At 10:00 BootMii shows a previoua screen first not shown here, with options to boot to Wii, HBC, SD or access settings. You need to access that settings, cog ⚙️ icon on using Power button on console to navigate to that.... And then you'll see the icons shown in the video here, to dump to SD
@oscarapple1365 I had same issue, it's the reset button! It previously restarted my console so didn't want to press it again but does work to select the cogs.
NOTE FOR LATEST VERSION: 1. For me, it didn't take me to the SD backup menu automatically in Modmii menu (so I selected the SD option myself) 2. For me, Power Button actually moved things and Reset button was the one that 'selected' things
Ok so, when it takes you to the menu this above comment says, you need to hit power till you are in settings. From there, select settings. Then it takes you to the backup screen in the video.
If at 8:14 it goes black make sure your date and time is correct down to the second. So if you think you put the time in right but it's half a minute behind it won't work!!!
@@woodymk7 same, but now when I try to go back to the sd card to start again, my wii turns off and I can't get it to turn back on without cutting the power.
@@michaelbini1103 Can confirm. The Power/Reset buttons are reversed. Also like Michael said, it's not on the backup menu. Scroll over to cogs to do the backup.
Freakin' awesome. I've been doing this all the manual way for years but this looks like it'll save some time, check my work, AND offer new options for me! I've got to get two of them modded up for friends and family this Christmas and I'm going to try this method this time.
@@abdulwahabvanreenen723 It did on 3 out of 4. One of the mods failed in some insidious way and I spent a dozen hours trying to figure out why it wasn't working the way that it should. Certain games would freeze during loading screens and I trouble shot every angle I could think of. I tried a couple different methods of remoding the console as well and the issue persisted so it may very well have just been an issue with the Wii. Either way, this method worked well and it's pretty streamlined as well as not needing a Wi-Fi connection for the Wii so I may continue to mod with mod mii in the future.
This was fantastic but is there an update/extended version of this video coming that teaches us to do all of the things we skipped? I don't know how to safely install themes for example. I'd like a followup guide of everything we can do (and how). Thank you!
I spent several weeks trying to find a video with an easy solution to mod my wii, now youtube recommends me this. Thanks youtube algorithm. I wish I knew about this method sooner it would have saved me a whole lot of trouble. Now that I have this I'm going to remodd/update my Wii.
"BootMii is controlled using the Start and Reset buttons on the face of the Nintendo Wii" actually means BootMii is controlled using the POWER and Reset buttons on the face of the Wii. You navigate by pressing Power and the Reset button is the ENTER button Also, I had to change the settings on my Wii to the current date to get the letterbomb to appear after inserting the SD card
At 10:05 he says press the start and reset buttons on the wii and every time I press reset it actually resets my console, also my menus does not look anything like his when I go to follow his next steps
So much easier than before, great tutorial thanks. Could you do a video on ps1 running on Wii? I've read playstation time crisis and other light gun games now run really well on it. Thanks
Hey Blaine. I appreciate you teaching us all how to unlock the full potential of our old consoles. I’m thinking of buying a Wii because I have some great memories with the console. Does this tutorial still work today? Or is there an updated version? Thanks ❤
And how did you do it? Because when I finally got it to show up in calendar and clicked on it nothing happened. It just re booted the wii. Re formatted and re tried steps again about 10xs with no luck. Not even showing in calendar
This was the only tutorial that I was able to use. Thank you. My Wii remote would reset when I would try to back up, not sure why maybe because I’m using a factory reset Wii with a brand new 32gb SD card
BootMii isn’t controlled with a Wii remote. You control it from the actual front of the Wii itself. You use the power button to switch between options, and the reset button to select them.
@@fletchforever82 I just seen your comment, just like the dude that replied after you it’s suppose to turn the remote off then you’ll just use the power button and reset button.
Hey big step that most people dont think about : your date and time need to be set properly for letterbomb to work. It's rare that it happens but it did to me once and it was a pain to figure out.
