4: Installing redNAND with Mocha CFW - FlimFlam69/WiiUTutorial GitHub Wiki
This is an optional procedure.
redNAND is NOT intended for the average user. This is intended for advanced users and developers.
redNAND & Mocha CFW
Optional: redNAND is short for 'Redirected NAND'. Simply put, it's your system menu running on your SD card instead of internally in the Wii U - with all the same features as HaxchiFW. This means if you install something bad or screw up badly, it's okay! Your Wii U isn't a brick, you just screwed up the files on the SD card. It also may be good to note that if Nintendo decides to ever push an update - then your redNAND was updated, and not your actual Wii U!
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Requirements:
- For 8gb (white) Wii U models, this requires a 16gb+ SD card
- For 32gb (black) Wii U models, this requires a 64gb+ SD card
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NOTE: vWii will not work if you try to access it from redNAND. Also, vWii Virtual Console games will not work on redNAND. However, you can access vWii and play vWii Virtual Console games when using just the HaxchiFW.
In this section, I will be walking you through the process of installing redNAND with Mocha CFW. Mocha CFW is in many ways, very much like HaxchiFW from the last section. The biggest difference here is that it can take advantage of redNAND.
Odds are low, but you can potentially brick your Wii U by attempting to use redNAND. Proceed with caution. I am not responsible for any bricks that you may cause.
If you'd like to run Mocha CFW with Haxchi, please proceed to this section here. If you have not installed Haxchi, you can still run Mocha CFW.
Installing Haxchi for Mocha CFW with redNAND
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NOTE: I'm writing this assuming that you have already installed Haxchi and still have the tools that were used. If not, take the time to set up your SD card with the Haxchi Installer as instructed by the starter pack setup guide.
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NOTE 2: If you have taken the time to setup your SD card as instructed by the starter pack setup guide, then you can skip to Step 3
Step 1) Create a folder called 'mocha' inside the 'apps' directory. Things should look like this:
- SD:/wiiu/apps/mocha
Step 2) Download the latest version of Mocha CFW. Extract the 'mocha.elf' into the 'mocha' folder you just made.
Step 3) Download my modified config.txt
Step 4) Replace the 'config.txt' located in the 'haxchi' folder on the root of the SD card with the one you just downloaded.
Step 5) Backup everything on your SD card to your PC.
- NOTE: This just means you need to copy and paste everything from your SD card to a safe place onto your computer.
Step 6) Put the SD card into the SD Card slot in your Wii U.
Step 7) Turn on your Wii U, and get to the Homebrew Launcher using your preferred method.
- NOTE: If you've been following the guide up until this point, you should be able to use Haxchi to get to the Homebrew Launcher.
Step 8) Run the Haxchi Installer
- NOTE: If you've been following the whole guide up until this point, you might be wondering why we're running the Haxchi installer again. We have to overwrite some settings, so steps 8 and 9 are absolutely necessary.
Step 9) Select the DS virtual console game that you're using (for Haxchi) and install Haxchi. After this is complete, it will bring you back into the system menu.
Step 10) Select/ Run your Haxchi title to boot into Mocha CFW.
Step 11) The Mocha CFW menu should pop up. Use the d-pad to cycle through options, and make sure everything is set to this:
- Config view mode: expert
- Skip the menu on launch: on
- Show launch image: on
- Don't relaunch OS: off
- Launch System Menu: on
- redNAND: on
- SEEPROM redirection: on
- OTP redirection: on
- Use syshax.xml (coldboothax): off
Step 12) Press 'A' to confirm and exit.
Step 13) The following black screen that appears is the redNAND setup. Press the power button on the console to confirm that you would like to dump your NAND.
- NOTE: Depending on what is installed on your console already, this process may take a while.
Step 14) Your Wii U will end up on a black screen after the process has been completed. This is normal, as the SD card has been reformatted. Put the SD card back into your PC, and restore the SD card with the backup you made in Step 5.
- NOTE: The SD card has significantly less space now because your NAND backup resides in an invisible partition on the SD card.
Step 15) Put the SD card into the SD Card slot in your Wii U.
Step 16) Boot your Wii U up. Make a folder called 'sysNAND' on the system menu.
Step 17) [Optional] Delete your network settings.
- NOTE: This step is to prevent updates from happening to your sysNAND if you plan on predominantly using redNAND.
Step 18) Launch the Haxchi title.
Launching the Haxchi title will proceed to launch Mocha CFW with redNAND. If you don't see the 'sysNAND' folder you just made in Step 16, congratulations! You've successfully booted Mocha CFW with redNAND.
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NOTE: Holding 'A' while the Haxchi title is booting will now bring you to the homebrew launcher.
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NOTE: Holding 'B' while the Haxchi title is booting will bring up the Mocha CFW configuration menu.
Installing Mocha CFW (without Haxchi/ redNAND)
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NOTE: If you have taken the time to setup your SD card as instructed by the starter pack setup guide, then you can skip to Step 3
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NOTE 2: This procedure is for people who don't want to/ can't buy a compatible haxchi (DS VC) title, and who do not wish to run redNAND (or simply don't have a big enough SD card).
Step 1) Create a folder called 'mocha' inside the 'apps' directory. Things should look like this:
- SD:/wiiu/apps/mocha
Step 2) Download the latest version of Mocha CFW. Extract the 'mocha.elf' into the 'mocha' folder you just made.
Step 3) Put the SD card into the SD Card slot in your Wii U.
Step 4) Turn on your Wii U, and get to the Homebrew Launcher using your preferred method.
Step 5) Run Mocha CFW
Step 6) The Mocha CFW menu should pop up. Use the d-pad to cycle through options, and make sure everything is set to this:
- Config view mode: Default
- Skip the menu on launch: on
- Show launch image: on
- Don't relaunch OS: off
- Launch System Menu: on
- redNAND: off
Step 9) Press 'A' to confirm and exit.
On the tablet you'll eventually see the Mocha CFW splash image, and it will boot you back into the system menu. Congratulations! You've successfully booted Mocha CFW.
- You need to launch Mocha CFW from the Homebrew Launcher every time you would like to launch Mocha CFW.