vWii Unbrick Guide by GaryOderNichts
I'm not responsible for any Bricks or Data Loss!
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If for some reason you can't perform one the options (missing NAND Backup, etc...) or don't wan't to, use one of the other ones in that Category.
If you need to find out the TitleID for an IOS look here under 00000007 and 000700xx: Virtual Wii titles.

vWii NAND Restorer

Extract your NAND Backup
Setup FTPiiU Everywhere

IOS Brick

vWii still working

Homebrew Channel working
Homebrew Channel not working​

vWii not working

No NAND Backup
With NAND Backup
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vWii System Menu Brick

Brick from corrupted Channel

Replace SLCCMPT

vWii NAND Restorer

I have now released vWii NAND Restorer!
This is probably the easiest way to fix any vWii Brick if you have a NAND Backup!
If you don't have a NAND Backup check out vWii Decaffeinator! vWii Decaffeinator allows you to restore any IOS by downloading the IOS with a forced System Update.

Extract your NAND Backup

Some of the steps require your vWii NAND backup (SLCCMPT) and keys.bin/keys.txt/otp.bin.
Follow the steps below if you have a NAND Backup and need it for one of the steps.

DumpMiiNand Nand dumps don't work for me. I get an error when trying to extract them.
If you want to backup your vWii NAND properly use Wii U Nanddumper to dump your SLCCMPT and xyzzy to backup your keys.

1. Download the latest release of Wii U Nand Extractor. Linux or Mac users may be able to use WINE here.
   Extract the NAND Extractor.exe to a Folder on your PC.
2. Copy your nand.bin/slccmpt.bin and your keys.bin/keys.txt to this folder.
3. Open the NAND Extractor.exe.
4. Click on File > Open and select your backup.
   Your keys should be read automatically if they're called keys.bin/keys.txt.
   If not, go to File > Enter NAND Key and enter your NAND Key.
5. Go to File > Extract All and your nand gets extracted to a folder named like your backup file.

Setup FTPiiU Everywhere

Some of the steps require FTPiiU Everywhere.
Follow the steps below if you haven't set up FTPiiU Everywhere already and need it for one of the steps.

1. Download ftpiiu everywhere.
   Mocha users should use this version. Extract the .zip to the root of your SD Card.
   Haxchi/CBHC users this version. Rename the ftpiiu.elf to ftpiiu_everywhere.elf and place it on your SD Card under "/wiiu/apps/ftpiiu_everywhere/".
2. Run CFW on your Wii U and go to the Homebrew Launcher.
3. Start FTPiiU_Everywhere.
   Your IP should be displayed there.
4. On your PC start a FTP Client like FileZilla.
5. Enter your IP only up to the colon in the "Host:" field. And the two numbers after it in the "Port:" field.
   Leave everything else blank and press "Quickconnect".
6. You should see your Wii Us Nand. Do not modify anything here or you can brick!

IOS Brick

If you have a corrupted IOS (for example when you tried to install Wii cIOS) follow one of the options below.

vWii still working
If your vWii still works but one of the IOS is broken follow one of the options below.
The steps below require a clean .wad of the corrupted IOS on your SD Card. You can dump it from another console using Yet Another BlueDump Mod.

Homebrew Channel working
If your HBC works (you still have IOS58), run a wad manager (for example Some YAWMM Mod) to reinstall the broken IOS.

Homebrew Channel not working
If HBC doesn't work, is missing or can't be reinstalled using hackmii installer, BUT you have IOS58 and forwarder channel (forwarder for USBloaderGX, Wiiflow or any other homebrew) follow the steps below.

1. On your PC replace the target's boot.dol with the wad manager's boot.dol (for example Some YAWMM Mod)
   
   
2. Install the clean vWii IOS using the wad manager.

If HBC doesn't work, is missing or can't be reinstalled using hackmii installer, and you don't have IOS58 or any forwarder channel installed follow the steps below.

If you have vWii cIOS 236:

1. Perform a game exploit or use wuphax to launch SD:/boot.elf.
   Replace Hackmii installer's boot.elf with the boot.elf of this wad manager.
2. Your wad manager should start.
3. Reload to cIOS236, which gives IOS installation permission, and install the needed clean vWii IOS.

If you have vWii d2x cIOS:

1. Perform a game exploit or use wuphax to launch SD:/boot.elf.
   Replace Hackmii installer's boot.elf with the boot.elf of this .7z.
   Place the V58i.wad on your SD Card.
2. Your wad manager should start.
3. Choose any d2x cIOS slot, which only has permission for non system WADs.
4. Install the special channel (V58i.wad).
5. Return to vWii system menu and launch the newly added channel.
   That channel contains a wad manager which can now install IOS files thanks to granted AHB access.

