAT32 partition is compatible with SNEEK/Nand Emulation. +
- WBFS has greater compatibility with hard drives, especially small thumb drives. If loading backups using other formats doesn't work you can try WBFS before getting a new hard drive. + +
- May not be possible with some low capacity USB flash drives. +
- A little more work to setup. +
- WBFS partition can ONLY store Wii Games. +
- Windows Explorer cannot open WBFS partitions and may prompt you to format it, careful not to do so accidentally.
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- Wii games saved to a WBFS partition can still be managed on your PC using Wii Backup Manager or on your Wii using a USB-Loader. +
- If you have anything saved on the hard drive, you should back it up now as all the data will be lost once you format it. +
- Right-click "This PC" or "My Computer" and select "Manage", a new window will open, on left panel click "Disk Management". + +
- If "This PC" or "My Computer" is not on the desktop it can be accessed using the ⊞ Win+E keyboard combination. +
- Right-click the partition(s) on the drive (make sure you select the right drive!) and select "Delete Volume" or "Delete Partition" to remove them. Repeat this process for each partition on that disk. +
- On the lower half menu of the window, locate the unallocated space, right-click it, and select "New Simple Volume..." +
- Enter the "volume size" you want your FAT32 partition to be, and click "Next". +
- Choose a Drive letter for this partition, then click "Next".
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- Make note of the first partition's drive letter, as it will be needed when we use FAT32 GUI Formatter shortly. +
- Set the File System to "FAT32" (if possible) and optionally customize the "Volume label".
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- FAT32 will mostly likely not be an option (only listed if volume size is under 32GB). +
- If FAT32 isn't an option, you can choose "Do not format this volume".
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- It's also okay to format as NTFS or exFAT since we will be changing it to FAT32 later. +
- Click "Next", then click "Finish".
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- If you see a message indicating you need to format the drive, click "Cancel". +
- In the lower half of the Disk Management menu, locate your drive's remaining unallocated space, right-click it, and select "New Simple Volume...." +
- Click "Next" to format all the remaining space on the drive. +
- Choose a Drive letter for the WBFS partition, and click "Next".
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- Make note of the second partition's drive letter, as it will be needed when we use Wii Backup Manager shortly. +
- Set the File System to anything (e.g. "NTFS") as we will be changing it to WBFS later, and optionally customize the "Volume label". + +
- Click "Next", then click "Finish". + + + +
- Launch FAT32 GUI Formatter from shortcuts on your Start Menu or Desktop or directly from C:\ModMii\Program Files + +
- Carefully select the correct drive letter corresponding to the first partition on your external hard drive. +
- You may optionally uncheck the "Quick Format" box, then click "Start".
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- When completed it should display "Done". +
- If you get an error indicating the device is in use, try again after first closing all of your file explorer windows, even the ones that weren't browsing the device.
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- Click the "Close" button. + + +
- To format the second partition as WBFS, launch Wii Backup Manager from shortcuts on your Start Menu or Desktop or directly from C:\ModMii\Program Files + + + +
- In the Wii Backup Manager window, click the "Tools" menu and select "Format drives". +
- Carefully select the correct drive letter corresponding to the second partition on your external hard drive. +
- Confirm the new file system is "WBFS", then click "Start". +
- Click "Yes" when asked if you want to continue, then click "Close". +
- Warning: Windows Explorer cannot open WBFS drives and may prompt you to format it, careful not to do so accidentally.
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- Wii games saved to the drive can still be managed on your PC using Wii Backup Manager or on your Wii using a USB-Loader. +
- Copy Files to the Hard Drive
- At this time you should copy the files ModMii downloaded to the root of your hard-drive\partition (or SD Card if your HDD is WBFS).
- The files should be saved here: C:\ModMii\COPY_TO_USB
+• Your folder structure should look similar to this:
+💾 SD Card or USB Drive
+ ┗ 📁apps
+ ┣ 📁AppName1
+ ┣ 📄boot.dol
+ ┣ 📄meta.xml
+ ┗ 📄icon.png
+ ┣ (All other Wii apps should be here too)
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+• Your folder structure should not look like this:
+💾 SD Card or USB Drive
+ ┗ ⛔📁COPY_TO_SD
+ ┗ ⛔📁COPY_TO_USB
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+ - Manage Game backups (optional)
- Launch the below tools from shortcuts on your Start Menu or Desktop. +
- You can use this program to manage/transfer your backup copies of Wii Games (.WBFS/.ISO/.CISO). +
- It is very simple to use, but a detailed tutorial on using Wii Backup Manager can be found here. +
- Wii Game Directory Structure:
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- Below is a single WBFS example, and a split WBFS example. A WBFS file needs to be split if it is over 4GB and your storage device is formatted as FAT32. During transfer operations WBM can automatically split games and set up the directory structure for you.
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+ 💾 SD Card or USB Drive
+ ┗ 📂wbfs
+ ┣ 📂GameName [GameID]
+ ┃ ┗ 📜GameID.wbfs (for non-split titles)
+ ┗ 📂GameName [GameID]
+ ┣ 📜GameID.wbfs
+ ┗ 📜GameID.wbf1
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- Below is a single WBFS example, and a split WBFS example. A WBFS file needs to be split if it is over 4GB and your storage device is formatted as FAT32. During transfer operations WBM can automatically split games and set up the directory structure for you.
- You can use this program to manage/transfer your backup copies of GameCube Games (.ISO/.CISO/.GCM and extracted FST format). +
- More detailed usage information on GameCube Backup Manager can be found here. +
- Gamecube (Nintendont) Game Directory Structure:
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- Below is a single disc game example, and 2-disc game example. Subdirectories are optional for 1-disc games in ISO/GCM and CISO format. During transfer operations GCBM can automatically and correctly set up the directory structure for you.
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+ 💾 SD Card or USB Drive
+ ┗ 📂games
+ ┣ 📂GameName [GameID]
+ ┃ ┗ 📜game.ciso (for single disc games)
+ ┗ 📂GameName [GameID]
+ ┣ 📜game.iso
+ ┗ 📜disc2.iso
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- Below is a single disc game example, and 2-disc game example. Subdirectories are optional for 1-disc games in ISO/GCM and CISO format. During transfer operations GCBM can automatically and correctly set up the directory structure for you.
- Practically speaking you will only need this app if you encounter an "NKit.iso" or "NKit.gcz" game backup, which are not supported by WBM or GCBM.
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- Usually these files have NKit in their names, but if WBM or GCBM cannot handle a backup it may be an unlabelled NKit backup. +
+ - How to use the NKit Processing App to convert NKit backups to ISO
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- Drag and drop source file(s) onto the NKit Processing App window. +
- Select "Convert to ISO" Mode. +
- Click "Process". +
- When finished, the converted game will be saved to: ..\NKit\Processed\Wii_MatchFail\ +
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- Click here for a short video tutorial. +
+ - After converting from NKit to ISO, backups can be handled by WBM and GCBM like normal. +
- To copy Wii Discs, launch USB-Loader GX or Configurable USB-Loader and insert the disc into your Wii, if you're not prompted to copy\install the game you can press + to start making a backup. +
- To copy GameCube (or Wii) Discs, launch "CleanRip" from the HBC and insert the disc into your Wii, then follow the very simple on-screen instructions. Note that CleanRip does not support devices formatted as WBFS.
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- Warning: Using your Wii to rip games to NTFS is very unstable, it is highly recommended to rip games to a FAT32 or WBFS formatted HDD, then transfer them to your NTFS drive using a computer. Recall that GameCube games cannot be played when saved to NTFS devices.
- Configure/Customize Your USB-Loader (optional)
- Start your preferred USB-Loader from the HBC, or a forwarder channel, or set Priiloader to autoboot it at startup.
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- From there it's pretty intuitive, browse and adjust any settings to your liking, download covers, set Private Server to Wiimmfi to re-enable online multiplayer, disable the blurry deflicker filter, etc. +
+ - You can customize the look\theme of your USB-Loader or HBC following the steps from here.
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+ - If you have questions about getting started with USB-Loader GX or WiiFlow click here.
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- WiiFlow Lite emulator plugins allow the loader to also launch games for classic consoles as well. Grab the emulator plugins pack from click here.
+ - A popular WiiFlow Lite theme is the beautiful 'Rhapsodii Shima' theme. Check it out by clicking here.
- WiiFlow Lite emulator plugins allow the loader to also launch games for classic consoles as well. Grab the emulator plugins pack from click here.
- To customize CFG USB-Loader use the Configurator for Configurable USB-Loader found here: "COPY_TO_USB\usb-loader\CfgLoaderConfigurator.exe"
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- For tips and tricks on using the Configurator click here.
+ - After Modding your vWii
- Optionally use UStealth for Windows (also available on ModMii's Download Page 5) or the homebrew app USB Toggle 2.0 to hide USB hard drives so that the WiiU no longer asks you to Format them. The disk is then also hidden from Windows. If you want to copy something onto it later you have to first make your device visible again using either of the same tools. Of course you should not format it if Windows asks you to! + +
- At any point you can run SysCheck on your vWii to get a sysCheck.csv log of your installed softmods; in the future you can check if any of your vWii mods are outdated by opening your log with the latest version of ModMii. + +
- Download the latest Wii Homebrew apps to your SD Card or FAT32 USB Hard Drive so they can be launched via the HBC or forwarder channels.
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- Download some Wii related PC tools or Just for Fun Wii apps like emulators or cheat codes from ModMii Classic's Download Pages. +
- Grab the Homebrew Browser or the Open Shop Channel for Windows from ModMii or the provided links to easily download many other popular apps right from your vWii or PC! +
- Some other great libraries of Homebrew applications can be found at wiibrew.org, wiidatabase.de, oscwii.org and of course gbatemp.
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- To manually "install" apps, download your homebrew and you should find a boot.dol (or boot.elf) file and possibly an icon.png and meta.xml. +
- For the HBC to read your SD/USB correctly, your card must be structured SD+USB:/apps/application name/boot.dol\elf +
- Some apps require a meta.xml be saved in the same place as the boot.dol\elf to work properly (icon.png is always optional). +
- If you have a dol or elf file not named "boot", rename it boot.dol\elf, otherwise it will not be recognized by the HBC (not required if using Priiloader to install a file). +
- Check out some of my custom Wii Forwarder Channels to launch your favourite Wii homebrew straight from the vWii System Menu. Note that some channels may not yet be updated for vWii; simply open them using ModMii to edit the NandLoader to make them vWii compatible. + +
- Get a new theme for your vWii Menu! Confirm you have Priiloader installed before installing themes, then open mym themes\files using ModMii or ThemeMii Mod to convert them to csm files for your specific system menu version. Or check out the huge library of themes available at www.wiithemer.org, a website that also converts MYMs to CSMs for you on the fly. CSM files can then be installed to your Wii using csm-installer. ThemeMii Mod and csm-installer are both available on ModMii Classic's Download Pages. +
- "Expand" your vWii's internal memory for more WiiWare and Virtual Console games by having it load the System Menu from external storage instead. Use ModMii's Emulated NAND builder to get started.
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- You can also use your vWii's nand.bin or slccmpt.bin backup as an Emulated NAND. To extract the files from a nand.bin or slccmpt.bin to use as an Emulated NAND, simply open the file using ModMii. If ModMii prompts you to share keys to repair the nand provide it with your keys.bin or opt.bin backup. +
- Alternatively, you can dump your vWii's NAND to use as an Emulated NAND using USB Loader GX's features menu. +
- Install Fakemote to an unused IOS slot like 247 to add support for DS3 and DS4 controllers. This can also be done using ModMii Classic's Advanced Downloads Menu by choosing the latest FM (Fakemote) version of d2x in ModMii's options. +
- Check out some Crazy Intro Videos to customize how your vWii starts up (SD Card required). + +
- Bring back WiiConnect24 to your vWii! The WiiLink Patcher restores functionality to Wii Mail and various Nintendo Channels such as Forecast, News, Everybody Votes, Nintendo, Check Mii Out, and more! You can get this tool from from ModMii Classic's Download Page 5. + +
- Check out RiiTag\LinkTag: a customizable and dynamic gamertag to automatically update your Discord status with what you've been playing on your vWii. + +
- System Channel Restorer from ModMii Classic's Download Page 2 can be used to re-install missing/removed system apps, e.g. Mii Channel, Photo Channel, EULA, etc. However, these three examples in particular will have already been installed as part of this guide. +
- csm-installer and ww-43db-patcher from ModMii Classic's Download Page 2 can be used to patch the WiiWare 4:3 aspect ratio database (43DB) to enable a 16:9 aspect ratio in Everybody Votes Channel and Check Mii Out Channels. However, if you installed any vWii theme built using ModMii (even the Default theme) this patch has already been applied. + +
- Credits, Supporting Apps, and Sources
- Support ModMii
- Your chosen options
- Install and\or update all recommended vWii softmods +
- Install Default Theme +
- System Menu Region is J +
- Download all available exploits +
- Download USB-Loader GX, Configurable USB-Loader and WiiFlow +
- USB-Loader Settings and config files saved to USB Hard Drive +
- Important Notes
- This guide requires an SD Card and either an internet connection on your console or one of six supported Wii games\discs with exploits. + +
- Check if your SD Card has a lock switch and make sure it's disabled. +
- If you get errors during any of the steps try reformatting your SD Card as FAT32. +
- If your console ever freezes, hold the power button for 5 seconds to power it off then try again. +
- During the modding process if you are prompted for your Nintendo Network ID to launch a channel or app you can select the back arrow button then "Start" to start the software anyway. +
- If you brick your vWii for any reason you should be able to recover using vWii Decaffeinator or vWii NAND Restorer so long as the WiiU menu remains operational; however, vWii NAND Restorer currently requires switching from Aroma to a legacy environment like Tiramisu. Some actions to avoid that may cause brick are listed below: +
- Never uninstall a System Menu or IOS. +
- Installing a custom System Menu for vWii is a brick risk and you should always have a NAND backup before installing one; however, when done right it will not brick the vWii. vWii themes are experimental and not every MYM\theme will work properly. +
- Replacing any IOS (including TED IOSes) or WADs made for the original Wii on your vWii may semi-brick it. WiiWare wads are fine, but some need to be converted to work. +
- When updating your softmod you should always overwrite old mods by installing new ones, do not try to "Delete everything" or "Start from scratch". +
- To update your mods in the future you can use the ModMii Wizard as if it was your first time, or even better, update only your outdated WiiU mods using ModMii's File Cleanup and App Updater feature, or update only outdated vWii mods using ModMii's Syscheck Updater Wizard! +
- If you accept an official Nintendo update after modding, you may lose some of your modifications and have to reinstall them. +
- It's probably unnecessary, but you should disconnect all peripherals from the console during the modding procedure unless instructed otherwise. +
- If connecting a portable hard drive to your WiiU, a Y-cable may be needed for it to draw power from two usb ports. +
- The WiiU and vWii cannot use the same USB hard drive; however a single SD Card can be used for both. +
- A WiiU Formatted USB hard drive is a hard drive that has been formatted by a WiiU console to its proprietary format. A WiiU formatted USB drive cannot be read by any device other than the WiiU that originally formatted it. If you ever want to use it with another WiiU console or any other devices, you will have to reformat it. +
- The vWii cannot use a WiiU Formatted USB hard drive. It is recommended that USB Hard drives intended for use on the vWii be formatted as FAT32. +
- If a non-WiiU Formatted USB hard drive is detected while in the WiiU menu you will be prompted to format\erase it. Careful not to accidentally format your vWii Hard Drive (if applicable). If the WiiU is softmodded with Aroma this prompt can be disabled. +
- USB hard drives configured to work on a vWii will also work on Wii and Wii Mini and vice versa. +
- Double check that your hard drive is always plugged into USB port0 - the one on the back furthest from the edge of the WiiU. +
- After completing this guide, you can launch your USB-Loader via the Homebrew Channel or a USB-Loader forwarder channel. + +
- USB-Loaders, contrary to their name, can also be used on the Wii\vWii with an SD Card. If you prefer using an SD Card simply follow this guide utilizing your FAT32 formatted SD Card in place of a Hard Drive. + + +
- Not all external hard drive's are compatible with the Wii\vWii\Wii Mini, small USB flash drives or 'thumb drives' in particular often don't work very well. For a list of which USB hard drive's are compatible, check out the USB Devices Compatibility List +
- If you are determined to try using a small USB flash drive or 'thumb drive' on a Wii\vWii, you may have more success if running the loader off of an SD Card and formatting the flash drive as WBFS instead of FAT32. This can be done using Wii Backup Manager. However, doing so will not only restrict the drive to storing only Wii games, but it will not be accessible by your PC without a program like Wii Backup Manager. In fact, every time you plug the hard drive into your PC you will be prompted to reformat it. +
- If a USB Loader fails to load a particular game, try changing it's game specific settings to use a different custom IOS like 249, 250, 251, etc. Your cIOS 249 should play the vast majority of games, for more information see the Wii cIOS base Compatibility List. + +
- Detailed guides covering a broad range of related topics available at the Complete Softmod Guide, wii.hacks.guide and wiiu.hacks.guide +
- If you come across a term or abbreviation that you're not familar with you can reference the WiiBrew Glossary or the CSG Glossary +
- If you need help, have questions, or just want to chat visit the official ModMii page on gbatemp or the ModMii Discord Server and ask away!
- Hacking your vWii
- Set SD Card Partition Style to MBR (if applicable)
- First, plug your SD Card into your PC and check if it's Partition style is already MBR. + +
- Right-click "This PC" or "My Computer" and select "Manage", a new window will open, on left panel click "Disk Management".
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- If "This PC" or "My Computer" is not on the desktop it can be accessed using the ⊞ Win+E keyboard combination. +
- In the Disk Management window, right-click the disk you want and select "Properties". +
- In the disk's properties window, select the "Volumes" tab. +
- If the "Partition style" is already Master Boot Record (MBR), you can skip the rest of this step. +
- If your SD Card is not already MBR you must convert it using one of the two methods below.
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+ - Method 1: MiniTool Partition Wizard
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- If you have files on the SD Card you want to keep, you can convert the Partition style to MBR without losing data using MiniTool Partition Wizard. +
- Even though your data should be preserved, there are no guarantees and you should still back up your files. +
- If your SD Card is not already in the desired format (e.g. FAT32) you will have to format it during the next step anyway so there's no point in using this method. +
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- Download MiniTool Partition Wizard, install it and start the program. + +
- Within the MiniTool window, right-click the GPT disk you want to convert and choose "Convert GPT Disk to MBR Disk". +
- Click the "Apply" button in the toolbar. +
- Click the "Yes" button to confirm conversion. +
- Wait for the conversion to finish then click "OK". +
- Once you have successfully converted your SD Card to MBR you can proceed to the next step of this guide. +
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+ + - Method 2: Windows Disk Management
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- Back up any data on the disk before continuing! This will wipe all data on the disk! +
- Open Disk Management following the same procedure above and locate the disk drive you want to use. + + +
- Right-click the partition(s) on the drive (make sure you select the right drive!) and select "Delete Volume" or "Delete Partition" to remove them. Repeat this process for each partition on that disk. + +
- Right-click the disk in Disk Management and select "Convert to MBR Disk." + + +
- On the lower half menu of the window, locate the unallocated space, right-click it, and select "New Simple Volume" and click "Next". +
- Choose a Drive letter for this partition, then click "Next".
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- Make note of this drive letter, as it will be needed later. +
- Set the File System to your desired format and optionally customize the "Volume label".
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- If your desired format (e.g. FAT32) isn't an option choose "NTFS" and we can change it later. +
- Click "Next", then click "Finish".
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- If you see a message indicating you need to format the drive, click "Cancel". +
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+ - Format the SD Card as FAT32 (if applicable)
- First, insert your SD Card into your PC and determine if it needs to be formatted by checking the current Format\File-System of the SD Card. +
- Open "This PC" or "My Computer", right-click the SD Card you want to use, then select "Properties".
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- If "This PC" or "My Computer" is not on the desktop it can be accessed using the ⊞ Win+E keyboard combination. +
- Make note of the Drive Letter of the SD Card as this will be important later. +
- If the "File-System" is already FAT32, you can skip this step. +
- If you have anything saved to the SD Card, you should back it up now as all the data will be lost once you format it. +
- Launch FAT32 GUI Formatter from shortcuts on your Start Menu or Desktop or directly from C:\ModMii\Program Files + + + +
- Carefully select the correct drive letter corresponding to your SD Card. +
- You may optionally uncheck the "Quick Format" box, then click "Start".
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- When completed it should display "Done". +
- If you get an error indicating the device is in use, try again after first closing all of your file explorer windows, even the ones that weren't browsing the device.
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- Click the "Close" button. +
- Copy the files ModMii downloaded to your SD Card.
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- The files should be saved here: "C:\ModMii\COPY_TO_SD"
+• Your folder structure should look similar to this:
+💾 SD Card or USB Drive
+ ┗ 📁apps
+ ┣ 📁AppName1
+ ┣ 📄boot.dol
+ ┣ 📄meta.xml
+ ┗ 📄icon.png
+ ┣ (All other Wii apps should be here too)
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+• Your folder structure should not look like this:
+💾 SD Card or USB Drive
+ ┗ ⛔📁COPY_TO_SD
+ ┗ ⛔📁COPY_TO_USB
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+ - When the files are finished copying to the SD card, you should safely remove your SD Card from your computer and reinsert it into your console and proceed to the next step.
- The files should be saved here: "C:\ModMii\COPY_TO_SD"
- Install The Homebrew Channel (HBC) & Make a NAND backup
- Make sure your WiiU has internet access for this step. +
- Launch the Internet Browser and navigate to this website: wiiuexploit.xyz +
- Click on Run Exploit! and hold the B button until you see a screen that says "Please choose your payload:"
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- If your WiiU gets stuck on a white or otherwise frozen screen, wait a few seconds. If nothing happens, reboot the console, reset your browser save data and try again. +
- If you see the Environment Loader, you did not hold down B long enough. Try again. +
- If you get any errors like FSOpenfile failed, FSGetMountSorce failed, or SD Mount failed, refer to the Common Issues & Fixes section of the WiiU Hacks Guide. +
- Navigate to nanddumper using the GamePad and press A to launch it. +
- Use the WiiU GamePad's D-Pad to enter the following configuration:
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- Dump SLCCMPT: yes +
- Dump MLC: optional +
- Dump OTP: yes +
- Dump SEEPROM: yes
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- To create a full NAND backup your SD Card has to be larger than the size of your NAND (either 8GB or 32GB depending on your model). If you do not have a large enough SD Card, you can skip the optional MLC section which includes save files and game data and is not needed to recover from most types of bricks. +
- Press the A button to start the dumping process.
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- Do not power off your console or remove your SD card when making your NAND backup. +
- When the process is finished, or immediately following the completion of this guide, power off your WiiU, take your SD Card out of the console and plug it into your PC. Copy slc.bin, slccmpt.bin, seeprom.bin, otp.bin and, if you chose to go with a full backup, all the mlc.bin.part files to your computer, a hard drive, the cloud or anywhere safe. You might need these in case of emergencies, so don't lose them. Optionally erase them from the SD card after backing them up to free up space. When done, safely remove your SD Card from your computer and reinsert it into your console and proceed to the next step. +
- If you are already in the Environment Loader menu skip ahead to Step E. +
- Make sure your WiiU has internet access for this step. +
- Launch the Internet Browser and navigate to this website: wiiuexploit.xyz +
- Click on Run Exploit! and this time hold the X button until you see the Environment Loader menu.
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- If your WiiU gets stuck on a white or otherwise frozen screen, wait a few seconds. If nothing happens, reboot the console, reset the browser's save data and try again. +
- If you do not see the Environment Loader menu, you did not hold down X long enough. Try again. +
- If you get any errors like FSOpenfile failed, FSGetMountSorce failed, or SD Mount failed, refer to the Common Issues & Fixes section of the WiiU Hacks Guide. +
- Using the D-Pad, navigate to aroma and press A to launch into Aroma.
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- If you did not see a yellow warning, but the AutobootMenu says "Updates not blocked!", press START (+) and SELECT (-) at the same time until it says they are blocked.
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- On the Aroma Boot Selector, the Wii U Menu should already be selected, press A to launch it. +
- Launch the vWii Compat Installer from the WiiU Menu. +
- Press A to install the HBC and wait until you see Install succeeded. +
- Press the HOME button to return to the WiiU Menu.
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- It is not uncommon to experience a harmless freeze at this time. If this happens simply hold the Power button on the console, restart, and continue with the next step. +
- Launch vWii (the Wii Menu icon) from the WiiU Menu.
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- If the installation was successful you should see the HBC in your vWii Menu. +
- Launch the HBC from the vWii Menu. +
- Insert the Super Smash Brothers Brawl Game. +
- Launch the game without the SD card in your console, create a save file if you don't have one already, then enter the vault, start the stage builder and delete all the stages. Then exit the game. +
- Afterwards, insert your SD Card, start the game, enter the vault and start the stage builder, it should launch the boot.elf file saved on the root of your SD card. +
- If you forgot to delete the stages, you will experience an annoying but harmless crash.
- Upon launching the HackMii Installer, you will be greeted by a scam warning screen. +
- After waiting 30 seconds the message "Press 1 to continue" should appear. +
- Press 1 to continue. +
- Press A to continue, then press ↑ until "Install the Homebrew Channel" is selected and press A, then select "Yes, continue" to install it.
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- When completed the installer should display "SUCCESS". +
- Press A to continue to the main menu, then go down to "Exit" and press A to exit to the Homebrew Channel. +
- Launch "Dump Mii NAND" from the Homebrew Channel; the backup process will start automatically.
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- Do not power off your console or remove your SD card when making your NAND backup. +
- This process takes 10-30 minutes to complete; your mileage may vary. +
- At this point, or immediately following the completion of this guide, you should remove the SD card from the console (it is safe to do so while inside the HBC), backup the nand.bin and keys.bin files from your SD to a hard drive, the cloud, or anywhere safe. You might need these in case of emergencies, so don't lose them. Optionally erase them from the SD card after backing them up to free up space. When done, safely remove your SD Card from your computer and reinsert it into your console and proceed to the next step. +
- Load the "LEGO Indiana Jones" game at least once (otherwise you won't be able to copy over the hack). +
- Delete or move\backup your personal LEGO Indiana Jones save file. +
- If you want to move\copy your save data to the same SD card with your ModMii files, first rename the SD:\private folder containing the exploit to something else. Then copy your save from the console to your SD Card and backup the new private folder with your save. Finally rename the original exploit folder back to SD:\private and reinsert the SD Card into your console before continuing to the next step. At the end of this guide you can restore the backup you made. +
- Go into Wii Options - Data Management - Save Data - Wii - SD Card then copy over the "Indiana Pwns" save that corresponds to your region. +
- Play the Lego Indiana Jones game. Load the new save file. +
- You will be in the Main hall, walk towards the camera, enter the first door on the right (Indy's left) and go into the "Courtyard". +
- Walk to the end and enter the "Art Room", you will see a podium with 2 characters on it, talk to the one on the left "Indiana Pwns". +
- Hit left twice (scrolling through his items) to choose the switch option (Black silhouette with a white arrow to another black silhouette). +
- Hit A to launch the boot.elf file saved on the root of your SD card.
- Upon launching the HackMii Installer, you will be greeted by a scam warning screen. +
- After waiting 30 seconds the message "Press 1 to continue" should appear. +
- Press 1 to continue. +
- Press A to continue, then press ↑ until "Install the Homebrew Channel" is selected and press A, then select "Yes, continue" to install it.
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- When completed the installer should display "SUCCESS". +
- Press A to continue to the main menu, then go down to "Exit" and press A to exit to the Homebrew Channel. +
- Launch "Dump Mii NAND" from the Homebrew Channel; the backup process will start automatically.
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- Do not power off your console or remove your SD card when making your NAND backup. +
- This process takes 10-30 minutes to complete; your mileage may vary. +
- At this point, or immediately following the completion of this guide, you should remove the SD card from the console (it is safe to do so while inside the HBC), backup the nand.bin and keys.bin files from your SD to a hard drive, the cloud, or anywhere safe. You might need these in case of emergencies, so don't lose them. Optionally erase them from the SD card after backing them up to free up space. When done, safely remove your SD Card from your computer and reinsert it into your console and proceed to the next step. +
- Load the Yu-Gi-Oh game at least once (otherwise you won't be able to copy over the hack). +
- Delete or move\backup your personal "Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's" save file. +
- If you want to move\copy your save data to the same SD card with your ModMii files, first rename the SD:\private folder containing the exploit to something else. Then copy your save from the console to your SD Card and backup the new private folder with your save. Finally rename the original exploit folder back to SD:\private and reinsert the SD Card into your console before continuing to the next step. At the end of this guide you can restore the backup you made. +
- Go into Wii Options - Data Management - Save Data - Wii - SD Card then copy over the "Yu-Gi-Oh" save that corresponds to your region. +
- Start the Yu-Gi-Oh game. Continue past the opening menu to launch the exploit and load your homebrew application.
- Note for European Users: The default Yu-Gi Owned PAL exploit is 60Hz. If it does not work on your 50Hz TV, navigate to "SD:\private\wii\title\" and rename "RYOP" to something else then rename "RYOP-50hz" to "RYOP" and try again. +
- Upon launching the HackMii Installer, you will be greeted by a scam warning screen. +
- After waiting 30 seconds the message "Press 1 to continue" should appear. +
- Press 1 to continue. +
- Press A to continue, then press ↑ until "Install the Homebrew Channel" is selected and press A, then select "Yes, continue" to install it.
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- When completed the installer should display "SUCCESS". +
- Press A to continue to the main menu, then go down to "Exit" and press A to exit to the Homebrew Channel. +
- Launch "Dump Mii NAND" from the Homebrew Channel; the backup process will start automatically.
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- Do not power off your console or remove your SD card when making your NAND backup. +
- This process takes 10-30 minutes to complete; your mileage may vary. +
- At this point, or immediately following the completion of this guide, you should remove the SD card from the console (it is safe to do so while inside the HBC), backup the nand.bin and keys.bin files from your SD to a hard drive, the cloud, or anywhere safe. You might need these in case of emergencies, so don't lose them. Optionally erase them from the SD card after backing them up to free up space. When done, safely remove your SD Card from your computer and reinsert it into your console and proceed to the next step. +
- Load the LEGO Batman game at least once (otherwise you won't be able to copy over the hack). +
- Delete or move\backup your personal "LEGO Batman" save file. +
- If you want to move\copy your save data to the same SD card with your ModMii files, first rename the SD:\private folder containing the exploit to something else. Then copy your save from the console to your SD Card and backup the new private folder with your save. Finally rename the original exploit folder back to SD:\private and reinsert the SD Card into your console before continuing to the next step. At the end of this guide you can restore the backup you made. +
- Go into Wii Options - Data Management - Save Data - Wii - SD Card then copy over the "LEGO Batman" save that corresponds to your region. +
- Start the LEGO Batman game. Load the new save file. +
- You are now in the batcave, walk towards the camera and to the right (Batman's left) and take the elevator. +
- Then in the trophy room, go to the upper corner and go through the door to the "Wayne Manor". Now you can select a character. +
- Choose the last enabled character in the bottom right to launch the exploit and load your homebrew application.
- Upon launching the HackMii Installer, you will be greeted by a scam warning screen. +
- After waiting 30 seconds the message "Press 1 to continue" should appear. +
- Press 1 to continue. +
- Press A to continue, then press ↑ until "Install the Homebrew Channel" is selected and press A, then select "Yes, continue" to install it.
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- When completed the installer should display "SUCCESS". +
- Press A to continue to the main menu, then go down to "Exit" and press A to exit to the Homebrew Channel. +
- Launch "Dump Mii NAND" from the Homebrew Channel; the backup process will start automatically.
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- Do not power off your console or remove your SD card when making your NAND backup. +
- This process takes 10-30 minutes to complete; your mileage may vary. +
- At this point, or immediately following the completion of this guide, you should remove the SD card from the console (it is safe to do so while inside the HBC), backup the nand.bin and keys.bin files from your SD to a hard drive, the cloud, or anywhere safe. You might need these in case of emergencies, so don't lose them. Optionally erase them from the SD card after backing them up to free up space. When done, safely remove your SD Card from your computer and reinsert it into your console and proceed to the next step. +
- Load the LEGO Star Wars game at least once (otherwise you won't be able to copy over the hack). +
- Delete or move\backup your personal "LEGO Star Wars" save file. +
- If you want to move\copy your save data to the same SD card with your ModMii files, first rename the SD:\private folder containing the exploit to something else. Then copy your save from the console to your SD Card and backup the new private folder with your save. Finally rename the original exploit folder back to SD:\private and reinsert the SD Card into your console before continuing to the next step. At the end of this guide you can restore the backup you made. +
- Go into Wii Options - Data Management - Save Data - Wii - SD Card then copy over the "LEGO Star Wars" save that corresponds to your region. +
- Start the LEGO Star Wars. Load the first save slot (on the left, at 0.0 percent). +
- As soon as the level loads, go to the bar on the right and you'll see two characters floating in blue tanks. +
- Choose the character named "Return of Jodi" and press the A button to launch the exploit and load your homebrew application.
