Arcade & Retro Repairs & Mods, all new recipe, with no added MSG...

Finally got the harddrive working with the Wii! Seems I was using an old outdated cIOS. Updated to the below and the harddrive now reads every time and the games boot without any issues at all;

By default, the cIOs used by loaders is slot 249.
In that slot, you should have d2x cIOS v10 (beta52 or 53) with base 56.
if it's not the case, try to reinstall d2x cIOS, or try another slot in the settings.

any Naomi users with a PC connected up? Seems that a JVS-PAC or JVStrike device is needed but both are sold out and out of production.

A JVS-PAC2 is in development but doesn't look like it's coming any time soon.

I wonder is that what everyone here is using or are there alternatives for this? Maybe someone has developed a USB driver so the usb cable from the I/O board can plug into the PC directly? That would be great!

Thanks for that. I might go that route even temporarily until the JVS-PAC2 is out.

Ideally I'd like to keep the cab stock as there is a naomi2 system here. CPU/GPU Fans wont spin on the Naomi board even if I use my finger. Waiting on new fans to arrive.

Minipac would do the job to at least get it assembled and working for now. I plan on stripping it down for a full restore in the new year.

will try that too. The naomi is not working at all yet, just the case fan and leds are on but black screen. The service manual says it wont work if the cpu/gpu fans don't spin so I'm hoping it's just the fans that are gone. It cost €60 for new fans from Bürklin in Germany.

Any of you guys ever had an issue with a Western Digital passport drive making a clicking noise when a Wii is on standby?

I'm guessing because the console is on standby, the harddrive isn't getting enough power (hence the click warning)

However I would have thought the HDD would stay in standby mode until the console powers up?

All works grand. Just means I've to disconnect the HDD when it's not in use as the clicking gets really annoying. Also even weirder, it's only started happening as of yesterday.

80s Synth Pop wrote: »

clicking could also mean the drive is on the way out. Try running the WD health check tool on it and get it replaced under warranty if it's faulty:
https://support.wdc.com/downloads.aspx?p=3&lang=en

Thanks, I'll give that a go. Brand new drive and I've been slowly loading 100 games onto it. Be a right pain if it was toast.

Clicking completely stops once the Wii is on and games are running 100% so hopefully it's just the Wii standby power not being enough.

After reading around, I think I may have figured it out. The last few times I switched the Wii off using the Wiimote, which puts it into standby mode rather than turning it off (so orange light rather than red)

This provides power out of the USB ports which keeps the Harddrive active.

Inviere wrote: »

Ah, it was always best practice to turn off the standby feature incase it updated the firmware while in standby. Not a concern nowadays, but I think that can be disabled, allowing you to shutdown with the Wiimote.

I didn't even know the Wii had a standby mode - will be switching that off when I get home!

Doge wrote: »

I've been looking into using Wii motion controllers with Dolphin emulator on the PC last night.
Just need to get a usb powered sensor bar and apparently its best to use a Wii Bluetooth module that needs a bit of DIY to get it to work with USB, it can be used in Bluetooth passthrough mode where as normal bluetooth adapters have issues.

I done it a few months back - https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=106599223 (pics gone )

It's an incredible solution, proper 1:1 Wii controls, sound from the WiiMote etc, zero lag...works brilliantly

o1s1n wrote: »

Any of you guys ever had an issue with a Western Digital passport drive making a clicking noise when a Wii is on standby?

I'm guessing because the console is on standby, the harddrive isn't getting enough power (hence the click warning)

However I would have thought the HDD would stay in standby mode until the console powers up?

All works grand. Just means I've to disconnect the HDD when it's not in use as the clicking gets really annoying. Also even weirder, it's only started happening as of yesterday.

Just for posterity sake in case anyone else has this issue, it was indeed standby mode.

Used a regular shut down to red light and no more ticking.

o1s1n wrote: »

Had a tired GameCube controller with a dodgy analogue stick and worn buttons. Up wouldn't work properly. Only one I actually have!

Also had an unused crappy clone controller with some dodgy sticky buttons but a perfect analogue stick.

Transplanted the PCB from the dodgy clone into the GameCube pad and selected the best of the gel buttons - result! Feels like a new pad. Was worried the clone PCB response might be ****e but it's perfect.

Back to Resident Evil 0 I go.

Nice work, i did the same with my two PS3 controllers, different result, now both are in pieces, the triggers are impossible to get back working correctly.

Some of those mechanisms almost seem as if they can only be assembled by shrinking yourself down Innerspace style and doing so from within the controller :eek: