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Hi folks,

I have been trying to soft mod my wii from 3.4 to be able to read backup dvds and in trying to downgrade ran into lots of issues with 2011 errors and not being able to open wads such. This link worked perfectly (using homebrew 9 gamma and other files). I just wanted to post here to help others. It was a result of info from this site that led me to finding the solution albeit elsewhere.

My wii is now 3.2 and it was effortless. Happy modding all.

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1. you don't Need to Down grade  UNLESS your wanting to install things like SoftMii

2. if you Look just a little harder on My video you'll see all you Had to do is Install the IOS16 and cios-fix then install the cIOS Installer and All will be Fixed and Able to play all games on the 3.4 Just like on a 3.2 BUT with a + side of playing all Newer games (Real games) and Backups.

The problem I ran into was not being able to even load up Wad manager or Wad manager 3.1. I think I made the error of installing a cios then I got stuck. Bare in mind, I'm new to all of this. I couldn't figure out how to get IOS16 installed.

Now that I'm at 3.2 and I have Wad Manager, cios installer etc. on my homebrew, is there an easy way to upgrade to 3.4 to get the benefit of the newer version? I would prefer that.

And just to be clear, I'm not trying to say your method doesn't work... it just didn't for me (I tried it first) and the link I posted got me around whatever error I made in the steps to get this working.  ;)

I would recommend your method over the other one if it works as 3.4 but for those that are stuck, the other method got me modded to where I could move forward.

Again... new to wii modding... keep that in mind.  ;D

Yes you can't Run WAD manager on 3.4 
That's why you Use custom WM  to install the IOS16  so you Can run WAD manager  and etc etc etc

Downgrading is Risky and can brick a wii  THUS why i don't support it When there is a Way to get a 3.4 fully working without downgrading.

And add that not All wii owners Have wifi to get there Wii's Online.

Fair enough. Thanks. Not sure if I somehow messed it up or just was in information overload to not get your method to work.

Would it be safe to say then, I can upgrade to 3.4 from where I am now and follow your video and be updated and able to run backups without issue? As mentioned, I would prefer that to maximize the use.

And if I understand correctly as I'll be in 3.4,
Load Custom WM, load IOS36, load cios-fix with wad manager, run CIOS Installer, then Backuplauncher. Do I need to install IOS16 after IOS36 as well? Just to be sure.

Many thanks zzk

doing a update from 3.2 to 3.4 and installing everything the same way is more on the IDK side =P


I had a Wii before where i downgrade to 3.2 from 3.4 and then Back to 3.4 and All the IOS where Still installed and Working find SO from What i know and Done every thing should Still work Once you update.

If anything Just do this

1. try runing WAD manager (If it works then Try installing IOS16) if it Does not Work then Run custom WM then install the IOS16

2. Reboot the wii and Run the WAD manager or custom WM and install the cios-fix Then reboot again

3. install the cIOS Installer and DONE.

4. for All things to work 100% right Like WADs on the Main menu Install the IOS36 


But like i said when I did a 3.2 downgrade and Installed the IOS and then back to 3.4 All the IOS was still installed and all worked fine.

Thanks a bunch. So far the backups I have are working fine on 3.2  so I'm at the 'if it ain't broke don't fix it' stage. If I do run into issues with newer releases I'll give it a shot. Would be a real bonus if it all stays installed :)

Cheers!   ;D

Hi I just downloaded homebrew in my 3.4u version wii
but i'm very confused as what's the next step
i see that i have to load IOS16 but when i got to WAD manager i get an error message
I noticed that you mention here to run custom vm if that doen't work
the problem is that i don't see any custom VM on the homebrew channel directory
please help!
thank you

please don't mind my last post i found the custom VM
i tryied doing what u said but instead of saying installing IOS16 it says uninstalling
samething with the cios fix
what am i doing wrong?

IM going to make this in to a tut so start from step 2 cabezapreta :)


These Files: http://www.filefactory.com/file/ecab25/n/Wii_Fix_Tools_zip
IOS16-64-v257-prod.wad - Google It and place it in the 'WAD' folder

Step 1:
Update your Wii to the latest version.

Step 2:
Using "The Homebrew Channel", open "Coustom WM".

Step 3:
Press "A" on the Wii Remote once.
The Wii should detect a SD Card.
Press "A" again to see a list of WADs on the SD Card.
Use the "D-Pad" to select "IOS16-64-v257-prod.wad".
Press "+" to install the WAD.
Once installed, press the "Home" button, to restart you Wii.

NOTE: YOU MUST RESTART YOUR WII FULLY AT THIS POINT. SO TURN IT OFF TILL THE LIGHT RED THEN TURN IT BACK ON.

Step 4:
Using "The Homebrew Channel", open “Custom WM".
Using the same method as in "Step 3", install the "cIOS_Fix.wad".
Once installed, press the "Home" button, to restart you Wii.

Note:
If that fails to install, just use “WAD Manager” to install it

Step 5:
Using the ‘Homebrew Channel’, open ‘IOS Downgrader’. Just follow the instructions on the screen and wait until it finishes installing the necessary IOSs.

