Full Guide to Gamecube Backup/Booting

refreak:

I've tried that, written an GCM image to an 8cm DVD then tried using Freeloader, but it doesn't work, however, if you can stream from the pc, it's able to be read from that in your DVD drive, I got that working pretty well.

 

^ I don't understand this streaming thing, but whatever works.

For me...I'm too lazy to bother with anything more complicated than replacing the top cover of my ps2. =P

 

You can use samsons loader and load GCOS off the mem card if you got AR. you could then boot backups of mini dvd's but be aware that it really makes a differnace of what GC drive you have for what games are supported and such also what media works is getting to be a pain too. I have a dol-001 GC with a version 6 drive and getting any mini dvd's that actualy works is quite a pain. also some people thing if you use mario double dash as your swap disc it works better.

 

Eh, the search sucks here, and these forums pretty much suck in general (just the way they're built and function i mean)

Anyways, will anyone ever be able to fix the 10mb/27mb stream issue? There's no fix for it now i assume. Is it a problem that's fixable? I just hope someone finds a way around that in the near future.

 

not likely fixable. I mean just take a look at the hardware. It's a Power PC IBM chip with 40 megs of ram. Problem uses like almost all it can just for the extra resouces like the BBA adaptor and stuff. I think we honestly are lucky that we even get 10 megabit off it. but then again what do I know about these things. Besides why not just try the Action Replay exploit and load minidvdr games instead its much faster. GCOS 1.4 works pretty good I even flash GCOS 1.4 on my viper over cobra 04 bios. I get more games to actualy boot. but my unmoded cube is nice I it boots with GCos of the memcard. I just have to load up action relay first. Which I don't mind. Just remember to usa a acutal nintendo 59 block card for the dol files.

 

How much better is it with the action replay thing? I can't imagine it's a whole lot better and still really choppy, and still most games wouldn't be able to boot.

 

What you mean chopy its reads off the disc. and It seams most boot. Besides if you wanted to you could make a min disc with all the loaders on it so all you would have to do is just disc swap. like some guy hack cobra 03 and 04 and made them into DOL's and you could use the AC1.14 loader and swap your disc. you only get like 3 to 5 sec to disc swap with thoes loaders though.

 

So you're saying Gamecube backups run at 100% using the action replay method? No sound problems or skipping?

 

Well they have been working perfectly for me. The sound problems are usualy because th way they made the backups. if you want a good backup use GCOS 1.4 to make a good backup too. that works well it doesn't down sample your sound or anything. most of the starcube releases they clean out the garbage data but they leave the sound intact. I play metroid Prime Echo's (the new one) both on the stream and the backup disc approch. the Stream was terriable skiped all the time and sound problems. the Backup disc worked great no skipping or anything for me. so I don't know if your having a issue it could be your media or somthing else. because it was working perfect for me.

 

I'm not using any media, so yeah it's choppy as crap, and sound probs galore.

Can anyone else vouch for backups playing almost flawlessly?

 

Before i spend more dough to get action replay i'd just like to know if it's worth it.

 

Hi,
I have my gamecube connect successfully to my PC. And I also successfully backup games from gamecube to hard drive on PC. However, I have a problem to play them from gamecube. I only have Paradox GC Disc Server 1.3beta. When I load Paradox GC Disc Server, It gets connection to gamecube. On TV, there is a messege "click Start to load game". Then I click Start button and TV went black. Look like I have a problem with capability between raw game images and this loader. If you know other Loaders, please post a list. So I can try them out. Thanks

Help please.

 

Why do you keep on this streaming-shit. It will never ever work. You have your BBA and your PSO. With these things, it's easy to burn games to (Mini)DVD and play them. You just need PSUL and GCOS (Google will help) and PSO.

 

Thank you for your post. I am behind for burning game.
I can burn DVD and mini DVD. I have PSUL and GCOS.
Which program should I use to burn gamecube image into mini DVD?
How do I use GCOS?
Can you give me a tutorial?
Thanks a lot.

 

Of course I can:

First of all you have to make the networksettings and to initialise the memcard. This is described (?) on the first page of this thread.
Then you have to rip or download a game. If you rip it, you can use GCOS. Load the GCOS.dol with PSUL.EXE. Start an online game in PSO. A menu screen will appear. If you select Rip a game, you just have to follow the instructions on the TV-screen. You get a link to the Image file. Just enter it into you browser and wait.
Take the file into Nero, CloneCD or whatever and burn the image. You still won't be able to read the disk in your PC, but that doesn't matter.

To play the game, start PSO and load the GCOS.dol with PSUL.EXE. Select Play Backup and follow the instructions. Wait until it says "swap disks", do it and start playing.

It's not the best way to play backups because you always need a PC, but it's working.

 

wow, sound great. No viper modchip needed? I don't have modchip on my gamecube.
By the way, is this the command "C:\PSUL GCOS.dol" to load GCOS.dol?
Thank a lot. I try it.

 

If you have Action Replay you can store it on the memcard and boot that way so you don't need a PC. But you must have Action Replay. the only bad thing is you have to buy AR and a Nintedno 59 block memcard. so it could be almost as much as buying a mod chip. but if you don't have the skills to install one is a good shot.

 

Hi,
Is there any specific mini DVD brand that works on original gamecube console?
Can you show the cheap mini DVD brands that work on original gamecube console?
Thank you.

 

Bizquick ,

Can you tell all about the advantages of the modchip.

Thank you.

 

Muhmann,

Like you said "It's not the best way to play backups because you always need a PC, but it's working". So what is the best way to play backup game?

Thank you.