Once on, at the Main Menu, select Messages.

Turn off the Wii, place the SD card in the front slot of the Wii, then turn the system back on. NOTE: Make sure the SD card is formatted as FAT32. Once downloaded, open the compressed file and extract it to your newly formatted SD card. You should be prompted to download the file. Once done, select either button 'Cut Red Wire' or 'Cut Blue Wire'. Make sure the checkbox is checked for 'Bundle the HackMii Installer for Me'. Select your System Menu Version, enter in your MAC Address being very careful to get it correct and then type in the Captcha. Here you will be shown a screen as in Figure 1. Go to another system with Internet access and go to the website ''. Listed here is the MAC Address of the WII Wi-Fi device. Go back to select the option for the Console Information. If prompted to perform an update, answer 'No'. Select the option to perform a Connection Test. Select Internet Settings so you can verify your Internet connection is working. A letter follows it to designate your region, mine is 'U'. At the time of this writing, the current version is 4.3. At the Options Menu in the top right is the System Menu Version. Start your Wii and select 'Wii Options' from the Main Menu. If your Wii system asks if it can download updates, let it be and answer 'No'.īefore starting the Homebrew installation, you need to check three things: By updating the firmware through WiiConnect24, the changes you make can be removed and you will have to perform the steps again. Also, once The Homebrew Channel is installed, you will not want to allow system updates. NOTE: Again, be aware that this can invalidate your warranty. Let's look at getting The Homebrew Channel on your Wii.

There are three hardware devices that are required to get Linux enabled on the Wii:

The Wii sensor bar is not supported initially, but there are ways to enable it. NOTE: Be aware that the Wii remotes are based on Bluetooth for communication. Gamecube Controllers (not Gamecube memory).The Linux kernel used can support the following: Nintendo's Operating System (OS) is called either 'Input Output Systems' or 'Internal Operating Systems' (IOS). The Wii system is an Arm 9 Core running at 243 MHz with a Starlet coprocessor. NOTE: Keep in mind, that installing HBC can invalidate the warranty and make you wish for the way it was yesterday.įirst, let's look over the Wii itself. To run Linux on the Wii, you need to install 'The Homebrew Channel' (HBC). The Linux version is Debian version 5 called 'Lenny'. Yes, you can run Linux on the Nintendo Wii system.

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