Chiip v0.9.0 is now available in the Download section.
First of all: This is a yet another test version, the last stable version stays Beta 5. I hope this will be the last version before the 1.0.0 release, but I really need some feedback on how it works, so please test it and fill out the survey on the 0.9.0 release that I will publish soon. What I'm most interested in knowing is if the Wii region patching works on NTSC USA and NTSC Japan consoles, because I modified the usual Wii region free patching a bit and I wonder if it will work on USA and Japan Wii too.
Changes to beta 7:
* Wii and Gamecube region free. While region free should work fine for all Gamecube backups, it only works on some Wii backups. This is a problem all current Wii modchips have, which is why you'll always read of "partial region free". There's a great page in the gbatemp Wiki that lists which games work and which won't:
http://wiki.gbatemp.net/index.php/Wii_Region_Free_Patcher_Compatibility_List * Changed the version numbering. This might be a bit confusing, but I hope that the 1.0.0 release will be available within 2-3 days, which should stop the confusion
* Gamecube originals should work again
* Changed the login process a little. You should now be able to reduce the speed of Wii originals too, by using the "Start game then return to Wii menu" trick:
If you insert a disc it will run at maximum speed, but if you start the game and return to the Wii menu the disc should slow down
* Included Linux and Wiip-AT90S2313 versions. The Wiip version is completely untested, and just included if someone wants to give it a try. The Linux version requires ppdev and a DVDTool-compatible cable. There will be a Windows compatible version as well soon.
* Maybe something else that I've forgotten
You will have to flash the right version for your region (NTSC Japan / NTSC USA / PAL), otherwise nothing will work. Maybe I will switch to using a setup disc too sometime, but for now I think most people will prefer this solution.
To flash the firmware, use the following commands:
For NTSC Japan:
avrdude -p m8 -c sp12 -U flash:w:chiip-0_9_0-atmega8-japan.hex -U lfuse:w:0xE3:m -v
For NTSC USA:
avrdude -p m8 -c sp12 -U flash:w:chiip-0_9_0-atmega8-usa.hex -U lfuse:w:0xE3:m -v
For PAL:
avrdude -p m8 -c sp12 -U flash:w:chiip-0_9_0-atmega8-pal.hex -U lfuse:w:0xE3:m -v