Full Guide - ModMii Setup Tutorial and Walkthrough for Nintendo Wii (2024)

[@DenverGamer]

*Thank you to Xflak for his input on this video. Always follow your written guide, especially if you are doing different things than I am in this video. Thanks for watching!* *Comments from Xflak for this tutorial:* 1:00 - SD cards larger than 32gb work fine once formatted properly. There may be some limitations on size in official Nintendo functions but not homebrew. 1:36 - If the Wii was originally Korean and poorly region changed (not by ModMii) an official update will 003 brick it. If the console were region changed by ModMii an official update is safe, and updating to 4.3 using ModMii is always safe. 3:27 - ModMii is 100% open source so if it was doing something malicious it would be easy to spot (for the same reason though ModMii should only be downloaded from the official/trusted source, lest someone edits it. I've never come across a mirror that has been modified but still it could happen). 5:20 - When ModMii asks if this is the first time modding your Wii, you can always say yes even if it's not true, if they want to completely re-softmod a Wii that has already been modified (old mods will be overwritten). 5:43 - If ever the serial number sticker does not match the region in the Wii settings, use the one from the Wii settings and not the sticker 6:16 - Go with recommended system menu version, which isn't necessarily always 4.3 12:52 - You have bad blocks in your nand backup, they appear to go away during the verification procedure, but they actually don't, there are still some bad blocks. This is normal, a nand with zero bad blocks is rare, even brand new from the factory. It was more cost effective for Nintendo to permit a certain threshold of bad blocks than use a smaller nand with zero bad blocks 16:16 - I think it's important to note that the steps, including order of steps and what specific wads to install, may differ depending on your unique situation, and if there are any differences between their custom guide and the video, they should follow the guide.

[@xflakx4734]

Hi all! XFlak here (creator of ModMii)! I just wanted to say this is a great video, keep up the good work! I've said it before and will say it again, you have a voice that's made for radio! One additional comment, at around 5:30 when modmii asks for your current system menu version users should always answer honestly, no need to recommend 4.3 at this point. If you want to upgrade to 4.3 you can choose it later when asked for your desired system menu version. It is actually safer to upgrade to 4.3 using modmii than an official update as potential 003 bricks will be avoided (only a potential risk to formerly Korean Wii's that were poorly region changed) Checking the physical sticker for the serial # is a great way to quickly check if the wii was originally Korean. If originally Korean and it's not Korean in the settings an official update should be avoided (only safe if it was properly region changed/softmodded)

[@lgndkillr]

Hey @xflakx4734 you might be busy, but if you ever get a chance to see this. Have you ever encountered an issue with a wii not booting into or after you click on the letter bomb? I had it previously homebrewed with the classic letter bomb but removed everything previously since it was giving me issue with some wii games not launching. So i tried your method but so far its not booting into the homebrew installer.

[@GranDaddyEvil]

Sweet, I'm with you. Thanks for these videos in 2024. Revisiting yesteryears consoles just as of late and I was in need of updated material. You've got my follow. Thank you

[@DenverGamer]

Awesome!

[@hamzanaved2545]

Thanks for this amazing tutorial, I can't wait for the usb loader gx part

[@DenverGamer]

@@hamzanaved2545 dang I better get on it!!

[@hamzanaved2545]

@@DenverGamer :D

[@GoodwinsPlace]

Great guide. Really useful to see a step by step in this approach.

[@slipk0rvayne17]

amazing stuff! i have a wii fully modded but i love these video's

[@DenverGamer]

@@slipk0rvayne17 thanks so much! I'm really diving hard back into this!

[@truunicorn]

Just watched this video so I can help my friend buy the neccessary stuff to homebrew her Wii. It's going to be my first time doing it, and this was the only video I found that was so indepth! Will you make a video in the future discussing the best place to get WADs/games for the Wii after you've homebrewed it? Additional question, can still load DVDs normally into the Wii after homebrewing it? EDIT: I found a place to get game files, hope you make a video soon covering USB Loader GX and the supported file types with it as some of the files I found are ISO files and WBFS files.

[@DenverGamer]

@@truunicorn hey! I have a playlist called Wii Modding on my channel. It has USB Loader GX tutorial (a little old) and Nintendont. Also, I have a playlist called "Channel Forwarders", which has a bunch of wads too.

[@Sayntuezday]

Thank you, it worked im ready for the next step

[@DenverGamer]

@@Sayntuezday nice I have a playlist of all types of things you can do with your modded Wii

[@Sayntuezday]

@@DenverGamer you’re the greatest

[@DenverGamer]

@@Sayntuezday how can I be the greatest when you are the greatest?! Thank you so much for stopping by.

[@Icyisaac]

Yooo when is the video of downloading the games coming out. I just modded my Wii now I need help with the games plssssss.

[@ilovemybeard3394]

Question what kind of wireless router do you use to connect your Wii online?

[@DenverGamer]

@@ilovemybeard3394 I have a newer Xfinity, but I have to use an Ethernet cable because the new Xfinity routers do not support 802.11b/g

[@organiceffect]

MIND YOU, THE USB YOU USE MUST BE IN MBR TYPE PARTITION SINCE GPT PARTITION GIVES ERRORS IN MANY INSTANCES.

