The Homebrew Channel Released

[wraggster]

Finally Homebrew comes to the Wii the way it was meant to be and thats without the need for the Zelda Game, heres the release details:


The Homebrew Channel is a channel for launching Wii homebrew applications without the need to run the Twilight Hack first. It will list apps stored and organised on an SD card in a nice little GUI, which you can very easily customise with descriptions and shiny little .png icons all by yourself if you want. You can also launch homebrew apps via TCP (with a correctly configured PC) or USB Gecko (http://www.gp2xstore.com/USB_Gecko_Development_Tool_Nintendo_Wii_p/128.htm&Click=21). Both of those built in options make it extremely convenient for testing out new code, as well as a general purpose homebrew launcher.

http://youtube.com/v/op1V5eWpTQQ

Included in this fantastic release is


GameCube Linux v0.4
ScummVM rev32231
Tetris v1.2a
Wii64 Wii Tiizer Edition - Nintendo 64 Emulator for Wii
Gecko Region Free v1.5

Heres the downloads:


.ELF (For usage with TP Exploit & other booting methods)
the_homebrew_channel-beta_7.tar.gz (http://wii-news.dcemu.co.uk/the_homebrew_channel-beta_7.tar.gz)
(MD5: c74a7521e0ef817e1240565a2f986dd4)

.ISO (Selfbooting disc image for people with drivechips)
the_homebrew_channel-beta_7-iso-EUR.tar.gz (http://wii-news.dcemu.co.uk/the_homebrew_channel-beta_7-iso-EUR.tar.gz)
(MD5: c75fca1507053f0fc489f2477099f8f0)
the_homebrew_channel-beta_7-iso-JAP.tar.gz (http://wii-news.dcemu.co.uk/the_homebrew_channel-beta_7-iso-JAP.tar.gz)
(MD5: ec03732aa625b9f0656a03bfd43897a7)
the_homebrew_channel-beta_7-iso-USA.tar.gz (http://wii-news.dcemu.co.uk/the_homebrew_channel-beta_7-iso-USA.tar.gz)
(MD5: 2861c6776896d830b3819ad59ec08bde)

Apps Package
hbc_apps.tar.gz (http://wii-news.dcemu.co.uk/hbc_apps.tar.gz)
(Extract everything *in* hbc_apps to the root of your SD card)
(MD5: a2394731e2f65aee741100bed1cd14a0)
The included applications are:
GameCube Linux v0.4
ScummVM rev32231
Tetris v1.2a
Wii64 Wii Tiizer Edition
Gecko Region Free v1.5

Download above and Give your Feedback Via Comments, Massive Thanks to Bushing and Marcan (http://hbc.hackmii.com/)and all others involved :)

[Vernonjr]

awesome!

[pakkman781]

I have only one question, is it safe? For US Consoles?

[commish61]

Does the Wii64 work if you have only a sd card or do you need the gecko, and can you use the twilight hack for the wii to work? Thanks.

[DPyro]

Bout time...

[acg12xu]

Does this really include Wii64 without the use of the usbgecko device?

I would try this right now if my roommate wasn't playing gta right now...

[souLLy]

wii64 does indeed load, and yes it's safe for US consoles. Woop woop!

[commish61]

ok do I need just the elf or do I also need the isos caus I dont know what a drivechip is sorry I'm a noob to the wii homebrew scene.

[souLLy]

just the elf, you'll need to load it from zelda using the twilight hack originally

[acg12xu]

I've installed it via Twilight however it just freezes at the loading screen. Anyone else experience this? Or have a remedy?

[myownfreeworld]

I'm having problems with it, whenever I exit the menu using home, it freezes :( anyone else having this problem?


It freezes while loading wii64 also :/


Edit, it freezes on everything >_> what should I do?

[fcorbier]

I'm getting freezes everytime I try to load something. Wii64, Tetris, Scummvm they all freeze at the loading screen :(

UPDATE: Fixed it! I removed my gamecube save cards and all works fine now :)

[h2923j42n2]

Demo from Bushing...


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ji2imug_bc"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ji2imug_bc

[acg12xu]

I guess this is the price we pay for being beta testers?

I've even tried programs like Tetris and it freezes at the loading screen. What's going on here? This isn't a tease like the 10 min loader is it?

[icecoolwas]

Meh its working fine for me.

try formating your Sd cards to FAT/FAT16

Put your apps back on

that might fix it, it usually fixes my snex9x problems.

[tehnoir]

Working fine for me too.
As icecoolwas said, try reformatting your cards, make sure all your stuff is in the proper places, etc.

[h2923j42n2]

I guess this is the price we pay for being beta testers?

I've even tried programs like Tetris and it freezes at the loading screen. What's going on here? This isn't a tease like the 10 min loader is it?

Do you have a GameCube Memory Card inserted into the Wii? If so, remove it, and then try.

[acg12xu]

h2923j42n2, that fixed my problem. Thanks!

[boourns28]

i can't seems to get any game running more than 1fps on the wii64. what am i doing wrong?

[acg12xu]

I think that's just how it runs right now..

[boourns28]

ah i see. cool thanks for the help

[boourns28]

actually one more quick question. how do i set up the meta.xml's? nes, snes and genesis all show up as "/apps/*/boot.elf" * being whatever emulator

[acg12xu]

If someone can load their images that they use for SNES, NES, etc. That be great. I'm having trouble finding images that are a good ratio..

boourns28, I haven't tried yet, but maybe copy one of the xml's from the included apps but make changes that are appropriate for your other programs? I'll try it later and post results

[boourns28]

yeah i can't find any images with good ratios..i'm just using some i found and squished em. I tried that no luck but i'm not sure if you have to change the app version aswell? it's set to "1" for the wii64. anyhoo thanks again...let me know of your results

[____anders____]

wow, i'm speechless..

