Just for future reference, in case someone wants to format the FAT16 SD card and patch it for SD loader: Format SD card to FAT16: I'd recommend minitool partition wizard (freeware). Command line for linux (mkdosfs) and OSX (newfs_msdos). Then we need to patch the SD card: Method 1 (winXP): windows ...

It is a genuine one, that black blob is in every one of nintendo's memory cards. Bit late of a reply but in case anybody is coming across these the blob top chip card is a replica. The official Nintendo 1019 card has two standard epoxy chips as well as the Nintendo logo on the back of the board and...

https://bg.farnell.com/ftdi/ft245rl/interface-usb-to-fifo-28ssop/dp/1146034 datasheet and overview is there for the ft245, some years ago ftdi drivers messed with the eeprom of cloned chips (you can get many usb clone chips for almost free) so if using a clone be careful what drivers you use, im not...

I would appreciate if someone could more accurately outline the specifics of the CPLD (and perhaps USB controller for good measure too) for anyone trying to build their own. The original post lacks any specifics about the part in question. Farnell no longer lists the item on their site. Wayback Mac...

Hey there, I have both JDM and US gamecubes (though I do believe they are internally the same besides jumper configuration) I also happen to have a PAL copy of Super mario sunshine somewhere but there not chipped, I can boot it with a freeloader but not sure if they will force any kind of resolution...

I would appreciate if someone could more accurately outline the specifics of the CPLD (and perhaps USB controller for good measure too) for anyone trying to build their own. The original post lacks any specifics about the part in question. Farnell no longer lists the item on their site. Wayback Mac...

hi there, i don't know of a save game exploit for pikmin, (it doesnt mean that there isnt but if there is I couldnt find it..) have you had a look at the wiki? there are a list of exploitable games, maybe you can get a cheap copy of one of those? http://www.gc-forever.com/wiki/index.php?title=Bootin...

If you are trying to use the Action replay with sdloader I have just in the last few days made an update to the original patcher program so that it works in windows 10 as some people been having troubles trying to patch the gamecube to load sd data with old software, theres also a guide on how to us...

done:

https://www.gc-forever.com/wiki/index.php?title=SD_load

I also linked the guide into the "how to run homebrew" page under the Other section.

Hey all, it seems that the AR / SD loader without using any save exploits is a fairly old method these days (back from when gcos was new) and most people have access to the wii or exploitable games to get homebrew running. some people without access to wii / savestates or mod-chips who have an actio...