Hotswap Debrick Method: Castlevania Judgment

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Hotswap Debrick Method: Castlevania Judgment

Post by xav91 »

Automatically translated from French.

This is just a translation of a method originally in English.

How to launch a homebrew from a disc, one that doesn't contain any patched system IOS.
You need to have already patched (before the brick) IOS 36 using TBR or Dop-Mii or another method.
Of course, you don't have preloader, priiloader or bootmii (otherwise there's a simpler way)
What we're trying to do with this method: load WadManager 1.4 from an autoboot disc on a Wii with a banner brick

Required
possible backup launch via savemii/savemiifrii (gc-controller) or backup autoboot via the chip
IOS 36 Trucha-patched before the brick
You need a chip, configured for autoboot, and set to 'region free'
The backup of the game "Castlevania Judgment"
2 DVDs

Download
WadManager_1.4.dol
WiiScrubber 1.4
Castlevania Judgment PAL
Castlevania Judgment NTSC

Preparation
  • burn the unmodified game (just Trucha-patched) onto a DVD => this will be the "clean" disc
  • Launch WiiScrubber and load the game's ISO
  • Go to Partition 1 - data
  • Right-click on main.dol
  • Then replace
  • Select the dol of the homebrew to launch, here WadManager_1.4.dol
  • the name "main.dol" must not change
  • Exit WiiScrubber
  • Burn the modified game onto another DVD => this will be the "modified" disc
Execution
Savemiifree
Start the Wii and launch the recovery menu via savemii/savemiifrii
You should see a black screen with the system menu version displayed
chip autoboot
just set the chip for autoboot of backups
  • Insert the "clean" Castlevania Judgment disc, it should boot
  • Let the game launch and go all the way to the cutscene, at that point, eject the disc
  • You should see "error please insert Castlevania Judgment disk"
  • Insert the "modified" disc instead
  • The intro cutscene starts again, then go to the main menu (after having created the save, the name...)
  • Press :wiihome: then "Restart"
Wadmanager 1.4 launches (normally)

All that's left is to fix the Wii by uninstalling the faulty WADs, installing a clean system menu or the missing IOSes....

If WadManager doesn't launch and the Wii reboots when trying to launch the homebrew, it means the Wii didn't have the patched IOS 36
If the patched game starts on a black screen, redo the process with the DVDs or try a dol from another homebrew

Games that use IOS 36: Mario Kart, SSBB, Castlevania Judgment
Mario Kart - doesn't work with this method
SSBB - ntsc doesn't work, maybe the PAL version
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Thanks for the translation
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Re: Hotswap Debrick Method: Castlevania Judgment

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I also tested, but it's really just a rehash translated, indeed
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Cool, thanks xav91 :accord: , It might save the life of those who have neither preloader, priiloader nor bootmii.
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Re: Hotswap Debrick Method: Castlevania Judgment

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Thanks for this handy tuto :74:

edit: quick mamule or kalidor in modo mode :mrgreen:

sorry but your hidden links to that kind of site aren't allowed here :s
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tested thanks a lot
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me, kind words? surely not ;) , but I show respect so I don't brag about it (too much)
I'll remove the links, no problem.
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Has anyone tested this method? I tried in vain. Do you need the game Castlevania in PAL OR NTSC?

And in Wiiscrubber is it that just by replacing the main.dol and closing the partition it's automatically signed Trucha? :?:
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Re: Hotswap Debrick Method: Castlevania Judgment

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Thanks for this tuto which really helped me
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Re: Hotswap Debrick Method: Castlevania Judgment

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Ok I'll try it ;)
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Thanks :P :100:
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thanks for the tuto
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thanks
that's cool
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Re: Hotswap Debrick Method: Castlevania Judgment

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That's for sure going to help some people :93:

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