Load Games for Gamecube with SD card?

khaag · Post by **khaag** » Mon May 05, 2008 11:18 pm

There's only one way to know for sure... Why not give it a go and let us know how you fair?

tom61 · Post by **tom61** » Tue May 06, 2008 8:50 pm

SD-Boot seems to be designed to do what we want:
http://www.tehskeen.com/forums/showthread.php?t=6071

Runs .gcm files directly from SD Card it seems, patch that into your mod chip, and you should be good to go.

WhatULive4 · Post by **WhatULive4** » Tue May 06, 2008 10:08 pm

tom61 wrote:SD-Boot seems to be designed to do what we want:
http://www.tehskeen.com/forums/showthread.php?t=6071

Runs .gcm files directly from SD Card it seems, patch that into your mod chip, and you should be good to go.

It's too bad he quit development on it. It looked very promising....

Klaymator14 · Post by **Klaymator14** » Wed May 07, 2008 8:03 pm

Well, once my screen comes in, and I get my hands on a Qoob chip, Ill try many methods and give you guys updates....

-Blayke

Joes2Silly · Post by **Joes2Silly** » Wed May 07, 2008 10:16 pm

Could this provide any info on USB/ATA interface?

tom61 · Post by **tom61** » Thu May 08, 2008 6:52 pm

Joes2Silly wrote:Could this provide any info on USB/ATA interface?

Hmm... maybe.

Klaymator14 · Post by **Klaymator14** » Sat May 10, 2008 1:10 pm

I don't get it, what can those do?

tom61 · Post by **tom61** » Sat May 10, 2008 1:39 pm

Klaymator14 wrote:I don't get it, what can those do?

Seemed to be code and schematics to get the IDE adapter working (which would allow you to use tens of gigabytes CF cards). I'm not sure if the full code for the chip is in there, as the only file under VHDL (an FPGA language) is labeled something about audio.

Electric Rain · Post by **Electric Rain** » Tue May 13, 2008 5:17 pm

Doesn't anyone remember this thread?

tom61 · Post by **tom61** » Wed May 14, 2008 11:40 am

Electric Rain wrote:Doesn't anyone remember this thread?

Err, yes. While I didn't link directly too it, I did mention the interface. The interface seems to have never been released, however.

Electric Rain · Post by **Electric Rain** » Thu May 15, 2008 2:31 pm

Everything needed to build one of those is either in that thread, or on the Crazy Nation site.

tom61 · Post by **tom61** » Thu May 15, 2008 2:36 pm

Electric Rain wrote:Everything needed to build one of those is either in that thread, or on the Crazy Nation site.

Can you post a direct link to the needed FPGA code? I've not seen it, only the schematics to the adapter, and the code is possibly more important than the actually physical layout. There is no mention of it being completed on the last page of that thread, was the announcement lost in the multiple page shuffle of the thread?

Electric Rain · Post by **Electric Rain** » Thu May 15, 2008 2:52 pm

Nobody has completed it yet... for some reason. All of the software (source code, loaders, ect.) is accessible by clicking on the hyperlinked underline (Yeah, I know... it's strange. You'll see it if you go to the page.) Or, you can click here. I think the source code for the FPGA is in the VHDL folder.

Klaymator14 · Post by **Klaymator14** » Fri May 16, 2008 3:24 pm

Man, I just want an easy way to load the games, lol. Oh well, I guess I'll have to use a disk drive, as Im pretty sure no one will figure this out soon...
-Blayke

Electric Rain · Post by **Electric Rain** » Fri May 16, 2008 3:54 pm

UPDATE: Actually, I think I'm finally going to be buying the parts to build one of these for my birthday (18th).

I'll let you know what happens.