Also, I did forgot to mention (sorry!) that bootmii cannot be installed the same way that it used to be able to be installed. Due to this, recovering from a mistake can be much more difficult than it once was. Bootmii used to be an amazing tool, almost granting immunity to bricking your Wii, but now that it can only be installed as an IOS, the effectiveness is far less due to having to be in the system menu prior to launching it.
Having said that, it's very safe to install just make sure you are using a trustable source for information when it comes to flashing etc. Also, make sure the guide is appropriate for your version of the system menu. If you have a Wii and would like to hack it and no hack is available for your system menu yet, do not update it and keep waiting, eventually a hack for it will more than likely be discovered. I would HIGHLY recommend GAF's homebrew tutorial, located here >> http://gwht.wikidot.com/ I have sifted through numerous questionable quality homebrew tutorials only to find this one to be the most useful and complete. If you have suggestions for other tutorials or resources of good information please share :D On Thu, Dec 16, 2010 at 6:46 PM, Chad Bailey <[email protected]> wrote: > I've got a hacked Wii. It's very difficult to maintain due to having > to know what to get when etc, very similar to a standard linux distro > :P. > > The directions supplied here are a bit inadequate for hacking the Wii. > I'm sure this has been pointed out, but wanted to make it very > obvious. The problem is, as the system updates happen they block the > ability to hack the Wii. Though it has linux, I haven't even bothered > with installing any linux shell. I'm cool with just using the homebrew > applications (specifically, WiiMC). > > Please be very careful hacking your Wii, it's risky business if you're > not absolutely sure about how to do it. > > On Thu, Dec 16, 2010 at 4:49 PM, Daniel Stiltner > <[email protected]> wrote: >> The Wii is running a version of linux. You can install bash via the home >> brew browser and drop down the the shell. I would suggest not updating your >> wii when you first get it and install some apps called homebrew, bootmii and >> preloader. These apps will allow you to backup your system and restore it, >> in the case that you brick your system. >> >> You may try using a program called sneek to boot from a sd card or usb >> drive. I'm in the process of installing sneek/uneek on my system to do nand >> emulation. I think (but I could be wrong) sneek would allow you to boot from >> a sd card or usb drive. >> >> http://wiibrew.org/wiki/Homebrew_Channel >> http://wiibrew.org/wiki/Preloader >> http://wiibrew.org/wiki/BootMii >> http://code.google.com/p/sneek/wiki/StartupGuide >> >> >> On Thu, Dec 16, 2010 at 4:32 PM, Marshall <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Will be trying right after Xmas, bro-in-law is getting us one. Never got to >>> try on my PS3, it was Linux vs netflix and netflix won. At least it accesses >>> mediatomb... >>> >>> Sent from my iPhone >>> >>> Begin forwarded message: >>> >>> > From: "William L. Thomson Jr." <[email protected]> >>> > Date: December 16, 2010 3:57:50 PM EST >>> > To: Jax-LUG <[email protected]> >>> > Subject: Linux on your Wii >>> > >>> >>> > I am curious if anyone has put Linux on their Wii, pros, cons, >>> > experience all around, etc. Thanks! :) >>> > >>> > -- >>> > William L. Thomson Jr. >>> > Obsidian-Studios, Inc. >>> > http://www.obsidian-studios.com >>> > >>> > >>> > --------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> > Archive http://marc.info/?l=jaxlug-list&r=1&w=2 >>> > RSS Feed http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.xml >>> > Unsubscribe [email protected] >>> > >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> Daniel J. Stiltner >> Unix Solutions >> Mobile: (904)378-6155 >> Skype: daniel.stiltner >> http://unixsolutions.org >> >> The information in this email is confidential and may be legally privileged. >> It is intended solely for the addressee. Access to this email by anyone else >> is unauthorized. No confidentiality or privilege is waived or lost by any >> omissions in the transmission of this e-mail message. If you receive this >> message in error, please immediately delete it and all copies of it from >> your system, destroy any hard copies of it and notify the sender. You must >> not, directly or indirectly, use, disclose, distribute, print, or copy any >> part of this message if you are not the intended recipient. >> > --------------------------------------------------------------------- Archive http://marc.info/?l=jaxlug-list&r=1&w=2 RSS Feed http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.xml Unsubscribe [email protected]
