Wii Softmod Tutorial for noobs like me

[dell_xps]

Cheers Draw, am itching to get cracking but the update is only 25% done or so, by the progress bar. Doh what a tit I am I've just noticed the same Q I asked was posed and answered at the top of this bloody page!

S

Correcto you can just go from 3.1 to 3.2 m8, instead of going to 3.4 then back to 3.2,or you could of left it at 3.1. just majority of appz would not run on 3.1, ie starfall, dvd m player etc etc, running backups will still run though.
HTH

[drawflex]

yeh... del's right.... i'll re-write the tutorial later for people with pre 3.2 firmwares... upgrading to 3.4 then down to 3.2 is fine though... but you can go straight to 3.2 with a slight change to the tutorial... anyhow 3.2 is the magic number

EDIT : Original tutorial changed slightly for older firmwares.

[Staminastan]

Aah well it's 85% done now... I may kibosh Wii hacking for the night and go for it tomorrow, I'll need summink to look forward to having gone back to work

[Staminastan]

...It worked! Huge thanks for the tutorial, Drawflex. Only comment I'll make is for me, step 3.2 (installing 3.2E) took about 40mins from clicking go until I got the all done message.

Gotta sleep now, 0800 start at work (first hour will be researching decent games I can now DL!) Big thanks again.

Stan

Update: I've found a fair few games... Quick Q while I have your attention - If all I want to do is play DLed games obtained via Newsgroups, is there any benefit installing a modchip vs softmodding?

[dell_xps]

...It worked! Huge thanks for the tutorial, Drawflex. Only comment I'll make is for me, step 3.2 (installing 3.2E) took about 40mins from clicking go until I got the all done message.

Gotta sleep now, 0800 start at work (first hour will be researching decent games I can now DL!) Big thanks again.

Stan

Update: I've found a fair few games... Quick Q while I have your attention - If all I want to do is play DLed games obtained via Newsgroups, is there any benefit installing a modchip vs softmodding?

None m8, you can do the exact same with a modchip as you can with soft modding it.
HTH

[malvec]

Cheers worked a treat

[drawflex]

no probs .

[bugaloo41]

Thanks guys . Just waiting on game d/l to make sure its worked.

[dell_xps]

Thanks guys . Just waiting on game d/l to make sure its worked.

Remember to use good media discs, ie verbatim, or tayio yuden, avoid memorex discs they suck big time with the soft mod hack, ok with chipped Wii's though.

[bugaloo41]

Dell use ritek dvds which have always been good for other uses. Can i play region free games now i assume - i installed the region free option on starfall?

[dell_xps]

Dell use ritek dvds which have always been good for other uses. Can i play region free games now i assume - i installed the region free option on starfall?

If you installed wiigator or whatever loader, press B as it's loading takes you into the options, select force NTSC I think it is m8, your good to go.

[thedog12]

good Tutorial

works fine

thanks

[zdowner]

Awesome this is very cool

[bugaloo41]

If you installed wiigator or whatever loader, press B as it's loading takes you into the options, select force NTSC I think it is m8, your good to go.

Cheers Dell. Have gamma backup loader works fine. Thanks for your help mate.

[dell_xps]

Cheers Dell. Have gamma backup loader works fine. Thanks for your help mate.

No problemo m8 !!