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==Instructions==
==Instructions==
−Load boot.elf from Chain Loader. Insert any Wii Game and press reset. Enjoy your region free gaming. Please note that this product does not work with the [[Homebrew Channel]], unless you are using beta 5.
+Load boot.elf from Chain Loader. Insert any Wii Game and press reset. Enjoy your region free gaming. As of beta 5, Gecko OS works correctly with the [[Homebrew Channel]].
−GeckoOS has the latest version of the Region Free app, which works with the [[Homebrew Channel]], loading US games on PAL Wii's. Games which v1.5 wouldn't.
+GeckoOS has the latest version of the Region Free app, which works with the [[Homebrew Channel]]. The latest version has increased compatibility with more games supported and issues running US games on PAL consoles fixed.
===Cool Additional Bonus (optional)===
===Cool Additional Bonus (optional)===
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==Technical Jargon==
==Technical Jargon==
−Gecko Region Free was created with the homebrew libogc library. No certs, TMD, Tik, keys or other Nintendo copyright material were used or attached in the file, making it a pure homebrew release. No Datel code was used either, so please don't call this a clone etc as this and Freeloader work in completely different ways.
+Gecko OS/Gecko Region Free was created with the homebrew libogc library. No certs, TMD, Tik, keys or other Nintendo copyright material were used or attached in the file, making it a pure homebrew release. No Datel code was used either, so please don't call this a clone etc as this and Freeloader work in completely different ways.
The decryption is done by the hardware, not in software and the correct IOS version of the game booting is selected and used. This is done by reading the information off the DVD using the low level read commands and then passed back to the starlet.
The decryption is done by the hardware, not in software and the correct IOS version of the game booting is selected and used. This is done by reading the information off the DVD using the low level read commands and then passed back to the starlet.