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Jun 24, 2016 - Freemcboot needs a modchip as well, and yea, matrix can make burned ps1 games run without swapping, there's a emulator to run from usb as. Here is a nice and easy to use pre-compiled set of tools for the PC that can used to install Free Mc Boot v1.8c. All one would need is a PS2 to PS3 MC adapter model number CECHZM1 only will work as of this moment. I don't expect the dev to add support for third party adapters but they are under $10 shipped.
Open PS2 Loader 0.9.3 supports USB mass storage devices type, up to 2TB (limit max).
Your device must have only one partition and must be formatted with FAT32. Your games must be either in the USBExtreme format (i.e. installed with a tool meant for USBExtreme) or in the .iso format (ISO9660 disc image) – read after about this.
Your device must have only one partition and must be formatted with FAT32. Your games must be either in the USBExtreme format (i.e. installed with a tool meant for USBExtreme) or in the .iso format (ISO9660 disc image) – read after about this.
Note : do not use Kingston USB devices for this (and with PS2 stuff in general) – corruption and data loss expected.
Formating your USB device :
Currently only the FAT32 file system format is used for USB gaming. The recommended method is to first format your USB device with Windows to NTFS file system – to ensure you have full use of the drive space – then to format it again to FAT32 before installing any games.
You need to access Windows Disk Management Utility to be able to format your USB device. Read here to find out how according to your OS. In some OS, you can access also it by right-clicking on the USB device in the Explorer. If you’re asked about a cluster size during the process, just leave it as the default setting. Now that your USB device is FAT32 formatted, you’re ready to install your PS2 games.
You need to access Windows Disk Management Utility to be able to format your USB device. Read here to find out how according to your OS. In some OS, you can access also it by right-clicking on the USB device in the Explorer. If you’re asked about a cluster size during the process, just leave it as the default setting. Now that your USB device is FAT32 formatted, you’re ready to install your PS2 games.
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Installing PS2 games :
Before you can install your PS2 games on your USB device, you need to make a image of them – using your favorite dump software (you can use ImgBurn for that). You also need to create a CD and a DVD folder at the root of your USB device.
OPL supports both USBExtreme (ul.xxxxxxx files) or .iso format. The installing method depends on the size of your PS2 game image.
- Your PS2 game image size is under 700MB : you can drop your PS2 game image as .iso in your OPLCD folder (mass:/CD). Please note that you could also convert it to USBExtreme format – OPL would accept it. Please also note that you NO LONGER need to rename it using the old syntax <game_ID>.Name of your game.iso (example : SLES_544.39.Okami.iso) that OPL 0.8 introduced – though OPL would still accept it.
- Your PS2 game image size is over 700MB, but under 4GB : you can also drop your PS2 game image as .iso in your OPLDVD folder (mass:/DVD). Please note that you could also convert it to USBExtreme format – OPL would accept it. Please also note that you NO LONGER need to rename it using the old syntax <game_ID>.Name of your game.iso (example : SLES_544.39.Okami.iso) that OPL 0.8 introduced – though OPL would still accept it.
- Your PS2 game image size is over 4GB : due to FAT32 limitations, you MUST convert your iso to USBExtreme format – it will be sliced into several parts (ul.xxxxxxx1, ul.xxxxxxx2, etc) that comply with FAT32 file system limitations. You can also try to shrink you .iso (to remove dummies files if present) to get an .iso sized less than 4GB so you could use it without convertion.
Note : the game name is 32 caracters max.
The most up-to-date USBExtreme format compliant installer tool seems to be USBUtil 2.0. You can find a complete guide about it here.
You can also try to use USBUtil 2.2 REV.1.0 – but keep in mind it’s a beta (spanish language BTW :/).
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OPLUSB mode :
You need to enable your USB Device before you can use it. In OPL menu, go to Settings and set USB device start mode to MANUAL or AUTO. You should now be able to access the USB Games page. If you have enabled the device and if your PS2 games aren’t displayed in the USB games page, there are a few possible things to check :
- your USB device has not been properly formatted to FAT32 ;
- if you used USBExtreme format, they might haven’t been properly installed ;
- if you used USBExtreme format, the ul.cfg file is missing or corrupted (fix it using your USBExtreme format compliant installer tool);
- if you used .iso format, you can try to rename your game using OPL 0.8 syntax (<game_ID>.Name of your game.iso) – few games reported really needs this ;
- your USB device is either not compatible or damaged/defective ;
- (...)
