System Menu 4.2 - DO NOT UPDATE!

[111]

I've been gone for awhile, but I have one question, in regard to BootMii as boot2 (don't remember exactly how it works)...

Since they update boot2 to 'boot2v4', BootMii will be overwritten for anyone who has it installed as boot2.  Since they did this, does it make it basically impossible for anyone to install BootMii as boot2 if they updated to 4.2, or does the exploit to install BootMii as boot2 exist in boot1, and therefore, Nintendo cannot patch it?

[Jose_Gallardo]

This is what I first thought of when I saw the 4.2 update log:

[warioman77]

This is what I first thought of when I saw the 4.2 update log:

ROFL

[Mr.Moto]

On the Wiibrew page it mentions that the Shop Channel has been updated. Does that mean it can't be accessed without updating to 4.2?

no u can update the shop channel without up dating to 4.2 just go into the shop channel click on update ur shop channel

[Yoshi52]

Hey, my friend just told me all his HomeBrew stuff disappeared when Nintendo sent the 4.2 Message... And he says he never updated to 4.2. You think they got Auto-Updates to work or maybe he updated without noticing?

[justin28]

Will their be a hack to get into the wii shop channel again as i can't access it without updating.Will someone be releasing an updater so you can access the wii shop channel.

[PhoenixTank]

On the Wiibrew page it mentions that the Shop Channel has been updated. Does that mean it can't be accessed without updating to 4.2?

no u can update the shop channel without up dating to 4.2 just go into the shop channel click on update ur shop channel

What? :|
http://wiibrew.org/wiki/WiiSCU
Use WiiSCU to update the shop channel.

[justin28]

I have had a look on the hackmii website and this is what it says We are currently testing an updated version of the HackMii Installer, which will be able to reinstall the Homebrew Channel, DVDX and BootMii

[warioman77]

I have had a look on the hackmii website and this is what it says We are currently testing an updated version of the HackMii Installer, which will be able to reinstall the Homebrew Channel, DVDX and BootMii

On that same site, comex says a new Bannerbomb will also be coming out!
just wanted everyone to know that.

[Jassim]

there are people who dont even do homebrew or have their wiis chipped who got a nice brick simply by updating thanks to nintendos new crappy boot2. nintendos just deleting them on their forums and pretending nothings happening

[WiiPower]

there are people who dont even do homebrew or have their wiis chipped who got a nice brick simply by updating thanks to nintendos new crappy boot2. nintendos just deleting them on their forums and pretending nothings happening

It's not the boot2 that is crappy, it's the used method to update it. It's far from nice if nintendo really deletes forum posts about bricks.


Anyways, Gecko OS needs an update. Gecko OS uses IOS249 if that's found, on 4.2 Wiis there's an IOS249, so Gecko OS crashes because of this. It's nothing critical, but to me it has to be fixed eventually.

[BahamutLagoon]

On the Wiibrew page it mentions that the Shop Channel has been updated. Does that mean it can't be accessed without updating to 4.2?

no u can update the shop channel without up dating to 4.2 just go into the shop channel click on update ur shop channel

What? :|
http://wiibrew.org/wiki/WiiSCU
Use WiiSCU to update the shop channel.

Well I used that and it still shows I need to get an update to access the Shop Channel.
Post Merge: September 30, 2009, 07:47:15 PMOk, I found a solution for the Shop Channel for those interested. Go here: http://wiibrew.org/wiki/Wii_Shop_and_IOS61_installer and follow the directions under "4.2 Shop Channel."

