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| [[Wii-Linux]] turns a Nintendo Wii into a quiet and energy efficient PowerPC-based Linux system. This page details useful and interesting things for beginners to do on a Linux PC. | | [[Wii-Linux]] turns a Nintendo Wii into a quiet and energy efficient PowerPC-based Linux system. This page details useful and interesting things for beginners to do on a Linux PC. |
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| + | If you cannot see the prompt (off the screen), you suffer from TV Overscan. Please launch the correct ELF for your video mode. |
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| + | Note: For technical reasons you must launch Linux from [[bootmii]] for Wi-Fi to work. |
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| == Logging in == | | == Logging in == |
− | Once a Wii has booted Linux, you have 60 minutes to log on with the credentials below before it times out.
| + | First thing you want to do once a Wii has booted Linux, is log in. You have 60 minutes to log on with the credentials below before it times out. |
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− | *For debian-etch-4.0+whiite-0.1: | + | *For debian-etch-4.0+whiite-0.1 (and debian-lenny-5.0+whiite-1.10) : |
| Username: root | | Username: root |
| Password: whiite | | Password: whiite |
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− | *For Proof of Concept builds: | + | *For Proof of Concept builds (deprecated): |
| Username: root | | Username: root |
| Password: cube | | Password: cube |
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− | The Debian release comes with a lot of news, only available if you boot using the kernel that comes with that package. '''You will need a USB keyboard to use this release.''' If you are able to boot with it and login, you will stop in a command line where you can navigate through the filesystem, and execute some applications. Here are some things that you can do:
| + | '''You will need a USB keyboard to use the PoC builds and/or whiite.''' |
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| + | == General Linux Usage == |
| + | While running whiite-linux, your Nintendo Wii acts as a standard Debian system. |
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| + | Linux uses the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filesystem_Hierarchy_Standard Filesystem Hierarchy Standard (FHS_)], it's a very different layout from Windows. |
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| + | Type "ls" to list files in the directory. |
| + | Type "cd [DIRECTORY_NAME] '''c'''hange '''d'''irectory. |
| + | Go to, /bin, /sbin, /usr/sbin, /usr/sbin and type "ls". These are the programs you can use from the terminal. Type man [PROGRAM_NAME] to bring up the manual for those programs. |
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| + | Quickest way for a beginner to safely shutdown a Linux system is to type "halt" or "poweroff". Alternatively press and hold the reset button or press CTRL-ALT-DEL on the attached keyboard. |
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| + | Refer to http://www.debian.org/doc/ for more information on how to operate a Debian system. |
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| + | == Setting up Wi-Fi == |
| + | Once logged in you will probably want to get Wi-Fi working. Ensure the kernel ELF file was launched from MINI (bootmii installed in boot2 or replace /bootmii/ppcboot.elf for autostart on Wii poweron). The best kernel ELF file at the moment is [http://www.gc-linux.org/wiki/MINI:KernelPreviewFive MIKEp5]. |
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| + | Go to the /root directory. Type ./whiite-ez-wifi-config |
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| + | Follow the prompts. Press UP/DOWN directional keys and SPACE to set the encryption type and ENTER the rest of the way. |
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| + | Hopefully your are now connected to your Wi-Fi Access Point and the Internet! |
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| == Edit text files == | | == Edit text files == |
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| == Play MP3s == | | == Play MP3s == |
| mp3-decoder <mp3 file> | | mp3-decoder <mp3 file> |
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− | There is an mp3 sample in the /root directory. You can play it if you type:
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− | mp3-decoder Synapse-Stealing_Science.mp3
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| You can also use this: | | You can also use this: |