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Introduction: What is ModMii?

ModMii is able to download all the files needed to modify ANY Wii; it can generate custom guides based on your Wii's specifications, and save the files in their appropriate locations for easy offline softmodding.

It is also capable of performing many other wii 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).

The video below describes some of ModMii's many features:

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Introduction: What is ModMii?

ModMii is able to download all the files needed to modify ANY Wii; it can generate custom guides based on your Wii's specifications, and save the files in their appropriate locations for easy offline softmodding.

It is also capable of performing many other wii 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).

The video below describes some of ModMii's many features:

What can ModMii do?
How to Use ModMii

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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.

+ +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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  1. Your chosen options

    2. +This guide was generated using the following parameters:
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  2. Important Notes


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  3. Launch neek Without Hacking Your Wii

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    1. Format the SD Card as FAT32 (if applicable)

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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.
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      + +At this time you should copy the files ModMii downloaded to your SD Card. +
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    2. Launch an Exploit on Your Wii


      3. +You only need to perform ONE of the these exploits to complete this guide.

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      +str2hax
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      +Requirements: a WiFI connection on your Wii, but does not require SD Card
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      1. Go to the "Wii Options" Menu, then select "Wii Settings", then go to Page 2 and select "Internet", select "Connection Settings", then choose your currently active connection.
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      2. Select "Change settings" and scroll 3 times to the right to select "Auto-Obtain DNS" (Not IP Address)
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      3. Select "No" then select "Advanced Settings".
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      4. Change the Primary DNS to 97.74.103.14 and the Secondary DNS to 173.201.71.14
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        • You should enter both just in case the Primary DNS is offline so it will still work. +
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      5. Select "Confirm", then "Save", and then select "OK" to run a connection test +
      6. If the connection test was successful, select "No" to skip the Wii System Update.
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        • If the connection test does not work, make sure you have a working internet connection, then try again. If it still fails you should choose a different exploit. +
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      7. Select "Back" two times to return to the "Internet panel", then select User Agreements or Agreement/Contact. +
      8. Select "Yes" to the using the Wii Shop Channel and WiiConnect24. +
      9. 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. +
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      10. Select "I Accept" to continue. +
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        • The exploit takes 1-2 minutes, if it takes longer than 2 minutes then just turn off your Wii and start again from step "F". +
        • After a minute or two you should be booted into your homebrew application. If it keeps failing you should choose a different exploit. +
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      +Fun Facts about str2hax! If a boot.elf/dol 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 RiiConnect24's DNS, the choice is yours!
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      +Bannerbomb v1
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      +Requirements: an SD or SDHC card
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      • Run Bannerbomb v1 by going to Settings, 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 http://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). +
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      +This will launch Multi-Mod Manager.
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    3. Install IOS53 then start Casper

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      +MMM has many tools, but we'll mainly be using it as a WAD Manager. 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.
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      + +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. Stick to your ModMii guide and you'll be fine.
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      + +Fun Fact! I mentioned IOSs and cIOSs before, "the Wii console uses the 'IOS' system to communicate with the hardware, it's like a driver (compared to Windows). It contains information and communication tools (like how to access the Disc drive, how to access USB, read the savegames data stored on internal memory, etc.)" ~Cyan. If you're curious to learn more about IOSs or cIOSs, a thorough explanation can be found in Cyan's IOS Explanation post.
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      1. On your Wii, in Multi-Mod Manager's main menu, go down to select "WAD Manager". + +
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        • If you cannot load your SD card, select "Load another IOS", then select IOS36. +
        • If the Wii was previously softmodded, you can also try loading IOS250 (or others like 251, 222, etc.) +
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      2. 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. +
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      3. After successfully installing IOS53, press any button to continue. + + +
      4. Then press the B button to go back to MMM's main menu. +
      5. Choose "App Manager" then press A. +
      6. Launch "Casper" by navigating to it and pressing the A button. +
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      • If you are able to load MMM but the Wiimote doesn't respond, try using an older Wiimote without Motion+ built in as MMM doesn't support these newer contollers; a gamecube controller also works. If you don't have either, you can update the console via the Wii Settings Menu and repeat the Abstinence Wizard but this time enter 4.3 as your firmware version. +
      • Note: After installing IOS53 on a Wii once, you can skip installing it the next time you follow this guide and just use MMM's "App Manager" to launch Casper. To configure your SD Card to launch Casper immediately instead of first loading MMM, 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 MMM). + + +
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      + + +This runs Casper which is configured to start neek.

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    4. Helpful Hints on Using neek

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      • 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.
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      • If you have problems loading your Emulated NAND, copy cert.sys from an original nand dump to your emulated nand's sys folder.
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      • 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.
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      • ShowMiiWads can be used to decrypt your real Wii's Bootmii NAND dump (nand.bin) to use as an emulated NAND, and it can add custom +channels/WADs to an emulated NAND. ShowMiiWads is available on ModMii's Download Page 2.
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      • 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.
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      • 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's Download Page 2).
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      • For more NEEK info visit: tinyurl.com/SNEEK-DI, http://code.google.com/p/sneek, or tinyurl.com/neeek2o
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  4. Credits, Supporting Apps, and Sources

    5. +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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    • Team Twiizers
      +Thanks to Team Twiizers for creating the revolutionary HackMii Installer. Without their hard work, the Wii might never have been unlocked. Many Team Twiizer Members went on to join Team Fail Overflow; a team that played a vital role in unlocking the PS3.

      + +I especially want to thank Bushing (may he rest in peace), who before his untimely passing gave ModMii his blessing to download and use the HackMii Installer.

      • + +
    • Giantpune
      +Giantpune is a legend in the Wii Scene and I consider him to be a good friend of mine. He created many exploits, including the Smash Stack exploit for PAL and KOR Wii's (which is maybe still the only method to fix 003 bricked Wii's), the Channel Forwarder dol, USB Loader GX, and many other computer programs to repair or virginize Wii's.

      + +He's contributed code to more projects than I even know about, so its impossible for me to truly convey his impact on the scene. He even took the time to explain a few things to me about cIOSs when ModMii was in its early stages and still known as NUS Auto Downloader.

      • + +
    • DeadlyFoez
      +DeadlyFoez is legendary for his Wii Repairs and infectus tutorial. Anyone who's broken their Wii can email deadlyfoez@yahoo.com to have it fixed.

      + +DeadlyFoez played a key role in the ModMii v5.0.0 update not only by helping come up with the idea for using html guides but also creating the template for ModMii's custom html guides and recording almost all of the videos and images they use. Within 1.5 weeks since our initial conversation we were able to collaborate and bring the idea to life in time to release it for Christmas. Working with him on this was a truly rewarding and fun experience. DeadlyFoez also single-handedly built the first official ModMii website.

      + +What can I say about THE "DeadlyFoez" on a personal level. He's always getting me into trouble but his friendship is worth every fiasco! It's unreal how he became one of my best friends. Just goes to show you not everyone you meet online is totally crazy; in his case... just a little crazy. But seriously, thanks to DeadlyFoez for always being there for me to bounce ModMii ideas off of, for hosting our Team Your Mom meetings and for introducing me to his awesome family and friends. There's no one else I'd rather geek out with and I'll always have your back.

      • + +
    • Violator
      +He's my bro, my cuz, my best man and the reason I ever bought or modded a Wii. "XFlak" would have died many years ago if not for him. Thanks Violator, for getting me interested in this stuff, and for all the awesome music you recorded for ModMii and my Crazy Intro Videos

      • + +
    • JoostinOnline
      +Thanks for his work developing KoreanKii (with tueidj), Syscheck HD Edition, sharing his webhosting space with me, and for all his jokes; I'll never get tired of our endless patriotic "debates".

      • + +
    • Crediar, Daco Taco and Phpgeek
      +The above people all had a hand in creating Priiloader. This was another revolutionary tool mainly because it was the first to offer some level of protection to newer Wii's that were unable to install Bootmii at boot2. Crediar developed the original preloader as well as s/uneek, Nintendont, NMM, DML, etc. Special thanks to Daco Taco for being the last man standing in terms of actively improving/maintaining Priiloader.

      • + +
    • Comex
      +In addition to being a member of Team Twiizers and contributing to the HackMii Installer, Comex created the heavily utilized bannerbomb exploit. This exploit is what allows Wii's on firmwares 3.0-4.2 to be softmodded with only an SD Card instead of needing one of a few specific Wii Games.

      • + + +
    • Waninkoko
      +Waninkoko was the first to publicly release a cIOS and other excellent apps like WAD manager, Save Game Manager, USB loader, etc. I also want to thank him for giving ModMii permission to recreate his cIOSs in WAD form.

      + +
    • Hermes
      +Hermes is well known for his cIOS 222/223/224 and for his usbloader "uloader". For a time his cIOSs were the only ones to work with RockBand type games and they are still highly utilized today.

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    • davebaol and XFlak
      +These developers worked together to modify Waninkoko's rev21 cIOS and created a new "d2x" cIOS. This cIOS is currently considered the ultimate cIOS because it corrected many bugs and added features that were previously thought to be impossible (ie. Support for IOS Reloading Games). WiiPower was also heavily influential in achieving IOS Reload Support.

      • + +
    • Fullmetal5
      +Thanks for his work developing the str2hax and bluebomb exploits. Fullmetal5 may have arrived a bit late to the Wii scene, but he's probably one of the most talented developers still active in the scene today. I can't wait to see what he comes out with next!

      • + +
    • Rodries
      +Thanks to Rodries for improving upon Hermes v5.1 cIOSs.

      • + +
    • WiiGator
      +WiiGator created a cMIOS and Gamecube Backup Launcher. Any GameCube fans owe a big thank you to WiiGator for his work.

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    • cwstjdenobs
      +cwstjdenobs is one of the few people I've encountered in the Wii scene that I would love to treat to a beer. He was always very supportive of me and encouraged me to ask him as many questions as I'd like. He is probably most well known for YAWMM (Yet Another Wad Manager Mod) which was the first Wad Manager to add brick protection by restricting users from making silly mistakes like uninstalling or stubbing a crucial file. He's also made and modified apps specifically for ModMii. For example, he modified WadMii so it doesn't timestamp WADs and he also made a setting.txt builder for ModMii's NAND builder.

      • + +
    • Leathl
      +Leathl is another awesome developer who supported me before I became well known by expanding upon his apps to further support ModMii. Leathl has created many Wii apps including ShowMiiWads, CustomizeMii, libWiiSharp, patchios, nusfilegrabber, etc. Despite his recent inactivity, his apps are still highly used today... just goes to show you that quality work never gets old. I also want to thank RetroHead for him Mod of ShowMiiWads which ModMii uses to build emulated nands without requiring any input from the user. libWiiSharp.dll is based on wii.py, the wii.py devs are Megazig, Omega, Xuzz, SquidMan, Matt_P and The Lemon Man. Also thanks to Daeken for writing Struct.py and marcan for his LZ77 code.

      • + +
    • scooby74029
      +scooby74029's most well known for sneeky compiler, which is able to build multiple different versions of s\uneek. ModMii will always construct the latest version of s\uneek available on his sneeky compiler google code webpage. This means he has total control over what version of s\uneek ModMii will construct. He also created modifications of Leathl's libWiiSharp.dll and patchios.exe to further support ModMii. Additionally, he's modified other apps like JoyFlow, JoyLoader GX, JoyLoader CFG, etc. On top of all that, he's an all around awesome person and I'm proud to be on his friends list.

      • + +
    • person66
      +person66 has had a hand in many projects, but most noteworthy are his sharpii cmd line tool and his Universal Forwarder Creator. He also wrote an autoit script that is used to launch ModMii with an icon, arguments and other useful functions.

      +Thanks for trading little bits of batch coding knowledge with me. It's great having a fellow batch coder for a friend; we are a dying breed, so keep up the great work with Universal Forwarder Creator and all your other projects.

      • + +
    • WiiPower
      +WiiPower created Neogamma, hands down the best backup disc loader for the Wii. He also modified WiiGators cMIOS and created what is today considered the ultimate cMIOS. Furthermore he's contributed code to many other popular usb-loaders and had a hand in adding IOS Reloading support to the d2x cIOSs.

      • + +
    • OverjoY and obcd
      +OverjoY created JoyFlow, a modification of WiiFlow that runs on s\uneek. He then teamed up with obcd to accomplish some seriously amazing things, like building their mod of s\uneek, NEEK2O, that allows it to load games in wbfs format and select from multiple emulated NANDs.

      • + +
    • Arikado and the Dop-Mii Team
      +They created Dop-Mii; a lot of apps borrow code from Dop-Mii, so even if you have never used Dop-Mii but used MMM or WiiMod then you owe a thank you to these people.

      • + +
    • WiiWu
      +He made Multi-Mod Manager (MMM) which has the functions of many different Wii modding tools all in one user friendly app.

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    • WB3000 and WiiNinja
      +Thanks to WB3000 for creating NUS Downloader and to WiiNinja for making a cmd line version of NUS Downloader. NUS Downloader is one of ModMii's vital supporting apps.

      • + +
    • WiiCrazy
      +WiiCrazy is most famous for "Wii Game Shortcut Creator" (formerly known as "Crap"), Crazy Intro and Crazy Intro Video. He also contributed to usb-loaders by bypassing some game specific security. WiiCrazy is another person who's always been willing to do everything in his power to help me, or anyone else for that matter.

      • + +
    • oggzee, usptactical, gannon and Dr.Clipper
      +Together the above people compose the Configurable USB Loader Team. Back in the day, this usb-loader was always the first to add new features and in my opinion it's one of the top three best usb-loader out there.

      • + +
    • Cyan, dimok, blackb0x and the USBLoaderGX team
      +Thanks for their work on USBLoaderGX. It is one of the most feature-rich usb-loaders and has quickly become a favourite among the community. I also want to thank Cyan specifically for his excellent support of users on gbatemp for many years; he has probably explained what an IOS is more times than I can count!

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    • Hibernatus, Fledge68 and the WiiFlow team
      +Thanks for their work on WiiFlow. It was always beautiful, but now it's got all sorts of bells and whistles, you should check it out.

      • + +
    • Wiimm
      +For Wiimmfi Thanks to Wiimm for creating Wiimmfi and Wiimms ISO Tools, including wit.exe which ModMii uses to convert Wii Games to s/uneek format as well as build forwarder ISOs.

      • + +
    • Leseratte
      +For his work on Wiimmfi, as well as d2xl and other amazing projects.

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    • diddy81 and symular syn of the Wii Theme Team
      +The Wii Theme Team has created some of the best Wii Themes ever made! All of the alternative themes available in ModMii were created by them. I want to thank diddy81 in particular for working with me to ensure that all his themes worked perfectly for all regions.

      • + +
    • FIX94, Narolez and the WiiXplorer Team
      +Thanks to all these people for their contributions in making the best SD/USB forwarder. I want to thank FIX94 in particular who not only worked on Nintendont, Some YAWMM Mod, WiiFlow and literally every other big Wii application, but he also spent a lot of time testing ModMii's Forwarder Builder.

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    • jskyboo
      +Thanks to jskyboo for creating WiiMod. His app can do a lot of different things, and it was the first ahbprot enabled WAD Manager to incorporate davebaol's ahbprot bugfix.

      • + + +
    • ModMii's Translators
      +Tranlating ModMii is an enormous amount of work. It's very challenging to get special characters to display correctly in a cmd window, not to mention keeping everything formatted properly. But probably the most difficult part of translating ModMii is keeping up with the updates. If you use a translated version of ModMii, I encourage you to thank your translator because it truly is a LOT of work to do.

      + +French Translators: mamule, xav91 and ketufe
      +Dutch Translator: Hielkenator
      +Italian Translators: Wasabi, Step and Robilyn
      +Spanish Translators: ledebene and Burton

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    • Fig2k4
      +Thanks Fig2k4 for WiiBackupManager. It was a pleasure beta testing it for you and sharing my ideas with you. I hope to see you around the forums again and that you continue working on your amazing program.

      • + +
    • Foxlet and alexander1970
      +Thanks to both of you for recording and editing some of the new videos embedded in ModMii's guides.

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    • WiiShizzza, pepxl, RobGee789 and M3RK
      +Thanks to WiiShizzza for creating ModMii's new icon and to pepxl for creating ModMii's original icon. I want to thank everyone who created a ModMii icon and submitted it into ModMii's new icon competition. http://gbatemp.net/topic/296772-new-modmii-iconlogo-candidates/

      + +RobGee789 and M3RK did all the graphics used by ModMii Skin. It was a pleasure working with them, they were both very open to feedback and willing to "go back to the drawing board", so to speak, as many times as it took to get it perfect. Thanks guys!

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    • My Fellow Guide Writers
      +Thanks to tj_cool, xzxero, burritoboy9984, ChokeD and mauifrog for their awesome guides. I especially want to thank tj_cool and xzxero for inviting me to join "The Crew" at the Complete Softmod Guide. I'll never forget how great it felt to be relatively new to the scene and to be invited to join you all as equals.

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    • RiiConnect24 and Wii.Guide team
      +Thanks in particular go out to urmum_69, Larsenv and KcrPL. Brainstorming and collaborating with you guys made the 2020 lockdowns feel somewhat bearable. Special thanks to urmum_69 for helping me set up the ModMii discord server to a much higher standard than I could have ever hoped to do on my own.

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    • DaMysteryMan
      +Thanks for helping me understand the structure of a cIOS so I could better recreate it in WAD form. For those of you who don't know him, DaMysteryMan is most well known for his ever controversial app - DarkCorp (formerly known as cIOSCorp).

      • + +
    • Gannon
      +Thanks to Gannon for bootopera, which I was able to mod to create the URL loader base dol.

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    • All My Beta Testers!
      +It's because of you guys that ModMii is as stable as it is. Considering that ModMii is developed entirely in notepad without any kind of debugger or developer tools; it's pretty remarkable that ModMii has always been bug-free (albeit with a couple minor exceptions). Thanks for your never-ending devotion to quality control!
      + +Here's a list of some of ModMii's beta testers (in no particular order): scooby74029, DeadlyFoez, redia, Etheboss, JoostinOnline, person66, brausm08, geovalley, undeadsquirrel, mauifrog, FIX94, wolf, Larsenv, urmum_69, alexander1970, Cyan and last but certainly not least, Clutz450. @Clutz450, you're the man, I really enjoyed your ModMii tutorial videos and hearing your ideas on the little ways ModMii could be made even better.

      • + +
    • You!
      +Without you, there would be no reason for ModMii to exist. Thanks for using ModMii for all your Wii softmodding needs!
      • +
    +
    + +Supporting Apps and Sources
    +
    +Below is a list of the supporting apps bundled with ModMii and their sources. If a link is missing or broken, you can still get it from ModMii's Supporting Files Archive.
    + +Source code for ModMii itself is available is available at github, but you can just open the bat files from it's support folder in notepad or similar text editor.
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  5. Support ModMii

    6. + +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 4000-5000 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.
    + +

    +

    + +If you're like me and it's difficult to show support with donations, consider taking a minute to vote or share your feedback at the official ModMii page on gbatemp. I always enjoy hearing feedback about your ModMii experience.
    +
    + +XFlak
    +- 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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  1. Your chosen options

    2. +This guide was generated using the following parameters:
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  2. Important Notes


    3. +
  3. Launch neek2o Without Hacking Your Wii

      4. + +
    1. Format the SD Card as FAT32 (if applicable)

      2. +
      +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.
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      + +At this time you should copy the files ModMii downloaded to your SD Card. +
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    2. Copy Files to the Hard Drive

      3. Copy everything inside the guides folder to the root of your FAT32 hard-drive\partition.
      Then safely remove it from your computer and plug it into port0 on your Wii and proceed to the next step.

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    3. Launch an Exploit on Your Wii


      4. +You only need to perform ONE of the these exploits to complete this guide.

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      + + + + + + + +

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      +str2hax
      +
      +Requirements: a WiFI connection on your Wii, but does not require SD Card
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      1. Go to the "Wii Options" Menu, then select "Wii Settings", then go to Page 2 and select "Internet", select "Connection Settings", then choose your currently active connection.
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      2. Select "Change settings" and scroll 3 times to the right to select "Auto-Obtain DNS" (Not IP Address)
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      3. Select "No" then select "Advanced Settings".
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      4. Change the Primary DNS to 97.74.103.14 and the Secondary DNS to 173.201.71.14
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          +
        • You should enter both just in case the Primary DNS is offline so it will still work. +
        +
      5. Select "Confirm", then "Save", and then select "OK" to run a connection test +
      6. If the connection test was successful, select "No" to skip the Wii System Update.
        7. +
          +
        • If the connection test does not work, make sure you have a working internet connection, then try again. If it still fails you should choose a different exploit. +
        +
      7. Select "Back" two times to return to the "Internet panel", then select User Agreements or Agreement/Contact. +
      8. Select "Yes" to the using the Wii Shop Channel and WiiConnect24. +
      9. Click "Next" to review User Agreements. + +
          +
        • If you see a heart-shaped pony on your screen then you have done everything correctly. +
        +
      10. Select "I Accept" to continue. +
          +
        • The exploit takes 1-2 minutes, if it takes longer than 2 minutes then just turn off your Wii and start again from step "F". +
        • After a minute or two you should be booted into your homebrew application. If it keeps failing you should choose a different exploit. +
        +
      + +
      +Fun Facts about str2hax! If a boot.elf/dol 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 RiiConnect24's DNS, the choice is yours!
      +
      +
      +LetterBomb; aka Wilbrand, Mailbox Bomb
      +Requirements: an SD or SDHC card
      +
      + +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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      1. On your Wii, go to Wii Settings, then Internet, then Console Information and make note of your MAC address. +
      2. Click the spoiler button below to download LetterBomb. +
        1. Input your Wii's MAC Address and set your System Menu Version to 4.3. +
        2. Make sure Bundle the HackMii Installer is NOT checked. +
        3. Complete the CAPTCHA and cut either wire to download your LetterBomb. +
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          • Whichever wire you choose doesn’t matter. +
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        +
      3. Extract the private folder from the downloaded ZIP to the root of your SD card, then insert it into your Wii. +
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      + +
      +LetterBomb is sourced from please.hackmii.com, if you don't see an area to type in your MAC Address above, please go directly to please.hackmii.com or enter your MAC address directly into the ModMii application to use Wilbrand to construct your LetterBomb.
      +
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      + +
      +Launch LetterBomb on your Wii
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      1. On your Wii, return to the Wii Menu and then open the "Message Board" and navigate to Yesterday. +
      2. Click on the envelope with the pink bomb icon to launch the boot.elf/dol file saved on the root of your SD Card. +
      +
      +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.
      +
      + +
      +
      +Indiana Pwns
      +
      +Requirements: A copy of "LEGO Indiana Jones", a standard SD card (will not work with an SDHC card), and a nunchuck controller.
      +
      +
      1. Load the "LEGO Indiana Jones" game at least once (otherwise you won't be able to copy over the hack).
        2. +
      2. Delete or move\backup your personal LEGO Indiana Jones save file.
        3. +
          +
        • 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.
          • +
        +
      3. Go into Wii Options - Data Management - Save Data - Wii - SD Card then copy over the "Indiana Pwns" save that corresponds to your region.
        4. +
      4. Play the Lego Indiana Jones game. Load the new save file.
        5. +
      5. 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".
        6. +
      6. Walk to the end and enter the "Art Room", you will see a podium with 2 characters on it, talk to the left one.
        7. +
      7. Hit left twice (scrolling through his items) to choose the switch option (Black silhouette with a white arrow to another black silhouette).
        8. +
      8. Hit A to launch the boot.elf/dol file saved on the root of your SD card.
      +
      +
      +Yu-Gi Owned
      +
      +Requirements: A copy of "Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's", a standard SD card (will not work with an SDHC card), and a nunchuck or classic controller.
      +
      +
      1. Load the Yu-Gi-Oh game at least once (otherwise you won't be able to copy over the hack).
        2. +
      2. Delete or move\backup your personal "Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's" save file.
        3. +
          +
        • 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.
          • +
        +
      3. Go into Wii Options - Data Management - Save Data - Wii - SD Card then copy over the "Yu-Gi-Oh" save that corresponds to your region.
        4. +
      4. 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. +
      +
      +Bathaxx
      +
      +Requirements: A copy of "LEGO Batman", a standard SD card (will not work with an SDHC card), and a nunchuck.
      +
      +
      1. Load the LEGO Batman game at least once (otherwise you won't be able to copy over the hack).
        2. +
      2. Delete or move\backup your personal "LEGO Batman" save file.
        3. +
          +
        • 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.
          • +
        +
      3. Go into Wii Options - Data Management - Save Data - Wii - SD Card then copy over the "LEGO Batman" save that corresponds to your region.
        4. +
      4. Start the LEGO Batman game. Load the new save file.
        5. +
      5. You are now in the batcave, take the elevator on the right side.
        6. +
      6. 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.
        7. +
      7. Choose the last enabled character in the bottom right to launch the exploit and load your homebrew application.
      +
      +
      +Return of the Jodi
      +
      +Requirements: A copy of "LEGO Star Wars", a standard SD card (will not work with an SDHC card), and a nunchuck.
      +
      +
      1. Load the LEGO Star Wars game at least once (otherwise you won't be able to copy over the hack).
        2. +
      2. Delete or move\backup your personal "LEGO Star Wars" save file.
        3. +
          +
        • 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.
          • +
        +
      3. Go into Wii Options - Data Management - Save Data - Wii - SD Card then copy over the "LEGO Star Wars" save that corresponds to your region.
        4. +
      4. Start the LEGO Star Wars. Load the first save slot (on the left, at 0.0 percent).
        5. +
      5. As soon as the level loads, go to the bar on the right and you'll see two characters floating in blue tanks.
        6. +
      6. Choose the character named "Return of Jodi" and press the A button to launch the exploit and load your homebrew application.
      +
      +
      +Eri HaKawai
      +
      +Requirements: A copy of "Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World", a standard SD card (will not work with an SDHC card), and a nunchuck.
      +
      +
      1. Load the Tales of Symphonia game at least once (otherwise you won't be able to copy over the hack).
        2. +
      2. Delete or move\backup your personal "Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World" save file.
        3. +
          +
        • 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.
          • +
        +
      3. Go into Wii Options - Data Management - Save Data - Wii - SD Card then copy over the "Tales of Symphonia" save that corresponds to your region.
        +
          +
        • 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.
          • +
        +
      4. Start Tales of Symphonia and load the save data.
        5. +
      5. Once the game starts (and you see a dog waving at you) press + to enter the game's menu.
        6. +
      6. Scroll down to "Status" and press A.
        7. +
      7. Then scroll down to the second character (named "Giantpune"). Highlight him, and press A to launch the exploit and load your homebrew application.
      +
      + + +This runs Casper which is configured to start neek2o.

      +
    4. Helpful Hints on Using neek2o

      5. +
        +
      • 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.
        • + +
      • ShowMiiWads can be used to decrypt your real Wii's Bootmii NAND dump (nand.bin) to use as an emulated NAND, and it can add custom +channels/WADs to an emulated NAND. ShowMiiWads is available on ModMii's Download Page 2.
        • +
      • 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's Download Page 2).
        • +
      • For more NEEK info visit: tinyurl.com/SNEEK-DI, http://code.google.com/p/sneek, or tinyurl.com/neeek2o
        • +

      +

    + +
  4. Credits, Supporting Apps, and Sources

    5. +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.

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    • Team Twiizers
      +Thanks to Team Twiizers for creating the revolutionary HackMii Installer. Without their hard work, the Wii might never have been unlocked. Many Team Twiizer Members went on to join Team Fail Overflow; a team that played a vital role in unlocking the PS3.

      + +I especially want to thank Bushing (may he rest in peace), who before his untimely passing gave ModMii his blessing to download and use the HackMii Installer.

      • + +
    • Giantpune
      +Giantpune is a legend in the Wii Scene and I consider him to be a good friend of mine. He created many exploits, including the Smash Stack exploit for PAL and KOR Wii's (which is maybe still the only method to fix 003 bricked Wii's), the Channel Forwarder dol, USB Loader GX, and many other computer programs to repair or virginize Wii's.

      + +He's contributed code to more projects than I even know about, so its impossible for me to truly convey his impact on the scene. He even took the time to explain a few things to me about cIOSs when ModMii was in its early stages and still known as NUS Auto Downloader.

      • + +
    • DeadlyFoez
      +DeadlyFoez is legendary for his Wii Repairs and infectus tutorial. Anyone who's broken their Wii can email deadlyfoez@yahoo.com to have it fixed.

      + +DeadlyFoez played a key role in the ModMii v5.0.0 update not only by helping come up with the idea for using html guides but also creating the template for ModMii's custom html guides and recording almost all of the videos and images they use. Within 1.5 weeks since our initial conversation we were able to collaborate and bring the idea to life in time to release it for Christmas. Working with him on this was a truly rewarding and fun experience. DeadlyFoez also single-handedly built the first official ModMii website.

      + +What can I say about THE "DeadlyFoez" on a personal level. He's always getting me into trouble but his friendship is worth every fiasco! It's unreal how he became one of my best friends. Just goes to show you not everyone you meet online is totally crazy; in his case... just a little crazy. But seriously, thanks to DeadlyFoez for always being there for me to bounce ModMii ideas off of, for hosting our Team Your Mom meetings and for introducing me to his awesome family and friends. There's no one else I'd rather geek out with and I'll always have your back.

      • + +
    • Violator
      +He's my bro, my cuz, my best man and the reason I ever bought or modded a Wii. "XFlak" would have died many years ago if not for him. Thanks Violator, for getting me interested in this stuff, and for all the awesome music you recorded for ModMii and my Crazy Intro Videos

      • + +
    • JoostinOnline
      +Thanks for his work developing KoreanKii (with tueidj), Syscheck HD Edition, sharing his webhosting space with me, and for all his jokes; I'll never get tired of our endless patriotic "debates".

      • + +
    • Crediar, Daco Taco and Phpgeek
      +The above people all had a hand in creating Priiloader. This was another revolutionary tool mainly because it was the first to offer some level of protection to newer Wii's that were unable to install Bootmii at boot2. Crediar developed the original preloader as well as s/uneek, Nintendont, NMM, DML, etc. Special thanks to Daco Taco for being the last man standing in terms of actively improving/maintaining Priiloader.

      • + +
    • Comex
      +In addition to being a member of Team Twiizers and contributing to the HackMii Installer, Comex created the heavily utilized bannerbomb exploit. This exploit is what allows Wii's on firmwares 3.0-4.2 to be softmodded with only an SD Card instead of needing one of a few specific Wii Games.

      • + + +
    • Waninkoko
      +Waninkoko was the first to publicly release a cIOS and other excellent apps like WAD manager, Save Game Manager, USB loader, etc. I also want to thank him for giving ModMii permission to recreate his cIOSs in WAD form.

      + +
    • Hermes
      +Hermes is well known for his cIOS 222/223/224 and for his usbloader "uloader". For a time his cIOSs were the only ones to work with RockBand type games and they are still highly utilized today.

      • + +
    • davebaol and XFlak
      +These developers worked together to modify Waninkoko's rev21 cIOS and created a new "d2x" cIOS. This cIOS is currently considered the ultimate cIOS because it corrected many bugs and added features that were previously thought to be impossible (ie. Support for IOS Reloading Games). WiiPower was also heavily influential in achieving IOS Reload Support.

      • + +
    • Fullmetal5
      +Thanks for his work developing the str2hax and bluebomb exploits. Fullmetal5 may have arrived a bit late to the Wii scene, but he's probably one of the most talented developers still active in the scene today. I can't wait to see what he comes out with next!

      • + +
    • Rodries
      +Thanks to Rodries for improving upon Hermes v5.1 cIOSs.

      • + +
    • WiiGator
      +WiiGator created a cMIOS and Gamecube Backup Launcher. Any GameCube fans owe a big thank you to WiiGator for his work.

      • + +
    • cwstjdenobs
      +cwstjdenobs is one of the few people I've encountered in the Wii scene that I would love to treat to a beer. He was always very supportive of me and encouraged me to ask him as many questions as I'd like. He is probably most well known for YAWMM (Yet Another Wad Manager Mod) which was the first Wad Manager to add brick protection by restricting users from making silly mistakes like uninstalling or stubbing a crucial file. He's also made and modified apps specifically for ModMii. For example, he modified WadMii so it doesn't timestamp WADs and he also made a setting.txt builder for ModMii's NAND builder.

      • + +
    • Leathl
      +Leathl is another awesome developer who supported me before I became well known by expanding upon his apps to further support ModMii. Leathl has created many Wii apps including ShowMiiWads, CustomizeMii, libWiiSharp, patchios, nusfilegrabber, etc. Despite his recent inactivity, his apps are still highly used today... just goes to show you that quality work never gets old. I also want to thank RetroHead for him Mod of ShowMiiWads which ModMii uses to build emulated nands without requiring any input from the user. libWiiSharp.dll is based on wii.py, the wii.py devs are Megazig, Omega, Xuzz, SquidMan, Matt_P and The Lemon Man. Also thanks to Daeken for writing Struct.py and marcan for his LZ77 code.

      • + +
    • scooby74029
      +scooby74029's most well known for sneeky compiler, which is able to build multiple different versions of s\uneek. ModMii will always construct the latest version of s\uneek available on his sneeky compiler google code webpage. This means he has total control over what version of s\uneek ModMii will construct. He also created modifications of Leathl's libWiiSharp.dll and patchios.exe to further support ModMii. Additionally, he's modified other apps like JoyFlow, JoyLoader GX, JoyLoader CFG, etc. On top of all that, he's an all around awesome person and I'm proud to be on his friends list.

      • + +
    • person66
      +person66 has had a hand in many projects, but most noteworthy are his sharpii cmd line tool and his Universal Forwarder Creator. He also wrote an autoit script that is used to launch ModMii with an icon, arguments and other useful functions.

      +Thanks for trading little bits of batch coding knowledge with me. It's great having a fellow batch coder for a friend; we are a dying breed, so keep up the great work with Universal Forwarder Creator and all your other projects.

      • + +
    • WiiPower
      +WiiPower created Neogamma, hands down the best backup disc loader for the Wii. He also modified WiiGators cMIOS and created what is today considered the ultimate cMIOS. Furthermore he's contributed code to many other popular usb-loaders and had a hand in adding IOS Reloading support to the d2x cIOSs.

      • + +
    • OverjoY and obcd
      +OverjoY created JoyFlow, a modification of WiiFlow that runs on s\uneek. He then teamed up with obcd to accomplish some seriously amazing things, like building their mod of s\uneek, NEEK2O, that allows it to load games in wbfs format and select from multiple emulated NANDs.

      • + +
    • Arikado and the Dop-Mii Team
      +They created Dop-Mii; a lot of apps borrow code from Dop-Mii, so even if you have never used Dop-Mii but used MMM or WiiMod then you owe a thank you to these people.

      • + +
    • WiiWu
      +He made Multi-Mod Manager (MMM) which has the functions of many different Wii modding tools all in one user friendly app.

      • + + +
    • WB3000 and WiiNinja
      +Thanks to WB3000 for creating NUS Downloader and to WiiNinja for making a cmd line version of NUS Downloader. NUS Downloader is one of ModMii's vital supporting apps.

      • + +
    • WiiCrazy
      +WiiCrazy is most famous for "Wii Game Shortcut Creator" (formerly known as "Crap"), Crazy Intro and Crazy Intro Video. He also contributed to usb-loaders by bypassing some game specific security. WiiCrazy is another person who's always been willing to do everything in his power to help me, or anyone else for that matter.

      • + +
    • oggzee, usptactical, gannon and Dr.Clipper
      +Together the above people compose the Configurable USB Loader Team. Back in the day, this usb-loader was always the first to add new features and in my opinion it's one of the top three best usb-loader out there.

      • + +
    • Cyan, dimok, blackb0x and the USBLoaderGX team
      +Thanks for their work on USBLoaderGX. It is one of the most feature-rich usb-loaders and has quickly become a favourite among the community. I also want to thank Cyan specifically for his excellent support of users on gbatemp for many years; he has probably explained what an IOS is more times than I can count!

      • + +
    • Hibernatus, Fledge68 and the WiiFlow team
      +Thanks for their work on WiiFlow. It was always beautiful, but now it's got all sorts of bells and whistles, you should check it out.

      • + +
    • Wiimm
      +For Wiimmfi Thanks to Wiimm for creating Wiimmfi and Wiimms ISO Tools, including wit.exe which ModMii uses to convert Wii Games to s/uneek format as well as build forwarder ISOs.

      • + +
    • Leseratte
      +For his work on Wiimmfi, as well as d2xl and other amazing projects.

      • + +
    • diddy81 and symular syn of the Wii Theme Team
      +The Wii Theme Team has created some of the best Wii Themes ever made! All of the alternative themes available in ModMii were created by them. I want to thank diddy81 in particular for working with me to ensure that all his themes worked perfectly for all regions.

      • + +
    • FIX94, Narolez and the WiiXplorer Team
      +Thanks to all these people for their contributions in making the best SD/USB forwarder. I want to thank FIX94 in particular who not only worked on Nintendont, Some YAWMM Mod, WiiFlow and literally every other big Wii application, but he also spent a lot of time testing ModMii's Forwarder Builder.

      • + +
    • jskyboo
      +Thanks to jskyboo for creating WiiMod. His app can do a lot of different things, and it was the first ahbprot enabled WAD Manager to incorporate davebaol's ahbprot bugfix.

      • + + +
    • ModMii's Translators
      +Tranlating ModMii is an enormous amount of work. It's very challenging to get special characters to display correctly in a cmd window, not to mention keeping everything formatted properly. But probably the most difficult part of translating ModMii is keeping up with the updates. If you use a translated version of ModMii, I encourage you to thank your translator because it truly is a LOT of work to do.

      + +French Translators: mamule, xav91 and ketufe
      +Dutch Translator: Hielkenator
      +Italian Translators: Wasabi, Step and Robilyn
      +Spanish Translators: ledebene and Burton

      • + +
    • Fig2k4
      +Thanks Fig2k4 for WiiBackupManager. It was a pleasure beta testing it for you and sharing my ideas with you. I hope to see you around the forums again and that you continue working on your amazing program.

      • + +
    • Foxlet and alexander1970
      +Thanks to both of you for recording and editing some of the new videos embedded in ModMii's guides.

      • + +
    • WiiShizzza, pepxl, RobGee789 and M3RK
      +Thanks to WiiShizzza for creating ModMii's new icon and to pepxl for creating ModMii's original icon. I want to thank everyone who created a ModMii icon and submitted it into ModMii's new icon competition. http://gbatemp.net/topic/296772-new-modmii-iconlogo-candidates/

      + +RobGee789 and M3RK did all the graphics used by ModMii Skin. It was a pleasure working with them, they were both very open to feedback and willing to "go back to the drawing board", so to speak, as many times as it took to get it perfect. Thanks guys!

      • + +
    • My Fellow Guide Writers
      +Thanks to tj_cool, xzxero, burritoboy9984, ChokeD and mauifrog for their awesome guides. I especially want to thank tj_cool and xzxero for inviting me to join "The Crew" at the Complete Softmod Guide. I'll never forget how great it felt to be relatively new to the scene and to be invited to join you all as equals.

      • + +
    • RiiConnect24 and Wii.Guide team
      +Thanks in particular go out to urmum_69, Larsenv and KcrPL. Brainstorming and collaborating with you guys made the 2020 lockdowns feel somewhat bearable. Special thanks to urmum_69 for helping me set up the ModMii discord server to a much higher standard than I could have ever hoped to do on my own.

      • + +
    • DaMysteryMan
      +Thanks for helping me understand the structure of a cIOS so I could better recreate it in WAD form. For those of you who don't know him, DaMysteryMan is most well known for his ever controversial app - DarkCorp (formerly known as cIOSCorp).

      • + +
    • Gannon
      +Thanks to Gannon for bootopera, which I was able to mod to create the URL loader base dol.

      • + +
    • All My Beta Testers!
      +It's because of you guys that ModMii is as stable as it is. Considering that ModMii is developed entirely in notepad without any kind of debugger or developer tools; it's pretty remarkable that ModMii has always been bug-free (albeit with a couple minor exceptions). Thanks for your never-ending devotion to quality control!
      + +Here's a list of some of ModMii's beta testers (in no particular order): scooby74029, DeadlyFoez, redia, Etheboss, JoostinOnline, person66, brausm08, geovalley, undeadsquirrel, mauifrog, FIX94, wolf, Larsenv, urmum_69, alexander1970, Cyan and last but certainly not least, Clutz450. @Clutz450, you're the man, I really enjoyed your ModMii tutorial videos and hearing your ideas on the little ways ModMii could be made even better.

