Distributions/BuildingImage

This page walks you through making a flashable image from a rootfs tarball.

Prerequisites
This page assumes you have the following:
 * Working Linux install
 * Aptitude package manager
 * A linux-wiiu rootfs tarball package
 * Up to 1536 MiB of space

Recommended:
 * Basic knowledge of how to use the Linux terminal
 * A way to get files off of the Linux computer or VM

Paths
You have a choice between these two paths:
 * Novice this is a step-by-step guide
 * Advanced this is a quick rundown of the process for advanced Linux users

Novice
I'll be using Ubuntu Desktop for this guide. I'll assume you have the rootfs tarball on your Desktop already.

After you log in, open Firefox from the sidebar on the left of the screen and navigate to this page to follow along.

Right click the download link at the top of this page or here and select "Save Link As..." build.sh

Select "Desktop" from the sidebar on the left of the window that popped up. Select "All Files" in the bottom right corner of the window where it currently says "plain text document"

Now you can click "Save"

The next step is to press Ctrl, Alt and T on your keyboard. A new window should pop up with a dark background and some green text followed by  and a blinking cursor, this is the terminal.

The next step is to write  and press enter. should now be

Now write  and press enter.

The next step is to write  followed by a space and drag the tarball from your desktop onto the terminal window. Then press enter.

You will be asked for your password, enter it.

The script is now doing its thing and you'll know it has finished when you see the green text again after a bunch of white text that looks like this but "debian-wiiu-2020-03-07" should be replaced by whatever the name of your tarball is:

Congratulations! You now have a flashable image on your desktop.

Advanced

 * 1) Download the   script to a location of your choice, most likely the same location as your tarball.
 * 2) Navigate to the location of your rootfs tarball in your terminal.
 * 3) Run the   script you downloaded and pass the name of the tarball to it as an argument.

After the script finishes, there will be an img in the folder with the same name as the tarball.