Hacking Real confused on disc drives

[loco365]

So, I am wondering on my drive, so I checked the Wii Drive Chip database. I don't know on the specifications of drives, but I was told that I cannot use burned discs. When I checked the site, I read that if it is X drive, I cannot use any disc on it, even through emulators. But, I can read (Retail and burned) DVDs using WiiMC. Can I figure out, for once and for all, if my Wii can read burned DVDs for ISOs?

Here is the info I got from the Wii Chip database:

Serial number: LU65814745
The Wii has a RVL-001(USA) model number and is produced for Mexico/Canada/USA. The copyright year is 2006.

DVD drive and chipset features
Your drive most likely has the following chipset:
There is a 100% chance the chipset is Combined GC2-D3 with no drive chip.

? More detailed computational data...
Compatible Wii modchips/kits:
DriveKey - D2A, DMS, D2B, D2C, D2C2, D2E, D3
FlatMod - D2A, DMS, D2B, D2C, D2C2, D2E, D3
FlatMii - D2A, DMS, D2B, D2C, D2C2, D2E, D3, D3-2
Wasabi DX - D2A, DMS, D2B, D2C, D2C2, D2E, D3
WODE Jukebox - D2A, DMS, D2B, D2C, D2C2, D2E, D3, D3-2
SunDriver - D2A, DMS, D2B, D2C, D2C2, D2E, D3, D3-2
Wiikey Fusion - D2A, DMS, D2B, D2C, D2C2, D2E, D3, D3-2, D4

From http://www.wiidrives.com/identify?serial=LU658147454#

 

[PsyBlade]

So, I am wondering on my drive, so I checked the Wii Drive Chip database. I don't know on the specifications of drives, but I was told that I cannot use burned discs. But, I can read (Retail and burned) DVDs using WiiMC. Can I figure out, for once and for all, if my Wii can read burned DVDs for ISOs?

(theory != reality) => experimentation
just try it

 

[ganon45]

With those kind of drives, you're able to play back-up discs, so you should be good to go. Especially considering that the Wii was released a short time before your drives copyright year. Just make sure you have all the necessary things in place before trying to load back-ups through a back-up loader.


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With those kind of drives, you're able to play back-up discs, so you should be good to go. Especially considering that the Wii was released a short time before your drives copyright year. Just make sure you have all the necessary things in place before trying to load back-ups through a back-up loader.

 

[ganon45]

It took me about 4-5 days of staying up through the night, trying to figure out how to get all the files and components in place on my wii and sd card, before I finally got things ready to go, after receiving some help with IOS installation

Before that, I became certain that my Wii's drive was too new and couldn't play back-up discs, NeoGamma even gave me a message when I tried loading up a back-up disc, saying that my drive was too new for DVD -Rs. I halted the installation process at that point, but something told me that the error I was getting was inaccurate. My Wii was purchased about a year after it's launch, so I figured that there was no way my drive was too new for back-ups discs to work. So I did the wiidrive thing, got the same message as you, learned that these drives were ok for back-up discs and came on here to ask about the IOS installation process. Turned out that I was missing a couple of more IOS files, so I found them, installed them, and then.... alakazam my discs were loading finally.

 

[WiiPower]

If your drive can read ANYTHING from ANY DVD-R, DVD+R or retail video dvd, then it will load backups from discs as well. Get the latest NeoGamma beta, remove any disc and select launch disc. If the drive was not backup compatible, it would say so after the error.

 

[ganon45]

Get the latest NeoGamma beta, remove any disc and select launch disc. If the drive was not backup compatible, it would say so after the error.

Actually, that's what it says for me when I load without a disc. But when I use a disc, it loads just fine. I guess it's a slight miscue of the program.

 

[WiiPower]

What does it say exactly? Are you sure you don't have a modchip? Did you use an external dvd drive by chance for WiiMC?

 

[ganon45]

I'm positive there's no mod chip, and use the factory disc drive.

It says. "Drive too new for DVD -Rs... sorry :{" or something like that.

 

[loco365]

With those kind of drives, you're able to play back-up discs, so you should be good to go. Especially considering that the Wii was released a short time before your drives copyright year. Just make sure you have all the necessary things in place before trying to load back-ups through a back-up loader.


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With those kind of drives, you're able to play back-up discs, so you should be good to go. Especially considering that the Wii was released a short time before your drives copyright year. Just make sure you have all the necessary things in place before trying to load back-ups through a back-up loader.
Ok. I guess that seems fair. I must be lucky- I bought the Wii in December of '09.

QUOTE(WiiPower @ Jun 25 2011, 04:52 AM) What does it say exactly? Are you sure you don't have a modchip? Did you use an external dvd drive by chance for WiiMC?

If you're asking about my Wii, no. I don't have a modchip, I only softmodded it and I don't have an external drive.

 

[ganon45]

What does it say exactly? Are you sure you don't have a modchip? Did you use an external dvd drive by chance for WiiMC?

And I know what I'm talking about. If I had an external drive, I wouldn't be speaking on it as if I were talking about the wii's regular drive.

 

[PsyBlade]

try a different loader

 

[ganon45]

oops, double post

 

[ganon45]

try a different loader

what does that have to do with anything being mentioned? just curious