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by novenary
Thu Jan 18, 2024 12:44 am
Forum: Modchips
Topic: Picoboot issues, gecko not located at first then loads swiss from gecko
Replies: 4
Views: 1951

Re: Picoboot issues, gecko not located at first then loads swiss from gecko

Hi I'm new to this forum so not sure if this is in the right place. I have recently installed the picoboot mod chip into my gamecube and have it working but doesn't seem to work as it should. To start with it tells me that a gecko isn't present then loads from my gecko in slot b which makes booting...
by novenary
Wed Dec 06, 2023 8:56 pm
Forum: Homebrew & Utilities
Topic: iplboot
Replies: 5
Views: 8076

Re: iplboot

Does anyone still hang out here? I've released r9 today. https://github.com/redolution/iplboot/releases/tag/r9 This finally brings all modchips up to date, testing would be much appreciated! I've only personally confirmed it to work on PicoBoot, so I'd like feedback on Qoob (Pro and SX are different...
by novenary
Tue Aug 09, 2022 11:11 am
Forum: Homebrew & Utilities
Topic: iplboot
Replies: 5
Views: 8076

Re: iplboot

My guess would be size constraints. iplboot (compressed) is 7-8 blocks which is larger than average for a save. Also it's easier to manage an updatable second stage separately from the primary exploit payload. Plus it's shared code that can be used with multiple different games.
by novenary
Tue Aug 09, 2022 10:37 am
Forum: Homebrew & Utilities
Topic: iplboot
Replies: 5
Views: 8076

iplboot

I realized that there wasn't an official forum thread for iplboot, let's fix that. iplboot is a minimal, but reasonably featureful bootloader for the GameCube. It is meant to be used as the BIOS on most IPL replacement modchips, or as a chainloader for savegame exploits. iplboot currently supports t...
by novenary
Thu Aug 04, 2022 10:52 am
Forum: Modchips
Topic: Best modding way
Replies: 4
Views: 5918

Re: Best modding way

The GC hardware is completely identical in all versions except for the video DAC.
Many games of that era rely on framerate for timing and not all of them are adjusted for the difference at 50Hz, so they will run slower than originally intended in that mode.
by novenary
Thu Aug 04, 2022 10:48 am
Forum: Hardware / Modding
Topic: I tried installing the PicoBoot now GC doesn't work
Replies: 14
Views: 7394

Re: I tried installing the PicoBoot now GC doesn't work

300-350C is a reasonable range for leaded solder. Tin the pad and the wire then you can make a connection very quickly. Using flux will help a lot.
by novenary
Mon Jul 04, 2022 2:30 pm
Forum: Support
Topic: Corrosion on MB = No Calendar and No P1 Controller
Replies: 7
Views: 7431

Re: Corrosion on MB = No Calendar and No P1 Controller

Short of using an ultrasonic cleaner, more scrubbing with a toothbrush or a q tip would be your best bet. You'll also want to rework those solder joints a bit (use flux liberally).
by novenary
Sat Jul 02, 2022 12:17 pm
Forum: Modchips
Topic: PicoBoot - IPL replacement modchip using Raspberry Pi Pico
Replies: 18
Views: 15584

Re: PicoBoot - IPL replacement modchip using Raspberry Pi Pico

Is it possible to run qoob OS and viper OS I know Swiss is better but is it possible You can make the original IPL and others into regular DOLs in just a couple minutes with a hex editor, but you'd probably have to work around whatever copy protection scheme they have to run Qoob OS and Cobra witho...
by novenary
Sat Jul 02, 2022 12:02 pm
Forum: Modchips
Topic: Some help needed trying to get a working Shuriken Attack
Replies: 30
Views: 22029

Re: Some help needed trying to get a working Shuriken Attack

It's more complicated than that, different boards have different flash chips so you need to compile PicoBoot with the appropriate bootstrap or it won't work. @webhdx Is this true? Because I would've thought that it's simply the same flash chip but with larger capacity, thus there wouldn't be anythi...
by novenary
Thu Jun 30, 2022 6:15 pm
Forum: Modchips
Topic: Some help needed trying to get a working Shuriken Attack
Replies: 30
Views: 22029

Re: Some help needed trying to get a working Shuriken Attack

It's more complicated than that, different boards have different flash chips so you need to compile PicoBoot with the appropriate bootstrap or it won't work.
by novenary
Mon Apr 20, 2020 8:26 am
Forum: Hardware / Modding
Topic: Minimal ipl boot Viper GC
Replies: 30
Views: 28814

Re: Minimal ipl boot Viper GC

Size is precisely why dkppc r26 is required, but it's not available anywhere anymore. You could use a DOL compressor, but you'll most likely need to modify it for the viper entry point, and it still won't fit on qoob sx because less than 64KB are available (it actually required a custom build of dol...
by novenary
Mon Apr 20, 2020 5:37 am
Forum: Hardware / Modding
Topic: Yet another USB Gecko clone
Replies: 76
Views: 185719

Re: Yet another USB Gecko clone

You're welcome. :)
by novenary
Sat Apr 18, 2020 12:37 pm
Forum: Hardware / Modding
Topic: Yet another USB Gecko clone
Replies: 76
Views: 185719