[Jassim]

nintendo  really dont think do they, they wanna go from A to B without even planning it properly.

mistake number 1: putting so much effort into making an update that officially kills ALL homebrew (almost, if not all) without even adding a new feature, e.g in 4.0 they added the sd menu which made lots of people turn away from homebrew and just update to get that cos they couldnt bare not having that. (most regretted it but it was clever to add that along with the homebrew killing) this time they added nothing, so erm... why update?(you cant always rely on annoying younger siblings, and even they arent that dumb [most of the time])

mistake number 2: faulty update, if their gonna rush into releasing an update asap, i bet they released this update like 2 days after the final thing was finished, they probably didnt even test or check over etc. good luck in court.

mistake number 3 is the worst: blocking people from using the shop channel if they dont update, thats just stupidity beyong belief. its basically telling everyone: sorry folks you cant buy from our shop channel without updating, but not to worry homebrewers cos if you really dont wanna update and still want vc/ww games then all you have to do is PIRATE THEM!! EASY EH!YOU DONT EVEN LOSE MONEY FOR IT, ITS COMPLETELY FREE or you could update without getting any extra features other than your homebrew channel removed while putting you nintendo wii on stake (dont worry the worst that can happen is if you brick it during the update, basically means you cant use it anymore, but its worth it cos then youll be able to buy from our shop channel) and access our shop channel. the choice is yours.

[Rydia3667]

Gecko Os 1.9.2 will not load so you know

[warioman77]

some good news and bad news(if you haven't already heard).

Good News: HackMii installerv0.5 is here

It has a new exploit to enable (un-)installation of all components on fully updated Wiis.
Also fixes hangs on some setups (they’re all related to retarded IOS patches).

also comes with the following(credit to HackMii blog and WiiBrew):

BootMii beta 4 (v1.1):

Properly write the keys to nand.bin.
This fixes the “NAND dump is from another Wii” issue on restoring beta 3 backups. If you don’t know how to fix those dumps, you have to backup the NAND again. Dumps from all other versions are not affected.

The Homebrew Channel v1.0.5:

Faster startup.

Prefer boot.elf over boot.dol when launching apps.

New shiny fonts, tweaked to the last subpixel.

Widescreen support.
If your Wii is set to 16:9 in the system menu options, HBC won’t strech the picture like it did on older versions. Unfortunately the fonts might look a little weird then, it really depends on the used display unit. Blame the lack of true widescreen support on the Wii for that.

Grid view.
Hit 2/Y while browsing applications to switch between the old and the new view. This shows 4 columns on 16:9 setups, 4:3 users only get 3.

Device hot-plugging.
You can remove and insert devices (front SD slot, USB mass storage, and SDGecko in both slots) at all times now without reloading HBC.
To change to another device, hit 1/X to bring up a simple option dialog.

Application sort order.
You can now choose how to sort the shown entries. Current options: either by the name or by the release date.
Note that for the latter sort order a valid release_date tag has to be present in the meta.xml file.
Again, hit 1/X for the options dialog to set this.

wiiload overhaul.
On-the-fly compression: Uploaded files are automatically compressed on PC side: This makes it way faster, especially on bigger files. ScummVM, anyone?
Improved USBGecko support: Faster uploads, and you don’t have to stop reading debug messages from the device while uploading files.
libftdi support: Because ftdi-sio fails, especially on OSX.
Note: Because of these improvements, older wiiload version and 3rd party upload clients are incompatible. Use the bundled v0.5, binaries and source code are included.
Basic application management.
To add apps: Just wiiload a ZIP archive, it will then get extracted to the active device. The ZIP file must be structured in a certain way, check this description for the details. To delete apps: There’s a new button on the application dialog.
To delete apps: There’s a new button on the application dialog.

DVDX 2.0:
Allow PPC side hardware access.
Also known as the magic HW_AHBPROT register.
TMD version bumped to 2, in case anyone needs to check for e.g. HW_AHBPROT.

get the installer here: http://bootmii.org/download

bad news: i still advise not to update to 4.2. (Wii Brew said so) (i'm only restating this for any non-members of this fourm who are reading this)

According to bushing, "The [boot 2 update] code [from Ninty] is so buggy that we decided to write our own for the HackMii installer." There are some people who are bricking their Wii as a result of doing a standard update, whether or not they had hacks before they updated. It is therefore highly recommended that you at the very least do not upgrade through Nintendo.

plus i learned from the Gecko fourms that Gecko 1.9.2 will not load on 4.2

so i suggest using the online update feature on your homebrew channel to upgrade to 1.0.5.

again DO NOT UPDATE YOUR WII THROUGH NINTENDO!!!!!!!!!!!!!

YOU'VE BEEN WARNED!