Open Source IPL Replacement?

[kaboompow]

Hi folks,

First post in over a decade (I lost access to my old account, it seems)!

As the topic says, is there any reason we don't have an open-source IPL replacement solution? FPGAs nowadays are a dime-a-dozen and the Gamecube IPL is documented (https://github.com/redolution/iplboot), so are we just waiting for someone to port the code? I'd be happy to throw a board together and help with the development if others are willing to chip in.

The Qoob Pro hardware looks like nothing more than an old, outdated CPLD, some external memory, and a microcontroller that probably acted as a USB to UART bridge. I personally have a Qoob SX, so I can't reverse-engineer the image using my logic analyzer.

If we look at the Hyperboot, it's nothing more than a (more modern) CPLD, some external memory, and an LED.

Thoughts?

[emu_kidid]

No, there's no reason why there isn't one. IPLBoot can be a suitable IPL, but so can many other things (heck any DOL loader will do).

[kaboompow]

No, there's no reason why there isn't one. IPLBoot can be a suitable IPL, but so can many other things (heck any DOL loader will do).

If I threw some hardware together, would you be interested in helping me put some software together? As an aside, are there any technical references into how the IPL works?

[Diego borella]

I think that's what you're looking for, buddy ...

new open source IPL CHIP replacement mod ...

now we have to wait for the chip to come out so we know everything

CHIP FLIPPY:
https://twitter.com/ChrisPVille/status/ ... 08/photo/1