Dreamcast extension cables…
yes. Please don’t kill consoles.
Yup. 
yes. Please don’t kill consoles.
Yup.
This thread is getting better and better and better every time I check back!
And I was thinking… “maybe the NAOMI stuff is dead already and that’s why this guy sold me the board so cheap…” but after all this, I would definitely look for another board.
Thanks to all for sharing all the info!!!
The great thing about getting extension cables is that you can cut them, use the female end for the Naomi Maple Bus, and use the male end to make DC cables for the MC Cthulhu or PS360+.
For those interested (seems this is the logical place to post this) Netboot Kits are going to drop on Friday and come with EVERYTHING you need to get up and running for those looking to take their NAOMI to the next level. It will include:
- RPi B-Board
- Professionally assembled LCD Screen (TOJ didn’t want to do it again and I have a great local assembler/designer that does amazing work)
- Chip for the NETDIMM courtesy of TravistyOJ (N-G.com Forums)
- 32GB SD Card with the tools to boot. You add your homebrew games to the card.
- Patch Cable (Crossover Network Cable)
- MircoUSB Power Cable
- JST-USB Dongle for use with the CN12 Header
You get it, install it and go! We have 20 of the kits available. I will list and sell them on my site for ease of ordering and shipping/tacking.
What you will need:
- Naomi System with Bios F or higher [TravistyOJ will be selling them through my site when the chips arrive - I’ll let him announce the price as he will set it and just use the site as a conduit for ordering them and shipping them]
- NETDIMM with firmware 3.03 or higher
- Power Supply man enough for the NETDIMM and NAOMI
- JVS I/O Board
- Controllers, etc to use with the JVS I/O [I use my SuperGun simply because its easy]
- TV with VGA Input and RCA Inputs so you can see/hear whats going on!
TravistyOJ is the hero for this one… he did the first GB at NG/KLOV with a lot of success (first that I could tell). He and the others that put the PiForce toolkit together and packaged it up nicely are brilliant and have brought some great things to the scene. He and I teamed up so that we could launch and immediately ship upon order. He did software stuff for this I did the hardware (well sourced and had assembled :-D)
This and CF Booting is next tier and a lot of fun. It really, in my opinion, opens the aperture on the entire setup. Plus its a lot of fun to tool around with. Now that I found my extension cables and @FreedomGundam posted the Maple bus stuff… Im going to be busy!
Here’s the JST-USB Header I made:
And what would be the cost of your kits @"Jasen Hicks" ?
BIG EDIT COMING SOON
I’m going to redo the Maple Bus Compatibility list with the JPN bios, since it has much more compatibility than the US bios. For instance games like Marvel vs Capcom 2, Capcom vs SNK Pro, now have the option to turn on the VMU kit and will use the DC controller and VMU.
So here is a Maple Bus compatibility list I’ve been working on over the last couple of days. All the testing was done on a Naomi with US - H Bios, a Dreamcast extension cable wired to the maple bus. I used a Dreamcast controller with VMU and rumble pack and a Dreamcast keyboard for the few typing games. I only tested whether the the Dreamcast controller/keyboard would work, or if it had an option in the game test menu to enable it to work. I also noted whether there was any VMU activity, I did not test game saving/loading. Hopefully someone formats the list, I’m too lazy to look up how.
