Author Topic: Hard Drive in PSP (Read 50716 times)

gr8npwrfl · « **on:** August 10, 2008, 11:06:00 PM »

This is an introduction to Putting a Hard Drive in, on, or around your PSP.

]Lets answer some questions first

A usb hard disk is a slave device
A PSP is a slave device
A IPOD is a slave device

It takes a Master device to start talking on the USB bus. Slaves can NOT
talk to Slaves. There is NO WAY of changing software to make a slave device
a Master. Just putting linux on the PSP or IPOD does not make them a Master device.

People here are working on 2 systems that put a mini Master device between
the PSP and a hard drive. We have shown videos of this working. It is a work
in progress and yes there will be a master device inside the PSP, but it is
months away yet.

We have an external mini server that is running and you can build now. It
does the same thing that running usbhostfs_pc and nethostfs_pc does on your
PC running Windows or Linux.

There is no combination of adapters to make a hard drive work in the PSP.

NONE.

You can not take the pro duo to compact flash adapter and then plug in an
compact flash to ide adapter and then plug in an IDE hard drive. It would
work if you want to write an operating system for it. The PSP does not have
an operating system for IDE hard drives.

Let me explain a little about the CFW that most of us run. It is still based
on Sony Firmware for the PSP. Dark Alex and his team as well as many others
that make custom firmware, PATCH the Sony Firmware to add all the additional
functions.

At this point NO ONE has written an entire operating system for the PSP.
Installing Linux does not give you access to the hardware of the PSP.

The PSP is a trade secret. Our Custom Firmware makes calls to the original
operating system, because Sony had to release a certain amount of information
so that game companies could write games for the PSP.

We do not know exactly what goes on inside certain chips, we can make
educated guesses what they mainly do, but what bits do what we don't know.

So asking someone to write some custom code to do a hard drive is like asking
someone to quit their job and be your slave as long as you desire. Unless
you are willing to put up a couple hundred thousand dollars it is not going
to happen.

Here is a list of articles and threads that are ongoing here on AcidMods
We will update this list as more are added. Please read these articles entirely
before posting and asking questions. You will see many people are working
on what you are asking and most of the questions you will have are answered
in the listed threads.

Topic: PSP internal HDD mod with 80GB 1.8" ipod hard drive (or any other usb drive)

https://www.acidmods.com/forum/index.php?topic=18521.0

Topic: An External Hard drive for my PSP that works

https://www.acidmods.com/forum/index.php?topic=18671.0

Topic: USB HOST/MASS STORAGE PROJECT STATUS

https://www.acidmods.com/forum/index.php?topic=20885.0

Topic: USB HOST/MASS STORAGE PROJECT

https://www.acidmods.com/forum/index.php?topic=20825.0

Topic: ipod hdd in psp... zif to cf to memorystick duo

https://www.acidmods.com/forum/index.php?topic=21603.0

folklord36 · « **Reply #1 on:** August 10, 2008, 11:26:04 PM »

I really hope this is put to use.

everlasting_will · « **Reply #2 on:** August 10, 2008, 11:40:45 PM »

Ok but the other day i found and buy a Sata to SPI adapter, also i have an SPI to miniJack-male adapter.Don't you think that if i plug this Sata to a hard drive and then to the SPI-miniJack adapter and then i plug it into the sound miniJack female output of the PSP it won't read the Hdd?

Just jockin. I see in your post the end of your patience, what i understand perfectly.

Quote from: gr8npwrfl on August 10, 2008, 11:06:00 PM

At this point NO ONE has written an entire operating system for the PSP.

There was a guy who almost had finished a new firmware for the PSP (DotOs was called the OS). It looked awsome but finally for personal reasons wasn't able to finish it.

Quote from: gr8npwrfl on August 10, 2008, 11:06:00 PM

Installing Linux does not give you access to the hardware of the PSP.

Yeah that's the point, moreover when the only ways to load linux in a PSP is by emulating softwares. Except uCLinux which gives an idea of the difficulty level of the "running linux on a PSP" stuff. Eventhough as you said, an slave is an slave and no way it could be a master

Tri-edge · « **Reply #3 on:** August 11, 2008, 12:20:15 AM »

this is great now all we need to do is get some other info like where are all the tuts and such. and make a combined page. I'll do it tomorrow because it's late here and I need to get to bed.

ryan0 · « **Reply #4 on:** August 11, 2008, 02:18:33 PM »

i think this should be stickied so we dont get bugged no more bout noobs wanting to plug hdd's in their psp with usb adapters

Electro · « **Reply #5 on:** August 11, 2008, 02:34:16 PM »

gr8npwrfl your 1 smart guy.

gr8npwrfl · « **Reply #6 on:** August 13, 2008, 03:23:38 PM »

I wonder if we can have a post like a wiki.

