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+**Do NOT install IOS packs such as DARKCORP that overwrite most of your IOS with cIOS. It is DANGEROUS and heavily outdated.**
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+**Do NOT restore NAND backups from other consoles!**
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+**Do NOT install any IOS that isn't meant for your system** (example: Wii IOS on Wii mini)
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+**Do NOT attempt region changing methods meant for Wii on the vWii or Wii mini**
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+**Do NOT use a Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection service unless it is known to be RCE patched (such as [Wiimmfi](nintendowfc)). Doing otherwise could allow a malicious actor to BRICK your Console!**
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+**Only install updates for your own region!**.
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+ Installing updates from another region could have no effect at best, but result in a [Korean Kii/Error 003](bricks#koreankii-error-003-brick) brick at worst. To prevent this from happening if you bought a pre-owned Wii, run [SysCheck](syscheck) to verify the original region of your console. If it is Korean, be EXTREMELY careful with applying system updates to your console, and consider seeking support for further assistance.
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+**Do NOT attempt region changing methods meant for Wii on the vWii or Wii mini.**
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+**Do NOT use a Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection service unless it is known to be RCE patched (such as [Wiimmfi](nintendowfc)). Doing otherwise could allow a malicious actor to BRICK your console!**
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+**Only install updates for your own region!**
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+ Installing updates from another region could have no effect at best, or result in a [Korean Kii/Error 003](bricks#koreankii-error-003-brick) brick at worst. To prevent this from happening if you bought a pre-owned Wii, run [SysCheck](syscheck) to verify the original region of your console. If it is Korean, be EXTREMELY careful with applying system updates to your console, and consider seeking support for further assistance.
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+**Do NOT delete or modify system files, install old versions of your Wii Menu or IOS, and do NOT install any system file mods unless you know what you are doing!**
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+ An example of modifying files going wrong is replacing IOS80 on Wii mini, which may result in a [Wi-Fi Brick](bricks#wi-fi-brick).
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+**Do NOT install homebrew from untrustworthy sources or if the source code is not available.**
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+ KoreanKii (secondary cause of [Korean Kii/Error 003](bricks#koreankii-error-003-brick) brick)
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+ Firmware Downgraders
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+ Any other app that modifies critical NAND files
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+**DO NOT TOUCH THE WII'S POWER SOURCE OR POWER BUTTONS WHEN INSTALLING OR MODIFYING CRITICAL SYSTEM CONTENT**.
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+**DO NOT TOUCH THE WII'S POWER SOURCE OR POWER BUTTONS WHEN INSTALLING OR MODIFYING CRITICAL SYSTEM CONTENT.**
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+ If your electricity is unstable (e.g. storm, power outage), postpone what you are doing until you have a stable power source.
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+ This applies to dangerous processes such as BootMii NAND restoration, which could lead to a [full brick](#low-level-brick) if anything goes wrong.
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# Diagnosis
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This is a section intended to help you diagnose a potential brick, in order by least to most brick severity. If you seem to have a brick that isn't covered in this section or in the guide, please join the Nintendo Homebrew discord server for support.
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This is a section intended to help you diagnose a potential brick, in order by least to most brick severity. If you seem to have a brick that isn't covered in this section or in the guide, please join the Nintendo Homebrew Discord server for support.
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+ Wii starts, and progresses to the Wii Menu. No app is malfunctioning, Wii settings is error free, everything is seemingly fine. No brick.
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+ Wii starts, and progresses to the Wii Menu. No app is malfunctioning, Wii Settings is error free, everything is seemingly fine. No brick.
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+ Wii starts, and progresses to the Wii Menu.
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+ If after acccessing a specific channel, you get `The system files are corrupted.`, see [banner brick](bricks#banner-brick).
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+ If after accessing the Wii settings, you see an error that resembles the Opera web browser, see [semibrick](bricks#semibrick).
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+ If after acccessing a specific channel, you get `The system files are corrupted`, see [banner brick](bricks#banner-brick).
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+ If after accessing the Wii Settings, you see an error that resembles the Opera web browser, see [semibrick](bricks#semibrick).
