Wii modchips

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Contents 1 Generation 1 (Drivechips) 1.1 Gen 1 Hardware Comparison Chart 1.2 Gen 1 Firmware Comparison Chart 1.3 Unreleased Chips 1.4 Fake Chips 1.5 Clone Chips 2 Generation 1.1 (Drivechips) 2.1 Gen 1.1 Hardware Comparison Chart 2.2 Gen 1.1 Firmware Comparison Chart

Generation 1 (Drivechips)

Gen 1 chip use a simple microcontroller and attach to the DVD drive controller chip within the console by way of 3 or 4 wires that make up a virtual serial port. They work by simply fooling the DVD drive into thinking that content on recordable media is actually on original media. Aside from the fact that backups will not work unless they are perfect copies of the original this chip generation has the shortcoming of being incompatible with the D2C DVD drive controller chip found in newer Wii consoles.

Gen 1 Hardware Comparison Chart

Chip

12F6xx

16F628

Atmega8

Cyclowiz

Drive Doctor

DuoWii

InFeCtuS

Wi-ic

Wii-Boss

WiiD

WiiFree Easy Connect

WiiFree Kit

WiiJii Test Kit

Wiikey

Wiinja

Wiip

WiiReZ

Yowii

Creator

Microchip

Microchip

Atmel

Team Cyclops

Datel

Team Omega

Enigma

WiiC

Team Symbiote

?

?

Team Xecuter

WiiJii

?

Microninja

TCNiSO

Enigma

?

Hardware Version

n/a

n/a

n/a

v1.2

?

?

?

?

?

?

?

v1

?

?

Deluxe

1.3

?

?

Layout Available

YES

YES

YES

NO

NO

NO

NO

NO

YES(1)

NO

NO

NO

NO

YES(1)

YES

YES

NO

NO

Firmware Supported

OpenWii WiiFree YAOSM Wiinja(1)

OpenWii WiiFree YAOSM

Chiip OpenWii WiiSKAS Wiikey(1)

Cyclowiz WiiFree

Phazon Wiinja

DuoWii

WiiREZ

Wi-ic

OpenWii WiiFree YAOSM Wiinja(1)

WiiD

WiiFree

WiiFree

OpenWii WiiFree YAOSM Wiinja(1)

Wiikey Chiip(1) OpenWii(1) WiiSKAS(1)

Wiinja

OpenWii

WiiReZ

OpenWii WiiFree YAOSM Wiinja(1)

Pre-Flashed

NO

NO

NO

Cyclowiz

NO

DuoWii

NO

Wi-iC

NO

WiiD

WiiFree

WiiFree

NO

Wiikey

Wiinja

OpenWii

WiiReZ

YAOSM

Install Type

Wire

Wire

Wire

Quicksolder

Wire

Wire or Quicksolder

Wire

Quicksolder

Wire or Quicksolder

Wire or Quicksolder

Quicksolder

Quicksolder

Wire

Quicksolder

Wire

Wire

Wire

Quicksolder

Solder Points

10

10

10

5-11

5

6-19

10-14

5

5-6

5-12

5-6

5

10

6

10-12

10

5-16

5

Clones

NO

NO

NO

NO

NO

NO

NO

NO

NO

NO

NO

NO

NO

YES

YES

NO

NO

NO

Storage

128b

128b

512b

512b

?

NO

512KB

SD Card(3)

128b

?

128b

128b

128b

512b

?

2KB

?

128b

DVD Reflash

YES(2)

YES(2)

YES(2)

YES

NO

NO

NO

NO

YES(2)

NO

YES(2)

YES(2)

YES(2)

YES

NO

NO

NO

Yes(2)

PC Reflash

USB(3) Serial(3) LPT(3)

USB(3) Serial(3) LPT(3)

USB(3) Serial(3) LPT(3)

LPT(3)

USB

NO

USB

NO

Serial

NO

USB(3) Serial(3) LPT(3)

Serial(3)

Serial

LPT(3)(1)

NO

LPT(3)

NO

Serial(3)

Backup/Recovery

NO

NO

NO

YES(3)

NO

NO

YES

NO

NO

NO

NO

NO

NO

YES

YES

NO

YES

NO

Status LED

YES(3)(2)

YES(3)(2)

YES(3)(2)

YES

YES

YES

YES

NO

YES

NO

YES

NO

NO

YES

NO

YES

YES

YES

LCD Output

NO

YES(3)(2)

NO

NO

NO

NO

NO

NO

NO

NO

NO

NO

NO

NO

NO

NO

NO

NO

Hardware Disable

YES(3)

YES(3)

YES(3)

YES(3)

NO

YES

NO

NO

NO

NO

NO

YES

NO

NO

NO

YES

NO

NO

P.O.S.T.

