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This page contains various tutorials that go over different Homebrew use cases for the GBA GameCube Link Cable. All of these tutorials are compatible with the GameCube GameBoy Player attachment.

GBA Link Cable Dumper

This app allows you to dump your GBA/SP/Micro BIOS and Roms to the SD card or USB drive.

Due to the limitations of the GBA Link Cable transfer speeds, dumping GBA ROMs this way is very slow. It is better to use either a DS/DS Lite with an R4 flashcart or a modded GameCube with the GameBoy Player attachment.

Requirements

An RVL-001 Model Wii
An SD Card or USB drive
A GBA Gamecube Link Cable
A GBA/SP (if you are using a micro, then you will need an extra adapter)
A GameCube Controller
The GBA Link Cable Dumper

Instructions

Extract the contents of the .zip file and place it on the root of your SD card or USB drive.
Insert the SD card or USB drive into the Wii.
Plug your GameCube controller into GameCube port 1, Then plug your GBA Link Cable into GameCube port 2.
Plug the other end of the GBA Link Cable into your GBA/SP/Micro. Make sure there is no game inserted.
Launch the GBA Link Cable Dumper application in the Homebrew Channel.
When Prompted, turn on the GBA. You should hear a jingle after the bios screen if you did it correctly.
Press Y on the GameCube controller to dump the BIOS.
When that is done, insert a game you want to dump into the GBA, then press A on the GameCube controller.
Both the GBA BIOS and ROMs will be saved to a folder named dumps on the root of your SD or USB.

GBA Link Cable Wifi Input Server

This application allows you to use your GBA/SP/Micro as a controller on a PC emulator over WiFi.

Requirements

An RVL-001 Model Wii with an internet connection
An SD Card or USB drive
A GBA Gamecube Link Cable
A GBA/SP (if you are using a micro, then you will need an extra adapter)
A GameCube Controller
A Windows PC
An emulator, such as bizhawk
Your legally obtained ROM
vjoy
The GBA Link Cable Wifi Input Server app and PC client

Instructions

Extract the contents of the gba-link-cable-wifi-input-v1.2.zip file and place the wii_server folder in the apps folder of your SD card or USB drive.
Run the vJoySetup.exe file and follow the steps through the installation wizard.
In the Windows search bar, search for "configure vjoy" and launch the application that shows up.
In the number of buttons section, change the value from 8 to 10.
Insert the SD card or USB drive into the Wii.
Plug your GameCube controller into GameCube port 1, Then plug your GBA Link Cable into GameCube port 2.
Plug the other end of the GBA Link Cable into your GBA/SP/Micro. Make sure there is no game inserted.
Launch the GBA Link Cable Wifi Input Server application in the Homebrew Channel.
When Prompted, turn on the GBA. You should hear a jingle after the bios screen if you did it correctly.
Go to your PC, and open the pc_client folder.
If you are using a 64 bit Windows PC, you will open the x64 folder. if you are using a 32bit Windows PC, you will opem the x86 folder.
Launch the vJoyClient_x**.exe by double clicking on it.
When prompted, type your Wii's IP address, which is displayed in the top right on your Wii's screen.
Open your preferred emulator, and launch a ROM. You may need to do some additional controller mapping inside of your emulator.

If you are having trouble connecting the Wii to the server, double check to make sure both your Wii and PC are connected on the same network.

GBA Link Cable ROM Sender

This app allows you to Send ROMs from your SD card or USB drive to your GBA/SP/Micro, without the need for a GBA flashcart.

Due to the limitations of the GBA Link Cable transfer speeds, ROMs must be under 256kb (256000 bytes) in size. This means retail games cannot be sent. Only GBA homebrew applications are able to be sent.

