Hacking WiiFlow Lite

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WiiFlow Lite​

What is WiiFlow Lite?
My mod or continuation of WiiFlow mod by Fix94. Gave it a new name because this is my own code editing without collaboration with Fix94 and other devs of WiiFlow. Despite the new name it is a replacement for WiiFlow and will still use the same folders (dev:/apps/wiiflow and dev:/wiiflow).

Source code & compiling
WiiFlow Lite source code can be found on GitHub here - https://github.com/Fledge68/WiiFlow_Lite
To compile WFL - https://github.com/Fledge68/WiiFlow_Lite/wiki#compiling

Wiki's
WFL official wiki (work in progress, very slowly) - https://github.com/Fledge68/WiiFlow_Lite/wiki

Releases
Official releases - https://github.com/Fledge68/WiiFlow_Lite/releases
Last official version is v5.5.4 September 20th, 2023.

Install
Simply download the latest release and extract the zip file to the root of your SD or USB device. If asked to overwrite any existing files say yes. Your device must be formatted to FAT32.
If you have a previous older version you may want to back it up before extracting the new release. Simply copy wiiflow_lite.ini to the same folder and rename it to wiiflow_lite_old.ini. If something doesn't work right with the new release simply download the old release and extract it over the new release. Then delete wiiflow_lite.ini and rename wiiflow_lite_old.ini back to wiiflow_lite.ini.

You will also need to use WiiFlow_Channel_Installer_v1.1.zip to install the WFL forwarder channel and a hidden channel.
It will work for both Wii and Wii U.
The forwarder channel is used to start WFL from the Wii or vWii menu and in WFL main settings you can set it as the 'Return To' channel for when you exit a Wii game.
The hidden channel is used by GameCube launchers (Nintendont/Devolution), Homebrew apps, and plugin emu's to exit them and return to WFL.

Starting WFL
You can start WFL via the HBC or install a forwarder channel to launch it directly from the Wii or vWii system menu.

If you are using a Wii (not Wii U) with Priiloader you can set Priiloader to run Priiloader-Forwader-Loader-DWFA.dol which will auto start the WFL forwarder channel you have installed.

Start Configurator
When WFL runs you can go into main settings>startup settings to change some startup options like to use IOS58 or a CIOS and which CIOS to default to, the USB port for wiiflow to use, and if you want to use SD only. But sometimes WFL won't even start properly so you can't access this menu. In this case use Wiiflow_Start_Configurator.zip. Extract it to your device and run it via the HBC it will allow you to make changes to start WFL. Hopefully a change that will fix WFL startup.

Themes
If your not happy with the WFL GUI then you might want to try these themes. Note WiiFlow 4 themes need to be updated to properly work with WFL. I hope to fix them some day.

New rhapsodii shima theme ini for the latest commits not officially released - https://www.mediafire.com/file/5zit9z3oxl7fle7/Rhapsodii+Shima.ini/file

Game Covers
WiiFlow can download covers for Wii, GC, and WiiWare/VC games via GameTDB.com. Note there is an issue sometimes - https://github.com/Fledge68/WiiFlow_Lite/wiki/Known-Issues#issue-downloading-covers

Plugin Downloads
If you plan on using WFL for emu plugins these downloads will make WFL better. I will be updating this list soon. it's a work in progress for now.

Wiimpathy's plugin database files needed for Titles, CRC's, and general game info of plugin rom games.
https://www.mediafire.com/file/4blrpsqqn5g0bdu/Wiiflow_Database.7z/file
Extract to dev:/wiiflow/plugins_data

Wiimpathy's packages of rom snapshots and cart/disk images needed for game info screen and possibly in future displayed as mini banner for plugin rom games.
http://www.mediafire.com/file/6a563zva8c7weew/Wiiflow_Snapshots.7z/file
Extract to dev:/wiiflow/snapshots

https://www.mediafire.com/file/xegmyb7uxid4nki/Wiiflow_CartDisk.7z/file
Extract to dev:/wiiflow/cart_disk