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Here again guys,

LAST UPDATE (19/06/08 GT+2 12:13 PM)= Added the A3P125 .DAT file!!!

seams that we are near to reach perfection... here the BETA3, I really hope to change it in OFFICIAL RELEASE after all the feedbacks recieved.

We remember that in some cases noises on CLK wires can do some problems, if ARGON don't boot try to reconnect, short or change the place of CLK. Here we solved by hardware a lot of possibles noise problems, but miss a MASS testing to see if we reach the target on 100%

This version is tested on 3 WII D2C2 in our laboratory and all works correctly, no more problems in the booting sequence.

Let's go to test the code so:

http://www.infectus.biz/downloads/Argon-Wasabus-D2C2-BETA3.rar (http://www.infectus.biz/downloads/Argon-Wasabus-D2C2-BETA3.rar)
Notes: ERASE THE SPI FLASH BEFORE PROGRAMMING .BIN FILE, see world file instructions.

IMPORTANT! In some consoles we reported that the lens is able to read DVD+R more easy than DVD-R, this is reported with D2PRO too... so if don't works the game try another media type.

We remember that is very important the CLOCK wire in ARGON installation, on this post you will see how is the best installation. We invite all users that find the best solution in installation with a great result to post PICTURES that are very usefull for all ARGON users.
http://www.infectus.biz/forum/index.php?topic=2035.msg14284#msg14284 (http://www.infectus.biz/forum/index.php?topic=2035.msg14284#msg14284)

INFECTUS TEAM

Thanks, flashing now

In order to solve the noise problem, use a ground wire wrap around the clockwire.
See my other post in the beta2 topic.

Idog, could you pls post a pic where you show the other point you connected it to?

Still a dead drive when not connected to Injectus and having the program running!

CRAP AGAIN

Thanks for the beta

I test it with 5 Wii´s D2C2 whitout a ground wire wrap around the clockwire and with DVD-R media.

They Work without any Problems.

Hope this one is clearer, see attachment.

In what order did you flash them exaclty? would be nice if you could tell it so that I am sure it is not my mistake

I tired new firmware on a D2C drive and D2C2 drive an they are both dead the D2C with BETA2 was working

at first the .dat file, exit the InfectusProgrammer, start InfectusProgrammer, Flash Commands ---> erase ---> write the bin file.

THANKS!

Still a nogo with whatever way of flashing, I will try this later today when I have my college stuff done, then I can cross this of the list as well!

Is this release valid only for 250 or it works also for 125?

Just resoldered the clock wire on the D2C2 and it works perfectly straight away so if your drive is dead and only spins when connected with the programmer check the clock wire (fixed my problem)

a3p250 only

will you release the ap125 version only when the beta becomes stable?

Very much better. Thanks.
No need to GND wrap CLK wire if your CLK wire is short enough and dosn't cross too many other wires. All happy again!!!  :)
D2C2. Beta3

Guys remember to check this!


We remember that is very important the CLOCK wire in ARGON installation, on this post you will see how is the best installation. We invite all users that find the best solution in installation with a great result to post PICTURES that are very usefull for all ARGON users.
http://www.infectus.biz/forum/index.php?topic=2035.msg14284#msg14284

Resoldered it on the Wii board or the Argon? THANKS AGAIN!

Its right, i have exactly done!

Just did a new cable as short as possible to Argon and Wii not near other wires and it works

Ok after 10mins of testing i am still having eject issues and have to turn off then on to get the disc to spin up

Working great - will post a pic of install tomorrow

great news, i will try this later.

thanks Oscar and crew

D2C2 now working  :D

D2C2 now working  :D

OK, tested many times now and I am still getting problems with the drive locking up when I want to insert a disc. From power down it works great. From the disc channel I can eject the disc but sometimes cannot re-insert it lets say 3 out of 5. If it takes the disc then it will boot despite it flashing “insert disc” a few times before it starts to spin. If it doesn’t take the disc then I leave it a bit inserted then power down it will then take the disc in and then boot. I have to say this a very big improvement and nearly 100% but not just there yet I think you need a beta4  ;)

I have tested the clock wire in many different locations e.g very short, very long, shielded, unshielded etc and it doesn't seem to make much difference to the drive locking up issue. However it will boot backups once the disc is accepted and the dive spins every time

Here is a pic of my install:

Pls. check the FIRST post of this thread, we updated the .DAT file... this new one support correctly D2C boards.

we need feedbacks too on this board, so pls. post results expecially of old BUGS like EJECT etc reported in the old 9 wires firmware

BYE
OSCAR

Just to add sometimes you can be on the disc channel and insert a disc then the machine says “insert disc” and nothing happens until you press the eject button then the drive will power up and boot the game. If you press eject again the disc will eject.

How about Actel 125  ???
I have ALOT chips here , all of them are 125 and not 250   :-\
Please compile BETA3 to 125 version !



No problem , give me 125 BETA3 code I will test it .

When will be ready a version for infectus 1/2?

OK, very strange now. I got bored so I closed the wii up completely. It now works 100% ;D, NO DRIVE LOCK, NO EJECT PROBLEM, 100% BOOTUP EVERY TIME on originals and backup (I haven’t got SSBB). I have been testing now for well over 1 hour and no matter what I do it just works. Is this a good thing or bad thing or a one off? ??? I need to get some more wii’s to test now.

At this moment with Idogs his shielding solution it works nicely! So this is an improvement! Mario galaxy played a few lvl's and saved, went back to teh Wii menu, ejected and all, with the D2C_D2C2 Firmware version.

I don't know if mine's a D2C2 or a D2C. The processor on the drive has only one line that says GC2-D2C on it, no second line. But the board dosen't say "APCB D3 94V-0" like all other D2C2's on the net...The serial is Lu56704****. Bought in Toronto.

anyhow, i tried the 13 wire 1.8 mod, the drive was dead, then i tried the original 9 wire mod, the drive was still dead. I assumed it was a D2C2 then..now with these latest firmwares for both D2C & D2C2, the drive comes to life. Once in a while i need to cycle the power cause the disk won't spin (blue led on argon blinks) but evey disk i put in it comes up with "An error has occured, press the eject button and remove the disc..." message.

On another beta testing note, Everytime i ground pin "R" (i have a usa console playing usa games) the injectus can no longer program the SPI EEprom. The numbers on the right hand side of the programming software (next to the words "Board : Injectus") is allways 0000. when i remove the ground from pin "R", I can then reprogram the SPI (it then changes from 0000 to 4D7D). This can't be correct????

All in all. This firmware does not work at all with my version Wii (Yes i have installed MANY MANY mod chips, including about 100 wiis)

Kami!

Ok, I just did a quick test with the new BETA3 firmware. Everyting looks to be working just fine. Now and then a lockup upon inserting a new game, but it only happened one time per 20 insert/eject cycles.

I've tested it on a PAL Wii with a shielded clock wire (wrapped a ground wire around it). I used 4 DVD+R games and a DVD+R DL game (SSBB) to test, all without any problems.

It looks like we are finaly hitting the FINAL stage of the firmware  ;D

Tests so far

D2C - Woking most of the time sometimes but takes alot longer for the disc to start spinning but after 50 ejects has a 75% success rate

D2C2 - Ocasionally get eject issue but have found trying different media helps but are still using DVD-R 4X. after 50 ejects works 90%

So seems like im getting better results on the D2C2 as they are both soldered exactly the same and using idog's extra ground wire on both

So maybe some tweaking still needed but much happier than before

@ brisk1234
Which .dat file did you use the one in the .rar or the one posted up afterwards?

Well, it works well enough this time. Though when I quit a game and go back to wii menu and want to restart the game it sometimes takes 30secs before it starts lol. But it is BETA and it works when one waits long enough, but I hope these problems are solved in the next release/releases. For now I gave this one to a friend, but for customers one wouldn't be a good sales person to give it to them like this lol, but again, it is beta.

I think that the first .DAT of BETA3 pack is OK with d2c2 but not with d2c... but the last .DAT is ok with d2c... and not with d2c2...

It is awfull...

We need final version now... not betas... betas.. betas... betas are for testers, and if you only have 10 testers... found more, but is incredible that this TEAM only publicated betas...

answer???

DW

Ok i tested the beta3  on a pal LEH1844*****.

I used the alterned points  for G,H and I.

It takes a long time that the drive starts to spin .
But it works ....!!!

Didn't used extra ground points on clock wire.

Strange thing was that all games started  except mario kart and boomblox ??
It reads the disk but keeps on spinning and won't start
Mario galaxy starts normal no problem .

But after i updated the firmware online from the wii
Disk was read ok . and it asked for a firmware update to play mariokart.
I updated it and then it works ...Also the other games are working now that didn't worked before the update .

So if someone has problems with games do a firmware update !!
It won't ask for it like normal when you insert a game ??

Sometimes the drive  won't start after inserting disk .
Then push eject and insert the disk again and it works normal..??

For a beta3  its working ok .....
 
Keep up the good work   ;D

Bye

I know this is commonly known but it also can make a major difference to use thicker wires for power and ground. With my converted d2pros it reulted in a dead drive using standard wires. Anyway looks good so far team infectus..

Thanks for news :)
When will the beta3 be ported to Infectus 2 / D2C2 ???

With regards
Dennis

just tested the beta 3.

Drive is starting after about 10 sec. when insert a disk it take up to 45 sec to spin.

it's not 100% okay but we are getting there

hope a more stable version to arrive soon so i can stop using those red chip's

keep up the great work

Here the next steps

1- Tomorrow refine the firmware and release FINAL VERSION for A3P125 and A3P250
2- Beginning next week release of INFECTUS version
3- During next 10 days release the DMS support

For who claim "this team release betas betas" need to remember that OTHER TEAMS simple didn't update old stocks, so all need to thanx us about the works that we are doing...
was more simple to develope a new argon board with oscillator and fix all the problems week before... but we decided to support our seller chaing in the best way

bye
oscar

TBH, I was scepticle at first, but I have good faith now. ONE Q!! Is DMS really expected in 10 days? Pls be honest as I have some chips here and promised some friends to finish it before I go on holiday, so if you are not sure, pls tell and I will get some other chips for them so that I can make my promise come true!

