Credits go to JustMLC for creating this mod!

As of the time of writing, there is no plugin specifically designed for adding TVii. However, I’ve heard that the Project Rosé team is planning to create one. On top of that, they’re also working on adding the TVii icon to the HOME (Pause) Menu as part of their revival of the app. This will make it easier to access the TVii, complete with all the functionality it was originally meant to have. A public beta is set to release this year, but PLEASE don't keep repeatedly asking them for release dates. As Miyamoto said, "A delayed game is eventually good, but a rushed game is forever bad"

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Important Details

Before starting the tutorial, it's important to know that you need a jailbroken Wii U (also works on Cemu, just look at the FAQ) with either Aroma or Tiramisu (you can use Legacy [aka as Haxchi, CBHC or Mocha] too, but it has some limitations, those being the fact that you need SDCafiine for the TVii, and that it's not practical to autoboot SDCafiine). You don't need any extra plugins or apps to get the TVii (except for Legacy), but if you want to also/only get the OG switch GamePad/TV button and/or the OG applet bar jumping animation without changing the files permanently via FTP or Theme Manager/StyleMiiU, you need to have the SDCafiine Plugin (for Aroma) or the SDCafiine (HBL version) (for Tiramisu/Legacy).

This guide isn't supposed to brick your console and there has never been any bricking confirmed by someone doing this tutorial, as it does not change system files, only applies a mod each time you boot, which in the worst case can cause a soft brick. But if anything happens, I'm not responsible for the damage, follow this guide at your own risk.

This guide has been only confirmed to work in 5.5.5/5.5.6 versions, so I cannot guarantee it will work in older versions.

I. Getting the files

To get the patch files go to the creator's video description, you will see two links, the first one is where you download the files and the second one is the website where you can patch the files (which will be talked about later). Go to the first link, you'll be redirected to a Google Drive page where there will be two files and three folders:

men.rpx.bps will be inside the folders, choose one of them corresponding to your men.rpx file region (will be explained soon in the guide) (USA - American file; EUR - European file; JPN - Japanese file).

• Download men.rpx.bps if you want the TVii icon back;
• Download Men.pack.bps if you want the OG switch GamePad/TV button  back;
• Download Men2.pack.bps if you want the OG applet bar jumping animation back (if you decide to download Men2.pack.bps you'll also need to download men.rpx.bps or it won't work later on).

You can download more than one, they work together.

If you want to understand what each one means, you can watch these videos: (showing the TVii icon and the OG applet bar jumping animation) and (showing the OG switch GamePad/TV button), he shows each one of the features.

Then, you'll need to get the any region men.rpx (needs to be the same region as your men.rpx.bps file)/any region Men.pack/any region Men2.pack file(s) depending on what you chose earlier. You can either get them by dumping from your Wii U via FTP (JUST DON'T MESS WITH YOUR WII U FILES OR YOU CAN BRICK IT) or Theme Manager (this ones only allows you to get Men.pack and Men2.pack); by downloading them online or by using JNUSTool/other similar tools. I got Men.pack and Men2.pack from Theme Manager and men.rpx using WiiUFtpServer.

II. Patching the files

This step is easier, just go to the second link of the video, then you'll see two options, ROM file and Patch file, on the first one, choose the men.rpx/Men.pack/Men2.pack file(s), and on the second one, choose, respectively, the men.rpx.bps/Men.pack.bps/Men2.pack.bps file(s). Next you need to press Apply patch.

You should get the men (patched).rpx/Men (patched).pack/Men2 (patched).pack file(s), then you need to rename it/them by removing the (patched). You should end up with men.rpx/Men.pack/Men2.pack file(s), but patched (they can't have (patched) in the name or they won't work).

Important Message

In steps III and IV, I'll teach where to put the files without modifying system files, as it's riskier to do so.

But, if you decide to do this way (recommended for more experienced users), you can skip steps III, IV and V too, and look at the FAQ.

One of the good sides is that it will remove the need to boot SDCafiine everytime on Legacy and Tiramisu, but PLEASE, don't forget to have a cold boot exploit whenever modifying system files.

III. Placing men.rpx

(if you didn't download men.rpx skip this section)

Spoiler: For Aroma and Tiramisu users

Put your SD Card in your PC (or you can also access your SD Card via FTP) and place men.rpx in sd:/wiiu/environments/[ENVIRONMENT]/ (change [ENVIRONMENT] to either aroma or tiramisu depending on which one you are using). It should look like the image below.

If you are using Tiramisu probably there will be no plugins folder, it's okay, you don't need to create one.

