should i install bootmii as ios or boot2

#SHOULD I INSTALL BOOTMII AS IOS OR BOOT2 DRIVERS#
#SHOULD I INSTALL BOOTMII AS IOS OR BOOT2 UPDATE#
#SHOULD I INSTALL BOOTMII AS IOS OR BOOT2 SOFTWARE#

Of note is that BootMii-boot2 doesn’t require anything on NAND that is dependent on your NAND keys, so the parts of NAND that are required are exactly the same (at least among Wiis with the same boot1 version). Preloader also depends on the System Menu IOS and runs on the PPC side, so it only saves you from brick problems that affect the System Menu (although these are pretty popular, so it’s still significant) – it won’t help for anything affecting IOS.

#SHOULD I INSTALL BOOTMII AS IOS OR BOOT2 DRIVERS#

However, it doesn’t require any PPC code to run, nor does it run any additional drivers (for example, WC24), so some failure modes related to system files are eliminated. BootMii as IOS does quite a bit worse, because it does require a sane NAND Filesystem, and also a sane enough structure that the original boot2 won’t choke on it. BootMii-boot2 will run even if your entire NAND Filesystem is hosed, and only requires the first megabyte or so of NAND to be intact (containing boot1 and boot2). This is basically a completely safe option, but also the least powerful one.īrick resistance: BootMii as boot2 has high brick resistance because it _only_ relies on boot1 and boot2, which are in a reserved area of NAND.

#SHOULD I INSTALL BOOTMII AS IOS OR BOOT2 SOFTWARE#

It would be useful for people who want to use software designed to run under BootMii (that is, using custom ARM code, not IOS) starting from code under IOS, without regard for having it run on boot or brick-safety. “Low” doesn’t mean crap, it means lower than “Medium” or “High”.īootMii as (separate) IOS is a special case. Note that the metrics on the table are mostly relative to one another.

Compatible with return: does “Return to Wii Menu” run it?.

Low-level install: how easy it is to install using a hardware programmer.Complexity: how many things can go wrong while using it.Code execution: what kinds of code you can actually run with it.

#SHOULD I INSTALL BOOTMII AS IOS OR BOOT2 UPDATE#

Update safety: chances of causing a brick when the Wii is updated in the future.

Update resistance: chances of surviving a Nintendo update.

Brick resistance: chances of it helping you if you brick your Wii.

Here’s a table comparing the following attributes of the four solutions: Since people seem to love to compare Preloader to BootMii, I’m going to throw it in the comparison as well. We won’t support them when BootMii first comes out (lest we delay it even further), but one or more of them might come in the future. There are pros and cons to these options, and they’re not as good as installing BootMii as boot2, but they are possibilities worth exploring. However, there is a way of accomplishing some of BootMii’s goals on those Wiis, by installing BootMii as the System Menu’s IOS, or as an entirely separate IOS, for example.

A modified boot2 will not run on them, period. What will happen to those new Wiis that have it?Īt first, BootMii will not be compatible with those Wiis. From the checker statistics, we’re seeing about 10% of Wiis with the new boot1 (all newer ones).

Should i install bootmii as ios or boot2