What is Haxchi or CBHC? FAQs and info

C0mm4nd_ · Jul 22, 2017 at 12:08 PM

FAQs & Info

Haxchi - Info

Warning: Spoilers inside!
Q: What is Haxchi?
A: It's a vulnerability into the DS emulator. It allows us to write our code into the rom.
It's used to get a persistent homebrew launching method without the need of the browser exploit anymore. (Bye bye internet browser)

Haxchi - Installation

Warning: Spoilers inside!
Q: Which NDS virtual console game can be used to install Haxchi?
A: These games are currently supported.

Q: I heard that Brain Training (or Brain Age) can be downloaded for free. Is this true?
A: Yes, but only if your NNID was registered before June 2014

Q: Can I use WUP Installer to install the NDS game?
A: No, you need an official DS game. If your console is European, you should be able to download Brain Training for free.

Q: Do I need signature patches for installing Haxchi?
A: No, you don't.

Q: What is signature patches?
A: It allows you to launch non official application. It's removing Nintendo's official application verification.

Q: Do I need a custom firmware for installing Haxchi?
A: No, you don't. In fact you should NOT use any CFW before running the installer. Be sure you are on a clean console state. No patches or CFW applied.

Q: What should I do before installing Haxchi?
A: Be sure you don't have a Coldboot solution already installed! (CBHC or Coldboothax, for example). Uninstall your Coldboot solution first or you could end in a bootloop if haxchi's config is not "coldboot ready"!

Q: Why I can't install Haxchi if I already have Coldboot?
A: You could end in a reboot loop brick. Uninstall your Coldboot solution first !

Q: Can I install Haxchi to USB?
A: Yes, but if you are using the installer, it will only install haxchi on NAND games, so you must move it in the NAND, then re-moving into the USB. Though, Haxchi will only work when your USB is plugged.

Q: Can I have my NDS game on both USB and System NAND?
A: Yes, but System NAND will have priority at Haxchi launch time.

Q: So can I use this dual location to have haxchi and the original NDS game at the same time?
A: Nope, System will always load the NAND version

Q: What should I do when installing Haxchi?
A: Be sure you have "haxchi" folder on the root of your SD card (sd:/haxchi/) and run the installer.

Q: I'm using NDS Brain Training, but the installation doesn't work!
A: Brain training has 2 different versions. Delete your game from your WiiU's data management menu, and go to eShop to download the latest, update version.

Q: Can I use different picture logo, background or sound for that channel?
A: Yes. Replace the files in sd:/haxchi/ folder and run the installer again.

Haxchi - Uninstallation

Warning: Spoilers inside!
Q: How to uninstall Hachi?
A: You can delete the NDS game from the Wii U data management menu.

Haxchi - Update

Warning: Spoilers inside!
Q: How to update haxchi?
A: Run the installer again. Follow the same requirements than the first install (NO USB plugged, etc.)

Q: Do I have to delete the NDS game first?
A: No.

Q: Do I have to reinstall the NDS game first?
A: No.

Q: Can I skip versions?
A: Sure.

Haxchi - Usage

Warning: Spoilers inside!
Q: What can Haxchi do?
A: Haxchi can launch different programs based on the controller's pressed button.

Q: What can be launched from Haxchi?
A: It can launch the homebrew launcher or any homebrew without using the Homebrew Launcher, it can load a firmware's fw.img from SD card, it can patch current System menu to add CFW features but it can't launch .rpx (you must load them from HBL).

Q: How do I change the config.txt button layout?
A: Edit the file in a text editor, and follow the installation step again (with the same requirement: no USB plugged, etc.)

Q: Can I boot Mocha CFW with Haxchi?
A: Yes, but use it only if you need redNAND. Booting into a Custom firmware SysNAND using Mocha is unnecessarily longer while Haxchi can do it faster, unless you need WUP Server.

Q: Why should I launch Mocha only for redNAND?
A: If you want only a CFW to launch or install games, it's a LOT faster to only patch sysNAND.

Q: I want only sysNAND patches. What should I do?
A: Install latest Haxchi version. By default, "sysmenu" is set to button B. You can of course change the button to your liking by editing the config.txt file.

