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

[Zod]

thank you very much for your response. Any chance to include in Modmii neogamma channel or forwarder?

 

[ganons]

basically it will update all the ios cios to the latest version?yes

Will it keep all the save games intact?yes
QUOTE(ganons @ Dec 2 2010, 01:58 PM)

Which sys menu will be installed?

the one you choose

whats recommended> 4.1 4.2 or 4.3?

 

[XFlak]

@zod, if u check out my top wii channels page (link provided at the bottom of all ModMii guides), you will find my forwarder channels that u can just download and install using a wad manager. Also, my top wii channels page has links to MANY different webpages where other people are sharing their awesome channels too. I could include my forwarder channels in ModMii, but I think its best to keep it seperate (at least for now).

@ganons, just run the ModMii wizard, it will highlight in green what firmware ModMii recommends for you, and write RECOMMENDED in big green letters next to it... have u even tried using ModMii yet? If so, I don't know how u overlooked ModMii's recommendation...

 

[Zod]

thanks again. after few hours from now i will install the new theme and i will look for forwarder.. Thanks again. You are doing a great job.

I just found it.. It is ok to use Neogamma R8-Final Auto Boot Mod Forwarder & Channel with neogamma r9 which i downloaded via Modmii?

And i look over 1 my post and i see that i have ios 70 same rev as the one which modmii recommand. I need to install again?

 

[XFlak]

*ModMii Installer Updated to v2.2, this should be the last update to the installer for a long time

download links are the same and can be found in the first post

 

[XFlak]

It's okay to use that channel, but make sure u know the difference between the channel and the forwarder. If you want to use neogamma r9 downloaded via ModMii, then u need to install the forwarder wad and NOT the r8 autoboot mod channel (since they share the same title id, u can only have one installed at a time)

No, you don't need to reinstall IOS70

 

[pepxl]

mmm thought id check in and noticed you've changed the link to an installer, can i ask what the need for this is? just i dont see a difference from grabbing the .zip directly rather than using the installer which takes longer to set up and download...... well the .zip that can be downloaded directly lol

 

[XFlak]

There were many reasons for this decision, the main reason was that there were a few noobs who ran ModMii.exe from within the .zip archive instead of extracting all the files first (this led to problems where ModMii couldn't always find some of its supporting files). The installer ensures that ppl will never make that mistake again.

Another great thing about the installer is that it does not require the user have an archive manager (ie. winzip or winrar) installed on their PC in order to extract ModMii from the zip.

And the last great feature to the installer is that it is capable of installing optional shortcuts to the start menu and to the desktop, which some people find useful (it's also another way to really showcase the amazing icon you made!)

There are a couple more good reasons that are really only a benefit to me... for example, I don't have to keep updating the main thread with new download links with each release. Also, there are may sites that are uploading mirrors of ModMii even though I've specifically requested people don't do that. Frankly, I don't care if people mirror the installer, since the installer will still grab the most recent release from my google code page (I like being able to track how many times ModMii has been downloaded), but I don't want people mirroring the actual program. So hopefully the ModMii Installer will put an end to the many ModMii mirrors out there.

Lastly, if you, or anyone else, still want to be able to download ModMii using the old method (ie. in it's zip form) those links are still active and can be found here: http://code.google.com/p/modmii/downloads/list

 

[pepxl]

There were many reasons for this decision, the main reason was that there were a few noobs who ran ModMii.exe from within the .zip archive instead of extracting all the files first (this led to problems where ModMii couldn't always find some of its supporting files). The installer ensures that ppl will never make that mistake again.

Another great thing about the installer is that it does not require the user have an archive manager (ie. winzip or winrar) installed on their PC in order to extract ModMii from the zip.

And the last great feature to the installer is that it is capable of installing optional shortcuts to the start menu and to the desktop, which some people find useful (it's also another way to really showcase the amazing icon you made!)

There are a couple more good reasons that are really only a benefit to me... for example, I don't have to keep updating the main thread with new download links with each release. Also, there are may sites that are uploading mirrors of ModMii even though I've specifically requested people don't do that. Frankly, I don't care if people mirror the installer, since the installer will still grab the most recent release from my google code page (I like being able to track how many times ModMii has been downloaded), but I don't want people mirroring the actual program. So hopefully the ModMii Installer will put an end to the many ModMii mirrors out there.

Lastly, if you, or anyone else, still want to be able to download ModMii using the old method (ie. in it's zip form) those links are still active and can be found here: http://code.google.com/p/modmii/downloads/list

aah right makes sense now if your less computer literate than advanced users, was just wondering is all lol

 

[kylster]

downloaded the modmii installer for pc and i get a "cannot send command to program" error and modmii just freezes i've always used the .zip archive one and this is weird seeing as the installer kept give me this error. I have downloaded it twice but if it's my luck oh well.

Ok just updated the zip download version and it gives me the same error however it continues to updates will this provide conflicts with future DL with this app or general use?

 

[XFlak]

Are you running the installer as an administrator? when exactly are u getting that message? What exact settings are u using in the installer?

