UPDATE 10/30/2024: All FMCB images were updated to include the latest version of OPL, and menu items were renamed for a cleaner aesthetic. A modchip-compatible 8 Meg FMCB card has also been added, but it is having issues running the latest build of OPL. UPDATE 2/15/24: New 64MB and 128MB premade FMCB and FunTuna images have been added to the download folder. These images are usable by today's MemCard Pro 2 FW 0.99.9 update and higher. Link below! Update 2/05/24: Premade Funtuna memory card images have been added to the shared folder in 8, 16, and 32 Megabyte sizes! They include the Game ID versions of OPL and Grimdoomer OPL as found on the FMCB versions. Link below. UPDATE 1/25/24: Firmware 0.99.4 has been released for the MemCard Pro 2 bringing support for 16 and 32 Megabyte cards! I have uploaded pre modded images to the shared folder for these sizes. You can get them here: www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/4ns7r30phoe0cpu3m53lt/h?rlkey=set4hi9uqjtnlgdexdz3m57rj&dl=0
@@ArchadesGames Great vid and resources!! Is there a reason I'd use 16/32MB FMCB images over 8MB? I don't understand what the difference would be, but perhaps I'm overthinking it. Thanks!
Updated to the latest firmware (0.99.9) on the PRO2 and downloaded the 32MB premade version of FMCB from the Dropbox. Having an issue of elf recognizing Ch.2 memcard. When attempting to copy saves from an older memcard, I follow the instructions created a new virtual/temp memcard on Ch.2 - but when I'm in LaunchELF file browser on the main screen that shows mc0, mc1, hdd1, etc. and switch to Ch.2 and enter mc0 it's just an empty directory and says 0 bytes free and therefore can't copy my saves. The PRO2 OSD does say I'm on Memcard1 Ch.2 and its 32MB. Even if I switch back to Ch.1 and go back into mc0 directory that will now appear as an empy directory with 0 bytes free.
Got my card in the mail yesterday and yours was the only video I could find not only for setup, but how to get FMB onto it easily. That was awesome. Thank you so much! Time to check out the rest of your channel 🙂
Yeah, I was going to go over how to install FMCB to it originally but I just reallllllllyyyyy didn't want to cover FMCB installation a 4th time 🤣 so premade image ftw!
I don’t really remember exactly. Pretty sure I pre-ordered early last year, then I finally received it a few months ago. It took a long time, but I’m not sure how long it would take now that they are already in production.
If you are getting the "failed to copy" error at 14:54 here is a fix: Back out of MC0 Unplug MemCardPro Plug it back in, wait for it to connect Switch to Channel 2 again on MemCardPro Enter MC0 again Paste....done There is a bug where LaunchElf detects it as 0 bytes and won't let you copy. After you plug it back in it should correctly read as 7.8 mb. Hope this helps
I'm gonna revisit this later when I actually get my PS2 fully setup, but in theory the Memcard Pro 2 is ready to go for that day. As always, great tutorial!
Congrats on having probably the first youtube video out on this and congrats to me for actually receiving a preordered product for once and before a TH-camr at that. Had mine for like 3 weeks and love it. Your upload rate has been crazy lately. Good work ethic.
Thanks so much for the tutorial, it helped me out a lot, I've now got all my PS2 game saves transferred to individual virtual memory cards. I'm amazed how well this thing works. One thing I'll note is that I had trouble using FMCB booted from my virtual memory card to do the save copying, since changing to a new memory card page didn't totally fly with launchELF. It works better to run FMCB off of your old memory card with the save data on it, while you're copying stuff over, so you can just keep your mcp2 on your temporary virtual memory card that isn't FMCB.
Jesus christ, THANK YOU SO MUCH for this vid. Modded my PS2 and ordered a Memcard Pro 2 ages ago and completely forgot all of the mod setup. I had absolutely no chance of getting the most out of this thing without this video. Serious props to you on this one, absolute life saver.
@@ArchadesGames Hey quick question - should the memcard pro boot back to default memcard with the OPL IGR? I've set my default card as the freemcboot card, but with IGR the console just boots back to the current game vmc meaning I need to manually restart. Just wondering if I'm missing a trick or it's a known limitation with IGR
Thank you so much for making this tutorial. This answered every question (and more that I didn't even think of) that I had when I started setting up the MCP2.
This was a big help for me setting mine up. Now that I’ve done it once I will probably go back and re-do it again now that I fully understand why 128mb might be a good idea. Memories of days changing pages on old PS1 bank switching cards came right back instantly! 😂
This is a great video on one of the first to showcase the MemCard Pro2. I received mine over a week ago and just now getting it setup with one of my phat models (the other has the modchip). I was able to install FMCB on the Pro2 with the default MemoryCard1 along with OPL. Still trying to figure how to do the IGR as once a new card for a game has been made it leaves the MemoryCard1 so if the combo is pressed it may not return to the OPL screen.
How do you import native PS2 saves to PCSX2? MYMC cannot import .mc2 files. It can only import .cbs, .psu, .max, .sps, and .xps files. Is there a tool that can convert .mc2 files to a format that MYMC can read?
I remember buying 007: Agent Under Fire, ripping it to PC, swapping an elf file and burning it back to a blank disk, loading the game and swap disk to the burnt CD and then load certain level which would then load uLaunchELF and can install FMBC from there. Crazy to think how easy it is now
Got mine a couple days ago. It was frustrating that it didn't work like the MemCard Pro 1 in that I could just create new Virtual Mem cards and channels with Select+L1 and R1. But this helps. I just want to be able to save multiple save versions of the same game that are on different memory cards.
Hey, sorry if this has been asked before but i couldn't find any comment with the same problem. So i have this strange problem with the file transfer, whenever I get into wLaunchelf 4.43x_isr and then create a new VMC it always says the new VMC has 0mb of free space in launchelf. I've tried creating the vmc in the webUi beforehand and even if I change into a preexisting automatically generated MC it's always 0mb discspace and I can't copy anything over. The only VMC that shows to work is the original FMCB one. Oh also the cards created are always 8mb. But still thank you for your tutorial it helped me greatly with getting FMCB to run and everything else
great summary! question: if you setup the memcard pro2 to be the boot card for FMCB (memory card 1) and don't want to use the gameID feature, does that mean you have to manually change the channel/memory card to an empty one in order to save your games? (since most of the 8MB block is already taken up by FMCB files/apps. I prefer to use the 8MB card size due to compatibility reasons.). it appears that when you boot a game in opl, the memcard pro 2 stays on the original FMCB channel/card and does not automatically switch to a free channel/card, hence, there is no free storage left for save files. it would be quite a hinderance to manually change the channel/card by pressing the button each time. not sure if i am missing something? seems like this special version of OPL+gameID crashes on the boot screen. funny enough, an old version, OPL 1.1.0, boots fine and even has gameID functionality despite being several years old. not sure what is going on haha.