Thanks for your honesty and gl on the programming!

BTW:
We have been a good sport to you Italians in football too :PP so pls be a good sport and answer to us truthfully rofl!! Sry, I couldn't resist, but we did our duty and you should do yours hehe.

DOMENECH ATTACCATI ALLA BAGUETTE !  ;D ;D ;D

Uhm ok, but refining also means solving the 'delay' issue ? I mean the fact that after inserting a disc it can take some time before it starts to spin. A few seconds is no problem, but more than 10 seconds is annoying. And sometimes is does. Several people have this experience.

And what about DVD update feature (like D2Pro v2) ? Did everybody forget this ?
Do we still have to use the flatcable and what can we tell our customers about updating ?

And idog, what are your experiences with BETA3 ? I have no EJECT issues, but I do have the problem that after inserting a disc it can take quite a long time before it starts spinning. Sometimes it starts immediately, something it lasts 10 or 20 seconds and then the blue LED is flashing randomly/irregular.

Why is it every time I try to erase/flash the SPI, the programmer crashes out?  I have to say, it would be extremely handy if someone could re-write all this stuff in proper english, because the broken english used in all the tutorials and instruction guides is very hard to understand.  I know the team working on this is Italian and all, but there's got to be some way to make the instructions a lot more consise and easy to follow for us english speakers out here!

@ moely
The 'delay' issue is likely due to a software workaround to the missing clock, just a synch technique that should be improved.

Are you sure the SPI is present on the PCB ? And after programming the Actel chip, it's better to disconnect the USB cable at your PC and close the InfectusProgrammer. Then  reconnect the cable and start the InfectusProgrammer again. It should not be a problem now to flash or erase the SPI.

Excuse me for my English  :P

I hope so. If that problem is solved, I think everybody will be satisfied.
Ok, EJECT issue also has to be solved, but till now I don't have that problem. Do you ?

Yes, I am sure the spi is on the chip...it is physically there, I have the red dot, and the chip is not very old at all.  I will try what you suggested, and please, your english is fine!  I have been following this firmware drama for a while now, and for the most part, this forum is a way better tool than the tutaorials titty and the others have slapped together!!

edit:  OK, I tried disconnecting the cable, and still no go.  I notice two things:

In the word document included with the programmer, there is a picture with an ID number or something circled...mine is all zeros.  The one in the circle is "PMC Pm25LV020."  Again, mine is just a string of zeros.

Also, if I do not connect the programmer to the argon chip, the drive is dead, nothing works.  I posted in another thread (and this is why I wish things could be clearer in the tutorials) about the fact that my blue LED on the argon doesn't do anything when a game is inserted, and all it will play is originals, no backups.  Any further tips or ideas?

edit 2:  The error message I keep getting is:

Assertion failed: px != 0, file
C:\Programmi\Borland\CBuilder6\boost_1_32_0\boost/shared_ptr.hpp,
line 253

Super Smash Bros takes a loooooooooooooooooooooooooooooonnnggg time to boot up , front slot keeps flashing and after about 2 mins it boots. other games are fine

i have the same problem, that sometimes you have to wait very long and the LED is goin on and off.
my wire to point c is about 15 cm long, if it is shorter nothing happens to the chip.

when the chip is off and i move the wire, suddenly the chip will start and you can insert the disc. now i let the wire in the same position and shut down the wii and start it up the chip will not start until i´m moving the wire .

I also tried the beta 3 on a D2C Board and there the drive is "dead".

@idog could you please upload or sent me a picture of your installation with the ground wraped wire. the picture you uploaded in the first posting is not shown.

your
bigbaerchen

Eject works great for me

Yes, the system seems very sensitive, much more than D2Pro. With D2Pro I sometimes have that it doesn't spin immediately, but it is much better dan this.

And you'd better check your settings in IE or Windows, because you should see idog's picture.

Actually, bandwidth exceeded yesterday (it's visible again now). If someone knows a better place to host it, just PM me.

@idog,  reduce your image to max 500k and attach it to your post.

Install image as promised

done

hi m8, are you sure their is not a break in the wire?

15cm does seem a bit long, try 8-10cm.

where have you situated your chip?

Where did you connect the right part to? The same point as C on the board?

Thanks!

Yessir, all points are the exact same as on diagram, just my wiring seems to be alot different to everybody elses.  I thought I would post an image just to show the differences

The gnd wire around C+D goes from metal shield to a gnd point just to the right of C+D

Thanks

Hi,

You don't have any delay issues ? So after inserting a disc it always starts to spin (almost) immediately ?

I have to say your installation looks very well. By placing the PCB in the 'hole' the metal plate underneath it acts like a ground shield. And together with the wrapped wire the shielding is optimal I think. Very nice !

Did you test it on several D2C2's already ?

The disk spinning delay is marginal with the chip installed - you can barely notice it.

I have installed using this method on all test unit D2C2 (5 pre-modded that were waiting for Beta3) I'm about to do 3 more tonight.

Any time I get a locking issue even with D2C or D2C2, I ground out the CLK wire - I don't trust it running over the crystal.

I really think this install method and chip placement is optimal - I can get a D2C/D2C2 out in about 10 - 13 minutes. (once disassembled of course)

I decided to give this a try tonight but i can get the SPI flash to progam without getting a error. I created a new thread to avoid cluttering this one.
http://www.infectus.biz/forum/index.php?topic=2084.0

Can you explain in details what you mean by that ?
Locking issue = EJECT issue I guess ?
And 'ground out' is putting the wrapped wire around the CLK wire ?
You don't always use it ? Or do I misunderstand ?

Hi
just to let you know my experience
previous had dead drive with b2 and b2.5 no matter what I did with any wire
this morning flashed b3 - my c wire does not cross any others nor does it run alongside any, length about 4cm.
When I first powered the machine up it would not accept a disc, powercycled a few times and got it to take a disc but didn't spin and wouldn't eject so I thought oh no not again!
Powercycled once more and voila! everything a ok, always ejects, average boot time and plays everything I've got.
One thing though, the blue led on the argon is never on
pretty happy at the moment though - customer was painfull to say the least  ;D

LOCKING == Eject Issue

Grounding out == wrapping wire

I only use that wrapping wire method as required but did it in the last pic for illustrative purposes

i have done some more test.
i used a new cable (10cm) but nothing happen to the chip even when i´m moving it or wrapping a gnd wire around it.

than i took a new 15cm wire without gnd wrapping and than when i´m moving the wire suddenly the LEd gets blue and the drive will work. it takes the disc and spins it up and i can boot the game and play the game.
but when i´m pressing the home button to get back to the wii menu the chip will turn off and the drive is dead and the laser is still red at one position. pressing the eject button will do nothing. so i have to turn off the wii and start it again and have to move the wire. than suddenly the chip work and i can eject the game.

next test was wrapping the 15 cm wire with a gnd wire but it is the same like without the gnd wire.

Details of the Wii:
LEH188xxxxxx with D2C2

your
bigbaerchen

uhmmm, reading all these experiences it seems that the system still can be sensitive and instable because of noise or interference on the CLK signal.
It's hard to say whether there is an ideal and perfect installation method that garantuees 100% good functioning on all D2C2 Wii's, without the EJECT- and 'delay'-issues. I think some Wii's can be more sensitive for these problems than others.

Let's hope Oscar has good news for us today and that these issues are solved by the (final?) firmware.

Anyway, tonight I will install an Argon in a D2C2 like quantronics did (see page 4 in this thread). It just feels good. Maybe other modders can do it also exactly this way and post their experiences here. Then we know whether it works on all Wii's and can we 'stick' to something.

Just updated the .RAR archive of BETA3 with the .DAT file in attach.

This version BETA3.1 of DAT file will improve compatibility with all boards and with the clock problems (points C and D)

BYE

D2C - Beta3

Drive is dead

@Oscar Error occurs when i try to download your attachment.

(http://img247.imageshack.us/img247/4352/picture29editxe5.jpg)

Sounds too good to be true  :P. But we will see !
And thank you very much for all the efforts.

I had the same problem when using a similar ground point. You'd better use the one near the 3V. I know, you would expect better results with your GND point, but it doesn't.

And I assume you didn't use the latest firmware yet, the one that is just released ?

But with the FW before...1.0 ? Its working perfect...only some eject issues sometimes

EDIT: Beta 3.1 is working...i've heard the drive check :P

Uhmmm, weird. I think that all the modifications they have made for the D2C2 concerning the BOOT-, EJECT- and other issues, has a negative influence on D2C.
Too bad...

Did you already try the installation like quantronics ?  I am not able to do some tests myself right now, but tonight I will.

I've edited the post before...3.1 is working. i'll try some games now.

No, I'vnt tried quantronics installation...

(http://img209.imageshack.us/img209/339/jtagjk8.jpg)

What is this ? After pressing ok the programmer feezes and advises me 2 minutes later again to press ok.

I don't know. But does the programmer work now ? Or does this message come back all the time ?

After restarting the wii, the programmer tool and reconnecting the programmer it disappears.

EDIT: Beta 3.1 works great on D2C

In D2C D1A the BETA3.1 not work, the reader sometimes death... the best for now in D2C-D1A is WASABUS 1.1.

Uhmm, as far as I knows is D2C the same as D2C-D1A.
So last posts/experiences are quite opposite.
Question now is; is this caused by the way of installation or just in different behaviour of the Wii's ?

I think most important is that it should work 100% on D2C2.
After that Team Infectus can concentrate on 'older' D2C and D2B, DMS etc.etc.

I Tried Beta 3.1 on a D2C2 and it definatley makes the drive spin up quicker but then the game stops spinning and doesn't load a game at all

After more testing it still boots up games alot quicker but only runs a game if i turn the console off and on again with the disc in the drive

i also tested the new Beta 3.1 but nothing changed. i have the same problem with the clk wire.