 

[kylster]

I did it as a administrator and and not, with the installer I choose both Local and Desktop options and told it to install shortcuts on both desktop and start menu. after that i get this error and it just stays. so i close it out and with the zip when i input "y" to update i get this same error but it continues anyway.

i haven't used the program since 4.3 LoL and i want to use it to make SM themes

as long as it doesnt conflict im happy. Like i said it continued im just not sure about the error, i'll still continue to test it since i have bootmii and original boot2.

 

[XFlak]

there is definitely no risk to your Wii, all downloads are hash checked, so as long as they pass (ie. are valid), that won't be an issue. So pretty much once u get ModMii running on your PC, it means everything is good/safe.

The only potential issue here is the stability of autoupdates and the Installer. Have you tried restarting your PC and trying again?

 

[kylster]

nope

good idea

also it failed to download 97.app for my system menu 4.3u says error. let me restart and see if that solves these issues

 

[kylster]

still same results error opening file when downloading 97.app for sm 4.3u

 

[XFlak]

could u maybe send me some screenshots so I can try to understand what's going on... cuz you're talking about 2 different problems now. Downloading *.app files and downloading ModMii uses 2 different apps to get what those files (nusfilegrabber vs. wget)... and I'm positive both of those things operate properly on the machines I've personally tested (1 XP machine and 2 win 7 64-bit machines)... I'm gonna ask a bunch of random Qs now which may not even be related to the problem, but u never know.

-What windows r u running?
-do u have .NET Framework 3.5 installed? How about 2.0?
-what language settings does your pc use?
-is a firewall blocking ModMii's internet access?
-do u have internet explorer settings set to use a proxy? if so, disable it
-where exactly do u have ModMii saved? How about the Installer?

And most importantly...
-what is the last thing ModMii says before each error? That should at least allow me to determine the section of the code where the issue is.

edit: I'm able to replicate the error for the 97 app, I musta overlooked something... if u want the file, it will be in the "temp" folder. I'll fix that asap.

so just concentrate on the other ModMii Installer/Auto-Updater error, thx

edit2: already fixed that error... honestly, it was such a minor oversite... I forgot to add "temp\" to the path where the file is originally saved before copying it to copy_to_sd. But like I said, u can still find those files in the "temp" folder until i put out another quick update (F*ck, I was hoping v4.4.0 to be around for awhile!)...

 

[kylster]

going to take about 18 mins to upload the video to megaupload

pm you the link.

it's 14mins long and shows me DL'ing a fresh copy of Modmii off the forums and the zip file off Filetrip with errors and other files DL'ing correct and some not.

just sent you the link

check your messages

-What windows r u running? windows 8 x86 ultimate

-do u have .NET Framework 3.5 installed? How about 2.0? I have 3.5

-what language settings does your pc use? eng

-is a firewall blocking ModMii's internet access? no

-do u have internet explorer settings set to use a proxy? if so, disable it (Never figured proxy out so no LoL)

-where exactly do u have ModMii saved? How about the Installer? downloads folder by default in firefox


Thanks for your support

I see you got IOS patcher included in the downloads list for patching IOS36; i have used MMM but is the code better or a little more clean on the IOS Patcher?

 

[XFlak]

@kylster, thx for the video, it was very informative! But yea, u have nothing to worry about, that error window is just saying that for some reason ModMii can't open the ModMiiNow webpage... but that's not required anyways, it just helps people open the main webpage so that they are aware of where they can ask questions but u are obviously aware of that anyways (and also so maybe I can make a couple cents off of linkbucks). I suspect you will get the same harmless error msg if you enter "V" from ModMii's main menu.

Can you try using the ModMii installer again, but this time, after you get the error, let it finish working before closing the ModMii Installer and it should work just fine (exactly like your ModMii update did). Let me know how it goes!

re. your other question, both IOS236 Installer and Simple IOS Patcher are able to install a patched IOS236 on ALL wii's, MMM and TBR don't work on 4.3 Wii's, so that's why I switched to IOS236 Installer a long time ago, and just recently added Simple IOS Patcher as an alternative method. The reason for 2 methods, is that if you don't have a wifi connection set up on your Wii, both apps may harmlessly crash, and for some reason ppl have reported IOS236 Installer working when Simple IOS Patcher did not and vice verca. FYI, if u don't have a wifi connection on your Wii, just wait 30-60 seconds in the HBC before launching the app (or set up an internet connection).

 

[kylster]

yes everything worked

still got the error but it all installed ok

thanks again

 

[XFlak]

ModMii for Windows
Version 4.4.1 Released!

by XFlak

Download ModMii Installer Here

Download French ModMii Installer Here
See first post for more info.

4.4.1 Changelog

• Fixed bug where *.app files for MyMenuify were not being copied
  to SD:\MyMenuify_themes
• Fixed bug where NANDs built without the Dark Wii Red Theme did
  not include a system menu at all.
• Fixed bug where configurator for configurable usb-loader was not
  being extracted properly. This error resulted from a change to
  the configurator update file hosted by the configurable team.

edit:
ModMii can also be downloaded directly in its zip format from HERE