File Transfer

[True Vinyl]

Hello...

I tried connecting my USB (2.0 data traveler 128mb Kingston) to my Playstation 2. Thinking It would work as the playstatoin 2 supports USB keyboards and mice but the USB was not recognized :( . I wanted to copy files from Playstation 2 memory card to my data traveler. I figured that if peripheral devices were working fine, a software could be written to make the Playstastion 2 recognize the USB and hence be able to copy files from a Playstation memory card to USB. I did some research and found that initially Playstation 2 does not recognize the UBS flash memory or USB hard drive but a soft is available for this purpose called Max drive. It’s not available here in Pakistan and can't ship to it from the site. Max drive seems a very high end GUI. What I have in mind is simple software which simply copies whole of the content of the memory card to the USB flash memory.
I am clueless to where to start and how to go about it. I'd like some leads in order to get started.

My questions:

1) What Lang should I use from programming I have worked on C/C++/Assembly ?

2) what would the code be like and is this forum the right place to ask for help ?

3)How hard can it be to write a software forthis purpose ?


Thanks!

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[saadtariq897]

hi, i'm pakistani too, and i think i might have a solution for you.

This doesn't really have anything to do with developing, but it's a good way to transfer files from ur memory card to the pc.

What you need is a Ps2 Game/Tool called Action Replay Max: Evo Edition. This allows you to transfer stuff between your USB and mem card. You could probably get it from anywhere for around 125 rupees

Step by step guide if u need one:

1.Insert the ARMAX cd into your ps2. Also put your flash drive into the USB port and start the ps2
2.After the loading screen for the ARMAX is over, go to the second option on the left and press X. This option should be 'Max Memory'
3. After another loading screen a new menu will come. Now, select 'My Devices'
4. Now you should see 3 icons: One for your mem. card, one for mem. card slot 2, and one for the Flash Drive.
5. Go to whichever memory card your file is on. Select the file, then go to the menu and select 'copy to MaxDrive'

Then just insert the flash drive into your PC and copy the file to your harddrive

[JMS]

1) What Lang should I use from programming I have worked on C/C++/Assembly ?


C would probable be the best. You are going to want to produce binary machine code for your target platform so in this case that would be your
Ps2 Game. So you would need a special compiler for that geared for that platform. Do you know what CPU that thing runs?



2) what would the code be like and is this forum the right place to ask for help ?


This forum is the right place to ask about device drivers and C/C++ questions. Problam you're going to have is that the Ps2 is probable a proprietary platform with unpublished charactersistics. You will need to find somebody with specific knowledge of this platform best case.



3)How hard can it be to write a software forthis purpose ?


If it's a proprietary platform it can be very dificult. You need to write a USB device driver for your Ps2. Then you need to write a program to transfer the data across that device driver. Typically when you develope device drivers you have a simulator and a test platform, and it's not all that uncomon to fry one or the other if you don't know what you're doing. What your attempting could be fairly difficult.

Then again their might be a share ware app that does it or most of it already have you checked freshmeat or sourceforge?