The Dedicated FreeMCboot thread + Installer requests

[Hobie-wan]

I'd like to add a couple of my own questions to this. How do I tell if a game is CD based? If I have a PS2 fat I can boot games from a HDD? Is there a list of compatible HDDs somewhere so I don't waste money buying the wrong one? And finally: Do I have to have the PS2 Network Adapter in order to install a HDD? I have one, I'm just curious on that part.

The case and disc will say CD/DVD. CDs are blue bottom, DVDs are silver. The Network adapter is what actually connects the hard drive to the PS2.

[Xelyx]

I'd like to add a couple of my own questions to this. How do I tell if a game is CD based? If I have a PS2 fat I can boot games from a HDD? Is there a list of compatible HDDs somewhere so I don't waste money buying the wrong one? And finally: Do I have to have the PS2 Network Adapter in order to install a HDD? I have one, I'm just curious on that part.

The case and disc will say CD/DVD. CDs are blue bottom, DVDs are silver. The Network adapter is what actually connects the hard drive to the PS2.

Thanks for the help there. Any help about picking out a HDD, though?

[CRTGAMER]

I'd like to add a couple of my own questions to this. How do I tell if a game is CD based? If I have a PS2 fat I can boot games from a HDD? Is there a list of compatible HDDs somewhere so I don't waste money buying the wrong one? And finally: Do I have to have the PS2 Network Adapter in order to install a HDD? I have one, I'm just curious on that part.

The case and disc will say CD/DVD. CDs are blue bottom, DVDs are silver. The Network adapter is what actually connects the hard drive to the PS2.

Thanks for the help there. Any help about picking out a HDD, though?

PS2 HARD DRIVE HDAdvance/HDLoader Guide

[Xelyx]

I should have noticed that sooner. Thanks for the link, though.

[vlame]

i found out how to load from slot 2 with a custom jpg background that displays the custom button app commands ^_^

[presicion25]

it's almost 2011, and with all of the outdated and irrelevant information in this thread and online as a whole, i'm confused about free mcboot. so...

this is what i want to do: run ps1 ISOs from a USB thumb drive on my slim ps2 (SCPH-70012) without a modchip, swap magic disc, or cheat device

i understand i will need free mcboot installed onto a ps2 memory card. but i have questions:
-do i also need to install usb advance?
-do i still need to block the sensors under the disc drive lid?
-do i need to have an original game disc to swap everytime i want to play a game?
-will i be able to use the memory card for saving ps2 gamesaves after using it to install free mcboot?

any help would be appreciated. perhaps a detailed article on the main page would be a great idea as well

Not possible, not without disc swapping. FMCB exploits the DVD player on the PS2 so only DVDs are compatible. You can't boot PSX games using FMCB, you can't boot CD based PS2 games either, they must be converted to DVD and patched with ESR. You can't convert PSX games to DVD and have them boot either. Simply put, it's a pain to boot PSX backups on PS2, still. This link explains the possible methods of booting PSX backups:

http://psx-scene.com/forums/f10/faq-ps1 ... ps2-64111/

Hes right. The only way Ive ever been able to boot PS1 backups on my PS2 is using the CD version of Swap magic 3.8. It did work though. I booted Harmful Park a JP only release.

[bacsko]

I'm looking for someone who can prepare a memcard with FMCB & uLE (USA/NTSC) and send it to me in Europe. Please drop me a line if you can help!

Thank you!

[gtmtnbiker]

There's apparently a new way to install FreeMcBoot that might be easier for some people. You just need an official Sony PS3 Memory Card Adapter. With some command line utilities on the PC, you can then create a FreeMcBoot card. See this thread for more details:

http://psx-scene.com/forums/f153/new-wa ... mcb-88649/

[flamepanther]

As far as what HDDs will work, I think drives that work are more common than drives that won't work. The odds are in your favor, even if a particular drive isn't on the list. If you already have any IDE drives lying around, you might as well try them out!

Or, if you find a compatible SATA adaptor, pretty much any SATA drive will work--which is good since none at all are on the list.

Oh, and for anyone looking for IDE drives at an electronics store but not finding any, they're still there. Manufacturers are calling them "PATA" drives now.