It's not splitting the files for me hopefully I can figure out what is wrong, but then again I'm having to eject the memcardpro2 from the slot and put it back in for the games to get loaded. Just got it the other day and was following this and manual for setup. Just need to figure out what the deal is now. Thanks for the video.
Is the game save splitting section only needed because you transferred from old memory? As in would it split new games by itself? Or is that not a feature built in and you need to do the work
It's kind of a bummer that it forces wifi configuration, and refuses to go to the configuration screens without it. I'm sure if I knew the URL for the inside pages, it'd all be there, which makes it more frustrating, if anything.
@@ArchadesGames I need help! I followed every step, FMCB is booting on Channel 1, but the apps dont work, every app gives me a blackscreen. I have a Phat Pal model and it worked with a standard FMCB Memory Card.
For everyone that have the same issue: I have a Matrix Infinity Chip and you have to press START on boot up to disable the chip. After this, restart the ps2 and everything works fine.
Great video! It was really helpful! I got all my saves from PCSX2 split up and on to the MCP2, but wondering if there is an easy way to go back? PCSX2 has the option of using a save folder now (like Dolphin), but those saves are the extracted files, and a lot of the tools expect saves to be on a memory card binary or in psu/max/psv/etc format.
Just got my mcp2 and trying to set it up now. It updated firmware and now I’m onto the wifi stage. However, when I press and hold the buttons, it just says “Release to home page”. Any help?
How do I get the prebuilt image you have given us to also work with an MX4SIO card? I can’t get it to see the thing. I tried to copy files over from a working FMB MX4SIO card but that didn’t work lol.
Hi looking for help, everytime i try to copy over a saved file from a memory card to the memcard pro 2. It fails, any assistance would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks for the guide on how to transfer (and split) saves. Might not be super simple for non tech-savvy users, but should be doable. Also, you can leave the Powershell execution policy on remotesigned, it's not posing any security risk. Side note: are you using a mono microphone? Sounds like your voice track is mostly on the left channel, making it sound a bit weird/unpleasant. Should be enough to "mirror" that track to the other channel, that way your voice gets "centered" again.
did this too but i got a Ps2\Ps1 Ps3 card reader and connected to pc and used the app Anthony to read the cards and then transfer save file to split app
Can I switch back to the original boot than fcmb on the fly? Some games like problems with fcmb such as Guitar Hero 3 where audio bugs happen. I usually just disconnect my fcmb memory card and plug in an original ps memory card whenever I want to play GH3
If people are still having trouble moving saves from old memory card to the memcard pro 2, all you have to do is unlpug the memcard pro 2 after coping the saves then plug it back in. the new vmc you created will have the space to copy your saves.
Question for you: Which of the OPL files in the OPL GameID zip file do you use? There are four files, none of which have an explanation - they end in _GEM or _LD or things like that.
Hey! really helpful vid! thanks! i am very new to this and wondering if you could answer a question for me? Can i set up mx4sio on a memcard pro 2? can it be done on one card or would i need a seperate one? I got sent 2 by mistake so would rather use one instead of buying another card! also does your fmcb image you made include gsm? is it easy to transfer that from my existing card?
Hey @@ArchadesGames - Thanks again for your vids - I have set up my MX4SIO with FMCB on a memcardpro2 and thanks to them - honestly amaazing work from you to help us idiots out haha! I do have a couple of questions, but please do let me know if i should guide them else where! On my official PS2 8mb memory card, i am going attempting to copy my saves over to the MCP2 but they are not appearing in LaunchElf - its just completely empty in mc1 although the memory card is inserted. I have reset the system, removed memory card etc but nothing coming up! Any ideas? Also.- I saw your vid about the discs now working with GameID as well for the memory card, however, I am finding that any game I start it is not picking it up. i am on 0.99.8 so believe it should be working? EDIT: Didnt realise i needed the MX4SIO inserted whilst running a disc for this to work! Worked right away as soon as I did this! Sorry for all the questions, I know I should probably guide them elsewhere but you have been such a great help so far! Cheers
Great video. My Freemcboot memory card finally died, so I ended up unboxing my memcard pro 2 I was waiting to configure and followed this video. I'm having an issue though with my HDD not always being able to be recognized in OPL grimdoomer, and also the triangle button for game settings does not work. It will flash quickly and then go back to the games menu. Another odd quirk is when I do get the HDD to load the games list, if I hit right on the Dpad, the list goes away, and I can't get it back. (This HDD worked fine with my other FMCB memory card setup) This happens with the Grimdoomer that's on your preflashed file here, and also the newest Grimdoomer that I tried to install as well. Any idea what's up? Thank you. Like and subscribed.
i just got mine in the mail and when i try and press down the two buttons it doesnt pull up wifi settings it tries to pull up main menu but then glitches out and doesnt actually show it to me?
Just got mine as well. According to their support, it's changed. You now hold the left button for a menu, navigate with the left button and select with the right button. The rest is straight-forward.
Thank you for the tutorial, ordered my card now. Quick question, do you think it would be difficult to be able to copy back and forth between the card and pcsx2 for play? Like, playing on OG hardware and then pcsx2 on the go (steamdeck) and then back on ps2? Maybe some sort of automated cloud save or ftp script? Just thinking of options to switch between them.
i got past it by holding the left button only and releasing when it says release for menu, and navigating the menu to wifi, left button moves and right selects
Hello, I am curious about something. I followed this guide, copied one of the premade FMCB 8mb cards over (thank you for that!), and it boots into OPL just fine. Then, I play a game, save and quit. Now, when I boot up my PS2, it boots into FMCB just fine, but when I open OPL, it just hangs on a black screen. Why does this happen? I have set it so my memcard pro 2 creates a new memory card per game, which I figured was fine, since I've set it to boot the FMCB card anyways, and not the new one. Has anyone else had this happen to them?
