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I need to figure out how to set up the gc bios
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I need to figure out how to set up the gc bios
01-20-2015, 10:36 AM
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I dump my games from their disc because i have homebrew for wii. So my gc console broke last year and a couple months ago i dumped the bios. Not illegally because creating backups isnt illegal. Now i dont know how to set it up. Suggestions?
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01-20-2015, 11:15 AM (This post was last modified: 01-20-2015, 11:15 AM by KHg8m3r.)
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IF it's a USA GameCube, but the IPL.bin in the USA folder in C:\Users\<user>\Documents\Dolphin Emulator\GC. Then under Options in Dolphin, under GC, uncheck Skip GC bios.

But unless you just want it for fun, there's no need for the GC bios to run games. (expect for maybe like an extreme case where a game does need it, but I can't think of any)
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01-20-2015, 11:42 AM
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Thanks ill try it when i get home
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01-20-2015, 12:00 PM
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So I gotta ask, what reason do you have for the BIOS?
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01-20-2015, 04:28 PM
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It's not a BIOS (Basic Input/Output System), it's an IPL (Integrated Program Loader).
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01-20-2015, 11:52 PM
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(01-20-2015, 11:15 AM)KHg8m3r Wrote: But unless you just want it for fun, there's no need for the GC bios to run games. (expect for maybe like an extreme case where a game does need it, but I can't think of any)

Action Replay for GC and Advance Game Port won't boot without an IPL dump. Gameboy Player may need it too but at the moment there's no way to test in Dolphin...
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01-21-2015, 01:58 AM
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(01-20-2015, 11:52 PM)Jhonn Wrote:
(01-20-2015, 11:15 AM)KHg8m3r Wrote: But unless you just want it for fun, there's no need for the GC bios to run games. (expect for maybe like an extreme case where a game does need it, but I can't think of any)

Action Replay for GC and Advance Game Port won't boot without an IPL dump. Gameboy Player may need it too but at the moment there's no way to test in Dolphin...
I have a feeling you told me this before somewhere else....

(01-20-2015, 04:28 PM)tueidj Wrote: It's not a BIOS (Basic Input/Output System), it's an IPL (Integrated Program Loader).
I'm not sure I totally understand the difference, but ok Smile
So why in Dolphin do we have it called a bios when we save it as an IPL.bin?
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01-21-2015, 07:30 AM
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(01-20-2015, 11:15 AM)KHg8m3r Wrote: IF it's a USA GameCube, but the IPL.bin in the USA folder in C:\Users\<user>\Documents\Dolphin Emulator\GC. Then under Options in Dolphin, under GC, uncheck Skip GC bios.

But unless you just want it for fun, there's no need for the GC bios to run games. (expect for maybe like an extreme case where a game does need it, but I can't think of any)


i tried to do what you said but i couldnt find any <users> directory which made the operation flop. im using windows 8.1 if that makes a difference. i also went into the files the dolphin came with and i click Sys then i clicked GC then it came up all of the bin files so i put the ipl in there but it didnt work so i dont think i goes there.
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01-21-2015, 07:41 AM
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<user> can be anything, generally it's your name...
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01-21-2015, 07:44 AM
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(01-21-2015, 07:41 AM)Jhonn Wrote: <user> can be anything, generally it's your name...

ohh i get it. so in place of user is the pc login username. thanks for clearing that up man.
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