Watched many of your videos and found them to be very informative. Love the Wii and softmodded many of them connecting the Wii with a USB network device and use the letter bomb. One thing that I seen becoming very popular is getting the new $20 Walmart onn Android box and install Kodi for movies and retroarch for gaming. Could you do a full tutorial on that soon?
i keep getting stuck, my wii is 4.1 and i don't get any messages on the message board so cant continue with the mod. When i open the sd card from home menu everything crashes.
Very thorough and sussinct explanation of everything. I was/am curious if the USB Loader [skipped here] was the same as the USB Loader GX you showed in the recommended video. For the sake of slightly streamlining the process.
if you ever have the option of installing BootMii as boot2, choose this option over installing BootMii as IOS. Older Wiis should be able to do this because Nintendo's changes to boot2 can't patch it Nice to know that LEGO Indiana Jones hack is still a thing! I'll definitely need to update my Wii as I exploited it many years ago. I wonder if I can use my WBFS disk that I put all my games on, or if I need to re-copy them...
Whole process is working but not the backing up of the Wii system from boot me. It doesn’t let me use the controller and the only buttons on the Wii system is reset eject and power. Also it doesn’t show the back up options @10:08 it shows @10:37 screen and won’t let me select anything.
I was following right along up until the Install HackMe step (8:15). Nothing happens when I try to open that message. The screen acts like it's loading from the SD card, then just goes back to the main menu of the Wii. :(
I followed step by step and didn't work at all, all I get from that bomb message is straight back to the home screen and I followed word for word so either the guide is wrong or I missed something
Does this work with the black Wii? Because many years ago I tried it but it didn’t work and when I looked it up on internet it said I needed white controllers. And then I never tried it again (I was young so I didn’t had money to buy new controllers)
Is this jailbreak only for the Wii or is it also possible to do this with a VWii on the Wii U? Like this if you still own either a Wii or a Wii U in 2023! 2:10
Thanks in advance. Recently sold my Wii games because I was planning to hack my console. Some wii-mote centric games are just better on the console as opposed to emulation.
I'm doing this now and had to set through 2 backups cause the instructions said "hit reset 3 times" and as soon as I hit reset once it started the backup again 😅
I'm saving money to buy a WII and turn it into a retro gaming station, I know I could just do this on my computer but I just feel that it's way more cool to do it in a actual console
I added modmii 7.02 (by now) and during the installation I wasn’t prompted to add my MAC address. Didn’t work nothing happened when I inserted the fat32 SD on the Wii.
I have a Homebrew Nintendo DSi XL. Can I do anything with my Homebrew Nintendo Wii and the NDS? Can I put games on it from the Wii or use it as a controller.
I installed homebrew and GTX loader many years ago. I now want to install and play emulated games. the sd card that is in my wii that I used is 1GB, I am guessing its way too small for emulators and games. I have a use external hd that has my wii games on. Do I need to do the whole homebrew process again on a larger sd card? or is there a way around this? I have a 128gb SD card that is not used.
I tried 2 times but at the end it says 4 of 50 files are invalid/missing. There is a problem with downloading some of the required patches while creating the SD card.
@@spencerkirkby5803 I will but it will be on my other account I will comment here when it's uploaded. And idk how well I can walk you through it because mine is already jailbroken so I can't do all the steps again
I hacked my Wii the first year a hack was available, I chipped the console first but a guy I worked with had ways to get information and software extremely early via groups online. The hacks are easier and more customized these days. I had one of the first softmodded Wii's in the UK.
This One Hack Makes A Wii Play Games With No Discs ➡ th-cam.com/video/P3VM7PL22n4/w-d-xo.html
Pls do one for the bluebomb especially on the wii mini with Linux
We can still see your MAC at 4:56. Why blur out on the Wii itself?
Is this eatery than Letter bomb because is not
this was so much fun back in the day.
I love how you explain everything thats happening so that anybody with any problem can understand whats happening.
Did you have the same issue where your Wii will crash after opening the letter?
@@christopherd1656 make sure your system date and time is correct.
11:03 The A, Y, and Start commands are meant for Gamecube controllers, while +, -, and Home are for the Wiimotes!
Mine disconnected??
You have it backwards. Reset button is for select. Power button cycles the options.
thanks Tom
Was modding my wii and I saw this comment and it saved so much time! Thanks Tom.
thanks, was wondering why it wasn’t working
the reset button actually reset my wii, what should I try instead?
