The GameCube Portable Info Topic

zenloc · Post by **zenloc** » Mon Jul 11, 2005 6:40 pm

i thought it would be nice if there was a topic with only info about making a GCp so everybody could learn from it

SO everybody that has made (or is making) a GCp or has certain mods for it please post here.

also pinouts of the gc motherboard, what kind of battery, pics very important cause you can learn the most from seeing it, how to make casing, how to connect a lcd screen like the psone screen etc...

let's hope all the people on this forum will help to build this topic so it could become a useful resource

S q u e e ! · Post by **S q u e e !** » Mon Jul 11, 2005 10:30 pm

Just look one thread up... I posted all my info there. Besides, I'm too lazy to repost it here.

Post by **Gamelver** » Mon Jul 11, 2005 10:36 pm

yeah, and if you look hard enough, you can find a bunch of GCp info in that thread

...which is actually below this one right now

usbcd36 · Post by **usbcd36** » Tue Jul 12, 2005 7:30 pm

Does anybody know the dimensions of the GameCube motherboard? I could also use the height of the DC-DC convertor and the size of the controller board.

Oh, and how hard would it be to make the optical drive thin like a PSOne drive?

S q u e e ! · Post by **S q u e e !** » Tue Jul 12, 2005 7:33 pm

Look in the Handheld Gamecube Attempt, and you will see what I did to make the drive slimmer.

BTW: I made it about only 1 in thick! Major breakthrough!

usbcd36 · Post by **usbcd36** » Tue Jul 12, 2005 8:23 pm

Which page was that on? And also, anyone know the answers to my first 2 questions?

Post by **Gamelver** » Tue Jul 12, 2005 9:48 pm

S q u e e ! wrote:Look in the Handheld Gamecube Attempt, and you will see what I did to make the drive slimmer.

BTW: I made it about only 1 in thick! Major breakthrough!

actually, you just posted it here...I technically did that first

...but whatever

....as for actually reengineering the disc drive...well, it'd be pretty damn hard

!!!....possible, but really hard

Metroid fan · Post by **Metroid fan** » Tue Jul 12, 2005 9:50 pm

It was also in PGC gasp page WITH PICTURES music duh duh dun.

Post by **Gamelver** » Tue Jul 12, 2005 9:57 pm

yeah, there's TONS of info in there.....tomorrow (after my exam

) I'll make a new thread with all the info from my GCp thread

...actually, I could probably just post the info in here, but a new thread would be better if it got stickie-ized

....anyway, gotta do a little last minute studying

....not that it's a hard test anyway

soundwave · Post by **soundwave** » Tue Jul 12, 2005 10:08 pm

A summer course or something?

Metroid fan · Post by **Metroid fan** » Tue Jul 12, 2005 10:11 pm

heres the link.http://benheck.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php? ... sp&start=0

usbcd36 · Post by **usbcd36** » Tue Jul 12, 2005 11:08 pm

I think I will try to make a GCp, but I'll have to wait until I see one of my friends who has 2 'cubes and I'll ask him for the one that appears fried. (I'll bet anything it's just a dead AC adapter because it went out with lightning) I just learned how vacuum forming works and want to try it on something that's worth it. I think a portrait portable similar to that cool PSOneP at the other site (whatever it is now) would be good. PSOne screen connected via the RGB inputs, A/V outs with the S/PDIF mod, Li-Poly batteries, advanced charge jack (my own development, see the handheld GC for that), ergonomic case, and the controller switch for external player 1...

Hey, anyone know how to fix deadzone on a GC analog stick? Do you just get new pots or do I have to buy a new assembly?

S q u e e ! · Post by **S q u e e !** » Wed Jul 13, 2005 1:36 pm

Probably just some new pots.

usbcd36 · Post by **usbcd36** » Wed Jul 13, 2005 2:49 pm

Also, where are the connections (the ribbon cable clamp) for the controller connection board? I need to know this before I start designing. (Things are much easier if that clamp is not surface-mount and can be desoldered.)

S q u e e ! · Post by **S q u e e !** » Wed Jul 13, 2005 4:06 pm

The clamp is just a jack, and it is surface-mount.