[RamsesII]

Hi all,


I'm new to softmodding, so please be gentle.

Yesterday i bought a brand new 3.4E Wii - i was surprised they still were in circulation as i expected a 4.0 or higher version.

Anyway, when trying to softmod my 3.4E version but bumping against problems.. basically i don't know what to do at step 7

Following steps 1-6 is no problem, boot.dol is loaded from the SD card, but instead of WAD batch installer, loadMii is launched... is this normal with a 3.4E?

Anyway, at the loadMii menu i press A.
Ok,
As i have 3.4E i skip the downgrade and continue with the batch installer.

Batch installer loads, does it's thing (loads IOS16 and cIOS249) finishes the install and shows "OK", but then does nothing.... so it does not detect and load cIOS249...just stops.. i had to hard reset my Wii to continue.

After the hard reset i cannot re-run Wad batch installer from loadMii... it loads 2 files but stops at "clearing dss"


So my question: Do i need to upgrade/run the DowngradeIOS35.dol first, or am i missing an important step from the tutorial??



edit:

I tried the DowngradeIOS35.dol to run.. it runs fine, updates and the Wii reboots (or goes back to loadMii).

After i run Wad batch installer it shows the same symptoms as before: Loads 2 files and stops at "clearing dss" and does nothing..

When i reboot the Wii it still shows version 3.4E

Hope someone can help me further.. Maybe i should try the twilight hack or something?


Additional info:
Console serial starts with LEF121xxxxxxx - should not be a problem i believe.
The SD card i use is a official (white) Sandisk for Wii 2GB - Maybe i should use another, but shouldn't be an issue also.

Thanks

[shaorinor]

The guide is awkwardly worded from step 7 to 8. The author, in step 6, should have put load the WAD batch installer from the LoadMii menu in 6f (pre 4.0 firmware). But from the way it is written, you think the WAD batch installer somehow automatically loads. So I see where your confusion is.

In any event, you performed it right and it shouldn't have froze like that. Without seeing it, I would have to say to you to perform a clean format of the SD card and then go through the guide from step 1 again. I would actually do a full format (not quick format) from windows to make sure everything is wiped from the card.

[RamsesII]

Thanks for the feedback shaorinor, iv'e followed the guide from step 1.

Except that i cannot run Wadbatchinstaller.dol anymore.

After i choose WADbatchinstaller in loadMii, it loads and checks 2 files and stops at "clearing dss" every time - it doesn't even show the Wadbatch banner.
I think because WADbatchinstaller already installed IOS16 and cIOS249 the last time, and hang.

So is there a way to delete IOS16 and cIOS249 manually?

To make it more clear where Wad batch hang - If you look at the first screen shot at 8 in the guide, it stopped right after:

[+] installing CIOS249, please wait...
>>> Finishing title installation ... OK!

Then nothing....

i'm such a noob


Thanks, R

[RamsesII]

Hi folks,

still need some help solving the HBC installation problem..


Another method i used (Hitman's). also based on bannerbomb, and the difference is that instead of WAD Batch installer, WAD manager 1.4 is used to install the cIOS wads seperately.

The downgradeIOS35.wad process is the same..


First i tried to run DowngradeIOS35.dol.. it runs fine, updates and the Wii reboots (or goes back to loadMii).


Instead of Wad Batch installer i run Wad manager 1.4.. runs fine, but then it ask me what IOS to use to install IOS35.wad.


As my Wii probably already has cIOS249 installed somewhere it want's to use that one.
If i choose IOS249 my console freezes again.

So another reset to get out of there.



So how do i remove cIOS249 (i want to start over).. Please note that i tried Any title deleter (copied to my SD apps folder), but this one is no-go without HBC installed first i think, and it did not show up in the loadMii menu...
i do not know another method to remove wads if HBC isn't installed yet.

Or....

How do i manually install the rest of the wads using Wad manager 1.4 (or another manager)?
I need to know what default system IOS to use before installing IOS35.wad, cIOS249.wad, IOS36.wad and HBC.wad (if IOS249 wasn't installed yet, as it were)



And could it be that maybe the bannerbomb method is not suitable for 3.4E consoles, and the Zelda method is still mandantory?

