need help with 2nd hand possibly modded wii

[golden hill]

I just got a 2nd hand wii with no sd card in it, but it has the homebrew channel on it and system version is 3.2E. What should I do to remove all the modding stuff and factory reset it ? any help will be appreciated thanks

this is what i see when i launch the homebrew channel

and this when i press home

also I tried to hold reset while booting but nothing happened, the wii just booted as usual

[tight badge]

Damn, both the Wii Menu version and that Homebrew Channel are OLD.
I won't be the one to help you because I don't know anything about it, but I want to tell you two things:

1. Don't perform the Wii System Update normally, you could damage the Wii if not render it completely unusable
2. Don't format your console, it just makes things worse

[prisma oar]

To assist you in troubleshooting your issue, I recommend performing a Syscheck on your Wii. This involves testing all the IOS on your console. Here's a step-by-step guide you can follow: https://wii.guide/syscheck

• Once you complete the Syscheck, power down the Wii and insert the SD or USB into a PC. it will have generated a syscheck.csv file on the ROOT of your device.

• To share the results with me, simply drag and drop the syscheck.csv file from the root directory of your SD or USB drive into the chat. This will allow us to analyze the information and provide further assistance.

• You can also upload the report by linking the URL to chat or take photos of the entire report if you don’t have a USB or a SD reader on your PC.

[golden hill]

nothing shows up in the homebrew channel and I have the message "the device inserted in the sd card slot cannot be used" when I go to Wii options -> Data Management -> Save Data -> Wii -> SD Card (I tried both positions for the lock on the SD card)

also I found this in data management if it can help

[prisma oar]

Is the sd card FAT32 with the partition style MBR and a 32kb cluster size and put the lock in the up position

[golden hill]

just reformated with these settings and now it shows up in homebrew channel

thanks

[prisma oar]

1. I recommend you use the Windows program, ModMii. It has many Wii modding tools or "activities" built in.

ℹ️ Check your SD/USB for a WAD folder. If you have it, please delete it before continuing.

Download and install ModMii to your windows PC
https://modmii.github.io/

Launch Modmii Classic (not ModMii Skin)
Type I Agree and press enter
Type SU and press enter to select the Syscheck Updater Activity.
Provide it the syscheck.csv file you just made by dragging the syscheck.csv file from the root of your SD/USB and dropping it into the ModMii window.
It might ask you if you want to remove\overwrite RiiConnect24 in IOS 31. You can say no.
It'll list many wad files that it will download, select Y = Yes. Type O to Open File Location "COPY_TO_SD"
Copy the contents of the COPY_TO_SD folder to the root of your SD. Follow the generated guide that opened in your web browser closely.

ℹ️ Don't forget to install the stub files in root:/wad/stubs/ after you install the other wad files.

2. Make a new syscheck and post it after you complete step 1.

[golden hill]

is there actually something else I have to do or is everything up to date and safe to use ?

[prisma oar]

everything look up to date now?

actually 1 more thing i would make a new NAND backup if you haven't already.

[golden hill]

alright thanks a lot for your help !

[prisma oar]

np, thank you for actually following the guide lol

[fair steppe]

Holy shit that’s old as shit

[fair steppe]

Yeah that’s like the first Wii exploit ever

The latest version of the twilight hack is beta 2 I believe