Nintendo Wii U Dumping Guide

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Revision as of 18:01, 16 September 2020

This guide is an early work in progress.

Tools

• A Wii U console with an Internet Connection - 5.5.1 or later is recommended, but anything that can run the homebrew channel for Wii U is fine
• A 32GB (or higher) SD Card formatted to FAT32, or an SD card of any size and a 32GB (or higher) USB flash drive formatted to FAT32 or NTFS. Higher sizes are recommended due to every Wii U Dump being 25GB, however Wii U cannot power some external HDDs without a Y-Cable.
• WUDump, to dump the actual game.
• (Optional) WUDCompress to later compress the WUD into a WUX, which is a lot more space saving.

First Time Setup

If you are planning on using homebrew a lot, consider setting up Haxchi - this allows you to run homebrew from a title on your Wii U Menu instead of trying from the browser multiple times. If you already have Haxchi, simply put the WUDump ELF into sd:/wiiu/apps/wudump/ and then run it in HBL.

• Download The Homebrew Channel and place the wiiu folder on your SD Root.
• Download WUDump from above, and place it in SD:/wiiu/apps/wudump/ (you will need to make the folder 'wudump')

Dumping

• If you use Haxchi, open Haxchi and run the Homebrew Launcher.
• If you don't use Haxchi, go to http://usploit.hacks.guide on your Wii U (bookmark the page as the exploit isnt the most stable) - make sure the curtains are open on the TV and run the launcher. If your Wii U freezes, reboot and try again.

• Once in the Homebrew launcher, select wudump, then hit Load.
• Press the appropiate button for what device you are dumping to (FAT32 USB, NTFS USB, or FAT32 SD)
• Once ready, the program will inform you to insert the disc; if you already have the disc inserted, simply eject and re-insert.

This process takes a long time (1-2 hours!), so go get lunch and wait.

Submitting Info to Redump

Submit your dumps on the "Dumps" forum here. If you have dumper rights you can submit the dumpinfo using the New Disc form.

Please review the important guidelines outlined in this forum thread regarding submission of both new discs and verifications: Redump Submissions

Notes using the New Disc form:

• In the New Disc form, put all ring information in the 'Ring' field like you would using the template below (a moderator will format them properly).
• Language Select and Case Serial information can go into the 'Comments' field.
• Make sure you submit the game.key!

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Note: paste the contents of the WUDump <GAMEID>-dumpinfo.txt here.
[/quote]

[b]Game Information:[/b]

[b]Game Title:[/b]
[b]Region:[/b] Europe / USA / Japan / UK / Scandinavia / Australia
[b]Languages:[/b] English, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, etc...
[b]Language Select:[/b] Language select via BIOS system settings / Language select screen at startup
[b]Disc Serial:[/b]
[b]Edition:[/b] Original / Demo / Starter Pack / Nintendo Selects
[b]Case Barcode:[/b] 
[b]Case Serial:[/b]
[b]Size:[/b] 25.025.314.816

[b]Ring Information:[/b]

[b]Mastering Code (back):[/b]
[b]Mastering SID Code (back):[/b] 
[b]Mould SID Code (back):[/b] IFPI XXXX 
[b]Additional Mould Text (back):[/b]
[b]Toolstamp (back):[/b]
[b]Mould SID Code (front):[/b] IFPI XXXX
[b]Additional Mould Text (front):[/b]

[b]Game Key:[/b] Attached

Note: Don't forget to attach the game.key file to the post!