      • + +
    • You!
      +Without you, there would be no reason for ModMii to exist. Thanks for using ModMii for all your Wii softmodding needs!
      • +
    +
    + +Supporting Apps and Sources
    +
    +Below is a list of the supporting apps bundled with ModMii and their sources. If a link is missing or broken, you can still get it from ModMii's Supporting Files Archive.
    + +Source code for ModMii itself is available is available at github, but you can just open the bat files from it's support folder in notepad or similar text editor.
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  5. Support ModMii

    6. + +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 4000-5000 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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    + +If you're like me and it's difficult to show support with donations, consider taking a minute to vote or share your feedback at the official ModMii page on gbatemp. I always enjoy hearing feedback about your ModMii experience.
    +
    + +XFlak
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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.

+ +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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  1. Your chosen options

    2. +This guide was generated using the following parameters:
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  2. Important Notes


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  3. Resolving HackMii Installer Issues

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    1. Format the SD Card as FAT32 (if applicable)

      2. +
      +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.
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      + +At this time you should copy the files ModMii downloaded to your SD Card. +
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    2. Launch Multi-Mod Manager

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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 MMM (or YAWM) instead of an exploit. Just save the boot.dol\elf from the app you want to load (ie. SD:\apps\MMM\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.
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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 str2hax and a Hard Drive formatted as FAT32 in place of an SD Card to complete the majority of this guide (everything except installing Bootmii and making a nand backup).

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      +str2hax
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      +Requirements: a WiFI connection on your Wii, but does not require SD Card
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      1. Go to the "Wii Options" Menu, then select "Wii Settings", then go to Page 2 and select "Internet", select "Connection Settings", then choose your currently active connection.
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      2. Select "Change settings" and scroll 3 times to the right to select "Auto-Obtain DNS" (Not IP Address)
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      3. Select "No" then select "Advanced Settings".
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      4. Change the Primary DNS to 97.74.103.14 and the Secondary DNS to 173.201.71.14
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        • You should enter both just in case the Primary DNS is offline so it will still work. +
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      5. Select "Confirm", then "Save", and then select "OK" to run a connection test +
      6. If the connection test was successful, select "No" to skip the Wii System Update.
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        • If the connection test does not work, make sure you have a working internet connection, then try again. If it still fails you should choose a different exploit. +
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      7. Select "Back" two times to return to the "Internet panel", then select User Agreements or Agreement/Contact. +
      8. Select "Yes" to the using the Wii Shop Channel and WiiConnect24. +
      9. 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. +
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      10. Select "I Accept" to continue. +
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        • The exploit takes 1-2 minutes, if it takes longer than 2 minutes then just turn off your Wii and start again from step "F". +
        • After a minute or two you should be booted into your homebrew application. If it keeps failing you should choose a different exploit. +
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      + +
      +Fun Facts about str2hax! If a boot.elf/dol 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 RiiConnect24's DNS, the choice is yours!
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      +Bannerbomb v1
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      +Requirements: an SD or SDHC card
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      • Run Bannerbomb v1 by going to Settings, 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 http://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). +
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      This will launch Multi-Mod Manager.

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    3. Install WADs

      4. +
      +MMM has many tools, but we'll mainly be using it as a WAD Manager. 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. Stick to your ModMii guide and you'll be fine.
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      + +Fun Fact! I mentioned IOSs and cIOSs before, "the Wii console uses the 'IOS' system to communicate with the hardware, it's like a driver (compared to Windows). It contains information and communication tools (like how to access the Disc drive, how to access USB, read the savegames data stored on internal memory, etc.)" ~Cyan. If you're curious to learn more about IOSs or cIOSs, a thorough explanation can be found in Cyan's IOS Explanation post.
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      1. On your Wii, in Multi-Mod Manager's main menu, go down to select "WAD Manager". + +
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        • If you cannot load your SD card, select "Load another IOS", then select IOS36. +
        • If the Wii was previously softmodded, you can also try loading IOS250 (or others like 251, 222, etc.) +
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      2. 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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        1. IOS31-64-v3608
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        2. IOS33-64-v3608
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        3. IOS34-64-v3608
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        4. IOS35-64-v3608
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        5. IOS36-64-v3608
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        6. IOS58-64-v6176
          7. +

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      3. 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 +
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      4. After you've marked all the WADs listed below, press A.
      5. Double check the total number selected for installation matches your list above, 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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      6. After successfully installing all the WADs, press any button to continue. + + +
      7. Then press the "B" button to go back to MMM's main menu. +
      8. Choose "App Manager" then press A. +
      9. Navigate to "HackMii_Installer" and press A again. +
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        • This will launch the HackMii Installer. +
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    4. Installing the Homebrew Channel (HBC) And Bootmii

      5. + +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.
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      • If you already exited MMM, you can load the HackMii Installer from the Homebrew Channel. +
      • If the HBC is failing to load any apps, instead launch MMM using the exploit described earlier, then in MMM's main menu, select "App Manager" and then select "HackMii_Installer" to launch it. +
      • If you used YAWMM instead of MMM because of lack of Wii Motion+ controller support, and you don't have the Homebrew Channel, double-click SD:\ExploitAppSelector.bat and select "..\HackMii_Installer\boot.elf" to help you quickly switch the boot.dol\elf app that is launched by your exploit; or manually save a copy of the HackMii Installer's boot.elf to the SD root (ie. SD:\boot.elf). Then repeat the exploit described above to launch the HackMii Installer. +
      + +
      +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 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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        +
      • 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. +
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      1. 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. +
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      2. 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". +
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      3. Press A to continue to the main menu. + + +
      4. From the main menu, press ↓ twice to select "Bootmii...", then press A. + + +
      5. 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". +
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      6. Press A to continue to the Bootmii menu. + +
      7. 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. +
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      8. 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. +
      +
      +Some notes about Bootmii as IOS and Bootmii as boot2
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        +
      • 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). +
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      • All Wii's are able to install Bootmii as IOS. +
          +
        • 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. +
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  4. Credits, Supporting Apps, and Sources

    5. +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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    • Team Twiizers
      +Thanks to Team Twiizers for creating the revolutionary HackMii Installer. Without their hard work, the Wii might never have been unlocked. Many Team Twiizer Members went on to join Team Fail Overflow; a team that played a vital role in unlocking the PS3.

      + +I especially want to thank Bushing (may he rest in peace), who before his untimely passing gave ModMii his blessing to download and use the HackMii Installer.

      • + +
    • Giantpune
      +Giantpune is a legend in the Wii Scene and I consider him to be a good friend of mine. He created many exploits, including the Smash Stack exploit for PAL and KOR Wii's (which is maybe still the only method to fix 003 bricked Wii's), the Channel Forwarder dol, USB Loader GX, and many other computer programs to repair or virginize Wii's.

      + +He's contributed code to more projects than I even know about, so its impossible for me to truly convey his impact on the scene. He even took the time to explain a few things to me about cIOSs when ModMii was in its early stages and still known as NUS Auto Downloader.

      • + +
    • DeadlyFoez
      +DeadlyFoez is legendary for his Wii Repairs and infectus tutorial. Anyone who's broken their Wii can email deadlyfoez@yahoo.com to have it fixed.

      + +DeadlyFoez played a key role in the ModMii v5.0.0 update not only by helping come up with the idea for using html guides but also creating the template for ModMii's custom html guides and recording almost all of the videos and images they use. Within 1.5 weeks since our initial conversation we were able to collaborate and bring the idea to life in time to release it for Christmas. Working with him on this was a truly rewarding and fun experience. DeadlyFoez also single-handedly built the first official ModMii website.

      + +What can I say about THE "DeadlyFoez" on a personal level. He's always getting me into trouble but his friendship is worth every fiasco! It's unreal how he became one of my best friends. Just goes to show you not everyone you meet online is totally crazy; in his case... just a little crazy. But seriously, thanks to DeadlyFoez for always being there for me to bounce ModMii ideas off of, for hosting our Team Your Mom meetings and for introducing me to his awesome family and friends. There's no one else I'd rather geek out with and I'll always have your back.

      • + +
    • Violator
      +He's my bro, my cuz, my best man and the reason I ever bought or modded a Wii. "XFlak" would have died many years ago if not for him. Thanks Violator, for getting me interested in this stuff, and for all the awesome music you recorded for ModMii and my Crazy Intro Videos

      • + +
    • JoostinOnline
      +Thanks for his work developing KoreanKii (with tueidj), Syscheck HD Edition, sharing his webhosting space with me, and for all his jokes; I'll never get tired of our endless patriotic "debates".

      • + +
    • Crediar, Daco Taco and Phpgeek
      +The above people all had a hand in creating Priiloader. This was another revolutionary tool mainly because it was the first to offer some level of protection to newer Wii's that were unable to install Bootmii at boot2. Crediar developed the original preloader as well as s/uneek, Nintendont, NMM, DML, etc. Special thanks to Daco Taco for being the last man standing in terms of actively improving/maintaining Priiloader.

      • + +
    • Comex
      +In addition to being a member of Team Twiizers and contributing to the HackMii Installer, Comex created the heavily utilized bannerbomb exploit. This exploit is what allows Wii's on firmwares 3.0-4.2 to be softmodded with only an SD Card instead of needing one of a few specific Wii Games.

      • + + +
    • Waninkoko
      +Waninkoko was the first to publicly release a cIOS and other excellent apps like WAD manager, Save Game Manager, USB loader, etc. I also want to thank him for giving ModMii permission to recreate his cIOSs in WAD form.

      + +
    • Hermes
      +Hermes is well known for his cIOS 222/223/224 and for his usbloader "uloader". For a time his cIOSs were the only ones to work with RockBand type games and they are still highly utilized today.

      • + +
    • davebaol and XFlak
      +These developers worked together to modify Waninkoko's rev21 cIOS and created a new "d2x" cIOS. This cIOS is currently considered the ultimate cIOS because it corrected many bugs and added features that were previously thought to be impossible (ie. Support for IOS Reloading Games). WiiPower was also heavily influential in achieving IOS Reload Support.

      • + +
    • Fullmetal5
      +Thanks for his work developing the str2hax and bluebomb exploits. Fullmetal5 may have arrived a bit late to the Wii scene, but he's probably one of the most talented developers still active in the scene today. I can't wait to see what he comes out with next!

      • + +
    • Rodries
      +Thanks to Rodries for improving upon Hermes v5.1 cIOSs.

      • + +
    • WiiGator
      +WiiGator created a cMIOS and Gamecube Backup Launcher. Any GameCube fans owe a big thank you to WiiGator for his work.

      • + +
    • cwstjdenobs
      +cwstjdenobs is one of the few people I've encountered in the Wii scene that I would love to treat to a beer. He was always very supportive of me and encouraged me to ask him as many questions as I'd like. He is probably most well known for YAWMM (Yet Another Wad Manager Mod) which was the first Wad Manager to add brick protection by restricting users from making silly mistakes like uninstalling or stubbing a crucial file. He's also made and modified apps specifically for ModMii. For example, he modified WadMii so it doesn't timestamp WADs and he also made a setting.txt builder for ModMii's NAND builder.

      • + +
    • Leathl
      +Leathl is another awesome developer who supported me before I became well known by expanding upon his apps to further support ModMii. Leathl has created many Wii apps including ShowMiiWads, CustomizeMii, libWiiSharp, patchios, nusfilegrabber, etc. Despite his recent inactivity, his apps are still highly used today... just goes to show you that quality work never gets old. I also want to thank RetroHead for him Mod of ShowMiiWads which ModMii uses to build emulated nands without requiring any input from the user. libWiiSharp.dll is based on wii.py, the wii.py devs are Megazig, Omega, Xuzz, SquidMan, Matt_P and The Lemon Man. Also thanks to Daeken for writing Struct.py and marcan for his LZ77 code.

      • + +
    • scooby74029
      +scooby74029's most well known for sneeky compiler, which is able to build multiple different versions of s\uneek. ModMii will always construct the latest version of s\uneek available on his sneeky compiler google code webpage. This means he has total control over what version of s\uneek ModMii will construct. He also created modifications of Leathl's libWiiSharp.dll and patchios.exe to further support ModMii. Additionally, he's modified other apps like JoyFlow, JoyLoader GX, JoyLoader CFG, etc. On top of all that, he's an all around awesome person and I'm proud to be on his friends list.

      • + +
    • person66
      +person66 has had a hand in many projects, but most noteworthy are his sharpii cmd line tool and his Universal Forwarder Creator. He also wrote an autoit script that is used to launch ModMii with an icon, arguments and other useful functions.

      +Thanks for trading little bits of batch coding knowledge with me. It's great having a fellow batch coder for a friend; we are a dying breed, so keep up the great work with Universal Forwarder Creator and all your other projects.

      • + +
    • WiiPower
      +WiiPower created Neogamma, hands down the best backup disc loader for the Wii. He also modified WiiGators cMIOS and created what is today considered the ultimate cMIOS. Furthermore he's contributed code to many other popular usb-loaders and had a hand in adding IOS Reloading support to the d2x cIOSs.

      • + +
    • OverjoY and obcd
      +OverjoY created JoyFlow, a modification of WiiFlow that runs on s\uneek. He then teamed up with obcd to accomplish some seriously amazing things, like building their mod of s\uneek, NEEK2O, that allows it to load games in wbfs format and select from multiple emulated NANDs.

      • + +
    • Arikado and the Dop-Mii Team
      +They created Dop-Mii; a lot of apps borrow code from Dop-Mii, so even if you have never used Dop-Mii but used MMM or WiiMod then you owe a thank you to these people.

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    • WiiWu
      +He made Multi-Mod Manager (MMM) which has the functions of many different Wii modding tools all in one user friendly app.

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    • WB3000 and WiiNinja
      +Thanks to WB3000 for creating NUS Downloader and to WiiNinja for making a cmd line version of NUS Downloader. NUS Downloader is one of ModMii's vital supporting apps.

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    • WiiCrazy
      +WiiCrazy is most famous for "Wii Game Shortcut Creator" (formerly known as "Crap"), Crazy Intro and Crazy Intro Video. He also contributed to usb-loaders by bypassing some game specific security. WiiCrazy is another person who's always been willing to do everything in his power to help me, or anyone else for that matter.

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    • oggzee, usptactical, gannon and Dr.Clipper
      +Together the above people compose the Configurable USB Loader Team. Back in the day, this usb-loader was always the first to add new features and in my opinion it's one of the top three best usb-loader out there.

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    • Cyan, dimok, blackb0x and the USBLoaderGX team
      +Thanks for their work on USBLoaderGX. It is one of the most feature-rich usb-loaders and has quickly become a favourite among the community. I also want to thank Cyan specifically for his excellent support of users on gbatemp for many years; he has probably explained what an IOS is more times than I can count!

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    • Hibernatus, Fledge68 and the WiiFlow team
      +Thanks for their work on WiiFlow. It was always beautiful, but now it's got all sorts of bells and whistles, you should check it out.

      • + +
    • Wiimm
      +For Wiimmfi Thanks to Wiimm for creating Wiimmfi and Wiimms ISO Tools, including wit.exe which ModMii uses to convert Wii Games to s/uneek format as well as build forwarder ISOs.

      • + +
    • Leseratte
      +For his work on Wiimmfi, as well as d2xl and other amazing projects.

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    • diddy81 and symular syn of the Wii Theme Team
      +The Wii Theme Team has created some of the best Wii Themes ever made! All of the alternative themes available in ModMii were created by them. I want to thank diddy81 in particular for working with me to ensure that all his themes worked perfectly for all regions.

      • + +
    • FIX94, Narolez and the WiiXplorer Team
      +Thanks to all these people for their contributions in making the best SD/USB forwarder. I want to thank FIX94 in particular who not only worked on Nintendont, Some YAWMM Mod, WiiFlow and literally every other big Wii application, but he also spent a lot of time testing ModMii's Forwarder Builder.

      • + +
    • jskyboo
      +Thanks to jskyboo for creating WiiMod. His app can do a lot of different things, and it was the first ahbprot enabled WAD Manager to incorporate davebaol's ahbprot bugfix.

      • + + +
    • ModMii's Translators
      +Tranlating ModMii is an enormous amount of work. It's very challenging to get special characters to display correctly in a cmd window, not to mention keeping everything formatted properly. But probably the most difficult part of translating ModMii is keeping up with the updates. If you use a translated version of ModMii, I encourage you to thank your translator because it truly is a LOT of work to do.

      + +French Translators: mamule, xav91 and ketufe
      +Dutch Translator: Hielkenator
      +Italian Translators: Wasabi, Step and Robilyn
      +Spanish Translators: ledebene and Burton

      • + +
    • Fig2k4
      +Thanks Fig2k4 for WiiBackupManager. It was a pleasure beta testing it for you and sharing my ideas with you. I hope to see you around the forums again and that you continue working on your amazing program.

      • + +
    • Foxlet and alexander1970
      +Thanks to both of you for recording and editing some of the new videos embedded in ModMii's guides.

      • + +
    • WiiShizzza, pepxl, RobGee789 and M3RK
      +Thanks to WiiShizzza for creating ModMii's new icon and to pepxl for creating ModMii's original icon. I want to thank everyone who created a ModMii icon and submitted it into ModMii's new icon competition. http://gbatemp.net/topic/296772-new-modmii-iconlogo-candidates/

      + +RobGee789 and M3RK did all the graphics used by ModMii Skin. It was a pleasure working with them, they were both very open to feedback and willing to "go back to the drawing board", so to speak, as many times as it took to get it perfect. Thanks guys!

      • + +
    • My Fellow Guide Writers
      +Thanks to tj_cool, xzxero, burritoboy9984, ChokeD and mauifrog for their awesome guides. I especially want to thank tj_cool and xzxero for inviting me to join "The Crew" at the Complete Softmod Guide. I'll never forget how great it felt to be relatively new to the scene and to be invited to join you all as equals.

      • + +
    • RiiConnect24 and Wii.Guide team
      +Thanks in particular go out to urmum_69, Larsenv and KcrPL. Brainstorming and collaborating with you guys made the 2020 lockdowns feel somewhat bearable. Special thanks to urmum_69 for helping me set up the ModMii discord server to a much higher standard than I could have ever hoped to do on my own.

      • + +
    • DaMysteryMan
      +Thanks for helping me understand the structure of a cIOS so I could better recreate it in WAD form. For those of you who don't know him, DaMysteryMan is most well known for his ever controversial app - DarkCorp (formerly known as cIOSCorp).

      • + +
    • Gannon
      +Thanks to Gannon for bootopera, which I was able to mod to create the URL loader base dol.

      • + +
    • All My Beta Testers!
      +It's because of you guys that ModMii is as stable as it is. Considering that ModMii is developed entirely in notepad without any kind of debugger or developer tools; it's pretty remarkable that ModMii has always been bug-free (albeit with a couple minor exceptions). Thanks for your never-ending devotion to quality control!
      + +Here's a list of some of ModMii's beta testers (in no particular order): scooby74029, DeadlyFoez, redia, Etheboss, JoostinOnline, person66, brausm08, geovalley, undeadsquirrel, mauifrog, FIX94, wolf, Larsenv, urmum_69, alexander1970, Cyan and last but certainly not least, Clutz450. @Clutz450, you're the man, I really enjoyed your ModMii tutorial videos and hearing your ideas on the little ways ModMii could be made even better.

      • + +
    • You!
      +Without you, there would be no reason for ModMii to exist. Thanks for using ModMii for all your Wii softmodding needs!
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    +
    + +Supporting Apps and Sources
    +
    +Below is a list of the supporting apps bundled with ModMii and their sources. If a link is missing or broken, you can still get it from ModMii's Supporting Files Archive.
    + +Source code for ModMii itself is available is available at github, but you can just open the bat files from it's support folder in notepad or similar text editor.
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  5. Support ModMii

    6. + +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 4000-5000 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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    + +If you're like me and it's difficult to show support with donations, consider taking a minute to vote or share your feedback at the official ModMii page on gbatemp. I always enjoy hearing feedback about your ModMii experience.
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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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  1. Your chosen options

    2. +This guide was generated using the following parameters:
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  2. Important Notes


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  3. Region Changing your Wii

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    1. Make a NAND backup

      2. +
      +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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      1. From inside the Homebrew Channel press the Home button and select "Launch Bootmii". +
      2. 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. +
      3. Press Reset to select the first backup option (the button with the green arrow) +
      4. Press Reset again to make your NAND backup. +
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        • Do not power off your Wii 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. +
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      5. Press any button on the console to exit the NAND backup screen. +
      6. 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. +
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      +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, or 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, or rename the Bootmii folder to avoid autobooting into Bootmii at startup for consoles with Bootmii installed to boot2. When done, safely remove your SD Card from your computer and reinsert it into your Wii and proceed to the next step.
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      + +Fun Fact! If you ever need to restore a NAND backup, you can do so by launching Bootmii with an SD card containing the appropriately named Bootmii folder, nand.bin, and keys.bin, and follow the procedure described above except this time select the option with the red arrow going the other direction.
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      +Another Fun Fact! You can extract the contents of your nand.bin using windows tools like ShowMiiWads (see ModMii Classic's Download Page 2), then save it to a hard drive or SD Card to act as an Emulated NAND (or virtual NAND), allowing you switch between the Wii's real NAND and one or more Emulated NANDs. Emulated NANDs can provide much more storage space than the Wii's 500MB. ModMii can help generate brand new Emulated NANDs free of any games saves or other settings if you prefer a fresh start. For more help on this, after completing this guide, check out ModMii's SNEEK Installation Wizard.
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    2. Install WADs

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      +MMM has many tools, but we'll mainly be using it as a WAD Manager. 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.
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      + +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. Stick to your ModMii guide and you'll be fine.
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      + +Fun Fact! I mentioned IOSs and cIOSs before, "the Wii console uses the 'IOS' system to communicate with the hardware, it's like a driver (compared to Windows). It contains information and communication tools (like how to access the Disc drive, how to access USB, read the savegames data stored on internal memory, etc.)" ~Cyan. If you're curious to learn more about IOSs or cIOSs, a thorough explanation can be found in Cyan's IOS Explanation post.
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      1. On your Wii, load Multi-Mod Manager (MMM) from the Homebrew Channel. + +
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        • If IOS249 is not already loaded, select "Load another IOS", then select IOS249. +
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          • Note: If this step fails with error -ret 2011 or other, you may need to retry installing a custom IOS249. If the Wii was previously softmodded, you can try loading cIOS250 (or others like 251, 222, etc.)
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      2. In Multi-Mod Manager's main menu, go down to select "WAD Manager".
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      3. Install your custom list of 12 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). +
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      4. 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 +
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      5. After you've marked all 12 WADs, press A. +
      6. Confirm the total number selected for installation is 12, 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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      7. After successfully installing all the WADs, press any button to continue, then press the Home button on your Wiimote to exit MMM. +
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      + + + +Here's your unique list of 12 WADs to install: +
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      1. EULA-NUS-v3[K]
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      2. IOS11v65535(IOS60v6174[FS-ES-NP-VP-DIP-RC24])
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      3. IOS20v65535(IOS60v6174[FS-ES-NP-VP-DIP-RC24])
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      4. IOS30v65535(IOS60v6174[FS-ES-NP-VP-DIP-RC24])
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      5. IOS40v65535(IOS60v6174[FS-ES-NP-VP-DIP-RC24])
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      6. IOS50v65535(IOS60v6174[FS-ES-NP-VP-DIP-RC24])
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      7. IOS52v65535(IOS60v6174[FS-ES-NP-VP-DIP-RC24])
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      8. IOS60v65535(IOS60v6174[FS-ES-NP-VP-DIP-RC24])
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      9. IOS70v65535(IOS60v6174[FS-ES-NP-VP-DIP-RC24])
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      10. IOS80v65535(IOS60v6174[FS-ES-NP-VP-DIP-RC24])
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      11. Region-Select-NUS-v2[K]
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      12. SystemMenu_4.3K_v518_DarkWiiRed_No-Spin
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      +WARNING: Do NOT power off your Wii or exit the HBC or you will semi-brick. At this critical stage you are halfway through a region change, unless you have Bootmii installed to boot2 you will semi-brick if you exit the HBC before installing Priiloader or fixing your AREA/SysMenu mismatch using Any Region Changer.

      +WARNING: Whenever you install a new System Menu, like you just did, Priiloader gets uninstalled. Be sure to continue with your guide to (re)install it.
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    3. Install and Configure Priiloader

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      + +Priiloader loads just before the System Menu and is invisible unless holding down the reset button 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 "dol" 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.
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      1. Launch the "Priiloader Installer" from the Homebrew Channel. +
      2. After the Priiloader Installer loads, press + to install it. +
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        • When successful the installer should display "Install done!" +
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      3. Press A to exit back to the Homebrew Channel. +
      4. If Priiloader failed to install, do NOT power off your Wii or exit the HBC, try the installer again. If still unsuccessful, proceed immediately to the Any Region Changer step to fix your AREA/SysMenu mismatch otherwise you will semi-brick once you exit a homebrew environment (unless you have Bootmii boot2).
      5. Access Priiloader by powering off the Wii, then hold down the Reset button while powering on your Wii until you see the Priiloader menu. +
        +You can also start Priiloader by loading the "Priiloader Launcher" via the HBC, or by holding escape on a USB connected keyboard while turning on your Wii. + +
      6. 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".
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        +RECOMMENDED HACKS* +
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        • Block Disc Updates
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        • Block Online Updates
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        • Region Free EVERYTHING
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        • 480p graphics fix in system menu
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        +*Your available System Menu hacks may vary.
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      7. Scroll down to "save settings" and press A, then press B to go back to Priiloader's main menu. +
      8. Navigate to "Homebrew Channel" and press A to launch it.
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      +Pro tip! If you update or (re)install any System Menu it REMOVES Priiloader and you should reinstall it immediately to stay protected.
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      +Another Pro tip! If you keep a hard drive plugged into your Wii at all times you can enable "Ignore standby" in Priiloader's settings so your Wii 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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      HackDescription
      Block Disc UpdatesRemoves the "Wii System Update" screen that is included on some games forcing you to update them to play the game.
      Block Online UpdatesDisables updating your Wii. Updates will fail with error 32007.
      Auto-Press A at Health ScreenAutomatically presses the A Button to get past the "Health and Safety" screen.
      Replace Health Screen with BackmenuChanges the "Health and Safety" screen to the animation played when returning to the Wii menu.
      Move Disc ChannelEnables moving the Disc Channel anywhere on the Wii Menu. It's normally stuck in the top left of the first page.
      Wiimmfi Patch v2Automatically patches all games you run from the Disc Channel for use with Wiimmfi
      480p graphics fix in system menuFixes a small issue with 480p on the Wii Menu.
      Remove NoCopy Save File ProtectionAllows you to copy normally disallowed save files to your SD card from data management
      Region Free EVERYTHINGDisables region locking for any Wii application, including downloaded ones.
      Region Free GC Games (No VM Patch)Disables region locking for GameCube disks.
      Region Free Wii GamesDisables region locking for Wii disks.
      Region Free ChannelsDisables region locking for installed channels
      No System Menu Sounds AT ALLDisables all the Wii Menu sound effects.
      No System Menu Background MusicDisables the Wii Menu background music.
      Re-Enable Bannerbomb v2Enables the "Bannerbomb" exploit on the latest Wii version. Not needed when the Homebrew Channel is already installed.
      OSReport to UsbGecko(slot B)Sends Wii Menu logs to a debugging device in memory card slot B.
      OSReport to UsbGecko(GeckoOS,B)Sends Wii Menu logs to a debugging device in memory card slot B, if the Wii Menu is launched by Gecko OS.
      Force Standard Recovery ModeAutomatically launches the console in recovery mode. Used to launch recovery discs, letting users unbrick their Wii systems.
      Remove Diagnostic Disc CheckRemoves a check in the Wii to see if an inserted game is the "Wii Startup Disc".
      Lock System Menu with Black ScreenMakes your Wii Menu load to a black screen, making you unable to use it. (Do not enable this)
      No-Delete HAXX,JODI,DVDX,DISC,DISK,RZDxRe-enable channels with these title IDs (originally blocked in system updates due to them being exploits).
      Force Disc Games to run under IOS249Make discs use cIOS 249 as the game's IOS. Can be used to enable older model (pre 2010) Wii's outfitted with DVD-R compatible Disc readers to play backup discs from the Disc Channel.
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    4. Use Any Region Changer ModMii Edition

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      1. Launch "Any Region Changer ModMii Edition" via the Homebrew Channel +
      2. After reading the warning, press A to continue. +
        • You will see this error at the top of the screen: "WARNING: AREA/SysMenu MISMATCH!"
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      3. Press ↓ until "Auto Fix Settings" is selected and press A. +
      4. Press any key to continue, and the "WARNING: AREA/SysMenu MISMATCH!" error should disappear. +
      5. Now return to the HBC by pressing the Home button or by navigating to "Exit to the Homebrew Channel" and pressing A. +
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    5. Optional: Add the Korean Key

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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 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.
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      +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.
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      +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 patched into your System Menu IOS (which you should if you followed the steps above).
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      1. Launch "KoreanKii" using the Homebrew Channel. +
      2. Press + or R using a GameCube controller to add the Korean Key, then press A to confirm. +
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  4. After modding your Wii

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  5. Credits, Supporting Apps, and Sources

    6. +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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    • Team Twiizers
      +Thanks to Team Twiizers for creating the revolutionary HackMii Installer. Without their hard work, the Wii might never have been unlocked. Many Team Twiizer Members went on to join Team Fail Overflow; a team that played a vital role in unlocking the PS3.

      + +I especially want to thank Bushing (may he rest in peace), who before his untimely passing gave ModMii his blessing to download and use the HackMii Installer.

      • + +
    • Giantpune
      +Giantpune is a legend in the Wii Scene and I consider him to be a good friend of mine. He created many exploits, including the Smash Stack exploit for PAL and KOR Wii's (which is maybe still the only method to fix 003 bricked Wii's), the Channel Forwarder dol, USB Loader GX, and many other computer programs to repair or virginize Wii's.

      + +He's contributed code to more projects than I even know about, so its impossible for me to truly convey his impact on the scene. He even took the time to explain a few things to me about cIOSs when ModMii was in its early stages and still known as NUS Auto Downloader.

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    • DeadlyFoez
      +DeadlyFoez is legendary for his Wii Repairs and infectus tutorial. Anyone who's broken their Wii can email deadlyfoez@yahoo.com to have it fixed.

      + +DeadlyFoez played a key role in the ModMii v5.0.0 update not only by helping come up with the idea for using html guides but also creating the template for ModMii's custom html guides and recording almost all of the videos and images they use. Within 1.5 weeks since our initial conversation we were able to collaborate and bring the idea to life in time to release it for Christmas. Working with him on this was a truly rewarding and fun experience. DeadlyFoez also single-handedly built the first official ModMii website.

      + +What can I say about THE "DeadlyFoez" on a personal level. He's always getting me into trouble but his friendship is worth every fiasco! It's unreal how he became one of my best friends. Just goes to show you not everyone you meet online is totally crazy; in his case... just a little crazy. But seriously, thanks to DeadlyFoez for always being there for me to bounce ModMii ideas off of, for hosting our Team Your Mom meetings and for introducing me to his awesome family and friends. There's no one else I'd rather geek out with and I'll always have your back.

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    • Violator
      +He's my bro, my cuz, my best man and the reason I ever bought or modded a Wii. "XFlak" would have died many years ago if not for him. Thanks Violator, for getting me interested in this stuff, and for all the awesome music you recorded for ModMii and my Crazy Intro Videos

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    • JoostinOnline
      +Thanks for his work developing KoreanKii (with tueidj), Syscheck HD Edition, sharing his webhosting space with me, and for all his jokes; I'll never get tired of our endless patriotic "debates".

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    • Crediar, Daco Taco and Phpgeek
      +The above people all had a hand in creating Priiloader. This was another revolutionary tool mainly because it was the first to offer some level of protection to newer Wii's that were unable to install Bootmii at boot2. Crediar developed the original preloader as well as s/uneek, Nintendont, NMM, DML, etc. Special thanks to Daco Taco for being the last man standing in terms of actively improving/maintaining Priiloader.

      • + +
    • Comex
      +In addition to being a member of Team Twiizers and contributing to the HackMii Installer, Comex created the heavily utilized bannerbomb exploit. This exploit is what allows Wii's on firmwares 3.0-4.2 to be softmodded with only an SD Card instead of needing one of a few specific Wii Games.

      • + + +
    • Waninkoko
      +Waninkoko was the first to publicly release a cIOS and other excellent apps like WAD manager, Save Game Manager, USB loader, etc. I also want to thank him for giving ModMii permission to recreate his cIOSs in WAD form.

      + +
    • Hermes
      +Hermes is well known for his cIOS 222/223/224 and for his usbloader "uloader". For a time his cIOSs were the only ones to work with RockBand type games and they are still highly utilized today.

      • + +
    • davebaol and XFlak
      +These developers worked together to modify Waninkoko's rev21 cIOS and created a new "d2x" cIOS. This cIOS is currently considered the ultimate cIOS because it corrected many bugs and added features that were previously thought to be impossible (ie. Support for IOS Reloading Games). WiiPower was also heavily influential in achieving IOS Reload Support.

      • + +
    • Fullmetal5
      +Thanks for his work developing the str2hax and bluebomb exploits. Fullmetal5 may have arrived a bit late to the Wii scene, but he's probably one of the most talented developers still active in the scene today. I can't wait to see what he comes out with next!

      • + +
    • Rodries
      +Thanks to Rodries for improving upon Hermes v5.1 cIOSs.

      • + +
    • WiiGator
      +WiiGator created a cMIOS and Gamecube Backup Launcher. Any GameCube fans owe a big thank you to WiiGator for his work.

      • + +
    • cwstjdenobs
      +cwstjdenobs is one of the few people I've encountered in the Wii scene that I would love to treat to a beer. He was always very supportive of me and encouraged me to ask him as many questions as I'd like. He is probably most well known for YAWMM (Yet Another Wad Manager Mod) which was the first Wad Manager to add brick protection by restricting users from making silly mistakes like uninstalling or stubbing a crucial file. He's also made and modified apps specifically for ModMii. For example, he modified WadMii so it doesn't timestamp WADs and he also made a setting.txt builder for ModMii's NAND builder.

      • + +
    • Leathl
      +Leathl is another awesome developer who supported me before I became well known by expanding upon his apps to further support ModMii. Leathl has created many Wii apps including ShowMiiWads, CustomizeMii, libWiiSharp, patchios, nusfilegrabber, etc. Despite his recent inactivity, his apps are still highly used today... just goes to show you that quality work never gets old. I also want to thank RetroHead for him Mod of ShowMiiWads which ModMii uses to build emulated nands without requiring any input from the user. libWiiSharp.dll is based on wii.py, the wii.py devs are Megazig, Omega, Xuzz, SquidMan, Matt_P and The Lemon Man. Also thanks to Daeken for writing Struct.py and marcan for his LZ77 code.

      • + +
    • scooby74029
      +scooby74029's most well known for sneeky compiler, which is able to build multiple different versions of s\uneek. ModMii will always construct the latest version of s\uneek available on his sneeky compiler google code webpage. This means he has total control over what version of s\uneek ModMii will construct. He also created modifications of Leathl's libWiiSharp.dll and patchios.exe to further support ModMii. Additionally, he's modified other apps like JoyFlow, JoyLoader GX, JoyLoader CFG, etc. On top of all that, he's an all around awesome person and I'm proud to be on his friends list.

      • + +
    • person66
      +person66 has had a hand in many projects, but most noteworthy are his sharpii cmd line tool and his Universal Forwarder Creator. He also wrote an autoit script that is used to launch ModMii with an icon, arguments and other useful functions.

      +Thanks for trading little bits of batch coding knowledge with me. It's great having a fellow batch coder for a friend; we are a dying breed, so keep up the great work with Universal Forwarder Creator and all your other projects.

      • + +
    • WiiPower
      +WiiPower created Neogamma, hands down the best backup disc loader for the Wii. He also modified WiiGators cMIOS and created what is today considered the ultimate cMIOS. Furthermore he's contributed code to many other popular usb-loaders and had a hand in adding IOS Reloading support to the d2x cIOSs.

      • + +
    • OverjoY and obcd
      +OverjoY created JoyFlow, a modification of WiiFlow that runs on s\uneek. He then teamed up with obcd to accomplish some seriously amazing things, like building their mod of s\uneek, NEEK2O, that allows it to load games in wbfs format and select from multiple emulated NANDs.

      • + +
    • Arikado and the Dop-Mii Team
      +They created Dop-Mii; a lot of apps borrow code from Dop-Mii, so even if you have never used Dop-Mii but used MMM or WiiMod then you owe a thank you to these people.

      • + +
    • WiiWu
      +He made Multi-Mod Manager (MMM) which has the functions of many different Wii modding tools all in one user friendly app.

      • + + +
    • WB3000 and WiiNinja
      +Thanks to WB3000 for creating NUS Downloader and to WiiNinja for making a cmd line version of NUS Downloader. NUS Downloader is one of ModMii's vital supporting apps.

      • + +
    • WiiCrazy
      +WiiCrazy is most famous for "Wii Game Shortcut Creator" (formerly known as "Crap"), Crazy Intro and Crazy Intro Video. He also contributed to usb-loaders by bypassing some game specific security. WiiCrazy is another person who's always been willing to do everything in his power to help me, or anyone else for that matter.

      • + +
    • oggzee, usptactical, gannon and Dr.Clipper
      +Together the above people compose the Configurable USB Loader Team. Back in the day, this usb-loader was always the first to add new features and in my opinion it's one of the top three best usb-loader out there.

      • + +
    • Cyan, dimok, blackb0x and the USBLoaderGX team
      +Thanks for their work on USBLoaderGX. It is one of the most feature-rich usb-loaders and has quickly become a favourite among the community. I also want to thank Cyan specifically for his excellent support of users on gbatemp for many years; he has probably explained what an IOS is more times than I can count!

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    • Hibernatus, Fledge68 and the WiiFlow team
      +Thanks for their work on WiiFlow. It was always beautiful, but now it's got all sorts of bells and whistles, you should check it out.

      • + +
    • Wiimm
      +For Wiimmfi Thanks to Wiimm for creating Wiimmfi and Wiimms ISO Tools, including wit.exe which ModMii uses to convert Wii Games to s/uneek format as well as build forwarder ISOs.

      • + +
    • Leseratte
      +For his work on Wiimmfi, as well as d2xl and other amazing projects.

      • + +
    • diddy81 and symular syn of the Wii Theme Team
      +The Wii Theme Team has created some of the best Wii Themes ever made! All of the alternative themes available in ModMii were created by them. I want to thank diddy81 in particular for working with me to ensure that all his themes worked perfectly for all regions.

      • + +
    • FIX94, Narolez and the WiiXplorer Team
      +Thanks to all these people for their contributions in making the best SD/USB forwarder. I want to thank FIX94 in particular who not only worked on Nintendont, Some YAWMM Mod, WiiFlow and literally every other big Wii application, but he also spent a lot of time testing ModMii's Forwarder Builder.

      • + +
    • jskyboo
      +Thanks to jskyboo for creating WiiMod. His app can do a lot of different things, and it was the first ahbprot enabled WAD Manager to incorporate davebaol's ahbprot bugfix.

      • + + +
    • ModMii's Translators
      +Tranlating ModMii is an enormous amount of work. It's very challenging to get special characters to display correctly in a cmd window, not to mention keeping everything formatted properly. But probably the most difficult part of translating ModMii is keeping up with the updates. If you use a translated version of ModMii, I encourage you to thank your translator because it truly is a LOT of work to do.

      + +French Translators: mamule, xav91 and ketufe
      +Dutch Translator: Hielkenator
      +Italian Translators: Wasabi, Step and Robilyn
      +Spanish Translators: ledebene and Burton

      • + +
    • Fig2k4
      +Thanks Fig2k4 for WiiBackupManager. It was a pleasure beta testing it for you and sharing my ideas with you. I hope to see you around the forums again and that you continue working on your amazing program.

      • + +
    • Foxlet and alexander1970
      +Thanks to both of you for recording and editing some of the new videos embedded in ModMii's guides.

      • + +
    • WiiShizzza, pepxl, RobGee789 and M3RK
      +Thanks to WiiShizzza for creating ModMii's new icon and to pepxl for creating ModMii's original icon. I want to thank everyone who created a ModMii icon and submitted it into ModMii's new icon competition. http://gbatemp.net/topic/296772-new-modmii-iconlogo-candidates/

      + +RobGee789 and M3RK did all the graphics used by ModMii Skin. It was a pleasure working with them, they were both very open to feedback and willing to "go back to the drawing board", so to speak, as many times as it took to get it perfect. Thanks guys!

