So, my Wii U had been sitting unused in my living room for a pretty long time because both the GamePad's battery and charger were dead. That said, yesterday, I got replacements for both, and tested them, and they worked fine. Also, since I recently hacked my 3DS to great results, I decided to do the same for my Wii U. I installed Tiramisu and Aroma, and also hacked the vWii, following the guide on wiiu (dot) hacks (dot) guide. Everything seemed to be working fine. However, I only messed around with the hack for a short while, and didn't do anything major with it, before turning the console off and going off to do something else.
A few hours later, I came back to the living room and noticed that the Wii U's power LED was blinking red and that the disc LED was off despite there being a disc inside. I tried turning the console on, and it refused to boot up. The console did not feel hot, however, so I doubt it overheated. Someone suggested that I should unplug it for 10 minutes and try again. I did that, and the LEDs went back to normal after I plugged it, but then, when I tried turning it on, it didn't boot up, and the LEDs began doing the same thing again. It was late at night, so I decided to leave the Wii U unplugged overnight and check it again in the morning. So I did that, and nothing changed.
I've tried cleaning the vents, unplugging all the non-essentials, and even moving the AC adapter around and plugging it somewhere else, and nothing has worked. Someone told me that this most definitely had nothing to do with the hack, but considering the timing, I'm not so sure, especially considering that it did not give me any issues while I was hacking it, as well as immediately afterwards, despite having to turn it off and back on several times duing the process. Someone also suggested that the ribbon cable for the disc drive might be plugged wrong, but this console has never been opened, so I doubt that's the issue. Does anyone know what the problem might be, and how to fix it?
A few hours later, I came back to the living room and noticed that the Wii U's power LED was blinking red and that the disc LED was off despite there being a disc inside. I tried turning the console on, and it refused to boot up. The console did not feel hot, however, so I doubt it overheated. Someone suggested that I should unplug it for 10 minutes and try again. I did that, and the LEDs went back to normal after I plugged it, but then, when I tried turning it on, it didn't boot up, and the LEDs began doing the same thing again. It was late at night, so I decided to leave the Wii U unplugged overnight and check it again in the morning. So I did that, and nothing changed.
I've tried cleaning the vents, unplugging all the non-essentials, and even moving the AC adapter around and plugging it somewhere else, and nothing has worked. Someone told me that this most definitely had nothing to do with the hack, but considering the timing, I'm not so sure, especially considering that it did not give me any issues while I was hacking it, as well as immediately afterwards, despite having to turn it off and back on several times duing the process. Someone also suggested that the ribbon cable for the disc drive might be plugged wrong, but this console has never been opened, so I doubt that's the issue. Does anyone know what the problem might be, and how to fix it?
