Hacking I bricked my Wii U because I changed system.xml: flash NAND guide?

[pietempgba]

Sorry to read that, but in many posts there are warnings about edit system files

black friday is next week maybe you could buy a new one

actually the nintendo has ended wiiu production so pick it up quick before it runs out of stock maybe....

 

[emulationxp]

actually the nintendo has ended wiiu production so pick it up quick before it runs out of stock maybe....

That is not true. in anywhere we saw an official announce from nintendo.

 

[75mak]

Ok, but can this dude fix his Wii u with the three IMG files he has?

 

[tvall]

Exactly my thought.

I don't see why people can't just be a little patient and load up the app by hand. Everything needs to be automatic these days, apparently.

so that smallish children dont have to ask the grown ups to start the game every single time. or so you can give your non-tech-savy friend all teh games without making them feel inconvenienced. and plenty of other reasons. probably. including just laziness

also, for fixing this. http://wiiubrew.org/wiki/TSOP_NAND
you'll have to solder up a teensy 2.0++ and use nandway or something to flash the slc dump. not as easy as the emmc, but possible

 

[pietempgba]

Ok, but can this dude fix his Wii u with the three IMG files he has?

you would use this with the three IMGS by pressing inject which will inject your backed up IMGS to the sd card which will load everything properly again

 

[Irastris]

you would use this with the three IMGS by pressing inject which will inject your backed up IMGS to the sd card which will load everything properly again

You have the wrong idea of what's going on. That would only be the fix if he had bricked redNAND, but he has bricked his sysNAND.

 

[pietempgba]

Hello,

I had bricked my Wii U Premium 32GB after the modification of the file "system.xml", which is in "vol/system_slc/config/".

I modified it to load a particular game and then can do "CoolBootHax". I had the game in the USB and it was "Dr. Kawashima Brain Training", european edition.

Now, every time I turn on the Wii U, it stays frozen in the Wii U logo, and then I get an error:

"Error Code: 160-0101
[1] 5.5.1 E [2] WUP-101 (03) [3] My serial number [4] XXXX-02X0-3175

Well, I've seen web guides to recover my console, but in all guides say how inject a single file and I have 3, not single one: MLC.full.img, SLC.full.img and SLCCMPT.full.img.

Could you help me and say how to inject 3 different files?

Or, could you tell me an up-to-date guide that will help me inject three files?

If is necesarry others weldings, I want know it.

Thank you very much.

just us this https://github.com/dimok789/iosuhax/releases/download/ebd5965/sdio_nand_extractor.zip
insert your sd card into your choose the sd card path

 

[Irastris]

just us this https://github.com/dimok789/iosuhax/releases/download/ebd5965/sdio_nand_extractor.zip
insert your sd card into your choose the sd card path

Once again, you have the wrong idea of what's going on. See my post above yours.

 

[pietempgba]

sorry idk but there's some old stuff involving eMMC and sautering

 

[Keizel]

I asked to help to FIX94 but he don't know how do hardmod

Well. Any help?

 

[Dvdxploitr]

You can get Wii U console only on eBay for $60...some people have even reported the system not being wiped and coming with Splatoon and/or Super Smash Bros U on it....

 

[Irastris]

Perform the hard mod that was linked in the first reply to the thread, dump the NAND, find a way to decrypt it, fix the system.xml, then re-encrypt it.

That's literally the only option you have apart from buying a new Wii U.

 

[QuarkTheAwesome]

I hope you're comfortable soldering, since your only way out is to do what very few have succeeded in before: a post-brick hardmod. Smea did it and recovered his console, but afaik nobody else has :3

Back when the gx2sploit first came out, I wrote up a thread on WiiUBru about hardmodding. The goal was to use iosuhax, but the stuff about SLC applies to your current situation. You can have a look at that thread here. Please note that the Reboot.MS thread people are linking is for the eMMC and will not help here.

