Wii:Banner Unbrick


 * Guide created by SammyGoesHowdy with contributions by DardelHMB

This guide will help you fix your Nintendo Wii getting "the System Files are corrupted." or a black screen after installing a WAD.

What you need

 * An SD card or USB drive
 * If you do not have Priiloader installed: A PC with Linux installed, or a Rasberry Pi since it most likely has Linux installed already
 * YAWM Mod Mii Edition

Section I - Entering HBC (Priiloader)
If you are on Wii, you can enter Priiloader in this state by holding RESET on the console while turning it on.
 * If you do not have Priiloader, ya dun goofed. But you can skip to

If you are on Wii U in the Aroma environment, you can load the Wii U forwarder on your Wii U Menu.
 * If you do not have Priiloader, and are using a Wii U follow


 * If you have not yet installed Aroma, here is a guide to do so.


 * If you don't have the Priiloader Wii U Forwarder, you can get it here.

1. After doing the method for your console to enter Priiloader, you should be on a screen like the image below.

Section I - Entering HBC - Wii (No Priiloader)

 * 1) Follow this guide until step 13, then come back here. Ensure you do not press A on the Health and Safety screen.
 * 2) Once you are in the HackMii installer, exit it, you should now be in the HBC, continue to Section II

Section I - Entering HBC - vWii (No Priiloader)

 * 1) Aroma: Download this Boot2vWii forwarder
 * Tiramisu: Download hbl2hbc (just the  file)
 * 1) Place it in
 * 2) Open it and you should be taken to the HBC, once it does, continue to Section II

Section II - Uninstalling WADs

 * 1) Select YAWM ModMii Edition (yawmME for short) from the list of homebrew.
 * 2) Select your source device.
 * 3) Press (A), then press (A) again on your wad.
 * 4) Press D-PAD RIGHT to change the selected action from Install WAD to Uninstall WAD, then press (A).


 * If you've installed multiple WADs, do this for every WAD you installed.

5. Once it's uninstalled, Press (A) to go back, then press HOME to return to HBC. In HBC, press HOME again, and then "Return to System Menu". Your Wii should now be unbricked, please don't install that WAD again.