After a long time the mod came out, I finally attempted to install PicoBoot on my GameCube. I followed the official guide here. Here there are my suggestions: I have some soldering experience but I'm not a true expert. I can say that this mod needs some experience. It isn't very hard, but it can't be your first soldering work. The main developer recommends stranded wires, I personally prefer solid wires because they are easier to solder (I used 28AWG solid wires). The best option to place your Pico board is near the vent using this 3D printed stand (you need two screws 2mm diameter). If you own a Game Boy Player, or if you simply want a more accessible SD card, I suggest the SD2SP2 POR (PRO). You can fill the gap between the SD card slot and the GameCube chassis with this 3D printed cover. I suggest FAT32 SD card. PicoBoot works also with exFAT, but a lot of Homebrews (like GCMM) works only with FAT32 and a lot of .ISO works better with FAT32. If you use an old model of GCVideo HDMI adapter (like previous version of Kaico HDMI adapter), I suggest this 3D printed Support Brace in order to support the dongle from sagging. During the work, I replaced the thermal pads. If you want to do the same here there are the thickness: Here there are some pictures:
Nice work on the installation, that looks like a good install. Did you 3D print the stand yourself also? The Raspberry Pi Pico really has become almost a universal modchip of sorts, interesting to see all the projects that has been used in. I should probably give my GameCube some love and do this some day. The Wii kinda became my super charged GameCube, so I still only have PSO + BBA to exploit the cube if I need to.
This has been the main thing holding me back from modding my cube as well. I love the look and design of the GameCube much more than the Wii, but the Wii can just do so much more for 99% of the games I'd want to play. Still, I am jealous haha, very nice mod and I would love to do this to one of my cubes someday!
Yep, I 3Dprinted the stand with the helping of a friend who owns a 3D printer (I should buy one myself sooner or later). I still keep the GameCube in my entertainment system because of the Game Boy Player. All my Wii stuffs are copied in my Wii U, so at the moment I keep Switch, Wii U and GameCube (my Wii is safe in a box).