      • + +
    • My Fellow Guide Writers
      +Thanks to tj_cool, xzxero, burritoboy9984, ChokeD and mauifrog for their awesome guides. I especially want to thank tj_cool and xzxero for inviting me to join "The Crew" at the Complete Softmod Guide. I'll never forget how great it felt to be relatively new to the scene and to be invited to join you all as equals.

      • + +
    • RiiConnect24 and Wii.Guide team
      +Thanks in particular go out to urmum_69, Larsenv and KcrPL. Brainstorming and collaborating with you guys made the 2020 lockdowns feel somewhat bearable. Special thanks to urmum_69 for helping me set up the ModMii discord server to a much higher standard than I could have ever hoped to do on my own.

      • + +
    • DaMysteryMan
      +Thanks for helping me understand the structure of a cIOS so I could better recreate it in WAD form. For those of you who don't know him, DaMysteryMan is most well known for his ever controversial app - DarkCorp (formerly known as cIOSCorp).

      • + +
    • Gannon
      +Thanks to Gannon for bootopera, which I was able to mod to create the URL loader base dol.

      • + +
    • All My Beta Testers!
      +It's because of you guys that ModMii is as stable as it is. Considering that ModMii is developed entirely in notepad without any kind of debugger or developer tools; it's pretty remarkable that ModMii has always been bug-free (albeit with a couple minor exceptions). Thanks for your never-ending devotion to quality control!
      + +Here's a list of some of ModMii's beta testers (in no particular order): scooby74029, DeadlyFoez, redia, Etheboss, JoostinOnline, person66, brausm08, geovalley, undeadsquirrel, mauifrog, FIX94, wolf, Larsenv, urmum_69, alexander1970, Cyan and last but certainly not least, Clutz450. @Clutz450, you're the man, I really enjoyed your ModMii tutorial videos and hearing your ideas on the little ways ModMii could be made even better.

      • + +
    • You!
      +Without you, there would be no reason for ModMii to exist. Thanks for using ModMii for all your Wii softmodding needs!
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    +
    + +Supporting Apps and Sources
    +
    +Below is a list of the supporting apps bundled with ModMii and their sources. If a link is missing or broken, you can still get it from ModMii's Supporting Files Archive.
    + +Source code for ModMii itself is available is available at github, but you can just open the bat files from it's support folder in notepad or similar text editor.
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  6. Support ModMii

    7. + +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 4000-5000 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.
    +
    +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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    + +If you're like me and it's difficult to show support with donations, consider taking a minute to vote or share your feedback at the official ModMii page on gbatemp. I always enjoy hearing feedback about your ModMii experience.
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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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  1. Your chosen options

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  2. Important Notes


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  3. Region Changing your Wii

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    1. Make a NAND backup

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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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      1. From inside the Homebrew Channel press the Home button and select "Launch Bootmii". +
      2. 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. +
      3. Press Reset to select the first backup option (the button with the green arrow) +
      4. Press Reset again to make your NAND backup. +
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        • Do not power off your Wii 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. +
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      5. Press any button on the console to exit the NAND backup screen. +
      6. 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. +
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      +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, or 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, or rename the Bootmii folder to avoid autobooting into Bootmii at startup for consoles with Bootmii installed to boot2. When done, safely remove your SD Card from your computer and reinsert it into your Wii and proceed to the next step.
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      + +Fun Fact! If you ever need to restore a NAND backup, you can do so by launching Bootmii with an SD card containing the appropriately named Bootmii folder, nand.bin, and keys.bin, and follow the procedure described above except this time select the option with the red arrow going the other direction.
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      +Another Fun Fact! You can extract the contents of your nand.bin using windows tools like ShowMiiWads (see ModMii Classic's Download Page 2), then save it to a hard drive or SD Card to act as an Emulated NAND (or virtual NAND), allowing you switch between the Wii's real NAND and one or more Emulated NANDs. Emulated NANDs can provide much more storage space than the Wii's 500MB. ModMii can help generate brand new Emulated NANDs free of any games saves or other settings if you prefer a fresh start. For more help on this, after completing this guide, check out ModMii's SNEEK Installation Wizard.
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    2. Install WADs

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      +MMM has many tools, but we'll mainly be using it as a WAD Manager. 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.
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      + +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. Stick to your ModMii guide and you'll be fine.
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      + +Fun Fact! I mentioned IOSs and cIOSs before, "the Wii console uses the 'IOS' system to communicate with the hardware, it's like a driver (compared to Windows). It contains information and communication tools (like how to access the Disc drive, how to access USB, read the savegames data stored on internal memory, etc.)" ~Cyan. If you're curious to learn more about IOSs or cIOSs, a thorough explanation can be found in Cyan's IOS Explanation post.
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      1. On your Wii, load Multi-Mod Manager (MMM) from the Homebrew Channel. + +
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        • If IOS249 is not already loaded, select "Load another IOS", then select IOS249. +
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          • Note: If this step fails with error -ret 2011 or other, you may need to retry installing a custom IOS249. If the Wii was previously softmodded, you can try loading cIOS250 (or others like 251, 222, etc.)
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      2. In Multi-Mod Manager's main menu, go down to select "WAD Manager".
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      3. Install your custom list of 12 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). +
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      4. 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 +
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      5. After you've marked all 12 WADs, press A. +
      6. Confirm the total number selected for installation is 12, 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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      7. After successfully installing all the WADs, press any button to continue, then press the Home button on your Wiimote to exit MMM. +
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      + + + +Here's your unique list of 12 WADs to install: +
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      1. EULA-NUS-v3[U]
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      2. IOS11v65535(IOS60v6174[FS-ES-NP-VP-DIP-RC24])
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      3. IOS20v65535(IOS60v6174[FS-ES-NP-VP-DIP-RC24])
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      4. IOS30v65535(IOS60v6174[FS-ES-NP-VP-DIP-RC24])
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      5. IOS40v65535(IOS60v6174[FS-ES-NP-VP-DIP-RC24])
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      6. IOS50v65535(IOS60v6174[FS-ES-NP-VP-DIP-RC24])
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      7. IOS52v65535(IOS60v6174[FS-ES-NP-VP-DIP-RC24])
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      8. IOS60v65535(IOS60v6174[FS-ES-NP-VP-DIP-RC24])
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      9. IOS70v65535(IOS60v6174[FS-ES-NP-VP-DIP-RC24])
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      10. IOS80v65535(IOS60v6174[FS-ES-NP-VP-DIP-RC24])
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      11. Region-Select-NUS-v2[U]
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      12. SystemMenu_4.1U_v449_DarkWiiOrange_No-Spin
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      +WARNING: Do NOT power off your Wii or exit the HBC or you will semi-brick. At this critical stage you are halfway through a region change, unless you have Bootmii installed to boot2 you will semi-brick if you exit the HBC before installing Priiloader or fixing your AREA/SysMenu mismatch using Any Region Changer.

      +WARNING: Whenever you install a new System Menu, like you just did, Priiloader gets uninstalled. Be sure to continue with your guide to (re)install it.
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    3. Install and Configure Priiloader

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      + +Priiloader loads just before the System Menu and is invisible unless holding down the reset button 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 "dol" 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.
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      1. Launch the "Priiloader Installer" from the Homebrew Channel. +
      2. After the Priiloader Installer loads, press + to install it. +
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        • When successful the installer should display "Install done!" +
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      3. Press A to exit back to the Homebrew Channel. +
      4. If Priiloader failed to install, do NOT power off your Wii or exit the HBC, try the installer again. If still unsuccessful, proceed immediately to the Any Region Changer step to fix your AREA/SysMenu mismatch otherwise you will semi-brick once you exit a homebrew environment (unless you have Bootmii boot2).
      5. Access Priiloader by powering off the Wii, then hold down the Reset button while powering on your Wii until you see the Priiloader menu. +
        +You can also start Priiloader by loading the "Priiloader Launcher" via the HBC, or by holding escape on a USB connected keyboard while turning on your Wii. + +
      6. 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".
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        +RECOMMENDED HACKS* +
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        • Block Disc Updates
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        • Block Online Updates
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        • Region Free EVERYTHING
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        • 480p graphics fix in system menu
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        +*Your available System Menu hacks may vary.
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      7. Scroll down to "save settings" and press A, then press B to go back to Priiloader's main menu. +
      8. Navigate to "Homebrew Channel" and press A to launch it.
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      +Pro tip! If you update or (re)install any System Menu it REMOVES Priiloader and you should reinstall it immediately to stay protected.
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      +Another Pro tip! If you keep a hard drive plugged into your Wii at all times you can enable "Ignore standby" in Priiloader's settings so your Wii 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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      HackDescription
      Block Disc UpdatesRemoves the "Wii System Update" screen that is included on some games forcing you to update them to play the game.
      Block Online UpdatesDisables updating your Wii. Updates will fail with error 32007.
      Auto-Press A at Health ScreenAutomatically presses the A Button to get past the "Health and Safety" screen.
      Replace Health Screen with BackmenuChanges the "Health and Safety" screen to the animation played when returning to the Wii menu.
      Move Disc ChannelEnables moving the Disc Channel anywhere on the Wii Menu. It's normally stuck in the top left of the first page.
      Wiimmfi Patch v2Automatically patches all games you run from the Disc Channel for use with Wiimmfi
      480p graphics fix in system menuFixes a small issue with 480p on the Wii Menu.
      Remove NoCopy Save File ProtectionAllows you to copy normally disallowed save files to your SD card from data management
      Region Free EVERYTHINGDisables region locking for any Wii application, including downloaded ones.
      Region Free GC Games (No VM Patch)Disables region locking for GameCube disks.
      Region Free Wii GamesDisables region locking for Wii disks.
      Region Free ChannelsDisables region locking for installed channels
      No System Menu Sounds AT ALLDisables all the Wii Menu sound effects.
      No System Menu Background MusicDisables the Wii Menu background music.
      Re-Enable Bannerbomb v2Enables the "Bannerbomb" exploit on the latest Wii version. Not needed when the Homebrew Channel is already installed.
      OSReport to UsbGecko(slot B)Sends Wii Menu logs to a debugging device in memory card slot B.
      OSReport to UsbGecko(GeckoOS,B)Sends Wii Menu logs to a debugging device in memory card slot B, if the Wii Menu is launched by Gecko OS.
      Force Standard Recovery ModeAutomatically launches the console in recovery mode. Used to launch recovery discs, letting users unbrick their Wii systems.
      Remove Diagnostic Disc CheckRemoves a check in the Wii to see if an inserted game is the "Wii Startup Disc".
      Lock System Menu with Black ScreenMakes your Wii Menu load to a black screen, making you unable to use it. (Do not enable this)
      No-Delete HAXX,JODI,DVDX,DISC,DISK,RZDxRe-enable channels with these title IDs (originally blocked in system updates due to them being exploits).
      Force Disc Games to run under IOS249Make discs use cIOS 249 as the game's IOS. Can be used to enable older model (pre 2010) Wii's outfitted with DVD-R compatible Disc readers to play backup discs from the Disc Channel.
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    4. Use Any Region Changer ModMii Edition

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      1. Launch "Any Region Changer ModMii Edition" via the Homebrew Channel +
      2. After reading the warning, press A to continue. +
        • You will see this error at the top of the screen: "WARNING: AREA/SysMenu MISMATCH!"
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      3. Press ↓ until "Auto Fix Settings" is selected and press A. +
      4. Press any key to continue, and the "WARNING: AREA/SysMenu MISMATCH!" error should disappear. +
      5. Now return to the HBC by pressing the Home button or by navigating to "Exit to the Homebrew Channel" and pressing A. +
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    5. Optional: Remove the Korean Key (if applicable)

      6. +
      +With KoreanKii, you can add or remove the Korean key from your SEEPROM. This eliminates the need for patching IOS60 into 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 patched installed into your System Menu IOS. 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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      1. Launch "KoreanKii" using the Homebrew Channel. +
      2. Press - or L using a GameCube controller remove the Korean Key, then press A to confirm. +
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  4. After modding your Wii

    5. +
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  5. Credits, Supporting Apps, and Sources

    6. +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.

    + + + +
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    + + +
      +
    • Team Twiizers
      +Thanks to Team Twiizers for creating the revolutionary HackMii Installer. Without their hard work, the Wii might never have been unlocked. Many Team Twiizer Members went on to join Team Fail Overflow; a team that played a vital role in unlocking the PS3.

      + +I especially want to thank Bushing (may he rest in peace), who before his untimely passing gave ModMii his blessing to download and use the HackMii Installer.

      • + +
    • Giantpune
      +Giantpune is a legend in the Wii Scene and I consider him to be a good friend of mine. He created many exploits, including the Smash Stack exploit for PAL and KOR Wii's (which is maybe still the only method to fix 003 bricked Wii's), the Channel Forwarder dol, USB Loader GX, and many other computer programs to repair or virginize Wii's.

      + +He's contributed code to more projects than I even know about, so its impossible for me to truly convey his impact on the scene. He even took the time to explain a few things to me about cIOSs when ModMii was in its early stages and still known as NUS Auto Downloader.

      • + +
    • DeadlyFoez
      +DeadlyFoez is legendary for his Wii Repairs and infectus tutorial. Anyone who's broken their Wii can email deadlyfoez@yahoo.com to have it fixed.

      + +DeadlyFoez played a key role in the ModMii v5.0.0 update not only by helping come up with the idea for using html guides but also creating the template for ModMii's custom html guides and recording almost all of the videos and images they use. Within 1.5 weeks since our initial conversation we were able to collaborate and bring the idea to life in time to release it for Christmas. Working with him on this was a truly rewarding and fun experience. DeadlyFoez also single-handedly built the first official ModMii website.

      + +What can I say about THE "DeadlyFoez" on a personal level. He's always getting me into trouble but his friendship is worth every fiasco! It's unreal how he became one of my best friends. Just goes to show you not everyone you meet online is totally crazy; in his case... just a little crazy. But seriously, thanks to DeadlyFoez for always being there for me to bounce ModMii ideas off of, for hosting our Team Your Mom meetings and for introducing me to his awesome family and friends. There's no one else I'd rather geek out with and I'll always have your back.

      • + +
    • Violator
      +He's my bro, my cuz, my best man and the reason I ever bought or modded a Wii. "XFlak" would have died many years ago if not for him. Thanks Violator, for getting me interested in this stuff, and for all the awesome music you recorded for ModMii and my Crazy Intro Videos

      • + +
    • JoostinOnline
      +Thanks for his work developing KoreanKii (with tueidj), Syscheck HD Edition, sharing his webhosting space with me, and for all his jokes; I'll never get tired of our endless patriotic "debates".

      • + +
    • Crediar, Daco Taco and Phpgeek
      +The above people all had a hand in creating Priiloader. This was another revolutionary tool mainly because it was the first to offer some level of protection to newer Wii's that were unable to install Bootmii at boot2. Crediar developed the original preloader as well as s/uneek, Nintendont, NMM, DML, etc. Special thanks to Daco Taco for being the last man standing in terms of actively improving/maintaining Priiloader.

      • + +
    • Comex
      +In addition to being a member of Team Twiizers and contributing to the HackMii Installer, Comex created the heavily utilized bannerbomb exploit. This exploit is what allows Wii's on firmwares 3.0-4.2 to be softmodded with only an SD Card instead of needing one of a few specific Wii Games.

      • + + +
    • Waninkoko
      +Waninkoko was the first to publicly release a cIOS and other excellent apps like WAD manager, Save Game Manager, USB loader, etc. I also want to thank him for giving ModMii permission to recreate his cIOSs in WAD form.

      + +
    • Hermes
      +Hermes is well known for his cIOS 222/223/224 and for his usbloader "uloader". For a time his cIOSs were the only ones to work with RockBand type games and they are still highly utilized today.

      • + +
    • davebaol and XFlak
      +These developers worked together to modify Waninkoko's rev21 cIOS and created a new "d2x" cIOS. This cIOS is currently considered the ultimate cIOS because it corrected many bugs and added features that were previously thought to be impossible (ie. Support for IOS Reloading Games). WiiPower was also heavily influential in achieving IOS Reload Support.

      • + +
    • Fullmetal5
      +Thanks for his work developing the str2hax and bluebomb exploits. Fullmetal5 may have arrived a bit late to the Wii scene, but he's probably one of the most talented developers still active in the scene today. I can't wait to see what he comes out with next!

      • + +
    • Rodries
      +Thanks to Rodries for improving upon Hermes v5.1 cIOSs.

      • + +
    • WiiGator
      +WiiGator created a cMIOS and Gamecube Backup Launcher. Any GameCube fans owe a big thank you to WiiGator for his work.

      • + +
    • cwstjdenobs
      +cwstjdenobs is one of the few people I've encountered in the Wii scene that I would love to treat to a beer. He was always very supportive of me and encouraged me to ask him as many questions as I'd like. He is probably most well known for YAWMM (Yet Another Wad Manager Mod) which was the first Wad Manager to add brick protection by restricting users from making silly mistakes like uninstalling or stubbing a crucial file. He's also made and modified apps specifically for ModMii. For example, he modified WadMii so it doesn't timestamp WADs and he also made a setting.txt builder for ModMii's NAND builder.

      • + +
    • Leathl
      +Leathl is another awesome developer who supported me before I became well known by expanding upon his apps to further support ModMii. Leathl has created many Wii apps including ShowMiiWads, CustomizeMii, libWiiSharp, patchios, nusfilegrabber, etc. Despite his recent inactivity, his apps are still highly used today... just goes to show you that quality work never gets old. I also want to thank RetroHead for him Mod of ShowMiiWads which ModMii uses to build emulated nands without requiring any input from the user. libWiiSharp.dll is based on wii.py, the wii.py devs are Megazig, Omega, Xuzz, SquidMan, Matt_P and The Lemon Man. Also thanks to Daeken for writing Struct.py and marcan for his LZ77 code.

      • + +
    • scooby74029
      +scooby74029's most well known for sneeky compiler, which is able to build multiple different versions of s\uneek. ModMii will always construct the latest version of s\uneek available on his sneeky compiler google code webpage. This means he has total control over what version of s\uneek ModMii will construct. He also created modifications of Leathl's libWiiSharp.dll and patchios.exe to further support ModMii. Additionally, he's modified other apps like JoyFlow, JoyLoader GX, JoyLoader CFG, etc. On top of all that, he's an all around awesome person and I'm proud to be on his friends list.

      • + +
    • person66
      +person66 has had a hand in many projects, but most noteworthy are his sharpii cmd line tool and his Universal Forwarder Creator. He also wrote an autoit script that is used to launch ModMii with an icon, arguments and other useful functions.

      +Thanks for trading little bits of batch coding knowledge with me. It's great having a fellow batch coder for a friend; we are a dying breed, so keep up the great work with Universal Forwarder Creator and all your other projects.

      • + +
    • WiiPower
      +WiiPower created Neogamma, hands down the best backup disc loader for the Wii. He also modified WiiGators cMIOS and created what is today considered the ultimate cMIOS. Furthermore he's contributed code to many other popular usb-loaders and had a hand in adding IOS Reloading support to the d2x cIOSs.

      • + +
    • OverjoY and obcd
      +OverjoY created JoyFlow, a modification of WiiFlow that runs on s\uneek. He then teamed up with obcd to accomplish some seriously amazing things, like building their mod of s\uneek, NEEK2O, that allows it to load games in wbfs format and select from multiple emulated NANDs.

      • + +
    • Arikado and the Dop-Mii Team
      +They created Dop-Mii; a lot of apps borrow code from Dop-Mii, so even if you have never used Dop-Mii but used MMM or WiiMod then you owe a thank you to these people.

      • + +
    • WiiWu
      +He made Multi-Mod Manager (MMM) which has the functions of many different Wii modding tools all in one user friendly app.

      • + + +
    • WB3000 and WiiNinja
      +Thanks to WB3000 for creating NUS Downloader and to WiiNinja for making a cmd line version of NUS Downloader. NUS Downloader is one of ModMii's vital supporting apps.

      • + +
    • WiiCrazy
      +WiiCrazy is most famous for "Wii Game Shortcut Creator" (formerly known as "Crap"), Crazy Intro and Crazy Intro Video. He also contributed to usb-loaders by bypassing some game specific security. WiiCrazy is another person who's always been willing to do everything in his power to help me, or anyone else for that matter.

      • + +
    • oggzee, usptactical, gannon and Dr.Clipper
      +Together the above people compose the Configurable USB Loader Team. Back in the day, this usb-loader was always the first to add new features and in my opinion it's one of the top three best usb-loader out there.

      • + +
    • Cyan, dimok, blackb0x and the USBLoaderGX team
      +Thanks for their work on USBLoaderGX. It is one of the most feature-rich usb-loaders and has quickly become a favourite among the community. I also want to thank Cyan specifically for his excellent support of users on gbatemp for many years; he has probably explained what an IOS is more times than I can count!

      • + +
    • Hibernatus, Fledge68 and the WiiFlow team
      +Thanks for their work on WiiFlow. It was always beautiful, but now it's got all sorts of bells and whistles, you should check it out.

      • + +
    • Wiimm
      +For Wiimmfi Thanks to Wiimm for creating Wiimmfi and Wiimms ISO Tools, including wit.exe which ModMii uses to convert Wii Games to s/uneek format as well as build forwarder ISOs.

      • + +
    • Leseratte
      +For his work on Wiimmfi, as well as d2xl and other amazing projects.

      • + +
    • diddy81 and symular syn of the Wii Theme Team
      +The Wii Theme Team has created some of the best Wii Themes ever made! All of the alternative themes available in ModMii were created by them. I want to thank diddy81 in particular for working with me to ensure that all his themes worked perfectly for all regions.

      • + +
    • FIX94, Narolez and the WiiXplorer Team
      +Thanks to all these people for their contributions in making the best SD/USB forwarder. I want to thank FIX94 in particular who not only worked on Nintendont, Some YAWMM Mod, WiiFlow and literally every other big Wii application, but he also spent a lot of time testing ModMii's Forwarder Builder.

      • + +
    • jskyboo
      +Thanks to jskyboo for creating WiiMod. His app can do a lot of different things, and it was the first ahbprot enabled WAD Manager to incorporate davebaol's ahbprot bugfix.

      • + + +
    • ModMii's Translators
      +Tranlating ModMii is an enormous amount of work. It's very challenging to get special characters to display correctly in a cmd window, not to mention keeping everything formatted properly. But probably the most difficult part of translating ModMii is keeping up with the updates. If you use a translated version of ModMii, I encourage you to thank your translator because it truly is a LOT of work to do.

      + +French Translators: mamule, xav91 and ketufe
      +Dutch Translator: Hielkenator
      +Italian Translators: Wasabi, Step and Robilyn
      +Spanish Translators: ledebene and Burton

      • + +
    • Fig2k4
      +Thanks Fig2k4 for WiiBackupManager. It was a pleasure beta testing it for you and sharing my ideas with you. I hope to see you around the forums again and that you continue working on your amazing program.

      • + +
    • Foxlet and alexander1970
      +Thanks to both of you for recording and editing some of the new videos embedded in ModMii's guides.

      • + +
    • WiiShizzza, pepxl, RobGee789 and M3RK
      +Thanks to WiiShizzza for creating ModMii's new icon and to pepxl for creating ModMii's original icon. I want to thank everyone who created a ModMii icon and submitted it into ModMii's new icon competition. http://gbatemp.net/topic/296772-new-modmii-iconlogo-candidates/

      + +RobGee789 and M3RK did all the graphics used by ModMii Skin. It was a pleasure working with them, they were both very open to feedback and willing to "go back to the drawing board", so to speak, as many times as it took to get it perfect. Thanks guys!

      • + +
    • My Fellow Guide Writers
      +Thanks to tj_cool, xzxero, burritoboy9984, ChokeD and mauifrog for their awesome guides. I especially want to thank tj_cool and xzxero for inviting me to join "The Crew" at the Complete Softmod Guide. I'll never forget how great it felt to be relatively new to the scene and to be invited to join you all as equals.

      • + +
    • RiiConnect24 and Wii.Guide team
      +Thanks in particular go out to urmum_69, Larsenv and KcrPL. Brainstorming and collaborating with you guys made the 2020 lockdowns feel somewhat bearable. Special thanks to urmum_69 for helping me set up the ModMii discord server to a much higher standard than I could have ever hoped to do on my own.

      • + +
    • DaMysteryMan
      +Thanks for helping me understand the structure of a cIOS so I could better recreate it in WAD form. For those of you who don't know him, DaMysteryMan is most well known for his ever controversial app - DarkCorp (formerly known as cIOSCorp).

      • + +
    • Gannon
      +Thanks to Gannon for bootopera, which I was able to mod to create the URL loader base dol.

      • + +
    • All My Beta Testers!
      +It's because of you guys that ModMii is as stable as it is. Considering that ModMii is developed entirely in notepad without any kind of debugger or developer tools; it's pretty remarkable that ModMii has always been bug-free (albeit with a couple minor exceptions). Thanks for your never-ending devotion to quality control!
      + +Here's a list of some of ModMii's beta testers (in no particular order): scooby74029, DeadlyFoez, redia, Etheboss, JoostinOnline, person66, brausm08, geovalley, undeadsquirrel, mauifrog, FIX94, wolf, Larsenv, urmum_69, alexander1970, Cyan and last but certainly not least, Clutz450. @Clutz450, you're the man, I really enjoyed your ModMii tutorial videos and hearing your ideas on the little ways ModMii could be made even better.

      • + +
    • You!
      +Without you, there would be no reason for ModMii to exist. Thanks for using ModMii for all your Wii softmodding needs!
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    + +Supporting Apps and Sources
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    +Below is a list of the supporting apps bundled with ModMii and their sources. If a link is missing or broken, you can still get it from ModMii's Supporting Files Archive.
    + +Source code for ModMii itself is available is available at github, but you can just open the bat files from it's support folder in notepad or similar text editor.
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  6. Support ModMii

    7. + +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 4000-5000 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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    + +If you're like me and it's difficult to show support with donations, consider taking a minute to vote or share your feedback at the official ModMii page on gbatemp. I always enjoy hearing feedback about your ModMii experience.
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    + +XFlak
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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.

+ +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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  2. Important Notes


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  3. USB Loader and Hard Drive setup

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    1. Partition and Format the External Hard Drive as FAT32 (if applicable)

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    2. Copy Files to the Hard Drive


      3. When finished copying, you can proceed with the optional steps below or safely remove the hard drive from your computer and plug it into port0 on your Wii to start playing!

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    3. Manage Wii backups using Wii Backup Manager (optional)

      4. +Wii Backup Manager 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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      +Important note: 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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    4. Configure/Customize Your USB-Loader (optional)

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  4. Credits, Supporting Apps, and Sources

    5. +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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    • Team Twiizers
      +Thanks to Team Twiizers for creating the revolutionary HackMii Installer. Without their hard work, the Wii might never have been unlocked. Many Team Twiizer Members went on to join Team Fail Overflow; a team that played a vital role in unlocking the PS3.

      + +I especially want to thank Bushing (may he rest in peace), who before his untimely passing gave ModMii his blessing to download and use the HackMii Installer.

      • + +
    • Giantpune
      +Giantpune is a legend in the Wii Scene and I consider him to be a good friend of mine. He created many exploits, including the Smash Stack exploit for PAL and KOR Wii's (which is maybe still the only method to fix 003 bricked Wii's), the Channel Forwarder dol, USB Loader GX, and many other computer programs to repair or virginize Wii's.

      + +He's contributed code to more projects than I even know about, so its impossible for me to truly convey his impact on the scene. He even took the time to explain a few things to me about cIOSs when ModMii was in its early stages and still known as NUS Auto Downloader.

      • + +
    • DeadlyFoez
      +DeadlyFoez is legendary for his Wii Repairs and infectus tutorial. Anyone who's broken their Wii can email deadlyfoez@yahoo.com to have it fixed.

      + +DeadlyFoez played a key role in the ModMii v5.0.0 update not only by helping come up with the idea for using html guides but also creating the template for ModMii's custom html guides and recording almost all of the videos and images they use. Within 1.5 weeks since our initial conversation we were able to collaborate and bring the idea to life in time to release it for Christmas. Working with him on this was a truly rewarding and fun experience. DeadlyFoez also single-handedly built the first official ModMii website.

      + +What can I say about THE "DeadlyFoez" on a personal level. He's always getting me into trouble but his friendship is worth every fiasco! It's unreal how he became one of my best friends. Just goes to show you not everyone you meet online is totally crazy; in his case... just a little crazy. But seriously, thanks to DeadlyFoez for always being there for me to bounce ModMii ideas off of, for hosting our Team Your Mom meetings and for introducing me to his awesome family and friends. There's no one else I'd rather geek out with and I'll always have your back.

      • + +
    • Violator
      +He's my bro, my cuz, my best man and the reason I ever bought or modded a Wii. "XFlak" would have died many years ago if not for him. Thanks Violator, for getting me interested in this stuff, and for all the awesome music you recorded for ModMii and my Crazy Intro Videos

      • + +
    • JoostinOnline
      +Thanks for his work developing KoreanKii (with tueidj), Syscheck HD Edition, sharing his webhosting space with me, and for all his jokes; I'll never get tired of our endless patriotic "debates".

      • + +
    • Crediar, Daco Taco and Phpgeek
      +The above people all had a hand in creating Priiloader. This was another revolutionary tool mainly because it was the first to offer some level of protection to newer Wii's that were unable to install Bootmii at boot2. Crediar developed the original preloader as well as s/uneek, Nintendont, NMM, DML, etc. Special thanks to Daco Taco for being the last man standing in terms of actively improving/maintaining Priiloader.

      • + +
    • Comex
      +In addition to being a member of Team Twiizers and contributing to the HackMii Installer, Comex created the heavily utilized bannerbomb exploit. This exploit is what allows Wii's on firmwares 3.0-4.2 to be softmodded with only an SD Card instead of needing one of a few specific Wii Games.

      • + + +
    • Waninkoko
      +Waninkoko was the first to publicly release a cIOS and other excellent apps like WAD manager, Save Game Manager, USB loader, etc. I also want to thank him for giving ModMii permission to recreate his cIOSs in WAD form.

      + +
    • Hermes
      +Hermes is well known for his cIOS 222/223/224 and for his usbloader "uloader". For a time his cIOSs were the only ones to work with RockBand type games and they are still highly utilized today.

      • + +
    • davebaol and XFlak
      +These developers worked together to modify Waninkoko's rev21 cIOS and created a new "d2x" cIOS. This cIOS is currently considered the ultimate cIOS because it corrected many bugs and added features that were previously thought to be impossible (ie. Support for IOS Reloading Games). WiiPower was also heavily influential in achieving IOS Reload Support.

      • + +
    • Fullmetal5
      +Thanks for his work developing the str2hax and bluebomb exploits. Fullmetal5 may have arrived a bit late to the Wii scene, but he's probably one of the most talented developers still active in the scene today. I can't wait to see what he comes out with next!

      • + +
    • Rodries
      +Thanks to Rodries for improving upon Hermes v5.1 cIOSs.

      • + +
    • WiiGator
      +WiiGator created a cMIOS and Gamecube Backup Launcher. Any GameCube fans owe a big thank you to WiiGator for his work.

      • + +
    • cwstjdenobs
      +cwstjdenobs is one of the few people I've encountered in the Wii scene that I would love to treat to a beer. He was always very supportive of me and encouraged me to ask him as many questions as I'd like. He is probably most well known for YAWMM (Yet Another Wad Manager Mod) which was the first Wad Manager to add brick protection by restricting users from making silly mistakes like uninstalling or stubbing a crucial file. He's also made and modified apps specifically for ModMii. For example, he modified WadMii so it doesn't timestamp WADs and he also made a setting.txt builder for ModMii's NAND builder.

      • + +
    • Leathl
      +Leathl is another awesome developer who supported me before I became well known by expanding upon his apps to further support ModMii. Leathl has created many Wii apps including ShowMiiWads, CustomizeMii, libWiiSharp, patchios, nusfilegrabber, etc. Despite his recent inactivity, his apps are still highly used today... just goes to show you that quality work never gets old. I also want to thank RetroHead for him Mod of ShowMiiWads which ModMii uses to build emulated nands without requiring any input from the user. libWiiSharp.dll is based on wii.py, the wii.py devs are Megazig, Omega, Xuzz, SquidMan, Matt_P and The Lemon Man. Also thanks to Daeken for writing Struct.py and marcan for his LZ77 code.

      • + +
    • scooby74029
      +scooby74029's most well known for sneeky compiler, which is able to build multiple different versions of s\uneek. ModMii will always construct the latest version of s\uneek available on his sneeky compiler google code webpage. This means he has total control over what version of s\uneek ModMii will construct. He also created modifications of Leathl's libWiiSharp.dll and patchios.exe to further support ModMii. Additionally, he's modified other apps like JoyFlow, JoyLoader GX, JoyLoader CFG, etc. On top of all that, he's an all around awesome person and I'm proud to be on his friends list.

      • + +
    • person66
      +person66 has had a hand in many projects, but most noteworthy are his sharpii cmd line tool and his Universal Forwarder Creator. He also wrote an autoit script that is used to launch ModMii with an icon, arguments and other useful functions.

      +Thanks for trading little bits of batch coding knowledge with me. It's great having a fellow batch coder for a friend; we are a dying breed, so keep up the great work with Universal Forwarder Creator and all your other projects.

      • + +
    • WiiPower
      +WiiPower created Neogamma, hands down the best backup disc loader for the Wii. He also modified WiiGators cMIOS and created what is today considered the ultimate cMIOS. Furthermore he's contributed code to many other popular usb-loaders and had a hand in adding IOS Reloading support to the d2x cIOSs.

      • + +
    • OverjoY and obcd
      +OverjoY created JoyFlow, a modification of WiiFlow that runs on s\uneek. He then teamed up with obcd to accomplish some seriously amazing things, like building their mod of s\uneek, NEEK2O, that allows it to load games in wbfs format and select from multiple emulated NANDs.

      • + +
    • Arikado and the Dop-Mii Team
      +They created Dop-Mii; a lot of apps borrow code from Dop-Mii, so even if you have never used Dop-Mii but used MMM or WiiMod then you owe a thank you to these people.

      • + +
    • WiiWu
      +He made Multi-Mod Manager (MMM) which has the functions of many different Wii modding tools all in one user friendly app.

      • + + +
    • WB3000 and WiiNinja
      +Thanks to WB3000 for creating NUS Downloader and to WiiNinja for making a cmd line version of NUS Downloader. NUS Downloader is one of ModMii's vital supporting apps.

      • + +
    • WiiCrazy
      +WiiCrazy is most famous for "Wii Game Shortcut Creator" (formerly known as "Crap"), Crazy Intro and Crazy Intro Video. He also contributed to usb-loaders by bypassing some game specific security. WiiCrazy is another person who's always been willing to do everything in his power to help me, or anyone else for that matter.

      • + +
    • oggzee, usptactical, gannon and Dr.Clipper
      +Together the above people compose the Configurable USB Loader Team. Back in the day, this usb-loader was always the first to add new features and in my opinion it's one of the top three best usb-loader out there.

      • + +
    • Cyan, dimok, blackb0x and the USBLoaderGX team
      +Thanks for their work on USBLoaderGX. It is one of the most feature-rich usb-loaders and has quickly become a favourite among the community. I also want to thank Cyan specifically for his excellent support of users on gbatemp for many years; he has probably explained what an IOS is more times than I can count!

      • + +
    • Hibernatus, Fledge68 and the WiiFlow team
      +Thanks for their work on WiiFlow. It was always beautiful, but now it's got all sorts of bells and whistles, you should check it out.

      • + +
    • Wiimm
      +For Wiimmfi Thanks to Wiimm for creating Wiimmfi and Wiimms ISO Tools, including wit.exe which ModMii uses to convert Wii Games to s/uneek format as well as build forwarder ISOs.

      • + +
    • Leseratte
      +For his work on Wiimmfi, as well as d2xl and other amazing projects.

      • + +
    • diddy81 and symular syn of the Wii Theme Team
      +The Wii Theme Team has created some of the best Wii Themes ever made! All of the alternative themes available in ModMii were created by them. I want to thank diddy81 in particular for working with me to ensure that all his themes worked perfectly for all regions.

      • + +
    • FIX94, Narolez and the WiiXplorer Team
      +Thanks to all these people for their contributions in making the best SD/USB forwarder. I want to thank FIX94 in particular who not only worked on Nintendont, Some YAWMM Mod, WiiFlow and literally every other big Wii application, but he also spent a lot of time testing ModMii's Forwarder Builder.

      • + +
    • jskyboo
      +Thanks to jskyboo for creating WiiMod. His app can do a lot of different things, and it was the first ahbprot enabled WAD Manager to incorporate davebaol's ahbprot bugfix.

      • + + +
    • ModMii's Translators
      +Tranlating ModMii is an enormous amount of work. It's very challenging to get special characters to display correctly in a cmd window, not to mention keeping everything formatted properly. But probably the most difficult part of translating ModMii is keeping up with the updates. If you use a translated version of ModMii, I encourage you to thank your translator because it truly is a LOT of work to do.

      + +French Translators: mamule, xav91 and ketufe
      +Dutch Translator: Hielkenator
      +Italian Translators: Wasabi, Step and Robilyn
      +Spanish Translators: ledebene and Burton

      • + +
    • Fig2k4
      +Thanks Fig2k4 for WiiBackupManager. It was a pleasure beta testing it for you and sharing my ideas with you. I hope to see you around the forums again and that you continue working on your amazing program.

      • + +
    • Foxlet and alexander1970
      +Thanks to both of you for recording and editing some of the new videos embedded in ModMii's guides.

      • + +
    • WiiShizzza, pepxl, RobGee789 and M3RK
      +Thanks to WiiShizzza for creating ModMii's new icon and to pepxl for creating ModMii's original icon. I want to thank everyone who created a ModMii icon and submitted it into ModMii's new icon competition. http://gbatemp.net/topic/296772-new-modmii-iconlogo-candidates/

      + +RobGee789 and M3RK did all the graphics used by ModMii Skin. It was a pleasure working with them, they were both very open to feedback and willing to "go back to the drawing board", so to speak, as many times as it took to get it perfect. Thanks guys!

      • + +
    • My Fellow Guide Writers
      +Thanks to tj_cool, xzxero, burritoboy9984, ChokeD and mauifrog for their awesome guides. I especially want to thank tj_cool and xzxero for inviting me to join "The Crew" at the Complete Softmod Guide. I'll never forget how great it felt to be relatively new to the scene and to be invited to join you all as equals.

      • + +
    • RiiConnect24 and Wii.Guide team
      +Thanks in particular go out to urmum_69, Larsenv and KcrPL. Brainstorming and collaborating with you guys made the 2020 lockdowns feel somewhat bearable. Special thanks to urmum_69 for helping me set up the ModMii discord server to a much higher standard than I could have ever hoped to do on my own.

      • + +
    • DaMysteryMan
      +Thanks for helping me understand the structure of a cIOS so I could better recreate it in WAD form. For those of you who don't know him, DaMysteryMan is most well known for his ever controversial app - DarkCorp (formerly known as cIOSCorp).

      • + +
    • Gannon
      +Thanks to Gannon for bootopera, which I was able to mod to create the URL loader base dol.

      • + +
    • All My Beta Testers!
      +It's because of you guys that ModMii is as stable as it is. Considering that ModMii is developed entirely in notepad without any kind of debugger or developer tools; it's pretty remarkable that ModMii has always been bug-free (albeit with a couple minor exceptions). Thanks for your never-ending devotion to quality control!
      + +Here's a list of some of ModMii's beta testers (in no particular order): scooby74029, DeadlyFoez, redia, Etheboss, JoostinOnline, person66, brausm08, geovalley, undeadsquirrel, mauifrog, FIX94, wolf, Larsenv, urmum_69, alexander1970, Cyan and last but certainly not least, Clutz450. @Clutz450, you're the man, I really enjoyed your ModMii tutorial videos and hearing your ideas on the little ways ModMii could be made even better.

