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Making a dedicated SM machine
 
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0. PostPosted: Mon Nov 26, 2007 12:00 am    Post subject: Making a dedicated SM machine Reply with quote
I'd like to make a great DDR/ITG setup to really get a nice experience of it, so I've been thinking seriously lately about getting a computer solely for SM, and hooking up my Bluesharks to it. However, I'm not experienced in this sort of area at all, so I have some questions.

What hardware would a SM-dedicated computer require?

What version of SM would work best for this setup?

Most reliable PS2-USB converters?

I'd like to have it set up so that on turning the computer on, it boots straight to SM, without an interceding OS. I understand that Linux would work best for this, but how would I go about setting this up? What version of Linux would I need, and how do I make it load straight to a program?

How can I allow USB profiles to be used when sticks are plugged into the computer? (as in a ITG2 dedi)

Anything I may not have thought of. Any advice on this, or links to helpful articles would be enormously appreciated.

Thanks a ton in advance.
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1. PostPosted: Thu Nov 29, 2007 3:17 pm    Post subject: Re: Making a dedicated SM machine Reply with quote
sheep wrote:
What hardware would a SM-dedicated computer require?

Not alot, I know people who use their old machines for dedicated SM. I've run it perfectly fine on a Pentium 3 with XP, 256 RAM, and no real graphics card. Of course if you can do better (which I'm sure you can) that's great. If you use a theme other than the default, that might also affect your hardware necessities, but not by much.

sheep wrote:
What version of SM would work best for this setup?

3.95

sheep wrote:
Most reliable PS2-USB converters?

check stepmania.com I know there's a list there of the best ones available

sheep wrote:
I'd like to have it set up so that on turning the computer on, it boots straight to SM, without an interceding OS. I understand that Linux would work best for this, but how would I go about setting this up? What version of Linux would I need, and how do I make it load straight to a program?

Not sure if I can help you there. If you want an easier to use Linux, go with Ubuntu, but I don't have a clue how to boot directly into the program (if its even possible)

sheep wrote:
How can I allow USB profiles to be used when sticks are plugged into the computer? (as in a ITG2 dedi)

God dammit, I have been trying to figure that out myself forever
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