Cannot access Mii channel on Korean Wii
THIS TUTORIAL IS WRITTEN ON 2009, AND MAYBE ALREADY OBSOLETE.
For those who use Korean Wii and cannot enter Mii and Photo Channel, like “You can’t access this channel“. Heres the solution, remember, do it on your own risk.
In my case, i found that there is multiple channel installed. Mii Channel Korean and US, Photo Channel Korean and US, News Channel Korean, US and Europe. Its not appear in Wii Channel, but we can see it through file manager. Maybe thats why you can’t access Mii and Photo Channel. I didn’t test News Channel cause i don’t have internet connection in my Wii.Requirement:
1. SDCard
2. Home Brew Channel
Step:
1. Download channel file manager
2. Extract
3. Copy folder Channel File Manager to folder apps in SDCard
4. Insert SDCard to wii, turn it on
5. Go to HBC -> open Channel File Manager
6. Press A
7. Choose Wii NAND
8. Choose System Channel Titles
9. Choose which file you want to delete. See reference below.
—————————————————————–
HAAx Photo Channel
HABx Shopping Channel
HACx Mii Channel
HAFx Weather/Forecast Channel
HAGx News Channel
HAYx Photo Channel 1.1
—————————————————————–
x=”Region/Country”
K=Korean
J=Japann
A=America
E=Europ
note:
I found 2 file HAC, HACA and HACK, i delete HACK
then HAYK and HAYA, i delete HAYK
after deleting that file, press home button to return to Wii main menu. The channel you delete must be dissapear, in this case Mii and Photo channel, even there still Mii and Photo channel in US version. Don’t worry, turn off your Wii and turn it on again, and your channel appear back. Now you can access Mii and Photo channel from your Korean Wii. Good luck
YOU ARE THE BEST MAN!!!
I GOT MY MII CHANNEL WORKING BECAUSE OF THIS!
THANKS A MILLION!
I HOPE THAT THERE ARE A LOT MORE PEOPLE LIKE YOU HELPING US NOOBS!
Glad it work for you too
woorking perfectly!!!!! do u know if there are some problems connectin usa wiifit to a korean wii?? thanksss
@emi:
Really?? AFAIK, theres nothin wrong connectin US wiifit to Korean wii.
I’m not sure, cause i don’t have wiifit.
Maybe, you need to upgrade some IOS or CIOS. What is your wii firmware version?
****I found 2 file HAC, HACA and HACK****
How come you only found 2 files? you found 3 files not 2
Be careful everyone it might brick your Wii
@IYOT:
I said i found 2 file HAC. And that is HACK and HACA.
Please read carefully.
If you do it correctly it will not brick your wii.
Thankz for this Mr. Jokerz now I’m enjoying making a cute Characters on my Mii Channel
@hotzpot:
Glad it work for you too
thanks thanks thanks!!!!!!!
i did everything that you advised in order to use the mii channel, i deleted the channels then i turned off the wii but the channels wont come back
@confuzed:
Which channel did you delete?
Do not delete all HACx files, remember to leave 1 HACx files.
HACK and HAYK thats what i deleted…i just need to know how to get my mii channel and photo back
@confuzed:
Before you delete it, did you see any duplicate HACx and HAYx??
How to get it back? Get it from wii shop channel.
Please read the tutorial above carefully. And i write it above, do it on your own risk.
there was only 4 files HABK,HAAA,HACK,HAYK.
@confuzed:
If theres no duplicate, then why you delete it?
Don’t you read the tutorial above?
In my case and other people that success use my tutorial above, is because there is duplicate HACx files. Thats why we need to remove it to make it works. If you didn’t find duplicate HACx file, then your case doesn’t same with me.
If you want to make your file back, try go to shop channel.
I don’t know, is it possible to copy it from my system.
I’ll tell you tomorrow.
Worked like a charm for the Mii and Photo channel. Great!
I have one more problem with my KOR Wii. I am unable to access the Settings page. When I enter the settings page it shows a white screen with a “.” and then “..” on the next line. Anyway to fix?
@Harshal:
You got semi-brick dude.
Try to fix it…
Yes I realised that. I just fixed it yesterday. Here’s what I did. http://www.wiihacks.com/general-homebrew-hack-issues/14726-mii-settings-issues-jap-wii-backup-loader.html
@Harshal:
Well, congratulation and thanx for putting my name. I really appreciate that
Hi,
You seem to provide a very precise and laconic feedback to all your posters. Appreciated!!
