Foundmy.com an Official North Americian distributor of Wiikey 2 has informed me that they have a new special. All customers who PRE-ORDER the new Wiikey 2 modchip & triwing screw-driver for the Nintendo Wii can get it at the low price of $35.
* Compatible with DMS, D2A, D2B, D2C, D2C-2 and D2E chipsets
* Compatible with all regions, USA, JAP, PAL and KOREA
* Compatible with D2B "cut pin" drives (does not require the cut pins to be connected)
* Fully configurable and updatable via DVD
* Advanced automatic region detection with fallback (works even if a drive is changed to a different region Wii)
* Region override for Wii and Gamecube games
* Direct Boot of Wii original, import, and backup games
* Direct Boot of Gamecube original, import, and backup games
* Direct boot of homebrew in GC mode
* Supports multi-disc games, DVD-R, +R, +RW (no bitsetting required)
* Supports Dual Layer
* Supports factory made 'silvers', even with incorrect header data
* Supports, SMG, SSBB, Mario Kart and other 'problem' titles
* Streaming audio-fix for Gamecube games
* Diskspeed configurable via DVD, with separate settings for different media types
* Recovery mode makes it impossible to brick the chip with a bad flash
* 8Mbit onboard flash for storing data and applications
* Rock solid performance with 3.3V FPGA core and high quality components
* Multifrequency Ringpiece Oscillators (MRO) for optimum performance, even with
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Well there is a new Backup Loader out in the wild. This software will let you run Wii backups withotu a modchip. You will need a cIOS and the DVD access libraries (libdi and DVDX) installed in order to use this one.
In this release there is no leaked code included. Only official code is used by WiiGator. The official released dip_module, IOS patches and libcios are also used.
PAL and NTSC is working. GeckoOS can load both original and backup discs.
You can download the compiled DOL and WAD from our File Area
You can also download the source code for this project HERE.
The Wii Recovery Dongle news has been out for some time now. I have recently recieved some of these to play around with thanks to bushing. As you have read on HackMii these dongles can be used to fix certain types of bricks. But other than the Youtube video not much has been seen of this device so with the permission of marcan & bushing I bring to you some of the first official pics of the device.
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SaveMii is a small dongle that is plugged into a Wii's Gamecube memory card slot. It mimicks a test interface that is believed to be used in Nintendo's own facilities (dubbed “Waikiki” by Nintendo).
When the System Menu is started and such a device is found, much of the System Menu's code is skipped. Instead, the System Menu checks the validity of the disk, runs an update from the inserted disk if present, and then tries to start a diagnostic – also known “autoboot” – disk.
This will allow updates from legit Wii disks to fix the system data. Or, if the Wii's system hasn't been updated to version 3.3 yet and is equipped with a modchip, even run custom-made disks containing updates or homebrew tools to modify the
