Wii modding - new Wii's cannot be modded.

[Green Giant]

I like my method, well not really like, but I am glad it worked.  I guess I don't have a steady hand, reason the trace came off in the first place.  I just tinned up the wire and tried to touch the lead for a sec.  Eventually it held pretty good and I think the hot glue is the way to go.  Even if you managed to attach one of those tiny 30awg wires to the leg, it doesn't have alot to hand on to.

Are yall sure 30 awg is small enough for attaching to one of those legs.  I think it would be to big.  I just ripped open an old phone cord for the wires to the traces on the board, but that wire was probably three legs wide compared to the Wii chip.

Forget soldering to the pins, the D2B chips with the cut pins are a beast to Mod.  You have to file (or very carefully dremel) away the chip casing, and solder to the traces inside the chip itself. 

I wish I knew about that when I tried it.  I initially thought I broke the thing, then I did some searching and someone suggested wiring to the D2B chip.  I did that and it was a beast to mod.  I only had to do one wire though, can't imagine all 5.

Just to clarify, I am talking about attaching a wire to this chip.  see below

[spystyle]

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[abrannan]

IIR RS 30 gauge is uninsulated

Not the stuff I bought.  They had red insulated, blue insulated, and bare available at my local store.

[Hoopz]

Because I didn't like how the other one went South.
Please, let's try to focus and stay on topic.
This thread is a head's up for Wii modders.
All other content is off topic.

I thought you were talking about this chip:

 

[spystyle]

You didn't think that was funny?

I thought it was funny.

[abrannan]

You didn't think that was funny?

I thought it was funny.

The point being made is that it was offtopic, posted by you, who had previously lambasted folks for being offtopic.  Hence,  .  Whether or not it was funny (btw, it wasn't) is irrelevant.

[ChadTower]

Now look who has a chip on his shoulder.

[spystyle]

gosh, people are so uptight.

It was just a silly potato chip with Chinese written on it, it's not supposed to make people upset.

I give up on you guys.

[Hoopz]

What's the point of writing on a pringle?  I don't want to read jokes on the chips.  It just slows me down!

It's about as stupid as claiming someone is modding a wii for homebrew.   

[Green Giant]

gosh, people are so uptight.

It was just a silly potato chip with Chinese written on it, it's not supposed to make people upset.

I give up on you guys.

Its ok, I got the joke.

[Hoopz]

We all got the joke.  Good thing we got it too before it was deleted!   

[M37R01D]

D2C has been cracked and we will be doing them soon
also to the poster i like how u use my install pic for you topic starter

BTW to the 1st 2 reply posters

1. the chip isnt going to come loose, ppl have dropped these consoles from 5 ft high and no damage

2. the install isnt complete, he took a pic from my tutorial and that pic was abuot 1/2 way into the install.

3. why use insulated wires for something so short? u try stripping both ends on a wire that short

4. check some of my other installs and repairs and im sure u will think otherwise

[spystyle]

Craig,

I have read your posted on BYOAC in regards to the unhackable wii...I found this, thought you might find it a good read.

http://www.maxconsole.net/?mode=news&newsid=21266

Frank

[spystyle]

...also to the opening poster, I like how u use my install pic for you topic starter.

If you don't want people to Google up your tutorial pics, look up "no robots".

...ppl have dropped these consoles from 5 ft high and no damage

That's a little extreme isn't it? What ever happened to the good old "tug test" ?

Now the kids in this forum are going to be throwing their consoles around to test their soldering? I think it's a bad trend. 

3. why use insulated wires for something so short? u try stripping both ends on a wire that short

I agree, you don't need insulated wires for such a tiny distance.

Cheers,
Craig

[danny_galaga]

Craig,

I have read your posted on BYOAC in regards to the unhackable wii...I found this, thought you might find it a good read.

http://www.maxconsole.net/?mode=news&newsid=21266

Frank

 

who thinks up this stuff? im in awe...

[spystyle]

What a nightmare!

30 wires, that tops the dreaded PS2 mod install (I dread it anyway)

If I soldered 30 wires to that chip I would not drop the console after

Cheers,
Craig

[M37R01D]

hehe ye athe 5ft drop wasnt on purpose it was an accident,
the IR wire ripped off, and the chip install was on a clipped pin D2B,
and if those can take a 5ft drop i dont see why the chip woul dmagiclly fall outta place

anyways, D2C chip installs coming soon YeY

i should have the prototype soon, and will post pics of the final install after

[patrickl]

...also to the opening poster, I like how u use my install pic for you topic starter.

If you don't want people to Google up your tutorial pics, look up "no robots".

I guess he doesn't appreciate the use of his images without even a direction or link to where you got it from.



That new D2C mod looks insane 

[spystyle]

Good point, I should have added a link. I didn't even think of that. Nor did I notice he had a bunch of tutorials, to me it was just a random pic that was context sensitive.