      • + +
    • You!
      +Without you, there would be no reason for ModMii to exist. Thanks for using ModMii for all your Wii softmodding needs!
      • +
    +
    + +Supporting Apps and Sources
    +
    +Below is a list of the supporting apps bundled with ModMii and their sources. If a link is missing or broken, you can still get it from ModMii's Supporting Files Archive.
    + +Source code for ModMii itself is available is available at github, but you can just open the bat files from it's support folder in notepad or similar text editor.
    +
    + + + + +
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    + + + +
  5. Support ModMii

    6. + +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 4000-5000 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.
    + +

    +

    + +If you're like me and it's difficult to show support with donations, consider taking a minute to vote or share your feedback at the official ModMii page on gbatemp. I always enjoy hearing feedback about your ModMii experience.
    +
    + +XFlak
    +- 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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  1. Your chosen options

    2. +This guide was generated using the following parameters:
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    +
  2. Important Notes


    3. +
  3. Hacking your Wii

      4. + +
    1. Format the SD Card as FAT32 (if applicable)

      2. +
      +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.
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      + +
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      + +
      + +At this time you should copy the files ModMii downloaded to your SD Card. +
      +
    2. Launch Multi-Mod Manager

      3. +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 str2hax and a Hard Drive formatted as FAT32 in place of an SD Card to complete the majority of this guide (everything except installing Bootmii and making a nand backup).

      +
      + + +

      +
      +str2hax
      +
      +Requirements: a WiFI connection on your Wii, but does not require SD Card
      +
      +
        +
      1. Go to the "Wii Options" Menu, then select "Wii Settings", then go to Page 2 and select "Internet", select "Connection Settings", then choose your currently active connection.
        +
      2. Select "Change settings" and scroll 3 times to the right to select "Auto-Obtain DNS" (Not IP Address)
        +
      3. Select "No" then select "Advanced Settings".
        +
      4. Change the Primary DNS to 97.74.103.14 and the Secondary DNS to 173.201.71.14
        +
          +
        • You should enter both just in case the Primary DNS is offline so it will still work. +
        +
      5. Select "Confirm", then "Save", and then select "OK" to run a connection test +
      6. If the connection test was successful, select "No" to skip the Wii System Update.
        7. +
          +
        • If the connection test does not work, make sure you have a working internet connection, then try again. If it still fails you should choose a different exploit. +
        +
      7. Select "Back" two times to return to the "Internet panel", then select User Agreements or Agreement/Contact. +
      8. Select "Yes" to the using the Wii Shop Channel and WiiConnect24. +
      9. Click "Next" to review User Agreements. + +
          +
        • If you see a heart-shaped pony on your screen then you have done everything correctly. +
        +
      10. Select "I Accept" to continue. +
          +
        • The exploit takes 1-2 minutes, if it takes longer than 2 minutes then just turn off your Wii and start again from step "F". +
        • After a minute or two you should be booted into your homebrew application. If it keeps failing you should choose a different exploit. +
        +
      + +
      +Fun Facts about str2hax! If a boot.elf/dol 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 RiiConnect24's DNS, the choice is yours!
      +
      +
      +Bannerbomb v1
      +
      +Requirements: an SD or SDHC card
      +
      +
        +
      • Run Bannerbomb v1 by going to Settings, Data Management, Channels, SD Card and choosing yes to load boot.dol/elf.
        +
          +
        • Note: If it doesn't work for you, visit http://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). +
        +
      +
      + + +
      +This will launch Multi-Mod Manager.
      +
      +
    3. Install IOS58 using Multi-Mod Manager (MMM)

      4. +
      + +Note: MMM, is not compatible with Wii Motion+ remotes, try using an older wiimote without motion+ built in or a gamecube controller. If you don't have a compatible controller, double-click SD:\ExploitAppSelector.bat and select "..\YAWMM\boot.elf" to help you quickly switch the boot.dol\elf app that is launched by your exploit; or manually save a copy of YAWMM's boot.elf to the SD root (ie. SD:\boot.elf). Then repeat the exploit described above to launch Some YAWMM Mod instead of MMM to install IOS58.
      +
      + +
        +
      1. On your Wii, in Multi-Mod Manager's main menu, go down to select "WAD Manager". + +
          +
        • If you cannot load your SD card, select "Load another IOS", then select IOS36. +
        • If the Wii was previously softmodded, you can also try loading IOS250 (or others like 251, 222, etc.) +
        + +
      2. Install IOS58-64-v6176. + +
          +
        • 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. +
        + +
      3. After successfully installing IOS58, press any button to continue. + + +
      4. Then press the B button to go back to MMM's main menu. +
      5. Choose "App Manager" then press A. +
      6. Launch "HackMii_Installer" by navigating to it and pressing the A button. +
      + + +
      +If you used YAWMM instead of MMM because of lack of Wii Motion+ controller support, double-click SD:\ExploitAppSelector.bat and select "..\HackMii_Installer\boot.elf" to help you quickly switch the boot.dol\elf app that is launched by your exploit; or manually save a copy of the HackMii Installer's boot.elf to the SD root (ie. SD:\boot.elf). Then repeat the exploit described above to launch the HackMii Installer. + + +
      + + +
      +
    4. Use the HackMii Installer to install the HBC and Bootmii

      5. + +
      +The HackMii installer will enable you to install the Homebrew Channel and Bootmii.
      +The Homebrew Channel allows you to launch 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.
      +
      + +
        +
      • 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. +
      + +
      + +
        +
      1. Press 1 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. +
        + +
      2. Press A to continue, then press ↑ until "Install the Homebrew Channel" is selected and press A, then select "Yes, continue" to install it. +
          +
        • When completed the installer should display "SUCCESS". +
        + +
      3. Press A to continue to the main menu. + + +
      4. From the main menu, press ↓ twice to select "Bootmii...", then press A. + + +
      5. 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. +
          +
        • When completed the installer should display "SUCCESS". +
        + +
      6. Press A to continue to the Bootmii menu. + +
      7. From the Bootmii menu, check to see if "Install Bootmii as boot2" is an option. +
          +
        • 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. +
        + +
      8. 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. +
      +
      +Some notes about Bootmii as IOS and Bootmii as boot2
      +
        +
      • 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. +
          +
        • 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. +
          +
        • 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. +
        +
      + +
      + + + +
    5. Make a NAND backup

      6. +
      +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.
      +
      + +
        +
      • 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. +
      + +
      +
        +
      1. From inside the Homebrew Channel press the Home button and select "Launch Bootmii". +
      2. 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. +
      3. Press Reset to select the first backup option (the button with the green arrow) +
      4. Press Reset again to make your NAND backup. +
          +
        • Do not power off your Wii 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. +
        + +
      5. Press any button on the console to exit the NAND backup screen. +
      6. 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, or 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, or rename the Bootmii folder to avoid autobooting into Bootmii at startup for consoles with Bootmii installed to boot2. When done, safely remove your SD Card from your computer and reinsert it into your Wii and proceed to the next step.
      +
      + + +
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      + +

      + +Fun Fact! If you ever need to restore a NAND backup, you can do so by launching Bootmii with an SD card containing the appropriately named Bootmii folder, nand.bin, and keys.bin, and follow the procedure described above except this time select the option with the red arrow going the other direction.
      +
      +Another Fun Fact! You can extract the contents of your nand.bin using windows tools like ShowMiiWads (see ModMii Classic's Download Page 2), then save it to a hard drive or SD Card to act as an Emulated NAND (or virtual NAND), allowing you switch between the Wii's real NAND and one or more Emulated NANDs. Emulated NANDs can provide much more storage space than the Wii's 500MB. ModMii can help generate brand new Emulated NANDs free of any games saves or other settings if you prefer a fresh start. For more help on this, after completing this guide, check out ModMii's SNEEK Installation Wizard.
      + +

      +
      +
      + + +
    6. Install WADs

      7. +
      +YAWMM stands for "Yet Another Wad Manager Mod". 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, Some YAWMM Mod, 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.
      +
      + + +
      +
      +
      + + +

      + +Fun Fact! I mentioned IOSs and cIOSs before, "the Wii console uses the 'IOS' system to communicate with the hardware, it's like a driver (compared to Windows). It contains information and communication tools (like how to access the Disc drive, how to access USB, read the savegames data stored on internal memory, etc.)" ~Cyan. If you're curious to learn more about IOSs or cIOSs, a thorough explanation can be found in Cyan's IOS Explanation post.
      +

      +
      + + + +
        +
      1. On your Wii, load "Some YAWMM Mod" from the HomeBrew Channel. +
      2. Make sure the source device is set to "Wii SD Slot" and Press A. +
      3. Install your custom list of 45 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). +
        +
      4. 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 +
          +
        + +
      5. After you've marked all the WADs listed below, press A on any marked WAD to install them all. +
      6. Confirm the total number selected for installation is 45, then press A again to install.
        + +
          +
        • If any WADs fail to install properly please retry installing them.
          +
        + +
      7. After successfully installing all the WADs, press any button to continue, then press the Home button on your Wiimote to exit Some YAWMM Mod. +
      + +
      +
      +
      +
      + + +Here's your unique list of 45 WADs to install: +
        +
      1. cIOS249[57]-d2x-v10-beta52
        2. +
      2. cIOS250[56]-d2x-v10-beta52
        3. +
      3. cIOS251[38]-d2x-v10-beta52
        4. +
      4. IOS11v65535(IOS60v6174[FS-ES-NP-VP-DIP-RC24])
        5. +
      5. IOS12-64-v526
        6. +
      6. IOS13-64-v1032
        7. +
      7. IOS14-64-v1032
        8. +
      8. IOS15-64-v1032
        9. +
      9. IOS17-64-v1032
        10. +
      10. IOS20v65535(IOS60v6174[FS-ES-NP-VP-DIP-RC24])
        11. +
      11. IOS21-64-v1039
        12. +
      12. IOS22-64-v1294
        13. +
      13. IOS28-64-v1807
        14. +
      14. IOS30v65535(IOS60v6174[FS-ES-NP-VP-DIP-RC24])
        15. +
      15. IOS31-64-v3608
        16. +
      16. IOS33-64-v3608
        17. +
      17. IOS34-64-v3608
        18. +
      18. IOS35-64-v3608
        19. +
      19. IOS36-64-v3608
        20. +
      20. IOS37-64-v5663
        21. +
      21. IOS38-64-v4124
        22. +
      22. IOS40v65535(IOS60v6174[FS-ES-NP-VP-DIP-RC24])
        23. +
      23. IOS41-64-v3607
        24. +
      24. IOS43-64-v3607
        25. +
      25. IOS45-64-v3607
        26. +
      26. IOS46-64-v3607
        27. +
      27. IOS48-64-v4124
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      28. IOS50v65535(IOS60v6174[FS-ES-NP-VP-DIP-RC24])
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      29. IOS52v65535(IOS60v6174[FS-ES-NP-VP-DIP-RC24])
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      30. IOS53-64-v5663
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      31. IOS55-64-v5663
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      32. IOS56-64-v5662
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      33. IOS57-64-v5919
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      34. IOS58-64-v6176
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      35. IOS60v65535(IOS60v6174[FS-ES-NP-VP-DIP-RC24])
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      36. IOS61-64-v5662
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      37. IOS62-64-v6430
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      38. IOS70v65535(IOS60v6174[FS-ES-NP-VP-DIP-RC24])
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      39. IOS80v65535(IOS60v6174[FS-ES-NP-VP-DIP-RC24])
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      40. IOS9-64-v1034
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      41. Mii-Channel-NUS-v6
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      42. RVL-mios-v10
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      43. Shopping-Channel-NUS-v21[K]
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      44. SystemMenu_4.1K_v454_DarkWiiRed_No-Spin
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      45. USBLoader(s)-ahbprot58-SD-USB-v12-IDCL-alt (see spoiler for boot info)
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      + + +The USBLoader(s) forwarder channel will boot the first app it finds from this list:
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      1. SD+USB:\apps\usbloader_gx\boot.dol
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      2. SD+USB:\apps\usbloader_gx\boot.elf
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      3. SD+USB:\apps\WiiFlow\boot.dol
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      4. SD+USB:\apps\WiiFlow\boot.elf
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      5. SD+USB:\apps\usbloader_cfg\boot.dol
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      6. SD+USB:\apps\usbloader_cfg\boot.elf
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      7. SD+USB:\apps\usbloader\boot.dol
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      8. SD+USB:\apps\usbloader\boot.elf
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      9. SD+USB:\apps\usb-loader\boot.dol
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      10. SD+USB:\apps\usb-loader\boot.elf
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      +Note: Forwarder requires IOS58. SD paths are all checked first, then USB. It's capable of launching apps from an SD Card and hard drives formatted as FAT32, NTFS, ext2, ext3 and ext4. It also supports meta.xml arguments and is able to launch apps with direct hardware access.
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      +Want to customize some of your channels? There's an app for that! First make sure you finish this guide and install Priiloader if you haven't already, then get CustomizeMii from ModMii Classic's Download Page 2. You can use this tool to make changes to the audio or visual effects of a channel, and even inject a new "dol" for it to launch. You can build forwarder dol's for custom paths, channels, or website URLs from ModMii Classic's Advanced Downloads Page. + +
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      +WARNING: Whenever you install a new System Menu, like you just did, Priiloader gets uninstalled. Be sure to continue with your guide to (re)install it.
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    7. Install and Configure Priiloader

      8. +
      + +Priiloader loads just before the System Menu and is invisible unless holding down the reset button 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 "dol" 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.
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      • You can navigate the Priiloader menu using a Wiimote, GameCube controller, USB Keyboard, or the Power/Reset buttons on the front of the console itself similar to Bootmii (if using the front buttons you will not be able to access the system menu hacks, file/dol & password menus). +
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      1. Launch the "Priiloader Installer" from the Homebrew Channel. +
      2. After the Priiloader Installer loads, press + to install it. +
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        • When successful the installer should display "Install done!" +
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      3. Press A to exit back to the Homebrew Channel. +
      4. Access Priiloader by powering off the Wii, then hold down the Reset button while powering on your Wii until you see the Priiloader menu. +
        +You can also start Priiloader by loading the "Priiloader Launcher" via the HBC, or by holding escape on a USB connected keyboard while turning on your Wii. + +
      5. 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".
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        +RECOMMENDED HACKS* +
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        • Block Disc Updates
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        • Block Online Updates
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        • Region Free EVERYTHING
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        • 480p graphics fix in system menu
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        +*Your available System Menu hacks may vary.
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      6. Scroll down to "save settings" and press A, then press B to go back to Priiloader's main menu. +
      7. Navigate to "Homebrew Channel" and press A to launch it.
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      +Pro tip! If you update or (re)install any System Menu it REMOVES Priiloader and you should reinstall it immediately to stay protected.
      +
      +Another Pro tip! If you keep a hard drive plugged into your Wii at all times you can enable "Ignore standby" in Priiloader's settings so your Wii 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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      HackDescription
      Block Disc UpdatesRemoves the "Wii System Update" screen that is included on some games forcing you to update them to play the game.
      Block Online UpdatesDisables updating your Wii. Updates will fail with error 32007.
      Auto-Press A at Health ScreenAutomatically presses the A Button to get past the "Health and Safety" screen.
      Replace Health Screen with BackmenuChanges the "Health and Safety" screen to the animation played when returning to the Wii menu.
      Move Disc ChannelEnables moving the Disc Channel anywhere on the Wii Menu. It's normally stuck in the top left of the first page.
      Wiimmfi Patch v2Automatically patches all games you run from the Disc Channel for use with Wiimmfi
      480p graphics fix in system menuFixes a small issue with 480p on the Wii Menu.
      Remove NoCopy Save File ProtectionAllows you to copy normally disallowed save files to your SD card from data management
      Region Free EVERYTHINGDisables region locking for any Wii application, including downloaded ones.
      Region Free GC Games (No VM Patch)Disables region locking for GameCube disks.
      Region Free Wii GamesDisables region locking for Wii disks.
      Region Free ChannelsDisables region locking for installed channels
      No System Menu Sounds AT ALLDisables all the Wii Menu sound effects.
      No System Menu Background MusicDisables the Wii Menu background music.
      Re-Enable Bannerbomb v2Enables the "Bannerbomb" exploit on the latest Wii version. Not needed when the Homebrew Channel is already installed.
      OSReport to UsbGecko(slot B)Sends Wii Menu logs to a debugging device in memory card slot B.
      OSReport to UsbGecko(GeckoOS,B)Sends Wii Menu logs to a debugging device in memory card slot B, if the Wii Menu is launched by Gecko OS.
      Force Standard Recovery ModeAutomatically launches the console in recovery mode. Used to launch recovery discs, letting users unbrick their Wii systems.
      Remove Diagnostic Disc CheckRemoves a check in the Wii to see if an inserted game is the "Wii Startup Disc".
      Lock System Menu with Black ScreenMakes your Wii Menu load to a black screen, making you unable to use it. (Do not enable this)
      No-Delete HAXX,JODI,DVDX,DISC,DISK,RZDxRe-enable channels with these title IDs (originally blocked in system updates due to them being exploits).
      Force Disc Games to run under IOS249Make discs use cIOS 249 as the game's IOS. Can be used to enable older model (pre 2010) Wii's outfitted with DVD-R compatible Disc readers to play backup discs from the Disc Channel.
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    8. Reinstall the Homebrew Channel (if applicable)

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      • While in the HomeBrew Channel, press the Home button. + +
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        • In the top right corner you will see the IOS used by the HBC. + +
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          • If the HBC is using IOS58 and your HBC is not upside-down, you can skip this step. +
          • If the HBC is not using IOS58 or it is upside-down, you should continue with this step to reinstall it. +
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      • Launch the HackMii Installer via the HBC. +
      • Use the Hackmii Installer to fix/re-install the HBC following the same procedure as you did the first time. + + +
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        • This time the HackMii Installer should use IOS58 since it's preferred and we just installed it. +
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      • Once you've successfully reinstalled the HBC, you can move onto the next step of the guide. +
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  4. After modding your Wii

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  5. Credits, Supporting Apps, and Sources

    6. +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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    • Team Twiizers
      +Thanks to Team Twiizers for creating the revolutionary HackMii Installer. Without their hard work, the Wii might never have been unlocked. Many Team Twiizer Members went on to join Team Fail Overflow; a team that played a vital role in unlocking the PS3.

      + +I especially want to thank Bushing (may he rest in peace), who before his untimely passing gave ModMii his blessing to download and use the HackMii Installer.

      • + +
    • Giantpune
      +Giantpune is a legend in the Wii Scene and I consider him to be a good friend of mine. He created many exploits, including the Smash Stack exploit for PAL and KOR Wii's (which is maybe still the only method to fix 003 bricked Wii's), the Channel Forwarder dol, USB Loader GX, and many other computer programs to repair or virginize Wii's.

      + +He's contributed code to more projects than I even know about, so its impossible for me to truly convey his impact on the scene. He even took the time to explain a few things to me about cIOSs when ModMii was in its early stages and still known as NUS Auto Downloader.

      • + +
    • DeadlyFoez
      +DeadlyFoez is legendary for his Wii Repairs and infectus tutorial. Anyone who's broken their Wii can email deadlyfoez@yahoo.com to have it fixed.

      + +DeadlyFoez played a key role in the ModMii v5.0.0 update not only by helping come up with the idea for using html guides but also creating the template for ModMii's custom html guides and recording almost all of the videos and images they use. Within 1.5 weeks since our initial conversation we were able to collaborate and bring the idea to life in time to release it for Christmas. Working with him on this was a truly rewarding and fun experience. DeadlyFoez also single-handedly built the first official ModMii website.

      + +What can I say about THE "DeadlyFoez" on a personal level. He's always getting me into trouble but his friendship is worth every fiasco! It's unreal how he became one of my best friends. Just goes to show you not everyone you meet online is totally crazy; in his case... just a little crazy. But seriously, thanks to DeadlyFoez for always being there for me to bounce ModMii ideas off of, for hosting our Team Your Mom meetings and for introducing me to his awesome family and friends. There's no one else I'd rather geek out with and I'll always have your back.

      • + +
    • Violator
      +He's my bro, my cuz, my best man and the reason I ever bought or modded a Wii. "XFlak" would have died many years ago if not for him. Thanks Violator, for getting me interested in this stuff, and for all the awesome music you recorded for ModMii and my Crazy Intro Videos

      • + +
    • JoostinOnline
      +Thanks for his work developing KoreanKii (with tueidj), Syscheck HD Edition, sharing his webhosting space with me, and for all his jokes; I'll never get tired of our endless patriotic "debates".

      • + +
    • Crediar, Daco Taco and Phpgeek
      +The above people all had a hand in creating Priiloader. This was another revolutionary tool mainly because it was the first to offer some level of protection to newer Wii's that were unable to install Bootmii at boot2. Crediar developed the original preloader as well as s/uneek, Nintendont, NMM, DML, etc. Special thanks to Daco Taco for being the last man standing in terms of actively improving/maintaining Priiloader.

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    • Comex
      +In addition to being a member of Team Twiizers and contributing to the HackMii Installer, Comex created the heavily utilized bannerbomb exploit. This exploit is what allows Wii's on firmwares 3.0-4.2 to be softmodded with only an SD Card instead of needing one of a few specific Wii Games.

      • + + +
    • Waninkoko
      +Waninkoko was the first to publicly release a cIOS and other excellent apps like WAD manager, Save Game Manager, USB loader, etc. I also want to thank him for giving ModMii permission to recreate his cIOSs in WAD form.

      + +
    • Hermes
      +Hermes is well known for his cIOS 222/223/224 and for his usbloader "uloader". For a time his cIOSs were the only ones to work with RockBand type games and they are still highly utilized today.

      • + +
    • davebaol and XFlak
      +These developers worked together to modify Waninkoko's rev21 cIOS and created a new "d2x" cIOS. This cIOS is currently considered the ultimate cIOS because it corrected many bugs and added features that were previously thought to be impossible (ie. Support for IOS Reloading Games). WiiPower was also heavily influential in achieving IOS Reload Support.

      • + +
    • Fullmetal5
      +Thanks for his work developing the str2hax and bluebomb exploits. Fullmetal5 may have arrived a bit late to the Wii scene, but he's probably one of the most talented developers still active in the scene today. I can't wait to see what he comes out with next!

      • + +
    • Rodries
      +Thanks to Rodries for improving upon Hermes v5.1 cIOSs.

      • + +
    • WiiGator
      +WiiGator created a cMIOS and Gamecube Backup Launcher. Any GameCube fans owe a big thank you to WiiGator for his work.

      • + +
    • cwstjdenobs
      +cwstjdenobs is one of the few people I've encountered in the Wii scene that I would love to treat to a beer. He was always very supportive of me and encouraged me to ask him as many questions as I'd like. He is probably most well known for YAWMM (Yet Another Wad Manager Mod) which was the first Wad Manager to add brick protection by restricting users from making silly mistakes like uninstalling or stubbing a crucial file. He's also made and modified apps specifically for ModMii. For example, he modified WadMii so it doesn't timestamp WADs and he also made a setting.txt builder for ModMii's NAND builder.

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    • Leathl
      +Leathl is another awesome developer who supported me before I became well known by expanding upon his apps to further support ModMii. Leathl has created many Wii apps including ShowMiiWads, CustomizeMii, libWiiSharp, patchios, nusfilegrabber, etc. Despite his recent inactivity, his apps are still highly used today... just goes to show you that quality work never gets old. I also want to thank RetroHead for him Mod of ShowMiiWads which ModMii uses to build emulated nands without requiring any input from the user. libWiiSharp.dll is based on wii.py, the wii.py devs are Megazig, Omega, Xuzz, SquidMan, Matt_P and The Lemon Man. Also thanks to Daeken for writing Struct.py and marcan for his LZ77 code.

      • + +
    • scooby74029
      +scooby74029's most well known for sneeky compiler, which is able to build multiple different versions of s\uneek. ModMii will always construct the latest version of s\uneek available on his sneeky compiler google code webpage. This means he has total control over what version of s\uneek ModMii will construct. He also created modifications of Leathl's libWiiSharp.dll and patchios.exe to further support ModMii. Additionally, he's modified other apps like JoyFlow, JoyLoader GX, JoyLoader CFG, etc. On top of all that, he's an all around awesome person and I'm proud to be on his friends list.

      • + +
    • person66
      +person66 has had a hand in many projects, but most noteworthy are his sharpii cmd line tool and his Universal Forwarder Creator. He also wrote an autoit script that is used to launch ModMii with an icon, arguments and other useful functions.

      +Thanks for trading little bits of batch coding knowledge with me. It's great having a fellow batch coder for a friend; we are a dying breed, so keep up the great work with Universal Forwarder Creator and all your other projects.

      • + +
    • WiiPower
      +WiiPower created Neogamma, hands down the best backup disc loader for the Wii. He also modified WiiGators cMIOS and created what is today considered the ultimate cMIOS. Furthermore he's contributed code to many other popular usb-loaders and had a hand in adding IOS Reloading support to the d2x cIOSs.

      • + +
    • OverjoY and obcd
      +OverjoY created JoyFlow, a modification of WiiFlow that runs on s\uneek. He then teamed up with obcd to accomplish some seriously amazing things, like building their mod of s\uneek, NEEK2O, that allows it to load games in wbfs format and select from multiple emulated NANDs.

      • + +
    • Arikado and the Dop-Mii Team
      +They created Dop-Mii; a lot of apps borrow code from Dop-Mii, so even if you have never used Dop-Mii but used MMM or WiiMod then you owe a thank you to these people.

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    • WiiWu
      +He made Multi-Mod Manager (MMM) which has the functions of many different Wii modding tools all in one user friendly app.

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    • WB3000 and WiiNinja
      +Thanks to WB3000 for creating NUS Downloader and to WiiNinja for making a cmd line version of NUS Downloader. NUS Downloader is one of ModMii's vital supporting apps.

      • + +
    • WiiCrazy
      +WiiCrazy is most famous for "Wii Game Shortcut Creator" (formerly known as "Crap"), Crazy Intro and Crazy Intro Video. He also contributed to usb-loaders by bypassing some game specific security. WiiCrazy is another person who's always been willing to do everything in his power to help me, or anyone else for that matter.

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    • oggzee, usptactical, gannon and Dr.Clipper
      +Together the above people compose the Configurable USB Loader Team. Back in the day, this usb-loader was always the first to add new features and in my opinion it's one of the top three best usb-loader out there.

      • + +
    • Cyan, dimok, blackb0x and the USBLoaderGX team
      +Thanks for their work on USBLoaderGX. It is one of the most feature-rich usb-loaders and has quickly become a favourite among the community. I also want to thank Cyan specifically for his excellent support of users on gbatemp for many years; he has probably explained what an IOS is more times than I can count!

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    • Hibernatus, Fledge68 and the WiiFlow team
      +Thanks for their work on WiiFlow. It was always beautiful, but now it's got all sorts of bells and whistles, you should check it out.

      • + +
    • Wiimm
      +For Wiimmfi Thanks to Wiimm for creating Wiimmfi and Wiimms ISO Tools, including wit.exe which ModMii uses to convert Wii Games to s/uneek format as well as build forwarder ISOs.

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    • Leseratte
      +For his work on Wiimmfi, as well as d2xl and other amazing projects.

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    • diddy81 and symular syn of the Wii Theme Team
      +The Wii Theme Team has created some of the best Wii Themes ever made! All of the alternative themes available in ModMii were created by them. I want to thank diddy81 in particular for working with me to ensure that all his themes worked perfectly for all regions.

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    • FIX94, Narolez and the WiiXplorer Team
      +Thanks to all these people for their contributions in making the best SD/USB forwarder. I want to thank FIX94 in particular who not only worked on Nintendont, Some YAWMM Mod, WiiFlow and literally every other big Wii application, but he also spent a lot of time testing ModMii's Forwarder Builder.

      • + +
    • jskyboo
      +Thanks to jskyboo for creating WiiMod. His app can do a lot of different things, and it was the first ahbprot enabled WAD Manager to incorporate davebaol's ahbprot bugfix.

      • + + +
    • ModMii's Translators
      +Tranlating ModMii is an enormous amount of work. It's very challenging to get special characters to display correctly in a cmd window, not to mention keeping everything formatted properly. But probably the most difficult part of translating ModMii is keeping up with the updates. If you use a translated version of ModMii, I encourage you to thank your translator because it truly is a LOT of work to do.

      + +French Translators: mamule, xav91 and ketufe
      +Dutch Translator: Hielkenator
      +Italian Translators: Wasabi, Step and Robilyn
      +Spanish Translators: ledebene and Burton

      • + +
    • Fig2k4
      +Thanks Fig2k4 for WiiBackupManager. It was a pleasure beta testing it for you and sharing my ideas with you. I hope to see you around the forums again and that you continue working on your amazing program.

      • + +
    • Foxlet and alexander1970
      +Thanks to both of you for recording and editing some of the new videos embedded in ModMii's guides.

      • + +
    • WiiShizzza, pepxl, RobGee789 and M3RK
      +Thanks to WiiShizzza for creating ModMii's new icon and to pepxl for creating ModMii's original icon. I want to thank everyone who created a ModMii icon and submitted it into ModMii's new icon competition. http://gbatemp.net/topic/296772-new-modmii-iconlogo-candidates/

      + +RobGee789 and M3RK did all the graphics used by ModMii Skin. It was a pleasure working with them, they were both very open to feedback and willing to "go back to the drawing board", so to speak, as many times as it took to get it perfect. Thanks guys!

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    • My Fellow Guide Writers
      +Thanks to tj_cool, xzxero, burritoboy9984, ChokeD and mauifrog for their awesome guides. I especially want to thank tj_cool and xzxero for inviting me to join "The Crew" at the Complete Softmod Guide. I'll never forget how great it felt to be relatively new to the scene and to be invited to join you all as equals.

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    • RiiConnect24 and Wii.Guide team
      +Thanks in particular go out to urmum_69, Larsenv and KcrPL. Brainstorming and collaborating with you guys made the 2020 lockdowns feel somewhat bearable. Special thanks to urmum_69 for helping me set up the ModMii discord server to a much higher standard than I could have ever hoped to do on my own.

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    • DaMysteryMan
      +Thanks for helping me understand the structure of a cIOS so I could better recreate it in WAD form. For those of you who don't know him, DaMysteryMan is most well known for his ever controversial app - DarkCorp (formerly known as cIOSCorp).

      • + +
    • Gannon
      +Thanks to Gannon for bootopera, which I was able to mod to create the URL loader base dol.

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    • All My Beta Testers!
      +It's because of you guys that ModMii is as stable as it is. Considering that ModMii is developed entirely in notepad without any kind of debugger or developer tools; it's pretty remarkable that ModMii has always been bug-free (albeit with a couple minor exceptions). Thanks for your never-ending devotion to quality control!
      + +Here's a list of some of ModMii's beta testers (in no particular order): scooby74029, DeadlyFoez, redia, Etheboss, JoostinOnline, person66, brausm08, geovalley, undeadsquirrel, mauifrog, FIX94, wolf, Larsenv, urmum_69, alexander1970, Cyan and last but certainly not least, Clutz450. @Clutz450, you're the man, I really enjoyed your ModMii tutorial videos and hearing your ideas on the little ways ModMii could be made even better.

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    • You!
      +Without you, there would be no reason for ModMii to exist. Thanks for using ModMii for all your Wii softmodding needs!
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    + +Supporting Apps and Sources
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    +Below is a list of the supporting apps bundled with ModMii and their sources. If a link is missing or broken, you can still get it from ModMii's Supporting Files Archive.
    + +Source code for ModMii itself is available is available at github, but you can just open the bat files from it's support folder in notepad or similar text editor.
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  6. Support ModMii

    7. + +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 4000-5000 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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    + +If you're like me and it's difficult to show support with donations, consider taking a minute to vote or share your feedback at the official ModMii page on gbatemp. I always enjoy hearing feedback about your ModMii experience.
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    + +XFlak
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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.

+ +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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  2. Important Notes


    3. +
  3. Hacking your Wii

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    1. Format the SD Card as FAT32 (if applicable)

      2. +
      +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.
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      + +At this time you should copy the files ModMii downloaded to your SD Card. +
      +
    2. Install The Homebrew Channel (HBC) and Bootmii

      3. +If this Wii was previously modified, and it has either the HBC, Bootmii as boot2, or a Forwarder Channel installed, you can use any of those instead of an exploit in order to update the HBC and Bootmii. If you don't have any of 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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      + +If you already have the HBC, launch the HackMii Installer via the HBC to reinstall and\or update the HBC or Bootmii.
      +
      +If your Wii has Bootmii as boot2 installed, you can insert the SD Card with your ModMii files into your Wii and turn it on, and Bootmii will load. From the Bootmii menu, press the power button on the Wii console 2 times to get to the third option (the SD menu), then press the reset button to select it (you can also use a Gamecube controller). Then press the power button repeatedly until bootmini.elf is selected, and then press the reset button to select it. This will load the HackMii Installer allowing you to reinstall and\or update the HBC, and Bootmii.
      +
      +If you already have a Forwarder Channel from a previous softmod, just save the boot.elf/dol corresponding to the app you want to load (e.g. SD:\apps\hackmii_installer\boot.elf or SD:\apps\MMM\boot.dol) to the location used by your specific Forwarder Channel (e.g. SD:\apps\usbloader_gx\boot.dol). Then start the channel and the HackMii Installer will load allowing you to reinstall the HBC and Bootmii. Note that if your forwarder channel only loads dol's and not elf's, launch MMM's boot.dol, then use its "App Manager" to load the HackMii Installer. +
      + +

      +
      + + +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.
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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 str2hax and a Hard Drive formatted as FAT32 in place of an SD Card to complete the majority of this guide (everything except installing Bootmii and making a nand backup).

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      +
      +str2hax
      +
      +Requirements: a WiFI connection on your Wii, but does not require SD Card
      +
      +
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      1. Go to the "Wii Options" Menu, then select "Wii Settings", then go to Page 2 and select "Internet", select "Connection Settings", then choose your currently active connection.
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      2. Select "Change settings" and scroll 3 times to the right to select "Auto-Obtain DNS" (Not IP Address)
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      3. Select "No" then select "Advanced Settings".
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      4. Change the Primary DNS to 97.74.103.14 and the Secondary DNS to 173.201.71.14
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          +
        • You should enter both just in case the Primary DNS is offline so it will still work. +
        +
      5. Select "Confirm", then "Save", and then select "OK" to run a connection test +
      6. If the connection test was successful, select "No" to skip the Wii System Update.
        7. +
          +
        • If the connection test does not work, make sure you have a working internet connection, then try again. If it still fails you should choose a different exploit. +
        +
      7. Select "Back" two times to return to the "Internet panel", then select User Agreements or Agreement/Contact. +
      8. Select "Yes" to the using the Wii Shop Channel and WiiConnect24. +
      9. 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. +
        +
      10. Select "I Accept" to continue. +
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        • The exploit takes 1-2 minutes, if it takes longer than 2 minutes then just turn off your Wii and start again from step "F". +
        • After a minute or two you should be booted into your homebrew application. If it keeps failing you should choose a different exploit. +
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      + +
      +Fun Facts about str2hax! If a boot.elf/dol 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 RiiConnect24's DNS, the choice is yours!
      +
      +
      +Bannerbomb v2
      +
      +Requirements: an SD or SDHC card
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      +
        +
      • 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 http://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). +
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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 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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      + +
        +
      • 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. +
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      1. 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. +
        + +
      2. Press A to continue, then press ↑ until "Install the Homebrew Channel" is selected and press A, then select "Yes, continue" to install it. +
          +
        • When completed the installer should display "SUCCESS". +
        + +
      3. Press A to continue to the main menu. + + +
      4. From the main menu, press ↓ twice to select "Bootmii...", then press A. + + +
      5. 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. +
          +
        • When completed the installer should display "SUCCESS". +
        + +
      6. Press A to continue to the Bootmii menu. + +
      7. 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. +
        + +
      8. 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. +
      +
      +Some notes about Bootmii as IOS and Bootmii as boot2
      +
        +
      • 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. +
          +
        • 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. +
          +
        • 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. +
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    3. Make a NAND backup

      4. +
      +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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      + +
        +
      • 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. +
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      1. From inside the Homebrew Channel press the Home button and select "Launch Bootmii". +
      2. 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. +
      3. Press Reset to select the first backup option (the button with the green arrow) +
      4. Press Reset again to make your NAND backup. +
          +
        • Do not power off your Wii 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. +
        + +
      5. Press any button on the console to exit the NAND backup screen. +
      6. 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, or 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, or rename the Bootmii folder to avoid autobooting into Bootmii at startup for consoles with Bootmii installed to boot2. When done, safely remove your SD Card from your computer and reinsert it into your Wii and proceed to the next step.
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      + +Fun Fact! If you ever need to restore a NAND backup, you can do so by launching Bootmii with an SD card containing the appropriately named Bootmii folder, nand.bin, and keys.bin, and follow the procedure described above except this time select the option with the red arrow going the other direction.
      +
      +Another Fun Fact! You can extract the contents of your nand.bin using windows tools like ShowMiiWads (see ModMii Classic's Download Page 2), then save it to a hard drive or SD Card to act as an Emulated NAND (or virtual NAND), allowing you switch between the Wii's real NAND and one or more Emulated NANDs. Emulated NANDs can provide much more storage space than the Wii's 500MB. ModMii can help generate brand new Emulated NANDs free of any games saves or other settings if you prefer a fresh start. For more help on this, after completing this guide, check out ModMii's SNEEK Installation Wizard.
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    4. Install and Configure Priiloader

      5. +
      + +Priiloader loads just before the System Menu and is invisible unless holding down the reset button 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 "dol" 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.
      +
      + +
        +
      • You can navigate the Priiloader menu using a Wiimote, GameCube controller, USB Keyboard, or the Power/Reset buttons on the front of the console itself similar to Bootmii (if using the front buttons you will not be able to access the system menu hacks, file/dol & password menus). +
      + +
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      1. Launch the "Priiloader Installer" from the Homebrew Channel. +
      2. After the Priiloader Installer loads, press + to install it. +
          +
        • When successful the installer should display "Install done!" +
        +
      3. Press A to exit back to the Homebrew Channel. +
      4. Access Priiloader by powering off the Wii, then hold down the Reset button while powering on your Wii until you see the Priiloader menu. +
        +You can also start Priiloader by loading the "Priiloader Launcher" via the HBC, or by holding escape on a USB connected keyboard while turning on your Wii. + +
      5. 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".
        +
        +RECOMMENDED HACKS* +
          +
        • Block Disc Updates
          • +
        • Block Online Updates
          • +
        • Region Free EVERYTHING
          • +
        • 480p graphics fix in system menu
          • +
        +*Your available System Menu hacks may vary.
        +
        +
      6. Scroll down to "save settings" and press A, then press B to go back to Priiloader's main menu. +
      7. Navigate to "Homebrew Channel" and press A to launch it.
        +
      +
      +Pro tip! If you update or (re)install any System Menu it REMOVES Priiloader and you should reinstall it immediately to stay protected.
      +
      +Another Pro tip! If you keep a hard drive plugged into your Wii at all times you can enable "Ignore standby" in Priiloader's settings so your Wii 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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      HackDescription
      Block Disc UpdatesRemoves the "Wii System Update" screen that is included on some games forcing you to update them to play the game.
      Block Online UpdatesDisables updating your Wii. Updates will fail with error 32007.
      Auto-Press A at Health ScreenAutomatically presses the A Button to get past the "Health and Safety" screen.
      Replace Health Screen with BackmenuChanges the "Health and Safety" screen to the animation played when returning to the Wii menu.
      Move Disc ChannelEnables moving the Disc Channel anywhere on the Wii Menu. It's normally stuck in the top left of the first page.
      Wiimmfi Patch v2Automatically patches all games you run from the Disc Channel for use with Wiimmfi
      480p graphics fix in system menuFixes a small issue with 480p on the Wii Menu.
      Remove NoCopy Save File ProtectionAllows you to copy normally disallowed save files to your SD card from data management
      Region Free EVERYTHINGDisables region locking for any Wii application, including downloaded ones.
      Region Free GC Games (No VM Patch)Disables region locking for GameCube disks.
      Region Free Wii GamesDisables region locking for Wii disks.
      Region Free ChannelsDisables region locking for installed channels
      No System Menu Sounds AT ALLDisables all the Wii Menu sound effects.
      No System Menu Background MusicDisables the Wii Menu background music.
      Re-Enable Bannerbomb v2Enables the "Bannerbomb" exploit on the latest Wii version. Not needed when the Homebrew Channel is already installed.
      OSReport to UsbGecko(slot B)Sends Wii Menu logs to a debugging device in memory card slot B.
      OSReport to UsbGecko(GeckoOS,B)Sends Wii Menu logs to a debugging device in memory card slot B, if the Wii Menu is launched by Gecko OS.
      Force Standard Recovery ModeAutomatically launches the console in recovery mode. Used to launch recovery discs, letting users unbrick their Wii systems.
      Remove Diagnostic Disc CheckRemoves a check in the Wii to see if an inserted game is the "Wii Startup Disc".
      Lock System Menu with Black ScreenMakes your Wii Menu load to a black screen, making you unable to use it. (Do not enable this)
      No-Delete HAXX,JODI,DVDX,DISC,DISK,RZDxRe-enable channels with these title IDs (originally blocked in system updates due to them being exploits).
      Force Disc Games to run under IOS249Make discs use cIOS 249 as the game's IOS. Can be used to enable older model (pre 2010) Wii's outfitted with DVD-R compatible Disc readers to play backup discs from the Disc Channel.
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    5. Install WADs

