how to mod a wii u

Hey guys its Gingy,

Today I will be teaching you how to mod a wii u

i used https://wiiu.hacks.guide/ as a source for this guide all credit is to them

These steps will prepare your SD card for installing Coldboot Haxchi custom firmware.

Before beginning, you should make sure your Wii U is currently on firmware 5.5.0, 5.5.1 or 5.5.2. Older versions aren’t currently supported.

Your SD card is recommended to be at least 16GB or 32GB to have enough space for dumping and installing games. If you want to make a backup of your Wii U’s system in case it needs to be restored in the future, you will need an SD card at least twice the size of your Wii U’s system memory (16GB SD card for an 8GB white console; 64GB SD card for a 32GB black console).

Your SD card must be formatted as FAT32 (Allocation Unit Size of 32K (32768)). Most SD cards will be formatted this way by default.

If you need to format an SD card on Windows, do not use the built in formatter or it may cause issues. Use guiformat instead and set to an Allocation Unit Size of 32K (32768).

Your SD card cannot be named wiiu, or it will cause problems.

Get Started
For support in English, ask for help at Nintendo Homebrew on Discord.
If you appreciate this guide, we accept Donations.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
REQUIRED READING
WHAT YOU NEED
INSTRUCTIONS
SECTION I - PREP WORK
SECTION II - DS VIRTUAL CONSOLE GAME
CONTINUE TO HOMEBREW LAUNCHER
Required Reading
These steps will prepare your SD card for installing Coldboot Haxchi custom firmware.

Before beginning, you should make sure your Wii U is currently on firmware 5.5.0, 5.5.1 or 5.5.2. Older versions aren’t currently supported.

Your SD card is recommended to be at least 16GB or 32GB to have enough space for dumping and installing games. If you want to make a backup of your Wii U’s system in case it needs to be restored in the future, you will need an SD card at least twice the size of your Wii U’s system memory (16GB SD card for an 8GB white console; 64GB SD card for a 32GB black console).

Your SD card must be formatted as FAT32 (Allocation Unit Size of 32K (32768)). Most SD cards will be formatted this way by default.

If you need to format an SD card on Windows, do not use the built in formatter or it may cause issues. Use guiformat instead and set to an Allocation Unit Size of 32K (32768).

Your SD card cannot be named wiiu, or it will cause problems.

Before starting, you may want to check your SD card for errors using H2testw (Windows), F3 (Linux), or F3X (Mac)!

What You Need
config.txt
config.ini
The latest release of Homebrew App Store
The latest release of WUP Installer GX2
The latest release of disc2app
The latest release of hid_to_vpad
The latest release of Mocha CFW
The latest release of savemii_mod
The latest release of the Homebrew Launcher Channel (the channel .zip file)
A previous release (v1.3) of the Homebrew Launcher (the launcher .zip file)
The latest release of Wii U NAND Dumper
The latest release of Haxchi and CBHC (both .zip files)
The latest release of NNU-Patcher

Instructions:
Power off your device
Insert your SD card into your computer
Create a folder named wiiu on the root of your SD card
Create a folder named install on the root of your SD card
Copy the apps folder from the Homebrew App Store .zip to the /wiiu/ folder on your SD card
Copy the contents of the Homebrew Launcher (v1.3) .zip to the root of your SD card
Copy the contents of the Haxchi .zip to the root of your SD card
Copy the contents of the CBHC .zip to the root of your SD card
Copy config.txt to the /haxchi/ folder on your SD card (overwrite the existing config.txt file)
Create a folder named hbc in the /install/ folder on your SD card
Copy the contents of the Homebrew Launcher Channel .zip to the /install/hbc/ folder on your SD card
Copy the savemii_mod folder from the savemii_mod .zip to the /wiiu/apps/ folder on your SD card
Copy the contents of the WUP Installer GX2 .zip to the root of your SD card
Copy the contents of the disc2app .zip to the root of your SD card
Copy the contents of the hid_to_vpad .zip to the root of your SD card
Copy the contents of the NNU-Patcher .zip to the root of your SD card
Copy the contents of the Wii U NAND Dumper .zip to the root of your SD card
Copy the contents of the Mocha CFW .zip to the root of your SD card
Copy config.ini to the /wiiu/apps/mocha/ folder on your SD card
Reinsert your SD card into your device
Power on your device

