Wii U not booting - Next Steps?

[SDIO]

Just make sure you have a good slc backup.

 

[lolorlofl]

Just make sure you have a good slc backup.

I have the one that was dumped with the MLC. Would that be fine or do I have to verify it?

 

[SDIO]

I would recommend doing a new backup using minute, as I don't trust the slc dump from the recovery. Also it is missing the RAS data. With the dump from minute you are on the safe side

 

[lolorlofl]

Okay thanks, I found a version of minute_minute in the de_fuse thread. It appears to be a disk image, what am I installing it to?

 

[SDIO]

No, just follow i´the instructions in the README that comes with the defuse package.

 

[lolorlofl]

Got it, so I will need the Pico for it. Looks like there's supposed to be a menu I control from the serial console, correct?

 

[SDIO]

In theory this could also be done with isfshax, the problem is just, there isn't a installer for isfshax which can be launched from the recovery (yet). That's one of my next projects

 

[lolorlofl]

I have the Pico now but I don't have a NANDAID yet, is there anything I can do on the Wii U now to try some things out or get more info?

 

[SDIO]

yeah you can start installing the defuse and get that running. Then you will be ready when the nand aid arrives. We can then even see where exactly it is failing. I would be very interested in seeing that.

 

[lolorlofl]

Okay I'll try to work on it this weekend. Just waiting on 38AWG cable to hopefully be delivered tomorrow

 

[lolorlofl]

Just wanted to give an update. I was able to install de_fuse without any issues and got to the minute menu. I dumped everything I could dump in the Backup and Restore menu. Is there anything else I can do now while I wait for the NAND-AID?

 

[SDIO]

Do you have the otp already dumped?

 

[lolorlofl]

Yes I dumped the OTP from the minute menu

 

[SDIO]

Via prsh hax?
You can try the first option in minute and see what happens

 

[lolorlofl]

No I dumped it from the first option. When I tried to dump it from prsh hax, it looked like it crashed the Wii U, no signal.

 

[SDIO]

Without prshhax you can't dump it with defuse, as defuse zeros out the otp. What did you see in the serial console?
Can you send me your otp?

 

[lolorlofl]

How do I use the serial console? I have Putty installed, but how do I get it to read the USB connection from the Pico?

 

[SDIO]

the pico should show up as a COM device. Use 115200 baud

 

[lolorlofl]

Got it, Pico was on port COM5
Here's the output of the Pico when I turn the Wii U on:

[pico] Changed state: WIIU_STATE_POWERED_OFF -> WIIU_STATE_NEEDS_DEFUSE Starting... 3224:0 Results: Winner! 0xf368 02 04 08 0a 0c 0e 12 14 18 1a 1c 1e 24 88 8a 0e 8e 0e 00 80 00 80 00 80 00 80 00 80 00 80 00 80 00 80 0e 8e 0e 00 80 00 80 00 80 00 80 00 80 00 80 00 80 00 80 0e 8e 0e 00 80 00 80 00 80 00 80 00 80 00 80 00 80 00 80 0e 8e 0e 00 80 00 80 00 80 00 80 00 80 00 80 00 80 00 80 0e 8e 0e 00 80 00 80 00 80 00 80 00 80 00 80 00 80 00 80 0e 8e 0e 00 80 00 80 00 80 00 80 00 80 00 80 00 80 00 80 0e 8e 0e 00 80 00 80 00 80 00 80 00 80 00 80 00 80 00 80 0e 8e 0e 00 80 00 80 00 80 00 80 00 80 00 80 00 80 00 80 0e 8e 0e 00 80 00 80 00 80 00 80 00 80 00 80 00 80 00 80 0e 8e 0e 00 80 00 80 00 80 00 80 00 80 00 80 00 80 00 80 0e 8e 0e 00 80 00 80 00 80 00 80 00 80 00 80 00 80 00 80 0e 8e 0e 00 80 00 80 00 80 00 80 00 80 00 80 00 80 00 80 0e 8e 0e 00 80 00 80 00 80 00 80 00 80 [pico] Changed state: WIIU_STATE_NEEDS_DEFUSE -> WIIU_STATE_DEFUSED [pico] Changed state: WIIU_STATE_DEFUSED -> WIIU_STATE_MONITORING

When I try to dump OTP with PRSHHAX, nothing changes on the serial console
I've attached the OTP that was dumped without PRSHHAX

 

[SDIO]

Hm normaly you should see minute in the consolre. Make sure you have the debug wires wired uo correctly

Post automatically merged: Aug 24, 2023

That opt.bin is mostly zeros, so you can't use that. We need to get the PRSHhax to work.