#NEWS# Dreamcast SD Adapter

Actually not that new now

but you can make one yourself now

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sorry chinese site
taken from here
Google translated here

P.S. it's not just this that is on the web site they also have details for Lan addators
P.P.S. I'm guessing you could use a spare micro SD adaptor with this instead of a SD adaptor slot as shown

Right now you can rip GD's via SD card and also reupload code to the dreamcast like PD dev emu's ect, not sure what else you can run at this time as I have only realy just got to looking into it myself

check out the posts at benheck forum for the links in there rather than the site itself, this seems to have more info though I have not checked it fully myself....yet

Damn, that is cool! I might just have to do it. :awesome:

Good then you can make me one :P, will have to get myself a solderin iron sometime, I realy think this is sexy as hell and want my dreamcast to feature one, less loading lag would be great and emu testing without killing off tons of CD-R's all sounds great to me :D

I was hoping it was on sale, still good news since I've been wanting to back up my saves for a while, thanks for the info :D.

A hell of alot of Dreamcasts sites have gone now or lost there files so thought it best to link up working links

Dreamshell Downloads Currently at Version 4.0 Beta 4, includes "iso make" download (gdi2data is part of that pack)
Dreamshell News

Update info in spoiler

Spoiler warning:

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Originally Posted by badly translated Update info

Another update DreamShell 4.0 to Beta 4.
Much of what was meant to realize no time, I decided to post as it is, otherwise it can go on forever =)
Yet there's good news. So more about the major changes:

— Reworked video rendering. Now he runs a separate process that allows not freeze all of the DS for work, or what the command, and the performance of this has contributed positively.
— Added support for external commands. Teams represent themselves separately compiled programs (ELF format), or lua scripts. Are they in the directory cmds.
— Updated library fatfs (to work with SD card) to the latest version, as well as improve its performance in the DS.
— Module sdiso now is not the module, now it is designed as external command. It also has been updated library fatfs and added support for long filenames.
— New command:
— bios — This command allows you to flash a BIOS (if you have a bios mod)
— gdrip — Team to rip GD-ROM to the SD card.
— hack — This command for hack LBA in a binary file. Maybe hack the binary directly in the ISO image.
— ffdev — Command to work with the SD card.
— dreameye — The command to save and delete photos from your camera dreameye.
— luac — Compiler lua scripts to bytecode.
— and other…
Just been handed down some internal commands to external, to facilitate a little core of DS.
— A little refined file manager. There were tooltips in the toolbar, as well as in the header shows the current path.
Also it has built-in support firmware bios (when you click on the file extension .bios) and rip GD-ROM.
— Added an application to install DreamShell in bios (if you have a bios mod). Now you can load DreamShell directly without disc with bios and SD card!
— Added a new app Region Changer 1.8.
— Added initial support network.
— Added module lwip, which is an alternative to built-in support network.
— Zip and bzip2 libraries were made in separate modules, to ease the DS core.
— Added a virtual keyboard, which works as a console and a GUI.
— Now L/R Shift of the joystick, you can call the console and the virtual keyboard.
— Speed up loading the DS core.
— Added the events mouseover and mouseout to GUI buttons.
— New features in the API.
— Lots of bugs fixes and optimizations.
— A little refined boot DS with an SD card.
— Compilation DreamShell was made with the latest version at the moment KallistiOS (r676), compiler gcc 4.4.4, binutils 2.20.1 and newlib 1.18 — From this had to be temporarily abandoned because of problems with SD card.
— Rather, there is still something that I forgot =)

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Video of Dreamshell running Part1+Part2


Looks like you can run iso's to me ;)

Neet looking mod playing games from SD, also shows more honest pro's n cons (some games lag)


I am still voting a big hell yeah though and I am hoping to run large size iso's i.e. not cut to fit 80 min or 99min CD's, so none ripped/no compressed audio/video
It isn't too hard to rip GD rom dumps to iso, the tools are out there to do this, not sure about CDDA data as none of the CD images I have seen opened with this have been in anything but iso format

If and when I get a SD adapter I will compile a compat list not too unlike my VGA list, I will detail the same games anyway, with that inmind I do tend to only use VGA so the few none VGA games may be left to another time

With this though I am wondering if this could be adapted to run off USB mass storage such as pen drives, usb sd adapters and usb hdd, though this would cost more to make, but the SD adapter could be made with min cost, could even rip a PC USB SD Adapter (seen em go for like £1) or just use a micro SD Adapter, often free with Micro SD's for phones/NDS flash kit's ect as no micro chips are needed

Seen it on ebay for sale here in the UK for 15 squid.

eBay SD Card Adapter for Sega Dreamcast

I unfortionatly lack any funds...

