Install Priiloader To Block Online & Disc Updates & more
http://wiibrew.org/w/images/1/1d/Priiloader.png
Priiloader is a homebrew application which places itself before the system menu and patches the system menu to remove limitations and add a few things. Since its put before the system menu, it allows you to load into the homebrew channel directly. This allows you to repair your wii if you should ever brick, once the brick isn't a full brick.
Priiloader is perfectly safe. It take seconds to actually install, and provided you don't lost power during that, it won't brick you. Once you have it, provided your System Menu or System Menu IOS aren't deleted, you cannot be bricked. This means you are protected from Banner Bricks etc. Also, you can set Priiloader to autoboot BootMii/IOS, and have BootMii/IOS setup to load SNEEK, meaning you can boot directly into a SNEEK environment, i.e. it is IMPOSSIBLE to brick your Wii, as your real NAND isn't touched.
Note- If you followed Cile and/or Mauifrog's Softmod Guides you should already have Priiloader installed. You can check by pressing and holding the reset button when your Wii is booting.
----------------------------------
Priiloader Changelog
[COLOR="black"]0.7 : God's Goodbye(04 april 2011)
fixed SM update bug
fixed title launching on some wii's(part 2, fully working now. patch was passed on to libogc)
fixed listing of binaries when there is no apps folder
refuse to load binaries that wont load anyway
do dvd shutdowns async to increase booting time of dol's & titles
ANOTHER attempt to fix the installer, this time it reloads ios so it kills all ahbprot issues from before.
moved hacks_hash / hacks.ini access back to fat:/apps/priiloader just like preloader
0.6 : God is here (24 Dec 2010)
Fixed Title Booting on some Wiis (issue 130)
Fixed the installer for HBC
Fixed the SHA1 hash production while updating
Fixed Online updating changelog
added/fixed Easter Egg (go find it!)
Added play_rec creation when launching title
made load/install binary load fat:/apps/ folder
Increased USB Support(thanks TT)
Changed the Hacks method
change memory management to use mem2 instead giving priiloader a big speedboost
0.5 : DacoTaco strikes Back (29 Aug 2010)
THIS VERSION IS REMOVED DUE TO A BUG THAT COULD BRICK YOUR WII DURING INSTALL
Redesigned a bit of the installer. it is now using the HW_AHBPROT flag set by HBC and no longer requires a patched ios when run from HBC 1.0.7 or above. if it is run from < 1.0.7 then it still requires a patched IOS.
NOTE: the redesigned part of the installer is closed source for now cause of the used code
Booting a Dol/Title now stops the DVD drive as well
Titles list is now forced to display in english
Dropped Support of Cios
Added support for Homebrew channel 1.0.7&1.0.8 booting & reloading (in case of a DSI crash)
Added online Updating (full versions and beta versions. also language mods are available)
Added a password backdoor incase you forgot the password.To change the password temporary to "BackDoor" press on the Password Screen "1" and then 4 times "2" on the Remote or "Y" and 4 times "X" on GC/Classic.
Added System Menu TMD patching for HW_AHBPROT so that applications started by Priiloader can enjoy the fun too
Fixed rare bug when Show Debug info was on and reset was pressed
Fixed some USB stuff
Fixed some title booting stuff (removed & moved to SD titles are not listed anymore)
Fixed the green bar that could show when booting system menu
Fixed .elf binary loading
0.4 : Death of the Memory Hog and revenge of the IOSith (5 April 2010)
Added support of all versions of the EU/US system menus (JP/KR are untested)
New entrypoint. this means:
Old forwarders should work again.
Many other memory related restrictions should be gone.
Added support for more USB hard drives.
Added an option to ask for a password either when entering Priiloader menu or doing autoboot.
NOTE: this can lock you out of your own Wii. Please be very careful with this.
Added a menu to list all installed Wiiware/VC titles and start one.
Added a new magic word to force system menu to be started. (The word is "Pune")
Added an option to redirect Gecko output to the screen instead of to a USBGecko.
NOTE: this slows down Priiloader DRASTICALLY
Fixed loads of minor bugs.
