Wii Drivechip Comparison

2007-10-24T23:42:41Z

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[[Category:Wii]]
[[Category:Wii Modchips]]

No true modchips exist yet, as all current chips operate by modifying the DVD drive in some fashion. Until that time, Drivechips have shown great promise in enabling many new features of the Wii.

Presented here is a list of currently released drivechips and their features.

== Comparison ==

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Key:
| style="background:palegreen" | Supported
| style="background:skyblue" | Partially supported
| style="background:salmon" | Not supported
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable"
|-
| colspan="2" rowspan="2" |
! [[Chiip]]
! [[Cyclowiz]]
! [[WiiKey]]
! [[Wiinja]]
! [[Wiinja]]
! [[OpenWii]]
! [[WiiFree]]
! [[yaosm]]
! [[Wiid]]
! [[WiiReZ]]
! [[d2ckey]]
|-
| v0.9.1
| 3.5
| 1.9b
| V2
| Deluxe
| 2.2b
ypiwafe
patch 3
| 2.51
| 1.8
| V2
|
|
|-
! rowspan="4" | Wii
| Originals
| style="background:palegreen" |
| style="background:palegreen" |
| style="background:palegreen" |
| style="background:palegreen" |
| style="background:palegreen" |
| style="background:palegreen" |
| style="background:palegreen" |
| style="background:palegreen" |
| style="background:palegreen" |
| style="background:palegreen" |
| style="background:palegreen" |
|-
| Backups
| style="background:palegreen" |
| style="background:palegreen" |
| style="background:palegreen" |
| style="background:palegreen" |
| style="background:palegreen" |
| style="background:palegreen" |
| style="background:palegreen" |
| style="background:palegreen" |
| style="background:palegreen" |
| style="background:palegreen" |
| style="background:palegreen" |
|-
| Region Free
| style="background:skyblue" |
| style="background:skyblue" |
| style="background:skyblue" |
| style="background:salmon" |
| style="background:skyblue" |
| style="background:skyblue" |
| style="background:skyblue" |
| style="background:skyblue" |
| style="background:skyblue" |
| style="background:skyblue" |
| style="background:skyblue" |
|-
| Homebrew
| style="background:salmon" |
| style="background:salmon" |
| style="background:salmon" |
| style="background:salmon" |
| style="background:salmon" |
| style="background:salmon" |
| style="background:salmon" |
| style="background:salmon" |
| style="background:salmon" |
| style="background:salmon" |
| style="background:salmon" |
|-
! rowspan="4" | GC
| Originals
| style="background:palegreen" |
| style="background:palegreen" |
| style="background:palegreen" |
| style="background:palegreen" |
| style="background:palegreen" |
| style="background:palegreen" |
| style="background:palegreen" |
| style="background:palegreen" |
| style="background:palegreen" |
| style="background:palegreen" |
| style="background:palegreen" |
|-
| Backups
| style="background:palegreen" |
| style="background:palegreen" |
| style="background:palegreen" |
| style="background:palegreen" |
| style="background:palegreen" |
| style="background:palegreen" |
| style="background:palegreen" |
| style="background:palegreen" |
| style="background:palegreen" |
| style="background:palegreen" |
| style="background:palegreen" |
|-
| Region Free
| style="background:skyblue" |
| style="background:skyblue" |
| style="background:palegreen" |
| style="background:salmon" |
| style="background:skyblue" |
| style="background:skyblue" |
| style="background:skyblue" |
| style="background:skyblue" |
| style="background:skyblue" |
| style="background:skyblue" |
| style="background:skyblue" |
|-
| Homebrew
| style="background:skyblue" |
| style="background:palegreen" |
| style="background:palegreen" |
| style="background:palegreen" |
| style="background:palegreen" |
| style="background:palegreen" |
| style="background:palegreen" |
| style="background:palegreen" |
| style="background:palegreen" |
| style="background:palegreen" |
| style="background:palegreen" |
|-
! rowspan="5" | Media
| DVD-R
| style="background:palegreen" |