- Upon launching the HackMii Installer, you will be greeted by a scam warning screen. +
- After waiting 30 seconds the message "Press 1 to continue" should appear. +
- Press 1 to continue. +
- Press A to continue, then press ↑ until "Install the Homebrew Channel" is selected and press A, then select "Yes, continue" to install it.
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- When completed the installer should display "SUCCESS". +
- Press A to continue to the main menu, then go down to "Exit" and press A to exit to the Homebrew Channel. +
- Launch "Dump Mii NAND" from the Homebrew Channel; the backup process will start automatically.
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- Do not power off your console or remove your SD card when making your NAND backup. +
- This process takes 10-30 minutes to complete; your mileage may vary. +
- At this point, or immediately following the completion of this guide, you should remove the SD card from the console (it is safe to do so while inside the HBC), backup the nand.bin and keys.bin files from your SD to a hard drive, the cloud, or anywhere safe. You might need these in case of emergencies, so don't lose them. Optionally erase them from the SD card after backing them up to free up space. When done, safely remove your SD Card from your computer and reinsert it into your console and proceed to the next step. +
- Load the Tales of Symphonia game at least once (otherwise you won't be able to copy over the hack). +
- Delete or move\backup your personal "Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World" save file. +
- If you want to move\copy your save data to the same SD card with your ModMii files, first rename the SD:\private folder containing the exploit to something else. Then copy your save from the console to your SD Card and backup the new private folder with your save. Finally rename the original exploit folder back to SD:\private and reinsert the SD Card into your console before continuing to the next step. At the end of this guide you can restore the backup you made. +
- Go into Wii Options - Data Management - Save Data - Wii - SD Card then copy over the "Tales of Symphonia" save that corresponds to your region.
+ - Start Tales of Symphonia and load the save data. +
- Note for Japanese users: There are 2 different Japanese versions of the game. If your game is version "RVL-RT4J-0A-0 JPN" use the top save, if you have "RVL-RT4J-0A-1 JPN" use the second save. +
- Once the game starts (and you see a dog waving at you) press + to enter the game's menu. +
- Scroll down to "Status" and press A. +
- Then scroll down to the second character named "Giantpune". Highlight him, and press A to launch the exploit and load your homebrew application.
- Upon launching the HackMii Installer, you will be greeted by a scam warning screen. +
- After waiting 30 seconds the message "Press 1 to continue" should appear. +
- Press 1 to continue. +
- Press A to continue, then press ↑ until "Install the Homebrew Channel" is selected and press A, then select "Yes, continue" to install it.
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- When completed the installer should display "SUCCESS". +
- Press A to continue to the main menu, then go down to "Exit" and press A to exit to the Homebrew Channel. +
- Launch "Dump Mii NAND" from the Homebrew Channel; the backup process will start automatically.
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- Do not power off your console or remove your SD card when making your NAND backup. +
- This process takes 10-30 minutes to complete; your mileage may vary. +
- At this point, or immediately following the completion of this guide, you should remove the SD card from the console (it is safe to do so while inside the HBC), backup the nand.bin and keys.bin files from your SD to a hard drive, the cloud, or anywhere safe. You might need these in case of emergencies, so don't lose them. Optionally erase them from the SD card after backing them up to free up space. When done, safely remove your SD Card from your computer and reinsert it into your console and proceed to the next step. +
- Install and Configure Priiloader
- You can navigate the Priiloader menu using a Wiimote, GameCube controller, or USB Keyboard. +
- Launch the "Priiloader Installer" from the Homebrew Channel. +
- After the Priiloader Installer loads, press + to install it.
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- When successful the installer should display "Install done!" + + + +
- Press A to exit back to the Homebrew Channel. + +
- Launch the "Load Priiloader" app via the HBC to access the Priiloader menu.
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- You can also access Priiloader by holding down the ESC key on a USB connected keyboard while launching the vWii system menu, or by downloading the "Priiloader Wii U Forwarder tool", saving it to your SD Card and running it directly from the WiiU Menu. +
- From the Priiloader menu, select "System Menu Hacks" and enable some system menu hacks.
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- Be careful not to haphazardly enable just any hack, for example do not enable "Lock System Menu with Black Screen".
+ - Click here for a description of each Priiloader system menu hack. +
+RECOMMENDED HACKS +-
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- Block Online Updates +
- Region Free EVERYTHING +
- Remove Deflicker (only if you are NOT using a CRT display) +
- Wiimmfi Patch v4 +
- Remove NoCopy Save File Protection +
- Wii System Settings via Options Button +
- Create message via Calendar button (only needed if using WC24 services like WiiLink) +
- Permanent vWii System Settings +
- Make sure to read about it here before enabling. +
- Fix NWC24iSetUniversalTime (only needed if using WC24 services like WiiLink) +
- To enable this hack it you must first generate it and paste it at the end of your \apps\priiloader\hacks_hash.ini file. Remember to generate two hacks if your country observes daylight saving time. +
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- Scroll down to "save settings" and press A, then press B to go back to Priiloader's main menu. +
- Optional: Autoboot a USB-Loader Channel instead of the System Menu.
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- Select "Load/Install File". Select your forwarder dol (e.g. USBLoader_IDCL_Channel_Forwarder.dol) and press A to install it. Wait for it to install and return to the main menu. +
- Did you know that custom forwarder dols can be built from ModMii's Advanced Downloads menu? +
- Navigate to "Settings" and change "Autoboot" to "Installed File". +
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- Navigate to "Homebrew Channel" and press A to launch it.
+ - Install WADs
- On your console, load "YAWM ModMii Edition" from the HomeBrew Channel. +
- Choose your source device using left and right, most likely "Wii SD Slot", and Press A. +
- Install your custom list of 13 WADs found in the spoiler below.
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- Hold + for 2 seconds to select all the WADs in the folder.
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- Alternatively, you can select or deselect your WADs individually by navigating to each one and hitting +.
+ - Warning: do not use minus (-) as this will mark WADs for uninstallation.
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- Alternatively, you can select or deselect your WADs individually by navigating to each one and hitting +.
- After you've marked all the WADs listed below, press A on any marked WAD to install them all. +
- Confirm the total number selected for installation is 13, then press A again to install.
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- If any WADs fail to install properly please retry installing them.
+ + - If you get error -1029 when attempting to install Mii-Channel-NUS-v6, carefully uninstall only this WAD using the minus - button instead of + before trying to install it again. Do NOT uninstall any other WADs unless you know what you are doing; see warning about uninstalling WADs above. Alternatively, you can skip this WAD entirely if you don't care about extra Mii channel features (e.g. saving Mii's to wiimotes, etc.).
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- If any WADs fail to install properly please retry installing them.
- After installing the WADs you will have two copies of the Homebrew Channel. To remove the duplicate follow the steps above except press - instead of + to carefully uninstall only Open_HBC_1.1.5_LULZ; see warning about uninstalling WADs above.
+ + + - After successfully installing all the WADs, press any button to continue, then press the Home button on your Wiimote to exit YAWM ModMii Edition. + +
- Install a Custom System Menu Theme using csm-installer (optional)
- Launch csm-installer from the HBC. +
- Press A to select "Install a theme". + +
- Navigate to the theme you would like to install that corresponds to your specific System Menu Version (vWiiJ) then Press A to select it.
- Press + to install the theme. +
- Navigate to "Return to Wii System Menu" then Press A to confirm the theme installed successfully.
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- If you later want to restore the original theme launch csm-installer and install 0000001c_4.3J_vWii.app.
- USB Loader and Hard Drive setup
- Set External Hard Drive Partition Style to MBR (if applicable)
- First, plug your hard drive into your PC and check if it's Partition style is already MBR. + +
- Right-click "This PC" or "My Computer" and select "Manage", a new window will open, on left panel click "Disk Management".
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- If "This PC" or "My Computer" is not on the desktop it can be accessed using the ⊞ Win+E keyboard combination. +
- In the Disk Management window, right-click the disk you want and select "Properties". +
- In the disk's properties window, select the "Volumes" tab. +
- If the "Partition style" is already Master Boot Record (MBR), you can skip the rest of this step. +
- If your hard drive is larger than 2TB and not already MBR, you must follow ca032769's guide for Western Digital hard drives or Al_Touriste's guide for Seagate hard drives to complete the rest of this step.
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- Once you have successfully converted your hard drive to MBR you can proceed to the next step of this guide. +
+ - If your hard drive is 2TB or less and not already MBR you must convert it using one of the two methods below.
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- Even though your data should be preserved, there are no guarantees and you should still back up your files. +
- If your drive is not already in the desired format (e.g. FAT32) you will have to format it during the next step anyway so there's no point in using this method. +
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- Download MiniTool Partition Wizard, install it and start the program. + +
- Within the MiniTool window, right-click the GPT disk you want to convert and choose "Convert GPT Disk to MBR Disk". +
- Click the "Apply" button in the toolbar. +
- Click the "Yes" button to confirm conversion. +
- Wait for the conversion to finish then click "OK". +
- Once you have successfully converted your hard drive to MBR you can proceed to the next step of this guide. +
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- Back up any data on the disk before continuing! This will wipe all data on the disk! +
- Open Disk Management following the same procedure above and locate the disk drive you want to use. + + +
- Right-click the partition(s) on the drive (make sure you select the right drive!) and select "Delete Volume" or "Delete Partition" to remove them. Repeat this process for each partition on that disk. + +
- Right-click the disk in Disk Management and select "Convert to MBR Disk." + + +
- On the lower half menu of the window, locate the unallocated space, right-click it, and select "New Simple Volume" and click "Next". +
- Choose a Drive letter for this partition, then click "Next".
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- Click "Next", then click "Finish".
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+ - Partition and Format the External Hard Drive (if applicable)
- The Wii can access apps, games, covers, media and other files stored on FAT32 without requiring an SD card. +
- Compatible with playing Gamecube games. +
- Compatible with SNEEK/Nand Emulation. +
- Cannot store files greater than 4GBs. The limit does not apply to Wii games, which can be split into parts. This will likely not affect you unless the drive is also used to store HD videos. +
- First, plug your hard drive into your PC and determine if it needs to be formatted by checking the current Format\File-System of the drive. + +
- Open "This PC" or "My Computer", right-click the external hard drive you want to use, then select "Properties".
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- If "This PC" or "My Computer" is not on the desktop it can be accessed using the ⊞ Win+E keyboard combination. +
- Make note of the Drive Letter of the external hard drive as this will be important later. +
- If the "File-System" is already FAT32, you can skip this step. +
- If you have anything saved on the hard drive, you should back it up now as all the data will be lost once you format it. +
- Launch FAT32 GUI Formatter from shortcuts on your Start Menu or Desktop or directly from C:\ModMii\Program Files + + +
- Carefully select the correct drive letter corresponding to your external hard drive. +
- You may optionally uncheck the "Quick Format" box, then click "Start".
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- When completed it should display "Done". +
- If you get an error indicating the device is in use, try again after first closing all of your file explorer windows, even the ones that weren't browsing the device.
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- Capable of storing files greater than 4GB. +
- Most USB-Loaders can access games, covers and music saved to NTFS. +
- The HBC cannot load apps stored on NTFS, so an SD card or modern forwarder channel is required to run USB-Loaders. +
- Incompatible with playing Gamecube games. +
- Incompatible with SNEEK/Nand Emulation. +
- First, plug your hard drive into your PC and determine if it needs to be formatted by checking the current Format\File-System of the drive. + +
- Open "This PC" or "My Computer", right-click the external hard drive you want to use, then select "Properties".
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- If "This PC" or "My Computer" is not on the desktop it can be accessed using the ⊞ Win+E keyboard combination. +
- Make note of the Drive Letter of the external hard drive as this will be important later. +
- If the "File-System" is already NTFS, you can skip this step. +
- If you have anything saved on the hard drive, you should back it up now as all the data will be lost once you format it. + +
- Right-click "My Computer" and select "Manage", a new window will open, on left panel click "Disk Management". + +
- Right-click the drive you want to format (make sure you select the right drive!), then select "Format..." +
- Select "NTFS" as the File system to use and input a name for the Hard-Drive/Volume. +
- You may optionally uncheck the "Perform a quick format" box, then click "OK", then click "OK" again. +
- Greater compatibility with hard drives, especially small thumb drives. If loading backups using other formats doesn't work you can try WBFS before getting a new hard drive. +
- WBFS can ONLY store Wii Games, so an SD card is generally required to run apps. +
- Incompatible with playing Gamecube games. +
- Incompatible with SNEEK/Nand Emulation. +
- Windows Explorer cannot open WBFS drives and may prompt you to format it, careful not to do so accidentally.
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- If you have anything saved on the hard drive, you should back it up now as all the data will be lost once you format it.
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- If you have any Wii files on the drive you should copy them to your SD Card now (e.g. "apps" folder, "usb-loader" folder, etc.) +
- Launch Wii Backup Manager from shortcuts on your Start Menu or Desktop or directly from C:\ModMii\Program Files + + + +
- In the Wii Backup Manager window, click the "Tools" menu and select "Format drives". +
- Carefully select the correct drive letter corresponding to your external hard drive. +
- Confirm the new file system is "WBFS", then click "Start". +
- Click "Yes" when asked if you want to continue, then click "Close". +
- Warning: Windows Explorer cannot open WBFS drives and may prompt you to format it, careful not to do so accidentally.
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- Wii games saved to the drive can still be managed on your PC using Wii Backup Manager or on your Wii using a USB-Loader. +
- FAT32 partition can be used to launch apps without requiring an SD card. +
- FAT32 partition is compatible with playing Gamecube games. +
- FAT32 partition is compatible with SNEEK/Nand Emulation. +
- NTFS partition can be used to save files greater than 4GB. +
- May not be possible with some low capacity USB flash drives. +
- A little more work to setup. +
- If you have anything saved on the hard drive, you should back it up now as all the data will be lost once you format it. +
- Right-click "This PC" or "My Computer" and select "Manage", a new window will open, on left panel click "Disk Management". + +
- If "This PC" or "My Computer" is not on the desktop it can be accessed using the ⊞ Win+E keyboard combination. +
- Right-click the partition(s) on the drive (make sure you select the right drive!) and select "Delete Volume" or "Delete Partition" to remove them. Repeat this process for each partition on that disk. +
- On the lower half menu of the window, locate the unallocated space, right-click it, and select "New Simple Volume..." +
- Enter the "volume size" you want your FAT32 partition to be, and click "Next". +
- Choose a Drive letter for this partition, then click "Next".
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- Make note of this drive letter, as it will be needed when we use FAT32 GUI Formatter shortly. +
- Set the File System to "FAT32" (if possible) and optionally customize the "Volume label".
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- FAT32 will mostly likely not be an option (only listed if volume size is under 32GB). +
- If FAT32 isn't an option, you can choose "Do not format this volume".
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- It's also okay to format as NTFS or exFAT since we will be changing it to FAT32 later. +
- Click "Next", then click "Finish".
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- If you see a message indicating you need to format the drive, click "Cancel". +
- In the lower half of the Disk Management menu, locate your drive's remaining unallocated space, right-click it, and select "New Simple Volume...." +
- Click "Next" to format all the remaining space on the drive. +
- Choose a Drive letter for your NTFS partition, and click "Next". +
- Ensure the file system is set to NTFS, then name/label the volume, and optionally uncheck the "Perform a quick format" box. +
- Click "Next", then click "Finish". + +
- Launch FAT32 GUI Formatter from shortcuts on your Start Menu or Desktop or directly from C:\ModMii\Program Files + +
- Carefully select the correct drive letter corresponding to the first partition on your external hard drive. +
- You may optionally uncheck the "Quick Format" box, then click "Start".
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- When completed it should display "Done". +
- If you get an error indicating the device is in use, try again after first closing all of your file explorer windows, even the ones that weren't browsing the device.
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- Click the "Close" button. +
- FAT32 partition can be used to launch apps without requiring an SD card. +
- FAT32 partition is compatible with playing Gamecube games. +
- FAT32 partition is compatible with SNEEK/Nand Emulation. +
- WBFS has greater compatibility with hard drives, especially small thumb drives. If loading backups using other formats doesn't work you can try WBFS before getting a new hard drive. + +
- May not be possible with some low capacity USB flash drives. +
- A little more work to setup. +
- WBFS partition can ONLY store Wii Games. +
- Windows Explorer cannot open WBFS partitions and may prompt you to format it, careful not to do so accidentally.
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- Wii games saved to a WBFS partition can still be managed on your PC using Wii Backup Manager or on your Wii using a USB-Loader. +
- If you have anything saved on the hard drive, you should back it up now as all the data will be lost once you format it. +
- Right-click "This PC" or "My Computer" and select "Manage", a new window will open, on left panel click "Disk Management". + +
- If "This PC" or "My Computer" is not on the desktop it can be accessed using the ⊞ Win+E keyboard combination. +
- Right-click the partition(s) on the drive (make sure you select the right drive!) and select "Delete Volume" or "Delete Partition" to remove them. Repeat this process for each partition on that disk. +
- On the lower half menu of the window, locate the unallocated space, right-click it, and select "New Simple Volume..." +
- Enter the "volume size" you want your FAT32 partition to be, and click "Next". +
- Choose a Drive letter for this partition, then click "Next".
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- Make note of the first partition's drive letter, as it will be needed when we use FAT32 GUI Formatter shortly. +
- Set the File System to "FAT32" (if possible) and optionally customize the "Volume label".
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- FAT32 will mostly likely not be an option (only listed if volume size is under 32GB). +
- If FAT32 isn't an option, you can choose "Do not format this volume".
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- It's also okay to format as NTFS or exFAT since we will be changing it to FAT32 later. +
- Click "Next", then click "Finish".
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- If you see a message indicating you need to format the drive, click "Cancel". +
- In the lower half of the Disk Management menu, locate your drive's remaining unallocated space, right-click it, and select "New Simple Volume...." +
- Click "Next" to format all the remaining space on the drive. +
- Choose a Drive letter for the WBFS partition, and click "Next".
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- Make note of the second partition's drive letter, as it will be needed when we use Wii Backup Manager shortly. +
- Set the File System to anything (e.g. "NTFS") as we will be changing it to WBFS later, and optionally customize the "Volume label". + +
- Click "Next", then click "Finish". + + + +
- Launch FAT32 GUI Formatter from shortcuts on your Start Menu or Desktop or directly from C:\ModMii\Program Files + +
- Carefully select the correct drive letter corresponding to the first partition on your external hard drive. +
- You may optionally uncheck the "Quick Format" box, then click "Start".
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- When completed it should display "Done". +
- If you get an error indicating the device is in use, try again after first closing all of your file explorer windows, even the ones that weren't browsing the device.
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- Click the "Close" button. + + +
- To format the second partition as WBFS, launch Wii Backup Manager from shortcuts on your Start Menu or Desktop or directly from C:\ModMii\Program Files + + + +
- In the Wii Backup Manager window, click the "Tools" menu and select "Format drives". +
- Carefully select the correct drive letter corresponding to the second partition on your external hard drive. +
- Confirm the new file system is "WBFS", then click "Start". +
- Click "Yes" when asked if you want to continue, then click "Close". +
- Warning: Windows Explorer cannot open WBFS drives and may prompt you to format it, careful not to do so accidentally.
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- Wii games saved to the drive can still be managed on your PC using Wii Backup Manager or on your Wii using a USB-Loader. +
- Copy Files to the Hard Drive
- At this time you should copy the files ModMii downloaded to the root of your hard-drive\partition (or SD Card if your HDD is WBFS).
- The files should be saved here: C:\ModMii\COPY_TO_USB
+• Your folder structure should look similar to this:
+💾 SD Card or USB Drive
+ ┗ 📁apps
+ ┣ 📁AppName1
+ ┣ 📄boot.dol
+ ┣ 📄meta.xml
+ ┗ 📄icon.png
+ ┣ (All other Wii apps should be here too)
+
+• Your folder structure should not look like this:
+💾 SD Card or USB Drive
+ ┗ ⛔📁COPY_TO_SD
+ ┗ ⛔📁COPY_TO_USB
+
+ - Manage Game backups (optional)
- Launch the below tools from shortcuts on your Start Menu or Desktop. +
- You can use this program to manage/transfer your backup copies of Wii Games (.WBFS/.ISO/.CISO). +
- It is very simple to use, but a detailed tutorial on using Wii Backup Manager can be found here. +
- Wii Game Directory Structure:
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- Below is a single WBFS example, and a split WBFS example. A WBFS file needs to be split if it is over 4GB and your storage device is formatted as FAT32. During transfer operations WBM can automatically split games and set up the directory structure for you.
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+ 💾 SD Card or USB Drive
+ ┗ 📂wbfs
+ ┣ 📂GameName [GameID]
+ ┃ ┗ 📜GameID.wbfs (for non-split titles)
+ ┗ 📂GameName [GameID]
+ ┣ 📜GameID.wbfs
+ ┗ 📜GameID.wbf1
+
- Below is a single WBFS example, and a split WBFS example. A WBFS file needs to be split if it is over 4GB and your storage device is formatted as FAT32. During transfer operations WBM can automatically split games and set up the directory structure for you.
- You can use this program to manage/transfer your backup copies of GameCube Games (.ISO/.CISO/.GCM and extracted FST format). +
- More detailed usage information on GameCube Backup Manager can be found here. +
- Gamecube (Nintendont) Game Directory Structure:
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- Below is a single disc game example, and 2-disc game example. Subdirectories are optional for 1-disc games in ISO/GCM and CISO format. During transfer operations GCBM can automatically and correctly set up the directory structure for you.
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+ 💾 SD Card or USB Drive
+ ┗ 📂games
+ ┣ 📂GameName [GameID]
+ ┃ ┗ 📜game.ciso (for single disc games)
+ ┗ 📂GameName [GameID]
+ ┣ 📜game.iso
+ ┗ 📜disc2.iso
+
- Below is a single disc game example, and 2-disc game example. Subdirectories are optional for 1-disc games in ISO/GCM and CISO format. During transfer operations GCBM can automatically and correctly set up the directory structure for you.
- Practically speaking you will only need this app if you encounter an "NKit.iso" or "NKit.gcz" game backup, which are not supported by WBM or GCBM.
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- Usually these files have NKit in their names, but if WBM or GCBM cannot handle a backup it may be an unlabelled NKit backup. +
+ - How to use the NKit Processing App to convert NKit backups to ISO
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- Drag and drop source file(s) onto the NKit Processing App window. +
- Select "Convert to ISO" Mode. +
- Click "Process". +
- When finished, the converted game will be saved to: ..\NKit\Processed\Wii_MatchFail\ +
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- Click here for a short video tutorial. +
+ - After converting from NKit to ISO, backups can be handled by WBM and GCBM like normal. +
- To copy Wii Discs, launch USB-Loader GX or Configurable USB-Loader and insert the disc into your Wii, if you're not prompted to copy\install the game you can press + to start making a backup. +
- To copy GameCube (or Wii) Discs, launch "CleanRip" from the HBC and insert the disc into your Wii, then follow the very simple on-screen instructions. Note that CleanRip does not support devices formatted as WBFS.
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- Warning: Using your Wii to rip games to NTFS is very unstable, it is highly recommended to rip games to a FAT32 or WBFS formatted HDD, then transfer them to your NTFS drive using a computer. Recall that GameCube games cannot be played when saved to NTFS devices.
- Configure/Customize Your USB-Loader (optional)
- Start your preferred USB-Loader from the HBC, or a forwarder channel, or set Priiloader to autoboot it at startup.
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- From there it's pretty intuitive, browse and adjust any settings to your liking, download covers, set Private Server to Wiimmfi to re-enable online multiplayer, disable the blurry deflicker filter, etc. +
+ - You can customize the look\theme of your USB-Loader or HBC following the steps from here.
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+ - If you have questions about getting started with USB-Loader GX or WiiFlow click here.
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- WiiFlow Lite emulator plugins allow the loader to also launch games for classic consoles as well. Grab the emulator plugins pack from click here.
+ - A popular WiiFlow Lite theme is the beautiful 'Rhapsodii Shima' theme. Check it out by clicking here.
- WiiFlow Lite emulator plugins allow the loader to also launch games for classic consoles as well. Grab the emulator plugins pack from click here.
- To customize CFG USB-Loader use the Configurator for Configurable USB-Loader found here: "COPY_TO_USB\usb-loader\CfgLoaderConfigurator.exe"
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- For tips and tricks on using the Configurator click here.
+ - After Modding your vWii
- Optionally use UStealth for Windows (also available on ModMii's Download Page 5) or the homebrew app USB Toggle 2.0 to hide USB hard drives so that the WiiU no longer asks you to Format them. The disk is then also hidden from Windows. If you want to copy something onto it later you have to first make your device visible again using either of the same tools. Of course you should not format it if Windows asks you to! + +
- At any point you can run SysCheck on your vWii to get a sysCheck.csv log of your installed softmods; in the future you can check if any of your vWii mods are outdated by opening your log with the latest version of ModMii. + +
- Download the latest Wii Homebrew apps to your SD Card or FAT32 USB Hard Drive so they can be launched via the HBC or forwarder channels.
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- Download some Wii related PC tools or Just for Fun Wii apps like emulators or cheat codes from ModMii Classic's Download Pages. +
- Grab the Homebrew Browser or the Open Shop Channel for Windows from ModMii or the provided links to easily download many other popular apps right from your vWii or PC! +
- Some other great libraries of Homebrew applications can be found at wiibrew.org, wiidatabase.de, oscwii.org and of course gbatemp.
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- To manually "install" apps, download your homebrew and you should find a boot.dol (or boot.elf) file and possibly an icon.png and meta.xml. +
- For the HBC to read your SD/USB correctly, your card must be structured SD+USB:/apps/application name/boot.dol\elf +
- Some apps require a meta.xml be saved in the same place as the boot.dol\elf to work properly (icon.png is always optional). +
- If you have a dol or elf file not named "boot", rename it boot.dol\elf, otherwise it will not be recognized by the HBC (not required if using Priiloader to install a file). +
- Check out some of my custom Wii Forwarder Channels to launch your favourite Wii homebrew straight from the vWii System Menu. Note that some channels may not yet be updated for vWii; simply open them using ModMii to edit the NandLoader to make them vWii compatible. + +
- Get a new theme for your vWii Menu! Confirm you have Priiloader installed before installing themes, then open mym themes\files using ModMii or ThemeMii Mod to convert them to csm files for your specific system menu version. Or check out the huge library of themes available at www.wiithemer.org, a website that also converts MYMs to CSMs for you on the fly. CSM files can then be installed to your Wii using csm-installer. ThemeMii Mod and csm-installer are both available on ModMii Classic's Download Pages. +
- "Expand" your vWii's internal memory for more WiiWare and Virtual Console games by having it load the System Menu from external storage instead. Use ModMii's Emulated NAND builder to get started.
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- You can also use your vWii's nand.bin or slccmpt.bin backup as an Emulated NAND. To extract the files from a nand.bin or slccmpt.bin to use as an Emulated NAND, simply open the file using ModMii. If ModMii prompts you to share keys to repair the nand provide it with your keys.bin or opt.bin backup. +
- Alternatively, you can dump your vWii's NAND to use as an Emulated NAND using USB Loader GX's features menu. +
- Install Fakemote to an unused IOS slot like 247 to add support for DS3 and DS4 controllers. This can also be done using ModMii Classic's Advanced Downloads Menu by choosing the latest FM (Fakemote) version of d2x in ModMii's options. +
- Check out some Crazy Intro Videos to customize how your vWii starts up (SD Card required). + +
- Bring back WiiConnect24 to your vWii! The WiiLink Patcher restores functionality to Wii Mail and various Nintendo Channels such as Forecast, News, Everybody Votes, Nintendo, Check Mii Out, and more! You can get this tool from from ModMii Classic's Download Page 5. + +
- Check out RiiTag\LinkTag: a customizable and dynamic gamertag to automatically update your Discord status with what you've been playing on your vWii. + +
- System Channel Restorer from ModMii Classic's Download Page 2 can be used to re-install missing/removed system apps, e.g. Mii Channel, Photo Channel, EULA, etc. However, these three examples in particular will have already been installed as part of this guide. +
- csm-installer and ww-43db-patcher from ModMii Classic's Download Page 2 can be used to patch the WiiWare 4:3 aspect ratio database (43DB) to enable a 16:9 aspect ratio in Everybody Votes Channel and Check Mii Out Channels. However, if you installed any vWii theme built using ModMii (even the Default theme) this patch has already been applied. + +
- Credits, Supporting Apps, and Sources
- Support ModMii
- Your chosen options
- Install recommended cIOSs +
- Update active IOSs (can be disabled in options) +
- Do not install a cMIOS (can be enabled in options) +
- Do not install Hermes cIOSs (can be enabled in options) +
- Install Extra Brick Protection (patched IOS60 in unused system menu IOS slots) (can be disabled in options) +
- Guide generated based on ModMii's analysis of the syscheck report contained in the spoiler below +
- Important Notes
- This guide does not require an internet connection on your Wii. +
- Make sure the files ModMii downloaded are on your SD Card, and your SD Card is inserted in the console. +
- If you don't have an SD Card, you can still accomplish most Wii softmods using a Hard Drive formatted as FAT32 in place of an SD Card (SD is notably required for Bootmii and NAND backup). +
- Use ModMii's USB-Loader Setup feature if you need help formatting your HDD as FAT32. +
- Make sure to always plug your hard drive into USB port0 - the one nearest the edge of the Wii. +
- If you don't have an SD Card or Hard Drive, you can launch Wii\vWii apps and install WADs over the internet to your Wii from your PC. Just open apps (boot.dol\elf files) or WADs with ModMii. +
- Note that some apps may not work properly or support all features if they require an SD or HDD. +
- An SD Card is recommended, but not necessary, to fully softmod your console. +
- Check if your SD Card has a lock switch and make sure it's disabled. +
- If you get errors during any of the steps try reformatting your SD Card (or HDD) as FAT32. +
- If your Wii ever freezes, hold the power button on the Wii for 5 seconds to power it off then try again. +
- Never uninstall a System Menu or IOS. +
- When updating your softmod you should always overwrite old mods by installing new ones, do not try to "Delete everything" or "Start from scratch". +
- To update your mods in the future you can use the ModMii Wizard as if it was your first time, or even better, update only what's outdated using ModMii's Syscheck Updater Wizard and reduce the number of steps! +
- If you accept an official Nintendo update after modding the Wii, you may lose some of your modifications and have to reinstall them. +
- Do not install untested WADs/themes without Priiloader, Bootmii and a nand backup. +
- It's probably unnecessary, but you should disconnect all peripherals from the Wii during the modding procedure unless instructed otherwise. This includes gamecube memory cards, gamecube controllers, Wii Speak, etc. +
- USB hard drives configured to work on a Wii will also work on vWii (virtual Wii on WiiU) and Wii Mini and vice versa. + +
- Detailed guides covering a broad range of related topics available at the Complete Softmod Guide, wii.hacks.guide and wiiu.hacks.guide +
- If you come across a term or abbreviation that you're not familar with you can reference the WiiBrew Glossary or the CSG Glossary +
- If you need help, have questions, or just want to chat visit the official ModMii page on gbatemp or the ModMii Discord Server and ask away!
- Updating your Wii Hacks
- Install WADs
- On your console, load "YAWM ModMii Edition" from the HomeBrew Channel. +
- Choose your source device using left and right, most likely "Wii SD Slot", and Press A. +
- Install your custom list of 15 WADs found in the spoiler below.
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- Be careful not to install any additional WADs that may have been previously saved in this folder (they may be safe, but I cannot say for sure). +
- Hold + for 2 seconds to select all the WADs in the folder.
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- Alternatively, you can select or deselect your WADs individually by navigating to each one and hitting +.
+ - Warning: do not use minus (-) as this will mark WADs for uninstallation.
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- Alternatively, you can select or deselect your WADs individually by navigating to each one and hitting +.
- After you've marked all the WADs listed below, press A on any marked WAD to install them all. +
- Confirm the total number selected for installation is 15, then press A again to install.
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- If any WADs fail to install properly please retry installing them.
+ - If asked whether to retain or remove Priiloader, press A to retain Priiloader.
+ +
- If any WADs fail to install properly please retry installing them.
- After successfully installing all the WADs, press A to launch Priiloader and re-enable your preferred System Menu Hacks before proceeding to the next step. It's also safe to re-enable them at a later time.
+ - After Modding your Wii
- To play Wii (and Gamecube) games off a USB hard drive, run the USB-Loader Setup wizard from ModMii's Main Menu. + +
- Optionally remove unnecessary files using ModMii's "File Cleanup & App Updater" feature to prevent amateurs from using potentially dangerous apps. + +
- Consider making another NAND backup so that if you ever need restore it you won't need to repeat the entire softmod process. + +
- At any point you can run SysCheck on your Wii to get a sysCheck.csv log of your installed softmods; in the future you can check if any of your mods are outdated by opening your log with the latest version of ModMii. + +
- Periodically check for updates to the apps on your SD card or USB Hard drive by using ModMii's "File Cleanup & App Updater" feature. It will scan your device for ModMii's auto-updating apps and offer to check for updates. + +
- Download the latest Wii Homebrew apps to your SD Card or FAT32 USB Hard Drive so they can be launched via the HBC or forwarder channels.