0.3b (16 Jan 2010)
Change and fixed IOS Stub detection. All known IOS' are detected like they should. thank you Attila
Changed Autoboot setting so it would start system menu when having just updated/installed Priiloader
Fixed Hacks.ini bug when it was made in linux (or any ini that doesn't have windows' \r\n newlines and uses \n instead)
Fixed Bootstate handling. We should now handle all known bootstates correctly("invalid" bootstate 255 included). all unknown bootstates load priiloader instead
Fixed Bug with USB drives that could crash System menu
Fixed the Wii Blue Light on wiimail issue (when standby, forgot to merge the light init code from phpgeek)
Fixed Background issues when changing colour and not saving settings
Fixed various video related bugs ( out of screen text, text on top of the other, ... )
Fixed some ES_Identify Bugs (in a hacky way) when not using system menu IOS for system menu
Reload Hacks completly when LoadHacks() is called and hacks were already loaded once
Added the checksum function from priiloader to the installer. If the checksum fails it asks the user what to do. It checks when:
Copying (installation of priiloader) the System menu app
Restoring (uninstall of priiloader) the System menu app
after Writing the Priiloader app (the checking installation part)
Added basic HBC Stub Loading. If priiloader (or a dol loaded by priiloader) crashes you can press reset to load HBC
Added possibility to boot System Menu if no wiimote is detected. after 15 seconds priiloader booted press reset to boot system menu
Added a check when loading/installing binaries to see if the SD/USB is still present or not
0.2 (16 Dec 2009)
Fixed bug with USBGecko
Fix some elf loading
Fixed random (with very low % to actually happen) crash when loading dol/elf caused by wiimote
Fixed Bootstate bug which made the health check pop up when resetting wii(or returning to wii settings)
Merged the old black theme with the new white one (thanks BlackPearl & Bad Uncle! ). They are changable in the settings.
Stopped priiloader from reloading ios if the chosen IOS = the already loaded IOS (in most cases System menu IOS)
Added Stub IOS Detections when loading bootmii ios or IOS for System Menu. Only IOS 21 seems to be detected as stub...
Added a check on boot so some apps can reboot/launch system menu and force priiloader to show up (see magicword.zip)
Re-added USB support. USB is used if SD is not found
Added Sanity checks when installing priiloader
0.1 (6 Nov 2009)
NOTE: Changes on top of preloader 0.30
added autoboot Bootmii IOS
added Bootmii IOS booting option to menu
let Priiloader remount SD on a lot of occasions
try and boot the HAXX Homebrew Channel title ID if JODI isn't found
various file access bug fixes
priiloader no longer needs ES_DIVerify for system menu booting. However, if a different IOS is chosen to run system menu with it still needs the hack/patch
killed the DVD spin bug (crediar forgot to close the DVD drive in IOS)
fixed file booting (thx phpgeek)
Install Priiloader On Your Wii
Softmods
- Download Priiloader v0.7 (the latest) from-
HERE
- Extract and copy the folder called priiloader to the "apps" folder that should be at the root of your SD.
- Open the Homebrew Channel and load priiloader
- Press +/A to begin installing Priiloader
- When it finishes, it should reboot into priiloader. If it doesn't turn on the wii while holding the "Reset" button.
Hardmods
3.0-4.1 Bannerbomb v1
This is only if you have a hardmod and don't want to install HBC for some reason.
NOTE: SD card must be formatted to FAT32. Use Sandisk for better results.
First download this pack-
MMM-36- cIOS__BB1.zip
- Extract to SD.
- Insert the SD in the Wii and go into Wii Settings-> Data MAnagement-> Channels-> SD-> Load the boot.dol
- MMM should load. Choose "Install and Patch IOS36-> Choose "Express Mode" and wait for it to finish
- When done go back and choose "App Manager" and load Priiloader. Follow the on-screen instructions
- When finished power off the Wii and boot it while holding the Reset button, Priiloader should load
- Choose System Menu Hacks and enable the hacks you want. I recommend "Block Online Updates" and Block Disc Updates"
- Save Settings. You can now delete everything from the SD as the hacks_hash.ini file gets copied to the Wii's NAND
4.0-4.2 Bannerbomb v2
This is only if you have a hardmod and don't want to install HBC for some reason.
NOTE: SD card must be formatted to FAT32. Use Sandisk for better results.
First download this pack-
MMM-36-cIOS_BB2.zip
- Extract to SD.
- Insert the SD in the Wii and go into Wii Settings-> Data MAnagement-> Channels-> SD-> Load the boot.dol
- MMM should load. Choose "Install and Patch IOS36-> Choose "Express Mode" and wait for it to finish
- When done go back and choose "App Manager" and load Priiloader. Follow the on-screen instructions
- When finished power off the Wii and boot it while holding the Reset button, Priiloader should load
- Choose System Menu Hacks and enable the hacks you want. I recommend "Block Online Updates" and Block Disc Updates"
- Save Settings. You can now delete everything from the SD as the hacks_hash.ini file gets copied to the Wii's NAND
System Menu Hacks
- Downoad the hacks for priiloader from here
hacks_hash.zip
- Extract the file and put the hacks_hash.ini file in the "priiloader" folder.
SD card structure:
SD:/apps/priiloader/hacks_hash.ini
Your priiloader files should look like this.
Now, turn on your Wii while pressing the "reset" button; priiloader should load. Select "System Menu Hacks" and enable the hacks you want.
I recommend: "Block Online Updates", "Block Disc Updates" and the "Move Disc Channel" hacks.
Remember: If you don't know what the hack does- you don't need it.
- Select, Save settings -Press A
- Press B to go back to the main priiloader screen
- You're done!
Congrats!! Now you have succesfully installed priiloader and its system menu hacks. If you had problems during the installation refer to the FAQ/TroubleShooting section below.
