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Wii U Hacking and Homebrew.


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    1

    I’ve got a EUR WiiU and a USA gamepad, now what?

    3 Comments
    2024/10/31
    18:20 UTC

    1

    How to play US Wii Cd on a European Wii U?

    Basically the title. I have like 32 games that are all US Cd's and my US Wii got bricked from modding it lol! How can I get them to work on the Wii U?

    0 Comments
    2024/10/31
    08:22 UTC

    1

    Baisser le son interne de la Wii u ?/lower the internal sound of a wii u?

    (En) Hello, is there a hack to lower the internal sound of the Wii U because my capture box (I have a YouTube channel) does not allow me to lower the sound of a games or console, so I am looking for this type of Wii U hack to overcome this situation my WiiU is in aroma (Fr) Bonjour existe t il un hack pour baisser les son interne de la wii u car mon boîtier de capture (j'ai une chaîne youtube ) ne permet pas de baisser le son des jeux donc je recherche ce type de hack wii u pour pallier a se problème ma Wii u est sous aroma

    0 Comments
    2024/10/30
    21:33 UTC

    1

    Is it possible to use the browser exploit anymore?

    It seems like the browser doesnt even work anymore, whenever I look something up it just reloads without doing anything.

    2 Comments
    2024/10/30
    18:57 UTC

    1

    Is there anyone here who owns a CAT-R writer?

    CAT-R units like RVT-R have their own writers, but unfortunately I can't find available information about this device anywhere, except that compared to the RVT-R Writer, this device plugs into the SATA port like a normal disk drive. So if anyone owns one of these, can you please send a picture of it?

    0 Comments
    2024/10/30
    18:55 UTC

    1

    Help with SD card

    I'm trying to post this a second time because for literally no reason, the first time I tried the post glitched out and says "removed" and isn't readable. No, not an automod response, just a random incident. So sorry, not trying to spam, just trying to make the site work.

    I'll try to keep it brief. I own a black Wii U that I've had a few years and homebrewed pretty much as soon as I got it. It has the homebrew channel on it but I lost the SD card which I used, so anytime I boot the homebrew channel I get an error code. Before it was "-3" and since putting in a new SD card, it's "-5".

    Clearly I'm gathering here that I'm missing the necessary files or folders etc. on the SD card for the launcher to run properly. I cannot anywhere on find anything covering how to repopulate a new SD card for use with the homebrew channel and I don't want to go through the tumultuous process of uninstalling and reinstalling homebrew and risk a system brick.

    So, essentially, I need for someone to provide me with instructions or preferably a download of what all I need to put on a new, freshly formatted SD card to make the Homebrew channel work again.

    I have 5.5.5 U if that's relevant. Thanks in advance.

    0 Comments
    2024/10/30
    13:06 UTC

    0

    Aroma Boot Fail

    4 Comments
    2024/10/31
    08:12 UTC

    9

    Bought a Wii with homebrew channel already on it

    It has no sd cards or other apps so what’s my next move ? Wanna get all Nintendo games for my son to play

    Can someone point me in the right direction

    10 Comments
    2024/10/31
    00:14 UTC

    2

    I tryna do this issue but nothing is working. (Didn't been on the wii u in months)

    When I tired to put my sd card in the wii u, it started to say it failed then i turn off the wii u and check if the sd was locked but it wasnt, btw do have a new sd card to put all my backup in the new sd card and it still saying the same thing, if someone can help me thanks 👍.

    3 Comments
    2024/10/30
    02:27 UTC

    1

    Lost my original theme files

    How do I get my men.pack and men2.pack files? I didn't back up the original wii u menu theme..

    stuck with this ugly vintage colour

    0 Comments
    2024/10/29
    18:57 UTC

    1

    Used homebrewed Wii U issue

    So I find a wii u without an SD Card, I turned it on, it was homebrewed and I don't know how to remove it without the SD. Can anyone help me out with this please?