[acg12xu]

boourns28, I have downloaded and used the xml editor and it works perfect. You can download the editor in the link below

www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=72d6aa49-787d-4118-ba5f-4f30fe913628

[boourns28]

acg12xu sweet thanks so much

[rbervoets]

OMG this owns soo much!

Thanks wiibrew

[smasher1001@hotmail.]

I cant seem to get the boot.elf installer for the channel to work. Previously, everything i had ran fine,but when i try to use this channel installer it starts up like normal with the twilight hack,but then gets some sort of error and just freezes.Ive tried reformatting the sd card to fat16, and redownloading the file incase the file corrupted,but no luck. Any ideas?

EDIT:Nevermind,found out the link i had used previously wasnt the correct one,now it works fine:P

[limming]

Is anything else required like a modchip?

[smasher1001@hotmail.]

Is anything else required like a modchip?

Nope,just need a computer than can read sd cards, an sd card itself, and copy of twilight princess for the wii,and the proper downloads and your good to go.

Edit:Found a good image for the gameboy emu, just resize and it looks fairly decent.

http://www.gameconsoles.com/images/Gbc005.jpg

[ziutek]

Here are some icons I quickly put together with the correct ratios:

http://img397.imageshack.us/img397/5822/iconzn8.png (http://imageshack.us)

http://img397.imageshack.us/img397/6936/icongy8.png (http://imageshack.us)

http://img524.imageshack.us/img524/474/iconwg8.png (http://imageshack.us)

[smasher1001@hotmail.]

I seem to have another problem. My emulators dont want to load any of my roms, even though i have all of the roms properly placed and the folders named correctly,for example nesroms for the nes emu and roms for the snes emu. Also, my gameboy emulator freezes after loading,anyone else having the problems or have any ideas on fixing them?

Edit:Figured I should be more precise on the problems im experiencing.

GBC Emu:Finishes loading to 100% in homebrew channel,screen goes black and just sits there,i have to hold the power button to turn it off.

Nes Emu:When i go to load my roms, it proceeds to tell me it cannot find them,shows the list screen for roms but with no roms listed,afterwords i go back to the menu for the emu.

Snes Emu:When i go to load my roms,it proceeds to tell me it cannot find them,if i hit A button i receive some text telling me a error and it freezes,if i hit b it takes me back to the menu for the emu.

Sega Genesis Emu:This emu actually finds its roms and loads and plays them,but when i click the system reboot option it proceeds to show some error text and then freeze.

Anyone have any suggestions on how to fix any of these?I dont have a GC memory card inserted either. All of these emulators previously worked fine for me when using them normally with the twilight hack btw.

[DimensionT]

README says this:


RISKS, CAUTIONS, and SYSTEM UPDATES:

Any persistent modification to your system (meaning, anything that does not go away when you turn off your Wii) carries some inherent risk. We have worked hard to avoid this whereever possible, but we are unable to test all possible configurations.

We do, however, believe that our channel is safer to install than any other homebrew channel that has been released, and once you have installed it we hope you will never need to install another!

Makes you wonder how Jay_PaRaDoX can be so sure of his channels, no?

Anyway, I've been waiting for this since day one. As I'm sure alot of other people have. Though I think I might hold off on installing it for a few. Read up on it to make sure I can do a clean install and get everything working without much fuss.

[agenericperson]

3 questions


1) Does channel usage show up on the message board like everything else?

2) Is the channel easy to uninstall?

3) If I use this will having WiiConnect24 on affect it, or should I turn it off? (Sometimes I play online games)

[smasher1001@hotmail.]

3 questions


1) Does channel usage show up on the message board like everything else?

2) Is the channel easy to uninstall?

3) If I use this will having WiiConnect24 on affect it, or should I turn it off? (Sometimes I play online games)

1.Yes,shows up like every other channel.

2.Yep,its uninstalled just like any of the other channels.

3.It might,but seeing as its been tested by team twizzers, should be more than safe enough.

Also,anyone else having the problems with their emus that i stated in my previous post?

[nickward]

what do those two symbols in the bottom right corner of the screen when u start the channel mean? I'm guessing the world means internet, but what does the lizard one mean? its not lit up like the world one. btw great work guys, works great

[kurtless]

How do you open the file? how do you open .Tar extensions?

[leomar123]

Sorry i may sound like a noob....What does linux do both on the wii and on a pc.

[dbgtrgr]

All of those involved are the most kickass people evar. I give my eternal gratitude.

[tehnoir]

How do you open the file? how do you open .Tar extensions?

.tar is an archive. I'm using WinRAR, but I'm sure you can Google for plenty of other apps to untar files.

As far as the lower-right, if you read the FAQ, you would deduce that one is for the wireless and the other is for a USBGecko.

I'll go ahead and not answer all these other questions so as not to encourage such questions.

i.e. - Linux question. WiiBrew and Google.

[killer_net]

ive got the channel to install but there are no apps when it loads like the ones that are surposed to come with is. plz help me

[theotherfreakyguy]

I've written a tutorial for meta.xml and other stuff.

http://www.dcemu.co.uk/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=2148070849#post2148070849

[misticknight]

make a foldr called "apps" in the root of the SD card and put your .elf/dol files inside folders in the "apps" foldr.

so it'll be like:
apps/snes or apps/nes etc. etc.

[zonatar]

But, if you install it in your wii, it will install even a ticket?

If so, how can i remove the ticket if i have the .elf instead of the .wad?

[LoudMaximus]

Has anyone gotten any game to work on wii 64 yet?compatibilitys sounding pretty bad so far

[eatnooM]

what do those two symbols in the bottom right corner of the screen when u start the channel mean? I'm guessing the world means internet, but what does the lizard one mean? its not lit up like the world one. btw great work guys, works great

I believe those would be how you get at the TCP/USB Gecko support respectively.

[DPyro]

Everything works fine for me, although I did have the N64 emu halt at a black screen the one time.

