Guide-WiiU/docs/troubleshooting/recover-ios.md

Recover a Corrupted IOS

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This page will guide you through the process of recovering a corrupted IOS on your vWii.

!> Do not use this method for anything else than Recovering your Mii Channel or the following page.

What You Need

Windows

• A working Homebrew installation on Wii U side
• This release of FTPiiU Everywhere
• An FTP client such as FileZilla
• overwrite-wiiu-titlehash.exe

macOS & Linux

• A working Homebrew installation on Wii U side
• This release of FTPiiU Everywhere
• The latest release of Python
• An FTP client such as FileZilla
• overwrite-wiiu-titlehash.py

Instructions

Windows

1. Extract the fpiiu-cbhc.zip file to the root of your SD Card
2. Install FileZilla on your computer

macOS & Linux

1. Extract the fpiiu-cbhc.zip file to the root of your SD Card
2. Install FileZilla on your computer
3. Install Python on your computer

Recovering The IOSes

!> Do not attempt to delete the 00000002 folder in /slccmpt01/title/00000001 nor the 00000002.tik file in /slccmpt01/ticket/00000001.

?> If you are using a system update blocking method, please remove it.

Windows

1. Power on your Wii U and launch the CFW of your choice (Mocha, Haxchi or CBHC)
2. Launch the Homebrew Launcher
3. Launch FTPiiU Everywhere
4. Launch FileZilla
5. Type in the IP address displayed by your Wii U in the Host field at the top of the window and click on Quickconnect
6. In FileZilla, navigate to /slccmpt01/title/00000001
7. Go to this page to see which folder/ticket you need to delete
8. Delete the corresponding folders of the IOSes you want to recover
9. Navigate to /slccmpt01/ticket/00000001
10. Delete the corresponding .tik files of the IOSes you want to recover
11. Launch the previously downloaded overwrite-wiiu-titlehash.exe file
12. Type in your Wii U's IP address and press Enter
13. Wait for it to finish what it's doing

• If an err.log file has been generated, please visit us in #wiiu-assistance on Nintendo Homebrew Discord

1. Exit FTPiiU Everywhere and the Homebrew Launcher
2. Launch the System Settings
3. Perform a System Update

?> You can now re-enable your system update blocking method.

macOS & Linux

1. Power on your Wii U and launch the CFW of your choice (Mocha, Haxchi or CBHC)
2. Launch the Homebrew Launcher
3. Launch FTPiiU Everywhere
4. Launch FileZilla
5. Type in the IP address displayed by your Wii U in the Host field at the top of the window and click on Quickconnect
6. In FileZilla, navigate to /slccmpt01/title/00000001
7. Go to this page to see which folder/ticket you need to delete
8. Delete the corresponding folders of the IOSes you want to recover
9. Navigate to /slccmpt01/ticket/00000001
10. Delete the corresponding .tik files of the IOSes you want to recover
11. Open up a Terminal window
12. Use the following command: cd <directory>

• On macOS, the most common place to find your downloaded files is /Users/username/Downloads
• On Linux, the most common place to find your downloaded files is /home/username/Downloads

1. Use the following command: python3 overwrite-wiiu-titlehash.py
2. Type in your Wii U's IP address and press Enter
3. Wait for it to finish what it's doing

• If an err.log file has been generated, please visit us in #wiiu-assistance on Nintendo Homebrew Discord

1. Exit FTPiiU Everywhere and the Homebrew Launcher
2. Launch the System Settings
3. Perform a System Update

?> You can now re-enable your system update blocking method.