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| NintendoFB Posts: 105/190 |
Here's another one. I found it through 4 Color Rebellion |
| FreeDOS + Posts: 1003/1312 |
It's a parked site, they aren't working on it yet. |
| stardust4ever Posts: 19/23 |
Well, apparently, there are some people already working on it
http://www.wii-linux.com/ BTW, I just found that link a few minutes ago; it's not like I knew beforehand, LOL! |
| FreeDOS + Posts: 999/1312 |
You could always use GameCube Linux on the Wii (but the GameCube has limited RAM, so a graphical system isn't even plausible on it), through obvious means (the softmod hack with a memory card->SD adapter and ActionReplay will probably still work).
Though for native Wii support... I'd put it at most in a couple of years. |
| Ailure Posts: 2073/2602 |
Not too long time. There's already one for the gamecube after all. I think you pretty much only need to port it and figure how to get around any protection. Which usually don't take too much time.
Question is if there is any point to it.  |
| stardust4ever Posts: 18/23 |
Just thought about this: There could be two, maybe three methods.
The simplist and safest woud be to create a boot disc that contains all nessesary software and drivers (usb support for keyboard, mouse, usbhdd, ethernet, universal controllers, plus biult-in support for wifi, internet, SD storage for files, downloads, roms, etc) - just boot disc and it loads the OS into the RAM! Reset the console, and your files and stuff saved to the SD card are still intact, and the complete Wii functionality remains uncompromised. The second method, albeit less safe, provided that booting from Wii-Linux disc either don't work or doesn't provide root access, would be to utilise a back-door entry method such as a boot-loader on the main SD memory, with a simple menu choice of whether to load the Wii OS or boot into Linux. This could have some negative implications, though, as it would be invisible neither to Wii OS or Nintendo Corp, and could possibly result in a ban (remember what happened when they tried it with Xbox?), or future updates could possibly render one or both OS corrupt. The third, and most riskiest, borderline-illegal, automatic-void-your-warranty method would involve a complete modchip and lead to disaster if the user did not know what they were doing (stuff like not knowing how to use a soldering iron)... Not recommended. It is only a matter of time, so how long you think it will take  |
