Pipe dream?
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Pipe dream?
I'm thinking about making some major hardware modifications to a Dreamcast. Like replacing the GD rom with a DVD+RW drive(Not because I want to be able to burn DVDs on it, but because it can read both CLV and CAV format). Am I correct in assuming I would only need to worry about the firmware and bios in this situation?
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Re: Pipe dream?
I would say, yes, this is a pipe dream. Unless you have the open source for both the drive's firmware and the firmware/BIOS of the DC, I would say that this is impossible.
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Re: Pipe dream?
It could probably be done with an FPGA (or maybe a high-end microcontroller) between the DC and the drive, but that represents a pretty considerable engineering effort. If you just want a DVD reader attached, it would make a lot more sense to build a G2-IDE interface.
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Re: Pipe dream?
Well the DVD+RW wasn't gonna be the only mod. The finally product was gonna see most of the original hardware gone.
However before I begin that project I'm gonna try to mod a Naomi board to play Dreamcast games and from there mod the Naomi 2 to play Dreamcast games. Just to get a good handle on what I'm doing. Obviously getting the source for the firmware and BIOS will be top priority.
However before I begin that project I'm gonna try to mod a Naomi board to play Dreamcast games and from there mod the Naomi 2 to play Dreamcast games. Just to get a good handle on what I'm doing. Obviously getting the source for the firmware and BIOS will be top priority.
Re: Pipe dream?
Pretty much impossible.Kevin Beckman wrote:Well the DVD+RW wasn't gonna be the only mod. The finally product was gonna see most of the original hardware gone.
However before I begin that project I'm gonna try to mod a Naomi board to play Dreamcast games and from there mod the Naomi 2 to play Dreamcast games. Just to get a good handle on what I'm doing. Obviously getting the source for the firmware and BIOS will be top priority.
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Re: Pipe dream?
your only possibility is using the parallel port for ide support.
google:
bsd hard drive dreamcast
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bsd hard drive dreamcast
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