I just finished the Ultimate PS2 HDD mod from your other video and I gotta say - as simple and straightforward as this method is, I appreciate the extra content that comes with the ultimate mod. Sure, the process is more advanced and time consuming (especially if you're dealing with a large number of files), but the end result is worth the effort. I see this method as ideal for someone who's new to the homebrew scene or doesn't have the time to do the ultimate mod.
@@Screamlover91 It allows you to install any number of games to a hard drive and boot directly from the console through OPL. In essence, you can have as many games as you want without having to wear out your physical copies/swap discs.
Great news, I bought a PlayStation 2 this Christmas. Did everything on your tutorial and I'm now a proud owner of a modded PS2. Games and everything work perfectly with the new version of OPL. Can't wait to jailbreak a PlayStation 3 next year!
Hi Blaine. I'm D from Toledo, Ohio. I just finished doing this!! Thank you!! This tutorial was amazing!! This was my first time trying anything like this. I have been watching this tutorial for almost a month. I finally decided to order everything and attempt to add more games to my PS2. I can't believe I did it! You have a lifelong fan in Toledo!!! Keep making these tutorials!!
Thanks so much for these tutorials! I have a 4 TB Hard Drive coming for the ps2 😅 my sons are gonna have a blast not having to take care of the antiques
I followed your other guide on playing ps2 games on my hdd. This method seems a lot simpler. Would I have to reformat my old drive and start over in order to use this method? Also, just to clarify, this method no longer forces you to use hdl batch installer? Thanks for all your videos, super helpful!!
@@brighterfuture7219can you guide me how to do this? My list doesn’t show up either, and can’t find an alternative method that is up to date. Im okay with using third party software, just unsure how to.
SO basically, with this, you can just drag-and-drop ISOs without needing softwares like HDL-Batch-Installer to detect the PS2-formatted hard drive? And also doing the same things with ART, CFG, VMC folders as well? If i understand this well, it doesn't use a "+OPL" partition, it use the BDM folder system that the MX4SIO (and OPL Manager) use, but with all the advantages of the HDD, and you can copy ISOs of over 4gb as well?
@@blainelocklair Alright. It seem to be the same as the regular OPL, except some changes in menus maybe. So instead of pointing OPL Manager to my computer's hard drive, i can point it to the PS2 storage when plugged on my docking, for easy access to files, and everything else. So much more simplier this way, than having to copy games thru HDL-Batch-Installer, then copying all the arts and CFG to a USB drive, and then having to copy all that to the PS2 storage when plugged in. Now all that's missing is easy file transfer thru FTP on the console and it would be even more simple!
@@RaptorZX3 basically yes. ditch the old software that devs are clinging to, and show grimdoomer some support and love for his work. this is so much more convenient.
The first time i did this i got games to show uo in HDD games. Turned off console, went back into the menu, and now nothing. No games listed. Booted HDD up on computer and everything looks fine. Whats going on?
I did actually bro! You need to relaunch the new OPL file that you just put in the Free McBoot card everytime, instead of going straight to the OPL on the main menu. So what you are doing is telling the memory card to launch this new version. Go through and set everything up, and in Block Devices put HDD on. You'll know it's working beforehand because the settings of OPL will look different and have more options. Then tinker around with refreshing the games list and they'll pop up. Just remember to access the games by going through the boot drive in the PS2, by booting up this new version of OPL. Lemme know if it works. if not I can make a video.
What about images, Box art, etc showing up on OPL? I saw someone testing this new version of OPL with everything like the box art showing up for every game.
Yes it works. I use OPL Manager to get the box art and OPL will display the box art. Also, patience is important due to the large HDD. I currently have over 1200 ps2 games on a 14TB HDD and at first took a bit to load all the games. Seems after cache it starts loading faster after the initial start ups. I've been waiting for this to do a complete NTSC library. Almost done and can't wait (on letter R)
@@blainelocklair Thank you Blaine! Also, thank you for all the content you continue to upload. You're most certainly one of the best (one of my favorites) when it comes to tutorials. Thank you again!