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vWii not working
If your vWii is not working but one of the IOS is broken follow one of the options below.

No NAND Backup required
The steps below create a WiiU WiiVC channel with a vWii Wad Manager to install clean versions of the vWii IOS. Credits: @Cyan
The steps below require a clean .wad of the corrupted IOS on your SD Card. You can dump it from another console using Yet Another BlueDump Mod.

1. Download the WiiU VC injector script (requires .NET framework). Linux or Mac users may be able to use WINE here.
2. Download this (v)Wii Wad manager.
3. Download WupInstaller_gx2 and copy the contents to the root of your sd card.
4. If you need to reinstall IOS58, you need the clean vWii IOS58 v6432.wad
   if you need to reinstall any other IOS, you also need a clean vWii IOS wad for it.
   copy the wad to "SD:/wad/".
5. Launch the TeconMoon's WiiVC Injector.exe.
6. Select "Wii Homebrew Injection" mode.
7. Click on the "Game..." button, and select the "boot.dol" you got in step 2.
8. You'll have to select some banners/icon that will be used for your created channel. They will be displayed on your WiiU system menu.
   I updated the ones provided by @antnida. You can download them here. Or you can download the original ones by antnida here.
   Or if you want your own pictures, you'll have to choose 2 different tga pictures with the right size (the script will convert to correct tga format automatically).
   You can find more samples here.
9. On the "Game Pad/Meta Options" tab,
   You'll have to choose a name for your created channel, so let's call it "vWii wad manager" or "YAWMM".
   It should generate a random titleID for you (this is good, don't try to change it).
10. Go to "Build Title" tab
    Fill in the text fields the WiiU common key (google) and the "Rhythm Heaven Fever" USA game key (wiiu key website, google it too), and when all requirements are displayed in green, click on the "Build" button to build the channel.
11. Put the generated files into your SD:
    SD:/install/wiiWadmanager/<Put.appAndOtherFilesHere> .
12. Launch your WiiU in CFW mode (CBHC, haxchi, or anything else which is NOT redNAND, like sigpatcher2sysmenu or sigpatcher2hbl).
13. Launch WUP installer GX2 from Homebrew launcher and install the generated channel to your WiiU.
14. Still with CFW enabled, launch the installed channel.
    Your WiiU will boot in vWii mode, with the WAD manager from step 2 launched automatically without going through the vWii Homebrew Channel nor even requiring IOS58.

Install the clean vWii IOS with the WAD manager.
Done!

Spoiler: FAQ

• Problem with the injector script ?
If you have issue using the injector script program, please report your problem here :
https://gbatemp.net/threads/release-wiivc-injector-script-gc-wii-homebrew-support.483577/

• How to be sure the IOS58 is clean ?
md5 : 1fe0b5e733a434918f1cf3dc354824be
sha1 : dc2d79530a4a31204e94bc4c41dfa38c39b3e749
CRC32 : 68aa72fd


• How to be sure you found the correct key?
The injector will change the color of the field from red to green.
it will not let you create the channel with a bad key.


• Why use the script injector? can't someone else who already created the channel share it for others to use?
No, sorry. you need to build the channel yourself as you can't share ready to install channels here.
WiiU WiiVC contains nintendo's copyrighted code and files.

NAND Backup required
The Paths below are for IOS80 if you installed a different IOS you need to find the Path for it here under 00000007 and 000700xx: Virtual Wii titles or overwrite the whole "\slccmpt01\title\00000001\" folder with your backup which will replace all your titles with the backup.
For the second Part of the Id look at the Region column.

1. In FileZilla locate to "\slccmpt01\title\00000001\00000050\".
   Go to the same path in your extracted NAND folder.
2. Replace the content folder with the clean one from your backup.

vWii System Menu Brick

If you have a System Menu Brick (for example when you tried to install Priiloader) follow the steps below.
The steps below require a extracted NAND Backup, if you dont have one follow these steps.
The Paths below are for my EUR Console you need to find the Path for your Region here under 00000007 and 000700xx: Virtual Wii titles.
The 00000007 may be US, my European one only has 00000001.

1. In FileZilla locate to "\slccmpt01\title\00000001\00000002\content\".
   Go to the same path in your extracted NAND folder.
2. Replace 00000022.app and 00000023.app with the clean ones from your backup folder.

Brick from corrupted Channel

If you have a corrupted Channel (for example when you tried to install Wii Channels) follow the steps below.