I managed to set this up and backup all my saves, even used the mc splitter app successfully. I bought a mx4iso and watching your other tutorial. Are the fcmb and opl support exfat in these pre made card images? Do i need to change them. Thanks
The games on mt HDD no longer show up on this version of OPL. If i use my previous memory card with an older version of OPL it works. Any ideas on what to do?
@@ArchadesGames exFat I think. I played with some grimdoomer settings and I think it’s working normal now though. Turned off HDD in main settings. Default to BDM with HDD enabled.
Sorry for another question but what would be the reason for the memcard pro to show up fragmented file when I put the fcmb 64mb file on sd card? I’ve used two different sd cards and both have had same issue?
Is there an issue with the fmcb image working together with matrix? For some reason i can boot to fmcb menu but cant get ulaunch to work, just a black screen.
@@ArchadesGames Thanks for the response. Someone confirmed on Discord that an older version of FreeMcBoot will work with the memcard Pro 2 and Matrix chip. I already uninstalled my chip out of frustration before trying. Lol
Until IGR IS fixed to tell MCP2 to load default boot card I’ll use my dvd remote on my slim console to power off and on. Not ideal but no way I’ll be doing that single card setup. MGS3 etc don’t like anything bigger that 8mb
IGR doesn't need to be "fixed", but additional code added to call for the change. We currently try an alternative method, which seems to work quite well (even with OPL 0.9.3 and the PS2-Menu).
Im running into a bit of a pickle where on startup it is automatically launching LaunchELF and I dont know how to get it to land on the FreeMcBoot extended PS2 menu :(
@@ArchadesGames Ah, that's not what I meant. I recently received my MemCard Pro 2 and I have never used OPL before. This tutorial assumes that the person already has OPL setup with a different memory card. I was wondering if you could make one for newcomers to the PS2 mod community. As it stands, I have the MemCard Pro 2 setup but I don't know how to utilize OPL.
I'm still not sure if what I'm saying is clear. What I mean is that I followed the tutorial and I have OPL on Memory Card 1 and it shows up on my PS2. But, after having searched through many other tutorials online, I'm still unable to get OPL to recognize the games on my hard drive. So, a tutorial that is updated for 2024 that goes from start to finish and explains even what the different apps are for... that would be super beneficial. Compared to getting other consoles setup, via soft mods or ODEs, the PS2 is not very well documented and kinda annoying lol!
Hello! seeking help. I'm having a problem that, when I launch a game through OPL, the Memcard Pro 2 seems to switch to the game's memory card before OPL can finish loading the game, and my PS2 will just hang at a black screen. OPL GD works fine from another memory card in the second slot. Any advice?
Would you know how to convert a PSV that i downloaded off the internet to MC2? I used the converter with the links but just turned the file into PSU. TIA
@@ArchadesGameshow do I get the image you have built to see the MX4SIO card and games on it? I assume it is a setting in grimmdoomers or the other OPL? As when I launch both of the OPL versions on the prebuilt card it doesn’t see my MX4SIO games :( Also appreciate all this work you did!!!
After following the steps and checking my spelling it seems like .\split.ps1 refuses to be recognized. I did try running the powershell script through right-click > run with powershell and executes then. Should I worry about running the script like this? Is there a good reason for running the script with admin powershell?
@@ArchadesGames I figured out the opl part but the mem card image was a life saver I just had to swap out the Opl file to the latest beta and put it in the Mc0 directory :) thanks dude!
For some reason the PS2 folder on the SD card after the intial setup there is a folder called SLUS-20467 instead of the memoryCar1-1.mc2 file, and it keeps show that file or game Tomb raider on the oled screen of the card so confused where that comes from, so even if i put that FMCB file in it doesnt do anything
hmm is the idea here that if I in-game reset it will return to the PS2 Browser and not boot into the FreeMcBoot (MemoryCard1) memory card? On a hard reset of the console it does as expected, but not when using in-game reset. If I have my second dedicated FreeMcBoot memory card in the second slot it will pull from that one and work (which is why I thought it was working initially), but when removed it doesn't.
Hmm wenn pressing the two Buttons it says "release for main menu", when i release it, nothing happens and the message stays. Pressing both buttons again causes the same message, pressing one alone just changes the Memory Card. The Wifi doesn't activate.
I have a question and hope someone can help me. Everything worked good with the tutorial. I am using Grimdoomer's OPL with an exFAT HDD and the games show up and runs. The thing is I can't get into the per game options menu. When I press Triangle in OPL on a game it kicks me back to the menu. Some games need to do a bit of settings to work. Anyone else have this problem as well?
I have to ask, can the game detection and create game dedicated memory cards work if you don't use a modded console? I'd like to have dedicated memory cards for PS1 and PS2 games but I can't figure out how to make that work.
Hey brother I have a memcard pro 2 having issues setting it up. Do I need a a free mcboot memory or a ssd hard drive.? I have a PS2 fat lol I’m totally lost
Just was looking for clarification, we can’t use in game reset with a mx4sio and mem card pro 2. We can’t use in game rest, We need to shut console off and reboot?
Is it possible to run a memcard pro2 with the likes of an mc2sio ? i will be away from home at the end of the year for a good few months and i want to be able to bring my slim with me and play my "back ups". I would like to use the game id feature through opl and also have cover art for all games.
omg this save splitting looks complicated lol.. but it would take forever to load each game and copy stuff manually... this process still works for the newest version of Memcard pro2 rite?
So I am totally new to this whole thing and I was able to get the files over to the SD card and such but for some reason my PS2 Phat isnt booting the FreeMcboot on first startup. Is there something I'm missing?
@@ArchadesGames hello! thank you for your video!! indeed i am. I copied over the one you had on dropbox for the 8MB. I was wondering if I had to perhaps do the whole shebang with the hdd in the back or if this overrides that aspect if I have a big enough sd card. At least, that is what I am thinking....
So I followed step by step but when I launch anything from the FMB home screen the screen turns dark black and never loads. ULaunch, FMB Config, OPL, None load, just dark black screen. Using 8mb image if that helps.
@@ArchadesGames Same problem and I try the different image you provide. Launching something give black screen and MemCardPro screen light reduce (sign of no activity detected?), no problem with a chinese FMCB card. I have a japanese PS2 with GEM shiny a mod chip and I'm using a 4to exFat SSD with Grim OPL.