Coming to my problem, I am unable to access any channel on my Wii (except the disc channel, HomeBrew Channel and Backuploader gamma channel). Upon clicking on these channels (Mii, Photoshop) from my wii menu, the whole TV screen sort of blacks out with a sole line in centre – “THIS CHANNEL CANNOT BE ACCESSED”. On going into Wii settings -> Data Management, I am able to see only Backup loader channel and HBC channel installed on my Wii.
I have purchased a South Korean Wii (data file management says its 3.2U or something) and it shows Disc Channel, Mii Channel, Photoshop Channel (1.1), Wii shop Channel, Weather Forecast Channel, Homebrew Channel in the startup Wii menu (The one that appears when I start my wii).
Is my case different than yours? Am i looking at the right place on my wii? In the eventuality of my case being different from yours, what would you suggest me in order to access mii and photoshop channel?? Thanks a lot in advance
@Wii_Novice:
Try my method above. But do not delete the files if there is no duplicate files.
If there duplicate files (2-3 channel) exist, try to delete just 1 channel. Restart and see the result. If it fail, Stop it.
Hope it work
Thanks a lot JOKERz for the prompt reply. Just wanted to ask one more “dumb” question to you. How can i check whether my Wii’s an NTSC or a PAL? Its a South Korean Wii.
Sorry to ask you this but since the manual that I have got is in Korean language (I suppose its Korean), I cannot turn to it for resolution of this query.
@Wii_Novice:
Go to setting. See at the top right. theres firmware version.
Its vary 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, or 4.0 and theres letter at the end.
If you have “u” for USA (NTSC) “e” for europe(PAL)
i have a video cam with a card for storing photos.is it a sd card?i dont know cause sd card is not written in it. could you please tell me.
also what did you mean when you typed”do it at your own risk’?
@vrock:
How can i know what type is your card if i didn’t see it?
Btw you can Look at here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SDCard
what i mean “do it at your own risk”. Well, if your Wii brick after following tutorial above, don’t blame me.
hey thanks
hey i have one more queston could you please tell me what to delete?
@vrock:
You don’t need to delete anything if you didn’t find any duplicate file i describe above.
thanks man worked like a charm dude thanks i owe you my life. Coz i just bought a new korean wii and i really wanted to make my own mii
@jm:
Glad it work for you too
Hi JOKERz. Glad to have found your tutorial. Will do try to follow your instructions later when I get home and hope it will fix the issue on my Mii channel.
@Tin:
Yeah, hope it works. And read the instruction carefully. Don not delete anything if you don’t find any duplicate file.
Man, you’re the best. It worked like a champ. Thanks for posting it.
@vinoth:
you mean like a charm right
Hi Guys,
Download link to the Channel File Manager seems to be dead. Where can I get a link?
Cheers!/
@IT:
really? Ok, here’s new File Manager link for you
€JOKERz:
Thanks for the quick update. However Channel File Manager now gives an error message “Retrieving device contents. Please wait… ERROR ret = -1″
A quick search on the web focuses on the type of SD card, but I have used 1GB regular SD card with FAT partition. I even tried an old 16MB SD card, with no success.
I am wondering if it is related to HBC or my Wii hardware.
@IT:
AFAIK “Error ret = -2″ is because i don’t have some CIOS installed properly, not the SD Card, maybe “-1″ is the same. Sorry im not sure of it, its been long time.
I gave up on Channel File Manager and used “Any Title Deleter MOD” and deleted the Korean Mii Channel like you said.
Worked like a charm.
Thanks a Million!
@IT:
Glad it work for you too. Anyway, do you mind to share where to download “Any title deleter MOD” here?
So other people may use it too.
Sure thing. Actually the original program is called Any Title Deleter, but someone modified it so that the names of the files are more understandable. I downloaded it from:
http://wiibrew.org/wiki/AnyTitle_Deleter/AnyTitle_Deleter_MOD
Best of luck to everyone…
@IT:
Thanx for sharing
Channel File Manager is working just fine.. IT the error is that your not choosing Wii NAND.. The manager retrieves from your sd card instead.. Use right arrow to choose wii nand..
anyway.. thanks JOKERz
@Ice:
Your welcome dude
hey…where can i download games for wii online for free…..dont have a credit card to buy on sites…..
i want mario games…please advise…..and on what kind of dvd can we burn them so that it works…some1 told me that you can use only 8.4gb dvd`s….
pleaSE HELP…….
