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= Recovering from a CBHC brick =

=<big>Recovering from a CBHC brick</big>=

== Requirements ==

- A modded Switch or a ~~Raspberry~~ Pi or a ~~Pico~~

==<big>Diagnosing a CBHC brick (skip to Requirements if a helper linked you here)</big>==

<big>A CBHC brick is when your console tries to boot to a missing title (the DS game that you used to inject Haxchi into). Here's what happens when you boot a CBHC bricked Wii U (in big lines).</big>

#<big>You press the power button</big>

#<big>Wii U goes through all of its boot stages</big>

#<big>Wii U tries to find the set "home" title</big>

#<big>No "home" title found</big>

#<big>160-0101</big>

<big>And here you are now!... Let's get started for the guide.</big>

==<big>Requirements</big>==

*<big>Preferably a modded Switch or Raspberry Pi Pico (see [https://github.com/GaryOderNichts/udpih/releases supported devices] on the UDPIH page)</big>

*<big>A PC (preferably Windows but I think you can use any OS)</big>

*<big>An SD Card compatible with a Wii U (the one that you should have</big>

==<big>Files to download</big>==

*<big>UDPIH for your appropriate device (see [https://github.com/GaryOderNichts/udpih/releases supported devices])</big>

**[https://github.com/GaryOderNichts/udpih/releases <big>https://github.com/GaryOderNichts/udpih/releases/latest</big>]

*<big>If you are using a Nintendo Switch, please download it using this link instead.</big>

**[https://github.com/GaryOderNichts/udpih_nxpayload <big>https://github.com/GaryOderNichts/udpih_nxpayload/releases/latest</big>]

*<big>recovery_menu</big>

**<big>https://github.com/GaryOderNichts/recovery_menu/releases</big>

**<big>If you don't get any TV output during this guide, please download <code>recovery_menu_dc_init</code> instead and rename it to <code>recovery_menu</code></big>

==<big>SD Preparation</big>==

#<big>Put the downloaded <code>recovery_menu</code> on the root of the SD Card.</big>

==<big>Flash UDPIH to your device</big>==

===<big>If you are using a Pi Pico / Pico 2 / Any supported device that isn't a Switch</big>===

#<big>Flash the appropriate file to the appropriate device. '''This part of the guide will be focusing on the Pi Pico 1 and 2 but any Linux based device with USB emulation should work.'''</big>

#<big>Hold the BOOTSEL button of your Pico while plugging it into the PC. It will show up as a flash drive with the following name: <code>RPI-RP2</code></big>

#<big>Drag and drop the correct .uf2 file inside of your Pico. Disconnect it and it will reboot. '''Do not turn it off from now on.'''</big>

===<big>If you are using a modded Nintendo Switch (vulnerable to RCM)</big>===

#<big>Open any RCM injector of your choice (the most popular ones are TegraRCMGui, JTegraNX and CrystalRCM).</big>

#<big>Put your switch into RCM mode</big>

#<big>Choose the .bin file for your Nintendo Switch and hit inject.</big>

#<big>A new screen should pop up with multiple buttons from a list. To select something, press Power. To navigate around, press the volume buttons.</big>

==<big>On the Wii U</big>==

#<big>Put the SD Card</big> <big>containing the <code>recovery_menu</code> at the root of it. It must be formatted in FAT32. [[Formatting an SD card|Follow this guide to format it correctly]].</big>

#<big>If you are using a Nintendo Switch, it is now time to Run the UDPIH gadget.</big>

#<big>Power on the Wii U. As soon as you see the Wii U logo, plug in the UPDIH device. It may take multiple tries, be patient.</big>

#<big>As soon as the light is purple, you should be good to go. The menu should've loaded but if you get a distorted screen or even no TV output, retry it. If still nothing, download <code>recovery_menu_dc_init</code> as said in the 3rd step of Files to download.</big>[[File:Main menu of Recovery Menu by GaryOderNichts.png|thumb|Main menu of Recovery_Menu.Credits to GaryOderNichts for this screenshot.Click the image to zoom!]]

#<big>Unlike in the minute menu, to navigate, you should use Eject and Power to select/choose an option.</big>

#<big>Select the <code>Set Coldboot Title</code> option.</big>

#<big>You should now see multiple options to set as your Coldboot title (which basically means what you want to boot to).</big>

#<big>Select the Wii U Menu of your appropriate console region:</big>

#*<code><big>Wii U Menu (JPN) - 00050010-10040000</big></code>

#*<code><big>Wii U Menu (USA) - 00050010-10040100</big></code>

#*<code><big>Wii U Menu (EUR) - 00050010-10040200</big></code>

#*<big>If you are on an Australian console, select the European Wii U Menu.</big>

#<big>Confirm the selection if it hasn't been already confirmed.</big>

#<big>Once you're back at the main menu, shutdown the console.</big>

==<big>Uninstalling CBHC after recovering from a brick</big>==

<big>You may tell yourself why you couldn't use the CBHC uninstall guide on the main page.</big>

<big>Well, basically, there's no HBL anymore.</big>

#<big>Navigate to system settings and Data Management.</big>

#<big>Go to wherever Haxchi was injected (generally your internal memory)</big>

#<big>Uninstall the app. '''It is completely safe to do so as you are not automatically booting into CBHC anymore.'''</big>

And there you go! You've successfully unbricked your Wii U and uninstalled CBHC.</big>

<big>You can now format your SD Card following [[Formatting an SD card|this guide]] to delete any CBHC traces. Don't forget to backup anything important.</big>

<big>Follow [[wiiuguide:aroma/getting-started.html|this guide to install Aroma]] and optionally Tiramisu if you ever need to run older homebrew!</big>

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