Ok, i'm back after scouring the internet on solutions to my problem. What problem is that you ask? Well basically i have one DMS3 modded V9 Ps2 with a busted laser so it won't read discs at all and i have one unmodded V4 that can run stuff off the hard drive with my HDadvance 2.0 disc(s).
Now what i have gotten working thus far is a copy of AR Max running off the hard drive after i installed the iso with Winhiip. Its able to see my usb drive also and but my question now is how do i create/build .max files so they are seen with AR Max? I gather i have to use PS2Savebuilder to make the .max files from scratch HOWEVER i don't know specifically how to build the files because all the guides/tutorials out there refer to PS2Savebuilder in conjunction with using some kind of exploit.
I DO NOT want to use an exploit. I just need want to build a .max file from Launchelf(or uLaunchelf) elf file with PS2Savebuilder, put that file on my usb drive, put the drive in my PS2, boot up AR Max from the hard drive, uncrush the file with AR Max, and transfer the Launchelf(or uLaunchelf) file(s) to my memory card(mc0:\BOOT\BOOT.ELF). Then i could put the MC into the busted yet chipped PS2 and start it in Dev.1 thusly running the Launchelf(yada yada) thereby eventually allowing me to boot HDloader directly from the MC.
I am close but i'm guessing i am in uncharted waters here which is why any experience, feedback, or advice i can get on this would be greatly appreciated. Btw i have gotten ExecFTP running(also off the HDD) with FlashFXP running on my PC but it would not connect. I might revisit going with ExecFTP again since it would benefit me more in the long run to directly put files/game isos to my HDD, however lets see if i can get any help on using PS2Savebuilder for now.
Yeah i guess that might have been easier but i didn't have an iso image for running uLaunchelf and i did have one for AR Max. Anyway i finally figured out how to get the ELF files into an AR Max save file and onto my MC. Took me two days getting all this figured out over here but now i can run uLaunchelf with the dev.1 mode of my DMS3 chipped PS2.
Now i have two other problems that i have simple questions about. My first problem is that i already had my HDD running with HDadvance 2.0. however now i am using uLaunchelf to run HDloader 0.7c. HDloader does see the HDD and all the games on stuff i have on it but it won't run the games on it no matter what modes i use. My question is are HDadvance and HDloader backwards compatible? Since HDadvance is merely a cloned program of HDloader shouldn't my games be running as with either program or do i have to reformat with HDloader to get my games to run off the HDD?
My second problem is just a problem in general. I still know it would be easier to be able to FTP any files i need straight to my MC or HDD. Now i did have my PS2 connected to my computer using ICS but now i have it connected straight to my wireless router(DI-624). So i need someone to tell me or to point me to a guide/tutorial that explains how i can transfer files to my PS2 thru FTP or thru Network with it connected to the router as it is.
