Editing NPLL

[[File:Npllssht mainmenu.png|thumb|Main Menu]]
[[File:Npllssht sysinfo.png|thumb|The System Information screen]]
NPLL is the [[Nintendo]] PowerPC Linux Loader - a bootloader that functions as a universal PowerPC binary, executable on all 3 of Nintendo's PowerPC consoles: the [[GameCube]], [[Wii]], and [[Wii U]].  It was created by [[User:Techflash|Techflash]] to replace the legacy [[Gumboot]], due to its many shortcomings.  It is currently the primary bootloader of the [[Wii-Linux]] project.

As of October 14th, 2026, NPLL is currently at version v0.6.

== Features ==

* Console support
** GameCube
** Wii
** Wii U
* Environment (what loaded NPLL) support
** Notes
*** This is a non-exhaustive list, it is quite likely that other loaders work and are not mentioned here
*** Not all loaders support all output binary formats of NPLL, see [https://github.com/Wii-Linux/NPLL#output-files the README on GitHub] for more information
** GameCube
*** Swiss
** Wii
*** [[Homebrew Channel]]
*** [[MINI]] (via [[BootMii]]-as-boot2 or -as-IOS, or exploits which load it)
*** NDEV Boot Program
*** Priiloader
*** [https://hackmii.com/2008/08/open-source-apploader-iso-template/ FOSS Apploader] (via System Menu)
*** Installed as TitleID 1-2 (System Menu), loaded by [[IOS]]
** Wii U
*** [[linux-loader]]
* Graphics support
** [[GameCube Hardware/Flipper|Flipper]]/[[Wii Hardware/Hollywood|Hollywood]] Video Interface framebuffer
*** Mode autodetection (similar to libogc homebrew, and official SDK software) from:
**** GameCube:
***** Existing video state
***** IPL ROM
**** Wii:
***** Existing video state
***** SYSCONF and setting.txt from the [[SFFS]]
** [[Wii U Hardware/Latte|Latte]] R700 framebuffer (both TV and [[Wii U Hardware/DRC|DRC]])
* Text console output support
** Framebuffer text console with multi-framebuffer output support
** [[USB Gecko]] text console over EXI
* Block storage support
** SD Cards over Hollywood/Latte [[Hardware/SDHCI|SDHCI]]
** eMMC over Latte SDHCI
** SD Cards in an [[SD Gecko]] over EXI
** [[Wii Hardware/NAND|NAND]] over Hollywood/Latte [[Hardware/NAND Interface|NAND Interface]]
** [[NROM]], DVD-ROM (in compatible drives), and DVD-R (in compatible drives), over [[Hardware/Drive Interface|DI]] on the Wii
** NROM, miniDVD-ROM, and miniDVD-R over [[Hardware/Drive Interface|DI]] on the GameCube
** USB Mass Storage
* Filesystem support
** FAT + exFAT, via [https://elm-chan.org/fsw/ff/ FatFs], on standard storage media
** ext2/3/4, via [https://github.com/Wii-Linux/lwext4 lwext4], on standard storage media
** ISO9660 on optical storage media
** [[SFFS]] on NAND
** [[WFS]] on [[Wii U Hardware/eMMC|Wii U eMMC/MLC]]
* Partition table support
** MBR
*** Extended partitions
** GPT
** Statically defined (e.g. on NAND)
** No partitions (use whole device)
* Input support
** Wii front buttons via Hollywood [[GPIO]] and [[Hardware/Processor Interface|Processor Interface]]
** Wii U front buttons via [[Wii U Hardware/SMC|Wii U SMC]]
** [[GameCube Controller]], GameCube Keyboard, and N64 Controller, via Flipper/Hollywood [[Hardware/Serial Interface|Serial Interface]]
** USB HID Keyboards, via Hollywood/Latte OHCI/EHCI
** [[Wii U Hardware/DRH|DRH]] (Wii U GamePad Host) via Latte EHCI
** [[Wii Remote|Wii Remotes]] via Hollywood/Latte OHCI
* Executable support
** Standard ELF executable (incl. Linux <code>zImage</code>)
** Linux <code>vmlinux</code>
** Standard DOL executable
** Wii channel
* Config format support
** Legacy Gumboot config (<code>gumboot.lst</code>)
** NPLL config (<code>npll.cfg</code>)
* Return-to-loader stub support
** GameCube ([[Swiss]]-compatible)
** Wii ([[Homebrew Channel|HBC]]-compatible)