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[OscarHS]

Dear customers,

we are happy to give you here a "pre release" of 1.5 ARGON update... we need some feedback to refine some things... our target is to reach OFFICIAL AND PERFECTION RELEASE ON MIDDLE END NEXT WEEK!!

Current firmware 1.5 fix that things:

1- GC GAME SUPPORT *
2- SILVER GAMES SUPPORT
3- DVD9 support **

* MARIO WARRIOR tested don't work, but we know the issue as well and on monday will be fixed, others games seams works great, necessary a feedback from users
** DVD9 patches was changed, we need some feedbacks... anyway we know some little changes to do to fix finally this point...

IMPORTANT! Don't use this firmware like "official" update, we need only that the users test it and send us some feedback... we plan to release OFFICIAL update during next week...

ARGON will be PERFECT on all media before next weekend, this is what we promise ... and we thanx all the comunity here, this is the POWER of our INFECTUS / ARGON project, because NO ONE COMPETITOR can have over 1150 users that can speak directly with developers !!!
Don't undervalue this point because in the future if something happen and another update is necessary we can be the FIRST in the market with the help of our comunity...

About INFECTUS2 after release of ARGON stable firmware we will port immediately on INFECTUS, so don't worry INFECTUS users, you will enjoy a perfect firmware like ARGON users... only few days later

REMEMBER GUYS !!! ARGON IS THE BEST IN THE MARKET BECAUSE IS THE "FIRST AND ONLYONE" WITH AN UPDATABLE JTAG SYSTEM (no one show a similar system right now... ) and our comunity is THE BEST!!

BYEEEE

[krayziexploiter]

Great work again.

Tested super mario sunshine and it works flawless.

tested super smash brothers dvd9 without specified layer break at 50 hz: hangs at white screen
tested super smash brothers dvd9 without specified layer break at 60 hz: hangs at no screen
tested super smash brothers dvd9 with specified layer break at 60 hz: sound but no screen
tested super smash brothers dvd9 with specified layer break at 50 Hz: works flawless.

May I remind the dvd9 worked on fw 1.4 also flawlessly (only thing is on top of the screen there is some minor flickering but that must be of the incompatible region specifics (ntsc-j game on pal wii)


I don't have any china silver

again GREAT work.

[ivoback]

I'm downloading smash bros richt now!
can anywane tell me +r dvd dl work?
i'm getting a camecube controller also today so i can burn gamecube games!
i write if it works!

[krayziexploiter]

yes +r dl works fine. my booktype was set to dvd-rom though

[ivoback]

I cant booktype should i burn it?

[Fitch]

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Thanks for the GC support! Now on to the completion of the Metroid Prime trilogy!

[ogino]

i try with Dancing Stage Mario Mix Pak.
the game with firmware 1.4 and 50 hz run at the windows konam_.
with the firmware 1.5 the game run at 50 hz show the intro and run at the windows where ask if i want save the game on memory.
i don't have the memory, i click continue but not save.
the game crash
tomorrow i search a memory for try with the memory insert

[tef892]

My limited feedback:-

All on a PAL wii

Working fine (with 1.5 pre-rls):-

Mario Kart Double Dash
Luigi's Mansion
Home Run King  NTSC
Freakstyle  NTSC

Not Working:-
(unless otherwise stated these all load in the channel then go to black once START)

Animal Crossing  PAL
Mario Superstar Baseball
Army Men RTS
V-Rally
Hot Wheels Velocity X
Pikmin 2
Super Mario Strikers

Crash Nitro Kart - loads then freezes at start of gameplay
Mario Power Tennis - this loads and seems fine but gets stuck (doesn't freeze, music plays animation runs in background etc) once a game type has been selected - very weird.

I've stated the region on the few that I know but unfortunately the majority I'm unsure of.

Previous to 1.5 (1.4) none of my GC games were working so it's a definate improvement.

Just want to add my thanks for this update as the games I mainly wanted to play are working fine, and I appreciate all the work you guys (and the community) do to keep the Argon on top .

[maniac79]

Firmware 1.4
PAL Wii

Not working: Original (!!!) GC Resident Evil Zero (PAL)
                  NTSC Backups

Firmware 1.5 Beta: The same ...

[cmyhack]

maniac79..are you sure that u haven't a bad install problem?
..the fact that ur Wii doesn't read Original games is really strange..

