Super thanks, this video saved my dying PS2 (laser problem) and lets me play games that I own (30+ copies) from the hard drive. TIPS: 1) Get ID from the ps1 disc trough the program, this makes sure that it is correct (free of print/input typos) - it might also be faster way of doing it. 2) If you are having trouble creating the memory card hack, try different ps1 game and USB stick - I had problem (did not boot) that went away after doing this.
Yes, there are FTP .elf programs out there, but uLaunch has a built in FTP server that takes a bit of setting up. Do a google search, but basically you will use uLaunch, navigate to the MISC folder and activgate PS2Net, then connect to the IP address listed above. There will be a folder labeled hdd, only downside is that you can't make FMC boot things from the hdd, so you have to have a .elf on the MC, the partnering files can be on the HDD so long as it is linked properly.
Glad you got it working, sometimes those files are annoying to say the least....In some cases it comes down to 1 of 3 things; 1.) the file needs to be in your System32 folder, 2.) the file needs to be in the root folder of the program you are running (most common) or 3.) the file needs to be in both System32 AND the root folder of the program.
After endless work and toil, I managed to do this. Here are some tips that helped me, one way or another: Set drive speed to high. I first used Mortal Kombat Trilogy as my game, which didn't work. I substituted to Abe's Exoddus and it worked.
Thank you! Thank you! I'm not sure anyone is doing this (softmodding ps2s) anymore, but it helped me out immensely with my phat ps2. I was about to order a pre-made FMCB card from China, but your video showed me that I could do it with an Action Replay that I had in my collection. Now to get usb loading figured out. Appreciate the video!
Depends on how you are wanting to softmod; If you want to use Datel's Action Replay Max, but you have a burned backup of the original disc you will need what is called Swap Magic in order for your PS2 to read the burned disc (that or a mod chip) any other way you will need to have a retail copy of the Action Replay disc
To answer your questions, in order for you to play burned PS2 games, you will have to first run a gameshark like program (either gameshark, Action Replay or CodeBreakers[recomended]) or you can put an ISO onto a HDD for the fat models, or if you don't have a fat PS2, you can use (some) USB hard drives. PS1 games are relatively easy, but utilize the same concept. You need an app to initiate the play of a burned game, or you can run ISO's via the same methods stated.
thanks for the tutorial for softmodding the fat ps2, my normal usb flash drive with fat32 wouldn't work so i had to use the flash drive i got with my armax this did work, would this method work with my slim ps2. as i have both the fat ps2 and the slim ps2 models, you made it so easy to follow as i'm not technically minded. so thanks again.
Couldn't be happier for you!!! Sorry there wasn't much that I could do to help :( Sadly I'm still waiting on all my equipment. I will most certainly point people in the direction of what you did in the future though!
No, I was telling you about HDLoader simply because that's what my video goes over, the download for the files is there and you can run Codebreaker as a stand alone. And yes, I tested a Dual Layered DVD with little success :( (all be it I tested it on a modified .iso) I'll test it more when I have time. I work 10-12 hours a day 5 days a week haha. In regards to your idea with the swap magic slider, that's a wonderful idea!!! Please let me know if you have success with it!
got it to work lil while after switched ps1 disc i was using grand turismo simulation disc and used same game as u metal gear solid and now im about to go ham
Yes, I'm not entirely sure why the PS2 has issues with larger flash drives when using AR Max or other methods, but if you have the one that came with Action Replay Max it will most certainly work.
Yes. You can install Free McBoot on any slim model PS2, however many of the features listed in my video will not be available. They have an app called Open PS2 Loader that can play ISO's from an external HDD for the slim though.
Well the good news is you aren't completely swamped. What you will need to do is purchase a swap magic disc, this will allow you to play burned PS2 games, but there are a few extra steps you need to take with it. If you go that route then you should be golden. Of course do some research on it and see everything you will need. I've never used Swap magic, so I can't give you in depth details on it. Hope this helps!!!
I had time this past weekend to try it again and now I was able to get it modded! I had issues with the title.db file not functioning for the boot, I guess it was not being created properly. Yet, your video is on point so as long as people follow your video as you say exactly they will get it to boot!! Also just a quick note. I ordered a FreeMcboot Card from Amazon. I read on a couple reviews that the memory card did not work on the PS2 30001 model, which I have as well. I tested it and it did not work for me. It is not an official memory card so for FreeMcboot to work on the 30001 model it must be an original PS2 (MagicGate) memory card.
Yeah, sometimes newer 3rd party cards don't work. But I only have problems with cards that are more than 64MB in that regard. Get a 16MB and you'll be good. Also I'm sorry for not keeping in touch... I did some working and started to make a new title.db builder program.
Hey there! Good to hear from ya! IMG Burn and DVD Decrypter are both very good burning programs, I myself use Clone CD, all of them give you the same quality in my opinion. A good burn speed is about 8x, and as far as dual layers, I'm not entirely sure (in fact I was just about to test that today myself.) They say Verbatim is the best, however I've gotten away just fine by using a multitude of different brands. And as far a switching discs, I'm not quite sure what you mean by that one :X
I finally got a hard drive that would fit! Thanks for the video. I used it and successfully created a memory card, and am now able to run Free McBoot! HD Loader works pretty well. I have had some issues with it not accepting some games as PS2 games; which is discouraging, but I will persevere. Thanks again!
