https://youtu.be/uNmjvVN_Q6w
Thread for everything involving modding or hacking your PS2.
Was wondering what's the current best way to load ps2 games from USB? I know that neutrino has done a lot of improvements lately and I think there's more loaders besides OPL to load games now (with better compatibility too afaik).
Also I think I saw a Snesticle build that was finally able to load games via USB, any info on that?

https://youtu.be/6l6vFI8Ksk8
Shout out to the Latino community for making the PS2 better than ever in 2025

>>11800162

>>11800151 (OP)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S726qJGjwO8

>>11800162
of course he had to boot top gear as his test game lol

>>11800459
soul

>>11800151 (OP)
>Was wondering what's the current best way to load ps2 games from USB?
Don't. Get a memory card with MMCE compatibility. That method works perfectly.

>>11800151 (OP)
>Was wondering what's the current best way to load ps2 games from USB?
if you absolutely must, neutrino.
otherwise get any micro pc like a nanopi neo or raspberry pi zero 2 (though, you will need a usb eth adapter with a rpi zero) or similar, load dietpi and set up udpbd-server.
you'll have high compatibility and zero fmv lag.

>>11800923
>method works perfectly.
>fmv's skip like crazy
nope. it's crap.

>>11801002
Use a properly formatted micro SD card.

I was using retrolauncher for my ps2 games since it used neutrino and it was easy to use, is there a better launcher for usb nowadays? I think I saw a loader that looked like the UI from the PSX.

https://www.psx-place.com/threads/milestone-new-exploit-protopwn-all-ps2s-consoles-now-hackable-via-memorycard.47708/

>>11802314
>all models
>no mention of late 90000 models
no, fortuna doesn't count.

picodrive v2.05

https://github.com/irixxxx/picodrive/releases/tag/v2.05

>>11803564
32x is emulated on PS2?

Best ps2 piracy is modchipped + burned disc
Second is softmod + esr patched burned dvd
If your dvd drive isn't working:
Third is hard drive with official network adadptor
Fourth is hard drive with unofficial network adaptor
Fifth is firewire hard drive (barely anyone does this but there's an opl build for it)
Sixth is SMB share over Ethernet (best method for unmodded slim ps2)
Seventh is memory card adapter
Eighth and worst is USB 1.1

I've heard that on PS3 OPL, USB and Ethernet work much better because the ports are faster but I haven't tried it.

>>11805558
PS2 mode on BC PS3's is still limited to USB 1.1 speeds.
Also,
>Sixth is SMB share
SMB is dog shit. UDPBD has been a thing for a while now and is faster.

>>11805592
I will try that, thanks. It will be great to help my slim ps2. I hadn't been looking into this the past couple years.

>>11805592
>SMB is dog shit
skill issue.
smb works as fast as udpbd. kingdom hearts intro fmv doesn't skip.
the advantage of udpbd is that it's easier to use. not even easier to set up, the setup is as involved as smb for the average user, just easy to use on the ps2 itself.

Is there a way to get BIN/CUE games burned into a DVD that works? My PS2 is super picky with CDs.
Converting them to ISO with OPL Manager doesn't work, and adding dummy files to the game then saving it as a PS2 ISO via UltraISO only worked with 3 games out of all the ones I have.

>>11805712
>smb works as fast as udpbd
That's literally impossible

>>11805718
>Burning PS2 games on disc in 2025
It's really only justified for the select few titles that both OPL and neutrino struggle with

>>11804085

from the site:
>It can run games developed for most consumer hardware released by SEGA, up to and including the 32X


16 bit systems: Mega Drive/Genesis, Sega/Mega CD, 32X, Pico
8 bit systems: SG-1000, SC-3000, Master System/Mark III, Game Gear
also:

MSU, MD+/32X+, and Mode 1 on Sega/Mega CD

>>11805718
Which games? There are a bunch that I had issues with converting to DVD (LBA issues and shit like that), at least PCSX2 helped me to check if they didn't work. I used some oldass programs to make those conversions.

>>11807118
Crash Wrath of Cortex
Star Wars Racer Revenge
Virtua Tennis 2
State of Emergency
Street Fighter EX 3
Donald Duck Goin Quackers
F1 Career Challenge (or any EA F1 game)
I tried doing the ultraiso method and using some old ass program that supposedly converts the inner files of the games to be dvd compatible but no luck, the only ones that worked (with ultraiso) were SVC Chaos, Ridge Racer V and Oni.
>>11806418
Racer Revenge never worked on opl from my testing and no idea which neutrino build is the best one atm, but i have some cds and dvds that i want to use so I wanna know if I can do it.

>>11807146
Of those, I remember SFEX3 being one of the problematic ones. Also what the hell, SVC Chaos was a DVD release.

>>11807175
The european version of svc chaos is bin/cue
The japanese version is dvd
btw I used this method: https://youtu.be/Q9_IF28b6sc
The other one I used was adding a 1GB dummy file to an extracted game via UltraISO, which worked for Oni and RRV but not for the other games (I got reminded I also tried Quake 3 Revolution and it didn't work).

