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=== Q: Is there anything I can do to allow the Homebrew Channel to automatically update, assuming that I may be behind a http proxy? Or would a slow internet connection affect the update checker? ===
−A: The self-update feature is still experimental; sometimes it does not work and we do not know why. Proxy support is something we'll need to explicitly add.
:Followup: This information is uploaded if you use the My Nintendo channel and share usage information (required if you want to download DS demos). The concern is that Nintendo will know you are running the Homebrew Channel and they could quickly identify individual Wii numbers if they decide to block all online access (Like Microsoft did with Live). It is a real concern. Can you remove the information from the logs when the Homebrew channel shuts down?
−::No, it's not a real concern. They don't care. Really. Put your tinfoil hat away.
==Unanswered==+
+=== Q: I succesfully installed the HB channel and the provided apps package too, but I cannot setup the modern style into the ScummVM. The Wii ScummVM has only the classic style built-in, so I tried to copy the "modern" style from my PC to the SD card. The Wii ScummVM now does list the new style, but even if I choose it, the interface does not change. What am I doing wrong? ===
=== Q: Why didn't my Homebrew Channel detect the update? Connect 24 is on... And the World Icon on the Channel is white ===
=== Q: Why didn't my Homebrew Channel detect the update? Connect 24 is on... And the World Icon on the Channel is white ===
A: You could be behind a http proxy, the channel does not currently account for that. Also, the check is only done when you start the channel, we have not yet bothered reverse engineering connect 24.
A: You could be behind a http proxy, the channel does not currently account for that. Also, the check is only done when you start the channel, we have not yet bothered reverse engineering connect 24.
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+=== Q: Is there anything I can do to allow the Homebrew Channel to automatically update, assuming that I may be behind a http proxy? Or would a slow internet connection affect the update checker? ===
+A: The self-update feature is still experimental; sometimes it does not work and we do not know why. Proxy support is something we'll need to explicitly add.
=== Q: If I can not update through the Homebrew Channel's auto update, can I install Homebrew Channel beta8 over beta7 via the twilight hack? ===
=== Q: If I can not update through the Homebrew Channel's auto update, can I install Homebrew Channel beta8 over beta7 via the twilight hack? ===
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=== Q: Is it possible to sort the applications running in the Homebrew Channel? ===
=== Q: Is it possible to sort the applications running in the Homebrew Channel? ===
As of beta8, the Homebrew Channel sorts your applications alphabetically by their name (i.e. the content of the <name> Element in the application's meta.xml).
As of beta8, the Homebrew Channel sorts your applications alphabetically by their name (i.e. the content of the <name> Element in the application's meta.xml).
−=== Q: My Homebrew Channel loads fine, all the apps come up, complete with banners and the descriptions from the meta.xml files; however, when I go to run any of the apps, it comes up and says "Loading Wad-Manager" or whatever app I run, but it stays at 0%. The bubbles keep moving in the background and the cursor still comes up, but none of the buttons work (like the home button) and I have to do a hard power off to get out of it. I'm using a 512MB MicroSD card in TransFlash adapter. I've used the same one on two of my friends to install the HBC and load wads through the WAD-Manager. ===
=== Q: My Homebrew Channel loads fine, all the apps come up, complete with banners and the descriptions from the meta.xml files; however, when I go to run any of the apps, it comes up and says "Loading Wad-Manager" or whatever app I run, but it stays at 0%. The bubbles keep moving in the background and the cursor still comes up, but none of the buttons work (like the home button) and I have to do a hard power off to get out of it. I'm using a 512MB MicroSD card in TransFlash adapter. I've used the same one on two of my friends to install the HBC and load wads through the WAD-Manager. ===
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−=== Q: Is there a way to prevent the Homebrew Channel - and the time spent using it - from being logged on the Wii message board? ===
+=== Q: Nintendo has just relased an update for the Wii System Software. In the relase notes, Nintendo says that modded savefiles and so on will be removed by this update. I've installed the HBC. What will I do? Is it sure to install this update? ===
−A: No, nor is there any real need to.
+A: Although we recommend you not update, the Homebrew Channel is unaffected by the update.
−=== Q: Is there any chance at all that Nintendo can/will brick a Wii that has the Homebrew Channel? ===
=== Q: Is there any chance at all that Nintendo can/will brick a Wii that has the Homebrew Channel? ===
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A: Technically? Perhaps. Realistically? No.
A: Technically? Perhaps. Realistically? No.
−=== Q: Nintendo has just relased an update for the Wii System Software. In the relase notes, Nintendo says that modded savefiles and so on will be removed by this update. I've installed the HBC. What will I do? Is it sure to install this update? ===
+=== Q: Is there a way to prevent the Homebrew Channel - and the time spent using it - from being logged on the Wii message board? ===
−A: Although we recommend you not update, the Homebrew Channel is unaffected by the update.
+A: No, nor is there any real need to.
+:Followup: This information is uploaded if you use the My Nintendo channel and share usage information (required if you want to download DS demos). The concern is that Nintendo will know you are running the Homebrew Channel and they could quickly identify individual Wii numbers if they decide to block all online access (Like Microsoft did with Live). It is a real concern. Can you remove the information from the logs when the Homebrew channel shuts down?
+::No, it's not a real concern. They don't care. Really. Put your tinfoil hat away.
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A: The exploit was found where the exploit was found. It came about by a mistake by some of Nintendo's programmers for not limiting a buffer.
A: The exploit was found where the exploit was found. It came about by a mistake by some of Nintendo's programmers for not limiting a buffer.
+=== Q: I succesfully installed the HB channel and the provided apps package too, but I cannot setup the modern style into the ScummVM.===
+The Wii ScummVM has only the classic style built-in, so I tried to copy the "modern" style from my PC to the SD card. The Wii ScummVM now does list the new style, but even if I choose it, the interface does not change. What am I doing wrong?
+A: Try asking in the talk page for that application instead: [[Talk:Homebrew_apps/ScummVM]].
−=Unanswered=
=== Q: What size SD cards are compatible with the Homebrew Channel? ===
=== Q: What size SD cards are compatible with the Homebrew Channel? ===
−=== Q: Why is the Homebrew Channel TruchaSigned? ===
=== Q: Why is the Homebrew Channel TruchaSigned? ===
=== Q: I've installed the latest version of HBC and I put VisualBoy Advance, Wii 64, Gecko Region Free and a few other apps on my SD properly. The interface is fine, all the png's and descriptions show up and they load as they should, but a few seconds into any of the apps, I get the code dump error mentioned above. I tried downgrading to beta 7 and reformatting two different SDs, there are no GCN memory cards or anything. I've also tried downloading the Homebrew Browser to get my apps, and even when downloaded from there I still get the code dump. Why do I still have this error? ===
=== Q: I've installed the latest version of HBC and I put VisualBoy Advance, Wii 64, Gecko Region Free and a few other apps on my SD properly. The interface is fine, all the png's and descriptions show up and they load as they should, but a few seconds into any of the apps, I get the code dump error mentioned above. I tried downgrading to beta 7 and reformatting two different SDs, there are no GCN memory cards or anything. I've also tried downloading the Homebrew Browser to get my apps, and even when downloaded from there I still get the code dump. Why do I still have this error? ===