Welcome to Exploit Menu, this site did not create any of these tutorials or files and cannot be held responsible for any outcome, negative or positive that you experience trying out anything here. The point of this site is to get all the information from any site about modding in general so you don't have to spend time organizing yourself. The reason why we (Cameron & TeaM), created this is because we had hard time getting into the modding scene so we thought this would be a good ideal. These tutorials will give you a good look at modifying or exploiting any of the latest consoles out there even if you are new.
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News
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Posted by thelegace - 08-15-06 8:56 - 10 comments
Nintendo reportedly developing diet software for the Wii.
August 15, 2006 - Just as the DS was the answer for the lazy brain, Wii may be the answer for the lazy body. A report from Bloomberg today made mention of a new form of "game" in development at Nintendo: Wii-based diet software.
The Bloomberg report, issued following recent strong performance of Nintendo's Japanese stock, made mention of the new software in passing. Nintendo is developing diet-related and other forms of software for the Wii, the report said. The report noted that such titles, specifically Brain Age for the DS, have been able to target new users who aren't used to standard game controllers. Details were not given beyond this.
Nintendo is expected to reveal more on the Wii in September, or possibly before that at the upcoming Games Convention. Our first look at whatever new Touch Generations games Nintendo has in store, diet games and more, could be coming soon.
I would this article very entertaining. But I will still stick to my extreme DDR CARDIO.
BTW: I am freak for health and exercise. I thought this was interesting.
Got it from here.
http://wii.ign.com/articles/725/725652p1.html
NOTE: NO, no ones really dead. I guess just to busy or lazy. I do have to apologize to ubergeek for not talking to you on IRC in a while. Been really busy.
Thanx for support guyz. RM is around and BadServo, comes around sometimes.
Posted by XanTium - 08-18-06 21:31 - 18 comments
Xbox 360 Camera: September 19th, 2 Bundles
[QUOTE]
It's been a long, long time coming, but after momentarily plopping off the radar, it seems that there is light at the end of the tunnel for the long awaited Xbox 360 Live Vision Camera. The US edition of Official Xbox Magazine is reporting that the peripheral has been granted a stateside release of September 19 release date, and will be available in two bundle deals.
The two bundled deals rumoured to be available from September 19 are:
* STANDARD KIT(expected RRP $39.99 - £21)
-Xbox Live Vision Camera
-Xbox Live Headset
-One 'free' month on Xbox Live Gold
-TotemBall Live Arcade Game
-Uno Live Arcade Game
* GOLD KIT (expected RRP $79.99 - £42)
-Xbox Live Vision Camera
-Xbox Live Headset
-'Free' Xbox Live Gold subscription for a year month
-TotemBall Live Arcade Game
-Uno Live Arcade Game
-A third Xbox Live Arcade Game (tbc)
-200 Microsoft points
[/QUOTE]
Posted by Brakken - 08-17-06 22:33 - 68 comments
QOOB Chip Review by Brakken
I realize that there have been many reviews already made for the Qoob Pro chip, but in my opinion most of them are lacking detailed information. Sorry it has taken so long for my review, but I needed time to test-in the chip, talk with other people who have the chip, test things and get a good impression so I would have material to write about. Now don’t get me wrong I’m not saying that any of the other reviews were horrible, but I after reading them I felt much information that I desired was left out. Well now on to the review.
Qoob Pro Hardware Specs
Installation wires connector
High speed Actel FPGA
High capacity 16 MBit Flash
Integrated Status LED
Flex cable connector
High speed USB controller
USB connector board
Mini USB B-type connector
The Qoob PRO main PCB is designed to fit perfectly into the GC inner spaces without covering any ventilation holes ("L"-shape). Like the Viper the Qoob Pro comes with the necessary wires (pre-stripped) to get the installation job done. Having 16 megabit flash is a great feature to as you will not be limited to a small BIOS size and as for the LED it is nice to be able to at least know that your modchip is receiving power and is grounded correctly. Sadly the Qoob Pro comes with one of those low quality flexwire (don’t be fooled by the color it’s the same exact crap cable that comes with the Viper), but the good part is that you can easily attach the small mini-USB connector to the case so you don’t have to always mess with the flexwire. I don’t think they should of mentioned High Speed with USB (as it’s only USB 1.1), but I guess compared to the parallel port of the Viper it is high-speed
Contents of the Package
When sample for review showed the chip was in a sealed anti-static bag inside a plastic bag that came with an USB[a] to USB (male/male) cable, installation wires, flexwire, Qoob Pro Sticker (High Quality) and it was all packed inside a small non-branded white cardboard box. No complaints here other then the USB cable should have been longer as I have to dangle it in front of my entertainment center for it to reach my computer.