Compatability with ESR is quite vast, and I'm sure you could find a listing with a google search. One thing to note however is different region games. There is a way to play them, however you must be sure you change the region setting on whatever HDD Loading program you are using. Most have an Auto feature but it is not always that reliable.)
This may help some with trouble shooting issues. If possible use a older USB drive, 2gb or smaller. when formatting DO NOT choose quick format, Make sure its FAT32, and Default Allocation Size.
If your game was originally a Dual Layer disc based game then you must burn it to a Dual Layer disc (sorry for the misunderstanding) Simply put, a dual layer ISO is usually between 6-7GB, standard size DVD's have 4.75GB space, so the Dual layer ISO wouldn't fit.
the ESR GUI is a wonderful little program and yes, it should work just fine. As far as jailbreaking the PS3, currently the only way to do that is to buy an E3 Flasher kit, downgrade yur PS3 to 3.55 and then install whatever the latest CFW is from that (although I've heard you can downgrade to 4.30 or 4.25 now but don't quote me on that, I've yet to research it.) I have a video about that, "4.30 Jailbreak The Real Truth" I explain a lot of it in that video. Thanks for you comments!!
Do a google search for a PATA drive, it utilizes the IDE functions, and since straight up IDE based systems are hard as anything to find, the PATA drives more or less took over. With 80 games and roughly 4GB each, I'd say you're looking at either a 320 or 500GB drive. They can run anywhere between $60-$90 depending on where you go. I personally like Newegg and Tigerdirect
***** NOt too sure on that one, I'd try to access the memory card reader from the OSD (Browser screen without game in PS2) and try to manually delete both files, then run through the processs again.
Good news still, if you use the ESR.elf application you can temporarily change your PS2's region to run NTSC games. It's not 100% effective, but I've gotten it to work on two different titles (PAL version of Shadow of the Colossus, and Japanese version of Mister Mosquito)
Yes you can run backups from a external USB drive, however the load times are slow and the compatibility is somewhat limited. Look into a program called OpenPS2Loader, it is the best for loading ISO's from USB
Thank you much mate, I'll work on grabbing me one, dying to play RE:Outbreak File 2 Japanese copy online on my ps2 (used to play Outbreak all the time before servers went down, work on bringing back the servers seems to be going well actually though (it's been closed beta testing) I'm stoked!
Worked out great for me! I just had to use a different titledbmaker and use a different Code in the save builder for PAL instead of NTSC (it is BEDATA-SYSTEM instead of BADATA-SYSTEM)
There are programs out there such as Partition Wizard that can force your drive to be formatted to FAT16, however I don't see why you would need to do that. The PS2 is fussy when it comes to flash drives unfortunately. there is another tutorial that covers a different method than the one I have here, you still need to place a file on the flash drive, but if you're PS2 is registering a device, you might need to download a separate .elf file to boot into the Free McBoot installation page.
ESR Has limited comparability on games in general, not the DVD's used. and I would recommend burning them t single layer DVD's mainly because they are cheaper and burn faster. However if you are feeling ambitious give the Dual Layer a try! So far I haven't had any luck though.
a. Click on Start; in the start search type cmd. b. Right click on cmd.exe and choose to “Run as administrator”. c. Type the following command and hit Enter after each one: regsvr32 /u Comdlg32.ocx regsvr32 /i Comdlg32.ocx d. Close the command prompt and then try to run the program.
In order for the PS2 to read burnt discs, you MUST have some sort of retail game boot first so you can get the primary boot process out of the way; this is why we need Swap Magic or Action Replay/Gameshark/Codebreaker etc. and in regards to the HDD-OSD, it's all done on the PC end, no disc required. I'll post a link to the IDE/USB adapter in the description of the HDD-OSD video.
Well done indeed, quick question.. after everything is set and done you mentioned that you use the network adapter connected to an ide hd to load your backups right? Can you load backups directly from usb??? ex usb drive or external usb hd thanks in advance i really want to refresh my gaming before the ps4 hits stores!!!
Yes, from my experience, DVD-R are the only reliable media formats, and CodeBreaker is available in an .elf format! I have a video on it :D You will need the ESR GUI Patcher to run the games, I'll put it in my google drive. Easy to use, run it, drag the ISO into the box, and bam, you're done.
Other people have had the same issue, I placed a download for this file in the PS2 folder on my skydrive, download it and place the file into our System32 folder (found in C:\Windows\System32\ )
Nice video! If you ever decide to sell the memory cards, I know already I'd buy a few. I plan on doing an HDloader setup soon, but a few memory cards could make wonderful gifts/tools!
I'd be more than happy to hook you up! PM me with how many you want and we can start talking numbers ;) I'll cut you a decent deal. This goes for anyone else who's interested!!
sadly you can't backup burned games. Your best bet is to take the HDD out manually, plug it in to your computer via a IDE/USB adapter (or if you have an older PC, use the IDE ribbon) and use a program like WinHiip to transfer your games. So far that has been the easiest method I have found.
download an app called HDAdvance, or Open PS2 Loader (prefered) they have support for .ISO format games provided you have a flash drive (or external HDD) to house the files on.
