Hacking Bluebomb: An exploit for the Wii + Wii Mini

[SonicRings]

As if I wasn't already surprised at the DSi finally getting hacked, now the Wii Mini is getting its turn in the spotlight. Now they aren't completely worthless after all!

 

[smf]

For some reason the game series keeps selling for the Wii.

Not only sell, but sell better than other platforms. I guess it fits the demographic of people who like that kind of thing? Maybe becoming a xmas tradition.

I guess it's cheap to just refresh the music and graphics.

 

[retrofan_k]

@leseratte

Thanks to your guide, I managed to install the HB channel on 2 Wii mini's today using a live USB stick. Cheers!

 

[Hambrew]

Wow, it’s weird seeing the Wii Mini finally get what it deserves.

You can run Linux in a VM and passthrough an adapter if you have a usb bluetooth adapter, but no this won't work natively on Windows or Mac probably ever.

people using QEMU: bruh
people using MS Virtual PC: bruh
people using VMware: bruh
me using Virtualbox: bruh

 

[ca032769]

people using QEMU: bruh
people using MS Virtual PC: bruh
people using VMware: bruh
me using Virtualbox: bruh

If you're having a stroke blink twice.

 

[remlei]

Cool, so can I use this on a Korean Wii with error 003? You know just load the exploit and install priiloader.

 

[piratesephiroth]

Cool, so can I use this on a Korean Wii with error 003? You know just load the exploit and install priiloader.

nope, you need to be able to boot the Wii normally. The only way to recover from that brick is with a modchip on the optical drive (or a drive emulator, perhaps)

 

[driverdis]

Just to let everyone know, do not ever set priiloader to autoboot Homebrew Channel. If you resync a controller and have none synced it will soft-brick where it can only boot the Homebrew Channel since homebrew apps cant sync remotes.

Priiloader can be booted via a forwarder using HBC and configured from there but you cant hold reset to get into the menu. the beta version should allow pressing power to get into the menu but without network settings for the LAN adapter I cant update it and i dont feel like compiling it either.

I wrote this (not very well formatted) guide on how to get out of that bootloop if anyone else is as stupid as I am.

https://gbatemp.net/threads/fix-wii-remote-sync-on-wii-while-stuck-in-autoboot-homebrew-loop.549509/

also, anyone have any info on copying network settings over to use the LAN adapter? I tried copying the settings from a normal Wii and it still ignored the adapter.

 

[Dragonracer21]

Can anyone help me eventually? When I type in the following command: sudo ./bluebomb ./stage0/MINI_SM_PAL.bin stage1.bin
I get an: Error binding to l2cap socket: Address already in use
Can anyone help me with this Problem?

Sorry for my English

 

[driverdis]

Anyone have any clue why I get error 102 opening config.dat using the LAN enabler program? it works on my original Wii but the Mini errors out. so far nobody has responded to my questions on the wiiminihacks discord either. my last ditch effort will be to run it via bluebomb itself via converting it to elf via dol2elf and seeing what that does since it should run over the System Menu itself.

 

[Garirry]

What a sight. My Wii Mini with the homebrew channel installed. I've been waiting for this for damn long. It's almost unreal. Thanks to @Fullmetal5 and everybody else involved for this.

Can anyone help me eventually? When I type in the following command: sudo ./bluebomb ./stage0/MINI_SM_PAL.bin stage1.bin
I get an: Error binding to l2cap socket: Address already in use
Can anyone help me with this Problem?

Sorry for my English

I dunno if this will work for everybody, but in my case, I had to type systemctl stop instead of systemctl disable. That was on a Raspberry Pi running Raspbian (Debian) 9 Stretch.

 

[Dragonracer21]

What a sight. My Wii Mini with the homebrew channel installed. I've been waiting for this for damn long. It's almost unreal. Thanks to @Fullmetal5 and everybody else involved for this.


I dunno if this will work for everybody, but in my case, I had to type systemctl stop instead of systemctl disable. That was on a Raspberry Pi running Raspbian (Debian) 9 Stretch.

I can't do it anymore because, virtualbox and Ubuntu can't read my integrated laptop Bluetooth anymore and I don't know why...

 

[WiiCrazy]

Well done, fine stuff indeed!

When the normal wii version is released this means simpler unbricking method for error 003 or other non full bricks I guess. I have a korean wii lying around which I never got the timing right for region swap tricks to unbrick it.

It will be fun to unbrick it with a new method.

 

[XFlak]

Well done, fine stuff indeed!

When the normal wii version is released this means simpler unbricking method for error 003 or other non full bricks I guess. I have a korean wii lying around which I never got the timing right for region swap tricks to unbrick it.

It will be fun to unbrick it with a new method.

WiiCrazy LIVES!!! Nice to see you active my old friend.

 

[Vila_]

This is an exploit that allows you to hack your Wii and Wii Mini with just a Linux computer and a Bluetooth adapter.
Instructions and downloads are available here: https://github.com/Fullmetal5/bluebomb
There will be a writeup once I get more time but in the meantime you can use this to hack your Wii Mini.
Normal Wii System Menu support will be added in a bit. You can also add support for whatever app/game you want to use if you read the "How do I create an app-specific stage0?" instructions on the Github repo.

Yes, thank you very much...

 

[asper]

I am stuck at "waiting to accept" using Ubuntu virtual machine:

Console is on and wiimote (NO wiimote plus) is synced and then I removed wiimote batteries.

I rapidly pressed the sync button for over 2 minutes but nothing happens... any hint ?

I used 2 different bluetooth adapters.

Also is this "info" correct or should I have "RVL-something" instead of "Virtual Bluetooth Adapter" ?

 

[Dragonracer21]

Nevermind, got my Wii Mini finally hacked.

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@asper
There could be something that interrups the Bluetooth signals. Did you make sure to get all things out from the Computer USB ports that can interrupt the Bluetooth Signal? Even USB Receivers for Bluetooth mouses? If that's the case the only thing you can do is to be patient. Sometimes you have to hit more times the Sync Button before it works.

 

[Convey12]

Beautiful, hopefully whenever I get a Wii Mini I will try this out for sure.

 

[torrent_get]

I have a mini with no physical drive so is 100% useless.

THANKS to all those involved in this hack it is now be reborn.

I used a Blue Next BN01 csr chipset adapter which I bought several years ago and never used until now.

Initially I had a L2CAP socket address already in use error. Rebooted computer ran installation again with success.

 

[driverdis]

I wonder if this would work on L4T Ubuntu for Switch. That would be interesting to use an exploited Switch to exploit the Wii Mini.