So I haven't taken my Wii online yet....

BTP

Please tell me that hopefully by now they've worked out all the problems and you can update without any real problems.

So what would I expect if I were to update in the very near future?

I remember there being two updates that would happen one after the other a while back. Would it now be four in a row or are some updates optional? (The two from before and now the weather channel and the Opera browser beta = four updates?)

What were the codes that if they appeared basically meant you had to get your system back to Nintendo for a repair? The most prominent one I remember was something like 110***.

Since I'll be using the NWC USB Connector, I'll probably need to use the latest drivers found somewhere on the main NWC site, right? Anything else I should know if something doesn't quite work?

Unless I'm blind, where's the Wii code thread? Or is it a wiki now?

Am I forgetting anything else?

Thanks.

P.S. If true, f**k!

JJ

I got a Wii a few days ago and I had no problems.

I didn't download the browser.

I like spinning the globe.

Mai-Kero

BTP wrote:

Please tell me that hopefully by now they've worked out all the problems and you can update without any real problems.

So what would I expect if I were to update in the very near future?

I remember there being two updates that would happen one after the other a while back. Would it now be four in a row or are some updates optional? (The two from before and now the weather channel and the Opera browser beta = four updates?)

What were the codes that if they appeared basically meant you had to get your system back to Nintendo for a repair? The most prominent one I remember was something like 110***.

Since I'll be using the NWC USB Connector, I'll probably need to use the latest drivers found somewhere on the main NWC site, right? Anything else I should know if something doesn't quite work?

Unless I'm blind, where's the Wii code thread? Or is it a wiki now?

Am I forgetting anything else?

Thanks.

P.S. If true, f**k!

There's pretty much a 0% chance of you getting a wii that needs to be sent back. Just patch it and watch your Wii glow blue when you get new wiimails.

SirUltimos

I haven;t had any problems with updating. It seems stable now.

As far as I know, you will need to download each update seperatly. However, unless you decide to then you don't need to download either the Weather Channel or Internet Channel updates, and the Internet Channel comes from the Wii Ware section of the Shop Channel.

Gorilla Salad

Just get everything. They don't take to long to download...
that is what your asking, Right?

Oh, how many updates. There's 2 that I got, and I just got mine today, and then I got the browser, but that's it.

Edit: News is up on the 27th. I hope Pikachu will read it for me.

TheySlashThem

Has anyone else been having trouble connecting to Wii internet lately?

Also, for some reason, ever since I've gotten the Wii, the Wii name in the WFC registration tool is a garbled mess of symbols. And it keeps happening, no matter how many times I reinstall it. Like, I reinstall, and then the name is correct for maybe a day, and then it goes back to looking like someone played around with a keyboard map.

Now, this was happing long before the browser stopped working, but there's a good chance these two things are related.

BTP

Hypothetical question: You download the full Opera browser when it becomes available for free and sometime later delete it (assuming it's possible). Months later (when it's $5 or so), you want to get it back again. Would you still be able to get it for free because you were able to do so before (kinda like with the VC games) or will you need to pay up?

As much fun as it would be to do the whole YouTube and "Posting from my Wii!" bit on my TV, I can do both just as well with my computer and so I'm considering to not even bother with the browser at all. I'd just still like to know what my options are.

Gorilla Salad

Where do I find my wii code?

TheySlashThem

Senor Fish wrote:

Where do I find my wii code?

message board, write new message, cover of the adress book.

Kewop Decam

i can't update my Wii for shit. Damn errors. One afternoon I'll fix the bullshit

JJ

BTP wrote:

Hypothetical question: You download the full Opera browser when it becomes available for free and sometime later delete it (assuming it's possible). Months later (when it's $5 or so), you want to get it back again. Would you still be able to get it for free because you were able to do so before (kinda like with the VC games) or will you need to pay up?

As much fun as it would be to do the whole YouTube and "Posting from my Wii!" bit on my TV, I can do both just as well with my computer and so I'm considering to not even bother with the browser at all. I'd just still like to know what my options are.

The browser now is a beta which i assume will cease to function once the pay version is up.

Gorilla Salad

BTP wrote:

Hypothetical question: You download the full Opera browser when it becomes available for free and sometime later delete it (assuming it's possible). Months later (when it's $5 or so), you want to get it back again. Would you still be able to get it for free because you were able to do so before (kinda like with the VC games) or will you need to pay up?

As much fun as it would be to do the whole YouTube and "Posting from my Wii!" bit on my TV, I can do both just as well with my computer and so I'm considering to not even bother with the browser at all. I'd just still like to know what my options are.

