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bloodyjab
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8. December 2008 @ 11:36 |
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hi, i was planning on getting a network adaptor for the PS2 to install games onto the hard drive using HD Loader elf that i boot up using codebreaker. i've recently read some guides saying that i can install import games using the swap method. they said to swap the disc when it has stopped spinning. but how do i know if the disc has really stopped spinning? and what would happen if i performed the swap method while it IS spinning? i'm using a Fat PS2 unmodded btw. any help would be appreciated.
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10. December 2008 @ 17:48 |
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10. December 2008 @ 17:54 |
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Well HDloader is always a good way to go .. It saves your laser from straining and wearing out.. But if you have a way to create a Memory Card Exploit (Via code breaker) I would suggest using Hdloader along with ESR (for games that aren't compatible with Hdloader)
http://www.sksapps.com/ Check out the Free McBoot 1.8 tutorials
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bloodyjab
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10. December 2008 @ 18:40 |
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the swap method i was referring to was the one where you use a slide card to make the disc tray eject. i have the exploit set up and i'm just waiting to get my network adaptor. the Winhiip 7.6 method does seem better than the slide method though. i'm using HD Loader, the exploit btw which i boot using Codebreaker, SMS player, and then LaunchELF. once HD Loader is installed, i heard you can just insert the disc (for a legit US game of course) and install, but by inserting the disc and then using the slide method to eject the disc w/o the system knowing, you can install import games as well. but the guides say to wait until the disc stops spinning, and my most important question: what would happen if i were to use the slide card and eject while the disc IS spinning? because i have no way of telling if it is actually spinning or not because i use a fat unmodded PS2.
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10. December 2008 @ 19:01 |
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Ok thats what I thought you meant by swapping discs.
You can only copy Original Disks to the hdd using hdloader, even with the cracked hdloader.
The only way to copy backups to the hdd using hdloader is to have fmcb installed to mc, then use the ESR disc patcher to patch the discs before they are burned.
I may not even be correct on that, as I haven't tried it myself yet.
Otherwise like I say is best to make an ISO image on your computer and use Winhiip to copy it to the hdd.
My consoles: Nintendo64>Dreamcast aug/99>PS2 V7-Seagate 400gb hdd-Maxtor 300gb hdd,PS2 V14 FMCB 1.8 - Memor32 >V18 SM 3.6 >DS-Lite-G6DS Real 16GB-R4DS Ultra 8gb SDHC>Gamecube-Original>Wii-Wiikey 2>PSP PHAT CFW 5.00 M33-6>DSi (Kingdom Hearts Edition)-EZ Flash Vi - M3i Zero Sakura>Kindom Hearts:Birth by Sleep PSP 3000>PS3 80GB. WiiU PS4 XBOXONE 3DSNDS
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10. December 2008 @ 19:12 |
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I haven't tried to copy a ESR Patched DVD directly to Hdloader yet myself.. I will try and get back to you on that....
If you don't want to use Winhiip you can always install games via Network Adaptor via network cable...
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10. December 2008 @ 19:21 |
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Ok I tried it..
Hdloader doesn't recognize it as a PS2 Disc... Even patched....
So to answer your ? .. It doesn't work....
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bloodyjab
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21. December 2008 @ 20:50 |
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just an update: i got my adaptor, and got HDloader up and running. and i WAS able to get my imported games installed onto the Hard Drive on an unmodded PS2 :) this is what i did:
1. boot up HDloader
2. insert swap magic
3. hit install
4. hit cancel
5. hit install again
6. swap out disc for import
7. hit install and it works
but for some reason it wont' work if i don't insert swap magic. i tried using other games to do this but it fails if i dont' use swap magic.
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21. December 2008 @ 21:29 |
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Cool, basically you need the Swap Magic to fool the PS2.
That is why it works.
See it will work also with the retail Hdadvance disk also using the swap method.
