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PS2 Slimline guide: external USB hard drive & game playing (NO CHIP REQ'D)
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Rouzuki
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24. July 2006 @ 15:05 |
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ah much thanks, thought i had found all the ipod keywords on this thread, must have skipped a page ^^;
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mokojean
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26. July 2006 @ 09:21 |
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great faq
just one question, does this work only on the slim ps2? or can i use this same exploit and tutorial on the older version ps2?
need to know so that i do waste my time tring if its only going to work on the newer ps2
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MasterChu
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26. July 2006 @ 09:47 |
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Moving to Langjökull in Iceland - so all the info I posted is moving with me!
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26. July 2006 @ 10:09 |
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mokojean
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26. July 2006 @ 10:14 |
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cools thanks for the advice, im still learning the tricks of the trade, i mainly use the hdd for ffxi, but since i have it for pc i need to make other uses for it.
still, thanks for the advice! you're a great help.
::bows::
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mokojean
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26. July 2006 @ 10:56 |
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another question..
i was givin a copied version of hdloader, that was burned onto a disk.
do i need swap magic to boot that disk or will it still work regardless?
just seeing if i need to tell the person that they need to go F#%*($ themselves with a f$*%)@ loaf of bread or if i need to buy both swap magic and hdloader.
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MasterChu
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26. July 2006 @ 14:38 |
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Moving to Langjökull in Iceland - so all the info I posted is moving with me!
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mokojean
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26. July 2006 @ 14:40 |
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thanks again man, i'll give it a try.
I hope everyone else is just as nice as you are!^^
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mokojean
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26. July 2006 @ 16:57 |
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ok i read over the thread that you gave me so far all is well with one problem...
i cannont find anything that explains how to use a usb memory stick to load or execute the hdloader.
is there another website that you could recommend that could explain this process?
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MasterChu
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26. July 2006 @ 18:03 |
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Moving to Langjökull in Iceland - so all the info I posted is moving with me!
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voxaryx
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1. August 2006 @ 21:41 |
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I'm hoping one of the knowledgable, friendly people here can help me with my little problem. Essentially, USB Advance loads, but instead of listing the games I have installed, it says "Insert a USB Device". On the right panel, it says "Games N/A, USED ---, FREE ---, STATUS No dev". This seems odd to me, because the USB Advance elf file itself is running off the usb device.
Pertinent info:
- The usb device in question is a 250GB Lacie usb hdd (with AC power source)
- My PS2 is a slimline SCPH-70011
- The game was installed directly to the drive using the USBeXtreme tool. It created three files in the root directory of the drive, 'ul.cfg' and two other large files beginning with 'ul' and ending with '.00' and '.01'. So far I have tried it with two separate games. As a side note, converting (or copying, or whatever the correct term is) only took about 5 minutes 2GB. People who take a half-hour or so must be using a USB 1.0 connection. I'm using USB 2.0, and it just flies.
- I'm loading the USB Advance elf using Swap Magic 3.6. I've loaded it successfully using the '\SWAPMAGIC\SWAPMAGIC.ELF' method, and through Unofficial ELF Launcher. Either way it loads from the HDD in question, not a memory card or separate USB drive.
I hope that's all the information necessary. Again, any help will be much appreciated. As a bonus, once I get USB Advance working I'm eager to try out MasterChu's SLUS file edit theory to get games working that otherwise won't play. I actually have Rogue Trooper to test, the game he specifically mentioned in the original post for the idea. Any suggestions for what program to use to edit the SLUS file?
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duke69111
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2. August 2006 @ 06:37 |
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@voxaryx
It sounds like your hard drive might not be compatable with usbadvance. Check out my post on page three. It is the fifth post on the page. It has the link to hard drives that are compatable with usbadvance.
As for your slus question, if I understand you right; there is no program needed to edit the slus, you just need to find another game that has the correct SLUS and replace the DNAS file.
exp. Replace DNAS280 with SLUS280.
If I remember right masterchu has put together a very detailed and easy to follow guide for this method.