| style="background:palegreen" |
| style="background:palegreen" |
| style="background:palegreen" |
| style="background:palegreen" |
| style="background:palegreen" |
| style="background:palegreen" |
| style="background:palegreen" |
| style="background:palegreen" |
| style="background:palegreen" |
| style="background:palegreen" |
|-
| DVD-RW
| style="background:palegreen" |
| style="background:palegreen" |
| style="background:palegreen" |
| style="background:salmon" |
| style="background:palegreen" |
| style="background:palegreen" |
| style="background:palegreen" |
| style="background:palegreen" |
| style="background:palegreen" |
| style="background:palegreen" |
| style="background:palegreen" |
|-
| DVD+R
| style="background:palegreen" |
| style="background:palegreen" |
| style="background:palegreen" |
| style="background:skyblue" |
| style="background:palegreen" |
| style="background:palegreen" |
| style="background:palegreen" |
| style="background:palegreen" |
| style="background:palegreen" |
| style="background:palegreen" |
| style="background:palegreen" |
|-
| DVD+RW
| style="background:palegreen" |
| style="background:palegreen" |
| style="background:palegreen" |
| style="background:salmon" |
| style="background:palegreen" |
| style="background:palegreen" |
| style="background:palegreen" |
| style="background:palegreen" |
| style="background:palegreen" |
| style="background:palegreen" |
| style="background:palegreen" |
|-
| Dual Layer
| style="background:salmon" |
| style="background:palegreen" |
| style="background:palegreen" |
| style="background:salmon" |
| style="background:salmon" |
| style="background:salmon" |
| style="background:salmon" |
| style="background:palegreen" |
| style="background:salmon" |
| style="background:salmon" |
| style="background:palegreen" |
|-
! rowspan="7" | Features
| Speed Fix
| style="background:palegreen" |
| style="background:salmon" |
| style="background:palegreen" |
| style="background:palegreen" |
| style="background:palegreen" |
| style="background:palegreen" |
| style="background:palegreen" |
| style="background:palegreen" |
| style="background:palegreen" |
| ?
| style="background:palegreen" |
|-
| Audio Fix
| style="background:salmon" |
| style="background:palegreen" |
| style="background:palegreen" |
| style="background:palegreen" |
| style="background:palegreen" |
| style="background:salmon" |
| style="background:salmon" |
| style="background:salmon" |
| style="background:palegreen" |
| style="background:palegreen" |
| style="background:palegreen" |
|-
| Multi Disc
| style="background:salmon" |
| style="background:palegreen" |
| style="background:palegreen" |
| style="background:palegreen" |
| style="background:palegreen" |
| style="background:salmon" |
| style="background:palegreen" |
| style="background:palegreen" |
| style="background:palegreen" |
| style="background:palegreen" |
| style="background:palegreen" |
|-
| Multi GC Games
| ?
| style="background:palegreen" |
| style="background:palegreen" |
| style="background:palegreen" |
| style="background:palegreen" |
| ?
| style="background:palegreen" |
| style="background:palegreen" |
| ?
| ?
| style="background:palegreen" |
|-
| Led Support
| style="background:palegreen" |
| style="background:palegreen" |
| style="background:salmon" |
| style="background:salmon" |
| style="background:salmon" |
| style="background:palegreen" |
| style="background:palegreen" |
| style="background:palegreen" |
| style="background:salmon" |
| style="background:palegreen" |
| style="background:palegreen" |
|-
| LCD Support
| style="background:salmon" |
| style="background:salmon" |
| style="background:salmon" |
| style="background:salmon" |
| style="background:salmon" |
| style="background:salmon" |
| style="background:palegreen" |
| style="background:salmon" |
| style="background:salmon" |
| style="background:salmon" |
| style="background:salmon" |
|-
| Configuration DVD
| style="background:salmon" |
| style="background:salmon" |
| style="background:palegreen" |
