Wii problems

[Lobster]

Hopefully someone can help me with a problem I'm experiencing.

Whenever I try to connect to the weather channel, it comes up with:
"Theres a problem with the Wii System memory. You cannot use wiiconnect24, return to the wii menu and follow the on-screen instructions."

Well, when you do that there are no on-screen instructions to follow, it just dumps you back to the wii menu. I've checked the internet and wiiconnect24 settings and all is well (I can access Opera and the wiishop), any idea's as to what I can do?

[Ajy170]

You have to have the standby connection turned on. Crazy yes, but if it isn't on, then thats the problem.

[big_b]

my wii has stopped connecting to the internet :?

[Blue]

My connection is always ****ing up. I have an adapter. I'm always having to change the channel, from 1 to 11, back to 1... Gah. It can't be that hard to make a dongle that works, can it?

[Ajy170]

This sounds weird but.....

Could someone take there Wii discs and run there finger along the outer circumference, as in the outer edge of the disc, where you place your fingers while handling the disc. Can you feel any dints or bumps? Also do you have any marks on the data side right near the edges? Finally, turn the console on, put the disc in and load up the game to a high action sequence. Turn off the volume on remote and TV. Put your heap up against the console. Do you get a churning noise?

I think my Wii is stuffed Sad

[StompBrother]

Sounds like your Wii IS stuffed. It shouldn't be making a churning sound. Just the regular whirring of the disc spinning and maybe the whirr of the laser cradle moving. No dents or bumbs on edges here and no scratches. I think there's something wrong with yours. Ring up Nintendo's service department to get it looked at. If you haven't bought any VC games or points, you may want to exchange it for a new console at wherever you bought it from.

-Stompy

[Ajy170]

Sounds like your Wii IS stuffed. It shouldn't be making a churning sound. Just the regular whirring of the disc spinning and maybe the whirr of the laser cradle moving. No dents or bumbs on edges here and no scratches. I think there's something wrong with yours. Ring up Nintendo's service department to get it looked at. If you haven't bought any VC games or points, you may want to exchange it for a new console at wherever you bought it from.

-Stompy

I got Super Mario 64, and living in bris anyone got any experience on how long it will take to get a new one? With uni only a month away (and hence only one month i can actually use the thing for another 16 weeks), I don't really want to let it go :)

The really bad churning noise has stopped, now just normal fan and disc noise.

[borgster101]

Maybe you should see how it goes, if everything is still working perhaps there's nothing wrong? My Wii was making a louder than usual noise a few weeks ago, a bit concerning but it went away, my 360 has also made strange noises before, I've sort of expected the unexpected noises from time to time these days...

[Ajy170]

Yeah but you have bumps, dints, and it looks like a cat has been nibbling away at the edges of the discs.......

[StompBrother]

Hmm... do you have a cat? Maybe the Wii Help Cat (in the Photo Viewer) has been nibbling away at your discs. :p

On a serious note, do all your discs feel rough? I suggest you try a Cd in there. Feel it's edges first, put it in and let it read and then eject and feel if it is scraping the edges.

If all those noises have dissapeared I think you are just getting too paranoid.

-Stomps

[borgster101]

Yeah but you have bumps, dints, and it looks like a cat has been nibbling away at the edges of the discs.......
Actually kind of, I looked at the WarioWare and Monkey Ball discs and the edge doesnt look at smooth as my other discs, the games themselves work fine, but its not to the extent that you are describing. Though nothing on the data side of the discs.

[Jickle]

Alright, I've noticed that since I turned on WiiConnect24, my Wii gets incredibly hot while in standby mode. Is there anything I can do about that?

[Stevorooni]

keep it in the fridge? PS do not do that


I think it's pretty standard for it to heat up in standby mode, probably because the internal fans aren't running.

I don't bother keeping standby mode on, Nintendo isn't sending us new games or anything throughout the night.

[The Brett]

My Wii has some odd problems- it seems to like covering the screen with spots, or a kind of fuzz, on every game. A quick search revealed the source of the problem- my graphics card is stuffed.

So, after never having a console problem in my life prior to 2006, and a 7-year-old PS2 still sitting next to my TV, I'm going to have to go back for my third Wii, and I'm on my third 360. Can't anyone actually make their shit anymore?

[aubergine]

Alright, I've noticed that since I turned on WiiConnect24, my Wii gets incredibly hot while in standby mode. Is there anything I can do about that?

That, sadly, seems to be the price of being able to use the forecast, news, and receive messages and so on. I wouldn't call mine "incredibly" hot, and I just tried disconnecting it for a few days (just reconnected earlier to enter your code in fact) but it's been on for at least a month and no problems. When you disconnect from the 24 thing though, nothing seems to work properly anymore. None of the internet stuff, anyway. Still works great as a gamecube emulator.

Such a pity that the gamecube didn't just look like the Wii. The whole last generation would have been so different.

[Game Boy116]

Yeah with a handle, we get a stand.

It's doing something right.

[borgster101]

Alright, I've noticed that since I turned on WiiConnect24, my Wii gets incredibly hot while in standby mode. Is there anything I can do about that?
This is normal, I have standby mode off because all it does at the moment is update news and weather, and flash blue when you get messages, not worth keeping it on for that in my opinion. With WiiConnect24 on but Standby mode off, you can still receive and send messages/mii's you only need Standby mode on to use the news and weather channels.

[Jickle]

Alright, the Wi-Fi symbol has disappeared off the bottom bar on my screen, and I can't seem to reconnect it. This is weird.

[aubergine]

I've entered your Wii code a while back but it's never indicated that you are connected - meaning you either haven't entered my own code (unthinkable!) or you are not connected.

I once had a thing where the Wii de-selected my wi-fi option (I had two internet profiles set up, one for my house, one for someone elses) but all I did was go back into "internet" and select the right one again, I also deleted the other one.

I don't know what screen or bar you are talking about, (no "wifi") symbol comes up on the main page) but under "internet" in the system menu is the WiiConnect24 option, which you have to select and turn on, which then allows you to choose whether or not to have it on in standby mode. I'm sure you've already worked that out from what you've said before, but basically your latest post needs some more info to make sense.

