Re: Necessary gc Linux hardware

On Feb 1, 2005, at 11:43 AM, Shaun Jackman wrote:

> This mail is somewhat off-topic for this list. If there is a
> gc-linux-user mailing list, or any other list you can point me to,
> please do.
>
> I'd love to try out the GameCube Linux project. I've been looking for
> an SD card adapter and a VGA cable, but these items seem to run about
> $50 US each, plus shipping plus taxes, which is a bit out of my price
> range.

Bought an SD adapter from Lik-Sang this morning for $30 plus $5 
shipping.

And they are actually quite easy to make.  Assuming you have an old GC 
memory card you don't need anymore, and a Dremel, the SD connector is 
about $1.50 from Digi-Key.  I have not yet figured out, though, how to 
remount everything after amputating the memory chip from the GC card, 
which is why I bought one (since it's going to be probably a month 
before I have a couple hours to play with this on a weekend and build 
something that resists the mechanical strain of card insertion and 
insertion into the GC.

Dunno about the VGA cable piece though.

Adam



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