Converting your own legal *Backup Disc/Import Game Disc
Please follow the steps below so as to convert backup disc / import game disc to PS2 harddisk.
1. Boot your console with HDAdvance. Using the CD version for CD backups/imports and the DVD version for DVD backups/imports.
2. Choose ?Convert? in the ?Option? menu.
3. When the system asks for the game disc, please use the Slide Tool or Flip Top Cover to exchange the backup/import with the HDAdvance Disc.
4. Press ?X? when you are finished.
*Slide Tool or Flip Top Cover is needed for converting backups/imports
So basically your method using hdloader along with Swap Magic is the same.
My consoles: Nintendo64>Dreamcast aug/99>PS2 V7-Seagate 400gb hdd-Maxtor 300gb hdd,PS2 V14 FMCB 1.8 - Memor32 >V18 SM 3.6 >DS-Lite-G6DS Real 16GB-R4DS Ultra 8gb SDHC>Gamecube-Original>Wii-Wiikey 2>PSP PHAT CFW 5.00 M33-6>DSi (Kingdom Hearts Edition)-EZ Flash Vi - M3i Zero Sakura>Kindom Hearts:Birth by Sleep PSP 3000>PS3 80GB. WiiU PS4 XBOXONE 3DSNDS
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uesuva
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4. March 2009 @ 10:22 |
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bloodyjab how exactly did you get this to work? I tried to follow what you posted and it still said "not a valid PS2 disk"
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bloodyjab
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4. March 2009 @ 15:36 |
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well i use the HD Loader Elf and exploit method if it matters. and i just do what i said in the above post. put in the Swap Magic disc while the main menu is there. press X on Install. then hit Cancel. hit Install again, use whatever method you use to swap out the disc without the PS2 knowing that the tray is open, close the tray (w/o the PS2 knowing), and hit Install. it should work. though i found that i couldn't get games from a CD-R to work, not even with the CD version of Swap Magic, i don't know why it doesn't work. and if it matters, i'm using HD Loader 0.8c i believe. hope that helps.
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uesuva
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4. March 2009 @ 18:09 |
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After hitting install, do you also hit continue. Otherwise it seems to double check the disk before taking you to the screen where you can give it a name.
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bloodyjab
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4. March 2009 @ 18:30 |
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yes, hit Continue, but make sure not to hit it before swapping discs, otherwise it won't work, even if you swap properly, i don't know why. but hit Continue, after following my previous steps and it should work.
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uesuva
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5. March 2009 @ 12:18 |
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Thanx for all your help, I finally got it to install, but when I try to play it it kinda scrolls "cells" like an old film projector might do, but this is much faster.
And by the way, you were right. I couldn't get my CD import game to install.
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bloodyjab
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5. March 2009 @ 17:50 |
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that problem with the screen sounds like you're playing a PAL game on an NTSC television or the other way around. i know there IS a way to fix that but i don't know to do it because i never had to do that before.
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uesuva
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5. March 2009 @ 18:12 |
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Well thanx for helping me past the first hurdle; I have a NTSC PS2 and my game is PAL. Does anyone else know an easy fix for the above problem?
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5. March 2009 @ 18:46 |
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My consoles: Nintendo64>Dreamcast aug/99>PS2 V7-Seagate 400gb hdd-Maxtor 300gb hdd,PS2 V14 FMCB 1.8 - Memor32 >V18 SM 3.6 >DS-Lite-G6DS Real 16GB-R4DS Ultra 8gb SDHC>Gamecube-Original>Wii-Wiikey 2>PSP PHAT CFW 5.00 M33-6>DSi (Kingdom Hearts Edition)-EZ Flash Vi - M3i Zero Sakura>Kindom Hearts:Birth by Sleep PSP 3000>PS3 80GB. WiiU PS4 XBOXONE 3DSNDS
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uesuva
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5. March 2009 @ 19:14 |
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I copied it directly onto my ps2, is there any way to use that copy (is it .iso on the ps2?) I tried connecting my ps2 hdd via a IDEE to usb cable through my PC, but I got a weird error when trying to copy the .iso image to the drive. The dialouge in the message box said operation successful or something like that, but the title of the box was error occured and the box had the stop sign with an X in it that usually indicates an error.