Found a solution, I downgrade version of FMCB to 1.953 and it's working. Put a FMCB memory car in slot 1, put memcardpro in slot 2, put FMCB installer on a USB key (customize the files before (OPL, FMCB CFG and OPL CFG), then boot and install FMCB on the memcardpro
Is there a way to drag and drop via wifi, a save file I downloaded? I have tried drag and drop onto the SD but even after manually creating a save there is no folder to browse to on the SD card.
When you do the thing in powershell to separate all the saves to their own card…why do you type in “PS1” at 18:40 when it’s the ps2 games you’re splitting
@@ArchadesGames oh ok. Considering doing it and splitting them. Do you know if it will auto load the right card when I play a disc game? Or will it only work for emulated games?
Apologies if this is mentioned, but how do you switch Mempro 2 between PS1and PS2 mode in the actual console I thought it would just switch automatically based on the game but It switched to PS1 mode and I can't get it back to PS2 mode...
hmm.. i couldnt run the script... i did the set-executionpolicy remotesigned thing then hit A, but i still get the same error... EDIT: i guess that was an issue with my desktop tho, i was able to do it on my laptop... weird thing is, I only got 22 games out of it, even though i know its wayyy more.. I used a 32GB Memcard file for the splitting, maybe that was the issue?
yeah i guess some were corrupt, or maybe the program was failing to recognize them, so it stopped doing the entire chain... took a while doing them a few at a time til i figured out which were stopping it.. lol idk, took all night but I finally migrated everything PS2 and PS1 across 2 memcardPro2's lol I have 1 FAT that i use for FreeMcBoot and US American games.. then a Japanese slim that i use for Physical Japanese PS1 and PS2 games
Everything works great so far except that grimdoomer build im not sure if im not doing soemthing wrong or what but i have the 2 settings im suppose too set to auto. Ill have too toggle these settings on and off for a while for my games to finally show up and if i go into settings again after they show up even if i dont touch anything all my games dissappear again! Id really appreciate any help if anyone knows any solutions or tips?? Everything else works perfect besides this!
UPDATE 10/30/2024: All FMCB images were updated to include the latest version of OPL, and menu items were renamed for a cleaner aesthetic. A modchip-compatible 8 Meg FMCB card has also been added, but it is having issues running the latest build of OPL.
UPDATE 2/15/24: New 64MB and 128MB premade FMCB and FunTuna images have been added to the download folder. These images are usable by today's MemCard Pro 2 FW 0.99.9 update and higher. Link below!
Update 2/05/24: Premade Funtuna memory card images have been added to the shared folder in 8, 16, and 32 Megabyte sizes! They include the Game ID versions of OPL and Grimdoomer OPL as found on the FMCB versions. Link below.
UPDATE 1/25/24: Firmware 0.99.4 has been released for the MemCard Pro 2 bringing support for 16 and 32 Megabyte cards! I have uploaded pre modded images to the shared folder for these sizes.
You can get them here: www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/4ns7r30phoe0cpu3m53lt/h?rlkey=set4hi9uqjtnlgdexdz3m57rj&dl=0
mine says 0.99.5
They did another hot fix then. Doesn't really matter to the point of the post.
@@ArchadesGames Great vid and resources!! Is there a reason I'd use 16/32MB FMCB images over 8MB? I don't understand what the difference would be, but perhaps I'm overthinking it. Thanks!
The bigger images are if you want to do a single card setup or have more homebrew on a single card image.
Updated to the latest firmware (0.99.9) on the PRO2 and downloaded the 32MB premade version of FMCB from the Dropbox. Having an issue of elf recognizing Ch.2 memcard. When attempting to copy saves from an older memcard, I follow the instructions created a new virtual/temp memcard on Ch.2 - but when I'm in LaunchELF file browser on the main screen that shows mc0, mc1, hdd1, etc. and switch to Ch.2 and enter mc0 it's just an empty directory and says 0 bytes free and therefore can't copy my saves. The PRO2 OSD does say I'm on Memcard1 Ch.2 and its 32MB. Even if I switch back to Ch.1 and go back into mc0 directory that will now appear as an empy directory with 0 bytes free.
Got my card in the mail yesterday and yours was the only video I could find not only for setup, but how to get FMB onto it easily. That was awesome. Thank you so much! Time to check out the rest of your channel 🙂
Yeah, I was going to go over how to install FMCB to it originally but I just reallllllllyyyyy didn't want to cover FMCB installation a 4th time 🤣 so premade image ftw!
How long did it take you to receive it after you ordered it?
How long it take to get your card
I don’t really remember exactly. Pretty sure I pre-ordered early last year, then I finally received it a few months ago.
It took a long time, but I’m not sure how long it would take now that they are already in production.
If you are getting the "failed to copy" error at 14:54 here is a fix:
Back out of MC0
Unplug MemCardPro
Plug it back in, wait for it to connect
Switch to Channel 2 again on MemCardPro
Enter MC0 again
Paste....done
There is a bug where LaunchElf detects it as 0 bytes and won't let you copy.
After you plug it back in it should correctly read as 7.8 mb.
Hope this helps
thanks
Thanks bro, it would've taken me a long time to figure this out on my own. Got it working great with Grim's OPL.
Thanks for the support, happy gaming!
To anyone's having issues setting up the Wi-Fi. I had to long press ONLY the left button and not both. Otherwise the menu was glitched.
Thank you
I'm gonna revisit this later when I actually get my PS2 fully setup, but in theory the Memcard Pro 2 is ready to go for that day. As always, great tutorial!
It will take care of you for sure!
Congrats on having probably the first youtube video out on this and congrats to me for actually receiving a preordered product for once and before a TH-camr at that. Had mine for like 3 weeks and love it.
Your upload rate has been crazy lately. Good work ethic.
Thanks! I actually slowed down this year since I was doing new vids 5-6 days a week for a long time there 😅
Thanks so much for the tutorial, it helped me out a lot, I've now got all my PS2 game saves transferred to individual virtual memory cards. I'm amazed how well this thing works. One thing I'll note is that I had trouble using FMCB booted from my virtual memory card to do the save copying, since changing to a new memory card page didn't totally fly with launchELF. It works better to run FMCB off of your old memory card with the save data on it, while you're copying stuff over, so you can just keep your mcp2 on your temporary virtual memory card that isn't FMCB.