[Saxby]

Alright, I've noticed that since I turned on WiiConnect24, my Wii gets incredibly hot while in standby mode. Is there anything I can do about that?

I pull the power plug out of the back when I'm not using it :P

Graphics problems like from bretts Wii are probably from heat slowly deteriorating the card! GG Ninty, HEAT powaz.

[BeauKilla]

I leave both wiiconnect24 and standby mode on all the time and just hold the power button on the console till it turns red when im finished playing for the day.

[aubergine]

... then why leave standby mode on, when you are turning it off manually each time?

[PrattP]

... then why leave standby mode on, when you are turning it off manually each time?

I quote for truth and an answer.

[Dr Skinnybones]

I'm yet to connect my Wii to the net, but out of curiousity if you leave WiiConnect24 standy off does that power down the system completely and alleviate these heat problems?

[aubergine]

The pilot light remains on. The system does not remain connected to the internet though, therefore the wifi is off, and it's that which generates all the heat in standby mode.

My Wii is warm but only pleasantly so. Let's see that in the next issue of Hyper.

[Dr Skinnybones]

champagne posting to be sure.

[Blue]

Alright, so how the **** am I meant to download the new channel? It doesn't arrive if I update my seystem, I don't have mail, nothing.

HOW THE **** AM I MEANT TO GET THE CHANNEL?

[Travi_D]

Not really a major issue but I have noticed an inconsistency with Rambo's Wii and my own: When my battery gets low, the connection drops out and I get that message on the screen to press A to reconnect. Rambo doesnt get that problem. Once I replace the battery, it goes away.

It makes sense that it would lose connection when the battery is dying but it seems funny that my Wii does it and his doesn't. It was only an issue because it happened during the final fight with Ganon.

[aubergine]

Has your Wii been updated though? You online with it? Because mine used to do it, but now it doesn't.

[Rambo]

Ha ha. Travi_D can't update. The man is stuck with Dial-up.

56k's of goodness.


But on to my problem. I can download games from the wii shop channel and update my wii, but can't connect to the internet for that new channel (everybody votes or something like that). Does anybody know why this is happening???

[casual_pedestrian]

I've gotten the update for the everybody votes channel, but it doesn't appear in the menu. I've reset it countless times, gone through each page of empty channel slots, and tried doing the system update again but it says I have the latest. Wierd..

Any ideas on what to do?

No great loss as but just wanting to get on top of the problem nonetheless..

[Dr Kawashima]

casual pedestrian, Did you go to the shopping channel and download it from the wiiware section??

[casual_pedestrian]

haha, nah I didn't do that. I thought the update gave me the channel. Wasn't really paying attention when I updated. Anyway, downloaded it and it's all good now. Thanks for the help.

[Dr Kawashima]

You're welcome,

Next time read the instructions :)

Yeah right like I ever do that.

[BeauKilla]

... then why leave standby mode on, when you are turning it off manually each time?
Don't you need Standby mode turned on to use the news and weather channels?

[The Brett]

Well, I'm bringing back my second Wii to EB tomorrow. This means I'm going to be losing ALL of the VC games I have downloaded, as well as every single entry in my address book, which is everyone in the Friend Codes thread.

Why can't Nintendo make a ****ing console? This is bullshit. I'm tempted to void the point of my warranty and send in for repairs, but I just don't give a shit anymore.

[Jay]

Sounds like a Sony or MS launch product, Brett! :razz:

Seriously though, what's happening to them? I haven't had a problem with mine (except losing the syncing with the Wiimotes, which is fixed - bizarrely - by unplugging the power cord). And surely Nintendo keep a record of your VC purchases? You don't have to pay for them again do you?

[The Brett]

My first one's laser wasn't reading, and it wouldn't eject my Wii Sports, and my second one's graphics card has fried, causing spots to appear all over the screen when I play a game. Fantastic!

It doesn't matter, because I hate money anyway. So in a way, THANKS NINTENDO!

[Conky]

It doesn't matter, because I hate money anyway. So in a way, THANKS NINTENDO!

Yeah I hate money too. I have this system I use to get rid of it. Send me all yours and I will take care of it for you ( for a small fee of course ).

[The Brett]

This is so gay, seriously. I'm going to lose all my Wii Points too.

Also, Vindaliu, you practically work for Nintendo so in a way you're profiting from this anyway. :D

[Cerebral]

Don't stand for that shit. Let Nintendo know how shitty your consoles were.

[Conky]

Also, Vindaliu, you practically work for Nintendo so in a way you're profiting from this anyway. :D

If I worked for Nintendo we would have online gaming and not a stupid bloody vote channel.

[aubergine]

This is so gay, seriously. I'm going to lose all my Wii Points too.

Why not call Nintendo and ask them how this then works. Surely they have plans in places for people to keep their points and games etc.

[Squato]

That is what we keep hearing from the US, why shouldn't Nintendo Australia do the same thing?

[borgster101]

Yeah in the US you keep your VC games, they are tied to your account, which needs to be transfered to your new console, I'd imagine Nintendo Australia would do the same.

[aubergine]

Nintendo fixes console in less than 30 minutes (http://consumerist.com/consumer/above-and-beyond/above-and-beyond-nintendo-fixes-wii-in-30-minutes-237683.php).

[SOX]

Why can't Nintendo make a ****ing console? This is bullshit.
QQ.
Not everyone has these problems, I would suspect most people would have a fully functional console, you just can't see that because people who don't don't have problems don't make giant threads about how their Wii's don't display dots over the screen, or eject their discs correctly, or refuse to power on.

[spectator]

Nintendo fixes console in less than 30 minutes (http://consumerist.com/consumer/above-and-beyond/above-and-beyond-nintendo-fixes-wii-in-30-minutes-237683.php).

You want to bet this would never happen at NAL

[Speedy_C]

Sorry to drag up an old thread but I figured I would as apposed to posting a new one.

I had my first major problem with the Wii today.

