Hacking NTSC?

[playallday]

If you change the region of your Wii, you'll also have to change the region of your modchip, therefore you'll have to buy a modchip that has you config disc, with which you can change it's region. What's so hard to understand? o.O
Or a modchip where you can change the region on the chip itself through soldering or switches, like the D2Sun or Wasbi. basically don't get a chip where you can't change the region afterwards, like the D2Pro...

And btw. congratulations you just found out that your Wii is japanese. XD (all japanese Wiis are RVL-001(JPN)) If you wwant something usefull, find out it's serial number and look it up here: http://wiidrives.com/

So which modchip's have a config disc? Please note that I'll be buying a WiiClip with it!

Ya I found that out

, does this help?

 

[RadioShadow]

I'm thinking about buying a Japanese Wii but they can't run NTSC games right? Can I fix that? I'm going to get a Solderless Clip too, which one do I get?

Er... both JPN and US Wii consoles can run US/JP Games (they use NTSC 480i/480p). Just without unlocking the protection, only a US Wii for example can only play US Wii games.

 

[Slowking]

If you change the region of your Wii, you'll also have to change the region of your modchip, therefore you'll have to buy a modchip that has you config disc, with which you can change it's region. What's so hard to understand? o.O
Or a modchip where you can change the region on the chip itself through soldering or switches, like the D2Sun or Wasbi. basically don't get a chip where you can't change the region afterwards, like the D2Pro...

And btw. congratulations you just found out that your Wii is japanese. XD (all japanese Wiis are RVL-001(JPN)) If you wwant something usefull, find out it's serial number and look it up here: http://wiidrives.com/

So which modchip's have a config disc? Please note that I'll be buying a WiiClip!

Ya I found that out

, does this help?

Oh cool, an old Wii. ^^ Did you buy it used?
In that case, get a FreeClip and program it with YAOSM. Best chip you can get for those Wiis. ^^
http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.12714

Edit:
Just saw that wiidrives doesn't have exactly many entrys regarding ljf serials. Maybe you should open up the Wii to be sure what drive controller is inside before ordering a modchip.

 

[playallday]

If you change the region of your Wii, you'll also have to change the region of your modchip, therefore you'll have to buy a modchip that has you config disc, with which you can change it's region. What's so hard to understand? o.O
Or a modchip where you can change the region on the chip itself through soldering or switches, like the D2Sun or Wasbi. basically don't get a chip where you can't change the region afterwards, like the D2Pro...

And btw. congratulations you just found out that your Wii is japanese. XD (all japanese Wiis are RVL-001(JPN)) If you wwant something usefull, find out it's serial number and look it up here: http://wiidrives.com/

So which modchip's have a config disc? Please note that I'll be buying a WiiClip!

Ya I found that out

, does this help?

Oh cool, an old Wii. ^^ Did you buy it used?
In that case, get a FreeClip and program it with YAOSM. Best chip you can get for those Wiis. ^^
http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.12714

Edit:
Just saw that wiidrives doesn't have exactly many entrys regarding ljf serials. Maybe you should open up the Wii to be sure what drive controller is inside before ordering a modchip.

Well I'm buying it used.

Are FreeClip really good? I mean its only $25! Is it Solderless?

@Edit: Can to give me a bit more info? I don't really get what your saying again. Sorry I'm a n00b to Wii stuff.

 

[Slowking]

Wii drives have different drive-controllers: D2A, DMS, D2B, D2C, D2C2, D2E. You can guess from the serial number which controller it is, but to know for sure you have to open up the Wii and look what's written on the drive controller chip.
There are older and cheaper chips (that are just as good as the new ones) that only work on D2A/DMS/D2B drives, like YAOSM. (the chip-code you can flash on the Free Clip and yeah it's really good)

 

[playallday]

Wii drives have different drive-controllers: D2A, DMS, D2B, D2C, D2C2, D2E. You can guess from the serial number which controller it is, but to know for sure you have to open up the Wii and look what's written on the drive controller chip.
There are older and cheaper chips (that are just as good as the new ones) that only work on D2A/DMS/D2B drives, like YAOSM. (the chip-code you can flash on the Free Clip and yeah it's really good)

Thanks. How can I tell the drive controller chip when I see it?

