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Duo Q reviews?
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YoshiADF
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23. March 2006 @ 13:52 |
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I ordered myself a Duo Q, but its yet to arrive. Anyone hear anything about this chip?
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aaur4
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26. March 2006 @ 06:17 |
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i'll be getting this if i get my gamecube, maybe you can tell me lol. also let me know if you need to adjust the POT? thanks.
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YoshiADF
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26. March 2006 @ 08:32 |
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Yeah, sure. I havnt revieved it yet. I will when I get it.
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26. March 2006 @ 23:57 |
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I'll stir fry you in my wok
Your knees'll start shaking and your fingers pop
Like a pinch on the neck of Mr. Spock
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27. March 2006 @ 00:06 |
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Looking at the review, it looks much harder to install than the Xeno GC! So I wonder why anyone would buy this over the Xeno?
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aaur4
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27. March 2006 @ 00:42 |
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some people have complained that the XenoGC's pcb does not 100% fit on certain models of GCs though, which is why im considering this over the XenoGC.
Also , this is the DUO chip ;)
Wassup? The Sky
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OzMick
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27. March 2006 @ 02:50 |
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Got my Duo just today, from getting it out of the envelope to having it installed took under an hour, including being incredibly careful with dismantling the cube. Nintendo sure went to a lot of trouble to make sure it didn't fall apart, so many screws... Works perfectly so far, plays copied games, originals from different regions and copies from different regions without fault. Next thing I want to work out is booting from memory card, think I'll need to make me a boot disc or something with the appropriate .dol or GCoS or something.
All in all, no problems, fantastic value for money, no hassles with installation. Has a little sticky pad on the back of it, and the install diagram pretty much shows the right place to stick it down. There is no configuration or anything required, IT JUST WORKS. I love it when things just work.
EDIT: Soldering was a piece of cake, don't worry about what they said in that review. If you just use a low power, needle point soldering iron even an amateur can solder with surgical precision, with very little worry of damage. The D0 point on the xbox, now that can be a pain, all of these points are a walk in the park in comparison.
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27. March 2006 @ 03:09 |
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aaur4, Ah I see, didn't realise that.
I guess you could use wires (like the Duo) to install the Xeno GC if you bought it and it turned out not to fit.
The Xeno GC lined up fine in my 'cube thankfully coz I'm not great at soldering. Those wires scare me!
Good luck with whichever you go for!
EDIT: OZmick, I got DOL to to work using this bootable disk thingy (mine was a Nes emulator), don't know if you'll need it with the Duo... http://www.tehskeen.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1216
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OzMick
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27. March 2006 @ 03:52 |
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Pfft, that's crap. You waste a disc every time you want something new. Did a bit of work, found http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/gc-linux/sdload.iso.bz2?download which is the program I knew existed, but didn't know someone had already made an iso for it. Burn that baby to a disc, copy your .dol files to the memory card (either over BBA with PSOload or with SD card adapter or any of the other memory cards you can access with PC) and you're laughing. Tested just a moment ago, and works.
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27. March 2006 @ 04:37 |
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Cool cheers for the link. Ha ha the bootable disk making wotsit aint crap, it has it's uses, like for Nes and Snes emulator plus roms that would have no chance of fitting on a memory card.
And if you aint got a BBA or nout.
I'll stir fry you in my wok
Your knees'll start shaking and your fingers pop
Like a pinch on the neck of Mr. Spock
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aaur4
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27. March 2006 @ 05:10 |
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did you guys have to adjust the pot after modding to read dvdrs?
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YoshiADF
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27. March 2006 @ 10:29 |
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Yeah, I would also like to know if you needed to alter your POT. I used RiTek Mini DVD-Rs, and I know thats the brand to buy.
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OzMick
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27. March 2006 @ 11:07 |
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Point taken with the roms. I didn't need to adjust my potentiometer at all, and I'm using Ritek mini DVDs too. Got mine from http://www.genesysdtp.com/ritekminidvdrijdetails.htm ordered like 100, so got them delivered for around AU$100, actually discovered the website by trying to get a quote from their ebay account. Their user name might have been SecondsOut or something of that nature. They offer a whole bunch of buy-it-nows with various pack sizes, got them delivered very quickly.
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hubs99
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30. March 2006 @ 05:55 |
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Whats the best way to NES, SNES, Sega ROMS with either a DUO Q or XenoGC installed?
Should I buy an SD loader, or MAX Drive?
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30. March 2006 @ 06:15 |
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You can burn a disk with the nes, snes or megadrive emulator and roms on, and the Xeno/Duo will be fine.