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Defragmentation :
USB Games must have the game files in an unfragmented state to run properly. Copying, deleting, moving files causes fragmentation to the file structure of the device and Installer programs will install game files into any available space. This can cause several issues, your games may not work properly or even can not run at all.
You can use Auslogics Disk Defrag to defragment your device. Using Windows embedded defragmenter or PowerDefragmenter is not recommended.
Note :OPL can warn you if your games are too fragmented to be properly runned. Set Check USB fragmentation to ON [Settings screen] (more than highly recommanded). Setting it to OFF is NOT a workaround to avoid having to defragment your USB device.
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Homebrew for the PlayStation 2 refers to the independent development of video games by hobbyists for the PlayStation 2 video game console.
Sony released a Linux-based operating system for the PS2 in a package that also includes a keyboard, mouse, Ethernet adapter and HDD. Currently, Sony's online store states that the Linux kit is no longer for sale in North America. However, as of July 2005, the European version was still available. The kit boots by installing a proprietary interface, the run-time environment, which is on a region-coded DVD, so the European and North America kits only work with a PS2 from their respective regions.
In Europe and Australia, the PS2 came with a free Yabasic interpreter on the bundled demo disc for some time. This allows simple programs to be created for the PS2 by the end-user. This was included in a failed attempt to circumvent a UK tax by defining the console as a 'computer' if it contained certain software.[1]
A port of the NetBSD project and BlackRhino GNU/Linux, an alternative Debian-based distribution, are also available for the PS2.
Using homebrew programs (e.g. 'SMS Media Player'[2]) it is possible to listen to various audio file formats (MP3, OMA, Ogg Vorbis, AAC, FLAC, AC3), and watch various video formats (DivX/XviD, MPEG1, MPEG2, MPEG4-ASP in AVI Container) using the console. Media can be played from any device connected to the console i.e. external USB/Firewire/thumb drive/hard disk drive (FAT32 only), the internal hard disk on early revision consoles, optical CD-R(W)/DVD±R(W) disks (modded systems or patched disks), or network shares (Windows Network or PS2 host: protocol).
Homebrew programs can be launched directly from a memory card on unmodified consoles by using certain software that takes advantage of a long known and used exploit, dealing with the boot part of the EE/IOP process (Independence).
A more recent development (May 2008) called Free McBoot allows homebrew programs to be launched without a trigger disc required by the older exploit. This also allows use of homebrew on unmodded systems without a functional disc drive. However, installation of the exploit to each individual memory card requires either an already exploited/modded system in order to launch the installer, or boot image that can load an app that loads ELF files (network adapter and hard drive also required). Copying from one memory card to another will not work. This newer exploit will not work on the very newest PS2s (SCPH-9000x model with BIOS 2.30 and up) but will work on all models prior to that. The newest versions of Free McBoot, version 1.90 and newer, also have the ability to install and boot from both Sony and non-Sony HDDs when using a 'fat' PS2 and network adapter.[3] This support is called Free HDBoot or FHDB. With a few minor issues, it is now possible to game entirely from the HDD, without needing to use the optical disc drive nor a physical memory card.
Homebrew programs can be used to play patched backups of original PS2 DVD games on unmodified consoles, and to install retail discs to an installed hard drive on older models (ESR, HD Loader, HD Advance, Open PS2 Loader).
Homebrew emulators of older computer and gaming systems have been developed for the PS2.[4]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^Brightman, James (June 20, 2006). 'U.K. Court: PS2 Not a Computer'. GameDaily. Archived from the original on May 4, 2010.
- ^Simple Media System for PlayStation 2 – http://home.casema.nl/eugene_plotnikov/
- ^FMCB 1.9 series release thread - http://psx-scene.com/forums/f153/fmcb-v1-9-series-release-thread-116247/
- ^PS2 Emulators – http://www.sksapps.com/index.php?page=emus.html
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