Wii 4.2E softmod tutorial. Easy to follow guide.

[dell_xps]

No probs my precious, couldn't resit Frodo.

[adewii]

Please note I have modified my 4.2 hacking methods. Any Title Deleter and Trucha bug restorer are no longer used. GP DOP-IOS MOD now does the jobs of both applications in one and also makes the process much easier with less user input, so less chances of making mistakes.

Dell> You may want to change the link for the complete4_2.zip as the one you link too is now out of date and tutorial on my page will make no sense to anyone downloading the older version.

Thanks

[dell_xps]

Please note I have modified my 4.2 hacking methods. Any Title Deleter and Trucha bug restorer are no longer used. GP DOP-IOS MOD now does the jobs of both applications in one and also makes the process much easier with less user input, so less chances of making mistakes.

Dell> You may want to change the link for the complete4_2.zip as the one you link too is now out of date and tutorial on my page will make no sense to anyone downloading the older version.

Thanks

No probs AdeWii, cheers for the update m8.
Dell_XPS

[dazace]

problems

hi everyone. I did everything on the tuts and all install ok. But when using uloader with a game it starts the disk graphic spinning and lists the game. Click load game and throws up an error 'error using loader : 3'. Any body got any idea.

[bigjohncarew]

Awesoem stuff but hitting problems

Hey peeps , thanks for this post its geat , im a silly newbie getting stuck all the time , i was going round in circles with tutorials on other web sites untill i came to this so far seems ok , i have 2 problems the cIOS249-v14.wad didnt load propery says error ? what will this effect if anything ?no matter how many times i try wont work , also when i try load my downloaded isos to my hard drive o to mem stick eventhough i have enough fee room it says not enough room, eh? i can put other thinsg movies mp3 ect on there , is thee something i hae to do to the wii iso first? sorry im totally new to this and havent used a gmaes consloe for a few years, thanks peopel this is a sweet forum!

[bigjohncarew]

oh and this too

when i go to back up my nand i go to the launch bootmii and it just freezes goes black screen , i dont understand this as when i tied a previous method to mod it would get a bit further before it stuffed up , i have to yank the chord out the back to get it back its a pain as i dont know what im doing to well i want to make sure im doing it safely . Ahhh i hate not understanding things!

[Raccoon]

Hello again!

Got my Wii today and started moding right away. Everything worked great and it reads USB HD with ease!
Read somewhere else that you should turn off the power saving mode on the HDD to prevent Wii from freeze during games. Don?t know how to do that though.

But I have a question about playing original DVD?s. When I insert a DVD shouldn?t there pop up a game icon in the Wii menu? I have to start uLoader and then choose to play DVD by pressing 2. Is that correct?

Thanks again for the great tutorial.

[Raccoon]

Oh and a few more questions:

I?m unable to copy the nand.bin file to my PC, any others with the same problem, should I worry?

Do I always have to have the SD card plugged in to run games from USB device.
Which files must be on the SD card and are there files that shouldn?t be left there?

[Raccoon]

In uLoader there are small squares with the games name and a "?" is it possible to get a cover picture instead and how is that done?

[JockeGbg]

Here you can see how to download covers.

HOWTO: uLoader basics. Including parental controls. Ade's Softmodding Wii blog

[Raccoon]

That was a good site, will check out how to do it later today. The kids don?t know we got at Wii yet so it will be a surprise later today and then I will be able to fuss around.

Btw is gbg a short for G?teborg?

[shortyball]

Fantastic guide, much appreciated the effort. Just got my new black wii all modded, just need a new external drive now.

[JockeGbg]

Btw is gbg a short for G?teborg?

Yes!

[Raccoon]

Yes!

G?tt ? h?ra!
Bor ett par mil s?der om GBG.

[adewii]

No probs AdeWii, cheers for the update m8.
Dell_XPS

Sorry mate, updated again to include the old method as well as the new method (Method A, Method B) for those having issues with GP DOP-IOS.

For those that need help before Dell gets chance to update the OP, the details and yet again updated zip file can be found here

Also for those that would rather use DVD loading over USB loading but have newer Wii consoles, it might be worth knowing that as of uLoader 3.5 (current version is 3.6A) external USB DVD drives can be identified. I haven't tested this so cannot confirm if all external DVD drives are recognised.

I would still favour the USB drive over DVD any day, but this may be a stop gap for those who cannot afford or find a compatible external hard drive. (although the price difference is probably not that much, you can pick up an external 250GB drive for less than ?50 these days.)