problem playing new games with homebrew

Hello everyone,
I just went out and rented the new Wii Punch-out game and was very excited to play it. However, when I was about to load the game, a message came up on my Wii telling me I had to update something before I could play the game. It also stated that if I allow the update to happen, the update may or may not delete any unauthorized stuff I put on my Wii... which obviously I have.
My question is, if you let this update run, will it remove my homebrew and other Apps like that? If so, is there a certain way around this.

This has been brought up so many times. All you need to do is download Gecko OS, and then launch your game from there. This app can also be used to boot import games and apply codes. Just read about it on its page. :)



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 06/02/2009 03:09AM by WaxyPumpkin72.

awesome! i already have gecko downloaded, and I kind of figured that may work but I never tried it. Thanks for the quick response, mods, feel free to lock or delete this thread or whatever. :)

Alternatively, if you're on 4.0, the update is harmless.



Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 06/02/2009 03:29AM by Arikado.

Not to mention that no update has ever done anything to installed homebrew.

Gents, a few related questions from a n00b here.

I'm running System Menu 3.2U with Homebrew Channel installed (via Twilight Hack). Any risk of the system update on Punch-Out!! removing Homebrew or bricking my Wii? Safe to update in your opinions?

Thanks in advance.

I'd just not update, use GeckoOS to get around the update requirement.

Actually when I put in Punch-Out!!, it doesn't prompt me to update the system like it does on other Wiis (I'm guessing I may have configured a setting somewhere using some HBC app to disable system update prompts), but when I try to run the game, the Wii hangs with a black screen.

Attempting to run it with Gecko OS (v1.9) results in the following prompt: "The game requires IOS 53. Install IOS530640v4113.wad?". Is it safe to proceed with this IOS update via Gecko OS?

Thanks again.

That's a very specific question but I'm pretty sure that means that your Wii doesn't have IOS 53 at all, so installing one IOS shouldn't be a problem. Better to install just this one IOS than going through the Disk Channel and forcing a system-wide update.

Anyone else care to verify this? I'm pretty sure this is part of the point of having GeckoOS to begin with.

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That's a very specific question but I'm pretty sure that means that your Wii doesn't have IOS 53 at all, so installing one IOS shouldn't be a problem. Better to install just this one IOS than going through the Disk Channel and forcing a system-wide update.

Anyone else care to verify this? I'm pretty sure this is part of the point of having GeckoOS to begin with.

Agreed. Interestingly though, I didn't know Gecko OS could install it until now... (I also dont think Punch-Out is new enough to require it, but I guess it is)



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 06/10/2009 05:18PM by Arikado.