      6. +
      +YAWMM stands for "Yet Another Wad Manager Mod". 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, Some YAWMM Mod, 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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      + + +

      + +Fun Fact! I mentioned IOSs and cIOSs before, "the Wii console uses the 'IOS' system to communicate with the hardware, it's like a driver (compared to Windows). It contains information and communication tools (like how to access the Disc drive, how to access USB, read the savegames data stored on internal memory, etc.)" ~Cyan. If you're curious to learn more about IOSs or cIOSs, a thorough explanation can be found in Cyan's IOS Explanation post.
      +

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      1. On your Wii, load "Some YAWMM Mod" from the HomeBrew Channel. +
      2. Make sure the source device is set to "Wii SD Slot" and Press A. +
      3. Install your custom list of 42 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). +
        +
      4. 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 +
          +
        + +
      5. After you've marked all the WADs listed below, press A on any marked WAD to install them all. +
      6. Confirm the total number selected for installation is 42, then press A again to install.
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          +
        • If any WADs fail to install properly please retry installing them.
          +
        + +
      7. After successfully installing all the WADs, press any button to continue, then press the Home button on your Wiimote to exit Some YAWMM Mod. +
      + +
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      +
      +
      + + +Here's your unique list of 42 WADs to install: +
        +
      1. cIOS249[57]-d2x-v10-beta52
        2. +
      2. cIOS250[56]-d2x-v10-beta52
        3. +
      3. cIOS251[38]-d2x-v10-beta52
        4. +
      4. IOS11v65535(IOS60v6174[FS-ES-NP-VP-DIP-RC24])
        5. +
      5. IOS12-64-v526
        6. +
      6. IOS13-64-v1032
        7. +
      7. IOS14-64-v1032
        8. +
      8. IOS15-64-v1032
        9. +
      9. IOS17-64-v1032
        10. +
      10. IOS20v65535(IOS60v6174[FS-ES-NP-VP-DIP-RC24])
        11. +
      11. IOS21-64-v1039
        12. +
      12. IOS22-64-v1294
        13. +
      13. IOS28-64-v1807
        14. +
      14. IOS30v65535(IOS60v6174[FS-ES-NP-VP-DIP-RC24])
        15. +
      15. IOS31-64-v3608
        16. +
      16. IOS33-64-v3608
        17. +
      17. IOS34-64-v3608
        18. +
      18. IOS35-64-v3608
        19. +
      19. IOS36-64-v3608
        20. +
      20. IOS37-64-v5663
        21. +
      21. IOS38-64-v4124
        22. +
      22. IOS40v65535(IOS60v6174[FS-ES-NP-VP-DIP-RC24])
        23. +
      23. IOS41-64-v3607
        24. +
      24. IOS43-64-v3607
        25. +
      25. IOS45-64-v3607
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      26. IOS46-64-v3607
        27. +
      27. IOS48-64-v4124
        28. +
      28. IOS50v65535(IOS60v6174[FS-ES-NP-VP-DIP-RC24])
        29. +
      29. IOS52v65535(IOS60v6174[FS-ES-NP-VP-DIP-RC24])
        30. +
      30. IOS53-64-v5663
        31. +
      31. IOS55-64-v5663
        32. +
      32. IOS56-64-v5662
        33. +
      33. IOS57-64-v5919
        34. +
      34. IOS58-64-v6176
        35. +
      35. IOS60v65535(IOS60v6174[FS-ES-NP-VP-DIP-RC24])
        36. +
      36. IOS61-64-v5662
        37. +
      37. IOS62-64-v6430
        38. +
      38. IOS70v65535(IOS60v6174[FS-ES-NP-VP-DIP-RC24])
        39. +
      39. IOS80v65535(IOS60v6174[FS-ES-NP-VP-DIP-RC24])
        40. +
      40. IOS9-64-v1034
        41. +
      41. RVL-mios-v10
        42. +
      42. USBLoader(s)-ahbprot58-SD-USB-v12-IDCL-alt (see spoiler for boot info)
        43. +

      + +
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      + + +The USBLoader(s) forwarder channel will boot the first app it finds from this list:
      +
        +
      1. SD+USB:\apps\usbloader_gx\boot.dol
        2. +
      2. SD+USB:\apps\usbloader_gx\boot.elf
        3. +
      3. SD+USB:\apps\WiiFlow\boot.dol
        4. +
      4. SD+USB:\apps\WiiFlow\boot.elf
        5. +
      5. SD+USB:\apps\usbloader_cfg\boot.dol
        6. +
      6. SD+USB:\apps\usbloader_cfg\boot.elf
        7. +
      7. SD+USB:\apps\usbloader\boot.dol
        8. +
      8. SD+USB:\apps\usbloader\boot.elf
        9. +
      9. SD+USB:\apps\usb-loader\boot.dol
        10. +
      10. SD+USB:\apps\usb-loader\boot.elf
        11. +
      +
      +Note: Forwarder requires IOS58. SD paths are all checked first, then USB. It's capable of launching apps from an SD Card and hard drives formatted as FAT32, NTFS, ext2, ext3 and ext4. It also supports meta.xml arguments and is able to launch apps with direct hardware access.
      +
      +Want to customize some of your channels? There's an app for that! First make sure you finish this guide and install Priiloader if you haven't already, then get CustomizeMii from ModMii Classic's Download Page 2. You can use this tool to make changes to the audio or visual effects of a channel, and even inject a new "dol" for it to launch. You can build forwarder dol's for custom paths, channels, or website URLs from ModMii Classic's Advanced Downloads Page. + +
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    6. Reinstall the Homebrew Channel (if applicable)

      7. +
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      • While in the HomeBrew Channel, press the Home button. + +
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        • In the top right corner you will see the IOS used by the HBC. + +
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          • If the HBC is using IOS58 and your HBC is not upside-down, you can skip this step. +
          • If the HBC is not using IOS58 or it is upside-down, you should continue with this step to reinstall it. +
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      • Launch the HackMii Installer via the HBC. +
      • Use the Hackmii Installer to fix/re-install the HBC following the same procedure as you did the first time. + + +
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        • This time the HackMii Installer should use IOS58 since it's preferred and we just installed it. +
        + +
      • Once you've successfully reinstalled the HBC, you can move onto the next step of the guide. +
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    7. Install a Custom Wii Menu Theme using MyMenuifyMod (optional)

      8. + +
      +MyMenuifyMod is an application used to install themes on your Wii's System Menu. It uses CSM files created by ModMii, MyMenu or ThemeMii and also supports APP files.
      +
      +WARNING: Do not install themes without protection (Bootmii, 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.
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      • Launch MyMenuifyMod from the HBC. +
      • Navigate to the theme you would like to install that corresponds to your specific System Menu Version (4.2U) then press A to install it. +
        • When finished it should display "Done!"
        +
      • Press any button to exit MyMenuifyMod. +
        • If you later decide you want to restore the original Menu Wii theme, simply launch MyMenuifyMod again, navigate to 00000087_4.2U.app and press "A" to install it.

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  4. USB Loader and Hard Drive setup

    5. +The rest of the guide is performed on your computer in order to set up your USB-Loader

    +
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    1. Partition and Format the External Hard Drive as FAT32 (if applicable)

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    2. Manage Wii backups using Wii Backup Manager (optional)

      3. +Wii Backup Manager 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.

      + +
      +Important note: 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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    3. Configure/Customize Your USB-Loader (optional)

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  5. After modding your Wii

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  6. Credits, Supporting Apps, and Sources

    7. +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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    • Team Twiizers
      +Thanks to Team Twiizers for creating the revolutionary HackMii Installer. Without their hard work, the Wii might never have been unlocked. Many Team Twiizer Members went on to join Team Fail Overflow; a team that played a vital role in unlocking the PS3.

      + +I especially want to thank Bushing (may he rest in peace), who before his untimely passing gave ModMii his blessing to download and use the HackMii Installer.

      • + +
    • Giantpune
      +Giantpune is a legend in the Wii Scene and I consider him to be a good friend of mine. He created many exploits, including the Smash Stack exploit for PAL and KOR Wii's (which is maybe still the only method to fix 003 bricked Wii's), the Channel Forwarder dol, USB Loader GX, and many other computer programs to repair or virginize Wii's.

      + +He's contributed code to more projects than I even know about, so its impossible for me to truly convey his impact on the scene. He even took the time to explain a few things to me about cIOSs when ModMii was in its early stages and still known as NUS Auto Downloader.

      • + +
    • DeadlyFoez
      +DeadlyFoez is legendary for his Wii Repairs and infectus tutorial. Anyone who's broken their Wii can email deadlyfoez@yahoo.com to have it fixed.

      + +DeadlyFoez played a key role in the ModMii v5.0.0 update not only by helping come up with the idea for using html guides but also creating the template for ModMii's custom html guides and recording almost all of the videos and images they use. Within 1.5 weeks since our initial conversation we were able to collaborate and bring the idea to life in time to release it for Christmas. Working with him on this was a truly rewarding and fun experience. DeadlyFoez also single-handedly built the first official ModMii website.

      + +What can I say about THE "DeadlyFoez" on a personal level. He's always getting me into trouble but his friendship is worth every fiasco! It's unreal how he became one of my best friends. Just goes to show you not everyone you meet online is totally crazy; in his case... just a little crazy. But seriously, thanks to DeadlyFoez for always being there for me to bounce ModMii ideas off of, for hosting our Team Your Mom meetings and for introducing me to his awesome family and friends. There's no one else I'd rather geek out with and I'll always have your back.

      • + +
    • Violator
      +He's my bro, my cuz, my best man and the reason I ever bought or modded a Wii. "XFlak" would have died many years ago if not for him. Thanks Violator, for getting me interested in this stuff, and for all the awesome music you recorded for ModMii and my Crazy Intro Videos

      • + +
    • JoostinOnline
      +Thanks for his work developing KoreanKii (with tueidj), Syscheck HD Edition, sharing his webhosting space with me, and for all his jokes; I'll never get tired of our endless patriotic "debates".

      • + +
    • Crediar, Daco Taco and Phpgeek
      +The above people all had a hand in creating Priiloader. This was another revolutionary tool mainly because it was the first to offer some level of protection to newer Wii's that were unable to install Bootmii at boot2. Crediar developed the original preloader as well as s/uneek, Nintendont, NMM, DML, etc. Special thanks to Daco Taco for being the last man standing in terms of actively improving/maintaining Priiloader.

      • + +
    • Comex
      +In addition to being a member of Team Twiizers and contributing to the HackMii Installer, Comex created the heavily utilized bannerbomb exploit. This exploit is what allows Wii's on firmwares 3.0-4.2 to be softmodded with only an SD Card instead of needing one of a few specific Wii Games.

      • + + +
    • Waninkoko
      +Waninkoko was the first to publicly release a cIOS and other excellent apps like WAD manager, Save Game Manager, USB loader, etc. I also want to thank him for giving ModMii permission to recreate his cIOSs in WAD form.

      + +
    • Hermes
      +Hermes is well known for his cIOS 222/223/224 and for his usbloader "uloader". For a time his cIOSs were the only ones to work with RockBand type games and they are still highly utilized today.

      • + +
    • davebaol and XFlak
      +These developers worked together to modify Waninkoko's rev21 cIOS and created a new "d2x" cIOS. This cIOS is currently considered the ultimate cIOS because it corrected many bugs and added features that were previously thought to be impossible (ie. Support for IOS Reloading Games). WiiPower was also heavily influential in achieving IOS Reload Support.

      • + +
    • Fullmetal5
      +Thanks for his work developing the str2hax and bluebomb exploits. Fullmetal5 may have arrived a bit late to the Wii scene, but he's probably one of the most talented developers still active in the scene today. I can't wait to see what he comes out with next!

      • + +
    • Rodries
      +Thanks to Rodries for improving upon Hermes v5.1 cIOSs.

      • + +
    • WiiGator
      +WiiGator created a cMIOS and Gamecube Backup Launcher. Any GameCube fans owe a big thank you to WiiGator for his work.

      • + +
    • cwstjdenobs
      +cwstjdenobs is one of the few people I've encountered in the Wii scene that I would love to treat to a beer. He was always very supportive of me and encouraged me to ask him as many questions as I'd like. He is probably most well known for YAWMM (Yet Another Wad Manager Mod) which was the first Wad Manager to add brick protection by restricting users from making silly mistakes like uninstalling or stubbing a crucial file. He's also made and modified apps specifically for ModMii. For example, he modified WadMii so it doesn't timestamp WADs and he also made a setting.txt builder for ModMii's NAND builder.

      • + +
    • Leathl
      +Leathl is another awesome developer who supported me before I became well known by expanding upon his apps to further support ModMii. Leathl has created many Wii apps including ShowMiiWads, CustomizeMii, libWiiSharp, patchios, nusfilegrabber, etc. Despite his recent inactivity, his apps are still highly used today... just goes to show you that quality work never gets old. I also want to thank RetroHead for him Mod of ShowMiiWads which ModMii uses to build emulated nands without requiring any input from the user. libWiiSharp.dll is based on wii.py, the wii.py devs are Megazig, Omega, Xuzz, SquidMan, Matt_P and The Lemon Man. Also thanks to Daeken for writing Struct.py and marcan for his LZ77 code.

      • + +
    • scooby74029
      +scooby74029's most well known for sneeky compiler, which is able to build multiple different versions of s\uneek. ModMii will always construct the latest version of s\uneek available on his sneeky compiler google code webpage. This means he has total control over what version of s\uneek ModMii will construct. He also created modifications of Leathl's libWiiSharp.dll and patchios.exe to further support ModMii. Additionally, he's modified other apps like JoyFlow, JoyLoader GX, JoyLoader CFG, etc. On top of all that, he's an all around awesome person and I'm proud to be on his friends list.

      • + +
    • person66
      +person66 has had a hand in many projects, but most noteworthy are his sharpii cmd line tool and his Universal Forwarder Creator. He also wrote an autoit script that is used to launch ModMii with an icon, arguments and other useful functions.

      +Thanks for trading little bits of batch coding knowledge with me. It's great having a fellow batch coder for a friend; we are a dying breed, so keep up the great work with Universal Forwarder Creator and all your other projects.

      • + +
    • WiiPower
      +WiiPower created Neogamma, hands down the best backup disc loader for the Wii. He also modified WiiGators cMIOS and created what is today considered the ultimate cMIOS. Furthermore he's contributed code to many other popular usb-loaders and had a hand in adding IOS Reloading support to the d2x cIOSs.

      • + +
    • OverjoY and obcd
      +OverjoY created JoyFlow, a modification of WiiFlow that runs on s\uneek. He then teamed up with obcd to accomplish some seriously amazing things, like building their mod of s\uneek, NEEK2O, that allows it to load games in wbfs format and select from multiple emulated NANDs.

      • + +
    • Arikado and the Dop-Mii Team
      +They created Dop-Mii; a lot of apps borrow code from Dop-Mii, so even if you have never used Dop-Mii but used MMM or WiiMod then you owe a thank you to these people.

      • + +
    • WiiWu
      +He made Multi-Mod Manager (MMM) which has the functions of many different Wii modding tools all in one user friendly app.

      • + + +
    • WB3000 and WiiNinja
      +Thanks to WB3000 for creating NUS Downloader and to WiiNinja for making a cmd line version of NUS Downloader. NUS Downloader is one of ModMii's vital supporting apps.

      • + +
    • WiiCrazy
      +WiiCrazy is most famous for "Wii Game Shortcut Creator" (formerly known as "Crap"), Crazy Intro and Crazy Intro Video. He also contributed to usb-loaders by bypassing some game specific security. WiiCrazy is another person who's always been willing to do everything in his power to help me, or anyone else for that matter.

      • + +
    • oggzee, usptactical, gannon and Dr.Clipper
      +Together the above people compose the Configurable USB Loader Team. Back in the day, this usb-loader was always the first to add new features and in my opinion it's one of the top three best usb-loader out there.

      • + +
    • Cyan, dimok, blackb0x and the USBLoaderGX team
      +Thanks for their work on USBLoaderGX. It is one of the most feature-rich usb-loaders and has quickly become a favourite among the community. I also want to thank Cyan specifically for his excellent support of users on gbatemp for many years; he has probably explained what an IOS is more times than I can count!

      • + +
    • Hibernatus, Fledge68 and the WiiFlow team
      +Thanks for their work on WiiFlow. It was always beautiful, but now it's got all sorts of bells and whistles, you should check it out.

      • + +
    • Wiimm
      +For Wiimmfi Thanks to Wiimm for creating Wiimmfi and Wiimms ISO Tools, including wit.exe which ModMii uses to convert Wii Games to s/uneek format as well as build forwarder ISOs.

      • + +
    • Leseratte
      +For his work on Wiimmfi, as well as d2xl and other amazing projects.

      • + +
    • diddy81 and symular syn of the Wii Theme Team
      +The Wii Theme Team has created some of the best Wii Themes ever made! All of the alternative themes available in ModMii were created by them. I want to thank diddy81 in particular for working with me to ensure that all his themes worked perfectly for all regions.

      • + +
    • FIX94, Narolez and the WiiXplorer Team
      +Thanks to all these people for their contributions in making the best SD/USB forwarder. I want to thank FIX94 in particular who not only worked on Nintendont, Some YAWMM Mod, WiiFlow and literally every other big Wii application, but he also spent a lot of time testing ModMii's Forwarder Builder.

      • + +
    • jskyboo
      +Thanks to jskyboo for creating WiiMod. His app can do a lot of different things, and it was the first ahbprot enabled WAD Manager to incorporate davebaol's ahbprot bugfix.

      • + + +
    • ModMii's Translators
      +Tranlating ModMii is an enormous amount of work. It's very challenging to get special characters to display correctly in a cmd window, not to mention keeping everything formatted properly. But probably the most difficult part of translating ModMii is keeping up with the updates. If you use a translated version of ModMii, I encourage you to thank your translator because it truly is a LOT of work to do.

      + +French Translators: mamule, xav91 and ketufe
      +Dutch Translator: Hielkenator
      +Italian Translators: Wasabi, Step and Robilyn
      +Spanish Translators: ledebene and Burton

      • + +
    • Fig2k4
      +Thanks Fig2k4 for WiiBackupManager. It was a pleasure beta testing it for you and sharing my ideas with you. I hope to see you around the forums again and that you continue working on your amazing program.

      • + +
    • Foxlet and alexander1970
      +Thanks to both of you for recording and editing some of the new videos embedded in ModMii's guides.

      • + +
    • WiiShizzza, pepxl, RobGee789 and M3RK
      +Thanks to WiiShizzza for creating ModMii's new icon and to pepxl for creating ModMii's original icon. I want to thank everyone who created a ModMii icon and submitted it into ModMii's new icon competition. http://gbatemp.net/topic/296772-new-modmii-iconlogo-candidates/

      + +RobGee789 and M3RK did all the graphics used by ModMii Skin. It was a pleasure working with them, they were both very open to feedback and willing to "go back to the drawing board", so to speak, as many times as it took to get it perfect. Thanks guys!

      • + +
    • My Fellow Guide Writers
      +Thanks to tj_cool, xzxero, burritoboy9984, ChokeD and mauifrog for their awesome guides. I especially want to thank tj_cool and xzxero for inviting me to join "The Crew" at the Complete Softmod Guide. I'll never forget how great it felt to be relatively new to the scene and to be invited to join you all as equals.

      • + +
    • RiiConnect24 and Wii.Guide team
      +Thanks in particular go out to urmum_69, Larsenv and KcrPL. Brainstorming and collaborating with you guys made the 2020 lockdowns feel somewhat bearable. Special thanks to urmum_69 for helping me set up the ModMii discord server to a much higher standard than I could have ever hoped to do on my own.

      • + +
    • DaMysteryMan
      +Thanks for helping me understand the structure of a cIOS so I could better recreate it in WAD form. For those of you who don't know him, DaMysteryMan is most well known for his ever controversial app - DarkCorp (formerly known as cIOSCorp).

      • + +
    • Gannon
      +Thanks to Gannon for bootopera, which I was able to mod to create the URL loader base dol.

      • + +
    • All My Beta Testers!
      +It's because of you guys that ModMii is as stable as it is. Considering that ModMii is developed entirely in notepad without any kind of debugger or developer tools; it's pretty remarkable that ModMii has always been bug-free (albeit with a couple minor exceptions). Thanks for your never-ending devotion to quality control!
      + +Here's a list of some of ModMii's beta testers (in no particular order): scooby74029, DeadlyFoez, redia, Etheboss, JoostinOnline, person66, brausm08, geovalley, undeadsquirrel, mauifrog, FIX94, wolf, Larsenv, urmum_69, alexander1970, Cyan and last but certainly not least, Clutz450. @Clutz450, you're the man, I really enjoyed your ModMii tutorial videos and hearing your ideas on the little ways ModMii could be made even better.

      • + +
    • You!
      +Without you, there would be no reason for ModMii to exist. Thanks for using ModMii for all your Wii softmodding needs!
      • +
    +
    + +Supporting Apps and Sources
    +
    +Below is a list of the supporting apps bundled with ModMii and their sources. If a link is missing or broken, you can still get it from ModMii's Supporting Files Archive.
    + +Source code for ModMii itself is available is available at github, but you can just open the bat files from it's support folder in notepad or similar text editor.
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  7. Support ModMii

    8. + +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 4000-5000 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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    + +If you're like me and it's difficult to show support with donations, consider taking a minute to vote or share your feedback at the official ModMii page on gbatemp. I always enjoy hearing feedback about your ModMii experience.
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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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    2. +This guide was generated using the following parameters:
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  2. Important Notes


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  3. Hacking your Wii

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    1. Format the SD Card as FAT32 (if applicable)

      2. +
      +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.
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      + +At this time you should copy the files ModMii downloaded to your SD Card. +
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    2. Install The Homebrew Channel (HBC) and Bootmii

      3. +If this Wii was previously modified, and it has either the HBC, Bootmii as boot2, or a Forwarder Channel installed, you can use any of those instead of an exploit in order to update the HBC and Bootmii. If you don't have any of 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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      + +If you already have the HBC, launch the HackMii Installer via the HBC to reinstall and\or update the HBC or Bootmii.
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      +If your Wii has Bootmii as boot2 installed, you can insert the SD Card with your ModMii files into your Wii and turn it on, and Bootmii will load. From the Bootmii menu, press the power button on the Wii console 2 times to get to the third option (the SD menu), then press the reset button to select it (you can also use a Gamecube controller). Then press the power button repeatedly until bootmini.elf is selected, and then press the reset button to select it. This will load the HackMii Installer allowing you to reinstall and\or update the HBC, and Bootmii.
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      +If you already have a Forwarder Channel from a previous softmod, just save the boot.elf/dol corresponding to the app you want to load (e.g. SD:\apps\hackmii_installer\boot.elf or SD:\apps\MMM\boot.dol) to the location used by your specific Forwarder Channel (e.g. SD:\apps\usbloader_gx\boot.dol). Then start the channel and the HackMii Installer will load allowing you to reinstall the HBC and Bootmii. Note that if your forwarder channel only loads dol's and not elf's, launch MMM's boot.dol, then use its "App Manager" to load the HackMii Installer. +
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      + + +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.
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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 str2hax and a Hard Drive formatted as FAT32 in place of an SD Card to complete the majority of this guide (everything except installing Bootmii and making a nand backup).

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      +str2hax
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      +Requirements: a WiFI connection on your Wii, but does not require SD Card
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      1. Go to the "Wii Options" Menu, then select "Wii Settings", then go to Page 2 and select "Internet", select "Connection Settings", then choose your currently active connection.
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      2. Select "Change settings" and scroll 3 times to the right to select "Auto-Obtain DNS" (Not IP Address)
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      3. Select "No" then select "Advanced Settings".
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      4. Change the Primary DNS to 97.74.103.14 and the Secondary DNS to 173.201.71.14
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        • You should enter both just in case the Primary DNS is offline so it will still work. +
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      5. Select "Confirm", then "Save", and then select "OK" to run a connection test +
      6. If the connection test was successful, select "No" to skip the Wii System Update.
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        • If the connection test does not work, make sure you have a working internet connection, then try again. If it still fails you should choose a different exploit. +
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      7. Select "Back" two times to return to the "Internet panel", then select User Agreements or Agreement/Contact. +
      8. Select "Yes" to the using the Wii Shop Channel and WiiConnect24. +
      9. 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. +
        +
      10. Select "I Accept" to continue. +
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        • The exploit takes 1-2 minutes, if it takes longer than 2 minutes then just turn off your Wii and start again from step "F". +
        • After a minute or two you should be booted into your homebrew application. If it keeps failing you should choose a different exploit. +
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      + +
      +Fun Facts about str2hax! If a boot.elf/dol 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 RiiConnect24's DNS, the choice is yours!
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      +LetterBomb; aka Wilbrand, Mailbox Bomb
      +Requirements: an SD or SDHC card
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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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      1. On your Wii, go to Wii Settings, then Internet, then Console Information and make note of your MAC address. +
      2. Click the spoiler button below to download LetterBomb. +
        1. Input your Wii's MAC Address and confirm System Menu Version 4.3E is selected. +
        2. Make sure Bundle the HackMii Installer is NOT checked. +
        3. Complete the CAPTCHA and cut either wire to download your LetterBomb. +
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          • Whichever wire you choose doesn’t matter. +
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      3. Extract the private folder from the downloaded ZIP to the root of your SD card, then insert it into your Wii. +
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      +LetterBomb is sourced from please.hackmii.com, if you don't see an area to type in your MAC Address above, please go directly to please.hackmii.com or enter your MAC address directly into the ModMii application to use Wilbrand to construct your LetterBomb.
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      +Launch LetterBomb on your Wii
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      1. On your Wii, return to the Wii Menu and then open the "Message Board" and navigate to Yesterday. +
      2. Click on the envelope with the pink bomb icon to launch the boot.elf/dol file saved on the root of your SD Card. +
      +
      +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 card).
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      1. Insert the Super Smash Brothers Brawl Game.
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      2. Launch the game without the SD card in your Wii, create a save file if you don't have one already, then go into the stage builder and delete all the stages. Then exit the game.
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      3. Afterwards, insert your SD Card, start the game and go to the stage builder, it should launch the boot.elf/dol file saved on the root of your SD card.
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      4. If you forgot to delete the stages, you will experience an annoying but harmless crash.
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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 card), and a nunchuck controller.
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      1. Load the "LEGO Indiana Jones" game at least once (otherwise you won't be able to copy over the hack).
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      2. Delete or move\backup your personal LEGO Indiana Jones save file.
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        • 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.
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      3. Go into Wii Options - Data Management - Save Data - Wii - SD Card then copy over the "Indiana Pwns" save that corresponds to your region.
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      4. Play the Lego Indiana Jones game. Load the new save file.
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      5. 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".
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      6. Walk to the end and enter the "Art Room", you will see a podium with 2 characters on it, talk to the left one.
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      7. Hit left twice (scrolling through his items) to choose the switch option (Black silhouette with a white arrow to another black silhouette).
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      8. Hit A to launch the boot.elf/dol file saved on the root of your SD card.
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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 card), and a nunchuck or classic controller.
      +
      +
      1. Load the Yu-Gi-Oh game at least once (otherwise you won't be able to copy over the hack).
        2. +
      2. Delete or move\backup your personal "Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's" save file.
        3. +
          +
        • 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.
          • +
        +
      3. Go into Wii Options - Data Management - Save Data - Wii - SD Card then copy over the "Yu-Gi-Oh" save that corresponds to your region.
        4. +
      4. 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. +
      +
      +Bathaxx
      +
      +Requirements: A copy of "LEGO Batman", a standard SD card (will not work with an SDHC card), and a nunchuck.
      +
      +
      1. Load the LEGO Batman game at least once (otherwise you won't be able to copy over the hack).
        2. +
      2. Delete or move\backup your personal "LEGO Batman" save file.
        3. +
          +
        • 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.
          • +
        +
      3. Go into Wii Options - Data Management - Save Data - Wii - SD Card then copy over the "LEGO Batman" save that corresponds to your region.
        4. +
      4. Start the LEGO Batman game. Load the new save file.
        5. +
      5. You are now in the batcave, take the elevator on the right side.
        6. +
      6. 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.
        7. +
      7. Choose the last enabled character in the bottom right to launch the exploit and load your homebrew application.
      +
      +
      +Return of the Jodi
      +
      +Requirements: A copy of "LEGO Star Wars", a standard SD card (will not work with an SDHC card), and a nunchuck.
      +
      +
      1. Load the LEGO Star Wars game at least once (otherwise you won't be able to copy over the hack).
        2. +
      2. Delete or move\backup your personal "LEGO Star Wars" save file.
        3. +
          +
        • 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.
          • +
        +
      3. Go into Wii Options - Data Management - Save Data - Wii - SD Card then copy over the "LEGO Star Wars" save that corresponds to your region.
        4. +
      4. Start the LEGO Star Wars. Load the first save slot (on the left, at 0.0 percent).
        5. +
      5. As soon as the level loads, go to the bar on the right and you'll see two characters floating in blue tanks.
        6. +
      6. Choose the character named "Return of Jodi" and press the A button to launch the exploit and load your homebrew application.
      +
      +
      +Eri HaKawai
      +
      +Requirements: A copy of "Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World", a standard SD card (will not work with an SDHC card), and a nunchuck.
      +
      +
      1. Load the Tales of Symphonia game at least once (otherwise you won't be able to copy over the hack).
        2. +
      2. Delete or move\backup your personal "Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World" save file.
        3. +
          +
        • 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.
          • +
        +
      3. Go into Wii Options - Data Management - Save Data - Wii - SD Card then copy over the "Tales of Symphonia" save that corresponds to your region.
        +
          +
        • 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.
          • +
        +
      4. Start Tales of Symphonia and load the save data.
        5. +
      5. Once the game starts (and you see a dog waving at you) press + to enter the game's menu.
        6. +
      6. Scroll down to "Status" and press A.
        7. +
      7. Then scroll down to the second character (named "Giantpune"). Highlight him, and press A to launch the exploit and load your homebrew application.
      +
      + + + +
      +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 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.
      +
      + +
        +
      • 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. +
      + +
      + +
        +
      1. Press 1 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. +
        + +
      2. Press A to continue, then press ↑ until "Install the Homebrew Channel" is selected and press A, then select "Yes, continue" to install it. +
          +
        • When completed the installer should display "SUCCESS". +
        + +
      3. Press A to continue to the main menu. + + +
      4. From the main menu, press ↓ twice to select "Bootmii...", then press A. + + +
      5. 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. +
          +
        • When completed the installer should display "SUCCESS". +
        + +
      6. Press A to continue to the Bootmii menu. + +
      7. From the Bootmii menu, check to see if "Install Bootmii as boot2" is an option. +
          +
        • 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. +
        + +
      8. 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. +
      +
      +Some notes about Bootmii as IOS and Bootmii as boot2
      +
        +
      • 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. +
          +
        • 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. +
          +
        • 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. +
        +
      + +
      + + +
    3. Make a NAND backup

      4. +
      +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.
      +
      + +
        +
      • 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. +
      + +
      +
        +
      1. From inside the Homebrew Channel press the Home button and select "Launch Bootmii". +
      2. 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. +
      3. Press Reset to select the first backup option (the button with the green arrow) +
      4. Press Reset again to make your NAND backup. +
          +
        • Do not power off your Wii 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. +
        + +
      5. Press any button on the console to exit the NAND backup screen. +
      6. 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, or 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, or rename the Bootmii folder to avoid autobooting into Bootmii at startup for consoles with Bootmii installed to boot2. When done, safely remove your SD Card from your computer and reinsert it into your Wii and proceed to the next step.
      +
      + + +
      +
      +
      + +

      + +Fun Fact! If you ever need to restore a NAND backup, you can do so by launching Bootmii with an SD card containing the appropriately named Bootmii folder, nand.bin, and keys.bin, and follow the procedure described above except this time select the option with the red arrow going the other direction.
      +
      +Another Fun Fact! You can extract the contents of your nand.bin using windows tools like ShowMiiWads (see ModMii Classic's Download Page 2), then save it to a hard drive or SD Card to act as an Emulated NAND (or virtual NAND), allowing you switch between the Wii's real NAND and one or more Emulated NANDs. Emulated NANDs can provide much more storage space than the Wii's 500MB. ModMii can help generate brand new Emulated NANDs free of any games saves or other settings if you prefer a fresh start. For more help on this, after completing this guide, check out ModMii's SNEEK Installation Wizard.
      + +

      +
      +
      + + +
    4. Install and Configure Priiloader

      5. +
      + +Priiloader loads just before the System Menu and is invisible unless holding down the reset button 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 "dol" 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.
      +
      + +
        +
      • You can navigate the Priiloader menu using a Wiimote, GameCube controller, USB Keyboard, or the Power/Reset buttons on the front of the console itself similar to Bootmii (if using the front buttons you will not be able to access the system menu hacks, file/dol & password menus). +
      + +
      + +
        +
      1. Launch the "Priiloader Installer" from the Homebrew Channel. +
      2. After the Priiloader Installer loads, press + to install it. +
          +
        • When successful the installer should display "Install done!" +
        +
      3. Press A to exit back to the Homebrew Channel. +
      4. Access Priiloader by powering off the Wii, then hold down the Reset button while powering on your Wii until you see the Priiloader menu. +
        +You can also start Priiloader by loading the "Priiloader Launcher" via the HBC, or by holding escape on a USB connected keyboard while turning on your Wii. + +
      5. 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".
        +
        +RECOMMENDED HACKS* +
          +
        • Block Disc Updates
          • +
        • Block Online Updates
          • +
        • Region Free EVERYTHING
          • +
        • 480p graphics fix in system menu
          • +
        +*Your available System Menu hacks may vary.
        +
        +
      6. Scroll down to "save settings" and press A, then press B to go back to Priiloader's main menu. +
      7. Navigate to "Homebrew Channel" and press A to launch it.
        +
      +
      +Pro tip! If you update or (re)install any System Menu it REMOVES Priiloader and you should reinstall it immediately to stay protected.
      +
      +Another Pro tip! If you keep a hard drive plugged into your Wii at all times you can enable "Ignore standby" in Priiloader's settings so your Wii turns off completely by default. This will stop the hard drive from spinning 24/7 when it's not being used.       +
      +
      + +
      +
      +
      + + +

      + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
      HackDescription
      Block Disc UpdatesRemoves the "Wii System Update" screen that is included on some games forcing you to update them to play the game.
      Block Online UpdatesDisables updating your Wii. Updates will fail with error 32007.
      Auto-Press A at Health ScreenAutomatically presses the A Button to get past the "Health and Safety" screen.
      Replace Health Screen with BackmenuChanges the "Health and Safety" screen to the animation played when returning to the Wii menu.
      Move Disc ChannelEnables moving the Disc Channel anywhere on the Wii Menu. It's normally stuck in the top left of the first page.
      Wiimmfi Patch v2Automatically patches all games you run from the Disc Channel for use with Wiimmfi
      480p graphics fix in system menuFixes a small issue with 480p on the Wii Menu.
      Remove NoCopy Save File ProtectionAllows you to copy normally disallowed save files to your SD card from data management
      Region Free EVERYTHINGDisables region locking for any Wii application, including downloaded ones.
      Region Free GC Games (No VM Patch)Disables region locking for GameCube disks.
      Region Free Wii GamesDisables region locking for Wii disks.
      Region Free ChannelsDisables region locking for installed channels
      No System Menu Sounds AT ALLDisables all the Wii Menu sound effects.
      No System Menu Background MusicDisables the Wii Menu background music.
      Re-Enable Bannerbomb v2Enables the "Bannerbomb" exploit on the latest Wii version. Not needed when the Homebrew Channel is already installed.
      OSReport to UsbGecko(slot B)Sends Wii Menu logs to a debugging device in memory card slot B.
      OSReport to UsbGecko(GeckoOS,B)Sends Wii Menu logs to a debugging device in memory card slot B, if the Wii Menu is launched by Gecko OS.
      Force Standard Recovery ModeAutomatically launches the console in recovery mode. Used to launch recovery discs, letting users unbrick their Wii systems.
      Remove Diagnostic Disc CheckRemoves a check in the Wii to see if an inserted game is the "Wii Startup Disc".
      Lock System Menu with Black ScreenMakes your Wii Menu load to a black screen, making you unable to use it. (Do not enable this)
      No-Delete HAXX,JODI,DVDX,DISC,DISK,RZDxRe-enable channels with these title IDs (originally blocked in system updates due to them being exploits).
      Force Disc Games to run under IOS249Make discs use cIOS 249 as the game's IOS. Can be used to enable older model (pre 2010) Wii's outfitted with DVD-R compatible Disc readers to play backup discs from the Disc Channel.
      + +

      +
      + + +
      + + + + +
    5. Install WADs

      6. +
      +YAWMM stands for "Yet Another Wad Manager Mod". 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, Some YAWMM Mod, 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.
      +
      + + +
      +
      +
      + + +

      + +Fun Fact! I mentioned IOSs and cIOSs before, "the Wii console uses the 'IOS' system to communicate with the hardware, it's like a driver (compared to Windows). It contains information and communication tools (like how to access the Disc drive, how to access USB, read the savegames data stored on internal memory, etc.)" ~Cyan. If you're curious to learn more about IOSs or cIOSs, a thorough explanation can be found in Cyan's IOS Explanation post.
      +

      +
      + + + +
        +
      1. On your Wii, load "Some YAWMM Mod" from the HomeBrew Channel. +
      2. Make sure the source device is set to "Wii SD Slot" and Press A. +
      3. Install your custom list of 42 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). +
        +
      4. 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 +
          +
        + +
      5. After you've marked all the WADs listed below, press A on any marked WAD to install them all. +
      6. Confirm the total number selected for installation is 42, then press A again to install.
        + +
          +
        • If any WADs fail to install properly please retry installing them.
          +
        + +
      7. After successfully installing all the WADs, press any button to continue, then press the Home button on your Wiimote to exit Some YAWMM Mod. +
      + +
      +
      +
      +
      + + +Here's your unique list of 42 WADs to install: +
        +
      1. cIOS249[57]-d2x-v10-beta52
        2. +
      2. cIOS250[56]-d2x-v10-beta52
        3. +
      3. cIOS251[38]-d2x-v10-beta52
        4. +
      4. IOS11v65535(IOS60v6174[FS-ES-NP-VP-DIP-RC24])
        5. +
      5. IOS12-64-v526
        6. +
      6. IOS13-64-v1032
        7. +
      7. IOS14-64-v1032
        8. +
      8. IOS15-64-v1032
        9. +
      9. IOS17-64-v1032
        10. +
      10. IOS20v65535(IOS60v6174[FS-ES-NP-VP-DIP-RC24])
        11. +
      11. IOS21-64-v1039
        12. +
      12. IOS22-64-v1294
        13. +
      13. IOS28-64-v1807
        14. +
      14. IOS30v65535(IOS60v6174[FS-ES-NP-VP-DIP-RC24])
        15. +
      15. IOS31-64-v3608
        16. +
      16. IOS33-64-v3608
        17. +
      17. IOS34-64-v3608
        18. +
      18. IOS35-64-v3608
        19. +
      19. IOS36-64-v3608
        20. +
      20. IOS37-64-v5663
        21. +
      21. IOS38-64-v4124
        22. +
      22. IOS40v65535(IOS60v6174[FS-ES-NP-VP-DIP-RC24])
        23. +
      23. IOS41-64-v3607
        24. +
      24. IOS43-64-v3607
        25. +
      25. IOS45-64-v3607
        26. +
      26. IOS46-64-v3607
        27. +
      27. IOS48-64-v4124
        28. +
      28. IOS50v65535(IOS60v6174[FS-ES-NP-VP-DIP-RC24])
        29. +
      29. IOS52v65535(IOS60v6174[FS-ES-NP-VP-DIP-RC24])
        30. +
      30. IOS53-64-v5663
        31. +
      31. IOS55-64-v5663
        32. +
      32. IOS56-64-v5662
        33. +
      33. IOS57-64-v5919
        34. +
      34. IOS58-64-v6176
        35. +
      35. IOS60v65535(IOS60v6174[FS-ES-NP-VP-DIP-RC24])
        36. +
      36. IOS61-64-v5662
        37. +
      37. IOS62-64-v6430
        38. +
      38. IOS70v65535(IOS60v6174[FS-ES-NP-VP-DIP-RC24])
        39. +
      39. IOS80v65535(IOS60v6174[FS-ES-NP-VP-DIP-RC24])
        40. +
      40. IOS9-64-v1034
        41. +
      41. RVL-mios-v10
        42. +
      42. USBLoader(s)-ahbprot58-SD-USB-v12-IDCL-alt (see spoiler for boot info)
        43. +

      + +
      +
      +
      + + +The USBLoader(s) forwarder channel will boot the first app it finds from this list:
      +
        +
      1. SD+USB:\apps\usbloader_gx\boot.dol
        2. +
      2. SD+USB:\apps\usbloader_gx\boot.elf
        3. +
      3. SD+USB:\apps\WiiFlow\boot.dol
        4. +
      4. SD+USB:\apps\WiiFlow\boot.elf
        5. +
      5. SD+USB:\apps\usbloader_cfg\boot.dol
        6. +
      6. SD+USB:\apps\usbloader_cfg\boot.elf
        7. +
      7. SD+USB:\apps\usbloader\boot.dol
        8. +
      8. SD+USB:\apps\usbloader\boot.elf
        9. +
      9. SD+USB:\apps\usb-loader\boot.dol
        10. +
      10. SD+USB:\apps\usb-loader\boot.elf
        11. +
      +
      +Note: Forwarder requires IOS58. SD paths are all checked first, then USB. It's capable of launching apps from an SD Card and hard drives formatted as FAT32, NTFS, ext2, ext3 and ext4. It also supports meta.xml arguments and is able to launch apps with direct hardware access.
      +
      +Want to customize some of your channels? There's an app for that! First make sure you finish this guide and install Priiloader if you haven't already, then get CustomizeMii from ModMii Classic's Download Page 2. You can use this tool to make changes to the audio or visual effects of a channel, and even inject a new "dol" for it to launch. You can build forwarder dol's for custom paths, channels, or website URLs from ModMii Classic's Advanced Downloads Page. + +
      + + +
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      +
    6. Reinstall the Homebrew Channel (if applicable)

      7. +
      +
      + +
        +
      • While in the HomeBrew Channel, press the Home button. + +
          +
        • In the top right corner you will see the IOS used by the HBC. + +
            +
          • If the HBC is using IOS58 and your HBC is not upside-down, you can skip this step. +
          • If the HBC is not using IOS58 or it is upside-down, you should continue with this step to reinstall it. +
          +
        +
      +
      +
        +
      • Launch the HackMii Installer via the HBC. +
      • Use the Hackmii Installer to fix/re-install the HBC following the same procedure as you did the first time. + + +
          +
        • This time the HackMii Installer should use IOS58 since it's preferred and we just installed it. +
        + +
      • Once you've successfully reinstalled the HBC, you can move onto the next step of the guide. +
      +
      + +
    7. Install a Custom Wii Menu Theme using MyMenuifyMod (optional)

      8. + +
      +MyMenuifyMod is an application used to install themes on your Wii's System Menu. It uses CSM files created by ModMii, MyMenu or ThemeMii and also supports APP files.
      +
      +WARNING: Do not install themes without protection (Bootmii, 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.
      +
      + +
        +
      • Launch MyMenuifyMod from the HBC. +
      • Navigate to the theme you would like to install that corresponds to your specific System Menu Version (4.3E) then press A to install it. +
        • When finished it should display "Done!"
        +
      • Press any button to exit MyMenuifyMod. +
        • If you later decide you want to restore the original Menu Wii theme, simply launch MyMenuifyMod again, navigate to 0000009a_4.3E.app and press "A" to install it.

