Hacking WiiU ROM source?

[alexh]

I saw that there have been various Nintendo source code leaks just recently. Anyone seen any sign of the WiiU Boot ROM source?

I've had a couple of WiiU's come to me with corrupted flash, having been powered off for arguably too long, with no easy way to re-flash them (because they were never dumped).

If someone examined the source to the Boot ROM we could see if Nintendo had a included a way to reflash over USB/SD. Then create our own tool to fix broken consoles.

Any sign of it? I am not asking for it, just if it has been seen.

[Edited to explicitly state this is not a request for copyrighted material]

 

[Shadow#1]

I saw that there have been various Nintendo source code leaks just recently. Anyone seen any sign of the WiiU Boot ROM source?

I've had a couple of WiiU's come to me with corrupted flash, having been powered off for arguably too long, with no easy way to re-flash them (because they were never dumped).

If we had the source to the Boot ROM we could see if Nintendo had a included a way to reflash over USB/SD.

Any sign of it?

No piracy

 

[Deleted User]

No piracy

he's not asking for piracy, he's asking for a way to repair systems with a corrupted boot rom

 

[Shadow#1]

he's not asking for piracy, he's asking for a way to repair systems with a corrupted boot rom

Asking for source is copyrighted content aka piracy

 

[alexh]

I did not ask for the Source, I asked if anyone had seen it. I would not be interested in the source, only an insight into the way that the ROM works to help create a tool to rebuild the flash of broken consoles. I am NOT trying facilitate piracy. Just increase the lifespan of our consoles.

 

[BaamAlex]

Asking for source is copyrighted content aka piracy

Asking for source code is not piracy, jerk.

 

[Deleted User]

he wasn't even asking for source code smh

 

[VinsCool]

I think we can all agree now OP was simply asking if it exists.
I personally don't know, so I'm curious as well.

 

[BaamAlex]

he wasn't even asking for source code smh

Quote from alexh: "Anyone seen any sign of the WiiU Boot ROM source?"

But even otherwise it doesn't really matter. Even if some people here had/knew about the source code, he couldn't do anything with it. Unless he knew how to compile something like that (or whatever it is called). And furthermore, nobody here could distribute the code because it is copyrighted.

 

[godreborn]

You might be able to get information on Wii U Brew. It's a website that lists the exploits and how they work for the Wii U.

 

[MikaDubbz]

Quote from alexh: "Anyone seen any sign of the WiiU Boot ROM source?"

If one asks if anyone has seen any sign of a missing person, that doesn't mean that they're asking explicitly for that missing person to be delivered to them, just if anyone has seen any indication that that missing person is out there somewhere.

 

[templeofhylia]

this page seems to be up-to-date and has no mention of any wii u leaks sadly.

 

[Lostbhoy]

As far as I know, absolutely nothing related to the Wii U has been included in any of the gigaleaks..... So far!

 

[BigPanda]

I know the Test Kit have a Recovery Mode that wipe and flash the NAND with the system update located on a sdcard when the console is powered on with two specific button holded. (SD Image provided by Nintendo).

I guess retail consoles have the same recovery mode but regardless, you would need a sdcard image that work on retail.

 

[Deleted User]

Quote from alexh: "Anyone seen any sign of the WiiU Boot ROM source?"

But even otherwise it doesn't really matter. Even if some people here had/knew about the source code, he couldn't do anything with it. Unless he knew how to compile something like that (or whatever it is called). And furthermore, nobody here could distribute the code because it is copyrighted.

I did not ask for the Source, I asked if anyone had seen it. I would not be interested in the source, only an insight into the way that the ROM works to help create a tool to rebuild the flash of broken consoles. I am NOT trying facilitate piracy. Just increase the lifespan of our consoles.

he didn't ask for the source

 

[Mamothstard]

he didn't ask for the source

Whatever. The point is : if it's not clean room retro engineering, it's stolen property that you can't use.

Ergo there's no point in knowing if that exists or not.