Requirements

An RVL-001 Model Wii
An SD Card or USB drive
A GBA Gamecube Link Cable
A GBA/SP (if you are using a micro, then you will need an extra adapter)
The GBA Link Cable ROM Sender
A GBA Homebrew ROM
7-Zip (Keka on Mac), if downloading Homebrew from the above website

Instructions

Extract the contents of the gba-link-cable-rom-sender.zip file and place it on the root of your SD card or USB drive.
Extract homebrew using 7-zip by right clicking on the file, show more options, 7-zip, and extract here.
Extract contents of the .zip file and place .gba ROM files in a folder named gba on the root of your SD card or USB drive.
Insert the SD card or USB drive into the Wii.
Plug your GBA Link Cable into GameCube port 2.
Plug the other end of the GBA Link Cable into your GBA/SP/Micro. Make sure there is no game inserted.
Launch the GBA Link Cable ROM Sender application in the Homebrew Channel.
Choose a ROM to load.
When Prompted, turn on the GBA. You should hear a jingle after the bios screen if you did it correctly.
The application should load. You may unplug the Link Cable from the GBA if you wish.

GBA SID Send

This app allows you to send Commodore 64 SID music files from your SD card or USB drive to your GBA/SP/Micro to play, without the need for a GBA flashcart. It uses the sid-the-kid SID player.

Requirements

An RVL-001 Model Wii
An SD Card or USB drive
A GBA Gamecube Link Cable
A GBA/SP (if you are using a micro, then you will need an extra adapter)
A legally obtained SID file
The GBA Link Cable SID Send App

Instructions

Extract the contents of the .zip file and place it on the root of your SD card or USB drive.
Place .sid files in a folder named sid on the root of your SD card or USB drive.
Insert the SD card or USB drive into the Wii.
Plug your GBA Link Cable into GameCube port 2.
Plug the other end of the GBA Link Cable into your GBA/SP/Micro. Make sure there is no game inserted.
Launch the GBA SID Send application in the Homebrew Channel.
Choose a SID to load.
When Prompted, turn on the GBA. You should hear a jingle after the bios screen if you did it correctly.
The application should load. You may unplug the Link Cable from the GBA if you wish.