Installation
After returning from EB Games with a Cube ($60, DOL-001B) [side note – the Cube had cracked jewel so I talked the clerk into giving me a free memory card] and three Broad Band Adapters (BBA, $7 each) and failing a multi-modchip installation I decided to install the Qoob. Installation was a breeze and took around eight minutes (inexperienced modders will probably take around 20-30 minutes). After installation I mounted the USB connector board to the right side of the case (I ran the flexwire through the air pass-through) and put the sticker on front right hand bottom side of case.
So everything was set to go and I booted the Cube and low and behold the pre-flashed Qoob BIOS (QB for now on) v1.0 rc4 booted so I put in an original disc and played it for a minute or two. Of course after this I turned off the power to the Cube and connected the USB cable to my computer. When I connected the USB cable the LED on the Qoob USB connector turned on and then Windows (2000 here) detected a USB Device “Qoob Pro” then installed it has an USB Human Interface Device. Continuing on I loaded the Official Qoob Pro BIOS flashing utility v1.1 (this version comes with the Qoob BIOS v1.1) and it connected to the Qoob Pro chip just fine and I then proceeded to flash the chip with the QB v1.2, MP3 Player (ELF) and s3-gcsim (DOL) files. Next I unhooked the USB cable (powering on the Cube while having the USB cable connected is a bad thing) and powered on the Cube. Like I expected the new QB v1.2 booted successfully, but it could not read the backup I had in the drive (Viper could read this backup fine) so I tried a few others and got the same results; laser tweaking time! My original POT value was set at 260 (which should of worked fine), so I lowered it to 180 and after doing so the Cube could now boot my backups.
Now I wanted to see what would exactly happen if you booted the Cube with the USB cable attached and the BIOS loaded fine, but when I went to boot a backup I got a red screen then the original GameCube BIOS. So I unhooked the USB cable and reset the Cube and I still got the original BIOS. To make a long story short I had to reflash the Qoob chip with the QB v1.2 to get the chip working again (good thing it didn’t fry it).
BIOS Features and Comments
Super easy USB upgrade system with Windows PC flashing software
Function works as it’s intended to, but driver and program support for Linux would be a good addition. The only complaint I have here is if you’re not supposed to turn on the Cube with the USB cable connected maybe the USB connection should have been able to detect the Cube powering on and turn itself off as having to always unplug the cable is a pain in the ass.
DVD Disc / Network Upgradeable
An advertised feature that currently does not work. I burnt a couple of the .GCB (BIOS) files onto a DVDR and tried to load them and all it said was “running DOL” and that’s about it. Of course a BBA would be required for upgrading the BIOS from the network, but when I tried I get the same results as trying the above method.
BIOS/Program selection/control Supported
While holding ‘B’ when the QB v1.2 starts you will be given a selection menu with the various applications that have been flashed to your BIOS. Sadly the menu will for some reason display the full path from your computer that the application/BIOS had been flashed from (notice I put all my files in a root directory). It’s easy to select the program you want and it is run automatically.
Supports all retail hardware for USA, JPN, EUR (DOL-001, 001B, 101, 102, Panasonic Q)
To date this is the only BIOS in the world that supports this many GameCubes. Personally I have only tested it on my DOL-001B, but I have been told by very reliable sources that it does in fact work on all these other systems.
Fast/Direct boot of original and backup discs
Feature works without a hitch and supports full sized and mini DVD+R / -R and you do not have to swap with an original disc plus it will auto detect if you have an original, backup, program and/or MP3 disc in the drive and boot it accordingly (this is what they advertise as ‘auto-detection’)
Compatible with "GCOS" and other IPL replacements, allowing development via network
As with anything that worked over the network this feature will require the BBA to be installed. I successfully booted GCOS v1.4, TMBINC’s IPL replacement, the leaked NinjaMod BIOS and some other programs using this method. No flaws here! Of course this supports homebrew and open-source coding.
