Hacking Internet Channel Tweaks

Chaos Punk · May 23, 2009

teq said:
ether2802 said:

what changes have you made on the browser so far guys..??

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I mentioned what I'm working on, already. Tabs, new homepage, and other minor improvements.

The wiitab.com code is still giving me trouble when the on-screen keyboard displays, though. You go to enter an address, and after clicking "OK", the form blanks.

I haven't figured out why, yet. If I had help, I could get it out faster.

teq, I reccomend updating the first post of this thread with key updates and currently worked on things. It'll prevent people from constantly asking stupid questions.

As for my own contribution, I'm not much of a coder, just starting, but I know some stuff about CSS and HTML, and have a few ideas.

1.) File saving: This is the one I want the most, and my thought is this. Someone mentioned earlier that you should be able to redirect downloads to a directory by changing a value in the config files, have you tried this yet? Also, how does the Wii download from the Wii shop channel or the Homebrew Browser? Can these methods be used to do so in the Internet Browser, or some how modified to do so?

2.) Tabs: Isn't this mostly a HTML/Java project? Maybe we can find an expert in those fields to look at it and maybe implement this most overlooked feature.

3.) Flash: Don't think this is possible, but is there maybe a way to "inject" the newest flash into a WAD or trick websites into using the Wii's version via HTML or other methods?

Kurisuellegarden · May 23, 2009

My laptop has been broken for a month or two. and what I find funny is, I was thinking about tweaking the Internet Channel just like you! O_O I was thinking "I think I can update the flash...couldn't I? or spoof the number or something..." so I was going to unpack the wad and examine it but...you beat me...and you're doing much better as I see. ;D

Someone mentioned saving files from the internet onto a SD card...I would love that!

Chaos Punk · May 23, 2009

Kurisuellegarden said:
My laptop has been broken for a month or two. and what I find funny is, I was thinking about tweaking the Internet Channel just like you! O_O I was thinking "I think I can update the flash...couldn't I? or spoof the number or something..." so I was going to unpack the wad and examine it but...you beat me...and you're doing much better as I see. ;D

Someone mentioned saving files from the internet onto a SD card...I would love that!

I'd rather have it go to the USB AND SD card. That'd be better.

teq · May 23, 2009

Chaos Punk said:
teq, I reccomend updating the first post of this thread with key updates and currently worked on things. It'll prevent people from constantly asking stupid questions.

I'll do that once I have a tangible piece of software.

QUOTE said:

1.) File saving: This is the one I want the most, and my thought is this. Someone mentioned earlier that you should be able to redirect downloads to a directory by changing a value in the config files, have you tried this yet? Also, how does the Wii download from the Wii shop channel or the Homebrew Browser? Can these methods be used to do so in the Internet Browser, or some how modified to do so?

Actually, I mentioned that -- I've pretty much been doing all the research on my own.

I still have to investigate whether or not changing the directory works, or whether the temporary files directory could be changed(this is the key one, as it determines where the vffs are placed).

The other problem is the way Opera handles unsupported file types. Luckily, though, the Opera config has a setting to overlook file handling on a per-type basis; I still need to look into this, too.

QUOTE said:

2.) Tabs: Isn't this mostly a HTML/Java project? Maybe we can find an expert in those fields to look at it and maybe implement this most overlooked feature.

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Well, I'd welcome someone who would be willing to contribute original code, instead of hacking together something that I probably won't even be happy with. Wiitab.com and a few other sources have given me a rough idea of what needs to be done, but my understanding of Jquery as of now is foggy at best.

QUOTE

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3.) Flash: Don't think this is possible, but is there maybe a way to "inject" the newest flash into a WAD or trick websites into using the Wii's version via HTML or other methods?

I've already been able to spoof the version of Flash and also the User Agent string(check back a few pages). The modified browser reports as Mozilla 1.2 running on Windows XP. This has allowed me to get on pages that are blocked on the Wii.

Injecting a flash binary would be possible if we had one to replace it with and new the entrypoints.... as of now, I don't.

abel009 · May 24, 2009

where can i download the beta? if its possible

Chaos Punk · May 24, 2009

teq said:
Chaos Punk said:

teq, I reccomend updating the first post of this thread with key updates and currently worked on things. It'll prevent people from constantly asking stupid questions.

I'll do that once I have a tangible piece of software.

QUOTE said:

1.) File saving: This is the one I want the most, and my thought is this. Someone mentioned earlier that you should be able to redirect downloads to a directory by changing a value in the config files, have you tried this yet? Also, how does the Wii download from the Wii shop channel or the Homebrew Browser? Can these methods be used to do so in the Internet Browser, or some how modified to do so?

Actually, I mentioned that -- I've pretty much been doing all the research on my own.

I still have to investigate whether or not changing the directory works, or whether the temporary files directory could be changed(this is the key one, as it determines where the vffs are placed).

The other problem is the way Opera handles unsupported file types. Luckily, though, the Opera config has a setting to overlook file handling on a per-type basis; I still need to look into this, too.

