Movie-Ch Install Disc

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The Movie-Ch Install Disc (internally known as the "MovieCH Import Disc") is a disc used in Nintendo repair centers in order to install the Wii + Internet Channel on Wiis being repaired which previously did not have the channel installed.

Movie-Ch Install Disc
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An image of the Movie-Ch Install Disc from GameDealDaily
Disc Internal NameMovieCH Import Disc
Disc ID091E01 (unknown if other regional versions exist with different IDs)
Disc IOSIOS9
Disc Release DateExact date unknown, 2008-2009 likely release period
Disc Build DateSome time after September 2008
Disc ApploaderOctober 3, 2007 apploader

The disc was originally discovered through an image posted online (which also showed the DiscUpdate Disc), and was soon revealed to be for sale on GameDealDaily. It was purchased by several people; eventually, Billy♪#9063 managed to resurface the disc (all copies came scratched to the extent that only about 50% of the disc was readable) and got a full, clean 1:1 dump of the disc.

Disc information

Update partition

The disc contains a mysteriously corrupted update partition, but a clean data partition containing the usual Wii disc files (apploader, FST, main.dol, etc.) and a files/ folder containing a viewer/ folder containing the WAD that the disc's main.dol installs.

Disc behavior

The disc checks the free NAND capacity and NAND integrity, then installs the HCGE.wad file in the "viewer" directory to the NAND; if installation is successful, it then launches the installed title. If installation is unsuccessful, one of the below error screens are displayed. Note that the "viewer" directory is also the standard directory for Nmenu operations, indicating that the program on this disc may be related to Nmenu. "viewer.wad" is also the name of a BroadOn format WAD found on RVL_DIAG, containing NDEV Menu 1.00.

Gallery

Note: These pictures are thumbnails, full versions are available when they are clicked on.

 
The disc checking the NAND status of the target system
 
Message that shows upon install completion
 
The disc ejection prompt
 
The install failure message
 
Channel launching message
 
Error that displays when NAND free space is too low to install the channel.
 
The channel import (install) message.

See also