Spoiler: For Legacy users

• If you are in Aroma, put your SD Card in your PC (or you can also access your SD Card via FTP), then inside the wiiu folder, if you don't see the sdcafiine folder, create one, then inside the sdcafiine folder, create a folder with the name:
• If you are in Tiramisu or Legacy, put your SD Card in your PC (or you can also access your SD Card via FTP), if you don't see the sdcafiine folder inside, create one, then inside the sdcafiine folder, create a folder with the name:

• 0005001010040100 for American Wii Us;
• 0005001010040200 for European Wii Us;
• 0005001010040000 for Japanese Wii Us.

Next, inside this folder, create a folder with any name, it doesn't matter, but if you want to put the mod's name, it's Old Swap Icon And Old Icon Animation Wii U Menu Mod, then inside this one create a folder called code, then inside code, place the patched men.rpx file. It should look like this.

This video is an example of the USA version, so the numbers folder may vary.

If you are using Aroma, the sdcafiine folder should be inside the wiiu folder.

Both ways work for Aroma and Tiramisu users, but the first one doesn't require SDCafiine and is faster to setup.

IV. Placing Men.pack/Men2.pack

(if you didn't download Men.pack/Men2.pack skip this section)

• If you are in Aroma, put your SD Card in your PC (or you can also access your SD Card via FTP), then inside the wiiu folder, if you don't see the sdcafiine folder, create one, then inside the sdcafiine folder, create a folder with the name:
• If you are in Tiramisu or Legacy, put your SD Card in your PC (or you can also access your SD Card via FTP), if you don't see the sdcafiine folder inside, create one, then inside the sdcafiine folder, create a folder with the name:

• 0005001010040100 for American Wii Us;
• 0005001010040200 for European Wii Us;
• 0005001010040000 for Japanese Wii Us.

Next, inside this folder, create a folder with any name, it doesn't matter, but if you want to put the mod's name, it's Old Swap Icon And Old Icon Animation Wii U Menu Mod, then inside this one create a folder called content, then inside content, create a folder called Common, then inside Common, create a folder called Package, and to finish it off, place the patched Men.pack and/or Men2.pack inside the Package folder. It should look like this.

This video is an example of the USA version, so the numbers folder may vary.

If you are using Tiramisu or Legacy, the sdcafiine folder should be outside the wiiu folder, so ignore that part from the video.

V. Activating the files

The men.rpx file will automatically work when you load Aroma/Tiramisu, so you don't need to do anything. But for the Men.pack/Men2.pack files:

• If you are in Aroma, you need to activate the Plugins Menu (L + Down + SELECT (-) for GamePad or B + Down + Minus (-) for WiiMotes), then go to SDCafiine and set Enable SDCafiine to true (you'll need to restart the Wii U afterwards).
• If you are in Tiramisu, launch the Mii Maker app (or the Homebrew Launcher forwarder if you have it), then search for SDCafiine, click on it, after that click Load. If you want to autoboot in Tiramisu, follow this guide (you'll lose access to the HBL though):

Spoiler: Autoboot in Tiramisu

Don't forget to download and install the [channel version of the Homebrew Launcher](https://github.com/dimok789/homebrew_launcher/releases/), it will be useful.

Then after you installed all of this, boot/reboot your Wii U while holding +, then select Homebrew Launcher as default autoboot. Take your SD Card of your Wii U and change the homebrew_launcher.elf in the wiiu/apps/homebrew_launcher with the SDCafiine one (rename it as homebrew_launcher.elf).

Now, don't forget to put your themes in the title ID folder of your menu in the root sdcafiine folder:

• JP: 0005001010040000;
• USA: 0005001010040100;
• EUR: 0005001010040100.

And done! You now have custom themes without replacing any file!

You can download some of them here (https://gbatemp.net/threads/share-and-download-custom-wii-u-themes.592318/).

You'll now wonder why I said you needed to download the Homebrew Launcher Channel; it is because, as you replace the .elf of the Homebrew Launcher, every time you will launch the Mii Maker Channel, it will launch SDCafiine instead of the Homebrew Launcher. That why you will need to download it.

• If you are in Legacy, launch the Homebrew Launcher (it's different depending if you are in Haxchi, CBHC or Mocha), then search for SDCafiine, click on it, after that click Load.

After those steps, a screen should pop up, you just need to press - to activate autoboot, and after that press A. Then everything should be working, the TVii icon, the OG button and the OG animation. Any further questions just ask me (and if you see a typo or find something confusing tell me). Happy modding!

If you are in Aroma, I'd suggest that you open the Plugins Menu then choose SDCafiine > Advanced settings and set Skip "Preparing modpack..." screen to true.

FAQ

Spoiler: How can I get men.rpx?

There are two main ways, by extracting from your Wii U via FTP or by searching online, which I cannot show where, as it would violate the terms and rules.
So, if you want to do the FTP way, you'll need:

• A Wii U FTP client, like FTPiiU (Aroma), FTPiiU Everywhere (Legacy), WiiUFtpServer (Legacy) or others;
• A PC FTP client, like WinSCP, FileZilla or others.

