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If you need help for anything regarding this tutorial, please join [the RiiConnect24 Discord server](https://discord.gg/b4Y7jfD) (recommended) or [e-mail us at support@riiconnect24.net](mailto:support@riiconnect24.net).
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These instructions will assume you're using an SD card to mod your Wii with, but you can use a USB storage device instead. However, the exploit LetterBomb requires a SD card due to how the Wii Message Board works.
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This guide is for the original Wii only, with the latest firmware (4.3). Do not use this on a Wii U (vWii)!
If you want to install homebrew on vWii, [follow this tutorial](https://wiiuguide.xyz/#/vwii/).
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### Choose an exploit to use

- [str2hax](str2hax) - Exploit that uses the Wii EULA (Recommended, no SD card nor Channel required, but requires changing the DNS settings)
- [FlashHax](flashhax) - Exploit that uses the Internet Channel (No SD card required)
- [LetterBomb](letterbomb) - Exploit that uses the Wii Message Board (SD card required)
- [BlueBomb](bluebomb) - Exploit that uses Bluetooth (Neither SD card nor Wifi required)
    * Requires a computer with Bluetooth and GNU/Linux, as well as a USB drive
    * This is the only exploit that works on the **Wii mini**