vWii Unbrick Guide by GaryOderNichts
I'm not responsible for any Bricks or Data Loss!
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If for some reason you can't perform one the options (missing NAND Backup, etc...) or don't wan't to, use one of the other ones in that Category.
If you need to find out the TitleID for an IOS look here under 00000007 and 000700xx: Virtual Wii titles.

vWii NAND Restorer

Extract your NAND Backup
Setup FTPiiU Everywhere

IOS Brick

vWii still working

Homebrew Channel working
Homebrew Channel not working​

vWii not working

No NAND Backup
With NAND Backup
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vWii System Menu Brick

Brick from corrupted Channel

Replace SLCCMPT

vWii NAND Restorer

I have now released vWii NAND Restorer!
This is probably the easiest way to fix any vWii Brick if you have a NAND Backup!
If you don't have a NAND Backup check out vWii Decaffeinator! vWii Decaffeinator allows you to restore any IOS by downloading the IOS with a forced System Update.

Extract your NAND Backup

Some of the steps require your vWii NAND backup (SLCCMPT) and keys.bin/keys.txt/otp.bin.
Follow the steps below if you have a NAND Backup and need it for one of the steps.

DumpMiiNand Nand dumps don't work for me. I get an error when trying to extract them.
If you want to backup your vWii NAND properly use Wii U Nanddumper to dump your SLCCMPT and xyzzy to backup your keys.

1. Download the latest release of Wii U Nand Extractor. Linux or Mac users may be able to use WINE here.
   Extract the NAND Extractor.exe to a Folder on your PC.
2. Copy your nand.bin/slccmpt.bin and your keys.bin/keys.txt to this folder.
3. Open the NAND Extractor.exe.
4. Click on File > Open and select your backup.
   Your keys should be read automatically if they're called keys.bin/keys.txt.
   If not, go to File > Enter NAND Key and enter your NAND Key.
5. Go to File > Extract All and your nand gets extracted to a folder named like your backup file.

Setup FTPiiU Everywhere

Some of the steps require FTPiiU Everywhere.
Follow the steps below if you haven't set up FTPiiU Everywhere already and need it for one of the steps.

1. Download ftpiiu everywhere.
   Mocha users should use this version. Extract the .zip to the root of your SD Card.
   Haxchi/CBHC users this version. Rename the ftpiiu.elf to ftpiiu_everywhere.elf and place it on your SD Card under "/wiiu/apps/ftpiiu_everywhere/".
2. Run CFW on your Wii U and go to the Homebrew Launcher.
3. Start FTPiiU_Everywhere.
   Your IP should be displayed there.
4. On your PC start a FTP Client like FileZilla.
5. Enter your IP only up to the colon in the "Host:" field. And the two numbers after it in the "Port:" field.
   Leave everything else blank and press "Quickconnect".
6. You should see your Wii Us Nand. Do not modify anything here or you can brick!

IOS Brick

If you have a corrupted IOS (for example when you tried to install Wii cIOS) follow one of the options below.

vWii still working
If your vWii still works but one of the IOS is broken follow one of the options below.
The steps below require a clean .wad of the corrupted IOS on your SD Card. You can dump it from another console using Yet Another BlueDump Mod.

Homebrew Channel working
If your HBC works (you still have IOS58), run a wad manager (for example Some YAWMM Mod) to reinstall the broken IOS.

Homebrew Channel not working
If HBC doesn't work, is missing or can't be reinstalled using hackmii installer, BUT you have IOS58 and forwarder channel (forwarder for USBloaderGX, Wiiflow or any other homebrew) follow the steps below.

1. On your PC replace the target's boot.dol with the wad manager's boot.dol (for example Some YAWMM Mod)
   
   
2. Install the clean vWii IOS using the wad manager.

If HBC doesn't work, is missing or can't be reinstalled using hackmii installer, and you don't have IOS58 or any forwarder channel installed follow the steps below.

If you have vWii cIOS 236:

1. Perform a game exploit or use wuphax to launch SD:/boot.elf.
   Replace Hackmii installer's boot.elf with the boot.elf of this wad manager.
2. Your wad manager should start.
3. Reload to cIOS236, which gives IOS installation permission, and install the needed clean vWii IOS.

If you have vWii d2x cIOS:

1. Perform a game exploit or use wuphax to launch SD:/boot.elf.
   Replace Hackmii installer's boot.elf with the boot.elf of this .7z.
   Place the V58i.wad on your SD Card.
2. Your wad manager should start.
3. Choose any d2x cIOS slot, which only has permission for non system WADs.
4. Install the special channel (V58i.wad).
5. Return to vWii system menu and launch the newly added channel.
   That channel contains a wad manager which can now install IOS files thanks to granted AHB access.

