Hacking Best Way to Mod Any Wii: ModMii for Windows: Official Support Thread

[XFlak]

It's working for some but not others. I'm busy studying but DeadlyFoez is on irc (#ModMii channel on abjects server) feverishly trying to help those who can't update properly.

edit: I see you've joined the irc channel, hopefully u get it working soon

 

[LWares87]

my battery ran out and i got booted out. lol

 

[D34DL1N3R]

Not an April Fools joke. It's working for me and I gotta say the new GUI is amazing!

 

[LWares87]

yeah... i managed to get it working in the end. lol :L

 

[DeadlyFoez]

Ok, we found a few small bugs in 7.0.1 and XFlak will be releasing an update hopefully before the end of the day, but it is nothing that breaks the program and your wii is in no chance of being bricked. Thank you everyone who helped sort these issues out in IRC with me.

 

[LWares87]

oh... a update at last, hopefully it will be better than this one. lol :L

 

[DeadlyFoez]

Ok folks. After screwing around all day and finding a few more issues with the installer, we'll just tell the manual install instructions.

1. Download http://modmii.zzl.org/ModMii7.0.1.zip
2. Extract the .zip file using the password of "34kdujw832s", without the quotes. You will get update.bin from the zip file.
3. Rename update.bin to ModMii.exe
4. Run the executable.
5. Profit!!

You now have the latest windows version of ModMii and it's able to be run as a portable app. If you really want it installed with shortcuts and all then you'll have to wait until XFlaks fixes the installer.

P.S. Don't forget to donate. All those who donate $1USD or more get the functional easter egg.

 

[LWares87]

It's a good feature and it does work!

Edit: I thought it was something else, never mind.

 

[pwsincd]

x64 version?

 

[DeadlyFoez]

It shouldn't be. I've got it opening on my x86 win 7. Actually, I totally forgot trying it on x64, but I think xflak runs that anyways.

 

[LWares87]

I get "program too big to fit in memory"

Edit: Something is strange about this file, I don't know what it is... but, I feel like it's got another purpose and you'll have to discover it for yourself. *try a using a hex editor and see if you can find any clues in there.*

 

[pendejerto]

i got pwned!!

happy april fools .....

 

[.44 Magnum]

I'm running Window 7 Ultimate x64 and when I try this method I get an error message stating that "This version of the program is not compatible with the version of Windows I'm running". Any ideas? Thanks in advance.

 

[DeadlyFoez]

I'm running Window 7 Ultimate x64 and when I try this method I get an error message stating that "This version of the program is not compatible with the version of Windows I'm running". Any ideas? Thanks in advance.

Can you please open up the file that you extracted in a hex editor and copy the first 50 bytes or so in ascii format and post them up here. Apparently our host has been manipulating some file which caused them to seem as corrupt because they did not match the hash that we had coded in the updater/installer.

 

[scooby74029]

I'm running Window 7 Ultimate x64 and when I try this method I get an error message stating that "This version of the program is not compatible with the version of Windows I'm running". Any ideas? Thanks in advance.

Hey foez got same error here

heres hex of update.bin

Spoiler

 

[KingMuk]

I don't know if this is an issue with just me && my computer or what not but I can't seem to update my Modmii from v6.0.7 to 7.0.1!
This is starting to piss me off seeing as Modmii keeps saying "an update to modmii" blah blah blah. Excuse me for seeming disrespectful but I like to keep my apps up to date!

 

[Dent]

I'm running Window 7 Ultimate x64 and when I try this method I get an error message stating that "This version of the program is not compatible with the version of Windows I'm running". Any ideas? Thanks in advance.

Hey foez got same error here

heres hex of update.bin

Spoiler

If you rename that file update.bin to update.png, then double-click that file to open it, it is an April Fools picture. This file is not a program, it is a picture.

 

[DeadlyFoez]

I'm running Window 7 Ultimate x64 and when I try this method I get an error message stating that "This version of the program is not compatible with the version of Windows I'm running". Any ideas? Thanks in advance.

Hey foez got same error here

heres hex of update.bin

Spoiler

Yeah, our host if messing with our files again. Apparently, from the header, the host is putting in a .png file and renaming it. This must be their own spam crap and what was probably the issue from the start. I guess we over used our bandwidth in under a day.

Just out of curiosity, if it is in fact a photoshop/.png file, what do you get when you open it as such?

 

[DeadlyFoez]

If you rename that file update.bin to update.png, then double-click that file to open it, it is an April Fools picture.

A round of applause for the only person that did not need every final detail spelled out for them (only with %90 of the details already given away ). Congrats.


And remember, Jesus loves you

 

[XFlak]

Happy April Fools' Day

From Team Your Mom!