You helped me out a ton! The lazer in my PS2 Slim is really struggling to read my games, this new version of OPL helped out a lot It just means my games need more time to load since I don't have the Original PS2 but I don't care about that
Thank you for this video. Was also stumped until you said to enable BDM in the settings. So far is there a way to run PS1 games via popstarter with this version of OPL?
Great video, love the clarity on each step by step! Such a useful update to OPL. I still had issues with games appearing in the OPL Games List and in the OPL Settings and in the BDM / Block Devices section turned HDD to Off - which seems counterintuitive but the games appeared! For CD games mine were all in Bin/Cue format and only OPL Manager worked to convert them into ISOs that showed up in the OPL list. I hope this helps someone out there! I'm now trying to figure out how game saves work as my FreeMcBoot Memcard in Slot 1 is almost full and most games don't seem to allow you to choose the Memcard in Slot 2. I've been physically switching after booting a game but its not ideal - any suggestions welcome!
Go into the elfEMU, and then configure OSDSYS configuration. Then down to item number, change it to OPL. Within that’s settings you can change it to look for it in either memory card a lot. Bear in mind they’re label 0 and 1 for the slots. Not 1 and 2.
You can put the memory card with the program in slot #2 and it works fine. If you have configured an elf file from the free mcboot menu, make sure to change the path to mc1.
I tried following MachoNachos guide and this guide and while i have installed the version of OPL correctly, no games are showing up, they are separated in the CD and DVD files and are correctly formatted to ISO, am completely stumped, any help would be great Cheers
@@carblazer31672 anyone found a fix? Currently doing this right now. The one step that Blaine here has done differently is to delete the old version of OPL within the Free McBoot memory card, and replace the NEW OPL file in that. However, still no games are coming up.
anyone found a fix? Currently doing this right now. The one step that Blaine here has done differently is to delete the old version of OPL within the Free McBoot memory card, and replace the NEW OPL file in that. However, still no games are coming up.
Regarding black screen on loading games, have you tried Mode 1 compatibility by going inside to the hdd screen (where it shows the list of games) and on each game highlight the game and go into settings turn mode 1 on (accurate reads) make sure to save congif. I had to do this with each game. This helped me and most of all, disabling "PS2 logo" in opl settings. This is known to cause black screens
Is there a 3D-printer file for the HDD spacer ? Besides, I love your tutorials and I unlocked so many consoles I own myself following your guides. Very detailed and very well explained.
I always love your guides, and I was wondering if you could do a follow up video on adding artwork to the exFat file system drives, preferably without needing the USB stick. Keep up the great work Blaine
You can use OPL and set the target folder to your exFAT drive when its connected to your pc and do all of your editing, batch artwork from there. Working fine for me so far.
Thank you so much bro! I'm new to the retro gaming scene. I've been so frustrated and literally been close to tears the past 3 days trying to figure out how to add iso games on my external hard drive, I tried everything and watched tutorials on TH-cam but I ended up failing... Thanks to you I finally did it! The way you explain things is just so much clearer and didn't know it was this easy. Thanks bro!
Just did it today sir & it worked flawlessly, I previously had it on usb but some games were janky & the hard drive works wayyyy better. 🎉🎉 thanks you sir.
I guess this isn't compatible with every drive. I used my original sata drive that I had setup. Reformatted drive to exfat per instructions and updated opl to the latest version. Drive isn't being recognized after saving the opl settings. I read the read me file and apparently this is the case of drives not being compatible and or additional changes are necessary to ulaunch as it was indicated in the read me. What's strange is that I used that drive previously with the opl formatting it. Oh well thar process was long. I won't redo it and much rather wait or look for another drive.
Just wondering, did you enable artwork in settings. The great thing about this build is that the ART and CFG folders can reside on the hard drive. Please keep me up-to-date. We want to try to help as many people as we can.
@@blainelocklair yup cover art works now the art option is not enabled by default under display settings. Thanks for pointing me in the right direction 😄
You skipped the part where you have to configure OPL to load up on the free mcboot menu which is done in the free mcboot configurator. At least you have to do this if you made your own free mcboot memory card because OPL isn't on there already.
I think he did a previous video of installing OPL and this video is an update of OPL he helped install before It's confusing because he did not incude a lot of steps he did in the past video.
