Anyway to transfer ISO from Datstick to HDD? FMCB

[ZX81v2]

Hi folks,
first off FreeMCBoot kicks ass ! Thanks to TNA for original help

My first question is....

Is there any way of transfering a file from a 8gig datstick containing a Owned game ISO to the HDD inside my PS2 without having to use my PC and WinHIIP?
The reason I ask is because my PC is geting a little old nowdays and having to unplug IDE leads everytime I want to install a ISO is quite a boring job and I don't want to knacker my PC with constant IDE lead removals (bending pins not good)

It also takes the PC away from everyone else in the house until the transfers are done with WinHIIP.

The original of the game on datstick is broken (scratched and chipped by a friends kid and fails to load now.)
The game is Gradius III & IV, and getting hold of another original of this is nearly impossible for me so I got the ISO.
So I was wondering if there is any other way of transfering from datstick to internal PS2 HDD without dismantalling my PC everytime I need to change content?

Thanks for reading and any advice is welcome even if the answer is simply NO !

Regards
ZX81v2 - It's not gaming. It's a way of life !

[spud42]

no there is not and if it could at less than USB1.1 speeds it would take forever.
BUT, there is a very easy way to do it without opening your PC. Get a IDE to USB adaptor or as i use an external HDD case. winhiip will find this drive and be able to install games to it no problems. i have been doing it this way for years. only takes a couple of hours to delete and rebuild a 320GB HDD....

[ZX81v2]

Thanks spud42 for quick reply and answer. I asked for an IDE caddy at local PC shop, they wanted £30 for one...
But I'll kep an eye out for one now I know WinHIIP will detect it
Ta Matey

ZX81v2 - PS2 forever (well until it go'es bang at least..!)

[dsgamer]

no there is not and if it could at less than USB1.1 speeds it would take forever.

Howabout through the firewire(ilink) port? Wouldn't it get similar speeds as over the network?

Or is it just impossible theoretically to copy an iso from usb/ilink to hdd?

[spud42]

there are no programs using that port except PS2ESDL and there are very few consoles that have the iLink port.

[Spilzmann666]

I use a external HDD case too

You (ZX81v2) should look for a IDE to USB HDD External Enclosure/Case. Should be around 20 Pounds

[SP193]

Howabout through the firewire(ilink) port? Wouldn't it get similar speeds as over the network?

Or is it just impossible theoretically to copy an iso from usb/ilink to hdd?

It can happen, but:

1. My iLink drivers are buggy and device compatibility is currently (extremely) poor
2. Although the speed is currently faster than the SMAP (Ethernet hardware) of the PS2, it lacks DMA support and hence cannot go faster than ~4MB/s.
3. The PS2SDK SMAP driver lacks DMA support too, but it can become very fast when DMA support is added and enabled (Even faster than the iLink driver in it's current state).

So in short, the network installation is an easier solution.

If you have a reliable connection, using my Proof-of-concept HDL Dump server v0.92A will give you about 5MB/s. With, of course, a slight risk of data corruption of theoretically 0% on a reliable network connection.

You have to use the HDL Dump client v0.90 since this server was based on HDL Dump server v0.91