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vWii not working
If your vWii is not working but one of the IOS is broken follow one of the options below.

No NAND Backup required
The steps below create a WiiU WiiVC channel with a vWii Wad Manager to install clean versions of the vWii IOS. Credits: @Cyan
The steps below require a clean .wad of the corrupted IOS on your SD Card. You can dump it from another console using Yet Another BlueDump Mod.

1. Download the WiiU VC injector script (requires .NET framework). Linux or Mac users may be able to use WINE here.
2. Download this (v)Wii Wad manager.
3. Download WupInstaller_gx2 and copy the contents to the root of your sd card.
4. If you need to reinstall IOS58, you need the clean vWii IOS58 v6432.wad
   if you need to reinstall any other IOS, you also need a clean vWii IOS wad for it.
   copy the wad to "SD:/wad/".
5. Launch the TeconMoon's WiiVC Injector.exe.
6. Select "Wii Homebrew Injection" mode.
7. Click on the "Game..." button, and select the "boot.dol" you got in step 2.
8. You'll have to select some banners/icon that will be used for your created channel. They will be displayed on your WiiU system menu.
   I updated the ones provided by @antnida. You can download them here. Or you can download the original ones by antnida here.
   Or if you want your own pictures, you'll have to choose 2 different tga pictures with the right size (the script will convert to correct tga format automatically).
   You can find more samples here.
9. On the "Game Pad/Meta Options" tab,
   You'll have to choose a name for your created channel, so let's call it "vWii wad manager" or "YAWMM".
   It should generate a random titleID for you (this is good, don't try to change it).
10. Go to "Build Title" tab
    Fill in the text fields the WiiU common key (google) and the "Rhythm Heaven Fever" USA game key (wiiu key website, google it too), and when all requirements are displayed in green, click on the "Build" button to build the channel.
11. Put the generated files into your SD:
    SD:/install/wiiWadmanager/<Put.appAndOtherFilesHere> .
12. Launch your WiiU in CFW mode (CBHC, haxchi, or anything else which is NOT redNAND, like sigpatcher2sysmenu or sigpatcher2hbl).
13. Launch WUP installer GX2 from Homebrew launcher and install the generated channel to your WiiU.
14. Still with CFW enabled, launch the installed channel.
    Your WiiU will boot in vWii mode, with the WAD manager from step 2 launched automatically without going through the vWii Homebrew Channel nor even requiring IOS58.

Install the clean vWii IOS with the WAD manager.
Done!

Spoiler: FAQ

• Problem with the injector script ?
If you have issue using the injector script program, please report your problem here :
https://gbatemp.net/threads/release-wiivc-injector-script-gc-wii-homebrew-support.483577/

• How to be sure the IOS58 is clean ?
md5 : 1fe0b5e733a434918f1cf3dc354824be
sha1 : dc2d79530a4a31204e94bc4c41dfa38c39b3e749
CRC32 : 68aa72fd


• How to be sure you found the correct key?
The injector will change the color of the field from red to green.
it will not let you create the channel with a bad key.


• Why use the script injector? can't someone else who already created the channel share it for others to use?
No, sorry. you need to build the channel yourself as you can't share ready to install channels here.
WiiU WiiVC contains nintendo's copyrighted code and files.

NAND Backup required
The Paths below are for IOS80 if you installed a different IOS you need to find the Path for it here under 00000007 and 000700xx: Virtual Wii titles or overwrite the whole "\slccmpt01\title\00000001\" folder with your backup which will replace all your titles with the backup.
For the second Part of the Id look at the Region column.

1. In FileZilla locate to "\slccmpt01\title\00000001\00000050\".
   Go to the same path in your extracted NAND folder.
2. Replace the content folder with the clean one from your backup.

vWii System Menu Brick

If you have a System Menu Brick (for example when you tried to install Priiloader) follow the steps below.
The steps below require a extracted NAND Backup, if you dont have one follow these steps.
The Paths below are for my EUR Console you need to find the Path for your Region here under 00000007 and 000700xx: Virtual Wii titles.
The 00000007 may be US, my European one only has 00000001.

1. In FileZilla locate to "\slccmpt01\title\00000001\00000002\content\".
   Go to the same path in your extracted NAND folder.
2. Replace 00000022.app and 00000023.app with the clean ones from your backup folder.