I've gone to turn it on this morning and its gone in all fine but when it came to e selecting a channel I found out that I didn't get the little selecty hand thing. So I moved Wii controller around slowly so I could see if it would pick it up. It evetually did, however the Wii controller was pointing away from the sensor (like about a 90 degree angle). Now I quickly figured that this is not normal so I tried my other controller to which I got the same result. I thought that this may be just a slight problem with the Wii controllers so I re-synced both cotrollers. This ended up fixing the problem slightly (it worked at about 45 degrees) but I still thought that it didn't seem right. So I decided to give the Customer Support number a call (on a prepaid phone mind you), anyway the lady told me to check the sensor bar through a digital caera to see if I could see 10 lights as well as to adjust the sensability of the sensor bar and if it still doest work to call back. I tried this out and I still had the same problems.

I rang Customer Support again and told the lady my probles (still chewing up my prepaid credit). She then told me to do the following:
Turn off the Wii for 5 mins
Press the Re-sync button on the Wii for 15mins
Remove the batteries from the controller
Press the syc button on the controller for 2secs then on the concole
Smack and shake the cntroller
Add batteries and turn the Wii on

I did the following however this time the sensor bar will not pick up the Wii controller at all (I can still press all the buttons on the conroller and they work).

What I want to know is 2 things
1. Anyone experienced this before and know how to fix it
2. Is there somewhere in QLD where I can send it (I'd prefer not to send it to Melbourne).

[ireadtabloids]

Updates are definitely a major problem. I just connected my Wii to the net for the first time. Only to wait two hours for updates to be completed.
Shocking. Online features are much appreciated though.

[aubergine]

The first update you do is always shocking.

[Starscream]

Go buy Mario Strikers Charged. It will update the firmware to 2.1E if you don't like updating via the interweb.

What is the current firmware version now? :?

[MacGuyver]

Old thread revival!

Following on from the Brawl thread it seems that some people have had loading problems with their Wiis and Brawl. I don't have any loading problems, but have just found out that my Wii has fallen victim to the cooked GPU problem (look it up on Youtube) and don't know whether to get it fixed by Nintendo or not.

So to anyone who's recently sent away their Wii's to get the drive replaced (or anyone who's had a repair actually) if I send my console away, do they wipe your data? And because you can't back up your Brawl data to SD cards, I could potentially lose it (and my Mario Kart data). The problem isn't as serious as some of the other videos around the net, it's just a bit of a nuisance. Or a warning of things to come?

It's a launch console, and the standard warranty has expired, but I've still got the EB extended warranty up my sleeve. Don't know if this really helps but, especially if all they're going to do is send me a new console.

[bulkerking]

Have had the following problem with my wii in that it doesn't take in discs in Auto load I have to now lay it on its side and some times give it the thonz treatment "Hey" .... Still runs good thought :)
________
PROBLEMS FROM NEXIUM (http://www.classactionsettlements.org/lawsuit/nexium/)

[Späg]

My Wii had the problem of not reading Brawl and I took it back to Nintendo. I got it back 2 days later and none of my data was wiped. Free of charge too.

[MacGuyver]

Awesome, thanks Spag! I'll probably get my Wii fixed soon then, but maybe after I'm finished with Brawl.

[Space_Monkey]

So originally I thought it was just a case of dead batterys unfortunetly a change didn't help.

The console boots up no problems as if nothing is wrong but... no wii-remotes will register.

The lights on the Wii-remotes flash but nothing.

I'm thinking it's the sensor bar?

Anyone have a problem similar to this?

How is Nintendos customer service these days?

[ThePhotoshop]

Have you tried re-syncing them with the red button on both the remote and the wii console (under the SD Card flap)?

[Space_Monkey]

Tried that no luck...

[Space_Monkey]

I re-synced again and its going again!

You sweet beautiful man! I could kiss you! Pep will have to do!

Please lock thread... and not make any jokes about easy the problems were to fix.

[Nic Xtreme]

This problem has happened to me before, another fix is unplugging the Wii from the power point, and replugging it in - don't ask why, but this fixes it also!

[BB2K]

Have you tried turning it off and on again?
Are you sure it's plugged in?
If anyone gets the refrence, they will laugh oh so hard

[Space_Monkey]

This problem has happened to me before, another fix is unplugging the Wii from the power point, and replugging it in - don't ask why, but this fixes it also!

I did try this but to no fix.

[Späg]

This problem has happened to me before, another fix is unplugging the Wii from the power point, and replugging it in - don't ask why, but this fixes it also!

That's called power cycling.


Power cycling is the act of turning a piece of equipment, usually a computer (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer), off and then on again. Reasons for power cycling include having an electronic device reinitialize its configuration or recover from an unresponsive state of its mission critical functionality, such as in a crash (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crash_(computing)) or hang (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hang_(computing)) situation. Power cycling can also be used to reset network activity inside a modem.
Power cycling can be done manually, usually using a switch on the device to be cycled; automatically, through some type of device, system, or network management (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Network_management) monitoring and control; or by remote control; through a communication channel.
In the data center (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Data_center) environment, remote control power cycling can usually be done through a Power distribution unit (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power_distribution_unit), over TCP/IP (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TCP/IP). In the home environment, this can be done through home automation (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Home_automation) powerline (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Powerline) communications, via IP protocols (wired or wireless (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wireless)), or by phone line (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phone_line).

[Str8JaktJim]

I love how they come up with a fancy name for turning your computer/console on and off just so the techs can sound more intelligent.

[Shannon]

Just got a second hand wii, connected it to a 42" samsung plasma with madcatz component cables and ingame when theres lots of movement the things that are moving have a white flicker, like for instance in the mii channel around the miis there will be white flicker or in wii fit, with the dancing television, he has around 10 white dots flickering on him. I brought a pair of Nintendo Componeots for $50!! and no difference..

What can I try?

[FrozenSoul80]

What does it look like on a SD tv? Do you have an old CRT to hook it up to? There could be problems with the video card.

[Conky]

I hope for your sake thats not the reason they sold it.

[fishfishmonkeyhat]

I like to flick it at least twice to avoid getting any wii on my pan.. [no -the management]

[Queenie]

Wii doesn't read anything but gamecube disks.

