How to Softmod Hack the Wii

This is a complete tutorial on how to get the Homebrew channel installed on your wii with Backup loader Gamma v0.3

*IMPORTANT: Once you modded your wii using this tutorial you shouldn’t update your wii anymore, because this might damage your wii or your homebrew channel may not function anymore. Only install updates from the Homebrew channel itself.
Also don’t update to a higher version to follow the tutorial; Just stick to the version you have now.*

Before we start, you should check your current firmware version of your wii,
Do this by following the next steps:

• Start your wii.
• At the bottom left, you see a button with “wii” on it, press it.
• Go to wii settings
• Top right on your screen you should see your firmware version.

What will you need?

• An internet connection on your wii.
• A copy of Zelda: Twilight Princess
• A SD-card not bigger then 2GB (Non-SDHC).
• A filepack containing all the required files.

The filepack download contains:

• Homebrew channel
• Backup Loader 0.3 gamma
• PC Program: IMGBurn
• PC Program: Wii game Patcher(decrypter)
• PC Program: Wii brickblocker “update blocker”
• All the files for your SD Card.

Ok, that’s all that you need. Next step is the homebrew channel.

Installing the homebrew channel

After you downloaded the required files, unrar wii softmod, and open the SD card formatter. Format your SD Card with the following options:

• Format Type: Full (Erase ON)
• Format Size Adjustment: OFF

Now place all the files from location “wii_softmod/Wii_progandfiles_v3.x/sdcardfiles for v3.x” to the root of your SD Card. Your SD Card should look like this:

SDCARD
-Apps
-Private
-wad
-boot.dol
-boot.elf (boot.elf is only for wii users with firmware version 3.2)

Now, insert the SD card into your wii, go to the Wii button bottom left:

• Press Data management
• Press Save data
• Press Wii.
• Find your current Zelda savegame, and delete it.

Now press your SD Card and you will see the Twilight hack.

• Copy it to your Wii system.
• Start Zelda ASAP and load your savegame.
• Run towards the guy when your save is loaded, and talk to him.

Now you have to follow the on-screen instructions to install the homebrew channel. At the end the wii reboots and you will see your Homebrew channel!

You are now past the hard part now. Let’s continue with the installation of the Backup loader.

Installing the Backup Loader

This is where the tutorial splits into 3 parts. You will have to follow your firmware version.

We will start with users with firmware version 3.2:

Make sure Internet is configured correctly on your wii, but NEVER Patch when nintendo asks you to.

• Start the homebrew channel.

• Select in Wad manager 3 : “CIOS36_rev5-64-v1042.wad” And press + on your wiimote. If wad manager v1.3 doesn’t work, try version v1.2 or version v1.1

• After the installation, reboot your wii.
• Go to the homebrew channel and select dvdxinstaller.
• Go to Advanced and select IOS 249
• Reboot your wii after the installation.
• Go to the homebrew channel and select Cios installer.
• Reboot your wii after the installation.

Once more, go to the homebrew channel and open wad manager v1.3 (or lower)Select “4 – Autoboot-0.3g-forsaekn.wad” and press + on your wiimote.

Now the Back loader Gamma channel should be installed on your wii!

Users with firmware version 3.3

Make sure Internet is configured correctly on your wii, but NEVER Patch when nintendo asks you to.

• Start the homebrew channel.

• Start wad manager v1.3 and install “1 – IOS16-64-v257-prod.wad”

• After installing reboot your wii and return to the Homebrew channel.

• Now start the wad manager for cIOS_fix and install “2 – cios_fix.wad”

• Reboot the wii and return to the Homebrew channel

• Start IOS DOWNGRADER V1.1, follow the on-screen instructions and reboot your wii after everything is ready.

• Go to the homebrew channel and press dvdxinstaller

• Go to advanced and select IOS 249

• Reboot your wii after installing, and go back to the homebrew channel.

• Press CIOS Installer and follow on-screen instructions

• After installing reboot your wii and return to the homebrew channel.

