Black screen

By nr_rules on Jul 10, 2007

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Hi, just got a Wii when I forst turned it on it worked fine until I tried to create a Mii a black screen appeared - o viedo or audio. I then unplugged all the cables and tried again but still only the black screen was there. This morning I turned it on and it was fine. But since then the black screen still comes up.

What do I do?

Comments:

Jul 11, 2007

- The black screen is the only thing that comes up so when I press Home nothing comes up.

Jul 12, 2007

- wii turned on today..I ppressed home and then it froze..when Home is ppressed is a menu meant to come up with 4 controllers?

Jul 14, 2007

- Hi, today for the first time it worked! But only for 10 minutes. Zelda worked for a bit, it then froze. I then turned it on but it didnt work. Half an hour later wii sports worked, I played tennis for a bit then the controller disconnected and wouldnt connect. There is a 1/10 chance of it turnign on now but it then freezes. Sometimes I am able to play for a bit but then the controller disconnects. When I ut in gamcbue disks on the menu screen I can see a gamecbue disk. Does this mean its the controller now or the console.

Nr

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Solution #1

posted on Jul 10, 2007

Daniel9

Rank: Guru
Rating: 87%, 297 votes

This is a solution I found in one of the blogs, it worked fine for me:
1. Connect the Nunchuck to the Wiimote and press Home to see the menu options.
2. Press A + 2 + Z together which should result in a short ?ping-like? sound.
3. You have now activated the interlaced mode.
4. Leave the menu and you should see the normal game screen.
5. To switch back to regular mode use the same method above and press A + 1 + Z.

I hope it will work for you!

Good luck!!!

Comments:

Jul 11, 2007

- For me it just worked fine try to reset it and get to the menu screen. Lets also see if some other users have a better solution!

Jul 12, 2007

- When I pressed Menu I saw the regular menu options. I read some more about the black screen and it seems there are different issues with it, its similar to the red ring of light at the Xbox 360. You might have a serious hardware problem that would need fixing and that's why my solution doesn't work. Try this site it might give you some explanations - http://www.wiierror.com/

Sorry I can't help you more...

Jul 16, 2007

- Hey nr_rules today I came across a solution for a problem that described exactly what you said about the Mii channel. Here is what they suggested:
1. Eject the disk
2. Unplug the wii at the back
3. Wait 1 minute
4. Plug it back in
5. Turn it on from the remote
6. Press reset if it does not show up
7. Hold the power button to shut it off
8. Turn it on once more.

I hope that will do it for you, Good luck

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Solution #2

posted on Jan 05, 2009

mandamoose

Rank: Apprentice
Rating: 83%, 6 votes

Hi everyone, I just wanted to post a very simple fix for those of you who installed your Wii correctly, had it working fine, but then experienced a sudden all-blank screen (in my case, all blue, which I think is a function of my TV). I read all these alarming threads that made me think my brand new Wii would have to be sent in for repair. I tried resetting it, turning it off and on, unplugging it, etc., all to no avail. Then I unplugged the satellite receiver dish (even though TV was working fine), waited about a minute and plugged it back in. Once the box reset itself, voila, problem solved! I am not a tekkie but for those of us newbies out there, I hope I can help just one person!

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Solution #3

posted on May 01, 2009

jlovely98

Rank: Apprentice
Rating: 75%, 3 votes

I had forgotten about cable TV...once I disconnected the S-Video that was hooked up to my Input1...I was able to then see the Wii Menu. So...making sure the connections are right is the key.

Thanks!!

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