Last weekend was the 10-year anniversary of the Nintendo Wii. We thought we’d dust off the blog with a little birthday present: the source code for The Homebrew Channel.
When we built HBC, we always wanted it to serve as a reference for what homebrew software should look like: good design, professional-looking, user friendly, stable, safe, and supporting features such as network connectivity. We hoped it would inspire other software to aspire to a similar level of quality. But we didn’t want it to become an instant base for quick hacks and mods and endless cheap variations, and we also didn’t think proliferation of installable “channels” on the Wii is a good idea: we still think it makes much more sense to have one entry point into the homebrew ecosystem, and then launch everything else from there (among other things, because it’s easy to brick a Wii by installing things into NAND). And, to be fair, the code is definitely not as pretty as what you get when running it.
The HackMii installer is currently at version 1.2. It allows you to do two things, install the all-important HBC and optionally, BootMii. We recommend both. Click “continue” when you’re ready to proceed. The next screen is the main menu. Click “install the Homebrew Channel” to begin. Download the Newer Super Mario Bros. Package from HERE and locate. 'NewerSMBW' and 'riivolution' folders, then put them onto the root. of the SD card. Here is a sample picture of what this will look like. To unpack a zip file, download a program like 7-Zip. Look HERE for an explanation what 'root' of an SD card is.
However, the plan was always to eventually open source it. Bushing, in particular, always championed for this. This release is dedicated to him.
Keep in mind that, since this was never developed in public, you’ll probably find embarrassing things in the source code. We’ve kept it maintained over the various releases, and we’ve done some very minor cleanup to this release to bring it up to date with the latest version of the toolchain and remove “security” bits no longer relevant to an open source release, but other than that, what you see is what you get. This is the code that the millions of users of The Homebrew Channel are running on their consoles.
Hackmii Installer V1.2 Downloadd
Enjoy.
As a bonus, this code includes the fix for vWii aspect ratio on Wii U. The Title ID has been changed, so you can install it without clobbering your official Homebrew Channel (though telling them apart in the menu might be tricky!).
Hackmii Installer V1.2 Download
Downloads
Welcome to the downloads section. Here, you will find some programs or files that can be useful when you are following this guide, or just when softmodding the Wii. Please report any errors with the provided files.
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Backup Loaders
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cIOS-DVD-Dumper_v1.2.zip Download
Wii application that dumps games to sd card, usb flashdrive or over wifi.
240k
v. 2
Mar 6, 2010, 6:28 AM
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cMIOSWiiGator0.2.zip Download
MIOS Patcher for MIOS base 10
305k
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Apr 2, 2012, 10:41 AM
tj cool
MultiGameISOCreatorv3.5.4F+.rar Download
Program to use that can put multiple gamecube games on one disc
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Mar 6, 2010, 6:28 AM
tj cool
Hacking Guide
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DOP-Miiv13.zip Download
DOP-Mii v13. (Reports v12.1, but it is v13)
540k
v. 4
Dec 30, 2010, 10:18 AM
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DOP-Miiv15.zip Download
DOP-Mii v15 (non-Wiibrew Edition)
393k
v. 3
Dec 30, 2010, 10:18 AM
tj cool
IOS236_Installer_v6.zip Download
519k
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Mar 28, 2012, 11:31 AM
tj cool
How To Use
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AnyTitleDelterMODv6.rar Download
Allows you to remove any title (IOS, channel, system menu) from your Wii. Be sure to know what you're deleting, or you will end up with a bricked Wii!
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Mar 13, 2010, 2:25 AM
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Bootmii-KEYFIX.zip Download
Fix NAND.bin to use the correct keys. Run in the same location as the NAND.bin and keys.bin Usually for Bootmii beta 3 and below.
343k
v. 4
Mar 13, 2010, 2:18 AM
tj cool
NandClean0.2.rar Download
Clean up Pre/Priiloader and StartPatch hacks. Use this after re-installing the system menu.
226k
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Mar 15, 2010, 5:19 AM
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SimpleFSDumper0.42.zip Download
Latest SFSD, to dump your NAND to a SD card or USB device.
174k
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Mar 20, 2010, 6:08 AM
tj cool
SneekAuto-Installerv4byxflak.rar Download
Set up SNEEK in no time!Contains an automatic batch file that does everything for you.
782k
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Mar 15, 2010, 5:19 AM
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WAD-Manager_v1.5.zip Download
Allows you to install wad files.Unofficial (homebrew) wads will require a cIOS, or they will not install!
327k
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Mar 15, 2010, 5:18 AM
tj cool
YAWMM.zip Download
Mod of Wad Manager. Allows you to install multiple wads in a row and has better brick protection.
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Mar 15, 2010, 5:17 AM
tj cool
NUS Downloader
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database.xml
Latest Database for NUSD
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v. 5
Jun 25, 2010, 1:41 PM
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NUSDownloader.zip Download
NUS Downloader 1.3 beta
74k
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Mar 6, 2010, 6:28 AM
tj cool
NUSfilegrabber-final.rar Download
The NUS File grabber (by Leathl) can grab single app files from NUS.
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Mar 15, 2010, 4:53 AM
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NusFoldersRenamer.zip Download
Renames folders downloaded from NUSD to what to need to be for programs on the Wii.
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Mar 6, 2010, 6:28 AM
tj cool
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HBCUpside-Down&NoVulnIOSSolution.zip Download
Solution for the 'Upside down HBC' and 'No Vulnerable IOS found' problems
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Apr 24, 2010, 10:28 AM
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hjsplit.zip Download
HJSplit can be used to combine or divide files into parts.
335k
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Mar 6, 2010, 6:29 AM
tj cool
Homebrew_Channel_MetaXML_Editor_v1.zip Download
Edit or create a meta.xml for The Homebrew Channel.
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Mar 6, 2010, 6:29 AM
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MakeKeyBin.zip Download
Program that can create a key.bin that is used for some programs (like NUSD)