Wii-Linux Proof of Concept v0.1

The team of homebrew coder isobel, who has been working on the GameCube–Linux project all these years, has just released a proof-of-concept application that shows an unmodified Nintendo Wii running the OS.

To know more about this project, just click the “read more” link below. It should take you to the full article.

Download: Wii-Linux Proof of Concept v0.1

Homebrew developer Albert “isobel” Herranz and his team has released a new proof-of-concept application, showing the Nintendo Wii being able to run the operating system Linux.

This is a port of the GameCube–Linux project from the same team. According to isobel, this proves that viability of having GC-Linux distro contained in an ELF file.

This runs in a unmodified Nintendo Wii console with the help of the Twilight hack v0.1-alpha2 loader. Before doing anything, be sure that you have the following in your possession:

• A Nintendo Wii
• A SD card
• A SD card adapter for the Nintendo GameCube
• (optional, recommended) a USB Gecko adapter

Once you’ve obtained the following requisites, all you have to do is download the file which we hosted below. It contains a Readme.txt file which will provide you with instructions on how to install and use Wii-Linux Proof of Concept v0.1.

Download: Wii-Linux Proof of Concept v0.1

Via GC-Linux