What's the difference between boot.elf and boot.dol?
Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2008 7:02 pmWhat's the difference between boot.elf and boot.dol if any? And if there is where can I find the boot.dol version of the Homebrew channel.
Wikipedia wrote:In computing, the Executable and Linking Format (ELF, formerly called Extensible Linking Format) is a common standard file format for executables, object code, shared libraries, and core dumps...
...Unlike many other proprietary executable file formats, ELF is very flexible and extensible, and it is not bound to any particular processor or architecture. This has allowed it to be adopted by many different operating systems on many different platforms.
filext.com wrote:GameCube Executable File. The Linux kernel for the Nintendo GameCube is commonly built as a DOL file, which is the typical executable file format on this console. Also known as DOLphin.
Some homebrew is being released in both formats, but as the Wii can boot elf files, it has less restrictions than dol, the older gamecube format. dol files are a little smaller so they take up less room on the SD card.
There is no dol for the homebrew channel, just elf. It's only used to install it anyway, so it can be deleted from the SD card after installation.