BootMii/SD Card Compatibility List

Compatibility Legend
Works: This SD Card works without any problems.
Issues: This SD Card has minor problems, such as a slow boot process.
Doesn't Work: This SD Card doesn't work at all.
Not Tested: This SD Card has not yet been tested.

Tests

BootMii Public Beta 6

Brand	Model	Size	NAND backup	BootMii	Boot time	Notes	Confirmed
Lexar	microSDHC Card (SDMI4GB-695) (w/ SDHC Adapter)	4GB	Works	From HBC Only		Disc light flashes, then hangs on a black screen when the Wii is started up. Works fine when started through the HBC. NAND backup was also successful.	0

BootMii Public Beta 5

Brand	Model	Size	NAND backup	BootMii	Boot time	Notes	Confirmed
CnMemory®	Secure Digital™ Gold Firstclass	4GB	Works	Sometime (?)			0
PNY	OPTIMA SD 2GB (EMET1276)	2GB	Works	Works	0~1	Very fast. Installation and NAND Backup made without any problem.	0
PNY	SD 2GB (EM-ET1272)	2GB	Not tested	Doesn't Work			1
Transcend	8GB Class 6 SDHC	8GB	Works	Works	0~1	NAND dump testet. NAND restore untestet.	0
Transcend	2GB 150X	2GB	Works	Works			0

BootMii Public Beta 4

Brand	Model	Size	NAND backup	BootMii	Boot time	Notes	Confirmed
A-Data	SD	2GB	Doesn't work	Doesn't work		Boots always straight to system menu, never to BootMii.	0
A-Data	SD	2GB	Doesn't work	Doesn't work		Boots always straight to system menu, never to BootMii.	0
A-Data	SDHC class 6	8GB	Works	Works	0~1	Just tested NAND dump. No NAND restore.	0
A-Data	SDHC class 6	16GB	Works	Works	0~1	Seems to work fine, including NAND dump and NAND restore.	0
Dane-elec	SD	1GB	Works	Works	0~1	Just tested NAND dump. No NAND restore. Backup & Verification in 13 minutes	0
Kodak	SD	2GB	Works	Works			0
Kingston	MicroSD in SD Adapter	1GB	Works	Works	0~1	Formatted with Panasonic SD Formatter	1
Kingston	MicroSD in SD Adapter	2GB	Works	Works			0
Kingston	SD	2GB	Works	Works			1
Kingston	SDHC	4GB	Works	Works		Didn't test NAND restore.	1
Kingston	SDHC	8GB	Not tested	Doesn't work			0
Lexar	Premium 60x	2GB	Not tested	Doesn't Work		Boots to System Menu normally; occasionally boots black screen instead.	0
Lexar	Gaming SD	2GB	Works	Doesn't work		Locks up Wii about 80% of the time. Usually works right after install for about 3 boots. When working, Backup/Restore works perfectly.	0
PNY	SD 2GB Optima	2GB	Works	Works	0~1	Works perfectly! Very fast!	3
PNY	SD 2GB Optima (MMAGF02GWMCU-PA)	2GB	Not tested	Doesn't Work		Boots to blank screen, sometimes boots straight to System Menu. Model Number is in small black text on the rear of the card.	1
PNY	Micro SDHC	4GB	Not tested	Doesn't work			0
PNY	Optima SDHC	8GB	Not tested	Doesn't work		Boots to a black screen.	0
Power Saves	SD	512MB	Works	Works			1
Sandisk	SD	256MB	Not tested	Works	1		1
Sandisk		512MB	Works	Works	1		0
Sandisk	SD Extreme III	1GB	Works	Works	0~1	Just tested NAND dump. No NAND restore. Backup & Verification in 12 minutes.	0
Sandisk		2GB	Not tested	Doesn't Work		Boots to System Menu normally; occasionally boots black screen instead.	0
Sandisk	SD/USB (folding card)	2GB	Works	Works	0~1	Just tested NAND dump. No NAND restore.	0
Sandisk	For Wii	2GB	Works	Works	1	Backup/verify takes up to 10 minutes.	1
Sandisk	Ultra II	2GB	Works	Works	2	Works just fine!	4
Sandisk	MicroSD (with SD Adapter)	2GB	Works	Works			1
Sandisk	SDHC	8GB	Works	Works	2	Backup/verify takes about 15 minutes.	0
Sandisk	SDHC Class 2	16GB	Works	Works	1	Backup/Verify 12min, 10.2 Mb Read Speed in Sandisk SDDR-89 V4, Format 64k Cluster Size for the best SD Card Menu Speed, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r0Bby5R_qY0	0
Transcend	microSDHC	8GB	Works	Doesn't work		Backup/verify takes about 15 minutes.	0
Transcend	8GB Class 6 SDHC	8GB	Works	Doesn't work		Locks up Wii about 40% of the time, but seems to happen less on fresh formatted card with all files transfered in one go. Using 16k/32k cluster size seems to help with wii access speed also. On fat32, boots fast to Wii health screen once in a while, beta1 was always around 8 seconds slower than factory. Still locks up before health screen randomly. Fails to boot bootmii bypassing to System Menu. Seems to crash before boot more than beta 1 and 2 , 18.9 Mb Read Speed in Sandisk SDDR-89 V4	0

