Wii Homebrew: Beginners Guide - Page 3 - Wiihacks

whacker_guy · 08-03-2008, 08:31 PM

Agreed. You've covered many FAQ topics and this should be a sticky btw if it hasn't been made one already.

sahduk · 08-04-2008, 06:40 AM

just a quick question but when i load up my visual boy advance emulator it tells me there are no roms in the folder when infact there happen to be about 6 whats wrong?

Jiiprah · 08-04-2008, 08:45 AM

are they in: /VBA/ROMS/

are they: .gba files

homebrewlover · 08-04-2008, 10:25 AM

u forgot to add that this don't work if ur wii isn't connected to the internet there are other methods though still a great guide just pointin that out

Jiiprah · 08-04-2008, 10:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by homebrewlover

u forgot to add that this don't work if ur wii isn't connected to the internet there are other methods though

Well yeah FTPii has to have an internet connection. But you can just put the SD Card in your Computer/SD Reader.

Spyman · 08-04-2008, 10:17 PM

excellent guide

bumper44 · 08-06-2008, 12:11 PM

Thank so much that was very helpful!!

vanylapep · 08-06-2008, 10:23 PM

This guide is soo cool!!

However, i got my apps/snesgx/snesgxwi.elf but it does not show up in the HBC.. anyone knows why?

Jiiprah · 08-06-2008, 11:28 PM

Rename it to: boot.elf

homebrewlover · 08-07-2008, 10:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jiiprah

Step Two: Adding Apps to the HC
Now we are going to add applications to the Homebrew Channel. The HC is able to run .elf or .dol files from your SD card. First lets add FTPii, a FTP client for the wii to transfer files between your Wii and Computer, without having to take the SD Card out. Your Wii will need to be connected to the internet for this, as well as you comp. (more info [Only Registered Users Can See Links. Click Here To Register])

1) create a folder named apps on the root of your SD Card
2) within the apps folder create another; name it FTPii
3) download [Only Registered Users Can See Links. Click Here To Register] and copy the .elf file in the new folder
4) make sure the .elf file is named boot.elf, if not then rename it
5) next you will need icon.png(this will be the icon that shows in the HC)
6) and you will need meta.xml(this is a file that shows the Name of the App, and Info about it)
7) copy these two files in the new folder also

If you are installing an app that doesn't include icon.png or meta.xml, then you will need to make them or download them.

ICON.PNG

Code:

size: 128x48
file type: PNG image

META.XML (edit the bold text)

Code:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?>
<app version="1">
  <name>PLACE NAME OF APP HERE</name>
  <coder>PLACE THE CREATER'S NAME HERE</coder>
  <version>THE VERSION OF THE APP</version>
  <short_description>A REALLY SHORT DESCRIPTION OF THE APP HERE</short_description> 
  <long_description>A LONG DESCTRIPTION OF THE APP HERE</long_description> 
</app>

8) now place your SD Card into your Wii and launch the Homebrew Channel
9) there should now be an app called FTPii, if not then you did something wrong and I suggest you try again
10) Now you need an FTP client on your computer, If you don't have one or have never used one before then I suggest you use [Only Registered Users Can See Links. Click Here To Register]
11) run FTPii on your Wii and it will give you an IP address, put this in as the host for FireFTP.
12) the Host Name, Login Username and Password doesn't matter
13) Connect, and now you can explore your SD Card's files(on the right side) and copy files from your computer(on the left). You can also plug a USB drive, in your Wii, and transfer files to it.

could we make these in paint