How to Mod a Nintendo Gamecube - Picoboot Modchip Install Tutorial
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- Опубликовано: 1 окт 2024
- Picoboot is the latest and greatest modchip for Nintendo GameCube. It's open source, cheap and easy to install. In this video, I will show you how to install the Picoboot modchip for your Gamecube. This video will also demonstrate how to install Swiss, Game Boy Interface, Emulators and homebrew on the Nintendo Gamecube. After completing installing this modchip you can play games and homebrew from an SD card.
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Tip to avoid frustration... keep your wires short. 4inch max so Install pico on the side by fan. If your wires are too long it won't boot just giving you A black screen on power up. (Installed on DOL-101)
I never comment but this was the video I used to mod mine. By far the most comprehensive and easy to follow along. Thank you a million times. It was a success.
best and clearest video on the install process! just got an hdmi adapter, it’s time to build the ultimate gamecube
BE CAREFUL when removing the heatsink. Do not wiggle/rotate too much as it can damage the tiny diode array on the bottom left of this video. My advice is to wiggle slightly while gently lifting/prying with a plastic lever on either side of the heatsink.
Yup, just made the exact same mistake and ripped the U11 chip clean off its legs.
Always good practice to never use force on electronics
I'd love to see someone come up with a mod putting a functional 3DS screen into the body of a 2DS XL. Idk if that would involve fitting the whole 3DS board into the body of the 2DS XL or what, but it would be amazing.
Muy bonito su video, gracias
Very Nice video, thanks a Lot i'm speak spanish
With how well produced this video was I assumed you'd have hundreds of videos. Great video, make more!
Thank you so much for the encouraging comment. I will definitely be releasing more videos soon.
I love how I don’t have to increase playback speed with this video. Great tutorial thanks.
You can directly boot 6 different dol files by holding down the following buttons on the controller A, B, X, Y, Z, and START. Just put those dol files on the root directory of the SD card and rename each to file to A.dol, B.dol, ... and START.dol.
This video helped me so much. Your instructions are perfection for a noob like me
Modding older consoles will breath new life and years of further usage. Not to mention saving them from ending up in some landfill.
All I want to do is get the resolution up to 1080p & the other thing which I cannot remember the name of but is used for tidying up the jagged edges for the graphics. Is it possible?
Great video, very good tips. I tried it this week and was able to successfully install it on my Gamecube, on which the optical drive was not able to read games anymore. It now works like a charm, and brings a few additional features as well. I have to note that it was my first soldering experience, and because the pins are quite small it is not that easy. I recommend anyone in the same case to try soldering on some training board first to get used to the technique !
Can you store game saves on that same SD card or would it be better to have the sd card adapter for game ISOs and an actual memory card for game saves?
Thanks this video makes it look a lot easier than other videos. If I have a Japanese gamecube I assume all good?
Yes. This mod is the same for Gamecubes from all regions.
Game is good without hack but with hack is getting really addictiveone
Easiest Tutorial I saw! Wish I would have seen yours first! Anyways, where do I actually find the GC ISO Files from?
Can you do a video on the gba cartridges sd how the menu work and Gabi configuration too
Commenting for the engagement, great video and needs more attention on here.
Amazing video
Awesome and helpful video.
Saved it for a future weekend project.
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Nice Job! I just acquired a GC. Im definitely doing this!
Also, is the response time of the games exactly the same like the originals? Are there any games know which have bugs or so?
Not sure what I did wrong but my gamecube wont turn on now. The light flashes for a second and then turns off and the only thing that stays on is the fan….
Did you ever figure out what was the problem. I have similar problem. Only thing is fan stays in and power button stays on as well. I had followed everything to the T
Nice job! So this mod is just to run games from SD? If console is region locked i still need to add extra chip to unlock it if i want to play pal games on US console?
With this mod you can play games from all regions by loading them from the SD card in ISO format. If you would like to play games from outside your console's region from a disk, you could install a XenoGC chip also.
Is there a specific reason it needs to be FAT32 and not exFAT?
The FAT32 file system works with Swiss. Using a formatting tool like GUIformat will allow you to use SD cards larger than 32 GB with the FAT32 file system.
My man, you are a freking life saver!!! Without even checking first (stupidity played a big part) i ordered the sd2ps2 sd card adapter. Guess my reaction finding no serial port 2!🤦 So, after banging my head hard against the table (and with a possible concussion) let me get this right, all i need is a gamecube sd card reader?! If it is, thank you a million! Learning i might've had to find a way to solder that sd2ps2 to the board itself has been my hell for tha last couple weeks. So grateful to have found your video, instant sub!!!!👍
Thanks so much for watching. I am always happy to help!
