This is a thread dedicated to the Brazilian team method of installing WiiU games to WiiU USB HDD and Internal memory. Links will not be provided.
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This method is using WUP installer to install the eShop version of a game using its ticket extracted from the disc version of the same game. The ticket from the disc can be extracted from a WUD image or from a console who already played that game disc.
So :
- The game needs to be on eShop.
- The WUD needs to be dumped for that game, or you need a ticket dumped from someone else's console.
- Tickets extracted from a WUD image need to be fixed (IF they are wrong). Tickets extracted from NAND are already good.
Hardware
- It works on WiiU 5.5.1, and (should) work on all WiiU firmware, as long as you can launch homebrew. Some games could not work properly if you are on an older firmware version due to missing features used by newer games. (electronic manuals, etc.)
- Bricking a WiiU with this method is very unlikely, as long as you try games and updates. DO NOT TRY TO INSTALL ANYTHING ELSE (like system titles) OR YOU WILL BRICK.
- If you want to install on HDD, you need to format your HDD to WiiU format. It will DELETE everything on that drive. DO NOT USE THE DRIVE YOU USE FOR vWII!
- Any USB drive, Hard Drive or Pen Drive can be used. Some Hard Drives will require external power or a Y-Cable.
- Turn HDD sleep mode OFF before installing games to USB. To do this, hold d-pad down, + and - at the same time on the data management screen (with the move/format options visible).
Game installation
- Loadiine ready games CANNOT BE USED WITH OR CONVERTED TO "USB ready" format, the official encrypted files are required.
- The installed game needs to be the region of your Wii U. You can install a game from another region without bricking, but it will not launch.
- As long as you have enough space, you can install as many games as you want.
- Multiple games can be installed at the same time on your SD card with WUP Installer mod Y.
- Games installed to your hard drive can be transferred to your internal storage or you can install them directly to internal storage.
- You can install ONLY games which exist in disc format because you need a clean ticket. eShop only version can't be installed because the ticket is tied to the console used to buy that game.
- Don't install games you already bought officially on eShop with this method. It's unknown what could happen, just be safe and don't mess your tickets already installed officially.
- It's NOT possible to install only the ticket and get the game from eShop. This method doesn't unlock the game on your eShop account. You are installing a Disc ticket, not an eShop ticket.
- You CANNOT install programs/games designed for use on devkits. These were signed/encrypted ONLY for use/installation on the devkit. editing the ticket DOES NOT work either.
Game data
- If you have an existing savegame/DLC/Update for your game on your internal storage, move it to your USB before installing the game to USB or you'll lose your savegame! Follow this guide to move your data!
- To install your Loadiine savegame into the console, use Saviine. Guide available here, or a youtube video tutorial here. savegame from another region should mostly work, but some may not.
Game update
- Updates can be installed by removing the server filters or using NNUPatcher if you are spoofing your firmware version before launching the game.
- WUP installer can install encrypted updates manually as well. Nintendo already provides a working ticket with the updates.
Online
- Online play works, but it's currently unknown if it's safe. No bans have been reported yet. Nintendo shouldn't be able to detect that the game is installed instead of playing from a disc.
DLC
- Purchased DLC work, as well as DLC bought after install. You can't use non legit DLC, use Loadiine with DLC support for that.
Ticket info
- NUS downloads DO NOT contain the tik file, tickets must be extracted from the WUD file, or from a console's NAND using IOSU.
- Correct ticket can now be extracted from WUD with DiscU v4.1b. Old version of DiscU requires ticket fixing.
- DO NOT ASK HOW TO MAKE OR DUMP A WUD, it's NOT POSSIBLE. Game release groups are releasing games WHEN THEY DECIDE. That's all.
- if the game is not on that site, or is present but "nuke", it means the WUD does not exist for this game.
- Dumping a ticket from your console with CFW booter is possible. It's still not user friendly! let knowledgeable people do it. Brick risk!
- Dumped ticket from eShop games will NOT work on another console, the ticket is tied to the console used to bought the game. It will require a CFW with signature patch.
- Dumped ticket from DLC will NOT work on another console, the ticket is tied to the console used to bought the DLC. It will require a CFW with signature patch.
Preparation
- get the ticket for your game and be sure it's the same region than your console!
- Extract it from a WUD file with DiscU 4.1b. Note: you don't need ALL the rar files or extract the full 25GB wud. Only the first .rar or .r01 file is enough to extract an incomplete wud and get the ticket with Cdecrypt.
- Extract it from a console with CFW booter and IOSU hack (not user friendly!).
- Any other method you want to find a ticket.
The file you want is : title.tik or tik located in folder system/02/
- Fix the ticket data IF it's wrong.
You can fix a ticket using:
- This tool : https://gbatemp.net/threads/release-wii-u-ticket-modifier.445553/
- or manually : here (not an exact method, trial and error!).
- or uTikDownloadHelper (drag/drop a tik on the exe and it will fix the ticket if needed AND download the game). Easier program!
Attention: You don't need to FIX or EDIT or MODIFY a game ticket extracted from NAND, it's already good.
You don't need to modify a game ticket if you extracted it from a WUD with DiscU v4.1b or newer, it's already good.
