Hacking RegionHax - How to get RegionFree on WiiU

[BIFFTAZ]

Black Ops 2 US working fine here on a PAL/EUR console. Online works too Thanks !!!

 

[xXDungeon_CrawlerXx]

you really did this on sysnand ? need confirmation (more i've got feedback, more informations can be rightly updated)

Will upload a video that shows my Firmware Version (5.5.1 E) + A complete Wii U shutdown + reboot + directly boot the out of region Game (Hyrule Warriors JPN on EUR console)

 

[Exavold]

Didn't @smealum say messing with this file is very brick sensitive ?

 

[zeldaism]

Guess who has the first Coldboot Regionfree SysNAND Wii U?
I have!

Will upload a video soon

Much excite.

 

[Ne2buntu]

Didn't @smealum say messing with this file is very brick sensitive ?

not exaclty the same file (the file smealum talked is system.xml), but this file is in the same directory, so yes i think its sensistive (its while i did this red warning on post)

I tried wrong values on my tests and rednand boot fine anyway, but risk to do an unwanted manipulation is here

 

[KingMuk]

Black Ops 2 US working fine here on a PAL/EUR console. Online works too Thanks !!!

How the hell do you even install COD via (USB-Brazilian???) to begin with? When I check on UtikDownloadHelper I can't even download COD just it's update files.

 

[zeldaism]

How the hell do you even install COD via (USB-Brazilian???) to begin with? When I check on UtikDownloadHelper I can't even download COD just it's update files.

DiscU rip.

 

[xXDungeon_CrawlerXx]

Video is up soon!
First, you'll see my Firmware Version "5.5.1 E".
Then you'll see how I reboot my Wii U completely.
After that you'll see how I could start Xenoblade Chronicles X (EUR Version).
Then I inserted Hyrule Warriors (JPN Version) and I started it.
You can play the game normally but you can't open the Manual because the disc doesn't contain the EUR Manual for that game.

The XML I Used (removed my Serial because reasons)

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<sys_prod type="complex" access="710">
  <version type="unsignedInt" length="4" access="710">5</version>
  <eeprom_version type="unsignedShort" length="2" access="710">1</eeprom_version>
  <product_area type="unsignedInt" length="4" access="710">4</product_area>
  <game_region type="unsignedInt" length="4" access="700">119</game_region>
  <ntsc_pal type="string" length="5" access="700">PAL</ntsc_pal>
  <5ghz_country_code type="string" length="4" access="710">EU</5ghz_country_code>
  <5ghz_country_code_revision type="unsignedByte" length="1" access="710">24</5ghz_country_code_revision>
  <code_id type="string" length="8" access="710">GEH</code_id>
  <serial_id type="string" length="12" access="710">xxxxxxxxx</serial_id>
  <model_number type="string" length="16" access="710">WUP-001(03)</model_number>
</sys_prod>

 

[Exavold]

I have " access="510" " instead of " access="700" "

What do I do ?

 

[zeldaism]

I have " access="510" " instead of " access="700" "

What do I do ?

What is your region?

 

[Exavold]

What is your region?

Europe

 

[Ne2buntu]

I have " access="510" " instead of " access="700" "

What do I do ?

In your place, i will not modify any other value than the region_code

 

[zeldaism]

In your place, i will not modify any other value than the region_code

Agreed.

 

[Exavold]

In your place, i will not modify any other value than the region_code

I know , I was just wondering mine was different.

 

[xXDungeon_CrawlerXx]

In your place, i will not modify any other value than the region_code

is my video confirmation enough for you? :3

 

[Exavold]

So you're saying to safe to continue even though it's different ?

 

[zeldaism]

is my video confirmation enough for you? :3

I can't do this yet cause I'm not home. Sadness.

 

[lembi2001]

will this let my ntsc gamepad connect to my pal wii u

I THINK and I stress THINK this mod may make this accessible yes. I'm sure someone more knowledgable than me will correct me if I'm wrong but:

<5ghz_country_code type="string" length="4" access="710">EU</5ghz_country_code>
<5ghz_country_code_revision type="unsignedByte" length="1" access="710">24</5ghz_country_code_revision>

If I'm not mistaken these 2 lines are what control the communication to the gamepad. You just need to find out what the NTSC Values should be. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE DO NOT try this until it has been confirmed though. I Don't want to feel responsible if you go ahead and brick. If I am wrong I will remove my comment from the thread and apologise.

Can anyone advise any further???

 

[xXDungeon_CrawlerXx]

OKay, Since everything worked for me, I'll go to sleep :3

Video is up soon!
First, you'll see my Firmware Version "5.5.1 E".
Then you'll see how I reboot my Wii U completely.
After that you'll see how I could start Xenoblade Chronicles X (EUR Version).
Then I inserted Hyrule Warriors (JPN Version) and I started it.
You can play the game normally but you can't open the Manual because the disc doesn't contain the EUR Manual for that game.

The XML I Used (removed my Serial because reasons)

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<sys_prod type="complex" access="710">
  <version type="unsignedInt" length="4" access="710">5</version>
  <eeprom_version type="unsignedShort" length="2" access="710">1</eeprom_version>
  <product_area type="unsignedInt" length="4" access="710">4</product_area>
  <game_region type="unsignedInt" length="4" access="700">119</game_region>
  <ntsc_pal type="string" length="5" access="700">PAL</ntsc_pal>
  <5ghz_country_code type="string" length="4" access="710">EU</5ghz_country_code>
  <5ghz_country_code_revision type="unsignedByte" length="1" access="710">24</5ghz_country_code_revision>
  <code_id type="string" length="8" access="710">GEH</code_id>
  <serial_id type="string" length="12" access="710">xxxxxxxxx</serial_id>
  <model_number type="string" length="16" access="710">WUP-001(03)</model_number>
</sys_prod>

good night

 

[alkar]

Just FYI I tried for fun to change product_area from 2 (US) to 4 (EU) and it bricked my Rednand. I think it's because the US Firmware doesn't have european languages, only US (i can see US_French, US_English but not EU_French, etc)....