Wii TETRIS Channel Installer

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April 17th, 2008, 06:35
KuLeD00d

Does this channel last longer than the 10 minutes that all the other channels have been allocated so far?

What does this write to the Wii's firmware and how can I be cautious while installing so that I do not brick my Wii?

Once installed does this still require Twilight to be in the Drive or will it execute Unsigned code without it if I choose to use this channel?

How difficult is it to remove this Homebrew channel?

Some collective questions that I've had people wanting to answer, I find the top two asked quite frequently.
April 17th, 2008, 07:39
tehnoir

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Originally Posted by KuLeD00d

Does this channel last longer than the 10 minutes that all the other channels have been allocated so far?

There is no time limit for this channel; it has been removed.

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Originally Posted by KuLeD00d

What does this write to the Wii's firmware and how can I be cautious while installing so that I do not brick my Wii?

I don't think the "author" is even sure at this point.

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Originally Posted by KuLeD00d

Once installed does this still require Twilight to be in the Drive or will it execute Unsigned code without it if I choose to use this channel?

After the channel is installed, the TP disc should no longer be needed to run the channel.

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Originally Posted by KuLeD00d

How difficult is it to remove this Homebrew channel?

There are tools around to uninstall these channels, though I'm not sure if it will continue to leave traces of itself in the system or not.
April 17th, 2008, 07:59
DimensionT

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Originally Posted by Capt_Trips

What exactly are the risks to the insides of the wii from using the Zelda Hack? and the sdloaders? and the emulators? and the installing of channels?

How exactly does one go about installing channels?

Why is everyone not happy about this astonishing breakthrough?

The answer to your first three questions is nothing. To the fourth one, no one knows. It could do anything, it could do nothing. It's not safe to say at this point.

It is indeed a break through... But in all honesty they should not be released to the public yet.
April 17th, 2008, 09:23
Rod_Hull

I agree with you completely. There is somone listening to your comments!

I'm certainly not going to install a channel on my Wii until it's been tested to death - removing the time-limit THAT WAS PUT THERE DELIBERATELY FOR USERS' SAFETY on a bit of code that is essentially in alpha (almost pre-alpha) stages is totally irresponsible.

There is always sadly a degree of willy-waving from certain people within an area such as this - trying to outdo one another before things have been properly tested - which is a great shame...

Those that are sensible will ignore these releases and instead focus on the responsible adults writing and testing code that are following correct testing procedures...
April 17th, 2008, 09:57
DimensionT

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Originally Posted by Rod_Hull

willy-waving

:rofl:

You're right though, there really isn't much point in releasing these other then the "look what I can do" aspect. What's the point of releasing somthing, and not caring what effect it might have on peoples' Wiis? Publicity.

Booting TP isn't that hard... Just wait it out people.
April 17th, 2008, 10:06
cebrian

just for the record, the guy is testing every iso in his own wii, so dont start bad mouthing him like that without knowing the facts. Its obvious that he has no control of the variables of every wii or different mod chips and the like, but he is testing and he has not released anything that didnt work on his own wii through installing it.
April 17th, 2008, 14:01
Jay_PaRaDoX

Am I reading that you want me to add a "README" in every release that no one will read?
If you know how to read spanish, you will have seen over at ElOtroLado that I alert about bricks, and I don't make myself responsible for any damages. It's all up to the end user.

Something else that makes me mad: Team Twiizers and Waninkoko have made channels, and they are GODS. I make one, and I'm NOTHING. ¿What's wrong with you people?
April 17th, 2008, 15:51
tehnoir

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Originally Posted by cebrian

just for the record, the guy is testing every iso in his own wii, so dont start bad mouthing him like that without knowing the facts.

Of course it's not possible to know every possible situation that may arise, but trying an application once and going "well that worked just fine!" isn't very extensive testing.

And Jay, honestly, the answer to your question is simply that I don't trust your work yet. Notice I said yet meaning that I certainly hope you continue to code and I look forward to seeing more things from you in the future. It's just that at this point, my personal opinion is that it has been a little reckless and you seem to be more intentioned with getting fame out of this than actually contributing to the community. Team Twiizers has done a lot of work...a lot.
April 17th, 2008, 19:06
DimensionT

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Originally Posted by Jay_PaRaDoX

Team Twiizers and Waninkoko have made channels, and they are GODS. I make one, and I'm NOTHING. ¿What's wrong with you people?

*They had the decency to protect their end users with a time limit, you removed the time limit.

*They are the one that actually put the work into making the channels possible, you just got some info and made some hack jobs.

*They express concern for the well being of the community, I have yet to see you give a rat's ass.

Fact is, you don't care about having respect for the scene. You showed me this when you said "They might not like it, but there's nothing they can do about it".

What's wrong with us, is that we DO have respect. Just not for you. Show a little and you might get a little.
April 17th, 2008, 21:44
Capt_Trips

Again, What are the risks?

First, Jay_Paradox is right: All coders everywhere deserve props.

Second, Why is everyone so tight lipped about how they are doing these things on the wii? Hoping for a bleem style nintendo buyout before you become liable to lawsuits?

Third, What is the Twilight hack doing to the memory inside: How is this thing working? Does IOS have a CLI's and stuff?

Fourth, is the concern about the Homebrew channel that it might screw up the operating system in fufture updates, or blow out memory?

Fifth, Coders are responsible for their code: Team Twiizers are the ones who stand to lose, so everyone back off of them and back them up!

Last, Stop worrying about evil Big Brother Nintendo: If they keep acting like this, I'll sell my kids wii and never buy Nintendo again. The Buck stops here.

I remember a time when Ma Bell and At&t owned all the phones: how is nintendo's position on the wii different?

P.S. What is bricking? Can nintendo blow out sectors of my harddrive?

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