I use it so that If I'm stuck somewhere in a game, *menu...internet...gamefaqs...*Oh. Why didn't I see that?*back to game*

And thanks for telling me how to get my Wii code.

Eteric

So, they fixed the bricking problem?

My system is like 2 months old. I never got it online yet (waiting for DSL), should I have to worry?

FyreWulff

Eteric wrote:

So, they fixed the bricking problem?

My system is like 2 months old. I never got it online yet (waiting for DSL), should I have to worry?

no, because if it does happen to brick nintendo will replace it for free

BTP

Oh, is there a way to tell what is connected using the USB connector? What I mean by that is right now my DS and Wii are named the very same thing. If I were to connect both at the same time, would I be able to tell which is the Wii and which is the DS?

Bionic Monkey

Incidentally, does anybody else's Wii take an incredibly long time to load up the first channel after turning the console on for the first time for the day? Like, three minutes long?

apotheos

Bionic Monkey wrote:

Incidentally, does anybody else's Wii take an incredibly long time to load up the first channel after turning the console on for the first time for the day? Like, three minutes long?

Uh ... no.

Bionic Monkey

apotheos wrote:

Bionic Monkey wrote:

Incidentally, does anybody else's Wii take an incredibly long time to load up the first channel after turning the console on for the first time for the day? Like, three minutes long?

Uh ... no.

That's what I was afraid of. I'll give it one more update to get fixed then I'm calling Nintendo.

Daedalus

Bionic Monkey wrote:

Incidentally, does anybody else's Wii take an incredibly long time to load up the first channel after turning the console on for the first time for the day? Like, three minutes long?

No.

Is your disc scratched? That would do it.

Bionic Monkey

The Warlock wrote:

Bionic Monkey wrote:

Incidentally, does anybody else's Wii take an incredibly long time to load up the first channel after turning the console on for the first time for the day? Like, three minutes long?

No.

Is your disc scratched? That would do it.

No, it doesn't matter which channel I go into, just the first one after the console has been off for a while. I've had it happen with loading a game first thing, the Mii channel and the Shop channel. But as soon as it's done loading that channel, I can switch between them all fairly briskly.

VoodooV

semi off topic, but they really need to make that slot illumination turn on for more things than just downloading data. I love that light.

Aioua

Kewop Decam wrote:

i can't update my Wii for shit. Damn errors. One afternoon I'll fix the bullshit

A lot of "cannot connect to the internet" errors, even though it is connected? Happened to me. Quick fix, if you haven't done so yet, is to change your wireless channel from 6 (which is the default) to 1 or 11 (which are as far from default you can get). Appently the poor Wii can't handle any interference. Pansy.

Alfred J. Kwak

You guys can consider yourself lucky - I can't find an access point with my Wii although I use a wireless lan connection.

Legacy

Bionic Monkey wrote:

The Warlock wrote:

Bionic Monkey wrote:

Incidentally, does anybody else's Wii take an incredibly long time to load up the first channel after turning the console on for the first time for the day? Like, three minutes long?

No.

Is your disc scratched? That would do it.

No, it doesn't matter which channel I go into, just the first one after the console has been off for a while. I've had it happen with loading a game first thing, the Mii channel and the Shop channel. But as soon as it's done loading that channel, I can switch between them all fairly briskly.

It happens to me all the time...

PikaPuff

Alfred J. Kwak wrote:

You guys can consider yourself lucky - I can't find an access point with my Wii although I use a wireless lan connection.

You did all the shit in the wii help thread? Mainly change the wireless lan channel to 1 or 11?

AbsoluteZero

Despite the fact that I do not even own a Wii yet... I can help people who are having trouble setting up WiFi on their Wii's.


Wireless interference will fuck with your Wii. To set your wireless to the optimal channel, download NetStumbler. NetStumbler will detect all wireless networks within range, and most importantly tell you what channel they are operating on.

Set your wireless to operate on a channel that is the furthest away from any others operating within range. Take caution using channels 1 through 4, as cordless phones and other wireless devices can cause interference on these lower channels.

Dodge Aspen

I was pretty pumped to surf the web on my 50 inch screen, but then I downloaded the browser.

It actually works pretty well, but it's so damn slow. I tried watching Dick in a Box on Youtube, and I didn't have the patience to wait 10 minutes for a 2 minutes clip. Then I tried to watch the new Transformers trailer. It didn't even load. I guess it may be because my wireless connection isn't real good, or it may be because it's still a beta version.

