How to use the SDCafiine Aroma plugin to use other language files on a Japanese Wii U

[ravijol1]

I put together a pack for all of you who want to translate your Japanese Wii U to English. Most of the system will be translated with this pack. Just put the contents of the archive on the root of your SD card and you are good to go(assuming you have installed Aroma and Sdcafiine). Here is the download link: (https://www.mediafire.com/file/96ai96n3vncrbdb/sdcafiine_jpn_to_english_v2.7z/file) (Edit: Added some more translations)

 

[ArgoRV]

I put together a pack for all of you who want to translate your Japanese Wii U to English. Most of the system will be translated with this pack. Just put the contents of the archive on the root of your SD card and you are good to go(assuming you have installed Aroma and Sdcafiine). Here is the download link: (https://www.mediafire.com/file/gzjkocy7942lx1y/sdcafiine_jpn_to_english.7z/file)

this could be tagged as piracy. Better let everyone create their own modpacks

 

[Mewtwodestroyer]

What is considered an applet, and why can't they be translated?

 

[Mewtwodestroyer]

Also.
1. Many applications like Mii Maker, Texture Atlas For Gamepad (Tv Remote), and Software/Data Transfer do not have UsEnglish folders. Is this normal, and can these games be turned to English?
2. Does this work with other games that aren't bundled with the wii u, such as Wii Party U?

 

[shadowdragon2579]

Hi! @Lazr1026 thanks for sharing this method. It works really well for the menu, and I also managed to translate the Settings app by using the code 0005001010047000

I was wondering if anyone had any idea on how to find a relative list of codes to translate other areas, like the "Download Management" app?

Not having to overwrite system files is a huge plus, hats off to Aroma and the SDCafiine plugin!

can you go more in deph to what you mean by that

 

[johnpatrixx]

I put together a pack for all of you who want to translate your Japanese Wii U to English. Most of the system will be translated with this pack. Just put the contents of the archive on the root of your SD card and you are good to go(assuming you have installed Aroma and Sdcafiine). Here is the download link: (redacted)

I can confirm that this work. Is there any way to completely change the language to English? Thank you in advance

 

[ravijol1]

I can confirm that this work. Is there any way to completely change the language to English? Thank you in advance

I cannot confirm yet, but i think that you can by changing the wii u region. It is risky tho and there is a chance that you can screw up your console. For changing the language without the region change, please download the pack again, since i updated the pack to include more translations. It is still not everything, but it is as good as it gets without region changing.

 

[johnpatrixx]

I cannot confirm yet, but i think that you can by changing the wii u region. It is risky tho and there is a chance that you can screw up your console. For changing the language without the region change, please download the pack again, since i updated the pack to include more translations. It is still not everything, but it is as good as it gets without region changing.

Thank you! I've done the region free thing on this console, does it still count?

 

[ravijol1]

Thank you! I've done the region free thing on this console, does it still count?

No. Region free just allows other region games to run. You need to completely change the region: https://gbatemp.net/threads/region-changing-the-wii-u.650802/. Doing this, the gamepad i believe will only work in aroma, because it is region locked. I am also not completely sure, if that will allow you to change the language to english or not. It is also very risky and you could make your console unusable and unrepairable.

 

[johnpatrixx]

No. Region free just allows other region games to run. You need to completely change the region: (redacted). Doing this, the gamepad i believe will only work in aroma, because it is region locked. I am also not completely sure, if that will allow you to change the language to english or not. It is also very risky and you could make your console unusable and unrepairable.

Oh bummer. I dont think I have the courage to do it. But thank you anyway

 

[MaxBro468]

I put together a pack for all of you who want to translate your Japanese Wii U to English. Most of the system will be translated with this pack. Just put the contents of the archive on the root of your SD card and you are good to go(assuming you have installed Aroma and Sdcafiine). Here is the download link: ( (Edit: Added some more translations)

When I try to paste it, it says the file name I specified isn't valid or too long.

 

[frostyisfrosty]

This method is better than replacing the files on the NAND as bricking is very easy if something goes wrong while uploading and this will allow you to boot into a language you can read menu without the brick risk (assuming Aroma is running). I will assume you want your menu to be English.

Please note this wont work on applets (ie the Home Button Menu and the Internet Browser)

What you need

Things you will need are:
- A Wii U modded with Aroma (download the SDCafiine plugin in the Additional Plugins and Modules)
- JNUSTool (the release.zip file)
- Java

Getting the language file

1. Extract the release.zip file somewhere to your computer.
2. Open the extracted folder and open a command prompt/terminal where JNUSTool.jar is located.
3. Open the config file in a text editor and replace [COMMONKEY] with the actual Wii U Common Key.
4. In the command prompt, type in java -jar JNUSTool.jar 0005001010040100 and press Enter.
5. A GUI window should show up, navigate to content -> UsEnglish -> Message and tick AllMessage.szs.
6. Click Download and wait for it to download.

Putting the language file on the SD

1. In the wiiu folder, make an sdcafiine folder.
2. In the sdcafiine folder, make a 0005001010040000 folder.
3. In the 0005001010040000 folder, make a English Modpack
3. In the English Modpack folder, make a content folder.
4. In the content folder, make a JpJapanese folder.
5. In the JpJapanese folder, make a Message folder.
6. Finally place the AllMessage.szs file in the Message folder.

Configuring SDCafiine

1. Boot your Wii U into Aroma.
2. Press L + DPAD-DOWN + Select to access the plugin menu.
3. Select SDCafiine in this menu.
4. Press A on all three options to enable them. (One is on Settings, the other two are in Advanced Settings)
5. Reboot your Wii U and hopefully the Wii U Menu will be English (or whatever language you chose)!

A few notes:

• The WIi U Menu will only be English (or whatever language you chose) when in Aroma (Tiramisu doesn't have an autobooting sdcafiine plugin).
• This can be done with other system apps but I dont feel like writing a guide for each of them. You can figure it out I hope.

doesn't work I am using a Japanese Wii U