Brick from corrupted Channel

If you have a corrupted Channel (for example when you tried to install Wii Channels) follow the steps below.

1. In FileZilla locate to "\slccmpt01\title\00000001\<TitleID>\" without the <>.
2. Delete the folder

Replace SLCCMPT

If the steps above didn't helped you or you're just lazy there is a quick and dirty way of replacing your SLCCMPT.
The steps below require a extracted NAND Backup, if you dont have one follow these steps.

1. In FileZilla locate to "\slccmpt01\".
2. Delete every folder in it.
3. Copy every folder of your NAND Backup in there.
   You now need to set the right permissions for the folders.
   You can do this by simply running slccmpt fixer. More information here: https://gbatemp.net/threads/slccmpt...ctly-from-your-console-testers-needed.560506/
   If this does not work for you follow the steps below:
   
   Spoiler: Using wupserver

   [*]Download MochaCFW and this config file for it (Right Click > Save As...).
   [*]Copy the contents of the mocha.zip to the root of your SD card and the config.ini to the /wiiu/apps/mocha/ folder on your SD card.
   [*]Download Python (If the latest version doesn't work try using Python 2.7) and save the wupclient.py on a folder on your PC (Right Click > Save As...).
   [*]Open wupclient.py with some kind of text editor and replace 192.168.0.197 in line 30 with your Wii Us IP and leave the port as it is.
   [*]On your wii u start the Homebrew Launcher (CBHC Users have to press the Home button while boot and start the Homebrew Launcher from there).
   [*]Run MochaCFW and you should return to the Homebrew Launcher. You're running now wupserver in the background.
   [*]On your PC run Command Prompt and type "cd <PathToFolderContainingWupclient.py>" without the <>. Press Enter to continue.
   [*]Type py -i wupclient.py and press Enter again.
   [*]Enter the Command below:
   

   mount_sd()
   mount_slccmpt01()
   def do_folder(path):
       results = w.ls(path, return_data = True)
       for result in results:
           w.chmod(path + '/' + result['name'], 0x666)
           if not result['is_file']:
               do_folder(path + '/' + result['name'])
   
   do_folder('/vol/storage_slccmpt01')
   unmount_slccmpt01()
   unmount_sd()

This will set the correct permissions for the folders.

Info

This is still WIP and I will try to keep it up-to-date.
If I did something wrong or missed something please let me know! Hope that it will help someone.

 

[GaryOderNichts]

Try this tutorial:

This video guide is dangerous, outdated and also requires the Wii U homebrew launcher.

 

[Henrbull_7]

So I have installed multiple CIOS/IOS on my vWii for the usb loaders and it bricked it. I tried using the wii u HBL and I cant because I broke the gamepad. Any ideas on how to fix?

Try asking to this server: https://discord.gg/vM7c9xPYQx maybe they can help you

 

[GaryOderNichts]

Try asking to this server: https://discord.gg/vM7c9xPYQx maybe they can help you

I don't see why this can't be discussed here.
The discord server you linked is not a server I'd recommend here. I won't go into much detail about it.

 

[Deleted User]

This video guide is dangerous, outdated and also requires the Wii U homebrew launcher.

it's just vwii nand restorer that you created it use the exploit not the HomeBrew Launcher app and it's not outdated for cbhc users please watch the whole video and it's not that dangerous the reason why you say it's dangerous it's because I forgot to put the sign on it like you usually do when you create your own thread

the video like the Wii u WaraWara Plaza on a EUR is dangerous

you know the video like how to fix error code 105 3683 it is dangerous it depends what you're doing if you know what you're doingit's like changing your Wii U to free region

changing your wii u to free region is dangerous and I don't know why you guys only criticise me
and I do get confused and make mistakes

 

[GaryOderNichts]

it's just vwii nand restorer that you created it use the exploit not the HomeBrew Launcher app and it's not outdated for cbhc users please watch the whole video and it's not that dangerous the reason why you say it's dangerous it's because I forgot to put the sign on it like you usually do when you create your own thread

the video like the Wii u WaraWara Plaza on a EUR is dangerous

you know the video like how to fix error code 105 3683 it is dangerous it depends what you're doing if you know what you're doingit's like changing your Wii U to free region

changing your wii u to free region is dangerous and I don't know why you guys only criticise me
and I do get confused and make mistakes

I mentioned "requires the Wii U homebrew launcher" because the user doesn't have access to the Wii U HBL, due to a broken gamepad.

