peanutismint
May 30th, 2008, 02:33
I believe I have done something very stupid. I am writing here to a) confirm my worst fears, and B) try to ascertain where to go from here.
Step 1 - After modding every other console I own, I read up on Wii modding. I enter my serial number to work out what kind of drive I have and therefore what kind of chip I have. I find out my serial number is very low (103xxxsomethingorother) which is understandable as I queued on release morning to get mine. I somehow worked out that my console would be compatible with a Wiikey, which I proceeded to order from Canada along with a 'free' tri-wing screwdriver. Quids in, I thought.
Step 2 - A month passes, no sign of Wiikey, no correspondence from Canada. I email them, where's my modchip, they say it was sent last Thursday. I worry slightly, but arrive home from work to find it waiting for me. Joy of joys.
Step 3 - I can't wait to install it so rather than waiting to have my genius friend 'the solder wizard' work his magic, I try to have a go myself. Halfway through the install and I realise I'm in WAAAY over my head. Messed up pretty badly. Just about manage to undo my bad soldering job and boot up the Wii again in un-modded mode (to check if I'd ruined it).
Step 4 - Convince my friend to come over and work his magic on my almost destroyed console. Realise I've done such a bad job I've burned off one of the solder points. One of the points will have to be hard-wired to the IC :eek: Amazingly, my friend the genius manages it.
Step 5 - try to run Wiikey config disc - no luck. Realise I've burned on CD. Burn on DVD+R - realise I need DVD-R. Then realise I used up the last two -Rs that afternoon burning my backups. Head out to ASDA at 1am to buy a pack of DVD-Rs. Burn config images again. Still no luck.
Step 6 - Read the chip ID on the DVD drive's IC - turns out it's a 'GC2 D1', making my console a D2C, apparently unsupported by the WiiKey, despite being a release day model and despite being told by the Wii tracker that it was a D2B.
Okay, sob story over. So I'm guessing there's no way to salvage this - a WiiKey just isn't gonna work with a GC2 D1 drive?
So where do I go from here? Buy a D2C chip? Are there any with features comparable or better than the WiiKey?
Please understand how tired I am after this arduous process. Things were much easier with my 360........:D
Step 1 - After modding every other console I own, I read up on Wii modding. I enter my serial number to work out what kind of drive I have and therefore what kind of chip I have. I find out my serial number is very low (103xxxsomethingorother) which is understandable as I queued on release morning to get mine. I somehow worked out that my console would be compatible with a Wiikey, which I proceeded to order from Canada along with a 'free' tri-wing screwdriver. Quids in, I thought.
Step 2 - A month passes, no sign of Wiikey, no correspondence from Canada. I email them, where's my modchip, they say it was sent last Thursday. I worry slightly, but arrive home from work to find it waiting for me. Joy of joys.
Step 3 - I can't wait to install it so rather than waiting to have my genius friend 'the solder wizard' work his magic, I try to have a go myself. Halfway through the install and I realise I'm in WAAAY over my head. Messed up pretty badly. Just about manage to undo my bad soldering job and boot up the Wii again in un-modded mode (to check if I'd ruined it).
Step 4 - Convince my friend to come over and work his magic on my almost destroyed console. Realise I've done such a bad job I've burned off one of the solder points. One of the points will have to be hard-wired to the IC :eek: Amazingly, my friend the genius manages it.
Step 5 - try to run Wiikey config disc - no luck. Realise I've burned on CD. Burn on DVD+R - realise I need DVD-R. Then realise I used up the last two -Rs that afternoon burning my backups. Head out to ASDA at 1am to buy a pack of DVD-Rs. Burn config images again. Still no luck.
Step 6 - Read the chip ID on the DVD drive's IC - turns out it's a 'GC2 D1', making my console a D2C, apparently unsupported by the WiiKey, despite being a release day model and despite being told by the Wii tracker that it was a D2B.
Okay, sob story over. So I'm guessing there's no way to salvage this - a WiiKey just isn't gonna work with a GC2 D1 drive?
So where do I go from here? Buy a D2C chip? Are there any with features comparable or better than the WiiKey?
Please understand how tired I am after this arduous process. Things were much easier with my 360........:D