Hey Guys,
I know not many people are active with Wii modding/hacking anymore, but I figured I'd post this in the hopes that someone could use it someday.
Started this around July of last year, here are the results so far:
Summary: News Channel is working, you will find a tutorial below with the dumps that someone generously sent me around 6 months ago.
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Information:
WiiConnect24
I have extensively looked into/reverse engineered how the Wii transfers data over the network and to what servers it goes to/what it does, and now have a lot of info to post here.
After seeing logs of my Wii randomly looking for a check.cgi file from Nintendo's WiiConnect24 servers, WC24 seemed to have many scripts, which it seems like the Wii connects to and sends things over, then gets a response. These scripts do things such as check the Wii's version for firmware updates, sending/receiving mail, etc. I'm sure it does a lot more in addition to this, this is just what I have noticed while http logging.
Ever since WC24 has been shut down, a lot of Wii channels have no longer functioned.
I however, have found a way to partially bypass this. (More on that below.)
Note: There is no current way that I know of to re-create a WiiConnect24 server, so some channels may never function properly again.
So why did Nintendo shut it down?
I'm not sure why Nintendo would shut down these channels for another 2 years or so even if they were empty (Especially since WiiConnect24 seemed to be most of the backbone of the Wii itself, as many games used it), because it looks like most of the updating was done automatically:
"Unlike the News Channel, with which its content is provided by many outlets, the Forecast Channel was easier to develop due to only have one source of information." - Nintendo Wikia
The Wii U has also dropped support for WC24, and it is being succeeded by SpotPass.
Forecast Channel:
While using old dumps, it would connect to the DNS server, forward over to the file host server, get an HTTP error 304 not modified when trying to download them and display the error “Unable to retrieve the latest data” (Or something along those lines.) Reinstalling the Forecast Channel seems to download the files on the first run with code 200, however still displays the same error. I even tried changing the creation/modified dates on the dump files to make them look like they were made in the future, so that it was impossible that they were changed, that still didn't work.
I have recently discovered that using two programs, you are able to extract the .bin file dumps for the weather channel and change the message that is displayed on the screen. I was never able to test this file however because of the following:
Note For The Forecast Channel: After trying this again currently, the channel seems to never try loading anything and simply errors out. I did not check extensively, but it is possible that Nintendo took down a service required to display the goodbye message on the channel.
News Channel: Much like the Weather Channel, the New Channel seems to lock you out after the WiiConnect24 ending message is displayed.
Errors: Any errors that are 17xxx are HTTP errors, so 17404 would be a 404 error.
Current Status:
Weather/Forecast Channel: Doesn't work, downloads data then rejects it. (Possibly incorrect dumps/incomplete data, etc. Investigating this.)
News Channel: Loads and Runs Perfectly. (However, cannot update data in the background due to WiiConnect24 being defunct.)
Nintendo Channel: I cannot make this work due to the lack of information/dumps from WC24.
Everyone Votes Channel: This can work without any changes, however no new information is displayed. Doesn't seem to accept dumps. (Edit: I uploaded some archived dumps, but I don't know if I have all of the files.)
Check Mii Out Channel: Same as the Nintendo Channel, I cannot find enough dumps to work with.
If anyone has dumps, please submit them so we can get more of these working!
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Testing this out on your Wii:
You can use my DNS server if you would like to see the channels working without setting a web server up yourself, simply do the following:
1) From the Wii Menu, navigate to Settings, Internet, Connection Settings, your connection, Change Settings, then scroll to the left until your find the DNS page.
2) Select No, then Advanced, and put in 167.88.119.29 for the primary and secondary DNS.
3) Download & Run Offline Network Enabler from the Homebrew Channel, and enable your connect. Exit to the Wii Menu.
4) Try launching one of the channels from the Wii Menu. (NOTES: Make sure that you have WiiConnect24 w/ standby connection enabled, and if you get an error immediately when launching the channel, try re-installing it using the instructions below.)
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Re-installing Channels: To re-install a channel in the case that it instantly errors out, use the following instructions: (NOTE: I will not be responsible for any damage from uninstalling channels on your system.)
1) Obtain a WAD Manager & the WAD of the channel you are installing via NUSDownloader.
2) Uninstall the WAD on your Wii, then install it again. (NOTE: Only uninstall the Weather/News/Voting channels, not system titles.)