Get Started
For support in English, ask for help at Nintendo Homebrew on Discord.
If you appreciate this guide, we accept Donations.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
REQUIRED READING
WHAT YOU NEED
INSTRUCTIONS
SECTION I - PREP WORK
SECTION II - DS VIRTUAL CONSOLE GAME
CONTINUE TO HOMEBREW LAUNCHER
Required Reading
These steps will prepare your SD card for installing Coldboot Haxchi custom firmware.

Before beginning, you should make sure your Wii U is currently on firmware 5.5.0, 5.5.1 or 5.5.2. Older versions aren’t currently supported.

Your SD card is recommended to be at least 16GB or 32GB to have enough space for dumping and installing games. If you want to make a backup of your Wii U’s system in case it needs to be restored in the future, you will need an SD card at least twice the size of your Wii U’s system memory (16GB SD card for an 8GB white console; 64GB SD card for a 32GB black console).

Your SD card must be formatted as FAT32 (Allocation Unit Size of 32K (32768)). Most SD cards will be formatted this way by default.

If you need to format an SD card on Windows, do not use the built in formatter or it may cause issues. Use guiformat instead and set to an Allocation Unit Size of 32K (32768).

Your SD card cannot be named wiiu, or it will cause problems.

Before starting, you may want to check your SD card for errors using H2testw (Windows), F3 (Linux), or F3X (Mac)!

What You Need
config.txt
config.ini
The latest release of Homebrew App Store
The latest release of WUP Installer GX2
The latest release of disc2app
The latest release of hid_to_vpad
The latest release of Mocha CFW
The latest release of savemii_mod
The latest release of the Homebrew Launcher Channel (the channel .zip file)
A previous release (v1.3) of the Homebrew Launcher (the launcher .zip file)
The latest release of Wii U NAND Dumper
The latest release of Haxchi and CBHC (both .zip files)
The latest release of NNU-Patcher
Instructions
Section I - Prep Work
Power off your device
Insert your SD card into your computer
Create a folder named wiiu on the root of your SD card
Create a folder named install on the root of your SD card
Copy the apps folder from the Homebrew App Store .zip to the /wiiu/ folder on your SD card
Copy the contents of the Homebrew Launcher (v1.3) .zip to the root of your SD card
Copy the contents of the Haxchi .zip to the root of your SD card
Copy the contents of the CBHC .zip to the root of your SD card
Copy config.txt to the /haxchi/ folder on your SD card (overwrite the existing config.txt file)
Create a folder named hbc in the /install/ folder on your SD card
Copy the contents of the Homebrew Launcher Channel .zip to the /install/hbc/ folder on your SD card
Copy the savemii_mod folder from the savemii_mod .zip to the /wiiu/apps/ folder on your SD card
Copy the contents of the WUP Installer GX2 .zip to the root of your SD card
Copy the contents of the disc2app .zip to the root of your SD card
Copy the contents of the hid_to_vpad .zip to the root of your SD card
Copy the contents of the NNU-Patcher .zip to the root of your SD card
Copy the contents of the Wii U NAND Dumper .zip to the root of your SD card
Copy the contents of the Mocha CFW .zip to the root of your SD card
Copy config.ini to the /wiiu/apps/mocha/ folder on your SD card
Reinsert your SD card into your device
Power on your device
Section II - DS Virtual Console Game
There are two methods for using Wii U custom firmware.

The first method is to run a browser exploit through the browser which will patch the system. Unfortunately, the nature of this exploit is that this must be run after every reboot.

The second method is to purchase a very cheap exploitable DS Virtual Console game to launch your Custom Firmware automatically at boot.

The DS Virtual Console game must be a legitimately purchased copy of the game installed to the internal memory of your device. You cannot install this DS Virtual Console game to a USB drive.