Another member found a possible work around ( I haven't tried it yet) try unplugging, then re-plugging the USB drive and see if the file comes up that way.
(can't remember, do you have the slim model?) If so, they do have a tutorial on how to add an IDE HDD to your Slim model. But it requires a lot of soldering skill as well as a modchip. OPL offers network ISO functions, but that seems like it would be quite slow...(Haven't tested it) What game are you trying to get working exactly?
You will need a PS1 memory card for it, sadly there is no way to save gamesaves to the HDD directly or a memory stick, this is code that was wired into EVERY PS2 game, so to change that, you would have to physically alter the ISO's of each PS2 game you play.
You shouldn't need to uncrush any files for this process. Should just be a folder you place into the root of your flash drive, then you run the ARMax media player, it will then bring you to the Free McBoot installation page. You can't take the exploit and manually place it on the memory card, it doesn't work that way.
the older the better, although I have heard that if you use a program like mini partition tool and you force format the drive to fat16 and partition a small segment (512 MB or 1GB) then that would work, but I've yet to try it myself.
Haven't gotten my hands on a slim PS2 yet, HOWEVER from what I've seen the method should be exactly the same. I'll be having a livestream tonight (7/3/2013) at around 5:00pm Pacific time (8:00pm Eastern) I'll post a link on my channel page. I'm going to be going over the process of softmodding the PS2 so by all means check it out! I'll be answering questions in real time during the stream.
Very cool. I've been looking for a method that didn't require me to take my console apart. What sort of hard drive are you using? I've got about 80 games I'd like to backup. Any recommendations?
The video I have posted has CodebreakerV10.elf (both patched and unpatched for use with HDLoader) uploaded to my googledrive. It works, I just tested it last week (lost most of my files, downloaded it from my googledrive directly and it worked just fine)
Nevermind I figured it out. I had to delete the other files except for the exploited savefile from the USB and it worked fine, then I went back and put the files back on.
I got it to work. For those who do not get it to work, if your ps2 is PAL then when you create the new save file change "NEW_FILE" to "BEDATA-SYSTEM" (From bootleg.sksapps.com/tutorials/fmcb/ )
Yes, flashing is the same as partitioning, sorry. And as far as all that is concerned, does your PS2 recognize the USB drive? 16GB probably needs more power to run. The PS2 is equiped with USB 1.0 and most drives over 2G require USB 2.0 to operate due to the need for more power. So even if you partitioned it down to 500MB and have it in the proper format, the drive itself still requires the same amount of power to run. That's the only thing I can think of off the top of my head.
Your english isn't bad actually, and yes it can be used with the slim model, however you cannot attach an internal HDD to run backup games to it. You can however use an external HDD but the gameplay on several games is very poor.
If you had swap magic and a burned version of ARMax I don't see why it would work. Have you seen my other PS2 softmodding video by chance? it's a little easier than his one haha. And thank you!!!!
Hmmm well if you want to transfer files from your flash drive over you'll need the PS2 file browser to transfer the files that way. Sometimes you can do it with AR Max, but they use an odd encryption.
Did some digging and haven't really found anything that makes it over all more different :/ Only thing would be a different driver I guess but that shouldn't matter. Did you try flashing and partitioning the flash drive to a smaller format like FAT16 or anything like that?
I tried to open Title.db Maker v0.5 and it gives me this error. "Component 'RICHTX32.OCX' or one of its dependencies not correctly registered: a file is missing or invalid". What is missing?
Tis tutorial looks very easy because you explain it niceley but i can't find the 1 for a slim model, is there a tutorial from you doing this because other tutorials that i found are missing the aspect of good explaining what probaly ends in frustration. Hopefully you made?
Need a little more information than that friend; what kind of save are you making? are you building from scratch or modifying an original, is it PSX or PS2, what program are you using. etc.
Alright, so I did some digging, and I noticed you placed a comment on another page stating you had a 16GB flash drive that you were trying to use? First that's too large of a flash drive to use for this installation, you will need a smaller one. Unless you can partition it off and deactivate the larger partition somehow (not sure if that's a possibility) the only drives I have ever been able to use were 512MB or lower. I've used 2GB with no luck as well as 4GB and others.
I have two fat PS2's and I wasn't able to get it working. Are you able to use a burned version of Action Replay Max? Do you just put it in your ps3 and it will load it? Great video by the way :)
Well, from what I understand, are you wanting to burn two ISO's onto one dual layer disc? If tha's what you're trying to do the reason that won't work is because the PS2 doesn't have the ability to switch between two ISO forms on the same partition. So to answer your question, it SHOULDN'T be a matter of what type of DVD you burn the ISO onto, but you are limited to 1 ISO per DVD.
Unfortunately the PS2 is real finicky about which USB drives it works best with :X your best bet it to get a hold of an Action Replay MAX USB drive (they sometimes have them at WalMarts but you're better off getting one at a second hand store) or if you can somehow get lucky enough to find an old flash drive (So far the only one that I own that works is an old 512MB Flash drive because I lost my AR MAX drive.
