sdload/install.txt

GameCube Action Replay SD Loader V1.00. Copyright 2005.
by Costis (costis@gbaemu.com) and Parasyte

INSTALLATION GUIDE

=================
 Things You Need
=================

- Action Replay (ANY version!!!)
- Nintendo SD Adapter
- SD Card (Any size)
- SD Card Reader/Writer for PC and Windows XP, NT, or 2000 (or a way to run code on GC.)


==============
 Installation
==============

NOTE: SDLoad works with ALL versions of the Action Replay by Datel!

1. Ensure that your SD reader creates a virtual drive (Example: F:\) and that you
   can read and write files to the card without any problems. Your SD card must also
   be formatted with FAT16 (FAT12 and FAT32 are NOT supported.)

2. Run sdpatch.exe, passing the SD reader drive letter on the command line. 
   (Example: sdpatch.exe F:\) 

   This program will install the boot driver to the SD card. The boot driver will
   only have to be installed once, and will have to be installed on each SD card you
   wish to use with SD Loader. This is just the initial driver, and NOT the menu
   program, so it will never have to be changed!

   Be assured that the file system of the card will remain COMPLETELY in tact after you
   have run the sdpatch.exe (or alternatively sdpatch.dol) program! They have advanced
   error checking, so there really is NOT any possibility for the file system on your
   card to become corrupted.

   NOTE: If you do not have a computer with Windows XP, NT, or 2000 installed, or
         you cannot get sdpatch.exe to work for some reason and you already have a
         means of uploading code to your GameCube (such as PSO), then you can install
         the boot driver to the SD card by booting sdpatch.dol to your GC and following
         the on-screen instructions.

3. Copy SDLOADER.BIN to the root directory of the SD card. This is the DOL file
   selection menu that boots up after the Action Replay and lets you select what
   DOL to boot from the card. Since it's simply a file on the SD card, upgrading or
   replacing it is as easy as overwriting the file with a newer version in Explorer!

   You may also copy any DOL files you want to the SD card, at this point. Try the
   included testdemo.dol file, as it's guaranteed to work! The SD boot menu supports
   subdirectories as well, so your DOL's can be arranged inside any directories you
   want. SDLOADER.BIN, however, MUST be copied to the root directory in order for
   the boot driver to locate it.

4. Additionally, the SD Loader Menu system can setup the BBA for you and allow
   NETWORK BOOT support. This means that just like PSOload, you can upload DOL
   or binary files from your computer through the network to your GameCube. If
   you want this functionality, create a new file named SDIPDATA.CFG containing
   the following text:

   ON 192.168.0.4 9002 192.168.0.254 1234

   The format is "ON PCIP PCPORT GCIP GCPORT" and must NOT contain any additional
   spaces or blank lines. Currently, due to a limitation of the current version
   of PSOload released, the GC IP address must end in 254 (xxx.xxx.xxx.254) and
   the GC port must be 1234. You must set the PC IP to your PC's IP address and
   the PC port to any free UDP port.

   If you do not need network boot functionality, you can leave the SDIPDATA.CFG
   file off of the SD card, or change the first word of the file to "OFF".
   Both SDLOADER.BIN and SDIPDATA.CFG must be in the SD card's root directory.

   You can tell that the SD boot menu has recognized the network configuration file
   if you see "INITIALIZING BBA..." at the top once it is running. Refer to the
   "Using SD Loader" section for information on how to use the network boot feature.

5. After installing the boot driver to your SD card, place the card and SD adapter
   into your GameCube's memory card slot A. Insert the Action Replay card or a
   standard memory card into slot B and start up the Action Replay. From the AR
   main menu, select Action Replay Codes. Select the USA flag, then ADD NEW GAME.
   Enter "SDLOAD" as the game name and push the "done" key. Now enter "(m)" as
   the code name.
   
