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There are several methods of booting homebrew on your GameCube:
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There are several methods available to successfully boot homebrew on unmodified and modified Gamecubes. These methods include using a special bootdisc and memory card device, a loophole within an official Gamecube game title, a traditional [[:Category:Modchips|modchip]] or a [[Using a Wii drive replacement on a GameCube|drive replacement]] [[:Category:Modchips|modchip]].
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== Unmodified Gamecube ==
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* [[Samson's AR loader]]
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:Hard to set up, can be annoying to load homebrew, but great if you have the materials to set it up.
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* [[Datel's Maxdrive Pro]]
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: Uses a region free bootdisc to load hombrew from included memory card device.
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* [[Datel's SD Media Launcher]]
 
* [[Datel's SD Media Launcher]]
** Offers out of the box homebrew support - always need the disc to boot it up. Comes with a flimsy [[SDGecko]]!
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:Offers out of the box homebrew support - always need the disc to boot it up. Comes with a flimsy [[SDGecko]]!
* Samson's AR loader
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** Hard to set up, can be annoying to load homebrew, but great if you have the materials to set it up.
 
* Datel's Maxdrive Pro
 
 
* [[PSOload]]
 
* [[PSOload]]
** Requires an original copy of Phantasy Star Online Ep 1 & 2, and a [[BBA]].
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:Requires an original copy of Phantasy Star Online Ep 1 & 2, and a [[BBA|Broadband Adapter]].<br><br>
* A drivechip such as [[XenoGC]] or [[DuoQ]] with a [[Create a bootable homebrew disc|bootable disk]] of [[SDLoad]] or [[Swiss]]
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** Quick for booting backups and homebrew.
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* A [[Using a Wii drive replacement on a GameCube|drive replacement]] like the [[Wiikey Fusion]] or [[WODE]]
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== Modified Gamecube ==
** Very difficult to install, great for games, not so much for homebrew.
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* A modchip such as [[Viper GC]] with [[SDLoad]] installed as plugin
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* [[XenoGC]] or [[DuoQ]] [[drivechip]]
** Quick to boot backups and homebrew.
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:Quick for booting backups and homebrew with a [[Create a bootable homebrew disc|bootable disk]] of [[SDLoad]] or [[Swiss]].
* A modchip such as [[Viper GC#Extreme_version|Viper GC Extreme]] with [[Swiss]] on flash
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** Very quick to boot backups and homebrew.
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* [[Viper GC]] [[IPL Replacement]]
* A modchip such as [[Qoob#SX_version|Qoob SX]] / [[Qoob#Pro_version|Qoob Pro]] with [[SDLoad]] / [[Swiss]] on flash
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:Quick to boot backups and homebrew with [[SDLoad]] installed as plugin.
** Very quick to boot backups and homebrew.
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* [[Viper GC#Extreme_version|Viper GC Extreme]] [[IPL Replacement]]
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:Very quick to boot backups and homebrew with [[Swiss]] on flash.
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* [[Qoob#SX_version|Qoob SX]] / [[Qoob#Pro_version|Qoob Pro]] [[IPL Replacement]]
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:Very quick to boot backups and homebrew with [[SDLoad]] / [[Swiss]] on flash.
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* [[Wiikey Fusion]] or [[WODE]] [[Using a Wii drive replacement on a GameCube|drive replacement]]
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:Quick to boot backups and homebrew with [[Swiss|Swiss.iso]] and [[SDGecko]].
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:Very quick to boot backups and homebrew with [[Swiss]] as[[Swiss/Usage#Installing_Swiss_to_the_Wiikey_Fusion_Flash | initial ISO for WiiKey Fusion]] or [[Swiss on WODE | initial ISO for WODE]].
  
 
[[Category:Homebrew]] [[Category:Software]]
 
[[Category:Homebrew]] [[Category:Software]]
 
[[Category:Howto]] [[Category:Homebrew Software]]
 
[[Category:Howto]] [[Category:Homebrew Software]]

Revision as of 07:54, 13 January 2013

There are several methods available to successfully boot homebrew on unmodified and modified Gamecubes. These methods include using a special bootdisc and memory card device, a loophole within an official Gamecube game title, a traditional modchip or a drive replacement modchip.

Unmodified Gamecube

Hard to set up, can be annoying to load homebrew, but great if you have the materials to set it up.
Uses a region free bootdisc to load hombrew from included memory card device.
Offers out of the box homebrew support - always need the disc to boot it up. Comes with a flimsy SDGecko!
Requires an original copy of Phantasy Star Online Ep 1 & 2, and a Broadband Adapter.


Modified Gamecube

Quick for booting backups and homebrew with a bootable disk of SDLoad or Swiss.
Quick to boot backups and homebrew with SDLoad installed as plugin.
Very quick to boot backups and homebrew with Swiss on flash.
Very quick to boot backups and homebrew with SDLoad / Swiss on flash.
Quick to boot backups and homebrew with Swiss.iso and SDGecko.
Very quick to boot backups and homebrew with Swiss as initial ISO for WiiKey Fusion or initial ISO for WODE.