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Bushing has released code to backup your Wii’s private keys.

This isn’t the prettiest code I’ve ever written — it doesn’t have much of an interface, and I just threw this release together in a few minutes. However, it’s been exceedingly useful to me, and hopefully some of you will find it useful, too. I’ll quote the README here:

This program will do the following, automatically:

Download IOS11 from the Nintendo Update Server

Patch it to remove the MEM2 protection (so the PPC can access all 64MB of it)

Patch it to allow it to delete itself later using ES_DeleteTitle()

Find an unused IOS slot (counting downward from IOS255)

Install the hacked IOS11 there

Reboot into the hacked IOS

Copy the private key structure from the IOS address space into MEM1

Reboot back into a sane IOS

Delete the temporary, hacked IOS

Display the keys on screen

Try to write them to a file on the SD card — keys.txt

Pause for 60 seconds to allow you to copy the keys down using pen and paper, if necessary

I wrote this a week or two after I killed a Wii trying to reproduce tmbinc’s original Tweezer Hack. May it rest in peace.

The first version of this code just used a patched version of IOS, which was an ugly hack. It’s still an ugly hack, but at least it no longer contains copyrighted code. You should only really need to run it once on any given Wii, but it should be safe to run as much as you want. If nothing else, it demonstrates the kinds of ways you can use PatchMii_core to do something useful (as opposed to just running it and then packaging the result up as cIOS).

(c) 2008 bushing / hackmii.com

Download: xyzzy-1.0.zip (source and binary)

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Waninkoko has released Custom IOS37 rev 02.
All copyrighted code has been removed.

Download:
cIOS37_rev2-Installer.zip

Readme:

+——————————————+
| [+] Custom IOS Installer (v37 rev 02) |
| developed by Waninkoko |
+——————————————+

[ DISCLAIMER ]:

- THIS APPLICATION COMES WITH NO WARRANTY AT ALL, NEITHER EXPRESS NOR IMPLIED.
I DO NOT TAKE ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY DAMAGE IN YOUR WII CONSOLE
BECAUSE OF A IMPROPER USAGE OF THIS SOFTWARE.

[ DESCRIPTION ]:

- This is a Custom IOS, an IOS modified to add some new features
not available in the official IOS.

This IOS has been made to be used ONLY with homebrew software.

The Custom IOS installs as IOS249 and it does not modify any other
IOS so it is secure to install.

[ REQUISITES ]:

- “IOS37-64-v2070.wad” original WAD file.

[ HOW TO INSTALL IT ]:

- Copy “IOS37-64-v2070.wad” file to the root of a SD card.
- Insert the SD card on your Wii.
- Run the installer.

[ KUDOS ]:

- Team Twiizers and devkitPRO devs for their great work in libogc.
- All the betatesters.
- nitrotux, for his IOS5.

Changelog:

+———–+
| CHANGELOG |
+———–+

[ CIOS37 rev 02 ]:

- Removed copyright code.
- Changed the way the IOS is patched.

[ CIOS37 rev 01 ]:

- DVD_LowUnencryptedRead() limit removed.
- ES hash check disabled (Trucha bug).

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D2Pro announces the a new version of the D2Pro is on its way to distributors that is compatible with the newest Wii D2E drive chips.

d2e compatible version of d2pro on its way to distributors - 2008.07.15
A new version of d2pro (identifiable with the blue ‘d2e’ sticker) has now been released and shipments are on their way to distributors. d2e drives have already started to appear in the Japanese market, and it is likely that they will be appearing in other parts of the world soon.

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Waninkoko has released an application that allows you to dump Wii DVDs using the the custom ISO37/firmware he has recently released.

Download:
cIOS-DVD-Dumper_v1.zip

+——————————————+
| [+] Wii DVD Dumper (Custom IOS) v1.0 |
| developed by Waninkoko |
+——————————————+
| www.teknoconsolas.info |
+——————————————+

[ DESCRIPTION ]:

- This application allows you to dump a GC/Wii DVD to a SD card
using the Custom IOS (IOS249).

[ HOW TO USE ]:

- Run the application with any method to load homebrew. Select
the split size, the disc type and insert the DVD disc and a
SD card with enough space.

[ NOTES ]:

- You need the Custom IOS (IOS249) to use this application!

[ KUDOS ]:

- Team Twiizers and devkitPRO devs for their great work in libogc.
- All the betatesters.

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Waninkoko has released an application that allows you to uninstall the custom ISO37/firmware he has recently released.

Download:
cIOS-Uninstaller_v1.zip

+————————————-+
| [+] Custom IOS Uninstaller v1.0 |
| developed by Waninkoko |
+————————————-+

[ DISCLAIMER ]:

- THIS APPLICATION COMES WITH NO WARRANTY AT ALL, NEITHER EXPRESS NOR IMPLIED.
I DO NOT TAKE ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY DAMAGE IN YOUR WII CONSOLE
BECAUSE OF A IMPROPER USAGE OF THIS SOFTWARE.

[ DESCRIPTION ]:

- This application allows you to uninstall any Custom IOS installed
in your Wii console.

[ HOW TO USE ]:

- Run the application with any method to load homebrew.

[ KUDOS ]:

- Team Twiizers and devkitPRO devs for their great work in libogc.
- All the betatesters.
- nitrotux, for his IOS5.

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Waninkoko has released custom firmware for Wii. It patches an IOS installed on your Wii to allow features not in the original IOS.

Download:
Due to some of Nintendo’s Code being distributed inside of this installer, it has been determined that this file is illegal and therefore will not be hosted here.

