FINALLY! SD reader for dreamcast
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- dragonhead
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LOOOK!
http://www.dcemu.co.uk/sd-adapter-for-d ... 37873.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
flash the DC with the devbox bios, you could boot straight off the SD card...
and the chinese have started modding and selling dreamcasts
http://www.dcemu.co.uk/vga-modified-dre ... 37883.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
http://www.dcemu.co.uk/sd-adapter-for-d ... 37873.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
flash the DC with the devbox bios, you could boot straight off the SD card...
and the chinese have started modding and selling dreamcasts
http://www.dcemu.co.uk/vga-modified-dre ... 37883.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Last edited by dragonhead on Wed Nov 03, 2010 8:43 am, edited 1 time in total.
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that awsome! I can sense smaller dreamcasts in the future
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woh, thats really cool.. i want one
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It's about time that finally got released. People have been putting SD slots into their Dreamcasts forever.
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I would give all of my games, and systems, save my DS, for one of these!! I might even give up my computer for one.......
I shall now embark on a long quest to find out where to get my hands on one of these, and report the links back here, so as to share, because turning one of these into a portable would be beast
I shall now embark on a long quest to find out where to get my hands on one of these, and report the links back here, so as to share, because turning one of these into a portable would be beast
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Still needs the GD-ROmM drive for the boot discRaizer04 wrote:SAY BYE BYE DISK DRIVE!GeckoLink wrote:that awsome! I can sense smaller dreamcasts in the future
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nope. if you put the modified devbox bios on it you can boot dreamshell directly off the SD card, from there you can load ISOS, but the problem is that only about 40% of games are actually even playable. the rest are just unusably slow. the serial port is just way too slow.DK wrote:Still needs the GD-ROmM drive for the boot discRaizer04 wrote:SAY BYE BYE DISK DRIVE!GeckoLink wrote:that awsome! I can sense smaller dreamcasts in the future
we nee a way to interface directly with the GDROM interface. even if it requires a modified bios and dreamshell (would actually be preferable, because then it doesnt have to emulate the GDROM. just need to write a dreamshell driver to see it.)
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And how is that done? The Dreamcast Bios in not flashable.dragonhead wrote:
nope. if you put the modified devbox bios on it you can boot dreamshell directly off the SD card,
My Portable Systems:
-----Genimini---------Darth64---------Dreamtrooper--------Ncube---------Kamikazi64---N64Boy Advance
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ah but you can piggyback a flash chip to the bios chip.hailrazer wrote:And how is that done? The Dreamcast Bios in not flashable.dragonhead wrote:
nope. if you put the modified devbox bios on it you can boot dreamshell directly off the SD card,
see http://www.assemblergames.com/forums/sh ... hp?t=24880" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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I've heard that the games that have troubles are the ones using CDDA, that is to say streaming audio from CD/GD, so most could be fixed by removing the background music or possibly by someway reducing the bandwidth used by it (dropping sampling rate, going to mono, etc.).dragonhead wrote:the problem is that only about 40% of games are actually even playable. the rest are just unusably slow. the serial port is just way too slow.
Edit:
Direct links to the relevant info, instead of having to go through the Assembler Games thread:
BIOS mod
After the writable BIOS mod is done, Dreamshell can install itself too it. (See feature list of 4.0.0 Beta 4.)
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Acronell wrote:I would give all of my games, and systems, save my DS, for one of these!! I might even give up my computer for one.......
I shall now embark on a long quest to find out where to get my hands on one of these, and report the links back here, so as to share, because turning one of these into a portable would be beast
Like I said before, people have been ALREADY putting SD card slots into their Dreamcasts for a while now. A quick Google search and you can find how REALLY easily. It's not that hard of a mod.
Re: FINALLY! SD reader for dreamcast
Alright, sorry for the wait!
I had to secure one for myself
Here is the link to get yourself one of these sexy beasts: XCDIY VGA Dreamcast
Though, unless you know Chinese, you're going to need some help, and here is the help: Taobao Agent
And with the ability to get these now, huzzah for the mighty portables that shall be able to be built from them!!!!!
EDIT: Don't Use Taobao Agent to purchase one of these, they went all "Holy Angel" and said they won't purchase from the seller because they are "Risky"
Still use them for generic shoppign on Taobao
You'll need to find another Taobao agent of some sort, Google is your friend
I had to secure one for myself
Here is the link to get yourself one of these sexy beasts: XCDIY VGA Dreamcast
Though, unless you know Chinese, you're going to need some help, and here is the help: Taobao Agent
And with the ability to get these now, huzzah for the mighty portables that shall be able to be built from them!!!!!
EDIT: Don't Use Taobao Agent to purchase one of these, they went all "Holy Angel" and said they won't purchase from the seller because they are "Risky"
Still use them for generic shoppign on Taobao
You'll need to find another Taobao agent of some sort, Google is your friend
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Re: FINALLY! SD reader for dreamcast
I think I will wait till they find a way to get most of the games running at full speed.
My Portable Systems:
-----Genimini---------Darth64---------Dreamtrooper--------Ncube---------Kamikazi64---N64Boy Advance
-----Genimini---------Darth64---------Dreamtrooper--------Ncube---------Kamikazi64---N64Boy Advance
Re: FINALLY! SD reader for dreamcast
How much did it cost for the console including shipping and agent fees (if any)? How's it's compatability? (all regions, etc.?)Acronell wrote:Alright, sorry for the wait!
I had to secure one for myself
Here is the link to get yourself one of these sexy beasts: XCDIY VGA Dreamcast
Though, unless you know Chinese, you're going to need some help, and here is the help: Taobao Agent
And with the ability to get these now, huzzah for the mighty portables that shall be able to be built from them!!!!!
Re: FINALLY! SD reader for dreamcast
The Pricing including Fees is between 62$ and 65$. But I just got screwed by that agent, because they decided to go all "Holy Angel" on me and made the executive decision to not purchase it for me, because they say the seller is a risk(probably because he mods the systems fresh). So I had to go through a different agent site.tom61 wrote:How much did it cost for the console including shipping and agent fees (if any)? How's it's compatability? (all regions, etc.?)Acronell wrote:Alright, sorry for the wait!
I had to secure one for myself
Here is the link to get yourself one of these sexy beasts: XCDIY VGA Dreamcast
Though, unless you know Chinese, you're going to need some help, and here is the help: Taobao Agent
And with the ability to get these now, huzzah for the mighty portables that shall be able to be built from them!!!!!
Shipping is about another 50$-60$
Overall not too bad for a Dreamcast in general, not to mention the custom Bios and SD card modification, as well as the other extras that have been added
It's supposed to be region-free and work with games from any region, so I would assume compatability will be fine.
When I get mine in the mail I'll take pics and make notes to post for everyone before they go off to get one of their own
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