1. KnifewingGames

    KnifewingGames Member

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    I installed the chip onto my GameCube and while I did have some issues installing where I had to desolder and resolder, I believe I had everything connected. But, every time I turn on the GameCube, the red light on the chip continually blinks. I don't know what's going on an about to give up on it, but maybe I figure to post it here in case anyone had any ideas.

    http://imgur.com/IKFeycB

    http://imgur.com/zotkBeU

    BTW, the upper right isn't actually touching that resistor. It came out a tiny bit tall and it's the angle of the photo
     
  2. Pikkon

    Pikkon "Moving in Stereo"

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    It can be tricky as getting a bridge is pretty easy,last time I installed one I did a wire install and came out way better.
     
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  3. ASSEMbler

    ASSEMbler Administrator Staff Member

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    Remove the chip and just use wires before you destroy the optical board.

    Just treat it like any other mod chip and use wires.
     
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  4. KnifewingGames

    KnifewingGames Member

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    Tried it one more time and by dumb luck, it works. I have to adjust the pot as the disc kept freezing during the cutscene. Trying to read it with the multimeter and it jumps, but always ends at 000. I have it set at 2000ohms and no matter where I put the red and black tips and in every order, same thing.

    Can someone tell me why that may be?
     
  5. s8n

    s8n Enthusiastic Member

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    a Gamecube coder once told me to start at about 550ohms and test , if that doesn't work lower it by 50ohms and keep testing/reducing. Try not to go below 100-110ohms as that will kill the laser , also use games like Metroid Prime 2 - Echoes and Super Smash Bros as they make the GC's drive work hard. If you get a good result with those games you're all set.
     
  6. cFmisfit

    cFmisfit Member

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    Bad meter? It should hold some kind of constant value. If the GC is working I would suspect something funny with your meter.
     
  7. KnifewingGames

    KnifewingGames Member

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    Got it to work finally at 170, but now after about an hour of playing, it won't read discs? Do I need to lower the laser or what should I do? All my discs are Ridata burned at 2x.
     
  8. cFmisfit

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    Always recheck your pot after you let it run like that. Especially if you had to adjust to begin with. It will change from your 170. You can readjust back to your number it was working at and see what it does. Did it drift up or down? If it went up try going down to 160 and see if it is more reliable, and vice versa. With the age of the lasers and depending on use they can be very picky. Have you checked it with multiple games?
    As far as lowering or raising your values it all depends on what your original benchmark was.
    I backup my games using imgburn on my laptop. It will not burn lower than 4x. I use Ridata mini and Full size depending on which Cube. 99% have worked so far. You can get a bad burn here and there. It's not umcommon.
     
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  9. KnifewingGames

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    Soul Calibur II froze after a while, Rogue Leader was fine, and Warioworld wouldn't even boot
     
  10. AtomizerZero

    AtomizerZero Intrepid Member

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    I'd suggest a new meter before you burn out the laser.
     
  11. helakustorm

    helakustorm Robust Member

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    I'm extremely sure you have bridge something somwhere.
    I say this because I'm bad at soldering something and the first time I solder the modchip to the board the modchip didn't work (bridge a pin with the xenogc logo) and after I used wires everthing was working correctly.
     
  12. cFmisfit

    cFmisfit Member

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    Burn a copy of the latest version of Swiss and just make sure it runs it 100%. Play your games off an SD adapter. Might be a more reliable option.
     
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  13. Mord.Fustang

    Mord.Fustang My goodness, it's nipley out!

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    Best way to test your modchip install is to use a legit non-burned import game. If it boots that fine, your install is fine. I understand not everyone has one around. I actually picked up a cheap PAL game (I am in NTSC region) off eBay for Gamecube to test chip installs.

    You could try resoldering it, but if it boots backups, it's most likely working.

    Clean the laser. This is very underrated. Cotton swab + alcohol.

    Get another meter. If yours isn't working, get a new one, you can get ones that work on eBay for $5 shipped.

    Good luck!
     
  14. KnifewingGames

    KnifewingGames Member

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    Been working on this all morning. I adjust the pot between 170-200, then I reassemble(just enough screws to hold it), and it runs for a while, then errors out.

    EDIT: It will play legit games just fine, but give me issues with burned games.
     
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  15. Mord.Fustang

    Mord.Fustang My goodness, it's nipley out!

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    Your laser is weak and/or your media is not so great. The Gamecube is known to be finnicky with burned media.

    Also, try cleaning laser like I mentioned.
     
  16. KnifewingGames

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    I'm using Ridata discs and I also cleaned the laser before hand as the system has some dust inside when I opened it up.
     
  17. cFmisfit

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    Have you read this? https://www.gc-forever.com/wiki/index.php?title=Laser_Tuning
    Under the diagnosis part there are symptoms related to yours. Like I had said before I think going to a lower value on your pot would be a good idea. Try little increments between 170 to 150. It definitely wouldnt hurt to try at this point.
     
  18. Pikmin

    Pikmin Resolute Member

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    I've never really managed to find a sweet spot on my ViperGC cube, I did find that the Gamecube will read a full size DVD media more reliably than a Mini DVD.
    Also, Ritek will work better than Ridata
    I have replaced the laser too, which didn't help at all so I just put my stock one back in and adjusted the pot back to it's factory setting of ~300 ohms (for this particular console).

    On my XenoGC cube I just use Swiss and SD-Gecko, but even getting that to boot is a hit and miss. I think in the end I just made another bootable Swiss dvd with a large dummy file.
    Lastly, I heard it can also be the burner and burning lower speeds might not be the way to go.
     
  19. cFmisfit

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    Here's the last one I did just so you see there is no "magical number". I have plenty others and they all vary. If you have it reading a disc you must be onto something.
     
  20. ASSEMbler

    ASSEMbler Administrator Staff Member

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    Find another gamecube and swap the board. Weak laser is unfortunate.
     
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