BootMii Public Beta 3 (BootMii v1.0, Stub v1.0, MINI v1.0)

Brand	Model	Size	NAND backup	BootMii	Boot time	Notes	Confirmed
Lexar	SD 2 GB	2gb	Issues	Works	4	Backup and verifying takes 10 minutes.	0
Lexar	SDHC 8GB (Class 6)	8gb	Works	Doesn't work			0
Kingston	SD Elite Pro 50x 1GB	1gb	Works	Doesn't Work		Drivelight flashes as though there is no SD card when Wii is booting up.	0
Kingston	SD/2GB	2gb	Works	Works	4	Now perfectly compatible.	1
Kingston	SDHC 4GB (Class 6)	4gb	Works	Works	1	Works Perfectly.	1
Kodak	SDHC 4GB (Class 2)	4gb	Not tested	Doesn't Work		Doesn't load BootMii, but loads System Menu instead.	0
Micro Center	4GB SDHC Class 6	4GB	Doesn't Work	Doesn't work
PNY	Premium	2GB	Works	Works	2	Works Perfectly.	1
PNY	MicroSD 2Gb w/adapter	2GB	Works	Works		Works Perfectly.	1
Sandisk	Ultra II SD Plus	1GB	N/A	Doesn't Work		SD not detected by bootmii. Works fine for homebrew otherwise. It's a SD-Card with integrated USB-Connector.	0
Sandisk	Ultra II	2GB	N/A	N/A		SD not detected by bootmii. Works fine for homebrew otherwise.	0
Sandisk	microSDHC 4GB	4GB	Works	Works		It's a micro SDHC in a sandisk microSD to SD adapter and it works fine!	1
Sandisk	microSDHC (class 2)	8GB	Works	Works		Using it in a generic microSD->SD adapter and it works great.	0
Sandisk	for Wii	2GB	Works	Works	2	Faster NAND Backup, with "Official Nintendo Seal" (!)	4
Transcend	Micro SD w/adapter 1GB	1gb	Works	Doesn't Work		Drivelight flashes as though there is no SD card when Wii is booting up.	1
Transcend	SDHC 4GB (Class 6)	4gb	Works	Doesn't Work		Drivelight flashes as though there is no SD card when Wii is booting up.	1
Transcend	SD 4GB (133x)	4gb	Works	Varies		BootMii compatibility only works for some--Wii stuck on blank screen for about 30 secs before drivelight flashes and System Menu boots, or might be ignored immediately.	1
Transcend	SD 2GB (150x)	2gb	Works	Works		Formatted as FAT.	0
Transcend	SD 4GB (150x)	4gb	Doesn’t Work	Doesn’t Work*		Wii isn’t able to boot up with BootMii.	0
Transcend	MiniSD SDHC 8GB (Class 6)	8gb	Issues	Doesn't Work		Can used for NAND backup, but the free space is incorrect; if there is more than 4G data in the card, bootmii will say not enough free space.	0
Transcend	SDHC 16GB (Class 6)	16gb	Issues	Doesn't Work		Can used for NAND backup, but the free space is incorrect; if there is more than 4G data in the card, bootmii will say not enough free space.	0
MyFlash	Turbo 150x SD	4GB	OK	OK		Now works 100% with Beta 3.	0
Play.com	SDHC	4GB	OK	Unable to load DOLs		Fails to load *all* DOLs ("Failed to boot selected file!"). NAND backup and BootMii menu loading is fine.	0
Verbatim	SD	2GB	Works	Works	2	Works perfectly, backup is fast.	0
Dane-Elec	Micro SD	4GB	Fails	Fails		Cannot mount.	0
Canon	SDC-32M	32 MB	Too small	Works	5	An old card that came with a digital camera.	0
Panasonic	SD	16 MB	Too small	Works			0
A-Data	TURBO SDHC 16G EeePC(White)	16GB	Works	Fails		Works with the rest of HBC and apps, and bootmii installed as boot2 fine, but Wii never found it on boot.	0

