[b:2xku392k][u:2xku392k]Description:[/u:2xku392k][/b:2xku392k]
This guide will prepare your NTSC USA Wii to be able to use a USB Loader so that you can play Wii games from an external HD.

[color=#FF0000:2xku392k][b:2xku392k][u:2xku392k]Attention:[/u:2xku392k][/b:2xku392k]
[b:2xku392k]Do not attempt to use this guide on a Wii that is set up for another region, e.g. PAL/JPN/KOR.[/b:2xku392k]
[b:2xku392k]Do not attempt to use this guide on a Wii with a serial number that begins with LU64 or LU65.[/b:2xku392k][/color:2xku392k]

[b:2xku392k][u:2xku392k]Requirements:[/u:2xku392k][/b:2xku392k]
Wii with any System Menu version
1x SD card - 1GB-2GB in size

[b:2xku392k][u:2xku392k]The Guide:[/u:2xku392k][/b:2xku392k]

01. Move everything off of your SD card so that it is empty.
02. Download the attached files and unrar them.
03. Copy the contents of the SD folder onto your SD card.  The layout of the SD card should be like so:
[code:2xku392k]SD&#58;\
   apps
   wad
   boot&#46;dol
   hacks&#46;ini
   IOS36-64-v1042&#46;wad[/code:2xku392k]
04. Insert the SD card into your Wii and power it on.
05. On the main menu, click on the Wii circle at the bottom left, then go into [b:2xku392k]Data Management[/b:2xku392k], then [b:2xku392k]Channels[/b:2xku392k], and then click on the [b:2xku392k]SD Card[/b:2xku392k] tab at the top right.  Click [b:2xku392k]Yes[/b:2xku392k] when it asks &quot;Load boot.dol/elf?&quot;.  This step is what is called the [b:2xku392k]BannerBomb[/b:2xku392k] exploit which allows you to run any homebrew application file named [b:2xku392k]boot.dol[/b:2xku392k] or [b:2xku392k]boot.elf[/b:2xku392k] that is stored in the root of your SD card.  The [b:2xku392k]boot.elf[/b:2xku392k] file that I have prepared in the attachment is the [b:2xku392k]BootMii[/b:2xku392k] installer.  With the [b:2xku392k]BootMii[/b:2xku392k] installer, you can install both [b:2xku392k]BootMii[/b:2xku392k] &amp; [b:2xku392k]Homebrew Channel v1.0.2[/b:2xku392k].  When the [b:2xku392k]BootMii[/b:2xku392k] installer starts press the 1 button on the Wii remote when prompted to.  The next screen will show the test results on what can be installed.

[color=#FF0000:2xku392k][b:2xku392k]PLEASE NOTE:[/b:2xku392k][/color:2xku392k] If the [b:2xku392k]BootMii[/b:2xku392k] option displays &quot;[color=#008000:2xku392k]Can be installed[/color:2xku392k]&quot;, then it will be installed into the boot2 section of the Wii's NAND, which is the only way for you to have 100% brick protection.  If it displays anything different, then please contact me.  When [b:2xku392k]BootMii[/b:2xku392k] is installed into boot2 (which is like the boot sector of a hard drive), no matter what you do to your Wii you will be able to restore from a NAND backup, which we will be performing 1st before we attempt any other modifications in this guide.

If the [b:2xku392k]BootMii[/b:2xku392k] option displays &quot;[color=#008000:2xku392k]Can be installed[/color:2xku392k]&quot;, you may proceed with this guide.  Press A on the Wii remote to continue.  If you already have the Homebrew Channel installed on your Wii, then use the Up button on the remote and select &quot;[b:2xku392k]Uninstall The Homebew Channel[/b:2xku392k]&quot; and press A.  Arrow up to &quot;[b:2xku392k]Yes, continue[/b:2xku392k]&quot; and press A, and then press A to continue when it says [color=#008000:2xku392k]success[/color:2xku392k].  Then select &quot;[b:2xku392k]Install The Homebrew Channel[/b:2xku392k]&quot; and press A, and then press A to contine when it says [color=#008000:2xku392k]success[/color:2xku392k].  You now have the [b:2xku392k]Homebrew Channel v1.0.2[/b:2xku392k] installed.

Now go down to &quot;[b:2xku392k]BootMii...[/b:2xku392k]&quot; and press A.  Then choose &quot;[b:2xku392k]Install BootMii as boot2[/b:2xku392k]&quot; and press A, arrow up to &quot;[b:2xku392k]Yes, continue[/b:2xku392k]&quot; and press A, and then press A to continue.  Then choose &quot;[b:2xku392k]Install BootMii as IOS[/b:2xku392k]&quot; and press A, arrow up to &quot;[b:2xku392k]Yes, continue[/b:2xku392k]&quot; and press A, and then press A to continue.  Then choose &quot;[b:2xku392k]Prepare a SD card[/b:2xku392k]&quot; and press A, arrow up to &quot;[b:2xku392k]Yes, continue[/b:2xku392k]&quot; and press A, and then press A to continue.  If any of these 3 do not say &quot;&quot;[color=#008000:2xku392k]success[/color:2xku392k]&quot;, then please contact me, otherwise continue.  Now select &quot;[b:2xku392k]Return to the main menu[/b:2xku392k]&quot; and press A, and then select &quot;[b:2xku392k]Exit[/b:2xku392k]&quot; and press A.