Thanks for this. I was getting a copy paste fail in wle
Awesome video!! I can't wait for my MemCardPro2 to arrive!
It has been pretty awesome so far!
In this beautiful day I have 2 videos to watch! This is the first one
Woo!
Jesus christ, THANK YOU SO MUCH for this vid. Modded my PS2 and ordered a Memcard Pro 2 ages ago and completely forgot all of the mod setup.
I had absolutely no chance of getting the most out of this thing without this video. Serious props to you on this one, absolute life saver.
Happy gaming!
@@ArchadesGames Hey quick question - should the memcard pro boot back to default memcard with the OPL IGR? I've set my default card as the freemcboot card, but with IGR the console just boots back to the current game vmc meaning I need to manually restart. Just wondering if I'm missing a trick or it's a known limitation with IGR
If you want to use igr you have to manually change back to the FMCB card with the web UI
@@ArchadesGames ah that makes sense, thank you for the reply!
Thank you so much for making this tutorial. This answered every question (and more that I didn't even think of) that I had when I started setting up the MCP2.
Happy gaming!
I think this is just what I needed!
Happy gaming!
The only video that covered exactly. Everything fmcb and saves nice
Happy gaming
This was a big help for me setting mine up. Now that I’ve done it once I will probably go back and re-do it again now that I fully understand why 128mb might be a good idea. Memories of days changing pages on old PS1 bank switching cards came right back instantly! 😂
Do note some games have issues with larger cards but otherwise it is nice😂
Great video thank you. Very helpful. I needed to use my FHDB WLE to copy my memory card files
This is exactly what I needed. Thank you so very much.
Happy gaming!
Great video, thank you. Ordered my card today also Subscribed to your channel. Cheers.
Thanks for the support, happy gaming!
@@ArchadesGames thank you.
when attempting to paste into ch2 it says paste failed. using a different version 'ulaunchelf 4.43_isr' works if u get stuck here
This is a great video on one of the first to showcase the MemCard Pro2. I received mine over a week ago and just now getting it setup with one of my phat models (the other has the modchip).
I was able to install FMCB on the Pro2 with the default MemoryCard1 along with OPL. Still trying to figure how to do the IGR as once a new card for a game has been made it leaves the MemoryCard1 so if the combo is pressed it may not return to the OPL screen.
You can't use IGR unless you manually change the card back to the default boot card
How do you import native PS2 saves to PCSX2? MYMC cannot import .mc2 files. It can only import .cbs, .psu, .max, .sps, and .xps files. Is there a tool that can convert .mc2 files to a format that MYMC can read?
I remember buying 007: Agent Under Fire, ripping it to PC, swapping an elf file and burning it back to a blank disk, loading the game and swap disk to the burnt CD and then load certain level which would then load uLaunchELF and can install FMBC from there. Crazy to think how easy it is now
Did that so many times through the years!
Thanks so much for the guide, this was awesome 🙌
Happy Gaming!
@@ArchadesGames did you manage to get ftp to work by the way? I had trouble with it
Haven't tried it yet. I was going to make a short guide on it next week along with PS3 use!
Good to see ECW's Blue Meanie got into gaming. lol sorry bro first thing that came to mind. Thanks for the info!
Got mine a couple days ago. It was frustrating that it didn't work like the MemCard Pro 1 in that I could just create new Virtual Mem cards and channels with Select+L1 and R1. But this helps. I just want to be able to save multiple save versions of the same game that are on different memory cards.
Hey, sorry if this has been asked before but i couldn't find any comment with the same problem.
So i have this strange problem with the file transfer, whenever I get into wLaunchelf 4.43x_isr and then create a new VMC it always says the new VMC has 0mb of free space in launchelf. I've tried creating the vmc in the webUi beforehand and even if I change into a preexisting automatically generated MC it's always 0mb discspace and I can't copy anything over. The only VMC that shows to work is the original FMCB one.
Oh also the cards created are always 8mb.
But still thank you for your tutorial it helped me greatly with getting FMCB to run and everything else
great summary!
question: if you setup the memcard pro2 to be the boot card for FMCB (memory card 1) and don't want to use the gameID feature, does that mean you have to manually change the channel/memory card to an empty one in order to save your games? (since most of the 8MB block is already taken up by FMCB files/apps. I prefer to use the 8MB card size due to compatibility reasons.).
it appears that when you boot a game in opl, the memcard pro 2 stays on the original FMCB channel/card and does not automatically switch to a free channel/card, hence, there is no free storage left for save files. it would be quite a hinderance to manually change the channel/card by pressing the button each time. not sure if i am missing something?
seems like this special version of OPL+gameID crashes on the boot screen. funny enough, an old version, OPL 1.1.0, boots fine and even has gameID functionality despite being several years old. not sure what is going on haha.
It's not splitting the files for me hopefully I can figure out what is wrong, but then again I'm having to eject the memcardpro2 from the slot and put it back in for the games to get loaded. Just got it the other day and was following this and manual for setup. Just need to figure out what the deal is now. Thanks for the video.
I love this thing and what it's capable of but I'm highly confused with all these steps involving a computer. Wish it was easier to do.
Is the game save splitting section only needed because you transferred from old memory? As in would it split new games by itself? Or is that not a feature built in and you need to do the work
Thank you! Very helpfuil. Cheers!
Happy gaming!
It's kind of a bummer that it forces wifi configuration, and refuses to go to the configuration screens without it. I'm sure if I knew the URL for the inside pages, it'd all be there, which makes it more frustrating, if anything.
MemCard PRO2 for PS2 - świetna sprawa!
Thank you very much for this tutorial ❤
Hope you have a blast with it!
@@ArchadesGames I need help!
I followed every step,
FMCB is booting on Channel 1,
but the apps dont work, every app gives me a blackscreen.
I have a Phat Pal model and it worked with a standard FMCB Memory Card.
I forget to say that i used the 8MB file
For everyone that have the same issue:
I have a Matrix Infinity Chip and you have to press START on boot up to disable the chip.
After this, restart the ps2 and everything works fine.
Great video! It was really helpful!
I got all my saves from PCSX2 split up and on to the MCP2, but wondering if there is an easy way to go back? PCSX2 has the option of using a save folder now (like Dolphin), but those saves are the extracted files, and a lot of the tools expect saves to be on a memory card binary or in psu/max/psv/etc format.