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Programs & Tutorial:
Download the Main Dumps: http://awesomemariofan.com/internal/WC24MainDumps.zip (Transfer these to the main/root directory of your web server.)
You will have to run a DNS server, using a program such as Simple DNS Pro (http://www.simpledns.com/), or named on Linux (Configuration files for Linux are located here: http://awesomemariofan.com/internal/LinuxNamedDNSConfigs.zip - Change 167.88.119.119 to your server's external address). Once this is running, create a new record which takes the following sub-domains and forwards them to a web host:
News Channel: news.wapp.wii.com
Weather Channel: weather.wapp.wii.com
Everybody Votes Channel: vt.wapp.wii.com
Then, simply point the Wii to the DNS server and launch the channels.
Note: As mentioned here, the Weather Channel & News Channel seem to lock you out permanently after one failure, so you will most likely have to reinstall the channel for each attempt.
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Other Dumps:
Incomplete News Channel (See Below) & Weather Channel (Techboy): http://www.mediafire.com/download/dw7ea6id2w7wa6t/WC24Data.zip
All dumps from the Web Archive (https://web.archive.org), I went through all possible files for the Weather, News, and Everybody Votes Channel (When using these dumps for the News Channel, only use files from /News/Version 2, Version 1 files are for an older channel but there are not enough dumps to work with.): http://awesomemariofan.com/internal/WiiConnect24-
Archives.zip
All dumps from after WiiConnect24 ended, these are the dumps with the ending messages: http://awesomemariofan.com/internal/WiiChannelDataDumps.zip
Weather Channel: [Site]/1/049/[Files]
The files are forecast.bin and short.bin.
News Channel: [Site]/v2/1/049/[Files]
There should be around 20 files. (23 in my dump, not sure if it changes.)
NOTE: If using Techboy's dumps, there is a missing news.bin.00, you will need to download the second or third archive and grab a news.bin.00 from there. I recommend the second archive, as it is from before WiiConnect24 ended. If you decide to use the second archive, the file will be located somewhere in /News/Version 2, not Version 1.
EDIT: I changed the path from /v2/1/076 to 049 since that was what my Wii was looking for, even though on WiiBrew they listed the other path.
Everybody Votes Channel: [Site]/100/[Files] & [Site]/world/[Files]
I have some dumps for this channel above, however I have not tested them and it is likely that they aren't all there.
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To extract the weather.bin files and change the message displayed:
- Download the following: http://awesomemariofan.com/internal/WiiConnect24.zip
(This is a .zip file containing gbalzss.exe, and wc24decrypt.exe, two files which help extract and compile the WiiConnect24 files for editing. WC24Decrypt.exe is not used in this tutorial, but may be useful with other dumps/files.)
Download this file: http://awesomemariofan.com/internal/WiiChannelDataDumps.zip (Extract the archive, then use the files inside the WCWiiDump folder.)
Open a command prompt, and enter into the directory with gbalzss.exe inside it. Then, run the following command:
gbalzss.exe d forecast.bin forecast_extract.bin
You can then open the resulting forecast.bin with Notepad.exe and you should see the message in plain text. From here, you are able to edit it and run the following command to re-compile the file
gbalzss.exe e forecast.bin forecast_encrypted.bin
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vWii Instructions (For Everybody Votes Channel) (Not Tested!):
(Note: We do not currently have full dumps for the Everybody Votes Channel, some can be found here: http://awesomemariofan.com/internal/WiiConnect24-Archives.zip)
Install ConnectMii & the Everybody Votes Channel WAD (From NUSDownloader) (I would recommend getting the one for your system region, not the one listed for All Regions.)
DNS - Everybody Votes Channel: vt.wapp.wii.com
Hosting Location: [Site]/100/[Files] & [Site]/world/[Files]
I have some dumps for this channel above, however I have not tested them and it is likely that they aren't all there.
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Extracting the Weather Channel Globe:
- Download the following programs: ShowMiiWADs, wwcxtool, brresviewer (v4 (Black Background), v1.3.1 (Pink Background), NUSDownloader
- Open NUSDownloader, and download the Weather Channel WAD for your region under System Titles (Note: Don't use the All Regions one, only the one for your region, and make sure you pack it into a WAD!)
- Once this is done, open up the folder that the WAD was downloaded in, and you should see a file called 00000008.app, this is the file which contains the globe & animations.