>>11807221
Holy shit, I knew SNK did some weird padding inside their japanese releases but since it's not empty data, it's hard to check

Is there still no softmod to play other region physical discs?
What exactly is the big problem? In most systems it's the first thing that gets jailbroken.

>>11807232
Mechapwn

How i report issues to the retroarch ps2 build? chd stopped working for example

>>11807621
I had no idea Retroarch on PS2 ever supported chd

>>11807625
yeah for Sega CD and NeogeoCd. both run like ass tho

im still waiting on an AMSTRAD CPC core for ps2 retroarch, is anyone here able to compile cores?

either Caprice32 or CrocoDS, looking into installing everything for compiling, its beyond my knowledge, hoping theres someone here who can do it in seconds with their eyes closed.

MSX works great with the fmsx core massive improvement over the standalone emulator, so amstrad should be do-able, since its a mostly unknown outside of europe it doesnt get much love despite have some quality games which in some cases were superior to other 8 bits


>>11803564
thanks for the heads up, didnt know it had been updated again, hopefully they've improved emulation rather than adding support for a bunch of thing that still wont run right.


also been meaning to try out scummvm on ps2, is it any good?

>>11807259
What if I have a 39000?

>>11808875
You don't

>>11808628
>lso been meaning to try out scummvm on ps2, is it any good?

works okay but you need a older version if you want to load games through usb

>>11800151 (OP)
https://youtu.be/zVaPTJac8dQ?si=7npb0ZLm65pQZjil
i had this one too, when i hear this song i feel the cool of midnight, me standing like an idiot in the middle of the living because the tv is too small and on top of a bookshelf, good times

How's GBA emulation on PS2?
I know there's two emulators, a retroarch core and a standalone emulator (forgot the name) but no idea about performance.

>>11810014
Apparently it's really good

>>11805558
>Best ps2 piracy is modchipped + burned disc
based, i managed to track down an original matrix chip didnt get around to installing it yet though think im gonna put t in my white slim although i dont have a fat with a modchip so maybe a fat idk yet

>>11805558
Using a disc is far from the best forms of piracy. Anything that uses a disc is way below OPL

>>11805592
SMB is fine. It's way better than USB or burning discs.

>>11810461
why would you use a modchip for burned discs if the model is compatible with mechapwn? Seems retarded

>>11808628

best and last working version (1.4)
download:
https://www.psx-place.com/resources/scumm-vm-last-usb-ihd-compatible-version-think-you-can-still-find-this-elsewhere-compare-them.375/

version 1.7 is in theory the last official version but it does not work at all.

>>11805558
usb working gud now. fmv now runs almost completely smoothly on the latest versions of OPL

>>11810508
mechapwn is slop i used it on one of my fats and the laser killed itself it doesnt prevent mechacon crashes you need to do a hardmod to prevent those also modchips are cool

>>11810504
>>11810514

>>11810516
USB isn't good no matter what since it's limited to 1.1 speeds. SMB is significantly better than USB and burning discs. The only reason to use USB is if you are too stupid for other methods.

>>11805558
Your list is all fucked. The best is hard drive, then UDPBD, SMB, discs, memory card, then finally USB. Burnt discs are one of the worst methods and will kill your ps2 laser.

>>11810521
>don't use discs because it will kill the laser that you won't ever use because doing so will kill the laser that you won't ever use because doing so will kill the laser that you won't ever use because doing so will kill the laser that you won't ever use because doing so will kill the laser

>>11810535
Kill the laser woah pirates finally can't play there original music CD or movies DVDs onit or something help

>>11810575
Your circular logic has collapsed here because you weren't going to do that anyway, given you already suggested not using the laser in the first place. The outcome of not having a working laser is already self-imposed by your recommendation of using a hard drive instead; the only difference being that you've skipped the step where you get to enjoy the laser you paid for.

whats the best looking, most functional OPL build? is there a non-jayjayified version? the graphic design on the ones i have is so bad

>>11810715
>is there a non-jayjayified version?
uOPL seems to be the thing nowadays

>>11800151 (OP)
My ps2 can't read cds. Any help?

>>11808875
Protopwn

>>11811037
watched too many movies. it's ogre.

>>11809978
thanks ill look into it.

>>11810512
thanks for the link the version i have is 1.7.0, ill try the 1.4 version, i already made a list of games for 1.7.0, hopefully 1.4 still supports a decent amount, though im not expecting much from the ps2, if it can run the old lucas arts games like monkey island 1/2, indy, loom, the dig,that'll do fine.

>>11810514
try kingdom hearts fmv's and come back.

>>11811037
time to adjust the cd pot.

>>11811347
Honestly, KH is the only game I've even had that problem with.
Speaking as someone who uses MX4SIO and SD cards.
Obviously USB would be worse, but I mention it because it seems to be the only game people mention having FMV skips at all.