PS2 V12 Slim Edition
Swap Magic 3.6 & usbadvance
Maxator 300GB
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voxaryx
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2. August 2006 @ 07:47 |
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@duke69111 - Thanks for trying, but that was completely unhelpful. The links you posted were for compatibility with HD Advance. I'm using USB Advance. Furthermore, on the second list you linked to, 9 of 12 people reported a drive similar/identical to mine to be working. Previous to posting here I searched the net for a list of USBeXtreme/Advance compatible drives, but was unable to find one. Anyone know of any?
SLUS editing: I'm not trying to get DNAS games working, I want to try MasterChu's idea of fixing games that don't work with USB Advance by replacing instances of /cdrom:0 with /. Again, any suggestions for a program to use to edit would be appreciated.
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john5
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5. August 2006 @ 10:44 |
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hey im still a bit confused everyone. i followed the method with opening usbextreme and saving the games to my external Hd. but what is this i hear of swap magic, and hd loader. is that what u need to load the games?
cuz the main thing is this, i have silent hill 2 and RE4 on ym HD right now. now what? how do i go about to loading them up, i also downloaded usb advanced cracked version, can anyone help me to playing these games??? thanks, oh and wahts the ELF thing i keep hearing about? thanks everyone
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voxaryx
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5. August 2006 @ 11:01 |
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ELFs are the Sony version of executable files. The USB Advance you downloaded should contain an ELF file. There are many ways of running this ELF file. I personally use Swap Magic, because the latest version (3.6) has the ability to run ELF files from the Memory Card or a USB device. I'm not sure about version 3.3 and previous. The way I did it was to create a directory on my USB drive called SWAPMAGIC. Then I renamed the USB Advance ELF to SWAPMAGIC.ELF, and put it in the SWAPMAGIC directory. It doesn't matter that the name is different, that's just so Swap Magic will recognize and load the file properly. Trust me, this works. Connect your powered on USB drive to your PS2, put the Swap Magic disc in the drive, and turn on the PS2. You'll see the usual loading screen for Swap Magic, then after a few seconds you'll see the USB Advance loading screen, which should then display the game(s) you have installed on the drive.
If you don't have Swap Magic, there are other ways of getting the ELF to run, but I can't help you, sorry. If in fact you have a slimline PS2, and are connecting your HDD to it using USB, you don't need HD Advance. That program is for people who own a phattie and are hooking up their HDD using a more complicated method.
As for my previous issue, my issue was in fact compatibility. I took the Lacie/WD drive back to the store, and for one penny less I was able to get a Maxtor Ultra16 250GB drive and usb enclosure. I switched the jumper from CS to Master, did all the formatting and whatnot, and it works like a charm.
I'm in process of trying out MasterChu's idea right now. As soon as my computer will allow me to disconnect my drive, I'll be headed downstairs to try my first "hacked" version of Rogue Trooper with USB Advance. Wish me luck.
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voxaryx
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5. August 2006 @ 12:24 |
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Sorry about the double post here, I couldn't figure out how to edit my previous post. Is that even an option?
Anyway, turns out the idea of replacing 'cdrom:0\' with '\' is a wild goose chase. Two things confirm it for me:
1. It didn't work with Rogue Trooper. I tried simply removing the reference, and then replacing it with '00's in hex (to preserve original file size and memory addresses). Didn't work either way.
2. Out of curiosity, I looked though the SLUS file for Tomb Raider: Legend, which works just fine though USB Advance (except for the videos, of course). It also happens to have multiple references to 'cdrom:0\', so that can't be what's causing the problem.
3. The SYSTEM.CNF files for Rogue Trooper, Sly 2, and Tomb Raider: Legend all shart with "boot2=cdrom0:\".
This leads me to believe that USB Advance intercepts and replaces references to cdrom0, just like HD Advance, so something else must be causing the incompatibility.
On a different subject, do you think there might be any way to get videos working properly with USB Advance? I ask because last night I was able to watch AVIs on my PS2, loading directly from the USB HDD. All it had to do was build up a bit of a buffer at the beginning, like when you watch videos on the net. I realize that a solution would probably involve editing the game code itself, which is beyond the means of most of us, but perhaps someone smart out there could cook up a solution.
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ZaWarudo
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15. August 2006 @ 05:13 |
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Quote:
I'm hoping one of the knowledgable, friendly people here can help me with my little problem. Essentially, USB Advance loads, but instead of listing the games I have installed, it says "Insert a USB Device". On the right panel, it says "Games N/A, USED ---, FREE ---, STATUS No dev". This seems odd to me, because the USB Advance elf file itself is running off the usb device.