Integrated media compatibility check
This feature checks all sectors of inserted media to make sure that the disc is not damaged, but of course if your source file(s) were damaged you still might get data read errors (DRE). Feature works as it’s supposed to (I scratched a disc and put it in the drive) so I have nothing to bitch about.
Streaming Audio Fix and Disable Function
Everyone’s favorite fix (other then the no-swap feature) has arrived! The QB was the first in the world to have this fix and I’m glad to report to you that it works 100%. If you were stupid and happened to use Cobra’s or LoonyCube’s dirty audio patch then you’re in luck as if you hold ‘START’ while booting this will disable the built-in audio fix. Yes you are “STUPID” if you used either of the audio fixing applications as the audio wasn’t even fixed correctly and would leave you with cracking, popping and hissing sound that happened to have all the bass removed.
Multicolor graphical user interface for easy operation
This would have been better if you were presented with a menu instead of having to hold various button combinations while booting (of course you could of set it to auto-boot if you wanted to from a configuration menu like the Cobra BIOS has). I’m not sure why they call it ‘multi-color’ as I don’t know of any black and white BIOS out there. In my opinion the graphics leave much to be desired, but do look a lot better then any other BIOS on the market.
16MBit on-board Flash to store homebrew applications
Awesome feature! I love how it works off of banks too! Basically you no longer need to burn/stream all of your DOL/ELF/VGC images as you can just put them on the chip and play them! Also note that this is megabit *not* megabyte so larger DOL files such as SNES9XGC games (which are 7 megabytes) will not fit on the chip.
Disc browser for ISO9660-DVDs
The QB is the first BIOS to support loading the Joliet filename system (this means your filenames can be longer then the old 8.3 standard). Simply burn a disc the right way and you will be presented with a list of the files on the DVD. The QB will let you load DOL, ELF, VGC, and/or MP3 files.
Multi-Image Disc Support
As with the Cobra BIOS you can use one of the various multi-image disc creation tools to create your own DVD with multiple games on it. It works the same as the Cobra BIOS as you boot it up and you are given a menu to select which game you would like to boot. This feature is good if you’re using an emulator that happens to create GCM/ISO files.
On-board MP3 Player included
It works as it will play MP3s burnt to a disc, but the functions/GUI (or lack of) leaves a lot to be desired. Also what amazed me was the ability to load more then 1.4 gigabytes from a full sized DVDR. I know everyone always has told me that the Cube can only load 1.4 gigabytes of information, but they were fucking wrong as hell and need to be shot. My Cube can read just about 2.1 gigs of info before it stops playing the music so this leads me to believe that if the multi-image disc creator and emulators were to remove their file size limit (or at least let the user control it) you will be able to fit more crap onto a full sized DVDR.
Cool Things the Qoob Can Do
Backup Original Game to PC
Simply hold ‘B’ while booting and then on the PC load an internet browser and type in ‘http://192.168.1.32/DVD‘ then save the file it sends you someplace and when it’s done rename it to .ISO/.GCM and do something with it. The great part about this is the speed as I successfully backed up an image with an average of 650 K/B per second. Another big fuck you to all the people that said the Cube could only go at 10MBPS no matter if you used PSO or not. Note – Do not use Firefox as it will not download the image correctly.
DOL/ELF/VGC Network Loading
Using Netcat you can send applications to the Cube (using the BBA of course) and the best part about it is that the QB has 99% compatibility loading these files and running them. Yes bros and sistas this means that you can actually play the emulators out there! To send a file to the Cube boot holding ‘B’ then simply use Netcat (DOS tool) and type in ‘nc.exe 192.168.1.32 4000 -q 0 < "filename"’ and of course make sure port 4000 is open in your router(s) and/or firewall(s).
