Emulator

Game Name?

News Channel, Forecast Channel, etc.

Game ID? (right click the game in the game list, properties, info tab)

HAGE01

MD5 Hash? (right click the game in the game list, properties, info tab, MD5 Hash: Compute)

7ccb0d36c06bc627adce8a0687279940 (News Channel USA v7)

What's the problem? Describe what went wrong.

On Dolphin, some of the WiiConnect24 channels can't download any information, even with the use of services like RiiConnect24. Usually, they will complain about WC24 Standby Mode being off. Turning it on in the Wii Settings and starting the channel back up will give you an error message if you do not have a wc24dl.vff file. Copying this file from a real Wii lets the News Channel boot up, but the "Last Updated" time will read 00:00 and you will have to manually copy the file off of the Wii every time you want to update the news. This also causes the Nintendo Channel to display a message about a corrupt system file instead of giving a proper "this service is discontinued" message. The source code talks about forcing WC24 Standby Mode to be off in order for the Wii to shut down correctly, but that appears to be forgotten.

What steps will reproduce the problem?

Load the News Channel or Forecast Channel. They will give an error message about WC24 Standby Mode if it's off, and a different error if it's on.

Which versions of Dolphin did you test on? Does using an older version of Dolphin solve your issue? If yes, which versions of Dolphin used to work?

5.0-3301
Stable 5.0

What are your PC specifications? (CPU, GPU, Operating System, more)

Intel Core i7 3820 @ 3.6 GHz
Nvidia GeForce GTX 580
Windows 10

Is there any other relevant information? (e.g. logs, screenshots,
configuration files)

A screenshot of an error with Forecast Channel is attached.