1st post...

[Budreaux]

Thanks Mili.. I do appreciate it.
For those that are unaware of what PS2 mod-chipping is all about, it fits right in with what we are all about. It involves opening the PS2 to get to the motherboard and installing a chip, like the one in my avatar. This chip is soldered into place and it in effect, takes over the functions of the PS2.... WHY?.. simple.. you can now go rent a PS2 game at your local video store, make a copy of it at home and then be able to play it on your PS2. Without the chip you can;t play the backup copy.
Now, the fun stuff is this..... the modchip hobby is full of "clone wars".... they are abundant, and the folks involved really get involved..... which is one reason I'd like to get away from the major modchip sites and build our own community of mod-chippers. There's good money involved as well.. and installing a modchip is legal, with grey areas of course, but still legal... the illegal area is in copying a game you don't own. Just like copying DVDs.
Well, this is where I've been lately... into modchips and DVD copying.... if anyone wants any info into any of this, let me know....
Budreaux

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Her's a sample of the installs... remember now, this chip is about the size of a quater and the wire is 30 guage.

[c-man88]

Any mods for the Kids GameCube?

[Budreaux]

Yes, but not too stable.. I'mlooking into those actually...my nephews have both the PS2 and the GC.... so I need to figure out the best mod for the GC anyways.. I'll keep ya posted on what I find.

Budreaux

[Budreaux]

Indeed.. there has been a good bit of advancement in the gamecube scene....
However.. the GC mods rely interacting between the GC and a computer in order to make the backups.... GC games can;t be read from a computer cd/dvd drive..so you ahve to stream the information via the BBA (broadband adapter) to your computer.

I'm still doing alot of reading on this so bare with me as I get more info together...

thanks for asking

[#40Fan]

The reason the games can't be copied on a GC is because they spin backwards compared to all other disks.

[Budreaux]

The reason the games can't be copied on a GC is because they spin backwards compared to all other disks.
Yeah, but the software that is designed with these chips negate that problem...
There ARE chipped GCs running full and mini sized backups/copies..... to run the full size, you have to replace the case with an aftermarket one, designed to accept the full size disks.

budreaux

[Ohms]

Dang Budreaux. Is that really your solder work in the picture? That looks really nice. Much better than I could do.

[Budreaux]

No, that 's not one of mine, I just grabbed it real fast for an example, BUT, mine are very close to that, I just use yellow wiring rather than the multiple setup.. the wiring alignment is actually done with 2sided tape and superglue.. it's all about appearances in teh modding circles, but any experienced modder willt ell you, it;s just for looks, as long as it;s done properly, it can look like crap and still work perfectly..... the trick is to just make sure you don;t cross connections.. I'll post some pics later to show ya the various works of installers.. there is a vary amount of quality and appearance... BUT, this type of setup is quickly becoming the norm nowadays..........I'll try and get some of mine up soon as well.... I'm not big on making the wire look quit so conforming, but I do make sure I have a nice lookingwire routing and no shorts or possible mixups.

Another thing to think about is the space that all this is being performed in. Take the picture above, ..... all that wiring fits in the same amount of space as a Rom card, almost, it;s very tedious soldering.

Budreaux

[Squig]

Never attempted it but i have an old PS1 that i could blow up and learn on.

I wouldn't really know where to start - any reliable sites that you would recomment for reading?

Thanks

[theoldpirate]

If you want to put a modchip in you really should take pictures of every thing you do taking it apart so you may have a chance of getting it back togeather.

Is is NOT a easy procedure and half the game must be disasembled to do it, most chips have 22 wires to connect. And they all have to be right so if you had a problem with the AVR-X header forget it and pay someone the $ 250 they charge to mod them.

Or buy a swap disk to play copy's with

Good Luck

[Budreaux]

If you want to put a modchip in you really should take pictures of every thing you do taking it apart so you may have a chance of getting it back togeather.
Is is NOT a easy procedure and half the game must be disasembled to do it, most chips have 22 wires to connect. And they all have to be right so if you had a problem with the AVR-X header forget it and pay someone the $ 250 they charge to mod them.
Or buy a swap disk to play copy's with
Good Luck
Actually.. it;s best to COMPLETELY disassemble the console, at least I do, and most modders I know do.
$250 is the cost of buying a modded console, not the cost to have one installed... I charge $35 to install one, as do most of the installers I've spoken with. That even includes a photo of the install so the customer can see exactly what was done and the chip and they are free to disassemble to verify the chip and install.
you are correct, if you dont; do this type of thing regularly, it is a very tedious thing to do.. my fisrt one took me 5 hours, my second one took me 2 hours, now I can disassemble the console, installt he chip, reassemble and have it back to them in an hour in most cases. I can disassemble and reassemble ion less than 5 minutes... :p

[theoldpirate]

Sorry, you are right of course, an oversight, you can buy a pre-modded PS2 for $ 249 to $ 289........ A virgin one is $ 149 (new) ( $ 70 up used)
That's $ 100 to $ 150 to do the mod, and of course it is done by people who do them every day like you do.

For a first timer 5 hours was really a good time. Congrats. 1 hour is phenominal, that is a lot of work to get done, even if you know what you are doing, I gave it up some time ago, too much work with no return business as I anticipated there would be for games.