Gamecube SD loading

[megatron-uk]

I never picked up a GC while they were out, but the ability to potentially load games from SD intrigues me.

What is the compatability level like? Or is it easier to use a Wii to load GC images from disk?

[lisalover1]

Loading Gamecube ISOs from SD is a pretty inconvenient solution, especially since GC-SD adapters don't allow the use of SDHC cards [wow, that's a lot of acronyms!]. There's a better solution that still uses the SD adapter; there is a program you can use to load Gamecube backups from the disc drive without a modchip. I believe it's called GCOS. I've used it before to play a backup, and while the compatibility isn't perfect, it does the job quite well.

[gtmtnbiker]

emu_kidid is working on v1.0 of sdboot. See his blog here: http://emukidid.blogspot.com/

SD-Boot 1.0 full features list revealed:

Boots:
Originals and backups from DVD
ISO from SD/SDHC (FAT16/FAT32 supported)
GCOS/Cobra Multi-Game compilations on DVD
DOL executables from SD/SDHC/DVD (ISO9660)
WODE ISO files from HDD/DVD (when running on a Wii)

Supports:
Multi-mode menu (PAL50/PAL60/NTSC/480p)
Video mode patching (PAL50/PAL60/NTSC/480p)
2 Disc Games (Original or backup from DVD only)
Disc ripping to SD/SDHC
Full cheats database support (SD/SDHC/DVD/WODE)
IPL configuring
Disc/ISO analysis

Hope you all enjoy this upcoming version, please comment on any features you'd like to see that I've missed and aren't terribly hard to implement.