Which would be alright, but mum got my little sister Animal Crossing, and decided to get me super paper mario.

All's well and good on christmas morn, I bugger off to plan to play WoW and leave my sister with the wii until we want to watch the cricket.

LO and behold, the wii has stopped reading wii discs, and screws up at the menu giving the 'an error has occured' message.

Now, being one who doesn't want my parents to shell out 100$ for laser repair, I have opted to ask our forum members:

Where can I get a tri-wing screwdriver?

Anyway, my plan is to take the wii apart and get all the dust out of it (it's dusty, haven't played it much in the last year), and then try it, if that doesn't work, clean laser lens, and if THAT doesn't work, we'll have to send it to nintendo.

Now, help me!

please I have green squares to trade for useful informations:)

[BB2K]

Lens cleaners are available for like $10 now, and they're everywhere.

[Queenie]

lens cleaners?

[BB2K]

^That

[Queenie]

cool. But how will they work in a wii? they don't exactly read dvds.

[PrattP]

It's a cleaning disk. It doesn't need to be 'read' by the Wii. As I understand, you get the DVD, put the special cloth on it, drop a few drips of the solution on it and shove it in the drive.

Et voila. Wii (might) be fixed.

[Queenie]

aha!

going to try this tomorrow :)

thankee much!

[ireadtabloids]

Best of luck, the whole forum wishes you to success.

[BB2K]

Yeah, it should work. I'm pretty sure problems like that are the reason the made the lens cleaning kits.

[Starscream]

$9 at JB.

[Queenie]

got the wii lens cleaner today.

Did it, comes out dirty, but discs don't work.

My wii is borked.

for reference to ANYONE else with this problem:

send by registered post to:

Attention Service Department
PO Box 804
Ferntree Gully
VICTORIA 3156

include description of problem, and contact details.

So if your wii gets borked, you don't have to be put "on hold".

[PrattP]

Damn. :(

Oh well, at least it'll be fixed.

[Starscream]

Clean it again with a second cloth.

EDIT: Recent Wii problem threads have been merged into the original "Wii problems" thread.

Stickied for everyone to reference to.

[fearofthesky]

G'day people, I downloaded Wonder Boy in Monster Land the other day, on my new net connection, and there's a problem. It wont display on my TV (LG 42inch LCD, connected by component cable). Whenever I start it up, my TV dispays "Invalid Format". When I press the Wii Home button, the Home screen displays, but the game itself wont come up. The sound comes through OK. I tries changing the display mode back to its original setting (576i 60hz), nothing. I connected the Wii back to my old TV (TEAC 51cm CRT, composite cable) and it works on that. What gives? anyone else have this problem with VC games on HDTVs?

[Vindik8or]

I think there might be a problem with the graphics hardware in my Wii. After about an hour playing Okami some strange things sometimes start to happen. The heads on Amaterasu and the monsters start streching out to an unknown vertex somewhere undergound and some of the textures become corrupted. I haven't observed this in any other game yet (haven't really played any others since it started happening), but the last time I saw things like this was when the graphics cards in my computer were suffering memory leaks. WHAT DO I DO?

[Blob]

got the wii lens cleaner today.

Did it, comes out dirty, but discs don't work.

My wii is borked.

for reference to ANYONE else with this problem:

send by registered post to:

Attention Service Department
PO Box 804
Ferntree Gully
VICTORIA 3156

include description of problem, and contact details.

So if your wii gets borked, you don't have to be put "on hold".

Mines done the same thing. How much did it end up costing you cause i really dont have much money to throw around at the moment. I swear this things like the wiis RROD and happens with heaps of the early units so why cant they do a M$ and not charge me for something that was their fault to begin with.

[super_deformed]

Okay. I have a PAL Wii. It's hooked up to a standard definition SONY TV via a component cable (red/green/blue).

Now I also have No More Heroes. NTSC version. Using the freeloader I can get this thing to run without any problems (and yes this was after running the MADWORLD update. But I digress).

Here's where I get confused.....

My NTSC-J copy of Tatsunoko vs. Capcom arrived today. Plopped it in. Loads on the disc channel. Press start and I get a blue flickering screen. The audio is coming through, but no picture. Mmmm.....

So I start to swear. TRANSMUTE YOU BASTARD!!! (Gatchaman / Battle of the Planets characters is THE reason I bought the game btw).

Now my TV can do NTSC 60HZ. NOt just PAL-60hz. I know this because I run NTSC consoles on it just fine and its not made of wood veneer.

So what gives? Does the PAL Wii not do NTSC? But then why does No More Heroes run just fine? Could the game be trying to run in 480P for some reason?

And here's the thing. Ive managed to get Tatsunoko vs. Capcom working on my PAL Wii. Via the standard COMPOSITE cables that every Wii comes with (Ewww you forget about those crawling ants). So wtf?

(BTW - LOVE THE GAME. When the Gatchaman music kicked in mid battle I nearly cried. Childhood dreams fufilled!!)


$85 AUSSIE IMPORT DOLLARS WORTH OF AWESOME!!!!
http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o44/yskrt/tatsunokovscapcom0422a.jpg

VIDEO: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S3irqZy4um8

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[Starscream]

....Could the game be trying to run in 480P for some reason?...

That could be it.

Post moved to Wii problem thread.

[Watchers]

Could the game be trying to run in 480P for some reason?

Likely it is this. Had the same problem when I tried to use my Freeloader on a mate's Wii. Fixed it by changing the Wii display mode to 480p. Then again, this was using component cables.

[super_deformed]

So the region lockout work around makes your Wii default to 480p when using component cables instead of composite? Irritating and interesting. But mostly irritating.

I had checked that my Wii was set to 480i 60hz when I started having the problem.

Still dont get why No More Heroes is problem free. Maybe thsi game defaults to interlaced Who knows.

I suppose I'll just play it thru composite until the day I get a decent TV. Annoying having to swap the cable for just the one game,

[ThePhotoshop]

Is that Speed Racer?!