>>11811353
kh fmv's have a high bitrate, so it requires high speed to play without skipping.
it's the best performance test you can have.

>>11811353
Does the performance of mx4sio differ between playstation models?

>>11811415
i dont think so

>>11811037
carefully clean the lens with a q tip and alcohol

>>11811229
the ps2 has different lasers for DVD and CD

>>11810535
Retard. I said burnt discs. If you want to play pirated copies use OPL and save your laser for actual games. There's no reason to burn ps2 games

>>11811482
Simplest solution worked, thanks anon. >>11811348
I'll keep this in mind for later, thanks.

>>11811415
i don't have a way to test right now. i only have a 50000.
but general consensus is that slims with deckard (75000 onward) run mx4sio and usb a little better. still not fast enough to compare to smb and udpbd, though.

I actually still burn DVD backups, I even have some of the games I used to play decades ago and made dvds of snesticle, pgen and infoGB.
I have a Ps2 90001 with opentuna installed and RETROLauncher (uses neutrino to load ps2 games) but I think I like burning discs more and I dont have to deal with FMV Skipping or games not booting.
I at least would use usb loading for BIN/CUE games, as my PS2 is finicky with CDs.

>>11811554
if you are concerned about fmv skipping then get one of these and give udpbd a try.
you can install dietpi to a micro sd and set it up as a udpbd server. it just works.

>>11811303
Exactly it's version 1.4.1

Officially here is the list of compatible games

https://www.scummvm.org/compatibility/1.4.1/

supports mouse and keyboard although you can only put mouse because the program boots from a pendrive in the usb port. You must put it in a folder inside a pendrive with enough space to put the games there.

With respect to the games, I comment you that sam & max and Full Throttle work wonderfully and these are games that consume enough resources.

>>11811347
I would like to tell you that in the latest OPL they added the memory cache option to the usb drives. I tested it in R: Racing Evolution and in most of the games that worked in the last version of the OPL and I was surprised by the fluidity of the cinematics (every few minutes there is a braking of a couple of milliseconds and the cinematics continue to work perfectly).

>>11811486
The idea that burnt discs wear out the laser more is unproven pseudoscience at best, and at worst a disingenuous comparison between pressed discs and low-quality burns. A mint condition Verbatim DVD-R burnt at low speeds will factually and undeniably stress the laser less than an official PS2 disc with 20+ years worth of scratches. It is also amusing that you are telling pirates – people who care fuck all about buyfagging – to exclusively reserve their disc drive for buyfag games. Not to mention replacement lasers are cheap.

Use your fucking laser if you want to.

>>11805558
/thread

>>11811915
How is it /thread when there's no mention of UDPBD?

>>11811796
I'm speaking from experience. I've killed several ps2s using burnt discs. Even if there was no risk to using them it's still retarded to burn discs over using HDD or SMB/UDPDB. Burning discs was only a good method like 20 years ago.

>>11811796
And how the fuck am I "telling pirates to buyfag" or whatever schizo nonsense you think. I'm telling them to use the superior method for piracy. You don't need to burn discs in 2025 and it's one of the worst methods for piracy on ps2.

>>11811554
There's no FMV skipping if you use a method faster than DVD speed. Like HDD, UDPBD, and SMB.

>>11812603
Bullshit.
>>11812605
Okay then, which circular logic is your argument presently?
>"Don't use the disc drive because if it breaks, you won't be able to use it anymore, even though my recommendation is already to not use it"
OR
>"Don't wear out your laser playing burns, because you want to preserve the laser for legit discs, even though my entire recommendation is about circumventing copy protection in order to play pirated games"

>>11812646
Why are you getting so fucking mad? Burning discs is an outdated method for ps2. I'm not insulting your honor faggot

>>11812646
Don't use discs because it wears out your laser. Save that for real copies. If you want to play pirated copies simply use OPL.

Kind of surprised at the lack of homebrew games and ports for the PS2. Doom has no music and Quake requires a keyboard and mouse (based but still). Every project seems to only get to the beta stage and get abandoned.

I guess maybe the library is so good people don't need new games.

>>11812649
Why buy a network adaptor + a hard drive instead of using the blank DVD-R's you already have lying around since the Bush presidency?

>>11812663
why buy blank DVDs instead of using the old router or computer you already have sitting around since the bush administration?

>>11812686
If it's a Fat then it doesn't have an ethernet port, unless you buy an official Sony network adaptor ($$$) since all the chink versions only have the hard drive interface.

>>11812902
You've convinced me. I always used a slim. But it makes more sense to buy HDD if you are going to burn so many games the discs would cost more.

>>11812927
If it's not an FMV-heavy game then you really can get away with USB loading for most games. There's actually a few games where loading is quicker on USB than DVD despite the poor read speeds, simply because the seek times are basically instant.

How do you guys burn disks slowly? The slowest my burner goes is x16.

>>11812967
Examples?

