SoftMod 002 Error - Installer Package Updates

[thescrapyard]

After installing this, I've updated a few things and hopefully made much it less confusing or worrying for those trying this on their shiny new Wii's and are clueless about what to do .....

Updated Homebrew channel to 1.0.1
Added Mii channel updater
Added the WADs to play NFS Underground and Animal Crossing
Added Opera Browser channel
Added the backup channels to force NTSC or PAL, if you need them

I also converted and rewrote the installation guide to a Word .doc file and added it as a PDF and added the CIOS error codes guide I found for anybody having WAD install issues

Its also been formatted to be easily printable so each A4 page is nice and easy to read without the instruction spreading onto different pages

I've also expanded and tried to make clearer all the installation instructions, adding more detail if its too vague and adding notes if things appear to be not working and hopefully how to fix it


This has been tested on our Wii and installed on two others with no issues at all and every game I tried worked perfectly, I purposely upgraded ours to 3.4 firmware and deleted all channels and then downgraded it back to 3.2 firmware to check and verify the 3.4 firmware installation. I also installed and checked the 3.3 firmware installation before upgrading


There are two links, I have separated the updates to two installers as this was confusing some people to what to do when it was one big file, Just download wither both or just the one you need and the copy the entire contents of what is inside that folder to your already formatted SD card

E.G.

Open the 3.3 Firmware folder, and copy everything inside it to your SD card. I use a filemanager so have to remember people are still using explorer, which makes life a 100% more awkward and difficult to see what you are doing when compared to filemanagers like Directory Opus which I use or Total Commander


If its a new card it should already be formatted, a 256MB or 512MB card is plenty if that all you intend to use the SD card for, they are very cheap now but a lot of places are now selling just 1GB card. eBay is a good place to look

I had one faulty card recently out of a small batch I ordered so if you get an error saying the SD card is not recognised when its in the Wii try another one, if that works bin the faulty one

SoftMOD-3.3Firmware.rar -- FileFactory.com - free file hosting --

SoftMOD-3.4Firmware.rar -- FileFactory.com - free file hosting --

Just click the link, and choose the FileFactory basic optioh, unless you have a FileFactory premium account. Then enter the 4-digit code when asked, wait a couple of seconds while it gets the file and then you will be asked where to download the file



If somebody can point me to the speedup WAD that makes backups load at x6 it would be appreciated as I'm looking for this I found mentioned elsewhere, then I can install and check this as well and add it to the next update if useful. PM if need be as apparently it contains code that is not really supposed to be there, so isn't that easy to track down

 

[DEANOBOY]

Scrapyard does the opera browser simply act as a patch to view on homebrew (ie. you must have previously installed the opera browser legitimately) or does it install from scratch? sounds potentially interesting.

 

[thescrapyard]

No, the Opera Browser channel is a fresh install, it doesn't have to be installed inititally

I can't confirm if it will update if its already installed, as its a new clean installation on our Wii, but I can't see why not

Just install the WAD via WadManager and you now have the Opera Browser Channel



Previously, you could download and install it for free. Nice of Nintendo to make you pay for something they previously offered as a 'free' download, even if it is only $5

Its freeware on the PC, so why not on the wii. Surely its against policy to sell 'free' software

 

[rickylester]

Thanks i have read on here that you need to use certain dvd discs as some do not work and also write them as slow as you can is this correct?

 

[english]

use verb single layer + discs if you can , or bitset - dvdr in imageburn to +

i burned at auto (full) could never be arsed to wait any longer lol

 

[thescrapyard]

True, I have burnt a couple at full speed (x16) when I forgot and had no problems, but again it depends more on your media

Crap media equals crap burn, spend that few $ or £ and have no problems

If you can afford Verbatims or Taiyo Yuden (real not counterfeit) then you should have no issues burning at any speed. But you will pay for that quality. If they seem very cheap then they will be counterfeits with the right media code but not the right quality control



I did a softmod on a mates wii and everything I checked worked great and he was very impressed as it didn't involve picking up a screwdriver or soldering iron, he got some games off another mate recently and said none of them worked. But did say he used DVD+R media so I suggested copying them onto DVD-R

 

[rickylester]

True, I have burnt a couple at full speed (x16) when I forgot and had no problems, but again it depends more on your media

Crap media equals crap burn, spend that few $ or £ and have no problems

If you can afford Verbatims or Taiyo Yuden (real not counterfeit) then you should have no issues burning at any speed. But you will pay for that quality. If they seem very cheap then they will be counterfeits with the right media code but not the right quality control



I did a softmod on a mates wii and everything I checked worked great and he was very impressed as it didn't involve picking up a screwdriver or soldering iron, he got some games off another mate recently and said none of them worked. But did say he used DVD+R media so I suggested copying them onto DVD-R

Thanks for the advice much appreciated