Question GC+ Problem

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So I'm almost done with my first Wii portable but I ran into a problem. When I have the GC+ data line soldered on to my Wii when I turn it on the screen flashes with PortablizeMii and then goes off. The screen is still on, I checked all the voltages and everything is fine. If I remove the data line from my Wii it shows PortablizeMii, but I can't do anything because I don't have the data line soldered.
 

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Can you please post a clear pic of where you're soldering your data line and also a pic of the wiring on the gc+ itself? :)
 

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I recommend cleaning up any flux you have on your boards, especially around the controller data pins on the wii, then test again. I attached a picture of what looks like a possible bridge on the gc+ itself, and a good area to clean of flux as an example.

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Is there a way for you to test the gc+ with a different wii or gamecube? If you have a gamecube controller plug lying around, you can solder 3.3v, ground, and data to it and use it to test the gc+. That will tell you if the problem is on the wii end or the gc+ end.

If that's not an option and cleaning up the flux didn't work, I'd recommend disconnecting all of your buttons from the gc+, cleaning it, and then testing it without anything hooked up. If it works, connect one thing at a time, test, one more thing, test, until you figure out what is going wrong. There might be a solder blob on one of your buttons or joysticks.

If portablizemii still crashes with only the gc+ hooked up, you know it's likely a short either near the wii's controller data lines or on the gc+ itself.
 

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I figured out why it crashes, but now the mouse on the screen keeps going right. I checked my 3ds sliders wiring and it seems fine. Not sure what to do at this point.
 

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Are both sliders connected? Iirc it acts funny with only one joystick hooked up
 

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Have you updated it to the latest firmware and also calibrated it using the homebrew app?
 

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How am I supposed to do that when I can't get into portablize mii because the board isn't working? I don't have another wii. Shouldn't it be good to go when I get it? I bought it from bitbuilt, I didn't use open source.
 

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How am I supposed to do that when I can't get into portablize mii because the board isn't working? I don't have another wii. Shouldn't it be good to go when I get it? I bought it from bitbuilt, I didn't use open source.
You still need to update and calibrate them yourself. You'll have to wait until you have access to a Wii to do it on.
 
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