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cooksey10
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_ 		25. June 2009 @ 09:00 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
hi first off i am new to this so i hope iam ok starting a new thread..

ok so here is my problem.

i updated my wii to 4.0e no problems sorted out hombrew and all other bits and bobs.
then i installed preloader and this is where it went downhill.
in the end i made a rash desision and formatted my wii thinking it would remove everything and then i could start again wrong preloader is still there and now i cant get homebrew back on so iam stuck.
please could someone help me i am a newb and i have looked around but still not sure which way to go or what to do
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AMatthews
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_ 		25. June 2009 @ 09:18 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
You can't get to the homebrew channel? I'm guessing that the channel that was on your system menu isn't there anymore?
Just install it again.

And the reason Preloader is still there even though you formatted is because an install of preloader patches the system menu IOS (in the case of 4.0, IOS60)
Reformatting the System doesn't do anything to the IOSes.
If you installed cIOS it would also still be there after a System format.
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cooksey10
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_ 		25. June 2009 @ 09:20 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
thanks for fast reply but
i have tryed going thou the steps of reinstalling the homebrew but it wont let me any idea
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cooksey10
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_ 		25. June 2009 @ 09:37 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
ok i am now worried i have just inserted a proper wii game and in the top corner it say update.
so i clicked on that and i gat a warning saying update blah blah blah
if you click yes and you have any modigied stuff on your wii it will make it knacked basically help please.
want to get it back to how it should be
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AMatthews
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_ 		25. June 2009 @ 10:42 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
What happens when you try to install the homebrew channel using bannerbomb and the hackmii installer?

Which game did you try that wants you to update?
Specifics are good.
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cooksey10
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_ 		25. June 2009 @ 11:01 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
ok i follow these steps
Go to WII SETTINGS>DATA MANAGEMENT>CHANNELS>SD CARD TAB

You will get a message saying "Nothing is inserted in the SD Card slot".

At this time insert the SD card into the Wii System.

You will get a message saying "Load Boot dol/elf?" Select YES.

This will start the Hackmii installer.

Press 1 to continue at the warning screen.


then it wont go any further gives a reason but not quick anoth to read it.


sonic olypics was the game




is there any way to return the wii back to factory setting getting rid off everything that has been put on the wii
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AMatthews
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_ 		25. June 2009 @ 11:14 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
So were you able to enter the hackmii installer? Did you see where it says press 1 to continue?
And if not did you follow the rest of the directions at http://bannerbomb.qoid.us/

Did you use bannerbomb when you first installed the homebrew channel?
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cooksey10
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_ 		25. June 2009 @ 11:18 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
yes i saw the bit where it says press one to continue then the screen changes like it did the first time i installed homebrew then it says somthing and disappears.

i followed the guide after updating to 4.0e
but problems arose after installing preloader.
surly there is a way of deleting preloader and everything else then start again .
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cooksey10
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_ 		25. June 2009 @ 11:21 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
i have found this The simplest and safest way to remove preloader is to reinstall the System Menu using AnyRegion Changer or a WAD installer


but how do you do it.
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AMatthews
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_ 		25. June 2009 @ 11:25 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Are you using the newest hackmii installer version 0.2?

Which you can get from here http://bootmii.org/download/
At least trying downloading it again and replacing the file on your SD

And whoa deleting preloader? That's dangerous stuff right there.
As I mentioned Preloader patches the system menu.
Think of it like this. You're trying to save someone but some evil creatures has fused with them. Unless it's a desperate circumstance you aren't going to kill the person you are trying to save to kill the evil creature as well.

To get rid of preloader you would have to install an unpatched version of the IOS over it.

I'm not quite convinced that preloader is your problem either.
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cooksey10
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_ 		25. June 2009 @ 11:28 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
yeah that the one i have tryed using but nothing getting mad with the bloody thing lol
i wont rush into trying to get rid of preloader then cheers
but preloader is the reason i cant install the homebrew channel now so kinda at a dead end
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AMatthews
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_ 		25. June 2009 @ 11:32 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Why don't you give HBC 1.0.1 a try.
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cooksey10
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_ 		25. June 2009 @ 11:36 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
where can i get the files for that one and i will give it a go
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AMatthews
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_ 		25. June 2009 @ 11:40 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
You can google the_homebrew_channel-1.0.1.tar.gz
Or if you can't find it there I can upload it.
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cooksey10
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_ 		25. June 2009 @ 11:44 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
cheers got that file
now proberly a newb question but this is the twilight hack

if it is do i need more files and if so where from
cheers for you help
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AMatthews
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_ 		25. June 2009 @ 11:46 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
You're still going to have to use bannerbomb since you are on 4.0
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cooksey10
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_ 		25. June 2009 @ 11:49 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
ok cheers i will try that now
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cooksey10
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_ 		25. June 2009 @ 11:53 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
ok now i am getting this message /boot.dol could not be opened.

i am getting this message on both of the homebrew

+ they where called boot.elf like it said in the guide
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AMatthews
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_ 		25. June 2009 @ 11:55 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
If it was originally a .dol leave it as a .dol file and if it was originally a .elf file leave it as a .elf file. Just make sure that it is either boot.dol or boot.elf
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cooksey10
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_ 		25. June 2009 @ 12:02 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
ok i have done that and have got the homebrew up and working
cheers you are my new best friend
ok what steps do i need to do next to get back up to date
cheers
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AMatthews
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_ 		25. June 2009 @ 12:07 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
That's good to hear.

So you have 1.0.1 now. It isn't bothering you to update to 1.0.3?

And also up to date as in how?
Is it Mario & Sonic at the Olympics that you don't want to being asking you for an update or something else?
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cooksey10
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_ 		25. June 2009 @ 12:10 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
ok what i mean is do i just follow the new guide now so that everything else is installed or do i need to add the new hombrew channel first
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AMatthews
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_ 		25. June 2009 @ 12:20 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
You don't absolutely need the new homebrew channel.

You can likely follow which ever guide you were talking about.

But I am not quite sure what you are trying to do. Are you trying to run backups? Your first post says that you were trying to get homebrew back.
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cooksey10
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_ 		25. June 2009 @ 12:30 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
yes i was trying to get homebrew back
and i am also wanting to do the usb hack aswell
cheers
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AMatthews
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_ 		25. June 2009 @ 12:50 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
So you didn't mean the homebrew channel when you said you wanted to get homebrew back? Which homebrew are you talking about? and where did it go?

Also you can follow the guide that is stickied guide in this forum.
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