[w4aqar]

Guys have a look at these sweet icons


http://gbatemp.net/index.php?showtopic=87796&st=0

[____anders____]

hmm, i got every homebrew to work except RIN, i just get a black screen when i try to load it..

i got some cool pictures on google for my emulators and homebrew apps/games and resized them to 128x48 (it says it has to be 128x48 in the readme) and saved them as icon.png it HAS to be "PNG" format, the .xml file i edited one of the app xml that came with the HBC, with notepad:D, i added release dates names, info and everything, it took me 3 hours, i did that until 4.30am this night..

i added the WAD installer, but i haven't tried it yet with the HBC, anyone tried it with the HBC yet?

[dahun]

[QUOTE=wraggster;2148070643]

GameCube Linux v0.4
ScummVM rev32231
Tetris v1.2a
Wii64 Wii Tiizer Edition - Nintendo 64 Emulator for Wii
Gecko Region Free v1.5

Heres the downloads:

[INDENT].ELF (For usage with TP Exploit & other booting methods)
the_homebrew_channel-beta_7.tar.gz (http://wii-news.dcemu.co.uk/the_homebrew_channel-beta_7.tar.gz)
(MD5: c74a7521e0ef817e1240565a2f986dd4)


[\QUOTE]

you spelled twiizers wrong lol :D

[iSynic]

you spelled twiizers wrong lol :D

No I don't think so. It's a teaser release, as in not final. It's another play on words.

[____anders____]

hehe BURNED!:D mwahaha:p

i just noticed a funny thing in the HBC, the hand is pointing f*ck you!:D haha

the cool thing about the HBC is that it updates itself, maybe they can make some kind of wiiware or something, allowing you to download new homebrew apps and games and save them on your SD card, that's the coolest thing i can come up with;)

as they already have the WiFi working (in the auto update) i'm sure they can make a GUI with a homebrew "wiiware" server connection, but it will probably take a long time though..
i'm just saying it would be a cool idea:)..

[Sult4n]

Did anyone get SNES9x LoPsT v2.5 to work? Its the only app saying it can´t find my roms. They should be placed in the snes9x/roms folder i thought :confused:

[____anders____]

Did anyone get SNES9x LoPsT v2.5 to work? Its the only app saying it can´t find my roms. They should be placed in the snes9x/roms folder i thought :confused:

hmm, i don't know what version/build of Snes9x i have, but the one i have works perfectly, it's only Rin that won't boot:(
anyone got Rin to work?

[Sult4n]

This (http://www.filefactory.com/file/700060/) Version of Rin should work, its from the TehSkeen Forums.

[wedgebreaker]

I seem to have another problem. My emulators dont want to load any of my roms, even though i have all of the roms properly placed and the folders named correctly,for example nesroms for the nes emu and roms for the snes emu. Also, my gameboy emulator freezes after loading,anyone else having the problems or have any ideas on fixing them?

Edit:Figured I should be more precise on the problems im experiencing.

GBC Emu:Finishes loading to 100% in homebrew channel,screen goes black and just sits there,i have to hold the power button to turn it off.

Nes Emu:When i go to load my roms, it proceeds to tell me it cannot find them,shows the list screen for roms but with no roms listed,afterwords i go back to the menu for the emu.

Snes Emu:When i go to load my roms,it proceeds to tell me it cannot find them,if i hit A button i receive some text telling me a error and it freezes,if i hit b it takes me back to the menu for the emu.

Sega Genesis Emu:This emu actually finds its roms and loads and plays them,but when i click the system reboot option it proceeds to show some error text and then freeze.
------------------------------------------------------

I have this same exact problem too, no matter where i put the roms at they will not load except for the sega emu.

[Nintendo Maniac 64]

I wonder if there's anyway to have an RSS feed like thing for news updates on compatibility with new firmware updates.

Also, the Nintendo Channel has a function for seeing what channels and games you play and for how long. I don't think Nintendo would exactly approve of using the homebrew channel...

[Durandle]

Hey great! Works really well, although not too compatible with existing apps not built for it. MFE-Wii has issues loading videos, SNES9X seems to flake out on some games and the Mass Storage test just dies. However, its still very very nice :D Good work

[vicious1988]

Hey, I've got GenPlus working perfect (except for returning to menu). SNESGX and FCEU give the loading errors. And my Wii64 shows the logo then a mem dump.

[Embarko]

can someone tell us which version of snes9xGX works? thanks because i can see many ppl r having the same problems

[andytjm]

can someone tell us which version of snes9xGX works? thanks because i can see many ppl r having the same problems

The version with nunchuck support works.

[____anders____]

This (http://www.filefactory.com/file/700060/) Version of Rin should work, its from the TehSkeen Forums.

thanks, i will test it now..

EDIT: crap, it didn't work:(
it says wiiuse v0.12 or something and stays there..

[AkumuHau]

Awesome channel! Works perfectly for me, Got all my apps to run

Now we just need an MSX and C64 emulator and Wii will be the ultimate homebrew machine

[Sir_Voe]

I'm loving the new channel. After some searching, I was able to find compatable NES and SNES frontloading/saving non-wiimote versions, so I'm happy now. For those getting freezes when you exit an emu (GenPlus and SNES9X), just hit the z button on your GC controller at the code dump screen to return to the loader.

[Kevin87]

awesome!!! Trying now.

[crouchingleech]

Is anyone else getting an error running the elf? Here's what I get:

Found boot.elf!
## No elf image at address 90100000
DOL image detected?
loading binary file...


and it freezes there. Does anyone know how to fix that problem? I've tried installing elfs I downloaded from 3 different sources and they all give me the same problem.

[tehnoir]

Is anyone else getting an error running the elf? Here's what I get:

Found boot.elf!
## No elf image at address 90100000
DOL image detected?
loading binary file...


and it freezes there. Does anyone know how to fix that problem? I've tried installing elfs I downloaded from 3 different sources and they all give me the same problem.

TP loader isn't finding your ELF. So it's not the ELF that's bad, it's one of the steps you're taking to put the ELF on the SD card. Or your SD card needs to be reformatted.

