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Discussion thread for Wii Modchips
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Oxadillia
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2. March 2008 @ 17:26 |
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Originally posted by Link45:
I want to install my wiikey on my d2b wii. Is it better to use wires or to just solder the chip without wires? Some of the people I know who soldered with wires had more issues with their wii than those who didnt use wires.
Yeah I used wires and really regretted it. It may have been bad soldering or the size of the contacts, but each wire just wouldn't stay down!
I then had the problem of not actually having enough wire...which kinda made things difficult.
So if I were you I would go for the quicksolder method as it is probably a lot easier...just make sure you have a way of keeping the chip in one place while soldering it on.
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Dave92617
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7. March 2008 @ 14:45 |
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I've already modded my Wii, but I have a friend who wants to do the same and he has the motherboard with cut legs. When I last looked (which was a while ago) the only way to mod that was with a dremmel. Now it looks like the Wlip is probably the best way to do it. Am I correct?
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7. March 2008 @ 15:12 |
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The Wlip will probably be your best option. Because wit the cut legs board, you use a dremel to get an open area for the cut legs, so you can solder to the legs.
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akamurph
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12. March 2008 @ 14:11 |
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12. March 2008 @ 16:43 |
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How can I tell which modchip I have in my wii without taking it apart hopefully?
I don't know anything about it but mine was chipped and I'm not sure how.
A friend did it but I can't find what it is or what I should be doing with it like upgrades to firmware etc.
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OnionPie
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13. March 2008 @ 01:27 |
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Originally posted by akamurph:
Has anyone tried or have any thoughts on this solderless modchip?
http://www.techsick.com/articles-complet...i-modchip.shtml
Looks like it just a wlip connected to the D2CKey or D2C Pro...
Thanks.
Also interested... Looks like there are more than one reseller for these Wii Clips though.
"Glorification comes from the journey, not the outcome" - Phil Jackson
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Brewgod23
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13. March 2008 @ 10:39 |
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Originally posted by OnionPie:
Originally posted by akamurph:
Has anyone tried or have any thoughts on this solderless modchip?
http://www.techsick.com/articles-complet...i-modchip.shtml
Looks like it just a wlip connected to the D2CKey or D2C Pro...
Thanks.
Also interested... Looks like there are more than one reseller for these Wii Clips though.
What are the other sellers?
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davegamer
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19. March 2008 @ 01:53 |
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Hey Guy's
I was interested when I saw those solderless adapters as well, but after I did some reading and checking around, I was told that they have the problem of coming un-cliped off the controller over over time, be it one month or 6 months. But the stuff I was reading was saying that it will happen and you will need to open the Wii to re-seat the clip.
They also were saying something about a proper clip that will hold and not let go would cost much much more to produce and was not viable.
I am still yet to hear any feedback from someone that has one, but with that being said we really need to wait at least a month to if not 3 months to see if anyones un-clips.
On another note that new Wasabi modchip has just come out an only has 6-wires to install. I have a D2B with the legs cut off in the lounge room and also a new D2C model in the bedroom. Starting to think this might be the best way to go.
Crysis is da bomb!! :)
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Brewgod23
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19. March 2008 @ 12:22 |
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Originally posted by davegamer:
Hey Guy's
I was interested when I saw those solderless adapters as well, but after I did some reading and checking around, I was told that they have the problem of coming un-cliped off the controller over over time, be it one month or 6 months. But the stuff I was reading was saying that it will happen and you will need to open the Wii to re-seat the clip.
They also were saying something about a proper clip that will hold and not let go would cost much much more to produce and was not viable.
I am still yet to hear any feedback from someone that has one, but with that being said we really need to wait at least a month to if not 3 months to see if anyones un-clips.
On another note that new Wasabi modchip has just come out an only has 6-wires to install. I have a D2B with the legs cut off in the lounge room and also a new D2C model in the bedroom. Starting to think this might be the best way to go.
if they are using the same type of clip the solderless PS2 uses it will hold. I installed my PS2 solderless clip about 2 years agoa and it is still working great.
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VGM
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19. March 2008 @ 17:01 |
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drew1231
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21. March 2008 @ 12:57 |
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I heard from a great wii modder that the wasabi mod chip is un-brickable. this sparked my interest, he also said that i should be able to switch from my wiikey to the wasabi, does anybody have any informtion about how this works, problems, or pros and cons?
