Hacking Best Way to Mod Any Wii: ModMii for Windows: Official Support Thread

[IceIceBird]

edit: removed

 

[Lucif3r]

We're changing the files hosted here from zip's to 7z's

Any particular reason for that change?

 

[PsyBlade]

We're changing the files hosted here from zip's to 7z's

Any particular reason for that change?

the files were .7z for quite a while, but named .zip (no idea why)
this caused confusion because most (zip) tools refused to open them

 

[JoostinOnline]

Lol, why don't you just make them real zip files?

 

[Lucif3r]

We're changing the files hosted here from zip's to 7z's

Any particular reason for that change?

the files were .7z for quite a while, but named .zip (no idea why)
this caused confusion because most (zip) tools refused to open them

Oh... lol... thats not very smart and a very good reason to change the file extensions to .7z

 

[PsyBlade]

Afaik the only advantage of 7z is better compression aka smaller downloads (traded for more ram+cpu usage)
I guess that must be the reason then even if I doubt it makes a big difference (since they don't pay for traffic)

 

[JoostinOnline]

Afaik the only advantage of 7z is better compression aka smaller downloads (traded for more ram+cpu usage)
I guess that must be the reason then even if I doubt it makes a big difference (since they don't pay for traffic)

But the downloads are so small it doesn't matter. Things will just be easier for everyone if you use zip files.

 

[PsyBlade]

I don't think it matters, the most important thing is knowing what format it is.
Afaik the big suites (winzip, winrar, 7zip) can open most formats anyway (ymmv I don't use them)
And .7z is not that uncommon

I even get away with using .tar.bz2, which is not common on windows

 

[JoostinOnline]

I don't think it matters, the most important thing is knowing what format it is.
Afaik the big suites (winzip, winrar, 7zip) can open most formats anyway (ymmv I don't use them)
And .7z is not that uncommon

I even get away with using .tar.bz2, which is not common on windows

They support it, but not everybody has those programs installed. Windows will open zip files without installing anything extra.

 

[Lucif3r]

But modmii extracts the files for you, so it doesnt matter what archive-program you are using.

 

[JoostinOnline]

But modmii extracts the files for you, so it doesnt matter what archive-program you are using.

Some people want to use the installer without downloading ModMii.

 

[Lucif3r]

But modmii extracts the files for you, so it doesnt matter what archive-program you are using.

Some people want to use the installer without downloading ModMii.

Oh. well, I assumed we were talking about modmii since this is the modmii thread
Anyway, people should learn to use a decent archive-manager before attempting to hack their Wii lol

 

[LWares87]

Just to ask, will DIOS MIOS Lite be included in the next version of ModMii in the same way just like the d2x cIOS? I did read somewhere, that it might be supported.

If it is, then would it be possible to add a option to "switch on/off" NMM support when compiling DIOS MIOS Lite?

 

[XFlak]

The reason why we're using 7z files instead of zip files is because I wrote a script for davebaol that will prepare a d2x-beta archive that is cross compatible with ModMii and the wii-side d2x cIOS Installer. After he provides the new modules, the script automatically calculates the md5 hashes of the new WADs and updates the d2x-beta script with them, then it bundles everything into on 7z archive. The reason why it was initially named with a zip extension instead of 7z is because I didn't even realize it wasn't creating true zip archives until later. Only now that davebaol's gotten complaints are we making the change from zip to 7z.

@[member='LWares'],
It can be done, but I'm not sure the DML team will go for it, I'll ask them about it and we'll see.

 

[LWares87]

@[member='LWares'],
It can be done, but I'm not sure the DML team will go for it, I'll ask them about it and we'll see.

Ok, I just thought I'd ask anyway. I don't use S/Uneek, but is there anything to look forward to in the next release and roughly how soon will it be released?

 

[WiiFool]

Modmii is a great one stop program
Don't think it worked for me. Followed all of the instructions, but when I try to use my usb hdd, it won't load
Tried different loaders, altered the cIOS
It could be I'm thick, tried to reinstall & followed the instructions to the letter 3 times.
Thought it might be my hdd, so also tried a usb stick & another hdd
Will have to try something else now

 

[XFlak]

@[member='LWares'],
the next update shouldn't be too far away. It's basically all DML stuff so far. I'm going to try to add some d2x cIOS changes before this next update so it might not be ready until the weekend.

@[member='WiiFool'],
Did you check the usb hdd compatibility list? Do you have your HDD plugged into usb port0 (port nearest the edge of the wii)? Where is your usb-loader saved (SD Card vs. HDD)? Is your HDD formatted as fat32?

 

[LWares87]

@[member='LWares'],
the next update shouldn't be too far away. It's basically all DML stuff so far. I'm going to try to add some d2x cIOS changes before this next update so it might not be ready until the weekend.

Ok, thanks for letting me know.

 

[WiiFool]

Xflack
Have a Verbatim 320gb 2.5HDD, SanDisk 16gb flash & 500gb 3.5HDD plugged in port0 (also tried the other port) can load usb loader & other apps for the usb's. Formatted as fat32 with a wbfs folder on it , also tried formatting flash into WBFS
All drives are primary & active partitions, used Wii Backup Manager to format drives. Tried cfg-loader, usb loader gx. WiiFlow, Neogamma, Post loader.
None can find hdd??
Can use loaders on hdd, homebrew sees them & can use them, but then can't mount hdd
Have also used the media prog (can't remember name) can play films through the Wii
Any idea what I can try next?

 

[LinkFan16]

I've hacked many Wii's with ModMii now, and it's still an amazing Programm, regardeless if you are a pro at Wii hacking or a beginner. However, it seems I found a bug. Today I tried creating an emulated NAND with PostLoader inside, but ModMii fails to download PostLoader. Everything else downloads fine, so it obviously isn't my network connection. I also tried to download the newest release of PostLoader manually from the google code page, and there it's working fine. 2 days ago PostLoader was downloading fine with ModMii, so I don't know if the problem really resides in ModMii