Comments on: Wii Hardware: Photos needed!

By: ToneEQ

ToneEQ — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 16:01:47 +0000

Hmm… maybe some sort of user-friendly hardware addition. That can bypass the fixed boot2v4, like a device that plugs in the gamecube memory slot. Just dreaming, but it would be good if BootMii could be installed as boot2 on EVERY Wii, not just the Wii’s that are over a year old.

By: ginaldi

ginaldi — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 22:35:04 +0000

Okay, found the boot2 version thanks to wiipowers Trucha Bug Restorer & found the comment about console ID & boot1 version here: http://hackmii.com/2009/02/bootmii-and-the-new-boot1/#comment-4277

Is there a way of seeing a version number for boot1? Or must I just assume that it’s v3, because BootMii can’t be installed as boot2 and/or the consoleID > 0600xxxx ?

Would be great if the BootMii compatibility checker could display or dump the info, before sending it through to hackmii.com

Anyway, I’ll try to make some time on the weekend to open the Wii for some pics & the PCB rev ID.

By: tompccs

tompccs — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 18:48:43 +0000

What will this information help towards?

By: Wack0

Wack0 — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 17:45:12 +0000

I would; but I’m afraid to open my Wii, I don’t want to brick it

By: ginaldi

ginaldi — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 17:13:03 +0000

Hi bushing,
my Wii was bought in jan ’09 and it’s boot1 prevents BootMii installation to boot2.
It’s a PAL with serial LEF1069…

I don’t mind opening it up to check the PCB rev ID, but what is the best/fastest/easiest way to check the consoleID, boot1 & boot2 versions?

Can’t use BootMii though, because I don’t have GC Pad & the IOS install doesn’t accept cycling through the menu options via the power button

By: Odb718

Odb718 — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 16:18:20 +0000

Guys, if any of you are taking pictures, make sure you use macro mode. It usually looks like a flower on the camera’s setting. It allows you to get very close without getting those blurry images.

By: Scorpei

Scorpei — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 11:00:05 +0000

I have a few C/RVL-CPU-01 boards (I think). The pics I have are pretty bad though (opening 1 this afternoon so I could retake a few pics), still interested in them?

By: pm_41

pm_41 — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 07:44:24 +0000

My Wii is an LU59 model. It has boot2 v3, cIOS249, and Trucha Bug (fakesigning) on 4.0U. Hope that helps!

By: diegoisawesome

diegoisawesome — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 20:56:41 +0000

If I did have the “unsoftmoddable” Wii, then I would gladly rip it apart and send a picture…
But I got mine used, and BootMii works, so I guess not.