>>11812994
From the top of my head, Wrath of Cortex

>>11812967
Seems like there no real reason to use USB unless you are desperate. Getting something that you can use for SMB is as cheap as buying a USB drive. You can use a $5 netbook from ebay or a $5 router from a thrift store.

>>11812603
>I've killed several ps2s using burnt discs.
yo claim that you need to have used another ps2 using nothing but official games to have as a comparison. i assume you have not.

>>11812991
you get one that lets you burn at 4x.
the dvd writer and dvd media need both need to support it.
sometimes some media cannot be burned slow on some dvd writers but can on others and vice versa.

>>11813117
3 of my slim lasers died after using burnt DVDs. my other works perfectly that's only ever used official games. It's a known thing that burnt games kill lasers faster since it's literally burnt into the disc instead of pressed. Happens to all disc based consoles if you burn

Dunno what you guys burnt with your broken laser but it wasn't Ps2 CD games on these fuckers

>I finally got the OPL Server to work.
>it runs the games slow as fuck
It's one step forward and two steps back.

>>11812991
The only way as far as I know is to find an old cd drive that has lower speed available, almost all the generic external drives you'll find on aliexpress or amazon will have 8x or 10x CD write speed at minimum.

>>11813159
>It's a known thing that burnt games kill lasers faster
Retard

>>11811917
Because with OPL it's like >>11813262
OPL was a mistake. At this point old hdloader probably has better compatibility with games than OPbLoat. Not to mention that OPL might have 1 or 2 decent devs these days.

>>11813443
Don't drag me into your battle, anon. I must be doing something wrong. As I said, OPL Server seems to work, but it can barely run the games. The USB method runs the games quite well, at least in my case.

>>11813485
>The USB method runs the games quite well
How are FMVs in Square games?

>>11813486
I haven't tried any Square games yet, but other games with FMVs run smoothly. I'm using version 1.1, and I imagine version 1.2 will be even better.

>>11813502
>1.1
OPL 1.1?

>>11813512
>OPL 1.1
Yes, for some reason, I couldn't get the latest version to work, so I went with that one.

>>11813523

People still using OPL are like people that still use zsnes or pj64.

>>11813620
What do people use now?
t. disk burner

>>11813620
You're retarded. It's not emulating.

>>11813620
People who complain about OPL don't know how to use the software.

>>11813620
that would be using hdloader.
opl is the second best option right after neutrino and even then doesn't lose too badly because neutrino still lacks some features, most notably a reset key combo.

>>11813887
Any loader that uses Neutrino

>>11811432
https://github.com/rickgaiser/neutrino
This is saying mx4sio is slower on the slim.

>>11813958
Isn't uOPL just an OPL GUI for Neutrino?

>>11813958
I still have the hdloader setup (running games from separate partitions with OPL, installing them with HDLbatchinstaller). It works fine

>>11813887
I guess the new things are running neutrino with NHDDL GUI, or even the new English patched PSBBN. The latter one is pretty cool especially, but I can't be bothered to set it up. I'd still be running the same games, I only need the loader apps to get into them

>slowest cd drive can burn is x16
>tony hawk 1 works
>try silent hill
>doesn't work
>try it again with a different program
>doesn't work
>remember seeing an old cd drive in the shed a while back
>pull it out
>its drivers are for windows 98me
>burn silent hill at x4
>during verification there are a ton of bad sectors
>this will never work
>throw it in ps2 anyway
>it works

How many bad sectors are acceptable? I guess a few bits being off here and there in fmvs and audio doesn't matter much but the game could crash randomly right?

is there a way to boot PS1 backups without having to do some flip top bullshit yet

>use pops

No.

>use mechapwn

It killed my slim's laser. No.

>>11814985
If it's a DECKARD Slim you can boot PS1 games off a USB with DKWDRV. Limitations:
>You NEED to defrag the the disc images. Which is retarded on flash memory, but you have to do it.
>No XA/CDDA audio supported yet.
>No disc swapping at all. Even a merged MGS1 disc with crash once you enter the blast furnace.
>No VMC support.
>Again, has to be a DECKARD Slim.

>>11814985
Mechapwn doesn't do anything to your laser.

>>11815032
It's just anti-burn propaganda. You'd have to be mad to think a fresh burn is more stressful to read than a black disc with 30 years of scratches.

>>11800162
Doesn't work. Probably requires a modchipped console or something.

>>11801371
sounds like XEB+, but I wouldn't go down that route. Looks cool, but I don't think there's any proper builds made available for download, plus you'll no doubt run into some application you want simply not being compatible with it. It's very heavy compared to FMCB or the much smaller bootloader options.