Then, if you are on Aroma, enter the Plugins Menu (L + Down + SELECT (-) for GamePad or B + Down + Minus (-) for WiiMotes) and select FTPiiU, after that set Allow access to system files to true and do the same thing to Enable FTPiiU (just don't forget to turn it off after the guide if you don't want the FTP server to be online). But if you are on a Legacy CFW, enter the Homebrew Launcher and choose whichever FTP client you downloaded.

Now you head over to your PC, open the FTP client and choose the IP and port that the Wii U shows, afterwards, follow this path WITHOUT MESSING WITH ANY FILES. If your Wii U is from:

• the USA, go to storage_mlc\sys\title\00050010\10040100\code\men.rpx;
• Europe, go to storage_mlc\sys\title\00050010\10040200\code\men.rpx;
• Japan, go to storage_mlc\sys\title\00050010\10040000\code\men.rpx.

And then just copy the file to your computer. Now you can turn off the FTP clients and even uninstall them if you want!

Spoiler: How can I get Men.pack and Men2.pack?

There are three main ways, by backuping them via Theme Manager, by extracting them from your Wii U via FTP or by searching them online, which I cannot show where, as it would violate the terms and rules.

Spoiler: Theme Manager

So, if you want to do the Theme Manager way, you'll simply need Theme Manager in your Wii U. After that, open the app (if you're on Aroma it'll be in the Main Menu, but if you're on Tiramisu/Legacy, it'll be inside the Homebrew Launcher), and when it finishes loading and a screen saying Select a theme: appears, press R on the GamePad to backup the files, now just wait for it to finish and you can close and even delete the app if you want. The files should be inside sd:/wiiu/themes/backup/ or similar to that.

Spoiler: FTP

So, if you want to do the FTP way, you'll need:

• A Wii U FTP client, like FTPiiU (Aroma), FTPiiU Everywhere (Legacy), WiiUFtpServer (Legacy) or others;
• A PC FTP client, like WinSCP, FileZilla or others.

Then, if you are on Aroma, enter the Plugins Menu (L + Down + SELECT (-) for GamePad or B + Down + Minus (-) for WiiMotes) and select FTPiiU, after that set Allow access to system files to true and do the same thing to Enable FTPiiU (just don't forget to turn it off after the guide if you don't want the FTP server to be online). But if you are on a Legacy CFW, enter the Homebrew Launcher and choose whichever FTP client you downloaded.

Now you head over to your PC, open the FTP client and choose the IP and port that the Wii U shows, afterwards, follow this path WITHOUT MESSING WITH ANY FILES. If your Wii U is from:

• the USA, go to storage_mlc\sys\title\00050010\10040100\content\Common\Package\Men.pack and/or Men2.pack;
• Europe, go to storage_mlc\sys\title\00050010\10040200\content\Common\Package\Men.pack and/or Men2.pack;
• Japan, go to storage_mlc\sys\title\00050010\10040000\content\Common\Package\Men.pack and/or Men2.pack.

And then just copy the file to your computer. Now you can turn off the FTP clients and even uninstall them if you want!

Spoiler: I receive message "⚠️ Source ROM checksum mismatch" when patching

This can happen due to MANY reasons, you can try checking if you:

• downloaded the latest version of the patch file;
• got the right region of the patch file (USA, EUR or JPN);
• are using the right ROM file with the right patch file (men.rpx with men.rpx.bps, Men.pack with Men.pack.bps, Men2.pack with Men2.pack.bps);
• used a 5.5.5 or 5.5.6 (it may work with other versions, but I'm not sure) ROM file;
• didn't modify that file with another theme before.

If none of those work, I think the only thing left to do is search online for the ROM file you want to patch and hopefully find it (cannot link it here as it is against the rules).

Spoiler: I receive the "Error Code: 160-2203" message on my Wii U

Probably related to an error during patching. See I receive message " Source ROM checksum mismatch" when patching.

Spoiler: How can I modify the system files to make it permanent?

THIS PART OF THE TUTORIAL IS MORE DANGEROUS, PLEASE BE CAUTIOUS!!!

There are two main ways, by inserting the files either via Theme Manager, or FTP. And although the Theme Manager way is easier and safier, it does NOT allow you to put the men.rpx file in the system, so this one file requires the FTP way (and in case you wanna use men.rpx AND Men.pack/Men2.pack, start by inserting men.rpx with FTP inside the Wii U, as the other way around won't work very well).

Spoiler: Theme Manager

So, if you want to do the Theme Manager way, you'll need to download Theme Manager and put in your Wii U, then create a folder with any name, but if you want to put the mod's name, it's Old Swap Icon And Old Icon Animation Wii U Menu Mod, on this path in your SD Card: sd:/wiiu/themes/backup/[FOLDER], and inside this folder, copy the Men.pack and/or Men2.pack file(s). After that, open the app (if you're on Aroma it'll be in the Main Menu, but if you're on Tiramisu/Legacy, it'll be inside the Homebrew Launcher), and when it finishes loading and a screen saying Select a theme: appears, select the option with the folder name you chose and click A, this should apply the theme, then you can delete the theme files from the folder and even the app if you want.