Q: Can I autoboot Haxchi at console boot?
A: Yes/No.
No: If you try to autoboot the normal version of Haxchi, you will end in a reboot loop which can brick your console
Yes: You need a special version of Haxchi to be launched at console boot named ColdBoot Haxchi.
Look at CBHC FAQs below.

Q: I don't want coldboot, what should I do now?
A: You can read this for more information about how the console, haxchi and CBHC are working.

CBHC - Info

Warning: Spoilers inside!
Q: What is CBHC?
A: It's an updated Haxchi, compatible with coldboot option. It will REPLACE the normal version of haxchi. You can't have both at the same time.

Q: What is coldboot?
A: It's a method to launch an application automatically when booting the console. Coldbooting haxchi let you launch the NDS game automatically at console's boot.

Q: So, why would I want CBHC instead of Haxchi?
A: CBHC is automatically patching the console into a CFW state at console's boot. You don't need to run Haxchi channel manually before launching a "non signed application" (for example, eshop games (like VC or eShop-only titles) or DLC installed with WUP installer).
(Yes, it's only a shortcut for lazy peoples who don't want to run haxchi manually)

CBHC - Installation

Read brick causes here before installing, if you know how users bricked I hope you'll not do what they did.

Warning: Spoilers inside!
Q: Do I need Haxchi before installing ColdBootHaxchi (CBHC)?
A: No, but it's recommended. If CBHC installation fails and you haven't installed haxchi first you will have a partial CBHC.

Q: Can I use WUP Installer to install the NDS game?
A: No, you need an official DS game or YOU WILL BRICK. There's a reason why it's recommended to install Haxchi and test it FIRST. If you want to skip Haxchi install AND test, you can fail CBHC installation and get a partial CBHC.

Q: Do I need signature patches for installing CBHC?
A: No, you don't.

Q: Do I need a custom firmware for installing CBHC?
A: No, you don't. In fact you should NOT use any CFW before running the installer. Be sure you are on a clean console state. Do NOT run CFWs before installing CBHC!

Q: How can I install CBHC?
A: Unplug USB device (HDD,Pendrive), load CBHC Installer, select your title, press A.

Q: I don't want to unplug USB :C
A: You must. If you don't unplug USB(HDD, Pendrive), you'll probably have a partial CBHC.

Q: What is a partial CBHC?
A: It's a state when your console launch your original title or your haxchi title. (Read Brick Recovery below)

Q: Why CBHC installer renames the VC title in "Don't touch me"?
A: Because you mustn't touch that title! (DO NOT DELETE OR MOVE TO USB)

Q: I saw an user brick his console because he moved the title into a folder... Is it true?
A: Nope, that user probably bricked for another reasons.

CBHC - Uninstallation

FIX94 said: ↑

ah yes, people "uninstalling" because its "unsafe"; just so you know, doing that over and over can cause a brick on its own if the NAND sector that is being written to happens to be close to death, that is one of the very few factors I cant exactly protect for, the NAND sector of the system.xml actually being factory-damaged already so both installing AND uninstalling have that risk. Really though, with the wiiu chip pretty much anything can break even without cbhc, also on top of that to the few people that said to not install injects, when using the cbhc included cfw it protects against installs with a same title id, I bet op used mocha or something because he thought its "better" and overwrote himself; really all I can do is warn for all of that in my main thread and thats about, bricks will always happen for stupid reasons like that.
oh also you should note even a system update could cause a dumb brick for the same nand related reasons.
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Warning: Spoilers inside!
Q: How can I uninstall CBHC?
A: Unplug USB (HDD, Pendrive) device, load CBHC Installer, press B.

Q: Can I format my Wii U to remove CBHC?
A: No! You'll brick. It will only delete the NDS channel (the one you SHOULDN'T DELETE).

CBHC - Usage

Warning: Spoilers inside!
Q: Is CBHC still using my config.txt button layout?
A: No. CBHC has a menu where you can choose the action on screen, or hide it and autoboot that choice.

Q: Then what options can I choose from the boot menu?
A:
1. Boot System menu with CFW features. (default)
2. Boot a patched firmware from sd:/fw.img
3. Boot Mocha CFW
4. Boot Homebrew Launcher

Q: Can *homebrew title* be added into Autoboot menu?
A: Nope

Q: Can you remove "CBHC by Fix"?
A: N-o-p-e (If you want do it by yourself)

Q: Can you remove "Autobooting..."?
A: Y... NOPE!