Re: Yet another USB Gecko clone

I've heard some were having trouble programming the FTDI with MProg. Since MProg is deprecated, I've added a programming file for FT_Prog which is the newer, still supported tool (this was already the case when I originally made this post, I just never bothered to provide and updated file because MP...
by novenary
Sun Mar 22, 2020 8:04 am
Forum: Hardware / Modding
Topic: GameCube and USB-C
Replies: 10
Views: 16442

Re: GameCube and USB-C

Just fyi, the 40W power brick is extremely overkill for the GC. It's designed to handle the entire console + a whackload of accessories and then some. If you remove the DVD drive then it will draw significantly less power as well.
by novenary
Sun Mar 22, 2020 7:56 am
Forum: Hardware / Modding
Topic: GB Player Consolizer
Replies: 5
Views: 7134

Re: GB Player Consolizer

It can definitely be done, and wouldn't require hacking up any hardware. The FPGA board can be expensive but it's very likely it can be made cheaper than the GBA consolizer, the question is more whether anyone would be willing to sell it for cheaper (BOM-wise it'd be quite similar). These things are...
by novenary
Sat Feb 09, 2019 12:14 pm
Forum: Modchips
Topic: WASP Custom from BAC seemingly non-working
Replies: 11
Views: 17833

Re: WASP Custom from BAC seemingly non-working

ReWrite wrote:
Tue Feb 05, 2019 9:45 pm
I did not. I was unaware that it needed to be in there for the test to run properly.
If you don't have a card in there, the wasp will try to enable passthrough mode, which won't work since you don't have a real drive on the other side.
by novenary
Sat Feb 09, 2019 11:52 am
Forum: Hardware / Modding
Topic: DVD Drive Emulator Question
Replies: 338
Views: 381812

Re: DVD Drive Emulator Question

More than plenty fast enough, it's the fastest available bus, but that also makes it more difficult to work with. Requires much more expensive hardware for one.
by novenary
Sat Feb 09, 2019 11:51 am
Forum: Hardware / Modding
Topic: Streetwalrus's first GameCube
Replies: 65
Views: 72953

Re: Streetwalrus's first GameCube

Nice, good job with that. :)
by novenary
Tue Feb 05, 2019 12:08 am
Forum: Homebrew & Utilities
Topic: Game Boy Interface
Replies: 1801
Views: 2969758

Re: Game Boy Interface

But that's not practical in its current state (no GUI for configuration) and no one outside of the GBI crowd actually wants to run any homebrew from a disc, because there's no good reason to do that. SD adapters are cheap and easy to use, and as long as you can boot into Swiss, you can have any set-...
by novenary
Mon Feb 04, 2019 8:37 am
Forum: Homebrew & Utilities
Topic: Game Boy Interface
Replies: 1801
Views: 2969758

Re: Game Boy Interface

DoctorDan wrote:
Mon Feb 04, 2019 8:35 am
I know it's really, really hard for you...but try not to be a colossal cunt.
Look who's talking.
by novenary
Sun Feb 03, 2019 10:45 pm
Forum: Modchips
Topic: WASP Custom from BAC seemingly non-working
Replies: 11
Views: 17833

Re: WASP Custom from BAC seemingly non-working

Just to make sure, you did have an SD card in the wasp when you ran that test right?
by novenary
Sun Feb 03, 2019 3:01 pm
Forum: Modchips
Topic: WASP Custom from BAC seemingly non-working
Replies: 11
Views: 17833

Re: WASP Custom from BAC seemingly non-working

I'm well aware of how it's designed, but it's happened before. It's also possible that you didn't push it in all the way, leaving the connector inserted at an angle which can cause a wrong connection. At any rate, I know mega tends to be anal with testing and packages things well, in antistatic bags...
by novenary
Sun Feb 03, 2019 1:54 pm
Forum: Modchips
Topic: WASP Custom from BAC seemingly non-working
Replies: 11
Views: 17833

Re: WASP Custom from BAC seemingly non-working

The devices were thoroughly tested before shipping. If it's not working then we can only assume that you've done something wrong like plugging it in incorrectly, which could have damaged the FPGA by feeding 5V into fragile IO pins. You can confirm this by running the attached dol. Swap the wasp in B...
by novenary
Sun Feb 03, 2019 1:07 pm
Forum: Homebrew & Utilities
Topic: Game Boy Interface
Replies: 1801
Views: 2969758

Re: Game Boy Interface

I finally broke down and used my Wii to install the file onto my GC Memory Card, but I'm not pleased about it. It may be a minor quibble to you, but when I power on my GC to play a GB, GBC, or GBA game, it actually ANNOYS me to search through a Swiss menu to load up GBI. If you actually took the ti...
by novenary
Fri Feb 01, 2019 7:12 pm
Forum: Game Hacking
Topic: Why are cheats way more unstable on GameCube hardware?
Replies: 5
Views: 8172

Re: Why are cheats way more unstable on GameCube hardware?

There's also the problem of codes relying on specific dcache behavior which can't work in Dolphin.