More links for SD Adaptor/modded Dreamcasts more for images realy, lots of cool looking stuff though

For this to be modded directly into a Dreamcast I like the idea shown in that last vid in my previous post, easy to fit/case mod, the only thing I might change is the light location for SD access

The only thing I would like to see on the Dreamcast now would be a USB storage port instead of SD, though less cost effective would I presume run a hell of alot more smoothly

Woth keeping an eye on This

Edit, cool

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Originally Posted by Zorlon

Seen it on ebay for sale here in the UK for 15 squid.

eBay SD Card Adapter for Sega Dreamcast

I unfortionatly lack any funds...

More links for SD Adaptor/modded Dreamcasts more for images realy, lots of cool looking stuff though

For this to be modded directly into a Dreamcast I like the idea shown in that last vid in my previous post, easy to fit/case mod, the only thing I might change is the light location for SD access

The only thing I would like to see on the Dreamcast now would be a USB storage port instead of SD, though less cost effective would I presume run a hell of alot more smoothly

Woth keeping an eye on This

Edit, cool

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Nifty stuff :). I really need to get a soldering iron :S.

woops deleted your other post for the same reason I presume, restored ya post though :D

Yeps some nice looking stuffs :D

I seen a guy on YouTube had fitted his SD card right above where the modem slides into the side, it looks really good. I'll try and find the video. :)

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Posted it before you :P

Yes I like that one very much, may get myself a brand new soldering iron and give it a shot, I have a bust laptop with a SD slot might just remove it and install it in one of my Dreamcasts above the modem as shown, like I said in another post the light could be located differently but that asides I love the easy to place idea above the modem, beter than trying the create a smooth looking slot in the middle of the plastic mold of the Dreamcasts shell

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woops deleted your other post for the same reason I presume, restored ya post though :D

Yeps some nice looking stuffs :D

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I doubled posted on accident, or at least I think I did, I was having trouble with pages loading earlier.

I want to do this! :nerd:

Can I only rip GD roms and or run code? Are there any ways to run games from the card?
Ill go through that last link (in the first post) But do you know off hand, if anyone is working on a type of boot disk to run games off the sd card?
That would be worth it. :wacko:

Look at the last youtube vid
rips and plays

lags for some games playing though

I wish i had a dreamcast still, but there almost impossible to get out here

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Originally Posted by Zorlon

Look at the last youtube vid
rips and plays

lags for some games playing though

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Thats exactly what I asked for. :lol
Shardnax asked for me to do this for him, and whether I do his or mine first, Ill give my test results for SD card classes.
Maybe I missed the videos covering different classes of SD cards, but the lag could also be a bottleneck at the lan adapter side.

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Originally Posted by Jazzmarazz

Thats exactly what I asked for. :lol
Shardnax asked for me to do this for him, and whether I do his or mine first, Ill give my test results for SD card classes.
Maybe I missed the videos covering different classes of SD cards, but the lag could also be a bottleneck at the lan adapter side.

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A faster method is via the Serial port still but through USB B to PC USB A not seen any dev for running iso's though but the speed is alot faster

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Originally Posted by Zorlon

A faster method is via the Serial port still but through USB B to PC USB A not seen any dev for running iso's though but the speed is alot faster

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http://dcemulation.org/phpBB/viewtopic.php?f=72&t=98715
You're right, even this offers no boot disk for game images, only for other code.
http://dcemulation.org/images/0/02/Dcsd4.jpg

Also, why is the logo blue in this and the videos? Mine is orange, so these must be other regions.

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Originally Posted by Jazzmarazz

http://dcemulation.org/phpBB/viewtopic.php?f=72&t=98715
You're right, even this offers no boot disk for game images, only for other code.
http://dcemulation.org/images/0/02/Dcsd4.jpg

Also, why is the logo blue in this and the videos? Mine is orange, so these must be other regions.

