Edit: Made that up. Wanted to see if anybody would respond.
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Edit: Made that up. Wanted to see if anybody would respond.
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did anybody upload a compiled version of iosuhax to that iso site?THIS MAY BRICK YOUR WII U PERMANENTLY! OKAY? THE ODDS ARE LOW BUT DON'T COME CRYING TO ME IF IT BRICKS.
Setting up redNAND :
Requirements :
- Atleast a 64GB SD for 32GB Wii U's, and atleast 16GB SD for 8GB Wii U's.
- Patience
- A Windows computer for dumping/injecting nand to sd. This isn't required for setting up redNAND.
- The ability to compile iosuhax.
Compiling IOSUHax :
- Download this, https://github.com/dimok789/iosuhax. Don't get a download from the Releases, it doesn't work that way.
- Compile it, here's a guide for Linux, and here's a guide for Windows.
The Holy Guide :
- Download this and copy the wiiu folder onto the root of your sd card, grab the fw.img you got from compiling dimok's iosuhax and place it on your sd card.
- Download this and place the apps folder inside of your wiiu directory on the root of your sd card.
- Copy everything from your sd card to somewhere and continue
- Boot up your Wii U insert your sd and load up loadiine.ovh, then load up the homebrew launcher from there.
- Choose cfw booter and then go to your Wii U console and just tap the power button (You cannot hit the gamepad power button) it'll format your sd card and dump your nand to it, be patient.
- Copy all the files back to your SD card, you should've backed them up.
- Load up the homebrew launcher from loadiine.ovh again and run cfw booter once again, if everything went well you'll boot into redNAND.
- Whenever you want to boot redNAND you'll have to follow follow this step ^.
Installing system config tool :
MAKE SURE YOU INSTALL THIS IN REDNAND, YOU'LL BRICK IF YOU DON'T AND I'LL LAUGH AT YOU.
- Find my pastebin, pastebin.com/u/myusername is a hint, download sysconfigtool from there.
- Create a folder named install on the root of your sd card and copy the contents of sysconfigtool into it.
- Download this and copy the stuff from the meta folder into sdroot/wiiu/apps/wupinstaller if you don't have this directory create it, then copy over wupinstaller.elf from the archive.
- Boot up your redNAND and run the homebrew launcher.
- Choose wupinstaller and then hit "A". It'll install.
How to dump your redNAND from SD to computer (Windows)
- Power off your Wii U and take out the sd card, download this and then grab the .exe and put it somewhere. Run the program as Administrator. Edit the dumping path and select your sd cards path. Then dump to somewhere safe, make sure you dump slc slccmpt and mlc. Keep these safe.
Extra Stuff :How to dump your redNAND from SD to computer (Linux & macOS)
- use dd, google it.
How to transfer redNAND to another SD Card
- Dump redNAND to your PC. Follow either the Windows or Linux section. You should end up with 3 files: 1 for SLC, SLCCMPT, and MLC.
- Backup your data from the SD card.
- Place cfwbooter and the fw.img file on your new SD card, put it in your Wii U and start the dumper like usual.
- Once it formats the SD card, press and hold the power button until the system turns off. This should take a couple of seconds.
- Take the SD card and put it back into your computer.
- Inject the 3 files you dumped earlier to the SD card.
- Once all that is done, transfer all the data from your old SD card to the new one.
- Put the SD card back into your Wii U and boot redNAND.
Repacking out of region games to run on your console
So the Home Menu restricts which games you can boot up based on its region, right? Sure, you could just use System Config Tool every time, but think of it a bit like Loadiine; it may start to get a little tedious, and may just want to take that little extra shortcut to booting your out-of-region games more easily. Follow this guide, and you'll be able to repack your O.o.R. content for your own Home Menu region in no time!
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -This tutorial requires you to have the official SDK, for repacking contents. Team SALT apparently have better, more legal tools for packing up contents, so when that time arrives, this tutorial might be unneccessary and obsolete to some. (Alternatively, I will tweak it.)
1 - Grab the installable content folder for your Out-of-region game (the one with the *.app and *.h3 files). Use New-NUSGrabber-GUI/CDecrypt to decrypt and extract the contents of those files, resulting in code/content/meta folders to be generated.
