MFE-Wii

[xiaNaix]

nuvalo has ported the MFE media player to the Wii!

MFE-Wii for Wii, using wii-linux 8/4/2008

Introduction:
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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/showf...kage_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:
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- A console ready to run homebrew (Twilight hack + SDElfLoader 3.0)
- SDCard
- Gamecube Pad


Installation:
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- Copy the files mfe-wii.elf and the directory "mfe" to the root of yout SDCard.

- Copy the ".avi" files that you want to play on your sdcard

- Put the SDCard on the wii front sdcard reader

- Connect the gamecube pad

- Launch the file "mfe-wii.elf", using your favourite method of loading homebrew.

Instructions:
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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
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- DVD
- Wiimote


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

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wiW4jyLkiFM

Source: TehSkeen

[Takenover83]

This is the only version of MFE I have gotten to work so far on my wii (D2C 1A Argon 1.8). The gamecube versions, always gave me errors about the fs (mfe-fs.bz2). So finally I have been able to use MFE! But the downside is, that is did not work with many of the avi files I tested, but did work with some. The ones that did not work, just gave me a black screen. I look forward to watching the progress of this version of mfe.

[fueltank]

Looks good, is the Wii hardware fast enough to play back HD video dumps?

[monoufo]

the wii only supports 480p resolution so it can't play HD video. you know that. If you have HD dumps, then you must have a HDTV. In that case, you have DVI or HDMI inputs. you can hook your laptop up to the TV and watch them in HD. I can't get my laptop on my tv, because its linux and the svideo isn't easily supported and it doesn't have dvi out either.

[RomanHelmet]

does this support reading of avi's off of the front sd, or do you need the gecko?

[Takenover83]

Off the front.

[fueltank]

Originally Posted by monoufo

the wii only supports 480p resolution so it can't play HD video. you know that. If you have HD dumps, then you must have a HDTV. In that case, you have DVI or HDMI inputs. you can hook your laptop up to the TV and watch them in HD. I can't get my laptop on my tv, because its linux and the svideo isn't easily supported and it doesn't have dvi out either.

Opps. Good point about the 480p limiting factor.

[holeinthewall]

Originally Posted by monoufo

the wii only supports 480p resolution so it can't play HD video. you know that. If you have HD dumps, then you must have a HDTV. In that case, you have DVI or HDMI inputs. you can hook your laptop up to the TV and watch them in HD. I can't get my laptop on my tv, because its linux and the svideo isn't easily supported and it doesn't have dvi out either.

Wait a second. Am I missing something? The XBMC took the Xbox's native 480p and was able to upconvert video to 720p/1080i. It also can play native HD x264 video but very, very, very poorly. If a proper homebrew would be developed on the Wii, then why can't it do it as well.