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[anton]

I've read this from Gonintendo and I'm starting to wonder how harmful is this update to modded consoles.  I don't have a hot spot to connect my Wii so I'm safe, I suppose...

What do you guys think?

http://gonintendo.com/?p=22528

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-Warning added pre-system update detailing that technically modified consoles may cease to function upon being updated. Also the only way to not accept an update is to power down the console by holding the button for 4 seconds (the user can’t back out of hitting I Accept w/o powering down)

[dai_uk]

don't the games also update the firmware ?

[anton]

Right.  I haven't gotten recent games anyhow, but it does make me think about the newer ones that are coming out.

Without anyone actually testing the new version, we won't know for sure...

[DeVS]

Alot of people are saying the Wiikey, Cyclowiz, and Wiinja work just fine after the update. So far only the SD Media Launcher, Maxdrive and Action Replay discs, and the homebrew mod chip Wiifree don't work after the update.

I believe mod chips will be just fine, but I am and would suggest everyone gives this a day or so before updating so that we can get more info on whats going on. According to vooks this is whats all included in the new 3.0 update:

Channels:
-Digital Clock added to the Wii Menu right under the channel bar
-Forecast Channel now displays the current condition (cloudy, raining, etc.) directly in the Wii Menu in the Forecast Channel box
-News Channel can now show 2 scrolling headlines at a time in the Wii Menu, 3 when you click on the button
-Message Board now has the “Today’s Accomplishments” message as a white message which allows it to stand out from other messages
-Address Book entries can now be shifted around using A+B but only to empty spaces. Not too convenient.
-Calendar in Message Board no longer shows “Today’s Accomplishment” only days as having messages
-Scrolling messages in the Message Board now uses a different sound

Wii Shop Channel Overhauled (Visual aesthetic is the same, changes made to organization and browsing methods mostly)
-New Welcome screen detailing 4 Recommended Titles and the points they cost (gone is the title screen bar that had linkable games). The title bar can be clicked on to bring up a list of 20 recommended games.
-Titles You’ve Downloaded was moved to the main shop menu
-New ways to browse
-Popular Titles (2 pages of 10 and includes launch games so not only based on recent info)
-Newest Additions remains the same
-Search for a title which can use partial names
-Search by Category
-System shows the different systems and how many titles have been released under each
-Publisher showing different publishers and amount of titles released
-Genre (different genres listed and amount of titles under each)

Settings
-Warning added pre-system update detailing that technically modified consoles may cease to function upon being updated. Also the only way to not accept an update is to power down the console by holding the button for 4 seconds (the user can’t back out of hitting I Accept w/o powering down)

[Perseid]

I've heard that WiiFree also works and that the mod warning appears on all system, modded or not.

[DeVS]

Several users are reporting that WiiFree doesn't work after the update. Have only seen 1 person say it works. Not sure what he did different or what software versions each is running.

[Hi]

I've heard that WiiFree also works and that the mod warning appears on all system, modded or not.

I can confirm that the mod warning appears on all systems, modded or not. (mine isn't modded, I don't have the skills required to open up my wii)

Isn't it wierd that Nintendo even bothered to warn people though? I mean, don't they WANT to brick modded wii's, as a way of scaring people out of doing it?

[anton]

We'll need to have more input in this to definitively say.  It's nice to know that the mod chips are not affected by this.  Anyone who has updated, please chime in on the state of your Wii.

[DeVS]

Well several people are reporting that Wiifree works and now we have a mix of people saying openWii does and does not work,lol. Since some people have gotten it to work im gonna assume those who have not are experiencing user error not mod chip blocking. Also there is already a new way to get the disc that were blocked (most GC homebrew) working again. This update is apparently harmless and it's just the warning that Nintendo gave that freaked people out. Like posted above you get the warning if you have a moded console or not so it does not appear Nintendo is able to really detect a chipped console (which people didn't think they would be able to do since all the mods are just dvd drive mods).

[onekelly]

So did you guys update yet? If so, what chip are you using?

[DeVS]

Wiikey here but have not updated yet.

[onekelly]

I am the same as devs.

[Devil_Spawn]

they added usb keyboard support, but not in the web browser... yet?

[Ruben3600]

I update my Wii. The Firmware I have now is 3.0U. I didn't get the Warning screen until after the Upgrade. All of my Wii and Gamecube games still work with my Wiikey. The only thing that doesn't work is the wiikey config disk, I have to use gcos to boot that up.

[ratx]

Wiikey. PAL. Upgraded. No Issues.