PS1 modding
Hope this topic isn't against the rules. As the age of PS1s is well and truly dead I can't see the harm :-)
So, I've dug out my old PSOne (the smaller, newer revision) and want to play some old school classics. Does anyone know where I could get my hands on a modchip? I'm currently trawling the internet but most sites selling them (that are still online) have seemingly been abandoned - one hasn't been updated since 1999!!
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Jump to unread Post a CommentI was really hoping to do it myself. I enjoy stuff like that you see :D
Will keep my eyes peeled at the car boot this sunday though!
That's the kinda thing I'm after. Where did you get the chip? Online?
Ahh that's a shame :-(
Thanks for checking though
I'm still trawling Google.. page 9 now :-D
Could you be thinking of the PSX X-Change discs?
If I could pick those up cheap, they'd do but I still fancy tinkering around the insides of the PS1 more than anything :-D
I could always do the swap trick (at the cost of the disc spinning motor no doubt!!)
I'll pm you them..
Thanks for that, I'll drop them an email :)
If I could pick those up cheap, they'd do but I still fancy tinkering around the insides of the PS1 more than anything :-D
I could always do the swap trick (at the cost of the disc spinning motor no doubt!!)
thats it! i remember selling loads off these cos the games were easy to copy, i think i just had to burn them off onto cd.! good luck with youre hunt.
2. Buy/borrow a programmer for this chip.
3. Download this: http://www.eurasia.nu/modules.php?name=Downloads&d_op=viewdownloaddetails&lid=4759&ttitle=PSX_12F629_package.
4. Program the chip with the bin/hex file inside.
5. Install as per included instructions.
2. Buy/borrow a programmer for this chip.
3. Download this: http://www.eurasia.nu/modules.php?name=Downloads&d_op=viewdownloaddetails&lid=4759&ttitle=PSX_12F629_package.
4. Program the chip with the bin/hex file inside.
5. Install as per included instructions.
Interesting:thumbsup:
2. Buy/borrow a programmer for this chip.
3. Download this: http://www.eurasia.nu/modules.php?name=Downloads&d_op=viewdownloaddetails&lid=4759&ttitle=PSX_12F629_package.
4. Program the chip with the bin/hex file inside.
5. Install as per included instructions.
Interesting indeed. Not quite sure what kind of "PIC programmer" i'll need to buy. There's one on fleabay for less than a tenner (item 130308294029) that looks suitable (from what I can tell). Ordering a couple of chips from Eurasia would cost me just under a tenner too so I might go the DIY route - much more interesting!!
Looks like it would do the job. I'm tempted to buy one myself just to tinker with :giggle:
Absolutely - plus you'll learn something in the process :thumbsup:
EDIT: If you have a Willem Programmer, something like WinPIC800 will do the job for you.
EDIT: If you have a Willem Programmer, something like WinPIC800 will do the job for you.
Thanks for the tips. I don't think this whole process is beyond me but I'm a little unsure about the programmer i'll need. I don't want to buy one only to find it's the wrong one!
One i was looking at was this one on ebay: item number 130304593391
Would that do? The cheaper the better really :-D
One i was looking at was this one on ebay: item number 130304593391
Would that do? The cheaper the better really :-D
Yep, that'll do it - it even comes with a free 12f629 PIC :thumbsup:
Make sure you have an RS232 serial port on your PC, or at the very least a USB to Serial adaptor!
If you get completely stuck, let me know. I've a programmer and as long as you don't mind providing return postage and a PIC, I'll do it for free.
Make sure you have an RS232 serial port on your PC, or at the very least a USB to Serial adaptor!
If you get completely stuck, let me know. I've a programmer and as long as you don't mind providing return postage and a PIC, I'll do it for free.
Cheers, very kind of you. I'll order that one off fleabay and see how it goes!