Wii Homebrew Channel Guide (Hacks) :D

[King Zarthius]

Wii Homebrew Channel & More!

Note: This guide goes through constant updating and editing as more information and hacks become available! Also I post and answer as best I can questions I think are worth showing the public for their own information!

Thanks,
Zarthius

FAQ and Introduction!

I have the Wii Homebrew Channel, and tons of stuff on it. It really is the only safe way to do the things one can do with it on the wii.

One can get emulators for N64, GBA, and many other systems for free! You can get movies/videos and MP3s on your wii, and also get tons of cheat codes for various games! In Brawl you can get infinite HRC timer, infinite stage builder parts/overlapping parts, infinite jumps, and multiple smash balls. (Just an example)

Q.) Do I need Twilight Princess to use this?
A.) You do need Twilight Princess to initiate the Homebrew channel via the Twilight Hack.

Q.) Can this break my Wii?
A.) It can't harm your Wii once installed. If you do NOT install it correctly it can harm your Wii.

Q.) Why isnt this working? I followed all the directions as you said but I had a problem with the codes, it said there werent any in! (Angry-Face)
A.) Ah alright, there is just a TAD bit of self researching to be done, but I'll post the link and give it to you as well. You get cheats from gecko USB which you can use on Ocarina (as you may or may not know, but it is stated in the guide). You must put your SD in your comp and download an application called cheat manager/codemanager. http://wiird.l0nk.org/ocarina.zip. In there youll find PC (with codemanager inside it). Get the codes from gecko USB as mentioned above, save them as a text file in the codemanager directory with their corresponding game name, such as the mario kart wii code list you could save as mario kart etc etc. Then check the codes which you wan't and export them to your SD card, put it in your wii, run HB->Ocarina with the game disc in, and bam there you go!

Q.) What the Deuce Is Linux? ?_?
A.) Linux (commonly pronounced IPA: /ˈlɪnəks/ in English; variants exist[1]) is a Unix-like computer operating system family which uses the Linux kernel. Linux is one of the most prominent examples of free software and open source development; typically all the underlying source code can be freely modified, used, and redistributed by anyone.

Q.) What EXACTLY is the Homebrew Channel o0?
A.) The Homebrew Channel is a homebrew application loader by Team Twiizers which allows users to load homebrew applications without having to run the Twilight Hack every time. Once installed, users can access the channel from the Wii Menu just like any other Wii channel. It can launch homebrew applications in dol or elf -- either from an SD card, or via TCP or USB Gecko using Wiiload. It is also capable of downloading online updates for itself.

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*Note-Scroll to bottom for "Easy Homebrew Installer"-Provides very little instruction but please check it out to see if it is any help before you get on with the real guide, I have not tested this method but please leave feedback on it!

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Follow Directions EXACTLY, both written and video directions!!

A fantastic tutorial is within the following:

This is what you have to do from the very beginning: *Video at bottom*

The program to open the downloaded files is WinRAR, go on google and write " download winrar " to get it

PREPARE THE TWILIGHT HACK:
Go on your wii memory and copy your zelda twilight princess savegame inside a SD card and take it to your computer in a safe place, then delete it from your Wii memory.
Download Twilight hack: http://wiibrew.org/wiki/Twilight_Hack

You have downloaded the twilight hack, inside the twilight hack there are 2 files:
README and private

When you open private you find: private - wii - title - rzde, rzdj, rzdp

Make your SD card like this:

SD card: private - wii - title - rzdp - data.bin ( twilight hack ) if you have an european zelda

SD card: private - wii - title - rzdj data.bin ( twilight hack ) if you have a japanese zelda

SD card: private - wii - title - rzde - data.bin ( twilight hack ) if you have an american zelda

then put the SD on your Wii

take your twilight hack ( wich is inside the sd card ) and copy it on your wii memory.

now that the twilight hack is on your wii take your SD card and put it on your computer, then delete everything inside it.

INSTALL THE HOMEBREW CHANNEL ON YOUR WII:

Download the homebrew channel: http://hbc.hackmii.com/dist/the_homeb...

You downloaded the Homebrew channel, inside it you find three files: a folder called wiiload, a file called boot.elf and readme

Copy the file boot.elf inside the empty SD card

Put the SD card with the boot.elf inside your Wii

Run Zelda Twilight princess game

Go talk with the guy near link's house

at this point if it says fail to boot .elf you must go Here:

http://www.mediafire.com/?rxrxhmvpnpf

download it, it's a SD formatter program that i uploaded
When i had that problem i used this and then the SD worked.
But if it won't work then you should try with another SD card

Now if it can load the boot.elf file, continue to press 1 on your wiimote to accept the questions

at the end you'll have the homebrew channel on your wii menu.
Bring back your SD card on your computer and delete everything inside it.