    0 Comments
    2024/10/27
    22:12 UTC

    4

    Need help region changing vWii.

    i have a japanese wii u and hacked it and region changed it now im trying to do the same for the vwii. i got the ftpiiu on aroma but when i connect it to my computer i cant find the "setting.txt" file anywhere. if someone could help id appreciate it thank you

    6 Comments
    2024/10/28
    05:48 UTC

    1

    What's the first thing you did after installing CFW?

    This is going to sound dumb but; I'm new to modding and I just managed to mod the Wii U and installed Aroma by following the wiiu hacks guide to completion.

    What are the main things I can do with it now? Is there a website or YouTuber I should check out for inspiration? I'm thinking to add a frontend that displays box art for like NES / SNES games etc.

    Anything like that doable on WiiU/Aroma? (Sorry about all the questions I'm really new to this)

    4 Comments
    2024/10/28
    00:15 UTC

    1

    I want help if possible

    I bought a used Nintendo wii u and it has hacxhi but the seller gave it to me without an sd card and im thinking if i do the udpih reset it will come clean the system and i can homebrew it again or im screwd??

    2 Comments
    2024/10/28
    02:44 UTC

    1

    how do i change vwii language?

    hello ive been googling and cant seem to find proper intstructions for changing vwii region/language. i bought a wii u from japan and changed the language using the wiiu.hacks tutorial but cant seem to find the tutorial for the vwii. if someone could point me in the right direction id greatly appreciate it. :)

    0 Comments
    2024/10/28
    00:08 UTC

    0

    Wii U Homebrew starter

    20 Comments
    2024/10/27
    20:19 UTC

    1

    Need help restoring wii maker

    Used it to load boot.elf to download ctgp on my vwii, but want to restore it do my mum can make a mii of herself, because she doesn't want to be Peter griffin

    1 Comment
    2024/10/27
    16:35 UTC

    1

    Medli softlock in Wind Waker HD Solution

    I encountered a softlock in Wind Waker HD due to Medli walking into a room she is used to open and then not being able to walk out, if after this you save your game you´ve successfully soflocked your savefile and the game is now unbeatable, after trying save modifiers, modding the game and even using Hex Editors, I could not fix it, it is practically impossible.

    Now, I´m making this post for everyone that´s going through this problem too and I guess it would also help anyone with a similar softlock around this part of the game, I´m providing the most acceptable answer I found, which is just replacing your savefile.

    WARNING: This only works on an actual modded Wii U, I´m not sure if it would work the same in an emulator and the version I used is the USA version, I´m not sure if it would work with other versions but you´re free to try.

    Requirements:

    • A Wii U
    • The SD you used to mod your Wii U
    • A computer along with a way to modify your SD
    • Save Mii app installed on your Wii U
    • This document: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1UUxDZTq7NAmIwATVF2T6aF41eTaL0UMx/view?usp=sharing (Its the savefile I´m offering, I took it from another guy which pretty much maxed the heart and magic gauges and mapped the whole map along with upgrading bomb and rupee capacity, he left it in front of the Tower of Gods but I advanced it up to the Earth Temple with Medli being unstuck, the three save slots are the same and have the name "Link")

    Steps:

    1. In your Wii U go to the Save Mii app.
    2. Make a backup of your current save in Wind Waker HD (its the first option on the menu) on the profile you want to modify them and remember the numbers that appeared for the app, take a picture just in case (Make a couple backups in different slots just in case).
    3. Turn off your Wii U and place your SD in your computer.
    4. In your SD go into wiiu, then backups and look for the numbers you saw on the Save Mii app and enter that folder, there you´ll see all your backups of Wind Waker HD.
    5. Choose whichever you want and remember which slot you chose (they usually have a number), when you enter it you´ll see another folder, this folder contains all the .sav files of your savefile.
    6. Now you need to extract all the .sav files in the folder I provided and move them into this folder, it will tell you all the files already exist and ask you if you want to replace them, to this you need to say "Yes to all".
    7. After they are done being replaced you´re going to take out your from your computer and going back to your Wii U.
    8. In your Wii U go again into the Save Mii app and into the Wind Waker HD section.
    9. Now you need to restore your savefile (its the second option on the menu), in this case make absolutely sure you choose correctly both the profile you want to replace the saves on and also the slot you replaced the .sav files on step 6.
    10. If all is done correctly after the restoration is complete you can go back into the game and you will find the three save slots I promised.