At 10:00 BootMii shows a previoua screen first not shown here, with options to boot to Wii, HBC, SD or access settings. You need to access that settings, cog ⚙️ icon on using Power button on console to navigate to that.... And then you'll see the icons shown in the video here, to dump to SD
thank you for this was so confused
How do I select it after it's highlighted?
@oscarapple1365 I had same issue, it's the reset button! It previously restarted my console so didn't want to press it again but does work to select the cogs.
Saved my life friend.
You the real MVP
NOTE FOR LATEST VERSION:
1. For me, it didn't take me to the SD backup menu automatically in Modmii menu (so I selected the SD option myself)
2. For me, Power Button actually moved things and Reset button was the one that 'selected' things
Excellent. Thanks for the update! :)
What option did you pick in the sd menu I don’t see a backup option
I didn’t get the screen to put in MAC address on version 4.1 u
@@blainelocklairYou should pin this because it literally makes people repeat the steps. You have the select and power button backwards
Ok so, when it takes you to the menu this above comment says, you need to hit power till you are in settings. From there, select settings. Then it takes you to the backup screen in the video.
If at 8:14 it goes black make sure your date and time is correct down to the second. So if you think you put the time in right but it's half a minute behind it won't work!!!
FYI under the most current version of BootMii, the Power/Reset buttons are reversed from what is described in the video.
just found this out the hard way lol
@@woodymk7 same, but now when I try to go back to the sd card to start again, my wii turns off and I can't get it to turn back on without cutting the power.
Yeah and the backup menu doesn't appear right away I kept restarting the wll
@@michaelbini1103 Can confirm. The Power/Reset buttons are reversed. Also like Michael said, it's not on the backup menu. Scroll over to cogs to do the backup.
thanks you a legend
make sure the date and time are correct on your Wii console for letterbomb to work
THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU
it didn't work for me😢
Thanks, you are the GOAT
@@coralbeef6615same
Freakin' awesome. I've been doing this all the manual way for years but this looks like it'll save some time, check my work, AND offer new options for me! I've got to get two of them modded up for friends and family this Christmas and I'm going to try this method this time.
Hey. Have you tried it and did it work?
@@abdulwahabvanreenen723 It did on 3 out of 4. One of the mods failed in some insidious way and I spent a dozen hours trying to figure out why it wasn't working the way that it should. Certain games would freeze during loading screens and I trouble shot every angle I could think of. I tried a couple different methods of remoding the console as well and the issue persisted so it may very well have just been an issue with the Wii. Either way, this method worked well and it's pretty streamlined as well as not needing a Wi-Fi connection for the Wii so I may continue to mod with mod mii in the future.
This was fantastic but is there an update/extended version of this video coming that teaches us to do all of the things we skipped? I don't know how to safely install themes for example. I'd like a followup guide of everything we can do (and how). Thank you!
I completed all of the steps and there wasn’t a message when I checked. How can i fix this?
I spent several weeks trying to find a video with an easy solution to mod my wii, now youtube recommends me this. Thanks youtube algorithm. I wish I knew about this method sooner it would have saved me a whole lot of trouble. Now that I have this I'm going to remodd/update my Wii.
Is it working?
"BootMii is controlled using the Start and Reset buttons on the face of the Nintendo Wii" actually means BootMii is controlled using the POWER and Reset buttons on the face of the Wii. You navigate by pressing Power and the Reset button is the ENTER button
Also, I had to change the settings on my Wii to the current date to get the letterbomb to appear after inserting the SD card
This guy can explain this to someone thats braindead. Hes so accurately and intelligently speaking his sentences
At 10:05 he says press the start and reset buttons on the wii and every time I press reset it actually resets my console, also my menus does not look anything like his when I go to follow his next steps
Just bought a wii and want to use it
Actually I believe it's power button to move between options then reset to select
I got to the part where you put the SD back in the Wii to click A on the message and it shows no messages on the Wii. Any advice?
I had the same problem and found out I formatted to exFat instead of FAT32
I had mine on fat32 but still shows the same nothing different
@@elrey974 have you tried switching from the current day to another and back?
