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Due to its heavy links with piracy, the word cIOS is generally avoided by most of the anti-piracy community, instead preferring more generic terms such as "patched IOS" when writing programs that require them.+With the discovery of the HW_AHBPROT register and integration of the related access flag into the [[Homebrew Channel]]'s access permissions field, most homebrew should no longer depend on a modified IOS in order to do things which normally would require them. Thus, homebrew which requires custom IOS should be removed and replaced with less invasive, more modern alternatives.+{{Stub}}+
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'''''Custom [[IOS]]''''', aka cIOS, are third-party IOS files that are installed on the wii. Most cIOS's are used for pirating. They are often made by using a base IOS with desirable features, such as USB support or Rockband microphone support and modified to install to a different slot such as [[Bootmii|254]] and then add extra features, such as restoring the [[trucha bug]] and adding piracy related functions.
'''''Custom [[IOS]]''''', aka cIOS, are third-party IOS files that are installed on the wii. Most cIOS's are used for pirating. They are often made by using a base IOS with desirable features, such as USB support or Rockband microphone support and modified to install to a different slot such as [[Bootmii|254]] and then add extra features, such as restoring the [[trucha bug]] and adding piracy related functions.
−With the discovery of the HW_AHBPROT register, new official IOS revisions with USB2 support, and integration of the HW_AHBPROT into the [[Homebrew Channel]]'s access permissions field, most homebrew should no longer depend on a modified IOS in order to do things which normally would require them. Thus, homebrew which requires custom IOS should be removed and replaced with less invasive, more modern alternatives.
−== Non-piracy uses ==
+Other software technically installs custom IOSes, but these IOSes do not have the piracy functions commonly associated with cIOS.
+* Better hardware control with [[Wii-Linux]]
+* Lower risk [[NAND]]/[[Hardware/SEEPROM|SEEPROM]] flashing
+* Custom WiiConnect24 implementations such as [[RiiConnect24]] or [[WiiLink]]
−The term "patched IOS" can be used instead of "custom IOS", usually implying that simpler patches are done (such as trucha bug) as typically used in homebrew predating the HW_AHBPROT method, rather than for example adding custom modules.
−{{Navbox IOS}}
+{{Navbox IOS|skipCat=true}}
+[[Category:IOS]]