[kingslime80]

Can someone link to the versions of FCEU and SNES9X that work with this menu?

[Sir_Voe]

Can someone link to the versions of FCEU and SNES9X that work with this menu?

Here's the two I use..

http://www.tehskeen.com/forums/showpost.php?p=30299&postcount=38

No Wiimote support, and front save states only (no SRAM) for both.

[Crash_Override]

I installed the homebrew channel using the twilight hack. The intstaller worked fine. After reboot, I see the homebrew channel but when I execute it, I just get an all black screen. I've tried other sd cards with the same result. (I've created the apps folder and did all of the stuff in the readme)

Anyone else getting this?

I dont have wireless, would that cause this problem?

[Sir_Voe]

I installed the homebrew channel using the twilight hack. The intstaller worked fine. After reboot, I see the homebrew channel but when I execute it, I just get an all black screen. I've tried other sd cards with the same result. (I've created the apps folder and did all of the stuff in the readme)

Anyone else getting this?

I dont have wireless, would that cause this problem?

Have you disconnected all GC memory cards?

[agenericperson]

More questions:


1) Can this void your warantee? (If my Wii breaks (again) will Nintendo still fix it?)
2) Is there a risk of bricking my Wii? You know, the warning with wad installations.
3) If information is stored on your Wii, can't Nintendo potentially use that same information to ban people from Wiiconnect24? I know people can get banned from XBL but I don't quite know how that works.

Other than that it looks great. I just only have one Wii so I try to tred with caution. I have no doubts this channel is a miracle. Keep up the good work.

[Crash_Override]

Have you disconnected all GC memory cards?

Yep, no other memory cards are in the system.

[Crash_Override]

I got it to work. I had to do a Wii system update.

[tehnoir]

More questions:


1) Can this void your warantee? (If my Wii breaks (again) will Nintendo still fix it?)
2) Is there a risk of bricking my Wii? You know, the warning with wad installations.
3) If information is stored on your Wii, can't Nintendo potentially use that same information to ban people from Wiiconnect24? I know people can get banned from XBL but I don't quite know how that works.

Other than that it looks great. I just only have one Wii so I try to tred with caution. I have no doubts this channel is a miracle. Keep up the good work.

1) You're modifying the system with 3rd party software. Nintendo has every right to tell you know, but unless the homebrew channel actually caused the problem, they might be gracious and fix it.

2) Modifying files on the system always carries this risk. Extremely unlikely, no brick has been reported from this yet, but there's always a possibility.

3) Yes, they can retrieve the ticket info. They could ban you, but it seems unlikely at this point in time.

[Grindie]

This Homebrew Channel is effin' brilliant! The only reason I installed it was so I wouldn't have to use my Freeloader anymore (for Okami and Smash Bros), but the region free program included with the channel laughs at me every time I try to use it! After I load it, I see what I'm guessing is the region free menu (somethign about pressing A), but then this evil black screen covered in white text (just random numbers) assaults me! Any idea what could be causing this? I don't have any Cube memory cards in.

[benbag]

someone make a youtube video on how to install this pls. its too hard and the readme is confusing. and i do not want to brick my wii!

[bandersnatch]

i have uploaded a homebrew channel package.

This package includes the homebrew channel and a lot of emulators and applications for use with the channel.

**All applications and emulators have the included icons and description files used by the homebrew channel.**

the emulators and applications included are as follows:

Gameboy/Gameboy Color
NES
SNES
N64
Genesis
Game Gear/Sega Master System
Turbo Grafix 16 / PC Engine
MAME
ScummVM
Snake
Tetris
Asteroids
Ballion
Chess
Mandelbrot
Wad Installer
Wad Uninstaller
Whiteboard
WiiPaint
Open Tyrian
Mii Installer
Mii Extractor
Saves Installer
Saves Extractor
Region Free
GC Linux

known problems:

wiipaint freezes after you sync the wiimote. (not sure what the problem is or how to fix it.)
some of the tp reboot options cause crash but the reboot wii options work.
other than that i know of no other problems. please let me know of any you find.


copy paste the contents inside Wii SD into the root of your SD card.


**THIS PACKAGE DOES NOT INCLUDE ROMS OR WADS AND I WILL NOT AND CANNOT PROVIDE THEM**

roms for different emulators go in different folders:

N64 = N64ROMS
SNES = snes9x/roms
NES = fceu/roms
Gameboy/Gameboy Color = GBCROMS
Genesis = genplus/roms
Game Gear/Master System = smsplus/roms
Hugo = hugo/roms

**if using the wad installer wad files go in: root/wad**


for other homebrew apps try out:

wiibrew.org

http://wehackwii.blogspot.com/




DOWNLOAD: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=NH2S3TR5

[KristenBaldousor]

someone make a youtube video on how to install this pls. its too hard and the readme is confusing. and i do not want to brick my wii!

It's not hard for any chance, and the read me state it pretty simple. But still, 'll give you a workthrought for it

1.- Format your SDCard on a FAT32 format. It must be a 2Gb or less usb and no SHDC
2.- Install the Twilight Hack used to run simple homebrews (I won't explain this. Google it)
3.- Place the boot.elf file on the root of your recent formated SDCard and place it on your Wii
4.- Your Zelda: Twilight Princess and run the hack as you were running any other homebrew.
5.- This will load the the boot.elf of the homebrew channel installer, reset your wii and woala, your new homebrew channel will be installed and ready to run more homebrew

I would upload a video showing how it's done, but I don't have any good cam to do so, only my shitty 1mb cel cam which only takes like 15 secs of video

[steven1980cad]

Thanks Crash_Override; I had the same problem now ive updated its working fine.

Also big thanks to all the coders and tester who made this possible! :-)

[turtleman64]

This currupted my SNES9x channel. (The latest one, the one with a logo and everything...shame...that was my most used channel.)