BootMii Public Beta 2 (BootMii v0.9, Stub v0.9, MINI v0.9) 

 

Brand	Model	Size	NAND backup	BootMii	Boot time	Notes	Confirmed
Adata	2GB Speedy	2GB	Works	Issues	1	Instant boot. EDIT: Mine doesn't work. YMMV.	0
Adata	MicroSDHC 8GB (Class 6) (with Adapter)	8GB	Doesn't work	Doesn't work			1
Ativa	SD 2gb 60x High Speed	2gb	Works	Works	2.5	Fast Boot.	0
Ativa	SD 1gb	1gb	Works	Works	2.5	Fast boot.	1
ATTiA Tech	SD+USB 2GB	2GB	Not tested	Works	3.5	Pretty fast boot.	1
CnMemory	Mini SD 1GB	1GB	Doesn't work	Doesn't work			0
Duracell	SDHC	4GB	Works	Works	2	Almost everything works fine, even HBC, but things like HBB and WadManager 1.4 can't seem to read the card.	1
EMTEC	SD 2GB	2gb	Doesn't work	Works		BootMii backup the NAND successfully, but the nand.bin size is 0kb...	0
First Champion	SD 2.0GB	2GB	Not tested	Doesn't work		Booting with this card panics (2 slot blinks).	0
Impact	128MB	128MB		Works	3.5	Fast. Back-up isn't tested because the card is too small. Works great with installer too. Installed as boot2.	0
Kingston	SD 2gb	2gb	Not tested	Works	5		1
Kingston	SD/2GB	2gb	Works	Issues	4	Randomly fails to load MINI with 'sdmmc: MMC_READ_BLOCK_MULTIPLE failed for card 0 with 60'. -One made in Japan, with the numbers "SD-M020 0848 TT7892Y" works perfectly.	0
Kingston	Micro SD w/ Adapter	2gb	Issues	Works	2		3
Kingston	SDHC 4GB (Class 6)	4gb	Not tested	Doesn't work			1
Kingston	Elite Pro 1GB 50x	1gb	Works	Not tested			0
Lexar	SD 1GB	1GB	Works	Works	2.5		0
Lexar	SD 1gb Premium 60x	1gb	Doesn't Work	Works	2.5		0
Lexar	SD 2gb Platinum II 60x	2gb	Not tested	Dosen't Work		Does not boot. There is a 20 second gap between the startup and the fall to System Menu.	0
Lexar	SD 4gb Platinum II 60x	4gb	Works	Dosen't Work		Does not boot. There is a 20 second gap between the startup and the fall to System Menu.	0
Lexar	microSD 2 GB (with adapter)	2gb	Issues	Doesn't work		Worked perfectly in beta1. Beta2 backups the NAND a bit slower and fails to detect bootmii files on the SD resulting in a skip to the System Menu.	0
Lexar	SD 2 GB	2gb	Works	Works	3		0
Micro Center	2GB SD Flash Card	2GB	Doesn't Work	Doesn't work
Micro Center	4GB SDHC Class 6	4GB	Doesn't Work	Doesn't work
MyFlash	Turbo 150x	SD 4GB	Doesn't Work	Works		f_lseek failed: 1, f_lseek(0) failed: 2	0
Panasonic	SD Class2	1GB	Works	Works	~3	Works, but slow on booting.	0
Patriot	EP+ SD	2gb	Works	Works	3	Works perfectly.	0
Patriot	SD	2gb	Works	Works	2	Works perfectly.	0
Patriot	Micro SDHC Class 6	4 GB	Works	Works	1		1
Patriot	SDHC Class 6	4 GB	Works	Works	1		1
Peak	MLC 1GB	1gb	Works	Works	3	Works perfectly.	0
PNY	SD 128MB	128MB		Works			0
PNY	SD 512MB	512MB		Works	5		0
