wii firmware update query - Singapore's Online Community

**phat_dicks** · 19-04-2008, 11:11 AM

hi all...i was abt to play metroid 3 on my wii and it prompt me to do an update before running the game... may i ask if it will brick the console if it is modded as mine is modded and i dun wanna risk bricking it... thanks...

**perimbean** · 19-04-2008, 12:08 PM

Well...it depends..
If Metroid 3 game is from the same region as your wii....there is no chance of bricking your wii...
Can provide more details?

**phat_dicks** · 19-04-2008, 08:06 PM

oh icic...how do i know which region is the game? it is actually non original game... my set is US modded...

btw wat is the diff btw NTSC, PAL? does it make a diff? sorry for such a noob qn...

**perimbean** · 20-04-2008, 09:45 AM

	Quote:			Originally Posted by phat_dicks
	oh icic...how do i know which region is the game? it is actually non original game... my set is US modded... Is your US modded set region-free enabled? By any chance do you know what modchip are running on? btw wat is the diff btw NTSC, PAL? does it make a diff? sorry for such a noob qn...

Actually PAL has 576 horizontal lines and NTSC has 480. In DVD terms it's 720x576 (Pal) vs. 720x480 (NTSC). Also pal runs at 25i and NTSC runs at 29.97i.
This makes all video conversion a pain in the ass. Pal also has a better contrast ratio than NTSC.
Technically PAL provides better image quality than NTSC but at lesser refresh rate (50) than ntsc (60). PAL and NTSC are region standards.
How it affects you is dependant on where you live.

PAL=Europe & Australia
NTSC U = United States & Canada
NTSC J = Japan

**phat_dicks** · 20-04-2008, 11:37 AM

eh how can i find out if my modded set is region free? actually i have no idea wat mod chip is my wii running on... any ways for me to find out?

**perimbean** · 20-04-2008, 01:53 PM

Region free is actually quite dependent on the modchip you have and the firmware in the modchip. There are update (numeroous in the past few weeks for most major modchips)

For later consoles, D2C driven wiis (which I'm guessing for your console):
The hard part is to inject (flashing of the modchip) [If you happen to be running D2CKey, D2CPro, D2Pro, Wiiktus, Argon, Infectus2 etc..even Wasabi has got flaw in its firmware/hardware logic..]

To know what modchip you have in the system, you've got to open up your wii console set (not with your usual Philip screwdriver or flat-head screwdriver, but with a triwig screw driver.

)

A word of caution: Please get someone to open for you if you're familiar with the layout of the wii, else you break the casing.

**phat_dicks** · 20-04-2008, 04:23 PM

eh...actually my set is 2nd hand...i juz asked its previous owner and he told me it wiikey... btw the firmware i've got in my wii is stated as 3.0U frm the settings page...so now wat shd i do whenever if there is an update for the wii using burnt/non original game disc?

**perimbean** · 20-04-2008, 05:11 PM

Haiyoh, you should have said earlier mah... Wiikey is very easy to update and maintain wiikey.

Since you're on firmware 3.0U, i do not think you can play Metroid Prime 3, Super Mario Galaxy, SSBB or the Mario Kart Wii. (Games are release in chronologically order and if updated accordingly, you will not have problems playing them...)

There are actually 2 kinds of firmware to maintain (as your console is modded), the main firmware is the wii console set and also the modchip firmware.

For unmodded wii console owners, they'd only have to update the current machine firmware will do.
As for modded wii console, on top of the usual console firmware update, there's also the firmware update. If I'm not wrong, your wiikey firmware is 1.9b (of which you may wanna update to v1.9s, you can skip v1.9g). The updates are simple, download the files and burn onto DVD and run the update.

Find out more information from here.

Oh yeah, since your console is NTSC-U, i suppose you'd wana play your Metroid Prime 3 (NTSC-U) game right? It's safe to update the wii console (either via gamedisc or online through Nintendo servers). If fails/corrupted, you may end up with dual news/weather channels (this is a result of updating the console with a gamedisc from other region not meant for your console.)

One word of caution: Whenever you're performing a firmware update, make sure your power supply is plugged in and do not disturb or unplug the power supply (15% trick) [If not sure, do not perform the 15% trick or risk bricking your console]. This may corrupt the memory of the wii console or the memory of the wiikey, thus bricking it for good.

Hope the above information helps.

**phat_dicks** · 20-04-2008, 09:44 PM

wow ur information are really comprehensive...i will try to follow your instruction and update my firmware...btw for the modchip update there is also a config disc image... do i burn both or juz the update? u dont happen to know a step by step guide do u...

**perimbean** · 20-04-2008, 10:40 PM

You'll need both files (for NTSC-U), 1 is the firmware update to v1.9s and the other is the config disc (to turn on region-free, reading speed of the wii console, developer mode etc...)

Best is to update your wii console to play MP3 (Metriod Prime 3) then update your wiikey accordingly.

**phat_dicks** · 21-04-2008, 11:18 AM

hi thanks for all your info...have been readin up abit on this update thingy... seems like i have to filechop the 1.9s update and config as well...

anyway i also read that metroid 3 runs on an update of 2.2...however my wii is currently in 3.0U...why is it tat i still have to do an update? is it because the game disc is of a diff region? since it is non original...is there any way to find out the region of non original games? now im quite skeptical on playing this...haha...

**snoopysnoozy** · 21-04-2008, 11:57 AM

I also got a probem when updating the console. My console stated ver3.1U initially. Yesterday I was trying to update my console for the 1st time. A quarter through updating the console, there was a error message stating that conection lost or something, then after that, my console displayed ver3.2U, so has the console been updated totally or do I have to re-update it?