[super_deformed]

Is that Speed Racer?!
You mean the big dude in white on the left? Ha. Nah. Its Ken the Eagle a.k.a Mark from Battle of the Planets / G-Force / Science Ninja Team gatchaman.

http://image4.play-asia.com/640/7v/pa.141800.2.jpg
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/90/G-Force_-_group_shot2.jpg/800px-G-Force_-_group_shot2.jpg


SEE LINK: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FoO5H_UKCrw

Japanese opening: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tjuN5Bn-RCo

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[Blob]

Trying to play mp3s in endless ocean but when I look at the options too it says there are no mp3s on the card. Any tips?

[punkgorilla]

Maybe you have them in a folder. I'm pretty sure that for the Wii to recognise the mp3's they can't be in any folders.

[aceaussie]

Maybe you have them in a folder. I'm pretty sure that for the Wii to recognise the mp3's they can't be in any folders.

I thought it had to be ACC/AAC I forget which format >.<

[fishfishmonkeyhat]

Are the mods still able to grab old threads from the archive?

I just realised the Wii Accessories thread I made WITH CONTENT isn't here.

Plus all my other gold, but lets start with that one.

[Watchers]

All gone, Blake. Now go cry into your pillow.

[fishfishmonkeyhat]

I prefer to shit on your pillow!

[Watchers]

I prefer to shit on your pillow!

Hawt.

[Stevorooni]

Don't worry about Blake, he's just suffering from pep withdrawal symptoms and lashing out.

[vegasvicki]

If you are getting an "invalid format" error on your TV when playing games...

you need to go into the Wii main settings and set the display to HDTV instead of standard.

[Stevorooni]

Wii SYstem Update 4.2 killing Wii's? (http://kotaku.com/5372065/wii-update-42-is-killing-wiis-dead)

The Nintendo support forums and our tips email alike are packed with reports that Wii system update 4.2 is doing horrible things to Wii consoles, and not just the modded ones.

A quick scan of the Nintendo tech support forum tells the tale of a system update gone slightly awry. The update is freezing halfway through. The update is giving system errors informing customers that their Wii has been modified and then failing to start. There are even reports of random disk read errors following the update. While some of the problems can be attributed to modified systems, customers are reporting issues with units right out of the box.

Kotakuite Crazy Weavile submitted a possible explanation for the problems on the Nintendo forums, suggesting that the latest update irresponsibly updated the system's bootloader, only to find himself banned shortly thereafter.

While no help is on the horizon for modded console owners, Nintendo tech Jane posted a message in the forums yesterday instructing owners of unmodded Wiis to send their units in for a free repair.

Some of you have reported problems with your Wii console after updating to the Wii System Menu 4.2. The symptoms most people are describing usually occur when the Wii has been modified. However, some of you also mention your system has never been modified.

We'd like to help get your system working properly again. If you're experiencing problems with your Wii console after downloading Wii System Menu 4.2, and you believe your system has not been modified, please give us a call. If we find that you have a normal system and the update caused your system to not work, we'll repair it at no charge.

Please call our Customer Service Department at your earliest convenience, 1-800-255-3700. We are open 6 AM to 7 PM, Pacific Time, 7 days a week.

[McChimp]

.........and THIS is the reason I won't be attempting to use any of the Wii's online features in the near-future (or maybe even at all). I SERIOUSLY don't want to have to send the little white b*stard in for repairs, or fork out for a new one. And quite frankly......

dunno if I'm allowed to say this here, but I installed 'Bannerbomb' because it's MY GODDAMN WII and I'll do as I like, Big-N! I'm not running copied games, or doing anything else illegal! If your VC catalogue was full of the legitimate, QUALITY titles I ALREADY OWN, then frankly, this wouldn't be a problem!!

......end rant. Delete if I've broken any rules, of course.

[Queenie]

I wish i had the money to buy a japanese and american wii, then i could skip the bs.

[Stevorooni]

I'm not even sure of what version I'm up to anyway, I haven't updated in ages. Haven't needed to.

[Spazzallo]

Sigh my girlfriend bought a Wii the other day and it is trying to perform a system update but it can't. It gets halfway and fails, and when I try to do it over the internet I get error 32004. I have disabled firewalls, changed router settings and everything and I just can't get the bloody thing to update.

Some games work and others don't. We'd like to use the marketplace though and we can't. A strange thing is that her copy of Wii Sports doesn't work yet mine does.

If anyone has a solution to this problem can they please help? Wasted nearly 3 hours today trying to fix something that should be basic and now the Nintendo hotline is closed (like they'd be much help anyway) :(.

[Vindik8or]

Read just four posts above yours there, champ.

[Spazzallo]

Read just four posts above yours there, champ.

Ah thanks mate :p can't believe I was so blind.

Looks like I'll drive down to Nintendo Australia tomorrow. Still very frustrating!

[Spazzallo]

Just rang Nintendo Australia and they had not heard of the errors described in the article before. They gave me a few other things to try but if all else fails they said they should be able to install it for me at headquarters, not sure how much it will cost though. Maximum is $35 but that isn't too bad I suppose.

[Spazzallo]

So I rang them again today after trying EVERYTHING suggested and the Wii still will not update. They had no idea what I was talking about when I spoke of the error listed above in this thread and have basically told me it will cost $35 for them to update the Wii at headquarters (though we'd have to do it everytime they release a new pointless update) or if it's a problem with the Wii itself, up to $85 to repair. They keep harping on about it being my internet connection but the other Wii we have tried to update worked perfectly!

Very frustrated right now >< Nintendo are ****ing clueless.

[tau]

Some games work and others don't. We'd like to use the marketplace though and we can't. A strange thing is that her copy of Wii Sports doesn't work yet mine does.



There was a v1.1 of Wii Sports released a while ago. The version difference could be why one disc works and the other won't.

[McChimp]

So I rang them again today after trying EVERYTHING suggested and the Wii still will not update. They had no idea what I was talking about when I spoke of the error listed above in this thread and have basically told me it will cost $35 for them to update the Wii at headquarters (though we'd have to do it everytime they release a new pointless update) or if it's a problem with the Wii itself, up to $85 to repair. They keep harping on about it being my internet connection but the other Wii we have tried to update worked perfectly!

