Subject: Re: VMU FS
To: None <port-dreamcast@netbsd.org>
From: adriel <adriel@adriel.net>
List: port-dreamcast
Date: 05/22/2001 11:21:04
yea, but the linux program doesnt seem to want to compile in freebsd, I
suppose I could just compile it on a linux box and use the emulator.
Quoting O'Shea. Shawn (sko@eth0.net):
> On Tue, 22 May 2001, adriel wrote:
>
> > it doesnt allow me to mail copy protected files, and the game I want to
> > back up uses them (I have already lost all game data twice and had to
> > start over) now I use the dc browser 2.0, but I would much prefer to
> > just boot unix and copy them over, much easier and faster (those GUI's
> > are horridly slow)
> >
> If you feel like spending a few bucks (20'ish+shipping), there is a
> hardware device that lets you copy vmu files (including copy protected
> ones) to/from another vmu and a PC called the Double Power. A number of HK
> importers carry it, and this place in the US carries it as well:
> http://www.levelsix.com/products/dreamcast/DoublePower.shtml
>
> -Shawn
>
> > Quoting James West (zerowren@msn.com):
> > > Simple solution that -gasp-, doesn't require NetBSD I think.
> > >
> > > Head over to PSO World at http://www.pso-world.com/ and check their list of
> > > mirrors for the Broadband Passport. I'm pretty sure there's a mail program
> > > in it and it would allow you to mail yourself the files.
> > >
> > >
> > > >From: adriel <adriel@adriel.net>
> > > >To: port-dreamcast@netbsd.org
> > > >Subject: VMU FS
> > > >Date: Mon, 21 May 2001 14:23:59 -0500
> > > >
> > > >I got the cdi bootdisk, and finally got netbsd booted with its root
> > > >exported from my freebsd workstation, the main reason I want this is to
> > > >be able to back up my vmu's without using the damn web browser (which
> > > >requires me to swap out my bba with the 56K modem) eventually I will be
> > > >into X and all that, but for now, is the VMU filesystem usable at all?
> > > >and where is the mount program for it, there werent any files in the
> > > >dreamcast dir, I had to get my snapshot from the other dir.
> > > >--
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> --------------------------------------------------------------
> # ifconfig eth0.net "Shawn O'Shea" netmask 255.255.255.0 up
> # route add -net smtp shawn@eth0.net
> # route add -net http http://eth0.net
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Adriel Ickler
Network Administrator - adriel@jlms.com
Self Trading Securities - Voice: 512-263-2769
www.selftrading.com - Fax: 512-263-2141
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