Q: So I can use this to run Mocha CFW?
A: Yes, but please, use Mocha CFW only if you need redNAND. Booting into a Custom firmware SysNAND using Mocha is unnecessarily longer while CBHC can do it faster, unless you need WUP Server.

Q: Why should I use CBHC with Mocha only for redNAND?
A: If you want only a CFW to launch or install games, it's a LOT faster to only patch sysNAND from CBHC.

Q: I want only sysNAND patches. What option should I choose?
A: Choose "Boot System menu". It loads patches, wupserver and support for FTPiiU Everywhere.

Q: What is WUP Server? Do I need it?
A: Usually you don't need it. It's a tool for developers to edit the console's files from a program on the computer. But sometimes it can be useful for the user. (If you need to modify console files FTPiiU Everywhere is better).

Q: What is FTPiiU Everywhere?
A: It's a homebrew letting you browse and edit the console's files using a FTP client on your computer.

CBHC - Update

Warning: Spoilers inside!
Q: Can I install new versions without uninstalling older ones?
A: Yes, of course.

Q: How should I update CBHC?
A: Just run the installer again.

Q: Can I skip versions?
A: Sure.

Q: Do I have to reinstall Haxchi before updating CBHC?
A: No! You could have a partial CBHC if you install the normal Haxchi version. It will overwrite the ColdBoot Haxchi version.

WARNINGS AND PREVENTION

Warning: Spoilers inside!
Q: Do I have to get the NDS from eShop? Can I just install the needed NDS game using WUP installer instead?
A: DO NOT USE WUP INSTALLER!
If you install a fakesigned NDS game with WUP Installer then the console can't launch that channel before the signature check is patched by Haxchi or CBHC. You need signature patch enabled to launch channels installed with WUP installer.
if you install Haxchi with a fake signed channel: The channel will not work.
if you use CBHC with a fake signed channel: You will FULL BRICK you WiiU! (see "Brick 3" section below)

Q: Is there anything I should know to prevent bricking my console?
A: Yes, there are different things:
1. Do NOT format your console before uninstalling CBHC!!! If you did a NAND backup before the System Format you should be able to flash it to "unbrick".

These shouldn't be possible if you are using an updated version of CBHC, but for users with the old version still installed:
2. Do NOT delete or move or copy CBHC's channel manually to USB after installation. If you want to delete CBHC, run the installer again and select the uninstall option.
3. Do NOT reinstall and overwrite your NDS game using WUP Installer! Beware of batch installation !

(Semi)Brick Recovery

Warning: Spoilers inside!

Brick 1: CBHC failed while swapping rom (partial CBHC)

-Case 1, You installed Haxchi first: If you had an option into cfg, boot in HBL
-Case 2, Plain rom: Press Home button, load Internet Browser, load HBL exploit

Brick 2: Bootloop (could be a partial CBHC)

Change Boot option/hardmod

Brick 3: CBHC title not signed/deleted

Hardmod (OTP/Nand backup required)

xtheman · Dec 19, 2016

People who need this shouldn't even use CBHC.

C0mm4nd_ · Dec 19, 2016

xtheman166 said: ↑

People who need this shouldn't even use CBHC.
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BIFFTAZ · Dec 19, 2016

C0mm4nd_ said: ↑

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At least your trying to help

Ignore him is best. He's mad at the world for some reason... Constantly being negative in every thread I see him in...

xtheman · Dec 19, 2016

C0mm4nd_ said: ↑

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The first post explains everything you need to do and how you should do it in the first post of the thread.

BIFFTAZ said: ↑

Ignore him is best. He's mad at the world for some reason... Constantly being negative in every thread I see him in...
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I'm not mad at anything. I'm just saying CBHC is something that you should only mess with if you know what your doing. If you need this thread you clearly don't know what your doing.

C0mm4nd_ · Dec 19, 2016

xtheman166 said: ↑

The first post explains everything you need to do and how you should do it in the first post of the thread.
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C0mm4nd_ said: ↑

Ok, I saw lot of people saying "Can i uninstall cbhc?" "Can you remove "Autobooting" " .....
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craftsk8 · Dec 19, 2016

Greats FAQs!

