https://wiki.wii-linux.org/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=Wii_Hardware%2FDVD-ROM 2026-04-22T16:22:17Z Revision history for this page on the wiki MediaWiki 1.44.3 https://wiki.wii-linux.org/index.php?title=Wii_Hardware/DVD-ROM&diff=130&oldid=prev 2025-04-29T20:29:43Z

<p>Add basic page on DVD-ROM</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>The [[Wii]] contains a DVD optical disc drive. In early model Wiis (pre-2008), this drive is capable of reading burned DVD-R discs, through a hidden &quot;DVD video&quot; mode that the drive can be set to. Later models removed this functionality. It is interfaced with via the DI (Drive Interface) in the [[Hollywood]] chipset.<br /> <br /> == Compatibility with Wii-Linux ==<br /> There is a driver in [[Wii-Linux]] known as &lt;code&gt;rvl-di&lt;/code&gt; (file path: &lt;code&gt;drivers/block/rvl-di.c&lt;/code&gt;) for interfacing with the DVD drive. Older versions of Wii-Linux supported the DVD drive, however support has heavily deteriorated over the years:<br /> <br /> * 3.15.10 (stable-v3.x): Full support<br /> * 4.3.6 (experimental-v4.x): Hang trying to read data from the disc.<br /> * 4.4.302-cip80: Can&#039;t read any drive response data (even metadata).<br /> * 4.19 (possibly older?): can&#039;t even send basic commands to the drive, like a drive reset.<br /> <br /> == Notes ==<br /> [[NetBSD]] has a functional driver for the Wii&#039;s DVD drive.</div>

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