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+The Homebrew Channel v1.1.2
+Copyright (C) 2007-2012 Team Twiizers, all rights reserved.
+All rights reserved; do not redistribute
+
+
+       Update instructions:
+
+
+If you have previously installed The Homebrew Channel, you can update it.  If
+this is the first time you are installing it, see README.txt for installation
+instructions.  The easiest way to update is using the built-in online update
+functionality.  Simply configure the WiFi network settings for your Wii for
+proper Internet connectivity, and boot up the channel.  If the connection is
+established, you'll see an opaque white (not semitransparent) world icon
+in the lower right corner, and an update prompt will automatically appear.
+Accept it to begin downloading the update.  If you cannot or do not want to
+connect your Wii to the Internet, simply run the boot.elf file using any
+homebrew booting method.  For example, you can upload it using wiiload or
+you can make a directory inside /apps (for example, /apps/Update) and copy
+boot.elf there.  Then, simply run it from the previous version of The Homebrew
+Channel.
+
+
+      Adding and customizing apps:
+
+
+All user applications should be stored in their own subdirectory inside of
+apps/; some examples have been provided.  Each subdirectory should have at
+least three files; ScummVM will be used as an example.
+
+* apps/ScummVM/boot.elf         main executable to be loaded
+* apps/ScummVM/icon.png         icon to be displayed in The Homebrew Channel
+                                Menu; should be 128 x 48 pixels
+* apps/ScummVM/meta.xml         XML description of the channel.  This format
+                                might change for future releases of The
+                                Homebrew channel, but we will try to remain
+                                backwards-compatible.  See
+                                http://wiibrew.org/wiki/Homebrew_Channel
+                                for information on what data should be included
+                                in this file.
+
+
+      Staying current with new releases:
+
+
+Relax, you will not need to do anything to keep up with new releases of the
+Homebrew Channel.  When a new version is available, a message will appear
+giving you the option to download and install the new version, if your Wii
+is configured to connect to the Internet.
+
+
+      Uninstallation:
+
+
+You may uninstall the channel as you would any other channel, by using the Data
+Management screen of the Wii Menu.  Erasing every last trace of The Homebrew
+Channel is not practical on a complex system such as the Wii.  If a need
+arises, we will develop a more thorough uninstaller application.
+
+
+      Reminder about elf files:
+
+
+Old ELF files were incorrect and will not work.  Please use DOL files or
+recompile with the latest version of devkitPPC.  You can use the following
+command to convert a broken ELF file to a DOL file:
+
+   powerpc-gekko-objcopy -O binary boot.elf boot.dol
+