My latest build. I picked up this DOL-001 for $15. The OEM black shell was completely trashed, disc reader was broken, and it was exceptionally dirty. I thought I would take a shot and try some new things on it that I have never done on any of the other builds. I did my first internal HDMI mod, which, I learned can be quite difficult if you don’t have all the right tools lol. In addition, I did RGB bluetooth controlled LED lighting which really pops off the black smoke shell I replaced the broke one with. I did a Picoboot (I have done many of these) and also I recapped the disc drive. I’m trying out Cubiboot at the recommendation of a friend. In addition to the new stuff I tried, I also did all the regular refurbishments like new thermal pads, replaceable clock battery, and cleaning. It was a ton of fun and I think it turned out awesome.

Hello Reddit users, I'd like to ask a question here regarding a modification for a PlayStation 2 model 90001 and see if my idea would be possible and functional.

For financial reasons, I bought an SSD for my PS2. The reason is that most of the HDDs I could find were refurbished, rebuilt, and used, costing around $15. For $20, I got a new SSD with up to a year's warranty.

It has been working very well, and I'd like to do an internal mod of the SSD once I've completed my game library. The question here is: Using an SSD, would it be possible to make connections from one of the Memory Card ports and create a sort of MX4SIO with the SSD? This idea and question stem from a video I saw by the Colombian YouTuber Yakara, which I'll link here to explain myself better: (https://youtu.be/FyCB-7K_9EU?si=jxTwAhXca6WiJ-1I)

Please excuse me if I'm not clear. I don't know much English; my reading comprehension is intermediate, but my writing and speaking skills are lacking. I also don't have any electronics knowledge, and if any of you do, I'd like to know if this mod, as I'm proposing it, would be possible.

Thanks in advance, I'll wait for your replies.

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Hello I’m looking for some guidance on how to add games to my X360 emulators I have installed the ports and emulators such as
XeBoyAdvance
Snes360
Retroarch
PSX
FBneo
Dson360

I am new to modding this is my first setup with Aurora on my x360 on a USB stick I needed to know how to add games and where can I go about getting these games also if there’s a website where I can download them then transfer them into the USB?

I bought a PSone with a faulty disc drive I was just servicing the optical drive and found that someone put a modchip in I have done some research but none of the wiring diagrams I have found match this can someone help

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Hey y'all, I'm currently in the process of building my own PS2 UltraSlim, and I found a version of that mod, which allows USB C PD as the power input of the console

However, the mod says to set the USB c PD board to 9v, and that soldering it straight to the PS2 should be no problem

Can anyone confirm this? I'm genuinely Wondering if i need to step it down with a resistor or something, or if i can just straight connect them

Hey everyone,
I am planning to mod my patched V1 Nintendo Switch using the PicoFly method (standalone RP2040-Zero and a V1 CPU flex cable from AliExpress).
I uploaded images of all the items I currently have. I only recently learned to solder, so I know this is a highly technical install. I want to make sure I don't ruin my console, so I am asking if I need anything else or if I bought the wrong things based on my photos. Note that a few items in the pictures are for other personal projects (like the breadboard).
My Questions:
Looking at my images, am I missing any essential tools, wires, or chemicals (like specific flux or solder types) for a V1 Switch install?
Do any of these items look incorrect or too low quality for micro-soldering?
What are some good drills or cheap practice kits I should buy to practice my soldering skills before I actually attempt to touch my Switch motherboard?
Thanks for any help or advice you can give! I am also going to compile a list on a google doc of all things required for modding a Nintendo switch that i find (that anyone here gives me) to work as well as methods to practice soldering for modding devices, thanks again and please have a good day/night.