@new2wii:
Theres many site out there offer download for free.
No, you dont need dual layer dvd. AFAIK only Mario Super Galaxy and Super Smash Bros Brawler use dual layer dvd.
Hi !! very good post !! It works !!
I have another problem, my disc channel never works : can’t read the disc…
I don’t know if it’s a problem on wii from korea ?
I can load my games in the homebrew channel that means my dvd rom works fine.
Do you have any idea ? Thank you
@mimi:
Yupz, nintendo use region lock. You can only play korean games with disc channel.
Thats why you need channel like Gamma Loader.
There’s a way to make disc channel work. I already try it.
What i do is installing starfall and some cIOS and IOS.
Sorry i forgot the step, so i can’t tell you the detail.
The risk is very high. You can brick your Wii, if something goes wrong.
I already sold my Wii console 4 months ago, so i don’t read any news about Wii anymore.
As far as i know there’s more simple step and more safety to make Disc Channel work.
Try to googling with “softmii” or “soft mii” keywords. Goodluck!
@mimi:
Look at http://jokerz.web.id/blog/2009/07/23/nintendo-wii-direct-play-from-disc-channel/
@JOKERz :
Thank you a lot. I will try this.
I’ve korean games, but I’ve the same error on disk channel.
how do I get the home brew channel?? i’ve looked for it in many sites but i didn’t find… help me, please
Man super thanks. I really have to take time to thank you. I appreciate you help!
I also did it using AnyTitle Deleter MOD and it worked perfectly – many thanks!!!
[...] thank God I found this site. JOKERz’s instructions were right on the spot. His instructions are very clear. For my case, [...]
JOKERz :
I stopped at the step 5, I see nothing when I go to HBC, I can only press home button then either reload, about, or exit. Cant see Channel file Manager.
Thanks in advance for your help.
Thank you so much JOKERz.
YES’ it works on my Korean Wii too.
It took me half an hour to figure out step=by-step carefully due to some confusion and the lack of my own confident.
ie. I couldn’t find Wii NAND at the beginning and I was too afraid to press anything if it wasn’t look 100% like your instruction
Anyway, I got it finally.
Thanks again.
hi, this may seem like a really stupid question. im a noob with this whole wii mumbo jumbo. do i need to connect the homebrew channel to the internet before going through the whole process or can i do it offline?
thanks
You can do it offline
hi, i tried doing it online and offline. when i access the HBC, i cant seem to find any more options instead of going back to the home menu. is my sd card not loading the files? what do i need to do to my sd card for it to be recognized by my wii?
thanks again
@Lee:
Read Homebrew Channel manual
http://hbc.hackmii.com/
http://wiibrew.org/wiki/Homebrew_Channel
joker, thanks. i finally figured it out. thanks a bunch man.
@Lee:
Your welcome bro!!
It’s really good to hear you managed to fix the mii channel, my niece was really disappoint for not being able to play on her mii channel. next week when i visit her i’ll try fixing her wii…
thanks you so much, man
also, do you know if i can fix the settings screen that way too?
when i try opening it a white screen with a single black dot comes up and the wii freezes, i still can move the cursor, but i can’t really do anything there…
@Dokapox:
maybe you got semi brick wii.
Try this http://www.wiihacks.com/general-homebrew-hack-issues/14726-mii-settings-issues-jap-wii-backup-loader.html
heyy
i did ur tutorial
but after everything my mii and poto channel dissapeared i was stupid cuz i didnt see if there was dubbles
is there a way where i can download the mii channel agagin and not from the wii shop cuz i cant update the wii
@Ecko:
try to find the mii and photo channel files again and copy it in your system, maybe you can copy it from your friends wii or try googling it.
Sorry can’t help you, coz i don’t have wii anymore.
I had this problem because I had Korean channels but only the US ones would load on a korean Wii after modification. You can download the channels using NUSD, install them using channel file manager, then delete the duplicate korean one when your done, reboot the Wii, and it works.
Tested on 3.2U modded Korean Wii.
thanks for the tip JOKERz, i think it really is a semibrick
i’ll try fixing it tomorrow
hope it works
again, thanks a lot! /
hi man… i tried what u said, but wen i open the Home brew channel, nothing happened. i bought a brand new sd card… can you advise me incase there is something i am not doing right?
thanks
got it!! thanks man!
hi man, i wuz wonderin, can i use a micro sd adapter instead of an sd card? coz i don haf 1, and if i do dis, does it delete my other channels, such as the backup loader of stuff like dat?
