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  1. GerbilSoft

    Emulation Wii on new 3ds

    The "full source code" isn't something that's generally included with a game. You'd need to license a game's source from its original developers (usually very difficult if not impossible), then port it to 3DS. 3DS's CPU is simply not powerful enough to emulate a Wii or Wii U as-is. The 3DS's...
  2. GerbilSoft

    Wii U Internal Storage Upgrades are possible

    I haven't added CID history yet, so it won't be able to update yet. Will take a look at doing that sometime this week.
  3. GerbilSoft

    Wii U Internal Storage Upgrades are possible

    If I'm reading this correctly, the "formatting device and installing OS titles" part is basically doing what a DDI flash does on dev, but on retail by using de_Fuse to run arbitrary code at boot time. Using a SATA storage device directly instead of bridging it to eMMC is a nifty addition; would...
  4. GerbilSoft

    Wii Auto Erase Disc (Repair Tool)

    You don't. If you *really* want to wipe a Wii console, use System Format.
  5. GerbilSoft

    de_Fuse, a Wii U modchip in development by ShinyQuagsire

    The great thing about de_Fuse is it can be used in combination with UNSTBL_PWR to boot an *unsigned* boot1 from SD. The only major issue here is boot0 doesn't support SDHC cards, which means you'd need a 2GB or smaller SD card for sdboot. (IIRC UNSTBL_PWR can be triggered by messing with the...
  6. GerbilSoft

    de_Fuse, a Wii U modchip in development by ShinyQuagsire

    I will note that OSv10 (aka IOSU) *does* have the infrastructure to completely reformat an MLC chip, but this is usually not used on retail systems. It's used on dev/kiosk when using a DDI flash with the base OS image. (A variant is used to format USB storage, but that uses a different set of...
  7. GerbilSoft

    Homebrew Homebrew app WiiUIdent - A Wii U Identification homebrew

    The console with the 2017/12/21 date (#63) is a refurb. It seems the different branches of Nintendo handle refurbishment differently; some NOA refurbs have an FW91 serial number and the manufacturing date was completely wiped, whereas this NOE refurb has an FEH11 serial number and the...
  8. GerbilSoft

    Homebrew Homebrew app WiiUIdent - A Wii U Identification homebrew

    The Wii U System Database page now allows sorting by column in either ascending (default) or descending (click the column header again) order. An arrow is displayed next to the current sorting column, either ⬆️ for ascending or ⬇️ for descending.
  9. GerbilSoft

    Homebrew Homebrew app WiiUIdent - A Wii U Identification homebrew

    Is this a refurbished console? It seems Nintendo sometimes didn't set the mfg date field correctly for refurbs. (Other times they did; #63 is listed as 2017/12, which doesn't make any sense because Nintendo stopped Wii U production in January 2017, but the system turned out to be a refurb...
  10. GerbilSoft

    Homebrew Homebrew app WiiUIdent - A Wii U Identification homebrew

    FYI: I'm doing some last-minute adjustments, which unfortunately requires changing around the server data format, so WiiUIdent won't be able to submit new data for a bit. It should be back up by tomorrow. EDIT: It's back up with WiiUIdent 1.1. If you have already submitted data with WiiUIdent...
  11. GerbilSoft

    Homebrew Homebrew app WiiUIdent - A Wii U Identification homebrew

    Some interesting notes on the data we've received so far: Up until now, it wasn't known whether or not the Latte B1X chipset was actually used. (It's been documented, but hasn't been seen.) A few consoles submitted during testing *do* in fact have B1X, and it seems it was used starting in late...
  12. GerbilSoft

    Homebrew Homebrew app WiiUIdent - A Wii U Identification homebrew

    Pagination and filtering support will be added to the Wii U database frontend "soon". EDIT: For those of you who might be wondering about the disc photos: It's pseudo-randomly selected based on the console information. It isn't based on the disc in the drive at the time of data submission, nor...
  13. GerbilSoft

    Different types of Official Gamepad limited editions/designs

    Don't forget the development and kiosk gamepads. From Luckless Heaven: DRC-DK-MP: The "standard" development gamepad. Supports both wired and wireless connectivity. DRC-DK-TV: An extended version of the development gamepad that has HDMI output. Requires a Wii U console AC adapter and only...
  14. GerbilSoft

    Hacking UDPIH: USB Host Stack exploit + Recovery Menu

    That is in fact the reason why System Format bricks if run on a console that has CBHC. The NDS titles are considered regular user titles, not system, so they get deleted as part of System Format. The system doesn't reset the startup title option because that usually isn't changeable on retail...
  15. GerbilSoft

    Hacking UDPIH: USB Host Stack exploit + Recovery Menu

    That was easier than I thought. https://github.com/GaryOderNichts/recovery_menu/pull/11 Here, we set the system to productArea = KOR and gameRegion = TWN. (Don't try this at home! ...though if you do, the next version of recovery_menu will help you fix it.) Select "Set Region to USA" and...
  16. GerbilSoft

    Hacking UDPIH: USB Host Stack exploit + Recovery Menu

    Here's a few new things coming in a future update to recovery_menu: New font: Terminus 8x16 bold (gamepad) and 12x24 bold (TV). The previous 8x8 font was nearest-neighbor scaled on the TV, which looked ugly. Set Coldboot Title now shows some additional titles if running on dev or kiosk...
  17. GerbilSoft

    Wii Auto Erase Disc (Repair Tool)

    Interestingly, there was a post that mentioned this disc in 2009, but no one knew what they were talking about at the time. tl;dr this disc will do an automatic system format. Its game ID starts with '0', so once the System Menu detects it, it runs immediately. This was used by return centers...
  18. GerbilSoft

    Tutorial Dumping Wii U kiosk systems without hardmods

    I also have a CAT-SES with 2.09.xx (I forget what the xx is). Unfortunately, it seems this version of IOSU doesn't have the title launch command. It *might* be possible to upgrade IOSU using a disc-based updater, since the CAT-SES has an HDD-based optical drive emulator, but I'll need to do some...
  19. GerbilSoft

    Tutorial Dumping Wii U kiosk systems without hardmods

    Sorry for the delay, I haven't been checking in this thread too often. If *no* commands work, the system might be in Prod mode, which is unusual for kiosks. What firmware version is displayed on the kiosk settings menu, if any?
  20. GerbilSoft

    Homebrew Amazing! Nintendo planned a "Vocalizer" for the WiiU guys! I just found it out...

    Can you show proof of these internal codenames? Because as far as I've seen, they don't exist.
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