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Region Changing the Wii U
The way I used to do it was tedious and was quite complex, however with the v2.0 release of the wafel_setup_mlc plugin, region changing has become much simpler.
It is identical to just rebuilding the MLC, but this has region changing specific notes added.
This does not change the region of the Gamepad, however you can still use an out-of-region gamepad with Aroma, which can be loaded with a Stroopwafel plugin, so you don't need to worry about getting a gamepad from the region you are changing to.
Following this guide will wipe the MLC. You should back up any saves you care about before following. Its possible to do it without wiping the MLC, you just skip the
Keep an OTP and SEEPROM backup. Nothing should go wrong, but it is better to have the most important backups and not need them vs. need them and not have them.
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You only need to do this section if the
You can keep isfshax installed, or you can uninstall it. I would keep it, so you can load Aroma on boot without needing to install PayloadLoader, or as some form of 'brick protection'.
You can region change the Gamepad with DRXutil, but no instructions will be given here. Use at your own risk!
@SDIO: isfshax setup guides, the wafel_setup_mlc plugin, help get the PoC to work, cleaning up my code, making the region fixer more sane...
@GaryOderNichts: Also help me get the PoC working
@rw-r-r_0644: Finding isfshax and implementing it
It is identical to just rebuilding the MLC, but this has region changing specific notes added.
This does not change the region of the Gamepad, however you can still use an out-of-region gamepad with Aroma, which can be loaded with a Stroopwafel plugin, so you don't need to worry about getting a gamepad from the region you are changing to.
Following this guide will wipe the MLC. You should back up any saves you care about before following. Its possible to do it without wiping the MLC, you just skip the
Erase MLC and Delete scfm.img steps, but you will have to remove the old titles with this wupclient (Right Click -> Save As).Keep an OTP and SEEPROM backup. Nothing should go wrong, but it is better to have the most important backups and not need them vs. need them and not have them.
I AM NOT RESPONSIBLE IF YOU FAIL TO FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS PROPERLY.
If you need support, you can join my server and ask in
#helpWhat you need
- Install isfshax. This is a requirement. You cannot region change without it. (You can also use de_Fuse, but at that point you probably already know what you are doing.)
- Stop at the "Booting" section.
- The release of the MLCRestorerDownloader for your OS.
- The latest release of the MLC setup plugin.
- The latest release of the Payloader plugin.
- The latest files for Aroma. (If you already have it, you do not need to recopy it)
- Read and tick the 4 boxes -> Click on
Download PayloadsandDownload Base Aroma
- Read and tick the 4 boxes -> Click on
Downloading the MLC Titles
- Extract the MLCRestorerDownloader you downloaded.
- Copy the
otp.bininto the extracted folder. - Open a command prompt / terminal and run the application (ie
.\MLCRestorerDownloader.exefor Windows users). - Type in
1the for MLC titles. - Type in the number for the region you want to change to (ie
2for USA). - Wait for it to finish downloading. You can do part of the next section while you wait.
SD Setup
- Copy the
wafel_setup_mlc.ipxtosd:/wiiu/ios_plugins. - Copy the
wafel_payloader.ipxtosd:/wiiu/ios_plugins. - Copy the two
wiiufolders from the Aroma.zipfiles to the root of the SD. - Copy the
root.rpxfromsd:/wiiu/environments/aromatosd:/wiiu. - Make a folder called
wafel_installon the root of the SD and copy all 52 MLC titles here.
Region Changing
- Boot the console.
- If it does not automatically go into minute_minute, go install isfshax.
- Navigate to
Backup and Restore. - Select
Erase MLCand then press EJECT to confirm.- If it tells you
MLC Erase not allowed, go install isfshax.
- If it tells you
- Select
Delete scfm.imgand press EJECT to confirm.- If it gives you a warning about bricking the console, do not continue and install isfshax. It's not playing around.
- Go back to the main menu and select
Patch (sd) and boot IOS (slc). - Wait for the LED to start blinking blue, this means the setup has started. Wait for it to stop blinking, that is when the setup has finished.
- Shut off the console and put the SD back into your PC.
- Check the
wafel_setup_mlc.logfile on the root and make sure there were no errors (everything should have00000000, except forSetInitialLaunch, which will have a1). - If everything looks right, delete the
wafel_setup_mlc.ipxfile fromsd:/wiiu/ios_plugins. - Boot the console again, select
Patch (sd) and boot IOS (slc), and you should be greeted with initial setup. Success!
Manually fixing the sys_prod
You only need to do this section if the
MCP_SetSysProdSettings returned error FFFBFFEE, if it returned a 0, then you can skip this section.- Install Python on your PC.
- Download this wupclient.py. (Right Click -> Save as..)
- Edit the IP Address on line 140 with the Wii Us IP. Do not change the port.
- You can get the IP by looking at your router settings.
- Make sure the console is booting into Aroma and is on the AutobootMenu.
- Hold + on the Gamepad while booting to get to the AutobootMenu.
- Aroma should automatically load with the wafel_payloader plugin.
- Open a terminal where the
wupclient.pyis. - Run
python -i wupclient.py. - When it successfully connects (should have a
0x0), runw.dl("/vol/system/config/sys_prod.xml"). - Open the
sys_prod.xmlin a text editor, and changeproduct_areaandgame_regionto the new region.- JPN - 1. USA - 2. EUR - 4.
- Save the file, and then run
w.up("sys_prod.xml", "/vol/system/config/sys_prod.xml"). - Run
exit()on the wupclient window, and then reboot the Wii U. - If you did everything right, loading the Mii Maker in the User creation should not crash.
After Region Changing
You can keep isfshax installed, or you can uninstall it. I would keep it, so you can load Aroma on boot without needing to install PayloadLoader, or as some form of 'brick protection'.
You can region change the Gamepad with DRXutil, but no instructions will be given here. Use at your own risk!
Credits
@SDIO: isfshax setup guides, the wafel_setup_mlc plugin, help get the PoC to work, cleaning up my code, making the region fixer more sane...
@GaryOderNichts: Also help me get the PoC working
@rw-r-r_0644: Finding isfshax and implementing it
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