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Released 7/18/09 BootMiiBeta 3
Spoiler for BootMii Beta 3:
Released 5/27/09 BootMii beta 2
Spoiler for BootMii Beta 2:
FINALLY! After waiting for over a year Team Twiizers have released beta 1 of BootMii.
If you are a Wii user thinking of using BootMii should read everything and make sure you fully understand what your doing. If your not a Wii user you should read it any way because it's a good read. Enjoy
If you have not been following the HackMii blog, I have kept track of the entire thing and it can be found HERE or just go to http://hackmii.com
HackMii Wrote:BootMii beta 1
May 13th, 2009 by bushing · 41 Comments
Wee are proud to present HackMii Installer v0.1. This is one executable that can install the Homebrew Channel and DVDX on any Wii, with any System Menu version. It can be used with Comex’s BannerBomb on System Menu 4.0, or on our Twilight Hack on earlier versions, or through the Homebrew Channel or any other method to run homebrew software on your Wii.
For many people, that will be enough. For the intrepid or foolish, HackMii Installer v0.1 can install BootMii Beta 1 on your Wii, either in front of boot2 or as an IOS. Wee have put a lot of hard work into this software and believe it to be safe, but wee have only tested it on 10 Wiis. Wee have written it so that it does extensive sanity checking before installing; as a result, the first beta will probably refuse to install on some Wiis (instead of running the risk of a broken install).
Ideally, wee would find another 50-100 beta testers and have them test it out before releasing it to the world at large. Realistically, that doesn’t work; it’d land on gbafail in less time than it took us to compile it. Besides, wee’re not trying to make this a release for “the kool kids”; wee want the people out there who can help us test and improve it to try it so wee can make it universally compatible and safe.
So, wee’ll do it like this. Wee think BootMii is safe to install, but wee can’t promise there are no bugs in the installer. Once you do get it installed, many features are incomplete and most users won’t even know why they bothered to risk their console. For those who like to tinker, you’ll find an easy-to-use NAND backup/restore suite, a way to autoboot the HBC, and eventually a way to run arbitrary ARM or PPC code. You will also find bugs — none of which should harm your Wii, but they might be frustrating. Help us fix them.
To be perfectly clear — anyone can use this to install the Homebrew Channel and DVDX on their Wii. Most people can safely install BootMii/IOS on their Wii, but it’s not very useful. Many people can install BootMii/boot2, but an unforeseen bug could harm your Wii.
Please do not install BootMii unless you have been following our blog for a while and know what IOS is, what boot1 and boot2 are, etc. If you’re curious, you can try anyway, but if you can’t figure out how to work this thing you should probably wait for a future beta. Wee really don’t want to see epic threads with “tips” on installing — this thing is supposed to be self-explanatory, and if it won’t install for you, that’s a bug wee need to fix.
Known issues:
* BootMii may refuse to install on some Wiis. Wee ran into various errors in our sanity checks on about half of the consoles wee tried; wee have fixed all of those bugs, but there are probably more. The installer will write out an “installer.log” to SD; please email that log to beta_logs@bootmii.org so that wee can add support for your Wii in the next beta.
* Wee wrote MINI (our low-level replacement for IOS) from scratch; the SD code has some compatibility issues. Most cards (SD and SDHC) work; some will not be recognized at all when you try to boot from them (you’ll know this by the fact that your drive slot will flash). If this happens and you have a USBGecko, please capture the output and email it to the address above.
* Wee intend to eventually release source code for MINI and a sample PowerPC project than uses it, but those releases are not ready yet. This is a binary only release; your patience is appreciated.
The installer is available for download from http://bootmii.org. Please report bugs at http://bugs.hackmii.com. You can discuss this release in a moderated forum on http://forum.wiibrew.org, but wee will only permit posts that wee deem to be constructive in our efforts to improve our code.
Thanks go out to Nuke for donating the USBGeckos wee used for development, and Stan64 for donating a few to our testers.
FAQs: (will be updated periodically)
Q: Why won’t my wiimote sync in the BootMii menu?
A: Due to architectural limitations, wee can’t access the WiiMote. Use a GC controller or the Power/Reset buttons. See also http://bugs.hackmii.com/index.php?do=details&task_id=21
Q: Why do I have all of these bad blocks in my NAND?
A: The NAND Flash chips used in the Wii come with up to 80 bad blocks from the factory. This is normal.
Spoiler for MINI Source code:
Spoiler for BootMii Beta 1 README:
Spoiler for Video's of BootMii in action:
If you have not been following the HackMii blog, I have kept track of the entire thing and it can be found HERE or just go to hackmii.org
- Source: [BootMii.org] - Source: [HackMii.org] - Source: [WiiWare.org]
