MFE-Wii

Wii MFE Port
Wii MFE Port
General
Author	nuvalo
Type	Media players
Version	1.1
License	Mixed
Last Updated	2010/05/22
Links
	Download
	Website

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

Media

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