Hacking [NEED TESTERS] OurLoader - Region free disk loader

[Pixelated0624]

Try opening the game the normal way first. I couldn't get my (in-region) games to boot unless I did that; I assume the console needs to mount the disc or something.

You mean every time I decide to test w/ OurLoader? Or is it a one-time thing? Not very tech-savvy here, sorry x)

 

[QuarkTheAwesome]

You mean every time I decide to test? Or is it a one-time thing? Not very tech-savvy here, sorry

I found:

• On a fresh boot of the Wii U, OurLoader would just drop to Mii Maker, no matter what I had in the disc drive.
• If I opened the game in the drive, quit it, and then used OurLoader, it worked a treat.

You know how you can "safely remove" USB drives? The mounting situation I mentioned above is like the discs start "safely removed" by default, and the Wii U un-removes (aka mounts) them when you start the game. You can't use a USB that's been safely removed, and you can't use a disc that hasn't been mounted.
I may try and figure out how exactly the Wii U mounts its stuff to see if it can be added to OurLoader, but don't hold your breath. Anyway, you'll need to convince the Wii U to mount the disc for you.

TL;DR: You'll probably need to do it each time you insert a new disc or restart the console.

 

[Pixelated0624]

I found:

• On a fresh boot of the Wii U, OurLoader would just drop to Mii Maker, no matter what I had in the disc drive.
• If I opened the game in the drive, quit it, and then used OurLoader, it worked a treat.

You know how you can "safely remove" USB drives? The mounting situation I mentioned above is like the discs start "safely removed" by default, and the Wii U un-removes (aka mounts) them when you start the game. You can't use a USB that's been safely removed, and you can't use a disc that hasn't been mounted.
I may try and figure out how exactly the Wii U mounts its stuff to see if it can be added to OurLoader, but don't hold your breath. Anyway, you'll need to convince the Wii U to mount the disc for you.

TL;DR: You'll probably need to do it each time you insert a new disc or restart the console.

Right, thank you for your help, works like a charm!
Now to load Japanese games on there... heh

EDIT: waiting for new ourloader versions :]

 

[titaniuml]

Finally my 2 PAL games arrived today and tested both on my NTSC-U Wii U and both worked!

Nintendoland (PAL) - working.
Batman Arkham City Armoured Edition (PAL) - working.

This was tested on version 0.2 though. Will still need to test 1.0.

These also worked without having to insert an in-region game before it. I just started the Wii U, inserted Nintendoland/Batman, clicked on internet browser for exploit, then ourloader and bam! Working

A big thank you to the people involved. This has finally made my day! I wish it came much earlier though, wouldn't have bought all these digital games

 

[Deleted User]

Right, thank you for your help, works like a charm!
Now to load Japanese games on there... heh

EDIT: waiting for new ourloader versions :]

New versions are coming soon

I found:

• On a fresh boot of the Wii U, OurLoader would just drop to Mii Maker, no matter what I had in the disc drive.
• If I opened the game in the drive, quit it, and then used OurLoader, it worked a treat.

You know how you can "safely remove" USB drives? The mounting situation I mentioned above is like the discs start "safely removed" by default, and the Wii U un-removes (aka mounts) them when you start the game. You can't use a USB that's been safely removed, and you can't use a disc that hasn't been mounted.
I may try and figure out how exactly the Wii U mounts its stuff to see if it can be added to OurLoader, but don't hold your breath. Anyway, you'll need to convince the Wii U to mount the disc for you.

TL;DR: You'll probably need to do it each time you insert a new disc or restart the console.

Thanks !

Finally my 2 PAL games arrived today and tested both on my NTSC-U Wii U and both worked!

Nintendoland (PAL) - working.
Batman Arkham City Armoured Edition (PAL) - working.

This was tested on version 0.2 though. Will still need to test 1.0.

These also worked without having to insert an in-region game before it. I just started the Wii U, inserted Nintendoland/Batman, clicked on internet browser for exploit, then ourloader and bam! Working

A big thank you to the people involved. This has finally made my day! I wish it came much earlier though, wouldn't have bought all these digital games

You're welcome , can you please test with 1.0 PreRelease

 

[titaniuml]

New versions are coming soon

Thanks !

You're welcome , can you please test with 1.0 PreRelease

Sure!

I've also tested Transformers Prime PAL on my USA Wii U and worked

Will test all 3 of them on 1.0 soon!

 

[Pixelated0624]

The Taiko disc is very soon to being arrived. I will test the game on 1.0 pre-release and 0.2 (if the former fails).
I will let you guys know what the results are in just a day or two. Cheers!

 

[Prmtymethegamer]

I am going to try to test my copy of project zero tonight

 

[Prmtymethegamer]

after having troubles with the initial modding (which turned out to be the site i was using that was hosting) I managed to test it and behold the beauty...

 

[titaniuml]

Nice. Is that project zero?

 

[Pixelated0624]

The Taiko disc finally arrived. I tested it on 1.0 Pre and all works well!
Thank you guys for working so hard on it! You have made my day.

 

[Deleted User]

The Taiko disc finally arrived. I tested it on 1.0 Pre and all works well!
Thank you guys for working so hard on it! You have made my day.

You're welcome

 

[NexoCube]

I don't want to be rude with anyone here, but how nobody have founded that these 3 line of code will permit us to play out-of-region game before xD

And maybe @Coc4tm you should investigate more on it and why not add some kernel patching to make it more stable ?

 

[Deleted User]

I don't want to be rude with anyone here, but how nobody have founded that these 3 line of code will permit us to play out-of-region game before xD
And maybe @Coc4tm you should investigate more on it and why not add some kernel patching to make it more stable ?

1- Because there isalmost no Wii U dev alive anymore
2- What do you mean by kernel patching ?

 

[NexoCube]

1- Because there isalmost no Wii U dev alive anymore
2- What do you mean by kernel patching ?

Patch the kernel to have a bigger "working games" list
And you need to investigate more in it, to see why some games doesn't work

 

[Deleted User]

Patch the kernel to have a bigger "working games" list
And you need to investigate more in it, to see why some games doesn't work

How ?

 

[NexoCube]

How ?

Find some region specific stuff and try to make them work in other regions one

 

[Deleted User]

Find some region specific stuff and try to make them work in other regions one

Ok

 

[pwsincd]

missed this , just got your message @Coc4tm , pm here if you update . But hbas is updated with latest version..

 

[Deleted User]

missed this , just got your message @Coc4tm , pm here if you update . But hbas is updated with latest version..

Ok , thanks
I have PM in WiiUbrU just for testing