- Open up ShowMiiWADs, and navigate to Tools > Unpack U8 Archive, and select the .app file from earlier. (Note: There are 2 files, 00000008 & 00000008.app, be sure to use the .app as that is the decrypted one from NUSDownloader.)
- You should then get a file called earth.brres.LZ. Unzip wwcxtool.zip, and open a Command Prompt in the current directory. Run the command 'wwcxtool/u earth.brres.LZ earth.brres.' (Without quotes.)
- You can then open the resulting file in brresviewer (File > Open). You can then extract it by navigating to File > Extract. (Note: If you are running on an older computer, it may take more time to open the file.)
The resulting file is: http://awesomemariofan.com/internal/earth.brres
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Nintendo Server Information (Helpful for Running a Local DNS Server):
ccs.cdn.shop.wii.com - Wii Shop Channel
ccs.shop.wii.com - Wii Shop Channel
conntest.nintendowifi.net - WiFi Connection Test, Returns Test HTML Page
ecs.shop.wii.com - Loaded in the Middle of the Channel Load Process (Wii Shop Channel)
entu.wapp.wii.com - I believe this has to do with downloading channels from the shop channel.
miicontest.wapp.wii.com - (Now Defunct) - Check Mii Out Channel Main Server
mtw.wc24.wii.com - (Now Defunct) - WC24 Mail Server
news.wapp.wii.com - (Now Defunct) - New Channel Server
oss-auth.shop.wii.com - Wii Shop Channel
rcw.wc24.wii.com - (Now Defunct) - Contains the Check.CGI Script.
vt.wapp.wii.com - (Now Defunct) - Everybody Votes Channel?
vtp.wapp.wii.com - (Now Defunct) - Everybody Votes Channel Main Server
weather.wapp.wii.com - (Now Defunct) - Weather Channel Server
wiinet.available.gs.nintendowifi.net - Shows up during connection test, however doesn't seem to be a required part of the successful connection message.
wiinat.natneg1.gs.nintendowifi.net - Same as Above
wiinat.natneg2.gs.nintendowifi.net - Same as Above
wiinat.natneg3.gs.nintendowifi.net - Same as Above
nus.shop.wii.com - Deals with NUS/Wii Updates
mail.wc24.wii.com - (Now Defunct) - Contains Mail Scripts/Mail Engine
mtw.wc24.wii.com - (Now Defunct) - Contains WC24 Scripts, Handled Idle Updating
Technical Stuff Below: (I'll leave it here for people who want it.)
It is mostly just random stuff I found while testing the above.
Weather Channel Information:
Using dumps from 2007: Returns Error 107245 ("RSA signature verification failed. Or KD_CreateRSA failed.") (Maybe bad dumps?)
Using Dumps from June 21st 2013: Error FORE000006 ("Unable to download the latest information.")
News Channel:
Successfully downloads the files and displays them.
WiiConnect24:
Every once in a while I see the Wii making (Or trying at least) to connect to mtw.wc24.wii.com:443. (This obviously returns HTTP Error 502 since the WC24 servers are down.)
Channel Connections and User Agents:
(Italics denotes the connection messages on the Wii’s screen.)
[Before all connections:]
4493 200 HTTP Tunnel to [URL Here]
--- Idle WiiConnect24 Check
POST /cgi-bin/check.cgi HTTP/1.1
mlchkid=4f02b532ed8d590271c304e7297acf26
chlng=dff1a0b57242dfdb9afce3373f9228c7
CONNECT mtw.wc24.wii.com:443 HTTP/1.1
HTTP/1.1 502 Fiddler - DNS Lookup Failed
Host: mtw.wc24.wii.com:443
User-Agent: WiiConnect24/2.0.3.1
Host: rcw.wc24.wii.com
--- Random Message Board Check
CONNECT mtw.wc24.wii.com:443 HTTP/1.1
Host: mtw.wc24.wii.com:443
HTTP/1.1 502 Fiddler - DNS Lookup Failed
Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8
--- News Channel
GET /v2/1/049/news.bin.[00-23] HTTP/1.1
User-Agent: WiiConnect24/2.0.3.1
Host: news.wapp.wii.com
--- Nintendo Channel
- Receiving Data -
GET /6/US/en/csdata.LZ HTTP/1.1
Host: entu.wapp.wii.com
- Stops Downloading/Sending at this Point -
--- Weather Channel
GET /1/049/short.bin HTTP/1.1
GET /1/049/forecast.bin HTTP/1.1
User-Agent: WiiConnect24/2.0.3.1
Host: weather.wapp.wii.com
--- Check Mii Out Channel
GET /first/49.ces HTTP/1.1
X-APPVER: 2008/01/23 14:01 UF
Host: miicontest.wapp.wii.com
--- Everyone Votes Channel
- Reading Data -
- Receiving Data -
(Sometimes) CONNECT vtp.wapp.wii.com:443 HTTP/1.1
Host: vtp.wapp.wii.com:443
GET /049/voting.bin HTTP/1.1
User-Agent: WiiConnect24/2.0.3.1
--- YouTube
CONNECT naswii.nintendowifi.net:443 HTTP/1.1
Host: naswii.nintendowifi.net:443
CONNECT www.youtube.com:443 HTTP/1.1
HTTP/1.1 200 Connection Established (Appears for all connections.)