@@MadModLabs Thank you broham! Now I can finally finish this special project for my college bound daughter! 🤫👍
Yoo tnx dude, everytNice tutorialng works. I LIKE IT
I don’t want mod my GameCube but I like this video 😄🔥
Is there any way to move/copy/erase memory card game saves with this mod?
I know the boot logo needs to be skipped to allow picoboot to work.... but it would have been great to still be able to see/hear that intro theme when booting the GC.
Maybe one day the picoboot will work like GC loader does and we'll have the option to get into the old GC menu on boot...
Since this mod still boots Swiss, you can transfer save files using an SD card just like you can with other GameCube mods.
Here is a link to the GameCube memory manager software : github.com/suloku/gcmm/r
Also, it looks like flippyboot-ipl will allow for custom boot animations. : www.reddit.com/r/Gamecube/comments/wxdb82/how_to_show_gamecube_animation_on_start_with/
@@MadModLabs A golden gamecube logo... That's awesome. Shows that it's modded... but you still get the nostalgia kick. I'll have to dig into flippyboot.
I have my original gamecube unmodded.. But the memory card saves are something I would like to backup. Some are from 2004 when I got my first gamecube.
Thanks for the reply!!
Very informative video, thank you!
Everyone shows the exact seem thing, awesome! It’s easy and fun. But what no one shows. Not a single person. WHERE DO U GET GAMECUBE GAMES. Everyone just drops there folder of “games” onto the SD. I don’t have that folder. I have disc only. Most of which are damaged over the years. Where do I buy this .iso games. Or not buy idk.
Finally a working method
Is the disc drive still gonna work
Yes, the disk drive still works after this modification.
what kind of wire did you use? I have 30AWG but the directions say to use 26 and 28
I used 24 - guage wire. You can always use recycled wire from an old ethernet cable.
I used 22 and 30
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Hello i modded my device but one issue i am facing is any sd card above 16gb is not getting loaded by swiss. I am getting an error called ipl.cli file not found. Only 16gb and lower cards are not having this problem
In order to play GBA games, after following all your steps, do I still need to put GBA emulator in emulator Folder? Or I don't need to put anything in emulator folder?
if it me or does anyone know off the bootleg pokemon fire red ? oh my eyes
Is there a way to turn it off if you still want to access the GameCube menu and disc drive?
You can press the B button on the swiss menu and then select the icon all the way on the right to get to the original GC menu. Alternatively, you can rename the swiss dol file to any button like "a.dol" and then the GameCube will boot up normally unless you hold down a button while turning it on.
How do you convert the games to ISO if they are gcm or gcz or rvz
A question to all who followed the guide. I installed the same version of Snes9xGX and it is stuck at "Loading DVD...". Cannot proceed. Any help?
There is a Raspberry Pi with wireless, is it alright if I use that one for the mod?
I think a Raspberry Pi Pico W would work for this mod. However, the software does not support wireless networking yet.
Hi guys i have a question. Im using dol 101 picoboot 2.0 swiss 0.6 and when i try to config the emulate memory card to use it as a memory card with my games and when i tried to play games it always says that no memory card found. How to fix this? Send help. Thanks in advance!
Hello i followed all steps. Picoboot is not able to read sd card and swiss
Just curious- is there any reason you cut the dol files and keep the original package folder within the root folder? Would it work just copying the doi file on its own into the SD root folder? A bit new so just trying to wrap my head around the software file reading process
Cut or copy with both work. The IPL.DOL file just needs to be in the root directory so it can be booted up automatically. You will need the rest of the files that come with the Swiss zipped folder.
@@MadModLabs thanks!
How about multiplayer? Is that still possible? And regarding saving your games it is without bugs etc? Because if it is, that is amazing man!
does this work without Picochip to boot into Swiss?
No. Unless you have some other form of modification like XenoGC or GCLoader
Can it save and load files? For example i will bi playing pokemon emerald will it save and load even i on and off the system?
How hot does the Solder Iron pen have to be? Mine has a setting from 200 to 400.
Hi there! How would saving a game work? Would it just go onto a normal gamecube memory card?
You can use a regular memory card in slot 1 or you can enable virtual memory cards in Swiss. The virtual memory card setting would allow you to save to an SD card.
Is there anywhere for sending to have it installed
Congrats for 5k!
Thanks for watching!
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Would I be able to use a Japanese gameboy player with this mod and homebrew software?
The Gameboy Player is region free. You can use a Japanese Gameboy Player with Gambe Boy Interface.
Please help! Far as i can tell, soldering seems clean. Once i put everything together and plugged it in, as soon as the cube on the title screen forms a C it freezes. Any suggestions?! What did i do wrong?
Can you confirm that the light on the raspberry pi pico lights up when the GameCube is powered on?
@@MadModLabs Yes sir it does.