[maniac79]

sorry,
i just tried again and suddenly they start, but since i don't have a gc controller i can't confirm the "no mem card" screen.

i don't know why, but they work now, it didn't work the 5-10 times i tried it before.

tested resident evil 0 and resident evil remake both pal on pal wii.

continue the good work.

Wii Backups on my PAL Wii:

PAL Backups:
- No problem so far (tested like 25 games)

NTSC:
- Mortal Kombat Armageddon (working)
- No more Heroes (not working)
- One Piece unlimited Adventure (not working)
- The Spiderwick Chronicles (not working)

Will the region issue for backups be fixed or is this something that can't be fixed?

Regards,
D

[larrylje]

All games where recognized as Game Cube games.

All are 1.35 GB in size.

Riped via GCOM and GC networked to PC.

Wii is an NTSC(3.1U) Wii with ARGON 1.5 firmware

NTSC Games:

Soul Calibur 2 - Boots & Plays
Mario Superstar Baseball - Boots & Plays
Crash Nitro Kart - Boots & Plays
Luigis Mansion - Boots & Plays
Amazing Island - Boots & Plays
Medabots Infinity - Boots & Plays
Mario Golf Toad Stool Boots & Plays
Dragon Ball Z Sagas - Boots & Plays
Sonic Adventure DX - Boots & Plays
Robots - Boots & Plays
Spyro - A Heros Tail - Boots & Plays
Yu-gi-oh False Bound Kingdom - Boots & Plays
Starfox Adventure - Boots & Plays
Mario Kart Double Dash - Boots & Plays
Metroid Prime Echoes - Boots & Plays
Pokemon Colosseum - Boots & Plays
Super Monkey Ball - Boots & Plays
Zelda Ocarina of Time - Boots & Plays
NFL Blitz 2002 - Boots & Plays
Spiderman - Boots & Plays
Starfox Assault - Boots & Plays
Billy Hatcher & the Giant Egg - Boots & Plays
Super Smash Brothers Melee - Boots & Plays
TMNT Melee - Boots & Plays
One Piece Grand Battle - Boots & Plays
SP Revenge of the flying dutchman - Boots & Plays
Mario party 5 - Boots & Plays
Disney Sports Basketball - Boots & Plays

Namcomuseum - Boots locks on Now Loading/Intro
Mega Man Anniversary Collection - Boots locks on Now Loading/Intro
Paper Mario Thousand Year Door - Boots locks on Now Loading/Intro
Pokemon XD Ga;e of Darkness - Boots locks on Now Loading/Intro
Star Wars Rebel Strike - Boots locks on Now Loading/Intro
Star Wars Rogue Leader - Boots locks on Now Loading/Intro
Pac Man World 2 - Boots locks on Now Loading/Intro
Zelda Windwaker - Boots locks on Now Loading/Intro
Mario party 7 - Boots locks on Now Loading/Intro
Fire Emblem Path of Radiance - Boots locks on Now Loading/Intro
Sonic Heroes - Boots Freezes on Stage 1 Loading
Mario Tennis - Boots Freezes on Character Selection
Dirt to Daytona 2001 - Boots Freezes on Car & Track Selection
Pro rally USA - Boots locks on Now Loading/Intro

NHL Hitz 2002 - Black Screen
HP & the Chamber of Secrets - Black Screen
SSX Tour - Black Screen
Super Mario Sunshine - Black Screen

Kao the Kangaroo Round 2 - Blue Screen error -- Kao2 panic... FileTokenizer error: lang.ini(4): Open Comment `/*`..

PAL Games:

Super Mario Strikers - Boots Then error Location Table Not Found

More games are loading and working with 1.5 firmware so it is a step in the right direction.

[spanko]

So with this update, I just burn a GC-iso and boot it up without use GCOS?
and does Mini dvd+ rw works? (TDK)

[daman]

So with this update, I just burn a GC-iso and boot it up without use GCOS?
and does Mini dvd+ rw works? (TDK)

Yes. And I don't think Wii drive can handle mini dvd.

[spanko]

So with this update, I just burn a GC-iso and boot it up without use GCOS?
and does Mini dvd+ rw works? (TDK)

Yes. And I don't think Wii drive can handle mini dvd.

If it cant handle mini dvd, how can it be it can handle original gamecube games?
Anyway thanks for the answer, now i just need to wait for the 1.5 for the wiiktus