1. In FileZilla locate to "\slccmpt01\title\00000001\<TitleID>\" without the <>.
2. Delete the folder

Replace SLCCMPT

If the steps above didn't helped you or you're just lazy there is a quick and dirty way of replacing your SLCCMPT.
The steps below require a extracted NAND Backup, if you dont have one follow these steps.

1. In FileZilla locate to "\slccmpt01\".
2. Delete every folder in it.
3. Copy every folder of your NAND Backup in there.
   You now need to set the right permissions for the folders.
   You can do this by simply running slccmpt fixer. More information here: https://gbatemp.net/threads/slccmpt...ctly-from-your-console-testers-needed.560506/
   If this does not work for you follow the steps below:
   
   Spoiler: Using wupserver

   [*]Download MochaCFW and this config file for it (Right Click > Save As...).
   [*]Copy the contents of the mocha.zip to the root of your SD card and the config.ini to the /wiiu/apps/mocha/ folder on your SD card.
   [*]Download Python (If the latest version doesn't work try using Python 2.7) and save the wupclient.py on a folder on your PC (Right Click > Save As...).
   [*]Open wupclient.py with some kind of text editor and replace 192.168.0.197 in line 30 with your Wii Us IP and leave the port as it is.
   [*]On your wii u start the Homebrew Launcher (CBHC Users have to press the Home button while boot and start the Homebrew Launcher from there).
   [*]Run MochaCFW and you should return to the Homebrew Launcher. You're running now wupserver in the background.
   [*]On your PC run Command Prompt and type "cd <PathToFolderContainingWupclient.py>" without the <>. Press Enter to continue.
   [*]Type py -i wupclient.py and press Enter again.
   [*]Enter the Command below:
   

   mount_sd()
   mount_slccmpt01()
   def do_folder(path):
       results = w.ls(path, return_data = True)
       for result in results:
           w.chmod(path + '/' + result['name'], 0x666)
           if not result['is_file']:
               do_folder(path + '/' + result['name'])
   
   do_folder('/vol/storage_slccmpt01')
   unmount_slccmpt01()
   unmount_sd()

This will set the correct permissions for the folders.

Info

This is still WIP and I will try to keep it up-to-date.
If I did something wrong or missed something please let me know! Hope that it will help someone.

 

[SnowcuberYT]

So i did the wupclient thing and when i did it i got this



C:\Users\p0sio\Downloads>py -i wupclient.py
0x255043
0xfffcffea
0x0
>>> w.chmod('/vol/storage_slccmpt01/tmp',0x666)
chmod returned : 0x0
>>> w.chmod('/vol/storage_slccmpt01/wfs',0x666)
chmod returned : 0x0
>>> w.chmod('/vol/storage_slccmpt01/meta',0x666)
chmod returned : 0x0
>>> w.chmod('/vol/storage_slccmpt01/import',0x666)
chmod returned : 0x0
>>> w.chmod('/vol/storage_slccmpt01/shared1',0x666)
chmod returned : 0x0
>>> w.chmod('/vol/storage_slccmpt01/shared2',0x666)
chmod returned : 0x0
>>> w.chmod('/vol/storage_slccmpt01/title',0x666)
chmod returned : 0x0
>>> w.chmod('/vol/storage_slccmpt01/ticket',0x666)
chmod returned : 0x0
>>> w.chmod('/vol/storage_slccmpt01/sys',0x666)
chmod returned : 0x0


Is this normal? Please help

 

[Shadowplay]

I'm assuming since you are posting it didn't make your vWii useable? if not try executing the commands a few posts up that were provided to me.

 

[SnowcuberYT]

I'm assuming since you are posting it didn't make your vWii useable? if not try executing the commands a few posts up that were provided to me.

i tried that and its just spamming in the cmd prompt chmod returned : 0x0

 

[GaryOderNichts]

i tried that and its just spamming in the cmd prompt chmod returned : 0x0

Did you skip booting to CBHC and booted directly to the HBL -> Mocha?
Do you have all the folders in the right location?
Which command do you use?

 

[Shadowplay]

i tried that and its just spamming in the cmd prompt chmod returned : 0x0

Thats normal as it's processing the commands on all the folders. It took a while for me also, just wait for it to finish.

 

[SnowcuberYT]

Did you skip booting to CBHC and booted directly to the HBL -> Mocha?
Do you have all the folders in the right location?
Which command do you use?

I used the one Shadowplay used and I clicked launch homebrew launcher on cbhc

 

[rocker1911]

I got this error message when trying to input python from cmd. What does it mean.

 

[GaryOderNichts]

I got this error message when trying to input python from cmd. What does it mean.

You have to paste the whole Code Block. Not every single line.

 

[rocker1911]

it worked the magic. Thanks champ!

