meh ...that old pun :/basically what this thread boils down to is that marcan is worse than the mafia
Maybe I'm talking some nonsense, since I'm not a programer.. but wouldn't that smartphone optimized version of Ubuntu something that would run with less struggle on the WiiU, and with some new implementations, apps and stuff?I have nothing to correct, so we have some leads right there it seems, or what appears to be the very beginnings of Wii U homebrew, which I have no doubts will take off. I don't know what's going on, but I've a feeling something big is brewing....if you know what I mean.
Yes...but piracy appears to be here anyway. I doubt it is a ploy as some believe. I am thinking somebody will likely try to use what Marcan gave and go for the rest. 3 cores is something but no GPU access on Wii U side? Is the screen people want to use only available with entire GPU unlocked? Given what is put out and about to be sold, I think a full Wii U mode unlock saves time effort, and gives processors at full speed...GPU, etc.What marcan has always seen as ideal was a linux port, even from the beginning with the wii. They developed the mini with the hopes of giving people the direct hardware access they needed for it but since everyone was already used to using libogc and the first linux ports using an IOS were so limited people didn't show much interest in using it while it was being ported to mini and THEN improved ... And that process was abandoned because of that same lack of public interest. By the time they discovered they could disable AHBPROT and just ignore the presence of either an IOS or the mini (which would have made a linux port a whole lot easier) it was too late to arouse public interest in redoing linux.
Because of AHBPROT, though, it would now be easier than ever to just port over linux with direct hardware access and if you wanted to make a single port for both old wii and vwii, just having one use 3 cores and the other use 1. On the other hand, if you wanted to deal with a only vWii approach, you could maybe skip the backwards compatibility way of communicating with them and just use the drivers that he says are already available to you.
Either was he was looking at it, though, be it just starting in vWii and breaking out every time you wanted more power (plan A?) or a linux port (plan B?) I assume he hoped that would keep people far enough away from the environment the games actually run in to prevent his work from being used for piracy.
Marcan mentioned a work-around for something BUT I do recall reading in the comments of his blog (see links around here) that something he tried did not increase the clock. If this the type of thing you are referring to?the sys PLL (multiplier smd) was known on Wii to reach 10x (1010), but locked to 3x (0011). the thing is, where, does the PLL need to be altered to change the clock frequency correctly.. if the PLL is inside the CPU, we're SOL
basically what this thread boils down to is that marcan is worse than the mafia
yeah, at this stage with Steam on Linux and Android, I'm having a hard time seeing that big a future for traditional consoles
Marcan is a big troll.
OK, I want to play a new game on linux, tell me how?
Android? I want to play Carmageddon, oh? its not out yet.
great platforms
What kind of a troll writes something like this:Marcan is a big troll.
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What kind of a troll writes something like this:
http://marcansoft.com/blog/2011/01/safe-hacking/#more-275
I can't think of a hacker with more of a moral center (and talent/accomplishments) than Marcan.
If you'd read more than one line (I know this is difficult, but you must try!) you'll see that he also laments how much software is not being released on Android and such. GTA III shows that PC games can and will run when ported to Android, it's just usually older ones since the GPUs in Android devices are not nearly to the standards modern games need. Maybe if Android devices were still using low resolutions, but with everything tossing 720P+ screens on nowadays, that raises the GPU use dramatically (double the resolution, quadruple the required bandwidth and shader work).Marcan is a big troll.
Many games are getting official Linux ports nowadays, even Steam has an official Linux version.OK, I want to play a new game on linux, tell me how?
One thing all you people seem to be missing is that there's shit other than playing videogames involved. He's talking about the devices from a programmer's standpoint, how easy it is to develop programs at home for them.great platforms
The marcan's (and from what I can gather the whole of fail0verfl0w's) point of view is understandable, but still makes me a little sad.
I don't own a WiiU, nor will I in the foreseeable future, yet I always love hearing about storys where devices are hacked and freed up for the User to use as they please. I don't own an iPhone either, yet I read into the last view jailbreaks, just out of curiosity.
At this point I actually hope that the wiikeyU is real, so fail0verfl0w won't have any reason not to release the hack. If piracy is already possible it can't get any worse, afterall.
Seriously, Marcan gave some of the exploit, BUT it is for vWii only. Only person I've seen working on it is Maxternal on her thread about "3 cores." Idea is to get linux running in/over (whatever) vWii. Marcan offered to help (if/when needed) for some points and Comex has stopped in to help. I suggest anyone with coding skills, linux knowledge, and hacking skills seriously look to help. The bickering leads nowhere.There is some behind-the-scenes action going here, not all is lost.
Seriously, Marcan gave some of the exploit, BUT it is for vWii only. Only person I've seen working on it is Maxternal on her thread about "3 cores." Idea is to get linux running in/over (whatever) vWii. Marcan offered to help (if/when needed) for some points and Comex has stopped in to help. I suggest anyone with coding skills, linux knowledge, and hacking skills seriously look to help. The bickering leads nowhere.