@@volvoguy804 oh man thats unlucky i will try the other method with hdl batch installer it didnt worked for me because i had a sata usb cable and it didnt gave the hdd enough power
@@Jackmiov yea definitely would recommend the dock, I had no issues with mine. They're only about $40. BTW the HDL batch installer is an updated version and is much easier to use. Still, just follow his steps from his previous video, and when you get to that part, you'll see what I mean.
Question: I am running my games of a flash drive usb stick. Before the games ran fine but it was fat32, I was told I can run format and load the 4gig plus games on as my latest build of OPL supports it. I’m struggling to boot up with the flash drive in the PS slim. I need to boot up and then plug the stick in with all my games in order for it to work. Is this correct ? How do I rectify it so it just boots up like it did before.
How am I supposed to know which game is dvd and which is in cd format? Things can't just be easy. Now I gotta go figure out for each of the 100+ games which is cd and which is dvd. I give up man!
I don't know if its related to me using a exFAT hard drive , but resetting the console doesn't work properly, it hangs for a while then completly shutdowns
Admittedly, this requires some cash to get goin. Seems about $120 in supplies. I can’t imagine what I’d use a hard drive reader for in the future. 😅 but once it’s done, you’ve got quite the gem. Best to have your collection digitized before it rots away!
I just bought a USB hd and put games on it and I thought I could just put games on the hd and then open it with free mcboot card the freemcb doesn't even load if the hd is plugged in to the ps2
Blaine, do you think the hard drive method is best way of all to jailbreak the ps2? Since just the mcboot and usb method doesn’t have fast/smooth results
I did what you said and you messed up my pc dude! It says: “reboot and select proper boot device…” and it wont go away. I should’ve never done this man!
I have a few questions. How do I run ps1 roms with this new set up? Does popstarter work on exfat? Is there a way to run popstarter to play ps1 roms as easily as drag and dropping ps2 iso? I also can't seem to get devil may cry 3 special edition to show up in OPL I can't be the only one trying to figure these out
the gui and ps2 opl link are all out , i cant get the opl as it do not appear on the link and the gui download link is out of service ?? can you help me please!!!
Ok, just checked the link in the description and it worked fine. Maybe check your browser settings to make sure they're not interfering with the link. It's just a routine GitHub link so nothing that would trigger a security issue in and of itself.
@@blainelocklair thank you a lots , you are awesome. I will try tonightwhen i got a minute,, i hope i can get it to work,, as of now i cant get my hard drive to be seen by my computer once the hard drive is formated in fat32.
Has anyone run into a game limit with this version of OPL? Mine will freeze up loading the games list. Was able to get it successfully load at around 200. Still testing.
Solved my own issue, I have a corrupted iso image backup. Thankfully it's in the CD folder which is much smaller than the DVD, making finding the culprit easier.
There seems to be no information anywere on web on how to add artwork for this new opl which makes it nolonger worth doing without artwork whats the point ?
Hi Blaine i have followed your tutorial, however i cant access my ps1 games via usb now, which was running before i updated the OPL. Any information concerning this issue would be much appreciated, regards Andy
General rule of thumb is under 700mb is a CD based game & over that is DVD. If you're ripping it from an actual disk it's the purple backed games that are CD based.
In the boot file of the freemcboot card, the elf file to swap isn't the same name. Bought a card a while ago with 1.966 on it (the latest). Shall I just make my own now or is there something I'm missing?
hi Blaine, thanks to this video tutorial of yours, my PS2 now able to recognize the exfat formatted HDD and i was able to play the games directly from my exfat hdd, i just noticed that ulaunchelf unable to browse \ explore the content of my exfat hdd (like i want to transfer art files from USB to HDD). it there a work around on this issue?
Guys I ask you for help, although Io managed to load 90% of the games on the DVD folder, once the PS2 is turned on there is always that 10% of games that it does not read (Tourist Trophy, 50 Cent, Tomb Raider: Anniversary etc..). Do you have any advice?
How To Make A Free McBoot Memory Card PS2 Guide ➡ th-cam.com/video/OtGNYqGXlkA/w-d-xo.html
I installed DARKWACHT.... and it didn't work for me, the others that I have tried, more than 50 have worked this way..... have you tried this game.
