Zolga Owns
Smash Lord
Homebrew for 4.0ers(or anyone who doesn't want to mod their Wii) is coming!Dantarion of AiB said:
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Homebrew for Wii 4.0ers!
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goodoldganon
Smash Champion
This is great news. I know plenty of my friends want to try Brawl+ but are not 100% behind the idea of a modded Wii. Running it right off your SD card will be what they are looking for.
MK26
Smash Master
so...basically, the twilight hack is officially useless now, even on non-upgraded Wiis
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poekmon
But it's better not to update, right?
Mario & Sonic Guy
Old rivalries live on!
The Twilight Hack still works with System Menus 3.4 and below. You just can't use it with 4.0.
Anyway, I hope this gets released soon since I'm a victim of losing my HBC after upgrading to 4.0.
Still, upgrading to 4.0 does give you the SD Card Menu, which is real handy when you want to free up space on your Wii System Memory.
leafgreen386
Dirty camper
Yes. It is still better not to update.
Foresight
Smash Rookie
Is it possible to run the official nintendo channels without upgrading to 4.0? I recenetly downgraded to 3.2, but don't know how to use the shop channel, etc., without upgrading. I can still play all my games because I installed a mod chip with an update override, but I don't know how to trick the channels into thinking that I've updated.
leafgreen386
Dirty camper
I think you need to install a certain IOS.
MK26
Smash Master
o hey its a modYeah. You can find and install the latest Wii shop channel through various means which won't be discussed here. Just hit up ol' google.
o hey the mod didnt lock the thread...
sooo...does that mean discussing how to get hbc isnt illegal anymore?
leafgreen386
Dirty camper
We're not allowed to talk about how to make the direct modification to your system on this board (ie. how to install the homebrew channel). Talking about brawl+ or such for after you have already made such a modification is perfectly fine (ie. how to use geckoOS). This new method does not even require a modification to the system, so while we will have to wait to hear from JV, I think this new method might actually be ok to tell users on the forum how to get.
Not that homebrew was illegal to begin with, though.
Homebrew, no, but the same stuff used to run homebrew can also be used to run pirated games. I'll send JV a PM asking him to take a look over, but as long as this stays away from explaining how to install/get it, it can stay open for now.
Fenrir
Smash Ace
XFD @ the tags in the youtube video
Sukai
Smash Champion
This is great!
As soon as this is released, I can have a great time setting up a Brawl+ Tourney, even more so now that Wiis don't need to be softmodded.
As soon as this is released, I can have a great time setting up a Brawl+ Tourney, even more so now that Wiis don't need to be softmodded.
Mario & Sonic Guy
Old rivalries live on!
At least one thing is for certain for me. Once that method is released, welcome back HBC, and I'm back to making custom textures again.
GuruKid
Smash Ace
This will be great news for those who feel uncomfortable with modding their Wiis.
Not only that, but I see Brawl+ becoming much more accessible to those not really in the know. Awesome stuff.
Not only that, but I see Brawl+ becoming much more accessible to those not really in the know. Awesome stuff.
Dantarion
Smash Champion
http://wiibrew.org/wiki/WiiSCU - Completly legal.Yeah. You can find and install the latest Wii shop channel through various means which won't be discussed here. Just hit up ol' google.
I am glad someone noticed.
Zolga Owns
Smash Lord
I hope you don't mind I quoted your blog 
illinialex24
Smash Hero
Wait do you have to patch the Wii Shop Channel if you don't have 4.0??
Mario & Sonic Guy
Old rivalries live on!
Yup. Although, it's recommended that you do install the HBC for if you have more than just Gecko OS as your Homebrew program.
illinialex24
Smash Hero
I would recommend installing it with this method yeah, it should work pretty well even if you can load it without.
Dantarion
Smash Champion
No, but you can use WiiSCU to update everything on your Wii to 4.0 but the menu without loosing any homebrew compatibility. Basically, It downloads the updates, patches the homebrew-stopping-fix's out of them, and installs them. It allows you to access the Wii Shop without officially updating your Wii to 4.0
Yeah, if you are only gonna use GeckoOS, you could just use this method, but if you are gonna use an assortment of apps, you probably need to install the homebrew channel.
Zolga Owns
Smash Lord
I'm going to do this.
Zolga Owns
Smash Lord
Its not released yet.
just wait^
but its confirmed to work on 4.0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mq02qwFNMJE
just wait^
but its confirmed to work on 4.0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mq02qwFNMJE
Dantarion
Smash Champion
****, I just came over here to post that link, and you beat me
Zolga Owns
Smash Lord
Sorry
I just so excited that this is coming out!