>>11802650
use Funtuna-Fork for late 90k models

>>11808875
SwapMagic bitch

>>11814707
me too.
but i use browser 2.0 to launch my games.
:)

Yo, anons I need help

Decided to boot up my MX4SIO last night after about a month of not using it, haven't changed anything.
Now, all of a sudden it won't load games. It will load the opening logos and sometimes the main menu, but if you try to get in the actual game? Nothing.
I've tried it with Vice City, Ape Escape 2, Lego Star Wars 2, Crazy Taxi, and Budokai Tenkaichi 3.
Anyone know what could be wrong? I noticed the blue light tends to stop flashing when I actually try to get into the game.
None of the files seem to be corrupted on the SD cards and I just cleaned them with 91% isopropyl alcohol to no avail.
I also have 2 MX4SIOs, 1 I've been using, and 1 spare I got out of the packaging just to test, same problem.
I only have a couple guesses which would be the FMCB card (but you can just rip that out after booting the game so highly unlikely) or my port for my Memcard 2 slot (which I've never had problems with or really used before having a MX4SIO).
I believe my OPL is Grimdoomer's 1.2.0.
I'm stumped, I haven't done anything and I could really use some help.

>>11809978
>>11810512
Anyone have experience actually getting ScummVM to run at all? I can get the 1.4.1 version to boot, but the spinny startup screen goes on forever and never finishes loading. Does it only work on certain models? (I’m using SCPH-70012)

>>11810715
Just get a different theme or make your own. The “daily build” version you’re talking about is the only one that supports having a PS1 menu in OPL for your Popstarter folder, but I dont know if it’s still able to keep up with recent updates. I don’t think it has MMCE support either yet but I might be wrong.

>>11815484
try NHDDL.

>>11815013
We need to stop recommending DKWDRV until it’s actually somewhat finished, because ain’t no one gonna play a game with missing music or voice acting, on top of it having enough glitches and incompatible games to make even POPStarter blush.

>>11815039
Burned discs and pressed discs are entirely different. You'd have to be ignorant to think a burned disc is as easy to read as a pressed disc.

>>11815925
You didn't refute his point.

>>11815872
>The “daily build” version you’re talking about is the only one that supports having a PS1 menu in OPL for your Popstarter folder,
Wrong wrong wrong wrong. All the daily build did (in addition to breaking everything) was rename the Apps folder to the PS1 folder. You launch PS1 games the exact same way on every OPL.

>>11814946
burning CDs is a crapshoot, you can burn at 1x and verify and get no errors yet somehow it can still be a bad burn.
I burn PS1 games at 10x on a generic USB optical drive and I get good results like 80% of the time, sometimes they have audio/fmv skipping and others they dont even after prolonged use, I tend to switch between imgburn, alcohol 120% and cdrtfe whenever I get a bad burn, I think Alcohol with the PlayStation profile works the best.
I do believe CD brand is important though, I had some super shitty cds I got for cheap and they had godawful skipping or wouldn't load at all but when I swapped to Verbatim Inkjet CDs I didnt had nearly as much of an issue with my burns.

>>11815986
anon. jay-jay daily builds opl added a new category, it's not just apps renamed.
if you don't see it, it's because you may need to enable it in the settings.
not like i recommend using it now since it's old and busted. but i suppose having a popstation category is nice for those who care.

Is it just me or are VMC's really unstable on UDPBD? The connection has a good chance of cutting out when you try to write over a VMC.

>>11816247
don't be a cheap ass and buy a memory card.

>>11816280
VMC's on a network would be ideal as I could instantly access them from my computer to edit, transfer, or upload.

>>11816284
good point. that never occurred to me.
if i need to transfer shit i just connect through ftp or use a usb drive. it's not very often to be a bother.

>>11815484
reinstall the fmb. Something similar happened to me. I had installed the unofficial 1.8 that I got in a forum made by an ANON and I could not use the new opl.
Then I installed the latest version of fmb and everything was worse.
Finally I installed the official 1.8 noob package and I was able to run the latest opl without problems.
Do not install the universal mode (for all ps2 versions) when you install it, but install it for the model range of your ps2.
(I have the first gen slim model)

>>11815860
Try using USB port 2. The same thing happened to me when I put a mouse in port 2 and the pendrive in port 1.
All usb mouse are not compatible so try another brand. The microsoft mouse worked for me

Why PS2 modding is so far behind OG Xbox modding

>>11815932
yes I did, samefag. Burnt discs are much harder to read because they are etched into a dye layer. While pressed discs are stamped uniformly. Burn discs wear out the laser because it struggles to read the the dye layer. Not sure why it makes you so mad.

>>11816697
because xbox is a modified pc with windows ce and ps2 has a more complex hardware.

>>11816697
how is it behind? You can play all the vidya on both

>>11816713
XBOX is just easier to modify and has so many failsafes despite the console being poorly built. PS2 on the other hand is pretty barebones and for some reason, no ODE

>>11816740
what do you mean its barebones? I can play all the games just like on xbox. It's as easy as burning a DVD to install it. There's no reason to have an ODE for either xbox or ps2. Stop being retarded.

>>11816740
Every single hole in the PS2 can play games and you still need an ODE?