[tehnoir]

It's not hard for any chance, and the read me state it pretty simple. But still, 'll give you a workthrought for it

1.- Format your SDCard on a FAT32 format. It must be a 2Gb or less usb and no SHDC
2.- Install the Twilight Hack used to run simple homebrews (I won't explain this. Google it)
3.- Place the boot.elf file on the root of your recent formated SDCard and place it on your Wii
4.- Your Zelda: Twilight Princess and run the hack as you were running any other homebrew.
5.- This will load the the boot.elf of the homebrew channel installer, reset your wii and woala, your new homebrew channel will be installed and ready to run more homebrew

I would upload a video showing how it's done, but I don't have any good cam to do so, only my shitty 1mb cel cam which only takes like 15 secs of video

Only use FAT32 if you're using 0.1alpha3b version of the Twilight Princess hack and only use that if 0.1alpha3a doesn't work.

[paco9060]

I tried two versions of the Super Nintendo emulator: Snes9x GX front version 5 and version 6.

When I try to load a rom fron the front SD in both versions it gives me a message stating "/roms doesn't exist", and then it crashes.

Anyone having similar problems?

[christian.remboldt]

Ive had this channel loaded for two days and it works fantastic, but everytime I try and run GC Linux it freezes during loading. Any suggestion. Also Ive seen some question about NES emulator and Ive tried them all. The best currently is fceu_rev23_test2.rar You can download it from the tehskeen froums. It has rom loading from the front SD with out need of SD gecko also save state to sd and full wiimote and nunchuck compatability. The only problem with it is some times mostly right after wiimote sinc it displayes wierd color bars, but if you press home on the wiimote they disappear.

[crouchingleech]

Is anyone else getting an error running the elf? Here's what I get:

Found boot.elf!
## No elf image at address 90100000
DOL image detected?
loading binary file...


and it freezes there. Does anyone know how to fix that problem? I've tried installing elfs I downloaded from 3 different sources and they all give me the same problem.

I'm still having the same problem, even though I tried formatting my card as both FAT and FAT32 as someone suggested. Any more ideas?

[christian.remboldt]

are you using the correct version of the twilight hack? you need to make sure you use version "a" for Fat and version "b" for Fat32. If that isnt your problem try using the offical panasonic SD formating tool. There is a link to it from the wiibrew twilight hack page. After that your problem may be do to your specific SD card. Not all cards work. It cant be over 2GB. Ive got three cards that work two I formated with the panasonic formating tool to Fat and the third i had to format to FAT with the Panasonic tool first and then format it Fat32 with windows. I hope you get it working

[KristenBaldousor]

SNES9X 1.43 WiiMote Edition 0.1.1a won't load, when reach 100% the screen stay in a dark shade and Wii freezes. Still, version 1.43 works perfectly.... but I want my classic controler support!!!!

[stefh]

isn't there a way to change the text that is showing in playing history...?
So the Wii and also Nintendo will think you played e.g. Zelda or that you were using the mii channel or something?

[zillion94]

BIG BIG THANKS to the BRILLIANT coders who made this one!!! It was the easiest thing to install and looks and sounds beautiful! What a difference it is to not have to load and reload Gecko carts, Datel discs and retaining the sleek look of the Wii with memory card panels closed, and best of all, I can play Zelda again by erasing the hack and restoring my original save file!

Is there a way to customize the order of the homebrew list in the channel, say if you want Sega first, nintendo 2nd, etc?

My sincerest thanks to you all! I can't wait to see the emulator menus say "Reload HBC" etc! :) Neopop and NeoGeo CD Redux- everyone will soon be looking at you the way grandparents glare at their unmarried kids to make more grandchildren... :)

What a fun place to be! DCEMU rocks!!

[WhizzBang]

Is there a way to customize the order of the homebrew list in the channel, say if you want Sega first, nintendo 2nd, etc?


I think the order is down to the order in which you add the files to your SD Card.

[scrabbus]

Help I cant get this to work, I cant even get the TP hack to work, all I get is a row of ??? when I check the sd card on the data management screen. I have a Pal Wii and Pal TP, so I downloaded the euro one, Can anyone please help me??

[scrabbus]

Ok finally got it to work!!! But my snes 9x and hugo both have a distinctly RED hue!! Any suggestions?

[r9delta]

hehe BURNED!:D mwahaha:p

i just noticed a funny thing in the HBC, the hand is pointing f*ck you!:D haha


I don't know if it's been addressed but that would be because it knows you've used the hacked "nolimit" homebrew channel. You can actually get rid of that by obtaining the wad version of the "nolimit" channel and uninstalling it that way so it gets rid of the ticket but it's actually pretty funny.

[Auriono]

Where can you can get the wad verison of the nolimit channel?

[Chrono0001]

I can't get FCEU to find the ROMs on this...They're in the correct folders and it was working fine before. :/

[Sult4n]

I can't get FCEU to find the ROMs on this...They're in the correct folders and it was working fine before. :/

You have to use this version (http://www.tehskeen.com/forums/showpost.php?p=30299&postcount=38) of FCEU to work with the channel.

[kurtless]

.tar is an archive. I'm using WinRAR, but I'm sure you can Google for plenty of other apps to untar files.

As far as the lower-right, if you read the FAQ, you would deduce that one is for the wireless and the other is for a USBGecko.

I'll go ahead and not answer all these other questions so as not to encourage such questions.

i.e. - Linux question. WiiBrew and Google.

Ok I get that, I opened the channel file with winrar, I got the file ". I opened it, theres one file, I don't know what to do now. ,what do you do with the hbc apps thing? I'm confused...

[KristenBaldousor]

Ok I get that, I opened the channel file with winrar, I got the file ". I opened it, theres one file, I don't know what to do now. ,what do you do with the hbc apps thing? I'm confused...

http://www.dcemu.co.uk/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=2148071471&postcount=80

[kurtless]

http://www.dcemu.co.uk/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=2148071471&postcount=80

I knew most of this, its just when when I open the file. Theres no read me, theres nothing except a file that resembles the the file I just opened. I'm using Winrar too. Maybe tell me which link to download from? Maybe thats what I'm doing wroung, well whatever.