So is this how I do it?

1. Open up Wii
2. Get a modchip in
3. Get the TP hack on
4. Run the Region Changer

Does this fix the Japan power thing?

Also can someone rehost the YAOSM files for me? I can't find them anywhere. And can someone rehost this and this?

 

[Slowking]

It's the chip where all the modchips are installed on. Just look at an install diagram to find it.

I would do it this way:

1. Open up your Wii
2. Look what drivecontroller you have and get a corresponding modchip
3. set the region of your chip to japanese (however the modchip does it, YAOSM for example does it by inserting a japanese game)
4. install the twilight hack and the homebrew channel
5. Change the region of your modchip using a config disc or whatever the modchip uses to USA
6. Use Any Region changer to change the region of your Wii

Regarding the power plug. I don't know anything about the canagian elextric system, so I really don't know.

 

[playallday]

It's the chip where all the modchips are installed on. Just look at an install diagram to find it.

I would do it this way:

1. Open up your Wii
2. Look what drive controller you have and get a corresponding modchip
3. set the region of your chip to Japanese (however the modchip does it, YAOSM for example does it by inserting a Japanese game)
4. install the twilight hack and the homebrew channel
5. Change the region of your modchip using a configure disc or whatever the modchip uses to USA
6. Use Any Region changer to change the region of your Wii

Regarding the power plug. I don't know anything about the canagian elextric system, so I really don't know.

Backup or real game? I don't have a Japanese game!

 

[Slowking]

doesn't matter

 

[playallday]

doesn't matter

Thanks.

Does anyone know if this will fix the Japan power thing?

Do I need to run my .ISO's with a program to make them safe (from updates) or something?

 

[Slowking]

Maybe you should first get started before worrying about isos and stuff. (You can safely update with isos that are from the same region as your Wii [after the region change that will be USA] but you have to be carefull with imports.)

 

[playallday]

Maybe you should first get started before worrying about isos and stuff. (You can safely update with isos that are from the same region as your Wii [after the region change that will be USA] but you have to be carefull with imports.)

kk.

Is $150 a good deal for a Wii?

 

[Slowking]

Look at ebay

 

[Volkov]

I'm thinking about buying a Japanese Wii but they can't run NTSC games right? Can I fix that? I'm going to get a Solderless Clip too, which one do I get?

Japan is NTSC...

 

[fly_us]

Japan is NTSC-J, not NTSC-U like US Wii

$150 is not a bad deal at all

 

[playallday]

$150 is not a bad deal at all
Great! I'll buy it!

I'm thinking about buying a Japanese Wii but they can't run NTSC games right? Can I fix that? I'm going to get a Solderless Clip too, which one do I get?

Japan is NTSC...
QUOTE(fly_us @ Oct 13 2008, 01:26 PM) Japan is NTSC-J, not NTSC-U like US Wii

QUOTE(RadioShadow @ Oct 12 2008, 09:49 AM)

Er... both JPN and US Wii consoles can run US/JP Games (they use NTSC 480i/480p). Just without unlocking the protection, only a US Wii for example can only play US Wii games.

I get it!!! No need to say it 3 times! I was in a rush when I posted the topic.

 

[playallday]

Do I have to use a NTSC-J TP to get the hack on? Can't I use a NTSC-U TP if the modchip has region-free gaming?

EDIT: Sorry about the double post.

 

[playallday]

Does anyone know of a good guide for how to program the chip with YAOSM? I've looked and looked but I can't find anything.

 

[Slowking]

Lokk at your drivecontroller first before you get the chip, as I said allready. If you don't you might get stuck with a chip that doesn't work.
And afaik you have to use the jp-tp-hack, but I'm not a 100% sure... just get an japanese tp backup...

 

[playallday]

Lokk at your drivecontroller first before you get the chip, as I said allready. If you don't you might get stuck with a chip that doesn't work.
And afaik you have to use the jp-tp-hack, but I'm not a 100% sure... just get an japanese tp backup...

And waste 4GB of my internet limit?

Yes before buying it I will look at the drivecontroller; I just want to know before hand.

Can I use this with the Free Clip? I'm just lazy to go to the back of my computer for the Serial Port (and my USB's are in the front).