@@MadModLabs update. Got it working...sort of. I get to the menu. Doesn't recognize the memory card. I ordered the exact one you used, they sent the gc2sd which shouldn't be the problem. I will reformat the micro SD card and go from there .
@@kenshin73himura70 I'm glad you got it working!
@@MadModLabs Success!!! Seems like the IPL.dol file got erased somehow... Working 100%! My man, thank you a million for being there and promptly answering, that shows character and I respect that. I appreciate you very much. 👍🙏 Thank you again 🫡
Hey man thanks for the video , i followed it and it works great , the only problem i have is poor graphics compared to all the videos i see online , is there a way to fix it ? even the swiss page is like blurred
If you are connecting the Gamecube to a modern HDTV, you might want to check out an HDMI adapter. I see lots of people recommend the CARBY.
Thank you for your help
should i mod my dol-001 or my dol-101?? pros, cons?
The end result is the same. The DOL-001 has all the solder points close together on the top of the motherboard which is nice. More importantly, I would look at the bottom to see if the consoles have the extra serial port. Having another SD adapter in the bottom is nice.
@@MadModLabs will I free up a memory card slot on the front with the dol-001 though if I use the correct SD card adapter? Thanks? :)
@@sc-fy2fc yes. Check and see if you can use the SD2SP2
Can you do an ingame reset to the swiss menu with PicoBoot + SD2SP + the memory card sd adapter ? If it works , which button combination do i have to use ? I asked google and everywhere i found some combinations no one of these worked out for me :( .
Is your SD card formatted to exFAT or FAT32?
@@MadModLabs FAT32
@@Esphaeron Great. Next verify that you have the IGR.DOL file on the root of your SD card and you have IGR enabled in Swiss.
Thanks for the tutorial. Followed this one and macho as these are the two best ones!
I finally completed this mod but I’m not getting video but only audio when I load a game. Any thoughts?
2 out of the 10 attempts I get 1-2 seconds of visual but it’s horrible graphics.
I’ve tried disc games and snes with all success so at least I know it’s something to do with running the GameCube isos only
I would probably start off by trying a different ISO. If the ISO you are using is trimmed, try booting one that still has the junk data. You could also check your video output settings in swiss and make sure they are set to default. Most displays probably support 480p.
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Ok I tested more games on my list and I finally got video on double dash. I get black screen with audio on the Nintendo logo but once the game gets to the intro video it all works! So I guess it’s just picky on the roms?
Now I test f-zero and starts black screen and I assume it’s stuck on the progressive screen option so I press a which I see my tv adjust to that resolution and all though I get picture it’s glitchy. * update. My Mclassic was causing it to be glitchy when on.
Is there a way to force progressive scan as it seems if the game isn’t running at 480p I just get a black screen.
Where do you find the games
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where can i get the wires from?
I used 24 gauge solid core wire like this: amzn.to/3YFnyN9
hey there i just put a Pico in my GameCube and have a sd2sp2 with micro SD card in the serial 2 slot. when I turn it on I go straight to original GC menu and have no swiss booting. checked my SD card, I'm in fat32, card is compatible(Samsung Evo select 128gb), files placed where you said and named how you said. Re-checked all work in GC for soldering points. Why wont it boot into swiss? :( any help would be much appreciated! :')
Check the solder points and wire length. Several folks have reported that problems that were caused by wires that were too long.
@@MadModLabs wires and soldering is good and wires shortened. still same issue. also tried using a gc2sd and it says it cant be used at the main menu of GC. could it be the software of swiss?
@@michaelfuchs9708 it could be the Swiss config on the SD card. I would try downloading Swiss again and setting up the SD card files again just to be sure.
@@MadModLabs in fat32 or exfat? and is it just the renamed .DOL file or that and the folder of swiss?
and thank you for your help, i really appreciate it
@@michaelfuchs9708 the SD card must be fat32. On the SD card you should have the Swiss folder and the file that you copied from the DOL folder. The .DOL file needs to be renamed to "IPL.DOL"
I don’t own a game cube . What am I doing here ??
Screw this mod and screw every video on here making it look so easy. I have destroyed two gamecubes trying to install this thing and have now given up and thrown the Picoshite in the bin - tried once with the easy-solder kit they supply on z-labs, and once like this video with 5 wires - i physically can not get the 2 wires to attach to those tiny legs on that damn motherboard chip.
oh yeah real easy! lol
Only SD card is memory and swiss 2 in 1 not nessesary memory card
"simple"
dunno how this worked
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Why not clean the fans and everything while the whole this is disassembled?
Hi, do you need to keep your finger on the pico boot button the whole time whilst transferring over the file or do you release the button as soon as it’s connected?
You only need to hold the button while plugging it in. You can release the button when the drive shows up on your computer.
Nice one, Thanks for replying! Great vid too 👍🏻