Linux Now Booted On GameCube System

modifried writes "The GameCube-Linux project managed to get the Linux kernel to boot on a GameCube gaming system - it 'shows a full screen of kernel messages, up to mounting root', but there are still errors to be fixed. From what I have gathered no one has (as of yet) been able to burn a bootable mini-DVD for the system. Instead they are currently using a glitch in the patching system from the online-enabled game Phantasy Star Online. Screenshots can be found here. (And if you'd like more information on the PSOLoader, it can be found here.)"

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Re:questionable lagality?

[Acidic_Diarrhea]

Given that this hack doesn't require that any copy protection be circumvented, as far as I can tell, it shouldn't be the case that the DMCA is being violated. Therefore, I would say that something like the original Game Genie court case could be used in citing case law where running code not endorsed by Nintendo is proven to be legal - and in that case it involved a company trying to make a profit, here we've just got hobbyists trying to do something interesting and not looking to make a buck.

Nintendo can put whatever they want into the EULA but it doesn't mean that their statements will hold up in court. I don't have my EULA that came with my Gamecube available to me so I can't check it over and I haven't been able to find a copy online so maybe someone can quote theirs - but, I think that even if Nintendo makes statements regarding this type of operation, it wouldn't hold up in court.