You also don't need to modify a game ticket if someone already fixed it for you!
You don't need to modify or fix a game update ticket, they are already good.
- Get the game from NUS in encrypted format, do not decrypt! Be sure it's the same region as your console!
you can use:
- JNUSTool with "-dlEncrypted" command. Can resume and fix bad download, Faster download speed. Recommended program!!!
- JNUSTool GUI Mod, enables simultaneous game downloading/queueing + drag/drop a tik to start downloading the respective game.
- NUSGrabber,
- or uTikDownloadHelper (drag/drop a tik on the exe and it will download the game).
DO NOT USE these programs :
- or Uwizard (wrong filename),
- or NewNUSGrabber GUI (it's using an outdated database!),
- put the game files (.app, .h3, title.cert, title.tmd, etc.) and the corrected/repaired ticket (title.tik) on your SD card, in SD:/Install/ folder
Attention: only ONE game at a time in the /install/ folder!
- be sure your ticket is named "title.tik" if not, rename it.
Note : If you use the WUP Installer 1.0 mod Y :
Instead of using SD:/install/, you can create subfolders (if you want) for each game or game update you want to install.
example :
install/game 1/
install/game 2/
install/game 2 update/
install/game that is awesome/
etc...
You don't need to eject the SD card after 1 game installation anymore. You can now install multiple games at the same time.
Installation
- Put SD card into Wii U.
- Plug in your WiiU Hard drive to your Wii U (if you want to install to USB)
- Eject any inserted game disc.
- Launch the homebrew launcher.
- Launch the Wup installer v1.0 mod Y1.0 (this WUP installer will not let you install system titles, so you can't brick !). Do not use other WUP installer.
- Use the d-Pad to mark folders for install, noted by an asterisk "*". You can press + to select all.
- Press X button to install to HDD, or press A to install to internal memory.
- let the game(s) install.
- When the install ends you will be returned to the install menu. If using any other WUP installer version, you will be returned to the Homebrew Launcher.
- On Mod Y, if you want, you can eject the SD card on this menu to insert a different one and refresh the game list before installing other games.
- delete ALL the content located on your SD:/install/ folder. Repeat the steps for more games.
- exit the homebrew launcher or reboot your console and your games will be installed!
- If you get any error while installing, refer to the error code list below.
You can't install games you didn't buy : This is NOT an anti-piracy check. It's an incorrect message for "missing file in the install folder".
You are missing files in your install folder! verify your download, it's either incomplete or corrupted. use JNUSTool to resume the download and complete the files. Verify your ticket is named "title.tik".
Update "WUP installer mod by XenoCube" to "Wup installer v1.0 mod Y".
Update JNUStool or use a different program to get the missing title.cert file.
MCP_installgetinfo error : Restart your console and try again.
If it's still not working, your install folder may not be correct.
If you use WUP Installer mod Y, be sure to put your .app, .h3, and all the files inside a subfolder:
SD:/install/Your game folder name/*.app *.h3 title.tik title.tmd title.cert here
if you use any other WUP installer, do not create a sub folder!
SD:/install/ .app .h3 here !
0xFFFB (content related?)
error 0xFFFBF3E2 : Missing or wrong install folder path. Put the "install" folder on the ROOT of your SD card. SD:/Install/
error 0xFFFBF43F : Wrong title type. Verify your ticket, it's probably not edited, or missing.
Verify you are trying to install a full game and not an update with a full game ticket or a DLC. Your titleID should start with 00050000, NOT 0005000C or 0005000E.
error 0xFFFBF440 : ?
error 0xFFFBF441 : DLC ticket not for this console (no it's not possible to install DLC, they are tied to a console/NNID account.)
error 0xFFFBF442 : ?
error 0xFFFBF446 : missing or bad title.tik
error 0xFFFBF664 : ?
error 0xFFFBF825 : Incomplete or corrupted encrypted files. Check that your game can be decrypted correctly (with Cdecrypt or JNUSTool) and doesn't produce "bad checksum" and/or 0 byte files.
error 0xFFFBFFE7 : Same as F825.
for all FFFB errors, please verify your files are good and complete. Verify tour ticket is the correct file for your game, etc. Look
HERE for information how to check your game files.
You can "check and resume" your current files by running JNUStool again. if it's not the program you used, check
here how to verify your files.
0xFFFC (Console/Device related?)
error 0xFFFCFFE4 : Not enough space on selected device.
error 0xFFFCFFE5 : unplug your USB (even if you are not installing on USB). if you are installing on USB, unplug/re-plug it and try again.
error 0xFFFCFFE9 : incomplete files. Verify your download.
error 0xFFFCFFEA : ? Shutdown and restart your console. it could help.
0xFFFF (unknown) Probably SD card issue. Try a different SD card
error 0xFFFFF825 : ? re-format your SD Card. 32k/cluster might help (not sure). It could be fragmentation issue too, but format it instead of defragmenting a flash drive.
error 0xFFFFF82E : ?
I am not responsible if your Wii U bricks
All credit for this method goes to Brazilian team,
King Cerelepe for testing.
Thanks to:
All users from this thread who explained the ticket editing method, specially Asper who found the XOR 2 method.
All developers creating tools to make this method easier.