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- Download some Wii related PC tools or Just for Fun Wii apps like emulators or cheat codes from ModMii Classic's Download Pages. +
- Grab the Homebrew Browser or the Open Shop Channel for Windows from ModMii or the provided links to easily download many other popular apps right from your Wii or PC! +
- Some other great libraries of Homebrew applications can be found at wiibrew.org, wiidatabase.de, oscwii.org and of course gbatemp.
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+
- To manually "install" apps, download your homebrew and you should find a boot.dol (or boot.elf) file and possibly an icon.png and meta.xml. +
- For the HBC to read your SD/USB correctly, your card must be structured SD+USB:/apps/application name/boot.dol\elf +
- Some apps require a meta.xml be saved in the same place as the boot.dol\elf to work properly (icon.png is always optional). +
- If you have a dol or elf file not named "boot", rename it boot.dol\elf, otherwise it will not be recognized by the HBC (not required if using Priiloader to install a file). +
- Check out some of my custom Forwarder Channels to launch your favourite Wii homebrew straight from the System Menu. +
- Get a new theme for your Wii Menu! Confirm you have Priiloader installed before installing themes, then open mym themes\files using ModMii or ThemeMii Mod to convert them to csm files for your specific system menu version. Or check out the huge library of themes available at www.wiithemer.org, a website that also converts MYMs to CSMs for you on the fly. CSM files can then be installed to your Wii using csm-installer or MyMenuify Mod. ThemeMii Mod, csm-installer and MyMenuify Mod are all available on ModMii Classic's Download Pages. +
- "Expand" your Wii's 500MB internal memory for more WiiWare and Virtual Console games by having it load the System Menu from external storage instead. Use ModMii's SNEEK installer and Emulated NAND builder to get started.
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- You can also use your Wii's nand.bin backup as an Emulated NAND instead of having ModMii build one from scratch. To extract the files from a nand.bin backup to use as an Emulated NAND, simply open the nand.bin file using ModMii. +
- Alternatively, you can dump your Wii's NAND to use as an Emulated NAND using USB Loader GX's features menu. +
- Install Fakemote to an unused IOS slot like 247 to add support for DS3 and DS4 controllers. This can also be done using ModMii Classic's Advanced Downloads Menu by choosing the latest FM (Fakemote) version of d2x in ModMii's options. +
- Check out some Crazy Intro Videos to customize how your Wii starts up (SD Card required). + +
- Bring back WiiConnect24 to your Wii! The WiiLink Patcher restores functionality to Wii Mail and various Nintendo Channels such as Forecast, News, Everybody Votes, Nintendo, Check Mii Out, and more! You can get this tool from from ModMii Classic's Download Page 5. + +
- Check out RiiTag\LinkTag: a customizable and dynamic gamertag to automatically update your Discord status with what you've been playing on your Wii. + +
- Credits, Supporting Apps, and Sources
- Support ModMii
- Your chosen options
- Update active IOSs (can be disabled in options) +
- Do not install a cMIOS (can be enabled in options) +
- Do not install Hermes cIOSs (can be enabled in options) +
- Install Extra Brick Protection (patched IOS60 in unused system menu IOS slots) (can be disabled in options) +
- Update existing Priiloader installation +
- Guide generated based on ModMii's analysis of the syscheck report contained in the spoiler below +
- Important Notes
- This guide does not require an internet connection on your vWii. +
- Make sure the files ModMii downloaded are on your SD Card, and your SD Card is inserted in the console. +
- If you don't have an SD Card, you can still complete this guide using a Hard Drive formatted as FAT32 in place of an SD Card. +
- Use ModMii's USB-Loader Setup feature if you need help formatting your HDD as FAT32. +
- Make sure to always plug your hard drive into USB port0 - the one on the back furthest from the edge of the WiiU. +
- If you don't have an SD Card or Hard Drive, you can launch Wii\vWii apps and install WADs over the internet to your Wii from your PC. Just open apps (boot.dol\elf files) or WADs with ModMii. +
- Note that some apps may not work properly or support all features if they require an SD or HDD. +
- Check if your SD Card has a lock switch and make sure it's disabled. +
- If you get errors during any of the steps try reformatting your SD Card as FAT32. +
- If your console ever freezes, hold the power button for 5 seconds to power it off then try again. +
- During the modding process if you are prompted for your Nintendo Network ID to launch a channel or app you can select the back arrow button then "Start" to start the software anyway. +
- If you brick your vWii for any reason you should be able to recover using vWii Decaffeinator or vWii NAND Restorer so long as the WiiU menu remains operational; however, vWii NAND Restorer currently requires switching from Aroma to a legacy environment like Tiramisu. Some actions to avoid that may cause brick are listed below: +
- Never uninstall a System Menu or IOS. +
- Installing a custom System Menu for vWii is a brick risk and you should always have a NAND backup before installing one; however, when done right it will not brick the vWii. vWii themes are experimental and not every MYM\theme will work properly. +
- Replacing any IOS (including TED IOSes) or WADs made for the original Wii on your vWii may semi-brick it. WiiWare wads are fine, but some need to be converted to work. +
- When updating your softmod you should always overwrite old mods by installing new ones, do not try to "Delete everything" or "Start from scratch". +
- To update your mods in the future you can use the ModMii Wizard as if it was your first time, or even better, update only your outdated WiiU mods using ModMii's File Cleanup and App Updater feature, or update only outdated vWii mods using ModMii's Syscheck Updater Wizard! +
- If you accept an official Nintendo update after modding, you may lose some of your modifications and have to reinstall them. +
- It's probably unnecessary, but you should disconnect all peripherals from the console during the modding procedure unless instructed otherwise. +
- If connecting a portable hard drive to your WiiU, a Y-cable may be needed for it to draw power from two usb ports. +
- The WiiU and vWii cannot use the same USB hard drive; however a single SD Card can be used for both. +
- A WiiU Formatted USB hard drive is a hard drive that has been formatted by a WiiU console to its proprietary format. A WiiU formatted USB drive cannot be read by any device other than the WiiU that originally formatted it. If you ever want to use it with another WiiU console or any other devices, you will have to reformat it. +
- The vWii cannot use a WiiU Formatted USB hard drive. It is recommended that USB Hard drives intended for use on the vWii be formatted as FAT32. +
- If a non-WiiU Formatted USB hard drive is detected while in the WiiU menu you will be prompted to format\erase it. Careful not to accidentally format your vWii Hard Drive (if applicable). The After Modding section of this guide will direct you on how to optionally disable the format prompt. +
- USB hard drives configured to work on a vWii will also work on Wii and Wii Mini and vice versa. +
- Double check that your hard drive is always plugged into USB port0 - the one on the back furthest from the edge of the WiiU. +
- Detailed guides covering a broad range of related topics available at the Complete Softmod Guide, wii.hacks.guide and wiiu.hacks.guide +
- If you come across a term or abbreviation that you're not familar with you can reference the WiiBrew Glossary or the CSG Glossary +
- If you need help, have questions, or just want to chat visit the official ModMii page on gbatemp or the ModMii Discord Server and ask away!
- Updating your vWii Hacks
- Install and Configure Priiloader
- You can navigate the Priiloader menu using a Wiimote, GameCube controller, or USB Keyboard. +
- Launch the "Priiloader Installer" from the Homebrew Channel. +
- After the Priiloader Installer loads, press + to install it.
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- From the Priiloader menu, select "System Menu Hacks" and enable some system menu hacks.
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- Block Online Updates +
- Region Free EVERYTHING +
- Remove Deflicker (only if you are NOT using a CRT display) +
- Wiimmfi Patch v4 +
- Remove NoCopy Save File Protection +
- Wii System Settings via Options Button +
- Create message via Calendar button (only needed if using WC24 services like WiiLink) +
- Permanent vWii System Settings +
- Make sure to read about it here before enabling. +
- Fix NWC24iSetUniversalTime (only needed if using WC24 services like WiiLink) +
- To enable this hack it you must first generate it and paste it at the end of your \apps\priiloader\hacks_hash.ini file. Remember to generate two hacks if your country observes daylight saving time. +
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- Scroll down to "save settings" and press A, then press B to go back to Priiloader's main menu. +
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- Did you know that custom forwarder dols can be built from ModMii's Advanced Downloads menu? +
- Navigate to "Settings" and change "Autoboot" to "Installed File". +
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- On your console, load "YAWM ModMii Edition" from the HomeBrew Channel. +
- Choose your source device using left and right, most likely "Wii SD Slot", and Press A. +
- Install your custom list of 7 WADs found in the spoiler below.
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- After you've marked all the WADs listed below, press A on any marked WAD to install them all. +
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- If any WADs fail to install properly please retry installing them.
- After successfully installing all the WADs, press any button to continue, then press the Home button on your Wiimote to exit YAWM ModMii Edition. + +
- After Modding your vWii
- To play Wii (and Gamecube) games off a USB hard drive, run the USB-Loader Setup wizard from ModMii's Main Menu. +
- Optionally use UStealth for Windows (also available on ModMii's Download Page 5) or the homebrew app USB Toggle 2.0 to hide USB hard drives so that the WiiU no longer asks you to Format them. The disk is then also hidden from Windows. If you want to copy something onto it later you have to first make your device visible again using either of the same tools. Of course you should not format it if Windows asks you to! + +
- At any point you can run SysCheck on your vWii to get a sysCheck.csv log of your installed softmods; in the future you can check if any of your vWii mods are outdated by opening your log with the latest version of ModMii. + +
- Download the latest Wii Homebrew apps to your SD Card or FAT32 USB Hard Drive so they can be launched via the HBC or forwarder channels.
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- Grab the Homebrew Browser or the Open Shop Channel for Windows from ModMii or the provided links to easily download many other popular apps right from your vWii or PC! +
- Some other great libraries of Homebrew applications can be found at wiibrew.org, wiidatabase.de, oscwii.org and of course gbatemp.
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- For the HBC to read your SD/USB correctly, your card must be structured SD+USB:/apps/application name/boot.dol\elf +
- Some apps require a meta.xml be saved in the same place as the boot.dol\elf to work properly (icon.png is always optional). +
- If you have a dol or elf file not named "boot", rename it boot.dol\elf, otherwise it will not be recognized by the HBC (not required if using Priiloader to install a file). +
- Check out some of my custom Wii Forwarder Channels to launch your favourite Wii homebrew straight from the vWii System Menu. Note that some channels may not yet be updated for vWii; simply open them using ModMii to edit the NandLoader to make them vWii compatible. + +
- Get a new theme for your vWii Menu! Confirm you have Priiloader installed before installing themes, then open mym themes\files using ModMii or ThemeMii Mod to convert them to csm files for your specific system menu version. Or check out the huge library of themes available at www.wiithemer.org, a website that also converts MYMs to CSMs for you on the fly. CSM files can then be installed to your Wii using csm-installer. ThemeMii Mod and csm-installer are both available on ModMii Classic's Download Pages. +
- "Expand" your vWii's internal memory for more WiiWare and Virtual Console games by having it load the System Menu from external storage instead. Use ModMii's Emulated NAND builder to get started.
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- Alternatively, you can dump your vWii's NAND to use as an Emulated NAND using USB Loader GX's features menu. +
- Install Fakemote to an unused IOS slot like 247 to add support for DS3 and DS4 controllers. This can also be done using ModMii Classic's Advanced Downloads Menu by choosing the latest FM (Fakemote) version of d2x in ModMii's options. +
- Check out some Crazy Intro Videos to customize how your vWii starts up (SD Card required). + +
- Bring back WiiConnect24 to your vWii! The WiiLink Patcher restores functionality to Wii Mail and various Nintendo Channels such as Forecast, News, Everybody Votes, Nintendo, Check Mii Out, and more! You can get this tool from from ModMii Classic's Download Page 5. + +
- Check out RiiTag\LinkTag: a customizable and dynamic gamertag to automatically update your Discord status with what you've been playing on your vWii. + +
- System Channel Restorer from ModMii Classic's Download Page 2 can be used to re-install missing/removed system apps, e.g. Mii Channel, Photo Channel, EULA, etc. However, these three examples in particular will have already been installed as part of this guide. +
- csm-installer and ww-43db-patcher from ModMii Classic's Download Page 2 can be used to patch the WiiWare 4:3 aspect ratio database (43DB) to enable a 16:9 aspect ratio in Everybody Votes Channel and Check Mii Out Channels. However, if you installed any vWii theme built using ModMii (even the Default theme) this patch has already been applied. + +
- Credits, Supporting Apps, and Sources
- Support ModMii
- ModMii Wizard (Wii): 4.2U, BannerBomb v2, System Menu Theme (Mymenuify), USB-Loader Set-up with WiiFlow
- ModMii Wizard (Wii): 4.3E, many exploits, System Menu Theme (Mymenuify), USB-Loader Set-up with CFG USB-Loader
- ModMii Wizard (Wii): 3.xK to 4.1K, System Menu Theme (WAD)
- ModMii Wizard (Wii): <2.2U to 4.1U, many exploits incl. Twilight, USB-Loader Set-up with USB-Loader GX
- ModMii Wizard (Wii): 4.3J to 4.1J, Wilbrand exploits, System Menu Theme (WAD)
- sysCheck Updater Wizard (Wii): Custom
- USB-Loader Setup Wizard (Wii\vWii): USB-Loader GX
- HackMii Solutions Wizard (Wii)
- Abstinence Wizard (Wii): 4.3
- Abstinence Wizard (Wii): <4.2
- Region Change Wizard (Wii): to U
- Region Change Wizard (Wii): to K
- ModMii Wizard (WiiU & vWii)
- ModMii Wizard (WiiU Only)
- ModMii Wizard (vWii Only): Many Exploits
- ModMii Wizard (vWii Only): Browser Exploit Only
- sysCheck Updater Wizard (vWii): Custom
- ModMii Wizard (Wii): 4.2U, BannerBomb v2, System Menu Theme (Mymenuify), USB-Loader Set-up with WiiFlow
- ModMii Wizard (Wii): 4.3E, many exploits, System Menu Theme (Mymenuify), USB-Loader Set-up with CFG USB-Loader
- ModMii Wizard (Wii): 3.xK to 4.1K, System Menu Theme (WAD)
- ModMii Wizard (Wii): <2.2U to 4.1U, many exploits incl. Twilight, USB-Loader Set-up with USB-Loader GX
- ModMii Wizard (Wii): 4.3J to 4.1J, Wilbrand exploits, System Menu Theme (WAD)
- sysCheck Updater Wizard (Wii): Custom
- USB-Loader Setup Wizard (Wii\vWii): USB-Loader GX
- HackMii Solutions Wizard (Wii)
- Abstinence Wizard (Wii): 4.3
- Abstinence Wizard (Wii): <4.2
- Region Change Wizard (Wii): to U
- Region Change Wizard (Wii): to K
- ModMii Wizard (WiiU & vWii)
- ModMii Wizard (WiiU Only)
- ModMii Wizard (vWii Only): Many Exploits
- ModMii Wizard (vWii Only): Browser Exploit Only
- sysCheck Updater Wizard (vWii): Custom
- ModMii Wizard (Wii): 4.2U, BannerBomb v2, System Menu Theme (Mymenuify), USB-Loader Set-up with WiiFlow
- ModMii Wizard (Wii): 4.3E, many exploits, System Menu Theme (Mymenuify), USB-Loader Set-up with CFG USB-Loader
- ModMii Wizard (Wii): 3.xK to 4.1K, System Menu Theme (WAD)
- ModMii Wizard (Wii): <2.2U to 4.1U, many exploits incl. Twilight, USB-Loader Set-up with USB-Loader GX
- ModMii Wizard (Wii): 4.3J to 4.1J, Wilbrand exploits, System Menu Theme (WAD)
- sysCheck Updater Wizard (Wii): Custom
- USB-Loader Setup Wizard (Wii\vWii): USB-Loader GX
- HackMii Solutions Wizard (Wii)
- Abstinence Wizard (Wii): 4.3
- Abstinence Wizard (Wii): <4.2
- Region Change Wizard (Wii): to U
- Region Change Wizard (Wii): to K
- ModMii Wizard (WiiU & vWii)
- ModMii Wizard (WiiU Only)
- ModMii Wizard (vWii Only): Many Exploits
- ModMii Wizard (vWii Only): Browser Exploit Only
- sysCheck Updater Wizard (vWii): Custom
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+This will launch YAWM ModMii Edition.
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+YAWM ModMii Edition stands for Yet Another Wad Manager ModMii Edition (aka yawmME). A WAD Manager will allow you to install "WADs" containing things like updates and other content for your console, like IOSs, custom IOSs (or cIOSs), or other downloadable content, which can be all packed into WADs and installed to your console. Think of a WAD like a zip file but for the Wii.
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+ +WARNINGS: Do not unplug the console when installing WADs. WADs can also be uninstalled, and if you're not careful you can brick your console by uninstalling or even installing the wrong WAD. The WAD Manager you're using, YAWM ModMii Edition, has some extra brick protection built in to restrict someone from doing catastrophic things like uninstalling any System Menu WAD, or required System Menu IOS, or a dozen other things which could potentially result in a brick if you don't know what you're doing. Stick to your ModMii guide and you'll be fine.
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+ModMii was written entirely by yours truly, XFlak. Trust me, no one else is crazy enough to try to maintain a batch file that has grown so large and 'all over the place'. But without the help of many other very talented people ModMii would not exist. Some people have contributed supporting files or programs, others have shared their knowledge, some have provided ideas and others have given their time.
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+I have tried my best to recognize everyone's contribution to ModMii regardless of how big or small it is. If I've forgotten someone, please notify me and I'll add them to the credits as quickly as possible.
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+ +ModMii started out as a small side-project back in 2010 as a simple NUS Auto Downloader script, and now the changelog is taller than me! I started this project in my 20s in my spare time and since then I've gotten married and had not 1, not 2, not 3, but FOUR boys, all ~2 years apart. I love being able to share my love for gaming and for the Wii with them, and with all of you! This is a passion project that has easily taken over 9000-10000 hours of just my time alone, and that's not counting all the hours spent from the legions of devs and testers who've supported ModMii over the years.
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+Not knowing that much about computers other than some excel tricks, I slowly built more advanced features on top of my original less efficient code that I'd love to rewrite if it wasn't such a daunting task. Throughout the journey I learned a lot from not just those in the credits list, but the incredibly supportive Wii community as a whole. I've gone from just being a "numbers guy" to my family's go to "tech guy", and I have this project, community and followers to thank for it.
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+ModMii is entirely free to use and ad free. Donations can optionally be made to the author using the button below, or pick your favourite contributor from the credits and check if they have a donations page.
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+Requirements: an internet connection on your Wii, but does not require an SD card to launch the HackMii Installer. Will prioritize launching SD:\boot.elf if found. Cannot launch dols. Works on Wii only.
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+Fun Facts about str2hax! If a boot.elf file is detected on the root of your SD card, str2hax will launch it instead of automatically downloading then launching the HackMii Installer. And did you know when str2hax is finished, it will reset your DNS to Google's 8.8.8.8 and 8.8.4.4? You can leave it this way or re-enable Auto-Obtain DNS, or change it to Cloudflare's 1.1.1.1, or use WiiLink's DNS, the choice is yours!
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+Requirements: SD Card; SDHC and SDXC also work if on System Menu 4.0 or 4.1. Works on System Menus 3.0 to 4.1. Can launch both dols and elfs. Works on Wii only.
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+Requirements: SD Card; SDHC and SDXC also work if on System Menu 4.0 or higher. Works on System Menus 3.0 to 4.3. Can launch both dols and elfs. Works on Wii only.
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+This will launch YAWM ModMii Edition.
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+YAWM ModMii Edition stands for Yet Another Wad Manager ModMii Edition (aka yawmME). A WAD Manager will allow you to install "WADs" containing things like updates and other content for your console, like IOSs, custom IOSs (or cIOSs), or other downloadable content, which can be all packed into WADs and installed to your console. Think of a WAD like a zip file but for the Wii.
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+ +WARNINGS: Do not unplug the console when installing WADs. WADs can also be uninstalled, and if you're not careful you can brick your console by uninstalling or even installing the wrong WAD. The WAD Manager you're using, YAWM ModMii Edition, has some extra brick protection built in to restrict someone from doing catastrophic things like uninstalling any System Menu WAD, or required System Menu IOS, or a dozen other things which could potentially result in a brick if you don't know what you're doing. Stick to your ModMii guide and you'll be fine.
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+ModMii was written entirely by yours truly, XFlak. Trust me, no one else is crazy enough to try to maintain a batch file that has grown so large and 'all over the place'. But without the help of many other very talented people ModMii would not exist. Some people have contributed supporting files or programs, others have shared their knowledge, some have provided ideas and others have given their time.
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+I have tried my best to recognize everyone's contribution to ModMii regardless of how big or small it is. If I've forgotten someone, please notify me and I'll add them to the credits as quickly as possible.
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+ +ModMii started out as a small side-project back in 2010 as a simple NUS Auto Downloader script, and now the changelog is taller than me! I started this project in my 20s in my spare time and since then I've gotten married and had not 1, not 2, not 3, but FOUR boys, all ~2 years apart. I love being able to share my love for gaming and for the Wii with them, and with all of you! This is a passion project that has easily taken over 9000-10000 hours of just my time alone, and that's not counting all the hours spent from the legions of devs and testers who've supported ModMii over the years.
+
+Not knowing that much about computers other than some excel tricks, I slowly built more advanced features on top of my original less efficient code that I'd love to rewrite if it wasn't such a daunting task. Throughout the journey I learned a lot from not just those in the credits list, but the incredibly supportive Wii community as a whole. I've gone from just being a "numbers guy" to my family's go to "tech guy", and I have this project, community and followers to thank for it.
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+ModMii is entirely free to use and ad free. Donations can optionally be made to the author using the button below, or pick your favourite contributor from the credits and check if they have a donations page.
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+ModMii for Windows
by XFlak
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+This software is not for sale. If you paid for this software or a "bundle" you have been scammed.
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+THIS PACKAGE COMES WITH ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY, NEITHER STATED NOR IMPLIED.
+NO ONE BUT YOURSELF IS TO BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE THIS MAY CAUSE TO YOUR NINTENDO WII CONSOLE!
+USE THIS AT YOUR OWN RISK!
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+Note: If you don't have an SD Card, you can still accomplish most things using a Hard Drive formatted as FAT32 in place of an SD Card (SD is notably required for Bootmii and NAND backup). Make sure to always plug your hard drive into USB port0 - the one nearest the edge of the Wii. If you don't have an SD Card or Hard Drive, +you can launch apps and install WADs over the internet to your Wii from your PC. Just open apps (boot.dol\elf files) or WADs with ModMii. Note that some apps may not work properly or support all features if they require an SD or HDD and you should never attempt to change the region of a console via the internet.
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+• Your folder structure should look similar to this:
+💾 SD Card or USB Drive
+ ┗ 📁apps
+ ┣ 📁AppName1
+ ┣ 📄boot.dol
+ ┣ 📄meta.xml
+ ┗ 📄icon.png
+ ┣ (All other Wii apps should be here too)
+
+• Your folder structure should not look like this:
+💾 SD Card or USB Drive
+ ┗ ⛔📁COPY_TO_SD
+ ┗ ⛔📁COPY_TO_USB
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+When finished copying safely remove it from your computer and plug it into USB port0 on your Wii and proceed to the next step.
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+You only need to perform ONE of the these exploits to complete this guide.
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This runs Casper which is configured to start neek2o.
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+ +
+ModMii was written entirely by yours truly, XFlak. Trust me, no one else is crazy enough to try to maintain a batch file that has grown so large and 'all over the place'. But without the help of many other very talented people ModMii would not exist. Some people have contributed supporting files or programs, others have shared their knowledge, some have provided ideas and others have given their time.
+
+I have tried my best to recognize everyone's contribution to ModMii regardless of how big or small it is. If I've forgotten someone, please notify me and I'll add them to the credits as quickly as possible.
+ + +
+
+ + + +
+ +ModMii started out as a small side-project back in 2010 as a simple NUS Auto Downloader script, and now the changelog is taller than me! I started this project in my 20s in my spare time and since then I've gotten married and had not 1, not 2, not 3, but FOUR boys, all ~2 years apart. I love being able to share my love for gaming and for the Wii with them, and with all of you! This is a passion project that has easily taken over 9000-10000 hours of just my time alone, and that's not counting all the hours spent from the legions of devs and testers who've supported ModMii over the years.
+
+Not knowing that much about computers other than some excel tricks, I slowly built more advanced features on top of my original less efficient code that I'd love to rewrite if it wasn't such a daunting task. Throughout the journey I learned a lot from not just those in the credits list, but the incredibly supportive Wii community as a whole. I've gone from just being a "numbers guy" to my family's go to "tech guy", and I have this project, community and followers to thank for it.
+
+ModMii is entirely free to use and ad free. Donations can optionally be made to the author using the button below, or pick your favourite contributor from the credits and check if they have a donations page.
+ +
+
+ +
+- XFlak + + + + + + diff --git a/sampleguides/8.0.2/ModMii_HackMii_Solutions_Guide.html b/sampleguides/8.0.2/ModMii_HackMii_Solutions_Guide.html new file mode 100644 index 0000000..64031cc --- /dev/null +++ b/sampleguides/8.0.2/ModMii_HackMii_Solutions_Guide.html @@ -0,0 +1,800 @@ + + +ModMii HackMii Solutions Guide
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+ModMii HackMii Solutions Guidev8.0.2|25.04.14 Generated on Mon 04/14/2025 - 12:35
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+str2hax
+
+Requirements: an internet connection on your Wii, but does not require an SD card to launch the HackMii Installer. Will prioritize launching SD:\boot.elf if found. Cannot launch dols. Works on Wii only.
+
+
+Fun Facts about str2hax! If a boot.elf file is detected on the root of your SD card, str2hax will launch it instead of automatically downloading then launching the HackMii Installer. And did you know when str2hax is finished, it will reset your DNS to Google's 8.8.8.8 and 8.8.4.4? You can leave it this way or re-enable Auto-Obtain DNS, or change it to Cloudflare's 1.1.1.1, or use WiiLink's DNS, the choice is yours!
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+Requirements: an internet connection on your Wii, but does not require an SD card to launch the HackMii Installer. Will prioritize launching SD:\boot.elf if found. Cannot launch dols. Works on Wii only.
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+Fun Facts about str2hax! If a boot.elf file is detected on the root of your SD card, str2hax will launch it instead of automatically downloading then launching the HackMii Installer. And did you know when str2hax is finished, it will reset your DNS to Google's 8.8.8.8 and 8.8.4.4? You can leave it this way or re-enable Auto-Obtain DNS, or change it to Cloudflare's 1.1.1.1, or use WiiLink's DNS, the choice is yours!
+
+LetterBomb; aka Wilbrand, Mailbox Bomb
+Requirements: an SD, SDHC or SDXC card. Works on System Menu 4.3. Can launch both dols and elfs. Works on Wii only.
+
+ +Download LetterBomb and Save it to your SD Card
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+Note: LetterBomb is console specific, do not use the MAC Address shown in the video or it will not work for you.
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+Launch LetterBomb on your Wii
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+Fun Fact! There are two tools that are able to construct this exploit. LetterBomb is functionally the same as the Mailbox Bomb that ModMii builds using Wilbrand.
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++Requirements: an SD, SDHC or SDXC card. Works on System Menu 4.3. Can launch both dols and elfs. Works on Wii only.
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+ +Download LetterBomb and Save it to your SD Card
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+Note: LetterBomb is console specific, do not use the MAC Address shown in the video or it will not work for you.
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++Launch LetterBomb on your Wii
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+Fun Fact! There are two tools that are able to construct this exploit. LetterBomb is functionally the same as the Mailbox Bomb that ModMii builds using Wilbrand.
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+Smash Stack
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+Requirements: A copy of "Super Smash Brothers Brawl" and a standard SD card (will not work with an SDHC or SDXC card). Can launch elfs but not dols. Works on Wii and vWii.
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+Requirements: A copy of "Super Smash Brothers Brawl" and a standard SD card (will not work with an SDHC or SDXC card). Can launch elfs but not dols. Works on Wii and vWii.
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+Indiana Pwns
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+Requirements: A copy of "LEGO Indiana Jones", a standard SD card (will not work with an SDHC or SDXC card), and a nunchuck. Does not work on Korean System Menus. Can launch elfs but not dols. Works on Wii and vWii.
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+Requirements: A copy of "LEGO Indiana Jones", a standard SD card (will not work with an SDHC or SDXC card), and a nunchuck. Does not work on Korean System Menus. Can launch elfs but not dols. Works on Wii and vWii.
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+Yu-Gi Owned
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+Requirements: A copy of "Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's", a standard SD card (will not work with an SDHC or SDXC card), and a nunchuck or classic controller. Does not work on Korean System Menus. Can launch elfs but not dols. Works on Wii and vWii.
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+Requirements: A copy of "Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's", a standard SD card (will not work with an SDHC or SDXC card), and a nunchuck or classic controller. Does not work on Korean System Menus. Can launch elfs but not dols. Works on Wii and vWii.
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+Bathaxx
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+Requirements: A copy of "LEGO Batman", a standard SD card (will not work with an SDHC or SDXC card), and a nunchuck. Does not work on Korean System Menus. Can launch elfs but not dols. Works on Wii and vWii.
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+Requirements: A copy of "LEGO Batman", a standard SD card (will not work with an SDHC or SDXC card), and a nunchuck. Does not work on Korean System Menus. Can launch elfs but not dols. Works on Wii and vWii.
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+Return of the Jodi
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+Requirements: A copy of "LEGO Star Wars", a standard SD card (will not work with an SDHC or SDXC card), and a nunchuck. Does not work on Korean System Menus. Can launch elfs but not dols. Works on Wii and vWii.
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++Requirements: A copy of "LEGO Star Wars", a standard SD card (will not work with an SDHC or SDXC card), and a nunchuck. Does not work on Korean System Menus. Can launch elfs but not dols. Works on Wii and vWii.
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+Eri HaKawai
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+Requirements: A copy of "Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World", a standard SD card (will not work with an SDHC or SDXC card), and a nunchuck. Does not work on Korean System Menus. Can launch elfs but not dols. Works on Wii and vWii.
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+Requirements: A copy of "Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World", a standard SD card (will not work with an SDHC or SDXC card), and a nunchuck. Does not work on Korean System Menus. Can launch elfs but not dols. Works on Wii and vWii.
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This runs Casper which is configured to start neek2o.
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+ +
+ModMii was written entirely by yours truly, XFlak. Trust me, no one else is crazy enough to try to maintain a batch file that has grown so large and 'all over the place'. But without the help of many other very talented people ModMii would not exist. Some people have contributed supporting files or programs, others have shared their knowledge, some have provided ideas and others have given their time.
+
+I have tried my best to recognize everyone's contribution to ModMii regardless of how big or small it is. If I've forgotten someone, please notify me and I'll add them to the credits as quickly as possible.
+ + +
+
++ + + +
+ +ModMii started out as a small side-project back in 2010 as a simple NUS Auto Downloader script, and now the changelog is taller than me! I started this project in my 20s in my spare time and since then I've gotten married and had not 1, not 2, not 3, but FOUR boys, all ~2 years apart. I love being able to share my love for gaming and for the Wii with them, and with all of you! This is a passion project that has easily taken over 9000-10000 hours of just my time alone, and that's not counting all the hours spent from the legions of devs and testers who've supported ModMii over the years.
+
+Not knowing that much about computers other than some excel tricks, I slowly built more advanced features on top of my original less efficient code that I'd love to rewrite if it wasn't such a daunting task. Throughout the journey I learned a lot from not just those in the credits list, but the incredibly supportive Wii community as a whole. I've gone from just being a "numbers guy" to my family's go to "tech guy", and I have this project, community and followers to thank for it.
+
+ModMii is entirely free to use and ad free. Donations can optionally be made to the author using the button below, or pick your favourite contributor from the credits and check if they have a donations page.
+ +
+
+
+ +
+- XFlak + + + + + + diff --git a/sampleguides/8.0.2/ModMii_HackMii_Solutions_Guide.html b/sampleguides/8.0.2/ModMii_HackMii_Solutions_Guide.html new file mode 100644 index 0000000..64031cc --- /dev/null +++ b/sampleguides/8.0.2/ModMii_HackMii_Solutions_Guide.html @@ -0,0 +1,800 @@ + + +
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+ModMii for Windows
by XFlak
+
+This software is not for sale. If you paid for this software or a "bundle" you have been scammed.
+
+THIS PACKAGE COMES WITH ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY, NEITHER STATED NOR IMPLIED.
+NO ONE BUT YOURSELF IS TO BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE THIS MAY CAUSE TO YOUR NINTENDO WII CONSOLE!
+USE THIS AT YOUR OWN RISK!