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-{{Shortcut|Wii:GBALINK}}
+{{Shortcut|Wii:GBA Link Cable Dumper|GBA Link Cable Dumper|Wii:Dumping GBA Games|Dumping GBA Games|Wii:Dumping GBA Cartidges|Dumping GBA Cartridges}}
-This page contains various tutorials that go over different homebrew use cases for the GBA GameCube Link Cable. All of these tutorials are compatible with the GameCube GameBoy Player attachment.
+This page contains various tutorials that go over different Homebrew use cases for the GBA GameCube Link Cable. All of these tutorials are compatible with the GameCube GameBoy Player attachment.
-== GBA Link Cable Dumper ==
+==GBA Link Cable Dumper==
-This app allows you to dump your GBA/GBA SP/GB Micro's BIOS and ROMs to an SD card or USB flash drive.
+This app allows you to dump your GBA/SP/Micro BIOS and Roms to the SD card or USB drive.
-{{warning|text=The GBA Link Cable has a very slow transfer speed - if you have either a DS/DS Lite with an R4 flashcart or a modded GameCube with the GameBoy Player attachment, they are superior methods to this.}}
+{{warning|text=Due to the limitations of the GBA Link Cable transfer speeds, dumping GBA ROMs this way is very slow. It is better to use either a DS/DS Lite with an R4 flashcart or a modded GameCube with the GameBoy Player attachment.}}
-=== Requirements ===
+===Requirements===
+*An RVL-001 Model Wii
+*An SD Card or USB drive
+*A GBA Gamecube Link Cable
+*A GBA/SP (if you are using a micro, then you will need an extra adapter)
+*A GameCube Controller
+*[https://oscwii.org/library/app/gba-link-cable-dumper The GBA Link Cable Dumper]
-* A model RVL-001 Wii console
+===Instructions===
-* An SD Card or USB drive
+#Extract the contents of the <code>.zip</code> file and place it on the root of your SD card or USB drive.
-* A GBA GameCube Link Cable
+#Insert the SD card or USB drive into the Wii.
-* A GBA (SP)
+#Plug your GameCube controller into GameCube port 1, Then plug your GBA Link Cable into GameCube port 2.
-** If you are using a GB Micro, then you will need an extra adapter
+#Plug the other end of the GBA Link Cable into your GBA/SP/Micro. Make sure there is no game inserted.
-* A GameCube controller
+#Launch the GBA Link Cable Dumper application in the Homebrew Channel.
-* The [[osc:gba-link-cable-dumper|GBA Link Cable Dumper]] app
+#When Prompted, turn on the GBA. You should hear a jingle after the bios screen if you did it correctly.
+#Press Y on the GameCube controller to dump the BIOS.
+#When that is done, insert a game you want to dump into the GBA, then press A on the GameCube controller.
+#Both the GBA BIOS and ROMs will be saved to a folder named <code>dumps</code> on the root of your SD or USB.
-=== Instructions ===
+==GBA Link Cable Wifi Input Server==
-# Extract the contents of the <code>.zip</code> file and copy them to the root of your SD card or USB drive
+This application allows you to use your GBA/SP/Micro as a controller on a PC emulator over WiFi.
-# Insert the SD card/USB drive into the Wii
-# On the GameCube, plug the GameCube controller into port 1 and the GBA Link Cable into port 2
-# Remove any game inserted in your GBA/SP/Micro and then plug the other end of the GBA Link Cable into it
-# Launch the '''GBA Link Cable Dumper''' application in the '''Homebrew Channel'''
-# When prompted, turn on the GBA. You should hear a jingle after the bios screen if you did it correctly
-# Press {{B|Y}} on the GameCube controller to dump the BIOS
-# Once this finishes, insert a game you want to dump into the GBA and then press {{B|A}} on the GameCube controller
-# Both the GBA BIOS and ROMs will be saved to a folder named <code>dumps</code> on the root of your SD or USB.
-== GBA Link Cable Wifi Input Server ==
+===Requirements===
+*An RVL-001 Model Wii with an internet connection
+*An SD Card or USB drive
+*A GBA Gamecube Link Cable
+*A GBA/SP (if you are using a micro, then you will need an extra adapter)
+*A GameCube Controller
+*A Windows PC
+*An emulator, such as [https://tasvideos.org/Bizhawk bizhawk]
+*Your legally obtained ROM
+*[https://sourceforge.net/projects/vjoystick/ vjoy]
+*[https://github.com/FIX94/gba-link-cable-wifi-input/releases/tag/v1.2 The GBA Link Cable Wifi Input Server app and PC client]
-This application allows you to use your GBA/SP/Micro as a controller on a PC emulator.
+===Instructions===
+#Extract the contents of the <code>gba-link-cable-wifi-input-v1.2.zip</code> file and place the <code>wii_server</code> folder in the apps folder of your SD card or USB drive.
-=== Requirements ===
