GameCube:XenoGC

The XenoGC is a drivechip for the Nintendo GameCube. The chip injects code directly into the drive via the on-board debug footprint. From there, this enables the execution of debug commands for reading DVD-R/+R/+RW optical media. The XenoGC was codenamed 'Qoob Lite' (after a discovery inside the source code), which released publicly in 2011.

Versions

Two variants of the XenoGC released. Version 2.0 includes support for multi-game discs, whereas version 1.0 does not, and therefore requires an update. The indicator LED on version 1.0 will idle on green if the drive patch was successful, whereas version 2.0 will light up orange.

Source Code

On February, 2011, the source code for the XenoGC was publicly released as open-source on GC-Forever, meaning that anyone can build their own for cheap, and it wasn't long until clones started to flood the market. Clones that label themselves as "Xen8GC", "Xen0GC" or similar, have issues with alignment on the debug port and therefore a wired install is highly recommended.

Features

• Direct boot of DVD+-RW media.
• Compatible with all regions & all versions.
• Region-free game loading.
• Wireless installation.
• Removal of motherboard not required.
• PAL/NTSC region force.
• Status LEDs.
• Switchable read setting adjustment & error retry.
• Switchable audio-fix.
• Anti-static packaging.
• Extremely low cost.

References

DIY XenoGC Clone - GC-Forever Wiki

XenoGC Full Source Code - GC-Forever