      +

    +
  4. USB Loader and Hard Drive setup

    5. +The rest of the guide is performed on your computer in order to set up your USB-Loader

    +
      + +
    1. Partition and Format the External Hard Drive as NTFS (if applicable)

      2. +
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      3. When finished copying, you can proceed with the optional steps below or safely remove the hard drive from your computer and plug it into port0 on your Wii to start playing!

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    3. Manage Wii backups using Wii Backup Manager (optional)

      4. +Wii Backup Manager 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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      +Important note: 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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    4. Configure/Customize Your USB-Loader (optional)

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  5. After modding your Wii

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  6. Credits, Supporting Apps, and Sources

    7. +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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    • Team Twiizers
      +Thanks to Team Twiizers for creating the revolutionary HackMii Installer. Without their hard work, the Wii might never have been unlocked. Many Team Twiizer Members went on to join Team Fail Overflow; a team that played a vital role in unlocking the PS3.

      + +I especially want to thank Bushing (may he rest in peace), who before his untimely passing gave ModMii his blessing to download and use the HackMii Installer.

      • + +
    • Giantpune
      +Giantpune is a legend in the Wii Scene and I consider him to be a good friend of mine. He created many exploits, including the Smash Stack exploit for PAL and KOR Wii's (which is maybe still the only method to fix 003 bricked Wii's), the Channel Forwarder dol, USB Loader GX, and many other computer programs to repair or virginize Wii's.

      + +He's contributed code to more projects than I even know about, so its impossible for me to truly convey his impact on the scene. He even took the time to explain a few things to me about cIOSs when ModMii was in its early stages and still known as NUS Auto Downloader.

      • + +
    • DeadlyFoez
      +DeadlyFoez is legendary for his Wii Repairs and infectus tutorial. Anyone who's broken their Wii can email deadlyfoez@yahoo.com to have it fixed.

      + +DeadlyFoez played a key role in the ModMii v5.0.0 update not only by helping come up with the idea for using html guides but also creating the template for ModMii's custom html guides and recording almost all of the videos and images they use. Within 1.5 weeks since our initial conversation we were able to collaborate and bring the idea to life in time to release it for Christmas. Working with him on this was a truly rewarding and fun experience. DeadlyFoez also single-handedly built the first official ModMii website.

      + +What can I say about THE "DeadlyFoez" on a personal level. He's always getting me into trouble but his friendship is worth every fiasco! It's unreal how he became one of my best friends. Just goes to show you not everyone you meet online is totally crazy; in his case... just a little crazy. But seriously, thanks to DeadlyFoez for always being there for me to bounce ModMii ideas off of, for hosting our Team Your Mom meetings and for introducing me to his awesome family and friends. There's no one else I'd rather geek out with and I'll always have your back.

      • + +
    • Violator
      +He's my bro, my cuz, my best man and the reason I ever bought or modded a Wii. "XFlak" would have died many years ago if not for him. Thanks Violator, for getting me interested in this stuff, and for all the awesome music you recorded for ModMii and my Crazy Intro Videos

      • + +
    • JoostinOnline
      +Thanks for his work developing KoreanKii (with tueidj), Syscheck HD Edition, sharing his webhosting space with me, and for all his jokes; I'll never get tired of our endless patriotic "debates".

      • + +
    • Crediar, Daco Taco and Phpgeek
      +The above people all had a hand in creating Priiloader. This was another revolutionary tool mainly because it was the first to offer some level of protection to newer Wii's that were unable to install Bootmii at boot2. Crediar developed the original preloader as well as s/uneek, Nintendont, NMM, DML, etc. Special thanks to Daco Taco for being the last man standing in terms of actively improving/maintaining Priiloader.

      • + +
    • Comex
      +In addition to being a member of Team Twiizers and contributing to the HackMii Installer, Comex created the heavily utilized bannerbomb exploit. This exploit is what allows Wii's on firmwares 3.0-4.2 to be softmodded with only an SD Card instead of needing one of a few specific Wii Games.

      • + + +
    • Waninkoko
      +Waninkoko was the first to publicly release a cIOS and other excellent apps like WAD manager, Save Game Manager, USB loader, etc. I also want to thank him for giving ModMii permission to recreate his cIOSs in WAD form.

      + +
    • Hermes
      +Hermes is well known for his cIOS 222/223/224 and for his usbloader "uloader". For a time his cIOSs were the only ones to work with RockBand type games and they are still highly utilized today.

      • + +
    • davebaol and XFlak
      +These developers worked together to modify Waninkoko's rev21 cIOS and created a new "d2x" cIOS. This cIOS is currently considered the ultimate cIOS because it corrected many bugs and added features that were previously thought to be impossible (ie. Support for IOS Reloading Games). WiiPower was also heavily influential in achieving IOS Reload Support.

      • + +
    • Fullmetal5
      +Thanks for his work developing the str2hax and bluebomb exploits. Fullmetal5 may have arrived a bit late to the Wii scene, but he's probably one of the most talented developers still active in the scene today. I can't wait to see what he comes out with next!

      • + +
    • Rodries
      +Thanks to Rodries for improving upon Hermes v5.1 cIOSs.

      • + +
    • WiiGator
      +WiiGator created a cMIOS and Gamecube Backup Launcher. Any GameCube fans owe a big thank you to WiiGator for his work.

      • + +
    • cwstjdenobs
      +cwstjdenobs is one of the few people I've encountered in the Wii scene that I would love to treat to a beer. He was always very supportive of me and encouraged me to ask him as many questions as I'd like. He is probably most well known for YAWMM (Yet Another Wad Manager Mod) which was the first Wad Manager to add brick protection by restricting users from making silly mistakes like uninstalling or stubbing a crucial file. He's also made and modified apps specifically for ModMii. For example, he modified WadMii so it doesn't timestamp WADs and he also made a setting.txt builder for ModMii's NAND builder.

      • + +
    • Leathl
      +Leathl is another awesome developer who supported me before I became well known by expanding upon his apps to further support ModMii. Leathl has created many Wii apps including ShowMiiWads, CustomizeMii, libWiiSharp, patchios, nusfilegrabber, etc. Despite his recent inactivity, his apps are still highly used today... just goes to show you that quality work never gets old. I also want to thank RetroHead for him Mod of ShowMiiWads which ModMii uses to build emulated nands without requiring any input from the user. libWiiSharp.dll is based on wii.py, the wii.py devs are Megazig, Omega, Xuzz, SquidMan, Matt_P and The Lemon Man. Also thanks to Daeken for writing Struct.py and marcan for his LZ77 code.

      • + +
    • scooby74029
      +scooby74029's most well known for sneeky compiler, which is able to build multiple different versions of s\uneek. ModMii will always construct the latest version of s\uneek available on his sneeky compiler google code webpage. This means he has total control over what version of s\uneek ModMii will construct. He also created modifications of Leathl's libWiiSharp.dll and patchios.exe to further support ModMii. Additionally, he's modified other apps like JoyFlow, JoyLoader GX, JoyLoader CFG, etc. On top of all that, he's an all around awesome person and I'm proud to be on his friends list.

      • + +
    • person66
      +person66 has had a hand in many projects, but most noteworthy are his sharpii cmd line tool and his Universal Forwarder Creator. He also wrote an autoit script that is used to launch ModMii with an icon, arguments and other useful functions.

      +Thanks for trading little bits of batch coding knowledge with me. It's great having a fellow batch coder for a friend; we are a dying breed, so keep up the great work with Universal Forwarder Creator and all your other projects.

      • + +
    • WiiPower
      +WiiPower created Neogamma, hands down the best backup disc loader for the Wii. He also modified WiiGators cMIOS and created what is today considered the ultimate cMIOS. Furthermore he's contributed code to many other popular usb-loaders and had a hand in adding IOS Reloading support to the d2x cIOSs.

      • + +
    • OverjoY and obcd
      +OverjoY created JoyFlow, a modification of WiiFlow that runs on s\uneek. He then teamed up with obcd to accomplish some seriously amazing things, like building their mod of s\uneek, NEEK2O, that allows it to load games in wbfs format and select from multiple emulated NANDs.

      • + +
    • Arikado and the Dop-Mii Team
      +They created Dop-Mii; a lot of apps borrow code from Dop-Mii, so even if you have never used Dop-Mii but used MMM or WiiMod then you owe a thank you to these people.

      • + +
    • WiiWu
      +He made Multi-Mod Manager (MMM) which has the functions of many different Wii modding tools all in one user friendly app.

      • + + +
    • WB3000 and WiiNinja
      +Thanks to WB3000 for creating NUS Downloader and to WiiNinja for making a cmd line version of NUS Downloader. NUS Downloader is one of ModMii's vital supporting apps.

      • + +
    • WiiCrazy
      +WiiCrazy is most famous for "Wii Game Shortcut Creator" (formerly known as "Crap"), Crazy Intro and Crazy Intro Video. He also contributed to usb-loaders by bypassing some game specific security. WiiCrazy is another person who's always been willing to do everything in his power to help me, or anyone else for that matter.

      • + +
    • oggzee, usptactical, gannon and Dr.Clipper
      +Together the above people compose the Configurable USB Loader Team. Back in the day, this usb-loader was always the first to add new features and in my opinion it's one of the top three best usb-loader out there.

      • + +
    • Cyan, dimok, blackb0x and the USBLoaderGX team
      +Thanks for their work on USBLoaderGX. It is one of the most feature-rich usb-loaders and has quickly become a favourite among the community. I also want to thank Cyan specifically for his excellent support of users on gbatemp for many years; he has probably explained what an IOS is more times than I can count!

      • + +
    • Hibernatus, Fledge68 and the WiiFlow team
      +Thanks for their work on WiiFlow. It was always beautiful, but now it's got all sorts of bells and whistles, you should check it out.

      • + +
    • Wiimm
      +For Wiimmfi Thanks to Wiimm for creating Wiimmfi and Wiimms ISO Tools, including wit.exe which ModMii uses to convert Wii Games to s/uneek format as well as build forwarder ISOs.

      • + +
    • Leseratte
      +For his work on Wiimmfi, as well as d2xl and other amazing projects.

      • + +
    • diddy81 and symular syn of the Wii Theme Team
      +The Wii Theme Team has created some of the best Wii Themes ever made! All of the alternative themes available in ModMii were created by them. I want to thank diddy81 in particular for working with me to ensure that all his themes worked perfectly for all regions.

      • + +
    • FIX94, Narolez and the WiiXplorer Team
      +Thanks to all these people for their contributions in making the best SD/USB forwarder. I want to thank FIX94 in particular who not only worked on Nintendont, Some YAWMM Mod, WiiFlow and literally every other big Wii application, but he also spent a lot of time testing ModMii's Forwarder Builder.

      • + +
    • jskyboo
      +Thanks to jskyboo for creating WiiMod. His app can do a lot of different things, and it was the first ahbprot enabled WAD Manager to incorporate davebaol's ahbprot bugfix.

      • + + +
    • ModMii's Translators
      +Tranlating ModMii is an enormous amount of work. It's very challenging to get special characters to display correctly in a cmd window, not to mention keeping everything formatted properly. But probably the most difficult part of translating ModMii is keeping up with the updates. If you use a translated version of ModMii, I encourage you to thank your translator because it truly is a LOT of work to do.

      + +French Translators: mamule, xav91 and ketufe
      +Dutch Translator: Hielkenator
      +Italian Translators: Wasabi, Step and Robilyn
      +Spanish Translators: ledebene and Burton

      • + +
    • Fig2k4
      +Thanks Fig2k4 for WiiBackupManager. It was a pleasure beta testing it for you and sharing my ideas with you. I hope to see you around the forums again and that you continue working on your amazing program.

      • + +
    • Foxlet and alexander1970
      +Thanks to both of you for recording and editing some of the new videos embedded in ModMii's guides.

      • + +
    • WiiShizzza, pepxl, RobGee789 and M3RK
      +Thanks to WiiShizzza for creating ModMii's new icon and to pepxl for creating ModMii's original icon. I want to thank everyone who created a ModMii icon and submitted it into ModMii's new icon competition. http://gbatemp.net/topic/296772-new-modmii-iconlogo-candidates/

      + +RobGee789 and M3RK did all the graphics used by ModMii Skin. It was a pleasure working with them, they were both very open to feedback and willing to "go back to the drawing board", so to speak, as many times as it took to get it perfect. Thanks guys!

      • + +
    • My Fellow Guide Writers
      +Thanks to tj_cool, xzxero, burritoboy9984, ChokeD and mauifrog for their awesome guides. I especially want to thank tj_cool and xzxero for inviting me to join "The Crew" at the Complete Softmod Guide. I'll never forget how great it felt to be relatively new to the scene and to be invited to join you all as equals.

      • + +
    • RiiConnect24 and Wii.Guide team
      +Thanks in particular go out to urmum_69, Larsenv and KcrPL. Brainstorming and collaborating with you guys made the 2020 lockdowns feel somewhat bearable. Special thanks to urmum_69 for helping me set up the ModMii discord server to a much higher standard than I could have ever hoped to do on my own.

      • + +
    • DaMysteryMan
      +Thanks for helping me understand the structure of a cIOS so I could better recreate it in WAD form. For those of you who don't know him, DaMysteryMan is most well known for his ever controversial app - DarkCorp (formerly known as cIOSCorp).

      • + +
    • Gannon
      +Thanks to Gannon for bootopera, which I was able to mod to create the URL loader base dol.

      • + +
    • All My Beta Testers!
      +It's because of you guys that ModMii is as stable as it is. Considering that ModMii is developed entirely in notepad without any kind of debugger or developer tools; it's pretty remarkable that ModMii has always been bug-free (albeit with a couple minor exceptions). Thanks for your never-ending devotion to quality control!
      + +Here's a list of some of ModMii's beta testers (in no particular order): scooby74029, DeadlyFoez, redia, Etheboss, JoostinOnline, person66, brausm08, geovalley, undeadsquirrel, mauifrog, FIX94, wolf, Larsenv, urmum_69, alexander1970, Cyan and last but certainly not least, Clutz450. @Clutz450, you're the man, I really enjoyed your ModMii tutorial videos and hearing your ideas on the little ways ModMii could be made even better.

      • + +
    • You!
      +Without you, there would be no reason for ModMii to exist. Thanks for using ModMii for all your Wii softmodding needs!
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    +
    + +Supporting Apps and Sources
    +
    +Below is a list of the supporting apps bundled with ModMii and their sources. If a link is missing or broken, you can still get it from ModMii's Supporting Files Archive.
    + +Source code for ModMii itself is available is available at github, but you can just open the bat files from it's support folder in notepad or similar text editor.
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  7. Support ModMii

    8. + +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 4000-5000 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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    + +If you're like me and it's difficult to show support with donations, consider taking a minute to vote or share your feedback at the official ModMii page on gbatemp. I always enjoy hearing feedback about your ModMii experience.
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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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  1. Your chosen options

    2. +This guide was generated using the following parameters:
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  2. Important Notes


    3. +
  3. Hacking your Wii

      4. + +
    1. Format the SD Card as FAT32 (if applicable)

      2. +
      +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.
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      + +At this time you should copy the files ModMii downloaded to your SD Card. +
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    2. Install The Homebrew Channel (HBC) and Bootmii

      3. +If this Wii was previously modified, and it has either the HBC, Bootmii as boot2, or a Forwarder Channel installed, you can use any of those instead of an exploit in order to update the HBC and Bootmii. If you don't have any of 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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      + +If you already have the HBC, launch the HackMii Installer via the HBC to reinstall and\or update the HBC or Bootmii.
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      +If your Wii has Bootmii as boot2 installed, you can insert the SD Card with your ModMii files into your Wii and turn it on, and Bootmii will load. From the Bootmii menu, press the power button on the Wii console 2 times to get to the third option (the SD menu), then press the reset button to select it (you can also use a Gamecube controller). Then press the power button repeatedly until bootmini.elf is selected, and then press the reset button to select it. This will load the HackMii Installer allowing you to reinstall and\or update the HBC, and Bootmii.
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      +If you already have a Forwarder Channel from a previous softmod, just save the boot.elf/dol corresponding to the app you want to load (e.g. SD:\apps\hackmii_installer\boot.elf or SD:\apps\MMM\boot.dol) to the location used by your specific Forwarder Channel (e.g. SD:\apps\usbloader_gx\boot.dol). Then start the channel and the HackMii Installer will load allowing you to reinstall the HBC and Bootmii. Note that if your forwarder channel only loads dol's and not elf's, launch MMM's boot.dol, then use its "App Manager" to load the HackMii Installer. +
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      + + +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.
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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 str2hax and a Hard Drive formatted as FAT32 in place of an SD Card to complete the majority of this guide (everything except installing Bootmii and making a nand backup).

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      +str2hax
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      +Requirements: a WiFI connection on your Wii, but does not require SD Card
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      1. Go to the "Wii Options" Menu, then select "Wii Settings", then go to Page 2 and select "Internet", select "Connection Settings", then choose your currently active connection.
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      2. Select "Change settings" and scroll 3 times to the right to select "Auto-Obtain DNS" (Not IP Address)
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      3. Select "No" then select "Advanced Settings".
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      4. Change the Primary DNS to 97.74.103.14 and the Secondary DNS to 173.201.71.14
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        • You should enter both just in case the Primary DNS is offline so it will still work. +
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      5. Select "Confirm", then "Save", and then select "OK" to run a connection test +
      6. If the connection test was successful, select "No" to skip the Wii System Update.
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        • If the connection test does not work, make sure you have a working internet connection, then try again. If it still fails you should choose a different exploit. +
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      7. Select "Back" two times to return to the "Internet panel", then select User Agreements or Agreement/Contact. +
      8. Select "Yes" to the using the Wii Shop Channel and WiiConnect24. +
      9. 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. +
        +
      10. Select "I Accept" to continue. +
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        • The exploit takes 1-2 minutes, if it takes longer than 2 minutes then just turn off your Wii and start again from step "F". +
        • After a minute or two you should be booted into your homebrew application. If it keeps failing you should choose a different exploit. +
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      + +
      +Fun Facts about str2hax! If a boot.elf/dol 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 RiiConnect24's DNS, the choice is yours!
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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 card).
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      1. Insert the Super Smash Brothers Brawl Game.
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      2. Launch the game without the SD card in your Wii, create a save file if you don't have one already, then go into the stage builder and delete all the stages. Then exit the game.
        3. +
      3. Afterwards, insert your SD Card, start the game and go to the stage builder, it should launch the boot.elf/dol file saved on the root of your SD card.
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      4. If you forgot to delete the stages, you will experience an annoying but harmless crash.
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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 card), and a nunchuck controller.
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      1. Load the "LEGO Indiana Jones" game at least once (otherwise you won't be able to copy over the hack).
        2. +
      2. Delete or move\backup your personal LEGO Indiana Jones save file.
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          +
        • 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.
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      3. Go into Wii Options - Data Management - Save Data - Wii - SD Card then copy over the "Indiana Pwns" save that corresponds to your region.
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      4. Play the Lego Indiana Jones game. Load the new save file.
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      5. 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".
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      6. Walk to the end and enter the "Art Room", you will see a podium with 2 characters on it, talk to the left one.
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      7. Hit left twice (scrolling through his items) to choose the switch option (Black silhouette with a white arrow to another black silhouette).
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      8. Hit A to launch the boot.elf/dol file saved on the root of your SD card.
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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 card), and a nunchuck or classic controller.
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      1. Load the Yu-Gi-Oh game at least once (otherwise you won't be able to copy over the hack).
        2. +
      2. Delete or move\backup your personal "Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's" save file.
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          +
        • 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.
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      3. Go into Wii Options - Data Management - Save Data - Wii - SD Card then copy over the "Yu-Gi-Oh" save that corresponds to your region.
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      4. Start the Yu-Gi-Oh game. Continue past the opening menu to launch the exploit and load your homebrew application.

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      • 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. +
      +
      +Bathaxx
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      +Requirements: A copy of "LEGO Batman", a standard SD card (will not work with an SDHC card), and a nunchuck.
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      +
      1. Load the LEGO Batman game at least once (otherwise you won't be able to copy over the hack).
        2. +
      2. Delete or move\backup your personal "LEGO Batman" save file.
        3. +
          +
        • 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.
          • +
        +
      3. Go into Wii Options - Data Management - Save Data - Wii - SD Card then copy over the "LEGO Batman" save that corresponds to your region.
        4. +
      4. Start the LEGO Batman game. Load the new save file.
        5. +
      5. You are now in the batcave, take the elevator on the right side.
        6. +
      6. 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.
        7. +
      7. Choose the last enabled character in the bottom right to launch the exploit and load your homebrew application.
      +
      +
      +Return of the Jodi
      +
      +Requirements: A copy of "LEGO Star Wars", a standard SD card (will not work with an SDHC card), and a nunchuck.
      +
      +
      1. Load the LEGO Star Wars game at least once (otherwise you won't be able to copy over the hack).
        2. +
      2. Delete or move\backup your personal "LEGO Star Wars" save file.
        3. +
          +
        • 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.
          • +
        +
      3. Go into Wii Options - Data Management - Save Data - Wii - SD Card then copy over the "LEGO Star Wars" save that corresponds to your region.
        4. +
      4. Start the LEGO Star Wars. Load the first save slot (on the left, at 0.0 percent).
        5. +
      5. As soon as the level loads, go to the bar on the right and you'll see two characters floating in blue tanks.
        6. +
      6. Choose the character named "Return of Jodi" and press the A button to launch the exploit and load your homebrew application.
      +
      +
      +Eri HaKawai
      +
      +Requirements: A copy of "Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World", a standard SD card (will not work with an SDHC card), and a nunchuck.
      +
      +
      1. Load the Tales of Symphonia game at least once (otherwise you won't be able to copy over the hack).
        2. +
      2. Delete or move\backup your personal "Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World" save file.
        3. +
          +
        • 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.
          • +
        +
      3. Go into Wii Options - Data Management - Save Data - Wii - SD Card then copy over the "Tales of Symphonia" save that corresponds to your region.
        +
          +
        • 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.
          • +
        +
      4. Start Tales of Symphonia and load the save data.
        5. +
      5. Once the game starts (and you see a dog waving at you) press + to enter the game's menu.
        6. +
      6. Scroll down to "Status" and press A.
        7. +
      7. Then scroll down to the second character (named "Giantpune"). Highlight him, and press A to launch the exploit and load your homebrew application.
      +
      +
      +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.
      +
      +
      1. Load the Twilight Princess game at least once (otherwise you won't be able to copy over the hack).
        2. +
      2. Delete or move\backup your personal "The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess" save file.
        3. +
          +
        • 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.
          • +
        +
      3. Go into Wii Options - Data Management - Save Data - Wii - SD Card then copy over the "Twilight Hack" save that corresponds to your game region.
        4. +
          +
        • Note for 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. +
        +
      4. Insert the The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess disc and run the game.
        5. +
      5. On the title screen of the game, press A and "B" to go to the main menu.
        6. +
      6. Now load the twilight hack save file.
        +
          +
        • Note: If you accidentally load the wrong file and continue with the hack, the game will freeze but do not panic, just hold down the power button on your Wii console for 5 seconds to turn it off, then turn it back on, and start over.
          • +
        +
      7. The game will start like normal. To execute the hack, talk to the first character you see, or try to leave the room.
      +
      + + + +
      +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 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.
      +
      + +
        +
      • 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. +
      + +
      + +
        +
      1. Press 1 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. +
        + +
      2. Press A to continue, then press ↑ until "Install the Homebrew Channel" is selected and press A, then select "Yes, continue" to install it. +
          +
        • When completed the installer should display "SUCCESS". +
        + +
      3. Press A to continue to the main menu. + + +
      4. From the main menu, press ↓ twice to select "Bootmii...", then press A. + + +
      5. 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. +
          +
        • When completed the installer should display "SUCCESS". +
        + +
      6. Press A to continue to the Bootmii menu. + +
      7. From the Bootmii menu, check to see if "Install Bootmii as boot2" is an option. +
          +
        • 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. +
        + +
      8. 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. +
      +
      +Some notes about Bootmii as IOS and Bootmii as boot2
      +
        +
      • 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. +
          +
        • 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. +
          +
        • 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. +
        +
      + +
      + + +
    3. Make a NAND backup

      4. +
      +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.
      +
      + +
        +
      • 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. +
      + +
      +
        +
      1. From inside the Homebrew Channel press the Home button and select "Launch Bootmii". +
      2. 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. +
      3. Press Reset to select the first backup option (the button with the green arrow) +
      4. Press Reset again to make your NAND backup. +
          +
        • Do not power off your Wii 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. +
        + +
      5. Press any button on the console to exit the NAND backup screen. +
      6. 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, or 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, or rename the Bootmii folder to avoid autobooting into Bootmii at startup for consoles with Bootmii installed to boot2. When done, safely remove your SD Card from your computer and reinsert it into your Wii and proceed to the next step.
      +
      + + +
      +
      +
      + +

      + +Fun Fact! If you ever need to restore a NAND backup, you can do so by launching Bootmii with an SD card containing the appropriately named Bootmii folder, nand.bin, and keys.bin, and follow the procedure described above except this time select the option with the red arrow going the other direction.
      +
      +Another Fun Fact! You can extract the contents of your nand.bin using windows tools like ShowMiiWads (see ModMii Classic's Download Page 2), then save it to a hard drive or SD Card to act as an Emulated NAND (or virtual NAND), allowing you switch between the Wii's real NAND and one or more Emulated NANDs. Emulated NANDs can provide much more storage space than the Wii's 500MB. ModMii can help generate brand new Emulated NANDs free of any games saves or other settings if you prefer a fresh start. For more help on this, after completing this guide, check out ModMii's SNEEK Installation Wizard.
      + +

      +
      +
      + + +
    4. Install WADs

      5. +
      +YAWMM stands for "Yet Another Wad Manager Mod". 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, Some YAWMM Mod, 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.
      +
      + + +
      +
      +
      + + +

      + +Fun Fact! I mentioned IOSs and cIOSs before, "the Wii console uses the 'IOS' system to communicate with the hardware, it's like a driver (compared to Windows). It contains information and communication tools (like how to access the Disc drive, how to access USB, read the savegames data stored on internal memory, etc.)" ~Cyan. If you're curious to learn more about IOSs or cIOSs, a thorough explanation can be found in Cyan's IOS Explanation post.
      +

      +
      + + + +
        +
      1. On your Wii, load "Some YAWMM Mod" from the HomeBrew Channel. +
      2. Make sure the source device is set to "Wii SD Slot" and Press A. +
      3. Install your custom list of 50 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). +
        +
      4. 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 +
          +
        + +
      5. After you've marked all the WADs listed below, press A on any marked WAD to install them all. +
      6. Confirm the total number selected for installation is 50, then press A again to install.
        + +
          +
        • If any WADs fail to install properly please retry installing them.
          +
        + +
      7. After successfully installing all the WADs, press any button to continue, then press the Home button on your Wiimote to exit Some YAWMM Mod. +
      + +
      +
      +
      +
      + + +Here's your unique list of 50 WADs to install: +
        +
      1. cIOS249[57]-d2x-v10-beta52
        2. +
      2. cIOS250[56]-d2x-v10-beta52
        3. +
      3. cIOS251[38]-d2x-v10-beta52
        4. +
      4. IOS11v65535(IOS60v6174[FS-ES-NP-VP-DIP-RC24])
        5. +
      5. IOS12-64-v526
        6. +
      6. IOS13-64-v1032
        7. +
      7. IOS14-64-v1032
        8. +
      8. IOS15-64-v1032
        9. +
      9. IOS17-64-v1032
        10. +
      10. IOS20v65535(IOS60v6174[FS-ES-NP-VP-DIP-RC24])
        11. +
      11. IOS21-64-v1039
        12. +
      12. IOS22-64-v1294
        13. +
      13. IOS28-64-v1807
        14. +
      14. IOS30v65535(IOS60v6174[FS-ES-NP-VP-DIP-RC24])
        15. +
      15. IOS31-64-v3608
        16. +
      16. IOS33-64-v3608
        17. +
      17. IOS34-64-v3608
        18. +
      18. IOS35-64-v3608
        19. +
      19. IOS36-64-v3608
        20. +
      20. IOS37-64-v5663
        21. +
      21. IOS38-64-v4124
        22. +
      22. IOS40v65535(IOS60v6174[FS-ES-NP-VP-DIP-RC24])
        23. +
      23. IOS41-64-v3607
        24. +
      24. IOS43-64-v3607
        25. +
      25. IOS45-64-v3607
        26. +
      26. IOS46-64-v3607
        27. +
      27. IOS48-64-v4124
        28. +
      28. IOS50v65535(IOS60v6174[FS-ES-NP-VP-DIP-RC24])
        29. +
      29. IOS52v65535(IOS60v6174[FS-ES-NP-VP-DIP-RC24])
        30. +
      30. IOS53-64-v5663
        31. +
      31. IOS55-64-v5663
        32. +
      32. IOS56-64-v5662
        33. +
      33. IOS57-64-v5919
        34. +
      34. IOS58-64-v6176
        35. +
      35. IOS60v65535(IOS60v6174[FS-ES-NP-VP-DIP-RC24])
        36. +
      36. IOS61-64-v5662
        37. +
      37. IOS62-64-v6430
        38. +
      38. IOS70v65535(IOS60v6174[FS-ES-NP-VP-DIP-RC24])
        39. +
      39. IOS80v65535(IOS60v6174[FS-ES-NP-VP-DIP-RC24])
        40. +
      40. IOS9-64-v1034
        41. +
      41. Mii-Channel-NUS-v6
        42. +
      42. NEWS-Channel-NUS-v7[U]
        43. +
      43. Opera-Internet-Channel-NUS[U]
        44. +
      44. Photo-Channel-1.1-NUS-v3
        45. +
      45. RVL-mios-v10
        46. +
      46. Shopping-Channel-NUS-v21
        47. +
      47. SystemMenu_4.1U_v449_DarkWiiBlue_No-Spin
        48. +
      48. USBLoader(s)-ahbprot58-SD-USB-v12-IDCL-alt (see spoiler for boot info)
        49. +
      49. Weather-Channel-NUS-v7[U]
        50. +
      50. Wii-Speak-Channel-NUS[U]
        51. +

      + +
      +
      +
      + + +The USBLoader(s) forwarder channel will boot the first app it finds from this list:
      +
        +
      1. SD+USB:\apps\usbloader_gx\boot.dol
        2. +
      2. SD+USB:\apps\usbloader_gx\boot.elf
        3. +
      3. SD+USB:\apps\WiiFlow\boot.dol
        4. +
      4. SD+USB:\apps\WiiFlow\boot.elf
        5. +
      5. SD+USB:\apps\usbloader_cfg\boot.dol
        6. +
      6. SD+USB:\apps\usbloader_cfg\boot.elf
        7. +
      7. SD+USB:\apps\usbloader\boot.dol
        8. +
      8. SD+USB:\apps\usbloader\boot.elf
        9. +
      9. SD+USB:\apps\usb-loader\boot.dol
        10. +
      10. SD+USB:\apps\usb-loader\boot.elf
        11. +
      +
      +Note: Forwarder requires IOS58. SD paths are all checked first, then USB. It's capable of launching apps from an SD Card and hard drives formatted as FAT32, NTFS, ext2, ext3 and ext4. It also supports meta.xml arguments and is able to launch apps with direct hardware access.
      +
      +Want to customize some of your channels? There's an app for that! First make sure you finish this guide and install Priiloader if you haven't already, then get CustomizeMii from ModMii Classic's Download Page 2. You can use this tool to make changes to the audio or visual effects of a channel, and even inject a new "dol" for it to launch. You can build forwarder dol's for custom paths, channels, or website URLs from ModMii Classic's Advanced Downloads Page. + +
      + + +
      +WARNING: Whenever you install a new System Menu, like you just did, Priiloader gets uninstalled. Be sure to continue with your guide to (re)install it.
      +
      + +
    5. Install and Configure Priiloader

      6. +
      + +Priiloader loads just before the System Menu and is invisible unless holding down the reset button 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 "dol" 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.
      +
      + +
        +
      • You can navigate the Priiloader menu using a Wiimote, GameCube controller, USB Keyboard, or the Power/Reset buttons on the front of the console itself similar to Bootmii (if using the front buttons you will not be able to access the system menu hacks, file/dol & password menus). +
      + +
      + +
        +
      1. Launch the "Priiloader Installer" from the Homebrew Channel. +
      2. After the Priiloader Installer loads, press + to install it. +
          +
        • When successful the installer should display "Install done!" +
        +
      3. Press A to exit back to the Homebrew Channel. +
      4. Access Priiloader by powering off the Wii, then hold down the Reset button while powering on your Wii until you see the Priiloader menu. +
        +You can also start Priiloader by loading the "Priiloader Launcher" via the HBC, or by holding escape on a USB connected keyboard while turning on your Wii. + +
      5. 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".
        +
        +RECOMMENDED HACKS* +
          +
        • Block Disc Updates
          • +
        • Block Online Updates
          • +
        • Region Free EVERYTHING
          • +
        • 480p graphics fix in system menu
          • +
        +*Your available System Menu hacks may vary.
        +
        +
      6. Scroll down to "save settings" and press A, then press B to go back to Priiloader's main menu. +
      7. Navigate to "Homebrew Channel" and press A to launch it.
        +
      +
      +Pro tip! If you update or (re)install any System Menu it REMOVES Priiloader and you should reinstall it immediately to stay protected.
      +
      +Another Pro tip! If you keep a hard drive plugged into your Wii at all times you can enable "Ignore standby" in Priiloader's settings so your Wii 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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      + + +

      + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
      HackDescription
      Block Disc UpdatesRemoves the "Wii System Update" screen that is included on some games forcing you to update them to play the game.
      Block Online UpdatesDisables updating your Wii. Updates will fail with error 32007.
      Auto-Press A at Health ScreenAutomatically presses the A Button to get past the "Health and Safety" screen.
      Replace Health Screen with BackmenuChanges the "Health and Safety" screen to the animation played when returning to the Wii menu.
      Move Disc ChannelEnables moving the Disc Channel anywhere on the Wii Menu. It's normally stuck in the top left of the first page.
      Wiimmfi Patch v2Automatically patches all games you run from the Disc Channel for use with Wiimmfi
      480p graphics fix in system menuFixes a small issue with 480p on the Wii Menu.
      Remove NoCopy Save File ProtectionAllows you to copy normally disallowed save files to your SD card from data management
      Region Free EVERYTHINGDisables region locking for any Wii application, including downloaded ones.
      Region Free GC Games (No VM Patch)Disables region locking for GameCube disks.
      Region Free Wii GamesDisables region locking for Wii disks.
      Region Free ChannelsDisables region locking for installed channels
      No System Menu Sounds AT ALLDisables all the Wii Menu sound effects.
      No System Menu Background MusicDisables the Wii Menu background music.
      Re-Enable Bannerbomb v2Enables the "Bannerbomb" exploit on the latest Wii version. Not needed when the Homebrew Channel is already installed.
      OSReport to UsbGecko(slot B)Sends Wii Menu logs to a debugging device in memory card slot B.
      OSReport to UsbGecko(GeckoOS,B)Sends Wii Menu logs to a debugging device in memory card slot B, if the Wii Menu is launched by Gecko OS.
      Force Standard Recovery ModeAutomatically launches the console in recovery mode. Used to launch recovery discs, letting users unbrick their Wii systems.
      Remove Diagnostic Disc CheckRemoves a check in the Wii to see if an inserted game is the "Wii Startup Disc".
      Lock System Menu with Black ScreenMakes your Wii Menu load to a black screen, making you unable to use it. (Do not enable this)
      No-Delete HAXX,JODI,DVDX,DISC,DISK,RZDxRe-enable channels with these title IDs (originally blocked in system updates due to them being exploits).
      Force Disc Games to run under IOS249Make discs use cIOS 249 as the game's IOS. Can be used to enable older model (pre 2010) Wii's outfitted with DVD-R compatible Disc readers to play backup discs from the Disc Channel.
      + +

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    6. Reinstall the Homebrew Channel (if applicable)

      7. +
      +
      + +
        +
      • While in the HomeBrew Channel, press the Home button. + +
          +
        • In the top right corner you will see the IOS used by the HBC. + +
            +
          • If the HBC is using IOS58 and your HBC is not upside-down, you can skip this step. +
          • If the HBC is not using IOS58 or it is upside-down, you should continue with this step to reinstall it. +
          +
        +
      +
      +
        +
      • Launch the HackMii Installer via the HBC. +
      • Use the Hackmii Installer to fix/re-install the HBC following the same procedure as you did the first time. + + +
          +
        • This time the HackMii Installer should use IOS58 since it's preferred and we just installed it. +
        + +
      • Once you've successfully reinstalled the HBC, you can move onto the next step of the guide. +
      +
      +

    +
  4. USB Loader and Hard Drive setup

    5. +The rest of the guide is performed on your computer in order to set up your USB-Loader

    +
      + +
    1. Partition and Format the External Hard Drive as FAT32 + NTFS

      2. +
      +
      +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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      1. 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. +
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      2. Right-click the drive you want to partition (make sure you select the right drive!), then select "Delete Volume..." +
      3. On the lower half menu of the window, locate the unallocated space, right-click it, and select "New Simple Volume..." +
      4. Enter the "volume size" you want your FAT32 partition to be, and click "Next". +
      5. 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. +
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      6. 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). +
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      7. 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. +
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      8. 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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      9. In the lower half of the Disk Management menu, locate your drive's remaining unallocated space, right-click it, and select "New Simple Volume...." +
      10. Click "Next" to format the all remaining space on the drive. +
      11. Choose a Drive letter for this partition, and click "Next". +
      12. Ensure the file system is set to NTFS, then name/label the volume, and optionally uncheck the "Perform a quick format" box. +
      13. Click "Next", then click "Finish". +
        14. +
        +If you were able to format the first partition as FAT32, then you can skip the remainder of this step.
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      14. Launch FAT32 GUI Formatter from shortcuts on your Start Menu or Desktop. +
      15. Make sure you select the correct drive letter corresponding to your external hard drive. +
      16. 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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      17. Click the "Close" button. +

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    2. Copy Files to the Hard Drive


      3. When finished copying, you can proceed with the optional steps below or safely remove the hard drive from your computer and plug it into port0 on your Wii to start playing!

