Disclaimer: There is risk of bricking your wii. We take no responsibility for any damage done, frustration experienced, or tears shed. Just remember: You’re the one trying to hack your Wii. You assume all responsibility.
Today we’ll be covering the online softmod method, which requires the Wii to have internet connectivity. This method is a lot faster, and easier than the offline method. Definitely recommended for absolute beginners.
After covering the basics in my last tutorial, let’s get down to the nitty-gritty. As always, I’ll have you start with an empty SD card, for the sake of simplicity.
Getting Started:
Download and extract the contents of THIS .ZIP FILE to your SD card.
-Put SD card into the Wii and turn it on.
-Start “The Homebrew Channel”
Load “Trucha Bug Restorer”:
-Press B to continue without IOS reload.
-After about 10-15 seconds, you’ll see “Press 1 to start application”, pretty straightforward.
-Select “Downgrade IOS15″
-You will be prompted with the default <Load IOS from SD card>. use the left or right buttons on the D-pad to select “<Download IOS from NUS>”. You will have to repeat this action several times throughout the online method of this Tutorial.
-Press A for step 1->A again for step 2. Finally, press any button to exit the application.
Load “Trucha Bug restorer” again:
-This time, Select IOS15 and press A, then hit 1 to start the application when it tells you to.
-Select “IOS36 menu”, Leave IOS at 36, make sure the next 3 settings are at “Yes”. Like this:
Install IOS to Slot: 36
patch hash check (trucha): YES
patch ES_Identify: YES
patch nand permissions: YES
-Select “Install to IOS36″->”Download IOS from NUS”->A to install, then any button to exit again.
Load “Trucha Bug Restorer” (Final time):
-Select IOS36 and Press A, then 1 to start application.
-Select “Restore IOS15″->”Download IOS from NUS”->A to install, any button to exit.
*****This process is only necessary for FW 4.0 and 4.1*****
Load Wad Manager:
-Select IOS249->NAND Emulation Device: Disable->Source Device: Wii SD Slot->Select “IOS60patched.wad”->Install wad.
-Press the “Home” button to exit.
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Load the cIOS installer(The only one without an icon):
-Select IOS36->”Network Installation”. When it’s done, it’ll reboot the Wii.
Load DOP-IOS:
-Select IOS59->Press A to confirm->Press A to “Apply Sig Hash Check Patch”. It’ll take it’s sweet time, and even look like it froze in some portions. Just let it do its work and press any button when it’s done.
“Wash, rinse, and repeat” for all of the IOS files listed below. It may seem like overkill, but I had a few issues before doing all of these ones:
IOS12
IOS13
IOS15
IOS17
IOS21
IOS31
IOS33
IOS34
IOS35
IOS37
IOS38
IOS53
IOS55
IOS56
When you’re done this long, monotonous process, press the “Home” button to return to The Homebrew Channel.
Clear everything off of the SD card, cuz you’re done! You can hold onto the Wad Manager and its wad folder, if you like, for future use installing channels/games/apps, etc.
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