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Can the Datel FreeLoader be used to boot .dol from SD card?

Posted: Tue Mar 06, 2018 8:17 pm
by Ybalrid
So, I'm looking around at the options to launch homebrews.

It seems the simplest way would be to use the SD Media Launcher. Problem is that the only thing that I can easily fine online to buy for a good price is the FreeLoader.

Can the FreeLoader be used as a SD Media launcher? I've read somewhere that the 3 products (Action Replay - SD Media Launcher - Free Loader) basically contained the same software (minus the Action Replay part for the two other). Is this actually the case?

All I want to do is to be able to launch .dol files from somewhere, I don't have imports to load, and I would prefer to not have to burn any disks. (it's an hassle ;) )

If not, what would be the best and easiest (and cheapest) option to launch homebrews on a PAL GameCube?

Re: Can the Datel FreeLoader be used to boot .dol from SD card?

Posted: Wed Mar 14, 2018 10:01 am
by Ybalrid
Forget that post, I bought a an Action Replay and it works ;-)

Re: Can the Datel FreeLoader be used to boot .dol from SD card?

Posted: Wed Mar 14, 2018 8:21 pm
by MichaelXD
Freeloader didn't do anything for me.

Re: Can the Datel FreeLoader be used to boot .dol from SD card?

Posted: Fri Mar 16, 2018 8:10 am
by emu_kidid
Yeah, freeloader is pretty useless for homebrew unless if you're using it to boot an out of region original that you have a save game exploit for.

Re: Can the Datel FreeLoader be used to boot .dol from SD card?

Posted: Fri Mar 16, 2018 11:57 am
by novenary
Sounds like a convoluted way to boot homebrew. :P

Re: Can the Datel FreeLoader be used to boot .dol from SD card?

Posted: Fri Mar 16, 2018 12:02 pm
by emu_kidid
Streetwalker wrote:Sounds like a convoluted way to boot homebrew. :P
It's the only way I could do it on my Panasonic Q for a while until I got NTSC-J Windwaker :P

Re: Can the Datel FreeLoader be used to boot .dol from SD card?

Posted: Fri Mar 16, 2018 12:08 pm
by novenary
Didn't you have a Qoob in there?

Re: Can the Datel FreeLoader be used to boot .dol from SD card?

Posted: Fri Mar 16, 2018 12:11 pm
by emu_kidid
Streetwalker wrote:Didn't you have a Qoob in there?
In the one I sold off, in my main one, nothing.

Re: Can the Datel FreeLoader be used to boot .dol from SD card?

Posted: Fri Mar 16, 2018 8:55 pm
by MichaelXD
emu_kidid wrote:Yeah, freeloader is pretty useless for homebrew unless if you're using it to boot an out of region original that you have a save game exploit for.
I never even owned homebrew. It was just a regular gamecube.