 

[snickersvickers]

First off, thank you so much for taking the time to make this post!

I bricked mine too, i follow the guide and replaced all of the slccmpt files (using ftpiiu everywhere) with a nand backup i have from a second wii u unit i have. I also tried using wupserver to change the permissions and it returned a long list of chmod returned : 0x0. Once it stopped i assumed it done its thing, yet i reboot the Wii u, tried to enter vwii mode and each time boots me back into the normal WII U menu? One thing to add it actually creates a black sceen on the TV but the gamepad still shows and functions?

I used Haxchi>mocha then ran the python script as mentioned but do i need to have the cold boot version of Haxchi to get this to work?

Thank you in advance!

 

[SundayWarrior]

Thx for instrucrion.
Little update. Easy way unbrick vwii just inject files (delete on slccmpt01 and copy from slccmpt) from unpacked donor slccmpt.bin on same folder in slcmpt01 (wiuftp request)
../title/00000001/0000003a/content (ios58)
../title/00000001/00000050/content (ios80)
../title/00000001/00000002/content (sysmenu)

Dont delete any folder, just swap files from donor to brick vwii (no need step to set permissions). When vwii mode start delete all chanels from wii option and reinstall all hax (hackmii -> hbc // etc.)

+maybe needed delete some folder on .../title/00000001/ (compare donor folder and slcmpt01) - check numbers of folders and name

Sorry for bad english...

Upd. If need fix other ios or channels check this site (all vwii info on bottom the page)
https://wiiubrew.org/wiki/Title_database
00000007 = ..title/00000001 on slccmpt
00070007 = ..title/00010002 on slccmpt

 

[Cyan]

thank you for helping and giving your steps.
It might work only if the sysmenu is not not "banner brick", or sysconf and database not messed up, or else vWii will not boot at all even with good and clean IOS80.

Having a good IOS58 might help though, as you can use WiiU injected channel with a Wad manager to access and delete bad banners on vWii and fix banner brick.
do not delete folder manually in title/00000001/ by comparing with the donor.
that's now how you delete an IOS ! you are just deleting the file that the console still think is available. You'll mess it more than fix it.
if you want to delete an IOS, use a wad manager, or a title deleter, which will actually edit the "installed title database" correctly, as long as it's not a "database brick" you try to fix.

 

[SundayWarrior]

But it all helped me fix no boot vwii mode (wii logo and black screen).

 

[GaryOderNichts]

Upd. If need fix other ios or channels check this site (all vwii info on bottom the page)
https://wiiubrew.org/wiki/Title_database
00000007 = ..title/00000001 on slccmpt
00070007 = ..title/00010002 on slccmpt

I actually have something like this already in the guide. But it is only for IOS58 and Sysmenu. That link is very useful maybe I can add it to the guide.

 

[Cyan]

it's not because it worked for you that it's safe for everyone else.
you need to take in account other user's possible cause of brick, and not just follow a guide if it's not for your situation.
your method might work for lot of users, as long as it's just replacing/reinstalling IOS. just don't suggest to delete IOS manually, even though additional IOS might only be user added ones, not official. it's just safer that way.

 

[SundayWarrior]

I just messaged what it work for me. Replacing files on folder (iod58, ios80, system menu) - safe, its not unique. If needed - just backup original, but if vwii bricked no reason for it.
Now i try found new user with brick vwii for check my theory "easy fix".
No needed wads, no need set permissions and etc. Just cut bad files on bricked vwii and eject good from donor.

 

[TheMario8801]

Thanks for The Guide! However while using the vwii not working with no NAND Backup, when I tried to open YAWMM, I came across the message "This software requires 5 blocks of free space in the Wii System Memory to run.
You can make space by moving or deleting data via Wii Options in the Wii Menu" With the options Cancel and Wii Options. Wii Options doesn't work. Please HELP?!

 

[TheMario8801]

I may have one solution, but I hope it doesn't come up to that. I might be able to FORMAT my Wii U to get the space needed to fix my Vwii

 

[SundayWarrior]

I may have one solution, but I hope it doesn't come up to that. I might be able to FORMAT my Wii U to get the space needed to fix my Vwii

If you launch wii option before open yawmm what happening? Or it for homebrew? Anyway i think what ftpiiu can help, with manual fix
Ps.Dont reset settings on wiiu if you have cbhc

 

[TheMario8801]

If you launch wii option before open yawmm what happening? Or it for homebrew? Anyway i think what ftpiiu can help, with manual fix
Ps.Dont reset settings on wiiu if you have cbhc

My Wii U would go to Wii Setting in the Wii Menu, but it wouldn't work since my vWii is bricked which means I cant access YAWMM.