Hacking RedNAND or SysNAND CFW?

[Samwix]

Hi,

I plan to hack my Wii U but I'm hesitating between SysNAND CFW and RedNAND.

My HDD is kinda old so it may be corrupted easily then I don't wanna take risks... How to move everything from RedNAND to SysNAND (if I wanna use SysNAND someday)?

Thanks.

 

[Kafluke]

Don't bother with redNAND or Mocha. Use HaxChi CFW instead. Easiest best hassel-free method IMHO and you won't get redNAND corruption later on like many users have posted.

If you want a more thorough description of why I recommend against rednand read my guide.

 

[Samwix]

Don't bother with redNAND or Mocha. Use HaxChi CFW instead. Easiest best hassel-free method IMHO and you won't get redNAND corruption later on like many users have posted.

If you want a more thorough description of why I recommend against rednand read my guide.

Thanks but setting up SysNAND looks really easy...
The main thing is that I don't wanna brick my SysNAND since I've an old HDD for my backups

 

[Salfay]

Follow this tutorial to install SysCFW: it is safe and well written by @iAqua
https://gbatemp.net/threads/how-to-setup-custom-firmware-w-sigpatches.446818/

 

[godreborn]

u won't brick ur system as long as u use a legit nds title like brain age. if ur hdd fails, it won't affect that.

 

[MattKimura]

Yet Plailect's official Wii U hacking guide forces you to use RedNAND, and we completely accept that as the main guide. Because the Wii U senate says so, aka mods of communities.

You'd have to be foreign, trying to read an English guide to ever brick a Wii U. Not even, it's just difficult unless you were truly being experimental and you knew it. By all means, guides exist for a reason, you aren't completely clueless and retarded while doing wii u hacks.

Also it's not "Hacking" in a permanent way, it's just a matter of launching exploits. The system always remains stock in the end. I tend to see users think that their wii u magically isn't vanilla, or that you "install" CFW

 

[godreborn]

Yet Plailect's official Wii U hacking guide forces you to use RedNAND, and we completely accept that as the main guide.

You'd have to be foreign, trying to read an English guide to ever brick a Wii U. Not even, it's just difficult unless you were truly being experimental and you knew it. By all means, guides exist for a reason, you aren't completely clueless and retarded while doing wii u hacks.

Also it's not "Hacking" in a permanent way, it's just a matter of launching exploits. The system always remains stock in the end.

that's the way I've always written guides. I treat the person reading it as if they know nothing about the apps required or the steps needed. that's y they're littered with notes in case the person is wondering y u have to do something or y not to do something.

 

[Samwix]

Thanks guys.

u won't brick ur system as long as u use a legit nds title like brain age. if ur hdd fails, it won't affect that.

I'm pretty afraid of my HDD failing during a game installation... :/

Yet Plailect's official Wii U hacking guide forces you to use RedNAND, and we completely accept that as the main guide. Because the Wii U senate says so, aka mods of communities.

You'd have to be foreign, trying to read an English guide to ever brick a Wii U. Not even, it's just difficult unless you were truly being experimental and you knew it. By all means, guides exist for a reason, you aren't completely clueless and retarded while doing wii u hacks.

Also it's not "Hacking" in a permanent way, it's just a matter of launching exploits. The system always remains stock in the end. I tend to see users think that their wii u magically isn't vanilla, or that you "install" CFW

Yeah I know about this stuff. using a CFW on WiiU looks really easy and I know it's not permanent!
But as I said, I'm afraid of bricking my Wii U because of a corruption on my HDD while I install a game...

 

[MattKimura]

Thanks guys.


I'm pretty afraid of my HDD failing during a game installation... :/


Yeah I know about this stuff. using a CFW on WiiU looks really easy and I know it's not permanent!
But as I said, I'm afraid of bricking my Wii U because of a corruption on my HDD while I install a game...

Haha my post wasn't directed towards you no worries. I was just ranting in general

 

[godreborn]

afaik, the only thing installed to the NAND is the ticket. I'm sure Nintendo thought of that predicament, so u shouldn't worry.

 

[Samwix]

Haha my post wasn't directed towards you no worries. I was just ranting in general

Haha I see. Thanks for your guide which's pretty good though!

afaik, the only thing installed to the NAND is the ticket. I'm sure Nintendo thought of that predicament, so u shouldn't worry.

Are you sure about this?

 

[godreborn]

I don't know it for a fact, no. if ur concerned, I'd suggest buying a new hdd. u can transfer content from hdd to the other. it's supposed to be if u get a larger hdd. I don't think u can actually use both at once.

 

[AmandaRose]

100% you can't brick your wiiu by installing to hdd as has previously been said only the ticket is installed to sysnand and they can't brick the wiiu.

 

[Samwix]

100% you can't brick your wiiu by installing to hdd as has previously been said only the ticket is installed to sysnand and they can't brick the wiiu.

So if I just install games/dlc to my SysNAND, it can't brick the WiiU?

 

[Deleted User]

So if I just install games/dlc to my SysNAND, it can't brick the WiiU?

If your HDD corrupts mid-installing, you will not brick. It's impossible. You will just get instant external device error.
However, if you're installing to NAND and it fails mid-installation, you will just get corrupted software aka. "?" which can be reinstalled again.

In other words: No one has bricked by installing a simple game and DLC.

 

[godreborn]

yes, usually, at least with SystemConfigTool, it rolls back the installation to prevent a problem. I've seen this happen with corrupted installs before. it's happened to me in fact. no issues.

 

[Samwix]

If your HDD corrupts mid-installing, you will not brick. It's impossible. You will just get instant external device error.
However, if you're installing to NAND and it fails mid-installation, you will just get corrupted software aka. "?" which can be reinstalled again.

In other words: No one has bricked by installing a simple game and DLC.

I see thanks!!

Is

yes, usually, at least with SystemConfigTool, it rolls back the installation to prevent a problem. I've seen this happen with corrupted installs before. it's happened to me in fact. no issues.

Thanks but I've read using SysConfigTools with SysNAND isn't safe :/

 

[godreborn]

it's safe if u use the one Punderino fixed. that's what I used to install all my games and rip all my saves. the saves r compatible with loadiine and saviine btw.