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davegamer
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21. March 2008 @ 19:28 |
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Hey Drew,
Yeah the Wasabi has a built in bad flash recovery, which means you can't brick the chip when your flashing and say the console is turned off in the middle of flashing.
To swap chips, you would have to get the WiiKey pulled out and a Wasabi soldered in. Being honest tho mate, right now, there is not much more the Wasabi can do that your WiiKey wont do, that may change in the future though.
Crysis is da bomb!! :)
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geekypc
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21. March 2008 @ 23:24 |
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Excellent Post
Newbie to site, great info.
Ordered Wasabi this week will post more when arrives & installed.
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thedole
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27. March 2008 @ 12:03 |
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Has anyone actually purchased the solderless modchip solution? If so, does it really work and how hard was the installation? I don't have any soldering skills and this looks like the perfect solution. Does anyone know if the site in the earlier post is reputable? Are there any other sites that sell these? I tried doing a search but couldn't find anything. Any info is greatly appreciated.
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kevq
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30. March 2008 @ 10:02 |
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I've got a few questions that i'm hoping someone could help me answer.
I've got an American Wii that was bought the first day it came out so it should be D2A, and i also have a D2CKey already installed inside of it. At the time when i bought my modchip, when i bought it, the people told me that the Wiikey wouldn't work, since i had 3.1U firmware already. So my questions are:
1) does the wii fw determind if the wiikey works or not?
2) if cost isn't an issue, would you recommend that i get the d2ckey taken out and replace it with the wiikey or another modchip?
3) if i get it replaced, which modchip should i replace it with?
Thanks in advance.
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30. March 2008 @ 11:01 |
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I have made several posts here and nobody replies, I know they are pretty 'noob' questions but that means they should also be simple to explain. I have found the config disk from the wiikey site( I found out mine is a wiikey because the person who installed it also left a wiikey updat in his folder of games that he let me copy. My wiikey is a recent version and I wish to know how to burn the config disk as I don't have one and when I do download it its just a bunch of file some rars in there so what do I do, Burn the lot without changing it or unzip the contents and burn the lot? This is the only way to play dvd movies to my knowledge.
Somebody please reply I need a bit of info here.
As to the prior post the firmware Currently does not harm wiikey functioanality and the wiikey boots fine and is updateable. So long as you don't update 'till you know its safe too it will be fine and if there is a firmware that could harm your console the team that supports each modchip will release a firmware update for the chip making it safe against the wii firmware.
This message has been edited since posting. Last time this message was edited on 30. March 2008 @ 11:04
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Damoirl
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30. March 2008 @ 12:51 |
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You'd generally unrar it before burning. Download winrar, then burn the extracted files with imgburn or clone cd I think are best. I reckon burn the lot at once but not sure as I don't use wiikey. Also playing DVD's ( on the wii (if that's what you're trying to do) wears out the laser in the long term as its not designed for continous loading.
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30. March 2008 @ 13:19 |
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Thankyou for the information. I have unrared the files and can burn them but was mainly wondering if i have to unrar the rar file in the folder(after unraring there are a few rars inside).
Thankyou for the information on the dvd playing I think ill just use a dvd player for that then.
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lancea34
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2. April 2008 @ 14:40 |
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Originally posted by kevq:
I've got a few questions that i'm hoping someone could help me answer.
I've got an American Wii that was bought the first day it came out so it should be D2A, and i also have a D2CKey already installed inside of it. At the time when i bought my modchip, when i bought it, the people told me that the Wiikey wouldn't work, since i had 3.1U firmware already. So my questions are:
1) does the wii fw determind if the wiikey works or not?
2) if cost isn't an issue, would you recommend that i get the d2ckey taken out and replace it with the wiikey or another modchip?
3) if i get it replaced, which modchip should i replace it with?
Thanks in advance.
If you put Wiikey in, it won't work, since you have a D2C Disc Drive. I recomend D2Pro, Argon or Wasabi.
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juniR
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2. April 2008 @ 17:00 |
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Originally posted by lancea34:
Originally posted by kevq:
I've got a few questions that i'm hoping someone could help me answer.