PNY	SD 2GB Optima (40x)	2gb	Doesn't Work	Works	2.8	Fast startup, NAND backup hangs when tried.	0
PNY	SD 2GB Optima	2gb	Issues	Doesn't Work		boot2 fails to load; NAND backup hangs when tried, output image appears to be proper size.	0
PNY	SD 2GB Polaroid	2gb	Works	Works	2	Works fine and fast.	0
PNY	TF+Adapter MicroSD	2gb	Issues	Works	3	NAND backup hangs for one minute, then begins to work. However verifying backup hangs, and nand.bin is 0 bytes.	0
PNY	TF+Adapter MicroSD	4gb	Works	Doesn't Work	3	Don't see bootmii screen. Wii flashes blue light to enter Wii System Menu.	0
PNY	Micro SDHC Class 6	4gb	Works	Works	2	Very Fast.	0
Sandisk	Ultra II	1gb	Works	Works	3		0
Sandisk	Ultra II	2gb	Works	Issues	3	Didn't work for me. SD not detected by bootmii. Works fine otherwise. (20090817 - 2nd opinion: I tried FAT/FAT32 and various cluster sizes and did NOT work for me with bootmii).	0
Sandisk	SD 2.0GB	2gb	Works	Works	3	Took 21 seconds to boot on 0.8 (beta 1).	2
Sandisk	for Wii	2GB	Works	Works	2	With "Official Nintendo Seal" (!)	3
Sandisk	MicroSD (with SD Adapter)	2gb	Works	Works	3	Works just fine.	0
Sandisk	MicroSD (with SD Adapter)	1gb	Works	Works	3	Everything works perfect! Fast loading, backup and restore features work well.	0
Sandisk	MicroSD (with SD Adapter)	4gb	Works	Works	3	Works just fine.	0
Sandisk	SD 512MB	512MB		Works	2	Much faster than in beta1.	0
Sandisk	SD 256MB	256MB		Doesn't work		Brief flashes occur but loads to the Wii System Menu. Tested with and without the SD card in the SD slot.	1
Sandisk	SD 64MB	64MB		Works			0
Sandisk	Mini SD (With SD Adapter)	1 GB	Not tested	Works	2.5	Fast Boot	0
Silicon Power	SD 2GB 45x	2GB	Works	Issues	3	Works fine with NAND backup. Bootmii doesn't start (for me).	0
Toshiba	SD 2.0 GB	2gb	Works	Works	5	Fast	1
Toshiba	MicroSD 1GB (SD Adapter)	1gb	Works	Works	5		0
Transcend	microSD1.0 (SD Adapter)	1Gb	Doesn't work	Doesn't work		Black screen at boot.	0
Transcend	microSD1.0 (SD Adapter)	2GB	Works	Works	2	Very fast.	0
Transcend	miniSD1.0 (SD Adapter)	1Gb	Works	Works	2	Very fast.	0
Transcend	SD1.1 (133x)	4GB	Works	Doesn't work		Don't see bootmii screen. Wii flashes blue light to enter Wii System Menu.	0
Transcend	SD	2GB	Not tested	Doesn't work	/	BootMii doesn't recognize the sd:/bootmii/ directory.	0
Transcend	8GB Class 6 SDHC	8gb	Works	Doesn't work		Locks up Wii about 20% of the time, boots fast to Wii health screen once in a while. Beta 1 was always around 8 seconds slower than factory. Beta 2 still locks up before health screen randomly. It fails to boot bootmii, bypassing to System Menu.	1
Transcend	SD2.0 (class 6)	16GB	Works	Doesn't work		Don't see bootmii screen. Wii flashes blue light to enter Wii System Menu.	2

