The Wii Linux Bounty: Boot Linux on Wii, win 500 bucks

Run Linux on Wii and win prizes - Image 1The folks at WiiLi.org are after a very important bounty, it seems. In fact, it’s so important that they’re making it a race for folks to cash in on their technical skills. At least, it will be once the bounty actually goes live.

The quest? Boot Linux on a Wii. The prize? US$ 499 (possibly more) and the knowledge that you completely pwned every other techie who took up the challenge. The bounty is currently a draft though, so there’s no official word on when this race actually starts, but here are the specifics of the criteria for winning the prize as drafted on April 20:

  • Boot Linux on the Nintendo Wii without voiding the warranty.
    • Using attached hardware on USB, etc, is fine, as long it is documented what it does and where to obtain/build it.
    • X needs to run.
    • Wiimote, keyboard, mouse, dvd drive, sd-card and network support.
    • Documentation off the code execution technique on the Wiili.org wiki.
    • YouTube video and how-to.
    • Any files used to do it must be provided
      • Needs to show the full av cable during the whole video to make sure it is for real
      • No cutting out parts of the video

Since the bounty hasn’t gone live yet, you may want to start tinkering with your programs to see how to get it to work. In the meantime, we’ll keep you posted on when this goes live.

Run Linux on Wii and win prizes - Image 1The folks at WiiLi.org are after a very important bounty, it seems. In fact, it’s so important that they’re making it a race for folks to cash in on their technical skills. At least, it will be once the bounty actually goes live.

The quest? Boot Linux on a Wii. The prize? US$ 499 (possibly more) and the knowledge that you completely pwned every other techie who took up the challenge. The bounty is currently a draft though, so there’s no official word on when this race actually starts, but here are the specifics of the criteria for winning the prize as drafted on April 20:

  • Boot Linux on the Nintendo Wii without voiding the warranty.
    • Using attached hardware on USB, etc, is fine, as long it is documented what it does and where to obtain/build it.
    • X needs to run.
    • Wiimote, keyboard, mouse, dvd drive, sd-card and network support.
    • Documentation off the code execution technique on the Wiili.org wiki.
    • YouTube video and how-to.
    • Any files used to do it must be provided
      • Needs to show the full av cable during the whole video to make sure it is for real
      • No cutting out parts of the video

Since the bounty hasn’t gone live yet, you may want to start tinkering with your programs to see how to get it to work. In the meantime, we’ll keep you posted on when this goes live.

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