DinckelMan · Dec 19, 2016

Does the IR sensor and the GC controller adapter count as USB devices? Just making sure

C0mm4nd_ · Dec 19, 2016

DinckelMan said: ↑

Does the IR sensor and the GC controller adapter count as USB devices? Just making sure
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Nope, HDD and Pendrives are the USB device

xtheman · Dec 19, 2016

DinckelMan said: ↑

Does the IR sensor and the GC controller adapter count as USB devices? Just making sure
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Its only referring to usb storage devices.

DinckelMan · Dec 19, 2016

You might wanna add it to the list then

DocAmes1980 · Dec 19, 2016

Good FAQs. People will still ask questions which are answered here and in the first post of the CBHC thread but maybe it will cut down on those. You should add that people don't need to uninstall/reinstall when a new version of CBHC comes out. They can just run the new CBHC installer. Also skipping versions is no problem. A lot of people ask questions related to this.

C0mm4nd_ · Dec 19, 2016

DocAmes1980 said: ↑

Good FAQs. People will still ask questions which are answered here and in the first post of the CBHC thread but maybe it will cut down on those. You should add that people don't need to uninstall/reinstall when a new version of CBHC comes out. They can just run the new CBHC installer. Also skipping versions is no problem. A lot of people ask questions related to this.
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Cyan · Dec 19, 2016

You should put the info section first, to explain what is CBHC.
Maybe you could also explain that it's replacing haxchi, because a lot of users think they have both haxchi AND cbhc because they launched both homebrew installation.

CBHC is actually haxchi but with coldboot support, and with removed config.txt support. when installing CBHC (which means "Cold Boot HaxChi") it's replacing the old haxchi with the "cold boot" version.

You could add that CBHC does not use config.txt anymore, only Haxchi (non cold boot) does.

You MUST add that user should NOT install haxchi without uninstalling CBHC first. They will brick!

another question you can add, users don't need a patched system to install CBHC, they can do it from HBL without any sigpatch or cfw.

I'll probably give more Q/A later, as I remember the frequently asked ones.

C0mm4nd_ · Dec 19, 2016

Cyan said: ↑

You MUST add that user should NOT install haxchi without uninstalling CBHC first. They will brick!
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They won't brick.
Failed lot of times CBHC installation (USB plugged)
So
1st time: Title has haxchi, replaced system.xml... cbh with haxchi config
2nd time: Plain title, can't exit to sysmenu. Recovered with browserhax.

Btw, thanks for the FAQs

Cyan · Dec 19, 2016

no, what I meant is that if you install CBHC (succesfully), but then just replace it with the normal haxchi without uninstalling the coldboot system.xml, then you will be in a reboot loop brick.
Based on your settings.txt, you can fix it (by launching HBL) or not.
if you replace CBHC with Haxchi direct, you will 100% brick (there's no settings.txt at all, and it will always reboot loop)

for the FAQ "can I update CBHC" you can add that they have to unplug USB too.

C0mm4nd_ · Dec 19, 2016

Cyan said: ↑

no, what I meant is that if you install CBHC (succesfully), but then just replace it with the normal haxchi without uninstalling the coldboot system.xml, then you will be in a reboot loop brick.
Based on your settings.txt, you can fix it (by launching HBL) or not.
if you replace CBHC with Haxchi direct, you will 100% brick (there's no settings.txt at all, and it will always reboot loop)
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Yeah obv.
I'll add something like "Do you see the App "Don't touch me"? Don't touch that app "

Cyan · Dec 19, 2016

haha, that's unfortunate that we need to tell them to not touch something called "don't touch me", but that's a reality

Erikku · Dec 20, 2016

Cyan said: ↑

haha, that's unfortunate that we need to tell them to not touch something called "don't touch me", but that's a reality
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b-but, people love doing what theyre told not to do, even when they know shouldn't lol

sj33 · Dec 20, 2016

It is best to target the lowest common denominator and give as many warnings as possible because CBHC is quite a risky exploit. Moreso than A9LH, arguably.

I made the switch to CBHC yesterday and am very glad I did, but I think I read the instructions about 6 times because I was pretty nervous about it.

I burried the 'Don't Touch Me' app inside a folder so it will never be touched. Purely curious, what happens if it is run? I certainly won't be risking it.

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