+#Run the <code>vJoySetup.exe</code> file and follow the steps through the installation wizard.
+#In the Windows search bar, search for "configure vjoy" and launch the application that shows up.
-* A model RVL-001 Wii console
+#In the number of buttons section, change the value from <code>8</code> to <code>10</code>.
-* An SD Card or USB drive
+#Insert the SD card or USB drive into the Wii.
-* A GBA GameCube Link Cable
+#Plug your GameCube controller into GameCube port 1, Then plug your GBA Link Cable into GameCube port 2.
-* A GBA (SP)
+#Plug the other end of the GBA Link Cable into your GBA/SP/Micro. Make sure there is no game inserted.
-** If you are using a GB Micro, then you will need an extra adapter
+#Launch the GBA Link Cable Wifi Input Server application in the Homebrew Channel.
-* A GameCube controller
+#When Prompted, turn on the GBA. You should hear a jingle after the bios screen if you did it correctly.
-* A Windows PC
+#Go to your PC, and open the <code>pc_client</code> folder.
-* An emulator, such as [https://tasvideos.org/Bizhawk Bizhawk]
+#If you are using a 64 bit Windows PC, you will open the x64 folder. if you are using a 32bit Windows PC, you will opem the x86 folder.
-* Your legally obtained ROM(s)
+#Launch the <code>vJoyClient_x**.exe</code> by double clicking on it.
-* [https://sourceforge.net/projects/vjoystick/ vjoy]
+#When prompted, type your Wii's IP address, which is displayed in the top right on your Wii's screen.
-* The {{GitHub|FIX94/gba-link-cable-wifi-input/releases/tag/v1.2|GBA Link Cable Wifi Input Server}} app and PC client
+#Open your preferred emulator, and launch a ROM. You may need to do some additional controller mapping inside of your emulator.
-=== Instructions ===
-# Extract <code>gba-link-cable-wifi-input-v1.2.zip</code> to a folder
-# Copy the <code>wii_server</code> folder inside the extracted ZIP to <code>sd:/apps</code> on your SD card/USB
-# Run the <code>vJoySetup.exe</code> file and follow the steps through the installation wizard
-# In the Windows search bar, search for <code>configure vjoy</code> and launch the application that shows up
-# In the "number of buttons" section, change the value from <code>8</code> to <code>10</code>
-# Insert the SD card/USB drive into the Wii
-# On the GameCube, plug the GameCube controller into port 1 and the GBA Link Cable into port 2
-# Remove any game inserted in your GBA/SP/Micro and then plug the other end of the GBA Link Cable into it
-# Launch the '''GBA Link Cable Wifi Input Server''' in the '''Homebrew Channel'''
-# When prompted, turn on the GBA. You should hear a jingle after the BIOS if you did it correctly
-# Go to your PC, and open the <code>pc_client</code> folder matching your PC's OS architecture
-#* This will be the x64 folder if your OS is 64-bit, or the x86 folder if it's 32-bit
-# Run the <code>vJoyClient_x64.exe</code>/<code>vJoyClient_x86.exe</code> file
-# When prompted, type your Wii's IP address
-#* This is displayed in the top-right corner of your Wii's screen
-# Open your preferred emulator and launch a ROM. You may need to do some additional controller mapping inside of your emulator.
 {{info|text=If you are having trouble connecting the Wii to the server, double check to make sure both your Wii and PC are connected on the same network.}}
-== GBA Link Cable ROM Sender ==
+==GBA Link Cable ROM Sender==
-This app allows you to send ROMs from your SD card or USB drive to your GBA/SP/Micro without using a GBA flashcart.
-{{warning|text=Because of the GBA Link Cable's transfer speed, all ROMs must be smaller than 256kB. All retail games are larger than 256kB, and so this method can only send homebrew applications.}}
-=== Requirements ===
-* A model RVL-001 Wii console
-* An SD Card or USB drive
-* A GBA GameCube Link Cable
-* A GBA (SP)
-** If you are using a GB Micro, then you will need an extra adapter
-* The [[osc:gba-link-cable-rom-sender|GBA Link Cable ROM Sender]] app
-* A [https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/List_of_all_GBA_homebrew GBA homebrew ROM]
-* [https://www.7-zip.org/ 7-Zip] ([https://www.keka.io/en/ Keka] on Mac), if downloading homebrew from the above website
-=== Instructions ===
+This app allows you to Send ROMs from your SD card or USB drive to your GBA/SP/Micro, without the need for a GBA flashcart.
-# Extract the contents of the <code>gba-link-cable-rom-sender.zip</code> file and place it on the root of your SD card/USB drive
+{{warning|text=Due to the limitations of the GBA Link Cable transfer speeds, ROMs must be under 256kb (256000 bytes) in size. This means retail games cannot be sent. Only GBA homebrew applications are able to be sent.}}
