PicoBoot

• open source
• uses $4 Raspberry Pi Pico board
• very easy installation, only 5 wires to solder or a flex cable
• upgradable via USB cable, without any drivers and programs
• automatically boots any homebrew app of your choice
• similar experience to ODEs like FlippyDrive or GC Loader

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📄️ Installation guide

Some people are reporting reliability issues with v0.4 firmware. In such case please stick to v0.3 until the issue is resolved. v0.3 firmware is available on GitHub together with old installation diagram.

📄️ FAQ

Is PicoBoot better than Flippydrive, GC Loader or CubeODE?

📄️ Troubleshooting

Problem: Booting into stock GC menu

📄️ Update PicoBoot

If your Pico is wired without in-series diode (most installations prior to PicoBoot v0.4) you should disconnect 3.3V wire for the time of update. This is done to prevent supplying 3.3V to the console which could put high load on power regulator on Pico board. It can get very hot and potentially fail causing irrepairable damage.

📄️ Compiling PicoBoot firmware

Before following steps, make sure you have Raspberry Pi Pico SDK installed on your machine.