I've got an American Wii that was bought the first day it came out so it should be D2A, and i also have a D2CKey already installed inside of it. At the time when i bought my modchip, when i bought it, the people told me that the Wiikey wouldn't work, since i had 3.1U firmware already. So my questions are:
1) does the wii fw determind if the wiikey works or not?
2) if cost isn't an issue, would you recommend that i get the d2ckey taken out and replace it with the wiikey or another modchip?
3) if i get it replaced, which modchip should i replace it with?
Thanks in advance.
If you put Wiikey in, it won't work, since you have a D2C Disc Drive. I recomend D2Pro, Argon or Wasabi.
The guy is saying he has a D2A Wii NOT D2C and if I'm getting this right - someone put a D2CKey in which doesn't work of course. If the Wii is launch day it can NOT be D2C.
The firmware has NOTHING to do with the choice of modchip and I dunno who "the people" were who told you that but they are completely off the mark. I can't believe I'm reading about this for the 2nd times in a few days.
http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/645304
If you want to change your chip, Wiikey is for D2B. Options for all chipsets inc. whatever yours is, are Argon, Infectus 2, Wasabi.
http://wiitracker.nintendo-scene.com/search.php
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binaryfiz
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2. April 2008 @ 23:07 |
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I just got a wii a few hours ago. I'm not really sure what "version" it is but I'm assuming it's the newest one since it's in stock at Costco. Any suggestions as to which mod chip I should get?
I don't care too much about a lot of fancy features or anything, but I do care about durability and about not getting screwed over by automatic updates. If anyone in Orange County has experience modding and is willing to help, please pm me w/ your price. I'd do it myself but it sounds complicated and I'm afraid of ruining my nice new wii.
Thanks!!
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2. April 2008 @ 23:57 |
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No advertising for a modder is allowed here.
You probably have the the D2C chip - check here: link
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binaryfiz
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3. April 2008 @ 01:03 |
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Great... I guess I'm stuck w/ the harder one to mod :/
"There is a 50% chance that your drive chip is a GC2-D2C"
"There is a 50% chance that the pins on your drive chip are not cut."
Can someone tell me the difference between the d2ckey and the d2pro? Why does the d2pro cost twice as much? And there's a bunch of others that work like Wasabi, Argon and Injectus that I don't know anything about.
If you have a modded d2c, can please you tell me what you went with and why? Thanks!
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binaryfiz
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3. April 2008 @ 01:18 |
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Great... I guess I'm stuck w/ the harder one to mod :/
"There is a 50% chance that your drive chip is a GC2-D2C"
"There is a 50% chance that the pins on your drive chip are not cut."
Can someone tell me the difference between the d2ckey and the d2pro? Why does the d2pro cost twice as much? And there's a bunch of others that work like Wasabi, Argon and Injectus that I don't know anything about.
If you have a modded d2c, can please you tell me what you went with and why? Thanks!
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juniR
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3. April 2008 @ 09:05 |
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D2Pro is fully programable via JTAG as are Argon and Infectus 2. That means they are virtually futureproof. D2CKey was the first chip for D2C Wiis and is not updateable at all. It was assumed they wouldn't need to be but now they aren't so sure - I'd not touch it now and I don't doubt there'll be owners who feel it's unfair to say that cos they've had no problems but that doesn't mean it matches the other chips cos it doesn't.
Argon, Infectus2 and Wasabi are for all chipsets whereas D2Pro is for D2C only. Argon or Infectus 2 are the better ones. Infectus 2 works on other platforms as well. The Argon is for the Wii only. The Infectus 2 comes with the programmer bundled but the Argon doesn't and it has to be bought separately, though some places do a deal.
I don't have a D2C btw - I have a wiikey in my D2B but that was before Infectus came out. If I was buying a new chip it would be Infectus 2 cos it's the best chip and slightly cheaper than the Argon.
http://www.infectus.biz/news.php?news=2008-03-13%2008.45.08
You can pick what you want but if I were you I'd go for Infectus 2, Argon or D2Pro - they will all be solid investments. Also I read of Wasabi struggling on a new Wii...
http://wiinewz.com/forums/wasabi/67015-w...ot-working.html
DVD updating is dubious. JTAG is reliable.
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