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<li>Copy the <codeclass="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">private</code> folder and the <codeclass="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">boot.elf</code> file from the downloaded <codeclass="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">.zip</code> file to the root of your SD card.</li>
<li>Reinsert your SD card into your console.
<ul>
<li>The SD card must be inserted in the SD card slot located in the front of the Wii. Using a USB to SD adapter plugged into the Wii’s USB port will not work.</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>On your Wii, return to the Wii Menu.</li>
<li>Launch the Wii Message Board on your Wii.</li>
<li>Open the green letter with a bomb.
<ul>
<li>Ensure the date on your Wii is correct, or you might be unable to find the letter.</li>
<li>In some cases, you may need to check the messages for tommorow or yesterday for the letter to show up.</li>
<li>If you don’t see the green letter, check if any errors appear in the SD card section of <codeclass="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">Data Management</code>. If there are errors, there may be an issue with the SD card format or the Wii’s SD card reader.</li>
</ul>
<p><imgsrc="/images/exploits/wilbrand/msgboard.png"alt="Wilbrand in its natural habitat"/></p>
</li>
<li>If the exploit was successful, your device will have loaded the HackMii Installer.
<ul>
<li>If this didn’t work for you, try <ahref="#wilbrand-cli">Wilbrand CLI</a> or <ahref="get-started">try another exploit</a> (ie. Letterbomb).</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ol>
<pclass="notice--info"><ahref="hbc">Continue to Homebrew Channel and BootMii Installation</a></p>
<h3id="wilbrand-cli">Wilbrand CLI</h3>
<h4id="requirements-1">Requirements</h4>
<ul>
<li>A computer running Windows, macOS or Linux</li>
<li>An SD card formatted to FAT32/MS-DOS (FAT)</li>
<li>Copy all files from the Wilbrand <codeclass="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">.zip</code> to a folder on your computer</li>
<li>Insert your SD card into your computer.</li>
<li>Open a terminal inside the folder Wilbrand was extracted to.</li>
<li>
<p>Using your Wii’s version and MAC address, run the following command:</p>
<ul>
<li>Windows: <codeclass="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">.\Wilbrand.exe AA-BB-CC-DD-EE-FF MM/DD/YYYY VERSION X:</code>
<ul>
<li><codeclass="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">X:</code> is the drive letter of your SD card.</li>
</ul>
<p><imgsrc="/images/exploits/wilbrand/windows.png"alt="running Wilbrand on Windows"/></p>
</li>
<li>Linux/macOS: <codeclass="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">./Wilbrand AA-BB-CC-DD-EE-FF MM/DD/YYYY VERSION /media/mount_dir</code>
<ul>
<li>If you have not opened your terminal directly in the folder Wilbrand was extracted to, use <codeclass="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">cd</code> to enter it first, eg. <codeclass="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">cd ~/Desktop/Wilbrand</code></li>
<li><codeclass="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">/media/mount_dir</code> is the folder your SD card is mounted in. This may vary depending on your Linux distro.</li>
</ul>
<p><imgsrc="/images/exploits/wilbrand/linux.png"alt="running Wilbrand on Linux"/></p>
</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Copy all files from the hackmii_installer_v1.2 <codeclass="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">.zip</code> to a folder on your computer.</li>
<li>Copy <codeclass="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">boot.elf</code> from the hackmii_installer_v1.2 <codeclass="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">.zip</code> to the root of your SD card.</li>
<li>Reinsert your SD card into your console.
<ul>
<li>The SD card must be inserted in the SD card slot located in the front of the Wii. Using a USB to SD adapter plugged into the Wii’s USB port will not work.</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>On your Wii, return to the Wii Menu.</li>
<li>Launch the Wii Message Board.</li>
<li>Open the green letter with a bomb.
<ul>
<li>Ensure the date on your Wii is correct, or you might be unable to find the letter.</li>
<li>In some cases, you may need to check the messages for tommorow or yesterday for the letter to show up.</li>
<li>If you don’t see the green letter, check if any errors appear in the SD card section of <codeclass="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">Data Management</code>. If there are errors, there may be an issue with the SD card format or the Wii’s SD card reader.</li>
</ul>
<p><imgsrc="/images/exploits/wilbrand/msgboard.png"alt="Wilbrand in its natural habitat"/></p>
</li>
<li>If the exploit was successful, your device will have loaded the HackMii Installer.</li>
</ol>
<pclass="notice--info"><ahref="hbc">Continue to Homebrew Channel and BootMii Installation</a></p>
