Hacking Wii U Hacking & Homebrew Discussion

[TotalInsanity4]

Both Cafe OS and IOSU are most likely something custom by Nintendo. There's almost no resemblance between Cafe OS and Unix, and only superficial resemblance to Windows NT (Nintendo probably read Windows Internals before writing it). IOSU does expose a userspace interface sort of like Unix (/dev nodes, read(), write(), ioctl(), etc.), but internally it's clearly a custom microkernel. A (defunct?) company called BroadOn wrote the Wii IOS, but IOSU is pretty different, so Nintendo probably redid it from scratch.

But I thought that Luke Dixon said that Cafe OS was based EXCLUSIVELY on Linux?

 

[nastys]

But I thought that Luke Dixon said that Cafe OS was based EXCLUSIVELY on Linux?

If that were true, then the source code would be here:
http://www.nintendo.co.jp/support/oss/index.html

 

[VinsCool]

But I thought that Luke Dixon said that Cafe OS was based EXCLUSIVELY on Linux?

He also made a WiiU usb script for WiiU file format and decrypted its "kernal"
He even released the code and screenshot with .ini files

 

[NWPlayer123]

Back to the grind. Documented more structures needed for USB, we're gonna start coding a driver tomorrow. Also made some progress with the Webkit exploit. Need to align our allocation and the vtable the crash is jumping to, got to 0x20A8 away from it.

 

[fatsquirrel]

Oh yeah, code the shit out of that USB
My horny portable HDD is waiting for that

 

[TerryHomes]

When can we expect first real Homebrew Results for example a nes emulator based on the new exploit ?

 

[Cyan]

2015 October 16th, at 2PM GMT...

 

[pedro702]

2015 October 16th, at 2PM GMT...

being optimisic there lol

Tbh i dont know how if any emulator devs will want to work in userland, from what i gathered it will be extremely dificult for emulators.

 

[IbbyPlays]

being optimisic there lol

Tbh i dont know how if any emulator devs will want to work in userland, from what i gathered it will be extremely dificult for emulators.

cough cough kernel exploit E3 cough cough

 

[Marionumber1]

If anyone's interested, our USB code isn't some secret project; I've written a fair amount in this repo, and the storage driver will go there too.

 

[ShonenJump]

Can you guys name the exploit WebExploit E3 edition

 

[JVC]

Can you guys name the exploit WebExploit E3 edition

Just so people think it REALLY has to /will come when E3 is here?

I wouldnt want that pressure on me.

We are also forgetting that Big N here could release a new FW for X reason,what then?

 

[pedro702]

Just so people think it REALLY has to /will come when E3 is here?

I wouldnt want that pressure on me.

This everyone keeps mention the E3 as a solid date when noone has been confirmed, my guess is E3 will come and gone and we will stay the same, i can beleive the hack coming this year but not in E3 time since that is only 1 month away.

 

[ShonenJump]

This everyone keeps mention the E3 as a solid date when noone has been confirmed, my guess is E3 will come and gone and we will stay the same, i can beleive the hack coming this year but not in E3 time since that is only 1 month away.

No just web.exploit for the new firmware. It will be out by then i hope.

 

[NWPlayer123]

This everyone keeps mention the E3 as a solid date when noone has been confirmed, my guess is E3 will come and gone and we will stay the same, i can beleive the hack coming this year but not in E3 time since that is only 1 month away.

I mean, once we get a working 5.3.2 Webkit exploit things should go by pretty quickly since MN1 can test on his own, and once Hykem gets all the keys then he can as well on the latest version. The kernel exploit just needs a bit of work to be less timing dependent.

http://gbatemp.net/threads/the-homebrew-channel-wii-u-before-the-e3.388832/#post-5493914

 

[ShonenJump]

Its funny how people are expecting something really big is coming like a homebrew channel. Just the exploit to load up basic things.

 

[Margen67]

If anyone's interested, our USB code isn't some secret project; I've written a fair amount in this repo, and the storage driver will go there too.

I'd like to report a bug

Spoiler

there's only one repository for me to star can you make more for me to star please

 

[Nym5]

Would it be possible to create an app to take in game screenshots?
Play Xenoblade Chronicles X will make my whole body scream for a feature like this!

 

[IbbyPlays]

Would it be possible to create an app to take in game screenshots?
Play Xenoblade Chronicles X will make my whole body scream for a feature like this!

That might actually be a thing in the future, considering the browser can see the game on the TV and gamepad when you activate the curtains. You might not even need kernel for that (unless if you don't want some server running on your PC).
This made me think of something, how does the browser get these images, considering it runs in userspace and those are images from another piece of software. Secret way to read game code/assets/screen/foo/whatiwant?

 

[csgolawliet]

a very nice (and i think it may be possible) thing to achieve would be make from the wiiu gamepad some kind of nVidia Shield, you know, play steam games on the wiiU gamepad via stream....