| style="background:salmon" |
| style="background:salmon" |
| style="background:palegreen" |
| style="background:palegreen" |
| style="background:palegreen" |
| style="background:salmon" |
| style="background:salmon" |
| style="background:salmon" |
|-
! rowspan="4" | Upgrade
| via Cable
| style="background:palegreen" |
| style="background:palegreen" |
| style="background:palegreen" |
| style="background:salmon" |
| style="background:salmon" |
| style="background:palegreen" |
| style="background:palegreen" |
| style="background:palegreen" |
| style="background:salmon" |
| style="background:salmon" |
| style="background:salmon" |
|-
| via DVD
| style="background:salmon" |
| style="background:palegreen" |
| style="background:palegreen" |
| style="background:salmon" |
| style="background:palegreen" |
| style="background:palegreen" |
| style="background:salmon" |
| style="background:salmon" |
| style="background:palegreen" |
| style="background:palegreen" |
| style="background:palegreen" |
|-
| Flash Memory
| 8KB
| ?
| 8KB
| 1.75KB
| 3.5KB
| 8KB
| 1.75KB
| 1.75KB
| ?
| ?
| 1Kb
|-
| Open Source
| style="background:salmon" |
| style="background:salmon" |
| style="background:salmon" |
| style="background:salmon" |
| style="background:salmon" |
| style="background:palegreen" |
| style="background:palegreen" |
| style="background:palegreen" |
| style="background:salmon" |
| style="background:salmon" |
| style="background:salmon" |
|-
! rowspan="4" | Chipset
| DMS
| style="background:palegreen" |
| style="background:palegreen" |
| style="background:palegreen" |
| style="background:palegreen" |
| style="background:palegreen" |
| style="background:palegreen" |
| style="background:palegreen" |
| style="background:palegreen" |
| style="background:palegreen" |
| style="background:palegreen" |
| style="background:palegreen" |¤
|-
| D2A
| style="background:palegreen" |
| style="background:palegreen" |
| style="background:palegreen" |
| style="background:palegreen" |
| style="background:palegreen" |
| style="background:palegreen" |
| style="background:palegreen" |
| style="background:palegreen" |
| style="background:palegreen" |
| style="background:palegreen" |
| style="background:palegreen" |¤
|-
| D2B
| style="background:palegreen" |
| style="background:palegreen" |
| style="background:palegreen" |
| style="background:palegreen" |
| style="background:palegreen" |
| style="background:palegreen" |
| style="background:palegreen" |
| style="background:palegreen" |
| style="background:palegreen" |
| style="background:palegreen" |
| style="background:palegreen" |¤
|-
| D2C
| style="background:salmon" |
| style="background:salmon" |
| style="background:salmon" |
| style="background:salmon" |
| style="background:salmon" |
| style="background:salmon" |
| style="background:salmon" |
| style="background:salmon" |
| style="background:salmon" |
| style="background:salmon" |
| style="background:palegreen" |
|-
! rowspan="2" | Install
| Quicksolder
| style="background:salmon" |
| style="background:palegreen" |
| style="background:palegreen" |
| style="background:salmon" |
| style="background:salmon" |
| style="background:skyblue" | †
| style="background:skyblue" | †
| style="background:skyblue" | †
| style="background:palegreen" |
| style="background:palegreen" |
| style="background:salmon" |
|-
| Wires
| 5
| 5
| 6
| 5
| 5
| 5
| 5
| 5
| 6
| 5-7
| 31
|-
! rowspan="7" | IC
| ATmega8L
| style="background:palegreen" | [http://anonym.to/http://export.farnell.com/jsp/Semiconductors/Microprocessors+/+Microcontrollers+&+peripherals/ATMEL/ATMEGA8L-8PU/displayProduct.jsp?sku=9171533 2.78€]
| ?
| ?
| style="background:salmon" |
| style="background:salmon" |
| style="background:palegreen" | [http://anonym.to/http://export.farnell.com/jsp/Semiconductors/Microprocessors+/+Microcontrollers+&+peripherals/ATMEL/ATMEGA8L-8PU/displayProduct.jsp?sku=9171533 2.78€]
| style="background:salmon" |
| style="background:salmon" |
| ?
| ?
| style="background:salmon" |
|-
| ATtiny2313
