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[honest_al]

i have followed guide up to part where it says to load the .bin file, then it asks me what bank, bank 0, bank 1 or another option which i forgot.

which bank do i select?

[theforce81]

i have followed guide up to part where it says to load the .bin file, then it asks me what bank, bank 0, bank 1 or another option which i forgot.

which bank do i select?

0

[Cade]

Hmmmm, an Imation DVD-RW 4x burned at 4x booted perfectly with the game (Guitar Hero III) and running fine untill you load up the first song: gives read error.

A Fujifilm DVD+R 8x burned at 4x with the same game boots up very difficult with clicking noises (D2Pro anyone?). Loading takes very long and you can hear clearly the drive has problems reading the disc. However it passes the loading screen before the first song but the audio is out of sync and stutters continuously. The game is unplayable.

I'm now gonna try burning the Imation DVD-RW 4x again at 2x speed and see what happens. Also gonna try a Memorex DVD+RW 4x and a Maxell DVD+R 16x.

Damnit, it would suck if the Fujifilms (DVD+R 8x) aren't compatible with my Wii DVD drive because I have a shitload of them. I will try another one with another game and hope I will get better results. Maybe I should try another burning speed? I read that you should burn with half the speed of what the disc is capable off but maybe that's not always the case or maybe it's even total bullshit. Anyone?

what has this got to do with the new argon firmware?

Well, I used them with the new firmware (I believe it's called testing) so I'm telling what problems I encounter. Just passing on user experience and at the same time maybe someone can enlighten me with some of theirs.

[bigup]

Hmmmm, an Imation DVD-RW 4x burned at 4x booted perfectly with the game (Guitar Hero III) and running fine untill you load up the first song: gives read error.

A Fujifilm DVD+R 8x burned at 4x with the same game boots up very difficult with clicking noises (D2Pro anyone?). Loading takes very long and you can hear clearly the drive has problems reading the disc. However it passes the loading screen before the first song but the audio is out of sync and stutters continuously. The game is unplayable.

I'm now gonna try burning the Imation DVD-RW 4x again at 2x speed and see what happens. Also gonna try a Memorex DVD+RW 4x and a Maxell DVD+R 16x.

Damnit, it would suck if the Fujifilms (DVD+R 8x) aren't compatible with my Wii DVD drive because I have a shitload of them. I will try another one with another game and hope I will get better results. Maybe I should try another burning speed? I read that you should burn with half the speed of what the disc is capable off but maybe that's not always the case or maybe it's even total bullshit. Anyone?

what has this got to do with the new argon firmware?

Well, I used them with the new firmware (I believe it's called testing) so I'm telling what problems I encounter. Just passing on user experience and at the same time maybe someone can enlighten me with some of theirs.

forget RW media mate, try using some DVD-R and test it with that, Grab some decent Verbatim DVD-r

stop being a scrooge, lol i dont know anyone who uses RW for games :p

[Cade]

forget RW media mate, try using some DVD-R and test it with that, Grab some decent Verbatim DVD-r

stop being a scrooge, lol i dont know anyone who uses RW for games :p

Haha, thanks for your input. I'm using RW discs to see if the game is worthy for a definate burn and if it is a good dump. A RW is perfect for testing out various things before a final burn to a +R or -R.

Btw. I burned the game again to the Imation DVD-RW 4x but this time at 2x speed. Guess what.... runs like a smooth baby bottom! Wow, didn't know the DVD drive was so picky about burning speeds, and I'm not talking about the difference between 2x and 16x burning speeds but just between 2x and 4x burning speed!

Seems like the new firmware is working great! Don't know if the media compatibility is better too? If the 1.8 firmware couldn't handle RW discs, well...... with this Wasabus firmware it does which is great news to some of you, I'm sure.

[Td]

I would HIGHLY recommend against DVD-RWs of any type. They are usually extremely difficult for a laser to read. DVDs are a couple cents each. It's not gonna kill you to burn it on a DVD-R. I'm assuming you're getting the game for free anyway if you need to know where or not you need to burn it first.

Aside from that, using DVD-RWs (or crappy DVD-Rs) will kill your wii's laser faster. They are more difficult to read than a normal DVD-ROM, which the laser is designed for. It has to use more power to read these DVDs and will burn out sooner.

Just my opinion though.. you can do whatever you want with your $250 Wii to save 20 cents.

[honest_al]

when i first plugged in my injectus when the new version of injectusprogrammer was runing, it said it was doing an update so i allowed it to update.

then i plugged injectus to argon and blue led shown.

i followed the .doc guide and updated argon to the new 1.8, then erased flash, the wrote the new bin, and once all complete, the blue led no longer illuminates when i connect to jtag.

please note, these are not fitted to wii, they are straight from packet.

[Cade]

when i first plugged in my injectus when the new version of injectusprogrammer was runing, it said it was doing an update so i allowed it to update.

then i plugged injectus to argon and blue led shown.

i followed the .doc guide and updated argon to the new 1.8, then erased flash, the wrote the new bin, and once all complete, the blue led no longer illuminates when i connect to jtag.

please note, these are not fitted to wii, they are straight from packet.