I'm actually pretty short on cash and the Evo Edition one is pretty pricey, I already have a USB stick too. Outside of the USB stick it comes with does the EVO edition have any features needed to do this tutorial properly? I want to boot a Japanese game off my hardrive. I saw another Action Replay Max with a similar metal case but I don't know how different it is with obvious exception to the USB stick. Thanks for the reply earlier, hope you can help me out with this. :)
I have to say, I'm very excited for this because I bought a PS2 for $10 with a broken disc tray, a network adaptor and I have a hard drive for it! I took it apart but couldn't get the drive to open, but I have another PS2 I could do this FreeMB trick on. Total cost me $30 which in all is the PS2 and the Action Replay Max, shipped (I bought it for this tutorial, it was a cheap cost if it never worked.) I am super happy because its breathed new life into my PS2! Plus I get the cheatsy-doodle saves. That's something. Since I was having so much trouble with this, but did eventually get it to work, I wanted to post about it. Right off, I had to download RICHTX32.OCX and COMDLG32.OCX because Title.db maker wouldn't start without them. I *think* this might because I'm running 64-bit windows? Anyway, it was super easy since RICHTX32.OCX was in the OneDrive folder you linked, and I easily found a download for the other one after a quick Google search. After that, I couldn't drag and drop into the save builder application. Easy enough, just clicked edit>add file. And then, I tried everything you did with my Missile Command game. Nothing showed up. I eventually was reading the comments (including the one about the new_file just appearing while they were reading the comments) and mine had shown up too! I popped out the disc and put the PS1 game in excitement and...it didn't work. I decided maybe it only worked with specific games and I went through 3 or 4 others. Sometimes the data showed up, sometimes it didn't. But it quickly disappeared. I don't think swapping the games that I was trying actually helped, I just think it kept me sane after all the waiting and staring. Eventually, I got it to work with Sim City 2000 and 3 usbs later, we were golden. Booted to a white screen and installed FreeMB. Now I just need to buy a bigger memory card! I was having doubts because a lot of the ones I found people said they were shotty and didn't load all the time. I guess I'll just go out on a limb and buy a couple of cheap ones. My only problem now is that my hard drive doesn't fit on my adaptor :( All of the proper bits are on the HDD and it looks like it should fit, but the M/F bits are just off enough. It's very frustrating. Edit: Just realized I'm subscribed to you. Love the MGO2 video you posted recently. Funny I got here from a careful google search for the PS2 tutorial.
For anyone having the Richtx32 error; DL it from the up-loaders drive ( onedrive.live.com/?id=B3B9ED09906FE494!230 ) put the file in system32 for 32bit systems OR sysWOW64 for 64 bit systems, then open a command prompt as Admin and type: regsvr32 c:\Windows\System32\comdlg32.ocx (or replace 'system32' for 'sysWOW64' if 64 bit). You may get the same issue for comdlg32.ocx so go here: www.sevenforums.com/bsod-help-support/59463-comdlg32-ocx.html#post711841 do DL the file and do exactly the same as with Richtx32, just with the obvious command replacements.
Check out my video on the HDD-OSD. you can use the hardware you already have without needing a USB drive or ActionReplay. You will need a way to plug your HDD into your computer though!
Yes and no. It is recomended to install a HDD to your PS2, however f you hav the slim PS2 then an external HD with PS2 ISO's will be your best bet however USB support is limited and you might have some drawbacks. I.E. longer load times, freezing, lagging etc.
Very curious! I wonder, is there a way to format the flash drive using ARMax? I'd check myself but alas.... If you can somehow format the partition that you created then you could possibly get a formatted partition in the proper format that can be read and written to via the PS2/ARMax
Great tutorial! Clear and concise as all good tutorials should be.
Super thanks, this video saved my dying PS2 (laser problem) and lets me play games that I own (30+ copies) from the hard drive.
TIPS: 1) Get ID from the ps1 disc trough the program, this makes sure that it is correct (free of print/input typos) - it might also be faster way of doing it. 2) If you are having trouble creating the memory card hack, try different ps1 game and USB stick - I had problem (did not boot) that went away after doing this.
can I ask you some questions about how this works with you please ?
Yes, there are FTP .elf programs out there, but uLaunch has a built in FTP server that takes a bit of setting up. Do a google search, but basically you will use uLaunch, navigate to the MISC folder and activgate PS2Net, then connect to the IP address listed above. There will be a folder labeled hdd, only downside is that you can't make FMC boot things from the hdd, so you have to have a .elf on the MC, the partnering files can be on the HDD so long as it is linked properly.
Glad you got it working, sometimes those files are annoying to say the least....In some cases it comes down to 1 of 3 things; 1.) the file needs to be in your System32 folder, 2.) the file needs to be in the root folder of the program you are running (most common) or 3.) the file needs to be in both System32 AND the root folder of the program.
After endless work and toil, I managed to do this.
Here are some tips that helped me, one way or another:
Set drive speed to high.
I first used Mortal Kombat Trilogy as my game, which didn't work. I substituted to Abe's Exoddus and it worked.