• Open Wad manager, and install “4 – Autoboot-0.3g-forsaekn.wad”

Now the Back loader Gamma channel should be installed on your wii!

Users with firmware version 3.4

Make sure Internet is configured correctly on your wii, but NEVER Patch when nintendo asks you to.

• Start the homebrew channel.
• Start wad manager v1.3 and install “1 – IOS16-64-v257-prod.wad”
• After installing, reboot your wii and return to the homebrew channel.
• Now start Wad manager for cIOS_fix and install the wad “2 – cios_fix.wad”
• Start IOS DOWNGRADER V1.1, follow the on-screen instructions and reboot your wii after everything is ready.
• Go to the homebrew channel and press dvdxinstaller
• Go to advanced and select IOS 249
• Reboot your wii after installing, and go back to the homebrew channel.
• Press CIOS Installer and follow on-screen instructions
• After installing reboot your wii and return to the homebrew channel.
• Open Wad manager, and install “4 – Autoboot-0.3g-forsaekn.wad”

Now the Back loader Gamma channel should be installed on your wii!

Getting ISO’s ready for burning:

Allright! you got past the most tricky part of the entire tutorial.

If you are planning on downloading games for you wii, you should keep the following information in mind.

First of all you should check out this site. You have to check 2 things before you download your iso:

• Does result say Working?
• Does 1:1 say Yes or No?

Any game that says working, should actually work. When 1:1 Says Yes, it means you don’t need to patch it; When 1:1 says NO you will have to Patch it. If it says Yes/no Then you can choose.

If 1:1 Says no, you should patch your ISO with “isopatch” included in the rar. Otherwise, just leave the iso.

After downloading your Wii ISO, you have to check if it is completely in order.

• UnRAR wiu1.rar from the pack, and open it. You will have the “w.i.u 1.1″ opened.
• Press “OPEN WII ISO” And locate your iso file.

Next there are 3 things to check:

• Filesize should be displayed GREEN

• Update should be displayed GREEN (If not -> Press Brick blocker Patch update.)

• Region should be NTSC or PAL (NTSC= USA, Pal=Europe) [ If not your region, press the patch button with your region on it.]

When this is done, you are ready to burn your ISO! Here is how to do that:

• Unrar “imgburn” and Install it.

• After installing start the program and select “write image file to disc”

• Insert your empty DVD-R ( Important that it is DVD-R because there are read problems with DVD+R and DVD+RW)

• Where it says source, select your Wii ISO file.

• Press Verify so that it’s enabled

• Your write speed should be set to anything lower then 4x, but we recommend doing it at 1x write speed.

When the burning is complete, insert your dvd into your wii, and launch the Backup Loader. The game will automatically start.

Enjoy!

BONUS:

Starfall Brick blocking application Installation

So if you’re scared your Wii might brick by you soft-modding it, then follow the next steps to install a brick blocking application, making your Wii safer:

You’ll need the following to install Starfall:

• Wii with update 3.2 (If it’s not 3.2 you’re SOL.)

• SD card reader for you’re PC

• SD card (Wii compatible)

• Starfall files

• The Homebrew channel

Firstly download this zip. It contains the Starfall files you will need. Next follow these instructions:

• Extract the Zip file.

• Open up the Drive you’re SD card is in.(In my case it’s Removable Disk K

• Drag and drop the “Starfall” folder into the “apps” folder on the root of the SD card.

• Turn on you’re Wii and boot up homebrew channel.

• Open Starfall.

• You’ll now get a black screen with writing on it. read Carefully. Then press B+1 at the same time. It might take a few tries but it’ll load up a screen with a bunch of options.

• To install any files simply select the ones you want press A and it should say install on the far right of the selection.

• When you’ve selected everything you want to install press 2 button and it should install everything

• Press the A button to reboot your Wii.

There you go. You’re Wii now has Starfall! Are you confident now? If so scooter to the top of this post and start modding!

Have fun & leave us a line if this works out for you