UDPIH: USB Host Stack exploit + Recovery Menu
It's been a while without any major exploits in the Wii U scene, so I present to you:
The write-up can be found here!
Allows changing the current title the console boots to.
Useful for unbricking CBHC bricks.
Possible options are:
Copies all system logs to a logs folder on the root of the SD Card.
Dump OTP + SEEPROM
Dumps the OTP and SEEPROM to otp.bin and seeprom.bin on the root of the SD Card.
Start wupserver
Starts wupserver which allows connecting to the console from a PC using wupclient.
Load Network Configuration
Loads a network configuration from the SD, and temporarily applies it to use wupserver.
The configurations will be loaded from a network.cfg file on the root of your SD.
For using the ethernet adapter, the file should look like this:
For using wifi:
Pair Gamepad
Displays the Gamepad Pin and allows pairing a Gamepad to the system. Also bypasses any region checks while pairing.
The numeric values represent the following symbols: ♠ = 0, ♥ = 1, ♦ = 2, ♣ = 3.
Note that rebooting the system might be required to use the newly paired gamepad.
Install WUP
Installs a valid signed WUP from the install folder on the root of your SD Card.
Don't place the WUP into any subfolders.
Edit Parental Controls
Displays the current Parental Controls pin configuration.
Allows disabling Parental Controls.
Debug System Region
Fixes bricks caused by setting productArea and/or gameRegion to an invalid value. Symptoms include being unable to launch System Settings or other in-region titles.
System Information
Displays info about several parts of the system.
Including serial number, manufacturing date, console type, regions, memory devices...
Load BOOT1 payload
Loads a payload from the root of the SD Card named
If the file is named
USB Descriptor Parsing Is Hard (UDPIH)
An exploit for the Wii U's USB Host Stack. Pronounced like "mud pie" without the M.The write-up can be found here!
What does this mean?
Since the USB Stack is running before anything on the PPC side of the Wii U is booted, this allows unbricking things like CBHC bricks without any soldering!Supported devices:
- Raspberry Pi Pico (W) / Pico 2 (W)
- Raspberry Pi Zero (W) / A / A+ / Zero 2 W / 4 / 5
- Steam Deck
- Espressif ESP32 S2 / S3
- Nintendo Switch capable of running udpih_nxpayload
Instructions
Device Setup
Follow the setup guide for the device you want to use below:- Raspberry Pi Pico / Pico 2
- Raspberry Pi Zero (W) / A / A+ / Zero 2 W / 4 / 5
- Steam Deck
- Espressif ESP32 S2 / S3
- Nintendo Switch
Booting the recovery_menu
Important notes for this to work:
- Make sure no other USB devices are attached to the console.
- Only use USB ports on the front of the console, the back ports will not work.
- If your console has standby mode enabled, pull the power plug and turn it on from a full coldboot state.
- Copy the latest release of the recovery_menu to the root of your FAT32 formatted SD Card.
- Insert the SD Card into the console and power it on.
- As soon as you see the "Wii U" logo on the TV or Gamepad plug in your prepared UDPIH device.
This timing is important. If you're already in the menu, the exploit won't work.
Depending on the device, you might have to plug it in sooner or later. This might take several attempts.
If you get no video output or a distorted screen, your timing was most likely wrong. - After a few seconds you should be in the recovery menu.
Wii U Recovery Menu
A simple recovery menu running on the IOSU for unbricking.Options
Set Coldboot TitleAllows changing the current title the console boots to.
Useful for unbricking CBHC bricks.
Possible options are:
- Wii U Menu (JPN) - 00050010-10040000
- Wii U Menu (USA) - 00050010-10040100
- Wii U Menu (EUR) - 00050010-10040200
- System Config Tool - 00050010-1F700500
- DEVMENU (pre-2.09) - 00050010-1F7001FF
- Kiosk Menu - 00050010-1FA81000
Copies all system logs to a logs folder on the root of the SD Card.
Dump OTP + SEEPROM
Dumps the OTP and SEEPROM to otp.bin and seeprom.bin on the root of the SD Card.
Start wupserver
Starts wupserver which allows connecting to the console from a PC using wupclient.
Load Network Configuration
Loads a network configuration from the SD, and temporarily applies it to use wupserver.
The configurations will be loaded from a network.cfg file on the root of your SD.
For using the ethernet adapter, the file should look like this:
Code:
type=ethFor using wifi:
Code:
type=wifi
ssid=ssidhere
key=wifikeyhere
key_type=WPA2_PSK_AESPair Gamepad
Displays the Gamepad Pin and allows pairing a Gamepad to the system. Also bypasses any region checks while pairing.
The numeric values represent the following symbols: ♠ = 0, ♥ = 1, ♦ = 2, ♣ = 3.
Note that rebooting the system might be required to use the newly paired gamepad.
Install WUP
Installs a valid signed WUP from the install folder on the root of your SD Card.
Don't place the WUP into any subfolders.
Edit Parental Controls
Displays the current Parental Controls pin configuration.
Allows disabling Parental Controls.
Debug System Region
Fixes bricks caused by setting productArea and/or gameRegion to an invalid value. Symptoms include being unable to launch System Settings or other in-region titles.
System Information
Displays info about several parts of the system.
Including serial number, manufacturing date, console type, regions, memory devices...
Load BOOT1 payload
Loads a payload from the root of the SD Card named
boot1.img and executes it from within boot1.If the file is named
boot1now.img it gets loaded automatically when starting the recovery_menu after a 5 second timeout.Credits
- @Maschell for the network configuration types
- @dimok789 for mocha
- @hexkyz for hexFW
- @rw-r-r-0644 for the lolserial code
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