NO

NO

NO

YES

NO

NO

NO

YES

NO

NO

NO

NO

NO

NO

NO

NO

NO

NO

MSRP(USD)

$1

$2

$2

$40

$40

$17

$20

$40

$25

$30

$9

$12

$25

$40

$50

$20

$30

?

• (1) Unofficially Supported
• (2) Only when using specific firmware
• (3) Requires additional hardware that is not included

A Note On Quicksolder: It can be assumed that all "Quicksolder" chips also support "wire" installs. The chips that list both are those chips that provide additional solder points or harnesses on the chip for the explicit purpose of a wire install in addition to the quick solder interface.

Gen 1 Firmware Comparison Chart

Firmware

Chiip

Cyclowiz

DuoWii

OpenWii

Phazon

Wi-ic

WiiD

WiiFree

Wiikey

Wiinja

Wiinja Deluxe

WiiReZ

WiiSKAS

YAOSM

Creator

Cadex

Team Cyclops

Team Omega

OpenWii

Botch

WiiC

?

WAB

?

MicroNinja

MicroNinja

Enigma

N3TKaT

Bell

Latest Release

v0.9.1

u3.6

?

2.3

2 Banshi

?

02

2.51b

1.9g

v2

u4

?

beta1

2.0 rc3

Last Stable Release

v1.0 Beta 5

u3.5

?

2.2b

2 Banshi

?

02

2.45

1.9b

v2

u4

?

beta1

1.9

Binaries Available

YES

YES

NO

YES

YES

NO

NO

YES

YES(1)

YES(1)

NO

NO

YES

YES

Source Available

NO

NO

NO

YES

NO

NO

NO

YES

NO

NO

NO

NO

NO

YES

Chips Supported

ATmega Wiikey(1)

Cyclowiz

DuoWii

ATmega 12F629 12F683 16F628 Wiikey(1) Wiip(1)

Drive Doctor

Wi-iC

WiiD

12F629 12F683 16F628

Wiikey Atmega8(1)

Wiinja 12F629(1)

Wiinja

WiiReZ InFeCtuS

Atmega Wiikey(1)

12F629 12F683 16F628

Wii Drive Types Supported

D2A DMS D2B

D2A DMS D2B

D2A DMS D2B

D2A DMS D2B

D2A DMS D2B

D2A DMS D2B

D2A DMS D2B

D2A DMS D2B

D2A DMS D2B

D2A DMS D2B

D2A DMS D2B

D2A DMS D2B

D2A DMS

D2A DMS D2B

Error 001 (SMG) Fix

NO

YES

NO

YES

YES

NO

NO

NO

YES

NO

YES

NO

NO

YES

GameID Overriding

NO

NO

NO

NO

NO

NO

NO

NO

YES

NO

YES

NO

NO

YES

Wii Backups

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

Wii Imports

Partial

85%

Partial

80%

Partial

Partial

Partial

Partial

Partial

NO

Partial

Swap

NO

Partial

Wii Homebrew

NO

NO

NO

NO

NO

NO

NO

NO

NO

NO

NO

NO

NO

NO

Wii Multi Discs

?

YES

?

?

?

Partial

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

?

YES

GC Backups

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

GC Imports

Partial

YES

Partial

YES

Partial

Partial

YES

Partial

YES

Swap

Swap

Swap

NO

Swap

GC Homebrew

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

GC Multi Discs

?

YES

?

?

?

Partial

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

?

YES

GC Audio Fix

NO

YES

NO

NO

NO

YES

YES

YES(2)

YES

YES

YES

YES

NO

YES

Firmware

Chiip

Cyclowiz

DuoWii

OpenWii

Phazon

Wi-ic

WiiD

WiiFree

Wiikey

Wiinja

Wiinja Deluxe

WiiReZ

WiiSKAS

YAOSM

Drive Speed

6x

4x

4x

6x

4x,6x

4x

6x

2x,4x,6x

3x, 6x

6x

6x

6x

4x

2x,4x,6x

Dual Layer

NO

YES

NO

NO

NO

NO

NO

NO

YES

NO

YES

NO

NO

YES

DVD-R

YES

YES

YES

YES

?

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

DVD-RW

YES

YES

NO

YES

?

YES

YES

YES

NO

Bitset

YES

YES

NO

YES

DVD+R

YES

YES

YES

YES

?

NO

YES

YES

YES

NO

YES

YES

NO

YES

DVD+RW

YES

YES

NO

YES

?

