You can probably use a homebrew application like the
WiiSCU to update just the Shop Channel. To access the Wii Shop Channel again, all that is needed is the newest version of the Shop Channel, along with the IOS that the new channel uses.
StartPatch allows you to apply various hacks to your System Menu. For example, it can remove the check that the System Menu has for the Twilight Hack, and allow the Twilight Hack to be used on the 4.3 System Menu. Personally though, I'm not too familiar with Priiloader or StartPatch. If possible, all that I would recommend is to install BootMii as boot2, and create/verify a NAND backup, before using a program like StartPatch. If you can't install as boot2, then install as an IOS, create/verify a NAND backup, and save that along with the keys that BootMii will generate for you.
Okay, I think I'll use the WiiSCU app. Thanks for the info. Are there any special instructions for using this app.? I didn't see any step-by-step instructions in the linked webpage.
Thanks.
UPDATE #1: Am I supposed to modify any of the IOS files? IOS61 only has the option of -trucha, should I do that? Also, what v. do I use for to update the Wii Shop Channel? I tried v. 25, but I got an error message about the http request being denied. How do I fix this problem?
Update #2: I checked the website and it says that v. 19 is the newest ver. of the Shop Channel. When I try to update the channel, it keeps saying Bad Hash for Download #1 (of 18). I tried doing it with IOS61 -trucha too, but I still got the same error message. Why isn't it working?
When you say "-trucha," that means that it is trying to install without the trucha/signing bug, right? If it's installing an unmodified IOS61 and Wii Shop Channel, then you shouldn't need any patched versions of IOS.
If WiiSCU doesn't work for you, maybe you can try something like
Dop-SHOP to download the updated version.
If you can't get any of those to work, then maybe try downloading the Shop Channel and IOS61 with the
NUS Downloader, and install those two files with a WAD Manager. This is what you would have to type in to download...
000000010000003D [v5661] - IOS61
0001000248414241 [v19] - Shop Channel
Just throwing this out there.
I'm trying to back out of hacks, and can't see a need for them in the future. Will 4.3 do any actual damage (Brick/corrupt etc.)? I have HBC (Newest update) installed via Bootmii/Hackmii (I forget which is which), and honestly don't mind losing it.
Is 4.3 a valid way to remove the HBC and return to a hackless wii?
The 4.3 System Menu shouldn't do any damage to your console, but there is always a slim chance of something happening when changes are made to a console.
As stated by dcx2, if your Homebrew Channel is updated to the latest version, then the 4.3 System Menu will not remove it. If you load the newest version of the HackMii Installer, you should have an option to delete the Homebrew Channel from your system. If you don't, then you can always remove it through the "Data Management" on your Wii console. You can read more about that from the site below...
http://www.nintendo.com/consumer/systems/wii/en_na/data.jsp#wiiDeleteThe newest version of the HackMii Installer requires that BootMii as an IOS be installed. Therefore, you should remove the Homebrew Channel first, followed by BootMii as IOS. Also, if you have BootMii as boot2, that would need to be uninstalled as well.
Alternatively, like dcx2 said, if you have an older version of boot2, updating to the latest version of boot2 should remove BootMii as well.