CONNECT s.ytimg.com:443 HTTP/1.1
User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Nintendo Wii; U; PowerPC; en) LeanbackLite/v4 YouTube/2.1
CONNECT www.youtube.com:443 HTTP/1.1
CONNECT youtube.googleapis.com:443 HTTP/1.1
CONNECT i1.ytimg.com:443 HTTP/1.1
CONNECT s.ytimg.com:443 HTTP/1.1 (x3)
--- Mario Kart Wii Channel
CONNECT naswii.nintendowifi.net:443 HTTP/1.1
Host: naswii.nintendowifi.net:443
HTTP/1.1 200 Connection Established
--- Wii Shop Channel
- Loading Screen -
CONNECT oss-auth.shop.wii.com:443 HTTP/1.0 (x3)
User-Agent: Opera/9.30 (Nintendo Wii; U; ; 2077-4; Wii Shop Channel/21.0(A); en) (x3)
Host: oss-auth.shop.wii.com:443 (x3)
HTTP/1.0 200 Connection Established (x3)
ClientToServerBytes: 4770 (Changes Between 1-3)
CONNECT ecs.shop.wii.com:443 HTTP/1.1
Host: ecs.shop.wii.com:443
HTTP/1.1 200 Connection Established
- Connecting -
CONNECT oss-auth.shop.wii.com:443 HTTP/1.0 (x2)
User-Agent: Opera/9.30 (Nintendo Wii; U; ; 2077-4; Wii Shop Channel/21.0(A); en)
Host: oss-auth.shop.wii.com:443
HTTP/1.0 200 Connection Established
Idle WC24 Updates:
(Weather Channel)
GET /1/049/forecast.bin HTTP/1.1
User-Agent: WiiConnect24/2.2.255.0
Host: weather.wapp.wii.com
OR
(Weather Channel 2)
GET /1/049/short.bin HTTP/1.1
User-Agent: WiiConnect24/2.0.3.1
Host: weather.wapp.wii.com
(News Channel)
GET /v2/1/049/news.bin.23 HTTP/1.1
User-Agent: WiiConnect24/2.2.255.0
Host: news.wapp.wii.com
Some WC24 Scripts:
https://amw.wc24.wii.com/cgi-bin/account.cgi (Secured) (Wii Shop Channel)
http://rcw.wc24.wii.com/cgi-bin/check.cgi (Not Secured) (Now Defunct)
https://mtw.wc24.wii.com/cgi-bin/receive.cgi (Mail) (Now Defunct)
https://mtw.wc24.wii.com/cgi-bin/delete.cgi (Mail) (Now Defunct)
https://mtw.wc24.wii.com/cgi-bin/send.cgi (Mail) (Now Defunct)
From the above mail scripts, it looks to me that the Wii in fact does not send emails, but rather sends the subject, message, etc. to Nintendo’s servers to then send the message.
Extras:
System Menu HTML Elements:
Link 1: http://web.archive.org/web/20080924...lsetting.ash/FIX/US/ENG/Setup/ScreenSave.html
Link 2: http://web.archive.org/web/20081014...ting.ash/FIX/US/ENG/Setup/startup_index1.html
Link 3: http://web.archive.org/web/20081013...gs/US2/iplsetting.ash/FIX/US/ENG/index01.html
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If anyone needs help with the tutorial, please post below and I will be happy to help!
