Hacking Hacking the WiiU: A Simple Progress Guide

[Weeman89]

Wouldn't installing a different IOS for the vWii enable the drive to read at least regular Wii discs? Or is the drive completely different like that?

 

[n1ckn4m3]

Wouldn't installing a different IOS for the vWii enable the drive to read at least regular Wii discs? Or is the drive completely different like that?

The drive can already read legitimate Wii discs. Additionally, the drive IS different and as such, commands for accessing the drive are different. Replacing the IOS to send previously valid commands to the drive would most likely not work.

 

[Maxternal]

What the OP says about disks NOT working is talking about DVD-R disks, but those didn't work on most normal Wii's either, only older ones.

 

[Ray Lewis]

Lessons learned, re-refocus. Cannot delete so forgive the edit:-)

 

[Ray Lewis]

Lessons learned, re-refocus. Cannot delete so forgive the edit:-)

 

[Plunt]

Also, implications for gecko soldered to Wii U?

Right now, I think just debugging purposes, but time will tell.

 

[uyjulian]

The end of the Forum, this is the last section you can find in GBATemp forum. A "free to post" section where users post random crap and feel happy. A place to keep other places clean from picture replies or 4chan memes.

Oh. Thank you.

 

[d.d.d.]

Same as the wii, as far as wiiware and virtual console titles are concerned. Same 512MB NAND, too.

Good news~
Thanks~

 

[Obveron]

Is c4eva or other noted sceners working on wii u drive firmware?

[2012-11-19 06:01AM UTC] #wiiuhack <MB> drivemod incomng?
[2012-11-19 06:02AM UTC] #wiiuhack <MarkX>
[2012-11-19 06:03AM UTC] #wiiuhack <c4eva> with system security and nintendo,who needs one

 

[Ray Lewis]

Lessons learned, re-refocus. Cannot delete so forgive the edit:-)

 

[Pattonfiend67]

Think I saw that, thanks for sharing though. I recall c4eva's work on the 360--FAMOUS with that scene. I stopped tracking it when I traded my 360 for the Wii U. The guy REALLY wanted an RGH slim and had two Wii U so lucky me;-) Not sure if he worked on the PS3 either (almost certain he has though). One thing I was thinking about also was with the Wii U firmware, if the drives would take like the "Kamikaze" drilling crap some 360 drives took. With USB drives and backups, will anyone even use their drives other than to back up games?

--Anyone know the make/brand, "Model" of the Wii U drives? Anyone start logging brands/models if they vary? I tried to search but could not find anything on this and have not wanted to take my Wii U apart until hack is done and if that is needed.

"The inside is dominated by the optical drive provided by Panasonic."

Model#RD-DKL034-ND

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[Ray Lewis]

"The inside is dominated by the optical drive provided by Panasonic."

Model#RD-DKL034-ND

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Thanks

 

[pwsincd]

YEah , dont take yours apart , wait till someone else does it to answer your Q .. love the dedication .

 

[Ray Lewis]

Lessons learned, re-refocus. Cannot delete so forgive the edit:-)

 

[lampjese]

Please take yours appart Ray Lewis and let us know what happend .

 

[pwsincd]

Tear downs have happened , and theres no info on them other than the drives a proprietry bluray 25 gb , with approx 22 meg speeds nothing more.. so it would help if you did.

 

[Ray Lewis]

Lessons learned, re-refocus. Cannot delete so forgive the edit:-)

 

[pwsincd]

I thought you was wanting to know the model/ detail of the drive you can read .

 

[Ray Lewis]

I thought you was wanting to know the model/ detail of the drive you can read .

That also but firmware would say a lot about disc security, right? Then, to backup games, maybe that firmware needs tweaked;-). I don't have those abilities so I wanted to ask if others knew of anything there. Other than Marcan's pics with gecko, I've seen no updates on that end.

 

[pwsincd]

well thats assuming that marcan etc are aiming toward "backups" of which im fairly sure thay are not , so i would imagine it would be very low on their priority list , as to run homebrew that wouldnt be a major concern , maybe other not so morally bothered may look but if your expecting it from f0f i would expect a long wait.