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+Note: If you don't have an SD Card, you can still accomplish most things using a Hard Drive formatted as FAT32 in place of an SD Card (SD is notably required for Bootmii and NAND backup). Make sure to always plug your hard drive into USB port0 - the one nearest the edge of the Wii. If you don't have an SD Card or Hard Drive, +you can launch apps and install WADs over the internet to your Wii from your PC. Just open apps (boot.dol\elf files) or WADs with ModMii. Note that some apps may not work properly or support all features if they require an SD or HDD and you should never attempt to change the region of a console via the internet.
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+ +Note: if this Wii was previously modified, and it still has a Forwarder Channel installed, you can use that to launch yawmME instead of an exploit. Just save the boot.dol\elf from the app you want to load (ie. SD:\apps\yawmME\boot.dol) to the location used by your specific Forwarder Channel (ie. SD:\apps\usbloader_gx\boot.dol). Then start the channel and the app will load.
+
+If this is truly your first time modding your Wii, please continue with this step to launch an exploit. An exploit is a vulnerability in the Wii's software that gives us access to launch the tools we'll need to complete this guide.
+
Launch an Exploit
+You only need to perform ONE of the these exploits to complete this guide.
Note that if you're missing an SD Card or your SD Card reader is broken, you cannot readily use the str2hax exploit to launch YAWM ModMii Edition.
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This will launch YAWM ModMii Edition.
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+YAWM ModMii Edition stands for Yet Another Wad Manager ModMii Edition (aka yawmME). A WAD Manager will allow you to install "WADs" containing things like updates and other content for your console, like IOSs, custom IOSs (or cIOSs), or other downloadable content, which can be all packed into WADs and installed to your console. Think of a WAD like a zip file but for the Wii.
+
+ +WARNINGS: Do not unplug the console when installing WADs. WADs can also be uninstalled, and if you're not careful you can brick your console by uninstalling or even installing the wrong WAD. The WAD Manager you're using, YAWM ModMii Edition, has some extra brick protection built in to restrict someone from doing catastrophic things like uninstalling any System Menu WAD, or required System Menu IOS, or a dozen other things which could potentially result in a brick if you don't know what you're doing. Stick to your ModMii guide and you'll be fine.
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+ +After you have completed this step and successfully (re)installed the HBC and Bootmii, you are finished with this guide and should continue with the main ModMii Wizard to update the rest of your softmods, starting with making a NAND backup.
+ + +
+Use the HackMii Installer to install the HBC and Bootmii
+ +
+The HackMii installer will enable you to install the Homebrew Channel and Bootmii.
+The Homebrew Channel allows you to launch Wii homebrew applications off your SD card or Hard Drive.
+Bootmii is a piece of software that can backup and restore your Wii's NAND storage and provides brick protection.
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+ +
+ +
+Some notes about Bootmii as IOS and Bootmii as boot2
+
+ + +
+ +
+ModMii was written entirely by yours truly, XFlak. Trust me, no one else is crazy enough to try to maintain a batch file that has grown so large and 'all over the place'. But without the help of many other very talented people ModMii would not exist. Some people have contributed supporting files or programs, others have shared their knowledge, some have provided ideas and others have given their time.
+
+I have tried my best to recognize everyone's contribution to ModMii regardless of how big or small it is. If I've forgotten someone, please notify me and I'll add them to the credits as quickly as possible.
+ + +
+
+ + + +
+ +ModMii started out as a small side-project back in 2010 as a simple NUS Auto Downloader script, and now the changelog is taller than me! I started this project in my 20s in my spare time and since then I've gotten married and had not 1, not 2, not 3, but FOUR boys, all ~2 years apart. I love being able to share my love for gaming and for the Wii with them, and with all of you! This is a passion project that has easily taken over 9000-10000 hours of just my time alone, and that's not counting all the hours spent from the legions of devs and testers who've supported ModMii over the years.
+
+Not knowing that much about computers other than some excel tricks, I slowly built more advanced features on top of my original less efficient code that I'd love to rewrite if it wasn't such a daunting task. Throughout the journey I learned a lot from not just those in the credits list, but the incredibly supportive Wii community as a whole. I've gone from just being a "numbers guy" to my family's go to "tech guy", and I have this project, community and followers to thank for it.
+
+ModMii is entirely free to use and ad free. Donations can optionally be made to the author using the button below, or pick your favourite contributor from the credits and check if they have a donations page.
+ +
+
+ +
+- XFlak + + + + + + diff --git a/sampleguides/8.0.2/ModMii_Region_Change_Guide(to K).html b/sampleguides/8.0.2/ModMii_Region_Change_Guide(to K).html new file mode 100644 index 0000000..fe8ff48 --- /dev/null +++ b/sampleguides/8.0.2/ModMii_Region_Change_Guide(to K).html @@ -0,0 +1,660 @@ + + +ModMii Region Change Guide
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+ModMii Region Change Guidev8.0.2|25.04.14 Generated on Mon 04/14/2025 - 12:35
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+ModMii Region Change Guidev8.0.2|25.04.14 Generated on Mon 04/14/2025 - 12:35
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+ModMii USB-Loader Setup Guidev8.0.2|25.04.14 Generated on Mon 04/14/2025 - 12:34
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+ + + +ModMii Wizard Guide
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+ModMii Wizard Guidev8.0.2|25.04.14 Generated on Mon 04/14/2025 - 12:34
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+str2hax
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+Requirements: an internet connection on your Wii, but does not require an SD card to launch the HackMii Installer. Will prioritize launching SD:\boot.elf if found. Cannot launch dols. Works on Wii only.
+
+
+Fun Facts about str2hax! If a boot.elf file is detected on the root of your SD card, str2hax will launch it instead of automatically downloading then launching the HackMii Installer. And did you know when str2hax is finished, it will reset your DNS to Google's 8.8.8.8 and 8.8.4.4? You can leave it this way or re-enable Auto-Obtain DNS, or change it to Cloudflare's 1.1.1.1, or use WiiLink's DNS, the choice is yours!
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+Requirements: an internet connection on your Wii, but does not require an SD card to launch the HackMii Installer. Will prioritize launching SD:\boot.elf if found. Cannot launch dols. Works on Wii only.
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+Fun Facts about str2hax! If a boot.elf file is detected on the root of your SD card, str2hax will launch it instead of automatically downloading then launching the HackMii Installer. And did you know when str2hax is finished, it will reset your DNS to Google's 8.8.8.8 and 8.8.4.4? You can leave it this way or re-enable Auto-Obtain DNS, or change it to Cloudflare's 1.1.1.1, or use WiiLink's DNS, the choice is yours!
+
+Bannerbomb v1
+
+Requirements: SD Card; SDHC and SDXC also work if on System Menu 4.0 or 4.1. Works on System Menus 3.0 to 4.1. Can launch both dols and elfs. Works on Wii only.
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+Requirements: SD Card; SDHC and SDXC also work if on System Menu 4.0 or 4.1. Works on System Menus 3.0 to 4.1. Can launch both dols and elfs. Works on Wii only.
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+Wilbrand; aka Letterbomb, Mailbox Bomb
+Requirements: SD Card; SDHC and SDXC also work if on System Menu 4.0 or higher. Works on System Menus 3.0 to 4.3. Can launch both dols and elfs. Works on Wii only.
+
+ +Download Wilbrand and Save it to your SD Card
+ +
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+Note: Wilbrand is console specific, do not use the MAC Address shown in the video or it will not work for you.
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+Launch Wilbrand on your Wii
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+Fun Fact! There are two tools that are able to construct this exploit. Wilbrand's Mailbox bomb is functionally the same as "LetterBomb" except letterbomb only works on 4.3 System Menu versions.
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++Requirements: SD Card; SDHC and SDXC also work if on System Menu 4.0 or higher. Works on System Menus 3.0 to 4.3. Can launch both dols and elfs. Works on Wii only.
+
+ +Download Wilbrand and Save it to your SD Card
+ +
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+Note: Wilbrand is console specific, do not use the MAC Address shown in the video or it will not work for you.
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++Launch Wilbrand on your Wii
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+Fun Fact! There are two tools that are able to construct this exploit. Wilbrand's Mailbox bomb is functionally the same as "LetterBomb" except letterbomb only works on 4.3 System Menu versions.
+
+ +
This will launch YAWM ModMii Edition.
+ +
+
+YAWM ModMii Edition stands for Yet Another Wad Manager ModMii Edition (aka yawmME). A WAD Manager will allow you to install "WADs" containing things like updates and other content for your console, like IOSs, custom IOSs (or cIOSs), or other downloadable content, which can be all packed into WADs and installed to your console. Think of a WAD like a zip file but for the Wii.
+
+ +WARNINGS: Do not unplug the console when installing WADs. WADs can also be uninstalled, and if you're not careful you can brick your console by uninstalling or even installing the wrong WAD. The WAD Manager you're using, YAWM ModMii Edition, has some extra brick protection built in to restrict someone from doing catastrophic things like uninstalling any System Menu WAD, or required System Menu IOS, or a dozen other things which could potentially result in a brick if you don't know what you're doing. Stick to your ModMii guide and you'll be fine.
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+ +After you have completed this step and successfully (re)installed the HBC and Bootmii, you are finished with this guide and should continue with the main ModMii Wizard to update the rest of your softmods, starting with making a NAND backup.
+ + +
+Use the HackMii Installer to install the HBC and Bootmii
+ +
+The HackMii installer will enable you to install the Homebrew Channel and Bootmii.
+The Homebrew Channel allows you to launch Wii homebrew applications off your SD card or Hard Drive.
+Bootmii is a piece of software that can backup and restore your Wii's NAND storage and provides brick protection.
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+Some notes about Bootmii as IOS and Bootmii as boot2
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+ + +
+ +
+ModMii was written entirely by yours truly, XFlak. Trust me, no one else is crazy enough to try to maintain a batch file that has grown so large and 'all over the place'. But without the help of many other very talented people ModMii would not exist. Some people have contributed supporting files or programs, others have shared their knowledge, some have provided ideas and others have given their time.
+
+I have tried my best to recognize everyone's contribution to ModMii regardless of how big or small it is. If I've forgotten someone, please notify me and I'll add them to the credits as quickly as possible.
+ + +
+
++ + + +
+ +ModMii started out as a small side-project back in 2010 as a simple NUS Auto Downloader script, and now the changelog is taller than me! I started this project in my 20s in my spare time and since then I've gotten married and had not 1, not 2, not 3, but FOUR boys, all ~2 years apart. I love being able to share my love for gaming and for the Wii with them, and with all of you! This is a passion project that has easily taken over 9000-10000 hours of just my time alone, and that's not counting all the hours spent from the legions of devs and testers who've supported ModMii over the years.
+
+Not knowing that much about computers other than some excel tricks, I slowly built more advanced features on top of my original less efficient code that I'd love to rewrite if it wasn't such a daunting task. Throughout the journey I learned a lot from not just those in the credits list, but the incredibly supportive Wii community as a whole. I've gone from just being a "numbers guy" to my family's go to "tech guy", and I have this project, community and followers to thank for it.
+
+ModMii is entirely free to use and ad free. Donations can optionally be made to the author using the button below, or pick your favourite contributor from the credits and check if they have a donations page.
+ +
+
+
+ +
+- XFlak + + + + + + diff --git a/sampleguides/8.0.2/ModMii_Region_Change_Guide(to K).html b/sampleguides/8.0.2/ModMii_Region_Change_Guide(to K).html new file mode 100644 index 0000000..fe8ff48 --- /dev/null +++ b/sampleguides/8.0.2/ModMii_Region_Change_Guide(to K).html @@ -0,0 +1,660 @@ + + +
+ + + + + + +
+ModMii for Windows
by XFlak
+
+This software is not for sale. If you paid for this software or a "bundle" you have been scammed.
+
+THIS PACKAGE COMES WITH ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY, NEITHER STATED NOR IMPLIED.
+NO ONE BUT YOURSELF IS TO BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE THIS MAY CAUSE TO YOUR NINTENDO WII CONSOLE!
+USE THIS AT YOUR OWN RISK!
+
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+This guide was generated using the following parameters:
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+Creating a NAND backup is similar to creating a system restore point in Windows. Should you ever semi-brick your Wii but can still access Bootmii, restoring a NAND backup is like taking your Wii back in time to before the problem occurred. NAND backups are console specific, so you generally cannot restore a backup from a different Wii.
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+ +Priiloader loads just before the Wii System Menu and is invisible unless you hold down the reset button or the ESC key on a USB connected keyboard while powering on the console. Not only is Priiloader a great form of brick protection, it can be customized to automatically boot straight to the System Menu (default behavior) with patched features (aka "System Menu Hacks"), or directly to the HBC or a user defined homebrew (e.g. a USB-Loader, Crazy Intro Videos, etc). Click here for directions on "Installing a file" (aka "dol" or "elf" file) in Priiloader to launch user defined homebrew. Custom forwarder dols that are compatible with Priiloader can be built from ModMii's Advanced Downloads menu. More Priiloader information can be found in its FAQ.
+
+ + +
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+ +
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+
+Pro tip! If you update or (re)install any System Menu it generally REMOVES Priiloader and you should reinstall it immediately to stay protected. Only YAWM ModMii Edition allows you to safely retain Priiloader while (re)installing a System Menu.
+
+Another Pro tip! If you keep a hard drive plugged into your console at all times you can enable "Ignore standby" in Priiloader's settings so the console turns off completely by default. This will stop the hard drive from spinning 24/7 when it's not being used.
+ + + + +
+
+YAWM ModMii Edition stands for Yet Another Wad Manager ModMii Edition (aka yawmME). A WAD Manager will allow you to install "WADs" containing things like updates and other content for your console, like IOSs, custom IOSs (or cIOSs), or other downloadable content, which can be all packed into WADs and installed to your console. Think of a WAD like a zip file but for the Wii.
+
+ +WARNINGS: Do not unplug the console when installing WADs. WADs can also be uninstalled, and if you're not careful you can brick your console by uninstalling or even installing the wrong WAD. The WAD Manager you're using, YAWM ModMii Edition, has some extra brick protection built in to restrict someone from doing catastrophic things like uninstalling any System Menu WAD, or required System Menu IOS, or a dozen other things which could potentially result in a brick if you don't know what you're doing. Stick to your ModMii guide and you'll be fine.
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++WARNING: Do NOT power off your Wii or exit the HBC or you may semi-brick. At this critical stage you are halfway through a region change, unless you have Bootmii installed to boot2 or you used yawmME and were prompted and chose to retain Priiloader you will semi-brick if you exit the HBC before installing Priiloader or fixing your AREA/SysMenu mismatch using Any Region Changer.
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+With KoreanKii, you can add or remove the Korean key from your SEEPROM. This eliminates the need for patching IOS60 into system menu IOS slots if you have a region changed Korean Wii. This program comes with no warranty. You, and you alone are responsible if this damages your Wii in any way. Nothing, not even Bootmii installed to boot2, will save your Wii if this corrupts your SEEPROM.
+
+The Korean Key is required to play Korean games from the disc channel, although there are some other ways to accomplish the same thing, a stock Korean Wii would have the Korean Key so perhaps you want to install it for a more complete region change.
+
+WARNING: if you have a non-Korean system menu (4.2+) (which you shouldn't if you followed the steps above) adding the Korean Key will cause a 003 brick unless you have IOS60 installed to your System Menu IOS slot (which you should if you followed the steps above).
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+ + +
+ModMii was written entirely by yours truly, XFlak. Trust me, no one else is crazy enough to try to maintain a batch file that has grown so large and 'all over the place'. But without the help of many other very talented people ModMii would not exist. Some people have contributed supporting files or programs, others have shared their knowledge, some have provided ideas and others have given their time.
+
+I have tried my best to recognize everyone's contribution to ModMii regardless of how big or small it is. If I've forgotten someone, please notify me and I'll add them to the credits as quickly as possible.
+ + +
+
++ + + +
+ +ModMii started out as a small side-project back in 2010 as a simple NUS Auto Downloader script, and now the changelog is taller than me! I started this project in my 20s in my spare time and since then I've gotten married and had not 1, not 2, not 3, but FOUR boys, all ~2 years apart. I love being able to share my love for gaming and for the Wii with them, and with all of you! This is a passion project that has easily taken over 9000-10000 hours of just my time alone, and that's not counting all the hours spent from the legions of devs and testers who've supported ModMii over the years.
+
+Not knowing that much about computers other than some excel tricks, I slowly built more advanced features on top of my original less efficient code that I'd love to rewrite if it wasn't such a daunting task. Throughout the journey I learned a lot from not just those in the credits list, but the incredibly supportive Wii community as a whole. I've gone from just being a "numbers guy" to my family's go to "tech guy", and I have this project, community and followers to thank for it.
+
+ModMii is entirely free to use and ad free. Donations can optionally be made to the author using the button below, or pick your favourite contributor from the credits and check if they have a donations page.
+ +
+
+
+ +
+- XFlak + +
+ + + + + + +
+ModMii for Windows
by XFlak
+
+This software is not for sale. If you paid for this software or a "bundle" you have been scammed.
+
+THIS PACKAGE COMES WITH ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY, NEITHER STATED NOR IMPLIED.
+NO ONE BUT YOURSELF IS TO BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE THIS MAY CAUSE TO YOUR NINTENDO WII CONSOLE!
+USE THIS AT YOUR OWN RISK!
+
+ + + +
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+This guide was generated using the following parameters:
+
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+
+Creating a NAND backup is similar to creating a system restore point in Windows. Should you ever semi-brick your Wii but can still access Bootmii, restoring a NAND backup is like taking your Wii back in time to before the problem occurred. NAND backups are console specific, so you generally cannot restore a backup from a different Wii.
+
+ +
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+
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+ +
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+
+ +Priiloader loads just before the Wii System Menu and is invisible unless you hold down the reset button or the ESC key on a USB connected keyboard while powering on the console. Not only is Priiloader a great form of brick protection, it can be customized to automatically boot straight to the System Menu (default behavior) with patched features (aka "System Menu Hacks"), or directly to the HBC or a user defined homebrew (e.g. a USB-Loader, Crazy Intro Videos, etc). Click here for directions on "Installing a file" (aka "dol" or "elf" file) in Priiloader to launch user defined homebrew. Custom forwarder dols that are compatible with Priiloader can be built from ModMii's Advanced Downloads menu. More Priiloader information can be found in its FAQ.
+
+ + +
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+
+ +
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+
+Pro tip! If you update or (re)install any System Menu it generally REMOVES Priiloader and you should reinstall it immediately to stay protected. Only YAWM ModMii Edition allows you to safely retain Priiloader while (re)installing a System Menu.
+
+Another Pro tip! If you keep a hard drive plugged into your console at all times you can enable "Ignore standby" in Priiloader's settings so the console turns off completely by default. This will stop the hard drive from spinning 24/7 when it's not being used.
+ + + + +
+
+YAWM ModMii Edition stands for Yet Another Wad Manager ModMii Edition (aka yawmME). A WAD Manager will allow you to install "WADs" containing things like updates and other content for your console, like IOSs, custom IOSs (or cIOSs), or other downloadable content, which can be all packed into WADs and installed to your console. Think of a WAD like a zip file but for the Wii.
+
+ +WARNINGS: Do not unplug the console when installing WADs. WADs can also be uninstalled, and if you're not careful you can brick your console by uninstalling or even installing the wrong WAD. The WAD Manager you're using, YAWM ModMii Edition, has some extra brick protection built in to restrict someone from doing catastrophic things like uninstalling any System Menu WAD, or required System Menu IOS, or a dozen other things which could potentially result in a brick if you don't know what you're doing. Stick to your ModMii guide and you'll be fine.
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++WARNING: Do NOT power off your Wii or exit the HBC or you may semi-brick. At this critical stage you are halfway through a region change, unless you have Bootmii installed to boot2 or you used yawmME and were prompted and chose to retain Priiloader you will semi-brick if you exit the HBC before installing Priiloader or fixing your AREA/SysMenu mismatch using Any Region Changer.
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+With KoreanKii, you can add or remove the Korean key from your SEEPROM. This eliminates the need for patching IOS60 into system menu IOS slots if you have a region changed Korean Wii. This program comes with no warranty. You, and you alone are responsible if this damages your Wii in any way. Nothing, not even Bootmii installed to boot2, will save your Wii if this corrupts your SEEPROM.
+
+If your Wii wasn't originally Korean, you can skip this step since there shouldn't be a Korean Key to remove.
+
+If your Wii was originally Korean, you might be at risk of a 003 brick by not removing the Korean Key. If you have a non-Korean system menu (4.2+) and the Korean Key is detected it will cause a 003 brick unless you have IOS60 installed to your System Menu IOS slot. This step is optional because you should have this exact System Menu IOS installed already if you followed the previous steps. So long as you only use ModMii and follow your guides closely, you will not 003 brick even if you skip this step, but if you venture on your own and manage to install a stock system menu IOS it could result in brick if you do not remove the Korean Key now. The Korean Key is only required to play Korean games from the disc channel and there are some other ways to accomplish the same thing.
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+ModMii was written entirely by yours truly, XFlak. Trust me, no one else is crazy enough to try to maintain a batch file that has grown so large and 'all over the place'. But without the help of many other very talented people ModMii would not exist. Some people have contributed supporting files or programs, others have shared their knowledge, some have provided ideas and others have given their time.
+
+I have tried my best to recognize everyone's contribution to ModMii regardless of how big or small it is. If I've forgotten someone, please notify me and I'll add them to the credits as quickly as possible.
+ + +
+
++ + + +
+ +ModMii started out as a small side-project back in 2010 as a simple NUS Auto Downloader script, and now the changelog is taller than me! I started this project in my 20s in my spare time and since then I've gotten married and had not 1, not 2, not 3, but FOUR boys, all ~2 years apart. I love being able to share my love for gaming and for the Wii with them, and with all of you! This is a passion project that has easily taken over 9000-10000 hours of just my time alone, and that's not counting all the hours spent from the legions of devs and testers who've supported ModMii over the years.
+
+Not knowing that much about computers other than some excel tricks, I slowly built more advanced features on top of my original less efficient code that I'd love to rewrite if it wasn't such a daunting task. Throughout the journey I learned a lot from not just those in the credits list, but the incredibly supportive Wii community as a whole. I've gone from just being a "numbers guy" to my family's go to "tech guy", and I have this project, community and followers to thank for it.
+
+ModMii is entirely free to use and ad free. Donations can optionally be made to the author using the button below, or pick your favourite contributor from the credits and check if they have a donations page.
+ +
+
+
+ +
+- XFlak + +
+ + + + + + +
+ModMii for Windows
by XFlak
+
+This software is not for sale. If you paid for this software or a "bundle" you have been scammed.
+
+THIS PACKAGE COMES WITH ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY, NEITHER STATED NOR IMPLIED.
+NO ONE BUT YOURSELF IS TO BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE THIS MAY CAUSE TO YOUR NINTENDO WII CONSOLE!
+USE THIS AT YOUR OWN RISK!
+
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+This guide was generated using the following parameters:
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+Choose a format option using the buttons below. FAT32 is generally recommended but you can click other buttons to see pros and cons of each.
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+ +Wii Backup Manager
+Wii Backup Manager (WBM) is a Windows program to help transfer Wii games to and from hard drives and SD cards.
It can also download game covers, list your games, identify what games are missing between devices, and more.
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+ +GameCube Backup Manager
+GameCube Backup Manager (GCBM) is a Windows program to help transfer GameCube games to and from hard drives and SD cards.
The interface is very similar to the popular Wii Backup Manager program making it easy to use.
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+ +NKit Processing App
+NKit is a Nintendo ToolKit that can Recover and Preserve Wii and GameCube disc images.
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+ +How to Backup Original Discs
+ +Ripping original Wii discs cannot be done on a computer without one of the rare disc drives that are capable of doing so (most are LG branded).
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+ModMii was written entirely by yours truly, XFlak. Trust me, no one else is crazy enough to try to maintain a batch file that has grown so large and 'all over the place'. But without the help of many other very talented people ModMii would not exist. Some people have contributed supporting files or programs, others have shared their knowledge, some have provided ideas and others have given their time.
+
+I have tried my best to recognize everyone's contribution to ModMii regardless of how big or small it is. If I've forgotten someone, please notify me and I'll add them to the credits as quickly as possible.
+ + +
+
++ + + +
+ +ModMii started out as a small side-project back in 2010 as a simple NUS Auto Downloader script, and now the changelog is taller than me! I started this project in my 20s in my spare time and since then I've gotten married and had not 1, not 2, not 3, but FOUR boys, all ~2 years apart. I love being able to share my love for gaming and for the Wii with them, and with all of you! This is a passion project that has easily taken over 9000-10000 hours of just my time alone, and that's not counting all the hours spent from the legions of devs and testers who've supported ModMii over the years.
+
+Not knowing that much about computers other than some excel tricks, I slowly built more advanced features on top of my original less efficient code that I'd love to rewrite if it wasn't such a daunting task. Throughout the journey I learned a lot from not just those in the credits list, but the incredibly supportive Wii community as a whole. I've gone from just being a "numbers guy" to my family's go to "tech guy", and I have this project, community and followers to thank for it.
+
+ModMii is entirely free to use and ad free. Donations can optionally be made to the author using the button below, or pick your favourite contributor from the credits and check if they have a donations page.
+ +
+
+
+ +
+- XFlak + +
+ + + + + + +
+ModMii for Windows
by XFlak
+
+This software is not for sale. If you paid for this software or a "bundle" you have been scammed.
+
+THIS PACKAGE COMES WITH ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY, NEITHER STATED NOR IMPLIED.
+NO ONE BUT YOURSELF IS TO BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE THIS MAY CAUSE TO YOUR NINTENDO WII CONSOLE!
+USE THIS AT YOUR OWN RISK!
+
+ + + +
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+
+
+
+
+
+This guide was generated using the following parameters:
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+
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+
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+
+ + + + + + +
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+Partition style\format information for devices that were connected when this guide was created has been saved to the spoiler below.
+
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+Note: If you don't have an SD Card, you can still accomplish most things using a Hard Drive formatted as FAT32 in place of an SD Card (SD is notably required for Bootmii and NAND backup). Make sure to always plug your hard drive into USB port0 - the one nearest the edge of the Wii. If you don't have an SD Card or Hard Drive, +you can launch apps and install WADs over the internet to your Wii from your PC. Just open apps (boot.dol\elf files) or WADs with ModMii. Note that some apps may not work properly or support all features if they require an SD or HDD and you should never attempt to change the region of a console via the internet.
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+ +Note: if this Wii was previously modified, and it still has a Forwarder Channel installed, you can use that to launch yawmME instead of an exploit. Just save the boot.dol\elf from the app you want to load (ie. SD:\apps\yawmME\boot.dol) to the location used by your specific Forwarder Channel (ie. SD:\apps\usbloader_gx\boot.dol). Then start the channel and the app will load.
+
+If this is truly your first time modding your Wii, please continue with this step to launch an exploit. An exploit is a vulnerability in the Wii's software that gives us access to launch the tools we'll need to complete this guide.
+
Launch an Exploit
+You only need to perform ONE of the these exploits to complete this guide.
Note that if you're missing an SD Card or your SD Card reader is broken, you cannot readily use the str2hax exploit to launch YAWM ModMii Edition.
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+This will launch YAWM ModMii Edition unless you are using str2hax without an SD Card (str2hax will launch the HackMii Installer if SD:\boot.elf is not found).
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+If you don't have an SD Card, the HBC or a Forwarder Channel then either perform an official update to 4.3 and repeat the ModMii Wizard, or get an SD Card, or try your luck and see if the HackMii Installer will run on your Wii as is without first installing IOS58. If you are able to skip installing IOS58 and manage to install the HBC and Bootmii, be sure to also install IOS58 when you get to the Install WADs step later.
+ +
+
+
+ +YAWM ModMii Edition stands for Yet Another Wad Manager ModMii Edition (aka yawmME). A WAD Manager will allow you to install "WADs" containing things like updates and other content for your console, like IOSs, custom IOSs (or cIOSs), or other downloadable content, which can be all packed into WADs and installed to your Wii. Think of a WAD like a zip file but for the Wii.
+
+ +WARNING: WADs can also be uninstalled, and if you're not careful you can brick your console by uninstalling or even installing the wrong WAD. The WAD Manager you're using, YAWM ModMii Edition, has some extra brick protection built in to restrict someone from doing catastrophic things like uninstalling any System Menu WAD, or required System Menu IOS, or a dozen other things which could potentially result in a brick if you don't know what you're doing. Stick to your ModMii guide and you'll be fine.
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+The HackMii installer will enable you to install the Homebrew Channel and Bootmii.
+The Homebrew Channel allows you to launch Wii homebrew applications off your SD card or Hard Drive.
+Bootmii is a piece of software that can backup and restore your Wii's NAND storage and provides brick protection.
+
+ +
+ +
+Some notes about Bootmii as IOS and Bootmii as boot2
+
+ + + +
+
+Creating a NAND backup is similar to creating a system restore point in Windows. Should you ever semi-brick your Wii but can still access Bootmii, restoring a NAND backup is like taking your Wii back in time to before the problem occurred. NAND backups are console specific, so you generally cannot restore a backup from a different Wii.
+
+ +
+
+ +
+
+ + +
+
+ +Priiloader loads just before the Wii System Menu and is invisible unless you hold down the reset button or the ESC key on a USB connected keyboard while powering on the console. Not only is Priiloader a great form of brick protection, it can be customized to automatically boot straight to the System Menu (default behavior) with patched features (aka "System Menu Hacks"), or directly to the HBC or a user defined homebrew (e.g. a USB-Loader, Crazy Intro Videos, etc). Click here for directions on "Installing a file" (aka "dol" or "elf" file) in Priiloader to launch user defined homebrew. Custom forwarder dols that are compatible with Priiloader can be built from ModMii's Advanced Downloads menu. More Priiloader information can be found in its FAQ.
+
+ + +
+ +
+Pro tip! If you update or (re)install any System Menu it generally REMOVES Priiloader and you should reinstall it immediately to stay protected. Only YAWM ModMii Edition allows you to safely retain Priiloader while (re)installing a System Menu.
+
+Another Pro tip! If you keep a hard drive plugged into your console at all times you can enable "Ignore standby" in Priiloader's settings so the console turns off completely by default. This will stop the hard drive from spinning 24/7 when it's not being used.
+ + + + +
+
+YAWM ModMii Edition stands for Yet Another Wad Manager ModMii Edition (aka yawmME). A WAD Manager will allow you to install "WADs" containing things like updates and other content for your console, like IOSs, custom IOSs (or cIOSs), or other downloadable content, which can be all packed into WADs and installed to your console. Think of a WAD like a zip file but for the Wii.
+
+ +WARNINGS: Do not unplug the console when installing WADs. WADs can also be uninstalled, and if you're not careful you can brick your console by uninstalling or even installing the wrong WAD. The WAD Manager you're using, YAWM ModMii Edition, has some extra brick protection built in to restrict someone from doing catastrophic things like uninstalling any System Menu WAD, or required System Menu IOS, or a dozen other things which could potentially result in a brick if you don't know what you're doing. Stick to your ModMii guide and you'll be fine.
+
+ + +
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ + +
+ModMii was written entirely by yours truly, XFlak. Trust me, no one else is crazy enough to try to maintain a batch file that has grown so large and 'all over the place'. But without the help of many other very talented people ModMii would not exist. Some people have contributed supporting files or programs, others have shared their knowledge, some have provided ideas and others have given their time.
+
+I have tried my best to recognize everyone's contribution to ModMii regardless of how big or small it is. If I've forgotten someone, please notify me and I'll add them to the credits as quickly as possible.
+ + +
+
+ + + +
+ +ModMii started out as a small side-project back in 2010 as a simple NUS Auto Downloader script, and now the changelog is taller than me! I started this project in my 20s in my spare time and since then I've gotten married and had not 1, not 2, not 3, but FOUR boys, all ~2 years apart. I love being able to share my love for gaming and for the Wii with them, and with all of you! This is a passion project that has easily taken over 9000-10000 hours of just my time alone, and that's not counting all the hours spent from the legions of devs and testers who've supported ModMii over the years.
+
+Not knowing that much about computers other than some excel tricks, I slowly built more advanced features on top of my original less efficient code that I'd love to rewrite if it wasn't such a daunting task. Throughout the journey I learned a lot from not just those in the credits list, but the incredibly supportive Wii community as a whole. I've gone from just being a "numbers guy" to my family's go to "tech guy", and I have this project, community and followers to thank for it.
+
+ModMii is entirely free to use and ad free. Donations can optionally be made to the author using the button below, or pick your favourite contributor from the credits and check if they have a donations page.