Game/Maple Bus Compatibility
18 Wheeler Deluxe no
18 Wheeler Standard no
Akatsuki Blitzkampf Auf Asche yes, vmu does not come on
Alien Front yes, sort of (test menu says wheel is stuck on left, might work with a Dreamcast Steering wheel plugged in)
Azumanga Daioh Puzzle Bobble no
Border Down yes, vmu does not come on
Burning Casino no
Cannon Spike no
Capcom vs SNK no
Capcom vs SNK 2 no (c-panel use in test menu not adjustable)
Capcom vs SNK Pro no (vmu kit option in test menu not adjustable)
Cleopatra Fortune Plus no
Confidential Mission no
Cosmic Smash no
Crazy Taxi no
Dead or Alive 2 no
Dead or Alive 2 Millenium no
Death Crimson OX Start button only worked
Doki Doki Idol Star Seeker no
Dynamite Deka Ex no
Giant Gram 2000 Zen-nihon Pro Wrestle 3 no
Giant Gram Zen-nihon Pro Wrestle 2 no
Gigawing 2 no
Guilty Gear XX no
Guilty Gear XX Accent Core no
Guilty Gear XX Reload no
Guilty Gear XX Slash no
Gunspike no
Heavy Metal Geomatrix yes, vmu comes on, rumble pak works (once vmu-kit is set to “capcom” in the game test menu)
Ikaruga no
Illvello yes, vmu does not come on
Jambo Safari no
Jingi Storm - The Arcade no
Karous yes, vmu does not come on
Kuru Kuru Chameleon no
La Keyboard xyu keyboard works
Lupin - The Typing keyboard works
Lupin 3 The Shooting no
Mamoru-kun wa Norowarete Shimatta! no
Marvel vs Capcom 2 no
Maze of the King no
Melty Blood Act Cadenza rev A no
Melty Blood Act Cadenza rev B no
Melty Blood Act Cadenza rev B2 no
Melty Blood Actress Again - Non Patched no
Melty Blood Actress Again -Patched no
Mobile Suit Gundam - Federation Vs Zeon yes, vmu does not come on
Mobile Suit Gundam - Federation Vs Zeon DX yes, vmu does not come on
Monkey Ball no
Musapeys Choco Marker yes, vmu does not come on
Nomiso Kone Kone Puzzle Takoron no
Powerstone no
Powerstone 2 no, vmu comes on with Powerstone 2 logo
Project Justice : Rival School 2 no, vmu comes on with Project Justice logo
Psyvariar 2 no
Puyo Puyo Da no
Puyo Puyo Fever no
Quiz Keitai Q Mode no
Radirgy yes, vmu does not come on
Radirgy Noa no
Samba de Amigo no
Sega Marine Fishing no
Sega Strike Fighter no
Sega Tetris no
Senko No Ronde yes, vmu does not come on
Senko No Ronde New Version yes, vmu does not come on
Senko No Ronde SP yes, vmu does not come on
Shikigami No Shiro 2 no
Shooting Love 2007 - Exzeal no
SlashOut no
Spawn yes, vmu does not come on, rumble pak works (once vmu-kit is set to “capcom” in the game test menu)
Spikers Battle no
Sports Jam no
Street Fighter Zero 3 Upper no, vmu comes on with Street Fighter Aplha 3 logo
Super Shanghai 2005 no
Super Shanghai 2005 rev A no
Tetris Kiwamemichi no
The Typing Of The Dead keyboard works
Toy Fighter no
Trigger Heart Exelica no
Trizeal no
Under Defeat no
Usagui - Yamashiro Mahjong Hen no
Virtua Athlete no
Virtua Golf no
Virtua NBA no
Virtua Striker 2 ver2000 no
Virtua Tennis no
Virtua Tennis 2 no
Wave Runner GP no
World Series BaseBall / Super Major League no
WWF Royal Rumble no
Zero Gunner 2 no
Zombie Revenge no
I’ve come across this thread on Arcade Otaku:
http://forum.arcadeotaku.com/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=26535
I also remember reading that the VMU can be used for Marvel vs Capcom 2 in terms of collecting “experience points” to unlock characters.
Fully supported by Capane.Us (The originator of the NetBoot Kit run recently). They are now up and available for sale. They ship within 1 -2 business days so no wait!
But is it supported by Sega?
I’m going to redo the Maple Bus Compatibility list with the JPN bios, since it has much more compatibility than the US bios. For instance games like Marvel vs Capcom 2, Capcom vs SNK Pro, now have the option to turn on the VMU kit and will use the DC controller and VMU.
Just scored a Capcom Dreamcast panel. Gonna pick it up today 
Nice score! I’m curious as to what the JST connectors look like to hook them up to the Maple Bus. I have a number of 4 and 5 pins which should be plenty of pins for it, but I wonder if they used a bigger connector (more pins) since the MB had them. Please share pictures of everything, I’m sure we will all love them!
Sweet, I definitely want to see pictures of the panel and the connectors.
The overlay is in rough shape, but that’s secondary. this is only the 4th one I’ve ever seen. they’re RARE.
I bet you that they use the same board side connector and pinout as the controller cable on the stock dreamcast controllers.
Confirmed, the connector is the same one that the Official Dreamcast pad uses to connect the cable to the PCB. Don’t know if its pinned out the same though.
Can you guess what this is?
Dang, I was hoping it was my lost NETDIMM 