Very frustrated right now >< Nintendo are ****ing clueless.

Nintendo + online = FAIL.

[banjoeskimo]

Okay, so I don't know if this is caused by an update or not because I haven't played my Wii regularly in over a year, but I just picked up Prime Trilogy and NSMB Wii and I've noticed an issue on both games.

Sometimes when I play (not all the time, but frequently enough, at least every 10 minutes or so) I'll see tiny white speckles on the screen. It's most notable on black backgrounds, but it happens across both games and doesn't appear to be going away.

Conventional wisdom and past experience would suggest to me that this is a GPU issue, caused by overheating. I've already replaced one Wii due to the same problem, but last time it happened the artifacting I experienced was green/purple and a lot more noticeable.

I'm running my Wii in 480p through a 720p Samsung LCD. Has this happened to anyone else, and can anyone think of a good reason why this wouldn't be caused heat/GPU issues?

[Ali G]

So a month ago or so my Wiimotes kept ****ing up, every few minutes or so (sometimes even more often) they'd freeze - none of the buttons except the off button would work, and I'd have to take out the batteries to make them work again. I resynced them, and they were fine up until now - even a resync hasn't worked. Has anyone got any ideas? I'm not really desperate to have to send them off to Nintendo. Oh, and this has happened in various games, not just one.

[borgster101]

Do you use rechargable batteries or normal ones? Are all your Wiimotes causing the same issue?

[Ali G]

Do you use rechargable batteries or normal ones? Are all your Wiimotes causing the same issue?
Regular alkalines, and yeah, both of my remotes are doing it.

[borgster101]

Hmm .. that is strange, I assume you have tried using fresh batteries? Otherwise, I guess google it mate, I havent had that problem before.

[Ali G]

Hmm .. that is strange, I assume you have tried using fresh batteries? Otherwise, I guess google it mate, I havent had that problem before.
Google's given me nothing apart from the resync idea and Nintendo's own weird idea of turning the Wiimote upside down and smacking it on your hand a few times. :confused:

It's strange though, sometimes it doesn't happen for over half an hour, then it happens 3 times in a minute. I guess maybe I will have to send them off.

[Super Sleuth]

I prefer to shit on your pillow!

Cleveland Dreamer.

[firthy26]

Hi all.

Hopefully someone has an answer for me.

I have a wii console that has been hard modded with a Drivekey. (serial # LAH1062...). It has been playing fine since xmas, playing original & back up games with no problem. I have modded over 10 Wii consoles using the Drivekey & all have no issues.

I have ordered more Drivekeys, & my supplier has sent me the 2.0 version (one with the yellow sticker that plays NSMB). I tried one in my comsole to see if actually loads & plays NSMB (backup copy). When I loaded the disc it came up with a message to eject the disc & turn the unit off. I did this & now when I load a game, whether it be original or backup, it pulls the disc in but it doesn't spin. I can still see the channels on the screen & everything else still works fine. It does the same thing when I remove the Drivekey & also when I put the original Drivekey back in. I know it's not the DVD drive, because I put it into another console & it worked fine & the DVD drive from that console into mine won't work. The disc will spin freely if I use my finger to turn it.

I have no idea what could be causing it. Any help would be Fantastic

Cheers,
Mike.

[Gutsman Heavy]

stop being a filthy pirate, its not that hard to pay for what you enjoy.

[Starscream]

Can't help him out. My Wii console isn't modded to play back ups copies of games. :P

[Stevorooni]

That guy must really be into backups, I mean he has 10 Wii consoles as backups just in case 9 of them explode and must make hundreds of copies of his legitimately purchased games as backups in case they too explode leaving him without the fun filled fantasy the Wii provides every day, thus ruining his life.

[TAT]

Sensor bar problem:

- Moved the Wii this afternoon, from a CRT to an LCD. On the CRT the sensor bar sat about waist height, while the LCD is on a mantle and the bar is around eye level now. Positioned the sensor bar above the LCD, just as it was on the CRT.

- Sync'd the Wiimote to the Wii again. Not calibrated in the slightest, and I eventually managed to get a signal by going full-reach with my arm at a 45degree angle upwards.

- Changed the sensor bar setting to 'Below TV', but left the SB ontop of the TV. Not calibrating from front-on

- Moved the SB below the TV, tried both 'Above TV' and 'Below TV' settings. Still not calibrating from front-on

- Moved the SB another 30cm or more below the bottom of the TV (sitting on the fire place guard) with the 'Below TV' setting. Still not calibrating from front-on

The .pdf from Nintendo doesn't give me any new info, seeing as I followed the instructions from the start.

Has anyone had a similar problem and fixed it?

[Blob]

Sensor bar problem:

- Moved the Wii this afternoon, from a CRT to an LCD. On the CRT the sensor bar sat about waist height, while the LCD is on a mantle and the bar is around eye level now. Positioned the sensor bar above the LCD, just as it was on the CRT.

- Sync'd the Wiimote to the Wii again. Not calibrated in the slightest, and I eventually managed to get a signal by going full-reach with my arm at a 45degree angle upwards.

- Changed the sensor bar setting to 'Below TV', but left the SB ontop of the TV. Not calibrating from front-on

- Moved the SB below the TV, tried both 'Above TV' and 'Below TV' settings. Still not calibrating from front-on

- Moved the SB another 30cm or more below the bottom of the TV (sitting on the fire place guard) with the 'Below TV' setting. Still not calibrating from front-on

The .pdf from Nintendo doesn't give me any new info, seeing as I followed the instructions from the start.

Has anyone had a similar problem and fixed it?

I think the remote actually does all the sensing so you should try a different remote.

[TAT]

I'll try that, dude. Thanks.

[TAT]

A post by The Angry Tasmanian.

It wasn't plugged in.

[fishfishmonkeyhat]

oh shi

[BB2K]

Lordy loo

[Super Sleuth]

Cleveland Dreamer.

This was a good post. Maybe someone should look up the Cleveland Steamer and post the results. So you know.