    Hope this helps somebody.

    1 Comment
    2024/10/27
    03:41 UTC

    1

    Banjo Tooie

    Is there any chance now that Banjo Tooie is on Switch Online and runs smoothly that someone could dump and use the config.ini from that version to improve the wii u injection of it? The framerate is horrible on wii u as is, and the jiggywiggy puzzles are glitched.

    0 Comments
    2024/10/27
    04:14 UTC

    15

    Accidentally reset the plaza

    Wondering how to switch back to pretendo plaza I accidentally reset it in the inkay settings only loading into default plaza

    1 Comment
    2024/10/27
    02:42 UTC

    10

    Could someone help me?

    This happens anytime I try to open my sd card in RetroArch.

    6 Comments
    2024/10/27
    00:18 UTC

    1

    Hynix memory from November 2012 with 5 retry.

    Hello everyone,

    About a year ago I installed CFW (first Tiramisu and then Aroma) on my 32 GB WiiU, while backing up I saw 5 retry, I didn't worry too much because the backup was completed, but I still took a picture of the error.

    Photo of the error: https://imgur.com/a/8vA6lqZ

    To prepare for an eventual death of the chip what do you recommend I do in addition to backup with savemii, is it useful to make another memory backup?

    If the chip dies I will install an sd with the Interposer with the SDIO guide.

    https://gbatemp.net/threads/mlc2sd-a-wii-u-nand-emmc-replacement-interposer.651917/

    Thank you for your help.

    7 Comments
    2024/10/26
    12:39 UTC

    3

    wii u freezing after trying to open anything in homebrew launcher

    3 Comments
    2024/10/26
    14:52 UTC

    4

    Wii U stuck on retroarch startup screen. I downloaded it and all the cores from the HB App Store.

    4 Comments
    2024/10/26
    10:37 UTC

    1

    Would it be worth it to install ISFShax on Samsung NAND Wii U?

    My girlfriend got a Wii U and I modded it for her (Aroma CFW), so far everything seems to run fine but I want to protect the console against any possible bricks. I read that ISFShax, if previously installed, could help repair many bricks without having to solder but I'm also afraid to install it because i read it may cause a brick if I screw up somewhere along the process. So I just wanted to know if you guys think it would be worth the risk installing it? (Our Wii U has Samsung NAND)

    2 Comments
    2024/10/25
    22:44 UTC

    1

    Are there any working plugins or modules to get 2 gamepads working at once as either pro controllers or 1 gamepad and 1 pro controller?

    I found this plugin online https://github.com/capitalistspz/gamepadtopro/releases It seems to have added support for 2 gamepads to be used at once (as pro controller i assume) I havent managed to get it working. Do yall have any way to fix it?

    0 Comments
    2024/10/25
    17:23 UTC

    1

    Trying to remove CIOS and Homebrew. How?

    My brother modded it years ago and doesn't remember what he did to get it there. We're trying to remove it to sell the WiiU.

    If anyone can help, please. I have no knowledge on these kinds of things

    0 Comments
    2024/10/25
    18:50 UTC

    15

    my wii u freezes

    I just received another junk 32g Japanese Wii U, and this screen shows up right after the Wii U logo on boot-up. When this screen appears, I hear background music for 5 to 10 seconds, and the system seems to function somewhat, but then it freezes checked the rear fan, and it's not spinning, so I initially thought it might be an easy fix--just replacing the fan. However, after searching online, I found that being stuck on this 'factory reset?' screen can be a symptom of a failing eMMC Again, it freezes on this screen. Does anyone have any ideas?"

    35 Comments
    2024/10/25
    09:15 UTC

    1

    New to modding

    I’ve never modded anything, but I was watching videos and thought it would be cool to mod my childhood Wii u, and was wondering what I would need to do it, I know I need an sd card but I don’t know if you need anything else, do i

    1 Comment
    2024/10/23
    22:24 UTC

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