Cheers, R

[shaorinor]

You can actually use WAD Manager to remove 249. You'll just want the 249 wad on your SD card as well.

Just go into WAD manager, select your SD card, then cios249, and instead of <install WAD>, select <uninstall WAD> and that should get rid of it.

If you still have issues re-installing cios249, you can try to install the ios36 wad, then using ios36 to install 249.

[petspeed]

hmmm... your symptoms are exactly the same as for the LU64+ Wii's, so I think we should try the method that works for them. It won't harm your Wii so it is safe to try.

First try to install BootMii from here: http://bootmii.org
Use Bannerbomb to start the installer and install Bootmii and HBC from the installer.

The rest depends on how that goes, so let me know if you can successfully install Bootmii and I will try to help you further.

[RamsesII]

Hi folks,

thanks for the replies.

I've tried to remove 249 with the wad manager from the Dummies pack.. also made sure ISO16 and IOS249 are in the WAD folder as suggested to be in there.

i get this:

[+] Uninstalling Custom IOS, please wait...
>> Uninstalling tickets ... Error! (view=0, ret = -1017)
>> Uninstalling title contents... Error! (ret = -1017)

[+] [Error]: IOS could not be uninstalled! (ret = -1017)



I've read on some other board; error 1017 is due to that cISO249 is outdated if this error appears, and that it usually doesn't needs to be removed, just overwritten with a newer version..


Don,t know if any of this may help, but this is from a HB error code list.

1017 IOS Installation Error
Most likely using an old or incorrect IOS, missing an IOS, or the IOS you're trying to install cannot be installed ontop of another.
Q. How do I fix this error?
A. Fix it by installing a newer IOS 249 than the one you already have (if you don't have it, try installing it). If you still get this error, fix it the same way as Error 2011.

2011: Installation Error
Most likely installed incorrect or out of date IOS.
Q. I can't install any IOS, I keep getting an error. How do I fix this?
A. You can try cIOS fix. You can also try downgrading or upgrading your Wii. (e.g. 3.3 to 3.2, or 3.3 to 3.4/4.0) Referr to Your Questions Answered on how to up/downgrade.



So i want to try that and need some guidance what basic files to use to install HBC only.. from there i believe i can manage it further.


I've also notised that i cannot use the twilight hack to start up code (i.e. launching loadmii), after i used the Dummies pack.. i can only launch code with bannerbomb


Cheers, R

[petspeed]

You can install HBC with the HackMii installer using Bannerbomb. See the link I gave you earlier. The same installer can also install BootMii as I suggested.

[RamsesII]

G'day folks,

Haven't been on lately - busy, busy.

But i've finally managed to get my console modded succesfully!

After numerous failures on my 3.4E I've tried a totally different approach and managed to hack the Wii completely

- First i've upgraded my wii to 4.0E
- Installed Bootmii, HBC and DVDx through bannerbomb - bootmii only as IOS as my console is patched after June/July 2008 so could not install it as a boot2 replacement.

- used Trucha bug restorer 1.0. (TBR)
- In TBR used IOS36 to downgrade IOS15.
- Used IOS15 to patch IOS36.
- As there's a minor bug in TBR preventing to patch IOS37 on some consoles - like in my case on my LEF121 sold after Okt 2008- i've deleted IOS37(00000025) with Any title deleter first.
- Back in TBR used IOS15 to re-install and patch IOS37.
- Finally restored IOS15 in TBR.
- Used cIOS38 rev 13 installer and installed the rev13 cIOS wad.
- Installed cMIOS.
- Installed BUL03g and GCBL wads
- Used cIOS222 installer and used IOS36 to install cIOS222 and IOS60-merged-with-IOS36 to install cIOS223 - Both cIOS's are usefull in USB loader GX if some game's fail to load properly.
- Installed preloader.
and finally
- installed USB loader GX forwarder.



All credits go to 'Static' for his fail-safe guide, but this guide is ONLY for unmodded 4.0 Wii's - Works on Both EU and USA consoles, and due to Trucha bug restorer also works on Boot2v4 and LU64+ Wii’s

http://blog.staticanime.net/2009/07/...-the-wii-v3_0/


Cheers, R