**perimbean** · 21-04-2008, 02:54 PM

Well, are you able to go into the config setting for your wii set? (Name of console, wifi settings?)

If you would like to confirm if the update is complete, maybe you would like to start the update process again? If everything in you system is updated to the latest version (as with Nintendo servers), it'd display nothing to be updated.

Minor revisions (build differences) are not being displayed in the 3.2U. Check if you can enter the WiiWare channel (to go online), if can, it means your system is updated to latest as at 21 April 2008.

Cheers!
perimbean

**phat_dicks** · 21-04-2008, 04:58 PM

hey perimbean...then wat abt my qn abt metroid 3 on 2.2 firmware? my firmware is already 3.0...why does it still prompt me to do an update?

**perimbean** · 22-04-2008, 02:40 AM

Hmm..Sorry, i dun have the game MP3 so I dun know what system requirements it'd need. Maybe an update to 3.2 may solve your problem? An update of firmware to wii console is will not brick your wii unless you plug out the power supply during update.

**phat_dicks** · 22-04-2008, 11:41 AM

okok...i will carry out your suggestion...btw if i update my wii firmware and not the wiikey firmware will there be any probs?

**veryfree** · 30-04-2008, 12:44 PM

	Quote:			Originally Posted by perimbean
	Region free is actually quite dependent on the modchip you have and the firmware in the modchip. There are update (numeroous in the past few weeks for most major modchips) For later consoles, D2C driven wiis (which I'm guessing for your console): The hard part is to inject (flashing of the modchip) [If you happen to be running D2CKey, D2CPro, D2Pro, Wiiktus, Argon, Infectus2 etc..even Wasabi has got flaw in its firmware/hardware logic..] To know what modchip you have in the system, you've got to open up your wii console set (not with your usual Philip screwdriver or flat-head screwdriver, but with a triwig screw driver. ) A word of caution: Please get someone to open for you if you're familiar with the layout of the wii, else you break the casing.

hi, i am a newbie in wii, and modded it with D2Ckey recently. boought Okami game....it asked for update. is it safe? also bought Mario Kart, it cannot read the game.
pls advise me champ. Thanks

**iwen76** · 11-05-2008, 09:43 PM

	Quote:			Originally Posted by veryfree
	hi, i am a newbie in wii, and modded it with D2Ckey recently. boought Okami game....it asked for update. is it safe? also bought Mario Kart, it cannot read the game. pls advise me champ. Thanks

i duno how true.. but i have a freeloader, and i used it before i played the mario kart..works for me

**iwen76** · 11-05-2008, 10:19 PM

	Quote:			Originally Posted by perimbean
	Haiyoh, you should have said earlier mah... Wiikey is very easy to update and maintain wiikey. Since you're on firmware 3.0U, i do not think you can play Metroid Prime 3, Super Mario Galaxy, SSBB or the Mario Kart Wii. (Games are release in chronologically order and if updated accordingly, you will not have problems playing them...) There are actually 2 kinds of firmware to maintain (as your console is modded), the main firmware is the wii console set and also the modchip firmware. For unmodded wii console owners, they'd only have to update the current machine firmware will do. As for modded wii console, on top of the usual console firmware update, there's also the firmware update. If I'm not wrong, your wiikey firmware is 1.9b (of which you may wanna update to v1.9s, you can skip v1.9g). The updates are simple, download the files and burn onto DVD and run the update. Find out more information from here. Oh yeah, since your console is NTSC-U, i suppose you'd wana play your Metroid Prime 3 (NTSC-U) game right? It's safe to update the wii console (either via gamedisc or online through Nintendo servers). If fails/corrupted, you may end up with dual news/weather channels (this is a result of updating the console with a gamedisc from other region not meant for your console.) One word of caution: Whenever you're performing a firmware update, make sure your power supply is plugged in and do not disturb or unplug the power supply (15% trick) [If not sure, do not perform the 15% trick or risk bricking your console]. This may corrupt the memory of the wii console or the memory of the wiikey, thus bricking it for good. Hope the above information helps.

hi perimbean,

i tried to download from the website above, but no program to open wor.. mus i download installer? btw, someone gave me a ssbb jap version to upgrade the firmware followed by mario party 8 , but after update, my version is still 3.1j wor, din change to 3.2j..did i miss out anything.

**perimbean** · 11-05-2008, 10:40 PM

	Quote:			Originally Posted by iwen76
	hi perimbean, i tried to download from the website above, but no program to open wor.. mus i download installer? btw, someone gave me a ssbb jap version to upgrade the firmware followed by mario party 8 , but after update, my version is still 3.1j wor, din change to 3.2j..did i miss out anything.

Mario Party 8 came out first followed by SSBB (NTSC-J) then SSBB (NTSC-U).

I do not remember seeing game updates on Mario Party 8 (maybe my wii console was already updated when I played Mario Party 8).

SSBB (JAP) is a great game and also update disc for NTSC-J wii console. It'd update the wii console to only 3.1J. I got my 3.2J using the online Nintendo servers.

As for the firmware of your wiikey (if i remember correctly), the latest version is 1.9s. The files are actually on torrent site and you'd require a torrent manager to download it.

a) Download the disc images (Both update and the config disc)
b) Burn out the update (v1.9s) first, run it on your wii (just like game) and follow onscreen instructions.
c) Burn out the config disc as well and run the disc.
d) Turn off developer mode (or block gamedisc updates).

Have fun!