@valdez:
Yes you can.
hey man, im usin d mini sd adaptor but i cant find the channel file manager!!! i go 2 homebrew channel but notin happns! pls help me
well thers no duplicate files. So do u noe any websites wer i can donload the mii channel?
good ! just follow the step, within 5 minutes the whole thing is working!
Quote :
“well thers no duplicate files. So do u noe any websites wer i can donload the mii channel?”
If you dont have duplicate files you can delete the korean channels
HACK & reinstall mii channel with Mii Channel Updater or WiiSCU
Hey me again!I did not try out the tutorial but can i preform a wii system update with gama channel?
Will it get my Wii bricked? i really want to try a wiiware.
hmmm…. i never update through gamma channel.
So i don’t know.
thanks for this post… it helped me restore both mii and photo channel in my korean wii… thanks a lot!!!!
Dumb question – this is my first time doing this. I didn’t have an APPS folder on my SD Card. So I created one on the root, and tried to copy the files from Channel File Manager into that. But my Wii can’t see it.
Here is the file structure:
G:
-EncFiltLog.menc
-[apps]
–[Channel File Manager 2.0 BETA 3]
—[Homebrew Channel]
—-[apps]
—–[Channel File Manager]
——meta.xml
——boot.dol
——icon.png
—[Wii Homebrew Launcher]
—-[HOMEBREW]
—–[Channel-File-Manager]
——boot.dol
——title.png
——title.txt
-[private]
–[wii]
—[title]
—-[RSPW]
—–data.bin
What am I doing wrong?
Many thanks
hi there
I cannot download you channel file manager. can you help me with it? thanx
Nariko
I bought my Wii in China, and realized that it is a Korean version with upgraded 4.0U software. I’m using USB Loader CFG to play games, and it works great. Problem like all of us is getting the channels especially Mii working. When i checked the channel info using Any Title Deleter, I only had one version (ending with K e.g. xxxK). When I load Mii Channel it gives the error “You can’t access this channel”.
This is what I’ve done so far:
1.Installed Mii Channel (NUS) using DOP-Mii
2.Used Any Title Deleter and found now I have HACK and HACA. Deleted HACK.
3.Restarted Wii, and when I started Mii Channel, the word Mii Channel is in English (so that was a positive sign). When I try to go into Mii Channel, there’s a black screen followed by going back to the Wii main menu.
Any ideas, anyone?
Oh, I had the same error “You can’t access this channel” for my Photo Channel too, and after I did the same as above and used DOP-Mii to install the NUS version of the channel, followed by deleting the extra Korean version, i’m able to use Photo Channel with no problems at all. Had lots of fun making doodles of wife’s pics ^_^
Thanking in advance for any assistance.
Hey by the way if i get a U.S. pokemon battle revolution and i transfer pokemon from my U.S. D.s will my wii get bricked?I tried on my friends U.K. <but chipped > and it worked fine!
One more Queston is it okay if i perform a wii system update? P.S -i dont want to preform it using gamma channel!
SOMEONE PLEASE REPLY!!!!:(
@VRock:
1. Save game doesn’t brick your wii
2. If you never mooding your wii (original from factory not chipped or softmod), you may perform wii system update.
Is there a way to connect to the net without performing a wii system update
@vrock:
I dont remember correctly
But AFAIK you can disable it in wii settings
Hey i think i read somewhere that you dont need to update your wii for online gaming!
Is it true?
I have version 4.0U Korean Modded Wii, i tried creating Mii Channel through NUSD v6 and v4, v6 did not install v4 installed but shows black screen.
I am using channel manager to install the WAD files
Please help
My Wii is Korean updated to 4.0U. Even after I deleted the Korean Mii Channel and installed US Mii Channel (done using DOP-Mii v12) my Mii Channel when started will show black screen followed by going back to Wii System Menu.
I managed to fix my Mii Channel issue by uninstalling cIOSCORP. http://www.wiihacks.com/recommended-faqs-guides-tutorials-only/54963-how-uninstall-cioscorp-your-wii-console.html
Hi, I just got a new nitendo wii, i just want to know if it will brick it? I am afraid that i will brick it. Sorry. Just want to be assured that if i follow your instruction carefully, there won’t be any problem at all. Thank you for providing this tutorial. :”>
No guarantee for that.
Do it on your own risk.
I have a korean wii (version 4.0u)with the same problem mentioned above.i installed the channel file manager but i could only see one HACK file .There was no other HAC file as mentioned by you.How can i solve this problem now. Is there any other method to resolve the same. waiting for your help eagerly
If you dont see any HACx Files, then dont do any step above.
Sorry can’t help you
Hey ive not got the homebrew channel can i still access the channel file manager through save data? Thanks!
Hey could you please post a another link for channel file manager. Thanks a lot in advance!!!
please help….:! Thanks a lot in advance!!!
Hey i am really sorry for replying again but can i access the channel file manager without the home brew channel ?
thanks a lot for the tutorial!!!!
i did everything step by step nd deleted the korean files which left the american ones!!! bt still cannot access the mii nd pohto channel!!!the wii kind off restarts upon clicking!!earlier it used to show “this channel can’t be used”. HACA nd HAYA files r there bt still bth d channels dnt wrk!!!
plzzz help!!! am worried!!
when i go to home brew channel nothing happens even after i put the sd card into the wii with the channel file manager in it
eh..
it’s just me or the link is broken??
try to googling newer version
um its a problem for me ya know im confuzed 1:the link is broken 2:what will happen if my sd card has no apps folder 3:what will happen if my wii is bricked 4:if i have 1 files not 2 what should i do or i have 2 and i have deleted 1 it will not work im done with the question
Hey Jokerz, great post! You just saved me from bringing back my Wii to the shop.
For those who’s a little confused, here’s what I did.
Condition:
I had a Korean Wii. Both Mii Character and Photo can’t be accessed. Mii Character at main channel page is in Korean words.
What I did, as explained by Jokerz:
1. I downloaded Anytitle Deleter (http://wiibrew.org/wiki/AnyTitle_Deleter/)
2. Create a folder in a SD card: Apps
3. Unzip the AnyTitle_Deleter_HBC and copied the whole unzipped folder into E:\Apps\
4. Your SD card shall now have E:\Apps\AnyTitle_Deleter_HBC\
5. Slot SD card into my Wii and boot.
6. Launch Homebrew channel
7. Check the installed channels
8. Found two duplicated channels:
HABK Shopping Channel
HABA Shopping Channel
HACK Mii Channel
HACA Mii Channel
9. Mii channel has been duplicated; Photo channel not duplicated; Shopping channel has been duplicated.
10. I deleted HACK (Mii Channel Korea Version). Ignore the rest.
11. Exit the program and switch off and switch on my Wii
12. Mii Channel gone (sweat…!)
13. Took a deep breath. Switch off the Wii and switch on again.
14. Taadaa! Mii Channel appears in English as “Mii Character” (previously was “Mii 문자”)
15. Set my Mii character and done.
Thanks again to Jokerz.
Glad it work
Thank you so much ! I Tried many tutorials on how to get the homebrew, then tried yours about the mii channel and finally got it working ! Right now im running wii menu 4.2 U on a korean Chipped wii with mii , photo , wii shop , forecast , news , Backup launcher channel , homebrew ,Neo gamma backup loader ( R7 ) ,wii backup launcher and mario kart channel another korean news and forecast (i got the us ones when i updated using US DECCA SPORTS )working.
I want to install homebrew browser . When i connect my wii online it asks for a wii system update. I refused and i tried playing online but it asked me to accept wii user agreement which said my wii would be bricked if i had any unauthorised software . Now if i install the homebrew browser how will i use it without internet ? (i know u dont need wifi to install the homebrew browser )If i install the homebrew browser will it automaticly connect to my wifi ( even though i did not agree to the user agreements ) ?
Pls. help thanks a million in advance !
maybe you can download it to your sdcard, then install it manually
i’m not sure… coz i already sell my wii a years ago
anyone. please help, i did what joker did.. but in my case..
there is no duplicate.. so i deleted HACK.. i did not see HACA, so now i deleted the Mii channel.. now how can i Install a mii channel, in english HACA… please help!! thanks
When i go to homebrew channel, it gives me bubbles and 2 objects in the bottom right corner, One flashes when i press the button 1 and then when I press A, nothing happens, Please Help Me, i am a 12 year boy
Please, could you answer my question, it does not read my SD Card. And could you give a solution, thanks in advance! If I get through this step, I can perform all the other steps easily, Please reply fast…