The video is indeed outdated. There are other methods like the vWii decaffeinator which can fix vWii issues without wiping the whole vWii. The decaffeinator can also fix individual IOSs and doesn't require a NAND backup. In your video you share a NAND backup which is copyright violation since the NAND contains copyrighted content.

The video is also dangerous because it contains misleading steps. You don't have any warning signs, you don't mention that the user will loose all their savegames and installed channels.

 

[Deleted User]

I mentioned "requires the Wii U homebrew launcher" because the user doesn't have access to the Wii U HBL, due to a broken gamepad.

The video is indeed outdated. There are other methods like the vWii decaffeinator which can fix vWii issues without wiping the whole vWii. The decaffeinator can also fix individual IOSs and doesn't require a NAND backup. In your video you share a NAND backup which is copyright violation since the NAND contains copyrighted content.

The video is also dangerous because it contains misleading steps. You don't have any warning signs, you don't mention that the user will loose all their savegames and installed channels.

ok thanks for the information! now that's what i need to work on,but it's not outdated for cbhc users

 

[GaryOderNichts]

ok thanks for the information! now that's what i need to work on,but it's not outdated for cbhc users

It doesn't matter if the user has CBHC or not.
The video is still outdated. CBHC users can use the vWii Decaffeinator as well.

 

[Deleted User]

It doesn't matter if the user has CBHC or not.
The video is still outdated. CBHC users can use the vWii Decaffeinator as well.

has it been tested? because if you haven't tested it that's dangerous for cbhc

 

[GaryOderNichts]

has it been tested? because if you haven't tested it that's dangerous for cbhc

Yes, it has been tested.
Don't worry, I (usually ) do tests before I release a tool that modifies the NAND.

 

[Deleted User]

Yes, it has been tested.
Don't worry, I (usually ) do tests before I release a tool that modifies the NAND.

WOW Nice! xd

 

[FancyNintendoGamer567]

That was a conversation...

 

[Deleted User]

Yes, it has been tested.
Don't worry, I (usually ) do tests before I release a tool that modifies the NAND.

ok them when you first made it you haven't tested it with cbhc

 

[godreborn]

if it's safe for haxchi, it should be safe with cbhc, so a test isn't really needed.

 

[Deleted User]

Gbatemp users say you want in public

 

[godreborn]

don't know what you mean by update, but I believe the vwii is a variation of 4.3 for the wii. I believe cbhc modifies the system.xml which is part of the slc (not part of the virtual wii nand).

 

[Deleted User]

don't know what you mean by update, but I believe the vwii is a variation of 4.3 for the wii. I believe cbhc modifies the system.xml which is part of the slc (not part of the virtual wii nand).

I am talking about vWii Decaffeinator it's dangerous to update especially if you're on 5.5.2 cbhc or 5.5.1

 

[godreborn]

I've never bricked the virtual wii, so I don't have any experience with that app.

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@GaryOderNichts is a known dev, so his stuff should be safe, so I wouldn't worry about a brick.

 

[GaryOderNichts]

ok them when you first made it you haven't tested it with cbhc

Yeah I didn't test it in the beginning, since I wasn't running a CBHC installation.
Haxchi and CBHC are really similar and this tool doesn't modify any CBHC critical parts.
CBHC was tested now by multiple users and confirmed to be working with the Decaffeinator.

Gbatemp users say you want in public

Not sure what you're trying to say here.

what if you update your Wii U vWii with cbhc it will be a brick that's why it's dangerous with cbhc

I am talking about vWii Decaffeinator it's dangerous to update especially if you're on 5.5.2 cbhc or 5.5.1

Updating from a lower firmware version with CBHC isn't dangerous. The worst thing that can happen is that the system.xml gets replaced which means you need to reinstall CBHC afterwards.

 

[godreborn]

the only time I'm aware of that cbhc gets undone is 5.5.4, which is Europe only. simply reinstalling the usual way is enough.

 

[Deleted User]

Yeah I didn't test it in the beginning, since I wasn't running a CBHC installation.
Haxchi and CBHC are really similar and this tool doesn't modify any CBHC critical parts.
CBHC was tested now by multiple users and confirmed to be working with the Decaffeinator.


Not sure what you're trying to say here.


Updating from a lower firmware version with CBHC isn't dangerous. The worst thing that can happen is that the system.xml gets replaced which means you need to reinstall CBHC afterwards.

no I have seen someone brick the Wii U with cbhc by updating the system with cbhc