Streaming Images
If you load s3-gcsim with the Qoob you can use s3-gcsim to stream ISO/GCM to the Cube. Simply run the image sender on the pc then load the s3-gcsim.dol file, select the speed you wish to stream at (why would anyone pick 10mpbs is beyond me) and wait for it to executer. If you get an image error try aligning it to 32k also make sure to open ports 1023 and 8191 in your router(s) and/or firewall(s). You can also use GCSM (in the file link below) to stream images and n64/gba roms to the s3-gcsim.dol file.
Playing Emulators
Because of the 99% support for DOL loading it is possibly to run mostly all of the DOL based emulators (see links below) using QB. Before the only other solution was to boot the emulators using NinjaMod or GCOS which both do have 100% compatibility. Note – Viper/Cobra and/or Viper/GCOS have issues loading DOLs due to a fault in the Viper hardware design. This is great as I have been using the BBA to stream the two new emulators I am beta testing to the QB.
GameCube Linux
I have yet to try this personally, but have been informed that it does work. Installing and running Linux on the GC requires a constant connection to your computer via the BBA and you can only run applications specially compiled for the PowerPC processor inside the Cube. Mod That Cube –FAQ- v5 will feature a complete guide on how to install, boot and use GC Linux. Using GC Linux you can boot applications such as a media player (play mp3, divx, mpeg, etc), SNES9X (you can actually save) and a Neo Geo emulator.
Known Issues
Pressing the RESET button on the Cube does not work – It’s so much trouble to reach a few more inches to press the power off button!
The onboard clock is screwed up – I guess this could cause issues for games that use the clock so this problem should be fixed ASAP in my opinion.
Conclusion
Due to the plethora of features either documented or undocumented (and the fact that they work) I am totally satisfied with this product. Yes there might be flaws, but they are minor and do not compare to problems that other mods for the Cube have that are on the market. The chip itself is excellent quality and the BIOS is updated frequently which gives the impatient lamers out there no time to start on their flaming bitching rampages (like they do with the other BIOSs when they get bored and have nothing better to do).
I am looking forward to more updates with new features for this product in the future along with getting my Panasonic Q to test with (I’m hoping that since the Panasonic Q can read Dual Layered Discs and the QB doesn’t care about the disc size limit that some cool things can be done). Of course this chip should be packed with more features because it has been produced much longer after the first GC chip was created.
Due to the fact that the chip has a large BIOS size, supports USB flashing and loads DOLs correctly I would definitely recommend purchasing this chip regardless if you currently own another chip or are looking into modding your Cube. Of course if you’re either cheap/poor, don’t care about features and just want to boot backups and/or are bias against the Qoob just because you purchased a different chip then I guess you feel justified with your decision not to go with the Qoob Pro.
In my opinion even if the Qoob has built itself off a previous chips and borrows/copies features from other chips (can we compare this to the automobile industry all you bitching lamers?) it is clearly in my mind the best option for modding your Cube. Technically speaking this chip is far superior the all others on the market (sorry kiddies this is fact) and currently (as of early May 2005) the BIOS has the most features so one can easily concluded this is the #1 ass-kicking mod out there! (Okay and for you children who want to say I’m BIAS for getting FREE products please read my [url=http://forums.maxconsole.net/showthread.php?s=&threadid=5568][i]GameCubeCase review"> and for you kiddies who think I’m BIAS against companies who affiliate with ps$nfo then why would I like this product?)
Links
modthatcube.pxn-os.com
– Installation, usage, burning, playing, emulators and guides for the Qoob Pro Chip
www.qoobchip.com
– Official Homepage for the Qoob line of modchips
I realize that there have been many reviews already made for the Qoob Pro chip, but in my opinion most of them are lacking detailed information. Sorry it has taken so long for my review, but I needed time to test-in the chip, talk with other people who have the chip, test things and get a good impression so I would have material to write about. Now don’t get me wrong I’m not saying that any of the other reviews were horrible, but I after reading them I felt much information that I desired was left out. Well now on to the review.