Did you flash the 1.8 firmware or the Wasabus 1.1 firmware to your Argon? If you flashed it with the 1.8 firmware like you say above (it could be a typing error) that could be your problem. If you flashed it with the Wasabus 1.1 firmware it could be possible that it only lights up when installed. Maybe another user that didn't install yet can clearify this for you.

A question for other users that installed their Argon: With the Wasabus firmware, does your blue Argon LED stay on? Even when you insert originals and put your Wii in standby mode (yellow LED on Wii). I noticed this and was wondering if this is correct behaviour.

[crisdo98]

I must say a big thank you.. just installed my first 9 wire argon and I must say I'm very impressed so far.  It may just be late but I even think it detected and booted my test game quicker then usual too!

Once D2Pro release their DVD update feature then Infectus can do the same without fear of others copying it  

I'm not too fused bout D2A/DMS/D2B-cut legs as I'll continue to use YAOSM for these models even once Argon supports these.

The whole update .doc was a bit backwards writted but it was very easy to flash to Argon9 1.0.  Simply update the actel with the .dat using Tools/open injectus/load .dat/program...    Then once flashed close the dialogue box, Flash commands/erase.. then Write and chose the .bin.. coudn't be simpler!

Thanks very much guys.. I've always had faith and cheers for bringing out the goodies.. look forward to the future.

Chris

[honest_al]

when i first plugged in my injectus when the new version of injectusprogrammer was runing, it said it was doing an update so i allowed it to update.

then i plugged injectus to argon and blue led shown.

i followed the .doc guide and updated argon to the new 1.8, then erased flash, the wrote the new bin, and once all complete, the blue led no longer illuminates when i connect to jtag.

please note, these are not fitted to wii, they are straight from packet.

Did you flash the 1.8 firmware or the Wasabus 1.1 firmware to your Argon? If you flashed it with the 1.8 firmware like you say above (it could be a typing error) that could be your problem. If you flashed it with the Wasabus 1.1 firmware it could be possible that it only lights up when installed. Maybe another user that didn't install yet can clearify this for you.

A question for other users that installed their Argon: With the Wasabus firmware, does your blue Argon LED stay on? Even when you insert originals and put your Wii in standby mode (yellow LED on Wii). I noticed this and was wondering if this is correct behaviour.

sorry m8, i should have made it a little clearer, yes i used the new wasabus_a125-1.1.dat for my 125 chipset.

like you said, can anyone else confirm any led behaviour once programmed?

cheers

[idog]

I have an Argon here with a broken off JTAG connector (well, a few actually, but that's another story). Anyway, I was wondering if I can use the Infectus (1) to program it with this new 9-wire 1.1 firmware or does it only work with the Injectus ?

(the chip works great with the 1.8 on it, so the chip itself is not the issue).

[Chipwelt]

Now, the flash again without Wii...

once again a great respect for work ...


Thanks

[crisdo98]

Ok guys the 9 wire version I installed last night at 1am seems to be working ok.  I installed another this morning and it seemed to be very temperamental with inserting and ejecting disks.

I'm elaborate; This is a new machine yet to be configured.. i turned it on by inserting a backup which it took in but paused half way then continued on it's way.  I thought nothing of it as when I looked up the screen suggested that I had to set up the console... anyhows, all set up.. no worries and the disk was recognised, booted and seems 100%.. so far.

then pressed Home and went back to the Menu and tried to eject the disk... this is where I struggled.. took me 4 or 5 eject pushes to get the disk to eject.. seemed strange so I inserted it again...  this time it just paused half way in and I had to actually gently remove the disk.  The drive was then frozen and I had to push the reset button to get it to respond again. 

Since beginning this post I've actually isolated the problem to the length of the 'C' wire.  I'll post the pic of the install and the pic after moving the chip and shorting 'C' as well as making sure the 'C' wire does not cross any other wires.

I know Wasabi and D2Pro have/had similar issues but having never installed anything but Argons I've found this to be a new problem I personally have never faced.

I've now given it a hard time with a thorough insert, eject, reset regime and it's now appears 100%.  If anyone else has had similar problems try the above.

Thanks Infectus for a great chip and look forward to the DVD update feature.

Below is the before and after install.


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[crisdo98]

Ok, just screwed it back together and thought i'd test it again.. it's now giving me grief.. disk inserts fine but on eject it only comes out half way. 

Any ideas please share.. in the meantime I will need to continue to install the 17 wire mod

[krayziexploiter]

Ok, just screwed it back together and thought i'd test it again.. it's now giving me grief.. disk inserts fine but on eject it only comes out half way. 

Any ideas please share.. in the meantime I will need to continue to install the 17 wire mod

This is a comon problem on wasabi and the earlier d2pro9 chips. It seems like the chip resets itself after each eject causing weird ejecting behaviour. D2pro fixed it with an update so it's up to team infectus to follow.