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<li><ahref="#section-i---dumping-and-patching-ios-36"id="markdown-toc-section-i---dumping-and-patching-ios-36">Section I - Dumping and Patching IOS 36</a></li>
<li><ahref="#section-ii---dumping-the-nand"id="markdown-toc-section-ii---dumping-the-nand">Section II - Dumping the NAND</a></li>
<li><ahref="#section-iii---dumping-the-wii-minis-keys"id="markdown-toc-section-iii---dumping-the-wii-minis-keys">Section III - Dumping the Wii mini’s Keys</a></li>
<li><ahref="#section-iv---optional-upload-your-nand-to-dolphin-emulator"id="markdown-toc-section-iv---optional-upload-your-nand-to-dolphin-emulator">Section IV - Optional: Upload your NAND to Dolphin Emulator</a></li>
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<p>This tutorial will show you how to dump your Wii mini’s NAND without having to solder an SD card slot. This was made possible by <ahref="https://gbatemp.net/members/nitr8.72581/">nitr8</a>.</p>
<pclass="notice--info">For support (in English) with Wii mini hacking, join <ahref="https://discord.gg/6ryxnkS">Wii mini Hacking</a> on Discord.</p>
<pclass="notice--info">If you have a Wii or a Wii mini with an SD card slot soldered, follow <ahref="bootmii">this tutorial</a> to dump your NAND.</p>
<pclass="notice--info">There is no way to restore your NAND backup this way without a hardmod.</p>
<h3id="requirements">Requirements</h3>
<ul>
<li>A Wii</li>
<li>A USB drive</li>
<li><ahref="https://oscwii.org/library/app/SimpleIOSPatcher_Mini">Simple IOS Patcher for Wii mini</a></li>
<li><ahref="https://oscwii.org/library/app/RealWnD_Mini">RealWnD for Wii mini</a></li>
<h4id="section-i---dumping-and-patching-ios-36">Section I - Dumping and Patching IOS 36</h4>
<ol>
<li>
<p>Download both the Simple IOS Patcher for Wii mini and RealWnD for Wii mini, and extract both zip files to the root of your USB drive.</p>
</li>
<li>Insert the USB drive into your Wii mini, and launch the Simple IOS Patcher for Wii mini from the Homebrew Channel.</li>
<li>It should start to automatically detect your IOS 36 version and proceed to patch it into slot 236. It will also give you the IOS 236 wad file on your USB.</li>
</ol>
<h4id="section-ii---dumping-the-nand">Section II - Dumping the NAND</h4>
<ol>
<li>Launch RealWnD for Wii mini from the Homebrew Channel.</li>
<li>It should automatically detect IOS 236 on your Wii mini and apply some runtime patches to begin dumping your NAND.</li>
<li>When it is done, you will have 3 new files on your USB:</li>
<p>The <codeclass="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">WiiFlash_n_ECC.img</code> is your NAND image. The other two files are “error” data, and are useless.</p>
<h4id="section-iii---dumping-the-wii-minis-keys">Section III - Dumping the Wii mini’s Keys</h4>
<ol>
<li>Launch xyzzy mod from the Homebrew Channel.</li>
<p>For now, only the <codeclass="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">bootmii_keys.bin</code> file is required.</p>
<h4id="section-iv---optional-upload-your-nand-to-dolphin-emulator">Section IV - Optional: Upload your NAND to Dolphin Emulator</h4>
<ol>
<li>Connect the USB to your PC.</li>
<li>Open Dolphin Emulator on your PC.</li>
<li>Select the tools tab, and in the dropdown menu, go to “manage NAND”, and then select “Import BootMii NAND Backup”.</li>
<li>Select the dropdown to the right next to the file name bar and then choose the “All Files” option.</li>
<li>Locate your <codeclass="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">WiiFlash_n_ECC.img</code> file and select “open”.</li>
<li>Another window will pop up asking for the keys. Locate <codeclass="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">bootmii_keys.bin</code> and select open.</li>
<pclass="notice--info">Continue to <ahref="osc">Open Shop Channel Installation</a>
Now that your Wii has adequate brick protection, you can install the Open Shop Channel, a trusted repository for homebrew that can be accessed both on and off the Wii.</p>