+ +
+
+ +
+- XFlak + + + + + + diff --git a/sampleguides/8.0.2/ModMii_Wizard_Guide(BB2-MyMenuify-FAT32-Flow-SDConfig-PCPortable).html b/sampleguides/8.0.2/ModMii_Wizard_Guide(BB2-MyMenuify-FAT32-Flow-SDConfig-PCPortable).html new file mode 100644 index 0000000..cb231b3 --- /dev/null +++ b/sampleguides/8.0.2/ModMii_Wizard_Guide(BB2-MyMenuify-FAT32-Flow-SDConfig-PCPortable).html @@ -0,0 +1,1716 @@ + + +ModMii Wizard Guide
+
+
+
+
+
+ModMii Wizard Guidev8.0.2|25.04.14 Generated on Mon 04/14/2025 - 12:34
+ + + + + + +
+ + + +
+
+str2hax
+
+Requirements: an internet connection on your Wii, but does not require an SD card to launch the HackMii Installer. Will prioritize launching SD:\boot.elf if found. Cannot launch dols. Works on Wii only.
+
+
+Fun Facts about str2hax! If a boot.elf file is detected on the root of your SD card, str2hax will launch it instead of automatically downloading then launching the HackMii Installer. And did you know when str2hax is finished, it will reset your DNS to Google's 8.8.8.8 and 8.8.4.4? You can leave it this way or re-enable Auto-Obtain DNS, or change it to Cloudflare's 1.1.1.1, or use WiiLink's DNS, the choice is yours!
+
++
+Requirements: an internet connection on your Wii, but does not require an SD card to launch the HackMii Installer. Will prioritize launching SD:\boot.elf if found. Cannot launch dols. Works on Wii only.
+
+
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+
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+
+Fun Facts about str2hax! If a boot.elf file is detected on the root of your SD card, str2hax will launch it instead of automatically downloading then launching the HackMii Installer. And did you know when str2hax is finished, it will reset your DNS to Google's 8.8.8.8 and 8.8.4.4? You can leave it this way or re-enable Auto-Obtain DNS, or change it to Cloudflare's 1.1.1.1, or use WiiLink's DNS, the choice is yours!
+
+Bannerbomb v1
+
+Requirements: SD Card; SDHC and SDXC also work if on System Menu 4.0 or 4.1. Works on System Menus 3.0 to 4.1. Can launch both dols and elfs. Works on Wii only.
+
+
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+Requirements: SD Card; SDHC and SDXC also work if on System Menu 4.0 or 4.1. Works on System Menus 3.0 to 4.1. Can launch both dols and elfs. Works on Wii only.
+
+
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+
+Wilbrand; aka Letterbomb, Mailbox Bomb
+Requirements: SD Card; SDHC and SDXC also work if on System Menu 4.0 or higher. Works on System Menus 3.0 to 4.3. Can launch both dols and elfs. Works on Wii only.
+
+ +Download Wilbrand and Save it to your SD Card
+ +
+
+Note: Wilbrand is console specific, do not use the MAC Address shown in the video or it will not work for you.
+
+
+ + +
+
+
+Launch Wilbrand on your Wii
+
+
+
+Fun Fact! There are two tools that are able to construct this exploit. Wilbrand's Mailbox bomb is functionally the same as "LetterBomb" except letterbomb only works on 4.3 System Menu versions.
+
+ +
+
+
+
++Requirements: SD Card; SDHC and SDXC also work if on System Menu 4.0 or higher. Works on System Menus 3.0 to 4.3. Can launch both dols and elfs. Works on Wii only.
+
+ +Download Wilbrand and Save it to your SD Card
+ +
+
+Note: Wilbrand is console specific, do not use the MAC Address shown in the video or it will not work for you.
+
+
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+
+ + +
+
++Launch Wilbrand on your Wii
+
+
+
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+
+Fun Fact! There are two tools that are able to construct this exploit. Wilbrand's Mailbox bomb is functionally the same as "LetterBomb" except letterbomb only works on 4.3 System Menu versions.
+
+ +
+This will launch YAWM ModMii Edition unless you are using str2hax without an SD Card (str2hax will launch the HackMii Installer if SD:\boot.elf is not found).
+
+If you don't have an SD Card, the HBC or a Forwarder Channel then either perform an official update to 4.3 and repeat the ModMii Wizard, or get an SD Card, or try your luck and see if the HackMii Installer will run on your Wii as is without first installing IOS58. If you are able to skip installing IOS58 and manage to install the HBC and Bootmii, be sure to also install IOS58 when you get to the Install WADs step later.
+ +
+
+
+ +YAWM ModMii Edition stands for Yet Another Wad Manager ModMii Edition (aka yawmME). A WAD Manager will allow you to install "WADs" containing things like updates and other content for your console, like IOSs, custom IOSs (or cIOSs), or other downloadable content, which can be all packed into WADs and installed to your Wii. Think of a WAD like a zip file but for the Wii.
+
+ +WARNING: WADs can also be uninstalled, and if you're not careful you can brick your console by uninstalling or even installing the wrong WAD. The WAD Manager you're using, YAWM ModMii Edition, has some extra brick protection built in to restrict someone from doing catastrophic things like uninstalling any System Menu WAD, or required System Menu IOS, or a dozen other things which could potentially result in a brick if you don't know what you're doing. Stick to your ModMii guide and you'll be fine.
+
+ + +
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+ + + +
+
+ +
+The HackMii installer will enable you to install the Homebrew Channel and Bootmii.
+The Homebrew Channel allows you to launch Wii homebrew applications off your SD card or Hard Drive.
+Bootmii is a piece of software that can backup and restore your Wii's NAND storage and provides brick protection.
+
+ +
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+
+ +
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+
+Some notes about Bootmii as IOS and Bootmii as boot2
+
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+
+ + + +
+
+Creating a NAND backup is similar to creating a system restore point in Windows. Should you ever semi-brick your Wii but can still access Bootmii, restoring a NAND backup is like taking your Wii back in time to before the problem occurred. NAND backups are console specific, so you generally cannot restore a backup from a different Wii.
+
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+ +
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+
+ +Priiloader loads just before the Wii System Menu and is invisible unless you hold down the reset button or the ESC key on a USB connected keyboard while powering on the console. Not only is Priiloader a great form of brick protection, it can be customized to automatically boot straight to the System Menu (default behavior) with patched features (aka "System Menu Hacks"), or directly to the HBC or a user defined homebrew (e.g. a USB-Loader, Crazy Intro Videos, etc). Click here for directions on "Installing a file" (aka "dol" or "elf" file) in Priiloader to launch user defined homebrew. Custom forwarder dols that are compatible with Priiloader can be built from ModMii's Advanced Downloads menu. More Priiloader information can be found in its FAQ.
+
+ + +
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+
+
+ +
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+
+Pro tip! If you update or (re)install any System Menu it generally REMOVES Priiloader and you should reinstall it immediately to stay protected. Only YAWM ModMii Edition allows you to safely retain Priiloader while (re)installing a System Menu.
+
+Another Pro tip! If you keep a hard drive plugged into your console at all times you can enable "Ignore standby" in Priiloader's settings so the console turns off completely by default. This will stop the hard drive from spinning 24/7 when it's not being used.
+ + + + +
+
+YAWM ModMii Edition stands for Yet Another Wad Manager ModMii Edition (aka yawmME). A WAD Manager will allow you to install "WADs" containing things like updates and other content for your console, like IOSs, custom IOSs (or cIOSs), or other downloadable content, which can be all packed into WADs and installed to your console. Think of a WAD like a zip file but for the Wii.
+
+ +WARNINGS: Do not unplug the console when installing WADs. WADs can also be uninstalled, and if you're not careful you can brick your console by uninstalling or even installing the wrong WAD. The WAD Manager you're using, YAWM ModMii Edition, has some extra brick protection built in to restrict someone from doing catastrophic things like uninstalling any System Menu WAD, or required System Menu IOS, or a dozen other things which could potentially result in a brick if you don't know what you're doing. Stick to your ModMii guide and you'll be fine.
+
+ + +
+
+-
+
+
+
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+
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+
+ + +
+ModMii was written entirely by yours truly, XFlak. Trust me, no one else is crazy enough to try to maintain a batch file that has grown so large and 'all over the place'. But without the help of many other very talented people ModMii would not exist. Some people have contributed supporting files or programs, others have shared their knowledge, some have provided ideas and others have given their time.
+
+I have tried my best to recognize everyone's contribution to ModMii regardless of how big or small it is. If I've forgotten someone, please notify me and I'll add them to the credits as quickly as possible.
+ + +
+
++ + + +
+ +ModMii started out as a small side-project back in 2010 as a simple NUS Auto Downloader script, and now the changelog is taller than me! I started this project in my 20s in my spare time and since then I've gotten married and had not 1, not 2, not 3, but FOUR boys, all ~2 years apart. I love being able to share my love for gaming and for the Wii with them, and with all of you! This is a passion project that has easily taken over 9000-10000 hours of just my time alone, and that's not counting all the hours spent from the legions of devs and testers who've supported ModMii over the years.
+
+Not knowing that much about computers other than some excel tricks, I slowly built more advanced features on top of my original less efficient code that I'd love to rewrite if it wasn't such a daunting task. Throughout the journey I learned a lot from not just those in the credits list, but the incredibly supportive Wii community as a whole. I've gone from just being a "numbers guy" to my family's go to "tech guy", and I have this project, community and followers to thank for it.
+
+ModMii is entirely free to use and ad free. Donations can optionally be made to the author using the button below, or pick your favourite contributor from the credits and check if they have a donations page.
+ +
+
+
+ +
+- XFlak + + + + + + diff --git a/sampleguides/8.0.2/ModMii_Wizard_Guide(BB2-MyMenuify-FAT32-Flow-SDConfig-PCPortable).html b/sampleguides/8.0.2/ModMii_Wizard_Guide(BB2-MyMenuify-FAT32-Flow-SDConfig-PCPortable).html new file mode 100644 index 0000000..cb231b3 --- /dev/null +++ b/sampleguides/8.0.2/ModMii_Wizard_Guide(BB2-MyMenuify-FAT32-Flow-SDConfig-PCPortable).html @@ -0,0 +1,1716 @@ + + +
+ + + + + + +
+ModMii for Windows
by XFlak
+
+This software is not for sale. If you paid for this software or a "bundle" you have been scammed.
+
+THIS PACKAGE COMES WITH ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY, NEITHER STATED NOR IMPLIED.
+NO ONE BUT YOURSELF IS TO BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE THIS MAY CAUSE TO YOUR NINTENDO WII CONSOLE!
+USE THIS AT YOUR OWN RISK!
+
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+This guide was generated using the following parameters:
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+Partition style\format information for devices that were connected when this guide was created has been saved to the spoiler below.
+
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+
+Note: If you don't have an SD Card, you can still accomplish most things using a Hard Drive formatted as FAT32 in place of an SD Card (SD is notably required for Bootmii and NAND backup). Make sure to always plug your hard drive into USB port0 - the one nearest the edge of the Wii. If you don't have an SD Card or Hard Drive, +you can launch apps and install WADs over the internet to your Wii from your PC. Just open apps (boot.dol\elf files) or WADs with ModMii. Note that some apps may not work properly or support all features if they require an SD or HDD and you should never attempt to change the region of a console via the internet.
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+If your Wii was previously modified, and it has either the HBC, Bootmii boot2 or a Forwarder Channel installed, you can use one of those instead of an exploit in order to update the HBC and Bootmii. If you don't have these, or don't know what they are, it's okay, they aren't necessary and you'll have installed all or some of these by the end of this guide.
+
+ + +
+
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+Launch an Exploit
+You only need to perform ONE of the these exploits to complete this guide.
+Note that if you're missing an SD Card or your SD Card reader is broken, you can use the str2hax exploit to install the HBC and skip installing Bootmii and making a nand backup for now until you get an SD Card.
+
+
+
+
+
+
+Use the HackMii Installer to install the HBC and Bootmii
+ +
+The HackMii installer will enable you to install the Homebrew Channel and Bootmii.
+The Homebrew Channel allows you to launch Wii homebrew applications off your SD card or Hard Drive.
+Bootmii is a piece of software that can backup and restore your Wii's NAND storage and provides brick protection.
+
+ +
+ +
+Some notes about Bootmii as IOS and Bootmii as boot2
+
+ + +
+
+Creating a NAND backup is similar to creating a system restore point in Windows. Should you ever semi-brick your Wii but can still access Bootmii, restoring a NAND backup is like taking your Wii back in time to before the problem occurred. NAND backups are console specific, so you generally cannot restore a backup from a different Wii.
+
+ +
+
+ +
+
+ + +
+
+ +Priiloader loads just before the Wii System Menu and is invisible unless you hold down the reset button or the ESC key on a USB connected keyboard while powering on the console. Not only is Priiloader a great form of brick protection, it can be customized to automatically boot straight to the System Menu (default behavior) with patched features (aka "System Menu Hacks"), or directly to the HBC or a user defined homebrew (e.g. a USB-Loader, Crazy Intro Videos, etc). Click here for directions on "Installing a file" (aka "dol" or "elf" file) in Priiloader to launch user defined homebrew. Custom forwarder dols that are compatible with Priiloader can be built from ModMii's Advanced Downloads menu. More Priiloader information can be found in its FAQ.
+
+ + +
+ +
+Pro tip! If you update or (re)install any System Menu it generally REMOVES Priiloader and you should reinstall it immediately to stay protected. Only YAWM ModMii Edition allows you to safely retain Priiloader while (re)installing a System Menu.
+
+Another Pro tip! If you keep a hard drive plugged into your console at all times you can enable "Ignore standby" in Priiloader's settings so the console turns off completely by default. This will stop the hard drive from spinning 24/7 when it's not being used.
+ + + + +
+
+YAWM ModMii Edition stands for Yet Another Wad Manager ModMii Edition (aka yawmME). A WAD Manager will allow you to install "WADs" containing things like updates and other content for your console, like IOSs, custom IOSs (or cIOSs), or other downloadable content, which can be all packed into WADs and installed to your console. Think of a WAD like a zip file but for the Wii.
+
+ +WARNINGS: Do not unplug the console when installing WADs. WADs can also be uninstalled, and if you're not careful you can brick your console by uninstalling or even installing the wrong WAD. The WAD Manager you're using, YAWM ModMii Edition, has some extra brick protection built in to restrict someone from doing catastrophic things like uninstalling any System Menu WAD, or required System Menu IOS, or a dozen other things which could potentially result in a brick if you don't know what you're doing. Stick to your ModMii guide and you'll be fine.
+
+ + +
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+The rest of the guide is performed on your computer in order to set up your USB-Loader for your Wii or vWii. Also note that a FAT32 SD\SDHC\SDXC Card can optionally be used in place of a Hard Drive.
+
+
+ + +
+ModMii was written entirely by yours truly, XFlak. Trust me, no one else is crazy enough to try to maintain a batch file that has grown so large and 'all over the place'. But without the help of many other very talented people ModMii would not exist. Some people have contributed supporting files or programs, others have shared their knowledge, some have provided ideas and others have given their time.
+
+I have tried my best to recognize everyone's contribution to ModMii regardless of how big or small it is. If I've forgotten someone, please notify me and I'll add them to the credits as quickly as possible.
+ + +
+
+ + + +
+ +ModMii started out as a small side-project back in 2010 as a simple NUS Auto Downloader script, and now the changelog is taller than me! I started this project in my 20s in my spare time and since then I've gotten married and had not 1, not 2, not 3, but FOUR boys, all ~2 years apart. I love being able to share my love for gaming and for the Wii with them, and with all of you! This is a passion project that has easily taken over 9000-10000 hours of just my time alone, and that's not counting all the hours spent from the legions of devs and testers who've supported ModMii over the years.
+
+Not knowing that much about computers other than some excel tricks, I slowly built more advanced features on top of my original less efficient code that I'd love to rewrite if it wasn't such a daunting task. Throughout the journey I learned a lot from not just those in the credits list, but the incredibly supportive Wii community as a whole. I've gone from just being a "numbers guy" to my family's go to "tech guy", and I have this project, community and followers to thank for it.
+
+ModMii is entirely free to use and ad free. Donations can optionally be made to the author using the button below, or pick your favourite contributor from the credits and check if they have a donations page.
+ +
+
+ +
+- XFlak + + + + + + diff --git a/sampleguides/8.0.2/ModMii_Wizard_Guide(Letterbomb-MyMenuify-NTFS-CFG-PCLocal).html b/sampleguides/8.0.2/ModMii_Wizard_Guide(Letterbomb-MyMenuify-NTFS-CFG-PCLocal).html new file mode 100644 index 0000000..cc3a91b --- /dev/null +++ b/sampleguides/8.0.2/ModMii_Wizard_Guide(Letterbomb-MyMenuify-NTFS-CFG-PCLocal).html @@ -0,0 +1,1811 @@ + + +ModMii Wizard Guide
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+
+ModMii Wizard Guidev8.0.2|25.04.14 Generated on Mon 04/14/2025 - 12:34
+ + + + + + +
+ + + +
+
+str2hax
+
+Requirements: an internet connection on your Wii, but does not require an SD card to launch the HackMii Installer. Will prioritize launching SD:\boot.elf if found. Cannot launch dols. Works on Wii only.
+
+
+Fun Facts about str2hax! If a boot.elf file is detected on the root of your SD card, str2hax will launch it instead of automatically downloading then launching the HackMii Installer. And did you know when str2hax is finished, it will reset your DNS to Google's 8.8.8.8 and 8.8.4.4? You can leave it this way or re-enable Auto-Obtain DNS, or change it to Cloudflare's 1.1.1.1, or use WiiLink's DNS, the choice is yours!
+
++
+Requirements: an internet connection on your Wii, but does not require an SD card to launch the HackMii Installer. Will prioritize launching SD:\boot.elf if found. Cannot launch dols. Works on Wii only.
+
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+Fun Facts about str2hax! If a boot.elf file is detected on the root of your SD card, str2hax will launch it instead of automatically downloading then launching the HackMii Installer. And did you know when str2hax is finished, it will reset your DNS to Google's 8.8.8.8 and 8.8.4.4? You can leave it this way or re-enable Auto-Obtain DNS, or change it to Cloudflare's 1.1.1.1, or use WiiLink's DNS, the choice is yours!
+
+Bannerbomb v2
+
+Requirements: SD Card, SDHC Card or SDXC Card. Only works on System Menu 4.2. Can launch both dols and elfs. Works on Wii only.
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+Requirements: SD Card, SDHC Card or SDXC Card. Only works on System Menu 4.2. Can launch both dols and elfs. Works on Wii only.
+
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+Wilbrand; aka Letterbomb, Mailbox Bomb
+Requirements: SD Card; SDHC and SDXC also work if on System Menu 4.0 or higher. Works on System Menus 3.0 to 4.3. Can launch both dols and elfs. Works on Wii only.
+
+ +Download Wilbrand and Save it to your SD Card
+ +
+
+Note: Wilbrand is console specific, do not use the MAC Address shown in the video or it will not work for you.
+
+
+ + +
+
+
+Launch Wilbrand on your Wii
+
+
+
+Fun Fact! There are two tools that are able to construct this exploit. Wilbrand's Mailbox bomb is functionally the same as "LetterBomb" except letterbomb only works on 4.3 System Menu versions.
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++Requirements: SD Card; SDHC and SDXC also work if on System Menu 4.0 or higher. Works on System Menus 3.0 to 4.3. Can launch both dols and elfs. Works on Wii only.
+
+ +Download Wilbrand and Save it to your SD Card
+ +
+
+Note: Wilbrand is console specific, do not use the MAC Address shown in the video or it will not work for you.
+
+
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+ + +
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++Launch Wilbrand on your Wii
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+
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+
+Fun Fact! There are two tools that are able to construct this exploit. Wilbrand's Mailbox bomb is functionally the same as "LetterBomb" except letterbomb only works on 4.3 System Menu versions.
+
+ +
+Use the HackMii Installer to install the HBC and Bootmii
+ +
+The HackMii installer will enable you to install the Homebrew Channel and Bootmii.
+The Homebrew Channel allows you to launch Wii homebrew applications off your SD card or Hard Drive.
+Bootmii is a piece of software that can backup and restore your Wii's NAND storage and provides brick protection.
+
+ +
-
+
+ +
-
+
+Some notes about Bootmii as IOS and Bootmii as boot2
+
-
+
+ + +
+
+Creating a NAND backup is similar to creating a system restore point in Windows. Should you ever semi-brick your Wii but can still access Bootmii, restoring a NAND backup is like taking your Wii back in time to before the problem occurred. NAND backups are console specific, so you generally cannot restore a backup from a different Wii.
+
+ +
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+ +
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+
+ +Priiloader loads just before the Wii System Menu and is invisible unless you hold down the reset button or the ESC key on a USB connected keyboard while powering on the console. Not only is Priiloader a great form of brick protection, it can be customized to automatically boot straight to the System Menu (default behavior) with patched features (aka "System Menu Hacks"), or directly to the HBC or a user defined homebrew (e.g. a USB-Loader, Crazy Intro Videos, etc). Click here for directions on "Installing a file" (aka "dol" or "elf" file) in Priiloader to launch user defined homebrew. Custom forwarder dols that are compatible with Priiloader can be built from ModMii's Advanced Downloads menu. More Priiloader information can be found in its FAQ.
+
+ + +
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+ +
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+
+Pro tip! If you update or (re)install any System Menu it generally REMOVES Priiloader and you should reinstall it immediately to stay protected. Only YAWM ModMii Edition allows you to safely retain Priiloader while (re)installing a System Menu.
+
+Another Pro tip! If you keep a hard drive plugged into your console at all times you can enable "Ignore standby" in Priiloader's settings so the console turns off completely by default. This will stop the hard drive from spinning 24/7 when it's not being used.
+ + + + +
+
+YAWM ModMii Edition stands for Yet Another Wad Manager ModMii Edition (aka yawmME). A WAD Manager will allow you to install "WADs" containing things like updates and other content for your console, like IOSs, custom IOSs (or cIOSs), or other downloadable content, which can be all packed into WADs and installed to your console. Think of a WAD like a zip file but for the Wii.
+
+ +WARNINGS: Do not unplug the console when installing WADs. WADs can also be uninstalled, and if you're not careful you can brick your console by uninstalling or even installing the wrong WAD. The WAD Manager you're using, YAWM ModMii Edition, has some extra brick protection built in to restrict someone from doing catastrophic things like uninstalling any System Menu WAD, or required System Menu IOS, or a dozen other things which could potentially result in a brick if you don't know what you're doing. Stick to your ModMii guide and you'll be fine.
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+The rest of the guide is performed on your computer in order to set up your USB-Loader for your Wii or vWii. Also note that a FAT32 SD\SDHC\SDXC Card can optionally be used in place of a Hard Drive.
+
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+External hard drive partition style\format information for drives that were connected when this guide was created has been saved to the spoiler below.
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+Choose a format option using the buttons below. FAT32 is generally recommended but you can click other buttons to see pros and cons of each.
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+ +
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+
+If you were able to format the first partition as FAT32, then you can skip the remainder of this step.
+
+ + +
+FAT32 + WBFS
+ +
+Pros:
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+ + + +
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+Pros:
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+ + + +
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+If you were able to format the first partition as FAT32, then you can skip to formatting the second partition as WBFS.
+
+ + +
+ +
+
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+ + + + + +
+
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+
+ +Wii Backup Manager
+Wii Backup Manager (WBM) is a Windows program to help transfer Wii games to and from hard drives and SD cards.
It can also download game covers, list your games, identify what games are missing between devices, and more.
+
+
-
+
+ +GameCube Backup Manager
+GameCube Backup Manager (GCBM) is a Windows program to help transfer GameCube games to and from hard drives and SD cards.
The interface is very similar to the popular Wii Backup Manager program making it easy to use.
+ +
-
+
+ +NKit Processing App
+NKit is a Nintendo ToolKit that can Recover and Preserve Wii and GameCube disc images.
+
-
+
+ +How to Backup Original Discs
+ +Ripping original Wii discs cannot be done on a computer without one of the rare disc drives that are capable of doing so (most are LG branded).
+
-
+
+
+
-
+
+
-
+
+
+ + +
+ModMii was written entirely by yours truly, XFlak. Trust me, no one else is crazy enough to try to maintain a batch file that has grown so large and 'all over the place'. But without the help of many other very talented people ModMii would not exist. Some people have contributed supporting files or programs, others have shared their knowledge, some have provided ideas and others have given their time.
+
+I have tried my best to recognize everyone's contribution to ModMii regardless of how big or small it is. If I've forgotten someone, please notify me and I'll add them to the credits as quickly as possible.
+ + +
+
++ + + +
+ +ModMii started out as a small side-project back in 2010 as a simple NUS Auto Downloader script, and now the changelog is taller than me! I started this project in my 20s in my spare time and since then I've gotten married and had not 1, not 2, not 3, but FOUR boys, all ~2 years apart. I love being able to share my love for gaming and for the Wii with them, and with all of you! This is a passion project that has easily taken over 9000-10000 hours of just my time alone, and that's not counting all the hours spent from the legions of devs and testers who've supported ModMii over the years.
+
+Not knowing that much about computers other than some excel tricks, I slowly built more advanced features on top of my original less efficient code that I'd love to rewrite if it wasn't such a daunting task. Throughout the journey I learned a lot from not just those in the credits list, but the incredibly supportive Wii community as a whole. I've gone from just being a "numbers guy" to my family's go to "tech guy", and I have this project, community and followers to thank for it.
+
+ModMii is entirely free to use and ad free. Donations can optionally be made to the author using the button below, or pick your favourite contributor from the credits and check if they have a donations page.
+ +
+
+
+ +
+- XFlak + + + + + + diff --git a/sampleguides/8.0.2/ModMii_Wizard_Guide(Letterbomb-MyMenuify-NTFS-CFG-PCLocal).html b/sampleguides/8.0.2/ModMii_Wizard_Guide(Letterbomb-MyMenuify-NTFS-CFG-PCLocal).html new file mode 100644 index 0000000..cc3a91b --- /dev/null +++ b/sampleguides/8.0.2/ModMii_Wizard_Guide(Letterbomb-MyMenuify-NTFS-CFG-PCLocal).html @@ -0,0 +1,1811 @@ + + +
+ + + + + + +
+ModMii for Windows
by XFlak
+
+This software is not for sale. If you paid for this software or a "bundle" you have been scammed.
+
+THIS PACKAGE COMES WITH ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY, NEITHER STATED NOR IMPLIED.
+NO ONE BUT YOURSELF IS TO BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE THIS MAY CAUSE TO YOUR NINTENDO WII CONSOLE!
+USE THIS AT YOUR OWN RISK!
+
+ + + +
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+
+
+
+
+
+This guide was generated using the following parameters:
+
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+
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+
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+ + + + + + +
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+
+Partition style\format information for devices that were connected when this guide was created has been saved to the spoiler below.
+
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+
+
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+
+
+
+Note: If you don't have an SD Card, you can still accomplish most things using a Hard Drive formatted as FAT32 in place of an SD Card (SD is notably required for Bootmii and NAND backup). Make sure to always plug your hard drive into USB port0 - the one nearest the edge of the Wii. If you don't have an SD Card or Hard Drive, +you can launch apps and install WADs over the internet to your Wii from your PC. Just open apps (boot.dol\elf files) or WADs with ModMii. Note that some apps may not work properly or support all features if they require an SD or HDD and you should never attempt to change the region of a console via the internet.
+ +
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+If your Wii was previously modified, and it has either the HBC, Bootmii boot2 or a Forwarder Channel installed, you can use one of those instead of an exploit in order to update the HBC and Bootmii. If you don't have these, or don't know what they are, it's okay, they aren't necessary and you'll have installed all or some of these by the end of this guide.
+
+ + +
+
++
+Launch an Exploit
+You only need to perform ONE of the these exploits to complete this guide.
+Note that if you're missing an SD Card or your SD Card reader is broken, you can use the str2hax exploit to install the HBC and skip installing Bootmii and making a nand backup for now until you get an SD Card.
+
+
+
+
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+
+
+Use the HackMii Installer to install the HBC and Bootmii
+ +
+The HackMii installer will enable you to install the Homebrew Channel and Bootmii.
+The Homebrew Channel allows you to launch Wii homebrew applications off your SD card or Hard Drive.
+Bootmii is a piece of software that can backup and restore your Wii's NAND storage and provides brick protection.
+
+ +
+ +
+Some notes about Bootmii as IOS and Bootmii as boot2
+
+ + +
+
+Creating a NAND backup is similar to creating a system restore point in Windows. Should you ever semi-brick your Wii but can still access Bootmii, restoring a NAND backup is like taking your Wii back in time to before the problem occurred. NAND backups are console specific, so you generally cannot restore a backup from a different Wii.
+
+ +
+
+ +
+
+ + +
+
+ +Priiloader loads just before the Wii System Menu and is invisible unless you hold down the reset button or the ESC key on a USB connected keyboard while powering on the console. Not only is Priiloader a great form of brick protection, it can be customized to automatically boot straight to the System Menu (default behavior) with patched features (aka "System Menu Hacks"), or directly to the HBC or a user defined homebrew (e.g. a USB-Loader, Crazy Intro Videos, etc). Click here for directions on "Installing a file" (aka "dol" or "elf" file) in Priiloader to launch user defined homebrew. Custom forwarder dols that are compatible with Priiloader can be built from ModMii's Advanced Downloads menu. More Priiloader information can be found in its FAQ.
+
+ + +
+ +
+Pro tip! If you update or (re)install any System Menu it generally REMOVES Priiloader and you should reinstall it immediately to stay protected. Only YAWM ModMii Edition allows you to safely retain Priiloader while (re)installing a System Menu.
+
+Another Pro tip! If you keep a hard drive plugged into your console at all times you can enable "Ignore standby" in Priiloader's settings so the console turns off completely by default. This will stop the hard drive from spinning 24/7 when it's not being used.
+ + + + +
+
+YAWM ModMii Edition stands for Yet Another Wad Manager ModMii Edition (aka yawmME). A WAD Manager will allow you to install "WADs" containing things like updates and other content for your console, like IOSs, custom IOSs (or cIOSs), or other downloadable content, which can be all packed into WADs and installed to your console. Think of a WAD like a zip file but for the Wii.
+
+ +WARNINGS: Do not unplug the console when installing WADs. WADs can also be uninstalled, and if you're not careful you can brick your console by uninstalling or even installing the wrong WAD. The WAD Manager you're using, YAWM ModMii Edition, has some extra brick protection built in to restrict someone from doing catastrophic things like uninstalling any System Menu WAD, or required System Menu IOS, or a dozen other things which could potentially result in a brick if you don't know what you're doing. Stick to your ModMii guide and you'll be fine.
+
+ + +
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+The rest of the guide is performed on your computer in order to set up your USB-Loader for your Wii or vWii. Also note that a FAT32 SD\SDHC\SDXC Card can optionally be used in place of a Hard Drive.
+
+
+ + +
+ModMii was written entirely by yours truly, XFlak. Trust me, no one else is crazy enough to try to maintain a batch file that has grown so large and 'all over the place'. But without the help of many other very talented people ModMii would not exist. Some people have contributed supporting files or programs, others have shared their knowledge, some have provided ideas and others have given their time.
+
+I have tried my best to recognize everyone's contribution to ModMii regardless of how big or small it is. If I've forgotten someone, please notify me and I'll add them to the credits as quickly as possible.
+ + +
+
+ + + +
+ +ModMii started out as a small side-project back in 2010 as a simple NUS Auto Downloader script, and now the changelog is taller than me! I started this project in my 20s in my spare time and since then I've gotten married and had not 1, not 2, not 3, but FOUR boys, all ~2 years apart. I love being able to share my love for gaming and for the Wii with them, and with all of you! This is a passion project that has easily taken over 9000-10000 hours of just my time alone, and that's not counting all the hours spent from the legions of devs and testers who've supported ModMii over the years.
+
+Not knowing that much about computers other than some excel tricks, I slowly built more advanced features on top of my original less efficient code that I'd love to rewrite if it wasn't such a daunting task. Throughout the journey I learned a lot from not just those in the credits list, but the incredibly supportive Wii community as a whole. I've gone from just being a "numbers guy" to my family's go to "tech guy", and I have this project, community and followers to thank for it.
+
+ModMii is entirely free to use and ad free. Donations can optionally be made to the author using the button below, or pick your favourite contributor from the credits and check if they have a donations page.
+ +
+
+ +
+- XFlak + + + + + + diff --git a/sampleguides/8.0.2/ModMii_Wizard_Guide(Twilight-FAT32+NTFS-CFG-GX+Flow-PCLocal).html b/sampleguides/8.0.2/ModMii_Wizard_Guide(Twilight-FAT32+NTFS-CFG-GX+Flow-PCLocal).html new file mode 100644 index 0000000..3bd6632 --- /dev/null +++ b/sampleguides/8.0.2/ModMii_Wizard_Guide(Twilight-FAT32+NTFS-CFG-GX+Flow-PCLocal).html @@ -0,0 +1,1798 @@ + + +ModMii Wizard Guide
+
+
+
+
+
+ModMii Wizard Guidev8.0.2|25.04.14 Generated on Mon 04/14/2025 - 12:34
+ + + + + + +
+ + + +
+
+str2hax
+
+Requirements: an internet connection on your Wii, but does not require an SD card to launch the HackMii Installer. Will prioritize launching SD:\boot.elf if found. Cannot launch dols. Works on Wii only.
