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Audioboxer

Jul 18 2008, 13:47

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Waninkoko has released the first Custom Firmware for the Nintendo Wii and also the first emulator to read Writeable DVDs on an unmodified Wii, heres all the details you need to know:

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| [+] Custom IOS Installer (v37 rev 02) |
| developed by Waninkoko |
+------------------------------------------+

[ DISCLAIMER ]:

- THIS APPLICATION COMES WITH NO WARRANTY AT ALL, NEITHER EXPRESS NOR IMPLIED.
I DO NOT TAKE ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY DAMAGE IN YOUR WII CONSOLE
BECAUSE OF A IMPROPER USAGE OF THIS SOFTWARE.

[ DESCRIPTION ]:

- This is a Custom IOS, an IOS modified to add some new features
not available in the official IOS.

Read more @ http://wii-news.dcemu.co.uk/custom-firmwar...-02-121663.html

Allows homebrew to read from DVDs instead of just SD cards, and as said above, allows Homebrew to read from DVDs on an unmodified Wii as well.

The Homebrew channel can be installed on an unmodified Wii.

afusion

Jul 18 2008, 18:30

Hopefully this will take off just like the PSP Homebrew has.

freeza

Jul 18 2008, 18:35

Hmm interesting.

Gonna have to give this one a go.

Boktai

Jul 18 2008, 18:45

Can you run backups with this?

Rudy

Jul 18 2008, 18:52

at this point it's useless but it will most likely be awesome like on the psp

freeza

Jul 18 2008, 18:53

wondering that as well......about the backups....

Soldiers33

Jul 18 2008, 19:00

so does this mean it will also run backups? or only homebrew games?

afusion

Jul 18 2008, 19:03

I'm wanting to test this but I don't own any SD cards to begin with. I'll wait till someone gives the low down on what this thing can do.

Yggdrasilly

Jul 18 2008, 23:53

Found this while browsing on bitGAMER, and they have the following at the bottom of the description:

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NOTE: Mainly a proof-of-concept at this point to show whats to come. Right now all it works with is a Sega Genesis emulator for loading your roms off discs. Expect big things from this in the near future though. Contains the needed WAD file which is hard to get at this point.

So while this is good news, it's nothing really to start raving over. Not yet, at least.

afusion

Jul 19 2008, 05:24

Quote - (Yggdrasilly @ Jul 18 2008, 18:53)

Found this while browsing on bitGAMER, and they have the following at the bottom of the description:

So while this is good news, it's nothing really to start raving over. Not yet, at least.

Sonic The Hedgehog is a start (Genesis)

whYeNQue

Jul 21 2008, 13:02

the homebrew channel is a safer way to run your emulators and homebrew games if you have a SD card.

TJenkins

Jul 21 2008, 13:06

hahaha "backups"

you people are too funny.

Audioboxer

Jul 21 2008, 22:28

Quote - (TJenkins @ Jul 21 2008, 14:06)

hahaha "backups"

you people are too funny.

Yeah, attack of the

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