Now i got D2Pro V2 for D2C2 and i soldered the chip to the same wires that i used for the argon and there was no problem. Updating was Ok and every game is booting.

your
bigbaerchen

D2Pro doesn't suffer as much from CLK issues as it has an onboard clock.  So your clock wire may still be an issue.  Argon suffers very much from timing

i too am considering a d2pro v2 as i purchased an argon ready to mod a friends wii, but its a 125 model which means i'll probably be waiting an age before even a beta is available.

I had posted this earlier in the thread as edits to my own post in an effort to avoid cluttering the thread, but it may have been overlooked, and I am desperate to make this work after nearly two weeks of nothing:

In the word document included with the programmer, there is a picture with an ID number or something circled...mine is all zeros.  The one in the circle is "PMC Pm25LV020."  Again, mine is just a string of zeros. (After a tip in another thread, I removed the "R" point from ground, and this changed it from zeros to the same thing in the picture in the word file)

Also, if I do not connect the programmer to the argon chip, the drive is dead, nothing works.  With the programmer connected, my blue LED on the argon doesn't do anything when a game is inserted, but it will play originals, no backups.  Any further tips or ideas?

Also, as others are posting, I am having the exact same write issues when trying to flash spi.  All I get are random write errors on any bank I try, and I don't believe it is really erasing when I try, as the instant I hit ok to erase, it says it finished!  What bank should we be flashing?  Is there maybe a clearer list of steps to do this?  Thanks again for everyone's help.

The same here, Without connecting Injectus + USB, the drive is dead and the chip led light constant

LEH-18791853[2]
"D2C2" 1 line
spindle v2  [ N B3LM3EK ]   
VEP72109 / AMX 8319HQ 
VJB72109-2A

ARGON SPi + Wasabus BETA3.1

Wraped clock wire ( 5/6cm aprox )


I'm really disapointed how long it is for infectus team to make a stable firmware where D2PRO team managed it in a couple of... DAYS !!

Please hurry up infectus team, we all know how good coders you have, but D2C2 is all over the world and only D2PRO works with !         

My customers want a chip for their Wii, they don't bother about details, and I did the mistake to stock only Argon, so if there is no strong firmware that works ok with all system without bothering about magical wire routing in a few day, I risk to stock only D2PRO and banish infectus product... and I would hate to do that !

It could be worse you could have had a bunch of first revison D2pro's and had no other option but to buy the new ones at least infectus are not making us all buy new chips

Greetz to all! Can anyone tell me for sure if Beta3.1 is better than Beta3.0 for D2C2?
I don't care about D2C, I use different product for that Wii. All I care about is D2C2 right now. I have Beta3.0 working fine in a D2C2 Wii at the moment. (Only very small delay with disc load as reported by other users. No eject issues apparent. Happy)

Should I bother reprogramming my small batch of Argons with Beta3.1? or keep waiting, or roll with Beta3.0? I understand it is all beta, but I can't hold these Argons forever. (D2Pro's not comming to me for 7 days) D2C2 Wii client cue gets longer and more impatient than the ppl on this forum. (Me included) :)

not true ! do you think people with A3P125 without Spi are able to mod a D2C2 ? SPi is needed and only last argon chip batch have it !!! so the correct answer could have been :

"It could be worse you could have had a bunch of first revison D2pro's / Argon's and had no other option but to buy the new ones "

 ;)

Close but you still can get the spi addon seperate instead of buying a new chip with the Argon

all my argons with spi were in fact a3p125.....

Erasing doesn't physically remove or change all bytes to 0000, it just set erased bit to 1

also, if you are having problems flashing SPI, check this thread http://www.infectus.biz/forum/index.php?topic=2084

can anyone from the team give us a status update on porting this firmware to the a3p125? is it worth holding on or should i just order a d2pro?

Just be patient, they said if the d2c2 firmware is stable they will release a final version it will incl. A3P125 support.

the fw will be ported when the fw is stable, so wait on the final one

Making great progress.  D2C2 is booting everytime with reset however after ejecting and reinserting the disk it then becomes inoperable.

Another note is that once it spins up to eject the disk I must hit the eject button once which slows the disks down (takes about 15 seconds to 'wind' down) then I must hit the eject button once more to actually eject the disk.

Just to reply to some previous posts it actually took Team D2Pro 5 weeks to write their code from scratch.  I think it is probably a more difficult feat to actual reverse engineer something and perfect it then write it yourself which is most likely where all the issues are coming from.

I agree it's been quite some time from start to finish but I think it will be another week before this code is good enough to happily provide to customers.

My advice to installers is to stock yourself with small quantities of D2Pros...  if by Friday anyone wants D2Pros (or Argons Actel250) feel free to drop me a PM.

Chris

Oh and to those who bought Argons without SPIs - official resellers were supplied with a percentage based quantity at the beginning of this fiasco for FREE.. you probably should of hit up your wholesaler at that stage, I know I did!

Anyone Try G2 point on image as CLK point ?

Strange point ...


(http://i47.servimg.com/u/f47/11/17/70/71/d2d-in10.jpg)

Same problem here , I am full of a3p125 over here , this is what happen when you buy big stock.
Oscar write a3p125 will be ready tomorrow ! at 19/06/08 :o , will see ...
look :
I realy hope this is true , I have 50 D2C2 consoles here for install :( and all chips I have are a3p125

just ordered a d2pro, i'm willing to bet i recieve it and get it installed before there is a version of the firmware that supports a3p125. it wouldn't be so bad if we weren't being filled with bullshit promises every day.

I dont know why it take so much time , they have the source code why just not compile it for a3p125 ? it will take just some minutes.

Do you really want 50 client's all coming back to  you saying how shitty their consoles are running?  It best to wait for the final.

i'm not an installer, i'm modding a friends wii. i put an argon in my wii and so i have the injectus lying around from the first arse on with firmware i had. thats the only reason i bought an argon to go in my friends console. with the d2pro he can have his wii modded now with firmware that works and is there for his console now. don't get me wrong i like the argon and have a lot of respect for team infectus, but the empty promises are getting annoying. i told my friend i would be able to mod his wii today but no firmware came out. now i've told my friend that as soon as his chip comes in the post, i can mod his wii. a promise i can keep.

Not true. This was initially promised by Oscar, but when my friend (official reseller for Argon) asked Oscar about this he told him that he would get 30% free SPI on his NEXT order. (so if he ordered another 1000, he would be send 300 free SPI's).

That's Oscar for ya... :(

Just tested on my D2C2:

Beta3 V1 = Works perfect 100%
Beta3 V2 = Sometimes dead drive
Beta3.1 = Sometimes dread drive and sometimes “Un-recognized Disc Error”

V1 works perfect for my D2C2 but what is the difference between V1 and V2 .dat

Seems the newer the version the worse it gets for me.  ::)

I will sell this consoles to shops , they will do the update when it will be necessary.
I have spend a lot of money on this wii's and argons, and my business is stack, I am losing orders because I can't supply consoles only because there is no beta for 125 argon. for now this stock waiting 2-3 weeks when I can mod and sell it for 1 week I am losing time and money :-\
Will be not so easy to swap to D2pro because I told to everyone I have best chip Argon ;D and blablabla...
One shop owner ask me how Argon can be a best when they always release code after others, so I told him this code is most stable & best ... will hope this will be true.  8)

I will sell this consoles to shops , they will do the update when it will be necessary.
I have spend a lot of money on this wii's and argons, and my business is stack, I am losing orders because I can't supply consoles only because there is no beta for 125 argon. for now this stock waiting 2-3 weeks when I can mod and sell it for 1 week I am losing time and money :-\
Will be not so easy to swap to D2pro because I told to everyone I have best chip Argon ;D and blablabla...
One shop owner ask me how Argon can be a best when they always release code after others, so I told him this code is most stable & best ... will hope this will be true.  8)
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Dude you are mad!  You're just spoon feeding what Oscar is saying to your clients.  If you're really moving that many consoles and you're relying on the Infectus team to guarantee a stable version in coming days then you've more money then sense.

Let's just hope for all our sakes and especially yours that they pull this magic bunny out of their hat overnight and have us all sorted.

not gonna happen, i've had an argon since just after christmas and it was torture waiting for a firmware that didn't lock up every 5 minutes. bought an argon for my friends wii because i already have an injectus lying around from that fiasco. people need to just say "hey, enough with the bum firmware!" and use a different mod, even if it's just until infectus cut the shit and either bring out a decent firmware or at least stop making false promises about release dates etc...

/rant over.

I programmed 2 different argon chips WITH the spi, and they took the programming of this latest firmware.
I installed it and it did not work. I spent about 3 hours playing around with the clk wire different routs, different lengths, even wrapping a ground wore around it. to NO avail in any configuration. i got the drive to power up a  couple time but never read a backed up game.
I flashed a second chip and installed it with the same wires, same results.
I have installed hundreds of Argon chips and loved them thus far.

I installed the new d2pro with the SAME WIRES I used on the argon install, Except for one wire, (the F I believe) and the D2pro worked flawlessly.

This firmware needs some work. 

There is no point being bitter regarding firmware releases and development time.  This is not something that you can wave a magical wand or keep to tight release schedules.

With the nature of programming in general, you can be sure Infectus Team are sitting there until the sun rises, sipping coke (or chinotto) and working tirelessly to get a firmware stable and working.

I can tell you now - with most programming that I do, we miss schedules all the time.  This is not because we are not good programmers or dont care about our client needs - it is because we like to work on the bleeding edge of technology and be innovative.  To create something new and figure all future possible needs and requirements to ensure quicker turnaround time for future updates and changes.

I would assume Infectus team are not only writing new code for use on D2C2 but also optimising existing code to run cleaner and ensure extra stability.

I myself get annoyed at my staff for taking extra time for programming tasks but I do also know that every extra hour they take, the code is better.

Even now, we have spent 10 days writing a new interface for our order administration system.  This is because we are being innovative, using new technologies to ultimately save us time in the long run.

