Banana Patcher

What does the Banana Patcher actually do? I've read the Wiibrew page, but it doesn't give any details on what it does exactly. I know it patches the Wii Menu in a way like Preloader, But what does it do to your Wii?

It allows you to apply preloader patches. I don't really see the point, though.

You can use Preloader patches without actually having Preloader

I see...Why not just install preloader, then?

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WaxyPumpkin72
I see...Why not just install preloader, then?

Because these patches are applied in the Wiis RAM and thus not permanent. In other words, the patches will disappear when you physically unplug your Wii.

Oh, cool. Thanks for the info.
Out of curiousity, what advantages does preloader have over starfall? Because AFAIK, starfall has some pretty similar hacks to apply...So what exactly is so cool about it (other than booting before the system menu)?

How could Banana Patcher harm your Wii though? If it modifies the Wii's RAM, how dangerous could it be?



Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 07/29/2009 07:21PM by gameboy13.

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gameboy13
How could Banana Patcher harm your Wii though? If it modifies the Wii's RAM, how dangerous could it be?

Well, I guess anything can happen..

@WaxyPumpkin72: This is what preloader does and Starfall doesn't do: (Taken from the Wiibrew page)

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It's main feature is to directly boot the Homebrew Channel or a file you can install from a FAT device.
Since preloader places itself before the system menu any problems that would cause the system menu to fail are not causing your whole wii to stop working.

In other words: its like Bootmii, but without the NAND backup.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 07/29/2009 07:22PM by gameboy13.

As far I understand this, Banana Loader is simply a "crippled" preloader. It works exactly the same way, but it only applies on-the-fly patchs. BL doesn't autoboot anything, like preloader.

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@WaxyPumpkin72: This is what preloader does and Starfall doesn't do: (Taken from the Wiibrew page)

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It's main feature is to directly boot the Homebrew Channel or a file you can install from a FAT device.
Since preloader places itself before the system menu any problems that would cause the system menu to fail are not causing your whole wii to stop working.

In other words: its like Bootmii, but without the NAND backup.

This I know, I meant any behind the scenes sort of stuff, or the point in using preloader at all...

Starfall, Starpatch and Preloader all modify the NAND.
Preloader takes the place of the system menu. It safes you, if the system menu can't run, because some files it relies on are corrupted.

why is it called banana?!
it has nothing to do with a banana.

so is it somethuing to look into or a waste of soft ware?

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kydo
why is it called banana?!
it has nothing to do with a banana.

Because the creator said so :-P

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kydo
so is it somethuing to look into or a waste of soft ware?

If you want to install system menu modifications but without the risk of installation failure and with the benefit of easily removing the modifications, then yes look into it. If you want permanently installed system menu modifications, look elsewhere.

When do they get removed? If if turn my wii off, are they gone, and I have to re-run banana patcher? what about stand-by?

Sysmenu memory patches are removed when you boot a game/channel, or power-off/enter WC24 standby.

Basicly they are gone as soon as you exit the system menu