Well looks like I'll need to invest in a bigger SD Card then. Thanks for the answer!
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Wii U HOMEBREW Discussion Thread [exploits/apps/games/stuff]
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Adam Prime
hates soccer, is Mexican
... please post if yall figure that out. I'm undecided if I want to bite down on a DS game from the eShop yet, but Contra 4 would put me over the edge.
CompC
Member
to use the hid app do games need to be installed/launched by a loader or I can use the disc normally?
I'm prepping my setup as I write and I,m kinda excited
I guess the Xbox One controller is out of the question right?
I'm using my Xbox One controller. I have my Xbox One controller plugged into a CronusMax set to output in PS3 mode.
So basically, my Xbox One inputs are being converted into PS3 inputs which HID to VPAD can recognize. Works great. Also lets me use my PS4 controller using a Bluetooth adapter.
This is all possible via the json file. Here's an example configuration section:
Code:
{
"pad_rotation": 90,
"drc_rotation": 90,
"buttons_rotation": 0,
"screen": [
{
"source": "upper",
"rotation": 0,
"size": "424 318",
"target": "tv",
"position": "428 11"
},
{
"source": "lower",
"rotation": 0,
"size": "424 318",
"target": "tv",
"position": "428 391"
},
{
"source": "upper",
"rotation": 270,
"size": "360 480",
"target": "drc",
"position": "466 0"
},
{
"source": "lower",
"rotation": 270,
"size": "360 480",
"target": "drc",
"position": "28 0"
}
],
"name_string_id": "VCM_LAYOUT_6_NAME",
"background": [
{
"position": "0 0",
"rotation": 0,
"resource": "//content_dir/assets/textures/tvback.png",
"target": "tv",
"size": "1280 720"
},
{
"position": "0 0",
"rotation": 0,
"resource": "//content_dir/assets/textures/drcback.png",
"target": "drc",
"size": "854 480"
}
],
"desc_string_id": "VCM_LAYOUT_6_EXPLANATION"
},You can set the exact pixel position and size of each screen on both the TV and gamepad ('drc'), the screen source (upper, lower), the rotation of the screens and dpad and buttons of the gamepad in degrees, and so on. It's super configurable.
Follow my guide. Very detailed and easy
Adam Prime
hates soccer, is Mexican
So dumb question: But I assume you can't dump/inject Wii games from the eShop huh?
We can even set own backgrounds? Oh man, I'm going to have a lot of fun with this.
Nope
Robin64
Member
Special method to dump the /vol/meta folder
If you want to dump the /vol/meta folder then the method is different based on the launched title type.
Wii U disc titles and titles installed on Wii U USB Hard drive:
1. After you launched the title, press the Home button.
2. Wait on the Home menu until all files are dumped.
3. You can now close the Home menu and either return to the game or exit.
Titles installed on the Wii U system memory (NAND):
1. After you launched the title, press the Home button
2. Exit to the system menu
3. Wait 30 seconds on the system menu, until all files are dumped. The dump will start about 15 seconds after the system menu is loaded.
Wowfunhappy
Member
For now, no, because Nintendo hasn't updated anything yet.
In the future, it's hard to say what will happen--there may be a workaround or there may not. Might want to try some stuff out right now though, while there's no downside.
You can't play dumped games online, but you can play them in normal Wii U circumstance online just fine.
Robin64
Member
Yep. 1.1 doesn't support firmware 5.5.1.
Captain Europe
Member
Titledumper immediately closes after I open it on my PC, tried running it as an admin and it still closes. Is it supposed to do that or is something wrong?
Maybe not the actual thread to post in but since it's public knowledge now, NERD did hired some young engineers with DS/Wii homebrew scene experience.
So in one hand I've hope they get more and more resources to make the VC in a good shape at some point. In the other hand, I'm not sure they're in a position to make things move too much too quickly, sadly. I even wonder what's the official position regarding this sort of stuff.
Yeah, I read that. I started it back up and it looks like power save struck. It's starting from the content folder and moving on.
Found it. I'll take a look. Thanks!!
I think I couldn't do anything because I don't have any WUD games in the SD card. I was trying to run a DS game just downloading a ROM, and as you imagine, nothing happened. I didn't know I needed WUD versions of the DS games instead of normal ROMs. I studied computer science, but I'm a real disaster hacking, haha.
If we want to play N64 games, do we need to follow a similar process?
Robin64
Member
You absolutely can, all the Wii U stuff is in a folder on the root called /wiiu/
I'm using the same one for both.
Meesh
Member
Sorry for the n00by question but how do I do this?
You absolutely can, all the Wii U stuff is in a folder on the root called /wiiu/
I'm using the same one for both.
Oh nice, thanks! Going to try it right now.
Pancakes R Us
Member
Hmmm, this seems so easy to install. I want to install it but am a little worried. What if your Wii U needs to be sent to Nintendo to fix, can you delete/hide the homebrew loader?
Any chances of bricking?
Any issues using the eShop so far?
I think I'll go in and set the DNS as advised and will wait a while before installing.
Thanks.
Any chances of bricking?
Any issues using the eShop so far?
I think I'll go in and set the DNS as advised and will wait a while before installing.
Thanks.
Nothing is installed on your console. It all has to be loaded from the SD card on demand.
It doesn't permanently modify anything, so no chance of bricking. eShop works for now because the latest firmware is supported, but I assume later on that will not be the case.
Robin64
Member
Nothing actually gets installed. Once your Wii U is off and that SD card is removed, there isn't a single trace of Homebrew on your console.
Hrm, I bought Brain Age, but should have went with MK9 then if there are going to be different ones that are good for different games.
Robin64
Member
Hopefully there'll be a good list compiled soon enough. Brain Training was perfect for Final Fantasy IV DS.
Brain Age should work as it seems to be the only one that doesn't have rom size restrictions
stan423321
Member
It's a part of connection settings, in system settings.
Pancakes R Us
Member
Thanks both, this is great.
For the person asking, instructions on how to manually enter your DNS are here:
http://en-americas-support.nintendo..._id/1138/~/how-to-manually-enter-dns-settings
Do we need to enter a secondary DNS? I left it blank and the connection test was fine.
Robin64
Member
You can either repeat the primary or leave it as 0.0.0.0
Lionel Richie
Member
Subbed, I love you guys. Let me see if this finally allows me to play my beloved copy of Mystical Ninja without having to take my N64 out of the closet.
yeah, 5.5.0 or 5.5.1 so says the website.
Oh right. Maybe I can try reading some time.
Does anyone know how to update a spoofed Wii U? I have 5.4 spoofed to 5.5.1. Do I just do it normally?
EDIT: Apparently you should not update from 5.4, so don't do that.
Are you sure? Because it's a white screen with an error for me too. Error code 112-1006 - Could not display page, it says. Maybe Nintendo saw this thread and blocked it?
Edit - I'm on 5.5.1E.
Just thinking out loud here. Would you be able to purchase a wii game from the eshop that allows you gamepad controls and inject another wii game or even a gamecube game and get gamepad controls that way? Don't some of those wii eshop releases have off-tv play with gamepad controls?