Change the calendar on the Wii to your current date of today & it should pop up
@@Kaygothegamewait it might have been my cmos battery being out. I put it back and it worked
BROOOO. AT 4:57 I CAN SEE YOUR WHOLE MAC ADRESS!
At the 9:45 mark what button did you push to get to the next screen ?
8:07 I have a problem when i go to the wii message board the message doesn't appear. What i need to do? I missed something??
Check yesterday
@@goldenultra i dont have it
9:58 You can also plug in a gamecube controller and use that instead of using the face buttons 🙂
i did everything, i dudnt get a message to start the process on the wii console
me neither, not sure what to do next? please help, someone?
its seems that you have to use a specific sdcard, 2gb, formatted to fat32, and it cannot be SDHC, SDXC, or SDUC type, only plain old sdcards work
it works for me with wii-brand sdcard, 2gb
Great tutorial as always!
Thank you for your kind words! :)
I can’t believe motion control died with the Wii i loved it and wish they continued to develop that tech
It didnt die, the Switch has motion controls too.
@@Maverick.D. Yeah, but when was the last time you used motion controls on the Switch?
Oh man… me too. Nintendo are real pioneers with consoles and always have been.
@@Hurriedimpgamesagreed… I only use it for ringfit, which now never.
@@Hurriedimpgames I think the Skyward Sword HD release. I kind of see your point though...
I've successfully used this twice so far. Thanks Blaine!
So much easier than before, great tutorial thanks. Could you do a video on ps1 running on Wii? I've read playstation time crisis and other light gun games now run really well on it. Thanks
You are the man!! Great way of talking as well keep up the great work!
Hey Blaine. I appreciate you teaching us all how to unlock the full potential of our old consoles. I’m thinking of buying a Wii because I have some great memories with the console. Does this tutorial still work today? Or is there an updated version? Thanks ❤
Thank you for your kind words! And yes, it's still good to go. :)
Every time I got to access the files from the messages tab it just boots back to the wii menu, any help?
What if my wii is modded but wsnt to add more games is it just as easy? Really want some newer games 😕
Followed perfectly it’s all on my Wii , but the controller won’t connect on the menu for boot mii
use power button to shuffle thru options and reset button to choose option
great video i have my Wii fully modded... still working on my 2DSXL
And how did you do it? Because when I finally got it to show up in calendar and clicked on it nothing happened. It just re booted the wii. Re formatted and re tried steps again about 10xs with no luck. Not even showing in calendar
worked for me. Great tutorial
This was the only tutorial that I was able to use. Thank you. My Wii remote would reset when I would try to back up, not sure why maybe because I’m using a factory reset Wii with a brand new 32gb SD card
This is what mine is doing. Just keeps disconnecting after bootmii . How have you got it working?
BootMii isn’t controlled with a Wii remote. You control it from the actual front of the Wii itself. You use the power button to switch between options, and the reset button to select them.
@@fletchforever82 I just seen your comment, just like the dude that replied after you it’s suppose to turn the remote off then you’ll just use the power button and reset button.
Hey big step that most people dont think about : your date and time need to be set properly for letterbomb to work.
It's rare that it happens but it did to me once and it was a pain to figure out.
just had this happen to me ty for the comment lol
Yeah, this just happened to me and now I'm not sure how to proceed.
Thanks for that! I was getting a black screen after clicking the letter bomb.
didnt work
What should the time and date be?
Watched many of your videos and found them to be very informative. Love the Wii and softmodded many of them connecting the Wii with a USB network device and use the letter bomb.
One thing that I seen becoming very popular is getting the new $20 Walmart onn Android box and install Kodi for movies and retroarch for gaming. Could you do a full tutorial on that soon?
Thats definitely how ill do it next time doing the CIOS files always felt like I'd mess it up.
no matter how hard i try and follow all the steps exactly I can't find the letter bomb. The date on the wii is correct. Any suggestions?
thanks I got there with the str2hax method in the end - thanks for the excellent tutorials
You hid the MAC on the Wii but not during the input in the MODMii program. Just a heads up if you were trying to keep that private
That address is pointless anyway on a console that is offline 99,9% of the time nowadays
@@Qwerty10254They can't be used for hacking anyways. They are just an identifier for the device.
