What are the USB ports on a PS2 for?

[igowerf]

Originally posted by: Juno
usb flash drives for gt4 to capture screenshots.

Also the GT4 racing wheel.

 

[LuckyTaxi]

There's a memory card trick that will allow you to backup games to the internal HD on the PS2. I have a 120GB hard drive installed and about 10 games on it. It's pretty fast! No need to burn it onto a DVD-R

 

[morkus64]

Originally posted by: lilcam
There's a memory card trick that will allow you to backup games to the internal HD on the PS2. I have a 120GB hard drive installed and about 10 games on it. It's pretty fast! No need to burn it onto a DVD-R

details? link?

 

[IlllI]

i heard long ago, that zip drives were suppose to be supported via usb. you could save games on zip disks etc.
never tried it out though

 

[morkus64]

so apparently you can transfer files between the memory card and usb drive? can anyone explain how, and also where i could get rosters for older sports games (espn college hoops 2k4, madness 2002 and 2003)

 

[Goosemaster]

Originally posted by: skunkbuster
i heard long ago, that zip drives were suppose to be supported via usb. you could save games on zip disks etc.
never tried it out though

lol

 

[AsianriceX]

Originally posted by: mercanucaribe

Originally posted by: Baked
head set, ubs drive, mouse, kb, ie. Anything you can plug into your computer, you can plug into the PS2.

Originally posted by: mercanucaribe
Do PC keyboards work with PS2?

Fixed and yes.

No, I meant what I asked. I guess if PC keyboards work on PS2 though, the Sony branded ones are just regular USB keyboards. I want a laptop style keyboard for my PC and am eying this one. http://www.logitech.com/index.cfm/produ...details/US/EN,CRID=2282,CONTENTID=6636

Yes, that keyboard works with a PC. I bought that exact same keyboard thinking that it would be pretty cool to have a laptop style keyboard but it was a pain in the ass when trying to hit backspace since it's almost half the height of a regular backspace key.

 

[mercanucaribe]

Originally posted by: AsianriceX

Originally posted by: mercanucaribe

Originally posted by: Baked
head set, ubs drive, mouse, kb, ie. Anything you can plug into your computer, you can plug into the PS2.

Originally posted by: mercanucaribe
Do PC keyboards work with PS2?

Fixed and yes.

No, I meant what I asked. I guess if PC keyboards work on PS2 though, the Sony branded ones are just regular USB keyboards. I want a laptop style keyboard for my PC and am eying this one. http://www.logitech.com/index.cfm/produ...details/US/EN,CRID=2282,CONTENTID=6636

Yes, that keyboard works with a PC. I bought that exact same keyboard thinking that it would be pretty cool to have a laptop style keyboard but it was a pain in the ass when trying to hit backspace since it's almost half the height of a regular backspace key.

Why is the backspace key on the number key row???

 

[Googer]

Originally posted by: ballmode
keyboard?

And mouse. Even better question is what is the 1394 port doing on the original PS2? I wonder if you can hook up a 1394 HDD to it?

 

[darkswordsman17]

Originally posted by: mercanucaribe

Originally posted by: Baked
head set, ubs drive, mouse, kb, ie. Anything you can plug into your computer, you can plug into the PS2.

Originally posted by: mercanucaribe
Do PC keyboards work with PS2?

Fixed and yes.

No, I meant what I asked. I guess if PC keyboards work on PS2 though, the Sony branded ones are just regular USB keyboards. I want a laptop style keyboard for my PC and am eying this one. http://www.logitech.com/index.cfm/produ...details/US/EN,CRID=2282,CONTENTID=6636

My roomate bought one of the keyboards for the PS2 (well one marketed for it), not sure if it is the Logitech one or not, but it looks a lot like it. If it is, then I would pass, its way too small. The keys on the laptop I'm typing on are much larger, and yet is smaller in size than that keyboard is. Its really difficult to type on.

 

[RaiderJ]

Originally posted by: Nik

Originally posted by: sheik124

Originally posted by: Nik
Yeah, you can rip the discs to your computer but I don't have a DVD burner so I can't actually BURN the backups to disc to play them. I've been sitting for a few months with backups on an external USB drive but no way to burn and play them. I know there's specific software needed to burn them because there are bad sectors on the PS2 discs intentionally. Windows will try correcting the data to remove the bad sectors when you read the discs in the computer, which is why you can't just rip and burn to new DVD to play the game. The data will still be on the burned DVD, but the PS2 is programmed to ignore the discs because the bad sectors are missing.

Anyway, I've got the slim PS2 so there's no room for an internal drive like there is on the old, clunky ones. 🙁

Uh, don't know what you're talking about there Nik. When I had my PS2 with.......I believe, a DMS3, all it took was popping the disc in, making an image with Nero, and burning it to a DVD-R.

what's DMS3 😕

Edit:
Apparently DMS3 is a mod chip. Yeah, those aren't legal in the US last time I checked. :roll:

Anyway... anyone got a suggestion on how to get the PS2 to recognize games on an external USB HDD?

Mod chips are legal. You can use USB Advance to play games off a USB hard drive, but compatibility isn't outstanding.

For $65 you can get a case replacement for the PSTwo that lets you use any PATA hard drive. Either use a mod chip to play backups on DVD-R or the hard drive, or you can use HD Loader.

 

[eakers]

the eyetoy!!!!

Its really fun.

 

[NutBucket]

Or the Logitech microphone for Karaoke Revolution (yes, I'm addicted and its REALLY fun).

 

[Crescent13]

Originally posted by: sheik124
Heh, my friend uses the USB ports on his PS2 to charge his and his brother's iPods, I use the one on my cable box for the same 😛

why the hell didn't I think of that!!!!

now I don't have to bootup my comp when I want to charge my ipod!

 

[Eddieo]

No, I meant what I asked. I guess if PC keyboards work on PS2 though, the Sony branded ones are just regular USB keyboards. I want a laptop style keyboard for my PC and am eying this one. http://www.logitech.com/index.cfm/produ...details/US/EN,CRID=2282,CONTENTID=6636

I have that keyboard and it's great, nice long cable with it too.

 

[jlbenedict]

Originally posted by: Gillbot
Sharkport is USB also.

Sharkport doesn't work with the new slim PS2

I have one, and I was quite disappointed, since I am unable to transfer the NCAA 2006 roster files to my memory card.