PS2 Phat Softmod

29-08-2012 2:40pm #1

Picked up a cheap ps2 looking to softmod it. Sorry if rules are being broken by asking this but it's vague enough from the sticky. A request to put freeboot on a memory card for me? or am i better off getting a peripheral so i can do it myself?

Thanks.

Myrddin · 29-08-2012 2:43pm

M!Ck^ wrote: »

Picked up a cheap ps2 looking to softmod it. Sorry if rules are being broken by asking this but it's vague enough from the sticky. A request to put freeboot on a memory card for me? or am i better off getting a peripheral so i can do it myself?

Thanks.

I don't mind requests for retro consoles per se, as nobody advertises that service & requests don't pop up often.

Regards doing it yourself, that depends on you. But someone here should be able to copy a FMB installation onto a memory card for you. Be aware this should be a free service, postal costs notwithstanding

Reamer Fanny · 29-08-2012 2:48pm

EN when did you move to Yemen?

Myrddin · 29-08-2012 2:53pm

justryan wrote: »

EN when did you move to Yemen?

Lol, seriously? I take it you didn't watch Friends back in the day?

29-08-2012 4:53pm

would this network adaptor suffice?

http://www.ebay.ie/itm/SONY-SCPH-10350-PLAYSTATION-2-NETWORK-ADAPTER-/230824765454?pt=UK_Video_Games_Cables_and_Adaptors&hash=item35be3a680e

i presume i need an ide hard drive also? just trying to get me head around a few tutorials on the net, but some of them seem outdated. purpose of the network card?

as far as getting someone to pop it on a memory card for me, im based in athlone but can meet or postage.

Myrddin · 29-08-2012 5:30pm

M!Ck^ wrote: »

would this network adaptor suffice?

http://www.ebay.ie/itm/SONY-SCPH-10350-PLAYSTATION-2-NETWORK-ADAPTER-/230824765454?pt=UK_Video_Games_Cables_and_Adaptors&hash=item35be3a680e

i presume i need an ide hard drive also? just trying to get me head around a few tutorials on the net, but some of them seem outdated. purpose of the network card?

as far as getting someone to pop it on a memory card for me, im based in athlone but can meet or postage.

Thats the adaptor yeah, it has no real purpose as a network card for what you want it to do, but it does interface an ide bus to the ps2 so you kinda need it to attach a hard drive. IDE is what you need yeah

31-08-2012 7:50am

nobody willing to pop this on my memory card for me?

Ste- · 31-08-2012 10:10am

I could do it for you if you PM me and I'll send you my address to send a SAE.

31-08-2012 8:26pm

tried the disk swap method seen here, using mgs snake eater

no joy, keep getting red screen

Myrddin · 01-09-2012 9:23am

M!Ck^ wrote: »

tried the disk swap method seen here, using mgs snake eater

no joy, keep getting red screen

Is MGS one of ther listed games that are compatible? I ended up buying 007 AUF because nothing else worked, once I got that, worked first time.

Ste- said he'd do it fo you anyway

01-09-2012 3:34pm

EnterNow wrote: »

Is MGS one of ther listed games that are compatible? I ended up buying 007 AUF because nothing else worked, once I got that, worked first time.

Ste- said he'd do it fo you anyway

Its on that list as confirmed on the freeboot website,

anyway i would liek to try it with 007 game but got no copy. ne1 here have a copy? il get it on ebay if not.

otherwise il just send me memory card in the post.

sengoku · 01-09-2012 7:43pm

If you would like to try the Swapmagic method I can give you a loan of the disk.

Collection only or SAE only.

04-09-2012 5:49pm

Got a copy of agent under fire, worked flawlessly first time. NOw to get a hold of a network adpator...

Thanks for al lthe help.

Has anyone used the usb loader that you can get for it??

Myrddin · 04-09-2012 6:07pm

M!Ck^ wrote: »

Got a copy of agent under fire, worked flawlessly first time. NOw to get a hold of a network adpator...

Thanks for al lthe help.

Has anyone used the usb loader that you can get for it??

The PS2 Usb Bus is USB 1.0/1.1 specs from memory...not fast enough for a lot of stuff so you get stuttering etc. The IDE method is superior

11-09-2012 6:07pm

EnterNow wrote: »

The PS2 Usb Bus is USB 1.0/1.1 specs from memory...not fast enough for a lot of stuff so you get stuttering etc. The IDE method is superior

ok god the ide hard drive and got the network adaptor / which utility do i use to format?

nevermind got hdloader and formatted hd. lovely stuff!!