2 - Locate the Dev Common key inside your Cafe SDK installation. It can be found inside the following file:
\cafe_sdk\system\bin\tool\mastering\resources\makemaster\tik_sys.bin
Open this file inside a hex editor, such as HxD or Hex Workshop. Replace the key you see in Hex view with the Retail Common key, then save the file. This will allow us to repack our game for retail.
3 - Now locate your meta.xml file in the extracted 'meta' folder and open it inside a text editor. Personally, I like to use Programmers' Notepad for XML editing (or any other types of code editing, for that matter!), but you can use variants such as Notepad++.
4 - as you scan down the file, you may come across a <region> node with a single number in the format 0000000X. Replace that value with one of the following values for your console's region:
USA - 00000002
EUR - 00000004
JPN - 00000001
5 - Save the edited meta.xml and download this batch script. (Make sure you have CAFE_ROOT set in your environment variables before you run it.) Place it into the same folder as the code/content/meta folders' location, then run the script.
A new explorer window inside the output folder should now show; the folder you see inside it (OutOfRegionGame_p01 folder by default) is the folder you will be installing via System Config Tool. (I never used WUPInstaller Mod while testing this method; someone feel free to also test that out as well; it should work, but you never know...)
6 - Copy that said folder to your SD root. (Also rename it to 'install' if using WUPInstaller Mod) Open up your System Config Tool installation by either going to Mii Maker and exiting out the app, or opening the SCT app directly from your Home Menu; which ever way you installed it.
Locate your SD folder to install by going to Data Management -> Manage Titles -> Install -> SD -> /YourFolderOnTheSD/ ~ Press A to select that folder, then press R to install. It may take a while to install the contents, as per usual.
7 - Now boot back to the Home Menu (Do this by just going to Launch Title -> Wii U Menu from the SCT's root menu) and launch your out-of-region title that otherwise wouldn't have booted without SCT or Loadiine!Obtaining DLC for free:
- Download this extract it and open gui.py.
- Enter the name of that titlekey site, you're gonna have to find this yourself.
- Find the DLC you want here it must be your region.
- Copy the Title ID from the DLC you want to install and paste it into the Download tab of the program.
- Hit download with online keys
- You'll get an install folder, copy this to your sd card root.
- Boot up your redNAND and load your installer of choice.
- If sysconfigtool: Go to Data Manager > Title Manager > Install > SD > vol. Check the install folder and hit "R" to install.
- If WUPInstaller: press X or A, depending on where you have your game installed.
- Boot up your game and you'll hopefully see your new DLC!
FAQ
Q : FREE GAYMEZ?! OMG FREAK OUT
A : Yes, don't ask me how though.
Q : Should I format sysNAND to unlink it with redNAND?
A : This question is still up in the air. Some will recommend it, while others will be against it. There isn't any evidence on either side. For now, do what you're most comfortable with.
Q : What happens if I do end up formatting sysNAND? Do I lose anything?
A : You won't lose anything that was installed on your NAND; however, formatting sysNAND will unlink any external drive and NNID linked to the console. This means your external drive will not be detected by the system: that includes redNAND! You will have to reformat the drive after formatting sysNAND. This means reinstalling all the games you had on it, so make sure you backup your saves before formatting sysNAND!
Q : I installed a game to my USB and it shows up on both NANDS, does that mean I can play the game on both NANDs?
A : Kind of. Let's say you install a game on redNAND. The game will show up on sysNAND; however, the game won't launch on sysNAND. You will get an error. This is because sysNAND is missing the ticket for the game. If you install the game to both sysNAND and redNAND, then yes, the game is playable on both NANDs.
Q : Can I format redNAND instead?
A : No, or else it will brick.
Q : Can I install DLC for disks?
A : Yes, it'll work perfectly.
CREDITS :
@smealum - Original IOSUHax
@FIX94 - IOSUHax improvements
@dimok - Stable nand dumper
@punderino - Modded sysConfig tool
@Voxel - Game repacking guide
@Supster131 - Maintaining the thread along with me
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I've got a problem with the dumping process. After it finishes my sd partitions are not as I'd expect:
30gb unallocated
31gb RAW (????)