Thanks,
~ AwesomeMarioFan
I know not many people are active with Wii modding/hacking anymore, but I figured I'd post this in the hopes that someone could use it someday.
Started this around July of last year, here are the results so far:Summary: News Channel is working, you will find a tutorial below with the dumps that someone generously sent me around 6 months ago.
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Information:
WiiConnect24
I have extensively looked into/reverse engineered how the Wii transfers data over the network and to what servers it goes to/what it does, and now have a lot of info to post here.
After seeing logs of my Wii randomly looking for a check.cgi file from Nintendo's WiiConnect24 servers, WC24 seemed to have many scripts, which it seems like the Wii connects to and sends things over, then gets a response. These scripts do things such as check the Wii's version for firmware updates, sending/receiving mail, etc. I'm sure it does a lot more in addition to this, this is just what I have noticed while http logging.
Ever since WC24 has been shut down, a lot of Wii channels have no longer functioned.
I however, have found a way to partially bypass this. (More on that below.)
Note: There is no current way that I know of to re-create a WiiConnect24 server, so some channels may never function properly again.
So why did Nintendo shut it down?
I'm not sure why Nintendo would shut down these channels for another 2 years or so even if they were empty (Especially since WiiConnect24 seemed to be most of the backbone of the Wii itself, as many games used it), because it looks like most of the updating was done automatically:
"Unlike the News Channel, with which its content is provided by many outlets, the Forecast Channel was easier to develop due to only have one source of information." - Nintendo Wikia
The Wii U has also dropped support for WC24, and it is being succeeded by SpotPass.
Forecast Channel:
While using old dumps, it would connect to the DNS server, forward over to the file host server, get an HTTP error 304 not modified when trying to download them and display the error “Unable to retrieve the latest data” (Or something along those lines.) Reinstalling the Forecast Channel seems to download the files on the first run with code 200, however still displays the same error. I even tried changing the creation/modified dates on the dump files to make them look like they were made in the future, so that it was impossible that they were changed, that still didn't work.
I have recently discovered that using two programs, you are able to extract the .bin file dumps for the weather channel and change the message that is displayed on the screen. I was never able to test this file however because of the following:
Note For The Forecast Channel: After trying this again currently, the channel seems to never try loading anything and simply errors out. I did not check extensively, but it is possible that Nintendo took down a service required to display the goodbye message on the channel.
News Channel: Much like the Weather Channel, the New Channel seems to lock you out after the WiiConnect24 ending message is displayed.
Errors: Any errors that are 17xxx are HTTP errors, so 17404 would be a 404 error.
Current Status:
Weather/Forecast Channel: Doesn't work, downloads data then rejects it. (Possibly incorrect dumps/incomplete data, etc. Investigating this.)
News Channel: Loads and Runs Perfectly. (However, cannot update data in the background due to WiiConnect24 being defunct.)
Nintendo Channel: I cannot make this work due to the lack of information/dumps from WC24.
Everyone Votes Channel: This can work without any changes, however no new information is displayed. Doesn't seem to accept dumps. (Edit: I uploaded some archived dumps, but I don't know if I have all of the files.)
Check Mii Out Channel: Same as the Nintendo Channel, I cannot find enough dumps to work with.
If anyone has dumps, please submit them so we can get more of these working!
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Testing this out on your Wii:
You can use my DNS server if you would like to see the channels working without setting a web server up yourself, simply do the following:
1) From the Wii Menu, navigate to Settings, Internet, Connection Settings, your connection, Change Settings, then scroll to the left until your find the DNS page.
2) Select No, then Advanced, and put in 167.88.119.29 for the primary and secondary DNS.
3) Download & Run Offline Network Enabler from the Homebrew Channel, and enable your connect. Exit to the Wii Menu.
4) Try launching one of the channels from the Wii Menu. (NOTES: Make sure that you have WiiConnect24 w/ standby connection enabled, and if you get an error immediately when launching the channel, try re-installing it using the instructions below.)
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Re-installing Channels: To re-install a channel in the case that it instantly errors out, use the following instructions: (NOTE: I will not be responsible for any damage from uninstalling channels on your system.)
1) Obtain a WAD Manager & the WAD of the channel you are installing via NUSDownloader.
2) Uninstall the WAD on your Wii, then install it again. (NOTE: Only uninstall the Weather/News/Voting channels, not system titles.)
