IPL Replacement: Difference between revisions

From GC-Forever Wiki
Jump to navigation Jump to search
mNo edit summary
m removed overview header
Line 1: Line 1:
[[File:Iplmaskrom.jpg|right|thumb|235px|The original RTC/IPL Mask ROM IC on the Gamecube Mainboard]]
[[File:Iplmaskrom.jpg|right|thumb|235px|The original RTC/IPL Mask ROM IC on the Gamecube Mainboard]]
==IPL Replacement==


Technical details on the replacement can be found in [http://gc-forever.com/yagcd/chap2.html#sec2.8.3 YAGCD Section 2.8.3]
Technical details on the replacement can be found in [http://gc-forever.com/yagcd/chap2.html#sec2.8.3 YAGCD Section 2.8.3]

Revision as of 23:26, 9 September 2021

The original RTC/IPL Mask ROM IC on the Gamecube Mainboard

Technical details on the replacement can be found in YAGCD Section 2.8.3

Basically, the Mask ROM which contains the IPL could be overridden to load unsigned code from a separate flash chip on the EXI bus.

Actual IPL replacements

Several modchips existed which were full IPL replacements, but the Qoob and the Viper GC were the most popular.

Full list: