Need Help Installing USB Gecko/Getting the Wii & Computer to Communicate With It

[WiiPower]

If the usb gecko icon doesn't show up in HBC, i'd say it's a drivers problem. Keep in mind that the drivers are only installed for the usb port on your pc where you had the usb gecko plugged in during the installation.

[megazig]

I'm not sure how it's a driver issue. the usbgecko icon should show in hbc even if it's not attached to your PC

[WiiPower]

I'm not sure how it's a driver issue. the usbgecko icon should show in hbc even if it's not attached to your PC

Hmm, ok, i didn't know that. Then it could only be drivers related if it's actually connected to the pc, but somehow i doubt that in this case.

[Spin New Yasha]

the usbgecko icon should show in hbc even if it's not attached to your PC

Hmm… GC memcard menu under Wii data management sees the USB Gecko as a non-usable device whenever I put it in either slot, but HBC shows no gecko icon.  And as something different, I tried just putting the USBGecko without any USB connection to the computer, even though it'd be pointless.  I think I have a real problem here…

If it's not drivers or hooks, could it be a cIOS I'm missing or a bad one I put in?  Something I installed in the Wii that makes HBC not see the device as an USBGecko?  Should I make a list of different apps and stuff I installed since I first put in HBC if it makes a difference?  The list shouldn't be that long, it's only been modded for a little more than a month…

Or is this strictly a hardware issue?

[megazig]

the EXI interface needed by usbgecko is independent of any IOS.

I'm no expert, but it seems as if the usbgecko is busted in some fashion

[Spin New Yasha]

the EXI interface needed by usbgecko is independent of any IOS.

I'm no expert, but it seems as if the usbgecko is busted in some fashion

So I guess SciiFii wouldn't affect HBC's USBGecko detection?  I was thinking that that may be it, as I installed it per a quickie tutorial I was reading.  (First time softmodding 4.3u; but before that, I used bannerbomb on my niece's 4.2u)

[megazig]

correct, SciiFii won't alter HBC's code so they couldn't mess up the EXI interface.

[Andmo25]

Could someone help? I got my USB Gecko SE, installed the drivers, and the HBC recognizes it. However Gecko dotNET keeps giving the error "Connection to the USB Gecko has failed! Do you want to retry?" no matter how many times I try same error occurs.
Using a Mac if that helps.

[megazig]

do you see this on your sytem: /dev/tty.usbserial-GECKUSB0 ?

[Andmo25]

I solved it just installed XP on my computer

[Spin New Yasha]

I'm no expert, but it seems as if the usbgecko is busted in some fashion

I finally had an opportunity to try the USBGecko on my niece's Wii, and lo and behold, HBC doesn't show the icon, and GeckoOS doesn't find it.  You called it, megazig, I must have a defective unit, courtesy of adictron eu.

Well, now that I know it's a bad unit, does anyone know exactly what part inside the USBGecko to replace for HBC to acknowledge it as a USBGecko?  The casing is suspiciously easy to open and I'm in the mood for messing with small, intricate pieces of electronics.  Or better yet, is there a way of putting in on-board memory and re-purposing the device as a GC USB memory card adapter clone?  (I know one already exists, in fact, I have one.)