Cadex has broken a long silence, has posted Beta 6 of the Chiip firmware:
Changes to beta 5:
* 6x DVD speed - no more stuttering videos
(can be switched to 2x to reduce noise using an easy trick: start a game, return to the Wii menu and start the game again)
* Improved DVD+RW media acceptance
* Improved fault tolerance
(chip automatically resets if something wents wrong during the disc login - simply wait until the LED turns back on again)
* Improved code
http://chiip.descrambler.de/index.php/Main_Page
He's also looking for community help in continuing to improve the code.
Changes to beta 5:
* 6x DVD speed - no more stuttering videos
(can be switched to 2x to reduce noise using an easy trick: start a game, return to the Wii menu and start the game again)
* Improved DVD+RW media acceptance
* Improved fault tolerance
(chip automatically resets if something wents wrong during the disc login - simply wait until the LED turns back on again)
* Improved code
http://chiip.descrambler.de/index.php/Main_Page
He's also looking for community help in continuing to improve the code.