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Programs & Tutorial:
Download the Main Dumps: http://awesomemariofan.com/internal/WC24MainDumps.zip (Transfer these to the main/root directory of your web server.)
You will have to run a DNS server, using a program such as Simple DNS Pro (http://www.simpledns.com/), or named on Linux (Configuration files for Linux are located here: http://awesomemariofan.com/internal/LinuxNamedDNSConfigs.zip - Change 167.88.119.119 to your server's external address). Once this is running, create a new record which takes the following sub-domains and forwards them to a web host:
News Channel: news.wapp.wii.com
Weather Channel: weather.wapp.wii.com
Everybody Votes Channel: vt.wapp.wii.com
Then, simply point the Wii to the DNS server and launch the channels.
Note: As mentioned here, the Weather Channel & News Channel seem to lock you out permanently after one failure, so you will most likely have to reinstall the channel for each attempt.
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Other Dumps:
Incomplete News Channel (See Below) & Weather Channel (Techboy): http://www.mediafire.com/download/dw7ea6id2w7wa6t/WC24Data.zip
All dumps from the Web Archive (https://web.archive.org), I went through all possible files for the Weather, News, and Everybody Votes Channel (When using these dumps for the News Channel, only use files from /News/Version 2, Version 1 files are for an older channel but there are not enough dumps to work with.): http://awesomemariofan.com/internal/WiiConnect24-
Archives.zip
All dumps from after WiiConnect24 ended, these are the dumps with the ending messages: http://awesomemariofan.com/internal/WiiChannelDataDumps.zip
Weather Channel: [Site]/1/049/[Files]
The files are forecast.bin and short.bin.
News Channel: [Site]/v2/1/049/[Files]
There should be around 20 files. (23 in my dump, not sure if it changes.)
NOTE: If using Techboy's dumps, there is a missing news.bin.00, you will need to download the second or third archive and grab a news.bin.00 from there. I recommend the second archive, as it is from before WiiConnect24 ended. If you decide to use the second archive, the file will be located somewhere in /News/Version 2, not Version 1.
EDIT: I changed the path from /v2/1/076 to 049 since that was what my Wii was looking for, even though on WiiBrew they listed the other path.
Everybody Votes Channel: [Site]/100/[Files] & [Site]/world/[Files]
I have some dumps for this channel above, however I have not tested them and it is likely that they aren't all there.
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To extract the weather.bin files and change the message displayed:
- Download the following: http://awesomemariofan.com/internal/WiiConnect24.zip
(This is a .zip file containing gbalzss.exe, and wc24decrypt.exe, two files which help extract and compile the WiiConnect24 files for editing. WC24Decrypt.exe is not used in this tutorial, but may be useful with other dumps/files.)
Download this file: http://awesomemariofan.com/internal/WiiChannelDataDumps.zip (Extract the archive, then use the files inside the WCWiiDump folder.)
Open a command prompt, and enter into the directory with gbalzss.exe inside it. Then, run the following command:
gbalzss.exe d forecast.bin forecast_extract.bin
You can then open the resulting forecast.bin with Notepad.exe and you should see the message in plain text. From here, you are able to edit it and run the following command to re-compile the file
gbalzss.exe e forecast.bin forecast_encrypted.bin
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vWii Instructions (For Everybody Votes Channel) (Not Tested!):
(Note: We do not currently have full dumps for the Everybody Votes Channel, some can be found here: http://awesomemariofan.com/internal/WiiConnect24-Archives.zip)
Install ConnectMii & the Everybody Votes Channel WAD (From NUSDownloader) (I would recommend getting the one for your system region, not the one listed for All Regions.)
DNS - Everybody Votes Channel: vt.wapp.wii.com
Hosting Location: [Site]/100/[Files] & [Site]/world/[Files]
I have some dumps for this channel above, however I have not tested them and it is likely that they aren't all there.
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Extracting the Weather Channel Globe:
- Download the following programs: ShowMiiWADs, wwcxtool, brresviewer (v4 (Black Background), v1.3.1 (Pink Background), NUSDownloader
- Open NUSDownloader, and download the Weather Channel WAD for your region under System Titles (Note: Don't use the All Regions one, only the one for your region, and make sure you pack it into a WAD!)
- Once this is done, open up the folder that the WAD was downloaded in, and you should see a file called 00000008.app, this is the file which contains the globe & animations.