11-09-2012 7:01pm

sorry about this. how do i put the hdloader.elf onto the memory card so i dont have to use a usb key to manually load the elf with ulaunchelf

Myrddin · 11-09-2012 8:54pm

M!Ck^ wrote: »

sorry about this. how do i put the hdloader.elf onto the memory card so i dont have to use a usb key to manually load the elf with ulaunchelf

Isn't there a file browser that you can use via the memory card, you can copy from usb to memory card via the browser I think

11-09-2012 9:19pm

correct there is, i tried pasting it manually onto memory card one but not sure where exatcly it needs to sit in the directury structure in order for it to be listed on the boot screen

Myrddin · 11-09-2012 9:24pm

M!Ck^ wrote: »

correct there is, i tried pasting it manually onto memory card one but not sure where exatcly it needs to sit in the directury structure in order for it to be listed on the boot screen

Hmm, try this - http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/363632

11-09-2012 9:35pm

i managed to transfer hdloader to the hard drive so i can load the .elf file from there so should do the job.

the only real issue i have now is that the main purpose of me getting a hard drive was to reduce the usage of the laser on the dvd. using hdloader o rip games defeats this purpose. i tried transfering with the hdl crossover connection and it took forever to transfer my backups from my pc. presuming that people are just hooking up there hdds manually via ide? seems a bit of an effort

Myrddin · 11-09-2012 9:39pm

M!Ck^ wrote: »

i managed to transfer hdloader to the hard drive so i can load the .elf file from there so should do the job.

the only real issue i have now is that the main purpose of me getting a hard drive was to reduce the usage of the laser on the dvd. using hdloader o rip games defeats this purpose. i tried transfering with the hdl crossover connection and it took forever to transfer my backups from my pc. presuming that people are just hooking up there hdds manually via ide? seems a bit of an effort

Dumping them is only a one off though, its much less wear than constant use gaming. Lan transfer is very slow, direct pc connection is hassle too so hd loader is the neatest solution

11-09-2012 9:53pm

would this be ideal?

http://www.ebay.ie/itm/NEW-USB-2-0-SATA-IDE-HARD-DRIVE-CONVERSION-CONVERTER-KIT-CABLE-ADAPTOR-DRIVER-/290733386176?pt=UK_Computing_Drive_Cables_Adapters&hash=item43b10f69c0

Myrddin · 12-09-2012 8:42am

M!Ck^ wrote: »

would this be ideal?

http://www.ebay.ie/itm/NEW-USB-2-0-SATA-IDE-HARD-DRIVE-CONVERSION-CONVERTER-KIT-CABLE-ADAPTOR-DRIVER-/290733386176?pt=UK_Computing_Drive_Cables_Adapters&hash=item43b10f69c0

I'm not sure, your PC needs to be able to mount the drive & I'm not sure it can do that through plug n play.

Just dump your games with HD Loader, then again, if you don't own the originals you might have to do things differently

12-09-2012 2:06pm

ripping my originals onto the drive from the ps2 still making my lense work, so was hoping to let my pc drive do it instead. oh well.

anyway thanks for all the help dude

Myrddin · 12-09-2012 2:13pm

M!Ck^ wrote: »

ripping my originals onto the drive from the ps2 still making my lense work, so was hoping to let my pc drive do it instead. oh well.

anyway thanks for all the help dude

I know where your coming from, but working the lens for a few hours ripping games & then leaving it be isn't going to harm it at all. Constant operation, seeking, reading, seeking, reading for months on end is what kills them.

I'm as careful as you re lasers, I hate even using laser based consoles because they will break, its a certainty. But I'd no prob letting my PS2 do a little work in dumping my games

sengoku · 12-09-2012 2:27pm

M!Ck^ wrote: »

sorry about this. how do i put the hdloader.elf onto the memory card so i dont have to use a usb key to manually load the elf with ulaunchelf

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HzcFLYswkDA#

Jump to 3.35 to see the example.

Myrddin · 12-09-2012 2:43pm

Just remember to mute your pc to avoid the obligatory heavy metal soundtrack which people seem to ad to semi-tech videos. I couldn't concentrate with that playing

12-09-2012 8:55pm

Another issue....:p

OK so I used hdloader to rip my copy of Half-Life (Pal) to the hdd. Used open ps2 loader to boot the backup. v0.8c if I'm correct. Seems to be this constant static sound coming from the right channell when in-game. Should the game load settings be changed or it just incompatible? Can't find anything on the net about this.

Myrddin · 13-09-2012 7:40am

M!Ck^ wrote: »

Another issue....:p

OK so I used hdloader to rip my copy of Half-Life (Pal) to the hdd. Used open ps2 loader to boot the backup. v0.8c if I'm correct. Seems to be this constant static sound coming from the right channell when in-game. Should the game load settings be changed or it just incompatible? Can't find anything on the net about this.

Did you try run the game from HD Loader itself?

16-09-2012 2:24pm

EnterNow wrote: »

Did you try run the game from HD Loader itself?

Same through HD loader, must be a compatability issue. Was hoping to complete it again before playing Black mesa source :P

Myrddin · 16-09-2012 6:01pm

M!Ck^ wrote: »

Same through HD loader, must be a compatability issue. Was hoping to complete it again before playing Black mesa source :P

I know that the dedicated tool that installs the games to hdd via the pc, can patch the image in different ways...might be worth looking into but it could be a compatibility issue too

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