Qoob Pro Hardware Specs
Installation wires connector
High speed Actel FPGA
High capacity 16 MBit Flash
Integrated Status LED
Flex cable connector
High speed USB controller
USB connector board
Mini USB B-type connector
The Qoob PRO main PCB is designed to fit perfectly into the GC inner spaces without covering any ventilation holes ("L"-shape). Like the Viper the Qoob Pro comes with the necessary wires (pre-stripped) to get the installation job done. Having 16 megabit flash is a great feature to as you will not be limited to a small BIOS size and as for the LED it is nice to be able to at least know that your modchip is receiving power and is grounded correctly. Sadly the Qoob Pro comes with one of those low quality flexwire (don’t be fooled by the color it’s the same exact crap cable that comes with the Viper), but the good part is that you can easily attach the small mini-USB connector to the case so you don’t have to always mess with the flexwire. I don’t think they should of mentioned High Speed with USB (as it’s only USB 1.1), but I guess compared to the parallel port of the Viper it is high-speed
Contents of the Package
When sample for review showed the chip was in a sealed anti-static bag inside a plastic bag that came with an USB[a] to USB (male/male) cable, installation wires, flexwire, Qoob Pro Sticker (High Quality) and it was all packed inside a small non-branded white cardboard box. No complaints here other then the USB cable should have been longer as I have to dangle it in front of my entertainment center for it to reach my computer.
Installation
After returning from EB Games with a Cube ($60, DOL-001B) [side note – the Cube had cracked jewel so I talked the clerk into giving me a free memory card] and three Broad Band Adapters (BBA, $7 each) and failing a multi-modchip installation I decided to install the Qoob. Installation was a breeze and took around eight minutes (inexperienced modders will probably take around 20-30 minutes). After installation I mounted the USB connector board to the right side of the case (I ran the flexwire through the air pass-through) and put the sticker on front right hand bottom side of case.
So everything was set to go and I booted the Cube and low and behold the pre-flashed Qoob BIOS (QB for now on) v1.0 rc4 booted so I put in an original disc and played it for a minute or two. Of course after this I turned off the power to the Cube and connected the USB cable to my computer. When I connected the USB cable the LED on the Qoob USB connector turned on and then Windows (2000 here) detected a USB Device “Qoob Pro” then installed it has an USB Human Interface Device. Continuing on I loaded the Official Qoob Pro BIOS flashing utility v1.1 (this version comes with the Qoob BIOS v1.1) and it connected to the Qoob Pro chip just fine and I then proceeded to flash the chip with the QB v1.2, MP3 Player (ELF) and s3-gcsim (DOL) files. Next I unhooked the USB cable (powering on the Cube while having the USB cable connected is a bad thing) and powered on the Cube. Like I expected the new QB v1.2 booted successfully, but it could not read the backup I had in the drive (Viper could read this backup fine) so I tried a few others and got the same results; laser tweaking time! My original POT value was set at 260 (which should of worked fine), so I lowered it to 180 and after doing so the Cube could now boot my backups.
Now I wanted to see what would exactly happen if you booted the Cube with the USB cable attached and the BIOS loaded fine, but when I went to boot a backup I got a red screen then the original GameCube BIOS. So I unhooked the USB cable and reset the Cube and I still got the original BIOS. To make a long story short I had to reflash the Qoob chip with the QB v1.2 to get the chip working again (good thing it didn’t fry it).
BIOS Features and Comments
Super easy USB upgrade system with Windows PC flashing software
Function works as it’s intended to, but driver and program support for Linux would be a good addition. The only complaint I have here is if you’re not supposed to turn on the Cube with the USB cable connected maybe the USB connection should have been able to detect the Cube powering on and turn itself off as having to always unplug the cable is a pain in the ass.
DVD Disc / Network Upgradeable
An advertised feature that currently does not work. I burnt a couple of the .GCB (BIOS) files onto a DVDR and tried to load them and all it said was “running DOL” and that’s about it. Of course a BBA would be required for upgrading the BIOS from the network, but when I tried I get the same results as trying the above method.
BIOS/Program selection/control Supported
While holding ‘B’ when the QB v1.2 starts you will be given a selection menu with the various applications that have been flashed to your BIOS. Sadly the menu will for some reason display the full path from your computer that the application/BIOS had been flashed from (notice I put all my files in a root directory). It’s easy to select the program you want and it is run automatically.