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Pal machines are Blue, Dev's are Black, NTSC is Orange

You can download the latest version of Dreamshell software for booting iso images directly from the SD card

Dreamshell News click on the latest version link for english info, the site is mostly russian though

Dreamshell 4.0.0 beta 4 English is lower down so just scroll down a bit

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Originally Posted by Dreamshell 4.0.0 beta 4 English 15th of August 2010

Another update DreamShell 4.0 to Beta 4.
Much of what was meant to realize no time, I decided to post as it is, otherwise it can go on forever =)
Yet there's good news. So more about the major changes:

— Reworked video rendering. Now he runs a separate process that allows not freeze all of the DS for work, or what the command, and the performance of this has contributed positively.
— Added support for external commands. Teams represent themselves separately compiled programs (ELF format), or lua scripts. Are they in the directory cmds.
— Updated library fatfs (to work with SD card) to the latest version, as well as improve its performance in the DS.
— Module sdiso now is not the module, now it is designed as external command. It also has been updated library fatfs and added support for long filenames.
— New command:
— bios — This command allows you to flash a BIOS (if you have a bios mod)
— gdrip — Team to rip GD-ROM to the SD card.
— hack — This command for hack LBA in a binary file. Maybe hack the binary directly in the ISO image.
— ffdev — Command to work with the SD card.
— dreameye — The command to save and delete photos from your camera dreameye.
— luac — Compiler lua scripts to bytecode.
— and other…
Just been handed down some internal commands to external, to facilitate a little core of DS.
— A little refined file manager. There were tooltips in the toolbar, as well as in the header shows the current path.
Also it has built-in support firmware bios (when you click on the file extension .bios) and rip GD-ROM.
— Added an application to install DreamShell in bios (if you have a bios mod). Now you can load DreamShell directly without disc with bios and SD card!
— Added a new app Region Changer 1.8.
— Added initial support network.
— Added module lwip, which is an alternative to built-in support network.
— Zip and bzip2 libraries were made in separate modules, to ease the DS core.
— Added a virtual keyboard, which works as a console and a GUI.
— Now L/R Shift of the joystick, you can call the console and the virtual keyboard.
— Speed up loading the DS core.
— Added the events mouseover and mouseout to GUI buttons.
— New features in the API.
— Lots of bugs fixes and optimizations.
— A little refined boot DS with an SD card.
— Compilation DreamShell was made with the latest version at the moment KallistiOS (r676), compiler gcc 4.4.4, binutils 2.20.1 and newlib 1.18 — From this had to be temporarily abandoned because of problems with SD card.
— Rather, there is still something that I forgot =)

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Even just the save game manager will be handy, I do like having the option of backing up saves :D

not worth the effort for me, they need it to plug into the ethernet or controller ports

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Originally Posted by luffy4

not worth the effort for me, they need it to plug into the ethernet or controller ports

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It plugs into the serial port of your Dreamcast if you buy one (located on the rear of the dreamcast)

If you actually have an ethernet port, then use it, or give it to me, I will find a use for it :P

The Dreamcast came with a standard 56k modem, ethernet or lan you had to buy seperatly.

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Originally Posted by Zorlon

You can download the latest version of Dreamshell software for booting iso images directly from the SD card

Dreamshell News click on the latest version link for english info, the site is mostly russian though

Dreamshell 4.0.0 beta 4 English is lower down so just scroll down a bit



Even just the save game manager will be handy, I do like having the option of backing up saves :D

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That's pretty much all I want it for, the other stuff is just an extra bonus :P.

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Originally Posted by Shardnax

That's pretty much all I want it for, the other stuff is just an extra bonus :P.

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If I had known about this manager before, I would not have spent the 10 bucks for my two memory cards....how many games actually use them for easter eggs? Like the little pets in Sonic Adventure?

lol i got tons of memory cards and the total value i spent on my console games and controllers sits at $30

Console, 4 controllers, 6 vmu, 5 games, 3 backups, boot discs, RF cable, several manuals, -----$5
Game shark (mem card version) $5
Gameshark SEALED (disc version) $5
stack of 100 CDs (not including in the $30)
Light gun----$15

3 Dreamcasts + 1 deader for parts
4 Games < pmsl
6 controllers (official)
6 VMU's (official)
1 15 page memcard (15 full memcards in one, no VMU display)
4 Rumble packs (official)
1 Rumble rod (unofficial I think)
2 Light guns (unofficial) [Did have an official one but gave it away]
2 stearing wheels (unofficial)
1 VGA box (unofficial)
1 SCART (unofficial)
4 RF Units (official)
1 microphone (official)
2 keyboards (official)
1 mouse (official)
4 controller extention cables (unofficial???)
no idea how many CD-R's I have gone through at least 300

There is more I want for it aswell

Wish I could get deals like that here is the UK but I have spent atleast £30 on the each console alone with x1 pad & 1xvmu, though one of my keyboards I got for free, I got one of the stearing wheels for about £5

No idea realy how much I have spent on Dreamcast stuff but I love it and don't care one bit :P

Yes i run out of space on VMU's still

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If I had known about this manager before, I would not have spent the 10 bucks for my two memory cards....how many games actually use them for easter eggs? Like the little pets in Sonic Adventure?