Spoiler: FTP

So, if you want to do the FTP way, you'll need:

• A Wii U FTP client, like FTPiiU (Aroma), FTPiiU Everywhere (Legacy), WiiUFtpServer (Legacy) or others;
• A PC FTP client, like WinSCP, FileZilla or others.

Then, if you are on Aroma, enter the Plugins Menu (L + Down + SELECT (-) for GamePad or B + Down + Minus (-) for WiiMotes) and select FTPiiU, after that set Allow access to system files to true and do the same thing to Enable FTPiiU (just don't forget to turn it off after the guide if you don't want the FTP server to be online). But if you are on a Legacy CFW, enter the Homebrew Launcher and choose whichever FTP client you downloaded.

Now you head over to your PC, open the FTP client and choose the IP and port that the Wii U shows, afterwards, follow this path WITHOUT MESSING WITH ANY FILES. If your Wii U is from:

Spoiler: For men.rpx

• the USA, go to storage_mlc\sys\title\00050010\10040100\code\men.rpx;
• Europe, go to storage_mlc\sys\title\00050010\10040200\code\men.rpx;
• Japan, go to storage_mlc\sys\title\00050010\10040000\code\men.rpx.

Spoiler: For Men.pack/Men2.pack

• the USA, go to storage_mlc\sys\title\00050010\10040100\content\Common\Package\Men.pack and/or Men2.pack;
• Europe, go to storage_mlc\sys\title\00050010\10040200\content\Common\Package\Men.pack and/or Men2.pack;
• Japan, go to storage_mlc\sys\title\00050010\10040000\content\Common\Package\Men.pack and/or Men2.pack.

And then just copy the file from your computer. Now you can turn off the FTP clients and even uninstall them if you want!

Spoiler: My Wii U freezes after activating the files

This means that the files are corrupted. To temporarly fix the issue, simply turn off SDCaffine, but if you're unable to, just remove the files from the sdcafiine folder on your SD Card. And there's no exact way to fix it, as it can happen due to MANY reasons, so try taking a look at I receive message " Source ROM checksum mismatch" when patching as it's probably an error during patching.

Spoiler: Does it work with Cemu?

Yes, you just need to install the Wii U Menu there first, by following the wiki or another tutorial. And you don't need to patch, just overwrite the files themselves from the Wii U Menu files that Cemu is loading from.

How can I contribute?

• Help find a way to autoboot SDCafiine in CBHC (it's probably not much different from the Tiramisu way, but I can't say for sure, so if anyone can tell me, I would apreciate it! ).

Changelog

Spoiler: Update 1 (05/12/2024)

- Fixed the incorrect appearance of the old swap icon;
- Added support for the men.rpx files from other regions that aren't Europe.

Spoiler: Release (04/29/2024)

- The mod just released!

Credits

• @JustMLC for creating this mod;
• @KirbyBot for creating this guide;
• @Maschell for creating Aroma, Tiramisu, SDCafiine, FTPiiU and JNUSTool;
• @FIX94 for creating Haxchi and CBHC;
• @dimok for creating Mocha CFW;
• @Xpl0itU for creating Theme Manager;
• @Laf111 for creating WiiUFtpServer;
• @Radnos for creating the SDCafiine autoboot in Tiramisu tutorial;
• @Juanen100 for creating StyleMiiU;
• To everyone else that contributed to the Wii U modding scene .

 

[perrohuevo]

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Credits go to JustMLC for creating this mod!​

Important Details

Before starting the tutorial, it's important to know that you need a jailbroken Wii U (it may also work on emulator, but I haven't tested) with either Aroma or Tiramisu (you can use Legacy [aka as Haxchi, CBHC or Mocha] too, but will be only able to get the OG switch GamePad/TV button, not the Nintendo TVii nor the OG applet bar jumping animation). You don't need any extra plugins or apps to get the TVii, but if you want to also/only get the OG switch GamePad/TV button and/or the OG applet bar jumping animation without changing the files permanently via FTP, you need to have the SDCafiine Plugin (for Aroma) or the SDCafiine (HBL version) (for Tiramisu or Legacy).

Also, I did some tests (which may be a little inaccurate as the Wii U boot time varies a bit each boot), and I came to the conclusion that when installing men.rpx (Nintendo TVii icon) there should be little to no delay in boot time, but when installing Men.pack and/or Men2.pack (OG switch GamePad/TV button and/or OG applet bar jumping animation) it may delay around three seconds or less in boot time, but if you turn on Skip "Preparing modpack..." screen (will appear at the end of the guide [Aroma only]), there will be little to no delay. If you try to use FTP to change the system files, probably there will be no boot delay, but it's risky, only do that if you know what you are doing.

