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The [[Hollywood]] includes an ARM9 core to handle I/O and security, nicknamed the '''Starlet'''. | The [[Hollywood]] includes an ARM9 core to handle I/O and security, nicknamed the '''Starlet''' by [[fail0verflow]], but internally known as the '''IOP''', short for Input/Output Processor. | ||
This is a very interesting piece of hardware, as it basically does everything that makes a Wii different from a GameCube. | This is a very interesting piece of hardware, as it basically does everything that makes a Wii different from a GameCube. | ||
''Note: this page is incomplete. Please expand it as you see fit!'' | ''Note: this page is incomplete. Please expand it as you see fit!'' | ||
== | == Specs == | ||
* NEC | * NEC ARM926EJ-S SoC. See also [https://www.techinsights.com/products/nec-c10046f5-211-pn2-circuit-analysis-report ChipWorks]. | ||
* | * Big endian for compatibility with the Broadway | ||
* ARM and thumb instruction set | |||
* Clocked at 243MHz (Hollywood clock) | |||
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== Boot == | == Boot == | ||
{{Seealso|boot process}} | |||
Starlet is the first processor to run code in the Wii. | Starlet is the first processor to run code in the Wii. | ||
* Starlet boots from an internal Mask ROM, BOOT0 (about 1300 bytes of code out of 4K possible) | *Starlet boots from an internal Mask ROM, BOOT0 (about 1300 bytes of code out of 4K possible) | ||
* | *[[boot0]] decrypts, verifies, and runs the first few blocks of NAND, BOOT1 (up to the first 48 pages of flash) | ||
* | * [[boot1]] locates, loads, decrypts, verifies, and runs BOOT2 | ||
* | *[[boot2]] bootstrap then loads the embedded ELF file | ||
* | *[[boot2]] starts the IOS | ||
*[[IOS]] loads code into the EXI buffer and bootstraps the {{hw|Broadway}} | |||
== Links == | == Links == | ||
More information about the Starlet: | More information about the Starlet: | ||
* [http://infocenter.arm.com/help/topic/com.arm.doc.ddi0198d/DDI0198_926_TRM.pdf ARM926EJ-S Technical Reference Manual] - CPU, MMU, Cache specs and programmer's interface | |||
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20050308211243/http://www.arm.com:80/pdfs/DDI0222B_9EJS_r1p2.pdf ARM9EJ-S Technical Reference Manual] - CPU specs and programmer's interface | |||
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20081221072959/http://www.arm.com/miscPDFs/14128.pdf ARM Architecture Reference Manual] - Documentation about the ARMv5 architecture. | |||
* [[IOS]] - the OS that runs on the Starlet and handles calls from the Broadway during game execution and while in the system menu. | * [[IOS]] - the OS that runs on the Starlet and handles calls from the Broadway during game execution and while in the system menu. | ||
* [[ARM Binaries]] - the formats used for Starlet executable code | * [[ARM Binaries]] - the formats used for Starlet executable code | ||
* [[WAD Files]] are used for BOOT2 and the IOS | * [[WAD Files]] are used for BOOT2 and the IOS | ||
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Revision as of 01:11, 1 May 2021
The Hollywood includes an ARM9 core to handle I/O and security, nicknamed the Starlet by fail0verflow, but internally known as the IOP, short for Input/Output Processor. This is a very interesting piece of hardware, as it basically does everything that makes a Wii different from a GameCube.
Note: this page is incomplete. Please expand it as you see fit!
Specs
- NEC ARM926EJ-S SoC. See also ChipWorks.
- Big endian for compatibility with the Broadway
- ARM and thumb instruction set
- Clocked at 243MHz (Hollywood clock)
Boot
- See also: boot process
Starlet is the first processor to run code in the Wii.
- Starlet boots from an internal Mask ROM, BOOT0 (about 1300 bytes of code out of 4K possible)
- boot0 decrypts, verifies, and runs the first few blocks of NAND, BOOT1 (up to the first 48 pages of flash)
- boot1 locates, loads, decrypts, verifies, and runs BOOT2
- boot2 bootstrap then loads the embedded ELF file
- boot2 starts the IOS
- IOS loads code into the EXI buffer and bootstraps the Broadway
Links
More information about the Starlet:
- ARM926EJ-S Technical Reference Manual - CPU, MMU, Cache specs and programmer's interface
- ARM9EJ-S Technical Reference Manual - CPU specs and programmer's interface
- ARM Architecture Reference Manual - Documentation about the ARMv5 architecture.
- IOS - the OS that runs on the Starlet and handles calls from the Broadway during game execution and while in the system menu.
- ARM Binaries - the formats used for Starlet executable code
- WAD Files are used for BOOT2 and the IOS