Homebrew setup tutorial
The methods on this page will walk you through installing Tiramisu on your Wii U
Step 1: Installing Tiramisu
Tiramisu is installed onto to an SD card. Tiramisu can be installed here . Install Sigpatches here for Signature patches for homebrew apps.extract the contents of the newly downloaded zip and copy them to the SD Card. then copy the 01_sigpatches.rpx file into /wiiu/environments/tiramisu/modules/setup
Step 2: Running the browser exploit
After putting the SD card in the Wii U make sure you are connected to the Internet. After confirming you are connected to the Internet open the Internet Browser and go to wiiuexploit.xyz . click the "Run Exploit!" button and hold the B button until a menu appears. if your Wii U is frozen wait a few seconds. if nothing happens reboot the console and reset the Browser's save data and retry this step
Step 3: Creating a NAND Backup
In case something should go wrong in later steps and the Wii U gets bricked, restoring a previous NAND backup could fix the Wii U. navigate to the "nanddumper" using the gamepad and press A to launch it. using the D-pad select Yes to the following options: SLC, SLCCMPT, OTP, SEEPROM. only select yes to MLC if you SD card is larger than 32 GB as MLC is where game data is stored. Press A to start dumping the NAND. once you have dumped the NAND turn the Wii U off and take out the SD card. copy slc.bin, slccmpt.bin, seeprom.bin, otp.bin and mlc.bin.part file to your computer. delete the file from the SD card after copying them.
Step 4: Installing the PayloadLoader
Installing the PayloadLoader allows you access Tiramisu by running the "Health and Safety Information" app. After putting the SD card back in the Wii U repeat Step 2 except hold X instead of B. using the D-Pad to navigate to the "installer" enviroment and press A to launch it. Press A to the check if there is an Installation. then press A to select Install / Update. afterwards you'll be asked if you are sure you want to install the PayloadLoader. Use the D-Pad to select Install and press A.
Step 5: Autoboot Tiramisu (Optional)
currently you have to launch Health and Safety Info. app to launch Tiramisu. if you wish to have Tiramisu automatically launch you can autoboot Health and Safety info. launch Health and Safety and hold the X button. navigate to the installer enviroment and Press A to launch it. Press A to the check if there is an Installation. select "Boot options". Then press A to select "Switch to PayloadLoader" after this finishes press A to shutdown the console. if you want to change the default boot title hold Start (+) on the Gamepad while booting the console
Step 6: Finalize setup/Enjoy Homebrew!
we are almost done finally. Open the Environment Loader and navigate to the "tiramisu" environment and press Y to make Tiramisu the default environment. then press A to continue. you might get a red warning telling you updates aren't blocked properly. Ignore the warning for now and press A to continue. on the Tiramisu Boot Selector select "Wii U Menu". press Y to make this the default booting option, then press A to continue. to enter The Homebrew Launcher (HBL) open the Mii Maker. pressing the home button in HBL opens the Normal Mii Maker. install the Homebrew App Store here to download homebrew apps. download wiiu-extracttosd.zip and extract/copy the zip to your SD card
Blocking updates
Tiramisu’s PayloadLoader has a built-in update blocking feature. However it is still recommended to use other measures to block updates
Option A: Delete the Update File
Install UFDiine here . extract the contents of UFDiine to the root of the SD card. launch HBL and navigate to the UFDiine app. press A to delete the update folder. confim that it says "Update folder is deleted". turn off the console and you are now blocking updates.
Option B: Use DNS-U and TitleDNS
DNS-U and TitleDNS block Nintendo's update URLs at the DNS level to prevent system updating. To set it up, set the Primary DNS for your Wii U's wifi connection in system settings to 35.164.240.189. For the Secondary DNS set it to either 81.4.127.20 (The Netherlands) or 168.235.92.108 (Los Angeles), whichever you're closest to.
Option C: Block domains in your router
These are the domains that need to be blocked to prevent system updates:
nus.cdn.c.shop.nintendowifi.netnus.cdn.shop.wii.comnus.cdn.wup.shop.nintendo.netnus.wup.shop.nintendo.netnus.c.shop.nintendowifi.netc.shop.nintendowifi.netcbvc.cdn.nintendo.netcbvc.nintendo.net
Option D: Keep it offline
For the paranoid user, the Wii U can simply have no Internet connections configured.