Hacking UStealth - Wii U 'Format Disk' Nag workaround :)

[Prime321]

USBloaderGX wont find the usb stick if I hid it with version r8. is there a fix for that?

 

[godreborn]

USBloaderGX wont find the usb stick if I hid it with version r8. is there a fix for that?

it's recommended that if r8 doesn't work, you should try r7 (last time I checked).

 

[PLaYa2313]

I know I've seen a few posts regarding this issue but no solid answer..

I used UStealth a few years back and my drive still works with Wii and WII U however it's time to backup this drive before it dies.. The issue is that 1) UStealth v7 or v8 both see the drive status as 'Unknown' and don't touch it AND 2) USBToggle see's my device but says its not supported and makes no change

I haven't tried TestDisk because I haven't seen a success post about it and I don't want to lose my data trying to figure this out - has anyone confirmed TestDek works or found another solution/workaround for this?

 

[mive]

you can unhide/hide manually.

unhide:
change last two bytes from 55AB to 55AA (respectively the last one from AB to AA)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Master_boot_record#Sector_layout (1FE & 1FF)

you can e.g. do with dd (on windows, linux or mac):

• copy first 512 bytes to hdd
• change with hex editor
• copy back

just ensure you use the correct drive (else you may "corrupt" your pc hd)

also ensure if you use dd that you dont truncate when writing back to the device
(dd for windows: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/USB_flash_installation_medium#dd_for_Windows)

hide:
vice versa

edit:
spelling errors

 

[TheDreadedAndy]

I wrote a CLI version of this for Linux users who aren't familiar with dd. I tested it with USB Loader GX and Nintendont, it seems to work fine. As with using dd, be careful not to give the program the wrong drive, it won't stop you from stealthing your primary drive. I'd also recommend making sure the drive isn't mounted, as I'm not sure how the kernel would react to that.

Example usage: List devices with lsblk, then give your usb to uustealth. In my case, my usb is /dev/sde, so I'd run "uustealth /dev/sde".

I'll attach a binary and the source code for those interested. Hope this helps someone

 

[mive]

if someone prefers just the terminal, this line unhides:
printf "\xaa" | sudo dd of=block_device(*) seek=511 bs=1 conv=notrunc

this one hides:
printf "\xab" | sudo dd of=block_device(*) seek=511 bs=1 conv=notrunc

(*)e.g. /dev/sdc, whole device not partition like e.g. /dev/sdc1 !

 

[Goginha]

My 64gb usb drive is not being hidden, I was able to hide it once, then I formatted it, and now everytime I try to hide it again it says that is was hidden but then it doesn't hide it.

 

[godreborn]

are you using mocha? I know the latest mocha, if you compile it, can see through ustealth. I think it's on purpose, since it's compatible with fat32 on the wii u side.

 

[Goginha]

are you using mocha? I know the latest mocha, if you compile it, can see through ustealth. I think it's on purpose, since it's compatible with fat32 on the wii u side.

Are you talking to me? I don't use mocha, I use haxchi

 

[godreborn]

yes, not sure why it's not working then.

 

[Goginha]

yes, not sure why it's not working then.

This is a problem with the app itself

 

[godreborn]

I think it says if you have problems with R8 (the latest, I think), try R7.

 

[Goginha]

I think it says if you have problems with R8 (the latest, I think), try R7.

I've tried R7 it still has the same problem

 

[godreborn]

Try @mive 's post.

 

[Goginha]

I think it says if you have problems with R8 (the latest, I think), try R7.

I saw it but I dont know what app do I use to change it manually

 

[godreborn]

I think it's a terminal like Linux like Debian or similar, but I'm kinda a noob at Linux

 

[mive]

you can also use dd for windows, you just need to copy the first 512 bytes from the usb device to the pc, change with regular hex ediotr and copy back.

http://www.chrysocome.net/dd

ensure you use the right device and also maybe make either a backup (of your usb device) or do some sort of test before copying back. also ensure you dont mess up your pc hd

 

[Goginha]

Okay so I tried Ustealth with another usb stick, and it works, they are both the same except that they have different mediatype, the one that works is external hard disk media, the one that doesn't is a removable media. Is there any way I can change their mediatype? (btw the one that worked is a 4gb usb stick and the one that didn't is a 64gb one.)

 

[nintendoswitchfan55]

Can I have help for Ustealth?
I know that it's probably my fault but I don't know what I did wrong but when I tried to hide my USB it worked but I can't show it again? Can anyone help please on how to show it again? A video would be nice too please? It's a Kingston G4 Data Traveler 64 GB Drive