A simple recovery menu running on the IOSU for unbricking, which can be booted using udpih.
ℹ️ Some Wii U's don't show any TV output, if it hasn't been configured properly before.
If that's the case download therecovery_menu_dc_initfile and rename it torecovery_menu.
This build does display controller initialization and might fix the issue.
Note that this build only outputs 480p and has no GamePad output!
ℹ️ The recovery menu updates the power LED for debugging. The following patterns are used:
purple-off blinking: kernel code running
purple-orange blinking: menu thread running
purple: menu is ready and running
Allows changing the current title the console boots to.
Useful for unbricking CBHC bricks.
Possible options are:
Wii U Menu (JPN) - 00050010-10040000Wii U Menu (USA) - 00050010-10040100Wii U Menu (EUR) - 00050010-10040200
On non-retail systems the following additional options are available:
System Config Tool - 00050010-1F700500DEVMENU (pre-2.09) - 00050010-1F7001FFKiosk Menu - 00050010-1FA81000
Copies all system logs to a logs folder on the root of the SD Card.
Dumps the OTP and SEEPROM to otp.bin and seeprom.bin on the root of the SD Card.
Starts wupserver which allows connecting to the console from a PC using wupclient.
Loads a network configuration from the SD, and temporarily applies it to use wupserver.
The configurations will be loaded from a network.cfg file on the root of your SD.
For using the ethernet adapter, the file should look like this:
type=eth
For using wifi:
type=wifi
ssid=ssidhere
key=wifikeyhere
key_type=WPA2_PSK_AES
Displays the Gamepad Pin and allows pairing a Gamepad to the system. Also bypasses any region checks while pairing.
The numeric values represent the following symbols: ♠ = 0, ♥ = 1, ♦ = 2, ♣ = 3.
Note that rebooting the system might be required to use the newly paired gamepad.
Installs a valid signed WUP from the install folder on the root of your SD Card.
Don't place the WUP into any subfolders.
Displays the current Parental Controls pin configuration.
Allows disabling Parental Controls.
Fixes bricks caused by setting productArea and/or gameRegion to an invalid value. Symptoms include being unable to launch System Settings or other in-region titles.
Displays info about several parts of the system.
Including serial number, manufacturing date, console type, regions, memory devices...
Allows submitting system information to an online database to collect various statistics about Wii U consoles.
This is entirely optional and personally identifying information will be kept confidential.
The database can be found here!
Loads a payload from the root of the SD Card named boot1.img and executes it from within boot1.
If the file is named boot1now.img it gets loaded automatically when starting the recovery_menu after a 5 second timeout.
# build the docker container
docker build -t recoverybuilder .
# build the menu
docker run -it --rm -v ${PWD}:/project recoverybuilder make
# build the menu with display controller initialization
docker run -it --rm -v ${PWD}:/project recoverybuilder make DC_INIT=1- @Maschell for the network configuration types
- @dimok789 for mocha
- @hexkyz for hexFW
- @rw-r-r-0644 for the lolserial code and display configuration info
- decaf-emu for a lot of IOS documentation
- @GerbilSoft for adding the initial "System Information" screen, visual improvements, region unbricking, ...