06. Now power off the Wii and then turn it back on.  The Wii will now boot into BootMii by default.  You will be able to change how the Wii boots up later on in this guide.  Also note that currently with BootMii the Wii remote will not work until they add support for it.  But for now you can navigate the BootMii menu with a Gamecube remote or the Power/Reset/Eject buttons on the Wii.  The Power button is used to advance to the next option, and the Reset button is used to select that option.

Here is what the main BootMii screen looks like:
[img:2xku392k]http&#58;//www&#46;luniz&#46;org/images/bootmii1&#46;png[/img:2xku392k]

Press the power button 3 times until the [b:2xku392k]BootMii Settings[/b:2xku392k] box is highlighted and press the reset button to select it.

Here is what the [b:2xku392k]BootMii Settings[/b:2xku392k] screen looks like:
[img:2xku392k]http&#58;//www&#46;luniz&#46;org/images/bootmii2&#46;png[/img:2xku392k]

Press the reset button on the &quot;[b:2xku392k]NAND Backup to SD[/b:2xku392k]&quot; option so that we can make a backup of your Wii's NAND to the SD card.  Now press [b:2xku392k]Eject[/b:2xku392k] to contine.  If [b:2xku392k]BootMii[/b:2xku392k] says that it needs to format the SD card, then follow the directions to do so.  Once it is ready, press reset to continue with the NAND backup.  You will now see a screen that looks like a defrag program.  It is now making a backup of the NAND to the SD card.  You may see some black boxes which are Factory Bad Blocks that have been marked as unuseable by the NAND makers.  This is NORMAL to see and is nothing to worry about.  Once this is done it will verify the backup.  If everything goes good, then you will now have a complete backup of the Wii's NAND on your SD card as a file named [b:2xku392k]nand.bin[/b:2xku392k].  You should make a backup copy of this file onto your PC to store for safe keeping.  Doesnt hurt to have copies stored in different places as you never know if something will happen to any of the copies.  You can now power off the Wii.

07. Put the SD card in your PC and rename the [b:2xku392k]bootmii[/b:2xku392k] folder to [b:2xku392k]!bootmii[/b:2xku392k]
Let me explain this step.  If there is an SD card in the Wii that has this [b:2xku392k]bootmii[/b:2xku392k] folder on it, the Wii will automatically boot into [b:2xku392k]BootMii[/b:2xku392k].  If the folder is renamed or deleted, or if there is no SD card in the Wii when you power it on, the Wii will boot normally to the System Menu.  There is also an option of editing the [b:2xku392k]bootmii.ini[/b:2xku392k] in the [b:2xku392k]bootmii[/b:2xku392k] folder on the SD card and removing the [b:2xku392k]#[/b:2xku392k] in front of the line that says [b:2xku392k]#AUTOBOOT=SYSMENU[/b:2xku392k].  When the Wii is booted with this option set, and the [b:2xku392k]bootmii[/b:2xku392k] folder wasnt renamed to [b:2xku392k]!bootmii[/b:2xku392k] or deleted, then the Wii will boot into [b:2xku392k]BootMii[/b:2xku392k] and you will see 5 small boxes under the [b:2xku392k]System Menu[/b:2xku392k] box, which is a 5 second countdown until [b:2xku392k]BootMii[/b:2xku392k] automatically boots into the [b:2xku392k]System Menu[/b:2xku392k].  You could also edit the [b:2xku392k]bootmii.ini[/b:2xku392k] file so that it says [b:2xku392k]AUTOBOOT=HBC[/b:2xku392k] to set [b:2xku392k]BootMii[/b:2xku392k] to autoboot into the Homebrew Channel after the 5 second countdown.  Some people may not want their Wii's to show the [b:2xku392k]BootMii[/b:2xku392k] screen at all, incase they have kids that like to mess with things.  So for those that do not want the [b:2xku392k]BootMii[/b:2xku392k] screen to display at all when turning on the Wii, then just rename the [b:2xku392k]bootmii[/b:2xku392k] folder on the SD to [b:2xku392k]!bootmii[/b:2xku392k], and just rename it back to [b:2xku392k]bootmii[/b:2xku392k] if and when you do need to get into [b:2xku392k]BootMii[/b:2xku392k].

08. If [b:2xku392k]BootMii[/b:2xku392k] formatted your SD card, then you will need to copy the contents of the attached file back onto the Wii before you continue with this guide.

09. Power on the Wii and go into the [b:2xku392k]Homebrew Channel[/b:2xku392k].  Then go into [b:2xku392k]WAD-Manager_v1.4[/b:2xku392k] and press A to continue.  Now press the left or right button on the Wii remote until &quot;[b:2xku392k]Selected IOS version: &lt; IOS35 &gt;[/b:2xku392k]&quot; is displayed at the top.  Then press A on the &quot;[b:2xku392k]Wii SD Slot[/b:2xku392k]&quot; menu option.  Arrow down to the [b:2xku392k]WAD[/b:2xku392k] folder and press A.  Then arrow down until [b:2xku392k]CIOS_FIX.WAD[/b:2xku392k] is selected and press A.  Now press A to install it.