Don't make this a case of damned if they don't and damned if they do with Argon development.  Team Infectus have taken a big risk by releasing beta software to be faced with ridicule and oversight by their peers and customers alike.

Remember, this is NEW, this is reverse engineering and making a product work on a system that is trying to defeat this exact counter-measure.

DONT give your customers consoles with Beta code - it will only cost you time later

If you are a modding factory that requires to meet strict deadlines and have unreasonable customers that cannot understand these things then you are in the wrong business.

Do something that has been around for years with all the bugs and development at a mature level.  This is the bleeding edge, expect dissapointment and missed deadlines.

Its all part and parcel with the industry.

Just looking at the wasabi D2C2 new diagram and they solder the clock wire to the point on the left hand side not the right like Argon and D2pro has anyone tried this point instead?

have you a link to the pic plz

http://www.wasabi.net.cn/wasabi11.pdf

i noticed that, and also noticed that D2SUN use it too

http://www.d2sun.com/D2SUN-Diagram_V2.0.jpg

Dear customers,

we need feedbacks on A3P125 MODCHIPS, just updated the RAR file today and here in attach only the .DAT file necessary.

Same procedure etc of A3P250.

We are waiting feedbacks than today evening will be available the final package .RAR :)

BYE FOR NOW
OSCAR

It could be just an inverted CLK signal. Just my geuss. I haven't got the equipment to check...

Today I installed an Argon (250) with the Beta3.1 fw. I used ALT GND and 3.3 points. See picture attached. Works good so far. First time boot after switch on takes 1-2 secs to start spinning but after that it works fine.

It work Fine

D2C2 , Dead Drive , when connecting W+R > GND drive back to live ( Chip disable mode ).
used :
wasabus-argon-D2C-D2C2-a3p125-beta3.1.dat = MD5 = b40b9a4dea8e568b158da977f1d6332a
ARGON-D2C-D2C2-BETA3.BIN = MD5 = 9cb8de7f3526688d1a31af16e7b53361

PAL version , Serial : LEH188192xxx

d2c2 dead drive
used wasabus-argon-D2C-D2C2-a3p250-beta3.1
ARGON-D2C-D2C2-BETA3.bin

what is your wii serial ?

LEH184835498

Can you post your install image ?

here is mine , D2C2 , dead drive :

Route your clockwire differently. It is now NOT SHIELDED with ground and going straight over your crystal.

I did , I play a lot with clock wire nothing not help.

a little zoom on chip it have "GC2-D2C" on it :

Double ground the chip if drive is playing dead (two seperate ground points)

I did this too , not help , normally it help to avoid noise on the clock but not in my case
example :

I mean double ground the actual modchip.  If the drive is playing dead, I have found 9 times out of ten it is a grounding issue (GND point on modchip)

Just have the GND on chip soldered to x2 ground points on board

Just tested , all same.

Just out of testing interest. Did you try to connect a D2Pro9-V2 to the same wires ?

I not have any D2Pro9 , I am kinda believe in team infectus like all will be ok etc.. so I waited and waited... not ordered any D2Pro9 , I ordered more Argons and guess what I get 125 version again, I hope problem is not in "wasabus-argon-D2C-D2C2-a3p125-beta3.1.dat" file.

Yes

That is one tasty looking install.

@LordX, @Mark
you test P3001 male drive connector on pcb, it could have a folded pin. This can happen when it comes introduced and removed many times ...

After reading through this thread and studying photos of other people's installs, I decided to solder the clk wire to the IC leg rather than the point on the board as shown in the picture included with the programmer, and that has made some difference.  Now my LED comes on on my chip, which it never did before, and the chip does NOT want to be connected to the programmer anymore.  However, now I get disc read errors on the wii on all backups, and originals will not read anymore.  I have seen a lot of mention of testing points with a mulitimeter, but what points, and what to test?  3.3v/Ground is obvious, but what about the rest?  Could this be a firmware problem now?  I have the beta 3.1...the 9 wire 1.1 did nothing at all, so I am pretty certain that was confirmation I have a D2C2.

I think it is best to have the CLK wire placed not too close to other wires.

But anyway, I still think that some D2C2 Wii's are more sensitive than others and that with the current Argon firmware it is not possible to get it 100% functioning for all the D2C2 Wii's. A lot of modders (including me) are spending extremely much time to get it working (often fruitless) and that should not be necessary. In this phase one must admit that D2Pro is far ahead with their developments and has a proper solution for D2C2. The EJECT issue can occur occasionaly, but besides that it always boots discs fast and the installation is not very critical. Sorry Oscar and Infectus, but that's the truth. When you have a reliable solution I will switch back to Argon, but for now I quit wasting my time.

Got my D2Pro's today. I am 1st time user of D2Pro. Very impressed. Please take note Team Infectus.

1. D2Pro pinout enables you to install with ZERO crossed wires.
2. All wires can be very short.
3. Code is spot on out of the packet - quote "No Nonsense"

You just lost a customer for Argon.(Until you release somthin I need that works propper out of the packet). Allways must we flash the Argon. I think I flashed enough of them now.

Please fix A125 for that poor customer above who got another batch of them when they were hoping to get A250's.

Please fix all D2C2 code infact. Then give up on Argon and do somthing with the PS3 for us. ;D

make clock wire far from actel, on the other side of connector

today i received the new wasabi rev2 and it works great on D2C2 boards. no problems with clk or eject problem. only inserting DVD and you can play. after ejecting put in the next game and the chip will boot it.

i soldered 10 x D2C2 with Wasabi rev2 and they all work.

your
bigbaerchen

Good for you. And how is that got anything to do with Argon?

don't work  :'(

I understand your statement, but you must know that most people in this thread prefer the Argon chip (including me), but are quite disappointed that the compatibility with D2C2 is still miserable, while several competitors already have a good solution. We just want to stimulate Team Infectus to solve the problem asap, because otherwise more and more modders will switch to other modchips. And we don't do this to tease them or so. But there are a lot of customers who don't want to wait for Argon if there is another solution like D2Pro v2 or Wasabi v2.

Hi,
I didn't see any install like mine so I'm posting a picture that maybe help others.
I did 3 D2C this way with wasabus 1.1 and never an eject problem nor spinning disk problem.
Hope this help.

They probably have more problems then the other chips since argon doesn;t have an onboard clock like mentioned several times. I doubt this clock syncing issue is solvable without an onboard oscilator.

Edit: @poster above: Any particular reason your R point is connected to ground?

Yes, I also think it's a very hard job to solve this w/o on board oscillator.
So they'd better hurry with a new revision of their chip (as they announced earlier).

yesterday i've modded 3 wii with argon (wasabus firmware beta 3.1), no problem for me. try to use this position for chip and clock wire, and use another wire connected to gnd that turn around it.

(http://img296.imageshack.us/img296/9454/argonwasabusd2cbydrioek5.jpg)

 ;) hi i am back

i was way to busy the last couple of days with my customers repairs(lots and lots of dslites and psp) that i had no time to further testing the Argon firmware

but today i had some time

beta 3.1 looks a bit better then the earlier versions but i am afraid that we can forget a real stable solution

i have a few revision boards here and on some it works almost (read ALMOST) oke but on a few it is not working fine at all,

now i did play a bit with the clock and with some parts you can boost or delay the clock signal

if i boost the signal a bit it is working better instead of a delay so i think that the onboard clock of the wii is sometimes to slow to inject the argon data to the drive

now can we solve this to ad some buffers but then we have to ad other parts to the circuit ,

my suggestion to argon is release a fixed 50hz firmware so that most of the modders who now how to do it can ad a clock and show the world that infectus is back in bussines

i have respect to the coders who are working now on the current firmware but i think they need to have a break playing with the timing is very time consuming and it is not that easy as adding a second or removing one but it is more 0,0002 ms there are lots of combinations and situations

adding a clock is not to much work for most of us
and if we just accept that simple fact we can go on and stay on the argon side

i understand that argon want to keep his promise to his customers but it is understandable that some things are impossible or nearly impossible

and we will forgive the infectus team,


on the end Infectus like i said several times just ad that stupid clock and your back on track

 :) then your team can work on a WII bios patching routine so that we can forget all the current drive modchips and can infectus show his real talent

oke my blah blah so far

for my dutch collega's

ik heb een verzoekje ingedient om een nederlandse rubriek te openen
zodat wij lekker in ons eigen taaltje door kunnen discuseren

leuk om te zien dat steeds meer mede ombouwers hier verschijnen ,
zoals sammy van console hardware
ervaringen uitwisselen dat is de beste en snelste manier om dit soort problemen op te lossen, Eendracht maakt Macht

Grtz
MABCOM

Would be nice to see a Dutch section opened indeed! Makes communication a lot easier for us Dutchies  ;D
So Oscar, or whoever, OPEN IT lol.

Wat een hollanders... :-)

AWARD For bluriest picture in a web forum goes to D@rio.

Here another requester for the Dutch section :D
(en Michael, is Johan nog langsgeweest ? ;))

all connectos are fine , because if I disable the chip by W+R>GND wii works fine , booting originals.
and about install , I used all possible tricks ( not tryed to install any external 50hz Quartz Crystal/Oscillator ) maybe this is a good idea to try just to be sure a problem in Clock ?? and not in code ? need answer from infectus team about it, or they know about any other problem ? like maybe I have some new D2C3 or whatever  ???

And here another one...  :D :D Hup Holland Hup  :D :D

I believe i have a d2c2 drive; chip did not work and i have two rows of letters on the drive chip.

I have tried this with the JTAG Injectus programmer, the programmer shows a blue light and a red light, and while programming the dat file the argon has a blue light on. (the wii is on while i am programming). The argon is the 9 wire install, but is on a wii-clip designed for 9 wire. I get through everything fine, but when i write the bin file to the chip, the led on the chip turns off, and the drive stops working as long as the chip is on.

Is this a dead drive? What do i do? how do I fix this?

I report here my test on d2c2 with beta3.1.