Thank you! Thank you! I'm not sure anyone is doing this (softmodding ps2s) anymore, but it helped me out immensely with my phat ps2. I was about to order a pre-made FMCB card from China, but your video showed me that I could do it with an Action Replay that I had in my collection. Now to get usb loading figured out. Appreciate the video!
Depends on how you are wanting to softmod; If you want to use Datel's Action Replay Max, but you have a burned backup of the original disc you will need what is called Swap Magic in order for your PS2 to read the burned disc (that or a mod chip) any other way you will need to have a retail copy of the Action Replay disc
To answer your questions, in order for you to play burned PS2 games, you will have to first run a gameshark like program (either gameshark, Action Replay or CodeBreakers[recomended]) or you can put an ISO onto a HDD for the fat models, or if you don't have a fat PS2, you can use (some) USB hard drives. PS1 games are relatively easy, but utilize the same concept. You need an app to initiate the play of a burned game, or you can run ISO's via the same methods stated.
thanks for the tutorial for softmodding the fat ps2, my normal usb flash drive with fat32 wouldn't work so i had to use the flash drive i got with my armax this did work, would this method work with my slim ps2. as i have both the fat ps2 and the slim ps2 models, you made it so easy to follow as i'm not technically minded. so thanks again.
Couldn't be happier for you!!! Sorry there wasn't much that I could do to help :( Sadly I'm still waiting on all my equipment. I will most certainly point people in the direction of what you did in the future though!
No, I was telling you about HDLoader simply because that's what my video goes over, the download for the files is there and you can run Codebreaker as a stand alone. And yes, I tested a Dual Layered DVD with little success :( (all be it I tested it on a modified .iso) I'll test it more when I have time. I work 10-12 hours a day 5 days a week haha. In regards to your idea with the swap magic slider, that's a wonderful idea!!! Please let me know if you have success with it!
got it to work lil while after switched ps1 disc i was using grand turismo simulation disc and used same game as u metal gear solid and now im about to go ham
Simple!! Worked my first try also softmodded my xbox with your video, keep up the good work!
Yes, I'm not entirely sure why the PS2 has issues with larger flash drives when using AR Max or other methods, but if you have the one that came with Action Replay Max it will most certainly work.
Yes. You can install Free McBoot on any slim model PS2, however many of the features listed in my video will not be available. They have an app called Open PS2 Loader that can play ISO's from an external HDD for the slim though.
Well the good news is you aren't completely swamped. What you will need to do is purchase a swap magic disc, this will allow you to play burned PS2 games, but there are a few extra steps you need to take with it. If you go that route then you should be golden. Of course do some research on it and see everything you will need. I've never used Swap magic, so I can't give you in depth details on it. Hope this helps!!!
I had time this past weekend to try it again and now I was able to get it modded! I had issues with the title.db file not functioning for the boot, I guess it was not being created properly. Yet, your video is on point so as long as people follow your video as you say exactly they will get it to boot!!
Also just a quick note. I ordered a FreeMcboot Card from Amazon. I read on a couple reviews that the memory card did not work on the PS2 30001 model, which I have as well. I tested it and it did not work for me. It is not an official memory card so for FreeMcboot to work on the 30001 model it must be an original PS2 (MagicGate) memory card.
Yeah, sometimes newer 3rd party cards don't work. But I only have problems with cards that are more than 64MB in that regard. Get a 16MB and you'll be good. Also I'm sorry for not keeping in touch... I did some working and started to make a new title.db builder program.
Hey there! Good to hear from ya! IMG Burn and DVD Decrypter are both very good burning programs, I myself use Clone CD, all of them give you the same quality in my opinion. A good burn speed is about 8x, and as far as dual layers, I'm not entirely sure (in fact I was just about to test that today myself.) They say Verbatim is the best, however I've gotten away just fine by using a multitude of different brands. And as far a switching discs, I'm not quite sure what you mean by that one :X
You can however play backup games burned to DVD -R discs which is the preferred method for Slim users.
I finally got a hard drive that would fit! Thanks for the video. I used it and successfully created a memory card, and am now able to run Free McBoot! HD Loader works pretty well. I have had some issues with it not accepting some games as PS2 games; which is discouraging, but I will persevere.
Thanks again!
I remember doing this back in the day to help people mod on Scoom 2. Boy those were the days.
Compatability with ESR is quite vast, and I'm sure you could find a listing with a google search. One thing to note however is different region games. There is a way to play them, however you must be sure you change the region setting on whatever HDD Loading program you are using. Most have an Auto feature but it is not always that reliable.)
This may help some with trouble shooting issues. If possible use a older USB drive, 2gb or smaller. when formatting DO NOT choose quick format, Make sure its FAT32, and Default Allocation Size.
If your game was originally a Dual Layer disc based game then you must burn it to a Dual Layer disc (sorry for the misunderstanding)
Simply put, a dual layer ISO is usually between 6-7GB, standard size DVD's have 4.75GB space, so the Dual layer ISO wouldn't fit.
the ESR GUI is a wonderful little program and yes, it should work just fine. As far as jailbreaking the PS3, currently the only way to do that is to buy an E3 Flasher kit, downgrade yur PS3 to 3.55 and then install whatever the latest CFW is from that (although I've heard you can downgrade to 4.30 or 4.25 now but don't quote me on that, I've yet to research it.) I have a video about that, "4.30 Jailbreak The Real Truth" I explain a lot of it in that video. Thanks for you comments!!