It would be great if a few particular items could have their own wiki here on AcidMods

OR

Create a direct link to the AcidMods wiki page. Then as a new question is asked about
a particular project it could be added to the FAQ section and the comprehensive knowledge
would keep growing and getting better all the time.

Is that possible here to create a stickied topic that was a permanent link that would take
us to an AcidMods Wiki ?

Tri-edge · « **Reply #7 on:** August 13, 2008, 04:01:58 PM »

we used to have our own wiki but it died because all the images became broken links

gr8npwrfl · « **Reply #8 on:** August 13, 2008, 04:58:29 PM »

So if I found someone to host the image links so they would not die.

Or ran a script (BOT) that would hit all the links once a month so the images would not die
would you want to have it back up ?

If I am not mistaken the image links come down because someone does not access
it for over a month. The bot could be turned loose once a month to exersize every
link and keep them active.

Tri-edge · « **Reply #9 on:** August 14, 2008, 11:00:06 AM »

actually we host all own images on acidmods now so they will never break, we didn't do it before on the wiki because we didn't have it

happyfurrygoat · « **Reply #10 on:** August 14, 2008, 08:07:31 PM »

thanks for the links, very helpful indeed. Cheers

gr8npwrfl · « **Reply #11 on:** August 24, 2008, 05:21:15 PM »

Again,

Please read this before asking if you can plug this or that together to get
a hard drive working on the PSP.

askoman · « **Reply #12 on:** January 26, 2009, 04:51:53 AM »

Hi!

please check this video I uploaded. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dENm3JevlRY

this works, it's an extern HDD case, it works a normal OTG but with the IRshel and Usbisoloader it works directly, not copying the files to the MS.

It's the best chance I found

cheers

PspKicks316 · « **Reply #13 on:** January 26, 2009, 05:08:22 AM »

Don't bump old topics please.

askoman · « **Reply #14 on:** January 26, 2009, 05:12:59 AM »

ok, sorry, but I sow it sticked thats' why I wrote here, then i'll open a new one
sorry again,

cheers!

ghost97058 · « **Reply #15 on:** April 29, 2009, 12:25:50 AM »

am i the only one to take apart a 32 gig usb thumbdrive or a 32gig sdhc card and 1 ide old or new comp cable & cut and soddir it to the psp motherbord then just find a good place to put it some where inside your psp both fat and slim your choice i did this and now i can use the card i put in and the mem duo pro 8 gig to get them both to work i had to format the psp after i was done i did ths with a fat and my slim and it dose work

cusinnd · « **Reply #16 on:** June 06, 2009, 09:10:04 AM »

Is there a way to make an adapter to make the hard drive plug in and act like a memory stick pro duo?

treemty · « **Reply #17 on:** June 06, 2009, 09:14:29 AM »

Could you please stop asking(not aimed at one person) there is a stickied thread, telling why you cannot use an hdd in a psp, so people, please stop asking!

RiP · « **Reply #18 on:** August 29, 2009, 03:58:24 PM »

Quote from: gr8npwrfl on August 10, 2008, 11:06:00 PM

This is an introduction to Putting a Hard Drive in, on, or around your PSP.

]Lets answer some questions first

A usb hard disk is a slave device
A PSP is a slave device
A IPOD is a slave device

It takes a Master device to start talking on the USB bus. Slaves can NOT
talk to Slaves.

so how the

works a iPod classico with a HDD with 160GB??? is the built in HDD the slave of the slave???
slave-talkings???

socomhacker239 · « **Reply #19 on:** August 29, 2009, 04:38:01 PM »

Dont bump old topics post a new one.

RiP · « **Reply #20 on:** September 17, 2009, 12:43:05 PM »

and if i do everybody says "use the search and dont doubblepost topics -.-

FaT3oYCG · « **Reply #21 on:** September 17, 2009, 01:31:31 PM »

XD :P, would someone just make a breakout board for a flash chip so that we can just do a direct connect, i would but i really cba i specialise more in hardware than software types of things.

Boosh · « **Reply #22 on:** December 17, 2009, 03:18:29 PM »

Sounds extremely cool, but i wont fully check it out.

Flying_MashedPotatoes · « **Reply #23 on:** December 17, 2009, 05:26:17 PM »

if a hard drive is a slave device and a psp is a slave device, then how can you use the GO!cam, or the GPS?

also, wouldn't the memorycard be considered a slave device too???

or is the hard drive a slave device and the memory card NOT a slave device because the hard drive requires a usb and the memory card is *special* because it has different prongs that make it *magically* not be a slave device and gives powers to the psp to be a temporary master???

hygogg666 · « **Reply #24 on:** January 26, 2010, 06:27:42 AM »

AIN'T IT THE TRUTH. BUT I STILL SAY ITS POSSIBLE IF U GOT THE CASH,TIME, AND KNOW HOW

SN!P3R · « **Reply #25 on:** January 26, 2010, 06:49:05 AM »

whats with the bump d00d

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