Pertinent info:
- The usb device in question is a 250GB Lacie usb hdd (with AC power source)
- My PS2 is a slimline SCPH-70011
- The game was installed directly to the drive using the USBeXtreme tool. It created three files in the root directory of the drive, 'ul.cfg' and two other large files beginning with 'ul' and ending with '.00' and '.01'. So far I have tried it with two separate games. As a side note, converting (or copying, or whatever the correct term is) only took about 5 minutes 2GB. People who take a half-hour or so must be using a USB 1.0 connection. I'm using USB 2.0, and it just flies.
- I'm loading the USB Advance elf using Swap Magic 3.6. I've loaded it successfully using the '\SWAPMAGIC\SWAPMAGIC.ELF' method, and through Unofficial ELF Launcher. Either way it loads from the HDD in question, not a memory card or separate USB drive.
This is exactly where I am, except I'm using a 4th gen 20gig iPod. LaunchELF recognizes the device and even allows me to run programs from it, but USB Advance doesn't recognize it. Are there any alternatives to this program?
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voxaryx
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15. August 2006 @ 06:54 |
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In all the research I've done, the only two programs I could find for running backups from a usb device are USB eXtreme and USB Advance. The latter is a hack of the former, so compatibility issues would logically be identical with both. Sorry, dude, I feel your pain.
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iamdark
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6. September 2006 @ 19:14 |
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can i get a copy of USBExtreme or Swap Magic 3.6 or an Armax .. coz i can't use USBAdvance v1 .. only Blank Screen Appear After i click at the list of the Game. i serach an get the result from
http://ps2drives.x-pec.com/?p=list&v_bra...or=&v_postedby=
mine is PS2 V10 - SCPH50004 - no ETH
mail a a link please - i.am.dark@gmail.com
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voxaryx
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6. September 2006 @ 19:20 |
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iamdark - If you're getting a blank screen, it's because the game you're trying to use is incompatible. It (the game) either needs to be patched, or it just isn't going to work off a usb harddrive. Nobody can give you a copy of USBExtreme or Swap Magic, both of those programs are useless to you if they aren't on a factory-pressed disc. USBAdvance is exactly the same as USBExtreme, compatibility-wise, since there's only one version of each, no patches or updates or anything.
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iamdark
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6. September 2006 @ 22:48 |
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voxaryx
thank you 4 the answers .. i'm copying Collin Mcrea 2005 and Davinci Code
i've using both of my USB Hdd, 80GB each, both were resulted blank with screen.
is there any other way that i can test it out,
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voxaryx
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7. September 2006 @ 08:00 |
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As I suspected, both your games are incompatible. Here's the best list I know of, for all games compatible with USBAdvance/Extreme:
http://jaydium.servehttp.com/usbextreme/gamelist.php
Colin McRae 5/2005 and Da Vinci Code are both listed as not compatible. Sorry.
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iamdark
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7. September 2006 @ 20:12 |
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thank you for the link given .. i just found out that it work on my console, last night.. i try copied terminator 3 .. will check some others game ..
thank you all ..
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Noriko82
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8. September 2006 @ 20:43 |
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Okay now i know you guys will get annoyed by my post but can't help it, i am very sorry! :( i am LOST
i am lost with all this exploit sutff, i downloaded hundred of BIN/CUE images, i don't know which one to use and iam lost.
i have a External Case HDD 60GB Maxtor, PS2 (Thick version) V9.
Action Replay MAX EVO!
PS2 is MODDED runs backups even DVD 9.
All i wanna do is, Run games from my HDD in PS2. I know how to copy games, I Burned a CD with "USB EXTREME" When i boot the PS2 with USB EXTREME disc while HDD is plugged to usb, it doesn't get deteceted. DOes it has to do something with EXPLOIT and ELF stuff? Please help me!
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Noriko82
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9. September 2006 @ 04:14 |
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Hi peeps, after many hours of experiments i managed to come up to this point!
once i start the PS2 (FAT ONE + MOD CHIP(PAL)) with USB Advance cd in, and HDD Fixed. it detects all the games that are installed in the HDD. but when i press to run them, it HANGS saying "Intialising title etc...."
What can i do? any help?
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