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N-gage recognizes PS2 system
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Posted by: kmx
When I plugged in my usb cable for my n-gage to my PS2. I turned it on and my n-gage recognized it. I tried going in to the memory card while it was connected it says memory card in use. But then when I look at the screen on my ps2. It says no data. Has anybody ever tried this before?
Posted by: angel_wing0
nop..dont see why i should
Posted by: friedbrains
^^ and exactly what is the point of this exercize??? what are you trying to accomplish???
Posted by: TriBand81
Hehe play some PS2 games on the N-Gage's screen ?
Posted by: angel_wing0
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Originally posted by TriBand81
Hehe play some PS2 games on the N-Gage's screen ?
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yeah that must be it..imagine playing requiem of hell there hahahha
Posted by: kmx
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Originally posted by friedbrains
^^ and exactly what is the point of this exercize??? what are you trying to accomplish???
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I got bored the other day, and I saw a usb port on it so I just wanted to see what would happen. Unfortunnetly. Nothing happened. So. But it's good to know.
Posted by: angel_wing0
well it'll be cool if suddenly the ngage screen pops up on your TV
Posted by: TriBand81
Hmmm how playing some N-Gage games on the TV like with a regular game console ?
Posted by: angel_wing0
it will be cool...playing nagge games on TV..just for the heck of it
Posted by: abhi
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Originally posted by TriBand81
Hmmm how playing some N-Gage games on the TV like with a regular game console ?
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I'd like that.
Posted by: angel_wing0
anyone with a ngage will LOVE it...free video games basically
Posted by: TriBand81
True but with what kind of graphics interaction ?
Posted by: angel_wing0
hmm...4096 colours? 
Posted by: kmx
It's better than nothing.
Posted by: angel_wing0
u are rite, but it doesnt work thou 
Posted by: TriBand81
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Originally posted by xgagexx
It's better than nothing.
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Well it's still interesting that there is some kind of communication between the two.
Posted by: angel_wing0
but it still suck to see that it wont work 
Posted by: TriBand81
Yup maybe with the next PS version though
Posted by: johnmed3
I' tried it and got the same result .
Posted by: angel_wing0
does xbox have a usb port? try that with ngage as well
Posted by: flipflash77
Technically every controller port on the Xbox is a USB port (and thus every controller is a USB controller). The only difference is that it's shaped differently. You can get a free (+$7 shipping and handling) USB adapter from Microsoft. It was meant for use with PSO Online and a USB keyboard, but other people get them to turn their xboxes into Linux boxes with keyboard/mouse, etc.
In fact, you can even get an adapter (not from microsoft) to use your xbox controllers on a PC or Mac since they're just USB devices in the first place. Drivers are easy to find too.
Posted by: angel_wing0
so u think we'll be able to get it working with the ngage?
Posted by: flipflash77
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Originally posted by angel_wing0
so u think we'll be able to get it working with the ngage?
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Nah. That's unfortunately not the way USB works. You'd need a driver on the N-Gage to reroute the screen API calls over USB, plus a USB HID driver and an application on the other side to know what to do with them. PS2 shows up on the N-Gage screen because devices are supposed to announce themselves on the bus. The PS2 doesn't recognize the N-Gage because Sony only has USB HID drivers for a keyboard and mouse on the PS2, so that's all it will ever expect to see.
It's probably not impossible to write an application to do that sort of video re-routing (especially with mod-chips and home-brew applications being possible) - at least on the PC/Xbox side - but that's quite a task. Maybe simulate the N-Gage as a webcam? I'm not sure if Series 60 has any API framework that could be adapted to do that... Intriguing concept.
Neat idea in connecting them to begin with though. Seeing that, I plugged my iPod into the PS2's Firewire port and a Sony exec popped up on my screen telling me I should convert all of my music to the far superior Sony proprietary ATRAC format, and that Apple is the devil. Crazy ash Sony...
Posted by: angel_wing0
sounds complicated..sad to hear but oh well~ in the fuutre maybe?
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