Homebrew such as wad managers, cIOS installers, or backup loaders depend on the trucha bug being present, so this guide will walk you through the process of restoring this bug to your Wii's firmware.ĭon't try these steps on the Wii U, this is for Wii only! By using HW_AHBPROT, it is no longer needed to downgrade other IOSs first. The IOS236 installer will install a Patched IOS36 in IOS slot 236. Nintendo has pushed a number of updates to try squashing this loophole, but other exploits have been discovered that allow us to reinstall older, bugged versions of IOS which are vulnerable to the trucha bug.

The trucha bug is a very silly security hole in earlier versions of IOS that allows homebrew users to easily bypass Nintendo's security checks, which lets them to do things such as install modified content to the NAND or read altered game discs. However, if those steps for some reason refuse to work, you can still try the old method below. The updated cIOS installation guide bypasses the need for a patched IOS236.

The steps in this guide are no longer needed.

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