I just finished the Ultimate PS2 HDD mod from your other video and I gotta say - as simple and straightforward as this method is, I appreciate the extra content that comes with the ultimate mod. Sure, the process is more advanced and time consuming (especially if you're dealing with a large number of files), but the end result is worth the effort. I see this method as ideal for someone who's new to the homebrew scene or doesn't have the time to do the ultimate mod.
What are the benefits? Sounds interesting
@@Screamlover91 It allows you to install any number of games to a hard drive and boot directly from the console through OPL. In essence, you can have as many games as you want without having to wear out your physical copies/swap discs.
@@i_unfriend_u That sounds like the same exact same result from following this video.
Great news, I bought a PlayStation 2 this Christmas. Did everything on your tutorial and I'm now a proud owner of a modded PS2. Games and everything work perfectly with the new version of OPL. Can't wait to jailbreak a PlayStation 3 next year!
From where you downloaded the games ? ( or turn the rar to iso if u did )
Hi Blaine. I'm D from Toledo, Ohio. I just finished doing this!! Thank you!! This tutorial was amazing!! This was my first time trying anything like this. I have been watching this tutorial for almost a month. I finally decided to order everything and attempt to add more games to my PS2. I can't believe I did it! You have a lifelong fan in Toledo!!! Keep making these tutorials!!
After a long day of looking for a solution to this really specific problem, I finally came across you! Thank you so much!
Thanks so much for these tutorials! I have a 4 TB Hard Drive coming for the ps2 😅 my sons are gonna have a blast not having to take care of the antiques
I followed your other guide on playing ps2 games on my hdd. This method seems a lot simpler. Would I have to reformat my old drive and start over in order to use this method? Also, just to clarify, this method no longer forces you to use hdl batch installer? Thanks for all your videos, super helpful!!
I'd like to know this as well. I'd like to update opl and add a few more games without having to start from scratch on my current hdd
Blaine is the man 💯
Thank you for the kind words. Stick around, there's more modding fun to be had.
Yes yes he is
Brilliant as ever,and clearly explained.
Thank you! Always good to see you here. :)
Where can you put the ART folder to get the box & disc art??
I have it on my HDD, but they don’t show up
Any help is much appreciated
Well there it is, a guide to the GrimDoomer OPL update!
Great walkthrough, Blaine. You’re a credit to the retro community! 👍🏻
Glad to see you back here. 😊
Your videos are amazing. I just completed this one, step by step. But for some reason my games list is not showing up. Unsure as to why.
@@brighterfuture7219can you guide me how to do this? My list doesn’t show up either, and can’t find an alternative method that is up to date. Im okay with using third party software, just unsure how to.
I have got to say you have some of the best tutorials on console modding on TH-cam, your work is thorough and simply fantastic
SO basically, with this, you can just drag-and-drop ISOs without needing softwares like HDL-Batch-Installer to detect the PS2-formatted hard drive? And also doing the same things with ART, CFG, VMC folders as well?
If i understand this well, it doesn't use a "+OPL" partition, it use the BDM folder system that the MX4SIO (and OPL Manager) use, but with all the advantages of the HDD, and you can copy ISOs of over 4gb as well?
That would be a Yes to all of the above.😁
@@blainelocklair Also, is it only the Grimdoomer's OPL that support exFAT?
@@RaptorZX3 For exFAT on internal hard drives, yes.
@@blainelocklair Alright. It seem to be the same as the regular OPL, except some changes in menus maybe. So instead of pointing OPL Manager to my computer's hard drive, i can point it to the PS2 storage when plugged on my docking, for easy access to files, and everything else. So much more simplier this way, than having to copy games thru HDL-Batch-Installer, then copying all the arts and CFG to a USB drive, and then having to copy all that to the PS2 storage when plugged in. Now all that's missing is easy file transfer thru FTP on the console and it would be even more simple!
@@RaptorZX3 basically yes. ditch the old software that devs are clinging to, and show grimdoomer some support and love for his work. this is so much more convenient.
How do you add the Artwork with this new OPL ?
