Hardware WODE: openwode.rar?

[gudenau]

Where is a place that I can get openwode.rar? I tried archive.org but they don't seem to have it...

 

[contezero]

Where did you get info about openwode? There is nothing on internet about this file. Are you sure it existed?

 

[gudenau]

Where did you get info about openwode? There is nothing on internet about this file. Are you sure it existed?

Right here.

 

[contezero]

O, thank you. I've been looking for this information myself. The only stuff I found are:

https://wode.obeygravity.de/YouAreRoot

and

https://psxtools.de/index.php/Thread/30622-Sourcecode-vom-WODE-auf-Linux-basierend/

 

[contezero]

Asked also on assembler and gcforever forum but no luck. If you find the file remember to post also here.

 

[gudenau]

Asked also on assembler and gcforever forum but no luck. If you find the file remember to post also here.

That really stinks.

 

[elgarta]

Oof. I was digging through a box of old junk and came across my old wode and an SD card in it that I believe had it, since I do remember downloading it and storing it, but never ended up utilizing it.

I actually couldn't find anything online even suggesting that the wode had any modern day use, so I threw it and the SD card into the trash about 8 weeks ago or so.

 

[contezero]

I actually couldn't find anything online even suggesting that the wode had any modern day use, so I threw it and the SD card into the trash about 8 weeks ago or so.

Nuoooo! Well, WODE is still used as a drive replacement for Gamecube. If you still have the wode you can sell it here or on GC-Forever. If it works you can expect to sell it for $50/$100.

 

[gudenau]

Oof. I was digging through a box of old junk and came across my old wode and an SD card in it that I believe had it, since I do remember downloading it and storing it, but never ended up utilizing it.

I actually couldn't find anything online even suggesting that the wode had any modern day use, so I threw it and the SD card into the trash about 8 weeks ago or so.

Next time you find something like that please upload the stuff to an archive of some sort.

 

[nitr8]

Well, I'm moving this back up as I'm searching for "OPENWODE.RAR" too...

 

[Deleted member 301661]

Well, I'm moving this back up as I'm searching for "OPENWODE.RAR" too...

can't find that file, but i can find two interesting sites, one with a DIY ode for the wii, and opensource wode for wii

 

[contezero]

can't find that file, but i can find two interesting sites, one with a DIY ode for the wii, and opensource wode for wii

The diy wode for the wii is not diy, this is the initial prototype of the wode. And the opensource wode is only software that runs on the wode. Unfortunately the sources of the wode where never released.

 

[nitr8]

can't find that file, but i can find two interesting sites, one with a DIY ode for the wii, and opensource wode for wii

Wodebrew is nothing more that homebrew apps for the WODE itself - most likely USB Loaders only and therefore really boring.

Aside from your finding regarding the DIY thing, I found something interesting right here:

https://github.com/alicemirror/Open-Wode-Backfire

Though, it's only an empty repository and it was created before the OPENWODE.RAR file was released in Jan. 2012.

The diy wode for the wii is not diy, this is the initial prototype of the wode. And the opensource wode is only software that runs on the wode. Unfortunately the sources of the wode where never released.

You're wrong from what i can tell. The OPENWODE.RAR file contained something like a description / code on how to make it run some other bootloader like "u-Boot". Though, that would have to run from USB loading all the stuff from there.

The WODE usually does this: run code from the ARM (BootROM) and check a (hash?) against the kernel file in SPI-NOR flash. If that fails, it tries to boot from NAND (which isn't available). If it fails there, it goes into USB DFU boot mode where I suspect it may be able to read the WODE Unbricker DFU file from there.

According to the NXP PDF for the LPC313x, you can force the ARM to switch to boot from USB DFU mode by setting the GPIO0, GPIO1 and GPIO2 registers correctly. For some other LPC's by NXP it's also possible to set the registers using compiled code and after that do a reset of the chip.

See http://www.elde.cz/datasht/lpc3131.linux quickstart guide - embedded artists.pdf page 13 & 25
and https://www.embeddedartists.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/LPC3131_41_OEM_Board_Users_Guide.pdf page 29 & 30

Anyway...

I'm still searching for the OPENWODE.RAR file.
Maybe it's possible to get into contact with the original developers...?

 

[Deleted member 301661]

well in that case i've been wrong. sorry to bother, thought it be opensourced since that's how it was described on another site...
never tried a wode since it didn't show any real advantages over softmod to me.

 

[gudenau]

Wodebrew is nothing more that homebrew apps for the WODE itself - most likely USB Loaders only and therefore really boring.

Aside from your finding regarding the DIY thing, I found something interesting right here:

https://github.com/alicemirror/Open-Wode-Backfire

Though, it's only an empty repository and it was created before the OPENWODE.RAR file was released in Jan. 2012.



You're wrong from what i can tell. The OPENWODE.RAR file contained something like a description / code on how to make it run some other bootloader like "u-Boot". Though, that would have to run from USB loading all the stuff from there.

The WODE usually does this: run code from the ARM (BootROM) and check a (hash?) against the kernel file in SPI-NOR flash. If that fails, it tries to boot from NAND (which isn't available). If it fails there, it goes into USB DFU boot mode where I suspect it may be able to read the WODE Unbricker DFU file from there.

According to the NXP PDF for the LPC313x, you can force the ARM to switch to boot from USB DFU mode by setting the GPIO0, GPIO1 and GPIO2 registers correctly. For some other LPC's by NXP it's also possible to set the registers using compiled code and after that do a reset of the chip.

See http://www.elde.cz/datasht/lpc3131.linux quickstart guide - embedded artists.pdf page 13 & 25
and https://www.embeddedartists.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/LPC3131_41_OEM_Board_Users_Guide.pdf page 29 & 30

Anyway...

I'm still searching for the OPENWODE.RAR file.
Maybe it's possible to get into contact with the original developers...?

From what I remember it was a Linux image that they provided to be in like with the FOSS licenses for software they used. I think they went to do Gateway and then Tx, but I could be wrong.

 

[contezero]

You're wrong from what i can tell. The OPENWODE.RAR file contained something like a description / code on how to make it run some other bootloader like "u-Boot".

The "magic" of the WODE happens inside the Actel Proasic chip that takes care of optical drive interfacing. That chip was used in many modchips and ODE, like the WKF/WASP for the wii or the xecuter x3 for xbox. This is what you need to recreate the Wode. The NXP chip is used for file handling/lcd/usb/network, not drive interfacing. We do not have the files for configure and program the Proasic. Also that chip is out of production.

 

[gudenau]

The "magic" of the WODE happens inside the Actel Proasic chip that takes care of optical drive interfacing. That chip was used in many modchips and ODE, like the WKF/WASP for the wii or the xecuter x3 for xbox. This is what you need to recreate the Wode. The NXP chip is used for file handling/lcd/usb/network, not drive interfacing. We do not have the files for configure and program the Proasic. Also that chip is out of production.

Yeah that's not what I'm worried about here, I just want to freshen up the software some.

 

[nitr8]

The "magic" of the WODE happens inside the Actel Proasic chip that takes care of optical drive interfacing. That chip was used in many modchips and ODE, like the WKF/WASP for the wii or the xecuter x3 for xbox. This is what you need to recreate the Wode. The NXP chip is used for file handling/lcd/usb/network, not drive interfacing. We do not have the files for configure and program the Proasic. Also that chip is out of production.

I'm NOT interested in recreating the WODE. Instead, I want to deal with the Kernel and Bootloader itself.

 

[wildbomb]

I posted a download link to openwode.rar in the "WODE CFW?" thread. (Sorry, can't post links yet, this is a new account)