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| en-US | wiki | gbarunner2 | GBA BIOS Info | Information on the GBA BIOS and how to dump it |
In order for GBARunner2 to load titles, a dump of the GBA BIOS is required. Newer builds of GBARunner2 (which come with the latest release of TWiLight Menu++) have Normatt's Open Source BIOS built-in. However, because it is not an exact copy, using a dump of the official BIOS increases compatibility. You can dump an official GBA BIOS with one of the following methods.
Dumping Guides
- Wii (not family edition)/GameCube + link cable dumper
- 3DS using most Virtual Console titles (Can't be GBA or non-Nintendo (Game Gear) Virtual Console Titles)
- GBA or DS Phat/Lite with a GBA flashcart
After dumping the BIOS, it must be renamed to bios.bin and then should be placed in sd:/, sd:/gba/, or sd:/_gba/ for GBARunner2 to read it.
You can verify that your BIOS is a proper dump by comparing it with the following checksums:
CRC32: 81977335
MD5: a860e8c0b6d573d191e4ec7db1b1e4f6
SHA1: 300c20df6731a33952ded8c436f7f186d25d3492
SHA256: fd2547724b505f487e6dcb29ec2ecff3af35a841a77ab2e85fd87350abd36570