[Solved] I can’t install BootMii | WiiLink | Page 1

keen herald Jun 25, 2023, 3:55 PM

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What is the SD formatted to

zealous portal Jun 25, 2023, 4:20 PM

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FAT32

nocturne bolt Jun 25, 2023, 4:22 PM

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zealous portal FAT32

What brand is the sd card?

zealous portal Jun 25, 2023, 4:23 PM

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SanDisk

keen herald Jun 25, 2023, 4:23 PM

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zealous portal FAT32

What allocation size did you use

zealous portal Jun 25, 2023, 4:23 PM

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im using a 32gb microsd with an sd card adapter

nocturne bolt Jun 25, 2023, 4:25 PM

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Lol

nocturne bolt Jun 25, 2023, 4:25 PM

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zealous portal im using a 32gb microsd with an sd card adapter

Connect the drive to your PC, then search in windows for cmd and press enter.
in the command prompt, type chkdsk x: but replace x with the letter for your drive.
then screenshot the output.

Looking to verify that no issues are found and that you have
32kb (32768 bytes)

If you have a different allocation unit size backup your data and reformat to FAT32 with the correct allocation unit size.

zealous portal Jun 25, 2023, 4:27 PM

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C:\Users\shabb>chkdsk D:
The type of the file system is FAT32.
Access is denied.

Volume Serial Number is 9E63-12AD
Windows is verifying files and folders...
File and folder verification is complete.
Windows found errors on the disk, but will not fix them
because disk checking was run without the /F (fix) parameter.
Convert lost chains to files (Y/N)?

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this is what it said

nocturne bolt Jun 25, 2023, 4:30 PM

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Press Y

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And do with now chkdsk /F D:

zealous portal Jun 25, 2023, 4:32 PM

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Volume Serial Number is 9E63-12AD
Windows is verifying files and folders...
File and folder verification is complete.
Windows found errors on the disk, but will not fix them
because disk checking was run without the /F (fix) parameter.
Convert lost chains to files (Y/N)? y
1808 KB in 1 recoverable files.

Windows has checked the file system and found problems.
Run CHKDSK with the /F (fix) option to correct these.
31,146,496 KB total disk space.
16 KB in 1 hidden files.
848 KB in 53 folders.
972,992 KB in 102 files.
30,170,800 KB are available.

   16,384 bytes in each allocation unit.
1,946,656 total allocation units on disk.
1,885,675 allocation units available on disk.

C:\Users\shabb>chkdsk /f D:
The type of the file system is FAT32.
Volume Serial Number is 9E63-12AD
Windows is verifying files and folders...
File and folder verification is complete.
Convert lost chains to files (Y/N)?

nocturne bolt Jun 25, 2023, 4:34 PM

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Y

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And you don't have a 32kb cluster size you have a 16kb

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So you need to reformat anyway

zealous portal Jun 25, 2023, 4:34 PM

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Windows has made corrections to the file system.
No further action is required.
31,146,496 KB total disk space.
16 KB in 1 hidden files.
864 KB in 54 folders.
974,800 KB in 103 files.
30,170,800 KB are available.

   16,384 bytes in each allocation unit.
1,946,656 total allocation units on disk.
1,885,675 allocation units available on disk.

nocturne bolt Jun 25, 2023, 4:35 PM

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zealous portal Windows has made corrections to the file system. No further action is required. ...

Reformat the sd card

zealous portal Jun 25, 2023, 4:35 PM

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ok, to what?

nocturne bolt Jun 25, 2023, 4:35 PM

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zealous portal ok, to what?

There's also a quick video tutorial on how to use Rufus and what options to select at the bottom:

You can use Rufus (https://rufus.ie) on a Windows machine to easily format an external hard drive or SD card for use with your Wii.
You need these settings:

Turn on List USB Hard Drives under Advanced drive properties, and select the correct device at the top
Boot selection: Non bootable
Partition scheme: MBR
File System: FAT32 / Large FAT32
Cluster size: 32 kilobytes

You may also want to turn off Create extended label and icon files, found under Advanced formatting options, as to avoid your hard drive getting plagued by the Rufus icon (it's harmless)

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/288361557044494337/1119314389200289963/How_to_Use_Rufus-1-2.mp4

▶ Play video

zealous portal Jun 25, 2023, 4:41 PM

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I did it, now it has 2 files named autorun

nocturne bolt Jun 25, 2023, 4:41 PM

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zealous portal I did it, now it has 2 files named autorun

You can delete them if you want

zealous portal Jun 25, 2023, 4:41 PM

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ok

nocturne bolt Jun 25, 2023, 4:42 PM

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zealous portal ok

Now move everything back over

zealous portal Jun 25, 2023, 4:42 PM

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ok

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all the old files on my sd?

nocturne bolt Jun 25, 2023, 4:42 PM

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zealous portal all the old files on my sd?

Yes

zealous portal Jun 25, 2023, 4:45 PM

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ight I did it

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can i close command prompt?

nocturne bolt Jun 25, 2023, 4:51 PM

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zealous portal can i close command prompt?

Yes

zealous portal Jun 25, 2023, 4:56 PM

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what do I do now? try again?

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or is there another thing?

nocturne bolt Jun 25, 2023, 5:03 PM

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zealous portal what do I do now? try again?

