Wii U help

[SDIO]

no, redNAND will handle it correctly by itself

 

[qjamal]

no, but you can remove the log from the install, jut to make sure you are looking at a new log and not an old one after trying the install,

I tried with two 256 GB micro SD cards and one 128 GB SD card, every time everything seems to work well initially. The log file shows the installation of all channels, and the setup menu appears, but after the Wi-Fi settings, it gets stuck on the Wii U logo. After a few minutes, it fails with Error Code: 160-0101. What am I doing wrong?

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I tried with two 256 GB micro SD cards and one 128 GB SD card, every time everything seems to work well initially. The log file shows the installation of all channels, and the setup menu appears, but after the Wi-Fi settings, it gets stuck on the Wii U logo. After a few minutes, it fails with Error Code: 160-0101. What am I doing wrong?

I tried again with a 128 GB SD card. Before proceeding, I checked both FAT32 and NTFS partitions for errors and bad blocks, and both partitions were healthy. I copied all files, took backups, and rebuilt MLC. Everything looks fine, but when I checked wafel_setup_mlc.log, it didn't show the installation of all 57 (SLC and MLC) channels (the log is attached here).

I also copied minute.ini for autoboot and forgot to delete wafel_setup_mlc.ipx. Every time I went to the setup menu and exited, it got stuck on the Wii U screen. After realizing my mistake, I removed wafel_setup_mlc.ipx, and now it returns to the home menu successfully after I enter setup, make some changes, and exit.

Can I consider this successful, or should I redo everything until the log shows the installation of all 57 channels?

 

[qjamal]

I tried with two 256 GB micro SD cards and one 128 GB SD card, every time everything seems to work well initially. The log file shows the installation of all channels, and the setup menu appears, but after the Wi-Fi settings, it gets stuck on the Wii U logo. After a few minutes, it fails with Error Code: 160-0101. What am I doing wrong?

Post automatically merged: Oct 20, 2024

I tried again with a 128 GB SD card. Before proceeding, I checked both FAT32 and NTFS partitions for errors and bad blocks, and both partitions were healthy. I copied all files, took backups, and rebuilt MLC. Everything looks fine, but when I checked wafel_setup_mlc.log, it didn't show the installation of all 57 (SLC and MLC) channels (the log is attached here).

I also copied minute.ini for autoboot and forgot to delete wafel_setup_mlc.ipx. Every time I went to the setup menu and exited, it got stuck on the Wii U screen. After realizing my mistake, I removed wafel_setup_mlc.ipx, and now it returns to the home menu successfully after I enter setup, make some changes, and exit.

Can I consider this successful, or should I redo everything until the log shows the installation of all 57 channels?

In case I need to rebuild the MLC again, as the log file shows only a few channels were installed, what is the best way to proceed? Should I drop the partition, reformat it as NTFS, and then rebuild, or is there another method I should consider?

 

[SDIO]

Yes I would reformat it just to make sure it is clean

 

[qjamal]

I successfully installed Aroma following the guide and was able to copy games using WUP Installer and Wii U Disk Dumper. Here’s the link to the guide I used: Aroma Installation Guide.

I have a few questions regarding the setup:

1. NAND Backup Issue:
   The guide mentions that after running the exploit from the browser, the first screen should prompt me to choose the payload, with options like "default" and "nanddumper." However, I didn't see this prompt and was directly sent to the environment loader screen. I didn’t press the X button while running the exploit, so I wasn't able to create a NAND backup. How can I go about creating the NAND backup now?
2. Autoboot to Aroma:
   I set my Wii U to autoboot into Aroma, but it doesn’t always work as expected. Sometimes it boots into Aroma, and sometimes it just loads the non-Aroma environment. Is there a way to ensure Aroma always boots?
3. Internet Not Working in Aroma:
   When I boot into Aroma, the internet doesn't work, and I receive a "no internet" message when trying to update games. How can I make the internet work when booting into Aroma?
4. Deleting Game Dumps:
   Once I’ve installed a game to NAND using WUP Installer, can I safely delete the game dumps in SD card from the wudump and install folders?

Thank you for your help!

 

[qjamal]

I am using an SD card as my eMMC and am installing Aroma, where the first step is to take a NAND backup. However, when I choose 'NAND Dumper' and press A, it returns to the Wii U menu without performing the backup. Should I use ISFSHAX to take the backup instead, or is the backup I created during the SLC setup sufficient?

 

[SDIO]

You can skip the backup.
Also just follow the instructions for aroma in the ISFShax guide

 

[qjamal]

Does the internet not work when you boot into Aroma?

 

[SDIO]

The inertnet works, but if you have pretendo enabld, certain things like downloading game updates won't work.