Many of you have just been the victims of a harmless ModMii April Fools' prank, codenamed "The Never Ending Update".

Spoiler: Joke even made it to gbatemp's Front Page News

ModMii v7.0.0 and v7.0.1 are a hoax, they do not exist and anything you've read about ModMii in the v7.0.0 and v7.0.1 changelogs are not true. The latest version of ModMii currently is still v6.0.7.

Spoiler: April Fools' ModMii Changelogs

7.0.1 Changelog:

• Corrected an issue that some users were having when updating to ModMii v7.0.0.
• Hey Vegeta, what does the internet say about ModMii's download count?
• Other minor changes and bugfixes.

7.0.0 Changelog:

• The ModMii user interface was totally rewritten in this update and now not only works on Windows but also on Macs and Linux. Note that when ModMii is being run on a Mac or linux System Menu themes are not supported. Big thanks goes out to DeadlyFoez who played a major role in this update.
• Chuck Norris doesn't use ModMii, ModMii uses Chuck Norris.
• Other minor changes and bugfixes.

This joke was very elaborate, and I'll expand on all the juicy and funny details...

I first took ModMii6.0.7.zip, and simply renamed it ModMii7.0.0.zip. So ModMii would try to update to v7.0.0, but in actuality it was installing v6.0.7, and users would be prompted to update to v7.0.0 again and again and again. This was totally harmless as users could still use ModMii v6.0.7 like normal by either declining the update or disabling update checks.

Here's a youtube video one ModMii user sent me via email to report the update "bug".

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And here's another video someone else recording to demonstrate the "bug".

Then to keep things fresh, we did the same thing but with v7.0.1 and also uploaded a text file to the google code page with this path "http://modmii.zzl.org/ModMii7.0.1.zip". If you followed this path, it would download a password protected zip file that DeadlyFoez mentions here:

Ok folks. After screwing around all day and finding a few more issues with the installer, we'll just tell the manual install instructions.

1. Download http://modmii.zzl.org/ModMii7.0.1.zip
2. Extract the .zip file using the password of <removed>, without the quotes. You will get update.bin from the zip file.
3. Rename update.bin to ModMii.exe
4. Run the executable.
5. Profit!!

You now have the latest windows version of ModMii and it's able to be run as a portable app. If you really want it installed with shortcuts and all then you'll have to wait until XFlaks fixes the installer.

P.S. Don't forget to donate. All those who donate $1USD or more get the functional easter egg.

In the ModMii IRC Channel, DeadlyFoez had people open update.bin in a hex editor and at that point most people noticed "PNG" in the header... this is because that file is an image, in fact, it's this image!

Spoiler: Update.png

If you were then to visit http://modmii.zzl.org/changelog.html, and scroll ALL the way to the bottom you would have seen this spoiler

Once someone figured out it was an April Fools' Joke, we got them to publicly report they got it working and fool others to jump through the same hoops and so on and so on.

After all is said and done, ModMii v7.0.0 and v7.0.1 (really v6.0.7 in disguise) were downloaded over 5,500 times!

Thanks everyone for being such good sports about this harmless April Fools' joke!

PS. JoostinOnline's reaction was the best

Spoiler: ModMii IRC Channel on the Abjects server

Can you guys try renaming it to what the header says and tell me if it works then?
so make it a picture? lol
LOL!
it's you!
idk what to think
lol
Hold on a sec while I take a screenshot
wolf, did you try it yet?
april fools bitches
LMFAO!!!!!!!!!!!!
LOL
the only truthful thing about this is that I really am busy studying, lol
You guys are sworn to secrecy
XFlak, I'm going to rip your fucking head off
lol
you assholes
LOL
were you messing with us this whole time?
this was all fake the whole time
no,
joostin. Ok, the real update I just posted it in the thread
ok so will the update work now?
* @[member='JoostinOnline'] doesn't even care anymore
LMFGDWHAO!!!!!!!!!!
you should be proud
nobody has EVER gotten my on April Fool's Day
update dont work lol
every
ever
this is my day bitch!
i should have known something when u said rename to a pic
Yeah, there is absolutely no update
fucker
LOL
april fool's joke codename: the never ending update
we've been planning this for well over a week now
ok so then the update that is planned is not ready yet?
now u guys can help us convince others that it's real
it does kind of suck to have my record broken
http://modmii.zzl.org/changelog.html Go all the way to the bottom and open the spoiler
lol
wolf. there is nothing that xflak and I have been working on besides this prank
oh u fuckers lol
sorry man.
yup, all that best buy beta testing was a load of crap
lol
I had to do it
so no running on linux and shit
theres VM ware and shit
not unless using vmware or w/e
XFlak, I haven't dropped an f-bomb in like 3 years
and you got it