-------------------------------GCOS 1.X BETA-------------------------------

GCOS in a nutshell-------------------------------
GCOS stands for [G]ame[C]ube [O]perating [S]ystem.
It's a homebrew application for the GC, which can be used as a softmod or as a bios replacement on modchips. It gives users the ability to run homebrew from DVD, play imports, originals, and legal backups. It stacks up pretty well to many of the modchip bioses, possibly even surpassing them in some one or more areas. And what's best of all, it's absolutely free, with sources provided for many more people to look at or improve. If you paid for it then you have been ripped off!

This release is a BETA, things are of course going to be broken or untested. Why is it out now? Because I am suddenly short on free time again! When will the final 1.x be out? When most of the features in the still being worked on list are done and when lots of user feedback is seen on this release. However, even considering it a beta, it's quite alot more stable compared to 1.5 in alot of ways.


Features-------------------------------
Features that are completed:
- Boots on many setups with the one .dol
- Automatic Disc type detection (iso/multiboot/original/backup/etc)
- Boot .iso/.gcm straight from ISO9660 DATA DVD-R
- Audio Fix (for games like starfox/waverace/zelda collectors)
- New Drivecode
- XenoGC supported (DuoQ untested)
- Re-wrote entire disc boot structure (checks for pre-patched/lidopen etc)
- Modchip detection (bit buggy)
- New GUI
- Disc ripper skips garbage
- Set the language of the original ipl
- Chose between 2 disc/In game reload(WIP)/disable
- Displaying the game banner
- QoobPro Flash Exploration
- Fixed Dol upload code once again
- Cheat Engine (thx Fuzziqer Software)
- Wave Bird issue fixed
- Reboot to qoob bios if you tap reset in GCOS

Features still being worked on:
- Force Progressive scan on games (+Better NTSC/PAL forcing)
- Bump up the speed on the disc dumper (almost done)
- VGCe Flash Exploration + QoobSX support
- Real Time Clock is buggy (time never advances after a reboot)
- IGR for qoob users (since it's the easiest)

Features questioned:
- FTPd (Might go in to replace all of httpd)

Features removed:
- Mp3 support (way too much space wasted)
- Incorporation of an actual AR .dol file to it


Requirements-------------------------------
- A Gamecube
and one or more of the following
- PSO+BBA
- Action Replay
- Action Replay + SD CARD
- Action Replay Max Drive PRO
- Modchip (Viper/Qoob/Ninja/Tmbinc/Ripper)


MODCHIP USERS-------------------------------
XenoGC + DUOQ users:
- To use GCOS please run it through UDOLREL (But don't apply the xeno disable flag as GCOS does this on it's own.. unless you really want to)

Qoob Pro users:
To Flash it as a main bios:
- Flash the .gcb for main bios in the first block to replace the qoob bios.
- Run the update.dol from dvd (as a data disc) if you want to update it that way
To Flash it as a DOL:
- Put the DOL release of GCOS onto your flash memory via USB to run it this way
To Run it from DVD:
- Burn the GCOS 1.x.dol release onto a DVD data disc and run it from Qoob if you don't intend to flash

Qoob SX users:
- The only way to run this now is:
To Run it from DVD:
- Burn the GCOS 1.x.dol release onto a DVD data disc and run it from Qoob if you don't intend to flash

ViperGC Users:
- Flash the .vgc (For either extreme or normal)
- To Run from DVD just burn the normal .dol on a normal data dvd.

NinjaMod Users:
- Not sure if supported - but just update bank1 with the .NJM and it might work


SOFTMOD USERS-------------------------------
MaxDrivePro Method:
- Put the softmod .dol onto your MDP and boot it via the MDP disc

AR Method:
- Please look up samsons loader or the guide at www.gamecubeos.com

PSO:
- psoloadv2 or PSUL should work just fine (use the softmod .dol)

SDLOAD:
- use the softmod .dol and it should work fine


CHEAT ENGINE-------------------------------
The Cheat engine is courtesy of Fuzziqer_Software
Check out his many great projects at http://fuzziqersoftware.com/

NOTES:
Currently cheats must be added using a very dodgy interface but hey atleast they work.
A Cheat DB Loader is planned for next release, so until then, have fun inputting codes :P

Also, please note that cheats must be added one after the other, do not leave spaces or add them randomly


Sources-------------------------------
Sources are all under GPL. If you are going to re-use any of the code please give credit where needed and always remember to include the sources. Do not sell this code as you'd be breaking GPL.

Greetz-------------------------------
Too many.. check the credits section once you get GCOS running for a short list :P

