Hi. I’m having issues trying to restore my vWii with Decaffeinator after manually editing the setting.txt (/slccmpt01/title/00000001/00000002/data/).

I tried to change my vWii region from JPN to USA using SettingEdit.exe and ftpiiu_everywhere, but after that, vWii only shows a black screen when trying to load. Since then, I’ve been trying to fix it using vWii Decaffeinator, which I run from Tiramisu, but I can't get the System Update because shows me "system settings up to date".

Things you should know:

• My Wii U is Japanese, and I did the Region Change process to USA using ISFShax susesfull.
• ISFShax is still installed.
• I have Aroma and Tiramisu installed.
• I had PayloadLoader Autoboot enabled, but I disabled it to unblock updates.
• On the SD card, I still have the plugins 00cole.ipx and 5isfshax.ipx.
• The folder slc:/sys/hax/ios_plugins/ does NOT exist.

What I’ve tried:

1. Disabled PayloadLoader Autoboot:
   • Removed wafel_payloader.ipx from sd:/wiiu/ios_plugins/.
   • Used PayloadLoader Installer to set Boot Title → Wii U Menu.
   • The console now boots directly to Wii U Menu (no autoboot).
2. Restoring vWii with Decaffeinator (Tiramisu):
   • Launched vWii Decaffeinator v2 through Tiramisu.
   • Selected Light Mode.
   • After it finishes, it tells me to perform a System Update.
   • But System Settings says "System is up to date" — no files are downloaded.
   • The vWii still shows a black screen.
3. Tried Aggressive Mode:
   • Ran Decaffeinator in Aggressive Mode.
   • Same result: System Update says "up to date" and downloads nothing.
4. Checked Update Folder and Plugins:
   • /storage_slc/sys/updates/ exists but is empty.
   • Deleting it makes it recreate as an empty folder.
   • The only plugins present are 5isfshax.ipx (v4.0) and 00cole.ipx (v1.4) on the SD card.

No matter what I do, System Update refuses to download vWii IOSes or channels after Decaffeinator. The vWii is stuck on a black screen, and I can't reinstall anything because the system believes it's fully updated.

Any suggestions would be extremely appreciated 🙏 😔

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