How to Run Homebrew Channel on the Wii U: Hi! I like to show you a really easy instructable to how to run the Homebrew Channel which is actually called Homebrew Launcher on the Wii U.You'll need: SD card/microSD card with adapter Wii U Internet Connection PCLet's go! Install your drivechip into the Wii hardware. Build the installer and burn it onto your DVD. Put the DVD into the game disc slot. Launch 'the homebrew channel installer' on the Disc Channel. The installer should now run. The system will reboot when it is finished, and the homebrew channel should be installed. This step will explain how to install the usb loader channel to your Wii menu. First go to the homebrew channel then load the WAD manager. The screen will go green for a second and you will see a disclaimer on the screen. Press 'A' on your Wii remote to continue. Use your left and right directional arrows on your Wii remote to select SD card.
If you followed my previous post on attaching a USB hard drive to your Wii, you now should have the convenience of loading games directly from your hard drive without ever having to worry about swapping discs. Yet having to load the Homebrew channel, then going through to your USB loader can feel cumbersome sometimes. Getting channels to go directly to the games, or the USB Loader is easier than you would think.
The nine channels shown below are the first original 9 available. These 9 forwarder channels (minus the NihonFlow forwarder) are included in forwarder pack 1 below. Make sure to choose Wii for Wii or vWii for vWii. Each pack contains a wad file for each of the 8 channels. Use a wad manager to install the one you want.
You obviously need to have the Homebrew Channel plus a USB loader installed before you can do any of this. If you don’t, follow these steps then come back here once you’re done. Please note that the steps here can and might damage your Wii! I very highly recommend you install BootMii into boot2 and back up your NAND before attempting any of the following steps. Should anything go wrong, you have a backup you can fall back on, otherwise you are continuing at your own risk!
Prerequisite Steps
- Download and install WAD Manager.
- Create a “/wad” folder on your SD card (must be on the root of the card!) Any channels that you want to install must be placed here or else the WAD Manager will be unable to find them.
There’s two options from here on out, and you’re welcome to do both. You can just install a usb forwarder channel that will allow you to access your USB Loader from the main menu, or install channels for individual games so that they show up on the main menu.
Installing USB Loader Forwarder Channel
There’s quite a few USB forwarder channels out there, but they all do pretty much the same thing. A USB forwarder channel looks in specific directories for an installed USB loader and tries to run it. The advantage of this is that it makes it simple to upgrade your USB loader without ever having to mess with the forwarder channel, since you can just swap the boot.dol to a newer version.
To make things easier, you can download the one I use: Universal Forwarder Channel by Narolez. This forwarder looks in the following locations for a USB Loader boot.dol:
- sd:/apps/usbloader_cfg/boot.dol
- sd:/apps/usbloader/boot.dol
- usb:/apps/usbloader_cfg/boot.dol
- usb:/apps/usbloader/boot.dol
Forwarder Installation
- Copy the .wad file to “sd:/wad”.
- Load up WAD Manager in homebrew, find your wad, and choose to install.
You should now have the channel correctly installed, and should be able to access your USB loader directly from the main menu! If at any time you need to uninstall the channel from your Wii, you can follow the installation steps above, choose the same wad file, then choose to uninstall and the channel will be removed from your system.
Installing Channels for Individual Games
Installing games already on your USB hard drive is pretty simple, just be sure you already have the games loaded onto you hard drive via USB Loader. You also need to download CRAP in order to assist with the channel creation.
Channel Installation Steps
- Plug in your usb hard drive to your computer.
- Launch CRAP.
- Select the drive letter of your USB hard drive, i.e. J:.
- Choose the game which you wish to create a channel for.
- Select a loader. Most of the time you should be fine with using USB Loader 1.6, but you may need to use a different loader depending on what options you want to apply to the channel.
- Click on “create channel”
- Your wad will be saved in the WAD directory of your CRAP folder, so you will need to copy/move this wad to your USB hard drive.
- Plug your USB hard drive back into your Wii, load up WAD manager via homebrew, find the wad you just created and install it.
- If at any time you need to uninstall this channel, simply load up the WAD manager, find your wad, and select “uninstall” instead of install.
You should now have a channel listed on your main menu for your game, and you can repeat the above steps for any additional games you wish to install.
There may be an occasional issue with a couple of games depending on what version of cIOS38 your are currently running. cIOS38 rev. 14 unfortunately breaks dual-layed disc compatibility, so games such as Smash Bros. Brawl or Metroid Prime Trilogy will not work in USB Loader. Wii Sports Resort will not work via the channel method if you >13 installed, so you may want to pick and choose what cIOS38 you are running based on what games you want to install as channels.
[MMM] Multi-Mod-Manager is a multi-purpose all-in-one tool for the Wii. Many useful functions are neatly integrated into a easy-to-use menu to enable and better support homebrew. Like a handy 'Swiss knife', it saves users from the hassle of dealing with separate different tools. And it does it without sacrificing any features or functionality.
This guide will explain the many features of Multi-Mod Manager, also known as MMM.