Followed step by step. Ps2 recognizes my HDD on startup but OPL doesn’t show games
The first time i did this i got games to show uo in HDD games. Turned off console, went back into the menu, and now nothing. No games listed. Booted HDD up on computer and everything looks fine. Whats going on?
did you ever figure it out? it's Day 1 of this for me. pulling my hair out.
@@GrimmHollywoodwe live the same life. Did you get it figured out?
I did actually bro! You need to relaunch the new OPL file that you just put in the Free McBoot card everytime, instead of going straight to the OPL on the main menu.
So what you are doing is telling the memory card to launch this new version.
Go through and set everything up, and in Block Devices put HDD on. You'll know it's working beforehand because the settings of OPL will look different and have more options.
Then tinker around with refreshing the games list and they'll pop up.
Just remember to access the games by going through the boot drive in the PS2, by booting up this new version of OPL. Lemme know if it works. if not I can make a video.
What about images, Box art, etc showing up on OPL? I saw someone testing this new version of OPL with everything like the box art showing up for every game.
Yes it works. I use OPL Manager to get the box art and OPL will display the box art. Also, patience is important due to the large HDD. I currently have over 1200 ps2 games on a 14TB HDD and at first took a bit to load all the games. Seems after cache it starts loading faster after the initial start ups. I've been waiting for this to do a complete NTSC library. Almost done and can't wait (on letter R)
@@LuisQuiles-x3x That's quite impressive and you're right. OPL manager is a fantastic tool that works great with this build.
@@blainelocklair Thank you Blaine! Also, thank you for all the content you continue to upload. You're most certainly one of the best (one of my favorites) when it comes to tutorials. Thank you again!
You helped me out a ton!
The lazer in my PS2 Slim is really struggling to read my games, this new version of OPL helped out a lot
It just means my games need more time to load since I don't have the Original PS2 but I don't care about that
Thank you so much for both of these tutorials, Blaine. I did learn something - and stoked on playing some classics
Thank you for this video. Was also stumped until you said to enable BDM in the settings. So far is there a way to run PS1 games via popstarter with this version of OPL?
Worked like a charm, didn't even have to replace the *.elf file since my FMB MemCard had various versions pre-installed already!
❤The most soothing person to listen and best tutorials❤
Thank you. Just want to give it my best and help as many people as I can. Thanks for being here.
Although I'm an experienced user, I still appreciate the micro attention to detail of Blaine's guides. 👍
Great video, love the clarity on each step by step! Such a useful update to OPL.
I still had issues with games appearing in the OPL Games List and in the OPL Settings and in the BDM / Block Devices section turned HDD to Off - which seems counterintuitive but the games appeared! For CD games mine were all in Bin/Cue format and only OPL Manager worked to convert them into ISOs that showed up in the OPL list. I hope this helps someone out there!
I'm now trying to figure out how game saves work as my FreeMcBoot Memcard in Slot 1 is almost full and most games don't seem to allow you to choose the Memcard in Slot 2. I've been physically switching after booting a game but its not ideal - any suggestions welcome!
Go into the elfEMU, and then configure OSDSYS configuration. Then down to item number, change it to OPL. Within that’s settings you can change it to look for it in either memory card a lot. Bear in mind they’re label 0 and 1 for the slots. Not 1 and 2.
You can put the memory card with the program in slot #2 and it works fine. If you have configured an elf file from the free mcboot menu, make sure to change the path to mc1.
@@jaydarke I didn't understand what this configuration would be used for.
Same here, about the hdd off config. Thank you.
Thanks ALOT the HDD was off on mine but it didnt detect, but once i turned it on it worked!
Doesn’t work, games don’t appear no matter what, I’ve done all steps correctly, works on old opl but this new version and method is just blank
Same thing happened to me did you ever get it resolved
@@ixfhj mine worked after i set BDM to auto, and on the blocked device HDD to on.
I tried following MachoNachos guide and this guide and while i have installed the version of OPL correctly, no games are showing up, they are separated in the CD and DVD files and are correctly formatted to ISO, am completely stumped, any help would be great Cheers
I am having the same issue.