Just got my mcp2 and trying to set it up now. It updated firmware and now I’m onto the wifi stage. However, when I press and hold the buttons, it just says “Release to home page”. Any help?
Same issue
How do I get the prebuilt image you have given us to also work with an MX4SIO card? I can’t get it to see the thing. I tried to copy files over from a working FMB MX4SIO card but that didn’t work lol.
Hi looking for help, everytime i try to copy over a saved file from a memory card to the memcard pro 2. It fails, any assistance would be greatly appreciated!
me too, when changing to the second memory card it appears as having 0kb available in the menu and cant copy to it
Same for me. This is frustrating and seems others have the same problem
Thanks so much for this video :)
Thanks for watching!
Thanks for the guide on how to transfer (and split) saves. Might not be super simple for non tech-savvy users, but should be doable. Also, you can leave the Powershell execution policy on remotesigned, it's not posing any security risk.
Side note: are you using a mono microphone? Sounds like your voice track is mostly on the left channel, making it sound a bit weird/unpleasant. Should be enough to "mirror" that track to the other channel, that way your voice gets "centered" again.
Thanks!!!! Perfect instructions.
Happy gaming!
did this too but i got a Ps2\Ps1 Ps3 card reader and connected to pc and used the app Anthony to read the cards and then transfer save file to split app
Can I switch back to the original boot than fcmb on the fly? Some games like problems with fcmb such as Guitar Hero 3 where audio bugs happen.
I usually just disconnect my fcmb memory card and plug in an original ps memory card whenever I want to play GH3
It does card switching automatically
If people are still having trouble moving saves from old memory card to the memcard pro 2, all you have to do is unlpug the memcard pro 2 after coping the saves then plug it back in. the new vmc you created will have the space to copy your saves.
just for clarification, you don't need MX4SIO and you can run games and loader from memcard 2 pro alone?
No, MemCard Pro 2 acts just like a normal memory card
thank you for the reply@@ArchadesGames
Question for you: Which of the OPL files in the OPL GameID zip file do you use?
There are four files, none of which have an explanation - they end in _GEM or _LD or things like that.
Hey! really helpful vid! thanks!
i am very new to this and wondering if you could answer a question for me?
Can i set up mx4sio on a memcard pro 2? can it be done on one card or would i need a seperate one?
I got sent 2 by mistake so would rather use one instead of buying another card!
also does your fmcb image you made include gsm? is it easy to transfer that from my existing card?
The MemCard Pro 2 doesn't act as an MX4SIO card. GSM is built into OPL.
@@ArchadesGames cheers man! i will order myself an mx4sio card! do you reccomend any brands for it?
Not really. They are all clones of MC2SIO
Hey @@ArchadesGames - Thanks again for your vids - I have set up my MX4SIO with FMCB on a memcardpro2 and thanks to them - honestly amaazing work from you to help us idiots out haha!
I do have a couple of questions, but please do let me know if i should guide them else where!
On my official PS2 8mb memory card, i am going attempting to copy my saves over to the MCP2 but they are not appearing in LaunchElf - its just completely empty in mc1 although the memory card is inserted. I have reset the system, removed memory card etc but nothing coming up! Any ideas?
Also.- I saw your vid about the discs now working with GameID as well for the memory card, however, I am finding that any game I start it is not picking it up. i am on 0.99.8 so believe it should be working? EDIT: Didnt realise i needed the MX4SIO inserted whilst running a disc for this to work! Worked right away as soon as I did this!
Sorry for all the questions, I know I should probably guide them elsewhere but you have been such a great help so far!
Cheers
Great video. My Freemcboot memory card finally died, so I ended up unboxing my memcard pro 2 I was waiting to configure and followed this video.
I'm having an issue though with my HDD not always being able to be recognized in OPL grimdoomer, and also the triangle button for game settings does not work. It will flash quickly and then go back to the games menu. Another odd quirk is when I do get the HDD to load the games list, if I hit right on the Dpad, the list goes away, and I can't get it back. (This HDD worked fine with my other FMCB memory card setup)
This happens with the Grimdoomer that's on your preflashed file here, and also the newest Grimdoomer that I tried to install as well. Any idea what's up? Thank you. Like and subscribed.
Great tutorial, thanks
i just got mine in the mail and when i try and press down the two buttons it doesnt pull up wifi settings it tries to pull up main menu but then glitches out and doesnt actually show it to me?
Just got mine as well. According to their support, it's changed. You now hold the left button for a menu, navigate with the left button and select with the right button. The rest is straight-forward.
Yes, this!
@@VainGames awesome thanks so much for the help!!
Great video thank you! Will we be able to use the mcp2 as a mx4sio as well?
Not at the moment
@@ArchadesGames that’s awesome that’ll be implemented at some point though!
I have no idea if it ever will be. I just said it isn't a feature now.
@@ArchadesGames I guess I read the future features listing incorrectly. “SMB Client for automatic remote loading in diskless mode”.
Thank you for the tutorial, ordered my card now. Quick question, do you think it would be difficult to be able to copy back and forth between the card and pcsx2 for play? Like, playing on OG hardware and then pcsx2 on the go (steamdeck) and then back on ps2? Maybe some sort of automated cloud save or ftp script? Just thinking of options to switch between them.
It's not very streamlined for that use right now
Im struggling. I hold the two buttons down and it tells me to release for the main menu..... let it go and nothing happens. Sigh...
i got past it by holding the left button only and releasing when it says release for menu, and navigating the menu to wifi, left button moves and right selects
@@KazukiMatsuoka same thing is happening to me
@@giirardo4153 figured it out. Hold the left button down instead and release, gets you into the menu
@@KazukiMatsuoka yeah I got it thanks
Hello, I am curious about something. I followed this guide, copied one of the premade FMCB 8mb cards over (thank you for that!), and it boots into OPL just fine. Then, I play a game, save and quit. Now, when I boot up my PS2, it boots into FMCB just fine, but when I open OPL, it just hangs on a black screen. Why does this happen? I have set it so my memcard pro 2 creates a new memory card per game, which I figured was fine, since I've set it to boot the FMCB card anyways, and not the new one. Has anyone else had this happen to them?
Thank you! How did you configure your amazing config?
Did the FMCB/FunTuna install and configuration for each card size manually.
I was trying to do the ps3 adapter utility, but the memory card is not showing up at all. I was able to do everything else.