[crouchingleech]

are you using the correct version of the twilight hack? you need to make sure you use version "a" for Fat and version "b" for Fat32. If that isnt your problem try using the offical panasonic SD formating tool. There is a link to it from the wiibrew twilight hack page. After that your problem may be do to your specific SD card. Not all cards work. It cant be over 2GB. Ive got three cards that work two I formated with the panasonic formating tool to Fat and the third i had to format to FAT with the Panasonic tool first and then format it Fat32 with windows. I hope you get it working

I just formatted with the Panasonic tool and it still doesn't work. I've never had any problems getting homebrew to run before this, so I'm confused. Someone said the problem might be the way I was putting it on the card, but I was just dragging it with windows like every other elf file. I don't know what to try next... maybe I'll just wait for the next version or something.

EDIT: Does it matter what version I'm at? I have 3.2U now, and I haven't had any trouble before.

[kingslime80]

I just tried and found out you can load Hell_Hebou's Homebrew Launcher from the new Homebrew Channel. Just put the boot.elf in apps/launcher and the rest in the root. It loads all the older emulators properly like before and you can still use the "Restart Loader" option to get back to the Homebrew Channel. I wouldn't say this SOLVES the proiblems some of the newer versions have, but it certainly pauses them for now. :)


Edit: Oh, and by the way, I couldn't find an Icon and Meta for the Homebrew Launcher. Could someone please make one or tell me where there is one? Thanks. :)

[kingslime80]

Here's the icon and meta.xls I made for the homebrew channel 0.4 with the original reposted and the theme I use. Just put your older/not working files in the /homebrew folder like before and your good to go. It's the Hell_Hibou version, hence the owls on the icon. I know it's not very good, but I'm not that artistic on a small scale. :)

[mr_nick666]

If anyone is interested I have made a full icon set (dejkirkby and I have also included XMLs for all)...

http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/ii243/MisterNick666/Mr_Nick666HBCicons1.png

It can be downloaded from here (http://pspplayground.condor.serverpro3.com/index.php?topic=8122.msg44844;topicseen#new) :)

Please note: I threw in a few "wish" icons too :o

[masterchief929]

pretty cool icons except for the nude one. i think ninty will stop homebrew if ppl start using the wii for porn.

[grossaffe]

how do you add programs into the homebrew channel (I haven't gotten a chance to install it yet)

[mr_nick666]

My icon pack can be dropped directly in the root to show you how it should be structured ;) Please remember though that some applications need other files in the root to load (the readmes will tell you what) :)

[DPyro]

Is the chick with her hands on her tits really necessary? :rofl:

[Baboon]

Is the chick with her hands on her tits really necessary? :rofl:


Well I'm sure there's a homebrew game where you have to touch her tits with the wii remote - so its sort of a relevant image? :D

Nice work Mr Nick666, I'll be updating some of my icons with these. :thumbup: ...although your just teasing us by having an Amiga icon when there's no emu for the Wii out yet. lol

[tehnoir]

This is what I've been waiting for :) Thanks for your great work MrNick.


pretty cool icons except for the nude one. i think ninty will stop homebrew if ppl start using the wii for porn.

Really? You consider that porn? It's for a homebrew app that already exists and despite the controversy some people tried to raise, Nintendo never had any response to such "explicit" material. If you don't like the image, you're free not to use it.

[mr_nick666]

That particular icon actually relates to the "Move the boobs" demo :eek:

[michael1384]

Right, I downloaded everything, made sure it's all in the right place, yet my wii always freezes at the twilight hack. It freezes while all the code is running down the screen.

[mr_nick666]

Do you have the right version for where you live? (is your copy of Zelda:TP for your region too?)

Europe/Australia RVL-RZDP-0A-0 JPN rzdp0.bin
Asia RVL-RZDJ-0A-0 JPN rzdj0.bin
America RVL-RZDE-0A-0 JPN rzde0.bin
America RVL-RZDE-0A-0 USA rzde0.bin
America RVL-RZDE-0A-2 USA rzde2.bin

[michael1384]

Yep, right region and everything. It just freezes and never starts again.

[kronostar]

I wanted to make a new thread, but I didn't have permission. Anyways you all seem like a nice bunch and I tried searching for my answer here without success. If it has been answered just reply with a link to the pertinent thread, thanks. :D

I have a US-NTSC Wii that has a Wiinja modchip installed. I successfully installed the homebrew channel from a disc. I loaded on the suggested programs onto a SD card and with it inserted into my Wii I can bring up the preliminary menu.

However, I can't get the applications to load. Any of them whether it be Tetris, N64 emu, GC Linux, etc. will not load and just seem to hang. When I select the application it brings up the loading bar and just stays at 0%. I thought maybe I might just have a slow Sandisk SD card though my PC reads it just fine and the Wii did bring up the initial menu from it. Even waiting 15 minutes for the progress bar to load any application it just stayed at 0% and I was forced to manually turn off my Wii.

What can I do so I can enjoy the homebrew channel completely?

[Mooroar]

kronostar. i had that problem at one point, i fixed it by removing my gamecube memory card from slot b. so your best bet is to try that. if that doesnt fix it then i dont have any clue why it would do that

[NegFactor]

@kronostar -- Mooroar is probably right. There's two symbols in the bottom right corner of the HBC app selection screen. If the one on the left is lit, the apps will tend to just hang until you do a hard reset. If you remove a memory card from slot B (and possibly A, I just removed both of mine to be sure), the next time you load up HBC, you should see the right icon lit of the two in the bottom-right corner. If that's the case, everything is fine and you're good to go.