Supports all retail hardware for USA, JPN, EUR (DOL-001, 001B, 101, 102, Panasonic Q)
To date this is the only BIOS in the world that supports this many GameCubes. Personally I have only tested it on my DOL-001B, but I have been told by very reliable sources that it does in fact work on all these other systems.
Fast/Direct boot of original and backup discs
Feature works without a hitch and supports full sized and mini DVD+R / -R and you do not have to swap with an original disc plus it will auto detect if you have an original, backup, program and/or MP3 disc in the drive and boot it accordingly (this is what they advertise as ‘auto-detection’)
Compatible with "GCOS" and other IPL replacements, allowing development via network
As with anything that worked over the network this feature will require the BBA to be installed. I successfully booted GCOS v1.4, TMBINC’s IPL replacement, the leaked NinjaMod BIOS and some other programs using this method. No flaws here! Of course this supports homebrew and open-source coding.
Integrated media compatibility check
This feature checks all sectors of inserted media to make sure that the disc is not damaged, but of course if your source file(s) were damaged you still might get data read errors (DRE). Feature works as it’s supposed to (I scratched a disc and put it in the drive) so I have nothing to bitch about.
Streaming Audio Fix and Disable Function
Everyone’s favorite fix (other then the no-swap feature) has arrived! The QB was the first in the world to have this fix and I’m glad to report to you that it works 100%. If you were stupid and happened to use Cobra’s or LoonyCube’s dirty audio patch then you’re in luck as if you hold ‘START’ while booting this will disable the built-in audio fix. Yes you are “STUPID” if you used either of the audio fixing applications as the audio wasn’t even fixed correctly and would leave you with cracking, popping and hissing sound that happened to have all the bass removed.
Multicolor graphical user interface for easy operation
This would have been better if you were presented with a menu instead of having to hold various button combinations while booting (of course you could of set it to auto-boot if you wanted to from a configuration menu like the Cobra BIOS has). I’m not sure why they call it ‘multi-color’ as I don’t know of any black and white BIOS out there. In my opinion the graphics leave much to be desired, but do look a lot better then any other BIOS on the market.
16MBit on-board Flash to store homebrew applications
Awesome feature! I love how it works off of banks too! Basically you no longer need to burn/stream all of your DOL/ELF/VGC images as you can just put them on the chip and play them! Also note that this is megabit *not* megabyte so larger DOL files such as SNES9XGC games (which are 7 megabytes) will not fit on the chip.
Disc browser for ISO9660-DVDs
The QB is the first BIOS to support loading the Joliet filename system (this means your filenames can be longer then the old 8.3 standard). Simply burn a disc the right way and you will be presented with a list of the files on the DVD. The QB will let you load DOL, ELF, VGC, and/or MP3 files.
Multi-Image Disc Support
As with the Cobra BIOS you can use one of the various multi-image disc creation tools to create your own DVD with multiple games on it. It works the same as the Cobra BIOS as you boot it up and you are given a menu to select which game you would like to boot. This feature is good if you’re using an emulator that happens to create GCM/ISO files.
On-board MP3 Player included
It works as it will play MP3s burnt to a disc, but the functions/GUI (or lack of) leaves a lot to be desired. Also what amazed me was the ability to load more then 1.4 gigabytes from a full sized DVDR. I know everyone always has told me that the Cube can only load 1.4 gigabytes of information, but they were fucking wrong as hell and need to be shot. My Cube can read just about 2.1 gigs of info before it stops playing the music so this leads me to believe that if the multi-image disc creator and emulators were to remove their file size limit (or at least let the user control it) you will be able to fit more crap onto a full sized DVDR.
Cool Things the Qoob Can Do
Backup Original Game to PC
Simply hold ‘B’ while booting and then on the PC load an internet browser and type in ‘http://192.168.1.32/DVD‘ then save the file it sends you someplace and when it’s done rename it to .ISO/.GCM and do something with it. The great part about this is the speed as I successfully backed up an image with an average of 650 K/B per second. Another big fuck you to all the people that said the Cube could only go at 10MBPS no matter if you used PSO or not. Note – Do not use Firefox as it will not download the image correctly.