So the problem is that as there is no FAT32 partition, I cannot put the files back into the sd. I've tried to create a FAT32 partition in both (unallocated an raw), but neither of them work... when I run the fw the second time, I got errors like FS Mount Errors and things like that.
Would you know what is happening with my setup??
30gb unallocated
31gb RAW (????)
So the problem is that as there is no FAT32 partition, I cannot put the files back into the sd. I've tried to create a FAT32 partition in both (unallocated an raw), but neither of them work... when I run the fw the second time, I got errors like FS Mount Errors and things like that.
Would you know what is happening with my setup??
I've got a problem with the dumping process. After it finishes my sd partitions are not as I'd expect:
30gb unallocated
31gb RAW (????)
So the problem is that as there is no FAT32 partition, I cannot put the files back into the sd. I've tried to create a FAT32 partition in both (unallocated an raw), but neither of them work... when I run the fw the second time, I got errors like FS Mount Errors and things like that.
Would you know what is happening with my setup??
can u format it to exfat through windows' format tool, not disk management? that didn't happen to me. I had my sd card formatted to fat32 when I created my redNAND. try dumping the redNAND to windows, then u can try formatting to exfat, then fat32, then inject the redNAND.
Not sure why it left you with a RAW partition. Did you try to format with Windows Disk Management snap in? Maybe you should try this FAT32 format utility instead:
http://www.ridgecrop.demon.co.uk/index.htm?guiformat.htm
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It wouldn't work
From the FAQs in the OP:
Q : What happens if I do end up formatting sysNAND? Do I lose anything?
A : You won't lose anything that was installed on your NAND; however, formatting sysNAND will unlink any external drive and NNID linked to the console. This means your external drive will not be detected by the system: that includes redNAND! You will have to reformat the drive after formatting sysNAND. This means reinstalling all the games you had on it, so make sure you backup your saves before formatting sysNAND!
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I have tried to reformat the RAW partition to FAT32, but it didn't work. I've also tried to create a primary partition out of the unallocated space, didn't work either.
I've dumped the nand at least 5 times now using different fw.img from that site, every single time the same problem... so I don't think it's a fw problem, maybe my sd is not compatible with the process? It's a Sandisk Ultra Sdxc Class 10 I (very slow by the way, don't buy it)
I've dumped the nand at least 5 times now using different fw.img from that site, every single time the same problem... so I don't think it's a fw problem, maybe my sd is not compatible with the process? It's a Sandisk Ultra Sdxc Class 10 I (very slow by the way, don't buy it)
The nand dump will be in the first or the second partition of the SD at the end of the process?... In my case in the Unallocated space or in the RAW one?
How did you try to format the RAW partition? Did you try the utility that I linked? You don't have to do anything with the unallocated space. That's where the NAND dump lives. It's expected. The only thing that isn't expected is for the primary partition to be RAW instead of FAT32. Sandisk Ultras are good SD cards. There's no reason why it shouldn't work. I have a Sandisk Ulta class 10 and it works great. It's slow as balls but that's the nature of SD cards. Only the newer UHS 3 cards aren't painfully slow. Did you get it from a reputable seller? There'ts a lot of fake Sandisk SD cards on eBay. If you're sure your card is genuine and it still doesn't work you should just reformat/repartition the card and start over. Windows Disk Management snap in sucks. Try making a gParted bootdisk or maybe try the utility linked below. I've never used it as I just use gParted, but it's freeware and it looks good.
https://www.partitionwizard.com/
Thanks for your reply, I put the Windows partition tool screenshot because it's more common, but I've actually used Partition wizard to create the fat partition before the dump. I'm gonna try one last time, using your app once it finishes to reformat the RAW partition to FAT32 and see what happens. Thanks!
Cool. I hope it works. I still don't understand why you ended up with a RAW partition. I used a fw.img that was linked in a YouTube tutorial video because I was too lazy to compile it myself. I'm not the best person to ask on this redNAND stuff as I'm very new to it. Hopefully somebody else with more knowledge chimes in, but I'm not very impressed with the helpfulness of members on this forum thus far which is why I tried to help.
Well, it didn't work
... but now I know why. The sd is corrupted towards the end, so the second partition is not complete and that's the reason of the entire problem. I don't have another 64gb sd, so I'll have to wait until get a new one while I wait for this to be refunded by the seller.
Thanks for your help!
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