+——————————————+
| [+] Custom IOS Installer (v37 rev 01) |
|
developed by Waninkoko |
+——————————————+

[ DISCLAIMER ]:

-
THIS APPLICATION COMES WITH NO WARRANTY AT ALL, NEITHER EXPRESS NOR IMPLIED.
I DO NOT TAKE ANY
RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY DAMAGE IN YOUR WII CONSOLE
BECAUSE OF A IMPROPER USAGE OF THIS SOFTWARE.

[ DESCRIPTION ]:

-
This is a Custom IOS, an IOS modified to add some new features
not available in the official IOS.

This IOS has been
made to be used ONLY with homebrew software.

The Custom IOS installs as IOS249 and it does not modify any other

IOS so it is secure to install.

[ REQUISITES ]:

- “IOS37-64-v2070.wad” original WAD file.

[ HOW TO INSTALL IT ]:

- Copy
“IOS37-64-v2070.wad” file to the root of a SD card.
- Insert the SD card on your Wii.
- Run the installer.

[ KUDOS ]:

-
Team Twiizers and devkitPRO devs for their great work in libogc.
- All the betatesters.
- nitrotux, for his IOS5.

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Redbird has released a new application called the Title Uninstaller, which can remove any title from your Wii regardless of whether you have the original file used to install. It can remove titles such as the Homebrew Channel, which only are released in ELF format.

From the release notes:

I present the Title Uninstaller v0.1. Basically, you could say it’s a WAD Uninstaller that does not require the original WAD. The operation is as follows:

• Sample titles installed on the Wii (only normal channels, nothing in the system).

• Allows you to select a particular title and delete it.

The process of erasure is identical to that of WAD_manager, but removing the information from the Wii itself rather than require an external WAD. The advantage is that it is more convenient and does not require the original, which sometimes is hard to find or the wrong version, etc. …

Precautions:

• The process of erasure is the same as the WAD_manager, so you should not give problems. It deletes everything that needs to be deleted, but the Wii will still remember traces of what was installed (daily usage, etc. …).

• If you install channels with the identifier of the HBC (’HAXX’), you will delete all of them. The problem is that the real Homebrew Channel cannot be picked out.

• If you delete the HBC intentionally or by mistake, the program can give an elbow DUMP or leave the Wii hung back while trying to HBC. The erasure will be carried out correctly, but the program can not go back to something that no longer exists. That only happens with the original HBC. The other channels, although having the same identifier that HBC should not give problems.

Download: Title Uninstaller - v0.1

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Marcan has unveiled the next version of the Twilight Hack at the HackMii blog, which not only includes compatibility with the 3.3 version of the System Menu, but new improvements in video configuration as well.

From the release notes:

The Twilight Hack is now compatible with version 3.3 of the Wii System Menu.

Improvements in video configuration. The entire console should now be visible in all video modes, and scrolling has been improved.

For the USA version, the two variants of the hack have been packed into one save file. Just select the save slot that corresponds to your version of Twilight Pricess when you start the game.

New savegame icons by drmr. The new icons now show which region that version of the hack is for.

This version now tries to load boot.dol, and falls back to boot.elf if boot.dol is not found.

???????

Many, many bug fixes.

No Twilight Hack files are to be hosted at Nintendo-Scene.com

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Reports at Wiibrew.org show that the June 16th Wii System Updates cause major problems with the Twilight Hack and with Trucha signed disks.

The June 16th, or Version 3.3 update checks for and deletes Twilight Hack and any other Twilight Princess saves exploiting the same vulnerability. However, it does not do anything to existing Homebew Channel installations. It does, however, fix the Signing bug, which prevents any “trucha”-signed discs from running, including the Homebrew Channel installer ISO versions.

This update was actually compiled on March 6th. It has probably undergone months of testing before being out, hence why it does not target any of the newer hacks.

Users are advised not to update until more information is known.

More information at hackmii.com

The update is now available in the PAL region as well

(more…)

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Redbird over at elotrolado.net has released another Wii NAND dumper, which dumps the contents of your Wii’s flash to your front SD card. This differs from previous NAND dumpers, as it is not decrypting the file system, only creating a 512 MB “wiiflash.img” file. This could be used along with an NAND programmer and an Infectus chip to restore your Wii to a previous state.

From the translated release notes:

You wonder why another NAND dumper was created when they already exist. These are my reasons:

1. The Waninkoko of SD does not work on the front. In addition, I was for me from about 300MB and then writes very slow, almost no progress, takes minutes to download another MB.
2. The Nuvalo of SD writes in the front, but no work for me since the Homebrew Channel doesn’t support it. In addition, makes me nervous to be counting the bytes missing, filling the entire screen …
3. I wanted to learn something simple and useful to me outside.

Why use YaWnD:

1. SD wrote in the front.
2. Use Wiimote.
3. It can be used from the Homebrew Channel (HBC) and returns to it so clean.
4. It uses the latest release of devkitPPC r15 and bookstores libOGC, which should be compatible with future updates of HBC.
5. Reports of what it does fill the screen without too.

Above all, let me take this opportunity to thank the work of developers Homebrew Channel, DevkitPPC and libOGC in which I have based, with special mention of Marcan, who occasionally goes by here and has my full respect. And, of course, not forgetting Nuvalo, which was the one who hung the source that helped me to see how to access the NAND easily.

And now the warning: the program is provided “as is” without any express or implied warranty. The user uses it on his own responsibility and only for lawful purposes of obtaining a backup of the data contained in the flash of their Wii.

Download: Yet Another Wii NAND Dumper - v0.1

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