Difference between revisions of "Wii Drivechip Comparison"

Revision as of 07:56, 4 April 2008

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

Key:	Supported	Partially supported	Not supported

		Chiip	Cyclowiz	WiiKey		Wiinja	Wiinja	OpenWii	WiiFree	yaosm	Wiid	WiiReZ	d2ckey	Argon	Wasabi
		v0.9.1	3.6 (beta)	1.9s	1.9g	V2	Deluxe	2.4	2.51	3.0	V3			1.8 (beta)
Wii	Originals
	Backups
	SMG-Protection
	DL Originals
	DL Backups
	Region Free
	Homebrew	Trucha	Trucha	Trucha	Trucha	Trucha	Trucha	Trucha	Trucha	Trucha	Trucha	Trucha	Trucha	Trucha	Trucha
GC	Originals
	Backups
	Region Free
	Homebrew
	Action Replay														?
Media	DVD-R
	DVD-RW
	DVD+R
	DVD+RW
	Dual Layer
Features	Speed Fix											?			?
	Audio Fix
	Multi Disc
	Multi GC Games	?						?				?
	Led Support
	LCD Support
	Configuration DVD
Upgrade	via Cable
	via DVD
	Flash Memory	8KB	?	8KB		1.75KB	3.5KB	8KB	1.75KB	1.75KB	?	?	1Kb	?	128KB
	Open Source													?
Chipset	DMS
	D2A
	D2B
	D2B cut legs °
	D2C
Install	Quicksolder							†	†	†
	Solderless ∴
	Wires	5	5	6		5	5	5	5	5	6	5-7	31	13 or 17	5-DMS/D2A/D2B 9-D2C
IC	ATmega8L	2.78€	?	2.78€				2.78€			?	?
	ATtiny2313		?	?				1.69€			?	?
	PIC16F628A		?	?					1.27€	1.27€	?	?
	PIC12F629		?	?		0.68€		0.68€	0.68€	0.68€	?	?
	PIC12F675		?	?				0.74€	0.74€	0.74€	?	?
	PIC12F683		?	?			0.87€		0.87€	0.87€	?	?
	MSP430		?	?				~3€			?	?
Price	Hardware	2.78€	30€	25€		11€	25€	0.68€ - ~3€	0.68€ - 1.27€	0.68€ - 1.27€	25€	17€	43€	45€ - 90€	60€
Price	Software	Free!	30€	25€		11€	25€	Free!	Free!	Free!	25€	17€	43€	Free!	60€

Stupid color indicator §
		Chiip	Cyclowiz	WiiKey		Wiinja	Wiinja	OpenWii	WiiFree	yaosm	Wiid	WiiReZ	d2ckey	Argon	Wasabi

Trucha = using Trucha Signer
† Via WiiFree EasyConnect
∴ Via Wlip
§ =RGB(Red cells*10, Green cells*10, Blue cells*10). White cells ignored. Choose the greenest modchip! ;)
° Supports D2B chips with cut of IC-legs, without rebuilding them.

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 | Dual Layer
 | style="background:salmon" |
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 | style="background:palegreen" |
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 | Speed Fix
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 | Multi Disc
 | style="background:salmon" |
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 | Multi GC Games
 | ?
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 | 8KB
 | ?
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 | 1.75KB
 | 3.5KB
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 | style="background:palegreen" | [http://anonym.to/http://export.farnell.com/jsp/Semiconductors/Microprocessors+/+Microcontrollers+&+peripherals/ATMEL/ATMEGA8L-8PU/displayProduct.jsp?sku=9171533 2.78€]
 | ?
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 | 2.78€
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-| rowspan="2" | 25€
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 | rowspan="2" | 11€
 | rowspan="2" | 25€
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 | rowspan="2" | 43€
 | 45€ - 90€
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 |-
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 | style="background:palegreen" | Free!
 |-
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 |-
 ! colspan="2" | Stupid color indicator §
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 ! [[Chiip]]
 ! [[Cyclowiz]]
-! [[WiiKey]]
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 ! [[Wiinja]]
 ! [[Wiinja]]
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 ! [[d2ckey]]
 ! [[Argon]]
+! [[Wasabi]]
 |-
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