- Open up ShowMiiWADs, and navigate to Tools > Unpack U8 Archive, and select the .app file from earlier. (Note: There are 2 files, 00000008 & 00000008.app, be sure to use the .app as that is the decrypted one from NUSDownloader.)
- You should then get a file called earth.brres.LZ. Unzip wwcxtool.zip, and open a Command Prompt in the current directory. Run the command 'wwcxtool/u earth.brres.LZ earth.brres.' (Without quotes.)
- You can then open the resulting file in brresviewer (File > Open). You can then extract it by navigating to File > Extract. (Note: If you are running on an older computer, it may take more time to open the file.)
The resulting file is: http://awesomemariofan.com/internal/earth.brres
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Nintendo Server Information (Helpful for Running a Local DNS Server):
ccs.cdn.shop.wii.com - Wii Shop Channel
ccs.shop.wii.com - Wii Shop Channel
conntest.nintendowifi.net - WiFi Connection Test, Returns Test HTML Page
ecs.shop.wii.com - Loaded in the Middle of the Channel Load Process (Wii Shop Channel)
entu.wapp.wii.com - I believe this has to do with downloading channels from the shop channel.
miicontest.wapp.wii.com - (Now Defunct) - Check Mii Out Channel Main Server
mtw.wc24.wii.com - (Now Defunct) - WC24 Mail Server
news.wapp.wii.com - (Now Defunct) - New Channel Server
oss-auth.shop.wii.com - Wii Shop Channel
rcw.wc24.wii.com - (Now Defunct) - Contains the Check.CGI Script.
vt.wapp.wii.com - (Now Defunct) - Everybody Votes Channel?
vtp.wapp.wii.com - (Now Defunct) - Everybody Votes Channel Main Server
weather.wapp.wii.com - (Now Defunct) - Weather Channel Server
wiinet.available.gs.nintendowifi.net - Shows up during connection test, however doesn't seem to be a required part of the successful connection message.
wiinat.natneg1.gs.nintendowifi.net - Same as Above
wiinat.natneg2.gs.nintendowifi.net - Same as Above
wiinat.natneg3.gs.nintendowifi.net - Same as Above
nus.shop.wii.com - Deals with NUS/Wii Updates
mail.wc24.wii.com - (Now Defunct) - Contains Mail Scripts/Mail Engine
mtw.wc24.wii.com - (Now Defunct) - Contains WC24 Scripts, Handled Idle Updating
Technical Stuff Below: (I'll leave it here for people who want it.)
It is mostly just random stuff I found while testing the above.
Weather Channel Information:
Using dumps from 2007: Returns Error 107245 ("RSA signature verification failed. Or KD_CreateRSA failed.") (Maybe bad dumps?)
Using Dumps from June 21st 2013: Error FORE000006 ("Unable to download the latest information.")
News Channel:
Successfully downloads the files and displays them.
WiiConnect24:
Every once in a while I see the Wii making (Or trying at least) to connect to mtw.wc24.wii.com:443. (This obviously returns HTTP Error 502 since the WC24 servers are down.)
Channel Connections and User Agents:
(Italics denotes the connection messages on the Wii’s screen.)
[Before all connections:]
4493 200 HTTP Tunnel to [URL Here]
--- Idle WiiConnect24 Check
POST /cgi-bin/check.cgi HTTP/1.1
mlchkid=4f02b532ed8d590271c304e7297acf26
chlng=dff1a0b57242dfdb9afce3373f9228c7
CONNECT mtw.wc24.wii.com:443 HTTP/1.1
HTTP/1.1 502 Fiddler - DNS Lookup Failed
Host: mtw.wc24.wii.com:443
User-Agent: WiiConnect24/2.0.3.1
Host: rcw.wc24.wii.com
--- Random Message Board Check
CONNECT mtw.wc24.wii.com:443 HTTP/1.1
Host: mtw.wc24.wii.com:443
HTTP/1.1 502 Fiddler - DNS Lookup Failed
Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8
--- News Channel
GET /v2/1/049/news.bin.[00-23] HTTP/1.1
User-Agent: WiiConnect24/2.0.3.1
Host: news.wapp.wii.com
--- Nintendo Channel
- Receiving Data -
GET /6/US/en/csdata.LZ HTTP/1.1
Host: entu.wapp.wii.com
- Stops Downloading/Sending at this Point -
--- Weather Channel
GET /1/049/short.bin HTTP/1.1
GET /1/049/forecast.bin HTTP/1.1
User-Agent: WiiConnect24/2.0.3.1
Host: weather.wapp.wii.com
--- Check Mii Out Channel
GET /first/49.ces HTTP/1.1
X-APPVER: 2008/01/23 14:01 UF
Host: miicontest.wapp.wii.com
--- Everyone Votes Channel
- Reading Data -
- Receiving Data -
(Sometimes) CONNECT vtp.wapp.wii.com:443 HTTP/1.1
Host: vtp.wapp.wii.com:443
GET /049/voting.bin HTTP/1.1
User-Agent: WiiConnect24/2.0.3.1
--- YouTube
CONNECT naswii.nintendowifi.net:443 HTTP/1.1
Host: naswii.nintendowifi.net:443
CONNECT www.youtube.com:443 HTTP/1.1
HTTP/1.1 200 Connection Established (Appears for all connections.)
