SaveMii Site Open - Unbrick Your Wii Console

[wraggster]

When powered on, your Wii displays nothing but an error message, or nothing at all? We may have just the solution for your problem. There's a good chance a nifty little piece of hardware can allow you to fix your system. We call it SaveMii.
Most “bricks” are the result of poor error checking or bugs in the Wii's System Menu. For example, if you have installed a system update off a wrong region's disk, the System Menu will only display an “Opera” error message and halt without running disks anymore. SaveMii will let you break out of this condition.
SaveMii allows to skip most of the System Menu startup process, especially the part that fails and halts the boot process. Instead, it causes the Wii to directly run software off a disk. Depending on the Wii's system version, and whether your Wii has a modchip installed, this allows you to either run a system update off a legit Wii disk, or a custom-made disk containing updates or homebrew tools.

Introducing SaveMii
SaveMii is a small dongle that is plugged into a Wii's Gamecube memory card slot. It mimicks a test interface that is believed to be used in Nintendo's own facilities (dubbed “Waikiki” by Nintendo).
When the System Menu is started and such a device is found, much of the System Menu's code is skipped. Instead, the System Menu checks the validity of the disk, runs an update from the inserted disk if present, and then tries to start a diagnostic – also known “autoboot” – disk.
This will allow updates from legit Wii disks to fix the system data. Or, if the Wii's system hasn't been updated to version 3.3 yet and is equipped with a modchip, even run custom-made disks containing updates or homebrew tools to modify the system.

http://savemii.net/

[ciper]

In order to save yourself from future potential bricks and in many cases not need this piece of hardware consider installing Starfall http://wiibrew.org/wiki/Starfall on your Wii.

One of its options allows you to set autoboot for ANY disc on startup

[mcdougall57]

Reminds me of pandora without the custom firmware.

[grossaffe]

In order to save yourself from future potential bricks and in many cases not need this piece of hardware consider installing Starfall http://wiibrew.org/wiki/Starfall on your Wii.

One of its options allows you to set autoboot for ANY disc on startup

wait, so no more wiimote-needed-to-start-a-gamecube-game? :thumbup:

[ciper]

wait, so no more wiimote-needed-to-start-a-gamecube-game? :thumbup:

Hmm, never thought of that. I guess you're right since the option is enabled when you hold Y on the GC controller!

[gandalf1979]

Hi everyone,

I need your help.
I have a WII with Firmware 3.2 and no Modchip.
I have deleted by mistake IOS30-64-v1040 through Wad Manager.
Now the WII is bricked and I have the black screen in front of me. I am afraid that the deletion has affected the NAND system.
Would the SaveMii be able to help me?

[djdynamite123]

Hi everyone,

I need your help.
I have a WII with Firmware 3.2 and no Modchip.
I have deleted by mistake IOS30-64-v1040 through Wad Manager.
Now the WII is bricked and I have the black screen in front of me. I am afraid that the deletion has affected the NAND system.
Would the SaveMii be able to help me?

sorry, but no it can't help you, if you had bootmii as boot2 installed that would help you.
If you had the keys for your wii, that would help since you could re-flash the nand with a sane FS.
Other than that sent it to Nintendo or keep as spares.

[gentao88]

Hey, i really, really need your help.
I had my Wii to version 3.2 (with modchip) and I did a update. When I tried to open my Wii I had a black screen. Can saveMii help me?
If it can, I will surely buy it!
Thank you!

[djdynamite123]

Hey, i really, really need your help.
I had my Wii to version 3.2 (with modchip) and I did a update. When I tried to open my Wii I had a black screen. Can saveMii help me?
If it can, I will surely buy it!
Thank you!

Do you have a GC pad? have you ever downgraded? have you updated from a out of region disk?

[gentao88]

Do you have a GC pad? have you ever downgraded? have you updated from a out of region disk?

I tried recovering with the GC pad but nothing. I had 4.0 and then downgraded to 3.2 or 3.3. Then I did the update from the Rock Band Beatles PAL disc.