This guide isn't supposed to brick your console and there has never been any bricking confirmed by someone doing this tutorial, as it does not change system files, only applies a mod each time you boot, which in the worst case can cause a soft brick. But if anything happens, I'm not responsible for the damage, follow this guide at your own risk.

This guide has been only confirmed to work in 5.5.5/5.5.6 versions, so I cannot guarantee it will work in older versions.

I. Getting the files

To get the patch files go to the creator's video description, you will see two links, the first one is where you download the files and the second one is the website where you can patch the files (which will be talked about later). Go to the first link, you'll be redirected to a Google Drive page where there will be two files and three folders:

men.bps will be inside the folders, choose one of them corresponding to your men.rpx file (will appear soon in the guide) region (USA - American file; EUR - European file; JPN - Japanese file).

• [Aroma and Tiramisu only] Download men.bps if you want the TVii icon back;
• [Aroma, Tiramisu and Legacy] Download Men.bps if you want the OG switch GamePad/TV button  back;
• [Aroma and Tiramisu only] Download Men2.bps if you want the OG applet bar jumping animation back (if you decide to download Men2.bps you'll also need to download men.bps or it won't work later).

You can download more than one, they work together.

If you want to understand what each one means, you can watch these videos: (showing the TVii icon and the OG applet bar jumping animation) and (showing the OG switch GamePad/TV button), he explains each one of the features.

Then, you'll need to get the any region men.rpx (needs to be the same region as your men.bps file)/any region Men.pack/any region Men2.pack file(s) depending on what you chose earlier. You can either get them by dumping from your Wii U via FTP (JUST DON'T MESS WITH YOUR WII U FILES OR YOU CAN BRICK IT) or Theme Manager (this ones only allows you to get Men.pack and Men2.pack); by downloading them online or by using JNUSTool or other similar tools. I got Men.pack and Men2.pack from Theme Manager and men.rpx using WiiUFtpServer.

II. Patching the files

This step is easier, just go to the second link of the video, then you'll see two options, ROM file and Patch file, on the first one, choose the men.rpx/Men.pack/Men2.pack file(s), and on the second one, choose, respectively, the men.bps/Men.bps/Men2.bps file(s). Next you need to press Apply patch.

You should get the men (patched).rpx/Men (patched).pack/Men2 (patched).pack file(s), then you need to rename it/them by removing the (patched). You should end up with men.rpx/Men.pack/Men2.pack file(s), but patched (they can't have (patched) in the name or they won't work).

In steps III and IV, I'll teach where to put the files without making it permanent, as I have done that way and it's riskier to make it permanent. But if you want to make it permanent, you'll need a FTP app/plugin for the Wii U like FTPiiU and one for PC like WinSCP. I wouldn't recommend doing that way because of a hard brick chance, but if you want, you can search online how to do it, only do this if you really know what you are doing.

III. Placing men.rpx

(if you didn't download men.rpx skip this section)

Put your SD Card in your PC (or you can also access your SD Card via FTP) and place men.rpx in sd:/wiiu/environments/[ENVIRONMENT]/ (change [ENVIRONMENT] to either aroma or tiramisu depending on which one you are using). It should look like the image below.

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If you are using Tiramisu probably there will be no plugins folder, it's okay, you don't need to create one.

IV. Placing Men.pack/Men2.pack

(if you didn't download Men.pack/Men2.pack skip this section)

• If you are in Aroma, put your SD Card in your PC (or you can also access your SD Card via FTP), then inside the wiiu folder, if you don't see the sdcafiine folder, create one, then inside the sdcafiine folder, create a folder with the name:
• If you are in Tiramisu or Legacy, put your SD Card in your PC (or you can also access your SD Card via FTP), if you don't see the sdcafiine folder inside, create one, then inside the sdcafiine folder, create a folder with the name:

• 0005001010040100 for American Wii Us;
• 0005001010040200 for European Wii Us;
• 0005001010040000 for Japanese Wii Us.

Next, inside this folder, create a folder with any name, it doesn't matter, but if you want to put the mod's name, it's Old Swap Icon And Old Icon Animation Wii U Menu Mod, then inside this one create a folder called content, then inside content create a folder called Common, then inside Common create a folder called Package, and to finish it off, place Men.pack and/or Men2.pack inside the Package folder. It should look like this.

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Ignore all the other folders and files, they are not part of this tutorial.

If you are using Tiramisu or Legacy, the sdcafiine folder should be outside the wiiu folder, so ignore that part from the video.

