i need help can i mod a eithernet card to my Dreamcast

LordFenixNC · Post by **LordFenixNC** » Mon Feb 07, 2005 8:17 pm

dont care how it looks cause im moding the mother board to my PC case and im going to have the laser and stuff and i mite need some help with that mod ill draw up the scale of the case and stuff and what i plan on doing with that later i just really want to know is there a way to mod a either net card to my DC,

Matt · Post by **Matt** » Tue Feb 08, 2005 3:21 am

Yes but I expect it will be way over your head.....Unless you know a lot about electronics etc etc

ETR · Post by **ETR** » Tue Feb 08, 2005 2:59 pm

LordFenixNC wrote:dont care how it looks cause im moding the mother board to my PC case and im going to have the laser and stuff and i mite need some help with that mod ill draw up the scale of the case and stuff and what i plan on doing with that later i just really want to know is there a way to mod a either net card to my DC,

If your modding skills are on the same level as your typing skills, you're screwed.

riva16 · Post by **riva16** » Tue Feb 08, 2005 3:09 pm

ETR... Good one...
Ont he other hand... I ahve never heard of this ethernet to DC mod... Sounds interesting... I never go online,b ut I probably would if i could use Hi-Speed, other than the BBA unit... Anyway... Sounds cool. Good luck though... you'll need a lot!

LordFenixNC · Post by **LordFenixNC** » Tue Feb 08, 2005 3:15 pm

i am better hands on than my typing skills yes i also bad at explaining things typing i better on phone or face to face.

Sir Savant · Post by **Sir Savant** » Tue Feb 08, 2005 4:00 pm

I am better, I am also.

Where are ya from, btw?

I dont think there is such a mod, riva.

Matt · Post by **Matt** » Tue Feb 08, 2005 4:33 pm

Im sure i've seen somebody do it, maybe Dan Potter or another extremely clever modder/devver

Sir Savant · Post by **Sir Savant** » Tue Feb 08, 2005 5:54 pm

If anyone, Dan would of.

But still, I am not convinced.

Ex-Cyber · Post by **Ex-Cyber** » Tue Feb 08, 2005 9:54 pm

bITmASTER and Kiyoshi Ikehara have done it, I believe. I think Dan Potter tried it but I don't recall whether or not he mentioned getting anywhere with it.

SuperMegatron · Post by **SuperMegatron** » Wed Feb 09, 2005 9:31 am

building the isa adaptor and installing a isa ethernet card is what they did right? For the money you spend doing that you could just buy one.

LordFenixNC · Post by **LordFenixNC** » Wed Feb 09, 2005 2:49 pm

i was told by a friend that somone posted up here that they done it i would really like to know cuzz the mode i plan on doing with my DC is going to look nice and i want to know if this can be done so i can do it before i mod it to the case of the pc

ETR · Post by **ETR** » Wed Feb 09, 2005 2:53 pm

LordFenixNC wrote:i was told by a friend that somone posted up here that they done it i would really like to know cuzz the mode i plan on doing with my DC is going to look nice and i want to know if this can be done so i can do it before i mode it to the case of the pc

Let's see if I can break this down for you.

Someone made an ISA card adaptor for the DC.

That Adaptor would read ISA NICs.

Said Adaptor COSTS MORE TO BUILD THAN BUYING A BBA.

Got it?

Sir Savant · Post by **Sir Savant** » Wed Feb 09, 2005 3:19 pm

Can I get a link? Just interested.

MKE · Post by **MKE** » Wed Feb 09, 2005 5:18 pm

Dark Savant0 wrote:Can I get a link? Just interested.

http://www.fuzzymuzzle.com/Bitmaster/bI ... _dCdeV.htm

Synlor · Post by **Synlor** » Wed Feb 09, 2005 8:10 pm

That won't even function as a BBA, it only works with the netbsd distribution for the dreamcast. So its usability is very limited also.

Ex-Cyber · Post by **Ex-Cyber** » Thu Feb 10, 2005 10:32 am

Said Adaptor COSTS MORE TO BUILD THAN BUYING A BBA.

Maybe if you count labor. Otherwise, you really need to find a new supplier.

edit: either that, or you need to spill the beans on who's selling cheap BBAs.

Either way, it would only be useful for experimentation.

i need help can i mod a eithernet card to my Dreamcast

i need help can i mod a eithernet card to my Dreamcast

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