Hacking Terminology Questions

[babychristopher]

I am reading a lot of guides on how to mod a wii U and I see terms like

hbl
cfw

used pretty regularly. What exactly does these two things mean?

 

[mzkoops24]

HomeBrew Loader
Custom FirmWare

 

[Deleted-379826]

HomeBrew Loader
Custom FirmWare

It's homebrew launcher I believe, but yeah spot on.

 

[lordelan]

HBL loads homebrews from a SD card (SD:\wiiu\yourhomebrew\yourhomebrew.elf) like Loadiine (Game Backup Loader) or homebrew games.
A CFW is needed to patch die signature and region checks of the Wii U in order to play any game from any region.

 

[babychristopher]

HBL loads homebrews from a SD card (SD:\wiiu\yourhomebrew\yourhomebrew.elf) like Loadiine (Game Backup Loader) or homebrew games.
A CFW is needed to patch die signature and region checks of the Wii U in order to play any game from any region.

Would it be best to boot into a CFW every time then?

 

[Deleted-379826]

Would it be best to boot into a CFW every time then?

Pretty much yeah.

 

[xtheman]

Would it be best to boot into a CFW every time then?

Yes, using CBHC it will always autoboot cfw so I recommend that

 

[babychristopher]

Yes, using CBHC it will always autoboot cfw so I recommend that

What is CBHC? Cold Boot something I assume.

Sorry I am not up to par on all the abbreviations yet.

 

[xtheman]

What is CBHC? Cold Boot something I assume.

Sorry I am not up to par on all the abbreviations yet.

ColdBootHaxChi, you can find it here. https://gbatemp.net/threads/cbhc-v1-6-coldboot-haxchi-cfw.452615/

 

[babychristopher]

ColdBootHaxChi, you can find it here. https://gbatemp.net/threads/cbhc-v1-6-coldboot-haxchi-cfw.452615/

Is ColdBootHaxChi different than installing Haxchi via loadiine.ovh website and from SD Card?

 

[lordelan]

Is ColdBootHaxChi different than installing Haxchi via loadiine.ovh website and from SD Card?

Both (Haxchi or Coldboot Haxchi) can be installed through HBL's Haxchi installer over an installed and Haxchi compatible eShop game.
Only difference: CBHC applies its CFW or homebrew directly on boot while for Haxchi you still have to tap on it once after every boot to take effect.

 

[babychristopher]

Both (Haxchi or Coldboot Haxchi) can be installed through HBL's Haxchi installer over an installed and Haxchi compatible eShop game.
Only difference: CBHC applies its CFW or homebrew directly on boot while for Haxchi you still have to tap on it once after every boot to take effect.

How do I check if I installed Haxchi or Haxchi Cold Boot? - I am playing games straight from my main menu, if that helps at all...

 

[Salfay]

Follow this tutorial: all is explicated to install Haxchi and CBHC in sysNand
https://gbatemp.net/threads/how-to-setup-custom-firmware-w-sigpatches.446818/

 

[Kafluke]

How do I check if I installed Haxchi or Haxchi Cold Boot? - I am playing games straight from my main menu, if that helps at all...

If your haxchi says something like "do not touch" then you have CBHC installed. If it still says "HaxChi" then you dont