Worked like a charm. Thanks a lot for the tutorial man!
Are you from Michigan and work for Marco's lmao???
Do a google search for a PATA drive, it utilizes the IDE functions, and since straight up IDE based systems are hard as anything to find, the PATA drives more or less took over. With 80 games and roughly 4GB each, I'd say you're looking at either a 320 or 500GB drive. They can run anywhere between $60-$90 depending on where you go. I personally like Newegg and Tigerdirect
Got it to work and it is awesome. Thank you. This is giving new life to my PS2 since my laser is starting to act up.
Glad it worked for you!!!
***** Sure can, what's going on?
***** NOt too sure on that one, I'd try to access the memory card reader from the OSD (Browser screen without game in PS2) and try to manually delete both files, then run through the processs again.
Good news still, if you use the ESR.elf application you can temporarily change your PS2's region to run NTSC games. It's not 100% effective, but I've gotten it to work on two different titles (PAL version of Shadow of the Colossus, and Japanese version of Mister Mosquito)
Yes you can run backups from a external USB drive, however the load times are slow and the compatibility is somewhat limited. Look into a program called OpenPS2Loader, it is the best for loading ISO's from USB
Very welcome friend! Glad you got it running! Open PS2 Loader might have more compatibility than HDLoader, worth checking out :)
Thank you much mate, I'll work on grabbing me one, dying to play RE:Outbreak File 2 Japanese copy online on my ps2 (used to play Outbreak all the time before servers went down, work on bringing back the servers seems to be going well actually though (it's been closed beta testing) I'm stoked!
Worked out great for me!
I just had to use a different titledbmaker and use a different Code in the save builder for PAL instead of NTSC (it is BEDATA-SYSTEM instead of BADATA-SYSTEM)
There are programs out there such as Partition Wizard that can force your drive to be formatted to FAT16, however I don't see why you would need to do that. The PS2 is fussy when it comes to flash drives unfortunately. there is another tutorial that covers a different method than the one I have here, you still need to place a file on the flash drive, but if you're PS2 is registering a device, you might need to download a separate .elf file to boot into the Free McBoot installation page.
Thanks so much worked perfectly followed word for word no problems :)
ESR Has limited comparability on games in general, not the DVD's used. and I would recommend burning them t single layer DVD's mainly because they are cheaper and burn faster. However if you are feeling ambitious give the Dual Layer a try! So far I haven't had any luck though.
Glad you found a way to get it to work for you, and thanks for sharing! Hopefully it'll help someone else as well.
a. Click on Start; in the start search type cmd.
b. Right click on cmd.exe and choose to “Run as administrator”.
c. Type the following command and hit Enter after each one:
regsvr32 /u Comdlg32.ocx
regsvr32 /i Comdlg32.ocx
d. Close the command prompt and then try to run the program.
Thanks a lot!! :D Glad the tutorial helped, MGS is the best game series out there!!
In order for the PS2 to read burnt discs, you MUST have some sort of retail game boot first so you can get the primary boot process out of the way; this is why we need Swap Magic or Action Replay/Gameshark/Codebreaker etc. and in regards to the HDD-OSD, it's all done on the PC end, no disc required. I'll post a link to the IDE/USB adapter in the description of the HDD-OSD video.
Well done indeed, quick question.. after everything is set and done you mentioned that you use the network adapter connected to an ide hd to load your backups right?
Can you load backups directly from usb??? ex usb drive or external usb hd
thanks in advance i really want to refresh my gaming before the ps4 hits stores!!!
Yes, from my experience, DVD-R are the only reliable media formats, and CodeBreaker is available in an .elf format! I have a video on it :D You will need the ESR GUI Patcher to run the games, I'll put it in my google drive. Easy to use, run it, drag the ISO into the box, and bam, you're done.
Other people have had the same issue, I placed a download for this file in the PS2 folder on my skydrive, download it and place the file into our System32 folder (found in C:\Windows\System32\ )
So long as you are able to uncrush the gamesave using the My Devices function, it should work with no issue.
Couldn't be happier for you!!!! What method did you end up using?
Nice video!
If you ever decide to sell the memory cards, I know already I'd buy a few. I plan on doing an HDloader setup soon, but a few memory cards could make wonderful gifts/tools!
I'd be more than happy to hook you up! PM me with how many you want and we can start talking numbers ;) I'll cut you a decent deal. This goes for anyone else who's interested!!
sadly you can't backup burned games. Your best bet is to take the HDD out manually, plug it in to your computer via a IDE/USB adapter (or if you have an older PC, use the IDE ribbon) and use a program like WinHiip to transfer your games. So far that has been the easiest method I have found.
This worked for my ps2 and 2 of my friends, if done right it works, not a scam!!
download an app called HDAdvance, or Open PS2 Loader (prefered) they have support for .ISO format games provided you have a flash drive (or external HDD) to house the files on.
Another member found a possible work around ( I haven't tried it yet) try unplugging, then re-plugging the USB drive and see if the file comes up that way.