HOW TO USE GECKO OS:

Download Gecko OS: http://www.usbgecko.com/GOS16d.zip
inside the SD create a new folder called " apps " and put there the folder " geckoos " wich is in GeckoOS - HBC - geckoos

Put the SD on your Wii and run the homebrew channel
Choose Gecko OS and load it ( WARNING: While doing this you MUSTN'T have gamecube memory cards on your Wii )
Then, you know what to do, right?
There are many programs that can run with the Homebrew channel, like emulators, media players etc etc etc




After installing the homebrew channel, install ocarina for super cheats!

DOWNLOAD NEW CODES: http://www.usbgecko.com/codes/


HOW TO USE OCARINA:

Download Ocarina: http://wiird.l0nk.org/ocarina.zip

You downloaded Ocarina, inside it you can find: pc, hbc

Take your sd card ( that must be empty ) and create a new folder called " apps " inside it.

Now open the hbc folder and copy the folder ocarina inside the apps folder you just created.

Now if you want to activate the codes you must open the program called" codemgr " wich is inside the folder called " pc "

Click on File and then on OPEN TXT FILE

Now you have to choose the game you want to use, you can download the codes you want by clicking on the first link in the video description where it says DOWNLOAD NEW CODES, before the game name there's the region ( JP for japanese wii, US for american wii, EU for european wii ) for example " US - Wii sports " etc.

In the video i used Super smash bros Brawl codes, and Super smash bros Brawl is the file " rsbp " in the European folder ( if you have the american Brawl you must use the one with " US - game name - "

Now that you've activated the codes you wanted to use, click on EXPORT TO GCT

Choose your SD card where it says " Drive letter " and then click on " store "

Now inside your SD card, near the " apps " folder that you created before using the codes you can see the " codes " folder

Put the SD on your Wii and run The Homebrew channel, then the Ocarina program ( notice: while doing this you MUSTN'T have got gamecube memory cards on your wii )

Put Super smash bros Brawl in your Wii and then press A on your wiimote, after that... enjoy the fun.

If you want to delete the codes or change them, delete the codes folder from the SD card and then star again with the program codemgr

All Codes can be found here !!!

http://www.usbgecko.com/codes/




Homebrew Browser!

The Homebrew Browser allows you to download the latest homebrew applications and games all through your Wii. You don't need to take your SD card out. You don't even need a computer! You can also delete homebrew you no longer want.

Homebrew Browser

Simply download it and place it on your SD card, run Homebrew Channel and there you go!

More information and stuffs is here

CHEAT CODES

Wiibrew INFO

HOMEBREW CHANNEL INFO

Different formatted guide

. Enjoy!
-Super Duper Zarthius!!!!!

Video from Damion:


Wii Homebrew Easy Installer:- By Penpvdbs




P.S. Please feel free to add me to Brawl, Mario Kart, DBZ:T3, or Metroid. Pm me with your codes, and add me to friend list, if you add me to any/all. Thanks!

[Final King]

Cool guide, thanks alot! It really works lol, I was sceptical at first, but thanks anyway.

[Hellsage219]

@ King Zarthius: From what I read, this is awesome. I do, however, have one question about this.

Do I need to already have a LoZ:TP save file on my Wii before I download the hacked file?

[Rocketomy]

Also, you should put up a link to wiibrew.org

It's a great homebrew website with TONS of info and up to date!

[MakGonz]

I'd rather not. If I do something wrong I it may break my Wii, no thank you. My Wii is too precious too try something I do not know anything about.

[Gunthor]

This is sooo majorly cheap

[Smshbrosfreak247]

yeah, i have the channel and the ocarina cheat thing but too many people are ruining the Mario Kart Wifi.
And if u have a Zelda file u want to keep you may want to put it on a different SD card or store it on you comp somewhere.

[Waddle Dee Army]

Originally Posted by Thee Incubus

While we are open to discuss homebrew and it's various functions we will not be giving out step by step instructions on how to mod your Wii as modding your Wii to allow roms, emulators and such is illegal.

A quick search on google should be able to help ya out there.

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[King Zarthius]

Originally Posted by Waddle Dee Army

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Right and wrong, it is illegal to use emulators UNLESS YOU OWN THE ACTUAL GAME CARTRIDGE AS WELL. Also 3rd party games are legal. And by the way I'm not giving a guide to install emulators, what one choses to do with their Wii is their choice, if they chose not to install emulators that is fine, but I AM NOT responsible for the actions of others. How they use this guide is their choice, I am simply teaching the method to do what one wishes with their Wii. I've had one mod already see and review my thread, and they have no problem with it. Again I'm just an outlet via my post, you don't need to use anything on this post, but you can choose what you'd like to use if anything. Maybe one would only like to have an MP3 player or DVD player on their Wii?
This is not wrong to do.

[Kamachi]

Hmmm this is a little different that what Sniper Wolf told me.

Oh, and Zarthius, I think Xander said that it's still illegal to own a ROM even if you own the actual game.

[Hellsage219]

@ King Zarthius: That's what I was worried about. I traded in my copy of LoZ:TP months ago because it didn't work anymore. I'll have to see if one of my friends can lend it to me.