gamecube DD -> sd card interface

kasar · Post by **kasar** » Sun Sep 21, 2008 4:53 pm

I found this a few time ago:

at tehskeen forums it is like the IDE usb interface but smaller, and it accept microSD , and they ask no soldering is required,this will help gc portable builders to slim the dvd drive

someone used this? portables using this would be really slim!

SonyPortableizer · Post by **SonyPortableizer** » Sun Sep 21, 2008 5:15 pm

Id buy that in a second, I just cant do computer stuff for my life.
Used to be able, but forget how

tom61 · Post by **tom61** » Sun Sep 21, 2008 5:40 pm

It doesn't seem to have ever been released to the public, nor has the schematics/programming.

You can, however, get close using just a modchip loaded with the right software, and a Gecko SD card adapter or compatible. You can flash SDLoad to at least one mod chip out there, and there is a program to load commercial games from the SD interface. The problem is that the commercial loader isn't very compatible, and you can't use SDHC cards (which means a max of 4GB cards).

kasar · Post by **kasar** » Mon Sep 22, 2008 5:57 am

tom61 wrote:It doesn't seem to have ever been released to the public, nor has the schematics/programming.

You can, however, get close using just a modchip loaded with the right software, and a Gecko SD card adapter or compatible. You can flash SDLoad to at least one mod chip out there, and there is a program to load commercial games from the SD interface. The problem is that the commercial loader isn't very compatible, and you can't use SDHC cards (which means a max of 4GB cards).

I cuarently own a portable gamecube with a qoob pro mod chip (probably the best gc mod chip avalible for GC) I also had sd gecko,I know there are lot of methods or load stuff and "backups" to the gamecube, but I consider this extremly interesting cause this replace fully the hardest thing to mod/portabilize the gc (yes, IÂ´m talking about the gamecube DVD drive) this also replace the Gamecube minidvdÂ´s with microsd cards (really small) it also ask it can storage up to 32 GB (the gamecube dvd drive only can read 1,4 gb) anyway it depends what microsd card you use, but this mod can help lot of portable makers with their challenges, it also allow play lot of games without need change disc and be able to load homebrew, it is basically another hack method and an huge help for the portabilizers

tom61 · Post by **tom61** » Mon Sep 22, 2008 2:50 pm

Yeah, it'd help, but for all worthwhile purposes, it doesn't exist right now.

You can remove the GC drive with the mods I mentioned. Though it'd probably be best to see how the IDE interface turns out, with the current limitations.

Electric Rain · Post by **Electric Rain** » Wed Sep 24, 2008 10:00 am

Yeah, it's vaporware, but its vaporware without source code and schematics, unlike Destop's IDE interface.

We'll see soon enough if I can turn that, um, vapor back into... uh, liquid.

Someone stop me from speaking!

Website · Post by **Life of Brian** » Wed Sep 24, 2008 12:33 pm

^ No, I think you're on a roll! Keep going!