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Dmod:

--- Quote from: javeryh on November 20, 2007, 10:22:09 am ---So is the way to go using a real dreamcast or do people prefer nulldc or something like that?  I tried setting up nulldc last night and I couldn't even get it to start...

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Javery,

I ran into problems as well and finally got it working.  Maybe it will help...

1.  First you need to find the dc_boot and dc_flash files.  Google is your friend.

2.  The default video configuration option is set to nullPVR.  This requires vertex and pixel shading so your video card needs to support at least DirectX8 and you need to have the DirectX drivers installed.  NullPVR would not work with the onboard video on either my older P4 laptop or my new HP Vista desktop.  An alternate option is to use the Chankast video configuration option in nullDC.  

I also found the README file that's included with the download to be helpful in finding the right driver files.
whatzcrackn:

--- Quote from: brandon on November 20, 2007, 11:35:51 am ---I see that a DC can be had for about $25 now! that's sweet!  anything I should be cautious about?  I know with the PS2 there were about 10 different versions and some prone to failure..  Especially the laser pickup..  I dont want to buy a DC that is on its last leg! :D

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Make sure the console has a manufacture date prior to 2000.  I forget what month but I think it was Sept.  Games tend to play better on versions prior to that date  ;)

And ebay has some good deals, I have bought the total of 3 in the past year and love them.  They were all dirt cheap and came with a lot of accessories.  Some people who are not into gaming just think they have an outdated system when I think they are gold mines for the price they are going for.  Just my .02.

Happy hunting!
whatzcrackn:

--- Quote from: RetroGreg on November 20, 2007, 11:17:06 am ---
--- Quote from: northerngames on November 20, 2007, 09:58:27 am ---I to have the 4pdt toggle switchs for the analog/digital and also use DB-25 data A/B switch box's for both controls and video.

I just posted some pictures of it on page 6 toward the bottom in the control panel database of the main forum.

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Do you have any links to information that might help me create a similar setup? Yours is really cool!

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Some other options for vga are:

http://www.racketboy.com/store/dreamcast-vga-box-svideo-av.htm

http://www.racketboy.com/store/dreamcast-vga-cable-box.htm

Hack:

http://www.raphnet.net/electronique/dreamcast/dreamcast_en.php

http://www.instructables.com/id/Sega-Dreamcast-VGA-Mod/

note: never tried, just did a quick google search.
waveryder:
Why take dodgy emulation (sorry but NullDC is poo!) When the real thing can be had for next to nothing!! Believe me if I could afford all the PCB's for the games I loved, I wouldnt emulate anything!
Dont believe all that cd's break the gdrom drive nonsense, Just make sure the discs are dummied to there capacity and you get no probs. The GDRom
 drive is like a tank compared to a CDRom drive. Hacking the dreamcast pads are easy:


Set mine up for use in betty no probs. Presently have every US game for it and some Japanese only titles on the way not bad for £15

Betty's Cabcast



ChadTower, Hmm I wondered why the wife wanted that extension cable for the rumble pack  :o
RetroGreg:

--- Quote from: whatzcrackn on November 20, 2007, 12:31:24 pm ---
--- Quote from: RetroGreg on November 20, 2007, 11:17:06 am ---
--- Quote from: northerngames on November 20, 2007, 09:58:27 am ---I to have the 4pdt toggle switchs for the analog/digital and also use DB-25 data A/B switch box's for both controls and video.

I just posted some pictures of it on page 6 toward the bottom in the control panel database of the main forum.

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Do you have any links to information that might help me create a similar setup? Yours is really cool!

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Some other options for vga are:

http://www.racketboy.com/store/dreamcast-vga-box-svideo-av.htm

http://www.racketboy.com/store/dreamcast-vga-cable-box.htm

Hack:

http://www.raphnet.net/electronique/dreamcast/dreamcast_en.php

http://www.instructables.com/id/Sega-Dreamcast-VGA-Mod/

note: never tried, just did a quick google search.


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Thanks for the links. I wasn't very clear in my first post, but I am interested in the control switch from DC to PC on the DB 25 or something similar.
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