Something To Bring Along With Your Gp2x

[Digital Awakening]

SD cards may be quite practical due to the smal size but you can't have a lot of video material on them. So maybe a 1" USB HDD might do the trick? You might run out of batteries quite fast but running a GP2X plugged in with a USB HDD you get quite a nice movie player to bring along to your friends etc. TV out comes quite handy as well.

http://www.everythingusb.com/philips_10gb_...disk_drive.html

So, can one of these actually be used directly with a GP2X? And since I'm on the subject of USB media, what about reading from regular USB memory sticks?

 

[Sonic-NKT]

the gp32 usb port is not powered and set to slave mode i think, so if you connect something to it nothing will happen.
On the gp32 it was possible to set the gp32 usb to host mode, so you could connect device (USB HDD, Wifi stick, USB Stick) under gp32linux, this could be also possible on the gp2x. We have to wait and see.
You also need the 5V USB needs, you could use a selfpowered USB hub or just make your own adapter ( i made one for the gp32, it just had 2 femal connectors and 4xrechargeables, worked well for wifi, no idea about hdd though)

 

[darkplayer]

I think a SD card is better than a microdrive since it doesent pull that much power from the machine. Maybe if you want to switch data from the hd to the sd. You can have presets with emulators and roms, movies, music and so on for travels.

 

[Squidge]

Sonic-NKT: I think the GP2X is the same as the GP32 with regards to USB - it supports both host & slave, but it's not powered and there's no direct support, so it may have to be done via hardware bashing, which is difficult with linux in the background.

Certainly not impossible tho'

 

[Prophet]

There are battery powered mini USB HD's. In fact people use them with their PSP's and they work fine. Example is the Apacer Share Steno CD311.

http://www.supermediastore.com/apacer-shar...hard-drive.html

Something like this should be possible to use with GP2x.

 

[Digital Awakening]

I think I read somewhere that GP2X won't support USB host. But that might have changed.

Prophet:
That sounds like a practical solution.

 

[Digital Awakening]

No USB host:

"GPX2 is portable multimedia player.
We have fully studied those feature , but due to the power supply and price issue ,we have decided not to adopt it.
But we are planing to add USB host for next model. "

 

[woogal]

No USB host:

"GPX2 is portable multimedia player.
We have fully studied those feature , but due to the power supply and price issue ,we have decided not to adopt it.
But we are planing to add USB host for next model. "

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They're talking about powered host there. The MMSP2 certainly supports usb host and I'd be suprised if we couldn't set the usb to host mode on the gp2x.

 

[darkplayer]

why is it going to cost more if they add USB host mode? did they meant a fully size female USB port?

 

[Squidge]

probably means they'll need to make an adaptor lead to go from the gp2x's usb connector to a full usb socket, otherwise not a lot of things are going to be able to plug directly into the gp2x. Also, the board would need rerouting, which means new prototype boards being made to check the design, and then new solder masks, etc, etc. Costly for just adding powered usb host.

I wonder if I could buy the Apacer Share Steno CD311 in the uk...

 

[reallynotnick]

No USB host:

"GPX2 is portable multimedia player.
We have fully studied those feature , but due to the power supply and price issue ,we have decided not to adopt it.
But we are planing to add USB host for next model. "

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AHHH, should I buy or wait h34r:

 

[Squidge]

Buy, of course

Since GP2X uses standard connector, I might play with USB host a little when I get my unit.

 

[t3mpl3t0n]

probably means they'll need to make an adaptor lead to go from the gp2x's usb connector to a full usb socket, otherwise not a lot of things are going to be able to plug directly into the gp2x. Also, the board would need rerouting, which means new prototype boards being made to check the design, and then new solder masks, etc, etc. Costly for just adding powered usb host.

I wonder if I could buy the Apacer Share Steno CD311 in the uk...

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A quick search on Froogle threw this up :
http://www.expansys.com/product.asp?code=1...partner=froogle

Couldn't see a size mind.
It would be pretty cool to use the GP2x as a HDD MP3 as well as it's many, many other functions. Take that, Apple...