Hardware Hacking Homebrew U-stealth R8 trouble

[godreborn]

the only option I know of to correct this, possibly, is to use disk part to format it. I don't think disk management works to fix that one byte that makes it hidden/unhidden AB/AA. I have no idea why you're getting an error unless the disk is disconnecting itself for some reason.

 

[godreborn]

I just checked to make sure I was remembering right, yep, it's right. I changed it manually, then used ustealth to change to normal, and it's back to 55 AA again:

disk unchanged:

 

[Feltzer]

the only option I know of to correct this, possibly, is to use disk part to format it. I don't think disk management works to fix that one byte that makes it hidden/unhidden AB/AA. I have no idea why you're getting an error unless the disk is disconnecting itself for some reason.

That seems to be what it does because when I do try to format it it’s not longer detected after it fails, I’ve tried disk part to do it and several partition programs and even used superuser on my Mac and still seems like it disconnects itself before it can be formatted. So I’m guessing at this point maybe it really is just beyond fixing, never really came across anything like it before myself either.

 

[godreborn]

what brand is it?

 

[Feltzer]

what brand is it?

It’s a generic brand you can find at Walmart nowadays called Onn.

 

[godreborn]

oh, I thought you were going to say "Sorny."

 

[Feltzer]

oh, I thought you were going to say "Sorny."

Naaaah lol XD but yep it is generic so I guess you couldn’t put much stock into it. My new one is Sandisk and had a lot of space so it definitely should suit me much better, also heard from guides that brand is really good for Wii U homebrew

 

[godreborn]

that flash drive I tested for you above seems to be a pos or something. it gets really hot when it's plugged in. I think outer shell is metal or something. it's not like my other flash drives. also, be careful with flash drives and the wiiu, it doesn't like them a lot of the time.

 

[Feltzer]

that flash drive I tested for you above seems to be a pos or something. it gets really hot when it's plugged in. I think outer shell is metal or something. it's not like my other flash drives. also, be careful with flash drives and the wiiu, it doesn't like them a lot of the time.

I’ll be sure to keep that in mind, I actually want to try to get an external eventually and a compatible cable. From what I heard though, the Wii U can be very fussy with brands there too and it seems to have a 300 tile limit for the Wii U Home Screen, but I’m unsure if that counts the software in folders too.

 

[godreborn]

it does count the software in folders. from what I understand, the wiiu uses a database like an xml or db, and there's only so much room in it, so it's extremely difficult to patch that limit out. you can use more if you get system config tool. that will just have a list of games instead.

 

[Feltzer]

it does count the software in folders. from what I understand, the wiiu uses a database like an xml or db, and there's only so much room in it, so it's extremely difficult to patch that limit out. you can use more if you get system config tool. that will just have a list of games instead.

Oh cool! Is that homebrew? Thanks for all the info, it’s really informative, I honestly doubt I’ll ever amass that much software but it’s helpful to know just in case!

 

[godreborn]

it's a Nintendo app that comes with the sdk. you need to find one patched for retail. you won't find it here, since it contains Nintendo code.

 

[Feltzer]

it's a Nintendo app that comes with the sdk. you need to find one patched for retail. you won't find it here, since it contains Nintendo code.

I see, a Google on it looks like it’s a special menu for devs or something at a glance. I’ll take a peek at it, honestly I never know much past the basics of softmodding and homebrew but what can be done is really awesome and impressive.

 

[godreborn]

I see, a Google on it looks like it’s a special menu for devs or something at a glance. I’ll take a peek at it, honestly I never know much past the basics of softmodding and homebrew but what can be done is really awesome and impressive.

Be careful with it. Just use it for saves and games.

 

[Pysis]

Added my own Linux-based method in case it help anyone here: https://gbatemp.net/threads/ustealth-wii-u-format-disk-nag-workaround.352786/post-9815730