Wii Region hack status, AnyRegion Changer / Gecko OS / GC Booter / Starfall

[thetrooper]

New wii update just released yesterday it seems. Does anyone know if it deletes the homebrew channel?

[charlesr]

bannerbomb and hbc remain unaffected as far as I can tell from the interwebs.

[KIT786]

Gave it a try and homebrew still works. Apprently it was a fix for an error casused by Wii Sports Resort, and considering it isn't even out here in the UK Nintendo definitely wants to make sure we are ready for it!

[Sketcz]

I tried booting PAL Klonoa, original disc, on an NTSC-U machine using... I think it was Gamma? The booting program. It worked fine for Nights, but Klonoa locks up at a blue screen, saying I've got error 002.

Does getting this blue screen damage my Wii at all?

And is there a workaround to get the game to work? I tried putting the game on my HDD, but I get the same 002 error.

[bcass]

Can anyone recommend a decent USB2.0 HDD for use with USB Loader? I'm after one that has been proven to work well, and can also be configured not to turn itself off after a certain period of non-use.

[Sketcz]

I'm using a Western Digital "My Passport Essential" 250GB HDD. Works a treat. It came bundled with my system which I bought second-hand.

£50 from PC World apparently...

[CrispyXUK]

What do I need to get USB loader working? I have HBC installed already.

[Sketcz]

My SD card has a folder called Apps, with the USB Loader wad inside a folder inside the apps folder. When I select HBC, I get a list of the apps in the folder, including the USB loader.

[CrispyXUK]

It doesn't seem to run, what's that talk of cIOS? What is it?

[importaku]

For the 002 error problem you can try using gecko os to boot your game as the newer version fixes the 002 problem. Madworld caused the same problem so i used gecko os with the 002 fix.

[smouty]

It doesn't seem to run, what's that talk of cIOS? What is it?

You need to install CIOS36 for USB loader to work.
You need either a WAD file and WAD manager or an installer you can run from HBC.

[CrispyXUK]

Thanks, got any good links?

[egparadigm]

We can't share links on the board.

[CrispyXUK]

Didn't think of that.

So, I need a cIOS installer, which I can run from the homebrew channel yes?

Cheers for the help so far guys.

[bcass]

Is there a general consensus as to which is the best version of USB Loader to use? I tried installing USB Loader GX, but it was throwing errors at me left right and center. I'm now using Waninkoko's USB Loader 1.5 but it seems quite basic.