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Guide to Softmod Any Wii



Chapter 1-Installing The HomeBrew Channel and Bootmii
Read the guide atleast 3 times
Have 350 free blocks of nand space
Remove all GC controllers, GC memory cards, USB devices


Don't lose power
Format SD-CARD
Use a standard SD-Card, 1-2g (SanDisk is good)
If you have any issue, try to format with this format tool
If needed, use 7-zip to extract archive files. -mirror

Part 1- Launch Hackmii Installer
As of hackmii 0.8, ios58 will be install prior to hbc install for all wiis 4.2 and less.
Below you will find many methods for loading the hackmii installer. Bannerbomb is best and is supported on 3.0-4.2 wiis. Choose the method compatible with your wii.

Part 2- Install The HomeBrew Channel and Bootmii
Read the Scam warning and press 1
It may take a minute or two for the "press 1" to appear- be patient
Install the HomeBrew Channel
Install Bootmii as Boot2(boot2 may not be available, IOS installs automatically)
Prepare the SD-card

Part 3- Make A NAND Backup (NOT Optional, do this,)

Load HBC, press -HOME-, launch Bootmii
Make a nand backup
Press Power, Power, Power, Reset, Reset (or use gc-controller)
Power = Right, Eject = Left, Reset = Select
Once the backup is complete, exit bootmii to HBC
Backup your Bootmii files to your PC
sd:bootmii
sd:nand.bin
sd:key.bin
*DO NOT LOSE THESE FILES*
If you want to load bootmii again at a later date, copy the bootmii folder back to sd:

Chapter 2- Hacking your wii
Read this Chapter 3 times, or more.
Format the sd-card!!! (not optional)
Yes, format the sd card, I mean it, backup everything to the pc and format it. Delete everything

Download Modpack Files
Requires a standard SD card, 1-2g scandisk is best. SDHC cards will not work
Have 350 free blocks of nand space
Read the guide at least 3 times.
Remove all GC controllers, GC memory cards, USB devices.
Don't lose power- Very important

Download the modpack for the region of your wii, or the region you wish your wii to be when your done. Be sure to download to right one.

Verify Checksums -very important
MAC users- you can use SuperSFV 1.2.zip
On your PC, navigate to your sd card
Run sd:md5summer.exe (this is run on your computer, not the wii)
Click "Verify Sums", Select "ModPack.md5"
All check sums should verify without error (very important)
Click "Verify Sums" again, Verify CIOS-PACK.md5, IOS Update.md5, and any others you have
All Checksums should verify without issue. Errors = Bad News, so try again