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+ Wii starts, you see the health/warning screen, but upon pressing A to start, you see a black screen.
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+ If this happened after installing a theme, see [theme brick](bricks#theme-brick).
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+ If this happened after installing a WAD, see [banner brick](bricks#banner-brick).
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+ If this randomly started happening, and you can access Maintenance Mode by holding +/- on the health/warning screen, see [mail brick](bricks#mail-brick).
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+ Wii starts, and you see the health/warning screen, but upon pressing A to start, the screen goes black and/or freezes and does not continue. Maintenance mode is accessible. See [mail brick](bricks#mail-brick).
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+ Wii starts, BUT you INSTANTLY see an error that resembles the Opera web browser. See [Wii Menu/Opera brick](bricks#wii-menuopera-brick).
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+ Error 003. See [Korean Kii/Error 003 brick](bricks#koreankii-error-003-brick).
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+ Nothing happens, black screen, BUT BootMii as boot2 is accessible. See [IOS brick](bricks#ios-brick).
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+ Nothing happens, black screen, BUT Wii can be turned on with a Wiimote/Recovery Mode can be accessed. See [Wi-Fi brick](bricks#wi-fi-brick).
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+ Nothing happens, black screen. Wii cannot be turned on with a Wiimote, Recovery Mode cannot be started, and BootMii as boot2 is not accessible. See [low-level brick](bricks#low-level-brick).
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+ Nothing happens, black screen. Wii cannot be turned on with a Wiimote, [Recovery Mode](recovery-mode) cannot be started, and BootMii as boot2 is not accessible. See [low-level brick](bricks#low-level-brick).
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# Brick Types
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## Semibrick
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### Symptoms
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When navigating to Wii Settings, you instead get an error from the Opera web browser along the lines of `You tried to access the address (URL), which is currently unavailable.` In some cases, some parts of the Wii Settings menu may still be accessible, but other parts may not (such as the Country menu).
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When navigating to Wii Settings, you get an error from the Opera web browser with something along the lines of `You tried to access the address (URL), which is currently unavailable.` In some cases, some parts of the Wii Settings menu may still be accessible, but other parts may not (such as the Country menu).
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A semibrick occurs when a different region Wii Menu or a different region custom theme is installed. As the Wii Settings menu is rendered using HTML pages with Opera, themes often replace these pages and put them in different directories; essentially leading to a `404 Not Found` error but in the form of a console brick.
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If this was caused by a theme you installed, use [csm-installer](themes) to reinstall the original theme.
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If this was caused by a Wii Menu WAD you installed, use [NUS Downloader](https://wiibrew.org/wiki/NUSD) to re-obtain your original Wii Menu.
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Be cautious when downloading the Wii Menu WAD. Make sure to pick the same version with the correct region.
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## Banner brick
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Attempt to start the Wii - warning/press A screen shows up, and when A is pressed, the screen passes normally; however, beyond this point, nothing happens and the Wii remains on a black screen. This happened after installing a WAD and rebooting, or returning to the Wii Menu. Alternatively, the Wii Menu can still be accessed, but opening the corrupt channel results in the console freezing. In some cases, you may see the "System files are corrupted" screen.
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You attempt to start the Wii, the health/warning screen shows up, and when A is pressed, the screen passes normally; however, beyond this point, nothing happens and the Wii remains on a black screen. This happened after installing a WAD and rebooting, or returning to the Wii Menu. Alternatively, the Wii Menu can still be accessed, but opening a particular channel results in the console freezing. In some cases, you may see the "System files are corrupted" screen.
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If you are somehow able to still access the Wii Menu, go into the Homebrew Channel and use [YAWM ModMii Edition](yawmme) or your current WAD manager to uninstall the corrupt channel.
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If you are able to still access the Wii Menu, go into the Homebrew Channel and use [YAWM ModMii Edition](yawmme) or your current WAD manager to uninstall the corrupt channel.