   Enter the following code:

	7YPR-RKZZ-MH6W5
	D26A-PE4J-1XX2W
	ZJHY-B1ZH-6P00G


   Next, select ADD NEW CODE and name the code "SDLOAD".
   Enter the following code:

	AF4H-JPF5-H1B5J
	MVAB-7TQE-ABZPB
	V2CK-QQ1A-Y6P72
	M5N6-CMMH-9EURT
	0JFM-3A6C-VZ6VK
	KYV8-0JGV-0GR1N
	2EGU-HVKF-NDMCN
	7AH0-J9JZ-HHGNJ
	4MHU-G8XT-ZRYCJ
	9474-KF41-8KG34
	QMEV-G90N-A8RV0
	KD4G-5QHV-74D46
	V97K-652Q-Y4TEY
	6M4W-9GPT-E99NG
	QPFY-DJAF-E01FV
	2Z6E-P2WY-24WV4
	6NHW-G3NH-HP31Y
	A2KF-MCKN-D645J
	K5V8-EF9W-7GFQC
	XTU3-269T-VH5NE
	H9GP-C4PP-6FGF9
	HF77-R45C-ZXPDV
	22Y3-D98C-50AJM
	WTWZ-EC88-U5ZTV
	36G1-UGDG-J2G84
	DUMT-15KR-DXJ8K
	JV55-6VF5-2Z02T
	D4R8-MVJ5-QGR21
	1G3C-APD7-1CUVD


   Finally, select the code named "SDLOAD" and press A to enable it. (The
   check box next to the code name will be filled when the code is enabled.)
   Press START and open/close the lid when asked.

6. The SD Loader main menu will now be shown on the screen. At this point, you can
   select from all dol files you have written to the SD card. You can also pull
   the SD card out and write new files to it. Just reinsert the SD card when ready
   and the SD Loader menu will refresh the card contents. If you have written the
   configuration file for network boot, you can also boot a GC executable with it
   at any time of your choice.


=================
 Using SD Loader
=================

Many versions of Action Replay contain a bug that will keep newly entered codes
disabled. The second time you use SD Loader, you must enable the code from the
code list. After this has been done, the enabled code will be saved to the card
in slot B.

You can then get into the SD Loader menu by simply selecting START from the AR
main menu and open/close the disc cover when asked. That's right! All it will
take from this point on to boot back into the menu is simply turning on your GC,
pressing A, and opening\closing your GameCube's cover once!

Some newer versions of Action Replay may disallow booting their own discs. The
Japanese "Pro Action Replay" is especially sensitive. If you are unable to get
the SD Loader menu to show up (if the GameCube hangs after closing the disc lid,
for example) then you may be required to swap discs when the AR asks. Any game
disc will work, so long as the GameCube can read it properly.
To do this, select START from the AR main manu, as usual. Open the disc cover
and replace the AR disc with another disc. For example, Super Smash Bros. Melee
or Pikmin (whatever games you have). After closing the disc cover, the SD Loader
menu will show up!

To use the network boot functionality with PSO Loader v2.0, the GC's IP address
must be x.x.x.254, and the GC's Port must be set to 1234. (See the installation
notes above) Use psoload's -r switch to send dol files.
For example:

psoload.exe -r -u9002 testdemo.dol



===============
 DOL Reloading
===============

SD Loader supports DOL reloading in the same way as PSO Loader. To add reload
support to your own DOL files, jump to address 0x80001800 in GameCube memory.
You can achieve this in C by either using function pointers, or by using some
inline assembly:

asm ("lis 3, 0x8000");
asm ("ori 3, 3, 0x1800");
asm ("mtlr 3");
asm ("blr");

Once the reloader has been invoked, the SD card browser menu will be reloaded
and you will be able to network boot again or select another DOL file from the
card to load. 


==============
 Known Issues
==============

- A few DOL files which rely on Phantasy Star Online may not work well with SD loader.
- The the SD Loader Menu will not show up if the SD card Adapter is removed or
  inserted while in the Action Replay menu. The SD card adapter CAN be removed to change
  cards or make changes to the current card while in the SD card boot menu, however!
- PC IP must be correct in the SDIPDATA.CFG file if you choose to use it. Otherwise the
  menu code may hang.