ok, if the configuration disc isn't working, It sounds like the chip isn't installed properly. Now this doesn't necessary mean you soldered it incorrectly; some people have wired it correctly and then apon reassembling the Wii, a solder point came lose . I suggest you take the wii apart again and check you wiikey connections. Then run the configuration disc (latest version - old versions won't work with new Wii updates) while the wii is still open and see what happens.

As far as media ie. DVD-r vs. DVD-rw - I trust only DVD-Rs and Verbatims. However, I do understand DVD-rw can work but they may not be as reliable.

Best of luck.

 

i'm also having a problem, mine was shipped with 1.9 fw from ozmodchips aswell

mabye they got a bad batch

 

Well, it seems that a solder point came loose while I put it back together. I fixed that and it still didn't work, so I pulled it back apart and removed the modchip. Somewhere along the way, though, I melted off one of the contacts that you need to solder. I don't have any photos, since I don't have access to a camera, but there's definitely a solder point missing.

The Wii still plays regular games fine, so it's not bricked, but have I screwed my chances of installing a modchip in it?

manias, the disc I used has GCOS installed on it. Before I pulled it apart I tried a DVD-R and that didn't help.

 

I have a Wii with Wiikey and serial LEH103… European Pal and firmware 3.1E but the wii doesn’t boot any disc I have tried Zelda original and wiikey 1.9b update.
The wiikey had the hologram so it as not the clone and I think the solder is alright.
Here is a photo




pls help

 

Try the Wiikey Config Disc 1.3.

But, seeing that an original Game doesn't work, my guess it's that the installation went wrong in some way.

If you have a multimeter (something like this) test the connections putting a probe on the pad on the Wiikey and the other probe on the pad on your Wii. Maybe it's a cold solder or a point that seems soldered but isn't really. Also pay attention to the 1 and 2 points, they often don't make contact.

 

I have just found someone with the same problem
“Hi,
my wiikey problem solved now.

I have installed it again with the same result- wii not reading any discs, not even original discs (both wii and gc). I have anyway downloaded and burned wiikey setup disc 1.20, booted wii without any disc and inserted the setup disc. What a surprise when disc was recognised as Game Cube disc and I was able to start the setup utility. I have changed DVD rom speed from 6 to 3, enabled imports and saved the settings. After the reboot everything is OK now. Wii is playing original and coppied games as well.

So the chip installation was not a problem in my case, but without running setup disc the wiikey was causing DVD rom problem.”

But it was on may 10 so my wii reads the disc 1.2 but it gives a error so I m going to try 1.3

 

It’s working now =P
I did this download http://rapidshare.com/files/48731676/config1.3.zip.html
Burn and it makes the official 1.2 config to not give the error then I had put a official 1.2 and worked then 1.3 and now its reading the original and backups dvd.

 

How do you setup the clone disc first? using the original 1.2 disk? Ive heard of similar problems, it was put down to faulty wiikey clones, but maybe it was as simple as booting with the correct boot disc first?