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Blue-Swirl has a huge number of mini games including official ones

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Originally Posted by Zorlon

Blue-Swirl has a huge number of mini games including official ones

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Cool thanks! :D

As for my collection, I have:
1x 1999 NTSC Console (used to have a compatible 2000)
3x controllers (2 official, 1 third party)
2x VMU (one red, one blue I think)
2x Phone Line port expansions.
~ 30 official games, and 60+ burned.

Not that exciting really.

I forgot I have a dance mat aswell not that I use it but still nice to have as part of the collection

P.S. Blue-Swirl has a great tool for VMU's in that it not only can load saves onto a VMU from CD but it also has tools to enable 44 more save blocks on your VMU's and much more

It's called Dream Explorer, previously known as VMU Tools

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I forgot I have a dance mat aswell not that I use it but still nice to have as part of the collection

P.S. Blue-Swirl has a great tool for VMU's in that it not only can load saves onto a VMU from CD but it also has tools to enable 44 more save blocks on your VMU's and much more

It's called Dream Explorer, previously known as VMU Tools

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44 more? :doink:
And this doesn't erase any system files or anything?

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44 more? :doink:
And this doesn't erase any system files or anything?

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Honestly don't remember I would do it with a blank VMU or make sure you test with one that you made a copy of the saves first

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Honestly don't remember I would do it with a blank VMU or make sure you test with one that you made a copy of the saves first

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When I get my DC out next, Ill read into it more. But it sounds too much like magic. :lol
You say its a CD that I can boot and run to unlock the extra space. Do you think I can boot VMU Tools from my SD card when I install the port?

1x 1999 NTSC Console (used to have a compatible 2000)
Can you not run Mil-CD's??

If so you won't be able to run the SD tools either that will be on a Mil-CD not a GD-Rom :S

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Originally Posted by Zorlon

3 Dreamcasts + 1 deader for parts
4 Games < pmsl
6 controllers (official)
6 VMU's (official)
1 15 page memcard (15 full memcards in one, no VMU display)
4 Rumble packs (official)
1 Rumble rod (unofficial I think)
2 Light guns (unofficial) [Did have an official one but gave it away]
2 stearing wheels (unofficial)
1 VGA box (unofficial)
1 SCART (unofficial)
4 RF Units (official)
1 microphone (official)
2 keyboards (official)
1 mouse (official)
4 controller extention cables (unofficial???)
no idea how many CD-R's I have gone through at least 300

There is more I want for it aswell

Wish I could get deals like that here is the UK but I have spent atleast £30 on the each console alone with x1 pad & 1xvmu, though one of my keyboards I got for free, I got one of the stearing wheels for about £5

No idea realy how much I have spent on Dreamcast stuff but I love it and don't care one bit :P

Yes i run out of space on VMU's still



Blue-Swirl has a huge number of mini games including official ones

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Originally Posted by Jazzmarazz

Cool thanks! :D

As for my collection, I have:
1x 1999 NTSC Console (used to have a compatible 2000)
3x controllers (2 official, 1 third party)
2x VMU (one red, one blue I think)
2x Phone Line port expansions.
~ 30 official games, and 60+ burned.

Not that exciting really.

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I have:
July '99 Dreamcast
2 official controllers
2 off brand controllers
Pelican light gun
Seaman microphone
Fishing controller
Steering wheel/pedals
Nexus memory card w/ PC serial cable
1 blue official VMU
various off brand memory cards
Vibration pack
2 controller extension cables
725 burned games (not including probably 20 that don't fit on a CD-R...I have the archives burned to disc)
EDIT: I knew I'd forget something...
DC Mouse
DC Keyboard

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Originally Posted by Sprung

I have:
July '99 Dreamcast
2 official controllers
2 off brand controllers
Pelican light gun
Seaman microphone
Fishing controller
Steering wheel/pedals
Nexus memory card w/ PC serial cable
1 blue official VMU
various off brand memory cards
Vibration pack
2 controller extension cables
725 burned games (not including probably 20 that don't fit on a CD-R...I have the archives burned to disc)
EDIT: I knew I'd forget something...
DC Mouse
DC Keyboard

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:lol

Some games won't read a VMU with the extra block enabled, it's still a handy feature. You can also repair saves and defragment (restores missing blocks).

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:lol

Some games won't read a VMU with the extra block enabled, it's still a handy feature. You can also repair saves and defragment (restores missing blocks).

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Not found a game yet, I know there is a warning for that but never found a game to fail reading the vmu or creating new saves with the extra blocks enabled

and I have every english game out there, though not played through all of them but even via testing most want to create save data