My antivirus goes crazy when I click the Modmii link. Should I be worried?
It’s just the type of file it’s all legit
Well Igues theres nothing to stop my modding my WII now. Thanks for sharing this method
You're welcome! Go for it! A modded Wii is a real gem.
i keep getting stuck, my wii is 4.1 and i don't get any messages on the message board so cant continue with the mod. When i open the sd card from home menu everything crashes.
me too but on v4.3
8:10 the envelope didn’t show up?
when I selected the message with the a button it just rebooted the system and that's it. I need help!
Now where to find games to put on the SD card
Think this only works for US versions doesn't give the option for Mac address for Euro/Pal versions
i did for my wii v4.3E
but it did not for my Wii 4.2E
something to do with versions maybe
What happens if the letter bomb is not in the messages ?? I have the SD card in FAT32 and properly downloaded mod mii
wait few seconds on the yesterdays message page. eventually it will pop up
@@susiswuschur the goat
9:08 I got two options. “Install bootmii as boot2” and “install bootmii as ios” which one do I pick?
you dont have to do all this extra stuff you just have to change your dns to a specific number and go to a setting so it can be done with just wii
Awesome videos. Thanks a lot!
So I did everything, yet “launch bootmii at 9:54 doesn’t show up for me…
Can I use a MacBook or do I need a windows pc?
Very thorough and sussinct explanation of everything. I was/am curious if the USB Loader [skipped here] was the same as the USB Loader GX you showed in the recommended video. For the sake of slightly streamlining the process.
They have same function
I tried the USB Loader GX and it is very glitchy.
Once selecting the message in the message center, my WII screen goes black and the tv says there is no connection.
What a bless... just picked up a lot, this will come handy
thanks worked like a charm and so so easy many thanks for a great video.
if you ever have the option of installing BootMii as boot2, choose this option over installing BootMii as IOS. Older Wiis should be able to do this because Nintendo's changes to boot2 can't patch it
Nice to know that LEGO Indiana Jones hack is still a thing! I'll definitely need to update my Wii as I exploited it many years ago. I wonder if I can use my WBFS disk that I put all my games on, or if I need to re-copy them...
I accidentally pressed reset at 10:00 and now there’s just a black screen and the blue light in the disk tray is blinking 😬
Great video greetings from Peru
why does it say upon scanning with Bitdefender that the modmiiinstaller.exe has a trojankdj file in it?
Whole process is working but not the backing up of the Wii system from boot me. It doesn’t let me use the controller and the only buttons on the Wii system is reset eject and power. Also it doesn’t show the back up options @10:08 it shows @10:37 screen and won’t let me select anything.
Use the power button to scroll to the settings option ( the gears) then hit reset to select it, that will take you to the menu you need
@@tRaInWrEcK4751you can use gamecube controllers that’s what i did
Will this work if the SD card i use has Bitlocker on it? I have been trying to do this for a while now and it wont even show up in my message board
I was following right along up until the Install HackMe step (8:15). Nothing happens when I try to open that message. The screen acts like it's loading from the SD card, then just goes back to the main menu of the Wii. :(
Derp! I Figured it out. I somehow managed to toggle the lock switch on my SD card between removing it from my laptop and placing it in my Wii.
I followed step by step and didn't work at all, all I get from that bomb message is straight back to the home screen and I followed word for word so either the guide is wrong or I missed something
Your SD card might be locked. I have a small piece of clear tape on mine to keep the lock from sliding when I put it in the front of the Wii.
I have two Wiis... I'll probably try this on one of them.
Thanks!
i dont get the mail once i started my wii
Any fix?
Make sure ur date is correct
Does this work with the black Wii? Because many years ago I tried it but it didn’t work and when I looked it up on internet it said I needed white controllers. And then I never tried it again (I was young so I didn’t had money to buy new controllers)
Any Wii can be soft modded these days I'm pretty confident
@@uponeric36 oh yea it worked!
Is this jailbreak only for the Wii or is it also possible to do this with a VWii on the Wii U? Like this if you still own either a Wii or a Wii U in 2023! 2:10
Forgive me for asking. But does the wii need an active internet connection for this to work?