      +
    3. Manage Wii backups using Wii Backup Manager (optional)

      4. +Wii Backup Manager 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.

      + +
      +Important note: 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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    4. Configure/Customize Your USB-Loader (optional)

      5. +

    +
  5. After modding your Wii

    6. +
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  6. Credits, Supporting Apps, and Sources

    7. +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.

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    • Team Twiizers
      +Thanks to Team Twiizers for creating the revolutionary HackMii Installer. Without their hard work, the Wii might never have been unlocked. Many Team Twiizer Members went on to join Team Fail Overflow; a team that played a vital role in unlocking the PS3.

      + +I especially want to thank Bushing (may he rest in peace), who before his untimely passing gave ModMii his blessing to download and use the HackMii Installer.

      • + +
    • Giantpune
      +Giantpune is a legend in the Wii Scene and I consider him to be a good friend of mine. He created many exploits, including the Smash Stack exploit for PAL and KOR Wii's (which is maybe still the only method to fix 003 bricked Wii's), the Channel Forwarder dol, USB Loader GX, and many other computer programs to repair or virginize Wii's.

      + +He's contributed code to more projects than I even know about, so its impossible for me to truly convey his impact on the scene. He even took the time to explain a few things to me about cIOSs when ModMii was in its early stages and still known as NUS Auto Downloader.

      • + +
    • DeadlyFoez
      +DeadlyFoez is legendary for his Wii Repairs and infectus tutorial. Anyone who's broken their Wii can email deadlyfoez@yahoo.com to have it fixed.

      + +DeadlyFoez played a key role in the ModMii v5.0.0 update not only by helping come up with the idea for using html guides but also creating the template for ModMii's custom html guides and recording almost all of the videos and images they use. Within 1.5 weeks since our initial conversation we were able to collaborate and bring the idea to life in time to release it for Christmas. Working with him on this was a truly rewarding and fun experience. DeadlyFoez also single-handedly built the first official ModMii website.

      + +What can I say about THE "DeadlyFoez" on a personal level. He's always getting me into trouble but his friendship is worth every fiasco! It's unreal how he became one of my best friends. Just goes to show you not everyone you meet online is totally crazy; in his case... just a little crazy. But seriously, thanks to DeadlyFoez for always being there for me to bounce ModMii ideas off of, for hosting our Team Your Mom meetings and for introducing me to his awesome family and friends. There's no one else I'd rather geek out with and I'll always have your back.

      • + +
    • Violator
      +He's my bro, my cuz, my best man and the reason I ever bought or modded a Wii. "XFlak" would have died many years ago if not for him. Thanks Violator, for getting me interested in this stuff, and for all the awesome music you recorded for ModMii and my Crazy Intro Videos

      • + +
    • JoostinOnline
      +Thanks for his work developing KoreanKii (with tueidj), Syscheck HD Edition, sharing his webhosting space with me, and for all his jokes; I'll never get tired of our endless patriotic "debates".

      • + +
    • Crediar, Daco Taco and Phpgeek
      +The above people all had a hand in creating Priiloader. This was another revolutionary tool mainly because it was the first to offer some level of protection to newer Wii's that were unable to install Bootmii at boot2. Crediar developed the original preloader as well as s/uneek, Nintendont, NMM, DML, etc. Special thanks to Daco Taco for being the last man standing in terms of actively improving/maintaining Priiloader.

      • + +
    • Comex
      +In addition to being a member of Team Twiizers and contributing to the HackMii Installer, Comex created the heavily utilized bannerbomb exploit. This exploit is what allows Wii's on firmwares 3.0-4.2 to be softmodded with only an SD Card instead of needing one of a few specific Wii Games.

      • + + +
    • Waninkoko
      +Waninkoko was the first to publicly release a cIOS and other excellent apps like WAD manager, Save Game Manager, USB loader, etc. I also want to thank him for giving ModMii permission to recreate his cIOSs in WAD form.

      + +
    • Hermes
      +Hermes is well known for his cIOS 222/223/224 and for his usbloader "uloader". For a time his cIOSs were the only ones to work with RockBand type games and they are still highly utilized today.

      • + +
    • davebaol and XFlak
      +These developers worked together to modify Waninkoko's rev21 cIOS and created a new "d2x" cIOS. This cIOS is currently considered the ultimate cIOS because it corrected many bugs and added features that were previously thought to be impossible (ie. Support for IOS Reloading Games). WiiPower was also heavily influential in achieving IOS Reload Support.

      • + +
    • Fullmetal5
      +Thanks for his work developing the str2hax and bluebomb exploits. Fullmetal5 may have arrived a bit late to the Wii scene, but he's probably one of the most talented developers still active in the scene today. I can't wait to see what he comes out with next!

      • + +
    • Rodries
      +Thanks to Rodries for improving upon Hermes v5.1 cIOSs.

      • + +
    • WiiGator
      +WiiGator created a cMIOS and Gamecube Backup Launcher. Any GameCube fans owe a big thank you to WiiGator for his work.

      • + +
    • cwstjdenobs
      +cwstjdenobs is one of the few people I've encountered in the Wii scene that I would love to treat to a beer. He was always very supportive of me and encouraged me to ask him as many questions as I'd like. He is probably most well known for YAWMM (Yet Another Wad Manager Mod) which was the first Wad Manager to add brick protection by restricting users from making silly mistakes like uninstalling or stubbing a crucial file. He's also made and modified apps specifically for ModMii. For example, he modified WadMii so it doesn't timestamp WADs and he also made a setting.txt builder for ModMii's NAND builder.

      • + +
    • Leathl
      +Leathl is another awesome developer who supported me before I became well known by expanding upon his apps to further support ModMii. Leathl has created many Wii apps including ShowMiiWads, CustomizeMii, libWiiSharp, patchios, nusfilegrabber, etc. Despite his recent inactivity, his apps are still highly used today... just goes to show you that quality work never gets old. I also want to thank RetroHead for him Mod of ShowMiiWads which ModMii uses to build emulated nands without requiring any input from the user. libWiiSharp.dll is based on wii.py, the wii.py devs are Megazig, Omega, Xuzz, SquidMan, Matt_P and The Lemon Man. Also thanks to Daeken for writing Struct.py and marcan for his LZ77 code.

      • + +
    • scooby74029
      +scooby74029's most well known for sneeky compiler, which is able to build multiple different versions of s\uneek. ModMii will always construct the latest version of s\uneek available on his sneeky compiler google code webpage. This means he has total control over what version of s\uneek ModMii will construct. He also created modifications of Leathl's libWiiSharp.dll and patchios.exe to further support ModMii. Additionally, he's modified other apps like JoyFlow, JoyLoader GX, JoyLoader CFG, etc. On top of all that, he's an all around awesome person and I'm proud to be on his friends list.

      • + +
    • person66
      +person66 has had a hand in many projects, but most noteworthy are his sharpii cmd line tool and his Universal Forwarder Creator. He also wrote an autoit script that is used to launch ModMii with an icon, arguments and other useful functions.

      +Thanks for trading little bits of batch coding knowledge with me. It's great having a fellow batch coder for a friend; we are a dying breed, so keep up the great work with Universal Forwarder Creator and all your other projects.

      • + +
    • WiiPower
      +WiiPower created Neogamma, hands down the best backup disc loader for the Wii. He also modified WiiGators cMIOS and created what is today considered the ultimate cMIOS. Furthermore he's contributed code to many other popular usb-loaders and had a hand in adding IOS Reloading support to the d2x cIOSs.

      • + +
    • OverjoY and obcd
      +OverjoY created JoyFlow, a modification of WiiFlow that runs on s\uneek. He then teamed up with obcd to accomplish some seriously amazing things, like building their mod of s\uneek, NEEK2O, that allows it to load games in wbfs format and select from multiple emulated NANDs.

      • + +
    • Arikado and the Dop-Mii Team
      +They created Dop-Mii; a lot of apps borrow code from Dop-Mii, so even if you have never used Dop-Mii but used MMM or WiiMod then you owe a thank you to these people.

      • + +
    • WiiWu
      +He made Multi-Mod Manager (MMM) which has the functions of many different Wii modding tools all in one user friendly app.

      • + + +
    • WB3000 and WiiNinja
      +Thanks to WB3000 for creating NUS Downloader and to WiiNinja for making a cmd line version of NUS Downloader. NUS Downloader is one of ModMii's vital supporting apps.

      • + +
    • WiiCrazy
      +WiiCrazy is most famous for "Wii Game Shortcut Creator" (formerly known as "Crap"), Crazy Intro and Crazy Intro Video. He also contributed to usb-loaders by bypassing some game specific security. WiiCrazy is another person who's always been willing to do everything in his power to help me, or anyone else for that matter.

      • + +
    • oggzee, usptactical, gannon and Dr.Clipper
      +Together the above people compose the Configurable USB Loader Team. Back in the day, this usb-loader was always the first to add new features and in my opinion it's one of the top three best usb-loader out there.

      • + +
    • Cyan, dimok, blackb0x and the USBLoaderGX team
      +Thanks for their work on USBLoaderGX. It is one of the most feature-rich usb-loaders and has quickly become a favourite among the community. I also want to thank Cyan specifically for his excellent support of users on gbatemp for many years; he has probably explained what an IOS is more times than I can count!

      • + +
    • Hibernatus, Fledge68 and the WiiFlow team
      +Thanks for their work on WiiFlow. It was always beautiful, but now it's got all sorts of bells and whistles, you should check it out.

      • + +
    • Wiimm
      +For Wiimmfi Thanks to Wiimm for creating Wiimmfi and Wiimms ISO Tools, including wit.exe which ModMii uses to convert Wii Games to s/uneek format as well as build forwarder ISOs.

      • + +
    • Leseratte
      +For his work on Wiimmfi, as well as d2xl and other amazing projects.

      • + +
    • diddy81 and symular syn of the Wii Theme Team
      +The Wii Theme Team has created some of the best Wii Themes ever made! All of the alternative themes available in ModMii were created by them. I want to thank diddy81 in particular for working with me to ensure that all his themes worked perfectly for all regions.

      • + +
    • FIX94, Narolez and the WiiXplorer Team
      +Thanks to all these people for their contributions in making the best SD/USB forwarder. I want to thank FIX94 in particular who not only worked on Nintendont, Some YAWMM Mod, WiiFlow and literally every other big Wii application, but he also spent a lot of time testing ModMii's Forwarder Builder.

      • + +
    • jskyboo
      +Thanks to jskyboo for creating WiiMod. His app can do a lot of different things, and it was the first ahbprot enabled WAD Manager to incorporate davebaol's ahbprot bugfix.

      • + + +
    • ModMii's Translators
      +Tranlating ModMii is an enormous amount of work. It's very challenging to get special characters to display correctly in a cmd window, not to mention keeping everything formatted properly. But probably the most difficult part of translating ModMii is keeping up with the updates. If you use a translated version of ModMii, I encourage you to thank your translator because it truly is a LOT of work to do.

      + +French Translators: mamule, xav91 and ketufe
      +Dutch Translator: Hielkenator
      +Italian Translators: Wasabi, Step and Robilyn
      +Spanish Translators: ledebene and Burton

      • + +
    • Fig2k4
      +Thanks Fig2k4 for WiiBackupManager. It was a pleasure beta testing it for you and sharing my ideas with you. I hope to see you around the forums again and that you continue working on your amazing program.

      • + +
    • Foxlet and alexander1970
      +Thanks to both of you for recording and editing some of the new videos embedded in ModMii's guides.

      • + +
    • WiiShizzza, pepxl, RobGee789 and M3RK
      +Thanks to WiiShizzza for creating ModMii's new icon and to pepxl for creating ModMii's original icon. I want to thank everyone who created a ModMii icon and submitted it into ModMii's new icon competition. http://gbatemp.net/topic/296772-new-modmii-iconlogo-candidates/

      + +RobGee789 and M3RK did all the graphics used by ModMii Skin. It was a pleasure working with them, they were both very open to feedback and willing to "go back to the drawing board", so to speak, as many times as it took to get it perfect. Thanks guys!

      • + +
    • My Fellow Guide Writers
      +Thanks to tj_cool, xzxero, burritoboy9984, ChokeD and mauifrog for their awesome guides. I especially want to thank tj_cool and xzxero for inviting me to join "The Crew" at the Complete Softmod Guide. I'll never forget how great it felt to be relatively new to the scene and to be invited to join you all as equals.

      • + +
    • RiiConnect24 and Wii.Guide team
      +Thanks in particular go out to urmum_69, Larsenv and KcrPL. Brainstorming and collaborating with you guys made the 2020 lockdowns feel somewhat bearable. Special thanks to urmum_69 for helping me set up the ModMii discord server to a much higher standard than I could have ever hoped to do on my own.

      • + +
    • DaMysteryMan
      +Thanks for helping me understand the structure of a cIOS so I could better recreate it in WAD form. For those of you who don't know him, DaMysteryMan is most well known for his ever controversial app - DarkCorp (formerly known as cIOSCorp).

      • + +
    • Gannon
      +Thanks to Gannon for bootopera, which I was able to mod to create the URL loader base dol.

      • + +
    • All My Beta Testers!
      +It's because of you guys that ModMii is as stable as it is. Considering that ModMii is developed entirely in notepad without any kind of debugger or developer tools; it's pretty remarkable that ModMii has always been bug-free (albeit with a couple minor exceptions). Thanks for your never-ending devotion to quality control!
      + +Here's a list of some of ModMii's beta testers (in no particular order): scooby74029, DeadlyFoez, redia, Etheboss, JoostinOnline, person66, brausm08, geovalley, undeadsquirrel, mauifrog, FIX94, wolf, Larsenv, urmum_69, alexander1970, Cyan and last but certainly not least, Clutz450. @Clutz450, you're the man, I really enjoyed your ModMii tutorial videos and hearing your ideas on the little ways ModMii could be made even better.

      • + +
    • You!
      +Without you, there would be no reason for ModMii to exist. Thanks for using ModMii for all your Wii softmodding needs!
      • +
    +
    + +Supporting Apps and Sources
    +
    +Below is a list of the supporting apps bundled with ModMii and their sources. If a link is missing or broken, you can still get it from ModMii's Supporting Files Archive.
    + +Source code for ModMii itself is available is available at github, but you can just open the bat files from it's support folder in notepad or similar text editor.
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  7. Support ModMii

    8. + +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 4000-5000 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.
    + +

    +

    + +If you're like me and it's difficult to show support with donations, consider taking a minute to vote or share your feedback at the official ModMii page on gbatemp. I always enjoy hearing feedback about your ModMii experience.
    +
    + +XFlak
    +- 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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  1. Your chosen options

    2. +This guide was generated using the following parameters:
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  2. Important Notes


    3. +
  3. Hacking your Wii

      4. + +
    1. Format the SD Card as FAT32 (if applicable)

      2. +
      +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.
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      + +At this time you should copy the files ModMii downloaded to your SD Card. +
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    2. Install The Homebrew Channel (HBC) and Bootmii

      3. +If this Wii was previously modified, and it has either the HBC, Bootmii as boot2, or a Forwarder Channel installed, you can use any of those instead of an exploit in order to update the HBC and Bootmii. If you don't have any of 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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      + +If you already have the HBC, launch the HackMii Installer via the HBC to reinstall and\or update the HBC or Bootmii.
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      +If your Wii has Bootmii as boot2 installed, you can insert the SD Card with your ModMii files into your Wii and turn it on, and Bootmii will load. From the Bootmii menu, press the power button on the Wii console 2 times to get to the third option (the SD menu), then press the reset button to select it (you can also use a Gamecube controller). Then press the power button repeatedly until bootmini.elf is selected, and then press the reset button to select it. This will load the HackMii Installer allowing you to reinstall and\or update the HBC, and Bootmii.
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      +If you already have a Forwarder Channel from a previous softmod, just save the boot.elf/dol corresponding to the app you want to load (e.g. SD:\apps\hackmii_installer\boot.elf or SD:\apps\MMM\boot.dol) to the location used by your specific Forwarder Channel (e.g. SD:\apps\usbloader_gx\boot.dol). Then start the channel and the HackMii Installer will load allowing you to reinstall the HBC and Bootmii. Note that if your forwarder channel only loads dol's and not elf's, launch MMM's boot.dol, then use its "App Manager" to load the HackMii Installer. +
      + +

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      + + +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 can use str2hax and a Hard Drive formatted as FAT32 in place of an SD Card to complete the majority of this guide (everything except installing Bootmii and making a nand backup).

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      +str2hax
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      +Requirements: a WiFI connection on your Wii, but does not require SD Card
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      1. Go to the "Wii Options" Menu, then select "Wii Settings", then go to Page 2 and select "Internet", select "Connection Settings", then choose your currently active connection.
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      2. Select "Change settings" and scroll 3 times to the right to select "Auto-Obtain DNS" (Not IP Address)
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      3. Select "No" then select "Advanced Settings".
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      4. Change the Primary DNS to 97.74.103.14 and the Secondary DNS to 173.201.71.14
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        • You should enter both just in case the Primary DNS is offline so it will still work. +
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      5. Select "Confirm", then "Save", and then select "OK" to run a connection test +
      6. If the connection test was successful, select "No" to skip the Wii System Update.
        7. +
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        • If the connection test does not work, make sure you have a working internet connection, then try again. If it still fails you should choose a different exploit. +
        +
      7. Select "Back" two times to return to the "Internet panel", then select User Agreements or Agreement/Contact. +
      8. Select "Yes" to the using the Wii Shop Channel and WiiConnect24. +
      9. 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. +
        +
      10. Select "I Accept" to continue. +
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        • The exploit takes 1-2 minutes, if it takes longer than 2 minutes then just turn off your Wii and start again from step "F". +
        • After a minute or two you should be booted into your homebrew application. If it keeps failing you should choose a different exploit. +
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      + +
      +Fun Facts about str2hax! If a boot.elf/dol 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 RiiConnect24's DNS, the choice is yours!
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      +
      +Wilbrand; aka LetterBomb, Mailbox Bomb
      +
      +Requirements: an SD or SDHC card
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      • 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. +
      +
      +Fun Fact! There are two tools that are able to construct this exploit. ModMii uses Wilbrand, which does not require WiFi to construct its "Mailbox Bomb". This is functionally the same as "LetterBomb" that can be constructed and downloaded from please.hackmii.com.
      +
      + +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 or SDHC card
      +
      + +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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      1. On your Wii, go to Wii Settings, then Internet, then Console Information and make note of your MAC address. +
      2. Click the spoiler button below to download LetterBomb. +
        1. Input your Wii's MAC Address and set your System Menu Version to 4.3J. +
        2. Make sure Bundle the HackMii Installer is NOT checked. +
        3. Complete the CAPTCHA and cut either wire to download your LetterBomb. +
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          • Whichever wire you choose doesn’t matter. +
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        +
      3. Extract the private folder from the downloaded ZIP to the root of your SD card, then insert it into your Wii. +
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      +LetterBomb is sourced from please.hackmii.com, if you don't see an area to type in your MAC Address above, please go directly to please.hackmii.com or enter your MAC address directly into the ModMii application to use Wilbrand to construct your LetterBomb.
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      + +
      +Launch LetterBomb on your Wii
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      1. On your Wii, return to the Wii Menu and then open the "Message Board" and navigate to Yesterday. +
      2. Click on the envelope with the pink bomb icon to launch the boot.elf/dol file saved on the root of your SD Card. +
      +
      +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
      + +
      +The HackMii installer will enable you to install the Homebrew Channel and Bootmii.
      +The Homebrew Channel allows you to launch 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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      + +
        +
      • 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. +
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      1. 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. +
        + +
      2. 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". +
        + +
      3. Press A to continue to the main menu. + + +
      4. From the main menu, press ↓ twice to select "Bootmii...", then press A. + + +
      5. 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". +
        + +
      6. Press A to continue to the Bootmii menu. + +
      7. 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. +
        + +
      8. 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. +
      +
      +Some notes about Bootmii as IOS and Bootmii as boot2
      +
        +
      • 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. +
          +
        • 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. +
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    3. Make a NAND backup

      4. +
      +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.
      +
      + +
        +
      • 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. +
      + +
      +
        +
      1. From inside the Homebrew Channel press the Home button and select "Launch Bootmii". +
      2. 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. +
      3. Press Reset to select the first backup option (the button with the green arrow) +
      4. Press Reset again to make your NAND backup. +
          +
        • Do not power off your Wii 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. +
        + +
      5. Press any button on the console to exit the NAND backup screen. +
      6. 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, or 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, or rename the Bootmii folder to avoid autobooting into Bootmii at startup for consoles with Bootmii installed to boot2. When done, safely remove your SD Card from your computer and reinsert it into your Wii and proceed to the next step.
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      + +Fun Fact! If you ever need to restore a NAND backup, you can do so by launching Bootmii with an SD card containing the appropriately named Bootmii folder, nand.bin, and keys.bin, and follow the procedure described above except this time select the option with the red arrow going the other direction.
      +
      +Another Fun Fact! You can extract the contents of your nand.bin using windows tools like ShowMiiWads (see ModMii Classic's Download Page 2), then save it to a hard drive or SD Card to act as an Emulated NAND (or virtual NAND), allowing you switch between the Wii's real NAND and one or more Emulated NANDs. Emulated NANDs can provide much more storage space than the Wii's 500MB. ModMii can help generate brand new Emulated NANDs free of any games saves or other settings if you prefer a fresh start. For more help on this, after completing this guide, check out ModMii's SNEEK Installation Wizard.
      + +

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      + + +
    4. Install WADs

      5. +
      +YAWMM stands for "Yet Another Wad Manager Mod". 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, Some YAWMM Mod, 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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      + +Fun Fact! I mentioned IOSs and cIOSs before, "the Wii console uses the 'IOS' system to communicate with the hardware, it's like a driver (compared to Windows). It contains information and communication tools (like how to access the Disc drive, how to access USB, read the savegames data stored on internal memory, etc.)" ~Cyan. If you're curious to learn more about IOSs or cIOSs, a thorough explanation can be found in Cyan's IOS Explanation post.
      +

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      1. On your Wii, load "Some YAWMM Mod" from the HomeBrew Channel. +
      2. Make sure the source device is set to "Wii SD Slot" and Press A. +
      3. Install your custom list of 43 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). +
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      4. 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 +
          +
        + +
      5. After you've marked all the WADs listed below, press A on any marked WAD to install them all. +
      6. Confirm the total number selected for installation is 43, 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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        + +
      7. After successfully installing all the WADs, press any button to continue, then press the Home button on your Wiimote to exit Some YAWMM Mod. +
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      +
      + + +Here's your unique list of 43 WADs to install: +
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      1. cIOS249[57]-d2x-v10-beta52
        2. +
      2. cIOS250[56]-d2x-v10-beta52
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      3. cIOS251[38]-d2x-v10-beta52
        4. +
      4. IOS11v65535(IOS60v6174[FS-ES-NP-VP-DIP-RC24])
        5. +
      5. IOS12-64-v526
        6. +
      6. IOS13-64-v1032
        7. +
      7. IOS14-64-v1032
        8. +
      8. IOS15-64-v1032
        9. +
      9. IOS17-64-v1032
        10. +
      10. IOS20v65535(IOS60v6174[FS-ES-NP-VP-DIP-RC24])
        11. +
      11. IOS21-64-v1039
        12. +
      12. IOS22-64-v1294
        13. +
      13. IOS28-64-v1807
        14. +
      14. IOS30v65535(IOS60v6174[FS-ES-NP-VP-DIP-RC24])
        15. +
      15. IOS31-64-v3608
        16. +
      16. IOS33-64-v3608
        17. +
      17. IOS34-64-v3608
        18. +
      18. IOS35-64-v3608
        19. +
      19. IOS36-64-v3608
        20. +
      20. IOS37-64-v5663
        21. +
      21. IOS38-64-v4124
        22. +
      22. IOS40v65535(IOS60v6174[FS-ES-NP-VP-DIP-RC24])
        23. +
      23. IOS41-64-v3607
        24. +
      24. IOS43-64-v3607
        25. +
      25. IOS45-64-v3607
        26. +
      26. IOS46-64-v3607
        27. +
      27. IOS48-64-v4124
        28. +
      28. IOS50v65535(IOS60v6174[FS-ES-NP-VP-DIP-RC24])
        29. +
      29. IOS52v65535(IOS60v6174[FS-ES-NP-VP-DIP-RC24])
        30. +
      30. IOS53-64-v5663
        31. +
      31. IOS55-64-v5663
        32. +
      32. IOS56-64-v5662
        33. +
      33. IOS57-64-v5919
        34. +
      34. IOS58-64-v6176
        35. +
      35. IOS60v65535(IOS60v6174[FS-ES-NP-VP-DIP-RC24])
        36. +
      36. IOS61-64-v5662
        37. +
      37. IOS62-64-v6430
        38. +
      38. IOS70v65535(IOS60v6174[FS-ES-NP-VP-DIP-RC24])
        39. +
      39. IOS80v65535(IOS60v6174[FS-ES-NP-VP-DIP-RC24])
        40. +
      40. IOS9-64-v1034
        41. +
      41. RVL-mios-v10
        42. +
      42. SystemMenu_4.1J_v448_DarkWiiBlue_No-Spin
        43. +
      43. USBLoader(s)-ahbprot58-SD-USB-v12-IDCL-alt (see spoiler for boot info)
        44. +

      + +
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      + + +The USBLoader(s) forwarder channel will boot the first app it finds from this list:
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      1. SD+USB:\apps\usbloader_gx\boot.dol
        2. +
      2. SD+USB:\apps\usbloader_gx\boot.elf
        3. +
      3. SD+USB:\apps\WiiFlow\boot.dol
        4. +
      4. SD+USB:\apps\WiiFlow\boot.elf
        5. +
      5. SD+USB:\apps\usbloader_cfg\boot.dol
        6. +
      6. SD+USB:\apps\usbloader_cfg\boot.elf
        7. +
      7. SD+USB:\apps\usbloader\boot.dol
        8. +
      8. SD+USB:\apps\usbloader\boot.elf
        9. +
      9. SD+USB:\apps\usb-loader\boot.dol
        10. +
      10. SD+USB:\apps\usb-loader\boot.elf
        11. +
      +
      +Note: Forwarder requires IOS58. SD paths are all checked first, then USB. It's capable of launching apps from an SD Card and hard drives formatted as FAT32, NTFS, ext2, ext3 and ext4. It also supports meta.xml arguments and is able to launch apps with direct hardware access.
      +
      +Want to customize some of your channels? There's an app for that! First make sure you finish this guide and install Priiloader if you haven't already, then get CustomizeMii from ModMii Classic's Download Page 2. You can use this tool to make changes to the audio or visual effects of a channel, and even inject a new "dol" for it to launch. You can build forwarder dol's for custom paths, channels, or website URLs from ModMii Classic's Advanced Downloads Page. + +
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      +WARNING: Whenever you install a new System Menu, like you just did, Priiloader gets uninstalled. Be sure to continue with your guide to (re)install it.
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    5. Install and Configure Priiloader

      6. +
      + +Priiloader loads just before the System Menu and is invisible unless holding down the reset button 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 "dol" 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.
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      • You can navigate the Priiloader menu using a Wiimote, GameCube controller, USB Keyboard, or the Power/Reset buttons on the front of the console itself similar to Bootmii (if using the front buttons you will not be able to access the system menu hacks, file/dol & password menus). +
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      1. Launch the "Priiloader Installer" from the Homebrew Channel. +
      2. After the Priiloader Installer loads, press + to install it. +
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        • When successful the installer should display "Install done!" +
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      3. Press A to exit back to the Homebrew Channel. +
      4. Access Priiloader by powering off the Wii, then hold down the Reset button while powering on your Wii until you see the Priiloader menu. +
        +You can also start Priiloader by loading the "Priiloader Launcher" via the HBC, or by holding escape on a USB connected keyboard while turning on your Wii. + +
      5. 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".
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        +RECOMMENDED HACKS* +
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        • Block Disc Updates
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        • Block Online Updates
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        • Region Free EVERYTHING
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        • 480p graphics fix in system menu
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        +*Your available System Menu hacks may vary.
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        +
      6. Scroll down to "save settings" and press A, then press B to go back to Priiloader's main menu. +
      7. Navigate to "Homebrew Channel" and press A to launch it.
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      +
      +Pro tip! If you update or (re)install any System Menu it REMOVES Priiloader and you should reinstall it immediately to stay protected.
      +
      +Another Pro tip! If you keep a hard drive plugged into your Wii at all times you can enable "Ignore standby" in Priiloader's settings so your Wii 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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      HackDescription
      Block Disc UpdatesRemoves the "Wii System Update" screen that is included on some games forcing you to update them to play the game.
      Block Online UpdatesDisables updating your Wii. Updates will fail with error 32007.
      Auto-Press A at Health ScreenAutomatically presses the A Button to get past the "Health and Safety" screen.
      Replace Health Screen with BackmenuChanges the "Health and Safety" screen to the animation played when returning to the Wii menu.
      Move Disc ChannelEnables moving the Disc Channel anywhere on the Wii Menu. It's normally stuck in the top left of the first page.
      Wiimmfi Patch v2Automatically patches all games you run from the Disc Channel for use with Wiimmfi
      480p graphics fix in system menuFixes a small issue with 480p on the Wii Menu.
      Remove NoCopy Save File ProtectionAllows you to copy normally disallowed save files to your SD card from data management
      Region Free EVERYTHINGDisables region locking for any Wii application, including downloaded ones.
      Region Free GC Games (No VM Patch)Disables region locking for GameCube disks.
      Region Free Wii GamesDisables region locking for Wii disks.
      Region Free ChannelsDisables region locking for installed channels
      No System Menu Sounds AT ALLDisables all the Wii Menu sound effects.
      No System Menu Background MusicDisables the Wii Menu background music.
      Re-Enable Bannerbomb v2Enables the "Bannerbomb" exploit on the latest Wii version. Not needed when the Homebrew Channel is already installed.
      OSReport to UsbGecko(slot B)Sends Wii Menu logs to a debugging device in memory card slot B.
      OSReport to UsbGecko(GeckoOS,B)Sends Wii Menu logs to a debugging device in memory card slot B, if the Wii Menu is launched by Gecko OS.
      Force Standard Recovery ModeAutomatically launches the console in recovery mode. Used to launch recovery discs, letting users unbrick their Wii systems.
      Remove Diagnostic Disc CheckRemoves a check in the Wii to see if an inserted game is the "Wii Startup Disc".
      Lock System Menu with Black ScreenMakes your Wii Menu load to a black screen, making you unable to use it. (Do not enable this)
      No-Delete HAXX,JODI,DVDX,DISC,DISK,RZDxRe-enable channels with these title IDs (originally blocked in system updates due to them being exploits).
      Force Disc Games to run under IOS249Make discs use cIOS 249 as the game's IOS. Can be used to enable older model (pre 2010) Wii's outfitted with DVD-R compatible Disc readers to play backup discs from the Disc Channel.
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    6. Reinstall the Homebrew Channel (if applicable)

      7. +
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      • While in the HomeBrew Channel, press the Home button. + +
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        • In the top right corner you will see the IOS used by the HBC. + +
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          • If the HBC is using IOS58 and your HBC is not upside-down, you can skip this step. +
          • If the HBC is not using IOS58 or it is upside-down, you should continue with this step to reinstall it. +
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      • Launch the HackMii Installer via the HBC. +
      • Use the Hackmii Installer to fix/re-install the HBC following the same procedure as you did the first time. + + +
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        • This time the HackMii Installer should use IOS58 since it's preferred and we just installed it. +
        + +
      • Once you've successfully reinstalled the HBC, you can move onto the next step of the guide. +
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  4. After modding your Wii

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  5. Credits, Supporting Apps, and Sources

    6. +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.

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    • Team Twiizers
      +Thanks to Team Twiizers for creating the revolutionary HackMii Installer. Without their hard work, the Wii might never have been unlocked. Many Team Twiizer Members went on to join Team Fail Overflow; a team that played a vital role in unlocking the PS3.

      + +I especially want to thank Bushing (may he rest in peace), who before his untimely passing gave ModMii his blessing to download and use the HackMii Installer.

      • + +
    • Giantpune
      +Giantpune is a legend in the Wii Scene and I consider him to be a good friend of mine. He created many exploits, including the Smash Stack exploit for PAL and KOR Wii's (which is maybe still the only method to fix 003 bricked Wii's), the Channel Forwarder dol, USB Loader GX, and many other computer programs to repair or virginize Wii's.

      + +He's contributed code to more projects than I even know about, so its impossible for me to truly convey his impact on the scene. He even took the time to explain a few things to me about cIOSs when ModMii was in its early stages and still known as NUS Auto Downloader.

      • + +
    • DeadlyFoez
      +DeadlyFoez is legendary for his Wii Repairs and infectus tutorial. Anyone who's broken their Wii can email deadlyfoez@yahoo.com to have it fixed.

      + +DeadlyFoez played a key role in the ModMii v5.0.0 update not only by helping come up with the idea for using html guides but also creating the template for ModMii's custom html guides and recording almost all of the videos and images they use. Within 1.5 weeks since our initial conversation we were able to collaborate and bring the idea to life in time to release it for Christmas. Working with him on this was a truly rewarding and fun experience. DeadlyFoez also single-handedly built the first official ModMii website.

      + +What can I say about THE "DeadlyFoez" on a personal level. He's always getting me into trouble but his friendship is worth every fiasco! It's unreal how he became one of my best friends. Just goes to show you not everyone you meet online is totally crazy; in his case... just a little crazy. But seriously, thanks to DeadlyFoez for always being there for me to bounce ModMii ideas off of, for hosting our Team Your Mom meetings and for introducing me to his awesome family and friends. There's no one else I'd rather geek out with and I'll always have your back.

      • + +
    • Violator
      +He's my bro, my cuz, my best man and the reason I ever bought or modded a Wii. "XFlak" would have died many years ago if not for him. Thanks Violator, for getting me interested in this stuff, and for all the awesome music you recorded for ModMii and my Crazy Intro Videos

      • + +
    • JoostinOnline
      +Thanks for his work developing KoreanKii (with tueidj), Syscheck HD Edition, sharing his webhosting space with me, and for all his jokes; I'll never get tired of our endless patriotic "debates".

      • + +
    • Crediar, Daco Taco and Phpgeek
      +The above people all had a hand in creating Priiloader. This was another revolutionary tool mainly because it was the first to offer some level of protection to newer Wii's that were unable to install Bootmii at boot2. Crediar developed the original preloader as well as s/uneek, Nintendont, NMM, DML, etc. Special thanks to Daco Taco for being the last man standing in terms of actively improving/maintaining Priiloader.

      • + +
    • Comex
      +In addition to being a member of Team Twiizers and contributing to the HackMii Installer, Comex created the heavily utilized bannerbomb exploit. This exploit is what allows Wii's on firmwares 3.0-4.2 to be softmodded with only an SD Card instead of needing one of a few specific Wii Games.

      • + + +
    • Waninkoko
      +Waninkoko was the first to publicly release a cIOS and other excellent apps like WAD manager, Save Game Manager, USB loader, etc. I also want to thank him for giving ModMii permission to recreate his cIOSs in WAD form.

      + +
    • Hermes
      +Hermes is well known for his cIOS 222/223/224 and for his usbloader "uloader". For a time his cIOSs were the only ones to work with RockBand type games and they are still highly utilized today.

      • + +
    • davebaol and XFlak
      +These developers worked together to modify Waninkoko's rev21 cIOS and created a new "d2x" cIOS. This cIOS is currently considered the ultimate cIOS because it corrected many bugs and added features that were previously thought to be impossible (ie. Support for IOS Reloading Games). WiiPower was also heavily influential in achieving IOS Reload Support.

      • + +
    • Fullmetal5
      +Thanks for his work developing the str2hax and bluebomb exploits. Fullmetal5 may have arrived a bit late to the Wii scene, but he's probably one of the most talented developers still active in the scene today. I can't wait to see what he comes out with next!

      • + +
    • Rodries
      +Thanks to Rodries for improving upon Hermes v5.1 cIOSs.

      • + +
    • WiiGator
      +WiiGator created a cMIOS and Gamecube Backup Launcher. Any GameCube fans owe a big thank you to WiiGator for his work.

      • + +
    • cwstjdenobs
      +cwstjdenobs is one of the few people I've encountered in the Wii scene that I would love to treat to a beer. He was always very supportive of me and encouraged me to ask him as many questions as I'd like. He is probably most well known for YAWMM (Yet Another Wad Manager Mod) which was the first Wad Manager to add brick protection by restricting users from making silly mistakes like uninstalling or stubbing a crucial file. He's also made and modified apps specifically for ModMii. For example, he modified WadMii so it doesn't timestamp WADs and he also made a setting.txt builder for ModMii's NAND builder.

      • + +
    • Leathl
      +Leathl is another awesome developer who supported me before I became well known by expanding upon his apps to further support ModMii. Leathl has created many Wii apps including ShowMiiWads, CustomizeMii, libWiiSharp, patchios, nusfilegrabber, etc. Despite his recent inactivity, his apps are still highly used today... just goes to show you that quality work never gets old. I also want to thank RetroHead for him Mod of ShowMiiWads which ModMii uses to build emulated nands without requiring any input from the user. libWiiSharp.dll is based on wii.py, the wii.py devs are Megazig, Omega, Xuzz, SquidMan, Matt_P and The Lemon Man. Also thanks to Daeken for writing Struct.py and marcan for his LZ77 code.

      • + +
    • scooby74029
      +scooby74029's most well known for sneeky compiler, which is able to build multiple different versions of s\uneek. ModMii will always construct the latest version of s\uneek available on his sneeky compiler google code webpage. This means he has total control over what version of s\uneek ModMii will construct. He also created modifications of Leathl's libWiiSharp.dll and patchios.exe to further support ModMii. Additionally, he's modified other apps like JoyFlow, JoyLoader GX, JoyLoader CFG, etc. On top of all that, he's an all around awesome person and I'm proud to be on his friends list.

      • + +
    • person66
      +person66 has had a hand in many projects, but most noteworthy are his sharpii cmd line tool and his Universal Forwarder Creator. He also wrote an autoit script that is used to launch ModMii with an icon, arguments and other useful functions.

      +Thanks for trading little bits of batch coding knowledge with me. It's great having a fellow batch coder for a friend; we are a dying breed, so keep up the great work with Universal Forwarder Creator and all your other projects.

      • + +
    • WiiPower
      +WiiPower created Neogamma, hands down the best backup disc loader for the Wii. He also modified WiiGators cMIOS and created what is today considered the ultimate cMIOS. Furthermore he's contributed code to many other popular usb-loaders and had a hand in adding IOS Reloading support to the d2x cIOSs.

      • + +
    • OverjoY and obcd
      +OverjoY created JoyFlow, a modification of WiiFlow that runs on s\uneek. He then teamed up with obcd to accomplish some seriously amazing things, like building their mod of s\uneek, NEEK2O, that allows it to load games in wbfs format and select from multiple emulated NANDs.

      • + +
    • Arikado and the Dop-Mii Team
      +They created Dop-Mii; a lot of apps borrow code from Dop-Mii, so even if you have never used Dop-Mii but used MMM or WiiMod then you owe a thank you to these people.