BootMii Public Beta 1 (BootMii v0.8, Stub v0.8, MINI v0.8)

Brand	Model	Size	NAND backup	BootMii	Boot time	Notes	Confirmed
Adata	SD Class 6 SDHC	4gb	Doesn't work	Doesn't work		Doesn't work.	0
Canon	SD Memory Card SDC-32M	32mb		Issues	18	Very slow.	0
Corsair	SD 1GB	1gb	Doesn't work	Issues	20	Very slow for BootMii / Format Failure for NAND Backup.	0
Crucial	SD 2.0GB	2gb	Works	Works	1	Very fast.	0
Dane-Elec	SD 1GB	1gb	Not tested	Works			0
Dane-Elec	SD 2GB	2gb	Works	Works	1		0
Duracell	SD 2GB	2GB	Not tested	Issues	10	Average of 10 seconds to boot after initial power on.	0
EMTEC	SD 2GB (up to 60x)	2gb	Works	Works		Works fine (it's slow if you use more than 1GB of the SD card).	0
First Champion	SD 2.0GB	2gb	Works	Doesn't work		Booting with this card panics (2 slot blinks). Booting with another card and dumping NAND to this card works.	0
FujiFilm	SD 2.0GB	2gb	Works	Works	1	Very fast.	0
Impact	SD 1GB	1GB	Works	Not tested		Not tested.	0
Kingston	Elite Pro 1GB 50x	1gb	Works	Doesn't work		BootMii : Drive slot flashes. Then Wii Menu boot.	0
Kingston	SD/2GB	2gb	Not tested	Issues	14	Very slow.	0
Kingston	Mirco SD	2gb	Works	Works	2		1
Kingston	SD/2GB	2gb	Works	Works	4		0
Kingston	micro SDHC class 4 made in Taiwan	4gb	Not tested	Works	4		0
Kingston	SDHC 4GB (Class 6)	4gb	Works	Works	2		0
Kodak	SD 1GB	1gb	Issues	Not tested		Fails verification of NAND Backup.	0
Lexar	SD 2 GB	2gb	Works	Works	3		1
Lexar	microSD 2 GB (with adapter)	2gb	Works	Works	3		0
Maxell	SD	1GB	Not tested	Works	5		0
Nytech	SD 128 MB	128mb		Doesn't work			0
Panasonic	SD 16mb	16mb		Issues	21	Very slow.	0
Patriot	EP+ SD	2gb	Works	Works	3	Works perfectly.	0
PNY	TF+Adapter MicroSD	2gb	Works	Works	3	Works perfectly.	0
PNY	TF+Adapter MicroSD	4gb	Works	Works	3	Works perfectly.	0
Sandisk	micro SD (with adapter)	2gb	Works	Works	3		1
Sandisk	Ultra II	1gb	Not tested	Works	3		0
Sandisk	Ultra II	2gb	Works	Works	3		2
Sandisk	MicroSDHC	4gb	Works	Works	2	Works and is fast.	0
Sandisk	4gb sdhc class 2	4gb	Works	Issues		Very fast (20090817 - 2nd opinion: I tried FAT, FAT32 and various cluster sizes and this card did *NOT* work for me)	0
Sandisk	for Wii	2GB	Not tested	Works	1	With "Official Nintendo Seal" (!)	1
Sandisk	SD 512MB	512MB	Not tested	Issues	10	Slow boot.	0
Team	SD 2gb	2GB	Not tested	Issues	23	Very slow.	0
Transcend	Transcend 80x 512mb	512mb		Issues	20	Very slow.	0
Transcend	Transcend 133x 4Gb	4gb	Not tested	Doesn't work			0
Transcend	8GB Class 6 SDHC	8gb	Works	Doesn't work		Wont boot BootMii and also locks up Wii 1 in 5 times or so (No Boot).	1
Transcend	Micro-SD	2gb	Not tested	Doesn't work		BootMii : Drive slot flashes. Then Wii Menu boot.	0