Subject: Re: Boot netbsd on playstation2 with modchip
To: der Mouse <mouse@Rodents.Montreal.QC.CA>
From: Jared D. McNeill <jmcneill@invisible.ca>
List: port-playstation2
Date: 12/18/2006 19:34:37
On 18-Dec-06, at 10:11 AM, der Mouse wrote:
>>> Would it be hard to do [a VGA] adapter by your self?
>> One of the limitations of the Linux kit VGA cable is that it does not
>> work for playing games. I'm not sure if this limitation is
>> artificial or not.
>
> It's artificial in some sense. My scan doubler is driven off the TV
> signal coming out the RCA plug from the Sony audio+video cable that
> came with my PS2, and it works just fine for playing games. So
> there's
> certainly no reason it can't be done.
Yes, but in this case the system is still outputting 480i. With the
PS2 Linux kit VGA adapter I can easily do 1280x1024.
Cheers,
Jared