Hacking 1st Wii Modchip

[shtonkalot]

has anyone gotten the website of www.wiinja.com to come up? no luck here. Also i though earlier someone had posted what dvd media has been tested to be working but i can not find it. Also any idea on official resellers?I have gotten the site to load after many reloads, not any info there though. Check this thread for DVD media compatability.

Can this work along with freeloader so that I can play region free?

Probably, if and when a Wii freeloader has been made. The current working GC freeloaders should work with this too for GC games.

 

[butaro]

hmm trying not to sound like a hypocrite but i felt sad upon reading this :'(

 

[cruddybuddy]

That second video is not very good. The camera moves away after he picks up the disc. We never see him put it into the Wii. I'm not saying it's fake, but the video sucks as proof.

 

[openchip]

Well all it is is a 12c508 IC. Not really a chip at all but an IC.
Lol, an IC is a chip.
And it could be an ATtiny11 or any other programmable chip that comes in an 8 pin DIP housing.

correct, there are plenty of flash MCU's in DIP8 package available.

This chip is most likely accessing some debug interface and those is able to 'poke' any code into the memorie(s) at any place. Strange it is only connected with 3 wires, the place where it goes does show 4 test pads close to each other, what could be normal JTAG interface. Sure if the chip only writes to JTAG it can leave the 4th pad disconnected (less soldering). If it is so, then it should take only a few minutes to clone this chip as it cant use any tricks to hide the jtag communication. Sure it may be some other type of debug interface too. Still cloning the clone is usually way simpler as doing the initial thing.

 

[Elrinth]

well I'll wait for a review on gbatemp by someone reliable

besides no need to get all crazy about it, not supporting other regions is pretty shitty...

 

[Alastair]

...shitty? Is it done by PAL and NTSC?
If so, I see nothing wrong with that...
If worst comes to worst just buy another Wii from the JewSA (they're cheap enough...)

 

[Ares_Real]

So do we still have to adjust the laser like in the GameCube, or not?

 

[perkele]

Strange it is only connected with 3 wires, the place where it goes does show 4 test pads close to each other, what could be normal JTAG interface. Sure if the chip only writes to JTAG it can leave the 4th pad disconnected (less soldering). If it is so, then it should take only a few minutes to clone this chip as it cant use any tricks to hide the jtag communication. Sure it may be some other type of debug interface too.

According to the free info from the Wii DVD Drive Linux Tool the "serial port" layout is:

QUOTELook for the following pattern near IC3001:
- 1 -
2 3 4
- 5 6

3 is SBO1 (Output)
4 is SBT1 (CLK)
6 is SBI1 (Input)

The picture of the Wiinja connections is upside-down, their pin 7 = pin 4 and pin 5 = pin 3.
Pins 1 and 8 are GND and PWR.

 

[grozio]

how it is possibile to put the realese into a normal dvd-r? in internet the realeses have a size superior to a normal dvd-r size...how?there is some special tool?

 

[ds_barf]

how it is possibile to put the realese into a normal dvd-r? in internet the realeses have a size superior to a normal dvd-r size...how?there is some special tool?

yeah, what kind of software do you need to unscramble & burn?

 

[elomaniak]

how it is possibile to put the realese into a normal dvd-r? in internet the realeses have a size superior to a normal dvd-r size...how?there is some special tool?

when you unscramble the file then it fits on a normal DVD

 

[Alastair]

Ahhh...so the modchip reads unscrambled discs (only)? That question was on my mind.

 

[LaGzoR]

It's a fake or not ?
Who already tested this modchip?
Thanks

 

[brywalker]

Wow. Good news, but too expensive.

I will wait until someone rips the PIC and make one myself.

 

[Big Stu]

It's a fake or not ?
Who already tested this modchip?
Thanks

As has been mentioned enough times already, GBAtemp's review chip will be in the post on Monday.

 

[Dacvak]

So, I suppose my US Wii would not be able to run Japanese burned games with this?

~Dac

 

[niklasnyfiken]

You are correct. It can only play Wii games for your region, i.e., US games on US Wii's, PAL games on PAL Wii's etc.

 

[_Mazza_]

For that price you could buy a PIC programmer and make one yourself.

 

[WarmWoollySheep]

Are there any gamebits (screwdrivers) that work on Wii? I'm in the market for one.

 

[shtonkalot]

Are there any gamebits (screwdrivers) that work on Wii? I'm in the market for one.

I think you only need the triwing screwdriver for the Wii and not the reverse torx looking "gamebit" driver.
I have both and they are usually pretty easy to find on eBay.