+
+
+Fun Facts about str2hax! If a boot.elf file is detected on the root of your SD card, str2hax will launch it instead of automatically downloading then launching the HackMii Installer. And did you know when str2hax is finished, it will reset your DNS to Google's 8.8.8.8 and 8.8.4.4? You can leave it this way or re-enable Auto-Obtain DNS, or change it to Cloudflare's 1.1.1.1, or use WiiLink's DNS, the choice is yours!
+
++
+Requirements: an internet connection on your Wii, but does not require an SD card to launch the HackMii Installer. Will prioritize launching SD:\boot.elf if found. Cannot launch dols. Works on Wii only.
+
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+Fun Facts about str2hax! If a boot.elf file is detected on the root of your SD card, str2hax will launch it instead of automatically downloading then launching the HackMii Installer. And did you know when str2hax is finished, it will reset your DNS to Google's 8.8.8.8 and 8.8.4.4? You can leave it this way or re-enable Auto-Obtain DNS, or change it to Cloudflare's 1.1.1.1, or use WiiLink's DNS, the choice is yours!
+
+LetterBomb; aka Wilbrand, Mailbox Bomb
+Requirements: an SD, SDHC or SDXC card. Works on System Menu 4.3. Can launch both dols and elfs. Works on Wii only.
+
+ +Download LetterBomb and Save it to your SD Card
+ +
+
+Note: LetterBomb is console specific, do not use the MAC Address shown in the video or it will not work for you.
+
+
+ + +
+
+
+Launch LetterBomb on your Wii
+
+
+
+Fun Fact! There are two tools that are able to construct this exploit. LetterBomb is functionally the same as the Mailbox Bomb that ModMii builds using Wilbrand.
+
+ +
++Requirements: an SD, SDHC or SDXC card. Works on System Menu 4.3. Can launch both dols and elfs. Works on Wii only.
+
+ +Download LetterBomb and Save it to your SD Card
+ +
+
+Note: LetterBomb is console specific, do not use the MAC Address shown in the video or it will not work for you.
+
+
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+ + +
+
++Launch LetterBomb on your Wii
+
+
+
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+
+Fun Fact! There are two tools that are able to construct this exploit. LetterBomb is functionally the same as the Mailbox Bomb that ModMii builds using Wilbrand.
+
+ +
+Smash Stack
+
+Requirements: A copy of "Super Smash Brothers Brawl" and a standard SD card (will not work with an SDHC or SDXC card). Can launch elfs but not dols. Works on Wii and vWii.
+
+
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+Requirements: A copy of "Super Smash Brothers Brawl" and a standard SD card (will not work with an SDHC or SDXC card). Can launch elfs but not dols. Works on Wii and vWii.
+
+
+Indiana Pwns
+
+Requirements: A copy of "LEGO Indiana Jones", a standard SD card (will not work with an SDHC or SDXC card), and a nunchuck. Does not work on Korean System Menus. Can launch elfs but not dols. Works on Wii and vWii.
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+Requirements: A copy of "LEGO Indiana Jones", a standard SD card (will not work with an SDHC or SDXC card), and a nunchuck. Does not work on Korean System Menus. Can launch elfs but not dols. Works on Wii and vWii.
+
+
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+
+Yu-Gi Owned
+
+Requirements: A copy of "Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's", a standard SD card (will not work with an SDHC or SDXC card), and a nunchuck or classic controller. Does not work on Korean System Menus. Can launch elfs but not dols. Works on Wii and vWii.
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+Requirements: A copy of "Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's", a standard SD card (will not work with an SDHC or SDXC card), and a nunchuck or classic controller. Does not work on Korean System Menus. Can launch elfs but not dols. Works on Wii and vWii.
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+Bathaxx
+
+Requirements: A copy of "LEGO Batman", a standard SD card (will not work with an SDHC or SDXC card), and a nunchuck. Does not work on Korean System Menus. Can launch elfs but not dols. Works on Wii and vWii.
+
+
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+Requirements: A copy of "LEGO Batman", a standard SD card (will not work with an SDHC or SDXC card), and a nunchuck. Does not work on Korean System Menus. Can launch elfs but not dols. Works on Wii and vWii.
+
+
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+
+Return of the Jodi
+
+Requirements: A copy of "LEGO Star Wars", a standard SD card (will not work with an SDHC or SDXC card), and a nunchuck. Does not work on Korean System Menus. Can launch elfs but not dols. Works on Wii and vWii.
+
+
++Requirements: A copy of "LEGO Star Wars", a standard SD card (will not work with an SDHC or SDXC card), and a nunchuck. Does not work on Korean System Menus. Can launch elfs but not dols. Works on Wii and vWii.
+
+
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+
+Eri HaKawai
+
+Requirements: A copy of "Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World", a standard SD card (will not work with an SDHC or SDXC card), and a nunchuck. Does not work on Korean System Menus. Can launch elfs but not dols. Works on Wii and vWii.
+
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+Requirements: A copy of "Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World", a standard SD card (will not work with an SDHC or SDXC card), and a nunchuck. Does not work on Korean System Menus. Can launch elfs but not dols. Works on Wii and vWii.
+
+
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+
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+
+Use the HackMii Installer to install the HBC and Bootmii
+ +
+The HackMii installer will enable you to install the Homebrew Channel and Bootmii.
+The Homebrew Channel allows you to launch Wii homebrew applications off your SD card or Hard Drive.
+Bootmii is a piece of software that can backup and restore your Wii's NAND storage and provides brick protection.
+
+ +
-
+
+ +
-
+
+Some notes about Bootmii as IOS and Bootmii as boot2
+
-
+
+ + +
+
+Creating a NAND backup is similar to creating a system restore point in Windows. Should you ever semi-brick your Wii but can still access Bootmii, restoring a NAND backup is like taking your Wii back in time to before the problem occurred. NAND backups are console specific, so you generally cannot restore a backup from a different Wii.
+
+ +
-
+
+
-
+
+ +
+
++ + +
+
+ +Priiloader loads just before the Wii System Menu and is invisible unless you hold down the reset button or the ESC key on a USB connected keyboard while powering on the console. Not only is Priiloader a great form of brick protection, it can be customized to automatically boot straight to the System Menu (default behavior) with patched features (aka "System Menu Hacks"), or directly to the HBC or a user defined homebrew (e.g. a USB-Loader, Crazy Intro Videos, etc). Click here for directions on "Installing a file" (aka "dol" or "elf" file) in Priiloader to launch user defined homebrew. Custom forwarder dols that are compatible with Priiloader can be built from ModMii's Advanced Downloads menu. More Priiloader information can be found in its FAQ.
+
+ + +
-
+
+
+ +
-
+
+Pro tip! If you update or (re)install any System Menu it generally REMOVES Priiloader and you should reinstall it immediately to stay protected. Only YAWM ModMii Edition allows you to safely retain Priiloader while (re)installing a System Menu.
+
+Another Pro tip! If you keep a hard drive plugged into your console at all times you can enable "Ignore standby" in Priiloader's settings so the console turns off completely by default. This will stop the hard drive from spinning 24/7 when it's not being used.
+ + + + +
+
+YAWM ModMii Edition stands for Yet Another Wad Manager ModMii Edition (aka yawmME). A WAD Manager will allow you to install "WADs" containing things like updates and other content for your console, like IOSs, custom IOSs (or cIOSs), or other downloadable content, which can be all packed into WADs and installed to your console. Think of a WAD like a zip file but for the Wii.
+
+ +WARNINGS: Do not unplug the console when installing WADs. WADs can also be uninstalled, and if you're not careful you can brick your console by uninstalling or even installing the wrong WAD. The WAD Manager you're using, YAWM ModMii Edition, has some extra brick protection built in to restrict someone from doing catastrophic things like uninstalling any System Menu WAD, or required System Menu IOS, or a dozen other things which could potentially result in a brick if you don't know what you're doing. Stick to your ModMii guide and you'll be fine.
+
+ + +
+
+-
+
+
+
++
+
+The rest of the guide is performed on your computer in order to set up your USB-Loader for your Wii or vWii. Also note that a FAT32 SD\SDHC\SDXC Card can optionally be used in place of a Hard Drive.
+
-
+External hard drive partition style\format information for drives that were connected when this guide was created has been saved to the spoiler below.
+
+ +
+
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+
+
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+
+
+Choose a format option using the buttons below. FAT32 is generally recommended but you can click other buttons to see pros and cons of each.
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+FAT32 (Recommended)
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+FAT32 + NTFS
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+Pros:
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+Pros:
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+If you were able to format the first partition as FAT32, then you can skip the remainder of this step.
+
+ + +
+FAT32 + WBFS
+ +
+Pros:
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+Pros:
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+If you were able to format the first partition as FAT32, then you can skip to formatting the second partition as WBFS.
+
+ + +
+ +
+
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+
+ + + + + +
+
+
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+
+ +Wii Backup Manager
+Wii Backup Manager (WBM) is a Windows program to help transfer Wii games to and from hard drives and SD cards.
It can also download game covers, list your games, identify what games are missing between devices, and more.
+
+
-
+
+ +GameCube Backup Manager
+GameCube Backup Manager (GCBM) is a Windows program to help transfer GameCube games to and from hard drives and SD cards.
The interface is very similar to the popular Wii Backup Manager program making it easy to use.
+ +
-
+
+ +NKit Processing App
+NKit is a Nintendo ToolKit that can Recover and Preserve Wii and GameCube disc images.
+
-
+
+ +How to Backup Original Discs
+ +Ripping original Wii discs cannot be done on a computer without one of the rare disc drives that are capable of doing so (most are LG branded).
+
-
+
+
+
-
+
+
-
+
+
+ + +
+ModMii was written entirely by yours truly, XFlak. Trust me, no one else is crazy enough to try to maintain a batch file that has grown so large and 'all over the place'. But without the help of many other very talented people ModMii would not exist. Some people have contributed supporting files or programs, others have shared their knowledge, some have provided ideas and others have given their time.
+
+I have tried my best to recognize everyone's contribution to ModMii regardless of how big or small it is. If I've forgotten someone, please notify me and I'll add them to the credits as quickly as possible.
+ + +
+
++ + + +
+ +ModMii started out as a small side-project back in 2010 as a simple NUS Auto Downloader script, and now the changelog is taller than me! I started this project in my 20s in my spare time and since then I've gotten married and had not 1, not 2, not 3, but FOUR boys, all ~2 years apart. I love being able to share my love for gaming and for the Wii with them, and with all of you! This is a passion project that has easily taken over 9000-10000 hours of just my time alone, and that's not counting all the hours spent from the legions of devs and testers who've supported ModMii over the years.
+
+Not knowing that much about computers other than some excel tricks, I slowly built more advanced features on top of my original less efficient code that I'd love to rewrite if it wasn't such a daunting task. Throughout the journey I learned a lot from not just those in the credits list, but the incredibly supportive Wii community as a whole. I've gone from just being a "numbers guy" to my family's go to "tech guy", and I have this project, community and followers to thank for it.
+
+ModMii is entirely free to use and ad free. Donations can optionally be made to the author using the button below, or pick your favourite contributor from the credits and check if they have a donations page.
+ +
+
+
+ +
+- XFlak + + + + + + diff --git a/sampleguides/8.0.2/ModMii_Wizard_Guide(Twilight-FAT32+NTFS-CFG-GX+Flow-PCLocal).html b/sampleguides/8.0.2/ModMii_Wizard_Guide(Twilight-FAT32+NTFS-CFG-GX+Flow-PCLocal).html new file mode 100644 index 0000000..3bd6632 --- /dev/null +++ b/sampleguides/8.0.2/ModMii_Wizard_Guide(Twilight-FAT32+NTFS-CFG-GX+Flow-PCLocal).html @@ -0,0 +1,1798 @@ + + +
+ + + + + + +
+ModMii for Windows
by XFlak
+
+This software is not for sale. If you paid for this software or a "bundle" you have been scammed.
+
+THIS PACKAGE COMES WITH ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY, NEITHER STATED NOR IMPLIED.
+NO ONE BUT YOURSELF IS TO BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE THIS MAY CAUSE TO YOUR NINTENDO WII CONSOLE!
+USE THIS AT YOUR OWN RISK!
+
+ + + +
-
+
+
+
+
+
+This guide was generated using the following parameters:
+
-
+
+
-
+
-
+
-
+
+ + + + + + +
-
+
+Partition style\format information for devices that were connected when this guide was created has been saved to the spoiler below.
+
-
+
+
-
+
+
+
+Note: If you don't have an SD Card, you can still accomplish most things using a Hard Drive formatted as FAT32 in place of an SD Card (SD is notably required for Bootmii and NAND backup). Make sure to always plug your hard drive into USB port0 - the one nearest the edge of the Wii. If you don't have an SD Card or Hard Drive, +you can launch apps and install WADs over the internet to your Wii from your PC. Just open apps (boot.dol\elf files) or WADs with ModMii. Note that some apps may not work properly or support all features if they require an SD or HDD and you should never attempt to change the region of a console via the internet.
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+If your Wii was previously modified, and it has either the HBC, Bootmii boot2 or a Forwarder Channel installed, you can use one of those instead of an exploit in order to update the HBC and Bootmii. If you don't have these, or don't know what they are, it's okay, they aren't necessary and you'll have installed all or some of these by the end of this guide.
+
+ + +
+
++
+Launch an Exploit
+You only need to perform ONE of the these exploits to complete this guide.
+Note that if you're missing an SD Card or your SD Card reader is broken, you can use the str2hax exploit to install the HBC and skip installing Bootmii and making a nand backup for now until you get an SD Card.
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+Use the HackMii Installer to install the HBC and Bootmii
+ +
+The HackMii installer will enable you to install the Homebrew Channel and Bootmii.
+The Homebrew Channel allows you to launch Wii homebrew applications off your SD card or Hard Drive.
+Bootmii is a piece of software that can backup and restore your Wii's NAND storage and provides brick protection.
+
+ +
+ +
+Some notes about Bootmii as IOS and Bootmii as boot2
+
+ + +
+
+Creating a NAND backup is similar to creating a system restore point in Windows. Should you ever semi-brick your Wii but can still access Bootmii, restoring a NAND backup is like taking your Wii back in time to before the problem occurred. NAND backups are console specific, so you generally cannot restore a backup from a different Wii.
+
+ +
+
+ +
+
+ + +
+
+ +Priiloader loads just before the Wii System Menu and is invisible unless you hold down the reset button or the ESC key on a USB connected keyboard while powering on the console. Not only is Priiloader a great form of brick protection, it can be customized to automatically boot straight to the System Menu (default behavior) with patched features (aka "System Menu Hacks"), or directly to the HBC or a user defined homebrew (e.g. a USB-Loader, Crazy Intro Videos, etc). Click here for directions on "Installing a file" (aka "dol" or "elf" file) in Priiloader to launch user defined homebrew. Custom forwarder dols that are compatible with Priiloader can be built from ModMii's Advanced Downloads menu. More Priiloader information can be found in its FAQ.
+
+ + +
+ +
+Pro tip! If you update or (re)install any System Menu it generally REMOVES Priiloader and you should reinstall it immediately to stay protected. Only YAWM ModMii Edition allows you to safely retain Priiloader while (re)installing a System Menu.
+
+Another Pro tip! If you keep a hard drive plugged into your console at all times you can enable "Ignore standby" in Priiloader's settings so the console turns off completely by default. This will stop the hard drive from spinning 24/7 when it's not being used.
+ + + + +
+
+YAWM ModMii Edition stands for Yet Another Wad Manager ModMii Edition (aka yawmME). A WAD Manager will allow you to install "WADs" containing things like updates and other content for your console, like IOSs, custom IOSs (or cIOSs), or other downloadable content, which can be all packed into WADs and installed to your console. Think of a WAD like a zip file but for the Wii.
+
+ +WARNINGS: Do not unplug the console when installing WADs. WADs can also be uninstalled, and if you're not careful you can brick your console by uninstalling or even installing the wrong WAD. The WAD Manager you're using, YAWM ModMii Edition, has some extra brick protection built in to restrict someone from doing catastrophic things like uninstalling any System Menu WAD, or required System Menu IOS, or a dozen other things which could potentially result in a brick if you don't know what you're doing. Stick to your ModMii guide and you'll be fine.
+
+ + +
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+
+The rest of the guide is performed on your computer in order to set up your USB-Loader for your Wii or vWii. Also note that a FAT32 SD\SDHC\SDXC Card can optionally be used in place of a Hard Drive.
+
+
+ + +
+ModMii was written entirely by yours truly, XFlak. Trust me, no one else is crazy enough to try to maintain a batch file that has grown so large and 'all over the place'. But without the help of many other very talented people ModMii would not exist. Some people have contributed supporting files or programs, others have shared their knowledge, some have provided ideas and others have given their time.
+
+I have tried my best to recognize everyone's contribution to ModMii regardless of how big or small it is. If I've forgotten someone, please notify me and I'll add them to the credits as quickly as possible.
+ + +
+
+ + + +
+ +ModMii started out as a small side-project back in 2010 as a simple NUS Auto Downloader script, and now the changelog is taller than me! I started this project in my 20s in my spare time and since then I've gotten married and had not 1, not 2, not 3, but FOUR boys, all ~2 years apart. I love being able to share my love for gaming and for the Wii with them, and with all of you! This is a passion project that has easily taken over 9000-10000 hours of just my time alone, and that's not counting all the hours spent from the legions of devs and testers who've supported ModMii over the years.
+
+Not knowing that much about computers other than some excel tricks, I slowly built more advanced features on top of my original less efficient code that I'd love to rewrite if it wasn't such a daunting task. Throughout the journey I learned a lot from not just those in the credits list, but the incredibly supportive Wii community as a whole. I've gone from just being a "numbers guy" to my family's go to "tech guy", and I have this project, community and followers to thank for it.
+
+ModMii is entirely free to use and ad free. Donations can optionally be made to the author using the button below, or pick your favourite contributor from the credits and check if they have a donations page.
+ +
+
+ +
+- XFlak + + + + + + diff --git a/sampleguides/8.0.2/ModMii_Wizard_Guide(Wilbrand-4.3J_to_4.1J-Blue-PCLocal).html b/sampleguides/8.0.2/ModMii_Wizard_Guide(Wilbrand-4.3J_to_4.1J-Blue-PCLocal).html new file mode 100644 index 0000000..65d4b65 --- /dev/null +++ b/sampleguides/8.0.2/ModMii_Wizard_Guide(Wilbrand-4.3J_to_4.1J-Blue-PCLocal).html @@ -0,0 +1,1121 @@ + + +ModMii Wizard Guide
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+
+ModMii Wizard Guidev8.0.2|25.04.14 Generated on Mon 04/14/2025 - 12:34
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+
+str2hax
+
+Requirements: an internet connection on your Wii, but does not require an SD card to launch the HackMii Installer. Will prioritize launching SD:\boot.elf if found. Cannot launch dols. Works on Wii only.
+
+
+Fun Facts about str2hax! If a boot.elf file is detected on the root of your SD card, str2hax will launch it instead of automatically downloading then launching the HackMii Installer. And did you know when str2hax is finished, it will reset your DNS to Google's 8.8.8.8 and 8.8.4.4? You can leave it this way or re-enable Auto-Obtain DNS, or change it to Cloudflare's 1.1.1.1, or use WiiLink's DNS, the choice is yours!
+
++
+Requirements: an internet connection on your Wii, but does not require an SD card to launch the HackMii Installer. Will prioritize launching SD:\boot.elf if found. Cannot launch dols. Works on Wii only.
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+Fun Facts about str2hax! If a boot.elf file is detected on the root of your SD card, str2hax will launch it instead of automatically downloading then launching the HackMii Installer. And did you know when str2hax is finished, it will reset your DNS to Google's 8.8.8.8 and 8.8.4.4? You can leave it this way or re-enable Auto-Obtain DNS, or change it to Cloudflare's 1.1.1.1, or use WiiLink's DNS, the choice is yours!
+
+Smash Stack
+
+Requirements: A copy of "Super Smash Brothers Brawl" and a standard SD card (will not work with an SDHC or SDXC card). Can launch elfs but not dols. Works on Wii and vWii.
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+
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+Requirements: A copy of "Super Smash Brothers Brawl" and a standard SD card (will not work with an SDHC or SDXC card). Can launch elfs but not dols. Works on Wii and vWii.
+
+
+Indiana Pwns
+
+Requirements: A copy of "LEGO Indiana Jones", a standard SD card (will not work with an SDHC or SDXC card), and a nunchuck. Does not work on Korean System Menus. Can launch elfs but not dols. Works on Wii and vWii.
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+Requirements: A copy of "LEGO Indiana Jones", a standard SD card (will not work with an SDHC or SDXC card), and a nunchuck. Does not work on Korean System Menus. Can launch elfs but not dols. Works on Wii and vWii.
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+
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+
+Yu-Gi Owned
+
+Requirements: A copy of "Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's", a standard SD card (will not work with an SDHC or SDXC card), and a nunchuck or classic controller. Does not work on Korean System Menus. Can launch elfs but not dols. Works on Wii and vWii.
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+Requirements: A copy of "Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's", a standard SD card (will not work with an SDHC or SDXC card), and a nunchuck or classic controller. Does not work on Korean System Menus. Can launch elfs but not dols. Works on Wii and vWii.
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+Bathaxx
+
+Requirements: A copy of "LEGO Batman", a standard SD card (will not work with an SDHC or SDXC card), and a nunchuck. Does not work on Korean System Menus. Can launch elfs but not dols. Works on Wii and vWii.
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+Requirements: A copy of "LEGO Batman", a standard SD card (will not work with an SDHC or SDXC card), and a nunchuck. Does not work on Korean System Menus. Can launch elfs but not dols. Works on Wii and vWii.
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+
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+
+Return of the Jodi
+
+Requirements: A copy of "LEGO Star Wars", a standard SD card (will not work with an SDHC or SDXC card), and a nunchuck. Does not work on Korean System Menus. Can launch elfs but not dols. Works on Wii and vWii.
+
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++Requirements: A copy of "LEGO Star Wars", a standard SD card (will not work with an SDHC or SDXC card), and a nunchuck. Does not work on Korean System Menus. Can launch elfs but not dols. Works on Wii and vWii.
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+
+Eri HaKawai
+
+Requirements: A copy of "Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World", a standard SD card (will not work with an SDHC or SDXC card), and a nunchuck. Does not work on Korean System Menus. Can launch elfs but not dols. Works on Wii and vWii.
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+
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+Requirements: A copy of "Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World", a standard SD card (will not work with an SDHC or SDXC card), and a nunchuck. Does not work on Korean System Menus. Can launch elfs but not dols. Works on Wii and vWii.
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+
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+
+Twilight Hack
+
+Requirements: A copy of "The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess", a standard SD card (will not work with an SDHC card), and a nunchuck. This version (0.1beta1) is compatible with System Menus up to 3.3. A different version (0.1beta2) is compatible with System Menu 3.4. Does not work on Korean System Menus. Can launch both dols and elfs. Works on Wii only.
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+Requirements: A copy of "The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess", a standard SD card (will not work with an SDHC card), and a nunchuck. This version (0.1beta1) is compatible with System Menus up to 3.3. A different version (0.1beta2) is compatible with System Menu 3.4. Does not work on Korean System Menus. Can launch both dols and elfs. Works on Wii only.
+
+
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+Use the HackMii Installer to install the HBC and Bootmii
+ +
+The HackMii installer will enable you to install the Homebrew Channel and Bootmii.
+The Homebrew Channel allows you to launch Wii homebrew applications off your SD card or Hard Drive.
+Bootmii is a piece of software that can backup and restore your Wii's NAND storage and provides brick protection.
+
+ +
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+
+ +
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+
+Some notes about Bootmii as IOS and Bootmii as boot2
+
-
+
+ + +
+
+Creating a NAND backup is similar to creating a system restore point in Windows. Should you ever semi-brick your Wii but can still access Bootmii, restoring a NAND backup is like taking your Wii back in time to before the problem occurred. NAND backups are console specific, so you generally cannot restore a backup from a different Wii.
+
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+
+ +Priiloader loads just before the Wii System Menu and is invisible unless you hold down the reset button or the ESC key on a USB connected keyboard while powering on the console. Not only is Priiloader a great form of brick protection, it can be customized to automatically boot straight to the System Menu (default behavior) with patched features (aka "System Menu Hacks"), or directly to the HBC or a user defined homebrew (e.g. a USB-Loader, Crazy Intro Videos, etc). Click here for directions on "Installing a file" (aka "dol" or "elf" file) in Priiloader to launch user defined homebrew. Custom forwarder dols that are compatible with Priiloader can be built from ModMii's Advanced Downloads menu. More Priiloader information can be found in its FAQ.
+
+ + +
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+
+
+ +
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+
+Pro tip! If you update or (re)install any System Menu it generally REMOVES Priiloader and you should reinstall it immediately to stay protected. Only YAWM ModMii Edition allows you to safely retain Priiloader while (re)installing a System Menu.
+
+Another Pro tip! If you keep a hard drive plugged into your console at all times you can enable "Ignore standby" in Priiloader's settings so the console turns off completely by default. This will stop the hard drive from spinning 24/7 when it's not being used.
+ + + + +
+
+YAWM ModMii Edition stands for Yet Another Wad Manager ModMii Edition (aka yawmME). A WAD Manager will allow you to install "WADs" containing things like updates and other content for your console, like IOSs, custom IOSs (or cIOSs), or other downloadable content, which can be all packed into WADs and installed to your console. Think of a WAD like a zip file but for the Wii.
+
+ +WARNINGS: Do not unplug the console when installing WADs. WADs can also be uninstalled, and if you're not careful you can brick your console by uninstalling or even installing the wrong WAD. The WAD Manager you're using, YAWM ModMii Edition, has some extra brick protection built in to restrict someone from doing catastrophic things like uninstalling any System Menu WAD, or required System Menu IOS, or a dozen other things which could potentially result in a brick if you don't know what you're doing. Stick to your ModMii guide and you'll be fine.
+
+ + +
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+-
+
+
+
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+
+The rest of the guide is performed on your computer in order to set up your USB-Loader for your Wii or vWii. Also note that a FAT32 SD\SDHC\SDXC Card can optionally be used in place of a Hard Drive.
+
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+External hard drive partition style\format information for drives that were connected when this guide was created has been saved to the spoiler below.
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+Choose a format option using the buttons below. FAT32 is generally recommended but you can click other buttons to see pros and cons of each.
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+FAT32 (Recommended)
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+If you were able to format the first partition as FAT32, then you can skip the remainder of this step.
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+FAT32 + WBFS
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+ +Wii Backup Manager
+Wii Backup Manager (WBM) is a Windows program to help transfer Wii games to and from hard drives and SD cards.
It can also download game covers, list your games, identify what games are missing between devices, and more.
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+ +GameCube Backup Manager
+GameCube Backup Manager (GCBM) is a Windows program to help transfer GameCube games to and from hard drives and SD cards.
The interface is very similar to the popular Wii Backup Manager program making it easy to use.
+ +
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+ +NKit Processing App
+NKit is a Nintendo ToolKit that can Recover and Preserve Wii and GameCube disc images.
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+ +How to Backup Original Discs
+ +Ripping original Wii discs cannot be done on a computer without one of the rare disc drives that are capable of doing so (most are LG branded).
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+
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+
+ + +
+ModMii was written entirely by yours truly, XFlak. Trust me, no one else is crazy enough to try to maintain a batch file that has grown so large and 'all over the place'. But without the help of many other very talented people ModMii would not exist. Some people have contributed supporting files or programs, others have shared their knowledge, some have provided ideas and others have given their time.
+
+I have tried my best to recognize everyone's contribution to ModMii regardless of how big or small it is. If I've forgotten someone, please notify me and I'll add them to the credits as quickly as possible.
+ + +
+
++ + + +
+ +ModMii started out as a small side-project back in 2010 as a simple NUS Auto Downloader script, and now the changelog is taller than me! I started this project in my 20s in my spare time and since then I've gotten married and had not 1, not 2, not 3, but FOUR boys, all ~2 years apart. I love being able to share my love for gaming and for the Wii with them, and with all of you! This is a passion project that has easily taken over 9000-10000 hours of just my time alone, and that's not counting all the hours spent from the legions of devs and testers who've supported ModMii over the years.
+
+Not knowing that much about computers other than some excel tricks, I slowly built more advanced features on top of my original less efficient code that I'd love to rewrite if it wasn't such a daunting task. Throughout the journey I learned a lot from not just those in the credits list, but the incredibly supportive Wii community as a whole. I've gone from just being a "numbers guy" to my family's go to "tech guy", and I have this project, community and followers to thank for it.
+
+ModMii is entirely free to use and ad free. Donations can optionally be made to the author using the button below, or pick your favourite contributor from the credits and check if they have a donations page.
+ +
+
+
+ +
+- XFlak + + + + + + diff --git a/sampleguides/8.0.2/ModMii_Wizard_Guide(Wilbrand-4.3J_to_4.1J-Blue-PCLocal).html b/sampleguides/8.0.2/ModMii_Wizard_Guide(Wilbrand-4.3J_to_4.1J-Blue-PCLocal).html new file mode 100644 index 0000000..65d4b65 --- /dev/null +++ b/sampleguides/8.0.2/ModMii_Wizard_Guide(Wilbrand-4.3J_to_4.1J-Blue-PCLocal).html @@ -0,0 +1,1121 @@ + + +
+ + + + + + +
+ModMii for Windows
by XFlak
+
+This software is not for sale. If you paid for this software or a "bundle" you have been scammed.
+
+THIS PACKAGE COMES WITH ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY, NEITHER STATED NOR IMPLIED.
+NO ONE BUT YOURSELF IS TO BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE THIS MAY CAUSE TO YOUR NINTENDO WII CONSOLE!
+USE THIS AT YOUR OWN RISK!
+
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+This guide was generated using the following parameters:
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+Partition style\format information for devices that were connected when this guide was created has been saved to the spoiler below.
+
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+
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+
+
+
+Note: If you don't have an SD Card, you can still accomplish most things using a Hard Drive formatted as FAT32 in place of an SD Card (SD is notably required for Bootmii and NAND backup). Make sure to always plug your hard drive into USB port0 - the one nearest the edge of the Wii. If you don't have an SD Card or Hard Drive, +you can launch apps and install WADs over the internet to your Wii from your PC. Just open apps (boot.dol\elf files) or WADs with ModMii. Note that some apps may not work properly or support all features if they require an SD or HDD and you should never attempt to change the region of a console via the internet.
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+If your Wii was previously modified, and it has either the HBC, Bootmii boot2 or a Forwarder Channel installed, you can use one of those instead of an exploit in order to update the HBC and Bootmii. If you don't have these, or don't know what they are, it's okay, they aren't necessary and you'll have installed all or some of these by the end of this guide.
+
+ + +
+
++
+Launch an Exploit
+You only need to perform ONE of the these exploits to complete this guide.
+Note that if you're missing an SD Card or your SD Card reader is broken, you can use the str2hax exploit to install the HBC and skip installing Bootmii and making a nand backup for now until you get an SD Card.
+
+
+
+
+
+Use the HackMii Installer to install the HBC and Bootmii
+ +
+The HackMii installer will enable you to install the Homebrew Channel and Bootmii.
+The Homebrew Channel allows you to launch Wii homebrew applications off your SD card or Hard Drive.
+Bootmii is a piece of software that can backup and restore your Wii's NAND storage and provides brick protection.
+
+ +
+ +
+Some notes about Bootmii as IOS and Bootmii as boot2
+
+ + +
+
+Creating a NAND backup is similar to creating a system restore point in Windows. Should you ever semi-brick your Wii but can still access Bootmii, restoring a NAND backup is like taking your Wii back in time to before the problem occurred. NAND backups are console specific, so you generally cannot restore a backup from a different Wii.
+
+ +
+
+ +
+
+ + +
+
+ +Priiloader loads just before the Wii System Menu and is invisible unless you hold down the reset button or the ESC key on a USB connected keyboard while powering on the console. Not only is Priiloader a great form of brick protection, it can be customized to automatically boot straight to the System Menu (default behavior) with patched features (aka "System Menu Hacks"), or directly to the HBC or a user defined homebrew (e.g. a USB-Loader, Crazy Intro Videos, etc). Click here for directions on "Installing a file" (aka "dol" or "elf" file) in Priiloader to launch user defined homebrew. Custom forwarder dols that are compatible with Priiloader can be built from ModMii's Advanced Downloads menu. More Priiloader information can be found in its FAQ.
+
+ + +
+ +
+Pro tip! If you update or (re)install any System Menu it generally REMOVES Priiloader and you should reinstall it immediately to stay protected. Only YAWM ModMii Edition allows you to safely retain Priiloader while (re)installing a System Menu.
+
+Another Pro tip! If you keep a hard drive plugged into your console at all times you can enable "Ignore standby" in Priiloader's settings so the console turns off completely by default. This will stop the hard drive from spinning 24/7 when it's not being used.