>>11816634
>Try using USB port 2
I got some slightly different results but no dice. However I did get it working

If anyone here is trying to get ScummVM to work on PS2 with USB, don’t bother if you have a 70012 model, possibly any 700xx. I switched to my 75004 and it worked. However it still wasn’t easy

1. Only use ScummVM 1.4.1
2. Place ScummVM on your thumbdrive like mass:/APPS/ScummVM, as in those exact folder names
3. Make sure your console clock is running, if the cmos battery is dead it’s fine to just go in and set the clock so it starts running
4. Run SCUMMVM.ELF by booting a uLaunchElf configured to autorun it (you can find a download for a ready-made folder setup, it you can’t be bothered). The uLaunchElf also goes in the mass:/APPS/ScummVM folder like everything else

From there you should be able to add games by giving them individual folders inside mass:/APPS/ScummVM/games/gametitlehere (you can probably place these game folders wherever, but why would you)

>>11816872
Correction, I used a 77004, but any model above 7500x is likely the same

>>11816697
xbox is just a pc, ps2 is a satanic alien machine

>>11816708
Why did you leave out the part about 30 years of aging and scratches?

Literally 0% difference in using OPL, vs using Neutrino with a frontend.

>>11800151 (OP)
Some guy on a PS2 modding forum trying to upgrade the RAM in his PS2. Forget the name of the forum.

>>11818121
No way

>>11815457
oh thats slick. much nicer than anything the homebrew scene can design

>>11819552
that's why i use it.
and the authentic feel too.

>>11815457
>>11819625
I suppose this is some kind of neutrino config that allows this?

>>11820342
>noresetrino
https://github.com/ps2homebrew/OPL-Launcher
i prefer opl because it has IGR.
no idea if there is a way to make it work with neutrino, but i suppose it would be easy enough to modify to make it happen.
if you manage to compile ps2 software, i've read the homebrew ps2 sdk is a bitch to work with, so i haven't tried.

guys, my SMB setup on OPL used to work just fine, but suddenly i get error 301 without changing anything, i tried all the troubleshooting i could find but nothing works... any idea how do i fix it?

>>11821280
ok i fixed it, not sure what i did, but i think it has to do with microsoft somehow modying by itself the SMB1.0 config, and a restart being needed to apply a new config

PS2 with FMCB is ultimate ludo, now let me play some MSX and Wonderswan on it

>MMCE works perfectly with PS2 fat, including Kingdom Hearts FMVs with zero stuttering
>everything stutters out the ass on PS2 slim
The slim was a fuckin mistake. Every single option works worse on it.

>>11823534
They cut corners on the slim.

bump

DKWDRV is never gonna be a thing is it?

Does anyone here have any experience with the janky DOSBox port for PS2? It won’t read any fucking controller input no matter what I do. It’s supposed to have some default mappings for controller but it doesn’t work.

>>11824946
I don't think it will be at least usable soon. POPs is getting better and better

>>11825234
try kb usb

>>11823534
why would you use something like that anyway when there are superior methods

I bought a PS2 for 10 bucks, the thing is chipped but I have to press the power button twice for it to boot (otherwise it stays on a black screen), once it boots it gives me the matrix logo and when it loads a backup it says matrix infinity 1.93, is that normal?
I was reading some old ass forums and it says the chip might be a fake one (one of those that cant be updated or else it bricks itself).

>>11813210
I've got a couple of boxes of these things in my shack. Thanks for reminding me anon.

>>11828197
>I have to press the power button twice for it to boot
weird. that's not likely because of the chip. unless a wire got lose or something, i'm no expert, but you can find schematics online to check it if you are comfortable taking the ps2 apart.
>once it boots it gives me the matrix logo and when it loads a backup it says matrix infinity 1.93
that's normal.
>I was reading some old ass forums and it says the chip might be a fake one (one of those that cant be updated or else it bricks itself).
probably, but if it says version 1.93 it may be a genuine matrix since that was the last official update. fake ones usually say 1.99 to make it look more updated.
not like it matters since if the chip works, it just works.

>>11828418
I tried getting to the Matrix menu and changed a few things, once I rebooted the changes did happen but when I turned it on again nothing was saved (even with a memory card inserted).
Reading a bit more I found that it says that if the Matrix settings don't save either the chip is fake or the internal battery needs replacement (its a CR2032 battery, right?).

>>11800938
This

owning a ps2 slim 90xx fucking sucks

What is the best way to burn a multigame ISO file? I remember there being two options: PS2Load + Msystem Maker or Multiloader.

>>11829172
>not specifically getting one with the correct date code for FMCB

Ps2 bros does neutrino have virtual memory card compatibility?