[Stevorooni]

A post by The Angry Tasmanian.

It wasn't plugged in.

I was actually going to ask that when I originally saw your post, but stopped myself because I didn't want to be abused for making such an obvious suggestion :p

[TAT]

You no doubt saved me from calling you an idiot of some sort

[AranchineD]

This was a good post. Maybe someone should look up the Cleveland Steamer and post the results. So you know.

When TAT bumped the thread, I saw your post, immediately went over to pep you for it, but it said I had to spread. And then I gave up.

[Super Sleuth]

I should have just assumed it wouldn't slip past your seasoned eye.


Oh, and the tags in this thread are fantastic.

[Queenie]

oh

LOL

[Queenie]

I have the homebrew channel. I don't have a dvd player (in the same room that the wii is in).

You see what I'm trying to do.

Anyway, does installing dvdx "twice" Ie, running the program to install it twice, actually uninstall it? Because I'm having issues trying to play dvds on the wii.

fyi, sys men 4.0e w/o using trucha bug restore yet due to lack of wii connection, and attempting to use Mplayer CE

[McChimp]

I have the homebrew channel. I don't have a dvd player (in the same room that the wii is in).

You see what I'm trying to do.

Anyway, does installing dvdx "twice" Ie, running the program to install it twice, actually uninstall it? Because I'm having issues trying to play dvds on the wii.

fyi, sys men 4.0e w/o using trucha bug restore yet due to lack of wii connection, and attempting to use Mplayer CE

Last I tried running Mplayer/dvdx on Wii, it was still in beta, and there was no guarantee that it'd work on every system. MAYBE, if you google or go to WiiBrew (http://wiibrew.org/wiki/Main_Page), there may be some info on how to tinker with it, or maybe updates or patches. I unsuccessfully tried to get it running, but couldn't, not matter how much I tried.

[Knuckle Children]

This is not a problem, just a request for advice.

I've never owned a Wii and am a total Wii Luddite, but my mate recently bought one and wants to download a crapload of SNES and 64 games from the VC. He doesn't have any internet connection at home (I know...), and has to use my broadband connection to do it. I need to know how, from go to woah.

My understanding is that he has to buy Wii points (from JB?), then, like iTunes, redeem them on the Wii store. Does he need to register his details and start an account, or is the redemption code all he needs?

Also, does the Wii have inbuilt WiFi? Can I connect it to my network at home wirelessly and download the games that way? Or does it require a network adapter or wired ethernet connection like the 360? If it's WiFi, is it crappy WEP encoding like the DS?

Last question in my noob onslaught: What size are the game files, Super Mario 64, for example? And what would the transfer rate be like on my cable connection?

I just want to make sure that I'm fully armed before attempting this so that I can kill the task in one fell swoop. Let me know if I've missed anything!

Thanks :cool:

[borgster101]

Ok here's the answers to your questions:

1. Wii is WiFi out of the box and supports both WEP and WPA

2. You need Wii Points to purchase from the Wii Shop Channel. You can get Wii points either from a points card at retail or via credit card directly from the Wii.

3. There is no need to register your details or set up any accout. The "Wii Shop Channel" account is tied to the console itself.

4. The file sizes are pretty small, the Wii measures data in "blocks" rather than the standard bytes measurement system.

Basically 8 Wii blocks = 1MB.

Super Mario 64 consumes 90 blocks according to Wikipedia, which equates to 11.25MB ... so it shouldn't take too long to download. The Wii Shop Channel is typically slower than internet on your PC though.

Final point, you'll find that downloading VC/Wiiware games directly to the Wii internal memory will take up space quickly because there is only 2100 blocks available (262MB) to the user. So if you are going to download a lot of games better off downloading directly to an SD card and you can play the games from there. This was part of a firmware update, so depending on what the firmware is on the Wii you may need to update. Though to access the Wii Shop Channel you need the latest firmware anyway.

That should cover everything you need to know.

[Knuckle Children]

Thanks man, that's awesome. Sounds pretty straightforward.

[tau]

Was going to make a new thread, but figured this thread would do, even though it's not really a "problem" as such.

I noticed when going through the Wii's settings that in TV Type, I could choose between 50Hz (576i), 60Hz (480i) and EDTV/HDTV (480p). I've always had it set to 60hz, thinking it was better or something. I don't actually remember when I set it to 60hz or if it was set to that by default.

Anyways, I thought it was a little strange that it listed two different resolutions for 50hz and 60hz, and that the 50hz was apparently quite higher, so I tried it and it seems the picture is actually quite a lot sharper. This is on a large LCD tv with the stock standard AV cables btw. Anyone care to comment?

[Fenrir]

Not really my area, but bleh.

The Hz (well, Hertz (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hertz)) unit isn't specific to video rendering - it just basically means *'s per second. That probably means frames per second in this case IIRC, and a few things:
- You'll really have your work set out ahead of you trying to see a difference between 50fps and 60fps.
- Your screen may or may not support 60Hz. Can't remember what the significance of this would be, though.

On the other hand, resolution is the amount of pixels being crammed into the display space, and more pixels = more detailed image.

[tau]

...

no shit sherlock? I was more wondering why at 50hz the wii output at a higher res (567i) than 60hz (480i). I'd guess it'd be something like it renders 10 frames less/sec, so it'd be able to render more for each frame, but just seems sorta weird, since I figured 50hz and 60hz would be the same res.

[Fenrir]

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no shit sherlock?
Proofread your damned post next time.

I was more wondering why at 50hz the wii output at a higher res (567i) than 60hz (480i). I'd guess it'd be something like it renders 10 frames less/sec, so it'd be able to render more for each frame, but just seems sorta weird, since I figured 50hz and 60hz would be the same res.
Probably a framebuffer limitation - these things can only operate at such-and-such a rate and with blah amount of memory. It might also be an arbitrary limitation put in place by Nintendo, because video memory doesn't grow on trees and you need to have other stuff in there too to perform all your fancy renders and transforms and stuff.

