Game Boy PC

a5y

As it is right now, is there enough room to run a USB extension cable to where the link cable port originally was and/or similar with the headphone jack?

(On reflection maybe the ethernet cable could be a better match semantically as a new link cable, but it doesn't look as close to the original in my head)

Steve X2

a5y wrote: »

As it is right now, is there enough room to run a USB extension cable to where the link cable port originally was and/or similar with the headphone jack?

(On reflection maybe the ethernet cable could be a better match semantically as a new link cable, but it doesn't look as close to the original in my head)

There really isn't as much room inside as I'd like. I'm going to have to source some super thin and small video and usb cables I think.
I already had to modify the composite vid cable to fit inside and its still to big.

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Spacedog

warning: I might be going "space-pen" again here...

you any good with a soldering iron?

grab an old floppy ribbon cable, peel off as many wires as you need, remove the large sockets from the pi, and connect your usb, video etc. usinf the wires connected directly to the pads. (note: the network socket on the PI has some passive components inside it that affect the signal, so it might not be as simple.)

SD.

Steve X2

Spacedog wrote: »

warning: I might be going "space-pen" again here...

you any good with a soldering iron?

grab an old floppy ribbon cable, peel off as many wires as you need, remove the large sockets from the pi, and connect your usb, video etc. usinf the wires connected directly to the pads. (note: the network socket on the PI has some passive components inside it that affect the signal, so it might not be as simple.)

SD.

I was contemplating doing something like that. I might wait until I have a couple of Pi's before pulling parts off them, just in case I feck it up.

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Spacedog

that's fair enough, might be nice to keep the pi in one piece if it's going on the official blog when it's done. I'm gonna butcher mine when it arrives, lol

on an unrelated note, ladyada released a nicely designed case for the Pi...

a5y

Spacedog wrote: »

that's fair enough, might be nice to keep the pi in one piece if it's going on the official blog when it's done. I'm gonna butcher mine when it arrives, lol

on an unrelated note, ladyada released a nicely designed case for the Pi...

Pssh. Who'd buy that yoke???

Spacedog

what kind of battery you planning to run the GB PC on? 4x AA or Li On?

Steve X2

Spacedog wrote: »

what kind of battery you planning to run the GB PC on? 4x AA or Li On?

Not sure just yet. Probable a Nokia Li-Ion or some sort of Li-Po.
I'm having some problems finding space inside the case for everything so it def wont be AA's I'll be using.

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Doge

Steve SI wrote: »

Not sure just yet. Probable a Nokia Li-Ion or some sort of Li-Po.
I'm having some problems finding space inside the case for everything so it def wont be AA's I'll be using.

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You should make a Nomad PC tbh!

Myrddin

waveform wrote: »

You should make a Nomad PC tbh!

Only if the Nomad is beyond repair though, & even then it's on shakey ground...Nomadz be too cool 4 skool

Also, bitches love Nomads...they don't love Nomad PC's

Steve X2

EnterNow wrote: »

Only if the Nomad is beyond repair though, & even then it's on shakey ground...Nomadz be too cool 4 skool

Also, bitches love Nomads...they don't love Nomad PC's

Thats simple not true!
I have it on good authority that this lady loves her some Nomad PC

The Last Bandit

Spacedog wrote: »

warning: I might be going "space-pen" again here...

you any good with a soldering iron?

grab an old floppy ribbon cable, peel off as many wires as you need, remove the large sockets from the pi, and connect your usb, video etc. usinf the wires connected directly to the pads. (note: the network socket on the PI has some passive components inside it that affect the signal, so it might not be as simple.)

SD.

Don't removed the network socket as it contains the isolation magnetics. The GPIO stuff is relatively low frequency stuff and can be extended alright but be careful with routing any of the higher frequency stuff that may be subject to interference.

8bit Diva

I got to see this gameboy pc in the flesh today and it's very very cool. thanks for the demo Steve and the go on the vectrex

Steve X2

8bit Diva wrote: »

I got to see this gameboy pc in the flesh today and it's very very cool. thanks for the demo Steve and the go on the vectrex

No probs Diva, cheers for the cake

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Doge

This is an outrage!!!

Where's my cake steve?

The cake better not be a lie!

Steve X2

waveform wrote: »

This is an outrage!!!




The cake better not be a lie!

The cake was real and darn tasty

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Steve X2

Another user over on Retrovia has done a Raspberry Pi Game Boy Mod.

Check it out.

http://www.retrovia.ie/showthread.php/15856-Another-GameBoy-Pi-came-to-life-%28Raspberry-Pi-case-mod%29

o1s1n

Nice!!!

How's your own one coming along?

Steve X2

o1s1n wrote: »

Nice!!!

How's your own one coming along?

Been a bit busy with a lot of other stuff so haven't spent that much time on it lately. I'm a perfectionist and there are a lot of issues with it and they really bug me as they're just not turning out as I'd like.
I'll get back to it in time after a rethink on some of the internal design.

Doge

This pIO solution would be ideal for saving space in your GamePi Steve-o:

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/443556734/pio-microsd-adapter-for-raspberry-pi

Steve X2

waveform wrote: »

This pIO solution would be ideal for saving space in your GamePi Steve-o:

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/443556734/pio-microsd-adapter-for-raspberry-pi

Hmm, good idea that but I use class 10 sandisk extreme's in my Pi's for improved performance (and it really is improved). I wonder how the Pi and that adapter works for Pro level microSD cards.

Either way its a cool idea and I'll back it

Steve X2

Got a nice new case for the Raspberry Pi this morning in the post. Really nice if you like the colours and it holds the Pi very well with its layered design.
It's called the PiBow and it even has a slot to allow a ribbon cable in to connect to the GPIO pins.

safetyboy

I have one ordered, hope it comes soon.

Steve X2

safetyboy wrote: »

I have one ordered, hope it comes soon.

If you check the website they tell you when to expect it depending on the date ordered as they have a massive backlog.

safetyboy

10th September

a5y

Certainly is the nicest looking case I've seen, but I'm happy with Adafruit's laser cut Lenin's Coffin - easier access to the Premier's GPIO pins, and people can freely observe that he isn't returning from the dead to crush capitalism















...yet.

Steve X2

a5y wrote: »

Certainly is the nicest looking case I've seen, but I'm happy with Adafruit's laser cut Lenin's Coffin - easier access to the Premier's GPIO pins, and people can freely observe that he isn't returning from the dead to crush capitalism





...yet.

You should really check out the Pibow dude. It's the nicest case I've seen for the Pi and I've bought loads of them.

Here's a vid I did to show how the layers work. They really do a great job securing it and the colours are well 80's funky

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gxtPIQM62t0

Steve X2

Nice official overclock now enabled on the default Raspberry Pi image.
Allows you to run at 1Ghz (default was 700Mhz) without voiding the warranty. This should really help out when running emulators and other games.

http://www.raspberrypi.org/archives/2008

You can now choose from one of five overclock presets in raspi-config, the highest of which runs the ARM at 1GHz.
The level of stable overclock you can achieve will depend on your specific Pi and on the quality of your power supply; we suggest that Quake 3 is a good stress test for checking if a particular level is completely stable. If you choose too high an overclock, your Pi may fail to boot, in which case holding down the shift key during boot up will disable the overclock for that boot, allowing you to select a lower level.

What does this mean? Comparing the new image with 1GHz turbo enabled, against the previous image at 700MHz, nbench reports 52% faster on integer, 64% faster on floating point and 55% faster on memory.