CONNECT s.ytimg.com:443 HTTP/1.1
User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Nintendo Wii; U; PowerPC; en) LeanbackLite/v4 YouTube/2.1
CONNECT www.youtube.com:443 HTTP/1.1
CONNECT youtube.googleapis.com:443 HTTP/1.1
CONNECT i1.ytimg.com:443 HTTP/1.1
CONNECT s.ytimg.com:443 HTTP/1.1 (x3)
--- Mario Kart Wii Channel
CONNECT naswii.nintendowifi.net:443 HTTP/1.1
Host: naswii.nintendowifi.net:443
HTTP/1.1 200 Connection Established
--- Wii Shop Channel
- Loading Screen -
CONNECT oss-auth.shop.wii.com:443 HTTP/1.0 (x3)
User-Agent: Opera/9.30 (Nintendo Wii; U; ; 2077-4; Wii Shop Channel/21.0(A); en) (x3)
Host: oss-auth.shop.wii.com:443 (x3)
HTTP/1.0 200 Connection Established (x3)
ClientToServerBytes: 4770 (Changes Between 1-3)
CONNECT ecs.shop.wii.com:443 HTTP/1.1
Host: ecs.shop.wii.com:443
HTTP/1.1 200 Connection Established
- Connecting -
CONNECT oss-auth.shop.wii.com:443 HTTP/1.0 (x2)
User-Agent: Opera/9.30 (Nintendo Wii; U; ; 2077-4; Wii Shop Channel/21.0(A); en)
Host: oss-auth.shop.wii.com:443
HTTP/1.0 200 Connection Established
Idle WC24 Updates:
(Weather Channel)
GET /1/049/forecast.bin HTTP/1.1
User-Agent: WiiConnect24/2.2.255.0
Host: weather.wapp.wii.com
OR
(Weather Channel 2)
GET /1/049/short.bin HTTP/1.1
User-Agent: WiiConnect24/2.0.3.1
Host: weather.wapp.wii.com
(News Channel)
GET /v2/1/049/news.bin.23 HTTP/1.1
User-Agent: WiiConnect24/2.2.255.0
Host: news.wapp.wii.com
Some WC24 Scripts:
https://amw.wc24.wii.com/cgi-bin/account.cgi (Secured) (Wii Shop Channel)
http://rcw.wc24.wii.com/cgi-bin/check.cgi (Not Secured) (Now Defunct)
https://mtw.wc24.wii.com/cgi-bin/receive.cgi (Mail) (Now Defunct)
https://mtw.wc24.wii.com/cgi-bin/delete.cgi (Mail) (Now Defunct)
https://mtw.wc24.wii.com/cgi-bin/send.cgi (Mail) (Now Defunct)
From the above mail scripts, it looks to me that the Wii in fact does not send emails, but rather sends the subject, message, etc. to Nintendo’s servers to then send the message.
Extras:
System Menu HTML Elements:
Link 1: http://web.archive.org/web/20080924...lsetting.ash/FIX/US/ENG/Setup/ScreenSave.html
Link 2: http://web.archive.org/web/20081014...ting.ash/FIX/US/ENG/Setup/startup_index1.html
Link 3: http://web.archive.org/web/20081013...gs/US2/iplsetting.ash/FIX/US/ENG/index01.html
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If anyone needs help with the tutorial, please post below and I will be happy to help!
Thanks,
~ AwesomeMarioFan
like a 250 dollar kit back when DDR4 was Intel only
