Difference between revisions of "3.3"

Revision as of 08:59, 17 June 2008

The June 16th, or Version 3.3 update checks for and deletes Twilight Hack and any other Twilight Princess saves exploiting the same vulnerability. However, it does not do anything to existing Homebew Channel installations. It does, however, fix the Signing bug, which could affect future installations of the channel.

Users are advised not to update until more information is known.

More information at hackmii.com

The update is now available in the PAL region as well.

The Wiiboard message from nintendo

Because unauthorized modifications
to save files may impair game play
or the Wii console, updating to Wii
Menu version 3.3 will also check for
and automatically remove such save
files.

The full message can be found here.

Technical details

According to the post on HackMii, three functions have been added to the system menu.

ipl::utility::ESMisc::DeleteSavedata( (unsigned long long, EGG::Heap *))
ipl::utility::ESMisc::VerifySavedataZD( (unsigned long long, EGG::Heap *))
WADCheckSavedataZD

Based on disassembly of these functions, it seems that the SystemMenu will now check to see if the strings in the save data (such as character names) are of correct length. This will essentially disallow a string-based stack smash for Twilight Princess.

Q & A

Can we reinstall the Twilight Hack after it deletes it?

Nope, you can't, it won't let you copy any invalid Twilight Princess saves.

Will it delete Homebrew Channel?

No, it won't delete it.

Is Homebrew Channel still working?

Yes. Only the Twilight Hack and things that exploit the Signing bug are affected.

Will this affect Homebrew Channel updates?

It is possible, however no official statement has been made.

Can we make another hacked save file?

Yes, but not with Twilight Princess, at least not using the same exploit. It will take time to find new vulnerabilities.

What is affected by the patched Signing bug?

The Datel Freeloader, modified disc images, custom channels, hacked virtual console content, and a plethora of other things that we don't usually care about at Wiibrew.

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 == Q & A ==
-===It says the UPDATE removes any edited save files... can you just recopy the twilight princess hack again?===
+===Can we reinstall the Twilight Hack after it deletes it?===
 :Nope, you can't, it won't let you copy any invalid Twilight Princess saves.
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 ===Is Homebrew Channel still working?===
-:Yes.
+:Yes. Only the Twilight Hack and things that exploit the [[Signing bug]] are affected.
-===Do you have an estimate on how long it may take till I could update?===
+===Will this affect Homebrew Channel updates?===
-:Just don't update if you don't want to.
+:It is possible, however no official statement has been made.
-===Well guys we won't be FORCED to update till we want to play the next BIG game on the Wii right?===
+===Can we make another hacked save file?===
-:The update isn't critical at this time.
+:Yes, but not with Twilight Princess, at least not using the same exploit. It will take time to find new vulnerabilities.
+===What is affected by the patched Signing bug?===
+:The Datel Freeloader, modified disc images, custom channels, hacked virtual console content, and a plethora of other things that we don't usually care about at Wiibrew.