Hacking Just got a Wii U in 2019...

[hemi426]

What size HDD do you guys have to hold Wii U / Wii & GC games?

i use a 1tb hdd because i had one still lying around ,have wii u;wii;gc games on about 600mb is used.sd card iw 64gb so i can install many games at once but 32gb will also work great.sd card is also used for retroarch and n64 games

 

[toxic9]

Just to update everyone. I have hacked the Wii U on 5.5.1. CHBC 1.6. - Everything is fine.

I have taken 3 clean NAND dumps. One after purchasing Brain Age. One after the console being fully hacked with a linked NNID and auto sign in.

The app will never be removed so no chance or brick I can see. I do like the menu options when CHBC is booting.

What’s the next thing you would do guys?

Why stay on 5.5.1 ?
I have 1tb HDD for WiiU
and 1tb HDD for vWii

 

[hemi426]

Just to update everyone. I have hacked the Wii U on 5.5.1. CHBC 1.6. - Everything is fine.

I have taken 3 clean NAND dumps. One after purchasing Brain Age. One after the console being fully hacked with a linked NNID and auto sign in.

The app will never be removed so no chance or brick I can see. I do like the menu options when CHBC is booting.

What’s the next thing you would do guys?

just want to say if you have cbhc and update to 5.5.4 you will have to reinstall cbhc

 

[jellybeangreen2]

just want to say if you have cbhc and update to 5.5.4 you will have to reinstall cbhc

Any reason to update? - is the process. Boot using CHBC(cold boot) update to 5.5.4. Console must reboot during this process. Load Homebrew menu via web exploit and just select chbc installer again?

I see most people are using 1TB. Is this split two separate partitions? Or does it work with one partition in Wii U and vWii mode? Thanks

 

[toxic9]

You should

Any reason to update? - is the process. Boot using CHBC(cold boot) update to 5.5.4. Console must reboot during this process. Load Homebrew menu via web exploit and just select chbc installer again?

I see most people are using 1TB. Is this split two separate partitions? Or does it work with one partition in Wii U and vWii mode? Thanks

You should had updated before... you had so much effort patching to access eshop in 5.5.1 unnecessarily and you only needed to 5.5.4 and simplify all the process.
if you are on 5.5.1 cbhc right now, you will have to reinstall it again after updating. this is also so simple. why stay on lower version?
you can't use the same HDD for WiiU and vWii. You need separate HDDs.

 

[BaamAlex]

• Make a NAND backup

• Use NNU-Patcher to install a compatible DS title

• Install Haxchi

• Update to 5.5.4

• Verify that Haxchi works

• Install CBHC

I created my nand backup after installing haxchi. Is that bad now? I mean in case I have to restore it. However, i created it before installing CBHC.

 

[hemi426]

You should


You should had updated before... you had so much effort patching to access eshop in 5.5.1 unnecessarily and you only needed to 5.5.4 and simplify all the process.
if you are on 5.5.1 cbhc right now, you will have to reinstall it again after updating. this is also so simple. why stay on lower version?
you can't use the same HDD for WiiU and vWii. You need separate HDDs.

If u use wiivc injector you can put Wii u,wii, and GC all on the same drive and play GC games on the gamepad

 

[jellybeangreen2]

I created my nand backup after installing haxchi. Is that bad now? I mean in case I have to restore it. However, i created it before installing CBHC.

Nah. Only difference is you don’t have a clean (stock) sysnand. If anything happens and you restore it. It will be hacked with haxchi.

I will uninstall CBHC and update and reinstall. Only take 10 mins

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If u use wiivc injector you can put Wii u,wii, and GC all on the same drive and play GC games on the gamepad

Do these show as channel forwarders?

 

[BaamAlex]

Nah. Only difference is you don’t have a clean (stock) sysnand. If anything happens and you restore it. It will be hacked with haxchi.

Okay thanks for your reply. I keep this backup then.

 

[hemi426]

Nah. Only difference is you don’t have a clean (stock) sysnand. If anything happens and you restore it. It will be hacked with haxchi.

I will uninstall CBHC and update and reinstall. Only take 10 mins

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Do these show as channel forwarders?

Yes they install and show up as regular Wii u games,no need to hack the vwii side,for Wii games a Wii remote,Wii pro,... Controller is requires.gc can be played with gamepad.also Wii games have to be same region when injected or they Will blackscreen

 

[jellybeangreen2]

You should


You should had updated before... you had so much effort patching to access eshop in 5.5.1 unnecessarily and you only needed to 5.5.4 and simplify all the process.
if you are on 5.5.1 cbhc right now, you will have to reinstall it again after updating. this is also so simple. why stay on lower version?
you can't use the same HDD for WiiU and vWii. You need separate HDDs.

Just to update everyone, I have just uninstalled CBHC. Rebooted. Installed the latest firmware (Which took the most time of 5 minutes). Rebooted again. Launched Brain training > HBC. Installed CBHC again. Rebooted. All is working great on the latest 5.5.4 firmware. Was easy so no fear if anyone else is in a similar boat; just make sure you uninstall CBHC before the firmware update (even though on EUR consoles the system menu xml is updated it should boot the stock menu, but better be safe than sorry).

I'm currently doing a NAND backup on 5.5.4. - Then after I will actually install some good stuff!

What cases do people recommend in 2019 to protect the gamepad? UK based please or something from china / aliexpress etc is fine.

 

[BaamAlex]

Just to update everyone, I have just uninstalled CBHC. Rebooted. Installed the latest firmware (Which took the most time of 5 minutes). Rebooted again. Launched Brain training > HBC. Installed CBHC again. Rebooted.

Why so complicated? Update to the latest firmware, reinstall cbhc with the installer after a reboot, reboot, have fun.

 

[jellybeangreen2]

Why so complicated? Update to the latest firmware, reinstall cbhc with the installer after a reboot, reboot, have fun.

The only thing different I did was uninstall prior to upgrade (to avoid risk of brick since CBHC does system menu changes) and I took a nand dump after. Hardly complicated.

 

[BaamAlex]

The only thing different I did was uninstall prior to upgrade (to avoid risk of brick since CBHC does system menu changes) and I took a nand dump after. Hardly complicated.

That's why you should always wait what developers write about firmware updates. Whether it is safe or not.

 

[jellybeangreen2]

That's why you should always wait what developers write about firmware updates. Whether it is safe or not.

I have a nand backup prior to the upgrade anyway. I could have hard modded and flashed it back if anything happened.

 

[jellybeangreen2]

Has anyone been able to change the home screen colour from white to black or any other custom themes within the Wii U menu?

 

[ArgoRV]

Sorry to join on this thread.
If a WiiU has Cold Boot active. but the Homebrew Channel is not installed. How do I Access Homebrew Channel?

 

[BaamAlex]

Sorry to join on this thread.
If a WiiU has Cold Boot active. but the Homebrew Channel is not installed. How do I Access Homebrew Channel?

Open cbhc and press the Home Button when you see the "Autobooting..." screen.