Question No Signal on TV - Did i brick my Wii?

[MechaBronics]

Hi everyone,

around five months ago i decided to install the Homebrew channel and USB-Loader GX on my Wii. It worked for a while and i was able to play my games from a USB-Stick intead of the disks.
However, one day i wanted to play some good old Wii Sports but when i turned my Wii on, the LED turned green and the Disk reader made its iconic noise but my TV showed a "No Signal" message and my Wiimotes weren't able to connect with it after countless attempts. I can guarantee that it's not my cables nor my Wiimotes because i have tested them with a working Wii. And i have found out that my Bluetooth and Wifi-Modules are completely fine after disassembling the Wii.
I found some tutorials, some on YouTube some here on BitBuilt, using Bootmii. Now the thing is that i can't really remember whether or not i have Priiloader and Bootmii already installed on the Wii so unbricking it that way will be a gamble.
Is there a way i can fix this? And if Bootmii is my only resort, is there a way to check whether or not i have the necessary programs installed?

Thank you for taking your time to read this. I will keep researching and updating the thread if i ever find a solution.

(I followed the tutorials of FunkyScott47 on youtube FunkyScott47 - YouTube )

 

[MechaBronics]

Alright lads. It turns out that i actually somehow managed to brick my Wii in the worst ways possible. I did some checks and i did infact not install neither Priiloader nor Bootmii on my Wii meaning that we're dealing with a low level brick aka the worst type of bricks. Does anyone know if there's still hope for me?
Thanks

 

[bobc1674]

One of the things that could cause this might be that your bluetooth chip in the wii has gone bad. If you have access to another wii/bluetooth chip, i would reccomend trying to swap them and see if that lets your wii boot.

 

[MechaBronics]

One of the things that could cause this might be that your bluetooth chip in the wii has gone bad. If you have access to another wii/bluetooth chip, i would reccomend trying to swap them and see if that lets your wii boot.

Thanks for replying, but as i stated in my Post, the Bluetooth/Wi-Fi Module is still fine. I have swapped them with those of an already working Wii

 

[bobc1674]

Shoot I’m sorry I didn’t see that. In that case I have no idea

 

[Stitches]

Without modded boot1 or access to one of Nintendo's technician programmers, I'm not aware of any means to save a Wii that is unable to start due to file corruption. You could probe the voltage lines with a multimeter to make sure it isn't a bypassable hardware fault, but that's about all I can think of.

 

[DekuNut]

Theoretically you could try a hardmod unbrick: https://wiki.hacks.guide/wiki/Wii:Hardmod_unbrick#tabber-tabpanel-4_Layer_/_Wii_Mini-0
Do note though that you can easily make it a lot worese because its quite tricky wiring for beginners. I would not recommend this route, unless you absolutely need to fix your wii. It is much easier to just buy a used wii for 20 bucks.

 

[MechaBronics]

Theoretically you could try a hardmod unbrick: https://wiki.hacks.guide/wiki/Wii:Hardmod_unbrick#tabber-tabpanel-4_Layer_/_Wii_Mini-0
Do note though that you can easily make it a lot worese because its quite tricky wiring for beginners. I would not recommend this route, unless you absolutely need to fix your wii. It is much easier to just buy a used wii for 20 bucks.

I'll definitely keep this as my last resort. Thank you nevertheless! It is very good to know that a hardware solution exists.

Without modded boot1 or access to one of Nintendo's technician programmers, I'm not aware of any means to save a Wii that is unable to start due to file corruption. You could probe the voltage lines with a multimeter to make sure it isn't a bypassable hardware fault, but that's about all I can think of.

Afaik i neither have backups nor a modded boot1 and Nintendo Customer Support didn't help me either. But thank you for the suggestion, i will check everything with a multimeter before trying anything funny