Can I install BootMii as boot2 and IOS?
BootMii is installed via the Hackmii Installer. When installing BootMii with the Hackmii installer, you can choose to install it one of two different ways; It can be installed as boot2, or it can be installed as an IOS.
Should you install BootMii?
Even if you aren’t, i would still suggest bootmii. there’s really no reason not to. You can backup your NAND, just in case anything happens to your wii, or load homebrew channel directly from the start. So yes, i think you should install bootmii.
What is BootMii as boot2?
In Short: -BootMii/boot2: uses some files to skip from your SD card to skip into the special loader from when you start your wii where you can use your gamecube controller to navigate into the HBC(where you can also use your GameCube controller in case you didn’t know).
What is BootMii on the Wii?
BootMii is a system designed by Team Twiizers to enable complete low-level control of the Wii. It allows the Wii to be controlled mere moments after the On button has been pressed, before any IOS has been loaded and before the NAND filesystem has been read.
Why can’t I install BootMii as boot2?
Nintendo stopped producing Wii’s that could install bootmii as boot2 in mid 2008. They also quit producing Wii’s that are capable of dvd backups in Dec 2009. Your Wii must have been manufactured in that year and a half.
Can I install BootMii later?
You can always install it at a later date. Making a NAND backup with BootMii at this point is highly recommended. If you couldn’t install BootMii, continue to installing Priiloader.
Can I install BootMii after Homebrew Channel?
BootMii installation is a breeze, if you are already capable of running Homebrew. In any case we recommend launching the BootMii Installer through the Homebrew Channel if you are already capable of running homebrew.
How do I access BootMii?
In the Homebrew Channel, press home to access the menu, and choose “Launch BootMii”. You can navigate through the menu with a GameCube controller or the buttons on the Wii itself (Power = right, Reset = OK).
How do I know if BootMii is installed?
2nd Proof/Verification. (press “HOME” on the Wii Motion Controller) if it is installed as IOS. As @XFlak already explained,with the BootMii Files on the SD Card,the Wii should boot into the BootMii UI then it is boot2 installed.
Can BootMii install without SD card?
You need an SD card, yeah. You can wire a slot to the vias on the trimmed mobo and do it that way, but you’ll have to keep your wires short.
How do I get out of BootMii?
To exit BootMii, press the Back button (the one with the arrow) and then you can press either the Wii Menu button or the Homebrew Channel button to exit where you want to.