From 0085b42afeacfa63135cc2f75450914976e679c6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Acer_51 Date: Sat, 16 May 2026 13:17:55 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Added Rufus to format the SD Card and continued ISFShax guide --- docs/aroma/sd-preparation.md | 2 +- docs/installing-isfshax.md | 71 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++- 2 files changed, 71 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/docs/aroma/sd-preparation.md b/docs/aroma/sd-preparation.md index 56493b776..08ea84e1b 100644 --- a/docs/aroma/sd-preparation.md +++ b/docs/aroma/sd-preparation.md @@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ We will now place the required Aroma files on the SD Card. ::: warning -Your SD Card will need to be formatted as FAT32. If your SD Card is not formatted to FAT32, use [GUIFormat](http://ridgecrop.co.uk/index.htm?guiformat.htm) with 32k (32768) allocation unit size to format it. +Your SD Card will need to be formatted as FAT32. If your SD Card is not formatted to FAT32, use [Rufus on Windows](https://github.com/pbatard/rufus/releases/latest). **Do not** label the SD Card as `wiiu` or it will cause issues with homebrew. ::: diff --git a/docs/installing-isfshax.md b/docs/installing-isfshax.md index 37b16f85d..f61f36683 100644 --- a/docs/installing-isfshax.md +++ b/docs/installing-isfshax.md @@ -2,4 +2,73 @@ This page will guide you through installing ISFShax with Stroopwafel. ::: warning -Although ISFShax is safe, even reliable once installed and can even protect you from bricks, it can be dangerous as it uses the ISFS superblocks to install itself. **You are on your own and you are installing this to your own risk.** \ No newline at end of file +Although ISFShax is safe, even reliable once installed and can even protect you from bricks, it can be dangerous as it uses the ISFS superblocks to install itself. **You are on your own and you are installing this to your own risk.** To protect yourself against **boot1 updates** (which are long gone and could cause a brick), ISFShax disables them. General updates can still be installed, just not boot1 updates to prevent bricks. +::: + +## What is it for and how does it works? +ISFShax exploits the boot1 sector by replacing an ISFS (the filesystem that the SLC chip of your Wii U uses) which serves as a brick protection because, as you can guess, it installs itself in the first boot stage of a Wii U, giving you a "menu" (the minute menu) to troubleshoot stuff. What it **WON'T** do is fix an already existing brick. + +ISFShax can be used to: + +- Rebuilding / upgrading the MLC +- Removing 64GB MLC limit and disabling SCFM +- Brick protection (e.g. before doing region change) +- Cold booting redNAND (useful when when the eMMC is failing) +- It gives a minimal CFW, which can launch old homebrew using the homebrew launcher (not sure how useful since we have Aroma and Tiramisu) +- Stop the Wii U from turning the Tablet on during boot (using a stroopwafel plugin) +- Use partitioned HDDs / SD cards + +::: danger + +ISFShax will **NOT** protect you from bricks caused by: +- breaking boot1 +- seeprom bricks +- installing a bad ISFShax. + +::: + +There are multiple ways to install ISFShax (exploits), follow the appropriate guide. + +- If you use any CFW such as Tiramisu or Aroma, follow **Aroma**. +- If you have Haxchi or CBHC installed, follow **Haxchi** (although you should probably uninstall CBHC and/or Haxchi before doing this). +- If your browser still works and you can launch the browser exploit of u.wiidb.de, follow **Browser**. +- If you can't use the browser but Settings still work, follow **DNSpresso**. +- If your Wii U crashes in the initial setup on Mii creation, follow **DNSpresso**. +- If your Wii U can't launch the Browser at all or can't connect to the Internet, follow **UDPIH**. +- If none of the above works, use **Paid The Beak (PTB)**. + +## Prepairing the SD Card + +Windows hides file name extension by default. I highly recommend turning this feature off to avoid confusion.
+Make sure the SD card is formatted to FAT32 (already the case if you are using it for Homebrew).
+Cards up to 32GB come already with FAT32 from the factory. If you need to reformat them, I recommend using the offical formatter: Windows / Mac or Linux
+For cards above 32GB you can't use the official formatter: On Linux you can use gparted, on mac the built in DiskUtility.
On Windows, you have to use a third party tool like Rufus or if you have the latest Windows 11 you can use the command prompt (launch as Admin):
`format /FS:FAT32 X: (replace X with the letter of the SD card!)` + +A .zip archive is available on https://isfsh.ax + +Your SD Card should look like this: + +```shell +boot1now.img (UDPIH Only) +recovery_menu (UDPIH Only) +launch.rpx (DNSpresso Only) +fw.img +ios.img +superblock.img +superblock.img.sha +wiiu + payload.elf (Browser, DNSpresso, and Aroma Only) + payloads (Browser, DNSpresso, and Aroma Only) + fw_img_loader + payload.elf + ios_plugins + 00core.ipx + 5isfshax.ipx + apps + fw_img_loader (Haxchi Only) + fw_img_loader.elf + icon.png + meta.xml +``` + +Delete any unnecessary files that do not corresponds for your exploit. \ No newline at end of file