2 # FriiDump / GC-Wii Work Handoff
4 **Purpose:** Continue the current FriiDump + Project Frankenstein GameCube/Wii support work without requiring the user to re-explain project context.
8 This is **not** a project specification. It is a handoff for the next engineering agent.
12 Use Project Frankenstein Stage5B firmware analysis to improve FriiDump's HLDS GameCube/Wii support, then validate every supported profile on real hardware.
16 1. Recover parser information from firmware (Stage5B).
17 2. Integrate into FriiDump.
18 3. Validate on owned hardware.
19 4. Feed results back into the analyzer.
21 ## Major accomplishments
23 - Added analyzer-derived HLDS profile support.
24 - Added media preflight before vendor seed retrieval.
25 - Added STOP UNIT after successful dumps.
26 - Added profile reporting.
27 - Added live INQUIRY alias support.
28 - Validated multiple GDR-8163B firmware revisions on real hardware.
29 - Validated GCC-4244 B101 and B103 on real hardware.
30 - Validated GCC-4243N A102 on real hardware.
31 - Captured canonical firmware dumps for GCC-4243N A102 and GCC-4244 B101.
33 ## Important engineering observations
35 - Trust live firmware/INQUIRY over stickers.
36 - Preserve firmware provenance.
37 - Prefer exact Stage5B-derived parser profiles over legacy Type3 fallbacks.
38 - Hardware validates analyzer discoveries.
40 ## Current hardware validation status
60 ## Firmware dumps completed
62 - GCC-4243N A102 (canonical)
63 - GCC-4244 B101 (canonical)
65 These should be analyzed by Stage5B to determine whether new promoted parser profiles or aliases are appropriate.
67 ## Owned hardware inventory (validation targets)
79 Do **not** ask the user to test drives outside this inventory.
81 ## Immediate next work
83 1. Analyze GCC-4243N A102 firmware.
84 2. Analyze GCC-4244 B101 firmware.
85 3. Update FriiDump with any new aliases/promoted profiles.
86 4. Continue owned-hardware validation in this order:
93 GDR-8081N remains a separate research effort and should not be modified until its firmware evidence supports doing so.
95 ## Notes for the next agent
97 - Avoid re-implementing already completed features (media preflight, STOP UNIT, profile reporting).
98 - Use analyzer results as the primary source of truth.
99 - Prefer evidence over assumptions.
100 - When suggesting validation work, consult the user's current hardware inventory first.
101 - The long-term architectural document is PFES; this file is only a transition handoff.