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If you cannot access the Wii Menu, and have [Priiloader](priiloader) installed, enter it by holding RESET while turning your Wii on. Select Homebrew Channel, then uninstall the corrupt channel.
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If you cannot access the Wii Menu, and have [Priiloader](priiloader) installed, enter it by holding RESET while turning your Wii on. Select Homebrew Channel and use [YAWM ModMii Edition](yawmme) or your current WAD manager to uninstall the corrupt channel.
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If you don't have or can't access Priiloader, Maintenance Mode may be worth a try. Hold down `+` and `-` on the health/warning screen (do not press `A`!).
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## Mail brick
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A mail brick occurs when a Wii has too much mail to handle, or when malformed mail is in the Wii Message Board, causing a crash upon booting through normal means. Because the Wii Message Board is always drawn below Wii channels, this causes the Wii Menu to fail before fully loading.
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By entering holding + and - on the warning screen, maintenance mode can be entered, where the Wii Message Board is not loaded at all. If the Homebrew Channel is not installed, follow [Bluebomb](bluebomb).
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By entering holding + and - on the warning screen, Maintenance Mode can be entered, where the Wii Message Board is not loaded at all. If the Homebrew Channel is not installed, follow [Bluebomb](bluebomb).
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From here, the Homebrew Channel can be loaded and the brick can be fixed by deleting Wii Message Board data with [cdbackup](https://oscwii.org/library/app/cdbackup).
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This brick is a more fatal version of a [Semibrick](#semibrick). If your SYSCONF (system configuration file) gets corrupt or damaged, the Wii will regenerate it and start the setup phase.
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However, the setup pages are in a similar location to the Wii settings pages. If you have an incorrect region Wii Menu or theme, the Wii cannot find them.
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However, the setup pages are in a similar location to the Wii Settings pages. If you have an incorrect region Wii Menu or theme, the Wii cannot find them.
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Since this brick most often occurs after the Wii Menu updates, Priiloader will not be present. In the case that Priiloader is present, you can simply fix it by either installing the previous Wii System Menu or removing the key with the KoreanKii homebrew app.
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While this leaves the Wii in a particularly dangerous situation, **it is still fixable**. This involves going into [Recovery Mode](recovery-mode), where an exploit can be triggered in order to gain access to the Homebrew Channel and revert the conditions that caused the brick. Note that you must have a drivechip in order for this method to work.
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This brick will appear identical to a low-level brick due to a Wii Menu failure via IOS; however there is not a full low-level NAND corruption, or a low-level hardware failure.
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This brick most often happens when the Wii Menu's IOS is a [stub](http://wiibrew.org/wiki/Stub_IOS), or if the wrong kind of IOS is installed to the console. A stubbed system menu IOS is usually the consequence of attempting to downgrade your Wii menu. If this error began happening after installing a normal IOS80 to a Wii mini, see [Wi-Fi brick](bricks#wi-fi-brick).
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This brick most often happens when the Wii Menu's IOS is a [stub](http://wiibrew.org/wiki/Stub_IOS), or if the wrong kind of IOS is installed to the console. A stubbed system menu IOS is usually the consequence of attempting to downgrade your Wii Menu. If this error began happening after installing a normal IOS80 to a Wii mini, see [Wi-Fi brick](bricks#wi-fi-brick).
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For vWii, see[Recover a vWii IOS/Channel](https://wiiu.hacks.guide/recover-vwii-ioses-channels).
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+ If on a Wii mini, and if a normal IOS80 was installed, see [Wi-Fi brick](bricks#wi-fi-brick). If steps to resolve the Wi-Fi brick failed, proceed.
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+ Attempt to boot into [Recovery Mode](recovery-mode) (normal Wiis only). If the Wii boots into Recovery Mode, see [Wi-Fi brick](bricks#wi-fi-brick) or [IOS brick](bricks#ios-brick). If steps to resolve the Wi-Fi brick or IOS brick failed, proceed.
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+ At this point, either there is a low-level boot0/boot1 corruption, a NAND chip failure, or there is a wider unknown hardware failure. Consider consulting online help or buying another Wii.
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