-# Extract the homebrew by right-clicking on the file and selecting '''Show more options''' -> '''7-Zip''' -> '''Extract here'''.
-# Copy the <code>.gba</code> ROMs into <code>sd:/gba</code> on your SD card/USB drive
-# Insert the SD card/USB drive into the Wii
-# On the GameCube, plug your GBA Link Cable into port 2
-# Remove any game inserted in your GBA/SP/Micro and then plug the other end of the GBA Link Cable into it
-# Launch the '''GBA Link Cable ROM Sender''' application in the '''Homebrew Channel'''
-# Choose a ROM to load.
-# When prompted, turn on the GBA. You should hear a jingle after the BIOS if you did it correctly
-# The application should load. You may now unplug the Link Cable from the GBA if you wish
-== GBA SID Send ==
+===Requirements===
+*An RVL-001 Model Wii
+*An SD Card or USB drive
+*A GBA Gamecube Link Cable
+*A GBA/SP (if you are using a micro, then you will need an extra adapter)
+*[https://oscwii.org/library/app/gba-link-cable-rom-sender The GBA Link Cable ROM Sender]
+*[https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/List_of_all_GBA_homebrew A GBA Homebrew ROM]
+*[https://www.7-zip.org/ 7-Zip] ([https://www.keka.io/en/ Keka] on Mac), if downloading Homebrew from the above website
-This app allows you to send Commodore 64 SID music files from your SD card or USB drive to your GBA/SP/Micro to play them using the sid-the-kid SID player instead of a GBA flashcart.
+===Instructions===
+#Extract the contents of the <code>gba-link-cable-rom-sender.zip</code> file and place it on the root of your SD card or USB drive.
+#Extract homebrew using 7-zip by right clicking on the file, show more options, 7-zip, and extract here.
+#Extract contents of the <code>.zip</code> file and place <code>.gba</code> ROM files in a folder named <code>gba</code> on the root of your SD card or USB drive.
+#Insert the SD card or USB drive into the Wii.
+#Plug your GBA Link Cable into GameCube port 2.
+#Plug the other end of the GBA Link Cable into your GBA/SP/Micro. Make sure there is no game inserted.
+#Launch the GBA Link Cable ROM Sender application in the Homebrew Channel.
+#Choose a ROM to load.
+#When Prompted, turn on the GBA. You should hear a jingle after the bios screen if you did it correctly.
+#The application should load. You may unplug the Link Cable from the GBA if you wish.
-=== Requirements ===
+==GBA SID Send==
-* An RVL-001 Model Wii
-* An SD Card or USB drive
-* A GBA Gamecube Link Cable
-* A GBA (SP)
-** If you are using a GB Micro, then you will need an extra adapter
-* Legally obtained SID file(s)
-* The [[osc:gba-sid-send|GBA Link Cable SID Send]] app
-=== Instructions ===
+This app allows you to send Commodore 64 SID music files from your SD card or USB drive to your GBA/SP/Micro to play, without the need for a GBA flashcart. It uses the sid-the-kid SID player.
-# Extract the contents of the <code>.zip</code> file and place them on the root of your SD card/USB drive
+===Requirements===
-# Copy all of your <code>.sid</code> files to <code>sd:/sid</code> on your SD card/USB drive
+*An RVL-001 Model Wii
-# Insert the SD card/USB drive into the Wii
+*An SD Card or USB drive
-# On the GameCube, plug your GBA Link Cable into port 2
+*A GBA Gamecube Link Cable
-# Remove any game inserted in your GBA/SP/Micro and then plug the other end of the GBA Link Cable into it
+*A GBA/SP (if you are using a micro, then you will need an extra adapter)
-# Launch the '''GBA SID Send''' application in the '''Homebrew Channel'''
+*A legally obtained SID file
-# Choose a SID to load
+*[https://oscwii.org/library/app/gba-sid-send The GBA Link Cable SID Send App]
-# When prompted, turn on the GBA. You should hear a jingle after the BIOS if you did it correctly
-# The application should load. You may unplug the Link Cable from the GBA if you wish.
-[[Category:Wii homebrew]]
+===Instructions===
-[[Category:Wii guides]]
+#Extract the contents of the <code>.zip</code> file and place it on the root of your SD card or USB drive.
+#Place <code>.sid</code> files in a folder named <code>sid</code> on the root of your SD card or USB drive.
+#Insert the SD card or USB drive into the Wii.
+#Plug your GBA Link Cable into GameCube port 2.
+#Plug the other end of the GBA Link Cable into your GBA/SP/Micro. Make sure there is no game inserted.
+#Launch the GBA SID Send application in the Homebrew Channel.
+#Choose a SID to load.
+#When Prompted, turn on the GBA. You should hear a jingle after the bios screen if you did it correctly.
+#The application should load. You may unplug the Link Cable from the GBA if you wish.