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[[Image:Wiibrick.PNG| | [[Image:Wiibrick.PNG|thumb|A Wii "brick"]] | ||
To '''brick''' a Wii is to damage the console beyond repair - as in 'a bricked Wii has all the electronic functionality of a brick'. To put it simply, fully bricked Wii consoles do not play. | To '''brick''' a Wii is to damage the console beyond repair - as in 'a bricked Wii has all the electronic functionality of a brick'. To put it simply, fully bricked Wii consoles do not play. | ||
The term is often used in situations where modifying a system's firmware (without necessarily making any alterations to the machine's hardware) has caused it to become inoperable. | The term is often used in situations where modifying a system's firmware (without necessarily making any alterations to the machine's hardware) has caused it to become inoperable. | ||
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* Watch out for malformed channel banners, the menu is very bad at error handling. | * Watch out for malformed channel banners, the menu is very bad at error handling. | ||
* Check and double-check that you know what you're doing when running homebrew, especially that with the "Homebrew Dangerous if Misused" banner on its page. | * Check and double-check that you know what you're doing when running homebrew, especially that with the "Homebrew Dangerous if Misused" banner on its page. | ||
Revision as of 04:31, 20 September 2008
To brick a Wii is to damage the console beyond repair - as in 'a bricked Wii has all the electronic functionality of a brick'. To put it simply, fully bricked Wii consoles do not play. The term is often used in situations where modifying a system's firmware (without necessarily making any alterations to the machine's hardware) has caused it to become inoperable.
Semi-brick
A semi-bricked Wii has a small error in the system menu. Once a Wii is semi-bricked, it cannot enter the settings screen. There are repair discs for semi-bricked Wii consoles, but not for those fully bricked.
Prevention
- Only install updates for your own region.
- Play your own region. Generally, playing games or using Wii Menu channels from other regions shouldn't cause any problems, but in exceptional circumstances something could go wrong. (Note that games and channels from other regions will not function without modification.)
- Do not delete critical system files.
- Watch out for malformed channel banners, the menu is very bad at error handling.
- Check and double-check that you know what you're doing when running homebrew, especially that with the "Homebrew Dangerous if Misused" banner on its page.