HackMii Installer Download Link

BootMii developer/website administrator,

I have been developing a Windows application (may become available on Mac / Linux) that formats the SD card if requested, downloads the HackMii Installer, Homebrew Browser, and BannerBomb, extracts all files into their respective locations, and then shows a user how to install their requested Homebrew. To download the HackMii Installer, I need a static download link. Its name should stay intact for every update. The PHP get-file link that you have placed is not compatible with Visual Basic's Net.WebClient's DownloadFile Event.

If you have a static location, could you please send me the URL. If not, could you please create one?

Thanks,
Wii Man (Wiibrew: Elosnoc Iiw)

not gonna happen. team twiizers dont want anyone hotlinking their files.

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SifJar
not gonna happen. team twiizers dont want anyone hotlinking their files.

No, they stated that they don't want anyone hosting the HackMii Installer. They never said about linking directly to the file. The program that I am creating would get the file from their server, so then, I am not re-hosting the files, or hotlinking them, I am sending a Net.WebClient to grab from the server (Visual Basic).

Public Sub Download_HackMiiInstaller()
        Dim HackMiiDownload As Net.WebClient = New Net.WebClient
        HackMiiDownload.DownloadFile("urltodownload", "C:\hackmiiinstaller.zip")
End Sub

Plus if people can't follow the simple directions to install homebrew, then they probably shouldn't be messing with their Wiis.

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ElosnocIiw

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SifJar
not gonna happen. team twiizers dont want anyone hotlinking their files.

No, they stated that they don't want anyone hosting the HackMii Installer. They never said about linking directly to the file. The program that I am creating would get the file from their server, so then, I am not re-hosting the files, or hotlinking them, I am sending a Net.WebClient to grab from the server (Visual Basic).

Public Sub Download_HackMiiInstaller()
        Dim HackMiiDownload As Net.WebClient = New Net.WebClient
        HackMiiDownload.DownloadFile("urltodownload", "C:\hackmiiinstaller.zip")
End Sub

You're wrong. They have specifically stated that they do not wish people to hotlink it.

Also, I agree with bg4545's comment.

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BootMii Download Page
Please link to this download page instead of re-hosting the Installer on your site

They don't seem to mind hotlinks.

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clueless123

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BootMii Download Page
Please link to this download page instead of re-hosting the Installer on your site

They don't seem to mind hotlinks.

Link to the page, not the download. Hotlinking is linking direct to the actual download.

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SifJar

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clueless123

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BootMii Download Page
Please link to this download page instead of re-hosting the Installer on your site

They don't seem to mind hotlinks.

Link to the page, not the download. Hotlinking is linking direct to the actual download.

Pas de Touché, as I am not "linking" at all. I am grabbing directly from a source, not providing a "link". Hence the Net.Webclient VB code I had mentioned earlier. Also, even if i was HOTlinking, I am not re-hosting the file.

But now the posts are falling out of the topic question.

What is the static URL to the file?

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bg4545
Plus if people can't follow the simple directions to install homebrew, then they probably shouldn't be messing with their Wiis.

This is just an interactive displaying of the instructions, that looks very much like Microsoft Installer, only designed to grab the files, and display, step-by-step, how to install it. Everything on one page may cause one to lose track of where they were reading. In this situation, only the step they were reading appears, allowing for a much easier experience. And less link-searching, as the installer makes it autoMAGIC.

Also, it is faster than downloading each file (manually), extracting it (manually), moving it (manually), then repeating this for every other file. The installer allows for easy installation, as it does the hard work for you {download, extract, move} {download, extract, move} {download, extract, move} {download, extract, move} {download, extract, move} {download, extract, move}.

Then, the user inserts their Card, installs the HBC, DVDx (optionally), and BootMii (optionally). Then, they run HBC, and voilà, HBB is there, ready for action!

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SifJar
You're wrong. They have specifically stated that they do not wish people to hotlink it.

When?
Where?
Who?
What?

Details, details!

Information!

Confirmation?!?!?!

Don't triple post. One is plenty.

Anyway, there isn't a static link to the URL, probably because they don't want people hotlinking the download, which IS what you are trying to do, whether you accept it or not.

And your reply to bg4545 doesn't answer his statement, which is perfectly valid.

As was explained here, there is no static download link because it would be useful to scammers.

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SifJar
Don't triple post. One is plenty.

Anyway, there isn't a static link to the URL, probably because they don't want people hotlinking the download, which IS what you are trying to do, whether you accept it or not.

And your reply to bg4545 doesn't answer his statement, which is perfectly valid.

Sorry about the triple post, I just learned to place multiple quotes in a post.

Could you please define hotlinking? Then I can get a nice understanding of whether I am [hot|cold]linking.

I was not expressing invalidation of bg4545's post, and now that I read my own post, I realize that I did not answer to his statement, and as such I apologize. But, my application is designed to do a few of the steps that are in the installation instructions on WiiBrew (i.e. downloading, extracting), keeping the remaining instructions intact. This program is designed for those who do not want to install 7-Zip, WinZip, etc. . Other than that, the program just displays the remaining instructions onscreen.

Note: Instructions / the program itself could be a website, not 100% sure.

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To Team Twiizers:
Just because you use a get-php method on the download link, that doesn't prevent one from parsing the link programmatically, which allows for the download to be carried out without problems. There is no possible way to completely remove programmatic downloads and "hotlinks".

Thanks All, I think the question has been solved.

However this topic can be closed, close it.

locked as requested.