[@robincatteau6847]

Hi, everything worked well until 15:22 when I need to load YAWM I got a black screen and nothing happen I tried reseting the Wii 2-3 times but ends on the same result do you have encountered this problem ? For more info i have a 4.3E Wii and i set up the botmii like you except MAC and region Sorry for my english, it's not my native language :)

[@kaangumus1376]

Hello. Thanks for sharing.My English is bad, I hope i can explain my problem. I proceeded exactly the same, but it says 'failure' in the modmii wizard installation. It says cIOS 248,249,250,251 beta1 wad:missing.I'm stuck on the screen at 8:36 in the video. What should I do?Would be very glad if you could help me.

[@archangelmusic13]

my wii is modded with a chip, and plays burned discs straight from the menu,it shows up in the top left box. i dont need to go to the homebrew channel or anything. but i tried burning a wii iso to disc recently and now my wii doesnt play them anymore, the game doesnt even show up in the box menu.i havent done it in years so maybe im missing something i forgot. but simply burning the iso with imgburn doesnt make the game show up on my wii, i know the wii still works because i can play my old burned games still, so i dont know what step im missing.

[@jaxonkonig]

Hey chat so I followed step by step up to 10:14 um the bomb letter thing did nawt show up; I don’t understand what went wrong because like I said I followed everything exactly as you did 😓

[@DenverGamer]

@@jaxonkonig how long between the time you downloaded the files to the SD card and when you tried to mod the Wii?

[@jaxonkonig]

⁠@@DenverGamerI figured that might be the issue and I restarted the entire process; as soon as I finished downloading and copying everything I removed it and put it in my Wii, so not very long at all

[@deathpr00f777]

i had same problem. i have an older wii and also 3.4U. I put the sd card in - but went to the wii settings then to the "sd saveslot area" instead of the calendar. Loaded automatically.

[@mattteachescoolstuff9264]

Does that last step of installing those WADS include CIOS?

[@DenverGamer]

@@mattteachescoolstuff9264 yes, the cios' are installed as wads.-

[@mattteachescoolstuff9264]

Is there a way to remove bootmii as Boot2? It's kinda annoying to hit that screen every time.

[@josuerodriguesmedeirospb3733]

❤

[@jameslee7969]

Which sd card do I use for this the Wii one or regular one?

[@DenverGamer]

@@jameslee7969 Any SD card formatted to Fat32 file system

[@LifeOfSavannahAndParis]

I have the same issue and can't download the file either on my Windows... How do you unblock it so I can install it ? Thanks !

[@LifeOfSavannahAndParis]

Figured it out !! Thanks for the awesome video 😎

[@ramonicus0074]

Now what im finished but how do i see and or use gx loader

[@DenverGamer]

@@ramonicus0074 I have a video on it over on my channel. It's in the Wii modding playlist, it's a little old. Also check out the "Best Picture" video I did to get the best picture

[@DevontaeDunn-o4f]

keep getting a failure when i try to save to sd card

[@GoofyAhhGunman]

It says modmii is dangerous to download when I try to download

[@DenverGamer]

@@GoofyAhhGunman I go over that in the video.......

[@FilmTrekk]

Hey sorry, Priiloader does not show up in homebrew. Any ideas?

[@DenverGamer]

@@FilmTrekk what is showing up?

[@FilmTrekk]

@@DenverGamer No apps show up in homebrew, and every time I put my SD card in my computer to try again, the apps folder is gone.

[@DenverGamer]

@@FilmTrekk that is bizarre. Let me know if you figure out what is going on

[@anthonynugget701]

​@@FilmTrekk is ur sd card in lock mode

[@FilmTrekk]

@@DenverGamer Hey! I found out my SD card was corrupted so I did it on a brand new one and it worked! I legit could not find any forums about it lol

[@WhsWarrior92]

So I need some help, i click on U for usa when on modmii wizard, and then the screen wiiband where you tell it no disc and for it to use sd only doesn't pop up and goes to the 4.3 recommended screen.

[@DenverGamer]

Did you by any chance hit str2hax instead of Wilbrand?

[@WhsWarrior92]

I figured it out!​@@DenverGamer

[@DenverGamer]

@@WhsWarrior92 hey could you post the solution here for other people in case they come across the problem?

[@faithmarie3490]

How do I whitelist my google chrome ?

[@DenverGamer]

@@faithmarie3490You can either turn off safebrowsing or just go to the Google downloads page and tell it to resume downloading. It will be like, are you sure? Are you sure? ARE YOU SUUUUUURE???? 🙃

[@ducttapeboys]

really having a hard time with the usb loader cant get any games to go on there correctly

[@DenverGamer]

@@ducttapeboys I have a video on it in the playlist. Check out my channel and go to playlists and look for Wii Modding

[@ducttapeboys]

@@DenverGamer do you have a recently updated one, usb loader doesnt open up or load properly with a usb stick

[@DenverGamer]

@@ducttapeboys USB sticks can definitely be finicky. My tutorials is a little old. I need to get a new one out here in the next month or so.

[@ducttapeboys]

@@DenverGamer gotcha I got the usb loader to work, but I just can’t ever get the games that I downloaded from my pc to show up, only games I downloaded from the Wii discs

[@DenverGamer]

@@ducttapeboys ok what filesystem is the drive in? What format are the games in?

[@blankpages1622]

13:10 i pressed the reset button on the console and it started again, fml