Whatever it is, looking at anything more than text is a massive chore, at least where I live.

Can you actually look at the web while playing a game? There's a one channel at a time rule, isn't there? Being able to check out Gamefaqs suring a TP dungeon without shutting it off first would be sweet.

Jam Warrior

ThatDudeOverThere wrote:

Has anyone else been having trouble connecting to Wii internet lately?

Also, for some reason, ever since I've gotten the Wii, the Wii name in the WFC registration tool is a garbled mess of symbols. And it keeps happening, no matter how many times I reinstall it. Like, I reinstall, and then the name is correct for maybe a day, and then it goes back to looking like someone played around with a keyboard map.

Now, this was happing long before the browser stopped working, but there's a good chance these two things are related.

Nah, my WFC reg tool does the exact same thing with the console name and my Wii works fine online.

Daedalus

Dodge Aspen wrote:

I was pretty pumped to surf the web on my 50 inch screen, but then I downloaded the browser.

It actually works pretty well, but it's so damn slow. I tried watching Dick in a Box on Youtube, and I didn't have the patience to wait 10 minutes for a 2 minutes clip. Then I tried to watch the new Transformers trailer. It didn't even load. I guess it may be because my wireless connection isn't real good, or it may be because it's still a beta version.

Whatever it is, looking at anything more than text is a massive chore, at least where I live.

Can you actually look at the web while playing a game? There's a one channel at a time rule, isn't there? Being able to check out Gamefaqs suring a TP dungeon without shutting it off first would be sweet.

Change your wireless router to channel 1 or 11. Otherwise the Bluetooth from the wiimote interferes with wifi.

cloudeagle

JJ wrote:

BTP wrote:

Hypothetical question: You download the full Opera browser when it becomes available for free and sometime later delete it (assuming it's possible). Months later (when it's $5 or so), you want to get it back again. Would you still be able to get it for free because you were able to do so before (kinda like with the VC games) or will you need to pay up?

As much fun as it would be to do the whole YouTube and "Posting from my Wii!" bit on my TV, I can do both just as well with my computer and so I'm considering to not even bother with the browser at all. I'd just still like to know what my options are.

The browser now is a beta which i assume will cease to function once the pay version is up.

I should point out that none of us have a really solid clue as to what will happen with Opera. It could be that early-adopters get it for free, or it could be we'll have to pay come summer.

Regardless, the full version arrives in spring, so we won't have to pay then to get it.

Lew Zealand

Dodge Aspen wrote:

It actually works pretty well, but it's so damn slow. I tried watching Dick in a Box on Youtube, and I didn't have the patience to wait 10 minutes for a 2 minutes clip. Then I tried to watch the new Transformers trailer. It didn't even load. I guess it may be because my wireless connection isn't real good, or it may be because it's still a beta version.

Something is up with your connection. I can stream full episodes of Aqua Teen Hunger Force from YouTube with no stutters or any problems.

Cameron_Talley

Since we're on the subject of problems, I've had my Wii freeze on me twice now, both time when exiting Channels and returning to the main menu. The screen fades black, but then the menu never boots. Reset doesn't work--you have to hold down the power button and turn it off and back on to fix. Anyone else had this issue?

Lunker

Aioua wrote:

Kewop Decam wrote:

i can't update my Wii for shit. Damn errors. One afternoon I'll fix the bullshit

A lot of "cannot connect to the internet" errors, even though it is connected? Happened to me. Quick fix, if you haven't done so yet, is to change your wireless channel from 6 (which is the default) to 1 or 11 (which are as far from default you can get). Appently the poor Wii can't handle any interference. Pansy.

I know that people get tired of hearing this as the initial response, but changing your router's channel really does fix problems. It did for me, no questions asked. Everything was working fine except for the Wii Shop Channel, but as soon as I flipped my router to Channel 1 I can buy my shit to my heart's content.

Also, I updated my Wii on Christmas morning with no problems whatsoever. The "bricking," much like what I gather is the same with 360s, is really a very, very isolated problem that's overblown in the Internet echo chamber.

Dodge Aspen

The Warlock wrote:

Dodge Aspen wrote:

I was pretty pumped to surf the web on my 50 inch screen, but then I downloaded the browser.

It actually works pretty well, but it's so damn slow. I tried watching Dick in a Box on Youtube, and I didn't have the patience to wait 10 minutes for a 2 minutes clip. Then I tried to watch the new Transformers trailer. It didn't even load. I guess it may be because my wireless connection isn't real good, or it may be because it's still a beta version.