>>11829308
Yeah, though you cant create VMCs last time I used one, you would have to use something like OPL to create a VMC and then check the options of whatever loader with neutrino you're using to use that VMC.

anyone know how to burn gran turismo 4 properly i just burnt it onto a dual layer dvd-r and when i put it in the laser or soemthing jsut makes noises my ps2 reads all over games ive burnt perfectly fine do i need to do something special to burn dual layer discs correctly?

the sounds kek it doesnt make these noises with normal dvds https://files.catbox.moe/j7ue1m.mp4

>>11815457
holy shit thats really cool i didnt know you could do this

>>11815039
nta but it killed the laser on my fat blue model theres literally something in the mechacon firmware that will burn out the laser if it thinks its reading a burnt disc there a several modchips to fix this that you have to install alongside your regular modchip its very real matrix used to sell one on a pic chip, and i put one in my slim thats got a modbo

>>11829834
Seconding this. Every time I look into this I just leave more confused than when I went in.
"just use HDD/SMB bro" I have a slim so can't use the former and the latter has ropey compatibility for me despite my LAN being plenty solid enough. Maybe I'm just using the wrong OPL version or some shit I can never figure out what the current go-to build/fork is.

>>11829918
im trying another burning software to see if it works better i do have a fat with hddboot/opl i just like discs more lol

>>11829925
>i just like discs more lol
same. I'd love to try getting a fat with a HDD and be proven wrong, but if you can do it properly just burning a DVD-R seems to be the best "just werks" solution for me outside of DVD9 games.

>>11829929
okay it finished burning and did not work

>>11829929
A fat with HDD is way better than fucking around with burning discs. Although you still want one with a working laser for the 5 or so games, that cause problems in both OPL and neutrino

>>11829834
ive never burned a dual layer disc for ps2, on xbox 360 you had to burn at x2.5, any higher and it wouldn't read the disc properly or at all.

also back in the day i shrunk god of war 2 to fit on a single layer using certain tools, one was pssdown, you'd drag and drop the video files in to the program 3 times to down sample them, then rebuild the iso using ps2cdgen or some shit along with some others, i forget it was 20yrs ago,

anyway there were similar tools for shrinking gran turismo 4 to a single layer, i never got it to work and the disc wouldnt load, i was obviously doing something wrong.

my point being you may as well look for an iso someone has already shrunk for single layer, just watch out for any that have had fmvs or shit ripped.

also what are you using to boot your burned discs?

>>11830164
>Although you still want one with a working laser for the 5 or so games
for the few games that dont work on OPL i use HDLoader been using it since 2005 works gud, OPL is good for psx games and cover art, if you want compatibility use HDLoader 0.8c

>>11828335
What is the point of those?

>>11829172
It's fine if you're burning disks.

>>11830184
Alright I'll try it

>>11829260
Would like to know too, I think that's a way to have BIN/CUE games on a DVD (I have MvC2 on a multiloader iso I got from a spic website).

>>11828481
dunno where you read that crap. no modchip in existence use batteries.
they most probably have an eeprom to save setting. no memory card, no battery.
you should check the wires. here's a comprehensive installation guide so you can check things are in working order.
https://ps2modchiptutorials.com/mi/mi-install/

>>11829172
your opentuna?
your modchip to bypass all that crap?

>>11830178
>you had to burn at x2.5
yeah i did try the second at 3x which is as low as my drive will do didnt work though bet it woulda worked in my old pc with a proper dvd drive its so cancer you cant really get cases with slots for them anymore that arent massive

i found the game in a store just gonna go get it its cheap kek, and i have a modbo in my slim never had a problem with normal dvd games

>>11830178
i got the game but was still googling and saw there is an ntsc beta disc that fits on a single dvd there is also this mod for it which is supposed to be good https://x.com/TheAdmiester/status/1836903134871855481

>>11818121
psx-place ? i saw that thread

>>11830581
anyone ever heard of a psx (ps1) modchip in a fat ps2, used to repair ps2 for my job back in the day, another guy i worked with found an 8 pin psx chip soldered in a fat ps2, he desoldered it and gave it to me, i ended up picking up an old psx (PS1) for a fren of mine and soldered the chip in, it worked so was clearly just a standard psx chip.

i'd never heard about anyone putting a playstation modchip in a ps2, we didnt test it so cant confirm if it actually loaded a playstation cdr, but i mean someone had actually soldered the thing in there.

anyone got any sauce on this.

>>11831214
ive seen the mod versions on cdromance looks good, not sure if its new content or stuff thats been ripped from the other versions, like 2002 concept or gt4 prologue.

also picrel shows how to convert GT4 to single layer disc

>>11831214
>>11831980
PART 2 of the guide

>>11831985
>>11831980
thanks but i went and bought the game so dont care now kek also the mod has cars ported from other game versions probably the demos for car dealerships etc also has a bunch of qol stuff and a map from the psp

this thread why u no bump

is it not really feasible to use shit cars in gt4 i started with a honda today and was jsut getting raped so restarted save with a civic and was doing fine but then bought a trueno because theyre cool but i cant her its horsepower up to my civic so gonna have to grind the sunday cup for a bit to buy stuff once i get to the better races do i jsut have to buy good cars and use only those

damn has this been autosaged

>>11810512
i got to trying it right after that been trying out a bunch of games since, wasnt expecting much from the ps2 but it works fuck great, i heard about it years back but never tried it out, its a really good addition to the ps2,

heres some game i tried and are working.