As a side note, if the right icon is lit, you can just place your memory cards back in their respective slots. I don't know if you use either of them for loading (or if it's even necessary anymore due to the standards for homebrew loading via HBC), but I did verify that you can do this. :)

[kingslime80]

Funny, I just pull my Memory card a little bit out of slot B and it works fine. If I put it back at any time it freezes again.
And by the way, if you take it out while the app is loading but frozen it will start loading almost immediately, so you don't have to reset the whole system if you forget.

[kronostar]

Brilliant!! Removing the Game Cube memory cards now allows it to work and I played an enjoyable game of Tetris. Thanks so much for the help.:thumbup:

[mr_nick666]

Updated HBC icons (with XMLs)... (added a colour background to show transparencies!)

Old

http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/ii243/MisterNick666/Mr_Nick666HBCicons1.png

New

http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/ii243/MisterNick666/Mr_Nick666HBCicons2.png

MSX Duckhunt Poker Touhou SD Organiser

Yabause Whiteboard

Grab em here (http://pspplayground.condor.serverpro3.com/index.php?topic=8122.msg44844#msg44844) :)

[AkumuHau]

Is OpenMSX even released yet? Or is it just a tease like the Amiga icon?

[kingslime80]

And how about a Homebrew Launcher Icon?

[mr_nick666]

Is OpenMSX even released yet? Or is it just a tease like the Amiga icon?

Its not released but an official statement saying it was imminent made me make the MSX icon ;)


And how about a Homebrew Launcher Icon?

I KNEW Id forget one! :eek: Consider it under development ;)

[zillion94]

I have the channel installed already but was wondering... If I wanted to hook up a friend's Wii (also unmodded) with the channel, would we have to jump through the hoops first of installing the TP hack or does the HBC download of the ISO disc image crate the ability to run it from there on an unmodded wii?

Basically, (as a lot of people stumbling here to the scene will wonder) the end result for the record...

Can one install the HBC on an unmodded Wii w/o having a copy of Twilight Princess?

[kingslime80]

As far as I know, you can only run the CD on a moded wii, but using the TP hack will work un-moded. If you have a copy you can bring it over, or if you don't you can rent one from blockbuster or wherever, just make sure you use the right one for the rented copy.

[VAJRA]

Ok. I do not get this. I have installed VC games and wiiware games using the Twilight Hack, and I have read the install guide that came with the file from hbc.hackmii.com/ and find it very confusing. I have been reading online now, off and on, for the past 2 days and can not find a detailed guide.
I have the Twilight hack on my wii, it shows the little white wiibrew emblem in the data managment settings. I formatted the card to FAT16 and then placed the boot.elf file from the the_homebrew_channel-beta_8.tar file I downloaded in the root directory. The install instructions said to create a folder and name it APPS, and place it in the root. Did that. "place the contents of this distribution in the root directory of that card," is a part of the instructions. I beleive this is what is screwing me up. I have placed each individual folder, didn't work, placed the "the_homebrew_channel-beta_8" folder, not the zip its self in the root directory... etc. in every combination that i try, when the twilight hack starts, I get Error (ret =2). I can't figure out what i'm doing wrong.
I even unplugged the GC memory card... nuttin. If any one can help me I would greatly appreciate it.

[kingslime80]

This is the directory structure for my SD card, I hope the screen shots I took help.

[VAJRA]

This is the directory structure for my SD card, I hope the screen shots I took help.

yeah, I did that, even reformatted my card. I think the twilight hack that I am using to install the channel is the problem. It says
" Mounting SD card... OK!
Opening directory "wad"... Error! (ret =2)"

It keeps trying install wads.
If I add the folder "wad" into the root directory, it goes through the installation process without errors. However, since the WAD folder is empty, it installs nothing.

Can someone explain to me where I went wrong?

[VAJRA]

NM. I was using a twilight hack that was deisigned exclusively for wad instillations.

[gamer4250]

So I've seen this asked before, but I'm not too sure about the answer, is this totally safe to use? I thought I heard before that it's a little bit risky... I'd just like to know if I run a risk of getting a bricked Wii.

[mcdougall57]

So I've seen this asked before, but I'm not too sure about the answer, is this totally safe to use? I thought I heard before that it's a little bit risky... I'd just like to know if I run a risk of getting a bricked Wii.

Its got about the same amount of risk as bricking by installing a VC game.

[badako]

So I've seen this asked before, but I'm not too sure about the answer, is this totally safe to use? I thought I heard before that it's a little bit risky... I'd just like to know if I run a risk of getting a bricked Wii.

As long as you don't unplug your Wii during the 3 seconds required for installing or change the files content, it should be okay. :)

[michael1384]

So, what do I do to get it to work. It just freezes while all the code is going down the screen in the twilight hack...

[kurtless]

I tried to open the file to use on the twilight hack but when I use winrar to open it, it just gives me bunches of letters and symbols! I don't understand that.

[killdanzig]

hi all. i am having a bizarre problem that i cannot fix.

i tried to update the homebrew channel a couple days ago, and it never finished.

now whenever i go to the browser to look for new games, i get the following message:

v.0.20.b
this is not a valid wii application.

everything else still works fine except this. any help is greatly appreciated!!

also, how do i get permission to start my own threads? i keep trying to find the introduction forum to get my first post, but i cannot find it for the life of me.

[Celor]

Hello,

I have a question regarding the Wii Homebrew Channel. I ran a search before asking this to make sure it hadn't been asked before, and it appears as though it hasn't, but that could be due to my faulty search abilities, :)

Anyways, the question is this: will I get banned from online play if I install this program onto my Wii? I realize there aren't many games on the Wii that have quality online play, but with Monster Hunter 3 on the horizon, I'd rather not get banned.

Thanks for any and all help,

-Celor

[type_theEND]

hi all. i am having a bizarre problem that i cannot fix.

i tried to update the homebrew channel a couple days ago, and it never finished.

now whenever i go to the browser to look for new games, i get the following message:

v.0.20.b
this is not a valid wii application.

everything else still works fine except this. any help is greatly appreciated!!

also, how do i get permission to start my own threads? i keep trying to find the introduction forum to get my first post, but i cannot find it for the life of me.

