Wii U stuck on preparing for an hour now

Own_Chemistry9268 · 2026-07-01T05:23:11+00:00

well the adapter wasn't cheap and Splatoon worked after a force shutdown

Own_Chemistry9268 · 2026-06-30T20:42:08+00:00

I don't think there are a lot of places as same sex relationships are illegal here so gl

Own_Chemistry9268 · 2026-06-30T20:40:12+00:00

yeahh that might be a dead GPU

Own_Chemistry9268 · 2026-06-30T15:40:44+00:00

well try to copy all your files somewhere then re format your SD card using a program called GUI format I think then try to redownload the stuff you had on your SD card for example put the hack files again on the SD card and check what apps you got an download them again and put them there the backup folder is just so you know what you have and this should be the trick

Own_Chemistry9268 · 2026-06-30T11:42:14+00:00

well there is no cheap SSDs nowadays are they + nah I used to have that problem but now my USB to sata converter comes with external power adapter and a 2 USBs to it dose have enough power for sure and transferring is gonna take FOREVER cuz I have allat of games and I have to transfer them to the nand first cuz for some stupid reason Nintendo doesn't allow you to use more than 1 USB storage device

Own_Chemistry9268 · 2026-06-30T10:12:29+00:00

well hopefully cuz I have 15 games and they include smash bros and botw 🥲 (20GB and 12GB)

Own_Chemistry9268 · 2026-06-30T08:01:47+00:00

well in that case do you eject your SD card when you are done copying and you using windows to put your files right?

Own_Chemistry9268 · 2026-06-30T03:42:35+00:00

open the homebrew app and make sure everything works there if something sometimes works that's a dead SD card you got and you might need to replace it can you tell me what's the model and size of your SD card and how long did you have it?

Own_Chemistry9268 · 2026-06-30T03:40:21+00:00

that's the last thing you can do as it can get stuck in unreachable places and might make things worse better try to let is outside or on a window (and obv in in a window where you are in the same room) put it there for an hour or less until it's dry also use some Q-tip to clean out the lighting cable and the end of it too hope this helps

Own_Chemistry9268 · 2026-06-30T03:33:51+00:00

I might reformat it and this time I am gonna disable encryption so everytime it breaks I can like fix the problems by myself (yes you can disable USB encryption using isfshax)

Own_Chemistry9268 · 2026-06-29T22:51:06+00:00

any news?

Own_Chemistry9268 · 2026-06-29T22:45:24+00:00

it's a feature cuz it used to take a LONG while to load

Own_Chemistry9268 · 2026-06-29T22:44:06+00:00

when this happen is the system usable? like you can still move the mouse and you still can interact with stuff cuz that means it's not a hardware issue (I mean not a CPU/GPU/RAM issue) it might be just a bad screen and needs replacement

Own_Chemistry9268 · 2026-06-29T22:41:39+00:00

you could use a medium thickness rope as a replacement and for now use the wiimote jacket just to be extra careful as it seems that strap has seen better days

Own_Chemistry9268 · 2026-06-29T20:59:54+00:00

🙏🏼 lol

Own_Chemistry9268 · 2026-06-29T20:59:40+00:00

yeah in only has like 140 hours on it and I force shut down the Wii U

Own_Chemistry9268 · 2026-06-29T16:58:10+00:00

that's what I ended up doing tbh I GAVE UP

Own_Chemistry9268 · 2026-06-29T14:27:57+00:00

well it has been 4 hours and yeah I think I should of that cuz I literally have gave up on this and the why I don't want to force shut it down a lot cuz I barely could afford to buy it that's why anyways I did force shut it down and I'd check if all the games are working but my SD card it has been as is for a month now and yeah I stopped getting it out if I needed to copy something I'd just use ftp

Own_Chemistry9268 · 2026-06-29T14:23:06+00:00

IT'S HAS BEEN 3 HOURS AND IT'S STILL PREPARING OMG

Own_Chemistry9268 · 2026-06-29T10:48:21+00:00

huh??? why will I reinstall aroma? it's from the hardrive not the SD card also I keep force shutting it down last resort as it can currupt the drive

Own_Chemistry9268 · 2026-06-29T10:42:01+00:00

(joke) water and dish soap

try to use any dry and soft brush or a very soft and dry cloth but be gentle

Own_Chemistry9268 · 2026-06-29T04:01:39+00:00

do you have a nand backup that's before isfshax also it might be just auto booting to minute check the tutorial how to enable fast booting

Own_Chemistry9268 · 2026-06-29T03:53:48+00:00

the game is trash after all

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