V. Activating the files

The men.rpx file will automatically work when you load Aroma/Tiramisu, so you don't need to do anything. But for the Men.pack/Men2.pack files:

• If you are in Aroma, you need to activate the Plugins Menu (L + Down + SELECT (-) for GamePad or B + Down + Minus (-) for WiiMotes), then go to SDCafiine and set Enable SDCafiine to true (you'll need to restart the Wii U afterwards).
• If you are in Tiramisu, launch the Mii Maker app (or the Homebrew Launcher forwarder if you have it), then search for SDCafiine, click on it, after that click Load.
• If you are in Legacy, launch the Homebrew Launcher (it's different depending if you are in Haxchi, CBHC or Mocha), then search for SDCafiine, click on it, after that click Load.

After those steps, a screen should pop up, you just need to press A (I recommend pressing - first to activate the autostart, that means you won't need to press A everytime you boot SDCafiine). Then everything should be working, the TVii icon, the OG button and the OG animation. Any further questions just ask me (and if you see a typo or find something confusing tell me). Happy modding!

If you are in Aroma, I'd suggest that you open the Plugins Menu then choose SDCafiine > Advanced settings and set Skip "Preparing modpack..." screen to true.

In Aroma you can easily autoboot SDCafiine as it is a plugin, but in Tiramisu or Legacy, you need to manually open the app in the HBL every boot, but after some research I found out there are ways of autobooting SDCafiine with Tiramisu/Legacy, I personally don't know how to do it, but some threads you might be interested in are Autobooting SDCafiine Using Tiramisu To Load Themes (idea by u/tehrzky), Autoboot Themes + Tiramisu and CBHC Mod - ColdBoot HaxChi CFW mod. In one of those, I saw OP saying that he "did a workaround by renaming some files" and linking a comment and image, but both links are dead. :/

Changelog

Spoiler: Update 1 (05/12/2024)

- Fixed the incorrect appearance of the old swap icon;
- Added support for the men.rpx files from other regions that aren't Europe.

Spoiler: Release (04/29/2024)

- The mod just released!

Credits

• @JustMLC for creating this mod;
• @KirbyBot for creating this guide;
• @Maschell for creating Aroma, Tiramisu, SDCafiine, FTPiiU and JNUSTool;
• @FIX94 for creating Haxchi and CBHC;
• @dimok for creating Mocha CFW;
• @Xpl0itU for creating Theme Manager;
• To everyone else that contributed to the Wii U modding scene .

whats the men.rpx for

 

[KirbyBot]

whats the men.rpx for

It's used to get the TVii icon back and to make Men2.pack (the jumping animation) work

 

[perrohuevo]

It's used to get the TVii icon back and to make Men2.pack work (the jumping animation)

you can achieve this same effect with only men2.pack tho

 

[KirbyBot]

you can achieve this same effect with only men2.pack tho

I mean, I'm not the creator of the mod and don't know how to do these stuff, so I can't do much, but that's interesting to know, the pros would be making the tutorial simpler and Legacy users being able to get the TVii icon, but the cons would be the fact that you need to use the TVii and the jumping animation always together and that the TVii icon would also require SDCafiine/FTP, so for some people it would be good and for other it wouldn't

 

[JustMLC]

you can achieve this same effect with only men2.pack tho

Yes, but the men.rpx patch makes the animation work for the bottom row icons. Without the patch the animation won't play properly

 

[perrohuevo]

Yes, but the men.rpx patch makes the animation work for the bottom row icons. Without the patch the animation won't play properly

It can be animated through men2.pack, the animation will play if you animate it manually, there are three types of animations one for "in", one for "out" and one for locations, i do understand that the men.rpx do come in handy for some people but its not really needed tbh since its not making the icon functional anyways

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It can be animated through men2.pack, the animation will play if you animate it manually, there are three types of animations one for "in", one for "out" and one for locations, i do understand that the men.rpx do come in handy for some people but its not really needed tbh since its not making the icon functional anyways

Animating it manually may be tedious tho so its okay if yall dont want to go through that actually

 

[JustMLC]

It can be animated through men2.pack, the animation will play if you animate it manually, there are three types of animations one for "in", one for "out" and one for locations, i do understand that the men.rpx do come in handy for some people but its not really needed tbh since its not making the icon functional anyways

Post automatically merged: May 28, 2024

Animating it manually may be tedious tho so its okay if yall dont want to go through that actually

I ported the animations manually over for the latest men.pack files, but the thing is that they don't play with the standard men.rpx. Also feel free to reach me out on Discord

Note: I've only tested the EU ver

 

[perrohuevo]

I ported the animations manually over for the latest men.pack files, but the thing is that they don't play with the standard men.rpx. Also feel free to reach me out on Discord

Note: I've only tested the EU ver

Here is an example of what i mean (the animation can be modified ofc)

The zip download is attached to this post

 

[JustMLC]

I know what you mean, but the men.pack will always use the EU animation which makes it not work.