What's this Hack For?
What's this hack for?
Not all of these hacks will show up for you, because some only apply for specific System Menus.
Re-enable Bannerbomb v2 - Allows the use of Bannerbomb 2 on System Menu 4.3. You would get an error otherwise.
Block Online Updates - You can run channels that connect to the internet (the Shop Channel, Nintendo Channel, etc.) without being prompted to update.
Block Disc Updates - You can play discs without being forced to do a System Menu update.
Skip disc update check - The same as Block Disc Updates. It's just under a different name.
Region Free EVERYTHING - Allows you to play Wii/GC discs and channels that are outside of your region.
Region Free GC Games - Allows you to play GC games that are outside of your region.
Region Free GC Games (No VM Patch) - The same as "Region Free GC Games"
Region Free Wii Games - Allows you to play Wii games that are outside of your region.
Region Free Channels - Allows you to play channels that are outside of your region.
Lock System Menu with Black Screen - It will just load your Wii to a black screen. It's pointless.
Remove Diagnostic Disc Check - Allows you to auto-boot Wii games through the Recovery Menu.
Remove diag disc check - The same as "Remove Diagnostic Disc Check"
No System Menu Sounds AT ALL - Basically the same as muting your TV. No sound will come from the channels (including the Disc Channel) or from clicking/scrolling, and the background music will be gone.
No System Menu Background Music - A better alternative to the above for most people. Only the background music will be muted, so you can still here the sound when you click on a channel and when scrolling.
No-Delete HAXX,JODI,DVDX,DISC,DISK,RZDx - Prevents deletion of old versions of the HBC, Twilight Hack (any version), and DVDX. It is unnecessary if you have homebrew up to date.
Remove NoCopy Save File Protection - A useless hack. You can copy protected save files to your SD card, but you still can't copy them back.
Force Disc Games to run under IOS249 - Makes discs run under 249 instead of the IOS they are supposed to. It can be helpful if you don't have the required IOS, but should not be used as a permanent fix.
Auto-Press A at Health Screen - You will see the health screen at startup, but only for a second.
Replace Health Screen with Backmenu - Same as above, but instead of the health screen, you will simply see a black screen. It will not speed up the boot process.
Force Standard Recovery Mode - Normally you would have to destroy a GC controller's d-pad to enter Recovery Mode. This will boot straight to it. This is of no use to most people.
OSReport to UsbGecko(slot B) - Outputs info to a USB Gecko if you have one. For developers only.
OSReport to UsbGecko(GeckoOS,B) - As far as I know, this is the same thing.
Move Disc Channel - It allows you to move the Disc Channel just like any other channel (by grabbing with B+A). It also lets you move empty slots, but there is no use to that.
Enabling the Region Free hacks is not recommended as it can cause system instability, and is of no use to most people.
Set priiloader to autoboot to specific app
Removing Priiloader
This is just if for some reason you want to remove Priiloader.
You can reinstall your system menu to remove priiloader. Everytime you update, reinstall, remove your system menu priiloader disappears.
Check Your Wii's firmware and region by going into settings and it shoud appear in the top right. The region shows at the side of the firmware version. For example:
- 3.0|3.1|3.2|3.4|4.0|4.1|4.2|+
E -Europe,Australia=PAL
U -America=NTSC
J -Japan=NTSC-J
- Download your system menu version using
NUSD
- Choose your system menu version from the list and select "pack wad" and start the download
- Put the downloaded .wad file in a folder called "wad" on the root of your sd card
- Run Wad Manager and install the system menu wad and return to the HBC
CAUTION: DO NOT LOSE POWER WHILE INSTALLING THE SYSTEM MENU!
FAQ/TroubleShooting--
I heard that I needed a patched System IOS in order to install priiloader... is that true?
Not anymore, that was preloader that needed the patched System IOS. Now, all you need is a way of booting homebrew.
Help!! I'm a n00b, how can I install priiloader!!??
Check
this guide!
Does priiloader work on every wii firmware?
Yes, priiloader v0.7 is supposed to work on every firmware.
My wii has Cios/Darkcorp installed will I have any issues?
It will give cios error if you try to use corped ios 36,some people had issues with ios36v65535. But I recommend installing Priiloader first for the brick protection in case something goes wrong.
Why version 0.7 and not other versions?
Priiloader v0.7 is the latest there were some bug fixes and good changes. I also recommend Priiloader v0.4, the only thing v0.7 has that 0.4 doesn't, is that it has the feature to autoboot to the HBC and the hacks_hash.ini support.
Don't even try installing v0.5, that version was removed because of a bug in the installer that was bricking wiis.
Can Priiloader help if I get a full brick?
No, Bootmii as boot2 is the only thing that can give you full protection.
What's this hacks_hash.ini file?
Those are the system menu hacks. This file needs to be at the priiloader folder on your sd card.
This guide was approved by DacoTaco himself:
Quote:
Originally Posted by
DacoTaco
daco seal of approval :P