NO

YES

YES

YES

NO

YES

YES

NO

YES

Stealth Mode

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

Disc Config

NO

YES

NO

NO

NO

YES

YES

YES

YES

NO

YES

YES

NO

YES

Disc Upgrade

NO

YES

NO

YES(2)

NO

NO

YES

NO

YES

NO

YES

NO

NO

NO

Software Disable

NO

YES

YES

NO

NO

NO

NO

YES(2)

NO

NO

YES

YES

NO

NO

LED Support

YES

YES

NO

YES

YES

YES

NO

YES

NO

NO

NO

YES

NO

YES

LCD Support

NO

NO

NO

NO

NO

NO

NO

YES(2)

NO

NO

NO

NO

NO

NO

• (1) Unofficially Supported
• (2) Only when using a specific Chip

Unreleased Chips

This is a list of chips that have been announced but have not been released yet.

• WI-IC MicroSD Edition (WIICOS) - Team WiiC
• Wiiva - Team Avalaunch
• Wiip v2 - Team Xecuter and TCNiSO

Fake Chips

This is a list of chips that were announced but were never released and believed to be fake

• W2 FINALCHIP
• Wii XT
• WiiMars v4
• WiiSuper

Clone Chips

This is a list of Clone Modchips for the Wii.

• Awiier - Wiinja v1 Clone
• Awiier2 - Wiinja v1 Clone
• WiiBet - Wiinja v1 Clone
• WiiBet2 - Wiinja v1 Clone
• WiiBuster - Wiinja v2 Clone
• WiiCan - Wiikey Clone
• Wiikit - Wiikey Clone
• WiiM - Wiikey Clone
• WiiMars - Wiinja v2 Clone
• Wiimod - Wiinja v1 Clone

Generation 1.1 (Drivechips)

This generation is a slightly more advanced version of the Gen 1 chips for the Wii. The difference is in its communication method with the DVD drive controller chip. Gen 1.1 chips typically use an FPGA rather than a microcontroller and use anywhere from 10 to 30 wires for installation. The major advantage of Gen 1.1 chips is that they are much more robust in their hacking method meaning that they are not susceptible to many of the smaller bugs that plague Gen 1 chips and they are also compatible with newer Wii consoles that have D2C DVD drive controller chips.

Gen 1.1 Hardware Comparison Chart

Chip	Argon	d2ckey	Infectus
Creator	Enigma	Supreme Factory	Enigma
Hardware Version	1	1	2
Layout Available	NO	NO	NO
Firmware Supported	Argon	d2ckey	Wiiktus
Pre-Flashed	YES	YES	NO
Install Type	Wire	Wire	Wire
Solder Points	25	61	25
Clones	NO	NO	NO
Storage	NONE	NONE	512KB
DVD Reflash	NO	NO	NO
PC Reflash	USB(3) Serial(3)	Serial(3)	USB Serial
Backup/Recovery	NO	NO	NO
Status LED	YES	YES	YES
LCD Output	NO	NO	NO
Hardware Disable	NO	NO	NO
P.O.S.T.	NO	NO	NO
MSRP(USD)	$60	$60	$65

• (1) Unofficially Supported
• (2) Only when using specific firmware
• (3) Requires additional hardware that is not included

Gen 1.1 Firmware Comparison Chart

Firmware	Argon	d2ckey	Wiiktus
Creator	Enigma	?	Enigma
Latest Release	?	?	?
Last Stable Release	?	?	?
Binaries Available	NO	NO	NO
Source Available	NO	NO	NO
Chips Supported	Argon	d2ckey	Infectus 2
Wii Drive Types Supported	D2C	D2C	D2C
GameID Overriding	N/A	N/A	N/A
Wii Backups	YES	YES	YES
Wii Imports	80%	Partial	80%
Wii Homebrew	NO	NO	NO
Wii Multi Discs	YES	YES	YES
GC Backups	YES	YES	YES
GC Imports	Partial	Partial	Partial
GC Homebrew	YES	YES	YES
GC Multi Discs	YES	YES	YES
GC Audio Fix	YES	YES	YES
Firmware	Argon	d2ckey	Wiiktus
Drive Speed	?	6x	?
Dual Layer	?	YES	?
DVD-R	?	YES	?
DVD-RW	?	YES	?
DVD+R	?	YES	?
DVD+RW	?	YES	?
Stealth Mode	YES	YES	YES
Disc Config	NO	NO	NO
Disc Upgrade	NO	NO	NO
Software Disable	NO	NO	NO
LED Support	YES	YES	YES
LCD Support	NO	NO	NO