Edit: Also why didn't you reach me out on Discord? That would make chatting a lot faster and easier, than filling this thread with unrelated topics

 

[perrohuevo]

I know what you mean, but the men.pack will always use the EU animation which makes it not work.

Edit: Also why didn't you reach me out on Discord? That would make chatting a lot faster and easier, than filling this thread with unrelated topics

I dont know your discord lol, also im good, i dont have anything else to say

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I dont know your discord lol, also im good, i dont have anything else to say

Also dunno wym with making it not work with the EU anim, tvii wont work anyways, just gave some advice to make the process easier

 

[RealBabyJa]

How did you get the men.rpx? Not the men.rpx.bps.

 

[KirbyBot]

How did you get the men.rpx? Not the men.rpx.bps.

This one was a bit trickier, I couldn't find the file using FTPiiU, so I had to use WiiUFtpServer for the Wii U (if you have Aroma, you'll either have to install Tiramisu too so you can use the HBL, or simply do the browser exploit, which allows you to access the HBL without installing anything), but for most people FTPiiU works just fine, and for the PC, I downloaded FileZilla (afaik WinSCP and other FTP apps also work).

Then I connected my Wii U to my PC by launching WiiUFtpServer from the Homebrew Launcher, got the IP from my Wii U and put it in Filezilla. After that, I went inside some folders to find the file, which I got the location on this website (I only changed the first folder, so intead of choosing mlc01, I chose storage_mlc or something like that). So that means if your Wii U is from:

• the USA, go to storage_mlc\sys\title\00050010\10040100\code\men.rpx;
• Europe, go to storage_mlc\sys\title\00050010\10040200\code\men.rpx;
• Japan, go to storage_mlc\sys\title\00050010\10040000\code\men.rpx.

And that's where you get the file, just copy to your PC and press the HOME Button on the GamePad afterwards. After that you can uninstall WiiUFtpServer from your Wii U and the FTP app of your choice from your PC!

(or you can find men.rpx from the Internet, but due to the forum's rules, I cannot link where)

 

[RealBabyJa]

where did you get the men.rpx

Post automatically merged: Jun 2, 2024

I have the men.rpx.bps but how do you get the men.rpx

 

[KirbyBot]

where did you get the men.rpx

Post automatically merged: Jun 2, 2024

I have the men.rpx.bps but how do you get the men.rpx

I know, I got it doing exactly what I said before:

This one was a bit trickier, I couldn't find the file using FTPiiU, so I had to use WiiUFtpServer for the Wii U (if you have Aroma, you'll either have to install Tiramisu too so you can use the HBL, or simply do the browser exploit, which allows you to access the HBL without installing anything), but for most people FTPiiU works just fine, and for the PC, I downloaded FileZilla (afaik WinSCP and other FTP apps also work).

Then I connected my Wii U to my PC by launching WiiUFtpServer from the Homebrew Launcher, got the IP from my Wii U and put it in Filezilla. After that, I went inside some folders to find the file, which I got the location on this website (I only changed the first folder, so intead of choosing mlc01, I chose storage_mlc or something like that). So that means if your Wii U is from:

• the USA, go to storage_mlc\sys\title\00050010\10040100\code\men.rpx;
• Europe, go to storage_mlc\sys\title\00050010\10040200\code\men.rpx;
• Japan, go to storage_mlc\sys\title\00050010\10040000\code\men.rpx.

And that's where you get the file, just copy to your PC and press the HOME Button on the GamePad afterwards. After that you can uninstall WiiUFtpServer from your Wii U and the FTP app of your choice from your PC!

(or you can find men.rpx from the Internet, but due to the forum's rules, I cannot link where)

 

[NO111ONE]

Okay so I decided to give this a shot.

So far it's not going exactly great.
I was only interested in making the applets jump up.
Some digging later here's what I envisioned:

* Last system menu build to provide the jumping animation was 84 (bundled with 3.1.0).
* Animation is stored in Men2/Layout/OverlayAppBase/anim/...In.bflan

I downgraded the system menu to v153 (firmware 5.0.0) and replaced its' animation with the one from firmware 3. Now the 6 applets present in that menu started jumping up which was wonderful. Unfortunately a menu that old doesn't support folders (somehow...).

I update to v196/5.4.0 aka last build to officially feature TVii. Problem now is that when I do apply the animation, it's just skipped entirely. The applet bar straight up does nothing and just appears, no movement. Of course it still slides out but that's kind of one half of its' job.

So right now I'm on 5.4.0 menu trying to get the applets to jump up but to no avail.
I can try updating the menu back to latest and see if that works, and copy that out, but editing the pack itself is a lot more versatile compared to applying a patch which is file-specific too.

 

[KirbyBot]

Okay so I decided to give this a shot.

