* Add pictures to the user guide
* Add SD Preparations video
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Co-authored-by: Vanny <48239094+VannyBuns@users.noreply.github.com>
Co-authored-by: Nightkingale @Nightkingale
@ -22,11 +22,12 @@ Now, we are going to make the Aroma environment start automatically when your co
1. Launch the EnvironmentLoader.
- If you are autobooting the PayloadLoader, simply turn on your Wii U.
- If you skipped the autobooting steps, launch the Health and Safety Information app.
1. Using the D-Pad, navigate to `aroma` and press Y to set this to your default environment, then press A to launch into Aroma.
1. Press Y on `aroma` to set this to your default environment, then press A to launch into Aroma.
- To open the Environment Loader in the future, you have to hold X while your Wii U is booting or loading the Health and Safety Information app.
1. On the Aroma Boot Selector, the `Wii U Menu` should already be selected, press Y to set this to your default autobooting option, then press A to launch into the Wii U Menu.
1. Aroma will now be launched each time you boot the console (or load Health and Safety) and then straight into the Wii U Menu.
- To open the Aroma Boot Selector in the future, you have to hold START (+) while the console is booting or loading the Health and Safety Information app.
- Navigate the list using the D-Pad to hover on the title you want to autoboot in, then press the Y button to set this to your autoboot title.
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1. Take the SD Card out of your computer and plug it into your Wii U console.
1. Launch the Internet Browser and navigate to the website `wiiuexploit.xyz`.
1. Click on `Run Exploit!` and hold the B button until you see a screen that says `Please choose your payload:`, this will be necessary for the next steps.
1. Click on `Run Exploit!` and hold the B button until you see this menu, it will be necessary for the next steps.
- If your Wii U gets stuck on a white or otherwise frozen screen, wait a few seconds. If nothing happens, reboot the console, [reset the browser's save data](https://en-americas-support.nintendo.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/1507/~/how-to-delete-the-internet-browser-history) and try again.
- If you see the EnvironmentLoader, you did not hold down B long enough. Try again.
?> If you get any errors like FSOpenfile failed, FSGetMountSorce failed, or SD Mount failed, refer to the browser errors in [Common Issues and Fixes](../common-issues-fixes).
?> If you get any errors like FSOpenfile failed, FSGetMountSource failed, or SD Mount failed, refer to the browser errors in [Common Issues and Fixes](../common-issues-fixes).
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1. Take the SD Card out of your PC and plug it into your Wii U.
1. Execute the web browser exploit as [previously explained](browser-exploit) but this time, you will need to hold the X button to open the Environment Loader menu.
1. Press A to launch the `aroma` environment.
- You will get a warning message about the update folder existing. **This is normal.** Press X to block updates.
1. Press A to launch the Wii U Menu.
1. At the Wii U Menu, look for the newly appeared `PayloadLoader Installer` title (the rocket coming out of a box) and launch it.
1. Press the A button to check if you can install the PayloadLoader.
- It should now tell you that the PayloadLoader can be installed onto the Health and Safety Information app.
1. Press the A button to select `Install / Update`.
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### Instructions
?> The Wii U NAND is (depending on your model) either 8GB or 32GB. As a result of this, to create a full backup of your console's NAND, your SD Card has to be larger than the size of your NAND. If you do not have a large enough SD Card, you can skip the optional `MLC` section which includes save files and game data and is not needed to recover most types of bricks.
?> The Wii U MLC is (depending on your model) either 8GB or 32GB. As a result of this, to create a full backup of your console's NAND, your SD Card has to be larger than the size of your MLC. If you do not have a large enough SD Card, you can skip the optional `MLC` section which includes save files and game data and is not needed to recover any type of brick.
?> Restoring a NAND Backup on the Wii U requires additional hardware and microsoldering skills.
?> Restoring a NAND Backup on the Wii U requires ISFShax or additional hardware and microsoldering skills.
<br>However, making a NAND Backup is **always** useful, so please do not skip it.
<br>Your NAND Backup is unique to your system. Backups from other consoles **won't** work.
<br>Your NAND Backup is unique to your system. Backups from other consoles **won't** work without the required knowledge.
1. Navigate to `nanddumper` using the GamePad and press A to launch it.
1. Use the Wii U GamePad's D-Pad to enter the following configuration:
- Dump SLC: **yes**
- Dump SLCCMPT: **yes**
- Dump MLC: **optional**
- Dump OTP: **yes**
- Dump SEEPROM: **yes**
- MLC is **OPTIONAL**, if you do not want to dump it, leave it on `No`. If you do want to dump it, make sure you have a SD Card big enough for it and put it on `Yes`.
1. Press the A button to start the dumping process.
1. When the process is completed, power off your Wii U, take your SD Card out of the Wii U and plug it into your PC.
1. To make sure you don't lose the files, copy the `slc.bin`, `slccmpt.bin`, `seeprom.bin`, `otp.bin` (and if you chose to go with a full backup, `every mlc.bin.part` file) to somewhere safe (Documents, Google Drive, OneDrive, etc.) on your computer.
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1. On the [Aroma](https://aroma.foryour.cafe) site, scroll down to the **Download** section.
- Read through the steps and click on the checkboxes.
- Click on `Download Payloads` and `Download Base Aroma`.
1. Insert your Wii U's SD Card into your PC.
1. **Extract** and copy the `wiiu` folder of the two newly downloaded *`.zip`* files to the root of your SD Card.
- The `wiiu` folders should be merged if not done automatically.
@ -22,6 +24,13 @@ We will now place the required Aroma files on the SD Card.
?> If you're on a Mac machine, select `Merge` instead of replace. If the merge option does not show immediately, press and hold the `Option` key while moving files to the root.
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Extracting the contents of the zip to the root is done like so.
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