      • + +
    • WiiWu
      +He made Multi-Mod Manager (MMM) which has the functions of many different Wii modding tools all in one user friendly app.

      • + + +
    • WB3000 and WiiNinja
      +Thanks to WB3000 for creating NUS Downloader and to WiiNinja for making a cmd line version of NUS Downloader. NUS Downloader is one of ModMii's vital supporting apps.

      • + +
    • WiiCrazy
      +WiiCrazy is most famous for "Wii Game Shortcut Creator" (formerly known as "Crap"), Crazy Intro and Crazy Intro Video. He also contributed to usb-loaders by bypassing some game specific security. WiiCrazy is another person who's always been willing to do everything in his power to help me, or anyone else for that matter.

      • + +
    • oggzee, usptactical, gannon and Dr.Clipper
      +Together the above people compose the Configurable USB Loader Team. Back in the day, this usb-loader was always the first to add new features and in my opinion it's one of the top three best usb-loader out there.

      • + +
    • Cyan, dimok, blackb0x and the USBLoaderGX team
      +Thanks for their work on USBLoaderGX. It is one of the most feature-rich usb-loaders and has quickly become a favourite among the community. I also want to thank Cyan specifically for his excellent support of users on gbatemp for many years; he has probably explained what an IOS is more times than I can count!

      • + +
    • Hibernatus, Fledge68 and the WiiFlow team
      +Thanks for their work on WiiFlow. It was always beautiful, but now it's got all sorts of bells and whistles, you should check it out.

      • + +
    • Wiimm
      +For Wiimmfi Thanks to Wiimm for creating Wiimmfi and Wiimms ISO Tools, including wit.exe which ModMii uses to convert Wii Games to s/uneek format as well as build forwarder ISOs.

      • + +
    • Leseratte
      +For his work on Wiimmfi, as well as d2xl and other amazing projects.

      • + +
    • diddy81 and symular syn of the Wii Theme Team
      +The Wii Theme Team has created some of the best Wii Themes ever made! All of the alternative themes available in ModMii were created by them. I want to thank diddy81 in particular for working with me to ensure that all his themes worked perfectly for all regions.

      • + +
    • FIX94, Narolez and the WiiXplorer Team
      +Thanks to all these people for their contributions in making the best SD/USB forwarder. I want to thank FIX94 in particular who not only worked on Nintendont, Some YAWMM Mod, WiiFlow and literally every other big Wii application, but he also spent a lot of time testing ModMii's Forwarder Builder.

      • + +
    • jskyboo
      +Thanks to jskyboo for creating WiiMod. His app can do a lot of different things, and it was the first ahbprot enabled WAD Manager to incorporate davebaol's ahbprot bugfix.

      • + + +
    • ModMii's Translators
      +Tranlating ModMii is an enormous amount of work. It's very challenging to get special characters to display correctly in a cmd window, not to mention keeping everything formatted properly. But probably the most difficult part of translating ModMii is keeping up with the updates. If you use a translated version of ModMii, I encourage you to thank your translator because it truly is a LOT of work to do.

      + +French Translators: mamule, xav91 and ketufe
      +Dutch Translator: Hielkenator
      +Italian Translators: Wasabi, Step and Robilyn
      +Spanish Translators: ledebene and Burton

      • + +
    • Fig2k4
      +Thanks Fig2k4 for WiiBackupManager. It was a pleasure beta testing it for you and sharing my ideas with you. I hope to see you around the forums again and that you continue working on your amazing program.

      • + +
    • Foxlet and alexander1970
      +Thanks to both of you for recording and editing some of the new videos embedded in ModMii's guides.

      • + +
    • WiiShizzza, pepxl, RobGee789 and M3RK
      +Thanks to WiiShizzza for creating ModMii's new icon and to pepxl for creating ModMii's original icon. I want to thank everyone who created a ModMii icon and submitted it into ModMii's new icon competition. http://gbatemp.net/topic/296772-new-modmii-iconlogo-candidates/

      + +RobGee789 and M3RK did all the graphics used by ModMii Skin. It was a pleasure working with them, they were both very open to feedback and willing to "go back to the drawing board", so to speak, as many times as it took to get it perfect. Thanks guys!

      • + +
    • My Fellow Guide Writers
      +Thanks to tj_cool, xzxero, burritoboy9984, ChokeD and mauifrog for their awesome guides. I especially want to thank tj_cool and xzxero for inviting me to join "The Crew" at the Complete Softmod Guide. I'll never forget how great it felt to be relatively new to the scene and to be invited to join you all as equals.

      • + +
    • RiiConnect24 and Wii.Guide team
      +Thanks in particular go out to urmum_69, Larsenv and KcrPL. Brainstorming and collaborating with you guys made the 2020 lockdowns feel somewhat bearable. Special thanks to urmum_69 for helping me set up the ModMii discord server to a much higher standard than I could have ever hoped to do on my own.

      • + +
    • DaMysteryMan
      +Thanks for helping me understand the structure of a cIOS so I could better recreate it in WAD form. For those of you who don't know him, DaMysteryMan is most well known for his ever controversial app - DarkCorp (formerly known as cIOSCorp).

      • + +
    • Gannon
      +Thanks to Gannon for bootopera, which I was able to mod to create the URL loader base dol.

      • + +
    • All My Beta Testers!
      +It's because of you guys that ModMii is as stable as it is. Considering that ModMii is developed entirely in notepad without any kind of debugger or developer tools; it's pretty remarkable that ModMii has always been bug-free (albeit with a couple minor exceptions). Thanks for your never-ending devotion to quality control!
      + +Here's a list of some of ModMii's beta testers (in no particular order): scooby74029, DeadlyFoez, redia, Etheboss, JoostinOnline, person66, brausm08, geovalley, undeadsquirrel, mauifrog, FIX94, wolf, Larsenv, urmum_69, alexander1970, Cyan and last but certainly not least, Clutz450. @Clutz450, you're the man, I really enjoyed your ModMii tutorial videos and hearing your ideas on the little ways ModMii could be made even better.

      • + +
    • You!
      +Without you, there would be no reason for ModMii to exist. Thanks for using ModMii for all your Wii softmodding needs!
      • +
    +
    + +Supporting Apps and Sources
    +
    +Below is a list of the supporting apps bundled with ModMii and their sources. If a link is missing or broken, you can still get it from ModMii's Supporting Files Archive.
    + +Source code for ModMii itself is available is available at github, but you can just open the bat files from it's support folder in notepad or similar text editor.
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    + + + + +
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    + + + +
  6. Support ModMii

    7. + +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 4000-5000 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.
    + +

    +

    + +If you're like me and it's difficult to show support with donations, consider taking a minute to vote or share your feedback at the official ModMii page on gbatemp. I always enjoy hearing feedback about your ModMii experience.
    +
    + +XFlak
    +- XFlak + +
+ + + + diff --git a/sampleguides/6.6.3/ModMii_sysCheck_Updater_Guide.html b/sampleguides/6.6.3/ModMii_sysCheck_Updater_Guide.html new file mode 100644 index 0000000..e676b83 --- /dev/null +++ b/sampleguides/6.6.3/ModMii_sysCheck_Updater_Guide.html @@ -0,0 +1,509 @@ + + +ModMii sysCheck Updater Guide + + + + + +ModMii sysCheck Updater Guidev6.6.3 Generated on Sun 04/03/2022 - 15:49

+ + + + + + +

+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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    + + + + +
  1. Your chosen options

    2. +This guide was generated using the following parameters:
    +
    +
    +
      +
    • SysCheck HDE v2.4.0 HacksDen Edition by JoostinOnline, Double_A, R2-D2199, and Nano +
    • ...runs on IOS58 (rev 6176). +
    • Region: NTSC-U +
    • System Menu 4.3U (v513) +
    • Priiloader installed +
    • Drive date: 12.18.2008 +
    • Homebrew Channel 1.1.2 running on IOS58 +
    • Console ID: 135239158 +
    • Console Type: Wii +
    • Shop Channel Country: United States (49) +
    • Boot2 v4 +
    • Found 128 titles. +
    • Found 50 IOS on this console. 13 of them are stubs. +
    • IOS3 (rev 65280): Stub +
    • IOS4 (rev 65280): Stub +
    • IOS9 (rev 1034): No Patches +
    • IOS10 (rev 768): Stub +
    • IOS11 (rev 256): Stub +
    • IOS12 (rev 526): No Patches +
    • IOS13 (rev 1032): No Patches +
    • IOS14 (rev 1032): No Patches +
    • IOS15 (rev 1032): No Patches +
    • IOS16 (rev 512): Stub +
    • IOS17 (rev 1032): No Patches +
    • IOS20 (rev 256): Stub +
    • IOS21 (rev 1039): No Patches +
    • IOS22 (rev 1294): No Patches +
    • IOS28 (rev 1807): No Patches +
    • IOS30 (rev 2816): Stub +
    • IOS31 (rev 3608): No Patches +
    • IOS33 (rev 3608): No Patches +
    • IOS34 (rev 3608): No Patches +
    • IOS35 (rev 3608): No Patches +
    • IOS36 (rev 3608, Info: rev 3351): Trucha Bug +
    • IOS37 (rev 5663): No Patches +
    • IOS38 (rev 4124): No Patches +
    • IOS40 (rev 3072): Stub +
    • IOS41 (rev 3607): No Patches +
    • IOS43 (rev 3607): No Patches +
    • IOS45 (rev 3607): No Patches +
    • IOS46 (rev 3607): No Patches +
    • IOS48 (rev 4124): No Patches +
    • IOS50 (rev 5120): Stub +
    • IOS51 (rev 4864): Stub +
    • IOS52 (rev 5888): Stub +
    • IOS53 (rev 5663): No Patches +
    • IOS55 (rev 5663): No Patches +
    • IOS56 (rev 5662): Trucha Bug, NAND Access +
    • IOS57 (rev 5919): No Patches +
    • IOS58 (rev 6176): USB 2.0 +
    • IOS60 (rev 6400): Stub +
    • IOS61 (rev 5662): No Patches +
    • IOS62 (rev 6430): No Patches +
    • IOS70 (rev 6912): Stub +
    • IOS80 (rev 6944): No Patches +
    • IOS222[38] (rev 4, Info: hermes-v4): Trucha Bug, ES Identify, NAND Access, USB 2.0 +
    • IOS223[38+37] (rev 4, Info: hermes-v4): Trucha Bug, ES Identify, NAND Access, USB 2.0 +
    • IOS224[57] (rev 65535, Info: hermesrodries-v5.1): Trucha Bug, NAND Access, USB 2.0 +
    • IOS249[57] (rev 65535, Info: d2x-v10beta53-alt): Trucha Bug, NAND Access, USB 2.0 +
    • IOS250[57] (rev 65535, Info: d2x-v10beta53): Trucha Bug, NAND Access, USB 2.0 +
    • IOS251[58] (rev 65535, Info: d2x-v10beta52): Trucha Bug, NAND Access, USB 2.0 +
    • IOS254 (rev 65281): BootMii +
    • BC v6 +
    • MIOS v10 +
    • Report generated on 01/19/2021. +

    +
  2. Important Notes


    3. +
  3. Updating your Wii Hacks

      4. + +
    1. Install WADs

      2. +
      +YAWMM stands for "Yet Another Wad Manager Mod". 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, Some YAWMM Mod, 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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      + +Fun Fact! I mentioned IOSs and cIOSs before, "the Wii console uses the 'IOS' system to communicate with the hardware, it's like a driver (compared to Windows). It contains information and communication tools (like how to access the Disc drive, how to access USB, read the savegames data stored on internal memory, etc.)" ~Cyan. If you're curious to learn more about IOSs or cIOSs, a thorough explanation can be found in Cyan's IOS Explanation post.
      +

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      1. On your Wii, load "Some YAWMM Mod" from the HomeBrew Channel. +
      2. Make sure the source device is set to "Wii SD Slot" and Press A. +
      3. 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). +
        +
      4. 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 +
          +
        + +
      5. After you've marked all the WADs listed below, press A on any marked WAD to install them all. +
      6. Confirm the total number selected for installation is 14, then press A again to install.
        + +
          +
        • If any WADs fail to install properly please retry installing them.
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        + +
      7. After successfully installing all the WADs, press any button to continue, then press the Home button on your Wiimote to exit Some YAWMM Mod. +
      + +
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      +
      + + +Here's your unique list of 14 WADs to install: +
        +
      1. cIOS249[57]-d2x-v10-beta52
        2. +
      2. cIOS250[56]-d2x-v10-beta52
        3. +
      3. cIOS251[38]-d2x-v10-beta52
        4. +
      4. IOS11v65535(IOS60v6174[FS-ES-NP-VP-DIP-RC24])
        5. +
      5. IOS20v65535(IOS60v6174[FS-ES-NP-VP-DIP-RC24])
        6. +
      6. IOS30v65535(IOS60v6174[FS-ES-NP-VP-DIP-RC24])
        7. +
      7. IOS36-64-v3608
        8. +
      8. IOS40v65535(IOS60v6174[FS-ES-NP-VP-DIP-RC24])
        9. +
      9. IOS50v65535(IOS60v6174[FS-ES-NP-VP-DIP-RC24])
        10. +
      10. IOS52v65535(IOS60v6174[FS-ES-NP-VP-DIP-RC24])
        11. +
      11. IOS56-64-v5662
        12. +
      12. IOS60v65535(IOS60v6174[FS-ES-NP-VP-DIP-RC24])
        13. +
      13. IOS70v65535(IOS60v6174[FS-ES-NP-VP-DIP-RC24])
        14. +
      14. IOS80v65535(IOS60v6174[FS-ES-NP-VP-DIP-RC24])
        15. +

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    +
  4. After modding your Wii

    5. +
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  5. Credits, Supporting Apps, and Sources

    6. +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.

    + + + +
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    + + +
      +
    • Team Twiizers
      +Thanks to Team Twiizers for creating the revolutionary HackMii Installer. Without their hard work, the Wii might never have been unlocked. Many Team Twiizer Members went on to join Team Fail Overflow; a team that played a vital role in unlocking the PS3.

      + +I especially want to thank Bushing (may he rest in peace), who before his untimely passing gave ModMii his blessing to download and use the HackMii Installer.

      • + +
    • Giantpune
      +Giantpune is a legend in the Wii Scene and I consider him to be a good friend of mine. He created many exploits, including the Smash Stack exploit for PAL and KOR Wii's (which is maybe still the only method to fix 003 bricked Wii's), the Channel Forwarder dol, USB Loader GX, and many other computer programs to repair or virginize Wii's.

      + +He's contributed code to more projects than I even know about, so its impossible for me to truly convey his impact on the scene. He even took the time to explain a few things to me about cIOSs when ModMii was in its early stages and still known as NUS Auto Downloader.

      • + +
    • DeadlyFoez
      +DeadlyFoez is legendary for his Wii Repairs and infectus tutorial. Anyone who's broken their Wii can email deadlyfoez@yahoo.com to have it fixed.

      + +DeadlyFoez played a key role in the ModMii v5.0.0 update not only by helping come up with the idea for using html guides but also creating the template for ModMii's custom html guides and recording almost all of the videos and images they use. Within 1.5 weeks since our initial conversation we were able to collaborate and bring the idea to life in time to release it for Christmas. Working with him on this was a truly rewarding and fun experience. DeadlyFoez also single-handedly built the first official ModMii website.

      + +What can I say about THE "DeadlyFoez" on a personal level. He's always getting me into trouble but his friendship is worth every fiasco! It's unreal how he became one of my best friends. Just goes to show you not everyone you meet online is totally crazy; in his case... just a little crazy. But seriously, thanks to DeadlyFoez for always being there for me to bounce ModMii ideas off of, for hosting our Team Your Mom meetings and for introducing me to his awesome family and friends. There's no one else I'd rather geek out with and I'll always have your back.

      • + +
    • Violator
      +He's my bro, my cuz, my best man and the reason I ever bought or modded a Wii. "XFlak" would have died many years ago if not for him. Thanks Violator, for getting me interested in this stuff, and for all the awesome music you recorded for ModMii and my Crazy Intro Videos

      • + +
    • JoostinOnline
      +Thanks for his work developing KoreanKii (with tueidj), Syscheck HD Edition, sharing his webhosting space with me, and for all his jokes; I'll never get tired of our endless patriotic "debates".

      • + +
    • Crediar, Daco Taco and Phpgeek
      +The above people all had a hand in creating Priiloader. This was another revolutionary tool mainly because it was the first to offer some level of protection to newer Wii's that were unable to install Bootmii at boot2. Crediar developed the original preloader as well as s/uneek, Nintendont, NMM, DML, etc. Special thanks to Daco Taco for being the last man standing in terms of actively improving/maintaining Priiloader.

      • + +
    • Comex
      +In addition to being a member of Team Twiizers and contributing to the HackMii Installer, Comex created the heavily utilized bannerbomb exploit. This exploit is what allows Wii's on firmwares 3.0-4.2 to be softmodded with only an SD Card instead of needing one of a few specific Wii Games.

      • + + +
    • Waninkoko
      +Waninkoko was the first to publicly release a cIOS and other excellent apps like WAD manager, Save Game Manager, USB loader, etc. I also want to thank him for giving ModMii permission to recreate his cIOSs in WAD form.

      + +
    • Hermes
      +Hermes is well known for his cIOS 222/223/224 and for his usbloader "uloader". For a time his cIOSs were the only ones to work with RockBand type games and they are still highly utilized today.

      • + +
    • davebaol and XFlak
      +These developers worked together to modify Waninkoko's rev21 cIOS and created a new "d2x" cIOS. This cIOS is currently considered the ultimate cIOS because it corrected many bugs and added features that were previously thought to be impossible (ie. Support for IOS Reloading Games). WiiPower was also heavily influential in achieving IOS Reload Support.

      • + +
    • Fullmetal5
      +Thanks for his work developing the str2hax and bluebomb exploits. Fullmetal5 may have arrived a bit late to the Wii scene, but he's probably one of the most talented developers still active in the scene today. I can't wait to see what he comes out with next!

      • + +
    • Rodries
      +Thanks to Rodries for improving upon Hermes v5.1 cIOSs.

      • + +
    • WiiGator
      +WiiGator created a cMIOS and Gamecube Backup Launcher. Any GameCube fans owe a big thank you to WiiGator for his work.

      • + +
    • cwstjdenobs
      +cwstjdenobs is one of the few people I've encountered in the Wii scene that I would love to treat to a beer. He was always very supportive of me and encouraged me to ask him as many questions as I'd like. He is probably most well known for YAWMM (Yet Another Wad Manager Mod) which was the first Wad Manager to add brick protection by restricting users from making silly mistakes like uninstalling or stubbing a crucial file. He's also made and modified apps specifically for ModMii. For example, he modified WadMii so it doesn't timestamp WADs and he also made a setting.txt builder for ModMii's NAND builder.

      • + +
    • Leathl
      +Leathl is another awesome developer who supported me before I became well known by expanding upon his apps to further support ModMii. Leathl has created many Wii apps including ShowMiiWads, CustomizeMii, libWiiSharp, patchios, nusfilegrabber, etc. Despite his recent inactivity, his apps are still highly used today... just goes to show you that quality work never gets old. I also want to thank RetroHead for him Mod of ShowMiiWads which ModMii uses to build emulated nands without requiring any input from the user. libWiiSharp.dll is based on wii.py, the wii.py devs are Megazig, Omega, Xuzz, SquidMan, Matt_P and The Lemon Man. Also thanks to Daeken for writing Struct.py and marcan for his LZ77 code.

      • + +
    • scooby74029
      +scooby74029's most well known for sneeky compiler, which is able to build multiple different versions of s\uneek. ModMii will always construct the latest version of s\uneek available on his sneeky compiler google code webpage. This means he has total control over what version of s\uneek ModMii will construct. He also created modifications of Leathl's libWiiSharp.dll and patchios.exe to further support ModMii. Additionally, he's modified other apps like JoyFlow, JoyLoader GX, JoyLoader CFG, etc. On top of all that, he's an all around awesome person and I'm proud to be on his friends list.

      • + +
    • person66
      +person66 has had a hand in many projects, but most noteworthy are his sharpii cmd line tool and his Universal Forwarder Creator. He also wrote an autoit script that is used to launch ModMii with an icon, arguments and other useful functions.

      +Thanks for trading little bits of batch coding knowledge with me. It's great having a fellow batch coder for a friend; we are a dying breed, so keep up the great work with Universal Forwarder Creator and all your other projects.

      • + +
    • WiiPower
      +WiiPower created Neogamma, hands down the best backup disc loader for the Wii. He also modified WiiGators cMIOS and created what is today considered the ultimate cMIOS. Furthermore he's contributed code to many other popular usb-loaders and had a hand in adding IOS Reloading support to the d2x cIOSs.

      • + +
    • OverjoY and obcd
      +OverjoY created JoyFlow, a modification of WiiFlow that runs on s\uneek. He then teamed up with obcd to accomplish some seriously amazing things, like building their mod of s\uneek, NEEK2O, that allows it to load games in wbfs format and select from multiple emulated NANDs.

      • + +
    • Arikado and the Dop-Mii Team
      +They created Dop-Mii; a lot of apps borrow code from Dop-Mii, so even if you have never used Dop-Mii but used MMM or WiiMod then you owe a thank you to these people.

      • + +
    • WiiWu
      +He made Multi-Mod Manager (MMM) which has the functions of many different Wii modding tools all in one user friendly app.

      • + + +
    • WB3000 and WiiNinja
      +Thanks to WB3000 for creating NUS Downloader and to WiiNinja for making a cmd line version of NUS Downloader. NUS Downloader is one of ModMii's vital supporting apps.

      • + +
    • WiiCrazy
      +WiiCrazy is most famous for "Wii Game Shortcut Creator" (formerly known as "Crap"), Crazy Intro and Crazy Intro Video. He also contributed to usb-loaders by bypassing some game specific security. WiiCrazy is another person who's always been willing to do everything in his power to help me, or anyone else for that matter.

      • + +
    • oggzee, usptactical, gannon and Dr.Clipper
      +Together the above people compose the Configurable USB Loader Team. Back in the day, this usb-loader was always the first to add new features and in my opinion it's one of the top three best usb-loader out there.

      • + +
    • Cyan, dimok, blackb0x and the USBLoaderGX team
      +Thanks for their work on USBLoaderGX. It is one of the most feature-rich usb-loaders and has quickly become a favourite among the community. I also want to thank Cyan specifically for his excellent support of users on gbatemp for many years; he has probably explained what an IOS is more times than I can count!

      • + +
    • Hibernatus, Fledge68 and the WiiFlow team
      +Thanks for their work on WiiFlow. It was always beautiful, but now it's got all sorts of bells and whistles, you should check it out.

      • + +
    • Wiimm
      +For Wiimmfi Thanks to Wiimm for creating Wiimmfi and Wiimms ISO Tools, including wit.exe which ModMii uses to convert Wii Games to s/uneek format as well as build forwarder ISOs.

      • + +
    • Leseratte
      +For his work on Wiimmfi, as well as d2xl and other amazing projects.

      • + +
    • diddy81 and symular syn of the Wii Theme Team
      +The Wii Theme Team has created some of the best Wii Themes ever made! All of the alternative themes available in ModMii were created by them. I want to thank diddy81 in particular for working with me to ensure that all his themes worked perfectly for all regions.

      • + +
    • FIX94, Narolez and the WiiXplorer Team
      +Thanks to all these people for their contributions in making the best SD/USB forwarder. I want to thank FIX94 in particular who not only worked on Nintendont, Some YAWMM Mod, WiiFlow and literally every other big Wii application, but he also spent a lot of time testing ModMii's Forwarder Builder.

      • + +
    • jskyboo
      +Thanks to jskyboo for creating WiiMod. His app can do a lot of different things, and it was the first ahbprot enabled WAD Manager to incorporate davebaol's ahbprot bugfix.

      • + + +
    • ModMii's Translators
      +Tranlating ModMii is an enormous amount of work. It's very challenging to get special characters to display correctly in a cmd window, not to mention keeping everything formatted properly. But probably the most difficult part of translating ModMii is keeping up with the updates. If you use a translated version of ModMii, I encourage you to thank your translator because it truly is a LOT of work to do.

      + +French Translators: mamule, xav91 and ketufe
      +Dutch Translator: Hielkenator
      +Italian Translators: Wasabi, Step and Robilyn
      +Spanish Translators: ledebene and Burton

      • + +
    • Fig2k4
      +Thanks Fig2k4 for WiiBackupManager. It was a pleasure beta testing it for you and sharing my ideas with you. I hope to see you around the forums again and that you continue working on your amazing program.

      • + +
    • Foxlet and alexander1970
      +Thanks to both of you for recording and editing some of the new videos embedded in ModMii's guides.

      • + +
    • WiiShizzza, pepxl, RobGee789 and M3RK
      +Thanks to WiiShizzza for creating ModMii's new icon and to pepxl for creating ModMii's original icon. I want to thank everyone who created a ModMii icon and submitted it into ModMii's new icon competition. http://gbatemp.net/topic/296772-new-modmii-iconlogo-candidates/

      + +RobGee789 and M3RK did all the graphics used by ModMii Skin. It was a pleasure working with them, they were both very open to feedback and willing to "go back to the drawing board", so to speak, as many times as it took to get it perfect. Thanks guys!

      • + +
    • My Fellow Guide Writers
      +Thanks to tj_cool, xzxero, burritoboy9984, ChokeD and mauifrog for their awesome guides. I especially want to thank tj_cool and xzxero for inviting me to join "The Crew" at the Complete Softmod Guide. I'll never forget how great it felt to be relatively new to the scene and to be invited to join you all as equals.

      • + +
    • RiiConnect24 and Wii.Guide team
      +Thanks in particular go out to urmum_69, Larsenv and KcrPL. Brainstorming and collaborating with you guys made the 2020 lockdowns feel somewhat bearable. Special thanks to urmum_69 for helping me set up the ModMii discord server to a much higher standard than I could have ever hoped to do on my own.

      • + +
    • DaMysteryMan
      +Thanks for helping me understand the structure of a cIOS so I could better recreate it in WAD form. For those of you who don't know him, DaMysteryMan is most well known for his ever controversial app - DarkCorp (formerly known as cIOSCorp).

      • + +
    • Gannon
      +Thanks to Gannon for bootopera, which I was able to mod to create the URL loader base dol.

      • + +
    • All My Beta Testers!
      +It's because of you guys that ModMii is as stable as it is. Considering that ModMii is developed entirely in notepad without any kind of debugger or developer tools; it's pretty remarkable that ModMii has always been bug-free (albeit with a couple minor exceptions). Thanks for your never-ending devotion to quality control!
      + +Here's a list of some of ModMii's beta testers (in no particular order): scooby74029, DeadlyFoez, redia, Etheboss, JoostinOnline, person66, brausm08, geovalley, undeadsquirrel, mauifrog, FIX94, wolf, Larsenv, urmum_69, alexander1970, Cyan and last but certainly not least, Clutz450. @Clutz450, you're the man, I really enjoyed your ModMii tutorial videos and hearing your ideas on the little ways ModMii could be made even better.

      • + +
    • You!
      +Without you, there would be no reason for ModMii to exist. Thanks for using ModMii for all your Wii softmodding needs!
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    +
    + +Supporting Apps and Sources
    +
    +Below is a list of the supporting apps bundled with ModMii and their sources. If a link is missing or broken, you can still get it from ModMii's Supporting Files Archive.
    + +Source code for ModMii itself is available is available at github, but you can just open the bat files from it's support folder in notepad or similar text editor.
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  6. Support ModMii

    7. + +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 4000-5000 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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    + +If you're like me and it's difficult to show support with donations, consider taking a minute to vote or share your feedback at the official ModMii page on gbatemp. I always enjoy hearing feedback about your ModMii experience.
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How to Install ModMii

Download and run the official ModMii Installer.

The installer is self-explanatory, but if for some reason you run into issues you can download the latest zip from HERE and unzip it anywhere on your PC. Then just double-click ModMii.exe or ModMiiSkin.exe.

ModMii Wizard Usage

You can use the ModMii Wizard to softmod any Wii. Even if the Wii is already softmodded you can update all your softmods (overwriting existing softmods) by telling ModMii that it is the first time you're modding your Wii, even though its not. You can also use this wizard to setup up a USB-Loader instead of having to later use the USB-Loader Setup Guide

Abstinence Wizard

This wizard allows you to enjoy many of the benefits of a softmodded Wii without installing any unofficial content (ie. should not void warranty). It will allow you to boot an emulated nand off external storage instead of the internal nand memory (i.e. initiate an exploit to launch Casper which redirects to load an emulated NAND).

On a related note, did you know you can make a nand backup on a virgin wii before even installing the homebrew channel or bootmii? Inside ModMii's support folder is a file called "Casper2BootMii.bat", run it and ModMIi will save Casper and bootmii files to the right places so that you can make a nand backup directly from an exploit.

USB-Loader Setup Guide Usage

Set up a USB-Loader to save\play backups of your games to\from an external hard drive.

HackMii Solutions Usage

You should only need this particular wizard to correct problems caused by inferior and outdated softmods like 'cIOScorp' or 'DarkCorp'.

The HackMii Installer can't run properly on Wiis that have been overly or improperly modified. If the HackMii installer freezes, or your Homebrew Channel is upside-down or you get a no vulnerable IOS error, this guide will resolve the issue.

For those interested in the specifics, this wizard will instruct you to launch a WAD Manager via an exploit and install some clean IOSs that the HackMii Installer likes (e.g. IOS58).

sysCheck Updater

Syscheck is a homebrew application you can run on wii's that have already been modified. As its name implies, it will CHECK your SYStem and save a report to your SD card. If you open your sysCheck.csv log with ModMii it will analyze your setup and identify which mods are out of date. ModMii will prompt you to download only the files required to update your softmod and build a custom guide for you to follow.

You can analyze a log by dragging it onto ModMii.exe or a shortcut for it - or you can launch the syscheck updater from ModMii's main menu and browse for your log like a caveman ;)

Saving\Loading a Download Queue


ModMii Command Line Usage

Send cmd line instructions to ModMii to perform various instructions. To see the help menu just open a cmd window where ModMii.exe is saved and type "ModMii Help" then press enter.

This is actually how ModMiiSkin works. You could write your own apps that call ModMii to do the heavy lifting! Just please remember to give credit, and heck you can email or message me on gbatemp if you'd like to collaborate!

ModMii File Cleanup

Remove unnecessary files from your SD Card after you're done softmodding your Wii.

ModMii's Sneek Installer

Instead of having your wii read\write to the internal memory you can have it use external storage. That's like being able to make a backup of your Wii and load it on a friend's console!

Use ModMii to assist you in setting up and installing neek or neek2o which are SD/USB NAND/ES emulation kits for the Wii. This allows you to load an emulated NAND from an SD Card or a FAT32 formatted USB Hard Drive. This means you can carry a backup of personal system menu with all your game saves with you and load it on any Wii. If using neek+di/neek2o+di you can even load games from your external Hard Drive in the disc-channel. An emulated NAND is required to load neek/neek2o, but ModMii can help you with that too!

Emulated NAND Builder

Build an emulated NAND that you can load using neek/neek2o or other tools like mighty channels or triiforce. ModMii allows you to choose from various options when customizing your emulated NAND.

Emulated NAND Modifer

Modify an existing emulated NAND. You can install\uninstall Priiloader, install a custom system menu theme and more.

Game Bulk Extractor (for SNEEK)

neek2o+di supports loading Wii game saved as WBFS files (most common format), but the original neek requires games be extracted to fst format (aka SNEEK Format). To accomplish this you can use ModMii to extract a whole folder of games to fst format.

Why does this even exist you ask? Two reasons - first because it's grandfathered to support the original neek... but that's lame because you use neek2o right which supports WBFS files which is pretty much the gold standard at this point. Well the second reason because the FST file system by design allows you to see all the individual files that make up a game. So if you want to make some custom levels or tweaks this file system makes it super easy to swap in new files.

Advanced Downloads: How to make forwarder dols\ISOs

A forwarder is like a shortcut that starts an application, channel or website.

To build a forwarder, from ModMii classic's main menu, enter "A" for advanced downloads, then enter "F" for Forwarder DOL\ISO Builder.

Forwarders can be run using the Homebrew Channel, or injected into system menu channels, or installed via Priiloader so you can control what your Wii boots when it first starts up, etc. You can even inject your forwarder into an ISO (which is basically a "game" you can load from a USB Loader to start a different application).

Using ModMii You can make forwarders that launch an app (dol or elf file) from an SD Card or a USB Hard Drive, or launch a channel you already have installed on the Wii, or launch the internet channel to a specific webpage.

If you want to inject your forwarder into another channel\WAD, download Customize Mii from ModMii's download page 2 and use it to load a channel\WAD, and inject your new forwarder.dol that you build with ModMii.

Advanced Downloads: How to change the version\slot # of a cIOS\IOS

Only for advanced Wii hackers. Only use this function if you know what you're doing.

From ModMii classic's main menu, enter "A" for advanced downloads. Enter the number corresponding to the IOS or cIOS you would like to modify. You can enter "BETA" if you want to build a different version of the famous d2x cIOS, but the version bundled with ModMii is all you should ever need.

Then ModMii will prompt enter a new slot number, or version number or apply patches.

Advanced Downloads: User-Defined Custom Downloads

Only for advanced Wii hackers. Only use this function if you know what you're doing.

From ModMii classic's main menu, enter "A" for advanced downloads. Then enter "U" for User-Defined Custom Download. From here you can download and optionally patch an IOS\MIOS\System Menu that isn't listed on ModMii's standard download pages.

Basically this is the same as NUS Downloader but can make IOS patches without having to use a second application.

How to check for and build different d2x cIOS versions\beta's

Only for advanced Wii hackers. Only use this function if you know what you're doing and are able to tolerate and report potential bugs in the beta cIOS.

From ModMii classic's main menu, enter "A" for advanced downloads or "4" for Download Page 4. Then enter "BETA" to build a different version of the famous d2x cIOS, but the version bundled with ModMii is all you should ever need.

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ModMii Banner

How to Install ModMii

Download and run the official ModMii Installer.

The installer is self-explanatory, but if for some reason you run into issues you can download the latest zip from HERE and unzip it anywhere on your PC. Then just double-click ModMii.exe or ModMiiSkin.exe.

ModMii Wizard Usage

You can use the ModMii Wizard to softmod any Wii. Even if the Wii is already softmodded you can update all your softmods (overwriting existing softmods) by telling ModMii that it is the first time you're modding your Wii, even though its not. You can also use this wizard to setup up a USB-Loader instead of having to later use the USB-Loader Setup Guide

Abstinence Wizard

This wizard allows you to enjoy many of the benefits of a softmodded Wii without installing any unofficial content (ie. should not void warranty). It will allow you to boot an emulated nand off external storage instead of the internal nand memory (i.e. initiate an exploit to launch Casper which redirects to load an emulated NAND).

On a related note, did you know you can make a nand backup on a virgin wii before even installing the homebrew channel or bootmii? Inside ModMii's support folder is a file called "Casper2BootMii.bat", run it and ModMIi will save Casper and bootmii files to the right places so that you can make a nand backup directly from an exploit.

USB-Loader Setup Guide Usage

Set up a USB-Loader to save\play backups of your games to\from an external hard drive.

HackMii Solutions Usage

You should only need this particular wizard to correct problems caused by inferior and outdated softmods like 'cIOScorp' or 'DarkCorp'.

The HackMii Installer can't run properly on Wiis that have been overly or improperly modified. If the HackMii installer freezes, or your Homebrew Channel is upside-down or you get a no vulnerable IOS error, this guide will resolve the issue.

For those interested in the specifics, this wizard will instruct you to launch a WAD Manager via an exploit and install some clean IOSs that the HackMii Installer likes (e.g. IOS58).

sysCheck Updater

Syscheck is a homebrew application you can run on wii's that have already been modified. As its name implies, it will CHECK your SYStem and save a report to your SD card. If you open your sysCheck.csv log with ModMii it will analyze your setup and identify which mods are out of date. ModMii will prompt you to download only the files required to update your softmod and build a custom guide for you to follow.

You can analyze a log by dragging it onto ModMii.exe or a shortcut for it - or you can launch the syscheck updater from ModMii's main menu and browse for your log like a caveman ;)

Saving\Loading a Download Queue


ModMii Command Line Usage

Send cmd line instructions to ModMii to perform various instructions. To see the help menu just open a cmd window where ModMii.exe is saved and type "ModMii Help" then press enter.

This is actually how ModMiiSkin works. You could write your own apps that calls ModMii to do the heavy lifting! Just please remember to give credit, and heck you can email or message me on gbatemp if you'd like to collaborate!

ModMii File Cleanup

Remove unnecessary files from your SD Card after you're done softmodding your Wii.

ModMii's Sneek Installer

Instead of having your wii read\write to the internal memory you can have it use external storage. That's like being able to make a backup of your Wii and load it on a friend's console!

Use ModMii to assist you in setting up and installing neek or neek2o which are SD/USB NAND/ES emulation kits for the Wii. This allows you to load an emulated NAND from an SD Card or a FAT32 formatted USB Hard Drive. This means you can carry a backup of personal system menu with all your game saves with you and load it on any Wii. If using neek+di/neek2o+di you can even load games from your external Hard Drive in the disc-channel. An emulated NAND is required to load neek/neek2o, but ModMii can help you with that too!

Emulated NAND Builder

Build an emulated NAND that you can load using neek/neek2o or other tools like mighty channels or triiforce. ModMii allows you to choose from various options when customizing your emulated NAND.

Emulated NAND Modifer

Modify an existing emulated NAND. You can install\uninstall Priiloader, install a custom system menu theme and more.

Game Bulk Extractor (for SNEEK)

neek2o+di supports loading Wii game saved as WBFS files (most common format), but the original neek requires games be extracted to fst format (aka SNEEK Format). To accomplish this you can use ModMii to extract a whole folder of games to fst format.

Why does this even exist you ask? Two reasons - first because it's grandfathered to support the original neek... but that's lame because you use neek2o right which supports WBFS files which is pretty much the gold standard at this point. Well the second reason because the FST file system by design allows you to see all the individual files that make up a game. So if you want to make some custom levels or tweaks this file system makes it super easy to swap in new files.

Advanced Downloads: How to make forwarder dols\ISOs

A forwarder is like a shortcut that starts an application, channel or website.

To build a forwarder, from ModMii classic's main menu, enter "A" for advanced downloads, then enter "F" for Forwarder DOL\ISO Builder.

Forwarders can be run using the Homebrew Channel, or injected into system menu channels, or installed via Priiloader so you can control what your Wii boots when it first starts up, etc. You can even inject your forwarder into an ISO (which is basically a "game" you can load from a USB Loader to start a different application).

Using ModMii You can make forwarders that launch an app (dol or elf file) from an SD Card or a USB Hard Drive, or launch a channel you already have installed on the Wii, or launch the internet channel to a specific webpage.

If you want to inject your forwarder into another channel\WAD, download Customize Mii from ModMii's download page 2 and use it to load a channel\WAD, and inject your new forwarder.dol that you build with ModMii.

For a more detailed tutorial, see the THIRD step from saulfabreg's Single ROM Loaders thread here.

Advanced Downloads: How to change the version\slot # of a cIOS\IOS

Only for advanced Wii hackers. Only use this function if you know what you're doing.

From ModMii classic's main menu, enter "A" for advanced downloads. Enter the number corresponding to the IOS or cIOS you would like to modify. You can enter "BETA" if you want to build a different version of the famous d2x cIOS, but the version bundled with ModMii is all you should ever need.

Then ModMii will prompt you to enter a new slot number, or version number or apply patches.

Advanced Downloads: User-Defined Custom Downloads

Only for advanced Wii hackers. Only use this function if you know what you're doing.

From ModMii classic's main menu, enter "A" for advanced downloads. Then enter "U" for User-Defined Custom Download. From here you can download and optionally patch an IOS\MIOS\System Menu that isn't listed on ModMii's standard download pages.

Basically this is the same as NUS Downloader but can make IOS patches without having to use a second application.

How to check for and build different d2x cIOS versions\beta's

Only for advanced Wii hackers. Only use this function if you know what you're doing and are able to tolerate and report potential bugs in the beta cIOS.

From ModMii classic's main menu, enter "A" for advanced downloads or "4" for Download Page 4. Then enter "BETA" to build a different version of the famous d2x cIOS, but the version bundled with ModMii is all you should ever need.

ModMii Options Explained

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