Tutorial
Updated
Dump and Backup Wii U Legit VC Games (For use with Haxchi)
If you want to backup your legit eshop VC games that is used with Haxchi, so that you can install it again sometime if you are banned from connecting to eshop, you can do it in 2 ways.
For this tutorial, I will be using Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day! USA version
Prerequisites :
1. Python 2.7
2. FW.img file
3. Some Wii U homebrew apps : Homebrew Launcher, CFW Booter + FW.img, ftpiiu_anywhere, Wup Installer Y Mod
4. Some Wii U tools on PC : Wii U Ticket Info, Funkiiu, your favourite FTP application (I used FlashFXP)
Simple Way
Hard Way
FAQ
Q : Can I directly replace the title.tik inside Brain Age folder file which is downloaded with Funkiiu with 00000003.tik (renamed to title.tik) and then install it directly with Wup Installer Y Mod?
A : You cannot. Wup installer Y Mod will gives you error because the legit 00000003.tik is only 696 bytes. Wup Installer can only install title.tik which is 848 bytes
Q : So, what is the purpose of this tutorial if you can do it in easy way ?
A : Well, I do it for fun, for experiment. Actually, with hard way, you could save the installation folder which is downloaded with Funkii U and legit 00000003.tik which is dumped with tik2sd to any folder in your PC and you dont need a dedicated USB media for storage.
Links to files
You can browse any homebrew apps at http://wiiubru.com/appstore/#/
Funkiiu : https://github.com/llakssz/FunKiiU
Funkiiu GUI : https://github.com/dojafoja/FunKii-UI/releases/tag/v2.1.5
Wii U Ticket Info : http://www51.zippyshare.com/v/xDcfwW80/file.html
I am not responsible for any bricks
Original concept : https://gbatemp.net/threads/tik2sd-...ts-to-your-sd-card.451172/page-4#post-6894181
Thanks to @FIX94 @DaBlackDeath @cearp @dojafoja @dimok @Greggen@Yardape8000
For this tutorial, I will be using Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day! USA version
Prerequisites :
1. Python 2.7
2. FW.img file
3. Some Wii U homebrew apps : Homebrew Launcher, CFW Booter + FW.img, ftpiiu_anywhere, Wup Installer Y Mod
4. Some Wii U tools on PC : Wii U Ticket Info, Funkiiu, your favourite FTP application (I used FlashFXP)
Simple Way
- Buy that game from eshop
- Prepare USB storage, and format it using your Wii U
- Copy that game to that USB storage
- Done
Hard Way
- Buy the game from eshop
- Run Homebrew Launcher - use browserhax
- Use FIX94's tik2sd to download its legit ticket
- Run Wii U Ticket info and open tik2sd folder and find Brain Age
- For Brain Age it is located at folder 004 and the ticket itself is 00000003.tik , and the size is 696 bytes exactly.
- You can delete this game from your Wii U
- Run Funkiiu, find Brain Age and download it
- Move the downloaded files into your install folder on your SDCard
- Run CFWbooter on Wiiu - I use Dimok's SysNAND Iosuhax
- Run Wup Installer Y Mod and Install the game on SysNAND
- After installing, run the game, make sure it runs correctly (because it is still running on CFW)
- Run tik2sd, dump its tickets one more time
- Compare the size of 00000003.tik file inside 004 folder, you will see the differences. The size is now 1,544 bytes
- To check, open the ticket with Wii U Ticket Info and you will find that for that single file there are two embedded tickets
- Run ftpiiu_anywhere, and explore to /storage_slc/rights/ticket/apps/0004/
- Replace the fake 00000003.tik (which is 1,544 bytes) with the legit 00000003.tik (which is 696bytes)
- Reboot your console
- You regain your legit Brain Age game
FAQ
Q : Can I directly replace the title.tik inside Brain Age folder file which is downloaded with Funkiiu with 00000003.tik (renamed to title.tik) and then install it directly with Wup Installer Y Mod?
A : You cannot. Wup installer Y Mod will gives you error because the legit 00000003.tik is only 696 bytes. Wup Installer can only install title.tik which is 848 bytes
Q : So, what is the purpose of this tutorial if you can do it in easy way ?
A : Well, I do it for fun, for experiment. Actually, with hard way, you could save the installation folder which is downloaded with Funkii U and legit 00000003.tik which is dumped with tik2sd to any folder in your PC and you dont need a dedicated USB media for storage.
Links to files
You can browse any homebrew apps at http://wiiubru.com/appstore/#/
Funkiiu : https://github.com/llakssz/FunKiiU
Funkiiu GUI : https://github.com/dojafoja/FunKii-UI/releases/tag/v2.1.5
Wii U Ticket Info : http://www51.zippyshare.com/v/xDcfwW80/file.html
I am not responsible for any bricks
Original concept : https://gbatemp.net/threads/tik2sd-...ts-to-your-sd-card.451172/page-4#post-6894181
Thanks to @FIX94 @DaBlackDeath @cearp @dojafoja @dimok @Greggen@Yardape8000
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