+ + + + +
+
+YAWM ModMii Edition stands for Yet Another Wad Manager ModMii Edition (aka yawmME). A WAD Manager will allow you to install "WADs" containing things like updates and other content for your console, like IOSs, custom IOSs (or cIOSs), or other downloadable content, which can be all packed into WADs and installed to your console. Think of a WAD like a zip file but for the Wii.
+
+ +WARNINGS: Do not unplug the console when installing WADs. WADs can also be uninstalled, and if you're not careful you can brick your console by uninstalling or even installing the wrong WAD. The WAD Manager you're using, YAWM ModMii Edition, has some extra brick protection built in to restrict someone from doing catastrophic things like uninstalling any System Menu WAD, or required System Menu IOS, or a dozen other things which could potentially result in a brick if you don't know what you're doing. Stick to your ModMii guide and you'll be fine.
+
+ + +
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ + +
+ModMii was written entirely by yours truly, XFlak. Trust me, no one else is crazy enough to try to maintain a batch file that has grown so large and 'all over the place'. But without the help of many other very talented people ModMii would not exist. Some people have contributed supporting files or programs, others have shared their knowledge, some have provided ideas and others have given their time.
+
+I have tried my best to recognize everyone's contribution to ModMii regardless of how big or small it is. If I've forgotten someone, please notify me and I'll add them to the credits as quickly as possible.
+ + +
+
+ + + +
+ +ModMii started out as a small side-project back in 2010 as a simple NUS Auto Downloader script, and now the changelog is taller than me! I started this project in my 20s in my spare time and since then I've gotten married and had not 1, not 2, not 3, but FOUR boys, all ~2 years apart. I love being able to share my love for gaming and for the Wii with them, and with all of you! This is a passion project that has easily taken over 9000-10000 hours of just my time alone, and that's not counting all the hours spent from the legions of devs and testers who've supported ModMii over the years.
+
+Not knowing that much about computers other than some excel tricks, I slowly built more advanced features on top of my original less efficient code that I'd love to rewrite if it wasn't such a daunting task. Throughout the journey I learned a lot from not just those in the credits list, but the incredibly supportive Wii community as a whole. I've gone from just being a "numbers guy" to my family's go to "tech guy", and I have this project, community and followers to thank for it.
+
+ModMii is entirely free to use and ad free. Donations can optionally be made to the author using the button below, or pick your favourite contributor from the credits and check if they have a donations page.
+ +
+
+ +
+- XFlak + + + + + + diff --git a/sampleguides/8.0.2/ModMii_Wizard_Guide_WiiU_Only.html b/sampleguides/8.0.2/ModMii_Wizard_Guide_WiiU_Only.html new file mode 100644 index 0000000..2b25091 --- /dev/null +++ b/sampleguides/8.0.2/ModMii_Wizard_Guide_WiiU_Only.html @@ -0,0 +1,950 @@ + + +ModMii Wizard Guide
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+str2hax
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+Requirements: an internet connection on your Wii, but does not require an SD card to launch the HackMii Installer. Will prioritize launching SD:\boot.elf if found. Cannot launch dols. Works on Wii only.
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+Fun Facts about str2hax! If a boot.elf file is detected on the root of your SD card, str2hax will launch it instead of automatically downloading then launching the HackMii Installer. And did you know when str2hax is finished, it will reset your DNS to Google's 8.8.8.8 and 8.8.4.4? You can leave it this way or re-enable Auto-Obtain DNS, or change it to Cloudflare's 1.1.1.1, or use WiiLink's DNS, the choice is yours!
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+Requirements: an internet connection on your Wii, but does not require an SD card to launch the HackMii Installer. Will prioritize launching SD:\boot.elf if found. Cannot launch dols. Works on Wii only.
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+Fun Facts about str2hax! If a boot.elf file is detected on the root of your SD card, str2hax will launch it instead of automatically downloading then launching the HackMii Installer. And did you know when str2hax is finished, it will reset your DNS to Google's 8.8.8.8 and 8.8.4.4? You can leave it this way or re-enable Auto-Obtain DNS, or change it to Cloudflare's 1.1.1.1, or use WiiLink's DNS, the choice is yours!
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+Wilbrand; aka LetterBomb, Mailbox Bomb
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+Requirements: SD Card; SDHC and SDXC also work if on System Menu 4.0 or higher. Works on System Menus 3.0 to 4.3. Can launch both dols and elfs. Works on Wii only.
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+Fun Fact! There are two tools that are able to construct this exploit. ModMii uses Wilbrand, which does not require an internet connection to construct its "Mailbox Bomb". This is functionally the same as "LetterBomb" that can be constructed and downloaded from please.hackmii.com.
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+ +Note: this exploit is console specific and has been created by ModMii for the 4.3J console with MAC address 11223344****. If you want to use this exploit on a different 4.3 console, use ModMii to build it again, or construct and download LetterBomb directly through your browser here.
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+Requirements: SD Card; SDHC and SDXC also work if on System Menu 4.0 or higher. Works on System Menus 3.0 to 4.3. Can launch both dols and elfs. Works on Wii only.
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+Fun Fact! There are two tools that are able to construct this exploit. ModMii uses Wilbrand, which does not require an internet connection to construct its "Mailbox Bomb". This is functionally the same as "LetterBomb" that can be constructed and downloaded from please.hackmii.com.
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+ +Note: this exploit is console specific and has been created by ModMii for the 4.3J console with MAC address 11223344****. If you want to use this exploit on a different 4.3 console, use ModMii to build it again, or construct and download LetterBomb directly through your browser here.
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+LetterBomb; aka Wilbrand, Mailbox Bomb
+Requirements: an SD, SDHC or SDXC card. Works on System Menu 4.3. Can launch both dols and elfs. Works on Wii only.
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+ +Download LetterBomb and Save it to your SD Card
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+Note: LetterBomb is console specific, do not use the MAC Address shown in the video or it will not work for you.
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+Launch LetterBomb on your Wii
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+Fun Fact! There are two tools that are able to construct this exploit. LetterBomb is functionally the same as the Mailbox Bomb that ModMii builds using Wilbrand.
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++Requirements: an SD, SDHC or SDXC card. Works on System Menu 4.3. Can launch both dols and elfs. Works on Wii only.
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+ +Download LetterBomb and Save it to your SD Card
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+Note: LetterBomb is console specific, do not use the MAC Address shown in the video or it will not work for you.
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++Launch LetterBomb on your Wii
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+Fun Fact! There are two tools that are able to construct this exploit. LetterBomb is functionally the same as the Mailbox Bomb that ModMii builds using Wilbrand.
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+Use the HackMii Installer to install the HBC and Bootmii
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+The HackMii installer will enable you to install the Homebrew Channel and Bootmii.
+The Homebrew Channel allows you to launch Wii homebrew applications off your SD card or Hard Drive.
+Bootmii is a piece of software that can backup and restore your Wii's NAND storage and provides brick protection.
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+Some notes about Bootmii as IOS and Bootmii as boot2
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+Creating a NAND backup is similar to creating a system restore point in Windows. Should you ever semi-brick your Wii but can still access Bootmii, restoring a NAND backup is like taking your Wii back in time to before the problem occurred. NAND backups are console specific, so you generally cannot restore a backup from a different Wii.
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+ +Priiloader loads just before the Wii System Menu and is invisible unless you hold down the reset button or the ESC key on a USB connected keyboard while powering on the console. Not only is Priiloader a great form of brick protection, it can be customized to automatically boot straight to the System Menu (default behavior) with patched features (aka "System Menu Hacks"), or directly to the HBC or a user defined homebrew (e.g. a USB-Loader, Crazy Intro Videos, etc). Click here for directions on "Installing a file" (aka "dol" or "elf" file) in Priiloader to launch user defined homebrew. Custom forwarder dols that are compatible with Priiloader can be built from ModMii's Advanced Downloads menu. More Priiloader information can be found in its FAQ.
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+Pro tip! If you update or (re)install any System Menu it generally REMOVES Priiloader and you should reinstall it immediately to stay protected. Only YAWM ModMii Edition allows you to safely retain Priiloader while (re)installing a System Menu.
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+Another Pro tip! If you keep a hard drive plugged into your console at all times you can enable "Ignore standby" in Priiloader's settings so the console turns off completely by default. This will stop the hard drive from spinning 24/7 when it's not being used.
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+YAWM ModMii Edition stands for Yet Another Wad Manager ModMii Edition (aka yawmME). A WAD Manager will allow you to install "WADs" containing things like updates and other content for your console, like IOSs, custom IOSs (or cIOSs), or other downloadable content, which can be all packed into WADs and installed to your console. Think of a WAD like a zip file but for the Wii.
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+ +WARNINGS: Do not unplug the console when installing WADs. WADs can also be uninstalled, and if you're not careful you can brick your console by uninstalling or even installing the wrong WAD. The WAD Manager you're using, YAWM ModMii Edition, has some extra brick protection built in to restrict someone from doing catastrophic things like uninstalling any System Menu WAD, or required System Menu IOS, or a dozen other things which could potentially result in a brick if you don't know what you're doing. Stick to your ModMii guide and you'll be fine.
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+ModMii was written entirely by yours truly, XFlak. Trust me, no one else is crazy enough to try to maintain a batch file that has grown so large and 'all over the place'. But without the help of many other very talented people ModMii would not exist. Some people have contributed supporting files or programs, others have shared their knowledge, some have provided ideas and others have given their time.
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+I have tried my best to recognize everyone's contribution to ModMii regardless of how big or small it is. If I've forgotten someone, please notify me and I'll add them to the credits as quickly as possible.
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+ +ModMii started out as a small side-project back in 2010 as a simple NUS Auto Downloader script, and now the changelog is taller than me! I started this project in my 20s in my spare time and since then I've gotten married and had not 1, not 2, not 3, but FOUR boys, all ~2 years apart. I love being able to share my love for gaming and for the Wii with them, and with all of you! This is a passion project that has easily taken over 9000-10000 hours of just my time alone, and that's not counting all the hours spent from the legions of devs and testers who've supported ModMii over the years.
+
+Not knowing that much about computers other than some excel tricks, I slowly built more advanced features on top of my original less efficient code that I'd love to rewrite if it wasn't such a daunting task. Throughout the journey I learned a lot from not just those in the credits list, but the incredibly supportive Wii community as a whole. I've gone from just being a "numbers guy" to my family's go to "tech guy", and I have this project, community and followers to thank for it.
+
+ModMii is entirely free to use and ad free. Donations can optionally be made to the author using the button below, or pick your favourite contributor from the credits and check if they have a donations page.
+ +
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+- XFlak + + + + + + diff --git a/sampleguides/8.0.2/ModMii_Wizard_Guide_WiiU_Only.html b/sampleguides/8.0.2/ModMii_Wizard_Guide_WiiU_Only.html new file mode 100644 index 0000000..2b25091 --- /dev/null +++ b/sampleguides/8.0.2/ModMii_Wizard_Guide_WiiU_Only.html @@ -0,0 +1,950 @@ + + +
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+ModMii for Windows
by XFlak
+
+This software is not for sale. If you paid for this software or a "bundle" you have been scammed.
+
+THIS PACKAGE COMES WITH ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY, NEITHER STATED NOR IMPLIED.
+NO ONE BUT YOURSELF IS TO BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE THIS MAY CAUSE TO YOUR NINTENDO WII CONSOLE!
+USE THIS AT YOUR OWN RISK!
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+For Tiramisu users: While safe to follow this guide, to install Aroma next to Tiramisu (or vice versa) you only need to add it to your SD card and change the default boot setting in the Environment Loader as described below.
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+For CBHC (Coldboot Haxchi) users:
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+For Haxchi users: Uninstall the Haxchi app from Data Management in the System Settings app.
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+For Mocha CFW (Indexiine) users:
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+For Mocha CFW (Online Exploit) users: You do not need to do anything before following this guide.
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+Browser Exploit to launch nanddumper
+ +Requirements: an internet connection on your WiiU and an SD card.
+
+The Browser Exploit is a WiiU entry point which allow further homebrew to be run. All current WiiU exploits load SD:/wiiu/payload.elf which takes over further loading of homebrew. Creating a NAND backup is similar to creating a system restore point in Windows. Should you ever brick your console, restoring a NAND backup is like taking it back in time to before the problem occurred. Restoring a full WiiU NAND Backup requires additional hardware and micro soldering skills. However, making a NAND Backup is always useful, so please do not skip it. NAND backups are console specific, so you cannot restore a backup from a different console. vWii NAND Backups (slccmpt.bin/nand.bin & keys.bin/otp.bin) can be restored without additional hardware using vWii NAND Restorer but it currently requires switching from Aroma to a legacy environment like Tiramisu. Generally, vWii NAND Restorer should only be used if vWii Decaffeinator fails to repair a brick.
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+Fun Fact! You can extract the contents of your slccmpt.bin by opening it with ModMii, then save it to a hard drive or SD Card to act as a vWii Emulated NAND (or virtual NAND), allowing you switch between the vWii's real NAND and one or more Emulated NANDs. Emulated NANDs can provide much more storage space than the vWii's internal memory.
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Installing the Payload-Loader will let you access Aroma just by running the Health and Safety Information app.
+ +Browser Exploit to launch Environment Loader & Aroma
+ +Requirements: an internet connection on your WiiU and an SD card.
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+An environment is a collection of "setup modules", which will be run in a certain order when launched. Examples of WiiU environments are Aroma and Tiramisu. Setup modules are small pieces of homebrew/code that are executed once to set up an environment.
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+ + +Currently, every time you want to launch Aroma you will have to launch the Health and Safety information app.
+If you wish to automatically launch into Aroma on every boot complete this step.
+If you do not want to autoboot Aroma you can skip this step.
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+ + +Pretendo is a replacement service for the Nintendo Network, which brings back online services (including Miiverse) as they have been discontinued by Nintendo.
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+CAUTION: A Pretendo Network ID (PNID) may not use the same username as an account already linked to your WiiU. If you have an account with a Nintendo Network ID (NNID) on your WiiU which shares the username you wish to use, it MUST first be removed or unlinked. Before removing accounts you may want to backup and transfer save data to a new account following the steps in the spoiler below. However, to entirely avoid removing accounts that conflict with Pretendo they can instead be unlinked from Network IDs by simply launching Wii U Account Swap from the WiiU Menu to unlink the Network ID, effectively turning it into a local user account capable of being linked to a new PNID.
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+ModMii has already installed Pretendo (i.e. Inkay) to your SD Card; however to use it you still must register a Pretendo Network ID (PNID). There are currently two ways of creating a PNID: Creating an account with the website and linking it, or creating it on your WiiU. You do not need to complete both methods.
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+PNID Setup Method 1: WiiU
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+PNID Setup Method 2: Website
+Warning: this method currently will not allow you to choose your region (defaults to US), potentially creating a region mismatch which disables the vWii EULA and breaks WC24. +
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+ModMii was written entirely by yours truly, XFlak. Trust me, no one else is crazy enough to try to maintain a batch file that has grown so large and 'all over the place'. But without the help of many other very talented people ModMii would not exist. Some people have contributed supporting files or programs, others have shared their knowledge, some have provided ideas and others have given their time.
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+I have tried my best to recognize everyone's contribution to ModMii regardless of how big or small it is. If I've forgotten someone, please notify me and I'll add them to the credits as quickly as possible.
+ + +
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+ +ModMii started out as a small side-project back in 2010 as a simple NUS Auto Downloader script, and now the changelog is taller than me! I started this project in my 20s in my spare time and since then I've gotten married and had not 1, not 2, not 3, but FOUR boys, all ~2 years apart. I love being able to share my love for gaming and for the Wii with them, and with all of you! This is a passion project that has easily taken over 9000-10000 hours of just my time alone, and that's not counting all the hours spent from the legions of devs and testers who've supported ModMii over the years.
+
+Not knowing that much about computers other than some excel tricks, I slowly built more advanced features on top of my original less efficient code that I'd love to rewrite if it wasn't such a daunting task. Throughout the journey I learned a lot from not just those in the credits list, but the incredibly supportive Wii community as a whole. I've gone from just being a "numbers guy" to my family's go to "tech guy", and I have this project, community and followers to thank for it.
+
+ModMii is entirely free to use and ad free. Donations can optionally be made to the author using the button below, or pick your favourite contributor from the credits and check if they have a donations page.
+ +
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+- XFlak + +
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+ModMii for Windows
by XFlak
+
+This software is not for sale. If you paid for this software or a "bundle" you have been scammed.
+
+THIS PACKAGE COMES WITH ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY, NEITHER STATED NOR IMPLIED.
+NO ONE BUT YOURSELF IS TO BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE THIS MAY CAUSE TO YOUR NINTENDO WII CONSOLE!
+USE THIS AT YOUR OWN RISK!
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+For Tiramisu users: While safe to follow this guide, to install Aroma next to Tiramisu (or vice versa) you only need to add it to your SD card and change the default boot setting in the Environment Loader as described below.
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+For CBHC (Coldboot Haxchi) users:
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+For Haxchi users: Uninstall the Haxchi app from Data Management in the System Settings app.
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+For Mocha CFW (Online Exploit) users: You do not need to do anything before following this guide.
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+Browser Exploit to launch nanddumper
+ +Requirements: an internet connection on your WiiU and an SD card.
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+The Browser Exploit is a WiiU entry point which allow further homebrew to be run. All current WiiU exploits load SD:/wiiu/payload.elf which takes over further loading of homebrew. Creating a NAND backup is similar to creating a system restore point in Windows. Should you ever brick your console, restoring a NAND backup is like taking it back in time to before the problem occurred. Restoring a full WiiU NAND Backup requires additional hardware and micro soldering skills. However, making a NAND Backup is always useful, so please do not skip it. NAND backups are console specific, so you cannot restore a backup from a different console. vWii NAND Backups (slccmpt.bin/nand.bin & keys.bin/otp.bin) can be restored without additional hardware using vWii NAND Restorer but it currently requires switching from Aroma to a legacy environment like Tiramisu. Generally, vWii NAND Restorer should only be used if vWii Decaffeinator fails to repair a brick.
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+Fun Fact! You can extract the contents of your slccmpt.bin by opening it with ModMii, then save it to a hard drive or SD Card to act as a vWii Emulated NAND (or virtual NAND), allowing you switch between the vWii's real NAND and one or more Emulated NANDs. Emulated NANDs can provide much more storage space than the vWii's internal memory.
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Installing the Payload-Loader will let you access Aroma just by running the Health and Safety Information app.
+ +Browser Exploit to launch Environment Loader & Aroma
+ +Requirements: an internet connection on your WiiU and an SD card.
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+An environment is a collection of "setup modules", which will be run in a certain order when launched. Examples of WiiU environments are Aroma and Tiramisu. Setup modules are small pieces of homebrew/code that are executed once to set up an environment.
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+ + +Pretendo is a replacement service for the Nintendo Network, which brings back online services (including Miiverse) as they have been discontinued by Nintendo.
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+CAUTION: A Pretendo Network ID (PNID) may not use the same username as an account already linked to your WiiU. If you have an account with a Nintendo Network ID (NNID) on your WiiU which shares the username you wish to use, it MUST first be removed or unlinked. Before removing accounts you may want to backup and transfer save data to a new account following the steps in the spoiler below. However, to entirely avoid removing accounts that conflict with Pretendo they can instead be unlinked from Network IDs by simply launching Wii U Account Swap from the WiiU Menu to unlink the Network ID, effectively turning it into a local user account capable of being linked to a new PNID.
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+ModMii has already installed Pretendo (i.e. Inkay) to your SD Card; however to use it you still must register a Pretendo Network ID (PNID). There are currently two ways of creating a PNID: Creating an account with the website and linking it, or creating it on your WiiU. You do not need to complete both methods.
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+The Homebrew Channel allows you to launch Wii\vWii homebrew applications off your SD card or Hard Drive.
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+ +Priiloader loads just before the vWii System Menu and is invisible unless you hold down the ESC key on a USB connected keyboard while launching the vWii system menu. Not only is Priiloader a great form of brick protection, it can be customized to automatically boot straight to the System Menu (default behavior) with patched features (aka "System Menu Hacks"), or directly to the HBC or a user defined homebrew (e.g. a USB-Loader, Crazy Intro Videos, etc). Click here for directions on "Installing a file" (aka "dol" or "elf" file) in Priiloader to launch user defined homebrew. Custom forwarder dols that are compatible with Priiloader can be built from ModMii's Advanced Downloads menu. More Priiloader information can be found in its FAQ.
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+Pro tip! If you update or (re)install any System Menu it generally REMOVES Priiloader and you should reinstall it immediately to stay protected. Only YAWM ModMii Edition allows you to safely retain Priiloader while (re)installing a System Menu.
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+YAWM ModMii Edition stands for Yet Another Wad Manager ModMii Edition (aka yawmME). A WAD Manager will allow you to install "WADs" containing things like updates and other content for your console, like IOSs, custom IOSs (or cIOSs), or other downloadable content, which can be all packed into WADs and installed to your console. Think of a WAD like a zip file but for the Wii.
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+ +WARNINGS: Do not unplug the console when installing WADs. WADs can also be uninstalled, and if you're not careful you can brick your console by uninstalling or even installing the wrong WAD. The WAD Manager you're using, YAWM ModMii Edition, has some extra brick protection built in to restrict someone from doing catastrophic things like uninstalling any System Menu WAD, or required System Menu IOS, or a dozen other things which could potentially result in a brick if you don't know what you're doing. Stick to your ModMii guide and you'll be fine.
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+ +Wii Backup Manager
+Wii Backup Manager (WBM) is a Windows program to help transfer Wii games to and from hard drives and SD cards.
It can also download game covers, list your games, identify what games are missing between devices, and more.
+
+
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+
+ +GameCube Backup Manager
+GameCube Backup Manager (GCBM) is a Windows program to help transfer GameCube games to and from hard drives and SD cards.
The interface is very similar to the popular Wii Backup Manager program making it easy to use.
+ +
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+ +NKit Processing App
+NKit is a Nintendo ToolKit that can Recover and Preserve Wii and GameCube disc images.
+
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+ +How to Backup Original Discs
+ +Ripping original Wii discs cannot be done on a computer without one of the rare disc drives that are capable of doing so (most are LG branded).
+
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+ + +
+ModMii was written entirely by yours truly, XFlak. Trust me, no one else is crazy enough to try to maintain a batch file that has grown so large and 'all over the place'. But without the help of many other very talented people ModMii would not exist. Some people have contributed supporting files or programs, others have shared their knowledge, some have provided ideas and others have given their time.
+
+I have tried my best to recognize everyone's contribution to ModMii regardless of how big or small it is. If I've forgotten someone, please notify me and I'll add them to the credits as quickly as possible.
+ + +
+
++ + + +
+ +ModMii started out as a small side-project back in 2010 as a simple NUS Auto Downloader script, and now the changelog is taller than me! I started this project in my 20s in my spare time and since then I've gotten married and had not 1, not 2, not 3, but FOUR boys, all ~2 years apart. I love being able to share my love for gaming and for the Wii with them, and with all of you! This is a passion project that has easily taken over 9000-10000 hours of just my time alone, and that's not counting all the hours spent from the legions of devs and testers who've supported ModMii over the years.
+
+Not knowing that much about computers other than some excel tricks, I slowly built more advanced features on top of my original less efficient code that I'd love to rewrite if it wasn't such a daunting task. Throughout the journey I learned a lot from not just those in the credits list, but the incredibly supportive Wii community as a whole. I've gone from just being a "numbers guy" to my family's go to "tech guy", and I have this project, community and followers to thank for it.
+
+ModMii is entirely free to use and ad free. Donations can optionally be made to the author using the button below, or pick your favourite contributor from the credits and check if they have a donations page.
+ +
+
+
+ +
+- XFlak + +
+ + + + + + +
+ModMii for Windows
by XFlak
+
+This software is not for sale. If you paid for this software or a "bundle" you have been scammed.
+
+THIS PACKAGE COMES WITH ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY, NEITHER STATED NOR IMPLIED.
+NO ONE BUT YOURSELF IS TO BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE THIS MAY CAUSE TO YOUR NINTENDO WII CONSOLE!
+USE THIS AT YOUR OWN RISK!
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+This guide was generated using the following parameters:
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+Browser Exploit to launch nanddumper
+ +Requirements: an internet connection on your WiiU and an SD card.
+
+The Browser Exploit is a WiiU entry point which allow further homebrew to be run. All current WiiU exploits load SD:/wiiu/payload.elf which takes over further loading of homebrew. Creating a NAND backup is similar to creating a system restore point in Windows. Should you ever brick your console, restoring a NAND backup is like taking it back in time to before the problem occurred. Restoring a full WiiU NAND Backup requires additional hardware and micro soldering skills. However, making a NAND Backup is always useful, so please do not skip it. NAND backups are console specific, so you cannot restore a backup from a different console. vWii NAND Backups (slccmpt.bin/nand.bin & keys.bin/otp.bin) can be restored without additional hardware using vWii NAND Restorer but it currently requires switching from Aroma to a legacy environment like Tiramisu. Generally, vWii NAND Restorer should only be used if vWii Decaffeinator fails to repair a brick.
+
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+nanddumper Steps +
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+
+Fun Fact! You can extract the contents of your slccmpt.bin by opening it with ModMii, then save it to a hard drive or SD Card to act as a vWii Emulated NAND (or virtual NAND), allowing you switch between the vWii's real NAND and one or more Emulated NANDs. Emulated NANDs can provide much more storage space than the vWii's internal memory.
+
+ + +
+ + + +Browser Exploit to launch Environment Loader & Aroma
+ +Requirements: an internet connection on your WiiU and an SD card.
+
+An environment is a collection of "setup modules", which will be run in a certain order when launched. Examples of WiiU environments are Aroma and Tiramisu. Setup modules are small pieces of homebrew/code that are executed once to set up an environment.
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+ + + + + +vWii Compat Installer to install the HBC
+ + +The vWii Compat Installer is a WiiU app that installs the Homebrew Channel to vWii. It requires an SD, SDHC or SDXC card.
+The Homebrew Channel allows you to launch Wii\vWii homebrew applications off your SD card or Hard Drive.
+ +
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+
+ +Priiloader loads just before the vWii System Menu and is invisible unless you hold down the ESC key on a USB connected keyboard while launching the vWii system menu. Not only is Priiloader a great form of brick protection, it can be customized to automatically boot straight to the System Menu (default behavior) with patched features (aka "System Menu Hacks"), or directly to the HBC or a user defined homebrew (e.g. a USB-Loader, Crazy Intro Videos, etc). Click here for directions on "Installing a file" (aka "dol" or "elf" file) in Priiloader to launch user defined homebrew. Custom forwarder dols that are compatible with Priiloader can be built from ModMii's Advanced Downloads menu. More Priiloader information can be found in its FAQ.
+
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+Pro tip! If you update or (re)install any System Menu it generally REMOVES Priiloader and you should reinstall it immediately to stay protected. Only YAWM ModMii Edition allows you to safely retain Priiloader while (re)installing a System Menu.
+
+ + + + +
+
+YAWM ModMii Edition stands for Yet Another Wad Manager ModMii Edition (aka yawmME). A WAD Manager will allow you to install "WADs" containing things like updates and other content for your console, like IOSs, custom IOSs (or cIOSs), or other downloadable content, which can be all packed into WADs and installed to your console. Think of a WAD like a zip file but for the Wii.
+
+ +WARNINGS: Do not unplug the console when installing WADs. WADs can also be uninstalled, and if you're not careful you can brick your console by uninstalling or even installing the wrong WAD. The WAD Manager you're using, YAWM ModMii Edition, has some extra brick protection built in to restrict someone from doing catastrophic things like uninstalling any System Menu WAD, or required System Menu IOS, or a dozen other things which could potentially result in a brick if you don't know what you're doing. Stick to your ModMii guide and you'll be fine.
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+The rest of the guide is performed on your computer in order to set up your USB-Loader for your Wii or vWii. Also note that a FAT32 SD\SDHC\SDXC Card can optionally be used in place of a Hard Drive.
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+If you were able to format the first partition as FAT32, then you can skip the remainder of this step.
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+FAT32 + WBFS
+ +
+Pros:
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+Pros:
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+If you were able to format the first partition as FAT32, then you can skip to formatting the second partition as WBFS.
+
+ + +
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+ + + + + +
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+
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+ +Wii Backup Manager
+Wii Backup Manager (WBM) is a Windows program to help transfer Wii games to and from hard drives and SD cards.
It can also download game covers, list your games, identify what games are missing between devices, and more.
+
+
-
+
+ +GameCube Backup Manager
+GameCube Backup Manager (GCBM) is a Windows program to help transfer GameCube games to and from hard drives and SD cards.
The interface is very similar to the popular Wii Backup Manager program making it easy to use.
+ +
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+
+ +NKit Processing App
+NKit is a Nintendo ToolKit that can Recover and Preserve Wii and GameCube disc images.
+
-
+
+ +How to Backup Original Discs
+ +Ripping original Wii discs cannot be done on a computer without one of the rare disc drives that are capable of doing so (most are LG branded).
+
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+
+
+
-
+
+
-
+
+ + + +
+ModMii was written entirely by yours truly, XFlak. Trust me, no one else is crazy enough to try to maintain a batch file that has grown so large and 'all over the place'. But without the help of many other very talented people ModMii would not exist. Some people have contributed supporting files or programs, others have shared their knowledge, some have provided ideas and others have given their time.
+
+I have tried my best to recognize everyone's contribution to ModMii regardless of how big or small it is. If I've forgotten someone, please notify me and I'll add them to the credits as quickly as possible.
+ + +
+
++ + + +
+ +ModMii started out as a small side-project back in 2010 as a simple NUS Auto Downloader script, and now the changelog is taller than me! I started this project in my 20s in my spare time and since then I've gotten married and had not 1, not 2, not 3, but FOUR boys, all ~2 years apart. I love being able to share my love for gaming and for the Wii with them, and with all of you! This is a passion project that has easily taken over 9000-10000 hours of just my time alone, and that's not counting all the hours spent from the legions of devs and testers who've supported ModMii over the years.
+
+Not knowing that much about computers other than some excel tricks, I slowly built more advanced features on top of my original less efficient code that I'd love to rewrite if it wasn't such a daunting task. Throughout the journey I learned a lot from not just those in the credits list, but the incredibly supportive Wii community as a whole. I've gone from just being a "numbers guy" to my family's go to "tech guy", and I have this project, community and followers to thank for it.
+
+ModMii is entirely free to use and ad free. Donations can optionally be made to the author using the button below, or pick your favourite contributor from the credits and check if they have a donations page.
+ +
+
+
+ +
+- XFlak + +
+ + + + + + +
+ModMii for Windows
by XFlak
+
+This software is not for sale. If you paid for this software or a "bundle" you have been scammed.
+
+THIS PACKAGE COMES WITH ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY, NEITHER STATED NOR IMPLIED.
+NO ONE BUT YOURSELF IS TO BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE THIS MAY CAUSE TO YOUR NINTENDO WII CONSOLE!
+USE THIS AT YOUR OWN RISK!
+
+ + + +
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+
+This guide was generated using the following parameters:
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+ + + + + + +
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+
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+Launch an Exploit
+You only need to perform ONE of the these exploits to complete this guide.
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+ +Priiloader loads just before the vWii System Menu and is invisible unless you hold down the ESC key on a USB connected keyboard while launching the vWii system menu. Not only is Priiloader a great form of brick protection, it can be customized to automatically boot straight to the System Menu (default behavior) with patched features (aka "System Menu Hacks"), or directly to the HBC or a user defined homebrew (e.g. a USB-Loader, Crazy Intro Videos, etc). Click here for directions on "Installing a file" (aka "dol" or "elf" file) in Priiloader to launch user defined homebrew. Custom forwarder dols that are compatible with Priiloader can be built from ModMii's Advanced Downloads menu. More Priiloader information can be found in its FAQ.
+
+ + +
+ +
+Pro tip! If you update or (re)install any System Menu it generally REMOVES Priiloader and you should reinstall it immediately to stay protected. Only YAWM ModMii Edition allows you to safely retain Priiloader while (re)installing a System Menu.
+
+ + + + +
+
+YAWM ModMii Edition stands for Yet Another Wad Manager ModMii Edition (aka yawmME). A WAD Manager will allow you to install "WADs" containing things like updates and other content for your console, like IOSs, custom IOSs (or cIOSs), or other downloadable content, which can be all packed into WADs and installed to your console. Think of a WAD like a zip file but for the Wii.
+
+ +WARNINGS: Do not unplug the console when installing WADs. WADs can also be uninstalled, and if you're not careful you can brick your console by uninstalling or even installing the wrong WAD. The WAD Manager you're using, YAWM ModMii Edition, has some extra brick protection built in to restrict someone from doing catastrophic things like uninstalling any System Menu WAD, or required System Menu IOS, or a dozen other things which could potentially result in a brick if you don't know what you're doing. Stick to your ModMii guide and you'll be fine.