Here my installation:

(http://img229.imageshack.us/img229/6926/d2c2tempsn5.jpg)

High Boot-rate. It works!!!
Only a little problem: 10 sec of latence between disk insertion and recognition.

P.s.
I haven't use shield for clock wire and it works well.

Hello

argon a3p 125 maj wasabus beta 3 on d2c2 chip.
result : dead drive  >:(

(http://www.bzhchip.com/photos/wii/argon-wasabus-02-beta-3.0.jpg)

wait and see ...

re
(http://www.xavboxwii.com/photos/d2c-amx/d2c-amx-02.jpg)

My test on D2C Wii with Argon 250 and Wasabus 3.1

First update INJECTUS with new programmer by only connecting INJECTUS with USB
Disconnect and connect INJECTUS with ARGON Update Actel to 3.1
Close programmer
Open Programmer and update SPI

I played around with the CLOCK about 4 Hours and found a stable way to install Argon, so far 3 wii is ok

1. LEF10052XXXX (D2C Argon 13 +4 works)
2. LEF10052XXXX (D2C Argon 13 +4 works)
3. LEF10085XXXX (D2C? - D2C2? - No test with Argon 13 +4)

Here is were i have placed Argon and made the wire.
See attached down under.

Hope it will help some
I haven't use shield for clock wire and it works well.

Keep up the great work Infectus.

Youre clock is on the wrong point, Check point "C" on drive.

hi oscar
when i try to flash my argon (a3p125version) it can work.but when press reset or eject the game and reinsert another game the argon stop work.
must repower wii than it can work. do u know what the problem here?

adams

OK, I am really pulling my hair out here.  I have my Argon installed correctly finally.  If I need to, I can try to attach a picture of it, but it's clean.  However, it will not read anything, original or burned.  The drive spins, but I get the black screen saying there's an error...What could cause this?  I asked a little while ago about how and what to check on my chip to be sure everything is ok, and I hate to be whiny and repetitive, but can someone please please please help me out?  I have had this stupid chip for over 2 weeks now, and have yet to have any success at all.

Funny how us dutchies seem to be so loyal towards Infectus. Maybe because they are european or something. Anyway I have some 50 MHz clocks lying around so a fixed fw would be nice.

It's how we are. Just look at our government. They (Bos en co.) shove every raise in costs and bad measurements down our throat and we moan a bit but in the end we all bend forward and take it like a good citizen... kinda reminds you of something here ? :D

edit : and of course the promises.. always promises.. see some similarities there krazy ? ;)

Just by a D2Pro, then the whining stops  ;D

Same here, from ICE modchip days hehehe

Another request for a Dutch section here on teh Infectus forum ;)

The only problem is that they can't support us in our Dutch language. In English and Italian they can...

We can help eachother. Input from Infectus is minimal at best (what other advise apart from 'check your installation' have you ever seen from him anyway ?).

Real 'big' issues can always be reposted in English in the English support forum.

Update
d2c2 work, thanks  ;)

Could you post a picture of it pls? Will help others to get a picture of how to apply that tip :P

Only a quick answer about the dutch section. I have already forward your requests to Oscar few days ago. He's the forum manager.

Thanks :)

yes I have the AMX board too ... Argon 125 installed and drive is not responding.

noobie question.... i take it that the same file is used for either d2c and d2c_2 boards?? is this correct?
reason why i ask is that i should be getting a brand new wii today.

the 9wire beta work for D2C and D2C2
BUT if you have a D2C i recommend the 17wire!!! because this Firmware works perfect and the 9wire not

http://www.infectus.biz/forum/index.php?topic=2081.msg14787#msg14787

picture is horrible, but you can see how put clock wire

When this firmware for INFECTUS 2 ???

Good morning

In conclusion, the beta 3 walk properly on the version D2C2?
a date planned for the final version?

Thank you

No, experiences are quite different. Biggest problem is the delay before a disc starts to spin after inserting it. It can be several seconds, but sometimes more than 20 seconds. And some people can't get it working anyway. Problably has something to do with the fact that Argon has no oscillator on board. It's very hard to get it stable by firmware then.

I think final version will be a new revision of the modchip with oscillator ;D

Today I modded the same way as before.

See link: http://www.infectus.biz/forum/index.php?topic=2081.msg14721#msg14721

First the drive acted dead, then I made my wires shorter and the CLK wire as well. I wrapped it with GND wire and the Argon started working
Keep wires as short as possible and GND wrap the CLK wire.

The firmware takes time to boot, as in the previous post. It spins up, spins down and spins up again and finally detects the backup.
From there no problem booting games and swapping from Wii to GC backups.

I think the dev team should realy consider the use of an optional external oscillator for the clock signal. The methode they are using now is too sensitive to interference. I mean when I turn the lamp in my room on and of rapidly, the modchip stops functioning.. That's a very bad issue.

For the test I used a 0,4cm shielded and none shielded clock wire (so I tested it twice). Shorter isn't possible.

" InFeCtuS2 - ALL THAT YOU NEED - First 100% Reprogrammable modchip in the world! "

But where is the firmware. Release the beta to Infectus2.

Sincerely,
Dennis

"InFeCtuS2 - ALL THAT YOU NEED - First 100% Reprogrammable modchip in the world! "

And what’s your point? We already know its 100% reprogrammable.

Why would they waste time porting over a beta FW if its not 100% it just adds more problems. Argon is priority as that was specially designed for the Wii so just wait. Anyway why would you buy Infectus 2 just for a drive chip?

Have you lots seen the new D2E drive yet?
http://www.itechbox.com/images/JEANS1.jpg
http://www.itechbox.com/images/JEANS2.jpg

Race is on again D2PRO vs Argon this time winner takes all my money.  ;D

Quick Oscar buy it and crack it the guy only wants $299
http://www.itechbox.com/product_info.php?products_id=138

The Dutch did it again!! ;D
Found a working clock which works great with the argon on my D2c2.
Suggest you buy the same clock you guys :P
Only thing is ,every hour you hear a strange sound,but who cares!!

Kudos to my grandpa for supplying the clock!!!


(http://i276.photobucket.com/albums/kk36/jonko1970/argonkoekkoek.jpg)

ROFL!! Dutch humor hehe, or have you been smoking too much? :P

i know and OSCAR forwarded me to Hardstore as the site administrator
but it is al arranged now and maybe this weekend the dutch have ther own Section ;D

I played a little bit around with an argon, the beta2, beta3 and a D2C board. It isn't a D2C_2 board, but I made the same observations which other users made with D2C_2 boards, I belive. So I think the problem could be similar.

Maybe it will help someone.

I can't make pictures with my scope, so I draw the lines in paint. I hope it's exact enough.

First my Argon insallation:

(http://www.trisaster.de/user/takeshi/pics/wii/d2c_experiment/1_installation.jpg)

I used beta3 firmware, installation like the "ok picture" (but without crossing wire) and the chip mostly works fine. Often the LED flashs one times, sometimes the LED flashs two or three times and than the backup starts. Rarely the drive was dead für more than 10 seconds.

And now this pic for the clock points:

(http://www.trisaster.de/user/takeshi/pics/wii/d2c_experiment/2_pins.png)

This was my signal at clock in:

(http://www.trisaster.de/user/takeshi/pics/wii/d2c_experiment/3_d2c_osc_input.png)

You an see, 2,5V peak to peak, 33MHz. This is the signal that wasabi use.
I think it should be a sine.

And this is my signal at clock out:
(http://www.trisaster.de/user/takeshi/pics/wii/d2c_experiment/4_d2c_osc_output.png)

Now double size, 5V peak to peak.
I think argon use this signal because it is bigger, thats all (Argon works also with this point, argon works like before).

I put the clock wire to the oher wires like shown in the "K.O. picture" an ... the chip works fine!

Than I put a ground wire around the clock wire, but no change. Than I used shielded wire an no change in function, too. But the signal changed. If I use normal wire and install a 6,8nF capacitor from C+D to ground (I read this experiment also in different posts) I reach the same because shieldes wire works as a capacotir and a coil. Now it looks like that:

(http://www.trisaster.de/user/takeshi/pics/wii/d2c_experiment/5_d2c_osc_output_cap.png)

It looks more like sine and thats the reason why some wii's works better with shielded wire I believe.

But now to the most important part. If drive is dead the clock input and output signal is also "dead". It looks more digital and the length is 6 times of the normal clock signal. I have no picture for that, I forgot that, sorry. The signal switched betwean this and the normal signal very fast.
That means the argon doensn't not work because it doesn't get the clock signal correct but the argon does a mistake, the DVD drive crashes and than there is no clock signal.
An external clock won't help, when the drive crashes. I don't have a 33 MHz oscillator, so I can't test this.

If I don't connect the clock wire the wii detects the backup in the menu, but I can't start it. The error happens before starting the backup so this is another reason for me to believe the reason is not the clock wire.

As a result I would say playing around with the clock wire can make the situation e little bi better, but it will never solve the problem, Infectus team have to improve the code for this.

Congratulations! Good move Oscar!  :)

for some reason 3.0 works alot better for me

Good job analyzing it, but... shouldn't a clock signal be a square wave, not a sine wave?

Yes, that's absolutely true. Data and clock signals used on these chips normally are digital lines, so should have value 0 (0V) or 1 (3 or 5V). And as I look at the pictures it looks like the signals are ±2.5V and ±1.25V (AC signals w/o offset, so doesn't seem logical to me). I think it should be +5v and +2.5V, or am I wrong ? But I have to admit that +5V would not be fine for the Argon because the supply voltage of this chip is 3V and then +5V on a dataline is too high. But if this is the case, it would not surprise me that it gives problems.

