Hardware Wii U error -5 at boot

Do you have any Nand backup or can you acces the home menu?

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Pepeu557

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Show a screen shot of inside your SD:/wiiu folder
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Everything seems to be in the right place, Idk what's missing =[
 

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Yeah if you have the .rpx of homebrew launcher that could be the problem I know it was for me once, I had to use the older .elf. IIRC I got the same -5 upon boot.
 

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Yeah if you have the .rpx of homebrew launcher that could be the problem I know it was for me once, I had to use the older .elf. IIRC I got the same -5 upon boot.
Well, Even without the .rpx file I still get the -5 error =[

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Remove the .rpx and retry.
Still -5 =/
 

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Your only option that I can think of is get a Pro controller and use it with usb attached, I think that would work but I'm not 100% sure it would let you navigate with it in the Homebrew Launcher menu. Other than that I think you're fucked. The previous owner really did a solid job of screwing up his Wii U, and I think he sold you a gamepad that was never synced to the console because it makes no sense for it not to be synced.
 
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Your only option that I can think of is get a Pro controller and use it with usb attached, I think that would work but I'm not 100% sure it would let you navigate with it in the Homebrew Launcher menu. Other than that I think you're fucked. The previous owner really did a solid job of screwing up his Wii U, and I think he sold you a gamepad that was never synced to the console because it makes no sense for it not to be synced.
Yeah true lmao, You think if I get a pro controller with USB cable will work? never thought about it, might help
 

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I can't test, the pro controller I had was a knockoff, and is now thoroughly dead.

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This is definitely cbhc, do you think they told it to autoboot loadiine, it would be stupid, but maybe.

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You could try to put every homebrew you can find into the wiiu/apps folder, this may work

@FIX94 do you know a way to help this guy?
 
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I can't test, the pro controller I had was a knockoff, and is now thoroughly dead.

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This is definitely cbhc, do you think they told it to autoboot loadiine, it would be stupid, but maybe.

I am unaware of a way to Autoboot Loadiine not saying it's not possible but I am unaware of a way. From the options I see that are there maybe it's set to Mocha CFW and he doesn't have it on his card? or maybe vWii Homebrew Channel?
 

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I am unaware of a way to Autoboot Loadiine not saying it's not possible but I am unaware of a way. From the options I see that are there maybe it's set to Mocha CFW and he doesn't have it on his card? or maybe vWii Homebrew Channel?
Someone made a cbhc mod that made it so you could autoboot just about any homebrew
 

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Maybe looking at this might help us help this guy, if in fact this is the version of cbhc installed.

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Oh so it's just added options but you can't add any homebrew I guess. Oh well.
I think there is a way to add you own stuff to it, but I think you have to compile it.
 

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Yeah true lmao, You think if I get a pro controller with USB cable will work? never thought about it, might help

I thought you had pro controller thats why I said plug it in the usb port (you have any used game stores near you buy a used one and return it after)
 

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Even if we figure out which homebrew it's set to launch I don't think he can sync his gamepad in any homebrew app, I could be wrong.
 

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