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= ~~Read this!!!~~ =

{{ombox|type=speedy|text=This guide is now outdated since there is a software exploit that allows unbricking without soldering! There is a guide for it [https://gbatemp.net/threads/cbhc-unbrick-guide-without-soldering.613371/ here]. UDPIH will not work if you somehow deleted OSv10 (00050010-1000400A), so you ''must'' hardmod the system.}}

This guide is now outdated since there is a software exploit that allows unbricking without soldering! There is a guide for it [https://gbatemp.net/threads/cbhc-unbrick-guide-without-soldering.613371/ here]. UDPIH not work if you somehow deleted OSv10 (00050010-1000400A), so you ''must'' hardmod the system.

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[[File:WiiU-hardmod-RPI-solder.jpg|600px]]

It should look like this when finished. ~~Use that pad off to the side as <code>GND</code>.~~

It should look like this when finished.

~~(Taken from Kaflukes CBHC Hardmod Guide)~~

[[File:WiiU-hardmod-done.png|600px]]

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== Fixing the NAND ==

Note: Now depending on what the hell you did, you could be doing something WAY different. We will be ~~fixing a CBHC brick and~~ flashing back ~~the~~ entire SLC here.

Note: Now depending on what the hell you did, you could be doing something WAY different (ie. only restoring certain pages). We will be flashing back an entire SLC image here.

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# Power on the Wii U.

# Turn on the RPI.

# Open up a terminal and run <code>sudo ./pinand 50 read_id</code>, you should get something like this. [[File:WiiU-hardmod-readid.~~jpg~~|600px]]

# Open up a terminal and run <code>sudo ./pinand 50 read_id</code>, you should get something like this. [[File:WiiU-hardmod-readid.png|600px]]

# Run <code>sudo ./pinand 50 read_full 0 262144 slc.bin</code>.

# Wait for it to finish reading. (DO NOT UNPLUG THE WII U OR RPI.)

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# Turn on the Wii U.

# Turn on the RPI.

# Open a terminal and type in <code>sudo ./pinand 50 read_id</code>. You should get something like this. [[File:WiiU-hardmod-readid.~~jpg~~|600px]]

# Open a terminal and type in <code>sudo ./pinand 50 read_id</code>. You should get something like this. [[File:WiiU-hardmod-readid.png|600px]]

# Run <code>sudo ./pinand 50 erase_blocks 0 4096 && sudo ./pinand 50 write_full 0 262144 slc.bin</code>.

# Wait for it to finish, this will take a LONG time (around 2 days for an RPi0). (DO NOT UNPLUG THE WIIU OR THE RPI.)

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== Credits: ==

*[https://github.com/Lazr1026/unbrick] - Created this guide.

*[https://github.com/rw-r-r-0664 rw-r-r-0644] - sending me an edited pinand and fixing it.

*[https://github.com/GaryOderNichts GaryOderNichts] ~~- Emotional support while doing the hardmod.~~

*[https://github.com/GaryOderNichts GaryOderNichts], [https://github.com/Nightkingale Nightkingale], and agilly1989 - Emotional support while doing this.

*[https://github.com/~~NoahAbc12345 NoahAbc12345~~] - ~~Same thing as Gary~~.

*[https://discord.com/invite/F2PKpEj The 4TU Discord server] - Letting me clog up their wiiu channel over this.

*[https://discord.com/invite/F2PKpEj The 4TU Discord server] - ~~For being awesome~~. ;)

*[https://forums.raspberrypi.com/ RPi Forums] - Having a thread on [https://forums.raspberrypi.com/viewtopic.php?t=16775 Bit-Banging a TSOP NAND.]

*agilly1989 - Sent me the forum and emotional support.

*All of my other friends on Discord - You know who you are.

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