I just so excited that this is coming out!
Mario & Sonic Guy
Old rivalries live on!
Sorry to burst your bubble, but I have bad news.
Sadly, the current HBC installer does not work if you've updated to System Menu 4.0 through Nintendo. If you've updated to 4.0 through Nintendo, you'll have to wait until a new version of the HBC installer is created.
Sadly, the current HBC installer does not work if you've updated to System Menu 4.0 through Nintendo. If you've updated to 4.0 through Nintendo, you'll have to wait until a new version of the HBC installer is created.
Foresight
Smash Rookie
So what is the point then? If you didn't update through Nintendo, wouldn't you already have HBC installed on your Wii, or am I misunderstanding what is going on here? It looks like he just installed it from the SD card, but it says it doesn't work if you updated through Nintendo, which seems to be everyone's problem, so what does this accomplish?
Mario & Sonic Guy
Old rivalries live on!
Basically, the current HBC installer will always fail if you've updated to System Menu 4.0 through Nintendo. If the System Menu was updated through Homebrew, then the current HBC installer will still work.
Dantarion
Smash Champion
You could run Brawl+ with this exploit as is by running GeckoOS with the exploit instead of running the HBC installer.
All that is left is for the people who made HBC, Team Twiisers, to find a way to fix the installer.
Well, I guess technically anyone can do so.
I have an idea of how to do it, but I don't know if it will actually work.
Basically, the 4.0 update removes the fakesign bug from the IOS that the HBC browser uses to install.
The only way to get that back is to replace that IOS with the original IOS that contains the bug.
All that is left is for the people who made HBC, Team Twiisers, to find a way to fix the installer.
Well, I guess technically anyone can do so.
I have an idea of how to do it, but I don't know if it will actually work.
Basically, the 4.0 update removes the fakesign bug from the IOS that the HBC browser uses to install.
The only way to get that back is to replace that IOS with the original IOS that contains the bug.
Mario & Sonic Guy
Old rivalries live on!
Just want to give people some notes about how this exploit will work.
Apparently this exploit will be a channel, which is why the videos have been showing the exploit executing on the channels menu. You'll likely store the channel on your SD card in the directory setup below.
Directory Setup: (SD drive)\private\wii\title\(Channel ID)\data.bin
When this channel is executed, it'll read the file called boot.dol from the root of your SD card, and execute it. It can load any boot.dol file, so you can execute any Homebrew program with ease.
However, like I said earlier, if you've updated to System Menu 4.0 through Nintendo, the current HBC installer (version 1.0.1) will NOT work. Until a new version of the HBC installer is created for System Menu 4.0, you will not be able to install the HBC onto your Wii.
Apparently this exploit will be a channel, which is why the videos have been showing the exploit executing on the channels menu. You'll likely store the channel on your SD card in the directory setup below.
Directory Setup: (SD drive)\private\wii\title\(Channel ID)\data.bin
When this channel is executed, it'll read the file called boot.dol from the root of your SD card, and execute it. It can load any boot.dol file, so you can execute any Homebrew program with ease.
However, like I said earlier, if you've updated to System Menu 4.0 through Nintendo, the current HBC installer (version 1.0.1) will NOT work. Until a new version of the HBC installer is created for System Menu 4.0, you will not be able to install the HBC onto your Wii.
Zolga Owns
Smash Lord
So if you have 4.0 it isnt possible to use this at all?
I don't want to install it on my Wii, i just want to run this.
I don't want to install it on my Wii, i just want to run this.
Mario & Sonic Guy
Old rivalries live on!
This exploit DOES work with System Menu 4.0, but the current version of the HBC installer will always fail to work. If you're using programs like Gecko OS however, you should be okay.
Zolga Owns
Smash Lord
Ah ok
I'm interested in texture and model hacking mostly.
I'm interested in texture and model hacking mostly.
same here man
So we can save it to our SD card? And if we updated to 4.0 will we be able to do this exploit?
Mario & Sonic Guy
Old rivalries live on!
I don't want to sound negative right now, but I'm getting words that there's a change of plans on the new exploit.
Apparently, sources are claiming that the creator of the BaNNeRBoMB exploit, Comex, is working on another exploit, and has stopped working on BaNNeRBoMB. I don't know what's going on here, but it sounds like the BaNNeRBoMB exploit might not be released to the public at all.
Apparently, sources are claiming that the creator of the BaNNeRBoMB exploit, Comex, is working on another exploit, and has stopped working on BaNNeRBoMB. I don't know what's going on here, but it sounds like the BaNNeRBoMB exploit might not be released to the public at all.
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