Hacking Dual-boot 3.4, with a SoftMii'd 3.2

[noobwarrior7]

just modfied the instructions from here:

http://gbatemp.net/index.php?showtopic=130538

and modified it so, on a 3.4 with downgraded IOS, I grabbed the proper app file of the sysmenu (no preloader, just regular fs_browser through hbc, then completely Softmii'd the system, and then used the procedure for with the app file I obtained for 3.4 instead of for 3.2

[keep in mind the 3.4 app isn't gonna start with 1, like "100000xx.app" because it hasnt been moved by preloader.]

I installed IOS50 (so the menu would boot), and instead of installing the channel and the autoloader (cuz I doubt theyd work as expected), I just install the sysmenu.dol (formerly the sysmenu 00000Xx.app file) to autoboot in preloader (prepare to lose a few blocks), then set preloader to Shutdown or reset to mainmenu, I forget.

so I boot up...heres what happens:

boot up
regular 3.4 (havent actually tested savefile copying etc, so some might want to)
home menu, press shutdown or whatever
softmiid 3.2

some people might like this...give er a go.

it might be possible to do it the other way around, so long as you had IOS50 installed, you might be able to use fs_browser to dump the 3.2 app file, autoboot it, and then use softmii tweaks to install 3.4's app file, but I don't know if that would work, or completely wreck preloader....

if you want it flipped so softmii boots first, you could try it.

 

[WiiShizzza]

considered same....
But wasn't sure about the benefits, cos I'm chipped anyway...

 

[BIG MOE]

just modfied the instructions from here:

http://gbatemp.net/index.php?showtopic=130538

and modified it so, on a 3.4 with downgraded IOS, I grabbed the proper app file of the sysmenu (no preloader, just regular fs_browser through hbc, then completely Softmii'd the system, and then used the procedure for with the app file I obtained for 3.4 instead of for 3.2

[keep in mind the 3.4 app isn't gonna start with 1, like "100000xx.app" because it hasnt been moved by preloader.]

I installed IOS50 (so the menu would boot), and instead of installing the channel and the autoloader (cuz I doubt theyd work as expected), I just install the sysmenu.dol (formerly the sysmenu 00000Xx.app file) to autoboot in preloader (prepare to lose a few blocks), then set preloader to Shutdown or reset to mainmenu, I forget.

so I boot up...heres what happens:

boot up
regular 3.4 (havent actually tested savefile copying etc, so some might want to)
home menu, press shutdown or whatever
softmiid 3.2

some people might like this...give er a go.

it might be possible to do it the other way around, so long as you had IOS50 installed, you might be able to use fs_browser to dump the 3.2 app file, autoboot it, and then use softmii tweaks to install 3.4's app file, but I don't know if that would work, or completely wreck preloader....

if you want it flipped so softmii boots first, you could try it.

NoobWarrior7 you are an amazing son of gun , you just introduced me to a lot of play time with a lot of trials and error , a game I enjoy but cause of the lack of time ( work work work ) results will posted in a few days

2 thumps up bro

 

[noobwarrior7]

for most people it kinda sucks....cuz Im thinking I just lost 220ish blocks on that wii....not really worth it, but people seem to be "omg 3.4 speeds rawk"....I think we're just feature-hungry.

 

[BIG MOE]

for most people it kinda sucks....cuz Im thinking I just lost 220ish blocks on that wii....not really worth it, but people seem to be "omg 3.4 speeds rawk"....I think we're just feature-hungry.

well you will never know buddy , messing around with things might get somewhere

no guarantees thought , but will give it a shot

 

[Jizmo09]

Really cool, now why didn't i think of that.

Oh yea... bacause I just take other peoples work and make a PDF guide for it.

Im gonna have to give this a try someday. I think I'll wait a week though and let my buddy Big Moe and you do the work.
Then I'll write a PDF guide and take credit for it.

Keep up the good work. Seems like a day doesn't go by anymore without something cool being discovered.

 

[fishears]

Really cool, now why didn't i think of that.

Oh yea... bacause I just take other peoples work and make a PDF guide for it.

Im gonna have to give this a try someday. I think I'll wait a week though and let my buddy Big Moe and you do the work.
Then I'll write a PDF guide and take credit for it.

Keep up the good work. Seems like a day doesn't go by anymore without something cool being discovered.

Can I pay you up-front for that?

Seriously, though, this is another interesting experiment. I'll wait for the results rather than strap a pair onto myself

 

[jacklaidlaw]

sounds good but ill wait and see what other people say

 

[Skarface05]

Nice Idea NoobWarrior - It sounds completely feasible to me as some people have already got more than one system menu booting.

I look forward to seeing this progress and helping test a long the way once I get my wii back.

To those that care - SoftMii Tweaks can only write to 00000001/00000002 on the wii so if you need to be able to write anywhere else than that, you would need a modded SoftMii Tweaks or a Nand Writer like we use.

 

[HaniKazmi]

Now THIS sounds like a very good idea

Glad to see some people are not just flaming, but also working on their own ideas.

 

[FGOD]

Nice work! I wonder if this would be able to get this working with something like crazy intro so you can have the choice between 3.2 and 3.4

 

[WiiShizzza]

You could give WiiCrazy a Hint to implement an option on Crazyintro. Also Cashman could add it to WiiHome.