GCOS on Wiinja - Region Free GC Mode :)

[emu_kidid]

edit: changed title as it should work on both mods.

GCOS Special Version for Wiinja Modchip

What's it do?:
Boots all region Gamecube games (original or legal backups)
Explore ISO9660 discs up to 4.7gb(?) and launch DOL/ELF

How to:
Insert this disc into your Wiinja'd Wii and boot it.
Eject it and put in your favourite GC game and boot!

Requirements:
Wii
Wiinja
GC Game

Websites:
www.gamecubeos.com
www.wiinja.com

Tested by Wiinja owner, so it does work.

Source included but to get it working I wrote a pre-loader which i'm not going to post here due to it being a bit hard to work and all i would get is non-stop questions. Basically, the GPL'd code is all here for peeps to modify later on etc if they discover anything new.

[LilaQ]

sweet, thanx :)

[GePiYa]

Heho emu!

Is there possibly a chance to get the Wii Region Free in Wii-Backups?

[emu_kidid]

Heho emu!

Is there possibly a chance to get the Wii Region Free in Wii-Backups?

Nope, not even going to bother trying.

[GePiYa]

Mhh.. well.. In the Gamecube mode where you start the GC-Homebrew (GCOS) it's not possible to start the special functions of the Wii, right? That should be the only problem, shouldn't be?

[LordWill0722]

Hey Guys, Just Wonderin Are We Burnin These GCOS Onto A Mini-dvd? Or Standard DVD? Extracted it's 1.4gb so just wondered

[GePiYa]

You can Burn GCOS on a normal-sized DVD. It should be no problem. Its the same as the gc backups. They were also only 1,4gb big and were able to get working on the gamecube.

[lenselijer]

I dont understand, why does this code could not be build inside the modchip?

[LordWill0722]

Yeh maybe i'll burn both, i like the lil disks better and put it in a case be sweet for the loader :cool: thanks bud

[elmadno]

is possible load it with SD launcher?

[G-SAS]

I dont understand, why does this code could not be build inside the modchip?

The Wiinja just sends data to the Wii's DVD-ROM. It tells the drive that it has already checked the copy protection. So the Wii's DVD-ROM skips the copy protection parts of its code and loads up the game.

The Wiinja can not communicate with other parts of the Wii, so it can not run code stored on itself.

[bodyhead]

is possible load it with SD launcher?

No, it's not. You can run homebrew but not backups

[peppers]

I have a question, we currentley dont know if the winja has an audio-fix for the few gamecube games that need it but signs point to no would it be possiple to do something simmalar to this that can correct this?

[emu_kidid]

I have a question, we currentley dont know if the winja has an audio-fix for the few gamecube games that need it but signs point to no would it be possiple to do something simmalar to this that can correct this?

Looks like things will have to be stream fixed if the mod doesn't support it, but I think GCOS can work it out.

[Wober]

Does this bootdisk works with XenoGC? Or with CicloWiz?
Thanks Emukid for your great work!!!!!

[banelord]

@emu_kid: A region free mod for Wii originals would be nice. But I understand your conflict: Atm there's no known method to distinguish between backups and originals with a dvd-drive-modchip installed.

[peppers]

@emu_kid: A region free mod for Wii originals would be nice. But I understand your conflict: Atm there's no known method to distinguish between backups and originals with a dvd-drive-modchip installed.
in order to do that you would need to find a way to get unsigned code to boot in wii mode witch nobody knows how to do yet its not a moral delema its just not possiple

Does this bootdisk works with XenoGC? Or with CicloWiz?
it should work with any chip that can boot in GC code simmalar to freeloader sept it can also support gamecube homebrew
nice work emu kid btw!

[RaDuKa]

anyone knows if this might work with multigame discs?
dont want to backup my GC games all on one mini or normal DVD i want to get 3 or 4 on one DVD

[skypirate]

Hi emu_kidid,

Thanks for your great work...


I can only find PAL and USA GCOS... can you create one for JAP Wii?



Thanks:p

[emu_kidid]

Hi emu_kidid,

Thanks for your great work...


I can only find PAL and USA GCOS... can you create one for JAP Wii?



Thanks:p

Check post #1, it's been added :)

[Waka_the_lion]

I have a question, we currentley dont know if the winja has an audio-fix for the few gamecube games that need it but signs point to no would it be possiple to do something simmalar to this that can correct this?

The Audiofix has been added to the Wiinja's feature list on www.wiinja.com. Stealth mode is also on board, as it seems.

[skypirate]

emu_kidid.... many thanks....:D

[Shin_K]

WOW ! great release many tahks Emu_Kidid !!

let me get this straight...with 1.x on GC we could load .iso from an iso9660... now with Wii we have a full size DVD... we can run 4.7Go DVDRs full of isos... can anybody try with DVDR9 ?? (the Wii is capable of reading dvd9 supposedly)
(multi-disc would be very nice too, and force progressive scanline)
(I juste tried my US RE4 (original) on my pal GC with 1.x...in-game progressive scanline mode work but when I popped in disc two I was told the disc was no correct...)
thanks again ^^

[emu_kidid]

WOW ! great release many tahks Emu_Kidid !!

let me get this straight...with 1.x on GC we could load .iso from an iso9660... now with Wii we have a full size DVD... we can run 4.7Go DVDRs full of isos... can anybody try with DVDR9 ?? (the Wii is capable of reading dvd9 supposedly)
(multi-disc would be very nice too, and force progressive scanline)
(I juste tried my US RE4 (original) on my pal GC with 1.x...in-game progressive scanline mode work but when I popped in disc two I was told the disc was no correct...)
thanks again ^^

MultiDisc is not there unless you own a modchip. Also, you need to wait for a modchip or a newer version of wiinja to be released to have multigame discs supported. GCOS can't create the support for it using software, it has to be done on the modchip this time around, and then GCOS can utilize it.