Hacking Official Haxchi v2.5u2 - a persistent WiiU hack

[Osakasan]

Finally got to use this. Didn't read the thread but i assume there's a way to change the icon, isn it?

Pretty happy with how things are going. Now i don't need to use loadiine.ovh anymore

 

[Angelita Perez]

Do I need to re-run haxchi if i have a second account without nintendo id?

I just saw the haxchi icon there and and try to run it and got a black screen

NM, I rebooted wii u and works fine

 

[thehatergator]

where do i move it on my sd card?

 

[adrenochrome]

i dont get it .... there is something wrong with me : i tried a lot and haxchi is never installed

Environment :

• Wiiu black 32GB 5.5.1
• USB HD switched off
• "Dr. Kawashima's Brain Training [PAL]" legally installed in internal Nand and functional
• Using loadiine.ovh (2nd)entry "Homebrew Launcher 1.3 (5.5.0 - 5.5.1)" as the 1st one "1.4" is crashing
• Homebrew Launcher 1.4
  
• Haxchi 2.2u1 :
  "haxchi" data folder in root of the sd, containing bootDrcTex.tga, bootTvTex.tga, config.txt, iconTex.tga, title.txt
  "haxchi" app folder in wiiu/apps/ , containing haxchi.elf, icon.png, meta.xml

Trying patch :

• Starting 2nd choice from loadiine.ovh (hbl1.3)
• HomeBrew Launcher 1.4 from my SD gets loaded
• Starting Haxchi 2.2u1 :
  Haxchi v2.2u1 by FIX94
  Credits to smea, plutoo, yellows8, naehrwert, derrek and dimok
  Please select the game for the installation from the list below.
  > Dr. Kawashima's Brain Training [PAL]
• Pressing A
  You have selected the following game:
  > Dr. Kawashima's Brain Training [PAL]
  This will install Haxchi. To remove it you have to delete and
  re-install the game. If you are sure press A, else press HOME.
• Pressing A
  Doing IOSU exploit ...
  No already existing rom.zip found in the game!
  Make sure to re-install your DS title and try again.
• GamePad is going back to main menu
• the game is untouched and unmodified and no other game icon looking like iconTex.tga picture

Then i tried replacing Haxchi 2.2u1 with 2.2 : same behavior
Then i tried replacing Haxchi 2.2 with 2.1 : Haxchi hangs forever after "Doing IOSU exploit ..."
Then, back to Haxchi 2.2u1, i though loadiine.ovh 2nd choice "hbl1.3" may have perhaps some things related to harcoded entrypoint addresses not matching with hbl1.4, so i replaced hbl1.4 with hbl1.3 : stil the same behavior described initially

hmmm ... i dont want any DS game injected, i only want the embedded/offline launcher functionality for hbl/fw.img
Any idea plz ?

thanks in advance

 

[DocAmes1980]

i dont get it .... there is something wrong with me : i tried a lot and haxchi is never installed

My understanding is that this error happens with old versions of the VC DS titles. I guess the old versions weren't exploitable. Delete Brain Training and then redownload it. You should now have the newer exploitable version and the installer should succeed.

 

[vatrak]

I mean... I don't want to sound like an asshole... but have you reinstalled the DS game like it is asking you to?...

 

[Lush]

Thank you for your constant upgrades and expanding wii u projects. Your work is the bleeding edge of what the end users get to enjoy!

 

[adrenochrome]

wow !
thanks @DocAmes1980 and @vatrak !!!
i deleted and reinstalled the game and now haxchi worked perfectly

indeed the order given by the message was the solution
but i dont think the message is really clear, the explanation dont sound that logic

i never thought it could exist different versions of the same game from nintendo, if another new version would have been available i would be convinced it would have already been updated.
So i though i inevitably already had the last version.
I know you can reinstall games you bought as much as you want but i dont remember how i get this game (wiipoints/stars, or some free operation like anniversary of some celebration) and i was afraid perhaps i could not get back this kind of free game (maybe even nintendo may have released a new anti-patch version)

@FIX94 : maybe change the message "Make sure to re-install your DS title and try again." to "Make sure to re-install your DS title and try again because some early versions aren't exploitable."

 

[flzmx]

Finally got to use this. Didn't read the thread but i assume there's a way to change the icon, isn it?

Unzip haxchi.zip to the root of your SD Card. It should contain a couple of .tga files, a title.txt, and a config.txt.
You would want to edit iconTex.tga, you can edit it with GIMP.

Here's a couple things to know:
1. the icon MUST be 128x128 pixels
2. the icon MUST have a depth of 32. (add an alpha channel)
3. all of the .tga files MUST have ........TRUEVISION-XFILE.. at the end of the file
4. all of the .tga files MUST be uncompressed
You can check this with a Python program called TGAVerify, and will also add the ........TRUEVISION-XFILE.. at the end
You can also add that with any text editor.

If those conditions aren't met, then app will be unaccessible from the home screen until fixed.

 

[DocAmes1980]

i never though it could exist different versions of the same game from nintendo, if another new version would have been available i would be convinced it would have already been updated.

Yeah it's weird like that. They updated the DS emulator or something. It doesn't prompt you for an update but if you redownload it you get the updated version.

 

[TotalInsanity4]

My understanding is that this error happens with old versions of the VC DS titles. I guess the old versions weren't exploitable. Delete Brain Training and then redownload it. You should now have the newer exploitable version and the installer should succeed.

The problem is that the old version used "rom.nds" as opposed to "rom.zip." Functionally, they do the same thing (other than the NDS version made it insanely easy to inject games, which is why I assume it was changed), except for the fact that as I understand it, the zip format adds a bit more flexibility for what the console expects to be executed code-wise

 

[NeroAngelo]

Installer didn't detect NSMB VC game bought on JP console weird, worked with the free Brain Age though, so all was not lost heh.

 

[DocAmes1980]

The problem is that the old version used "rom.nds" as opposed to "rom.zip." Functionally, they do the same thing (other than the NDS version made it insanely easy to inject games, which is why I assume it was changed), except for the fact that as I understand it, the zip format adds a bit more flexibility for what the console expects to be executed code-wise

Ahh I see. They used to use an uncompressed copy of the ROM and now they use a .zip.

 

[Zero72463]

Kirby's mass attack is on sale for only $5

 

[ddurdle]

Kirby's mass attack is on sale for only $5

Ya, noticed it was the only DS title on sale in my region, and quickly checked the list and it was on it. Bought it.

How is it installed? Said it would be automatic.

I kept this unit linked to my NNID off the network (was on 5.3.2) and finally decided it was time to update to 5.5.1. It is updating right now, so hopefully after the update it detects the purchase and downloads it. Then I will disable the update server again.

Been using 5.5.1 and the CFW on a different machine which isn't linked to a NNID.

 

[kidasquid]

Ya, noticed it was the only DS title on sale in my region, and quickly checked the list and it was on it. Bought it.

How is it installed? Said it would be automatic.

I kept this unit linked to my NNID off the network (was on 5.3.2) and finally decided it was time to update to 5.5.1. It is updating right now, so hopefully after the update it detects the purchase and downloads it. Then I will disable the update server again.

Been using 5.5.1 and the CFW on a different machine which isn't linked to a NNID.

Worst case, you go into the store and download it again.

 

[ddurdle]

Worst case, you go into the store and download it again.

It picked up and downloaded. I'm good now

 

[Cava]

I just installed Haxchi and works just fine. Thanks @FIX94 for your work.

 

[raphamotta]

So Is there a better DS game to buy or can be anyone?

 

[kidasquid]

The second sentence of the first post has a link to the list of useful games.

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