So far it's not going exactly great.
I was only interested in making the applets jump up.
Some digging later here's what I envisioned:

* Last system menu build to provide the jumping animation was 84 (bundled with 3.1.0).
* Animation is stored in Men2/Layout/OverlayAppBase/anim/...In.bflan

I downgraded the system menu to v153 (firmware 5.0.0) and replaced its' animation with the one from firmware 3. Now the 6 applets present in that menu started jumping up which was wonderful. Unfortunately a menu that old doesn't support folders (somehow...).

I update to v196/5.4.0 aka last build to officially feature TVii. Problem now is that when I do apply the animation, it's just skipped entirely. The applet bar straight up does nothing and just appears, no movement. Of course it still slides out but that's kind of one half of its' job.

So right now I'm on 5.4.0 menu trying to get the applets to jump up but to no avail.
I can try updating the menu back to latest and see if that works, and copy that out, but editing the pack itself is a lot more versatile compared to applying a patch which is file-specific too.

Sadly I cannot help you much with this one, I only tested on the newest release of the Wii U (5.5.6U), and when I bought my Wii U back in 2015, it came with 5.5.0U, so I have no experience with 5.4.0 or earlier, but I have some theories of why that is happening:

• Maybe try checking if SDCafiine is turned on if you are using the SDCaffine method (I know this is obvious but it's always good checking);
• If you are using Men2.pack patched using a recent file, try to patch it using the 5.4.0 file and vice versa;
• I don't have any other ideas :/

The good thing is that this post I'm writing also serves as a bump, so if someone that really knows sees this, maybe they can help you.

Also, which CFW are you using?

 

[denpafan]

This one was a bit trickier, I couldn't find the file using FTPiiU, so I had to use WiiUFtpServer for the Wii U (if you have Aroma, you'll either have to install Tiramisu too so you can use the HBL, or simply do the browser exploit, which allows you to access the HBL without installing anything), but for most people FTPiiU works just fine, and for the PC, I downloaded FileZilla (afaik WinSCP and other FTP apps also work).

Then I connected my Wii U to my PC by launching WiiUFtpServer from the Homebrew Launcher, got the IP from my Wii U and put it in Filezilla. After that, I went inside some folders to find the file, which I got the location on this website (I only changed the first folder, so intead of choosing mlc01, I chose storage_mlc or something like that). So that means if your Wii U is from:

• the USA, go to storage_mlc\sys\title\00050010\10040100\code\men.rpx;
• Europe, go to storage_mlc\sys\title\00050010\10040200\code\men.rpx;
• Japan, go to storage_mlc\sys\title\00050010\10040000\code\men.rpx.

And that's where you get the file, just copy to your PC and press the HOME Button on the GamePad afterwards. After that you can uninstall WiiUFtpServer from your Wii U and the FTP app of your choice from your PC!

(or you can find men.rpx from the Internet, but due to the forum's rules, I cannot link where)

You can use Aroma FTPiiU by pressing left down select then go onto FTPIIU and turn "allow access to system files" to true! its set to false by default.

 

[KirbyBot]

You can use Aroma FTPiiU by pressing left down select then go onto FTPIIU and turn "allow access to system files" to true! its set to false by default.

Yeah, I did that, but some folders were kinda different, but it was probably just an older version or I was using it wrong, as recently I tested and works just fine

 

[b3c3]

I'm not the creator of the mod, but in my opinion, there are actually a few reasons. First one is that every now and then I see a thread talking about how the OP bricked their Wii U by downgrading it to get the TVii icon back or just asking if it's possible to get the TVii back, so the mod should make less Wii Us brick. Second one is that this mod is not just about the TVii, it also brings other OG icons and animations back. Third one is that if anything like Project Espresso (revival project) appears, getting the icon back step would be already done.

Hi, i used to be a Project Espresso Tester,



Originally Project Espresso was a project by nova
but the real tvii dev was someone named David Sosa
he still continues developing the TVii Revival but doesnt have any discord server

Project Espresso ended after nova kicked David Sosa out of the team and tried to steal a domain from one of the devs (NoNameGiven)


the project moved to a server named Latte U which i made but gave ownership away later on, the new owner was Atom (the 13 year old rverse owner who left) But that server ended up getting deleted too,

After that NoNameGiven made a Miiverse clone (known as Aquamarine) and to a few weeks ago it was where tvii updates were posted (David Sosa was a Aquamarine Developer before getting kicked out for his "fart fetish" and "humor" and being a asshole generally)


Nowadays the TVii revival is still on development but the development has reset and is now the JP UI, it looks really good!

 

[david_j]

Is there any way we can direct the TVii icon to open a different app or program given that the TVii app itself is still useless? Like if we can make that the button to bring you to the vWii menu, that would actually be amazing.

its not useless, im still reviving it

it will still be a matter of time when Pretendo releases their 3rd party system that i will make a beta, i also decided to make it based on the Japanese UI for technical reasons