And although the signals look somewhat like sine waves, I think the slopes are steep enough to let it be a clock signal. If I have time to search for my oscillosope (you don't want to see the mess at my place  ;)) I also will do some tests and measurements. But I think Team Infectus also has this equipment and has done some research with it. So probably I am only wasting my time...

anyone noticed dead drives always seem to have that wiiconnect shit turned on? turning it off helped in a few cases, the standby mode seems to affect the chip. Make sure when you turn the console off the light is red and not yellow otherwise usually the chip doesn't work properly

Ok so I managed to made this fucking chip working on D2C2

The dead drive I had was a Spi programming problem... need to press the 256K chip when programming to have it correctly done... what a pain for a brand new chip...

So now my D2C2 works 60% ok, some games pass, other not ( Mario party 8 = black screen all time but Mario kart works ok 100% ), sometime the Wii boot without spinning anything (  but eject function ok )

So as always, the code is NOT GOOD, I'm REALLY disapointed by the infectus team, where is your talent ? are you sleeping ? PLEASE COME BACK WITH INNOVANT BUGFREE CODE LIKE YOU DID WITH PS2 CHIP SOME TIMES AGO !!!!

Also need to solve the Spi 256K chip problem, this is annoying to have to press it for programming ok 

FPGAs have variuos standard for input and output signals, 5vpp clock isn't a problem

@KAISER

If you have to press on the chip then the solder is bad.

If Mario party don’t work then there is something wrong with you disc/laser as the code has been uploaded to the drive and that works fine.

The problem is dead drive and eject issues. Are you getting this and what code are you using? Post a pic of your install.

Like D@rio said allready, it needn't to be a square signal.

No, thats right. The middle isn't the 0V line.

I don't think so. Look at the Infectus, it works with 5V and i think the Argon can handle it too.

I have a Korean Wii manufactured in April 2008. It's a D2C2. I checked and i noticed that some parts of the PCB look different from the PCB in all the installation pictures i have seen. On the front of the PCB all the soldering points are in the same place but some of the surroundings are different. For example the area between 3V3 and GND point.

On the back the alternative points are positioned differently. Impossible to use since i have no clue which points are correct.

Pictures of my DVD board are available on Flickr:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/27860827@N02/sets/72157605727346754/ (http://www.flickr.com/photos/27860827@N02/sets/72157605727346754/)

I also saw that both the D2SUN and the Wasabi has special region code for Korean Wiis. What region code is correct to use with the Argon???

it isn't a sine wave...for sure it has various harmonics. it is more similar to a square wave than a sine wave, it is difficult to find a perfect sine wave as a clock signal in real electronic components

yes you are very right.. Like every 5th Argon chip has that problem here by us..
and you are also right. Argon doesnt work so good.
We tell our customers to Buy D2pro or wasabi installs.
ARGON team whats going on ? you are loosing all your good customers.
release that shitty Clock thing and a diagram how to install it in the older argons and a working BIOS !!

You want to install external crystal oscillator ? I am not sure if you need 50hz or 33hz...
yes , anyone have correct info ? + diagrams ?
infectus team we have "dead drive" problem because of clock or there is some problem with code ?

Unfortunately, I had a dead drive problem too with a D2C-D1A today, soldered a Wasabi 1.1 to the exact same wires: my friend is happily golfing as Tiger Woods atm!
So either there is something wrong with the FW, or the chip. If so I have some chips, can I return them for a refund Oscar? :P

Am I screwed?

Nope, just solder it to the leg where the point leads.

Je kunt hem schroeven ja... :-)
Second point from te right is the just way to solder it..

3.1 beta starts spinning, stops then give notification insert disc, without doing anything it's starting again, stops and the same notification...so on...

clk wire is short and shieldes (grounded with an extra wire)

So beta 3 works! or maybe it doesnt! Or maybe I need to wait a couple weeks, or maybe I need an onboard clock, or perhaps thats not the problem at all.....AHHH!!!



I have used my last argon chip today (17 wire, 1.8) and im sorry infectus but I gotta let you go. I know your making progress and im sure oscar hasnt had a good nite sleep in a month but I can't keep buying your chips if I cant guarantee my customers that its gonna work right.

BYE

En we liggen eruit.... >:(

This is my diagram and it works perfectly on D2C2 boards with BETA3 firmware...

Ik had gehoopt op Nederland - Turkije (EK finale) maarja jammer, hopelijk zal het over 2 jaar in de WK gebeuren...

I'm curious to know what percentage of defective chips people see out there.  I have my chip currently installed exactly as in Quantronics pic earlier (with the exception that I doubled the 3.3v and GND wires), and before I had it installed exactly like the above pic, and although the chip functions, it won't read anything.  Originals do nothing, and the backups crash the Wii to that black disc error screen.  I am left with the conclusion that my chip has to be bad.  How many defectives have we seen?  I have been hearling a lot about shoddy SPI installs on the Argon itself, but not much about bad chips...

I've had 3 defective chips is 600 (were not able to be programmed).

I've 3/300 faulty and x2 Injectus faulty

I have 20 infectus 2, when will be able to use with them?
Thanks

so far I have 2 Argon A3P125 faulty ( one with a dead regulator and one with a dead actel ), But I really dunno how many Spi chip are dead....

.. thanks for getting our hopes up for nothing.. again..

agree's

Hello,

About the 125 and beta 3.1 in a LEF1000 console: I have the same problem that another guy reported before.

The chip starts fine but when I insert a disc, it enters and then the LED turns off. If I turn off and then turn on the console, then the chip starts and loads the game without any problem.

So: when you insert a disc the chip get disabled. If you turn the console on when you have a disc inside then the game is loades with no problems until you insert a new disc (and then the chip turns off again).

Looks like a code problem with the reset signal.

Regards,
Zen.

sorry, but it just dont work for me.
i installed red point Aragon chip with SPI chip.
i used the new installation diagram.
i programed the new wasabus 3.1 firmware.
after it finished i disconnected the USB cable and then reconnected it and still i get (UNKNOWN 0000) at the SPI.
i tried 3 computers and changed 4 Aragon chips.
please tell me what to do in order to flash the SPI.
 

Just done my last five Argons today out of 60 chips 3 D2C’s & 2 D2C2’s. I find the timing so bad that I have to use 1.1 on the D2c’s and beta3 on the D2C2’s which just about work ok. I have been very patience with Oscars updates and now have no chips left so I am switching over to D2Pro as I need something for my customers that just work. Sorry. I still have an Argon in my personal Wii so I will still be hanging around for updates etc but my business is different. I hope you sort it and all the best. Maybe I’ll switch back but for now this is my decision.

Understandable. I am using my last 8 Argons for D2C models with 1.8 fw and have bought D2Pro9 for D2C2. Once my last Argons are used, I won't be ordering new ones, I'm afraid.  Like you I've waited long enough, but business is business and unfortunately Infectus has lost this round.. big.

I have same problem like Zen. After eject wii is dead and must power again with game in (LEH1859xxx- D2C2). In 7 wii same problem.
Used Argon 125 with 3.1 wasabus.
Other problem what i have is support for add SPI ST M25P20  in infectus programmer for can make update without open wii. Thx.

I did a test with beta 3 and a D2C Wii (here (http://www.infectus.biz/forum/index.php?topic=2081.msg14863#msg14863)) and now I have a D2C2 Wii. Like I thought, it makes no difference. But now I tested the time the Argon (beta 3) needs to start the drive.

I installed the argon like in the first test. Always the copy starts (I did 30 restarts), I get never a dead drive. Sometimes Argon started immediately, sometimes it flashes 10 times. In average it blinks 3 times befor booting the copy.

When I used shieldes wire, in my opinin it takes longer to start the copy.
With using the clock input signal sometimes I additionally get a dead drive.
So I decided to use the "normal" clock signal and to use non-shielded wire.

When I plug in a disc, the LED on Argon turns off. When drive starts spinning the LED turns on. I measured the time between this two moments. I did 40 restarts ad in average it took about 9 seconds. It isn't as much as it sounds. It can't be faster then 1,5 seconds and you have to consider the delay for pushing the button on the clock so no value is smaller than 2 seconds.
Here are all values: 2, 3, 6, 2, 8, 4, 6, 4, 12, 11, 26, 2, 7, 16, 26, 20, 2, 2, 4, 10, 2, 2, 7, 23, 11, 9, 7, 11, 8, 15, 12, 2, 33, 8, 2, 2, 3, 30, 5, 5 (together 370s, average 9,25s). Like you can see they are vey different.

Now I installed it like that (I don't know the english word):
(http://www.trisaster.de/user/takeshi/pics/wii/d2c_experiment/6_installation_2.jpg)
And I did the test again.
The times are: 23, 16, 15, 15, 7, 18, 23, 4, 15, 3, 5, 13, 6, 14, 2, 8, 3, 7, 20, 22, 4, 8, 4, 2, 16, 7, 2, 11, 10, 10, 7, 4, 5, 4, 5, 13, 6, 3, 2, 8 (together 370s, too *lol*).
It looks better because there is no time over 22 (test before: 33), but it is the same.

Result: install the Argon like done on this pic:
(http://www.trisaster.de/user/takeshi/pics/wii/d2c_experiment/1_installation.jpg)
And it will work. Its not perfekt, but it's okay. You needn't to play with the clock wire. Sometimes it seems better or more bad, but it changes nothing. It's only in your mind.

I'll try that in my next Wii. It's similar as my picture only without the extra ground cable, but mine works fine to.

what do you mean by "you had to press the chip"? I am having the same problem, it won't program for me. As soon as the "programming" process completes, the light on the chip shuts off. I am a newbie, sorry.

Am I the only one having better luck with beta 3 than 3.1 ? the past 3 consoles have resulted in dead drives with 3.1 and 3 seems to work perfectly

As I said before, Infectus should get someone or soem PR control. Broken promises come to broken relationship and in this situation business relationships.
I wrote Oscar a mail 2 weeks ago about the SPi's and didn't get a reply, nothing.
Bad communication is showing his head as well.
Like you iDog, I will go for the D2Pro, this waiting and keeping my customers at a distance is just bad for my name as well.
The best for the moment is going for the alternative...

Sorry Infectus but you guys are really starting to screw things up with these false promises and false communication/expectation.