Download - Multi-Mod-Manager_v13.4.rar --- Extract and copy the 'MMM' folder to the 'apps' folder on your SD card.
Main Features
* APP Manager to easily launch homebrew from SD card
* WAD Manager with faster batch operations and safety measures
* IOS Manager to check/install/delete/patch/dop IOS or custom IOS
* Manage Priiloader Hacks and switch to it or Wii System Menu
* Install Wii System Menu v4.x from Nintendo servers
* Install Wii Channels from Nintendo servers
* Install & Patch IOS36 to enable homebrew (express 1-click TBR)
* Remove stub IOS or unused Korean IOS
* Display boot2 version and information
* Display Wii system settings and more...
* Reload to any IOS via a easy-to-use selection menu
* Configurable by editing 'sd:/mmmconfig.txt' file
* Real-time on-screen status and detail reports on all operations
* Clear and easy-to-understand user interface to a powerful tool
* Stable, compact and loadable from HBC, bannerbomb or as a channel
App Manager
If you want to load the app with a certain IOS....Select 'Load another IOS' in the MMM Main Menu, choose the IOS you want and press A. Now go to App Manager and load the app.
IOS Manager
The IOS displayed in yellow are installed on your wii. The IOS displayed in white are not installed.
To install an IOS
***Never delete an IOS below 200***
1. Select/highlight the IOS using the D-Pad - Press A
2. It will ask you to apply patches - Say NO to all patches (unless you are installing IOS 36...if installing IOS36 say YES to ALL patches).
3. Load IOS.wad from : Choose one of the following options: SD card/USB Storage/SMB/Ninty servers - Press A
To delete an IOS
***Never delete an IOS below 200***
This is rarely needed - Do NOT do this unless specifically instructed to.
(only use this for IOS above 200...IOS222, 223, 224, 249. 250....and ONLY if needed)
1. Select/highlight the IOS using the D-Pad - Press ' - ' (Minus) to uninstall.
2. Press A to uninstall or B to cancel
Wad Manager
Select the wad and Press A to install - Press A again to confirm.
To mark multiple wads for batch install....Select the wad with the D-pad, Press ' + ' to mark for install. Do the same for all wads you wish to install - Press A to Install - Press A again to confirm
Manage Priiloader
1. Edit Priiloader Hacks - From here you can enable or disable any hacks you like.
Options 2 and 3 are not really that useful so will not be explained here.
Manage System Menu
Allows you to Install System Menu 4.1, 4.2, or 4.3 (Internet connection required)
**Do not use this option unless you are following a guide on this site that instructs you to do so**
Manage Wii Channels
Manage Wii ChannelsInstall Channels (Internet connection required)
Choose the channel you want to install and the region, press A to install.
Available channels:
- Shop Channel
- Internet Channel
- Photo Channel
- Mii Channel
- News Channel
- Weather Channel
Install & Patch IOS36
Install & Patch IOS36
Allows you to install and patch IOS36.
Remove Stubbed IOS
Remove Stubbed IOSHere you can choose from 3 Options to remove Stub and Unused IOS. The first option is the most useful as it removes the useless stubs in the 222, 223, 249, 250, 254 slots that prevent cIOS installation.
Option 1 - Remove Stub IOS 222, 223, 249, 250, 254
- Allows cIOS to be installed
Option 2 - Remove Stub IOS 4, 10, 11, 16, 20, 30, 50, 51, 60.
- Not recommended
Option 3 - Remove Unused Korean IOS 40, 41, 43, 45
- Only for korean Wii's that have been converted to another region
Display Boot2 Info
Display Wii System Info
Lists various details about your Console.
Including:
System menu version and IOS
Console Region
Video Standard
Console Nickname
Screen Format
Screen Resolution
Screen Burn In Reduction (On or Off)
Sensor Bar Position
Sound Mode
WiiConnect24 (On or Off)
Standby Mode (On or Off)
EULA Accepted (Yes or No)
Registered Wii Remotes
Parental Controls Pin
Parental Controls Secret
AHBPROT
Load Another IOS
Here you can choose which IOS you want MMM to load and use to install/uninstall things.
Most common choices are IOS36, IOS236, IOS249 or IOS250.
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Forwarder Channel
Multi-Mod Manager Forwarder Channel -- Multi Mod Manager Forwarder - DFM1 - 249_Boot.rar
Wii Channels Download
This Channel uses IOS249 to boot. You can change the IOS it uses with CustomizeMii if needed.Extract & Install with wad manager or MMM.
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Config Files
Multi-Mod Manager Config Files - Auto Load IOS36 - Auto Load IOS236 - Auto Load IOS249 - Auto Load IOS250
How to use : Download & Extract the RAR file, copy the 'mmmconfig.txt' to the SD Card root - MMM will auto load the specified IOS upon loading.
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- - - - Credits & Thanks
Multi-Mod Manager Home - Multi-Mod Manager Home Page
Wiiwu - Multi-Mod Manager creator
robgee789 - Designed the MMM Banner and the MMM icon.png included in this thread.
pepxl - MMM Forwarder Channel
Install Wii Games From Usb
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