Hacking It is time. And i need some guidance (wii u hacking and CFW)

[xwizit]

I made a thread some time ago asking what tools do i need before i start the planning to install CFW for my wii u.

I have some questions before i start and any help is appreciated. I have searched through the FAQs and i *think* i know the answers but before i just go ahead and fck my wii u up i just want to ensure i am doing the right thing

1.I have a wii u with compatible firmware ready to go and a USB 1TB USB HDD with a Y cable.

*What kind of solution is permanent? I basically want to install/softmod the wii u so i never have to do 1 time-each time hacks (like the old loadiine hacks) Is this possible? Is CFW permanent? If so, which CFW should i be looking at?

*Where should i start? I see a lot of guides and a lot of names being thrown around (rednand, CFW, Mocha), A step by step guide of what i need to do would be much appreciated. I dont want to install any uneeded things, i basically just want to:

Install WUD files
Region free would be nice, but not a must
A permanent solution (turn on wii u, everything is ready to go)

any help would be appreciated!

Also, wtf is a ticket?

 

[gutoblauth]

First of all, Haxchi
With Haxchi you have a permanent and stable access to Homebrew Launcher, CFW and Signature Patches
With Homebrew Launcher + Signature Patches (Haxchi has built in, just run Haxchi by default), you can install games on your 1TB HDD using the Brazilian Method, downloading titles from Wii U USB Helper and installing with WUP Installer GX.
For "permament solution" you need the CBHC. It will autoboot into Haxchi on startup, but it's riscky and is only needed to play games that need Signature Patches (CFW/Haxchi), like games with DLCs, eShop games like Fatal Frame, or Virtual Console games.
Games that only have updates, but no DLC, don't need to run Sig. Patches before you play, so you don't need Haxchi/CFW/CBHC to run them, only to install them.

IMO, Install Haxchi, install your games and play it, without CBHC.
Create a folder and put on it only those games that need Signature Patches, so it won't bother you to forget to use Haxchi when needed
If you feel that CBHC would be better, then you can do it later.
Booting Wii U and run Haxchi manually to play games that needs Signature Patches(DLC, eShop/VC) don't take to long, only a minute or less.

 

[xwizit]

Thank you! That's a great start

But in regards to haxchi I need to get one of those DS games...

Can I go online with 5.1.1? Will it require an update to access the eshop?

 

[Kafluke]

Yes 5.5.1 is great and its the latest update.

Read this

Better safe than sorry! All great advise. Update after booting first time then enable DNS blocking after that. Come back here and we'll guide you to next steps

Step 1. After updating your wii u to 5.5.1 go to loadiine.ovh on your pc or phone and read the addresses for the recommended DNS servers.

Then go to your Wii U and change the settings for your wifi connection. Set the primary and secondary DNS server IP addresses to the recommended ones on Loadiine.ovh. (This blocks future updates)

Step 2. Using your PC format an SD card greater than 8gb's for fat32 (we want to have an SD large enough to hold a temporary folder for install of titles to internal memory or USB in a later step)

Step 3. On your Wii U browser go to wiiubru.com/go. Install HB app store and homebrew launcher.

Now before moving on you have to decide how you want to proceed. Do you want to install a CFW (my recommendation) or do you just want to do the old way and run your games from SD?

CFW allows you to install all games that are available from the eshop whether you have a legitimate ticket or not.

CFW:
RedNAND = The safest way to run CFW but also the most cumbersome. This is more a less a sandbox version of your sysNAND running on a hidden partition on your SD. It's a great place to fool around with stuff that you shouldn't be fooling around with anywhere else. It doesn't require valid tickets for any files (Titles, updates, and DLC) If you mess up you only mess up that hidden partition on your SD card. No brick on Wii U. It does have it's limits though and the one glaring one is that you can't play vWii using RedNAND.

Mocha = This is a great custom firmware that patches the sysNAND so that you can install titles without a valid ticket. It works with full titles, updates and DLC as well as homebrew titles like the HBL channel. It does not require you to purchase anything from the eshop to run it but you will have to launch it every time that you boot your Wii U. *Please note* Without HaxChi this method requires you to launch your Wii U browser every time you boot.

HaxChi = This is a very simple method that eliminates the need to use your Wii U browser to fire up the Homebrew Launcher. You basically purchase one of the many compatable DS games from the eshop and then install HaxChi from HBL (You'll have to first launch HBL using the address "loadiine.ovh" from the wii u browser. Do this only after completing step 3 above). After it is installed you will be able to launch HBL by tapping the haxchi icon on the wii u menu. No more need for wii u browser. You can also set up HaxChi so that you boot into a sigpatched sysNAND which is basically the same thing as Mocha. Mocha is just mainly for people who don't want to buy a DS game from the eshop and don't mind a few extra clicks to get there.

CBHC = ColdBootHaxChi. This requires HaxChi to be installed. This is just what it says. It modifies a file on your Wii U to boot HaxChi automatically every time you boot. From there you can setup HaxChi to boot to a sigpatched sysNAND or to auto boot Mocha or redNAND. There is the biggest risk for screw up here. If you don't follow instructions you can brick your wii u. The biggest thing is don't mess with HaxChi after installing CBHC or it won't know where to boot to and it will basically brick.

Game Loading methods:
Loadiine = This is the older method for playing game backups. You launch it from HBL or from the web browser (loadiine.ovh) and you can play game backups that you have on your SD card. Also you can play VC injects (basically emulators for older game systems). Not a lot of people still use this method since the "Brazillian" method for playing games came out.

USB ticket trick method ("Brazillian" Method) = You can use this method with any of the methods above except Loadiine. You just use one of the many programs for downloading eshop titles (I like Wii U USB Helper). You don't need a CFW for this method unless you download a title or DLC that does not have a valid ticket.

 

[gutoblauth]

Thank you! That's a great start

But in regards to haxchi I need to get one of those DS games...

Can I go online with 5.1.1? Will it require an update to access the eshop?

Update your Wii U to 5.5.1. There's no reason to stay on a old firmware since the IOSU Exploit is for 5.5.1 only.
After that, you buy the DS game that is compatible with Haxchi injection.
Also you'll need a SD Card. I use a 2GB, only for Homebrew Channel, CFW and those hacking stuff. But when I want to install a game, I use my 32Gb from my 3DS. You don't need all that SD card space everytime, only to install something

 

[xwizit]

Great! I'll start with haxchi then

What about rednand? What is this? Is this a CFW? I use reinand on my 3ds that's why I assume so?

What are the benefits of no cfw and using cfw and can cfw and haxchi work in tandem?

 

[GBA rocks]

just follow this

https://gbatemp.net/threads/wii-u-hacking-help-required.458965/#post-7050086

 

[Kafluke]

Great! I'll start with haxchi then

What about rednand? What is this? Is this a CFW? I use reinand on my 3ds that's why I assume so?

What are the benefits of no cfw and using cfw and can cfw and haxchi work in tandem?

Did you read my post above? It does a good job of explaining CFW choices.

 

[xwizit]

THANK YOU SO MUCH EVERYONE :3 great success!

 

[ZeroMM95]

I have a question, if Nintendo release another update and I have Haxchi and if my WiiU got the update it will brick or somentihng ?

 

[HaloEffect17]

Hey guys, I'm not sure where to post questions like this but when we backup our redNAND and want to restore it, we have to press inject on all three parts that you need to backup as shown in this video? I would like to know in case I brick my redNAND modifying some system files in there.