There might be a way, currently doing some research on the subject and I will present my findings in the livestram, hope to see you there!
So all the things i'd need are the fat ps2, network adapter, hard drive, memory card with mcboot already on it, and a ps1 game?
Two things to check, did you copy the save over or did you uncrush it? Also did you delete the system data from the memory card?
(can't remember, do you have the slim model?) If so, they do have a tutorial on how to add an IDE HDD to your Slim model. But it requires a lot of soldering skill as well as a modchip. OPL offers network ISO functions, but that seems like it would be quite slow...(Haven't tested it) What game are you trying to get working exactly?
You will need a PS1 memory card for it, sadly there is no way to save gamesaves to the HDD directly or a memory stick, this is code that was wired into EVERY PS2 game, so to change that, you would have to physically alter the ISO's of each PS2 game you play.
You shouldn't need to uncrush any files for this process. Should just be a folder you place into the root of your flash drive, then you run the ARMax media player, it will then bring you to the Free McBoot installation page. You can't take the exploit and manually place it on the memory card, it doesn't work that way.
the older the better, although I have heard that if you use a program like mini partition tool and you force format the drive to fat16 and partition a small segment (512 MB or 1GB) then that would work, but I've yet to try it myself.
Haven't gotten my hands on a slim PS2 yet, HOWEVER from what I've seen the method should be exactly the same. I'll be having a livestream tonight (7/3/2013) at around 5:00pm Pacific time (8:00pm Eastern) I'll post a link on my channel page. I'm going to be going over the process of softmodding the PS2 so by all means check it out! I'll be answering questions in real time during the stream.
Very cool. I've been looking for a method that didn't require me to take my console apart. What sort of hard drive are you using? I've got about 80 games I'd like to backup. Any recommendations?
The video I have posted has CodebreakerV10.elf (both patched and unpatched for use with HDLoader) uploaded to my googledrive. It works, I just tested it last week (lost most of my files, downloaded it from my googledrive directly and it worked just fine)
Would you happen to know what Root/ID file format should be used for a PAL system?
Other than that, very good guide
Nevermind I figured it out. I had to delete the other files except for the exploited savefile from the USB and it worked fine, then I went back and put the files back on.
I got it to work. For those who do not get it to work, if your ps2 is PAL then when you create the new save file change "NEW_FILE" to "BEDATA-SYSTEM" (From bootleg.sksapps.com/tutorials/fmcb/ )
Yes, flashing is the same as partitioning, sorry. And as far as all that is concerned, does your PS2 recognize the USB drive? 16GB probably needs more power to run. The PS2 is equiped with USB 1.0 and most drives over 2G require USB 2.0 to operate due to the need for more power. So even if you partitioned it down to 500MB and have it in the proper format, the drive itself still requires the same amount of power to run. That's the only thing I can think of off the top of my head.
Stream is up now, I'll check the issue out :)
Your english isn't bad actually, and yes it can be used with the slim model, however you cannot attach an internal HDD to run backup games to it. You can however use an external HDD but the gameplay on several games is very poor.
If you had swap magic and a burned version of ARMax I don't see why it would work. Have you seen my other PS2 softmodding video by chance? it's a little easier than his one haha. And thank you!!!!
Hmmm well if you want to transfer files from your flash drive over you'll need the PS2 file browser to transfer the files that way. Sometimes you can do it with AR Max, but they use an odd encryption.
Did some digging and haven't really found anything that makes it over all more different :/ Only thing would be a different driver I guess but that shouldn't matter. Did you try flashing and partitioning the flash drive to a smaller format like FAT16 or anything like that?
I tried to open Title.db Maker v0.5 and it gives me this error. "Component 'RICHTX32.OCX' or one of its dependencies not correctly registered: a file is missing or invalid". What is missing?
Hopefully my links work but here you go
goo.gl/DsCic4 For the RICHTX32 issue and then goo.gl/6kRjda for the Comdlg32 issue that shows up after.
Tis tutorial looks very easy because you explain it niceley but i can't find the 1 for a slim model, is there a tutorial from you doing this because other tutorials that i found are missing the aspect of good explaining what probaly ends in frustration.
Hopefully you made?
Need a little more information than that friend; what kind of save are you making? are you building from scratch or modifying an original, is it PSX or PS2, what program are you using. etc.
Thank you so much bub! It works :) yeah i still have the old phat version lol
THANKS MAN I WAS USING COPY WHEN HAD TO USE UNCRUSH THX SO MUCH SUBBED LIEKD
If I have a PAL console, what do I write in the save builder? BTW nice video man!
Thanks for the information! I'll have to remember that
Alright, so I did some digging, and I noticed you placed a comment on another page stating you had a 16GB flash drive that you were trying to use? First that's too large of a flash drive to use for this installation, you will need a smaller one. Unless you can partition it off and deactivate the larger partition somehow (not sure if that's a possibility) the only drives I have ever been able to use were 512MB or lower. I've used 2GB with no luck as well as 4GB and others.
did you ever make the video for the slim ps2?
You're the first person to mention that!!!
