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YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE IF YOU BRICK IT BY FOLLOWING THIS GUIDE. YOU HAVE
BEEN WARNED!

Changelog of the guide

v1
- Initial release

v1.1
- Included restoring IOS 36 (Thanks xzxero)

v.1.2
- Added Preloader

Explanation of this guide (please read)

This guide will set up your Wii for homebrew, brick protection (not all Wiis) and Wii and GC backup
loading. Make sure to follow all the steps if you want to successfully hack your Wii. Please post any
problems about the guide in this thread.

Before proceeding

What you need:

- a Wii (duh)
- an SD card with at least 1 GB if you want to backup your NAND with at least about 560 for the NAND
backup + the other homebrew on the SD card.
- a WiFi connection for your Wii
- a GameCube controller for GC backups (optional)
- patience

NOTE: Unplug ALL Gamecube memory cards and controllers (better compatibility with applications).

Installing the Homebrew Channel and Bootmii

Download:
BootMii (download the HackMii Installer)
Bannerbomb (download the abd6a version)

1) Extract the hackmii installer. Open the folder that was extracted and you will see a file named boot.elf.
Copy it to the SD card.

2) Extract abd6a.zip to the SD card.

4) Go to the SD Card Menu.

5) If it freezes download and extract another version of Bannerbomb. Once you got the correct file, it will
show Load boot.dol/elf? on the screen. Select yes. You'll be brought to the HackMii Installer scam alert
screen. Wait a few seconds and press 1 when it asks to.

6) The installer will tell you if you can: install BootMii as boot2 (the BEST brick protection there is) or as
IOS only (which offers no protection at all. Press A to continue.

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7) Install the HBC (follow the on screen instructions).

8) Go to Bootmii... and press A. You'll get another menu. If you can, install BootMii as boot2 (Best brick
protection) or otherwise as IOS (no brick protection).

NAND Backup

NOTE: make sure you have at least 1 GB SD card for this with at least 560 MB for the NAND backup
and other homebrew.

1) If you installed BootMii as boot2 switch on your Wii and use the Power button to navigate in the
BootMii menu and go over the last option in the menu and press Reset. Press Reset once your over the
option which is an arrow pointing to an SD card and the backup process will start.

2) Copy the nand.bin file from the SD to a safe place on your computer in case you screw up your Wii and
need to restore it.

3) Delete everything on the SD card.

NOTE: If you restore a backup everything you have done in between the backup and now will be lost
that's why I recommend doing a backup often or before trying something new with your Wii.

NOTE: If you installed bootmii as Boot2, the bootmii menu will appear every time you switch on your
Wii. If you don't want this, rename or move the bootmii folder on the SD card.

Setting up your SD card

1) Create a folder named "apps" at the root of your SD card. This is where all the homebrew will go.

Restoring the trucha bug

Download:
Trucha Bug Restorer
Any Title Deleter MOD

1) Extract the TBR folder to your apps folder and do the same for Any Title Deleter MOD.

2) Run the Trucha bug Restorer from the Homebrew Channel. Press B, wait till the text changes and press
1. Select Downgrade IOS 15. Select Download IOS from NUS twice. Press A when it asks. Once it has
finished you will be returned to the HBC.

3) Run TBR again. Select IOS 15 and press A, once the text changes press 1. Select the IOS 36 menu.
Make sure all the options are set to yes. Select Install patched IOS36. Select the option to Download from
NUS and press A. Once it has finished you will be returned to the HBC.

4) Run TBR one last time. Select IOS 36 (should be default) and press A , once the text changes press 1.
Choose Restore IOS15. Select the option to Download from NUS, press A. Once it has finished you will
be returned to the HBC.

5) Run Any Title Deleter MOD and select IOS 15 and press A. Navigate to System Titles and press A.
Find IOS 222, 223, 249, 250. Press A twice to uninstall them.

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Installing Waninkokos (249, 250) and Hermes (202, 222, 223) cIOS

Downloads:
Waninkokos cIOS
Hermes cIOS

1) Extract Waninkokos cIOS to the apps folder on the SD card. Now open it up rename cIOS38_rev14-
Installer.dol, to boot.dol.

2) Run the installer with the HBC, select IOS 36 and online installation. You have now successfully
installed Waninkokos cIOS.

3) Extract Hermes cIOS to the apps folder on the SD card/USB device

4) Run the installer with the HBC, use IOS 249.

5) Select cIOS 222, choose 38 merged 37. Once completed it will exit.

6) Run the installer again using IOS 249 again.

7) Select cIOS 223. In the menu, choose 38. Once completed it will exit.

8) Run the installer again using IOS 249 again.

9) Select cIOS 202. Now choose 38 merged 60. Once completed it will exit. You have now successfully
installed Hermes cIOS.

Playing WADs off SD card

Downloads:
Dop-IOS MOD

1) Run DOP-IOS. Go right till you see IOS70. Select yes for every option and install it. Reboot your Wii.

Installing Preloader

Downloads:
Preloader 0.30 phpgeek
hacks.ini

1) Extract the preloader_v0.30-phpgeek to the apps folder. Copy the hacks.ini to the root of your SD
card.

2) Run the installer and press + to install.

3) Guide to configure Preloader: Coming soon!!

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NOTE: to access Preloader simply keep Reset pressed when you switch on your Wii.

NOTE: Preloader will not protect you from every brick!!!

Installing cMIOS + application to use GameCube backups

NOTE: you will need a Gamecube controller in port 1 for this

Downloads:
GameCube Backup Launcher 0.2

1) Extract miospatcher and rungcbackup to the apps folder

2) Run the MIOS patcher, go to version 4. Now press X and then press A to install.

3) Run Gamecube backups from the app named GC Backup Launcher.

You now have a fully homebrew enabled Wii including the capability to run Wii games and GC games
(optional). And small brick protection for those who can't have BootMii as boot2.

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