I managed to set this up and backup all my saves, even used the mc splitter app successfully. I bought a mx4iso and watching your other tutorial. Are the fcmb and opl support exfat in these pre made card images? Do i need to change them. Thanks
They work with exfat
How does the splitter handle saves for the same game? For example, multiple saves for a JRPG or for specific sports games.
Were they all on the same card originally or you mean from multiple cards?
The games on mt HDD no longer show up on this version of OPL. If i use my previous memory card with an older version of OPL it works. Any ideas on what to do?
Just a normal PS2 set HDD or exFAT
@@ArchadesGames exFat I think. I played with some grimdoomer settings and I think it’s working normal now though. Turned off HDD in main settings. Default to BDM with HDD enabled.
Nice
@@VK-tt6sk You're a life saver dude. By blocking the HDD, it started to work for me. Thank you.
Sorry for another question but what would be the reason for the memcard pro to show up fragmented file when I put the fcmb 64mb file on sd card? I’ve used two different sd cards and both have had same issue?
Is there an issue with the fmcb image working together with matrix? For some reason i can boot to fmcb menu but cant get ulaunch to work, just a black screen.
Did FMCB work with other memory cards before
@@ArchadesGames I'm having the same issue as him with my Matrix chipped PS2 and my old memory card with FMCB worked fine
Just got my Memcard Pro 2 and it does the same thing. My ps2 has a matrix chip. My original freemcboot worked fine. Did you ever find a fix for this?
It has issues with modchips
@@ArchadesGames Thanks for the response. Someone confirmed on Discord that an older version of FreeMcBoot will work with the memcard Pro 2 and Matrix chip. I already uninstalled my chip out of frustration before trying. Lol
Until IGR IS fixed to tell MCP2 to load default boot card I’ll use my dvd remote on my slim console to power off and on. Not ideal but no way I’ll be doing that single card setup. MGS3 etc don’t like anything bigger that 8mb
IGR doesn't need to be "fixed", but additional code added to call for the change.
We currently try an alternative method, which seems to work quite well (even with OPL 0.9.3 and the PS2-Menu).
Im running into a bit of a pickle where on startup it is automatically launching LaunchELF and I dont know how to get it to land on the FreeMcBoot extended PS2 menu :(
Do you have instructions on how to get games up and running for the first time through using the pre-made memory card image?
You don't put games on the MCP2
@@ArchadesGames Ah, that's not what I meant. I recently received my MemCard Pro 2 and I have never used OPL before. This tutorial assumes that the person already has OPL setup with a different memory card. I was wondering if you could make one for newcomers to the PS2 mod community. As it stands, I have the MemCard Pro 2 setup but I don't know how to utilize OPL.
I'm still not sure if what I'm saying is clear. What I mean is that I followed the tutorial and I have OPL on Memory Card 1 and it shows up on my PS2. But, after having searched through many other tutorials online, I'm still unable to get OPL to recognize the games on my hard drive. So, a tutorial that is updated for 2024 that goes from start to finish and explains even what the different apps are for... that would be super beneficial. Compared to getting other consoles setup, via soft mods or ODEs, the PS2 is not very well documented and kinda annoying lol!
Do i need to get an usb sd card reader like you have? Or can i plug it straight into my laptop?
If your laptop can use a micro SD card you don't need an adapter
Thank for the guide! Once I have the .mc2 file, how do I extract the save files form the .mc2 memory card to use with an emulator?
I haven't looked into that yet
Great Video!
Hello! seeking help. I'm having a problem that, when I launch a game through OPL, the Memcard Pro 2 seems to switch to the game's memory card before OPL can finish loading the game, and my PS2 will just hang at a black screen. OPL GD works fine from another memory card in the second slot. Any advice?
Do your images have the latest version of OPL?
The last one released by 8bitmods so they are a bit out of date. Hoping to update them in the coming weeks.
Would you know how to convert a PSV that i downloaded off the internet to MC2? I used the converter with the links but just turned the file into PSU. TIA
Are we able to boot games off of this memory card also? or would we still need a seperate method of booting like a MC2SIO?
You need a different method for game loading
I haven’t tried using my mcp2 yet. I have one for both ps1 and GameCube. Do you know if I can use one micro sd card between all memcard pros?
I wouldn't, they all use the same OS folder structure so there are likely to be conflicts.
game id of memorycard pro 2 works on hdloader?
Can we still use SMB on a 9001 slim PS2 with this memory card pro? I've just found out this thing existed and thought it was super cool!
Yes, you just use FunTuna for those models
@@ArchadesGames Awesome! I'm on my way to buy one right now!
Can you make an image that has things set up for grimmdoomers to also work with an MX4SIO?
You don't need Grimdoomers for MX4SIO and I already have Grimdoomers on the image.
@@ArchadesGameshow do I get the image you have built to see the MX4SIO card and games on it? I assume it is a setting in grimmdoomers or the other OPL? As when I launch both of the OPL versions on the prebuilt card it doesn’t see my MX4SIO games :(
Also appreciate all this work you did!!!
You load either version of the included OPL builds and enable the MX4SIO in the block devices in settings
After following the steps and checking my spelling it seems like .\split.ps1 refuses to be recognized. I did try running the powershell script through right-click > run with powershell and executes then. Should I worry about running the script like this? Is there a good reason for running the script with admin powershell?
So can you not add games to the microsd card on the memcard pro 2? only by usb or MX4iso?
The MemCard Pro is only for saves and homebrew
Thank you!!! Games are not displaying in opl
Happy gaming
@@ArchadesGames I figured out the opl part but the mem card image was a life saver I just had to swap out the Opl file to the latest beta and put it in the Mc0 directory :) thanks dude!
For some reason the PS2 folder on the SD card after the intial setup there is a folder called SLUS-20467 instead of the memoryCar1-1.mc2 file, and it keeps show that file or game Tomb raider on the oled screen of the card so confused where that comes from, so even if i put that FMCB file in it doesnt do anything
you loaded a game while doing the initial setup. You have to manually make the card in your webui now and then replace it with my premade one.
Why is my memcard pro 2 not powering on I turn on my ps2? I have to remove it from the card slot and re-insert it to turn back on. Any help?
Sounds like it isn't seating right the first power on
Does auto memcard switching happen even with loading physical discs or only with OPL?
Works with both now
Nice! Thanks for the video it helped! Onto the next goal! Gotta find a guide for UDPBD on RaspPi for PS2!
What about network configs to play online?