1.4.0 TESTED
--------------

Aesop's Fables: The Tortoise and the Hare
Beneath a Steel Sky
Broken Sword: The Shadow of the Templars (Windows Retail)
Broken Sword II: The Smoking Mirror (Windows Retail)
Discworld
Flight of the Amazon Queen (Floppy/Dos/English)
Full Throttle
Future Wars: Adventures in Time
Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis atlantis
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade: The Graphic Adventure
Leisure Suit Larry in the Land of the Lounge Lizards
Leisure Suit Larry 2: Goes Looking for Love (in Several Wrong Places)
Leisure Suit Larry 3: Passionate Patti in Pursuit of the Pulsating Pectorals
Loom (EGA/DOS/English)
Loom (FM-TOWNS)
Lost in Time
Maniac Mansion maniac V1
Maniac Mansion maniac V2
Maniac Mansion: Day of the Tentacle
Monkey Island 1: The Secret of Monkey Island (EGA)
Monkey Island 1: The Secret of Monkey Island (VGA)
Monkey Island 1: The Secret of Monkey Island (Ultimate Talkie)
Monkey Island 1: The Secret of Monkey Island (Sega Mega CD)
Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge (CD Bounty Pack)
Monkey Island 3: The Curse of Monkey Island (LITTLE JUMPY ON INTRO,AUDIO PERFECT,SLOW ON SOME SCREENS BUT PLAYABLE)
Police Quest 1: In Pursuit of the Death Angel
Police Quest 2: The Vengeance
Police Quest 3: The Kindred
Putt-Putt Goes to the Moon (DOS)
Putt-Putt Goes to the Moon (WINDOWS)
Return to Zork
Sam & Max: Hit the Road
The Black Cauldron
The Dig (CD)

>>11832139
and some that have issues, hopefully someone will start a new thread, if so ill update my list for scummvm 1.4.1.

Some Games/Versions With Issues
---------------------------------

Broken Sword I (GOG) (NO SOUND ON INTRO & NO SPEECH OR SUBTITLES. UNSUPPORTED OGG/FLAC AUDIO FORMAT)
Broken Sword I (PSX) INTRO NOT FOUND
Broken Sword II: The Smoking Mirror (GOG) (NO SOUND ON INTRO) (USES .DXA FOR VIDEOS AND UNSUPPORTED FLAC AUDIO)
Broken Sword II: The Smoking Mirror (PSX) (COULDNT GET IT TO LOAD, TOO MANY ENTRIES IN RESOURCE.INF ERROR)
Discworld II: Missing Presumed...!? (BLACK SCREEN AFTER INTRO)
Flight of the Amazon Queen (Talkie)(SPEECH MISSING & TEXT TOO FAST TO READ)(USE FLOPPY VERSION INSTEAD WHICH IS ALSO A TALKIE)
I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream (WORKS BUT SOMETIMES WHEN CLICKING ON SOMETHING CAN TAKE 10 SECONDS TO RESPOND)
Laura Bow 2: The Dagger of Amon Ra (LOCKS UP ON DETECTING GAME)
LOOM (DOS) (NO SOUND, BUT HAS SUBTITLES)
LOOM (CD REISSUE) (TAKES A WHILE TO LOAD DUE TO LARGE 50 MINUTE AUDIO TRACK, SOUND OUT OF SYNC, ALSO NOT SHOWING SUBTITLES)
LOOM (CD 2ND REISSUE) (TAKES A WHILE TO LOAD DUE TO LARGE 50 MINUTE AUDIO TRACK, SOUND OUT OF SYNC, ALSO NOT SHOWING SUBTITLES)
LOOM (GOG) (NO SOUND AS AUDIO IS IN CDDA.SOU FORMAT, HAS SUBTITLES)
Lure of the Temptress (TAKES AN AGE TO LOAD AND PLAYS VERY SLOW)
Quest for Glory I: So You Want To Be A Hero (SLOW + GRAPHICAL ERROR, SQUARE ON POINTER COVERING SCREEN)
Ringworld: Revenge of the Patriarch (SLOW + GRAPHICAL ERROR, SQUARE ON POINTER COVERING SCREEN)

>>11830350
Unfortunately, almost all of the tutorials on how to create these kinds of ISO files that I found online are videos in Spanish or Portuguese with broken links. The best I found was a Portuguese tutorial, which should be easier to translate with Google Translate or DeepL since it is written.
http://hotplugdicas.blogspot.com/2011/07/como-gravar-varios-games-de-ps2-num.html?m=1
The best part is that it contains links to all the necessary tools and explains how to proceed in different situations. For instance, Step 5 explains how to proceed if one of the games came on a CD instead of a DVD.