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Wilbrand, like LetterBomb, is an exploit for the Wii that is triggered using the Wii Message Board.

Unlike LetterBomb, Wilbrand supports Wii menu versions down to 3.0. {: .notice--info}

There are two methods listed on this page used to create the proper Wilbrand exploit. Wilbrand Web is recommended for its ease of use. {: .notice--info}

Wilbrand Web (Recommended)

Requirements

• An SD card formatted to FAT32/MS-DOS
• A Wii on at least version 3.0

SD cards larger than 2GB will not work on Wii menu versions before 4.0. {: .notice--warning}

Instructions

1. Power on your console.

2. On your Wii, go to Wii Settings, and make note of the version at the top right.

3. Take note of the letter next to the system version, in the top-right corner of the screen.

   • This letter corresponds to your system menu region, which you will need to know for the corresponding steps.

   

4. Proceed to Internet -> Console Information and also make note of your MAC address.

5. Take note of your FULL MAC address.

   

6. On your computer, open the browser and go to wilbrand.donut.eu.org.

7. Wilbrand in its natural habitat

8. Visit wilbrand.donut.eu.org, input your Wii MAC, version, region, ensure Bundle the HackMii Installer for me! is checked, and cut either wire.

9. Cut either wire.

   

10. Click on "Download your .zip".

11. Extract the contents of the downloaded ZIP to the root of your SD card.

12. Copy the private folder and the boot.elf file from the downloaded .zip file to the root of your SD card.

13. Take out your SD card and insert it in your Wii.

    • The SD card must be inserted in the SD card slot located in the front of the Wii. Using a USB adapter plugged into the Wii's USB port will not work.

14. On your Wii, return to the Wii Menu and then open the Wii Message Board.

15. running Wilbrand on Linux

16. Load the green letter with the Bob-omb icon.

    • Ensure the date on your Wii is correct, otherwise you might be unable to find the letter.
    • In some cases, you may need to check the messages for tomorrow or yesterday for the letter to show up.
    • If you don't see the green letter, check if any errors appear in the SD card sections in Data Management. If any do, there may be an issue with the SD card format or the Wii's SD card reader.

    

17. If the exploit was successful, your device will have loaded the HackMii Installer.

    • If this didn't work for you, try another exploit or try Wilbrand CLI.

Continue to Homebrew Channel and BootMii Installation {: .notice--info}

Wilbrand CLI

Requirements

• A PC running Windows, MacOS or Linux
• An SD card formatted to FAT32/MS-DOS
• A Wii on version 3.0 or newer
• Wilbrand
• HackMii Installer v1.2

SD cards larger than 2GB will not work on Wii menu versions before 4.0. {: .notice--warning}

Instructions

1. Power on your console.

2. On your Wii, go to Wii Settings, and make note of the version at the top right.

3. Take note of the letter next to the system version, in the top-right corner of the screen.

   • This letter corresponds to your system menu region, which you will need to know for the corresponding steps.

   

4. Proceed to Internet -> Console Information and also make note of your MAC address.

5. Take note of your FULL MAC address.

   

6. Extract the Wilbrand zip to a folder on your PC, preferably on your desktop.

7. Insert your SD card into your PC.

8. Open a terminal inside the folder Wilbrand was extracted to.

9. Using your Wii's version and MAC address, run the following command:

   • Windows: .\Wilbrand.exe AA-BB-CC-DD-EE-FF MM/DD/YYYY VERSION X:

     • X: is the drive letter of your SD card.

     

   • Linux/MacOS: ./Wilbrand AA-BB-CC-DD-EE-FF MM/DD/YYYY VERSION /media/mount_dir

     • If you have not opened your terminal directly in the folder Wilbrand was extracted to, use cd to enter it first, eg. cd ~/Desktop/Wilbrand
     • /media/mount_dir is the folder your SD card is mounted in. This may vary depending on your Linux distro.

     

10. Extract the HackMii Installer v1.2 to a folder on your PC.

11. Locate the boot.elf file, and put it on the root of your SD card.

12. Take out your SD card and insert it in your Wii.

    • The SD card must be inserted in the SD card slot located in the front of the Wii. Using a USB adapter plugged into the Wii's USB port will not work.

13. On your Wii, return to the Wii Menu and then open the Wii Message Board.

14. running Wilbrand on Windows

15. Load the green letter with the Bob-omb icon.

    • Ensure the date on your Wii is correct, otherwise you might be unable to find the letter.
    • In various scenarios, you may need to look at the previous or next day to find it.
    • If you don't see the green letter, check if any errors appear in the SD card sections in Data Management. If any do, there may be an issue with the SD card format or the Wii's SD card reader.

    

16. If the exploit was successful, your device will have loaded the HackMii Installer.

Continue to Homebrew Channel and BootMii Installation {: .notice--info}