One big IOS Would it be possible for Nintendo to update the Wii and install one IOS that controlled everything and in place of the current IOSs put something that told the games to look for this IOS. This was asked on the comments page of HackMii - "Why the Wii will never get any better" by two people but it was never answered. What benefits would it have if it is possible? Just to save space on the 512MB or would it then be possible to add Wii Speak support to games like MKWii (or to run Wii Speak in the backround)http://forum.wiibrew.org/read.php?27,17817,17817#msg-17817Mon, 10 Aug 2026 09:10:04 +0200 Phorum 5.2.23 http://forum.wiibrew.org/read.php?27,17817,23932#msg-23932 Re: One big IOShttp://forum.wiibrew.org/read.php?27,17817,23932#msg-23932
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No, I think he thought the wii was PPC only (like the Dolphin/GameCube), I don't think he knew that the starlet (where IOS runs) ran in ARM.
I was thinking that the Starlet was PPC and Hollywood was ARM, not the other way around.]]> pinball Wizard SoftwareMon, 06 Jul 2009 13:12:53 +0200 http://forum.wiibrew.org/read.php?27,17817,23927#msg-23927 Re: One big IOShttp://forum.wiibrew.org/read.php?27,17817,23927#msg-23927
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No, I think he thought the wii was PPC only (like the Dolphin/GameCube), I don't think he knew that the starlet (where IOS runs) ran in ARM.

But Arikado's quote is from this topic: [forum.wiibrew.org], so I think he did post in the wrong topic.]]> profetylen SoftwareMon, 06 Jul 2009 11:45:52 +0200 http://forum.wiibrew.org/read.php?27,17817,23908#msg-23908 Re: One big IOShttp://forum.wiibrew.org/read.php?27,17817,23908#msg-23908 wiiguy SoftwareMon, 06 Jul 2009 04:48:34 +0200 http://forum.wiibrew.org/read.php?27,17817,23825#msg-23825 Re: One big IOShttp://forum.wiibrew.org/read.php?27,17817,23825#msg-23825
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You need a hex editor with dissassembling capabilities. Also, you may want to google around the internet for a bit and figure out how to understand asm.

I assume HexEdit (mac only I think) that has the option to Disassemble PPC code would be what you would need right? I mean the Wii is PPC-based.
I think you posted that in the wrong topic...]]> Arikado SoftwareSun, 05 Jul 2009 18:22:13 +0200 http://forum.wiibrew.org/read.php?27,17817,23774#msg-23774 Re: One big IOShttp://forum.wiibrew.org/read.php?27,17817,23774#msg-23774
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You need a hex editor with dissassembling capabilities. Also, you may want to google around the internet for a bit and figure out how to understand asm.

I assume HexEdit (mac only I think) that has the option to Disassemble PPC code would be what you would need right? I mean the Wii is PPC-based.

IOS runs on Starlet ARM not Broadway PPC
Your right... I got my thought process backwards today. IOS runs on Starlet to CONTROL Broadway not broadway running IOS telling Starlet what to do... (Smacks self).]]> pinball Wizard SoftwareSat, 04 Jul 2009 22:45:54 +0200 http://forum.wiibrew.org/read.php?27,17817,23741#msg-23741 Re: One big IOShttp://forum.wiibrew.org/read.php?27,17817,23741#msg-23741
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Still, I don't believe that support for features like WiiSpeak really comes from IOS.

Propably not.

I guess the idea is, to manipulate an IOS, that it forces Wii Speak support as good as it can, whether the PPC-side application wants it or not.
Say the ARM is performant enough to handle that (is it?),
can it even output sound, without disturbing any sound the PPC-side might wanna output?

By the way: does an IOS play any role in the sound department normally?]]> daniel_c_w SoftwareSat, 04 Jul 2009 20:07:04 +0200 http://forum.wiibrew.org/read.php?27,17817,23727#msg-23727 Re: One big IOShttp://forum.wiibrew.org/read.php?27,17817,23727#msg-23727
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You need a hex editor with dissassembling capabilities. Also, you may want to google around the internet for a bit and figure out how to understand asm.

I assume HexEdit (mac only I think) that has the option to Disassemble PPC code would be what you would need right? I mean the Wii is PPC-based.

IOS runs on Starlet ARM not Broadway PPC]]> metroid_maniac SoftwareSat, 04 Jul 2009 17:46:08 +0200 http://forum.wiibrew.org/read.php?27,17817,23719#msg-23719 Re: One big IOShttp://forum.wiibrew.org/read.php?27,17817,23719#msg-23719
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You need a hex editor with dissassembling capabilities. Also, you may want to google around the internet for a bit and figure out how to understand asm.

I assume HexEdit (mac only I think) that has the option to Disassemble PPC code would be what you would need right? I mean the Wii is PPC-based.]]> pinball Wizard SoftwareSat, 04 Jul 2009 17:13:39 +0200 http://forum.wiibrew.org/read.php?27,17817,23717#msg-23717 Re: One big IOShttp://forum.wiibrew.org/read.php?27,17817,23717#msg-23717 pinball Wizard SoftwareSat, 04 Jul 2009 17:03:38 +0200 http://forum.wiibrew.org/read.php?27,17817,17919#msg-17919 Re: One big IOShttp://forum.wiibrew.org/read.php?27,17817,17919#msg-17919
Still, I don't believe that support for features like WiiSpeak really comes from IOS.]]> bushing SoftwareTue, 26 May 2009 15:40:25 +0200 http://forum.wiibrew.org/read.php?27,17817,17828#msg-17828 Re: One big IOShttp://forum.wiibrew.org/read.php?27,17817,17828#msg-17828
But I do not know, whether it is possible, or even feasable, to force Wii Speak support on all games that way.]]> daniel_c_w SoftwareMon, 25 May 2009 21:08:49 +0200 http://forum.wiibrew.org/read.php?27,17817,17824#msg-17824 Re: One big IOShttp://forum.wiibrew.org/read.php?27,17817,17824#msg-17824 malexous SoftwareMon, 25 May 2009 20:54:28 +0200 http://forum.wiibrew.org/read.php?27,17817,17822#msg-17822 Re: One big IOShttp://forum.wiibrew.org/read.php?27,17817,17822#msg-17822 Arikado SoftwareMon, 25 May 2009 19:57:07 +0200 http://forum.wiibrew.org/read.php?27,17817,17817#msg-17817 One big IOShttp://forum.wiibrew.org/read.php?27,17817,17817#msg-17817
What benefits would it have if it is possible? Just to save space on the 512MB or would it then be possible to add Wii Speak support to games like MKWii (or to run Wii Speak in the backround)]]> malexous SoftwareMon, 25 May 2009 18:30:45 +0200