+
+ + +
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+ +
+ + +csm-installer is an application used to install Custom System Menu (CSM) themes on your Wii or vWii. It uses CSM & App files created by ModMii, WiiThemer, MyMenu, ThemeMii, etc. Note that all vWii themes built by ModMii, even the boring Default, include 43DB fixes for the aspect ratio used by the Everybody Votes and Check Mii Out channels.
+
+WARNING: Do not install themes on vWii using MyMenuifyMod as it will currently semi-brick vWii's with Priiloader installed. Do not install themes without protection (Priiloader and NAND backup) and only install themes for your specific System Menu version and region! Do not try to "uninstall" a System Menu or theme; the proper steps to reinstall the default theme is noted below. vWii themes are experimental and not every MYM\theme will work properly.
+
+ +
+
+
+The rest of the guide is performed on your computer in order to set up your USB-Loader for your Wii or vWii. Also note that a FAT32 SD\SDHC\SDXC Card can optionally be used in place of a Hard Drive.
+
+
+ + + +
+ModMii was written entirely by yours truly, XFlak. Trust me, no one else is crazy enough to try to maintain a batch file that has grown so large and 'all over the place'. But without the help of many other very talented people ModMii would not exist. Some people have contributed supporting files or programs, others have shared their knowledge, some have provided ideas and others have given their time.
+
+I have tried my best to recognize everyone's contribution to ModMii regardless of how big or small it is. If I've forgotten someone, please notify me and I'll add them to the credits as quickly as possible.
+ + +
+
+ + + +
+ +ModMii started out as a small side-project back in 2010 as a simple NUS Auto Downloader script, and now the changelog is taller than me! I started this project in my 20s in my spare time and since then I've gotten married and had not 1, not 2, not 3, but FOUR boys, all ~2 years apart. I love being able to share my love for gaming and for the Wii with them, and with all of you! This is a passion project that has easily taken over 9000-10000 hours of just my time alone, and that's not counting all the hours spent from the legions of devs and testers who've supported ModMii over the years.
+
+Not knowing that much about computers other than some excel tricks, I slowly built more advanced features on top of my original less efficient code that I'd love to rewrite if it wasn't such a daunting task. Throughout the journey I learned a lot from not just those in the credits list, but the incredibly supportive Wii community as a whole. I've gone from just being a "numbers guy" to my family's go to "tech guy", and I have this project, community and followers to thank for it.
+
+ModMii is entirely free to use and ad free. Donations can optionally be made to the author using the button below, or pick your favourite contributor from the credits and check if they have a donations page.
+ +
+
+ +
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+ + + + + + +
+ + + +ModMii for Windows
It's now easier than ever to donate to ModMii using Ko-fi (supports PayPal), Patreon or GitHub Sponsors!
❤ Ko-fi ❤ Patreon ❤ Sponsor
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❤ Ko-fi ❤ Patreon ❤ Sponsor
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❤ Ko-fi ❤ Patreon ❤ Sponsor
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❤ Ko-fi ❤ Patreon ❤ Sponsor
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ModMii for Windows
It's now easier than ever to donate to ModMii using Ko-fi (supports PayPal), Patreon or GitHub Sponsors!
❤ Ko-fi ❤ Patreon ❤ Sponsor
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+
+Browser Exploit to launch nanddumper
+ +Requirements: an internet connection on your WiiU and an SD card.
+
+The Browser Exploit is a WiiU entry point which allow further homebrew to be run. All current WiiU exploits load SD:/wiiu/payload.elf which takes over further loading of homebrew. Creating a NAND backup is similar to creating a system restore point in Windows. Should you ever brick your console, restoring a NAND backup is like taking it back in time to before the problem occurred. Restoring a full WiiU NAND Backup requires additional hardware and micro soldering skills. However, making a NAND Backup is always useful, so please do not skip it. NAND backups are console specific, so you cannot restore a backup from a different console. vWii NAND Backups (slccmpt.bin/nand.bin & keys.bin/otp.bin) can be restored without additional hardware using vWii NAND Restorer but it currently requires switching from Aroma to a legacy environment like Tiramisu. Generally, vWii NAND Restorer should only be used if vWii Decaffeinator fails to repair a brick.
+
+
+nanddumper Steps +
+Fun Fact! You can extract the contents of your slccmpt.bin by opening it with ModMii, then save it to a hard drive or SD Card to act as a vWii Emulated NAND (or virtual NAND), allowing you switch between the vWii's real NAND and one or more Emulated NANDs. Emulated NANDs can provide much more storage space than the vWii's internal memory.
+
+ + + + + +Browser Exploit to launch Environment Loader & Aroma
+ +Requirements: an internet connection on your WiiU and an SD card.
+
+An environment is a collection of "setup modules", which will be run in a certain order when launched. Examples of WiiU environments are Aroma and Tiramisu. Setup modules are small pieces of homebrew/code that are executed once to set up an environment.
+
+
+ + + + + +Install The Homebrew Channel (HBC) for vWii
+ + +The vWii Compat Installer is a WiiU app that installs the Homebrew Channel to vWii. It requires an SD, SDHC or SDXC card.
+The Homebrew Channel allows you to launch Wii\vWii homebrew applications off your SD card or Hard Drive.
+ +
+ + +
++ +Requirements: an internet connection on your WiiU and an SD card.
+
+The Browser Exploit is a WiiU entry point which allow further homebrew to be run. All current WiiU exploits load SD:/wiiu/payload.elf which takes over further loading of homebrew. Creating a NAND backup is similar to creating a system restore point in Windows. Should you ever brick your console, restoring a NAND backup is like taking it back in time to before the problem occurred. Restoring a full WiiU NAND Backup requires additional hardware and micro soldering skills. However, making a NAND Backup is always useful, so please do not skip it. NAND backups are console specific, so you cannot restore a backup from a different console. vWii NAND Backups (slccmpt.bin/nand.bin & keys.bin/otp.bin) can be restored without additional hardware using vWii NAND Restorer but it currently requires switching from Aroma to a legacy environment like Tiramisu. Generally, vWii NAND Restorer should only be used if vWii Decaffeinator fails to repair a brick.
+
+
-
+
+nanddumper Steps +
-
+
+Fun Fact! You can extract the contents of your slccmpt.bin by opening it with ModMii, then save it to a hard drive or SD Card to act as a vWii Emulated NAND (or virtual NAND), allowing you switch between the vWii's real NAND and one or more Emulated NANDs. Emulated NANDs can provide much more storage space than the vWii's internal memory.
+
+ + + + + +Browser Exploit to launch Environment Loader & Aroma
+ +Requirements: an internet connection on your WiiU and an SD card.
+
+An environment is a collection of "setup modules", which will be run in a certain order when launched. Examples of WiiU environments are Aroma and Tiramisu. Setup modules are small pieces of homebrew/code that are executed once to set up an environment.
+
+
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+
+ + + + + +Install The Homebrew Channel (HBC) for vWii
+ + +The vWii Compat Installer is a WiiU app that installs the Homebrew Channel to vWii. It requires an SD, SDHC or SDXC card.
+The Homebrew Channel allows you to launch Wii\vWii homebrew applications off your SD card or Hard Drive.
+ +
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+
+ + +
+Smash Stack
+
+Requirements: A copy of "Super Smash Brothers Brawl" and a standard SD card (will not work with an SDHC or SDXC card). Can launch elfs but not dols. Works on Wii and vWii.
+
+
+Use the HackMii Installer to install the HBC
+ +The HackMii installer will enable you to install the Homebrew Channel.
+The Homebrew Channel allows you to launch Wii\vWii homebrew applications off your SD card or Hard Drive.
+
+
+
+ + + +Use Dump Mii NAND to Make a NAND backup
+Creating a NAND backup is similar to creating a system restore point in Windows. Should you ever brick your console, restoring a NAND backup is like taking it back in time to before the problem occurred. NAND backups are console specific, so you cannot restore a backup from a different console.
+
+ +
+Fun Fact! You can extract the contents of your nand.bin by opening it with ModMii, then save it to a hard drive or SD Card to act as a vWii Emulated NAND (or virtual NAND), allowing you switch between the vWii's real NAND and one or more Emulated NANDs. Emulated NANDs can provide much more storage space than the vWii's internal memory.
+
+ + +
++
+Requirements: A copy of "Super Smash Brothers Brawl" and a standard SD card (will not work with an SDHC or SDXC card). Can launch elfs but not dols. Works on Wii and vWii.
+
+
+Use the HackMii Installer to install the HBC
+ +The HackMii installer will enable you to install the Homebrew Channel.
+The Homebrew Channel allows you to launch Wii\vWii homebrew applications off your SD card or Hard Drive.
+
+
-
+
+
-
+
+ + + +Use Dump Mii NAND to Make a NAND backup
+Creating a NAND backup is similar to creating a system restore point in Windows. Should you ever brick your console, restoring a NAND backup is like taking it back in time to before the problem occurred. NAND backups are console specific, so you cannot restore a backup from a different console.
+
+ +
-
+
+Fun Fact! You can extract the contents of your nand.bin by opening it with ModMii, then save it to a hard drive or SD Card to act as a vWii Emulated NAND (or virtual NAND), allowing you switch between the vWii's real NAND and one or more Emulated NANDs. Emulated NANDs can provide much more storage space than the vWii's internal memory.
+
+ + +
+Indiana Pwns
+
+Requirements: A copy of "LEGO Indiana Jones", a standard SD card (will not work with an SDHC or SDXC card), and a nunchuck. Does not work on Korean System Menus. Can launch elfs but not dols. Works on Wii and vWii.
+
+
+Use the HackMii Installer to install the HBC
+ +The HackMii installer will enable you to install the Homebrew Channel.
+The Homebrew Channel allows you to launch Wii\vWii homebrew applications off your SD card or Hard Drive.
+
+
+
+ + + +Use Dump Mii NAND to Make a NAND backup
+Creating a NAND backup is similar to creating a system restore point in Windows. Should you ever brick your console, restoring a NAND backup is like taking it back in time to before the problem occurred. NAND backups are console specific, so you cannot restore a backup from a different console.
+
+ +
+Fun Fact! You can extract the contents of your nand.bin by opening it with ModMii, then save it to a hard drive or SD Card to act as a vWii Emulated NAND (or virtual NAND), allowing you switch between the vWii's real NAND and one or more Emulated NANDs. Emulated NANDs can provide much more storage space than the vWii's internal memory.
+
+ + +
++
+Requirements: A copy of "LEGO Indiana Jones", a standard SD card (will not work with an SDHC or SDXC card), and a nunchuck. Does not work on Korean System Menus. Can launch elfs but not dols. Works on Wii and vWii.
+
+
-
+
+Use the HackMii Installer to install the HBC
+ +The HackMii installer will enable you to install the Homebrew Channel.
+The Homebrew Channel allows you to launch Wii\vWii homebrew applications off your SD card or Hard Drive.
+
+
-
+
+
-
+
+ + + +Use Dump Mii NAND to Make a NAND backup
+Creating a NAND backup is similar to creating a system restore point in Windows. Should you ever brick your console, restoring a NAND backup is like taking it back in time to before the problem occurred. NAND backups are console specific, so you cannot restore a backup from a different console.
+
+ +
-
+
+Fun Fact! You can extract the contents of your nand.bin by opening it with ModMii, then save it to a hard drive or SD Card to act as a vWii Emulated NAND (or virtual NAND), allowing you switch between the vWii's real NAND and one or more Emulated NANDs. Emulated NANDs can provide much more storage space than the vWii's internal memory.
+
+ + +
+Yu-Gi Owned
+
+Requirements: A copy of "Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's", a standard SD card (will not work with an SDHC or SDXC card), and a nunchuck or classic controller. Does not work on Korean System Menus. Can launch elfs but not dols. Works on Wii and vWii.
+
+
+
+Use the HackMii Installer to install the HBC
+ +The HackMii installer will enable you to install the Homebrew Channel.
+The Homebrew Channel allows you to launch Wii\vWii homebrew applications off your SD card or Hard Drive.
+
+
+
+ + + +Use Dump Mii NAND to Make a NAND backup
+Creating a NAND backup is similar to creating a system restore point in Windows. Should you ever brick your console, restoring a NAND backup is like taking it back in time to before the problem occurred. NAND backups are console specific, so you cannot restore a backup from a different console.
+
+ +
+Fun Fact! You can extract the contents of your nand.bin by opening it with ModMii, then save it to a hard drive or SD Card to act as a vWii Emulated NAND (or virtual NAND), allowing you switch between the vWii's real NAND and one or more Emulated NANDs. Emulated NANDs can provide much more storage space than the vWii's internal memory.
+
+ + +
++
+Requirements: A copy of "Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's", a standard SD card (will not work with an SDHC or SDXC card), and a nunchuck or classic controller. Does not work on Korean System Menus. Can launch elfs but not dols. Works on Wii and vWii.
+
+
-
+
+
-
+
+Use the HackMii Installer to install the HBC
+ +The HackMii installer will enable you to install the Homebrew Channel.
+The Homebrew Channel allows you to launch Wii\vWii homebrew applications off your SD card or Hard Drive.
+
+
-
+
+
-
+
+ + + +Use Dump Mii NAND to Make a NAND backup
+Creating a NAND backup is similar to creating a system restore point in Windows. Should you ever brick your console, restoring a NAND backup is like taking it back in time to before the problem occurred. NAND backups are console specific, so you cannot restore a backup from a different console.
+
+ +
-
+
+Fun Fact! You can extract the contents of your nand.bin by opening it with ModMii, then save it to a hard drive or SD Card to act as a vWii Emulated NAND (or virtual NAND), allowing you switch between the vWii's real NAND and one or more Emulated NANDs. Emulated NANDs can provide much more storage space than the vWii's internal memory.
+
+ + +
+Bathaxx
+
+Requirements: A copy of "LEGO Batman", a standard SD card (will not work with an SDHC or SDXC card), and a nunchuck. Does not work on Korean System Menus. Can launch elfs but not dols. Works on Wii and vWii.
+
+
+Use the HackMii Installer to install the HBC
+ +The HackMii installer will enable you to install the Homebrew Channel.
+The Homebrew Channel allows you to launch Wii\vWii homebrew applications off your SD card or Hard Drive.
+
+
+
+ + + +Use Dump Mii NAND to Make a NAND backup
+Creating a NAND backup is similar to creating a system restore point in Windows. Should you ever brick your console, restoring a NAND backup is like taking it back in time to before the problem occurred. NAND backups are console specific, so you cannot restore a backup from a different console.
+
+ +
+Fun Fact! You can extract the contents of your nand.bin by opening it with ModMii, then save it to a hard drive or SD Card to act as a vWii Emulated NAND (or virtual NAND), allowing you switch between the vWii's real NAND and one or more Emulated NANDs. Emulated NANDs can provide much more storage space than the vWii's internal memory.
+
+ + +
++
+Requirements: A copy of "LEGO Batman", a standard SD card (will not work with an SDHC or SDXC card), and a nunchuck. Does not work on Korean System Menus. Can launch elfs but not dols. Works on Wii and vWii.
+
+
-
+
+Use the HackMii Installer to install the HBC
+ +The HackMii installer will enable you to install the Homebrew Channel.
+The Homebrew Channel allows you to launch Wii\vWii homebrew applications off your SD card or Hard Drive.
+
+
-
+
+
-
+
+ + + +Use Dump Mii NAND to Make a NAND backup
+Creating a NAND backup is similar to creating a system restore point in Windows. Should you ever brick your console, restoring a NAND backup is like taking it back in time to before the problem occurred. NAND backups are console specific, so you cannot restore a backup from a different console.
+
+ +
-
+
+Fun Fact! You can extract the contents of your nand.bin by opening it with ModMii, then save it to a hard drive or SD Card to act as a vWii Emulated NAND (or virtual NAND), allowing you switch between the vWii's real NAND and one or more Emulated NANDs. Emulated NANDs can provide much more storage space than the vWii's internal memory.
+
+ + +
+Return of the Jodi
+
+Requirements: A copy of "LEGO Star Wars", a standard SD card (will not work with an SDHC or SDXC card), and a nunchuck. Does not work on Korean System Menus. Can launch elfs but not dols. Works on Wii and vWii.
+
+
+Use the HackMii Installer to install the HBC
+ +The HackMii installer will enable you to install the Homebrew Channel.
+The Homebrew Channel allows you to launch Wii\vWii homebrew applications off your SD card or Hard Drive.
+
+
+
+ + + +Use Dump Mii NAND to Make a NAND backup
+Creating a NAND backup is similar to creating a system restore point in Windows. Should you ever brick your console, restoring a NAND backup is like taking it back in time to before the problem occurred. NAND backups are console specific, so you cannot restore a backup from a different console.
+
+ +
+Fun Fact! You can extract the contents of your nand.bin by opening it with ModMii, then save it to a hard drive or SD Card to act as a vWii Emulated NAND (or virtual NAND), allowing you switch between the vWii's real NAND and one or more Emulated NANDs. Emulated NANDs can provide much more storage space than the vWii's internal memory.
+
+ + +
++Requirements: A copy of "LEGO Star Wars", a standard SD card (will not work with an SDHC or SDXC card), and a nunchuck. Does not work on Korean System Menus. Can launch elfs but not dols. Works on Wii and vWii.
+
+
-
+
+Use the HackMii Installer to install the HBC
+ +The HackMii installer will enable you to install the Homebrew Channel.
+The Homebrew Channel allows you to launch Wii\vWii homebrew applications off your SD card or Hard Drive.
+
+
-
+
+
-
+
+ + + +Use Dump Mii NAND to Make a NAND backup
+Creating a NAND backup is similar to creating a system restore point in Windows. Should you ever brick your console, restoring a NAND backup is like taking it back in time to before the problem occurred. NAND backups are console specific, so you cannot restore a backup from a different console.
+
+ +
-
+
+Fun Fact! You can extract the contents of your nand.bin by opening it with ModMii, then save it to a hard drive or SD Card to act as a vWii Emulated NAND (or virtual NAND), allowing you switch between the vWii's real NAND and one or more Emulated NANDs. Emulated NANDs can provide much more storage space than the vWii's internal memory.
+
+ + +
+Eri HaKawai
+
+Requirements: A copy of "Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World", a standard SD card (will not work with an SDHC or SDXC card), and a nunchuck. Does not work on Korean System Menus. Can launch elfs but not dols. Works on Wii and vWii.
+
+
+Use the HackMii Installer to install the HBC
+ +The HackMii installer will enable you to install the Homebrew Channel.
+The Homebrew Channel allows you to launch Wii\vWii homebrew applications off your SD card or Hard Drive.
+
+
+
+ + + +Use Dump Mii NAND to Make a NAND backup
+Creating a NAND backup is similar to creating a system restore point in Windows. Should you ever brick your console, restoring a NAND backup is like taking it back in time to before the problem occurred. NAND backups are console specific, so you cannot restore a backup from a different console.
+
+ +
+Fun Fact! You can extract the contents of your nand.bin by opening it with ModMii, then save it to a hard drive or SD Card to act as a vWii Emulated NAND (or virtual NAND), allowing you switch between the vWii's real NAND and one or more Emulated NANDs. Emulated NANDs can provide much more storage space than the vWii's internal memory.
+
+ + +
+
+
+
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+Requirements: A copy of "Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World", a standard SD card (will not work with an SDHC or SDXC card), and a nunchuck. Does not work on Korean System Menus. Can launch elfs but not dols. Works on Wii and vWii.
+
+
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+
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+
+Use the HackMii Installer to install the HBC
+ +The HackMii installer will enable you to install the Homebrew Channel.
+The Homebrew Channel allows you to launch Wii\vWii homebrew applications off your SD card or Hard Drive.
+
+
-
+
+
-
+
+ + + +Use Dump Mii NAND to Make a NAND backup
+Creating a NAND backup is similar to creating a system restore point in Windows. Should you ever brick your console, restoring a NAND backup is like taking it back in time to before the problem occurred. NAND backups are console specific, so you cannot restore a backup from a different console.
+
+ +
-
+
+Fun Fact! You can extract the contents of your nand.bin by opening it with ModMii, then save it to a hard drive or SD Card to act as a vWii Emulated NAND (or virtual NAND), allowing you switch between the vWii's real NAND and one or more Emulated NANDs. Emulated NANDs can provide much more storage space than the vWii's internal memory.
+
+ + +
+
+ +Priiloader loads just before the vWii System Menu and is invisible unless you hold down the ESC key on a USB connected keyboard while launching the vWii system menu. Not only is Priiloader a great form of brick protection, it can be customized to automatically boot straight to the System Menu (default behavior) with patched features (aka "System Menu Hacks"), or directly to the HBC or a user defined homebrew (e.g. a USB-Loader, Crazy Intro Videos, etc). Click here for directions on "Installing a file" (aka "dol" or "elf" file) in Priiloader to launch user defined homebrew. Custom forwarder dols that are compatible with Priiloader can be built from ModMii's Advanced Downloads menu. More Priiloader information can be found in its FAQ.
+
+ + +
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+
+
+ +
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+
+Pro tip! If you update or (re)install any System Menu it generally REMOVES Priiloader and you should reinstall it immediately to stay protected. Only YAWM ModMii Edition allows you to safely retain Priiloader while (re)installing a System Menu.
+
+ + + + +
+
+YAWM ModMii Edition stands for Yet Another Wad Manager ModMii Edition (aka yawmME). A WAD Manager will allow you to install "WADs" containing things like updates and other content for your console, like IOSs, custom IOSs (or cIOSs), or other downloadable content, which can be all packed into WADs and installed to your console. Think of a WAD like a zip file but for the Wii.
+
+ +WARNINGS: Do not unplug the console when installing WADs. WADs can also be uninstalled, and if you're not careful you can brick your console by uninstalling or even installing the wrong WAD. The WAD Manager you're using, YAWM ModMii Edition, has some extra brick protection built in to restrict someone from doing catastrophic things like uninstalling any System Menu WAD, or required System Menu IOS, or a dozen other things which could potentially result in a brick if you don't know what you're doing. Stick to your ModMii guide and you'll be fine.
+
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+ + +csm-installer is an application used to install Custom System Menu (CSM) themes on your Wii or vWii. It uses CSM & App files created by ModMii, WiiThemer, MyMenu, ThemeMii, etc. Note that all vWii themes built by ModMii, even the boring Default, include 43DB fixes for the aspect ratio used by the Everybody Votes and Check Mii Out channels.
+
+WARNING: Do not install themes on vWii using MyMenuifyMod as it will currently semi-brick vWii's with Priiloader installed. Do not install themes without protection (Priiloader and NAND backup) and only install themes for your specific System Menu version and region! Do not try to "uninstall" a System Menu or theme; the proper steps to reinstall the default theme is noted below. vWii themes are experimental and not every MYM\theme will work properly.
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+The rest of the guide is performed on your computer in order to set up your USB-Loader for your Wii or vWii. Also note that a FAT32 SD\SDHC\SDXC Card can optionally be used in place of a Hard Drive.
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+External hard drive partition style\format information for drives that were connected when this guide was created has been saved to the spoiler below.
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+Choose a format option using the buttons below. FAT32 is generally recommended but you can click other buttons to see pros and cons of each.
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+ +Wii Backup Manager
+Wii Backup Manager (WBM) is a Windows program to help transfer Wii games to and from hard drives and SD cards.
It can also download game covers, list your games, identify what games are missing between devices, and more.
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+ +GameCube Backup Manager
+GameCube Backup Manager (GCBM) is a Windows program to help transfer GameCube games to and from hard drives and SD cards.
The interface is very similar to the popular Wii Backup Manager program making it easy to use.
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+ +NKit Processing App
+NKit is a Nintendo ToolKit that can Recover and Preserve Wii and GameCube disc images.
+
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+ +How to Backup Original Discs
+ +Ripping original Wii discs cannot be done on a computer without one of the rare disc drives that are capable of doing so (most are LG branded).
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+ + + +
+ModMii was written entirely by yours truly, XFlak. Trust me, no one else is crazy enough to try to maintain a batch file that has grown so large and 'all over the place'. But without the help of many other very talented people ModMii would not exist. Some people have contributed supporting files or programs, others have shared their knowledge, some have provided ideas and others have given their time.
+
+I have tried my best to recognize everyone's contribution to ModMii regardless of how big or small it is. If I've forgotten someone, please notify me and I'll add them to the credits as quickly as possible.
+ + +
+
++ + + +
+ +ModMii started out as a small side-project back in 2010 as a simple NUS Auto Downloader script, and now the changelog is taller than me! I started this project in my 20s in my spare time and since then I've gotten married and had not 1, not 2, not 3, but FOUR boys, all ~2 years apart. I love being able to share my love for gaming and for the Wii with them, and with all of you! This is a passion project that has easily taken over 9000-10000 hours of just my time alone, and that's not counting all the hours spent from the legions of devs and testers who've supported ModMii over the years.
+
+Not knowing that much about computers other than some excel tricks, I slowly built more advanced features on top of my original less efficient code that I'd love to rewrite if it wasn't such a daunting task. Throughout the journey I learned a lot from not just those in the credits list, but the incredibly supportive Wii community as a whole. I've gone from just being a "numbers guy" to my family's go to "tech guy", and I have this project, community and followers to thank for it.
+
+ModMii is entirely free to use and ad free. Donations can optionally be made to the author using the button below, or pick your favourite contributor from the credits and check if they have a donations page.
+ +
+
+
+ +
+- XFlak + + + + + + diff --git a/sampleguides/8.0.2/ModMii_sysCheck_Updater_Guide.html b/sampleguides/8.0.2/ModMii_sysCheck_Updater_Guide.html new file mode 100644 index 0000000..52f1cfc --- /dev/null +++ b/sampleguides/8.0.2/ModMii_sysCheck_Updater_Guide.html @@ -0,0 +1,575 @@ + + +
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+ModMii for Windows
by XFlak
+
+This software is not for sale. If you paid for this software or a "bundle" you have been scammed.
+
+THIS PACKAGE COMES WITH ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY, NEITHER STATED NOR IMPLIED.
+NO ONE BUT YOURSELF IS TO BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE THIS MAY CAUSE TO YOUR NINTENDO WII CONSOLE!
+USE THIS AT YOUR OWN RISK!
+
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+This guide was generated using the following parameters:
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+YAWM ModMii Edition stands for Yet Another Wad Manager ModMii Edition (aka yawmME). A WAD Manager will allow you to install "WADs" containing things like updates and other content for your console, like IOSs, custom IOSs (or cIOSs), or other downloadable content, which can be all packed into WADs and installed to your console. Think of a WAD like a zip file but for the Wii.
+
+ +WARNINGS: Do not unplug the console when installing WADs. WADs can also be uninstalled, and if you're not careful you can brick your console by uninstalling or even installing the wrong WAD. The WAD Manager you're using, YAWM ModMii Edition, has some extra brick protection built in to restrict someone from doing catastrophic things like uninstalling any System Menu WAD, or required System Menu IOS, or a dozen other things which could potentially result in a brick if you don't know what you're doing. Stick to your ModMii guide and you'll be fine.
+
+ + +
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+
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+ + +
+ModMii was written entirely by yours truly, XFlak. Trust me, no one else is crazy enough to try to maintain a batch file that has grown so large and 'all over the place'. But without the help of many other very talented people ModMii would not exist. Some people have contributed supporting files or programs, others have shared their knowledge, some have provided ideas and others have given their time.
+
+I have tried my best to recognize everyone's contribution to ModMii regardless of how big or small it is. If I've forgotten someone, please notify me and I'll add them to the credits as quickly as possible.
+ + +
+
++ + + +
+ +ModMii started out as a small side-project back in 2010 as a simple NUS Auto Downloader script, and now the changelog is taller than me! I started this project in my 20s in my spare time and since then I've gotten married and had not 1, not 2, not 3, but FOUR boys, all ~2 years apart. I love being able to share my love for gaming and for the Wii with them, and with all of you! This is a passion project that has easily taken over 9000-10000 hours of just my time alone, and that's not counting all the hours spent from the legions of devs and testers who've supported ModMii over the years.
+
+Not knowing that much about computers other than some excel tricks, I slowly built more advanced features on top of my original less efficient code that I'd love to rewrite if it wasn't such a daunting task. Throughout the journey I learned a lot from not just those in the credits list, but the incredibly supportive Wii community as a whole. I've gone from just being a "numbers guy" to my family's go to "tech guy", and I have this project, community and followers to thank for it.
+
+ModMii is entirely free to use and ad free. Donations can optionally be made to the author using the button below, or pick your favourite contributor from the credits and check if they have a donations page.
+ +
+
+
+ +
+- XFlak + +
+ + + + + + +
+ModMii for Windows
by XFlak
+
+This software is not for sale. If you paid for this software or a "bundle" you have been scammed.
+
+THIS PACKAGE COMES WITH ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY, NEITHER STATED NOR IMPLIED.
+NO ONE BUT YOURSELF IS TO BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE THIS MAY CAUSE TO YOUR NINTENDO WII CONSOLE!
+USE THIS AT YOUR OWN RISK!
+
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+ +Priiloader loads just before the vWii System Menu and is invisible unless you hold down the ESC key on a USB connected keyboard while launching the vWii system menu. Not only is Priiloader a great form of brick protection, it can be customized to automatically boot straight to the System Menu (default behavior) with patched features (aka "System Menu Hacks"), or directly to the HBC or a user defined homebrew (e.g. a USB-Loader, Crazy Intro Videos, etc). Click here for directions on "Installing a file" (aka "dol" or "elf" file) in Priiloader to launch user defined homebrew. Custom forwarder dols that are compatible with Priiloader can be built from ModMii's Advanced Downloads menu. More Priiloader information can be found in its FAQ.
+
+ + +
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+ +
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+
+Pro tip! If you update or (re)install any System Menu it generally REMOVES Priiloader and you should reinstall it immediately to stay protected. Only YAWM ModMii Edition allows you to safely retain Priiloader while (re)installing a System Menu.
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+YAWM ModMii Edition stands for Yet Another Wad Manager ModMii Edition (aka yawmME). A WAD Manager will allow you to install "WADs" containing things like updates and other content for your console, like IOSs, custom IOSs (or cIOSs), or other downloadable content, which can be all packed into WADs and installed to your console. Think of a WAD like a zip file but for the Wii.
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+ +WARNINGS: Do not unplug the console when installing WADs. WADs can also be uninstalled, and if you're not careful you can brick your console by uninstalling or even installing the wrong WAD. The WAD Manager you're using, YAWM ModMii Edition, has some extra brick protection built in to restrict someone from doing catastrophic things like uninstalling any System Menu WAD, or required System Menu IOS, or a dozen other things which could potentially result in a brick if you don't know what you're doing. Stick to your ModMii guide and you'll be fine.
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+ModMii was written entirely by yours truly, XFlak. Trust me, no one else is crazy enough to try to maintain a batch file that has grown so large and 'all over the place'. But without the help of many other very talented people ModMii would not exist. Some people have contributed supporting files or programs, others have shared their knowledge, some have provided ideas and others have given their time.
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+I have tried my best to recognize everyone's contribution to ModMii regardless of how big or small it is. If I've forgotten someone, please notify me and I'll add them to the credits as quickly as possible.
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+ +ModMii started out as a small side-project back in 2010 as a simple NUS Auto Downloader script, and now the changelog is taller than me! I started this project in my 20s in my spare time and since then I've gotten married and had not 1, not 2, not 3, but FOUR boys, all ~2 years apart. I love being able to share my love for gaming and for the Wii with them, and with all of you! This is a passion project that has easily taken over 9000-10000 hours of just my time alone, and that's not counting all the hours spent from the legions of devs and testers who've supported ModMii over the years.
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+Not knowing that much about computers other than some excel tricks, I slowly built more advanced features on top of my original less efficient code that I'd love to rewrite if it wasn't such a daunting task. Throughout the journey I learned a lot from not just those in the credits list, but the incredibly supportive Wii community as a whole. I've gone from just being a "numbers guy" to my family's go to "tech guy", and I have this project, community and followers to thank for it.
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+ModMii is entirely free to use and ad free. Donations can optionally be made to the author using the button below, or pick your favourite contributor from the credits and check if they have a donations page.
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ModMii 8.0.2 Sample Guides
Sample guides are for illustrative purposes only, you should always use ModMii to create your own personalized custom guide based on your specific situation.
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+ModMii Abstinence Guidev8.0.2|25.04.14 Generated on Mon 04/14/2025 - 12:35
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It's now easier than ever to donate to ModMii using Ko-fi (supports PayPal), Patreon or GitHub Sponsors!
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ModMii 8.0.1 Sample Guides
Sample guides are for illustrative purposes only, you should always use ModMii to create your own personalized custom guide based on your specific situation.
Sample guides are for illustrative purposes only, you should always use ModMii to create your own personalized custom guide based on your specific situation.
Home Usage Help Discord Credits Donate
It's now easier than ever to donate to ModMii using Ko-fi (supports PayPal), Patreon or GitHub Sponsors!
❤ Ko-fi ❤ Patreon ❤ Sponsor
ModMii 8.0.2 Sample Guides
Sample guides are for illustrative purposes only, you should always use ModMii to create your own personalized custom guide based on your specific situation.
Sample guides are for illustrative purposes only, you should always use ModMii to create your own personalized custom guide based on your specific situation.