Example: free SPi flashes for resellers, one third of the batch someone ordered and it comes down to that you have to order 100+ (of anything) to be able to get this 'free' batch.
Second example is here in this forum. "We do this," "we will do that", "we will have final then etc." but in the end it's just "bla bla bla bla bla" and false expectiations towards us, your customers!

I've waited long enough...  :-\

Guys I've also given up on Argons.. I know they are trying their best but unfortunately it is not good enough to bullshit to us all.

Sure, the red chips were forced upon us all and no one likes the way they made e'one buy the hardware rather then the firmware update but the simple fact of it is that they work and they work really well.

Chris


EDIT BY INFECTUS: If you wanna talk about the problems or compare argon/infectus with others chips , it's ok. But  if you wanna use this forum to sell others chip, this is not the good place.

You're not the only one. I've had the same results with the new 3.1 firmware, always trouble. With the beta 3 it works better.. ehh, I mean less worse :P

But I've also given up on the Argon.. Atleast till they figure out how to get it to work properly. So I just ordered 10 D2Pro chips :-\

I'm having problems with 125 firmware atm, installed 2, both have 'dead drives' wont accept disks etc

Will try new chips tomororw :/

lol...Infectus forcing anybody, there is no obligation of purchase  ;)

I'll stick with argon :)

ARGON D2C2 / D2C FIRMWARE - WASABUS FINAL 1.5 - 23th june 2008
http://www.infectus.biz/downloads/argon-wasabus-D2C2-FINAL1.5.rar (http://www.infectus.biz/downloads/argon-wasabus-D2C2-FINAL1.5.rar)

Notes:
This current RAR file is the final version of current firmwares of ARGON SPI without oscillator.
Like all can see ARGON SPI hasn't an oscillator on board like D2PRO, WASABI etc.. ARGON so need to take CLOCK SIGNAL from the wii driver, this cause a LOT of interferences and can be differences on each WII driver... so instead to became crazy to figure out all the possibles changes of the WII's hardware we decided to stop the develope of this current "no oscillator" version of ARGON SPI.

The currents firmwares presents in this package are working on the current hardware of ARGON SPI, but is possible on some WIIs have problems.. well sure is better than haven't chance to update the OLD stock like other teams (D2PRO changes 3 times hardware, WASABI 2 times)...
All the problems are of course related to D2C2 chipset, old D2C consoles works good with this firmware and this update is a good 9 wires solution for old D2C consoles.

I hope all understand that we did our best to support current hardware, but now is clear that is not anymore possible.

For the future we will release a new argon2 with oscillator on board and in the same time we will release a little OSCILLATOR ADDON for ARGONSPI so all current ARGON users can use the new code.
We think to reach target within 2 weeks

The A3P125 firmware seams to be not perfect right now... we added it in this RAR file. We think to release a more stable update next week, now we are working on the OSCILLATOR firwmare and we cannot lose more time to fix this A3P125 firmware.

-----
ARGON WASABUS 1.5 FEATURES:

A3P250:
- D2C 9 wires support with all bugs fixed
- D2C2 9 wires support, works correclty if there aren't noises on clock
A3P125:
- D2C 9 wires support with all bugs fixed
- D2C2 9 wires support, some users report that is necessary to reset console to change games      

Thanks Oscar.  Appreciate the honesty and if it can't be done in it's current form then it can't be done.

It would be nice if we could aim for a new timeframe and maybe hint at the specs of the crystal that is needed.

For all INFECTUS / INFECTUS2 users that situation is better... INFECTUS has a microcontroller on board called SILICON LABS, this microcontroller has a BUILTIN oscillator 25Mhz...

So infact INFECTUS's hardware is ready to support new code... I think in the next 10 days will be available the new code, and all can see that all the problems got until now with ARGON aren't because INFECTUS TEAM cannot write down a good code, but only because shit CLOCK gave us a lot of troubles...

BYE FOR NOW
OSCAR

Thanks for your effort and honesty.
Eager to see new argon2 chip.

Tested V1.5 Final on D2C and is working perfectly  :)

Thanks

Thanks for this 'update'...


I compared the 3.1beta with this 1.5Final and the files are the same. This is more a hoax/joke than an update. Even the date and time stamp are the same...(See attachment).
Why isn't Infectus honest and tell us you can't do it with the current Argon?
This really sets the standard...(PR at it's best...not!)

Thank you Argon for doing business so far. Until you get your PR straight and being honest I will consider to do business with professional people. Now you have just been proving you are amateurs with a nice break on the fist D2C drive. After that it's just been ripping code and trying to get it to work with a chip with doesn't support it.

I hope you understand our frustrations but this is getting ridiculous with broken promises and with this last presentation of firmware which is the same as 3.1 and not telling so...

I won't let my customers wait for a Argon with Osc...

A good surprise in hacking on your behalf (PS3, X360) will get me back in business with Infectus. For now it's clear I have given up.

 :-X

Amen.

Anyone else sticking with the Argon chip after these shenanigans? What a piss off!

That’s very naughty 1.5 & 3.1b the same. Shame on you.  >:(

Its goodnight Argon from me, the only way to pull me back is if you crack D2E first and is 100% stable. Is that gonna happen?  :D

So just like Italy im out.

BYE BYE  ;D

Hey Guys,

i have a short question:
I have an Infectus2 with the 9 wire install in my Wii(D2C), which firmware do i need(Chip is A3P060)? Is the firmware from this thread only for Argon? Or I have to use the older Wasabus firmware for Infectus2(which might has some problems)? Sorry, for my stupid question, but my english is not the best and i`m a litte bit confused about the firmwares and i wan`t to verify, if i´m right or not.
But i have to say good work Infectus Team, keep it up and good to hear that as a new Infectus 2 user i don`t need a new chip.
Thanks for anwers.

Timmy

you need wasabus 1.2 for infectus

http://www.infectus.biz/downloads/Wasabus1.2.zip

OK , I will add OSCILLATOR to ARGON-125 my self , just give me working A3P125 firmware and info what oscillator to use, just try to do it fast , I am counting on you!

next question , you guys have any D2E boards ? any news about it ?

I think me , if they will make ARGON-2 ready BEFORE 1 July and info how to add oscillator to ARGON-1 + firmware for it , ARGON-1-125.
This firmware must to work on both ARGON-2 and ARGON-1 + oscillator , I think this is not a problem to do.

OK. I hope anyone from Infectus Team or Oscar can reply to this.  :D

My sister offered to buy me a modchip so I chose the best chip in the market at the time. I got my Infectus2 since March because of the post saying that the new 9 wire (5 wire) firmware would come out soon and will support D2B. I know I could have gotten a chip that already supports D2B but I wanted the best. Anyone can check all the posts I have made so far and can see that I've been super patient just waiting quietly. On a recent post that Oscar made (the post a quoted), step 3 says that DMS support will be out in the next 10 days but after Oscar's last post talking about a new Argon revision with oscillator, and the new news rolling out about a D2E drive, I'm starting to thing that I'll have to wait another 3 months.  ???

Please Team Infectus or Oscar. Give me any info on how much to wait. I really can't buy another chip because I'm in Central America right now. Any info at all would be great.

Im with you LordX ...
the injectus team have always been about the end user and would think they will continue to do so ..
i have always used them, so all my friends/family have them as they are the most able to continue with updates, to roll with the punches of big N

i am a bit pissed off how they 'released' final 1.5 when in actual fact its just a repackaged beta3.1 i got excited and was about to start updating .. which of course would of been a waste of my time ...

 instead of this, why dont u give us tips on how to increase the reliabliltiy of them, by chip placemenet routing etc ??
as u have the equipment to test which placement is technically better for your product.

is the shortest and more direct routing to point c/d the best ?
if so would placing argon right next to this point be best ? (therefore making this point like 1/2 cm's long ? )
does this create a more stable enviroment ?
how about using capacitor's on the c/d line, like some1 else suggested ...
or thicker/thiner wires ?
what about the other lines are these a factor ?
why does iit seem to differ, and if we leran this, this can help us
are there other points of clock we can use instead or at least try (as read that other chips use anothe place?)

surely if u canot make the firmware any better you could at least suggest or help aid our instilation, to make the most of what we have !
and of course like LordX said, how about some kinda clock diagram to add ourselves ?
like you did for us on the SPI upgrade ...

instead of trying to hide behind a 'new release'

yours faithally Mick ...

My problem. I have mounted Infectus2 for 3 weeks ago.
Unfortunately, it is a D2C2.
When will the firmware come as Beta. On board / Wii CLK does not matter to me.
The "Argon-Wasabus-D2C2-BETA3.1" is almost stable.
Just I get a quick beta, I can always upgrade to a more stable firmware later ... 1 week ... 2 weeks ......... hmmmm  ;)

@Ademar

looool

if you have a D2B why did you buy an so expensive chip?
take a look at http://chiip.descrambler.de/index.php/Main_Page
build your own chip.. cost less then 5 bugs..
firmware @ http://www.openwii.org/

D2B support has really no high priorety because nearly every chip works on consoles bevor D2C.. so be sure that supporting old wiis will be added after it works with the current revisions!

 :( why don't you infectus guys don't listen to the input we have given
if you released a fixed clock firmware we good have had solved the problem already
no it cost you so much loyal customers !!!




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Thanks DnD. I bought it in case something happens to my Wii that would force me to buy a new one, I would already have a modchip for it.  ;D
I'll try to make my own. Thanks for the Links.  :)

If only I didn't have 90+ red dot argons left in stock I woulda jumped ship long ago. anyone want to buy 50 argons at $35us a piece? I'm sick of this shit.. first we had to add the spi now we have to add a clock. I'm so pissed they re released 3.1 beta as a final? wtf who's heard of a firmware with it seems 50% compatibility being released as a final? It works crapper than beta 3 in most cases so obviously there is room for improvement, but it looks like they've taken the easy way out.

Thank you for the last update .. i will test this week.

 Thanks to Infectus team ;)

Did you even read the last posts ? Final 1.5 IS Beta 3.1 !

