USB Gecko - Revision history

Techflash: Add accessories category to usb gecko

2025-05-02T21:14:11Z

Add accessories category to usb gecko

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	== Problems ==		== Problems ==
	Unfortunately, the USB Gecko uses a now out-of-production FTDI chip that is becoming increasingly scarce. Cheap clones of the chip exist, but may or may not have perfect compatibility. Also, the original USB Gecko itself has also been out of production for quite some time. Schematics exist online, so you can build it yourself, should you acquire the parts, however. Similarly to the FTDI chip it uses, the USB Gecko also has many clones available, some cheap, some not, that can be bought if you do not want to deal with building one yourself.		Unfortunately, the USB Gecko uses a now out-of-production FTDI chip that is becoming increasingly scarce. Cheap clones of the chip exist, but may or may not have perfect compatibility. Also, the original USB Gecko itself has also been out of production for quite some time. Schematics exist online, so you can build it yourself, should you acquire the parts, however. Similarly to the FTDI chip it uses, the USB Gecko also has many clones available, some cheap, some not, that can be bought if you do not want to deal with building one yourself.

			[[Category:Accessories]]

Techflash: note about the tty driver

2025-04-11T14:35:52Z

note about the tty driver

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	== Description ==		== Description ==
	The USB Gecko is a debugging device for the [[GameCube]] and [[Wii]]. It plugs into one of the memory card ports, and exposes a serial console over USB using an FTDI chip. These are useful for general Wii debugging, and especially for [[Wii-Linux]] development. In Linux, they are used as a general serial-based debug console, and you can read kernel messages, even panic logs, over one.		The USB Gecko is a debugging device for the [[GameCube]] and [[Wii]]. It plugs into one of the memory card ports, and exposes a serial console over USB using an FTDI chip. These are useful for general Wii debugging, and especially for [[Wii-Linux]] development. In Linux, they are used as a general serial-based debug console, and you can read kernel messages, even panic logs, over one. With the latest updates, you can even use one as a complete serial TTY, that you could log into.

	== Problems ==		== Problems ==
	Unfortunately, the USB Gecko uses a now out-of-production FTDI chip that is becoming increasingly scarce. Cheap clones of the chip exist, but may or may not have perfect compatibility. Also, the original USB Gecko itself has also been out of production for quite some time. Schematics exist online, so you can build it yourself, should you acquire the parts, however. Similarly to the FTDI chip it uses, the USB Gecko also has many clones available, some cheap, some not, that can be bought if you do not want to deal with building one yourself.		Unfortunately, the USB Gecko uses a now out-of-production FTDI chip that is becoming increasingly scarce. Cheap clones of the chip exist, but may or may not have perfect compatibility. Also, the original USB Gecko itself has also been out of production for quite some time. Schematics exist online, so you can build it yourself, should you acquire the parts, however. Similarly to the FTDI chip it uses, the USB Gecko also has many clones available, some cheap, some not, that can be bought if you do not want to deal with building one yourself.

Techflash: Add USB Gecko page

2024-11-07T14:22:37Z

Add USB Gecko page

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== Description ==
The USB Gecko is a debugging device for the [[GameCube]] and [[Wii]]. It plugs into one of the memory card ports, and exposes a serial console over USB using an FTDI chip. These are useful for general Wii debugging, and especially for [[Wii-Linux]] development. In Linux, they are used as a general serial-based debug console, and you can read kernel messages, even panic logs, over one.

== Problems ==
Unfortunately, the USB Gecko uses a now out-of-production FTDI chip that is becoming increasingly scarce. Cheap clones of the chip exist, but may or may not have perfect compatibility. Also, the original USB Gecko itself has also been out of production for quite some time. Schematics exist online, so you can build it yourself, should you acquire the parts, however. Similarly to the FTDI chip it uses, the USB Gecko also has many clones available, some cheap, some not, that can be bought if you do not want to deal with building one yourself.