Homebrew On 5.5.1. Haxchii installed and working. Any reason not to update?

[Dimensio]

I'm using Firmware 5.5.1 (as mentioned in the subject). As soon as 5.5.2 hit I blocked updates in DNS again. However, even then I had Haxchii working and I was accessing the Homebrew launcher through that.

Now that a 5.5.2 exploit exists, even if it is a bit less stable, do I have any reason to stick with 5.5.1? What am I risking if I go ahead and allow my console to update?

 

[Ryab]

I'm using Firmware 5.5.1 (as mentioned in the subject). As soon as 5.5.2 hit I blocked updates in DNS again. However, even then I had Haxchii working and I was accessing the Homebrew launcher through that.

Now that a 5.5.2 exploit exists, even if it is a bit less stable, do I have any reason to stick with 5.5.1? What am I risking if I go ahead and allow my console to update?

as long as you have cbhc (ColdBootHaxchi) you are fine to update

 

[Dimensio]

as long as you have cbhc (ColdBootHaxchi) you are fine to update

Why would cbhc be a requirement? I understood that 5.5.2 does not disable a standard haxchi install. I am wary of using cbhc due to the risk of bricking.

 

[VinsCool]

You're fine if you have haxchi installed.
In fact, even without haxchi, you're fine, since a newer web browser exploit works on 5.5.2.

 

[Ryab]

Why would cbhc be a requirement? I understood that 5.5.2 does not disable a standard haxchi install. I am wary of using cbhc due to the risk of bricking.

there is no brick risk with haxchi as long as you actually pay for the ds vc game off of the eshop DO NOT DOWNLOAD IT FROM WII U USB HELPER YOU WILL BRICK

 

[Dimensio]

there is no brick risk with haxchi as long as you actually pay for the ds vc game off of the eshop DO NOT DOWNLOAD IT FROM WII U USB HELPER YOU WILL BRICK

Like I said, I already have Haxchi installed and working on a legitimate purchased DS VC title. My question is only whether I now have any reason to keep my console on 5.5.1.

 

[Lacius]

There's no reason not to update to 5.5.2 if you have Haxchi or CBHC, but there's also no reason to update either.

If you don't have Haxchi nor CBHC, then updating to 5.5.2 is not recommended because the browser exploit is unreliable.

 

[VinsCool]

There's no reason not to update to 5.5.2 if you have Haxchi or CBHC, but there's also no reason to update either.

If you don't have Haxchi nor CBHC, then updating to 5.5.2 is not recommended because the browser exploit is unreliable.

Is it as bad as it used to be in the 5.3.2 days?

 

[Lacius]

Is it as bad as it used to be in the 5.3.2 days?

If you're lucky, you might be able to get the 5.5.2 browser exploit to boot 25-50% of the time. Others claim to have much worse luck.

I don't have any personal experience with the exploit, because my Wii U is on 5.5.2 with the 5.5.1 browser.

 

[AboodXD]

Like I said, I already have Haxchi installed and working on a legitimate purchased DS VC title. My question is only whether I now have any reason to keep my console on 5.5.1.

There's no real reason to update, but there's also no reason to NOT update. So, choose what you want to do.

 

[Ryab]

Like I said, I already have Haxchi installed and working on a legitimate purchased DS VC title. My question is only whether I now have any reason to keep my console on 5.5.1.

no reason not to as long as you have haxchi installed everything will work exactly the same

 

[N7Kopper]

There's no reason not to update.
Since it's obviously currently unknown how well 5.5.1 will handle Miiverse's closure, I updated to get the proper error message because there was no downside. (and because I was sick of blocking updates and getting that bouncing X)

 

[Lacius]

There's no reason not to update.
Since it's obviously currently unknown how well 5.5.1 will handle Miiverse's closure, I updated to get the proper error message because there was no downside. (and because I was sick of blocking updates and getting that bouncing X)

Attempting to use the MiiVerse on 5.5.1 will likely result in a generic error message. It's no reason to update, since the MiiVerse won't work regardless.

Regardless of whether you're on 5.5.1 or 5.5.2, you should still block updates.