Strange Wii U Cat-R.

voodooweenvoodooween
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Hello guys !



Today I found a lot of dev related stuff, but used in a Media Group in France (IS-TWL-CAPTURE and PARTNER-CTR Capture, but for Retail cartridges and an IS-NITRO-CAPTURE).



EDIT : I looked the manual and it says : "In its factory default state, the Wii U Menu is not installed on the CAT-R". So I guess it's why the Wii U dont have any menu on it.



 The Wii U :



 



 



 



When I start the gamepad & Wii U :



 

(DRC FW Ver 11.2.4736

UMI FW Ver 21.2.47)



As you can see, no menu or anything it comes directly on the "Waiting for disc to be inserted..."



This is the only menu I have if I press the home button :



 



(Browser

To Game

eManaul

Exit Game

And it even have a strange music)



Browser Menu : 



 



To Game : 



It brings me back to Waiting for disc to be inserted... So it would bring me back on the game if I had one.



eManual :



 

I can't clik elsewhere than "Exit + menu option"



And I guess exit game, exit the game if you have one. And when I am on the Waiting for disc to be inserted... menu I have nothing on the gamepad.



So, I tried to put a retail Wii U PAL game and it can't read it and unfortanetly I don't have any Cat-R disc... 

If somebody have an idea ^^.

Comments

  • NesmaniacNesmaniac
    I wish I had some information to help but I must say this machine is very interesting. It's almost as if it's a zombiefied wii u.
  • IchinisanIchinisan
    Wow. I think it's actually pre-release hardware. Ubisoft?



    Maybe external antennas were needed for UWB radio to the tablet.
  • DefaultGenDefaultGen
    It sure is ugly! Cool though.
  • voodooweenvoodooween
    @Ichinisan It's not Ubisoft, it's from a French TV channel, but they had many console before the French release from Nintendo, so I think Nintendo gave them the console without Wii U menu on it ^^.



    Since the Wii U it's not thad old it's really hard to find dev related information, because I think this is just a factory default Cat-R Wii U, but I never saw a factory defaut Cat-R Wii U so it's just a guess. And I see that I forgot to mention it, but the Gamepad is connected with a cable to the console ^^ but the gamepad can be used without it too (I just need to put the DRC switch to "Wired or Wireless).
  • XerxesXerxes
    Originally posted by: voodooween



    Hello guys !



    Today I found a lot of dev related stuff, but used in a Media Group in France (IS-TWL-CAPTURE and PARTNER-CTR Capture, but for Retail cartridges and an IS-NITRO-CAPTURE).



    EDIT : I looked the manual and it says : "In its factory default state, the Wii U Menu is not installed on the CAT-R". So I guess it's why the Wii U dont have any menu on it.



     The Wii U :



     



     



     



    When I start the gamepad & Wii U :



     

    (DRC FW Ver 11.2.4736

    UMI FW Ver 21.2.47)



    As you can see, no menu or anything it comes directly on the "Waiting for disc to be inserted..."



    This is the only menu I have if I press the home button :



     



    (Browser

    To Game

    eManaul

    Exit Game

    And it even have a strange music)



    Browser Menu : 



     



    To Game : 



    It brings me back to Waiting for disc to be inserted... So it would bring me back on the game if I had one.



    eManual :



     

    I can't clik elsewhere than "Exit + menu option"



    And I guess exit game, exit the game if you have one. And when I am on the Waiting for disc to be inserted... menu I have nothing on the gamepad.



    So, I tried to put a retail Wii U PAL game and it can't read it and unfortanetly I don't have any Cat-R disc... 

    If somebody have an idea ^^.



    This is not prerelease hardware. It is Dev equipment. The encryption on the Dev units uses  a different key than retail so you will not be able to play retail games on it.

     
  • voodooweenvoodooween
    Originally posted by: Xerxes

     
    Originally posted by: voodooween



    Hello guys !



