i used a cheap ethernet card from ebay

oh, so it come with the thing to flash from one card to another?

some do.. but most dont.. i had to find mine on the web

is that what this is?

you flash with a usb cable.. just need the flash software

Modified by: PitViper on 2026-06-25 04:00:08 PM

Oh I see

a kmbox is for emulating a keyboard/mouse

aah

so you rkeystrokes appear to be a real input not injected.. but that also needs firmware.... i havnt messed with those yet

Okay so, I put the DMA card in my gaming pc. Connect to it via USB from another PC, run Chimera on non-gaming pc?

I have a soundblaster card in my pc I don't use anymore, I suppose I could pull the firmware from that before removing it to swap with dma. That SB is taking up the pcie slot for the dma

Modified by: Mysticdrew on 2026-06-25 04:03:10 PM

https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256805719448862.html
That one states it comes with firmware.

I dont know if built in firmware works with eac.. but only 1 way to find out. I know eac did look for known build in firmwares.. But that aside... Yes you put the DMA in the pc that is running PAX. Chimera runs on a different pc connected to it via a USB cable.

chimera reads dma hardware over usb that reads the game memory

Modified by: PitViper on 2026-06-25 04:29:45 PM

ordered the one with firmware, i'll flash it as needed