Internet Channel

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Internet Channel
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Type Downloadable
Developer(s) Nintendo, Opera
Platform(s) Wii Channels
Compatibility 5Stars5.pngEdit rating: Internet Channel
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This channel functions as the Web Browser for the Wii. This channel was constructed by a collaboration between Opera Software and Nintendo, using Opera 9 as its core. Ideally, the functionality of this channel, inside Dolphin, would include: The retrieval of pages directly from a web site's HTTP or HTTPS server. As of 3.0-376, functionality is nonexistent due to the user being unable to enter internet connection settings, required by the channel.

Problems

Unable To Configure Internet Settings

When attempting to start the Internet Channel, a dialog box appears: "An Internet connection is required. Configure Internet settings now?". Selecting "Quit" removes the dialog box, but does not exit the channel. Selecting "Enter Settings" redirects the user to an unloadable page, inside the "Wii Settings". Even though the Wii Menu music is playing in the background, and the FPS, VPS and Speed are unaffected, the emulator has gotten hung up and requires a restart of the Wii System Menu to clear.

NOTE: Loading the "net" folder from a nand dump does not fix this problem, since the Wii System Menu is unable to read any of the "Wii Settings" menu and configuration settings. (Tested on 3.0-376 with Wii System Menu 3.4)

Configuration

This channel does not need non-default settings to run properly.

Version Compatibility

The graph below charts the compatibility with Internet Channel since Dolphin's 2.0 release, listing revisions only where a compatibility change occurred.

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5.0-21264 (current)
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2.0 (r5384)
Compatibility can be assumed to align with the indicated revisions. However, compatibility may extend to prior revisions or compatibility gaps may exist within ranges indicated as compatible due to limited testing. Please update as appropriate.

Testing

This channel has been tested on the environments listed below:

Test Entries
Revision OS CPU GPU Result Tester
r7598 Windows 7 x64 Intel Quad Core Xeon @ 2.8GHz ATI Radeon HD 5770 Unable to configure internet settings. SephirothFanatic
3.0 Windows 7 x64 Intel Quad Core Xeon @ 2.8GHz ATI Radeon HD 5770 Unable to configure internet settings. SephirothFanatic
3.0-376 Windows 7 x64 Intel Quad Core Xeon @ 2.8GHz ATI Radeon HD 5770 Unable to configure internet settings. SephirothFanatic
3.0-712 Network branch Windows 7 x64 Intel Core i7-965 @ 3.2GHz nVidia GeForce GTX 570 Internet browsing with Google and Yahoo works fine and perfect with 60 FPS. Flash movies on YouTube not working. step1978

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