QUOTE said:

2.) Tabs: Isn't this mostly a HTML/Java project? Maybe we can find an expert in those fields to look at it and maybe implement this most overlooked feature.

Click to expand...

Well, I'd welcome someone who would be willing to contribute original code, instead of hacking together something that I probably won't even be happy with. Wiitab.com and a few other sources have given me a rough idea of what needs to be done, but my understanding of Jquery as of now is foggy at best.

QUOTE

Click to expand...

3.) Flash: Don't think this is possible, but is there maybe a way to "inject" the newest flash into a WAD or trick websites into using the Wii's version via HTML or other methods?

Click to expand...

I've already been able to spoof the version of Flash and also the User Agent string(check back a few pages). The modified browser reports as Mozilla 1.2 running on Windows XP. This has allowed me to get on pages that are blocked on the Wii.

Injecting a flash binary would be possible if we had one to replace it with and new the entrypoints.... as of now, I don't.

Sure, you can spoof the flash on pages, but to the widgets that use the flash actually work (hulu, redtube lol)? And what needs to be done to inject that flash binary in there?

teq · May 24, 2009

Chaos Punk said:
Sure, you can spoof the flash on pages, but to the widgets that use the flash actually work (hulu, redtube lol)? And what needs to be done to inject that flash binary in there?

They don't work, as most of them are using video compression(either h264 or h263, I believe), which was added in Flash 8 and updated in Flash 9.

In order to inject the binary, one must first need to assume that it's a binary to begin with. I know how Internet Explorer and Firefox have the Flash plugin packaged, but I'm not too sure about Opera. As far as I know, Opera for devices has a hard coded version of Flash that is updated with every new release of the browser. After getting one(which is already pretty impossible), one would have to find how it is integrated into the Internet Channel binary. Once that is accomplished, injecting it would probably be fairly easy... if you got that far, that is.

The only other option I see is to change the way the browser handles SWF files(this can be done through the config, no hex editing necessary). From there, you would have to have a supplemental program that would open the SWF when it's passed to it. This is still very difficult, but not nearly as impossible as reverse engineering the entire Opera binary.

MertenNor · May 26, 2009

any news

MertenNor

ether2802 · May 27, 2009

Don't let this topic die, it is the latest big achievement on the Wii..!!

cooldudechand · May 27, 2009

Here to help for bump lol

Hells Guardian · May 27, 2009

Ha big achievement? haven't seen much of a result yet. (No offence teq keep it up)

resistor · May 27, 2009

perhaps with a java emnulator you can run opera for phones, as it can be done with the psp

wolffangalchemist · May 27, 2009

WB3000 said:
I'm not entirely sure why, but it only has a standard ticket, not a generated one like VC/WiiWare. Their loss I guess.

wiispeak channel can be done the same way, good going nintendo....

speendash · May 27, 2009

Up for the greatest project ever on wii !!

teq · May 27, 2009

resistor said:
perhaps with a java emnulator you can run opera for phones, as it can be done with the psp

Not a bad idea. Care to point me to a PSP demonstration of this?

I'm still throwing things (albeit, very slowly) at the channel to see if they stick. Just had a three day weekend, so I didn't have time this weekend to work on the channel.

Manuel13 · May 27, 2009

so how is the project going and achievements
i would help if i could but i don't know about coding but still if there is something i could help with, the banner aniamtion or testing, anything i'll be happy to help

teq · May 28, 2009

Manuel13 said:
so how is the project going and achievements
i would help if i could but i don't know about coding but still if there is something i could help with, the banner aniamtion or testing, anything i'll be happy to help

It's not really going anywhere. That doesn't mean it doesn't exist, but rather that it's stuck in some pretty thick molasses. In other words, I'm extremely lazy... or side-tracked.

What needs to be done to get it going isn't as hard as it is tedious. I'm sure someone could throw together a tabbed browser faster than I, and probably with greater result.

I'll post details as they come up.

ploggy · May 28, 2009

Teq, could you post the Flash spoofed version or maybe a tut on how to do it?

forbore · May 28, 2009

Ploggy: Just get an internet channel WAD(look on the first pages for this) and unpack it. Open the 00000000.app with a hex editor and search for 7.0 Replace the 7.0 rev XX with 9.9 rev 99 (apperently(from what teq said) any version over 9.0's gonna work).

Voila!

Chaos Punk · May 28, 2009

ploggy said:
Teq, could you post the Flash spoofed version or maybe a tut on how to do it?

QUOTE(forbore @ May 28 2009, 03:12 AM) Ploggy: Just get an internet channel WAD(look on the first pages for this) and unpack it. Open the 00000000.app with a hex editor and search for 7.0 Replace the 7.0 rev XX with 9.9 rev 99 (apperently(from what teq said) any version over 9.0's gonna work).

Voila!

Not really helpful right now though, as you can't make newer flash actually work yet, you only trick websites into thinking you have higher flash than you actually do.

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