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Is the Homebrew Channel worth it?

#1 User is offline Chaos Rush 

Posted 23 January 2011 - 07:35 PM

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I would really like to try Tiddles's "Sonic 3 Complete" hack on something other than my computer, and I would like to try some other hacks as well. Is it worth installing the homebrew channel for that? Also, what are the risks? I don't want my Wii bricked, which is the main thing I'm worried about.

Also, what are other benefits of doing it? I am strongly against piracy, so please don't list that as a "benefit".

If I decide to do it, I plan on using the Brawl method.

EDIT: Also, what exactly is BootMii?
This post has been edited by Chaos Rush: 23 January 2011 - 07:40 PM

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Posted 23 January 2011 - 07:39 PM

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There's no reason not too, and there is no chance of a brick really.

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Posted 23 January 2011 - 08:06 PM

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Installing the Homebrew Channel will be the best decision you ever made. =P

Edit: Bootmii is a preloader, that loads before the system menu. It means that if your system menu fucks up, you can fix it.
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Posted 23 January 2011 - 08:08 PM

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Depending on when you got your Wii (older = better), BootMii may install to boot2. If it does this, it actually REDUCES your chances of a permanent brick, since if Nintendo screws up the update process, you can recover from it.

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Always make a nand backup.

#6 User is offline Chaos Rush 

Posted 23 January 2011 - 08:19 PM

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QUOTE (Covarr @ Jan 23 2011, 05:08 PM)
Depending on when you got your Wii (older = better), BootMii may install to boot2. If it does this, it actually REDUCES your chances of a permanent brick, since if Nintendo screws up the update process, you can recover from it.

I got my Wii in January 07, only a couple of months after launch, but I have the 4.3 System Menu. The main reason why I don't want to install bootMii is because I don't want to have to go through it every time I turn on my Wii. Or is that not the case?

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Posted 23 January 2011 - 08:22 PM

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If you take your SD card out it autoloads to the Wii menu, or you can change the config file to make it autoload into the Wii menu.

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Posted 23 January 2011 - 08:26 PM

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Why wouldn't you? It's pretty easy, and safe if you do what the guys above just said...
Actually, I'm not too sure about Menu 4.3. I think most of the regular methods (including BannerBomb, my favourite) were patched on that version. So be careful and stuff.

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Posted 23 January 2011 - 08:31 PM

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QUOTE (Chaos Rush @ Jan 23 2011, 06:19 PM)
QUOTE (Covarr @ Jan 23 2011, 05:08 PM)
Depending on when you got your Wii (older = better), BootMii may install to boot2. If it does this, it actually REDUCES your chances of a permanent brick, since if Nintendo screws up the update process, you can recover from it.

I got my Wii in January 07, only a couple of months after launch, but I have the 4.3 System Menu. The main reason why I don't want to install bootMii is because I don't want to have to go through it every time I turn on my Wii. Or is that not the case?


If you rename the bootmii folder on your SD root, it'll boot to the system menu.

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Posted 23 January 2011 - 08:32 PM

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I think you can use smashstack, at least.

As for installing BootMii to boot2, that's a matter of how old the hardware is. If you got it early 2007, you should be fine.

#11 User is offline Chaos Rush 

Posted 23 January 2011 - 09:31 PM

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Well uh... I just used SmashStack. No problems, Wii works just fine.

Time to play Sonic 3 Complete!

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Posted 23 January 2011 - 11:19 PM

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I originally homebrewed my Wii so I could play DKCR with a Classic Controller. Unfortunately, it looks like I need Gecko to be able to install the codes from this thread but the 4.3 menu isn't supported. I asked on their forum for help on what I should do but nobody answered me. It looks like I need to downgrade to run it but at the same time, I once read downgrading could be risky. What do you guys think I should do?

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QUOTE (W.A.C. @ Jan 23 2011, 09:19 PM)
I originally homebrewed my Wii so I could play DKCR with a Classic Controller. Unfortunately, it looks like I need Gecko to be able to install the codes from this thread but the 4.3 menu isn't supported. I asked on their forum for help on what I should do but nobody answered me. It looks like I need to downgrade to run it but at the same time, I once read downgrading could be risky. What do you guys think I should do?


Hmm. USB Loaders like Wiiflow have Ocarina code support built in. It's a lot to go through just to use a Classic Controller, but USB Loaders are nifty anyway.

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Posted 24 January 2011 - 05:02 AM

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While you're at it, check out wiibrew.org and get the Homebrew Browser. It allows you to download homebrew apps straight to your SD card from the wii.

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Posted 24 January 2011 - 05:25 PM

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Homebrewing your Wii is like the christening of a ship.

It's just not ready to go out on adventure until you hit it with a bottle.
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