To sum up, system.xml is on the SLC. To dump the SLC, all you'll need is a Teensy (don't skimp out, make sure you get the 2.0++). iirc @SansSerif got most of the way through this process; you could ask him about models of teensy and whatnot. (I'm not sure whether or not a redNAND dump would work, in theory it should although I'd take a copy of your physical SLC just to be safe)

While dumping has a low entry point, to actually decrypt the dump required your console-specific key from the OTP. If you didn't grab a copy of this back during the hype you're likely out of luck (unless you've got a password cracking rig or something to bruteforce the key).

To cut a long story short, the idea is to solder up the Teensy as in the wiring diagram I posted on WiiUBru and use NANDWay.py to dump the SLC (kinda like on the PS3). From there, decrypt your dump using the keys from your OTP, find and fix system.xml, re-encrypt the dump and flash it onto your SLC. It's quite a lot of effort.

I'll leave the decision to buy new or attempt repair up to you and I'll try to help out where I can.

 

[Keizel]

Perform the hard mod that was linked in the first reply to the thread, dump the NAND, find a way to decrypt it, fix the system.xml, then re-encrypt it.

That's literally the only option you have apart from buying a new Wii U.

Do you know how decrypt NAND?

 

[Irastris]

Do you know how decrypt NAND?

Nope, that's why I said you'll have to find a way. There's lots of documentation on WiiUBrew.

On a side note, you will always be remembered on http://wiiubru.com/rip/ now.

 

[Keizel]

I hope you're comfortable soldering, since your only way out is to do what very few have succeeded in before: a post-brick hardmod. Smea did it and recovered his console, but afaik nobody else has :3

Back when the gx2sploit first came out, I wrote up a thread on WiiUBru about hardmodding. The goal was to use iosuhax, but the stuff about SLC applies to your current situation. You can have a look at that thread here. Please note that the Reboot.MS thread people are linking is for the eMMC and will not help here.

To sum up, system.xml is on the SLC. To dump the SLC, all you'll need is a Teensy (don't skimp out, make sure you get the 2.0++). iirc @SansSerif got most of the way through this process; you could ask him about models of teensy and whatnot. (I'm not sure whether or not a redNAND dump would work, in theory it should although I'd take a copy of your physical SLC just to be safe)

While dumping has a low entry point, to actually decrypt the dump required your console-specific key from the OTP. If you didn't grab a copy of this back during the hype you're likely out of luck (unless you've got a password cracking rig or something to bruteforce the key).

To cut a long story short, the idea is to solder up the Teensy as in the wiring diagram I posted on WiiUBru and use NANDWay.py to dump the SLC (kinda like on the PS3). From there, decrypt your dump using the keys from your OTP, find and fix system.xml, re-encrypt the dump and flash it onto your SLC. It's quite a lot of effort.

I'll leave the decision to buy new or attempt repair up to you and I'll try to help out where I can.

Shit, I don't have OTP copy

Then, without OTP copy, I guess I should throw it in the trash and buy other. Very thank you for your help.

Nope, that's why I said you'll have to find a way. There's lots of documentation on WiiUBrew.

On a side note, you will always be remembered on http://wiiubru.com/rip/ now.

No one asked me if they could add me there but I like be remembered by stupid brick

 

[tvall]

Then, without OTP copy, I guess I should throw it in the trash and buy other.

if you actually do that, maybe you should give someone with a spare teensy and soldering skills the bricked one to test if the rednand slc dump can actually recover this. instead of completely trashing it

 

[pwsincd]

could you do me a favour.. and perform some RIP dead wiiu ritual on it an photograph the event... im looking for some fun theme to brighten up www.wiiubru.com/rip

 

[erikas]

Get a replacement console unit from ebay. you can find one for 50$ or so if you're lucky

 

[QuarkTheAwesome]

Just out of curiosity; may I ask if you could just send it to Nintendo? I'd suspect they'd just charge a bunch of money and not actually repair it, but you never know...