@zanehowell5796
Any luck? Having the same issues
Also having the same issue
@@carblazer31672 anyone found a fix? Currently doing this right now. The one step that Blaine here has done differently is to delete the old version of OPL within the Free McBoot memory card, and replace the NEW OPL file in that. However, still no games are coming up.
anyone found a fix? Currently doing this right now. The one step that Blaine here has done differently is to delete the old version of OPL within the Free McBoot memory card, and replace the NEW OPL file in that. However, still no games are coming up.
hi i followed every steps and opl shows my game list, but when i click play it gos to black screen please help
SAME FOR ME HOW TO FIX THIS
Regarding black screen on loading games, have you tried Mode 1 compatibility by going inside to the hdd screen (where it shows the list of games) and on each game highlight the game and go into settings turn mode 1 on (accurate reads) make sure to save congif. I had to do this with each game. This helped me and most of all, disabling "PS2 logo" in opl settings. This is known to cause black screens
Anyway we can use this method to load PS1 games as well?
Is there a 3D-printer file for the HDD spacer ?
Besides, I love your tutorials and I unlocked so many consoles I own myself following your guides. Very detailed and very well explained.
I always love your guides, and I was wondering if you could do a follow up video on adding artwork to the exFat file system drives, preferably without needing the USB stick. Keep up the great work Blaine
You can use OPL and set the target folder to your exFAT drive when its connected to your pc and do all of your editing, batch artwork from there. Working fine for me so far.
Can't you just use the OPL manager?
Thank you so much bro! I'm new to the retro gaming scene. I've been so frustrated and literally been close to tears the past 3 days trying to figure out how to add iso games on my external hard drive, I tried everything and watched tutorials on TH-cam but I ended up failing... Thanks to you I finally did it! The way you explain things is just so much clearer and didn't know it was this easy. Thanks bro!
Just did it today sir & it worked flawlessly, I previously had it on usb but some games were janky & the hard drive works wayyyy better. 🎉🎉 thanks you sir.
What's the simplest methods to get PS1 games playing from the same HDD?
Thankyou Blaine. I did this mod not so long ago but I couldn’t figure out how to put the OPL onto the memory card. I’ll try this method fairly soon
OPL isn't in my boot folder for the free mcboot memory card I have.
I guess this isn't compatible with every drive. I used my original sata drive that I had setup. Reformatted drive to exfat per instructions and updated opl to the latest version. Drive isn't being recognized after saving the opl settings. I read the read me file and apparently this is the case of drives not being compatible and or additional changes are necessary to ulaunch as it was indicated in the read me. What's strange is that I used that drive previously with the opl formatting it. Oh well thar process was long. I won't redo it and much rather wait or look for another drive.
Hey, random question, but did you use the SABRENT USB 3.0 to USB to connect your hard drive to your computer?
@@gabriellundes7062I have sata to USB adopter 2.5 inch hdd and ps2 doesn't recognize it
Qestion I have is how do I setup PS1 games on it as well or if it can do PS1 games.
Blaine, where’d you get that 3.5” Hdd stl for 3d printing? I was going to print my own
Great walkthrough, Blaine how to set up ps1
Do you have link for the 3d printed bracket you used?
Just discovered your channel, great content sir!
Are you able to install OPL directly to the exfat HDD like in your other video? Or is that only possible with fat32 HDDs?
Great work there, Blaine. PS2 can shine again! Hahaha
It's always been shining. It's people like you and the others in this community that keep it shining. The Playstation 2 is a fantastic system.
Thanks for the method followed it step by step it actually worked
How do you get the art working with this configuration? I copied the art folder and contenrs to the exfat drive but the art doesnt show up
Yes! Same question! Please make a video on this
Just wondering, did you enable artwork in settings. The great thing about this build is that the ART and CFG folders can reside on the hard drive. Please keep me up-to-date. We want to try to help as many people as we can.
@@blainelocklair will check that thanks 🙏
@@KoncadeGaming just remember to save settings after making the change.
@@blainelocklair yup cover art works now the art option is not enabled by default under display settings. Thanks for pointing me in the right direction 😄
I do the procedure as in the video but it does not recognize the hdd in the opl, I use the same network adapter, any suggestions?
This is really cool and fast, Thanks for this video
You skipped the part where you have to configure OPL to load up on the free mcboot menu which is done in the free mcboot configurator. At least you have to do this if you made your own free mcboot memory card because OPL isn't on there already.
