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DS development > What can I do with my WLAN USB adapter for now?

#33050 - Spaceface - Thu Dec 30, 2004 12:34 pm

I just bought an WLAN USB adapter for XLink which can see my Nintendo DS, but what else can I do with it right now? =)

#33052 - BAUKstEr - Thu Dec 30, 2004 12:42 pm

I think you just pointed out why the forum at xlink was shut down. Their project hasn't been completed yet. So don't expect any support... yet! :)

#33053 - Spaceface - Thu Dec 30, 2004 1:48 pm

I'm not talking about XLink stuff.. I bought that stick eventhough I know they said not to buy any stuff yet... Not talking about XLink stuff. Just now that I have a adapter that has compatibility with my DS I'm wonder as of now, what options are made available...

#33054 - Seiru - Thu Dec 30, 2004 1:52 pm

Well, nothing much as far as supported features go, I suppose in the future you'll be able to play wi-fi compatible games.

#33085 - Alex Atkin UK - Thu Dec 30, 2004 6:20 pm

Unless its THE adapter they mentioned then its probably not even compatible with the DS.

Exactly how does your USB adapter see the DS?
People seem to think that if you can see the DS in NetStumbler then its compatible. ANY adapter will see the DS in NetStumbler, only ones with hacked drivers (currently only the one XLink are working on) can actually TALK to the DS, the rest can only hear what the DS is saying but not reply in a way the DS would understand.
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#33093 - dagamer34 - Thu Dec 30, 2004 6:48 pm

Not much. They haven't yet released the app which would allow for a coder to talk to the DS using the stick (all the low-level stuff would be provided), though useless to the average person.

Wait and ye shall receive. :)
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#33125 - Darkain - Fri Dec 31, 2004 12:09 am

http://forum.gbadev.org/viewtopic.php?t=4447

you could start by reading that post... and i'm not trying to say that in a mean way, but seriously, if you are interested, read that post.. ALL of it. 20+ pages of goodness right from the sources that know best.
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#33126 - Spaceface - Fri Dec 31, 2004 12:19 am

Oh sorry looked over that thread.. that was what I was looking for =)
Thanks!

#33141 - Zhila - Fri Dec 31, 2004 3:41 am

Alex Atkin UK wrote:
Unless its THE adapter they mentioned then its probably not even compatible with the DS.

Exactly how does your USB adapter see the DS?
People seem to think that if you can see the DS in NetStumbler then its compatible. ANY adapter will see the DS in NetStumbler, only ones with hacked drivers (currently only the one XLink are working on) can actually TALK to the DS, the rest can only hear what the DS is saying but not reply in a way the DS would understand.


Not ANY card will work with NetStumbler and see the DS. One card in specific, a Linksys PCMCIA 802.11b card, even when the properties are set correctly, can never see the DS on NetStumbler. It is able to see my WLAN, and my neighbor's WLAN. I wasn't able to see my DS until I used my Belkin USB 802.11b card, and then only with NetStumbler. I wasn't even able to capture beacons with Ethereal.
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#33143 - Alex Atkin UK - Fri Dec 31, 2004 4:01 am

I guess thats true, as all three of my cards work with NetStumbler it seems it has very high compatibility. What I was trying to say is that the majority of network cards (99.9%?) which CAN see the DS in NetStumbler are STILL not able to talk to the DS.

I have a Belkin (Prism 2 based) PCMCIA card, AMD based and an Atmel based (I think its Atmel, its Belkin USB). All three of those work with NetStumbler but it doesnt mean any of them will necessarily work to talk to the DS - even though I suspect at least the first two technically can do it if someone hacks the drivers.
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#33161 - PhoenixSoft - Fri Dec 31, 2004 6:51 am

Spaceface wrote:
I just bought an WLAN USB adapter for XLink which can see my Nintendo DS, but what else can I do with it right now? =)


1: Get a GP32
2: Install GP32 Linux with USB drivers
3: Insert WLAN adapter
4: See if you can see the DS on it
5: Report back :D

#33166 - netdroid9 - Fri Dec 31, 2004 8:23 am

6. Wait for a linux application to emulate the DS comes out.
7. Wait ages until someone figures out how to get it on a GP32 (Doesn't a GP32 have a fast enough processor?).
8. Install Emulator on GP32
9. Have fun!

ETA: Janurary 1st, 2007

#33180 - TJ - Fri Dec 31, 2004 11:39 am

The GP32 can hardly emulate the SNES, a DS emulator is completely out of the question.

#33181 - PhoenixSoft - Fri Dec 31, 2004 12:48 pm

The GP32's ARM9 can go as high as 166 MHz on most units, and higher on others. But even GBA emulation works crappily; can you imagine how hard it would be for this little system to emulate a two-processored handheld (with hardware 3D on the system being emulated but not on the host) AND run all of this on top of GP32 Linux? I would be surprised if it was possible to get a single frame rendered at all, let alone a full 30-60 frames per second.