Worklog Pengy's first Wiip worklog

[pengy]

No, the electrolytic cap that is normally by the wires at the top. It isn't pictured as I took it off :p the contacts for it are at the bottom left.

 

[Aurelio]

No, the electrolytic cap that is normally by the wires at the top. It isn't pictured as I took it off :p

Oh I've no idea then

 

[cheese]

No, the electrolytic cap that is normally by the wires at the top. It isn't pictured as I took it off :p the contacts for it are at the bottom left.

It's most likely there in case the controller has a sudden spike in current and the controller wire is extended. Being so close to the regulators, most likely it won't need it.

 

[pengy]

I'll try it later without, hopefully it works. Might have to relocate the oscillator for thickness purposes. Will also have to relocate caps and hopfully the crystal on the screen board.

 

[cheese]

and hopfully the crystal on the screen board

That can be a tough one, make sure you keep it as close to the original position as possible, otherwise it may pick up some interference from other places... It may also be possible to follow the traces back and wire from there.

 

[pengy]

Couple questions here.

How do I know if my GC controller is working if all I have is postloader? When I boot it I don't have a cursor and pressing buttons on the GC controller does nothing. Does that mean it's not connected properly? I have it connected according to the diagam in the guide hub, 3.3v, ground, and then data is connected to the pin labelled "data in" on the controller. More specifically, i have it connected to R11 where ashens old diagram says that pin goes to.

Also, whats the proper way to shut down the wii with portablizemii installed? When you use a wiimote to shut it down, it has a short shutdown sequence, so is it wrong to just shut the power off?

 

[cheese]

You should be able to get a cursor to come up when moving the left stick, if not, either the stick is not wired properly or the controller is not wired properly.

For shutting down the Wii, it is OK to cut the power, the short shutdown sequence is not actually needed.

 

[Shank]

Also, whats the proper way to shut down the wii with portablizemii installed? When you use a wiimote to shut it down, it has a short shutdown sequence, so is it wrong to just shut the power off?

Nothing wrong with hard powering it off. The Wii is pretty resilient.

 

[cheese]

The Wii is pretty resilient.

While the hardware is very resilient, the software... Not so much

 

[Shank]

While the hardware is very resilient, the software... Not so much

Yup. Working with Wii software is the worst. One of the many, many reasons why PortablizeMii is fucking amazing.

 

[Aurelio]

Have you connected all the buttons and sticks?

 

[pengy]

I didn't connect the c stick, is that an issue?

 

[Aurelio]

I didn't connect the c stick, is that an issue?

Yeah, thst could be it. If the c stick is not connected the controller sends random values for the c stick, which in postloader means changing continuisly between different browsers (games, homebrews, emus, channels) and so it gets stuck

 

[pengy]

If the bottom of the screen says "select a game with a controller" does that mean the gc controller isn't connected?

 

[Aurelio]

If the bottom of the screen says "select a game with a controller" does that mean the gc controller isn't connected?

No, it means that it is waiting for something to move (either a wiimote or a GC controller stick) in order to show the cursor

 

[pengy]

Well I added in the c stick and the resistors for the shoulders.(10k between each line and ground). Still not getting anything at all. Any more ideas?

 

[Aurelio]

Do you have the reset button connected to your board? If that's the case you can try to boot into priiloader and see if the gamecube controller works there

 

[pengy]

I don't but is there any reason why it wouldnt work in postloader but would in priiloader? The wiimote works fine

On the gc controller after I trim it, I don't have to relocate or bridge anything right?

 

[Aurelio]

I don't but is there any reason why it wouldnt work in postloader but would in priiloader? The wiimote works fine

On the gc controller after I trim it, I don't have to relocate or bridge anything right?

No, there's no reason, it was just because priiloader doesn't care about the sticks, so if they are causing issues you won't notice.

Anyway, since you can use the wiimote, try to launch the attached homebrew and see if it recognize any button press on the GC controller

 

[pengy]

This might be a nooby question but where do I put homebrews on the flash drive? Can't find info about that anywhere on here.