MFE-Wii

Wii MFE Port
General
Author	nuvalo
Type	Media players
Version	1.1
License	Mixed
Last Updated	2010/05/22
Links
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MFE-Wii is an MPlayer Front-End for the Wii, using Wii-Linux 8/4/2008. MFE-Wii provides a front-end controlled by a Gamecube control pad and allows you to play media files directly from the SD Card on your Wii.

This project is based on the MFE opensource media player for gc-linux. You can find the original sources on its sourceforge page:

http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=98581&package_id=156977

This version uses the same sources than the original, there are only some changes on the kernel and the filesystem to adapt it to wii. It uses wii-linux to run on a wii, and the SDL libraries for this system. It will boot using the ARAM filesystem method.

What you need

To get MFE-Wii working on your Wii, you will need the following equipment;

• A Wii Console able to run Homebrew Code (A Wii Console with Zelda: Twilight Princes and the Twilight Hack Save Game loaded onto your Wii).
• An SD Card
• A Gamecube control pad.
• The MFE-Wii Binaries (mfe-wii.elf).

Installation

• Copy the file mfe-wii.elf and the directory mfe to the root directory of your SD Card.
• Rename the .ELF file to boot.elf .
• If you're using the Homebrew Channel, place the boot.elf file in its own folder within the 'apps' folder.
• Copy your .avi files that you want to play to your SD Card.
• Load your SD Card into the front slot of your Wii.
• Ensure that your Gamecube Controller is plugged in.
• Start your Wii and use your Homebrew Loader (Be it Twilight Hack, Homebrew Channel or other).
• Launch the .ELF file and select the Media Files you would like to play.

Instructions

Here is the button relation between the gc-pad and the keyboard:

• [digital pad]: Navigate through your filesystem, forward and backward
• [A]: Launch a file (play)
• [B]: Stop

Missing

• DVD
• Wiimote
• Network share access
• USB-storage support

Known bugs

• Disable WiiConnect24 before running this
• No support for Wavebird controller

Thanks to

• The gc-linux team for their effort in porting linux to the Wii.
• Isobel, for his great MFE player minidistro.

External links

• wiibrew - https://wiibrew.org/wiki/Wii_MFE_Port