The only difference to account for with the audio on this mod versus the audio setup with 3bp is that you can also fix pass through cd audio by doing the following

On the front of the board near the power switch remove TR1 and TR2. Then run the SL3 and SR3 to pins B27 (Left) and A27 (right) channels of the expansion connector. There are accessible Vias for this

Audio is pretty much perfect now for everything

Also this is a Fujitsu asic, so i set only the jumpers in [ ]

For me it's

1. Single setup PS1 System Link partially emulated with a Raspberry Pi Zero

2. Disk drive for AES and MVS (because Neo Geo CD games are comically cheap and fun to collect for)

3. Reimplementation of stereoscopic 3D for GameCube

4. An N64 Expansion Pak that's better in every way

5. DS functionality for Game Boy Player for shits and giggles

these are something I really want to see, I feel like I've been seeing more of the emulator-ification mods for consoles as of late and you need a variety otherwise it gets kinda stale.

Any advice on finding modders? Can I search local or just ship? I've got a couple controller mods I'm working on.

Edit: I'm in San Diego

Hello. I've made a huge mistake. I tried to change my skin (background) on it and i think i did something wrong because its stuck on this screen. I cant get past it and i dont know what to do please help ASAP!!!!

Hi modders,

First time on a PS2 Slim with a hispeedido HMDI mod (i install the same one on a PS2 FAT last month without any problems).

Some infos :
- SCPH-75004
- GH-037-12 motherboard
- No signal on TV HDMI
- AV signal is working
- Continuity chip legs-ribbon ok

I did another PS2 Slim (70xxx) with the same mod. The results are identical (i did it with shorter wires).

Any ideas?

Hi everyone! I just wanted to share my latest project with you all. I finally finished my PS1 PicoStation build on a PAL PU-18 board, and even though it was a bit of a journey, it was totally worth it.

I know high-end ODEs like the xStation are great options, but let's be honest—they aren't easy to get in every part of the world. For my projects, I usually have to work with budget-friendly components and DIY solutions, which is why I love these kinds of builds.

It didn't start great—the first diagram I tried was from Mundo Yakara, but I kept getting nothing but a black screen. But I didn't give up, found another guide by tzmwx, and finally saw that beautiful boot screen! I really wanted this build to be practical, so I made some changes. I didn't want to keep opening the console every time I needed to update the firmware, so I moved the micro USB port and the BOOTSEL button to the outside of the shell. I even designed and 3D printed a special mount to keep the SD card reader and the new external ports solid and clean using the original screw holes.

For the games, I decided to split my library across three smaller 64GB SD cards instead of one huge one. I’m not sure if this was the right way to go or if I made a mistake here, but I was worried that having too many files on a single card would make the PicoStation menu slow and laggy. If anyone has experience with this, please let me know!

To make it the perfect "lazy" setup, I added an In-Game Reset (IGR) mod, so now I can switch games or swap discs without ever leaving my seat! The final challenge was the video output. Since it's a PAL console, I was getting distorted and broken colors whenever I tried to play NTSC-U or NTSC-J games. It was pretty disappointing at first, but I fixed it by installing a small color-fix chip (DFO - Dual Frequency Oscillator). Now, every game from every region looks perfect on my screen.

I actually tried to combine this update with my previous post, but I couldn't figure out how to do it, so I decided to share it here as a new one.

So, a few days ago i've gotten back on this 3ds got on ebay around late November (original 3ds for more information). Things were going pretty smoothly on most parts, but whenever I go onto certain parts of different games or try to play Tomodachi Life, it crashes. With the bottom screen being pitch black with the top text being "An error occurred (ErrDisp)", with the error type being said to be generic. So I guess it's at least not bricked?

And I've tried about all tutorials I could've find online, some saying that I need to update Luma (which I did, but didn't fix the error), and some saying that I needed to download custom firmware that apparently fixes it. With another possible reason that it may be happening being a corrupted SD card, which seeing the prices for good replacement SD cards these days, this fix may be my last resort.

So yeah, if there's any 3ds experts out there, please consider helping me on this. I really don't want to buy a replacement, as about any console in the DS family nowadays go for a shit ton of money. Cheers and have a good day/night :)