Hacking Wii U Hacking & Homebrew Discussion

[Skeet1983]

so now that I can load ELF files I guess I need to somehow write a sample on how to do it huh, that might take me yet another day.

So, is this gonna lead to cool stuff?

 

[Monado_III]

president of what?

the world of course.

 

[yahoo]

so now that I can load ELF files I guess I need to somehow write a sample on how to do it huh, that might take me yet another day.

Awesome! From USB? Or do we need to bake the ELF into the userspace exploit payload?

 

[Skeet1983]

I have a question: If Youtube is the way in, how can we keep Wii U's from updating? For me personally, my Modem/Router combo is unable to block IP addresses...

 

[VinsCool]

I have a question: If Youtube is the way in, how can we keep Wii U's from updating? For me personally, my Modem/Router combo is unable to block IP addresses...

There is no youtube on the way...

Sorry dude.

 

[FIX94]

Awesome! From USB? Or do we need to bake the ELF into the userspace exploit payload?

I load it off the http link you enter by building a new path from it to lead to a boot.elf, also right now its unusable and I'm not too sure if its the MEM1, it does load the code and the data just fine but executing things from that new position is no good, except if I write just a simple "Hello world" as a first line of course

 

[the_randomizer]

Wow, things are looking up even more

 

[yahoo]

I load it off the http link you enter by building a new path from it to lead to a boot.elf, also right now its unusable and I'm not too sure if its the MEM1, it does load the code and the data just fine but executing things from that new position is no good, except if I write just a simple "Hello world" as a first line of course

Very cool. Yeah, maybe it's not mem1 and you're hitting limit of available memory... I'm sure you'll figure it out. Do you know how to check if it's mem1? I don't know the answer, just asking

 

[NWPlayer123]

Shouldn't matter, as long as you copy the code into 0x01800000 (JIT) and jump to it, it should work fine. Gotta use ROP tho
Dunno how FIX's test gave so little memory though :\ should be a way to flush it all out after gaining control (and to restart we can always just exit back out to the home menu).

 

[PamiPumiKyun]

Is what Fix says a major step into backup loading?

 

[NWPlayer123]

Is what Fix says a major step into backup loading?

Not even close

 

[PamiPumiKyun]

Not even close

What are all you doing right now? *O* Stabilizing the exploits?

 

[pwsincd]

am i right in saying all this time and effort has been to play splatoon with diferent tunes or colours etc etc or mk8 mods or you know bits n bats of nothing compared to the effort gone in ?

Does anyone intent to make good use of this work , or are we set for hacks n cheats and not much more ?

cant seem to get my head around the whole point of any of this really , i followed your work since the start , and athlough very impressive im not too sure where it is leading . is the end game for you guys , game modding ? whats your reason for progressing ?

 

[JaceCearK1]

Does anyone intent to make good use of this work , or are we set for hacks n cheats and not much more ?

What is your definition of "good use"?

 

[fernas]

Homebrew...

 

[the_randomizer]

Not even close

Then...what will ELF loading do...?

 

[Marionumber1]

Then...what will ELF loading do...?

Uh, it will load ELFs, a common and convenient executable format for writing homebrew.

 

[Etheboss]

Uh, it will load ELFs, a common and convenient executable format for writing homebrew.

I like it how you are saying what it does... but not really telling what it can do..

 

[the_randomizer]

Uh, it will load ELFs, a common and convenient executable format for writing homebrew.

Well, yeah, I know that, but we haven't been explicitly told on what limits there are to said homebrew on the Wii U. Does this mean that emulators can be ported over now? USB loading? Region lock removal? Firmware spoofing? Details, details.

 

[Marionumber1]

Well, yeah, I know that, but we haven't been explicitly told on what limits there are to said homebrew on the Wii U. Does this mean that emulators can be ported over now? USB loading? Region lock removal? Firmware spoofing? Details, details.

The ELF loader doesn't change anything or let you access anything you couldn't before, it just makes writing homebrew more convenient. Emulators were always possible with the browser exploit, and they're easier to write now. None of the other things you mention are enabled by the ELF loader.