You need to make a bootable disk which is pretty easy with the help of some stuff from the Tehskeen website.
Have you downloaded a load of roms or somehting?
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evlspcmk
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30. March 2006 @ 11:59 |
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easiest way for roms is SDloader, just put them on the card and play
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pda400
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30. March 2006 @ 22:37 |
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Hello guys,
I have just bought a duoQ modchip for my PAL nintendo gamecube.
My big problem is that the diagram shown at http://www.duomodchip.com/english/install/duoq/duoqdiagram.jpg does not correspond to my board version, so i cannot plug it.
The reference behind the GC is DOL-001(EUR)and i can't see tne CN302 place where it seems that it shoulb be plug.
The ref. on the Side-A board is C/DOL-CPU(P)-01.
Thanks for your help !
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OzMick
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31. March 2006 @ 02:44 |
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Mine is PAL, but I didn't have any such problems... Just to be certain, you are looking at the circuit board that is connected to the laser unit? I had to remove a metal shield with about six screws to expose the circuitry.
I personally didn't even look at any of the component numbers, I just got the general location of the pads that needed to be soldered onto and went for it.
Maybe you could look up some reference pics for the XenoGC, you might be able to work out where things are located on board revisions, I seem to recall seeing like three different diagrams for it. The XenoGC and the DuoQ use the same technique for booting, so the solder points should be SIMILAR, but not necessarily the same. Just use the pictures for general information only! Hope that helps maybe.
EDIT: I might have been wrong about the three different pictures, can only find one now that I mention it and looking again, sorry... It only shows the one single location...
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pda400
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31. March 2006 @ 20:47 |
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Great OzMick, you are right !
I was not looking at the circuit board that is connected to the laser unit but the board that is under ?
So I have just remove the metal shield with about six screws and now I CAN SEE the CN302 place! I am going to solder now and i think it is going to be fine
Thanks a lot for your help and have a good day.
Bye
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OzMick
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1. April 2006 @ 02:04 |
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No problem dude, with so little information on the chip on the internet, the only way to work things out is to help each other. Glad I could help!
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aaur4
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1. April 2006 @ 02:55 |
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hi guys, my Duo Q is due to arrive in 2 days, but i got the freeloader first. is the freeloader able to boot burnt games?
I tried it with:
Verbatim Mini DVD-R ( MCC 01RG20 )
Mario Party 7 USA
burnt at 2x using Nero 6.6.0.8
It says "No Disc" after swapping. If Freeloader actually boots burnt games then i will adjust the pot after installing Duo Q on it.
Wassup? The Sky
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OzMick
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1. April 2006 @ 08:42 |
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Absolutely not. Only good for booting original imports, Freeloader has nothing to do with copies. There are some morons spreading misinformation about it on the web. Once you get the DuoQ you will have no need for it anyway.
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aaur4
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1. April 2006 @ 15:10 |
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thanks OzMick for the answer. i googled it and couldnt find any answer to my question. guess i'll have to mod it, like tomorrow.
Edit: However, I am still concerned. Does the Freeloader say "No Disc" if i put in a burnt game? I wish to know if I will need to adjust the POT.
Wassup? The Sky
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OzMick
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1. April 2006 @ 20:41 |
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I did find the same thing on the internet about freeloader being able to boot copies so I tried it at first, but it did say No Disc or something like that. There are other options to modding it, I've been using Phantasy Star for a couple of years with just streaming before now, then using that to upload GCoS, other people are also using Action Replay. So you don't HAVE to install a modchip, but it makes your life much simpler, you just throw the game in and it boots straight up, I think it was worth the small amount it cost. Best way to find out with the pot is to just put the cube back together without any screws once you've initially soldered it in there, if it doesn't boot double check your soldering first, then play with the pot LAST. There are a few things that can go wrong first.
If you have access to a broadband adapter and phantasy star, you can experiment first to make sure you have compatible discs. I went through three brands of discs before I got my hands on some Ritek ones that finally worked without any intervention. I think I saw something like only 10% of cubes need the pot adjusted, so just try your luck first, and don't worry about it. From what I read, the adjustment is fairly easy and safe to do with the help of a multimeter, but it should only be a last resort if you've exhausted every other possibility.
Sorry for the rambling post, hope it is at least semi-coherent.
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OzMick
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1. April 2006 @ 20:48 |
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If you or anyone else would like an explanation of how to use Phantasy Star Online (1&2) to test your discs, let me know. I can give a tutorial on how I used it to boot my backups originally.
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