DOL/ELF/VGC Network Loading
Using Netcat you can send applications to the Cube (using the BBA of course) and the best part about it is that the QB has 99% compatibility loading these files and running them. Yes bros and sistas this means that you can actually play the emulators out there! To send a file to the Cube boot holding ‘B’ then simply use Netcat (DOS tool) and type in ‘nc.exe 192.168.1.32 4000 -q 0 < "filename"’ and of course make sure port 4000 is open in your router(s) and/or firewall(s).
Streaming Images
If you load s3-gcsim with the Qoob you can use s3-gcsim to stream ISO/GCM to the Cube. Simply run the image sender on the pc then load the s3-gcsim.dol file, select the speed you wish to stream at (why would anyone pick 10mpbs is beyond me) and wait for it to executer. If you get an image error try aligning it to 32k also make sure to open ports 1023 and 8191 in your router(s) and/or firewall(s). You can also use GCSM (in the file link below) to stream images and n64/gba roms to the s3-gcsim.dol file.
Playing Emulators
Because of the 99% support for DOL loading it is possibly to run mostly all of the DOL based emulators (see links below) using QB. Before the only other solution was to boot the emulators using NinjaMod or GCOS which both do have 100% compatibility. Note – Viper/Cobra and/or Viper/GCOS have issues loading DOLs due to a fault in the Viper hardware design. This is great as I have been using the BBA to stream the two new emulators I am beta testing to the QB.
GameCube Linux
I have yet to try this personally, but have been informed that it does work. Installing and running Linux on the GC requires a constant connection to your computer via the BBA and you can only run applications specially compiled for the PowerPC processor inside the Cube. Mod That Cube –FAQ- v5 will feature a complete guide on how to install, boot and use GC Linux. Using GC Linux you can boot applications such as a media player (play mp3, divx, mpeg, etc), SNES9X (you can actually save) and a Neo Geo emulator.
Known Issues
Pressing the RESET button on the Cube does not work – It’s so much trouble to reach a few more inches to press the power off button!
The onboard clock is screwed up – I guess this could cause issues for games that use the clock so this problem should be fixed ASAP in my opinion.
Conclusion
Due to the plethora of features either documented or undocumented (and the fact that they work) I am totally satisfied with this product. Yes there might be flaws, but they are minor and do not compare to problems that other mods for the Cube have that are on the market. The chip itself is excellent quality and the BIOS is updated frequently which gives the impatient lamers out there no time to start on their flaming bitching rampages (like they do with the other BIOSs when they get bored and have nothing better to do).
I am looking forward to more updates with new features for this product in the future along with getting my Panasonic Q to test with (I’m hoping that since the Panasonic Q can read Dual Layered Discs and the QB doesn’t care about the disc size limit that some cool things can be done). Of course this chip should be packed with more features because it has been produced much longer after the first GC chip was created.
Due to the fact that the chip has a large BIOS size, supports USB flashing and loads DOLs correctly I would definitely recommend purchasing this chip regardless if you currently own another chip or are looking into modding your Cube. Of course if you’re either cheap/poor, don’t care about features and just want to boot backups and/or are bias against the Qoob just because you purchased a different chip then I guess you feel justified with your decision not to go with the Qoob Pro.
In my opinion even if the Qoob has built itself off a previous chips and borrows/copies features from other chips (can we compare this to the automobile industry all you bitching lamers?) it is clearly in my mind the best option for modding your Cube. Technically speaking this chip is far superior the all others on the market (sorry kiddies this is fact) and currently (as of early May 2005) the BIOS has the most features so one can easily concluded this is the #1 ass-kicking mod out there! (Okay and for you children who want to say I’m BIAS for getting FREE products please read my [url=http://forums.maxconsole.net/showthread.php?s=&threadid=5568][i]GameCubeCase review"> and for you kiddies who think I’m BIAS against companies who affiliate with ps$nfo then why would I like this product?)
Links
modthatcube.pxn-os.com
– Installation, usage, burning, playing, emulators and guides for the Qoob Pro Chip
www.qoobchip.com
– Official Homepage for the Qoob line of modchips
Credits
To everyone at:
ps2-scene
modthatcube
xbox-scene
exploitstation
and everyone else who contributed into modding community
