Hi everyone,
I'm looking for help from someone experienced with ISFShax, Decaffeinator, and vWii recovery. I've reached a point where I'm not comfortable trying anything else without advice.
System setup:
I was working on my vWii while setting up WiiLink. After making those changes, the vWii stopped booting. Selecting "Wii Menu" from the Wii U Menu shows a black screen for a few seconds before returning to the Wii U Menu. Priiloader is no longer accessible.
What I've already tried:
I also tried vWii NAND Restorer (the Wii U application), using my original slccmpt.bin and matching otp.bin from this same console. The files are in the correct location, but the application always reports:
My questions:
Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.
I'm looking for help from someone experienced with ISFShax, Decaffeinator, and vWii recovery. I've reached a point where I'm not comfortable trying anything else without advice.
System setup:
- Wii U (USA)
- ISFShax installed
- Tiramisu/Aroma installed
- Full NAND OG backup
- Backup files:
- otp.bin
- seeprom.bin
- slc.bin
- slccmpt.bin
I was working on my vWii while setting up WiiLink. After making those changes, the vWii stopped booting. Selecting "Wii Menu" from the Wii U Menu shows a black screen for a few seconds before returning to the Wii U Menu. Priiloader is no longer accessible.
What I've already tried:
- Ran vWii Decaffeinator.
- Initially it failed because FTPiiU was enabled. After disabling FTPiiU, Decaffeinator launched normally.
- My usual recovery method is:
- Run Decaffeinator.
- Let it remove the required files.
- Boot into Wii U System Settings.
- Remove the SD card.
- Perform a Wii U system update to reinstall the missing vWii titles.
I also tried vWii NAND Restorer (the Wii U application), using my original slccmpt.bin and matching otp.bin from this same console. The files are in the correct location, but the application always reports:
After the Decaffeinator attempt, the Wii U now throws:
ISFShax is still functioning/installed, but not aware of any button combos I can access.
My questions:
- What causes vWii NAND Restorer to report "Error determining NAND type" when using a valid backup from the same console?
- Is there a recommended recovery procedure using ISFShax for this situation?
- Should I be restoring only slccmpt.bin, or is there another recovery method I should be using instead?
- Is there a way to force the Wii U to reinstall the required vWii titles if the normal Decaffeinator update workflow can no longer be completed?
Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.
