From: Torben N. <tr...@bi...> - 2004-05-08 10:22:32
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I just checked a memory card block device driver into the CVS. It cannot unlock the cards, so these are threated like fixed disks (i.e. they must be present a boot so PSO unlocks them). I haven't done extensive testing, but I was actually able to copy a standard Nintendo 59 memory card to a blank card like this: mknod /tmp/card0 b 254 0 mknod /tmp/card1 b 254 1 dd if=/tmp/card0 of=/tmp/card1 where 254 is the major device number assigned to the driver. Check /proc/devices, there should be a line like this: 254 memcard Feel free to test it, but please don't use a memory card with important data on it. |
From: Groepaz <gr...@gm...> - 2004-05-08 11:12:50
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On Saturday 08 May 2004 12:20, Torben Nielsen wrote: > I just checked a memory card block device driver into the CVS. > It cannot unlock the cards, so these are threated like fixed disks > (i.e. they must be present a boot so PSO unlocks them). > I haven't done extensive testing, but I was actually able to copy a > standard Nintendo 59 memory card to a blank card like this: > > mknod /tmp/card0 b 254 0 > mknod /tmp/card1 b 254 1 > dd if=/tmp/card0 of=/tmp/card1 > > where 254 is the major device number assigned to the driver. Check > /proc/devices, there should be a line like this: > > 254 memcard > > Feel free to test it, but please don't use a memory card with important > data on it. tip: dont copy the very first sector of the card to another card if you plan using it outside linux (first sector contains the unique card ID or decryption/unlock seed or whatever it is :)) gpz |
From: Torben N. <tr...@bi...> - 2004-05-08 15:06:19
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On Sat, 2004-05-08 at 13:14, Groepaz wrote: > On Saturday 08 May 2004 12:20, Torben Nielsen wrote: > > I just checked a memory card block device driver into the CVS. > > It cannot unlock the cards, so these are threated like fixed disks > > (i.e. they must be present a boot so PSO unlocks them). > > I haven't done extensive testing, but I was actually able to copy a > > standard Nintendo 59 memory card to a blank card like this: > > > > mknod /tmp/card0 b 254 0 > > mknod /tmp/card1 b 254 1 > > dd if=/tmp/card0 of=/tmp/card1 > > > > where 254 is the major device number assigned to the driver. Check > > /proc/devices, there should be a line like this: > > > > 254 memcard > > > > Feel free to test it, but please don't use a memory card with important > > data on it. > > tip: dont copy the very first sector of the card to another card if > you plan using it outside linux (first sector contains the unique > card ID or decryption/unlock seed or whatever it is :)) > > gpz > > Thanks for the tip. Now I wonder, is there any (easy) way to reformat the card, or should I just try to restore the backup I made of the card before I started writing to it? |
From: Torben N. <tr...@bi...> - 2004-05-08 15:44:11
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On Sat, 2004-05-08 at 17:04, Torben Nielsen wrote: > On Sat, 2004-05-08 at 13:14, Groepaz wrote: > > On Saturday 08 May 2004 12:20, Torben Nielsen wrote: > > > I just checked a memory card block device driver into the CVS. > > > It cannot unlock the cards, so these are threated like fixed disks > > > (i.e. they must be present a boot so PSO unlocks them). > > > I haven't done extensive testing, but I was actually able to copy a > > > standard Nintendo 59 memory card to a blank card like this: > > > > > > mknod /tmp/card0 b 254 0 > > > mknod /tmp/card1 b 254 1 > > > dd if=/tmp/card0 of=/tmp/card1 > > > > > > where 254 is the major device number assigned to the driver. Check > > > /proc/devices, there should be a line like this: > > > > > > 254 memcard > > > > > > Feel free to test it, but please don't use a memory card with important > > > data on it. > > > > tip: dont copy the very first sector of the card to another card if > > you plan using it outside linux (first sector contains the unique > > card ID or decryption/unlock seed or whatever it is :)) > > > > gpz > > > > > > Thanks for the tip. Now I wonder, is there any (easy) way to reformat > the card, or should I just try to restore the backup I made of the card > before I started writing to it? > > OK, I was lucky... The cube just suggested that I formatted the card, so I did that. |
From: Groepaz <gr...@gm...> - 2004-05-08 17:14:26
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On Saturday 08 May 2004 17:04, Torben Nielsen wrote: > Thanks for the tip. Now I wonder, is there any (easy) way to reformat > the card, or should I just try to restore the backup I made of the card > before I started writing to it? if you dont mind loosing the data, just pop it in and go to the memorycard manager in the bios...it will then report the card as corrupted and offer to reformat it. (its unknown how to do that in your own software...feel free to do some research on that topic :)) gpz |