Hacking Firmware 5.5.0

[Diogo Silva]

Hello everyone!
I just got a Wii U and I wanted to install homebrew. However, it's already updated to 5.5.0
I've seen some of your posts, but to be sure, I wanted to ask if you know about any way to install homebrew on fw 5.5.0.
If it is not, I would be greatfull if you could keep this post updated to know when.

Thank you all for help.

 

[SomeGamer]

Hello everyone!
I just got a Wii U and I wanted to install homebrew. However, it's already updated to 5.5.0
I've seen some of your posts, but to be sure, I wanted to ask if you know about any way to install homebrew on fw 5.5.0.
If it is not, I would be greatfull if you could keep this post updated to know when.

Thank you all for help.

Technically possible, but now 5.3.2 is the priority, then 5.4.0, then 5.5.0.

 

[Onion_Knight]

Hello everyone!
I just got a Wii U and I wanted to install homebrew. However, it's already updated to 5.5.0
I've seen some of your posts, but to be sure, I wanted to ask if you know about any way to install homebrew on fw 5.5.0.
If it is not, I would be greatfull if you could keep this post updated to know when.

Thank you all for help.

You can still install vwii homebrew.

 

[Diogo Silva]

Then, is it safe to run homebrew on 5.5.0?
Is there any specific homebrew to this FW?

 

[Onion_Knight]

Then, is it safe to run homebrew on 5.5.0?
Is there any specific homebrew to this FW?

It is safe to run homebrew on the wii side of the Wii U, just follow one of the tutorials. For the Wii U side, you have no homebrew options available to you.

 

[Diogo Silva]

It is safe to run homebrew on the wii side of the Wii U, just follow one of the tutorials. For the Wii U side, you have no homebrew options available to you.

Great! Thank you.
Could you link any good tutorial installing homebrew?

 

[Onion_Knight]

Great! Thank you.
Could you link any good tutorial installing homebrew?

http://gbatemp.net/threads/full-vwii-softmod.339899/

 

[The Real Jdbye]

vWii can be hacked as mentioned.
There's nothing confirmed as far as Wii U-mode homebrew on 5.5.0 goes yet, basic homebrew should be possible, but kernel access is still a big question mark.

 

[Diogo Silva]

Hey guys,
I tried to install homebrew for hundered times but always shows the same result:

cleaning up environment...eventbook release failed with code 0
ok.
sd card detected
opening boot.elf:
boot.elf not found (-1)
usb gecko not found
"no code found to load, hanging.

I've tried to format SD card again, download HackMii and Smash Atack, but never sucess.
I also checked "boot.elf" and "private" files are on root.
What can I do?

 

[Slartibartfast42]

Hey guys,
I tried to install homebrew for hundered times but always shows the same result:

cleaning up environment...eventbook release failed with code 0
ok.
sd card detected
opening boot.elf:
boot.elf not found (-1)
usb gecko not found
"no code found to load, hanging.

I've tried to format SD card again, download HackMii and Smash Atack, but never sucess.
I also checked "boot.elf" and "private" files are on root.
What can I do?

You are probably trying to use an SDHC card. Try an older SD card.

 

[Diogo Silva]

You are probably trying to use an SDHC card. Try an older SD card.

Nope... I'm using a SD card (2GB). I'm sure it is not SDHC.

 

[Cruguero]

Some SD cards dont work even if they are not SDHC, you should try another one

 

[Diogo Silva]

Some SD cards dont work even if they are not SDHC, you should try another one

I hope it works...

 

[Deleted-355425]

I hope it works...

i had the same issue, i tried 3 different SD cards, a 2gb, a 1gb and finaly a 2gb mini SD in a adapter and it worked fine.

 

[Diogo Silva]

i had the same issue, i tried 3 different SD cards, a 2gb, a 1gb and finaly a 2gb mini SD in a adapter and it worked fine.

Thanks. Remember the brand?

 

[Deleted-355425]

Thanks. Remember the brand?

sandisk

 

[Diogo Silva]

I finnaly did it!
I tried with a Sandisk SD card and it worked.
Now I got another problem...
I got the homebrew channel installed on my Wii U, then I installed vWii, USB Loader GX 3.0 and WBFS Manager and did exactly as this guy:

However I can't play any games (ISO and WBFS). When using WBFS Manager, I browse all my ISO games but no success. Some of them say "Not enough free space in temporary folder, choose a different temporary folder with at least 4.8 GB free."

Can you help me please?

 

[Slartibartfast42]

I finnaly did it!
I tried with a Sandisk SD card and it worked.
Now I got another problem...
I got the homebrew channel installed on my Wii U, then I installed vWii, USB Loader GX 3.0 and WBFS Manager and did exactly as this guy:

However I can't play any games (ISO and WBFS). When using WBFS Manager, I browse all my ISO games but no success. Some of them say "Not enough free space in temporary folder, choose a different temporary folder with at least 4.8 GB free."

Can you help me please?

Did you format your drive in WBFS? That isn't nesacary, you can use NTFS, or some people still like FAT32. Did you check where your temporary folder is? Is that drive full?

 

[laudern]

You really are going through the wars with this aren't you. It took me literally 4min to hack my vwii. I think you should start hitting up ebay for your wii games.

 

[Diogo Silva]

Did you format your drive in WBFS? That isn't nesacary, you can use NTFS, or some people still like FAT32. Did you check where your temporary folder is? Is that drive full?

I did format in WBFS. I also tried to use in FAT32 but I don't know if I'm doing right. Is the ISO game have to be on the Flash Drive root?