Introductions are somewhere in the off topic board...

Also, is there any way to turn off the vibration in the new version?

[fc59]

Great thanks

[ExImperialdragon]

So, I have a question...

I recently purchased Super Smash Bros. Brawl for my Wii, only to find out it doesn't play it very well (I have to remove the disk and stick it back in approximately 12-20 times before it finally works...). So, I am assuming I have to send my Wii back to Nintendo. Unfortunately I also wish to add the Homebrew Channel to my Wii, and I wonder if that would impact my repair. Logic tells me, "Yes of course it will, they'll probably void my warranty."

Problem is, if I send my Wii in they'll probably update it, won't they? I haven't updated my console yet to the firmware version that screws the hack. So, what should I do? Is there a way around it...?

:(

[jairolas]

Too bad I don't have the zelda game :(!

[nintendofan100]

What gives? I've installed the channel itself without a problem, I also updated it when it asked, no problems with that either...but then it just hangs there...its not freezing, its just that NOTHING happens! No files come up!

I can still press start to bring up the choices, "back", "about", and "exit"...all I can do is exit back to the wii menu.

What am I doing wrong?

[nintendofan100]

Ok...I kept trying, and got it working perfectly!

NES and SNES emulators seem functional. ^_^;

Now just ONE more thing I need to know...I never updated my Wii since one of the updates apparently killed the Twilight hack, now that I have the homebrew channel, I can update it *at least for the time being* without worry, correct?

[sanderevers]

Yep, and if you update the Twilight hack, you can use that as well.

[nintendofan100]

Alright thanks.

[NegFactor]

I've got a question on this, which I'm pretty sure I already know the answer to, but I'll ask anyway.

Can you copy a channel (such as Homebrew Channel) to an SD card and place it on another Wii by this means? I would assume no, but since I don't have a second Wii, I have no means by which to try it.

[h2923j42n2]

I've got a question on this, which I'm pretty sure I already know the answer to, but I'll ask anyway.

Can you copy a channel (such as Homebrew Channel) to an SD card and place it on another Wii by this means? I would assume no, but since I don't have a second Wii, I have no means by which to try it.

No, you can't place the Homebrew Channel onto another Wii in this manner. It needs to be installed with either the Twilight Hack or disc image. The disc image will only work if the Wii is modified with a drive chip.

[makocalamity]

so i am going to make my first post now in desperate need of some assistance I use the gameboy color emulator RIN simply because it is the best one ....gnuboy lol gtfo how can it say color emu when it's monochrome ..but anyways I digress There is currently a version of Rin Wii that offers wiimote support (love using the wiimote for my emus) and there is a version that has a functional save feature (rin wii beta 3 re release) i ask only one question. Why not both? I have to save if im going to use the program but I like wiimote support If anyone could come out with a release supporting both I would love you forever but anyways lets get back to the topic the homebrew channel It does not boot the version that supports saving and now I am currently dual bypassing to not have to run the twilight hack (homebrew launcher .08) <it's amazing> I am about to test beta 3 in it I am posting just after testing the wiimote version in dissaray at the fact that I couldn't save and to add more angst I am mildly angered by the "homebrew channel's" rejection of the beta 3 elf but I am given a brief reprieve because I found the new version of homebrew launcher but if anyone knows basic coding plz release a version with wiimote controls and saving......ohh and hi im the new guy sorry for lurking ^_^

[manchman]

can i still use the twilight hack if iv got 3.3e

[djdynamite123]

can i still use the twilight hack if iv got 3.3e
better late than never, lol yes and on 3.4

[Jonesy]

To be honest i am new to all this,so to start of Hello.

Also i am not the brightest in the world so if there is anyone out there that can give me sort of step by step instructions on loading the homebrew channell i would be mega grateful

thanks

[djdynamite123]

http://wiibrew.org/wiki/Setting_up_your_Wii_for_Homebrew
setup the HBC

[Jonesy]

Thanks

[robbiej21]

Off the subject abit but im new to all this, right my wii ise set up with gamma back upreader. plays backups ok.

i recently broke a game. went onto a torrent and downloaded an iso image file of the game. burnt it to the dvd with imgburn. put it in the machine, wont play it? whats the way to burn wii games onto dvd easily. cant figure it out?

many thanks if anyone can help.

[djdynamite123]

i recently broke a game. went onto a torrent and downloaded an iso image file of the game. burnt it to the dvd with imgburn. put it in the machine, wont play it? whats the way to burn wii games onto dvd easily. cant figure it out?
burn image to disc, select speed or bitsetting if required...Burn and Play, if it doesn't play it's either a crap disc, crap burner, softmod just isn't compat with that game.

[mano-obe]

Hmm I'm having trouble with the .iso. My wii just returns an error to eject and power back up.

I tried burning off slower speeds and different programs, I never have issues with image files normally. When I mount the image I cannot explore it either, anyone tried it with the iso installer?

[mano-obe]

It only just occured to me I have 3.4u version. So this .iso won't work.

I have a wiikey mod also, I don't know if that makes any difference

[djdynamite123]

It only just occured to me I have 3.4u version. So this .iso won't work.

I have a wiikey mod also, I don't know if that makes any differencecorrect, you don't need to use the disc anyway.

[mano-obe]

Would I still need to do the twilight hack and stuff DJ?

With my wiikey, could I just sling the files straight onto an sdcard?

I'm off to buy one tomorrow

[djdynamite123]

Would I still need to do the twilight hack and stuff DJ?

With my wiikey, could I just sling the files straight onto an sdcard?

I'm off to buy one tomorrowyeah you only need a SC card only, don't even need a disc drive :D check bannerbomb

[wardevil]

How can iget too work bannerbom?

When I run bannerbom the wiimote stops working?