I search Google's images from here:
http://images.google.com/imghp?tab=wi

It could be said that without "no robots" all internet images are "public"

If you make a website, and don't want the images placed in forums, use "no robots", then Google will not index it.

http://tinyurl.com/k5789

You can also manually remove your site from Google and then add "no robots" to avoid future indexes.

[M37R01D]

no worries im not saying anything about using the picture, use as many as you would like, proper credit would be appreciated but not manditory.

i also have a few guides hosted on my site
www.metroidzmodz.com/guides.html

[patrickl]

If you make a website, and don't want the images placed in forums, use "no robots", then Google will not index it.

If you don't let Google (and other search sites) index your site then you basically get no (or far less) visitors.

Anyway ...

Is this picture of the D2C mod really the way they are going to do it in the future? Looks pretty complex. I wonder if that won't lead to a whole lot of broken Wii's 

[spystyle]

If you don't let Google (and other search sites) index your site then you basically get no (or far less) visitors.

It becomes "invite only", like from a link in his sig or only from a certain threads.

[psik0tik]

It's not unmoddable...it's just a challenge at the moment. Saying a console is unmoddable is like saying there will never be bacon flavored water....and there will be.

[patrickl]

Looks there is an option available already:

D2CKey.com

[ChadTower]

It's not unmoddable...it's just a challenge at the moment. Saying a console is unmoddable is like saying there will never be bacon flavored water....and there will be.

There is bacon flavored water... it's called grease.

[shardian]

It's not unmoddable...it's just a challenge at the moment. Saying a console is unmoddable is like saying there will never be bacon flavored water....and there will be.

There is bacon flavored water... it's called grease.

Go to one of those seedy looking pancake houses while on vacation. They serve bacon flavored water with a side of greasy fingerprints all the time!

[spystyle]

Hey! I just found a new Wii mod for A and B versions. It's in the likesness of a PSX mod!

http://www.mod-chip.bz/catalog/freewii-modchip-p-39.html

[SNAAKE]

^ welcome to last year...

[spystyle]

oops, I guess I shouldn't have posted that, but I am very nostalgic about PSX modchips!

I am that old!

I remember it like it was yesterday, back when 56K was wicked fast. I burned my PSX games on a 2X burner! All you needed was a computer and a soldering iron and you could have every game. Provided you ordered a modchip from Hong Kong. Those were the days :)

Modchips didn't have the social stigma back then, they were awe inspiring to all young men (even though videogames were bane of their girlfriends).

Cheers,
Craig

[M37R01D]

im in the process of a review, but here is one install pic




BTW
those pic chips can be made for about $0.50 a piece they are most likely just running the wiinja v2 hex or the wiifree code

[shmokes]

Sweet Jesus, that's beyond my soldering skills.  Bravo.

[spystyle]

+1

[M37R01D]

another ;-]


EDIT

here is another but an all top point install

[shardian]

dang dude, that is crazy. Major props for the SMD skills.

[knave]

Ok, maybee I'm not "with-it" but what do you gain out  of all that hard work?

Don't get me wrong...it's awesome. 

But I mean moding an xbox I understand...Linux, hard drives media stuff...it opens all sorts of cool options.

But what do you get with the Wii?  DVD playback?  more memory?...access to USB harddrives? 

I'm tempted to mod mine just for fun but 30 wires?. 5 wires I could do. I think My wii is just the clipped pin version of the modable chip.

[Dervacumen]

At this point you don't get a lot from a modded Wii unless you want to run copies or imports.  DVD playback capable Wii's are coming anyway - you won't need a chip.

[ChadTower]

Of course, there's no guarantee they'll be any good at it.  Neither the Xbox nor the PS2 is all that great as a DVD player.

[spystyle]

The last NIB DVD player I bought was $25 (It was a Coby portable)

My point is, they are not expesnive, why even bother playing a DVD in a video game console?

Craig

[ChadTower]

# of inputs on a TV is one reason, I guess.  Less devices to stack as well.  Not everyone wants a giant stack of devices and ball of wires.

[spystyle]

That's a fine point. I have built custom shelves in my room and my daughters, with a ball of wires behind each one, and each has a switch box.

My room, 8 input switch box:

1. video from PC
2. Wii
3. GameCube
4. DVD
5. Satellite receiver
6. Xbox
7. PS2

My daughter's room, 6 input switch box:

1. Satellite receiver
2. DreamCast
3. PSX
4. DVD player / recorder
5. VHS
6. N64

We usually hang out in my room on the two computers which also sit on a custom desk. I have both a GameCube and a Wii in my room because most of our GameCube disks are multi-game and the Wii won't read them (yet). I suppose I could toss the DVD player and use the PS2 to play DVDs if I was inclined to.

Cheers,
Craig