Download Hackmii Installer v0.8 or later from this page.

Create a subdirectory called sd:/apps/BootMiiHBCUpgrade/ on your SD card.

Upgrading or installing BootMii if the HBC is still installed If you installed as IOS, use the Homebrew Channel to start it (there will be a new button) If you installed as boot2, reboot the Wii and it should start.

The installer will ask you if you want to install BootMii, select Yes, continue.

Insert one if you don't want to use your current one.

The installer will warn you that files need to be installed to an SD card.

Select the option best suited to you (boot2 or IOS) with the A button.

Boot2 is much safer than IOS install, so you should choose that if you can.

If you have a newer Wii (from the 2nd half of 2008 onwards) then you can only choose IOS install.

BootMii can be installed in two modes, boot2 or IOS.

Select 'BootMii…' with the D-pad and push A.

Take note of what you can and can't install then push A to Continue.

Read the warning message and wait for the 'Press 1 to continue' prompt to appear.

Launch the Hackmii Installer using one of the methods on this page.

Installation if you don't yet have the HBC.

Spare 528MB of space on an SD/SDHC card if you want to perform a Wii backup.

SD Card (an SDHC card is also suitable if you are at firmware version 4.0 or higher).

BootMii also allows the execution of special homebrew applications not usable by What you should install first It does this by installing as boot2 on a compatible Wii, and is executed before the Wii system menu. Guarding against bricking your Wii with BootMiiīootMii allows you to make a backup of your Wii's NAND so that you can recover from almost any type of brick 1.

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