I try this option and it didnt show me the opl folder to delete
same u can help ?????? @blainelocklair
I think he did a previous video of installing OPL and this video is an update of OPL he helped install before It's confusing because he did not incude a lot of steps he did in the past video.
@@volvoguy804 oh man thats unlucky i will try the other method with hdl batch installer it didnt worked for me because i had a sata usb cable and it didnt gave the hdd enough power
@@Jackmiov yea definitely would recommend the dock, I had no issues with mine. They're only about $40. BTW the HDL batch installer is an updated version and is much easier to use. Still, just follow his steps from his previous video, and when you get to that part, you'll see what I mean.
Question: I am running my games of a flash drive usb stick. Before the games ran fine but it was fat32, I was told I can run format and load the 4gig plus games on as my latest build of OPL supports it.
I’m struggling to boot up with the flash drive in the PS slim. I need to boot up and then plug the stick in with all my games in order for it to work.
Is this correct ? How do I rectify it so it just boots up like it did before.
Quick question would it work on ps2 phat Japan console?
Hi I did the steps the the OPL folder is missing please help
Amazing. Thanks a lot! 😎 The old metjod had me carzy with errors appearing from the programs I had to use to copy the games to the SSD.
And you just add Iso game on CD or DVD on hardrive ?
How am I supposed to know which game is dvd and which is in cd format? Things can't just be easy. Now I gotta go figure out for each of the 100+ games which is cd and which is dvd. I give up man!
did you ever find out?
@@yungcerr DVD is ISO format, CD is BIN/CUE
I don't know if its related to me using a exFAT hard drive , but resetting the console doesn't work properly, it hangs for a while then completly shutdowns
No clue but it didn't work for me. After removing the OPL directory there is simply no OPL option anymore
same bro but theres some tutorial at youtube that you have to follow both that and this video to recover the opl with new one
How do i play ps1 games were do i put bin and cue files?
what about art covers. is it drag and drop also?
Yeah
@@gulas_s_houskovym_knedlikem
Just put the picture in the same folder as the iso ? Will that do it ?
I like that this OPL is also compatible with MX4SIO.
The ps2 has been a nightmare for me.
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Admittedly, this requires some cash to get goin. Seems about $120 in supplies. I can’t imagine what I’d use a hard drive reader for in the future. 😅 but once it’s done, you’ve got quite the gem. Best to have your collection digitized before it rots away!
@@Ichabod_Jericho I just used the sata port from my mobo it saves a couple bucks.
I just bought a USB hd and put games on it and I thought I could just put games on the hd and then open it with free mcboot card the freemcb doesn't even load if the hd is plugged in to the ps2
@@Gamerstan80there is a setting you can change for that
Worked great, thanks so much!
Blaine, do you think the hard drive method is best way of all to jailbreak the ps2? Since just the mcboot and usb method doesn’t have fast/smooth results
Loved this video, works great and tutorial is very easy to follow. Can you do the same adding ps1 games on the same way. 👍🏻
I did what you said and you messed up my pc dude! It says: “reboot and select proper boot device…” and it wont go away. I should’ve never done this man!
I have a few questions.
How do I run ps1 roms with this new set up?
Does popstarter work on exfat?
Is there a way to run popstarter to play ps1 roms as easily as drag and dropping ps2 iso?
I also can't seem to get devil may cry 3 special edition to show up in OPL
I can't be the only one trying to figure these out
I’m having the same ps1 issue
No, you can't play ps1 games
@@gulas_s_houskovym_knedlikem yeah you can. I can't remember what I did tho 😂
@@jonbrumbaugh332 i think you also added a different version of OPL and used USB to play psx games
How does one tell what games go in the CD or DVD folders?
Great question . I'm wondering the same thing.
Any idea how to add the Artwork with this new method? As this doesnt show how to add artwork with thew new opl used?
change the iso naming format from old to new
My games inside my exfat hdd were not seen..even though when I filled only one game the game was seen. How did this happen?
I found one HDD in a store that is the same model but the difference is that it's "7200RPM", will it work too?
can you copy the directory on the USB stick onto either the FMCB card or the HDD so you don’t have to launch OPL from the USB stick?
the gui and ps2 opl link are all out , i cant get the opl as it do not appear on the link and the gui download link is out of service ?? can you help me please!!!