I'm pretty sure it does, either way I would recommend connecting it to the Internet just in case.
Thanks in advance. Recently sold my Wii games because I was planning to hack my console. Some wii-mote centric games are just better on the console as opposed to emulation.
Whats the difference between this way of modding and the other past ways of doing it?
8:08 I selected the message and my wii stopped with signal. Turning it off fixed this but idk if I should keep going
Im stuck with bootmii
I have the black screen/flashing drive issue, but all the files are there, and ive reinstalled so many times
I'm doing this now and had to set through 2 backups cause the instructions said "hit reset 3 times" and as soon as I hit reset once it started the backup again 😅
I'm saving money to buy a WII and turn it into a retro gaming station, I know I could just do this on my computer but I just feel that it's way more cool to do it in a actual console
Whats the largest sd card it can handle? Can i put wii games and retro games etc? Thanks
I added modmii 7.02 (by now) and during the installation I wasn’t prompted to add my MAC address. Didn’t work nothing happened when I inserted the fat32 SD on the Wii.
I have a Homebrew Nintendo DSi XL. Can I do anything with my Homebrew Nintendo Wii and the NDS? Can I put games on it from the Wii or use it as a controller.
Can someone explain the point of the programs and the benefit of it? Legit question. Thank you.
Well, that’s for you to look into, he is legally only allowed to give a tutorial.. he can’t show you what you can access
@@Clipfartt gotcha. Ty
Love your videos! Question: So all steps followed but i do not have anything in the message board once logged into the wii? Anyone else.
I installed homebrew and GTX loader many years ago. I now want to install and play emulated games.
the sd card that is in my wii that I used is 1GB, I am guessing its way too small for emulators and games.
I have a use external hd that has my wii games on.
Do I need to do the whole homebrew process again on a larger sd card? or is there a way around this? I have a 128gb SD card that is not used.
I tried 2 times but at the end it says 4 of 50 files are invalid/missing. There is a problem with downloading some of the required patches while creating the SD card.
did you find a solution to the problem?
So easy to follow this guy is the master of tutorials
Anyone else controller keep turning off during the 10:08 step
yes
still need help ?
i tried this and it didnt work i got stuck at the scam waring message and when the press 1 logo showed up nothing happenes when i actually press it
Hello guys my wii just restarts after clicking on the letter bomb. Have i done something wrong?
Your SD card might be locked. I have a small piece of clear tape on mine to keep the lock from sliding when I put it in the front of the Wii.
So when I go to messages and click on the bomb..i dont get a message pop up, it takes me straight to the wii home menu. Any suggestions?
Same. And when I re formatted the sd to fat32 now it doesn't show up at all and I've tried like 10xs
Same
@@acewilderCDN I know a method to do it super easy. I might make a video on it
@@TheSaltyyOGplease do been trying to get this to work for 4 hours
@@spencerkirkby5803 I will but it will be on my other account I will comment here when it's uploaded. And idk how well I can walk you through it because mine is already jailbroken so I can't do all the steps again
Palmetto Gaming?!? I love that store. Shoutout to Summerville, SC!
The new YEWM is so nice. I remember modding my Wii back in the day with the super smash bros game.
Just press home button to go back… to home
hello i just bought a wii today and wanted to mod it and my antivirus detected the mod mii as a virus and i cant mod it now :(
You can definitely bypass this
@@sting5956 yeah i bypassed it like the second day or two after this comment
I don't get the message icon
same have you found a fix yet?
Smooth and easy. Thanks!
I hacked my Wii the first year a hack was available, I chipped the console first but a guy I worked with had ways to get information and software extremely early via groups online.
The hacks are easier and more customized these days.
I had one of the first softmodded Wii's in the UK.
Does this work on an old modded Wii?
If I want to install WADs to my Wii how will this process change/affect it. How do I install WADs using this process without bricking my console?
This worked great for me with the SD card, but can this also work with just the USB drive?
when i select the green letter it throws me back to the main menu
me too! did you find a solution?
@@elephrain I managed to complete the mod process but i wasn't able to do the backup of system, i did it without doing a backup
I just did this on a new wii and the power button and reset button were switched at some point.