[Cerebral]

^ Actually it's the difference between the PAL and NTSC standard definition formats. PAL traditionally runs at 50hz/576i compared to the slightly faster 60hz NTSC standard used in the US and Japan, which sacrifices resolution for refresh rate. The game isn't rendering less frames, rather old PAL TVs were only capable of 50hz refresh rates, and I'm assuming the option was left in there for compatibility reasons. It's less of an issue these days with most SDTVs supporting PAL60.

Edit: If you have an HDTV, buy some Component cables and run it at 480p, you bum.

[fishfishmonkeyhat]

So when I booted up my Wii a few weeks back for SMG2, I noticed there was a system update.

When I try to download it it gets to about 3/4 of the way through and then errors. My connection is fine.

If this is the update that adds achievements to games I'll be pissed!

[tau]

^ Actually it's the difference between the PAL and NTSC standard definition formats. PAL traditionally runs at 50hz/576i compared to the slightly faster 60hz NTSC standard used in the US and Japan, which sacrifices resolution for refresh rate. The game isn't rendering less frames, rather old PAL TVs were only capable of 50hz refresh rates, and I'm assuming the option was left in there for compatibility reasons. It's less of an issue these days with most SDTVs supporting PAL60.

Edit: If you have an HDTV, buy some Component cables and run it at 480p, you bum.

I did actually. Ended up grabbing component cables a few days later.

[Xanafalgue]

The Wii is the problem

[Blob]

The Wii is the problem

Quality addition to the thread right there.

[Xanafalgue]

Thanks Blob!

[Blob]

Thanks Blob!

Not a problem just making sure people recognize quality. Not many do these days :(

[fishfishmonkeyhat]

One of you assholes answer my question!

[Stevorooni]

One of you assholes answer my question!


So when I booted up my Wii a few weeks back for SMG2, I noticed there was a system update.

When I try to download it it gets to about 3/4 of the way through and then errors. My connection is fine.

If this is the update that adds achievements to games I'll be pissed!


Can't see a question mark anywhere.

[Mr Pie]

One of you assholes answer my question!

Deal With It.

[Stevorooni]

****ing stab the ****er

[9warbane]

One of you assholes answer my question!

It's simple.

Don't update.

[Cerebral]

Blake it is time to homebrew the **** out of your wii.

[fishfishmonkeyhat]

You mean all up in my Wii's butt?!

[fishfishmonkeyhat]

It seems the error is coming up from a wii shop channel update.

I might actually have to call nintendo, since I can't browse shit while it wants to update.

[ireadtabloids]

It seems the error is coming up from a wii shop channel update.

I might actually have to call nintendo, since I can't browse shit while it wants to update.

I think that was caused by a later update. My friend had the same issue and had to update before he could check out the Wii Shop Channel.

[fishfishmonkeyhat]

But I can't update that's the problem!

[Stevorooni]

Maybe you should just update it and stop bothering us with your problems

[ireadtabloids]

Cripes! I looked a bit more closely at your problem. I have no idea! Yeah, ring Nintendo and good luck with it.

[fishfishmonkeyhat]

Called them today and they said it's a problem that's been happening for a few weeks now and they'd get back to me.

So with Nintendo on the case I should have this sorted just in time for WiiHD.

[TheresAChimenyInMySoup]

The Only Way To Fix The Wii Is To Take An Axe-Kick To it.

[REQUIEM]

The Only Way To Fix The Wii Is To Take An Axe-Kick To it.

This bloke should buy the "idiots guide to trying to troll"

[Mr Pie]

I think he figured out his caps lock problem... The Only Way To Fix The Wii Is To Take An Axe-Kick To >>> it.

He also likes to contradict himself.
Everyone Knows That Games That Are Rated G, Are The Best Ever, Like "Wii Play","Wii Sport" And Ofcourse "Wii Fit".
Does he know that these games are on the Wii?

[Segata Sanshiro]

I have a problem with my Wii, it's motion controller is less accurate and responsive than the fishing controller I got for my Dreamcast 10 years ago. >.>

[BB2K]

Thanks guy, no one's ever criticized the Wii before, here's a medal.

[Segata Sanshiro]

Thanks guy, no one's ever criticized the Wii before, here's a medal.

Do I attach it with a pin or velcro?

[fishfishmonkeyhat]

It sounds broken. I'd take it back to the place of purchase and ask for an exchange.

[Segata Sanshiro]

It sounds broken. I'd take it back to the place of purchase and ask for an exchange.

I would, but I doubt they still stock Dreamcast fishing rod controllers as I'm sure the Wii remote was functioning exactly as Nintendo intended. =/

[Lex]

I have a problem with my Wii, it's motion controller is less accurate and responsive than the fishing controller I got for my Dreamcast 10 years ago. >.>

Good joke fella!

[fishfishmonkeyhat]

Don't worry, Segata. Lex's idea of wit is nothing more than an incisive observation humorously phrased and delivered with impeccable timing.

[SOX]

I would, but I doubt they still stock Dreamcast fishing rod controllers as I'm sure the Wii remote was functioning exactly as Nintendo intended. =/

http://i735.photobucket.com/albums/ww353/soxinthebox/kazlaughinglu7zmcv.gif

[fishfishmonkeyhat]

Sent my wii back for not playing games anymore: $120 :(

[borgster101]

My Wii has started to turn on by itself! Googled it, seems like others have had the issue as well, couldn't find a resolution ... I have no choice but to unplug it.

[fishfishmonkeyhat]

Yeah, if it lets you.

[ireadtabloids]

I've been sitting on Brawl for over half an hour waiting for a match up. It's not so much a problem (if I quit out and retried I'd probably find a match within 5 minutes), but I reckon its hilarious.

(update)
I found a matchup within 45 mins. Woo!

[Gunblade89]

Great my Wii's motion sensor is broken, the wire broke in half somehow.
Anyone had experience with third party sensors?
I noticed EB has some wireless sensors on sale.

[BB2K]

do you mean the sensor bar? that has nothing to do with motion, just the pointing. it doesn't actually send any data to the wii, so as long as the LEDs in the wireless ones work, they would be fine.

[fishfishmonkeyhat]

Use 2 candles.