You will need to make one per game if you are using separate cards per game or have a card in slot dedicated for network settings
hmm is the idea here that if I in-game reset it will return to the PS2 Browser and not boot into the FreeMcBoot (MemoryCard1) memory card? On a hard reset of the console it does as expected, but not when using in-game reset. If I have my second dedicated FreeMcBoot memory card in the second slot it will pull from that one and work (which is why I thought it was working initially), but when removed it doesn't.
Yes, in-game reset doesn't reset the card state so you would need a dedicated FMCB card in slot 2 if you don't want to do hard resets.
I use the web interface on my phone and I've been manually mounting the FMB mem card manually before I soft reset.
That's a good way to do it if you don't want to do a full reset
Hmm wenn pressing the two Buttons it says "release for main menu", when i release it, nothing happens and the message stays.
Pressing both buttons again causes the same message, pressing one alone just changes the Memory Card. The Wifi doesn't activate.
You navigate the main menu now
Question: Do the savegames load faster compared to a standard memorycard?
No
@@ArchadesGames thanks for replying!
I have a question and hope someone can help me. Everything worked good with the tutorial. I am using Grimdoomer's OPL with an exFAT HDD and the games show up and runs. The thing is I can't get into the per game options menu. When I press Triangle in OPL on a game it kicks me back to the menu. Some games need to do a bit of settings to work. Anyone else have this problem as well?
I have to ask, can the game detection and create game dedicated memory cards work if you don't use a modded console?
I'd like to have dedicated memory cards for PS1 and PS2 games but I can't figure out how to make that work.
You have to use OPL on PS2 or an ODE/Modded BIOS on PS1 for per game cards
@@ArchadesGames I'm sorry I really don't know anything about modding systems. I don't understand what you mean.
Time to go research it.
Hey brother I have a memcard pro 2 having issues setting it up. Do I need a a free mcboot memory or a ssd hard drive.? I have a PS2 fat lol I’m totally lost
Just was looking for clarification, we can’t use in game reset with a mx4sio and mem card pro 2. We can’t use in game rest, We need to shut console off and reboot?
Correct
@@ArchadesGames thank you for the quick reply, not a huge deal but hopefully something we see in a future update
Is it possible to run a memcard pro2 with the likes of an mc2sio ? i will be away from home at the end of the year for a good few months and i want to be able to bring my slim with me and play my "back ups". I would like to use the game id feature through opl and also have cover art for all games.
Yes it works great for that
omg this save splitting looks complicated lol.. but it would take forever to load each game and copy stuff manually...
this process still works for the newest version of Memcard pro2 rite?
Yup
So I am totally new to this whole thing and I was able to get the files over to the SD card and such but for some reason my PS2 Phat isnt booting the FreeMcboot on first startup. Is there something I'm missing?
You are booting Memorycard1-1 correct
@@ArchadesGames hello! thank you for your video!! indeed i am. I copied over the one you had on dropbox for the 8MB. I was wondering if I had to perhaps do the whole shebang with the hdd in the back or if this overrides that aspect if I have a big enough sd card. At least, that is what I am thinking....
FMCB doesn't require a HDD to boot the modded menu. Do a soft rest of the system once you know you have it set to the right card.
So I followed step by step but when I launch anything from the FMB home screen the screen turns dark black and never loads. ULaunch, FMB Config, OPL, None load, just dark black screen. Using 8mb image if that helps.
Try downloading it again
Getting the same error, screen get black and nothing happens.
@@ArchadesGames Same problem and I try the different image you provide. Launching something give black screen and MemCardPro screen light reduce (sign of no activity detected?), no problem with a chinese FMCB card. I have a japanese PS2 with GEM shiny a mod chip and I'm using a 4to exFat SSD with Grim OPL.
Found a solution, I downgrade version of FMCB to 1.953 and it's working. Put a FMCB memory car in slot 1, put memcardpro in slot 2, put FMCB installer on a USB key (customize the files before (OPL, FMCB CFG and OPL CFG), then boot and install FMCB on the memcardpro
Is there a way to drag and drop via wifi, a save file I downloaded? I have tried drag and drop onto the SD but even after manually creating a save there is no folder to browse to on the SD card.
You need a tool to manage the virtual memory cards on a computer or copy it to USB and add it to the MCP2 through launch elf
When you do the thing in powershell to separate all the saves to their own card…why do you type in “PS1” at 18:40 when it’s the ps2 games you’re splitting
Because that's the program extension for powershell
@@ArchadesGames oh ok. Considering doing it and splitting them. Do you know if it will auto load the right card when I play a disc game? Or will it only work for emulated games?
You can only use Game ID with the ID enabled OPL. And you can't emulate PS2 on a PS2.
@@ArchadesGames I mean, obviously when I say emulating I mean running the roms via OPL, but that answers my question so thanks
Apologies if this is mentioned, but how do you switch Mempro 2 between PS1and PS2 mode in the actual console I thought it would just switch automatically based on the game but It switched to PS1 mode and I can't get it back to PS2 mode...
Hold the left button then release to open the menu when the prompt appears. Then select the switch function. Or use the web UI.
Will the MCP2 load the gameID related memory card if i put in a disc game?
No, OPL only with the game ID build
Can this be used for PS1 and PS2 simultaneously?
Yes
hmm.. i couldnt run the script... i did the set-executionpolicy remotesigned thing then hit A, but i still get the same error...
EDIT: i guess that was an issue with my desktop tho, i was able to do it on my laptop... weird thing is, I only got 22 games out of it, even though i know its wayyy more.. I used a 32GB Memcard file for the splitting, maybe that was the issue?
yeah i guess some were corrupt, or maybe the program was failing to recognize them, so it stopped doing the entire chain... took a while doing them a few at a time til i figured out which were stopping it.. lol idk, took all night but I finally migrated everything PS2 and PS1 across 2 memcardPro2's lol
I have 1 FAT that i use for FreeMcBoot and US American games.. then a Japanese slim that i use for Physical Japanese PS1 and PS2 games
Everything works great so far except that grimdoomer build im not sure if im not doing soemthing wrong or what but i have the 2 settings im suppose too set to auto. Ill have too toggle these settings on and off for a while for my games to finally show up and if i go into settings again after they show up even if i dont touch anything all my games dissappear again! Id really appreciate any help if anyone knows any solutions or tips?? Everything else works perfect besides this!