Brick Prevention Methods and Possible Solutions

[tech3475]

Original message:
What is your problem? Please translate your messages please.

translated to french:
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[Eragoncool5]

neeed help please

[Eragoncool5]

my wii is not ejecting after i took out the wii clip

[Eragoncool5]

comeone read my thread

[tech3475]

wrong topic.

[tech3475]

I have updated the guide now.

[ThreeDog]

Excellent update tech, so clear a lobotomized monkey could follow it.

[ModManiac]

I still have my old bricked Wii in the living room, that has slowly been collecting dust. It bricked during an official Nintendo update. I forgot the version, but it was the update that added the virtual clock on the home screen.

It locks up and goes to a black error message every time I boot up (a second after the home screen comes up). Any help?

[doodah]

good read and good to know.

thanks poster!

[fisherofmen]

I wish I understood all of that. I will do some studying

[wiijon]

Anyone know what the red led means on my waspkey its just been fitted to a brand new d2 wii??

[Benjamin_Jones]

Hi all.

I cannot post a new thread, apparently have to do at least 3 replies here.

Anyway, I'm looking at buying a new Wii console. Any particular serial number ranges I should avoid? I've been wading through this forum and now more confused than I was a few hours ago...

You can mail me or post some links that can assist me.

Lastly, I 've seen some SoftMod programs around, any in particular I should avoid or consider?


Many thanks and a happy new year from sunny South Africa!

[macflames]

Hi, Right I'm gonna try detail everything as much as possible hopefully i can get some help.

I have ver 3.4e i think it is.
i used the
Wii_4.0_softmod_hack_%28NO_ZELDA_NEEDED Guide from torrents.

it was going fine until i install preloader, it installed fine. but then said it wanted to update from 2.9 to 3.0? Anyway during the "downloading Changlog" screen it crashed, so i reset it only to come across the "Software error has occurred" black screen where now i cant get to systemmenu anymore.
but i can still access the Homebrew Channel, and the Preloader program, sadly i only found out about making a bootmii backup AFTER i bricked it, as the guide didn't state that. so is there a way to unbrick it with a program? or should i just invest in a Savemii.

I don't think I've missed anything, Any feedback would be appreciated. Thanks.

[tech3475]

first of all, do a bootmii backup to prevent any further damange and install bootmii as boot2 just in case.

Tell us EVERYTHING you installed. Typically semi-bricks are caused by dodgy channel banners, dodgy IOS or system menu.

I would rather leave the system menu/IOS stuff till last if it turns out its only a dodgy wad.

[macflames]

first of all, do a bootmii backup to prevent any further damange and install bootmii as boot2 just in case.

Tell us EVERYTHING you installed. Typically semi-bricks are caused by dodgy channel banners, dodgy IOS or system menu.

I would rather leave the system menu/IOS stuff till last if it turns out its only a dodgy wad.

Alright im gonna try install bootmii as boot2, heres the guide i followed. it should say the programs i installed there.

"DowngraderIOS35.dol
downgraded to IOS35
LoadMii
Wad Manager 1.4
Installed IOS35.wad.
Selected IOS35 when it asked what IOS to use.
Installed the CIOSv7.wad.
used IOS249.
Installed IOS36.wad & HBC.wad
installed IOS60patched.wad
cios rev10 installer
Ran IOSdowngrader from HBC
Ran CIOSCORP and install
preloader 0.29 and failed in the update, which is where it went wrong