I have two fat PS2's and I wasn't able to get it working. Are you able to use a burned version of Action Replay Max? Do you just put it in your ps3 and it will load it? Great video by the way :)
Well, from what I understand, are you wanting to burn two ISO's onto one dual layer disc? If tha's what you're trying to do the reason that won't work is because the PS2 doesn't have the ability to switch between two ISO forms on the same partition. So to answer your question, it SHOULDN'T be a matter of what type of DVD you burn the ISO onto, but you are limited to 1 ISO per DVD.
I can do it!!! Thanks a lot for this video!!!
1:19 I subbed because of this.
Unfortunately the PS2 is real finicky about which USB drives it works best with :X your best bet it to get a hold of an Action Replay MAX USB drive (they sometimes have them at WalMarts but you're better off getting one at a second hand store) or if you can somehow get lucky enough to find an old flash drive (So far the only one that I own that works is an old 512MB Flash drive because I lost my AR MAX drive.
I'm actually pretty short on cash and the Evo Edition one is pretty pricey, I already have a USB stick too. Outside of the USB stick it comes with does the EVO edition have any features needed to do this tutorial properly? I want to boot a Japanese game off my hardrive. I saw another Action Replay Max with a similar metal case but I don't know how different it is with obvious exception to the USB stick. Thanks for the reply earlier, hope you can help me out with this. :)
I have to say, I'm very excited for this because I bought a PS2 for $10 with a broken disc tray, a network adaptor and I have a hard drive for it! I took it apart but couldn't get the drive to open, but I have another PS2 I could do this FreeMB trick on. Total cost me $30 which in all is the PS2 and the Action Replay Max, shipped (I bought it for this tutorial, it was a cheap cost if it never worked.) I am super happy because its breathed new life into my PS2! Plus I get the cheatsy-doodle saves. That's something.
Since I was having so much trouble with this, but did eventually get it to work, I wanted to post about it. Right off, I had to download RICHTX32.OCX and COMDLG32.OCX because Title.db maker wouldn't start without them. I *think* this might because I'm running 64-bit windows? Anyway, it was super easy since RICHTX32.OCX was in the OneDrive folder you linked, and I easily found a download for the other one after a quick Google search.
After that, I couldn't drag and drop into the save builder application. Easy enough, just clicked edit>add file.
And then, I tried everything you did with my Missile Command game. Nothing showed up. I eventually was reading the comments (including the one about the new_file just appearing while they were reading the comments) and mine had shown up too! I popped out the disc and put the PS1 game in excitement and...it didn't work. I decided maybe it only worked with specific games and I went through 3 or 4 others. Sometimes the data showed up, sometimes it didn't. But it quickly disappeared. I don't think swapping the games that I was trying actually helped, I just think it kept me sane after all the waiting and staring. Eventually, I got it to work with Sim City 2000 and 3 usbs later, we were golden. Booted to a white screen and installed FreeMB. Now I just need to buy a bigger memory card! I was having doubts because a lot of the ones I found people said they were shotty and didn't load all the time. I guess I'll just go out on a limb and buy a couple of cheap ones.
My only problem now is that my hard drive doesn't fit on my adaptor :(
All of the proper bits are on the HDD and it looks like it should fit, but the M/F bits are just off enough. It's very frustrating.
Edit: Just realized I'm subscribed to you. Love the MGO2 video you posted recently. Funny I got here from a careful google search for the PS2 tutorial.
There is a memory mod that works on both fat and slim model called memor 32.
That sounds about right! Never looked into it to be perfectly honest, which is bad on my part :X
No chip, no Swap, No opening the case but, Action Replay Max (Or Max Evo), :XDXD
Do you use sony vegas? good man.
Your the fucking man! All other tutorials were so fucking hard to understand and I love that we used the same ps1 disc lol MGS!
For anyone having the Richtx32 error;
DL it from the up-loaders drive ( onedrive.live.com/?id=B3B9ED09906FE494!230 ) put the file in system32 for 32bit systems OR sysWOW64 for 64 bit systems, then open a command prompt as Admin and type: regsvr32 c:\Windows\System32\comdlg32.ocx (or replace 'system32' for 'sysWOW64' if 64 bit).
You may get the same issue for comdlg32.ocx so go here: www.sevenforums.com/bsod-help-support/59463-comdlg32-ocx.html#post711841 do DL the file and do exactly the same as with Richtx32, just with the obvious command replacements.
I will do what I can :) Sorry to hear you're having so much trouble!!! :(
Which exact action replay are you using? I want to make sure I get the right one. :P
Check out my video on the HDD-OSD. you can use the hardware you already have without needing a USB drive or ActionReplay. You will need a way to plug your HDD into your computer though!
Yes. Question though, do you have a PAL PS2 which you are trying to run NTSC games on?
Yes and no. It is recomended to install a HDD to your PS2, however f you hav the slim PS2 then an external HD with PS2 ISO's will be your best bet however USB support is limited and you might have some drawbacks. I.E. longer load times, freezing, lagging etc.
Much appreciated! Thanks!! :D
Very curious! I wonder, is there a way to format the flash drive using ARMax? I'd check myself but alas.... If you can somehow format the partition that you created then you could possibly get a formatted partition in the proper format that can be read and written to via the PS2/ARMax
That aspect ratio tho