Wii running linux

Linux PoC V 0.2 running on my nintendo wii :)

it is booting off the SD-card now!!!!

no usb-gecko adapter is needed!

you just need to install the TP hack as usual. Then take a "FAT16" formatted SD-card,rename the homebrew/linux you want to boot off to "boot.elf" and then copy it to the root of your SD-card

LINUX FTW :) NO modchip is needed for the TP hack :)

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[strikeme5]

what can you do with it when it comes to games and how do u get them to work

[kaiomatico]

meanwhile many distros cam out based on wii linux which already have everything configured ;)

take a look at:

xwhiite

this is the thing you search for ;)

[Charles2337]

Are they planning on making a GUI for Wii Linux.

[kaiomatico]

there is a new X video driver which converst yuv2 correct to RGB called "cube" ... also more ram and sdhc support are aviable now . so because it is a debian based system,you can easily set up a gui the same as you would under your pc running debian minimal installation (so if you are not familiar with such stuff , read the FAQ ... or just type in "sudo apt-get install X11 yourfavwm" <- where yourfavwm could be for example kde , gnome , blackbox , fluxbox etc ...

[Charles2337]

That's amazing. I hope Ubuntu makes an OS for the Wii just like how they did for the PS3. Im new to Linux so I dont know how to add my own GUI lol.

[kaiomatico]

yeah that would be good :)

[kaiomatico]

xwhiite 0.1 released! check it out it is AWESOME!

[strikeme5]

thanks

[kaiomatico]

this is an old version just showing p.o.c. to run it

at that point we were able to delete move create and view files and the basic linux stuff...

in the latest release we have bluetooth and video player support and we are able to run games... .some people even got a desktop working!

[bleamix]

So whats it do?