BlueBomb Wii Homebrew Method from Linux Virtualbox VM
47#Wii #HomeBrew #VirtualBox #Lubuntu
Full steps can be found at https://i12bretro.github.io/tutorials/0098.html
Setting up the Virtual Machine
- A USB flash drive (any size, the file is about 2 MB) https://amzn.to/3wkR5ju
- A USB Bluetooth adapter compatible with Linux https://amzn.to/3CUf6iN
Setting up the Virtual Machine
01. Download VirtualBox and VirtualBox Extension Pack https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads
02. Download a Linux Distro (I'm using Lubuntu x86) https://cdimage.ubuntu.com/lubuntu/releases/18.04.5/release/
03. Download the BootMii installer https://bootmii.org/download/
04. Format the USB flash drive to the FAT32 filesystem
- This will erase all data on the drive, make sure you select the correct drive and that it doesn't contain anything important
06. Copy boot.elf from the downloaded hackmii_installer_v1.2.zip and paste it on the root of the USB flash drive
07. Safely remove the flash drive and insert it into the Wii using the USB port closest to the edge of the console
08. Install VirtualBox
09. Install the VirtualBox Extension Pack
10. Launch VirtualBox
11. Create a New VM by selecting Machine ≫ New
Name: BlueBomb
Machine Folder: C:\VMs
Type: Linux
Version: Ubuntu (32-bit)
Memory Size: 512 MB
Hard disk: Create a virtual hard disk now
12. Click Create
13. On the Create Virtual Hard Disk dialog
Name the virtual disk image BlueBomb.vdi
File size: 5 GB
Hard disk file type: VDI
Storage on physical hard disk: Dynamically Allocated
14. Click Create
15. Select the VM and Click Settings
16. Select Display
17. Slide the Video Memory to 128 MB
18. Select Network
19. Set the attached to dropdown to Bridged Adapter
20. Select Storage
21. Click on the CD-ROM drive
22. Select the disc dropdown to the right ≫ Choose a virtual optical disc file...
23. Browse to and select the downloaded Linux .iso file
24. Click OK
25. Make sure the BlueBomb VM is selected and click Start ≫ Normal
26. Follow the prompts to install the OS
27. Update the Linux distro by running the following commands:
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade
sudo apt-get clean
28. Install the required packages to run VirtualBox Guest Additions by running the following commands:
sudo apt-get install build-essential dkms linux-headers-$(uname -r)
29. Select Devices ≫ Insert Guest Additions CD image...
30. Right click on the disc on the desktop ≫ Open in Terminal
31. Run the following command to install VirtualBox Guest Additions:
sudo sh ./VBoxLinuxAdditions.run
32. Once the Guest Additions have installed reboot the VM from the GUI or by running the reboot command in terminal
33. After the VM reboots, login
34. Plug the USB Bluetooth dongle into the host computer
35. Select Devices ≫ USB and select the Bluetooth USB dongle
36. If this worked correctly the Bluetooth device should now display in the VM
37. Select Preferences ≫ Bluetooth Manager to test that the VM now has Bluetooth capability
Downloading BlueBomb and Executing the Script
01. Launch Terminal inside the VM
02. Execute the following commands to change directory into Downloads and download the BlueBomb script
cd Downloads
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/RiiConnect24/Wii-Guide/master/assets/files/bluebomb-helper.sh
chmod +x bluebomb-helper.sh
03. To execute the script enter the following command:
./bluebomb-helper.sh
04. The BlueBomb script will ask if this is a Wii or Wii Mini
05. It will then ask for the region (if Wii Mini) or the Wii Menu version (if Wii), enter the requested information ≫ Press Enter
06. Type yes to proceed ≫ Press Enter
07. At this point you will either get "Waiting to accept" or the error "Failed to power on device: -1"
08. If you get the error press Ctrl+C to cancel the script and re-run it by pressing the up arrow and pressing Enter (It took me 2 tries)
09. Power on the Wii but don't pair any WiiMotes with it
10. Press the pair controller button the Wii console once every 2 or 3 seconds until the BlueBomb script makes a connection and starts pushing the payload over the Bluetooth connection
11. Once completed the Wii will be at the HackMii Installer screen
12. Wait for about a minute and it will prompt you to Press 1 to continue
13. Pair a WiiMote with the console as normal and press 1
14. Press A to Continue
15. Using the D-pad, scroll up to Install the Homebrew Channel ≫ Press A
16. Select Yes, continue ≫ Press A
17. Select Exit ≫ Press A
....Full steps can be found on GitHub [link at the top]
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