STEP 6:
Using "The Homebrew Channel", open "Install Shop IOS51".
Use the "D-Pad" to select "Yes", and install "IOS51", by pressing "A".
Use the "D-Pad" to select "Yes", and install the IOS Patch, by pressing "A".
Use the "D-Pad" to select "No", and DO NOT install the "Wii Shop Channel".

Step 7:
Using the ‘Homebrew Channel’, open ‘WAD Manager ’. Install ‘WAD MANAGER 1.3’.

Step 8:
The Wii is now able to install WADs and Homebrew Apps should work properly now.

Optional Step:
If you use “WiiGator” or the “Backup Loader”, using the Homebrew Channel, install ‘cIOS Installer’. This updates the ‘cIOS_Fix’ that was previously installed.

Snipes yhank you very much for your reply
question the link that you posted  "http://www.filefactory.com/file/ecab25/n/Wii_Fix_Tools_zip"
do i have to download it from that site and then google the IOS16-64-v257-prod.wad ?
or just google the IOS16?

also my will version is 3.4u do i have to upgrade?

well bro lol that why i told u to start at step 2 bro lol its all good bro that why where here to help.

Well yes if you dont have the Wii fix tools already

Ok so you need the IOS16-64-v257-prod.wad to put into the wad folder
Get the WAD from their and place it in the WAD folder where u need it ;) the rest is junk

and no, you dont have to update since your already updated :)

Once you have everything you should be good to go and start from Step 2 cabezapreta   ;)

it's really Not as hard as
Snipes101
Makes it

1. load the downgrader App In my pack (Online only)

or

2. Get the System files and Install from WAD manager and Done


It's WAY to easy  ;)

lol hes not trying to downgrade he wants to stay on 3.4 and just have the modified files on it

OK.. then it's still not that hard  :P

with 3.4 you Need to Switch back and forth from WAD manager and Custom WM  installing IOS16 and cios-fix then Install the cIOS Installer and Done.

Install the IOS36 and gravy  ;)

takes me about 30secs

Z i don't know what i'm ding wrong
i downloaded your pack
then i did just what u said , went to custom vm and i see the files but when i try to install them it says uninstallig and then i get an error message.
my only way out is to reboot the wii

i know it's gotta be really easy but somehow i don't get it

Perfection my friend

But some people just cant so i write the tuts to the teeth even when its that simple  :-\ oooo well :P


Dude the only way you could get that is if your pushing the "-" button instead of the "+"  button which "+" is to install wads and "-" to uninstall :D

Yea i am thinking the same thing there Snipes101

he must be pushing the  -  key  and not the + Key 

+  =  Install

-   = Uninstall

oh man, Snipe that was it!
man i was hitting the "-" instead of the "+" button
ok i did everything now
went to wad manager and installed IOS16
then went to custom VM and installed Cios-fix
then IOS36 and finally CIOS installer
got everything ok!

so is my wii ready to play backup games now?
i just put them in there and wich application should i run to play them?

Yes Sir, use your pick of ether

wii gator

or

backup launcher v.3

Both are in our files section in the Wii->Wads

and of course use wad manager 1.3 to install = +  ;) and you should be good to go my friend ;D

NOTE: to make sure you did this successfully, use WM 1.3 to install toughs WADs. And if you get no error installing them, and are able to run a backed-up game then yes you did it successfully

First of all i want to start by saying THANK YOU to Snipe and ZZ
you guys guided me thru the whole proccess of getting my wii to play backup games.
I have downloaded and played a few games already. But i have notice a lot of games are PAL
I see that you can "force" PAL games with backup launcher but i have not done that yet.
My TV is not an HDTV, so if i burn this PAL game will i be able to play it with backup launcher or wii gator?

Use this program to convert PAL to NTSC
http://www.smdepot.net/zzk/Wii/WDS_TOOL_v1_2.rar

it has worked grate for me.

Yes it will play them using that setting, but if it an old school tv some forced pal games my not appear clean ex. distortion, black and white etc etc.

But in any case just DONT GET PAL games stick, to your region NTSC trust me its easier and less of a hassle.  The NTSC games are their, you just need to look a lil harder ;)

How do i use this program zZ? should i put it in my wad folder?

It's a computer program you patch the games Before Burning them.

OK Zz installed the program and i believe i patched the game
i'm getting a couple of errors when i open this program tho and i want to know it it is normal
yhe first error i get is when i double click to open wizzle dizzle shizzle
it says "the microsoft.jet.OLEDB.4.0 provider is not registered on the local machine"
then when i open the iso image i get the same message again.
and last when i press the patched both botton i get
"access to the path c:\user\etc\desktop\etc,etc.iso is denied
can u offer some guide?

ummm =/  idk lol i have Never seen that error

Make sure your Admin of the computer your on =P

Zz now that my wii is modded can i connect to the internet with it?
can i play the backup games online?

Yes you can i do it all the time. :D

been playing back up games no problem till now
downloaded a game and got a blue screen and error #002
have you seen this before?

Never wat game and region was it bro?

pro evolution soccr 09 ntsc

Weird!? Where did you get it? Could be a bad dump or scrub. Hummmm?