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title: "Homebrew Channel and BootMii Installation"
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{% include toc title="Table of Contents" %}
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The Homebrew Channel is where you will go to launch homebrew applications.
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BootMii is a piece of software that can backup and restore your Wii's NAND storage, and if installed in boot2, provides brick protection.
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Regarding BootMii, there are two ways that it can be installed: directly to a part of the Wii bootloader called boot2, and via an IOS. Preferably you would want to install BootMii under boot2 as it provides extended brick protection, however Wiis with a vulnerable boot2 are considerably rare and made mostly before 2009. In most cases, installing BootMii as IOS should be fine, as long as you also install Priiloader.
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{: .notice--info}
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If you do not have an SD card, you cannot install nor use BootMii; regardless of whether or not you install it as IOS or boot2.
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You can always [install it at a later date](hackmii).
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{: .notice--warning}
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#### Instructions
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1. You will see a scam warning screen. Wait 30 seconds for the text "Press 1 to continue" to appear, then press 1.
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1. You will be presented with a test results screen. Select `Continue`.
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1. Select `Install the Homebrew Channel`.
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1. Select `Continue` when finished.
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1. Once installed, select `Back`, then select `BootMii`.
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1. Select `Install BootMii as IOS`.
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1. Once done, select `Continue`. If you have the option to `Install BootMii as boot2`, please do so as well.
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1. Select `Exit` to finally open the Homebrew Channel.
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#### Required Reading
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You can now use the Homebrew Channel to launch homebrew apps, as well as BootMii for backing up and restoring your NAND if you were able to install it.
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Here's a tip - when installing homebrew applications on your SD Card or USB drive, your folder structure should look like this:
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`AppName1` and `AppName2` are placeholder names. Do not nest multiple `apps` folders inside the `apps` folder itself.
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[Continue to making a NAND Backup using BootMii](bootmii)<br>
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Making a NAND backup at this point is highly recommended, and is one of the only ways to save your Wii from a brick in some cases.
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{: .notice--info}
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Tip: You can tell if a Wii has BootMii installed as boot2 if your disc drive flashes very briefly, only after the immediate flash that happens when you press the POWER Button.
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{: .notice--info}
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