It seems to me that they should be recommending to everyone to WAIT instead of installing this unstable version that uses the Wii clock.  If they plan to release an external clock for the argon as an addon, if it were me, I'd wait, install the clock, get the stable firmware in two weeks, and go with that...   why rush in, have it unstable just to fight with it for two weeks!!??  Then, you will have to add the clock and re-update the firmware anyway.  I'm glad they tried to make it work with the current argon -- but it just didn't.

Again, my point is, all of you with argons, just buy D2pros for now, and in two weeks (or soon thereafter), you will be able to install external clocks on your stock of argons (right, Infectus?) and soon after, you should have a stable firmware to go with it.

They should have made it clear that 1.5 is really the same as beta 3.1  Surely that was a misunderstanding.  They KNEW that it would be file compared and this information would be discovered.

more stable 125 version coming out very soon......thank goodness!!!

Hi all,
I've read this thread for days now.
Why use Argon if d2pro works 100%  ???
I bought a wii last week. I'm no wii-modder, so i don't know nothing about it.
I went to my wii-modder and within 30 secs my wii was modded.
No soldering,...nothing,...just use a wiiclip....Open Wii...click click...ready
Tested it for a week now and everything works perfect.
No spin problems, no sound problems, no eject problems... not 1 little tiny problem found yet.
ALL my games work till now.

Voor de nederlandstalige :
Mensen, waar maken jullie je nog moe aan ? draden hier draden daar, clock zus,....
De oplossing is toch zo simpel ?

About ACTEL A3P125... today developers will take care on this version, I think before friday we release a new version that bring the code stable like A3P250...

In the same time I recieve first good news, code with external 24Mhz oscillator is working and under testing... if all goes in the right way we will start immediatelly production of ADDON for ARGON SPI and release than the firmware for testing...
Price of addon will be like 1 eur and less in qts... of course is not so happy that users need to pay again to keep updated old stocks, but with this little costs all can use OLD stocks again.

I remember that this is a sell policy that is to demostrate that we want to support who belived in ARGON!!
I think is clear to all that was more simple and profitable for us don't release nothing for ARGON SPI and push only ARGON2 sells... but is not our MISSION to don't support our old hardwares ;)

Time line:

1- ARGON 24Mhz OSCILLATOR ADDON >> available in 2 weeks max
2- ARGON2 project >> available in 3 weeks max
3- ARGON A3P125 firmware revision >>> this week, max next monday

we remember that infact the current NO OSCILLATOR code is quite stable, and sufficient to grant a good modchip installation... like all can see D2PRO has in many cases same problems of ARGON... well not exactly like ARGON but on D2C2 happen sometimes...

So Finally ARGON SPI A3P250 is ready for D2C2 with minor little bugs... A3P125 this week will have a new release...

bye
oscar

 ;)

Omdat wij geen hobbiesten zijn en graag nieuwe producten willen ondersteunen en helpen ontwikkelen. Wij staan een paar stappen voor de end-users zoals jij.
En op de frontlinie te zitten in deze ontwikkeling te zitten is niet 'simpel'.

For now can we get some diagrams so we can add 24Mhz Oscillator by ourselves ? ( 24Mhz or 24hz  ??? ) without waiting 2 weeks ?

wow 3 weeks :-\  ... I just get 40pcs LEH178 , I hope this is normal D2C so I can use ARGON 1.8 for it , so I am ok for 1-2 weeks. ( if anyone have normal WII D2C in stock & good price PM me , up to 500 pcs. only known and trusted companies please ).

I think this is useless if it will not work 100% , yes I mean PERFECT , so don't waste your time , give us Oscillator diagrams and firmware for it  ;) .... just be sure ARGON1+Oscillator = ARGON2 , so same firmware can be used.

Thanks for the news of the Argon / Argon2.
But what about Infectus1/2 ?
Is it so difficult to come up with a firmware  ?
Is it only me who is missing firmware to Infectus1/2 ?
Is service not for all customers, even those who have purchased the flagship of modchip ?

INFECTUS2 firmware will be available soon too... it hasn't any problem because 24Mhz are on board.. :)

Regarding oscillator of course we will release infos and diagram, we are checking some brands and when we have the correct one we will post picture and part no.

About ARGON SPI A3P125 we want only to fix the reset issue that still present in some installation on A3P125...

In all cases the currents firmwares are sufficient stables to be installed, is possible only to have some problems to find good clock position, but here in our laboratory we have a problem only on 1 console every 5 pcs...

BYE

It sounds good.  :)
OscarHS thanks for the update on Infectus1 / 2

ok, inderdaad...dat is heel juist.
respect voor jullie allemaal die het mogelijk maken om een modchip te ontwikkelen.

How about reflections on clk wire? which frequency has the clk? It can be useful to terminate the clock wire on argon side. some experience with that?

Yes, "just" a wiiclip. I would NEVER use clips. Some people killed their drive because of this clip, in a PS2 with EZI the same things happened.
But it's your choice to use it, not mine^^

Great! I hoped for this statement! Good move.

33MHz. You can look at the pics here (http://www.infectus.biz/forum/index.php?topic=2081.msg14863#msg14863).

OK, in this case the clock wire is "short enough" for 33 MHz.

Hi Oscar.

I believe the move to onboard OSC the good decision.

But, for customers like me, with only A3P125 in stock, first having to order additional SPI to support wasabus, then having to wait 3 weeks to get a beta, for me not working at all, now having to wait again 2 weeks to order the OSC add on, at best, it's ... hard.

Adding waiting weeks to waiting weeks this way will give months, not realy good for the business (your and our).

So, if the OSC hardware is ok in tests, I think it would be "correct" to give to your customers the ability to make themself this part, with all the reponsability limitations.

I think "pro" have the ability to make this OSC from local parts, if you give the schematics and a picture.

If you don't want to give theses infos, but why as other teams have this OSC, you can give the connections of this OSc and the clk, and of course the working firmware.

I see this solution as temporary, until your factory OSC reach us.

Bye.

Hello Oscar!

What about support for Korean region Nintendo Wii??

how is it sufficiently stable for installation when even in the LAB, under best case scenario all you get is 4/5 that work "properly", we as installers can't be bringing in customers on the basis that they "may" get a working console back after installation and we can't be opening, installing, playing around with the console and then end up removing the chip because it doesn't work. Could you please at least explain why beta 3 works better than 3.1 on some consoles, that alone tells me that there is room for improvement in the code.

Did the schematics change for the install from 1.1 to 1.5?
I'm wondering because a friend of mine did a wiiclip install and has some issues maybe this version can resolve these.

you can't use wiiclip for wasabus firmwares

only 1.8/13-15 wire firmware

is the 1.8 17 wire install still the way to go for regular D2C's or does the 9 wire really work? wouldn't it have the same clock issues as d2c2?

As far as I know wiiclip v2 is for 13+4 wire install and wiiclip v2b is for 9 wire install.
So only v2b is suitable for wasabus.

17 wire F/W just works. 9 wire F/W can be iffy. I'd go with the 17 wire option.

En we wachten gewoon nog geduldig af.
heb al wel wat d2pro's achter de hand  ;)
add-on hier en daar wordt wel irri , maar niets aan te doen,
waar blijft eigenlijk de nederlandse rubriek :P

and in english ?

my question is, does anyone still have a version 3 DAT file for the A3P125 variant ?
as have read that this version is better for eject problem/bug than version 3.1 (which is all thats hosted here)

as i first installed argon how i normally do in a D2C. and got many probs, as it was a D2C2, so reflashed it. was better but was more or less dead drive,
once i got it to take a disc, it would only randomly boot the disc ..
After reading up on D2C2 drives, changed the placemnt of the chip, and now it only have probs taking in the disc in (and ejecting/swopping)....
but once the disc is in properly after a reboot, it will play a backup up everytime then ..

So wanted to just claify.... is this the 'eject' bug ?
When it wont eject, and also does'nt take disc's too .. without a power cyle
and also unable to 'swap' games without doing a power cycle as well ? ...


Mick ..

PS, so to summarize , does any1 have v3 .dat file for A3P125
and better clarification on the 'eject bug'

hmmm coming up to 2000 or so views, and stil no reply !
does no one have the file ?
and no one can confirm/explain what the actual eject bug is, or even speculate/discuss there view
seems odd as its been refered to alot in past posts ...

Mick ....

That’s because there was never a beta 3 released for the 125. 125 is only beta 3.1 which is the same as the final 1.5.

guys just wait for oscillator firmware + diagrams , why to use unworking/buggy version ?
yo infectus any news about new version ? we need some news.  :D

I have a Argon SPI and I just put on fw1.5. I am running a Canadian Wii. I installed the chip in the system (without the R to the GND) and the light on the chip lite up. Games wouldn't run (said to eject disc and restart system). Now I installed the R to the GND and the light on the chip doesn't light up, orginals will boot but backups will not. What am I doing wrong?

and you are sure you have a D2C wii ?
What install ? 9wire ? 17wire ?

latest 17wire fw is v1.8

I'm running Argon Wasabus Final 1.5 on a D2C2. I did the nine wire install. I installed it like the readme said and then bridged the R pad to the GND. When I put it in the system it would allow me to put Originals but no backup, also the Argon Blue LED wouldn't light up. Then I decided to remove the R from the GND and the chip then light up with the Blue LED, but when I put in Originals and backups I got the Black Screen saying please eject disc and restart system.

ok forget that fw..

you have to wait until a clockaddon is available and the new FW

if you need a working chip now buy a d2pro

no other way atm

 I have test with LEF1011xx....  it's not working perfectly.. Eject bug or the modchip turn off...

 SO......

  I sell 7 Argons modchip ! with Jtag ! it's  A3p250 with Spi integred.. ;)

see ya !

Is it normal for my chip not to work or light up when I short the R pad to the GND? My system is Canadian/USA D2C2.

there is a clock problem with the d2c2..

wait for the addon and the new firmware..

3.4 is out now, check the new thread - working almost perfectly here