| style="background:salmon" |
| ?
| ?
| style="background:salmon" |
| style="background:salmon" |
| style="background:palegreen" | [http://anonym.to/http://export.farnell.com/jsp/Semiconductors/Microprocessors+/+Microcontrollers+&+peripherals/ATMEL/ATTINY2313-20PU/displayProduct.jsp?sku=9171592 1.69€]
| style="background:salmon" |
| style="background:salmon" |
| ?
| ?
| style="background:salmon" |
|-
| PIC16F628A
| style="background:salmon" |
| ?
| ?
| style="background:salmon" |
| style="background:salmon" |
| style="background:salmon" |
| style="background:palegreen" | [http://anonym.to/http://www.microchipdirect.com/productsearch.aspx?Keywords=PIC16F628A 1.27€]
| style="background:salmon" |
| ?
| ?
| style="background:salmon" |
|-
| PIC12F629
| style="background:salmon" |
| ?
| ?
| style="background:palegreen" | [http://anonym.to/http://www.microchipdirect.com/productsearch.aspx?Keywords=PIC12F629 0.68€]
| style="background:salmon" |
| style="background:palegreen" | [http://anonym.to/http://www.microchipdirect.com/productsearch.aspx?Keywords=PIC12F629 0.68€]
| style="background:palegreen" | [http://anonym.to/http://www.microchipdirect.com/productsearch.aspx?Keywords=PIC12F629 0.68€]
| style="background:palegreen" | [http://anonym.to/http://www.microchipdirect.com/productsearch.aspx?Keywords=PIC12F629 0.68€]
| ?
| ?
| style="background:salmon" |
|-
| PIC12F675
| style="background:salmon" |
| ?
| ?
| style="background:salmon" |
| style="background:salmon" |
| style="background:palegreen" | [http://anonym.to/http://www.microchipdirect.com/productsearch.aspx?Keywords=PIC12F675 0.74€]
| style="background:palegreen" | [http://anonym.to/http://www.microchipdirect.com/productsearch.aspx?Keywords=PIC12F675 0.74€]
| style="background:palegreen" | [http://anonym.to/http://www.microchipdirect.com/productsearch.aspx?Keywords=PIC12F675 0.74€]
| ?
| ?
| style="background:salmon" |
|-
| PIC12F683
| style="background:salmon" |
| ?
| ?
| style="background:salmon" |
| style="background:palegreen" | [http://anonym.to/http://www.microchipdirect.com/productsearch.aspx?Keywords=PIC12F683 0.87€]
| style="background:salmon" |
| style="background:palegreen" | [http://anonym.to/http://www.microchipdirect.com/productsearch.aspx?Keywords=PIC12F683 0.87€]
| style="background:palegreen" | [http://anonym.to/http://www.microchipdirect.com/productsearch.aspx?Keywords=PIC12F683 0.87€]
| ?
| ?
| style="background:salmon" |
|-
| MSP430
| style="background:salmon" |
| ?
| ?
| style="background:salmon" |
| style="background:salmon" |
| style="background:palegreen" | ~3€
| style="background:salmon" |
| style="background:salmon" |
| ?
| ?
| style="background:salmon" |
|-
! rowspan="2" | Price
| Hardware
| 2.78€
| rowspan="2" | 30€
| rowspan="2" | 25€
| rowspan="2" | 11€
| rowspan="2" | 25€
| 0.68€ - ~3€
| 0.68€ - 1.27€
| 0.68€ - 0.87€
| rowspan="2" | 25€
| rowspan="2" | 17€
| rowspan="2" | 43€
|-
| Software
| style="background:palegreen" | Free!
| style="background:palegreen" | Free!
| style="background:palegreen" | Free!
| style="background:palegreen" | Free!
|-
| colspan="13" |
|-
! colspan="2" | Stupid color indicator §
| style="background:rgb(160,160,30)" |
| style="background:rgb(60,200,20)" |
| style="background:rgb(50,220,20)" |
| style="background:rgb(200,140,10)" |
| style="background:rgb(150,180,20)" |
| style="background:rgb(80,240,30)" |
| style="background:rgb(80,250,30)" |
| style="background:rgb(90,240,30)" |
| style="background:rgb(80,170,20)" |
| style="background:rgb(70,170,20)" |
| style="background:rgb(150,160,20)" |
|-
| colspan="2" |
! [[Chiip]]
! [[Cyclowiz]]
! [[WiiKey]]
! [[Wiinja]]
! [[Wiinja]]
! [[OpenWii]]
! [[WiiFree]]
! [[yaosm]]
! [[Wiid]]
! [[WiiReZ]]
! [[d2ckey]]
|-
|}

† Via [http://wiifreeeasyconnect.com WiiFree EasyConnect]<br />
¤ Works but bad choice due install wire count<br />
§ =RGB(Red cells*10, Green cells*10, Blue cells*10). White cells ignored. Choose the greenest modchip! ;)

 

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