Wireless internet

zachsjlives · Post by **zachsjlives** » Sat Nov 27, 2004 9:26 pm

Hi, i am new to the forums and am looking to start either a ps2 portable or a ps1 portable project. I have a few ideas for a ps2 project but i dont know if they would work and i dont want to waste my time and money.

1) Wireless internet

I have my basic ps2 hooked up to wireless transmitter and i thought i would be awsome to include that somehow, is it possible to add the wireless internet as a feature or would it mess up the system somehow (i dunno, newb)

2) Hard drive

Only a small, light storage unit plugged into one of the usb ports, pehaps conceled in the case for like mp3s or something

These are just a few ideas floating around my head, i dont know if they are possible at all but they would be cool to have.

-Zach

Post by **gannon** » Sat Nov 27, 2004 9:42 pm

Those ideas would work, but they'd increase the power needed also. I'd say it might even tripple the total power needed.

Edit:
Also, your avatar is pretty big, could you make it smaller?

Post by **Sparkfist** » Sat Nov 27, 2004 10:00 pm

If you made it so that you can independently turn on/off the HDD and wireless recieve/transmitter you could do just fine. I say that as Gannon is right hard drives suck down power and I cant see anyone using the wireless thing all the time.

Good luck.

P.S. if you want to save yourself from wasting time/money I'd say research the HDD thing and find the power draw of the wireless item. As I've never heard of connection a HDD to the USB plug.

JackFrost22 · Post by **JackFrost22** » Sat Nov 27, 2004 10:02 pm

a wi fi usb key will work I tried it on mine. They cost at the most $10 and use like no power.

someone · Post by **someone** » Sat Nov 27, 2004 10:39 pm

put a wifi to eithernet bridge in the ps2p! you can get a 102.11b wifi-ethernet bridge for about $60! http://www.pricegrabber.com/search_getp ... s%20bridge

put this bad boy into your ps2p and let the online play commence!

Post by **SpongeBuell** » Sat Nov 27, 2004 11:13 pm

I think Sony has an official Linux kit somewhere.

s3ptic · Post by **s3ptic** » Sat Nov 27, 2004 11:15 pm

Um that thing is pretty big. And since the PS2 supports USB eithernet connections a USB Wi-FI adapter is cheaper and smaller. Jack Frost mentioned this near the begging of the thread. However if someone was going to make a portable of another system(like Dreamcast or Xbox) this would probably be a good wireless solution.

someone · Post by **someone** » Sun Nov 28, 2004 1:07 am

oh i did not know that the ps2 can accept a usb wifi device. knowing that i would reccomend, (like somebody already said) a usb mini-wifi adapter.

JackFrost22 · Post by **JackFrost22** » Sun Nov 28, 2004 6:47 am

I said

And anything usb the ps2 can take I test things all the time. My usb key came up onece as a memory card

s3ptic · Post by **s3ptic** » Sun Nov 28, 2004 11:30 am

Hm if a keyboard came up as a memory card, do you think you could use a USB key for saves? That would be pretty cool.

Post by **gannon** » Sun Nov 28, 2004 12:22 pm

I think he means that his usb thumbdrive came up as a memory card, not a usb keyboard

s3ptic · Post by **s3ptic** » Sun Nov 28, 2004 2:52 pm

lol

I guess I didn't read that very carefully. I could have sworn it said Keyboard. Wow I just pretty much said exactly what Jackfrost said, sorry about that.

someone · Post by **someone** » Sun Nov 28, 2004 4:35 pm

have you tried using a usb flash drive as a mem card?

JackFrost22 · Post by **JackFrost22** » Mon Nov 29, 2004 4:16 pm

I did. It saves but you cvan't read it I'm, trying to program a ps2 disc that lets you do that wiht the linux kit.

HK-47 · Post by **HK-47** » Mon Nov 29, 2004 6:19 pm

You got the linux kit... Cool.