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| Author | DarkMatterCore |
| Type | Wii U |
| Version | 0.3 |
| License | Mixed |
| Last Updated | 2023/10/04 |
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WW-43DB-Patcher is a Wii homebrew application patches the WiiWare aspect ratio database (43DB) to allow access to 16:9 aspect ratio in WiiWare titles where 4:3 is enforced. It does this by stubbing all entries in the vWii System Menu U8 archive, without modifying the System Menu TMD.
A backup of the unpatched System Menu U8 archive content file is created at sd:/ww-43db-patcher_bkp/<content_id>.app, which should be copied to a safe location. The application can also restore this backup if it is available on the SD card.
However, if the U8 archive has been modified and its hash no longer matches the one from the System Menu TMD, the backup generation and restoring features will not work. This application is only compatible with Wii U consoles. Thanks to InvoxiPlayGames for testing and providing the icon.
Installation
Copy the apps directory from the downloaded file to the root of your SD-card.
Changelog
v0.3
- Fix borked error message output due to missing function attributes.
- Check free space on the inserted SD card before attempting to write a System Menu U8 archive backup.
- Migrate to hardware-based SHA-1 hash calculation.
- Add option to only patch most demanded WC24 channel entries (Everybody Votes Channel, Check Mii Out Channel).
- Display git branch and commit hash.
- Display build date in UTC format.
- Reset screen on user input to better accommodate for any possible error messages (except when the HOME button is pressed).
- Other minor fixes and improvements.
v0.2
- Now capable of restoring a previously generated System Menu U8 archive backup.
- System Menu U8 archive content hash is now verified before attempting to save a backup or restore it.
- Moved all SD card I/O in ardb.c to utils.c.
- Minor optimizations.
v0.1
- Initial release.
External Links
- GitHub - https://github.com/DarkMatterCore/ww-43db-patcher
- Open Shop Channel - https://oscwii.org/library/app/ww-43db-patcher