Absolutely. Hang on, I'm checking them now...
Ok, just checked the link in the description and it worked fine. Maybe check your browser settings to make sure they're not interfering with the link. It's just a routine GitHub link so nothing that would trigger a security issue in and of itself.
@@blainelocklair thank you a lots , you are awesome. I will try tonightwhen i got a minute,, i hope i can get it to work,, as of now i cant get my hard drive to be seen by my computer once the hard drive is formated in fat32.
ive got this spare 500G IDE laying around i was gonna put in....will this work for it?
Buy sata hdd
@@Saar1981 lol i just have a 500gig ide that works is all
Has anyone run into a game limit with this version of OPL? Mine will freeze up loading the games list. Was able to get it successfully load at around 200. Still testing.
Solved my own issue, I have a corrupted iso image backup. Thankfully it's in the CD folder which is much smaller than the DVD, making finding the culprit easier.
@@foxworkshow'd u find the corrupt iso?
If I i format to exFat the PS2 then wants to format the drive. If I allow it to then it doesn't show on the PC and i can't transfer any iso across
I followed macho nachos guide and my games don’t populate, anyone else have this issue?
How do I get the “ART” over? Is that doable in this setup?
i would like to know as well
Can I use FreeHDBoot on the hard drive formatted as a exFAT drive (so I can boot it without a FreeMCBoot memory card) and add the games easily?
Not currently.
U can't
Hey Blaine, does your ps1 video method to play them on USB via opl compatible with this opl as well?
Awesome video by the way!!😁
I'm trying to find an answer to this but hosting them on HDD on this exfat set up
There seems to be no information anywere on web on how to add artwork for this new opl which makes it nolonger worth doing without artwork whats the point ?
My opl is freezing the system when I try to update the settings, not sure how to fix this.
How do i load iso's larger than 4gb onto the HDD? Im only finding options when using a usb flash drive which i don't want to do 😢
do you always need to have a Mcboot memory card plugged in? Does it ever load to the games list directly?
I got a SanDisk cruizer 64 gb and my slim ps2 can't find it. I click
Mass in fmbc - >
Hi Blaine i have followed your tutorial, however i cant access my ps1 games via usb now, which was running before i updated the OPL. Any information concerning this issue would be much appreciated, regards Andy
Do you know why I can't save changes in OSD settings ? Everytime I try to save it's still 4:3 RGB
Is there anyway to know if my iso is from a CD or DVD ?
General rule of thumb is under 700mb is a CD based game & over that is DVD. If you're ripping it from an actual disk it's the purple backed games that are CD based.
Hello, i am new to the PS2 scene, and how do i know what games are CD and DVD ?
I think in this method we cannot use art files and we cannot boot without free mc boot memory card
Thanks for the video Blaine. It's also possible play ps1 games?
I for some reason wasn't able to copy the opl files over, in that case you can just launch it from the usb and it will still work
In the boot file of the freemcboot card, the elf file to swap isn't the same name. Bought a card a while ago with 1.966 on it (the latest). Shall I just make my own now or is there something I'm missing?
Thanks for the video 👍
Do you know why OPL would be giving me debug code pink when trying to use OPL via memory card but works fine when using OPL on USB?
Can you please cover how to transfer games through local network? and if this exist then how: transfer games from USB to internal HDD?
I'm getting 221 error: harddisk drive not detected, I made sure it was formatted to exFat, any ideas?
hi Blaine, thanks to this video tutorial of yours, my PS2 now able to recognize the exfat formatted HDD and i was able to play the games directly from my exfat hdd, i just noticed that ulaunchelf unable to browse \ explore the content of my exfat hdd (like i want to transfer art files from USB to HDD). it there a work around on this issue?
It’s sad that development stopped on this update. it had a lot of promise to make playing games from hdd easier.
Guys I ask you for help, although Io managed to load 90% of the games on the DVD folder, once the PS2 is turned on there is always that 10% of games that it does not read (Tourist Trophy, 50 Cent, Tomb Raider: Anniversary etc..). Do you have any advice?