Wii Firmware Updates, Wii and WiiKey Resources

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Oh, I forgot to mention in my past post... those duplicate weather and news channels. I don't know how to get rid of them... but you can hold A+B on one, then drag it over the right arrow... hold it for a sec, and the next channel screen will scroll over. Then you can keep doing it till you get to the last screen and drop them at the end. I don't know how to delete them just yet... but that at least gets them out of the way.

 

Guy's I'm getting the dreaded "test failed, check your connections and try again" message when trying to update to 1.9g.

1) US Wii
2) D2C Key
3) Firmware 3.1U

My Wii can play all back-ups fine but I'd like to play SMG. I've tried using DVD-R's and +R's with no luck. I'm using the padded ISO from the first page of this thread.

Any suggestions please?

Thanks

 

@Nibrok

Er yeah mate, the 1.9g update is for the WiiKey not the D2CKey, the D2cKey should play SMG out of the box, no need for updating, just pop in your SMG click on the disk icon update and enjoy.

@rafadawn

Seen you've kept yourself busy with your pet project and I must say it's looking very good, it's the first thing I checked when I got home from my holiday before turning on my Wii, thanks for the hard work.

 

I finally got the Config 1.3 to work on my wii i just want a quick question answered i turned the Region Override "On" and changed it to 3x speed and i saved it and reset the Wii and i looked at it again and i check it said off...is it supposed to stay off still?

 

It will show OFF, even though it's on.

 

Big News my chip is D2B that's why all the wiikey updates didn't work.
Now plz anyone tell me how to play SMG on D2B i searched many articles and couldn't find anything useful.

Rafadawn or anyone else help me ASAP.

*slaps self for just realising mine is D2B*

 

I still can't update my wii i'm getting anorexic and depressed.
Why can't i update why?
did everything right.
all GCOS recover,1.3config and 1.9g beta(they all work smoothly but in 1.9g i still get the error!check your connections then try again)
i'm really depressed and getting sick. :'(

 

If your chip is D2B then Wiikey would be OK. Do you mean D2C?!?

Anyway, does the 1.9b update work? Does it go all the way through? (Yes, I mean 1.9b not 1.9g)

Try and let me know.

 

Just added instructions on how to play SSBB(jap) on your US or Pal console (So that you do not have to read the whole SSBB thread.

 

Hi, I just got my wiikey installed today, and we checked if the connections were good and everything, it seemed to be fine. I have 3.1 firmware on my wii, and i tested it, normal games worked! Then I got out the huge stack of different discs to try that were burned using imgburn at 4x speed to see what config disc would work. One after another, it said unalbe to read disc. I tried 1.1, 1.0,1.2, 1.3, 1.3 gcos, 1.2 gcos, the methods listed here: http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/3/566969, nothing worked! So here i am now, trying to make my wiikey work which has never had a setup disc or anything on my 3.1 firmware wii...

Any suggestions?

and btw, my wiikey might be a clone, i am not sure

 

I downloaded and ran 1.3 config bat for the US region. I have a 4. gig something image that I burned. But now I have a problem. I cannot get it to access the menus to change my DVD speed. When I run the config disc it says it is version 1.2 region ukn and I need to insert the wii base disc (what is this) and hit any key.

Please help me!

 

I have a WiiKey installed into my Wii and want to play games out of my region. Should I use a brick blocker and/or change the region of the game, or should I just leave the game as it is?

 

Wii not reading anything!

hey, my wii wont read ANY of my backups, valid GC or Wii games, it was working fine earlier i went into GCOS to change the region block and the disc speed from 6x to 3x. Then shortly after I rechanged the diskspeed to 6x again. That is when my problem started. (i.e. "Unable to read disk"). The wii -sounds- like its booting the game normally but it just keeps ending up with the same result.


any ideas?

 

@halo5god:
Try the 1.9b Recover Disc. Start it and let it run for 4-5 min. The screen will stay black, but hopefully it will reset your Wiikey (if that is the problem)
The try the 1.9g update, and then the Hacked 1.3 Config disc.

@DHua:
1) In order to play games from out of region, you need to turn REGION OVERRIDE on
2) If you want to avoid problem, then patch the games with WiiBrickBlocker. However, that will make games that carry firmware updates unusable (and that is actually good if you want to avoid brick problems
3) In any case check the Region compatibility list linked in the first post of this thread.

@happyloaf:
Try the Hacked 1.3 Config disc.
If that does not work try running the 1.9g update again and then the config disc.
If that does not work either, follow my suggestions to halo5god

NOTE: Please burn your discs at 4x or lower speeds, on good media, and without any other program running while burning. [If possible, verify your burn]
Lately I have started to see several problems caused by defective burns.

 

De-solder your Wiikey and re-install it again.
Personally i prefer the long-wire method.

PS: Do you see any sign of life when running GCOS discs?

 

I already set my Wii to region Override. Do I still need to use a region patcher on Wii game ISO if I have already turned this option on?

 

Link

 

@Rafa,
my wii wont read -ANYTHING- as in any disc i put in,
like it was working fine put in Gcos turned the region option on turned the disc speed from 6x down to 3x, realized that didnt do anything at all so i flipped it back to 6x keeping the region thing off, rebooted wii, inserted disc, "unable to read disc", so i put in a actual legit GC disc, "unable to read", literally -any- disc at all, i get the unable to read error message....

sorry, just re-read my message, and in no way am i trying to sound like an bumhole, so if i come off as one i apologize

 

hey Rafa-kun,
yes my wii is D2B and i tried hundreds of DVDz.
However, still in the "test failed thingy"
even the 1.9b.
tell me what do i do be4 i suicide. T_T

 

I have seen only two ways to get out of your situation in the past:

1) Some people succeeded in fixing the situation just by tapping more or less decisively the Wii

2) Others had to remove the Wiikey or fix the soldering (Possibly a short caused by one of several possible factors, including drive vibrations)

3) There is no way to fix the Wii by using discs unless the Wii is able to read regular or GCOS discs.