Whatever it is, looking at anything more than text is a massive chore, at least where I live.

Can you actually look at the web while playing a game? There's a one channel at a time rule, isn't there? Being able to check out Gamefaqs suring a TP dungeon without shutting it off first would be sweet.

Change your wireless router to channel 1 or 11. Otherwise the Bluetooth from the wiimote interferes with wifi.

Well then....

JJ

This is off topic but I'm very pissed I left my remote at home 3 hours away. I can't change the TV to the different video channels to play the wii without it. :x

Kewop Decam

JJ wrote:

This is off topic but I'm very pissed I left my remote at home 3 hours away. I can't change the TV to the different video channels to play the wii without it. :x

1. Why the hell did the remote leave the house?

2. Most TVs allow you to swtich to video by cycling through ll the channels. So go past the last channel and it should switch to video

3. Go buy a universal remote at Wal-mart or something

JJ

Yeah, I'll have to buy a remote. It'll cost as much as the gas money I'll be spending or probably less and I'll save 6 hours.

Legacy

cloudeagle wrote:

JJ wrote:

BTP wrote:

Hypothetical question: You download the full Opera browser when it becomes available for free and sometime later delete it (assuming it's possible). Months later (when it's $5 or so), you want to get it back again. Would you still be able to get it for free because you were able to do so before (kinda like with the VC games) or will you need to pay up?

As much fun as it would be to do the whole YouTube and "Posting from my Wii!" bit on my TV, I can do both just as well with my computer and so I'm considering to not even bother with the browser at all. I'd just still like to know what my options are.

The browser now is a beta which i assume will cease to function once the pay version is up.

I should point out that none of us have a really solid clue as to what will happen with Opera. It could be that early-adopters get it for free, or it could be we'll have to pay come summer.

Regardless, the full version arrives in spring, so we won't have to pay then to get it.

No...it's pretty obvious what's going to happen if you read Nintendo's press release about it. The browser is in 'trial version' until March when the full version is released. Then the full version is free until June and everyone will have to pay a one time fee of 500 points to use it after then.

They're not going to give it away to 'early adopters'(aka: everyone with a Wii right now).

cloudeagle

Legacy wrote:

cloudeagle wrote:

JJ wrote:

BTP wrote:

Hypothetical question: You download the full Opera browser when it becomes available for free and sometime later delete it (assuming it's possible). Months later (when it's $5 or so), you want to get it back again. Would you still be able to get it for free because you were able to do so before (kinda like with the VC games) or will you need to pay up?

As much fun as it would be to do the whole YouTube and "Posting from my Wii!" bit on my TV, I can do both just as well with my computer and so I'm considering to not even bother with the browser at all. I'd just still like to know what my options are.

The browser now is a beta which i assume will cease to function once the pay version is up.

I should point out that none of us have a really solid clue as to what will happen with Opera. It could be that early-adopters get it for free, or it could be we'll have to pay come summer.

Regardless, the full version arrives in spring, so we won't have to pay then to get it.

No...it's pretty obvious what's going to happen if you read Nintendo's press release about it. The browser is in 'trial version' until March when the full version is released. Then the full version is free until June and everyone will have to pay a one time fee of 500 points to use it after then.

They're not going to give it away to 'early adopters'(aka: everyone with a Wii right now).

Oh, it is? Must have missed that.

A bit of a bummer, but I expected it.

foursquareman

Opera's press release says that those who download the full version before June will continue to use it for free after the download starts costing 500 points.

Press Release

"Availability

Nintendo is currently offering a free trial of Opera for Wii which is now available for download. The release of the final version of the Opera browser for Wii is currently scheduled for late March 2007. Opera for Wii will remain a free download until June 30, 2007. After June 30, Opera will be available for download from the Wii Shop Channel for 500 Wii points. Users who download Opera before June 30, 2007, can continue to use the browser at no cost for the lifetime of the Wii system."

Scops

I don't have a wireless router, and I'm kind of in the dark about these wifi adapters. My computer only has two usable USB ports, one of which is connecting my router to my computer, while the other is reserved for my wireless keyboard and mouse.

1. Will one of these need to be sacrificed in order to make room for the wifi adapter, or can the adapter take the place of the USB connection between my router and my computer?
2. Is there a chance the wireless connection used by my keyboard and mouse could interfere with the wifi connection if/when I set it up?
3. Is there a special 'official' wii wifi adapter, and if so, does it have any advantages over other wifi adapters? Are there any cheap alternatives?

(I hope that this is considered on topic...)