Wii Update Deletes your Homebrew Channel
Well, if you want to install the Homebrew Channel ( or have it installed) don’t upgrade! The recent Wii System Update (3.4) actively goes out and kills your installed homebrew stuff. It also will patch the current way of getting the homebrew channel ( via the Twilight hack).
I just installed the homebrew channel the other night, and I am enjoying all of the legit homebrew games that you can download for the Wii. It kinda sucks that Nintendo is cracking down on this now, after letting it go by for quite a while. Granted, the update does bring some functionality ( like USB keyboard support for the Mii channel)l, thats where anything good stops. Here is the bulk of the text for the update:
Message from Nintendo
Wii Menu version 3.4 is now available for your Wii console. To update your Wii Menu to the latest version, please select the Update button at the bottom of the screen or select the System Update option in Wii System Settings.
With this update, Parental Controls have been enhanced, USB keyboard support is available for the Mii Channel, and system functions have been improved.
The Wii User Agreement, which includes the Wii Privacy Policy, has been updated. Because the updated agreement applies to you and your use of the Wii Network Service, you should view the updated version by clicking on the Wii icon located on the lower-left portion of the Wii Channel menu, selecting Wii Settings, accessing the Internet setting, and selecting User Agreements.
You may also view the updated Wii User Agreement online at http://support.nintendo.com
Because unauthorized modifications to save files may impair game play or the Wii console, updating to Wii Menu version 3.4 will also check for and automatically remove such save files.
**Please note: If you’ve updated your Wii Menu after 11/17/08, you may not need to update again.
Thank you for updating your Wii console!
Nintendo
So remember.. if you want to install homebrew… don’t install the 3.4 System Update!
via Gizmodo
Comment from A
Time December 5, 2008 at 1:22 pm
is there any way i can get homebrew with wii 3.4 uk pal version