Try again

zealous portal Jun 25, 2023, 5:07 PM

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still the same results

keen herald Jun 25, 2023, 5:09 PM

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zealous portal C:\Users\shabb>chkdsk D: The type of the file system is FAT32. Access is denied....

Ah, corruption can also be the cause

keen herald Jun 25, 2023, 5:10 PM

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zealous portal still the same results

Did you eject the SD before removing it from your PC?

zealous portal Jun 25, 2023, 5:11 PM

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No and now I feel dumb

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cause i forgot to

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if need be I can show my sd card layout

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Should I just get a new SD card all together?

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or is that not the issue

nocturne bolt Jun 25, 2023, 5:21 PM

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zealous portal Should I just get a new SD card all together?

i would

zealous portal Jun 25, 2023, 5:21 PM

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ok... I will

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its so strange because it should work if i can launch homebrew apps from it

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any good SD suggestions that will last?

nocturne bolt Jun 25, 2023, 5:33 PM

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zealous portal any good SD suggestions that will last?

sandisk just safely eject it from now on

keen herald Jun 25, 2023, 5:34 PM

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nocturne bolt i would

What no

keen herald Jun 25, 2023, 5:35 PM

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zealous portal Should I just get a new SD card all together?

Just use the same SD

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You just need to repair it again with the chkdsk

keen herald Jun 25, 2023, 5:36 PM

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nocturne bolt Y

Also, next time do N

nocturne bolt Jun 25, 2023, 5:36 PM

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keen herald Also, next time do N

gotcha

keen herald Jun 25, 2023, 5:36 PM

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Because that recovered data is useless

zealous portal Jun 25, 2023, 5:39 PM

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Ok thanks

zealous portal Jun 25, 2023, 6:17 PM

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The type of the file system is FAT32.
Access is denied.

Volume 32 GB created 6/25/2023 11:41 AM
Volume Serial Number is A2D5-E3BC
Windows is verifying files and folders...
File and folder verification is complete.

Windows has scanned the file system and found no problems.
No further action is required.
31,149,568 KB total disk space.
16 KB in 1 hidden files.
880 KB in 55 folders.
981,920 KB in 120 files.
30,166,736 KB are available.

   16,384 bytes in each allocation unit.
1,946,848 total allocation units on disk.
1,885,421 allocation units available on disk.

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thats what I got

keen herald Jun 25, 2023, 6:19 PM

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zealous portal The type of the file system is FAT32. Access is denied. Volume 32 GB created 6/...

Jabruh why is the allocation size still 16kb

zealous portal Jun 25, 2023, 6:20 PM

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idk

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im just doing what the thread told me too\

keen herald Jun 25, 2023, 6:21 PM

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zealous portal im just doing what the thread told me too\

Did you follow these instructions? #1122539959438561442 message

zealous portal Jun 25, 2023, 6:22 PM

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ima do em again, do I reformat?

keen herald Jun 25, 2023, 6:22 PM

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zealous portal ima do em again, do I reformat?

Yes, backup whatever you have on there rn

zealous portal Jun 25, 2023, 6:30 PM

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Windows has scanned the file system and found no problems.
No further action is required.
31,157,760 KB total disk space.
32 KB in 1 hidden files.
128 KB in 3 files.
31,157,568 KB are available.

   32,768 bytes in each allocation unit.
  973,680 total allocation units on disk.
  973,674 allocation units available on disk.

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I did it again

keen herald Jun 25, 2023, 6:36 PM

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zealous portal Windows has scanned the file system and found no problems. No further action is ...

Yay

zealous portal Jun 25, 2023, 6:36 PM

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Still wont work, what the heck

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this SD card is giving me a frowny face

keen herald Jun 25, 2023, 6:36 PM

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Did you restart the hackmii installer

zealous portal Jun 25, 2023, 6:37 PM

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??? I turned my wii back on and tried it again

keen herald Jun 25, 2023, 6:37 PM

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Yeah

zealous portal Jun 25, 2023, 6:37 PM

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I launched through the homebrew app

keen herald Jun 25, 2023, 6:37 PM

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Hmmm…

keen herald Jun 25, 2023, 6:37 PM

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zealous portal I launched through the homebrew app

Make sure that your write protect slider is in the up position like in this image https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/764412292262658069/978284069207027712/unknown.png

zealous portal Jun 25, 2023, 6:39 PM

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mine locks itself sometimes it might be the issue

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if it is im so sorry for wasting time

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mine was down because mine works opposite

keen herald Jun 25, 2023, 6:41 PM

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zealous portal mine locks itself sometimes it might be the issue

Like when you insert it into the Wii it’s unlocked, and take it out again it’s locked?

zealous portal Jun 25, 2023, 6:41 PM

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sometimes likes it loose idk why

keen herald Jun 25, 2023, 6:42 PM

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zealous portal sometimes likes it loose idk why

Okay so get a piece of scotch tape and tape the write protect slider in the up position

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Then try again

zealous portal Jun 25, 2023, 6:42 PM

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IT WORKED YESSSs

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sorry

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just happy

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sorry yall

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how do i delete the thread

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so it doesnt take up space

old condor Jun 25, 2023, 6:46 PM

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