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Jeremytus
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Okay, for the love of God.

Someone, PLEASE help me out.

I just got my Wii, which I treasure like a child, taken to an installer of ozmodchips.com yesterday. He installed it well and efficiently, and showed me it worked with backup games.

Now, I get home, I have my 1.9b Update disc prepared, as well my 1.3 config disc, which are both PAL versions.

I'm running the latest version of Wii Firmware, which I can't remember the name of, but it is the latest.

So, I slide in the 1.9b Update disc in first. It updates, all is well.

Then I go to put in the config disc, and it CANNOT be read. I proceeded to burn it another two times with Img Burn WITH and WITHOUT the verify option on x2 speed.

So, the disc can't be read. I decide to take a break, and I have a mate over who's never tried a Wii before, so I decided to show him Wii Sports. DISC READ ERROR.

I'm rather distressed, and I was wondering whether anyone could save my sanity. Thanks.
04/10/2007
Lismore, New South Whales
ozmodchps
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You need to use the config 1.2 disc to set read override on (GCOS, or disc swap)
And then you can use v1.3

04/10/2007
Melbourne
Jeremytus
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ozmodchps said: You need to use the config 1.2 disc to set read override on (GCOS, or disc swap)

And then you can use v1.3




Just a question. I've got the 1.2 PAL ISO made from the .bat file, but it's over 4gigs... Is that right? Because I've burnt it at 2x no verify in Img Burn, and it also won't read.
04/10/2007
Lismore, New South Whales
Edgedancer
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I don't know but maybe the update to 1.9b didn't go well. I would suggest to try the wiikey recovery disc.
04/10/2007
Sydney, New South Wales
Jeremytus
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Edgedancer said: I don't know but maybe the update to 1.9b didn't go well. I would suggest to try the wiikey recovery disc.



The Recovery can't be read... So far, only the 1.9b Update disc can. I'll give it one more burn on another brand of disc to make sure it's not the DVDs I'm using.
04/10/2007
Lismore, New South Whales
Edgedancer
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The recovery disc is not meant to be read. You are meant to insert it into the wii and then power it off for about 5 minutes and then it should work again. Have a look at the readme included.
04/10/2007
Sydney, New South Wales
phatbass82
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Jeremytus said:



Just a question. I've got the 1.2 PAL ISO made from the .bat file, but it's over 4gigs... Is that right? Because I've burnt it at 2x no verify in Img Burn, and it also won't read.



Ah, the classic problem. You must make sure that the image file for both config discs are over 4gb. The iso file, freshly download is only around 6mb. There are programs supplied with both the files that will help you to blow up the size of the image to 4gb. Checkout the readme files for the config discs!
04/10/2007
Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Games
Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
Jeremytus
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Cheers to everyone. I found a hacked 1.3 config file, that actually loaded then waited for the 1.2 disc to be loaded in - avoiding the Disc Error problems. This was made by someone who had the same problem as me, I was lucky enough to find it.

I'm happily playing Naruto Taisen 4, and Super Paper Mario is in the burner.

Cheers guys, thanks for your help again.
04/10/2007
Lismore, New South Whales
Edgedancer
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Glad to see that it worked out for you.
04/10/2007
Sydney, New South Wales
bennyr
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I would have been so scared, reading your first comment gave me goosebumps....
04/10/2007
Melbourne
iaculch
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I dont have a wiikiey but im planning to get one. I hope this problem dosnt happen to me.

Ummm i think you should post the link for the hacked 1.3 config disc so people with the same problem can access it
04/10/2007
Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Sydney, Enfield
bteq
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I had the same problem. Found the solution here:
psx-scene.com/

If you're getting a new WiiKey I think you can just boot from the 1.2 disc first, enable the region free, and then boot the 1.3 disc. Mine worked to begin with but, in messing around trying to get a dodgy disc to work, I turned off the region free setting in the 1.3 disc and it stopped working.

Everything is working again now. Tried out NTSC RE4 Gamecube on my PAL Wii and it worked fine
15/10/2007
Melbourne, Victoria
phatbass82
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Good job. Hopefully this will help some people.
15/10/2007
Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Games
Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
bigtom_999
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phew, good to know you got the problem fixed. ive favourited this thread; im off to the guys place from ozmodchips tonight to have my wiikey installed. i can soo see this happening to me though. wish me luck! :P


and also, first post! woo!
16/10/2007
Melbourne, Victoria
Foetoid
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Yay! Good thing i'm totally legit (you should see my wicked legit DVD collection) and i dont need to worry about this. That first post cracked me up, i was hoping the Wii was bricked...oh well
17/10/2007
Sunshine Coast
rhyguy
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Foetoid said: Yay! Good thing i'm totally legit (you should see my wicked legit DVD collection) and i dont need to worry about this. That first post cracked me up, i was hoping the Wii was bricked...oh well

Thats not very nice 0_o
29/10/2007
Melbourne
chistis
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does anyone know where i can get pictures to print onto my printable surface dvds? like pictures of how the dvd looks with the little bits of info on them if u no what i mean. is there a site i can go to or do i have to make em up myself?
29/10/2007
melbourne!
hamzie
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wtf does that have to do with Installation of wiikey
29/10/2007
Mario Kart Wii
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chistis
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well i didnt want to start a whole new thread and the installation of a wiikey means ull be backing up games so i thought this would be the most relevant thread to post in without starting a new one...
29/10/2007
melbourne!
hamzie
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lol which games do you need
29/10/2007
Mario Kart Wii
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chistis
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well i've got a few backups, i was just wondering if theres a site that provides them or if anyone has some. my brother has a cd printer and i wana go test it out.

i cant seem to find anythign on goole
29/10/2007
melbourne!
hamzie
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29/10/2007
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chistis
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thanks a heap mate
29/10/2007
melbourne!
donks
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Is there software out yet for backing up Wii game's?
29/10/2007
Wollongnog
austryhard
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Jeremytus said: Okay, for the love of God.


Someone, PLEASE help me out.


I just got my Wii, which I treasure like a child, taken to an installer of ozmodchips.com yesterday. He installed it well and efficiently, and showed me it worked with backup games.


Now, I get home, I have my 1.9b Update disc prepared, as well my 1.3 config disc, which are both PAL versions.


I'm running the latest version of Wii Firmware, which I can't remember the name of, but it is the latest.


So, I slide in the 1.9b Update disc in first. It updates, all is well.


Then I go to put in the config disc, and it CANNOT be read. I proceeded to burn it another two times with Img Burn WITH and WITHOUT the verify option on x2 speed.


So, the disc can't be read. I decide to take a break, and I have a mate over who's never tried a Wii before, so I decided to show him Wii Sports. DISC READ ERROR.


I'm rather distressed, and I was wondering whether anyone could save my sanity. Thanks.



If you "treasure it like a child" then why would you install a chip? If you had a child would you really want to fiddle about with it's insides?
29/10/2007
Castle Hill, Sydney
 
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