DIY XenoGC project

[Zainuintel]

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[emu_kidid]

since your chip will be made by you, you don't need the Xeno DOL Flashing Utility, just burn the .hex straight onto the Atmega8l. The DOL is to update from 1.00 to 1.05, but you can just go straight to 1.05.

[Zainuintel]

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[megalomaniac]

not sure how clearly i indicated on the wiki...or if i forget to add this information in...but, this is the current solution and also a current problem at the same time

if you make a xeno clone and install it as an empty chip (no xeno code)...
then you can use something like action replay or SDML to launch the DOL flashing utility to install the required xeno code

now here is the problem, the DOL flasher does not have the ability to set the proper fuse settings on the chip, so while the atmega will be flashed with the proper xeno code, it will not function properly without the correct fuses set...



this is why a programmer is required, if anything, to set the proper fuse settings on the atmega
once the fuses have been set, then the DOL Flasher can be used at any time...



hope that clears up any questions...

[Zainuintel]

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[megalomaniac]

well...since you need a programmer to set the fuses, might as well flash the hex file also...
once you confirm it work and loads homebrew dvd, then you can play with the DOL Flasher if you want (but really, dont bother once its already working)

[megalomaniac]

Also I have a question, because there is a Atmega8A, which is twice as fast, will this speed make any difference? Thanks again, I really appreciate it

EDIT: So I did some research, so i need to make the XenoGC Clone with ISP headers? I need to make a small programmer right. Hmm, on that Wiki tutorial it says you can use the Xeno DOL Flasher... since I have no idea how to get that running on a GameCube, I think making a programmer is the only option right? Also, I don't have a serial/parallel port on my computer, can I use a USB to Serial converter or is that immposible?

just to address these other questions...


the Atmega8A has a maximum "capable" speed of 16mhz only when supplied with 4.5v to 5v power...
at 3.3v, (normal solder point on the GC dvd drive board) the Atmega8A will have a maximum "capable" speed of 8mhz...
however, once fuses are set, all three MCUs (Atmega8, Atmega8L, Atmega8A) will utilize its own built in internal oscillator clocked to 8mhz...so no difference in performance..


as for your PC with no serial/parallel....
you can buy an atmega usb programmer from china for a few dollars...ebay "atmega usb programmer"
...i wouldnt waste time getting into a bidding war when you can choose "buy it now" for like 3.50$

[Zainuintel]

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[megalomaniac]

get which ever atmega is cheapest

also, that programmer will work just fine...

[Emukixtrems]

I saw that emu_kidid updated a video on his YouTube channel.

I believe that what is important to the Xeno chip, given the diversity of chips and mods that have appeared on the GameCube lately, would be of great value in making the Xeno chip immortal from open source.

This would be:

Remove all unnecessary junk functions, leaving only region unlocking.

This would make any original game "exploitable," since what's needed is to access a file in the SD card slots. (Swiss)

If the Xeno had a mini-menu, even if I used an original disc, I repeat, this would make it immortal in its own way. I'd use an original disc, after all, there's always an old disc for a bent reader.


In other words, accessing the Swiss through the Xenon for SD card slots.
Forget about the disc switching function, audio transmission, etc., there's already a fork for that. A Xeno that uses the disc and achieves Swiss

A major breakthrough in xenocode.

[Papy.G]

If it only permits region free loading and force progressive mode, I may agree. It will prevent more optical drive units from beeing burnt by the dreaded pot tweak approximative wizardry.

While SMS may end up selling for huge prices.

Nowadays, we have better ways to feed code to the console without the use of a save exploit, why bother updating an obsolete chip? It's up to you to use the Xeno chip as is to boot off SMS PAL disc in order to run SWISS off its save exploit.

[Emukixtrems]

I believe it's not just about using it or not using it, or whether the function is obsolete or not, but I could say that if Xeno could reach Swiss using only any original disc, it would be something like: immortalizing Xeno, which is obsolete today, but was the savior of many gamers back in the console era. And besides, Xeno is now open source, and developing these functions for the chip is the least one that has achieved its goal.

People have to understand, NOT EVERYONE LIVES IN FIRST WORLD COUNTRIES!!!!
What seems easy to you is almost impossible for others.
An example: not all explorer games are easy to find, or are cheap. If a person has any disc, like a Sonic collection for example, and doesn't have a memory card for example, they can already play something, because they access Swiss and play.

On the chip, which is now one step away from becoming immortal; even if it requires any original disc. Furthermore, it will not compete with picoboot, etc., as the reader will still need to be working.

In short, the issue is: the Xeno menu is necessary to complete the work started by emu_kidid, and to deliver to the community the most widely used chip with 2026 functions.