Hello,
I was gifted a PS2 and have been using McBoot USB and Network SMB to play games.
SMB is ok from my phone or computer but I wanted it more portable like a USB drive without the speed or USB file system limitations.
I found this mini network router GL-AR150 with a USB2.0 Samba server that supports many file systems including NTFS.
I am not sure if its worth it yet vs. dealing with FAT32 and its inevitable file corruption or making sure my computer is on, my phone ready and on the local network.
The GL-AR150 takes about a minute to boot but with smoother FMV and file system sanity.
The GL-AR150 out of the box.
Setup as a router.
For best FMV performance two lines should be added to "smb.conf.template" using something from the console using putty and vi or in Windows: WinSCP
getwd cache = yes
write cache size = 262144
And then edit "smb.conf"
[GL-Samba]
path = /mnt/PS2
read only = no
guest ok = yes
Both files are located here: "/etc/samba/"
This is important. The path name for the USB drive is /mnt/NAME <<< the name of your usb drive.
The name of my USB drive is: PS2
Then make sure the OPL file structure is at the root of the drive.
The GL-AR150 runs openwrt and this means the device could be over-clocked or customized in many ways.
I was gifted a PS2 and have been using McBoot USB and Network SMB to play games.
SMB is ok from my phone or computer but I wanted it more portable like a USB drive without the speed or USB file system limitations.
I found this mini network router GL-AR150 with a USB2.0 Samba server that supports many file systems including NTFS.
I am not sure if its worth it yet vs. dealing with FAT32 and its inevitable file corruption or making sure my computer is on, my phone ready and on the local network.
The GL-AR150 takes about a minute to boot but with smoother FMV and file system sanity.
The GL-AR150 out of the box.
Setup as a router.
For best FMV performance two lines should be added to "smb.conf.template" using something from the console using putty and vi or in Windows: WinSCP
getwd cache = yes
write cache size = 262144
And then edit "smb.conf"
[GL-Samba]
path = /mnt/PS2
read only = no
guest ok = yes
Both files are located here: "/etc/samba/"
This is important. The path name for the USB drive is /mnt/NAME <<< the name of your usb drive.
The name of my USB drive is: PS2
Then make sure the OPL file structure is at the root of the drive.
The GL-AR150 runs openwrt and this means the device could be over-clocked or customized in many ways.
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