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[Jadgamez]

Jadgamez - can you post a picture, or explain exactly how you ran the cable, with the case on, that fixed the problem?

Sorry but my test machine is now fully closed up and I am happily playing Mario Kart without any problems NOW 

I just ran the cable on top of the DVD drive then back round and out of the GC memory card ports. Used a bit of tap and make sure it doesn’t interfere with the drive mechanism.


Can a FW upgrade be made to ground the JTAG address lines so the ribbon cannot interfere with the Argon or something also those lines?

[codone]

Okay, I got 95% rid of my FMV choppiness.  And the other 5%, it's GREATLY reduced to just the smallest blips of choppiness.   BUT, 9/10 times when I test SSBB or Wario Smooth Moves opening FMV, it works 100% now.  Note before I made changes, I had it bad -- maybe 1 out of 10 boots on SSBB would be clean.  Although I had much better luck on single layer games like Wario.. prob smooth 5/10 times.

My changes had zero effect on the Gamecube game Eternal Darkness... It still dies at opening, Edgar Poe.



Here's what I did, and what changes I saw:

(1) Removed ribbon cable completely from Argon 1.8

(2) Tested with case/metal shielding off --  WORKED PERFECTLY (meaning my 95% I assume, was perfect at the time tho)
    Note when I say it worked, that means I tested SSBB, Wario, over and over, powering off, ejecting disc, many, many, many times...

(3) Put it all back together inclucing metal shielding.  Immediately went back to the old problems...  Drive would CLUNK from time to time, and got choppiness on testing (FAILED)..  SOOO  this points (in my case) to the ribbon cable seeming to have nothing to do with it.

(4) Took off Metal shielding, retested again... WORKED PERFECTLY

(5) Put plastic case back on, no metal shielding.  Note, many screws will not tighten (must be left out) since the shielding is gone -- but, I feel there is enough screws still to keep it securely together.  STILL WORKED PERFECTLY.

I assume that if I had run the ribbon out at this point, it would't have affected me -- but until I do, we won't know for sure.  But, as per #3 above, removing the ribbon and putting it back together with metal shielding DIDN'T HELP me.

So I still hope Infectus will look into Eternal Darkness (USA on USA Wii) Gamecube game.  I tried DVD+R, and DVD-RW, both seem to fail identically.  I also found a thread on another forum about running the Action Replay on a unmodified Wii having the same crash??  I cannot confirm this.

I guess a question for people out there...  those that aren't having FMV probs, did you leave off the metal shielding?   Those that are having choppiness -- did you leave it INSTALLED?

[codone]

More news on Eternal Darkness for Gamecube -- I got it to work!

After some research, I found a tool called FSTFIX V1.5F

I ran IMGBURN and re-read my GC backup of Eternal Darkness to ISO, and ran:

fstfix eternaldarkness.iso t g

The options do the following:
 ** FSTFIX image.gcm t           = ALIGN 32k (Force all files on 32k)
 ** FSTFIX image.gcm g           = ALIGN + 3GIGASIZE.

I did NOT do the audio streaming fix (the 's' option).

It's booted perfectly through the intro to the main game menu 4 times in a row.  Note that this was a valid image, 1.4 gig in size to begin with, not some compressed chopped image.  So, if you are having any troubles with a gamecube game on Argon 1.8, I suggest trying the above.

[Ugotit]

Thank you codone that worked like a charm for eternal darkness.


Download fstfix.exe v1.5f here http://gbatemp.net/index.php?download=631

More info here http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/217971

[aguantalo]

I have a wii pal, with infectus 2 and firm 1.8 installed, i dont have any problem with my wii backups, also with gc ones,  but i want to play mario party 5 (GC), because i have 4 pads for gc........not the same for wii..........

When i run my mario party 5 back up, the screen goes black.........i try another backup and the screen went to green, but any of two runs..... I try to change the region.......and is pal..............can anyone help me?, now the firm is running for a long time............. thanks........

Its a valid image not compressed..........

[RomperStomper]

It's wierd one person can play a certain game with the same Region Wii and same mod chip and another can't. Maybe it has something to do with thith what program you use to burn your games or media. Or do you think it could be the different drives in the Wii ?

I'm not sure, but I can't get Mario Sunshine to work at all. Anyone eolse got this to work at all ? Btw, it's on a multi disc with 3 other games so not sure if this makes a difference, but the other ones work.

[aguantalo]

I have a wii pal, with infectus 2 and firm 1.8 installed, i dont have any problem with my wii backups, also with gc ones,  but i want to play mario party 5 (GC), because i have 4 pads for gc........not the same for wii..........

When i run my mario party 5 back up, the screen goes black.........i try another backup and the screen went to green, but any of two runs..... I try to change the region.......and is pal..............can anyone help me?, now the firm is running for a long time............. thanks........

Its a valid image not compressed..........

I burn it with imgburn, its the only backup with problems, the only one.

My media are TDK, and are quality devices..... 

I try last night passing the tool posted above, but its the same, screen back to black....

[Heat6Jones]

If I pull the ribbon really hard, will it come out without damaging the chip or the Wii? As of now, I can play VC games, Wii games and a couple GC games. SSBB usually gets choppy during and only during the intro video, but it pauses for a second and then plays fine. I don't see any updates improving anything for the Wii, so I don't think the ribbon is useful anymore.

[djesyn]

I'm having problems with my install. I have the 060 Infectus2, and all wires were checked with multimeter making good contact. The firmware was flashed smoothly as well. The Wii refuses to read any back up disks. Any back ups would result in a disk read error. This isn't my first install and the last install went perfectly. Have D2C wii and Infectus II, wiiktus setup (not wasabus). Previous working install was a D2B.

[codone]

If I pull the ribbon really hard, will it come out without damaging the chip or the Wii?

No, you cannot just PULL the ribbon cable out!   You could, however, easily take the Wii apart (if you get the $4 tri-wing screwdriver) and remove it correctly, it's not too hard.  The ribbon cable is probably taped in a few spots, also, it could be running through some areas where it would be bound up if you tried to pull it.  Not to mention, it's "snapped" into the connector on the modchip.  Be very gentle and patient removing tape, etc, as you don't want to break the delicate ribbon cable.  I used the PSXCARE video as a guide to take my Wii apart the first time.  It's probably not causing you any trouble in the first place, but some people say it could.  As per my post above, I got my choppy fix from taking the Wii apart, and removing the metal shielding (maybe it was causing extra pressure on the drive ?)  With the metal shielding out, many screws don't have anything to screw back into, but there are enough to keep it securely together for normal use.