The following games will work

Animal Crossing: Wild World
Big Brain Academy
Brain Age
DK: Jungle Climber
Dr. Kawashima’s Brain Training
Kirby: Canvas Curse
Kirby: Mass Attack
Kirby: Squeak Squad / Kirby: Mouse Attack
Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass
Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks
Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time
Mario Kart DS
New Super Mario Bros.
Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of the Sky
Pokemon Ranger
Pokemon Ranger: Guardian Signs
Pokemon Ranger: Shadows of Almia
Starfox Command
Super Mario 64 DS
Wario: Master of Disguise
WarioWare: Touched
Yoshi’s Island DS
Yoshi’s Touch & Go
Currently, Brain Age is the cheapest of these titles on the eShop ($6.99 USD).

If already own Brain Age or Brain Training and have had it installed on your Wii U for a while, try deleting it and redownloading the game from the eShop. Older versions of the game are not compatible with the exploit.

The Homebrew Launcher is a homebrew application that lists and allows the launching of other homebrew applications from the SD card.

We launch this using the Wii U’s built in browser, so your Wii U will need to be able to access the internet.

Instructions
Section I - Preparing Browser
Launch the browser on your device
Go to the browser settings and select “Reset Save Data”
This will prevent issues with the browser exploit
This will also delete all save data including settings, history, and bookmarks
Return to the browser
Section II - Homebrew Launcher
If your device is on firmware version 5.5.2, open the browser curtains
This improves the success rate of the 5.5.2 browser exploit
Go to usploit.hacks.guide
You may want to bookmark this address to save time on typing in the future
Select “Run Homebrew Launcher” for the first exploit attempt
This may take many tries
If it freezes, just force the console to power off by holding the power button, then try again
Your console should load the Homebrew Launcher
Methods
Mocha CFW
This method requires that you rerun the web exploit used above after every reboot.

Mocha CFW is a custom firmware that patches signature checks, region checks, and enables other custom firmware features.

In order to use Mocha CFW, you will need to enter the Homebrew Launcher through the browser and launch Mocha CFW every time your device reboots.

What You Need
The custom config.ini provided in Get Started should already be in the /wiiu/apps/mocha/ folder on your SD card
Instructions
Launch Mocha CFW
The console will return to the Homebrew Launcher and enable custom firmware features
This will allow unsigned titles (such as the Homebrew Launcher) to be launched directly from the system menu until the next reboot

This will install the Homebrew Channel so that, as long as Custom Firmware is being used, the Homebrew Launcher will appear as an icon on the system menu.

Instructions
Section I - Installing the Homebrew Launcher Channel
Enter the Homebrew Launcher
CBHC users must press (Home) while CBHC is booting to access the CBHC boot options menu, then select the Homebrew Launcher
Haxchi users must launch Haxchi once to enable custom firmware, then run it a second time while holding (A) to launch the Homebrew Launcher
Mocha CFW users should already have entered this
Launch WUP Installer GX2
Note that if WUP Installer GX2 crashes with a “DSi Exception Has Occurred” error, you should just shut down the console and try again.
Select the Homebrew Channel
Press “Install”, then press “Yes” to confirm
Select “NAND” as the destination
Press (Home), then close the software to exit the installer once it has completed installing
Section II - Blocking System Updates
Note that, to access the eShop with these DNS addresses set, you must first run NNU-Patcher through the Homebrew Launcher. Additionally note that NNU-Patcher is a temporary patch and will need to be ran again if you need to access the eShop after a reboot.

Note that, unless you block updates with this method on all current and future connections, updates on the Wii U are performed automatically and cannot be disabled.

Go to the “System Settings”, then “Internet”, then “Connect to the Internet” then press (X) to display your current network connections
For each of your connections (and all future connections), do the following
Select the connection
Select “Change Settings”
Move to the second list and choose “DNS”
Set the DNS to “Don’t Auto-Obtain”
Set the DNS server IPs to the following servers
168.235.092.108
081.004.127.020
Select “Confirm”, then press (B) to save
These servers will block your device from being updated
You can now launch the Homebrew Launcher on custom firmware just by launching the Homebrew Channel.

Note that to access the eShop with the update blocking DNS addresses set, you must first run NNU-Patcher through the Homebrew Launcher (NNU-Patcher is a temporary patch and will need to be ran again if you need to access the eShop after a reboot).