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This is GNU/Linux on the Nintendo GameCube and Wii -- a port of the Linux operating system kernel and assorted GNU userspace utilities to the GameCube and Wii video game consoles from Nintendo.

Nintendo GameCube
  • IBM PowerPC, 486 MHz
  • ATI graphics
  • 24+16 MB of RAM
  • 8 cm optical drive
  • (optional) 10/100 Ethernet
Nintendo Wii
  • IBM PowerPC, 729 MHz
  • ARM SoC
  • ATI graphics
  • 24+64 MB of RAM
  • 12 cm optical drive
  • Wi-Fi
  • Bluetooth
  • USB

As they are "computers" with decent RAM and a good CPU, it makes sense to port Linux to these platforms.

Linux can be used:

  • to use a GameCube/Wii as a thin client
  • to use a GameCube/Wii as a multimedia terminal
  • to use a GameCube/Wii as a tiny PowerPC-based server
  • as a runtime environment for homebrew development

The GameCube Linux Project is in constant development. You are welcome to contribute!

News

21 Sep 2009: WLAN towards upstream A new release of the 'mini' kernel based on Linux kernel 2.6.31 is out in the wild including the latest and greatest wireless-testing tree, which already (partly) integrates our code for the Nintendo Wii WLAN daughter card. Go grab and test it!

21 Aug 2009: Look mommy, no wires! The third preview version of the 'mini' kernel now (finally!) includes initial support for the Nintendo Wii WLAN daughter card. A small article about how to setup a wifi connection under Debian (whiite) is also available. Thanks to those who didn't let this feature fall into oblivion... Enjoy! ;-P

28 Jun 2009: MIKE updated The 'mini' kernel is now at its second preview version, based on linux kernel 2.6.30. This new release brings additional enhancements when running under the 'mini' firmware replacement. Now you can make use of 11 additional megabytes of MEM2 RAM and the potential hardware input/output latency issues have been cleared thanks to the until-now-barely-disclosed AHBPROT feature.

This Website is a Wiki

You can edit pages by clicking "edit" on top of the page, and you can add new articles. Please note that this site is about Linux on the GameCube and Wii only, so do not add information about modchips or pirating games. Also please test the system in the Sandbox, not on real pages.

IRC

Developer talk is going on in this IRC channel: Server irc.oftc.net, channel #gc-linux.

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