However, if the application did not come with icon.png or meta.xml, its appearance on the menu is ugly, and difficult to distinguish from other applications. Now the application will appear in the Homebrew Channel. If the app comes with these files, copy the icon.png and meta.xml files into this folder. dol file) if it is not already named that (e.g. dol) and rename it to boot.elf (or boot.dol if it was a. Copy the files for the application into its folder (e.g.In the folder 'apps,' create a folder for the application (for this example, ScummVM will be used).

Make a folder on the root of your SD card called 'apps'.

In order to make an application appear in the Homebrew Channel, the following steps must be taken: If you have an older version of the Homebrew Channel, you can use the auto update function to install the latest version. Press 'Yes' to update to the latest version.

(Optional) If you are connected to the internet, a dialog should show up when you open the Homebrew Channel asking if you want to update the channel.

The system will reboot when it is finished, and the homebrew channel should be installed.

Launch 'the homebrew channel installer' on the Disc Channel.

Install your drivechip into the Wii hardware.

This method is not recommended, due to the requirement of hardware modification that could brick your Wii. DVD images for more recent releases are currently unavailable, though you can get beta8 and then update.

This method requires a drivechip and a DVD, and won't work with the 3.3 firmware update or newer. In the vWii, CompatInstaller can be run in Wii U mode to install the Homebrew Channel. See the HackMii Installer page for more info. The HackMii Installer is most commonly used to install HBC. Retrying.' repeating over and over again).įrom what I understand, it's not working because a certain website is down.READ THE DISCLAIMER! In the VERY unlikely case that your Wii gets bricked by the installer, this will let you know where you stand in regards to Team Twiizers.įor a less technical procedure, see homebrew setup. I've been trying to install the Homebrew Browser, but it doesn't seem to work (I keep getting 'Read error -81 occurred error message. Now, I've already installed the Homebrew Channel and so far it's just nothing but bubbles. Is it really necessary? Keep in mind my main intentions with softmodding my Wii are to use emulators and ROM's. I also want to point out that I did not install bootmii (because the tutorial mentioned above said it wasn't necessary), but it looks like every other tutorial lists it as another important step. First of all, I want to point out that I followed this guy's video tutorial:

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