    Today I found a lot of dev related stuff, but used in a Media Group in France (IS-TWL-CAPTURE and PARTNER-CTR Capture, but for Retail cartridges and an IS-NITRO-CAPTURE).



    EDIT : I looked the manual and it says : "In its factory default state, the Wii U Menu is not installed on the CAT-R". So I guess it's why the Wii U dont have any menu on it.



     The Wii U :



     



     



     



    When I start the gamepad & Wii U :



     

    (DRC FW Ver 11.2.4736

    UMI FW Ver 21.2.47)



    As you can see, no menu or anything it comes directly on the "Waiting for disc to be inserted..."



    This is the only menu I have if I press the home button :



     



    (Browser

    To Game

    eManaul

    Exit Game

    And it even have a strange music)



    Browser Menu : 



     



    To Game : 



    It brings me back to Waiting for disc to be inserted... So it would bring me back on the game if I had one.



    eManual :



     

    I can't clik elsewhere than "Exit + menu option"



    And I guess exit game, exit the game if you have one. And when I am on the Waiting for disc to be inserted... menu I have nothing on the gamepad.



    So, I tried to put a retail Wii U PAL game and it can't read it and unfortanetly I don't have any Cat-R disc... 

    If somebody have an idea ^^.



    This is not prerelease hardware. It is Dev equipment. The encryption on the Dev units uses  a different key than retail so you will not be able to play retail games on it.

     



    I know that is a dev equipment and it can't read retail game, but since it was used on a TV channel and they had IS-TWL-CAPTURE + PARTNER-CTR CAPTURE for retail I was like "I'll try a retail game".

    The thing I don't know it's, if this console is in factory default state.

     
  • XerxesXerxes
    Originally posted by: voodooween

     
    Originally posted by: Xerxes

     
    Originally posted by: voodooween



    Hello guys !



    Today I found a lot of dev related stuff, but used in a Media Group in France (IS-TWL-CAPTURE and PARTNER-CTR Capture, but for Retail cartridges and an IS-NITRO-CAPTURE).



    EDIT : I looked the manual and it says : "In its factory default state, the Wii U Menu is not installed on the CAT-R". So I guess it's why the Wii U dont have any menu on it.



     The Wii U :











    When I start the gamepad & Wii U :



    (DRC FW Ver 11.2.4736

    UMI FW Ver 21.2.47)



    As you can see, no menu or anything it comes directly on the "Waiting for disc to be inserted..."



    This is the only menu I have if I press the home button :



    (Browser

    To Game

    eManaul

    Exit Game

    And it even have a strange music)



    Browser Menu : 





    To Game : 



    It brings me back to Waiting for disc to be inserted... So it would bring me back on the game if I had one.



    eManual :



    I can't clik elsewhere than "Exit + menu option"



    And I guess exit game, exit the game if you have one. And when I am on the Waiting for disc to be inserted... menu I have nothing on the gamepad.



    So, I tried to put a retail Wii U PAL game and it can't read it and unfortanetly I don't have any Cat-R disc... 

    If somebody have an idea ^^.



    This is not prerelease hardware. It is Dev equipment. The encryption on the Dev units uses  a different key than retail so you will not be able to play retail games on it.

     



    I know that is a dev equipment and it can't read retail game, but since it was used on a TV channel and they had IS-TWL-CAPTURE + PARTNER-CTR CAPTURE for retail I was like "I'll try a retail game".

    The thing I don't know it's, if this console is in factory default state.

     



    It does not have home menu installed, but I don’t think that was the firmware it shipped with. 

     
  • voodooweenvoodooween
    Hey, I bump my post because I found something before selling my dev kit.

    If you press the "Sync" button for like 5/10sec, it will open the dev menu (tested on firmware Cafe OS SDK Version 2.08.07 Build 42112). And you will get a menu like this (depend of your FW)





    Click here for fullscreen



    So like that, if one day someone has the same problem as I had with an earliest firmware. He could find this post !
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