[Help - Wii] Hacking Gamecube games with USB Gecko

[hawkeye2777]

No i didn't mean that cMIOS, i meant the modified MIOS that boots a gc homebrew .dol directly.

If I remember correctly, that locks up the DVD drive which is why I mentioned the cMIOS, not that.

[Mal1t1a]

I still haven't been able to have any luck with this. Has anyone been able to do it?

[CosmoCortney]

Well, i have success using my USB Gecko on Nintendo GameCube console.
I use SD Media Launcher to boot Gecko OS (GameCube Edition).
Before turning on your GameCube plug in you USB Gecko into mem card slot B and the SDML with SD card in slot a. Power on your GameCube and after that, boot Gecko OS. After Gecko OS has been booted launch the game. At least you have to start WiiRdGUI and it will be connected correctly.
I also uploaded a turorial on YouTube. It explains everything step by step.^^
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qA-Jxox0s2s

And after Gecko OS has been loaded, You can swap the memory card in slot a  ;)



But i have a question, too. How do i convert Gecko codes to AR Codes?
So the codes will work after i encrypted  them in GCNcrypt.  ???

[goemon_guy]

But i have a question, too. How do i convert Gecko codes to AR Codes?
So the codes will work after i encrypted  them in GCNcrypt.  ???

Most codes should be able to be encrypted in GCNcrypt. (As long as they are simple RAM writes.)

[biolizard89]

But i have a question, too. How do i convert Gecko codes to AR Codes?
So the codes will work after i encrypted  them in GCNcrypt.  ???

Most codes should be able to be encrypted in GCNcrypt. (As long as they are simple RAM writes.)

Oh wow, necro post.

To clarify, most Gecko codetypes are not convertible to AR codetypes easily.  The 00/02/04 codetypes are the same as AR though, so if a Gecko code consists of only those codetypes, it's safe to treat as an AR code (e.g. with GCNcrypt).  You might also try GCARS, which is a free AR simulator for GameCube (same codetypes) which doesn't require the codes to be encrypted.  If you have a broadband adapter, you can also load AR codes from your PC.

Also, to anyone stumbling across this thread: this thread is out of date; to cheat/debug GameCube games on a Wii, you want GeckoOS Mod.

[CosmoCortney]

Ok, thanks for the answers. But the code was a simple RAM write. Poking it with WiiRdGUI worked fine, but as i tested it on AR nothing happened.

[James0x57]

AR sometimes needs you to add 0x8000 to the address of a simple ram write in order to work.
(there's a specific memory range you need to do this on.. I don't remember exactly though)

[CosmoCortney]

(sry for late answer)
It didn't work. But i found the problem.
I just restarted searching the code, and the address has been changed.
First time it was 80BFE584
2nd time 80BFE744
3rd time 80BFE484

So I think I have to convert the code into a "struct write"
I just had a look to the Kodewerx' EnHacklopedia. But i do not really understand it at all how to convert a code into a Struct Write..
Can someone help me please?

[dcx2]

er, if you're using AR, it will be difficult to get help here.  This forum is dedicated to WiiRD code types, so knowledge of AR code types is hard to come by.

For the WiiRD code types, it looks like you'd need to do a pointer code.

[CosmoCortney]

ok, i tried to ask on ar central's forum, and they helped me^^ there's a programm called gcnpcc which is able to calculate these codes^^
but thanks anyway

[James0x57]

http://gcn.jaytheham.com/index.php?show=downloads

gcnpcc is the last one there ^

in case anyone stumbles on this thread looking for similar help.