Modify Gamecube mainboard to work as a Triforce one?

[Tailsnic Retroworks]

Hi. I'm going to enter in this system, and I want to know if, taking a Triforce broken system, I can use a gamecube mainboard to resurrect it.

Is it really possible? And if it is, what is needed to be done and what revision I must search?

 

[nem]

I don't think this is possible. The BIOS is different between the two.

 

[Tailsnic Retroworks]

I don't think this is possible. The bootrom is different between the two.

I have read about the IPL. Can it be transferred from a broken Triforce one?

 

[nem]

Good question. Probably depends on how its encrypted.

The IPL is basically the BIOS of the Gamecube. It’s stored in a serial ROM chip in encrypted form.

https://debugmo.de/2008/05/part-1-dumping-the-triforce-ipl/

 

[Tailsnic Retroworks]

As fas as I know, the IPL inside Triforce makes the motherboard to search for the BIOS and load system on the upper board. If this is the only difference between Gamecube and Triforce, a code/component swap should be possible.

 

[nem]

Maybe you're right, maybe it's as easy as you say.

Try it and report back?

 

[Fluffy]

I thought the GameCube modchip community has discovered the encryption process? IIRC it is just a serial ROM, so you could use a microcontroller to simulate it if no compatible part can be found.

 

[Tailsnic Retroworks]

Maybe you're right, maybe it's as easy as you say.

Try it and report back?

I can try it

I thought the GameCube modchip community has discovered the encryption process? IIRC it is just a serial ROM, so you could use a microcontroller to simulate it if no compatible part can be found.

Further info, please? XD

 

[Fluffy]

Further info, please? XD

Unfortunately that was long ago on the Dextrose forum, if anyone remembers that. Since then I'm not part of the "modchip" scene for various boring reasons.

 

[Tailsnic Retroworks]

Unfortunately that was long ago on the Dextrose forum, if anyone remembers that. Since then I'm not part of the "modchip" scene for various boring reasons.

I understand. I'm trying to get my back covered if any of my systems break, so I'll try to figure it out