Open-Source Apploader, ISO template

[wraggster]

Bushing has released what is basically an Homebrew ISO Template for the Nintendo Wii, now we know Bushing is against piracy as are most and that includes DCEmu, heres his full post:

In order to make legally re-distributable ISO images for the Homebrew Channel installer, we had to remove Nintendo’s copyrighted apploader code and replace it with our own; we based ours on the one from GC-Linux. You may find the source and binary for it here:

http://wii-news.dcemu.co.uk/wii-apploader.tar.gz

Here is an empty “template” disc image that you can use in your own projects; it contains the above apploader.

http://wii-news.dcemu.co.uk/iso_template.iso.bz2

Enjoy!

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[brasssmunky]

now nintendo will crack down.
but
it will allow us to play "legal backups"
i love that term. for it is never true.

[matt678]

Does this mean homebrew will work sans Twilight Princess?

[jrsmaster411]

this cant play backups legal or not it runs homebrew off dvds

[Unicron2k]

Legal backups, as you say, are allowed in some countries, IF you own the original, AND can prove that you made it yourself(this applies in my country). Mod-chips are also legal, since mod-chips do not steal anything by themselves. So the fact that Nintendo dis-allow making copies have no meaning in a country whose law allow it.

But this is only the program which loads the executable on the disc. You can say it's a boot loader for the DVD. Instead of using Nintendos', we can now use our own. This will make the hombrew channel installer disc completly legal, altough, a mod-chip is still needed to authenticate the disc. This doesn't allow us to boot backup discs or pirated discs.

[masterchief929]

who cares if Ninty cracks down. they already screwed up by not listening to bushing. i just think that Ninty wanted piracy to happen so they could completely shut down the wii homebrew scene.

[firedragon_jing]

You know they are so against piracy, but they keep releasing these things that brings it one step closer. This might not allow piracy yet, but some advance coders can gain ideas on how to take it to the next level, especially with custom IOS available as well. I don't care, I'm not going to steal Wii games, they're just too big and I like having the actual disc and box.

[Mysticcal]

I just hope this increases network cababilities on the wii as USB is too slow and SDcard has size limitations

oh, and reducing the need to burn DVDs... but ya know. space is always necessary.

[Rebrek]

I'm not going to steal Wii games, they're just too big and I like having the actual disc and box.

I agree completely. That is actually one of the things that keeps me from piracy. As odd as it may sound, having a ROM or disc image just isn't the same as having the actual game.

[h2923j42n2]

LOL, this isn't an ISO or "backup" loader. I believe that an actual Wii disc image contains a copyrighted apploader, which loads .dol files. This is simply a non-copyrighted apploader for homebrew discs, like the disc images for their Homebrew Channel. As of right now, your Wii will still need to be modified with a drive chip to make any use of this, anyway.