Hacking USB2.0/USB Loader and USB Mics

[drmarvin]

With all the advances in USB loaders and drivers, I am definitely tempted to get all set up with a nice USB HD and dump all my games to it and get rocking. The big issue is that some of our favorite games are GHWT, GH:Metallica, and RB2. Being able to switch between games without getting up would be great for my laziness.

Now I think that I have heard that the USB2 drives break mic compatibility, which would make the whole thing a little more pointless. Does anyone know if this is a true situation? Is there a workaround if it is the situation? Am I stuck using the DVD's for those games?

Thanks for any input.

 

[Maurice10]

From what I've heard, the USB Loader disables the other USB port, therefor rendering anything in there unusable.

 

[drmarvin]

Crap. now here is a question. Will anything work if you had a hub on one of the ports and the HD and the mic into the hub? Then you just use one port. Just an idea, but I haven't tried it.

 

[Kempston]

CIOS usb2 does not support hubs so, even assuming it would be seen, USB2.0 speed would not be available to the HD rendering the USB Loader non-functional.

 

[drmarvin]

Alright. Thanks for the info. I guess I'm stuck until/unless someone works out how to have both ports working. I assume the issue is the same as the USB hub issue. More than likely, the 2 ports are on the same internal bus, so you would lose speed by having both.