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5. March 2009 @ 20:26 |
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Yes you can use that ISO from your PS2 hdd,if you think it copied fine.
If not try copying it again, maybe was a problem with the usb cable or something.
NOt sure what your error was without seeing a screenshot.
Patch it and copy it back.
My consoles: Nintendo64>Dreamcast aug/99>PS2 V7-Seagate 400gb hdd-Maxtor 300gb hdd,PS2 V14 FMCB 1.8 - Memor32 >V18 SM 3.6 >DS-Lite-G6DS Real 16GB-R4DS Ultra 8gb SDHC>Gamecube-Original>Wii-Wiikey 2>PSP PHAT CFW 5.00 M33-6>DSi (Kingdom Hearts Edition)-EZ Flash Vi - M3i Zero Sakura>Kindom Hearts:Birth by Sleep PSP 3000>PS3 80GB. WiiU PS4 XBOXONE 3DSNDS
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uesuva
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5. March 2009 @ 21:29 |
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We'll see if this works, when I tried patching an iso file, this is the error I got.
Also, I didn't mean to confuse the issue before. The install that worked was when I used hd loader and swap magic to install directly to the PS2. Trying to copy the .iso to the PS2 drive via the PC never worked due to an error.
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uesuva
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5. March 2009 @ 21:50 |
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well that didn't work. anyway with ADR Patcher I got an error saying "Couldn't find any patch locations: Image probably already patched". I tried PS2 PAL > NTSC.
when I tried copying the .iso with hdl_dumb-0.4 I selected the .iso (that I created using nero) and hit install and got an error box with the title "unexpected error"
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5. March 2009 @ 23:17 |
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Ok that is strange then that it wouldn't find the location.
You can try this PAL to NTSC convertor and see if you get same error.
what is the name of this PAL game?
My consoles: Nintendo64>Dreamcast aug/99>PS2 V7-Seagate 400gb hdd-Maxtor 300gb hdd,PS2 V14 FMCB 1.8 - Memor32 >V18 SM 3.6 >DS-Lite-G6DS Real 16GB-R4DS Ultra 8gb SDHC>Gamecube-Original>Wii-Wiikey 2>PSP PHAT CFW 5.00 M33-6>DSi (Kingdom Hearts Edition)-EZ Flash Vi - M3i Zero Sakura>Kindom Hearts:Birth by Sleep PSP 3000>PS3 80GB. WiiU PS4 XBOXONE 3DSNDS
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uesuva
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6. March 2009 @ 15:30 |
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Every time I've tried, its been too busy to download that program, but the PAL game I have installed is Eyetoy Play 3. Now I have it on my PS2's hdd, but it sounds like these programs are only if you have the .iso on a PC? is there any way to convert the file that's already on the PS2 HDD? I believe that it's written successfully, I just can't play it with it flickering so much.
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6. March 2009 @ 16:19 |
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Originally posted by uesuva:
Every time I've tried, its been too busy to download that program, but the PAL game I have installed is Eyetoy Play 3. Now I have it on my PS2's hdd, but it sounds like these programs are only if you have the .iso on a PC? is there any way to convert the file that's already on the PS2 HDD? I believe that it's written successfully, I just can't play it with it flickering so much.
Yes these programs are for when the ISO is on the PC
There are no programs to use on the Hdd itself.
You can either use Winhiip 1.7.6 to copy from hdd to pc, then back again or you can use hdl_dump_gui-2.1 or similiar to copy over the network.
My consoles: Nintendo64>Dreamcast aug/99>PS2 V7-Seagate 400gb hdd-Maxtor 300gb hdd,PS2 V14 FMCB 1.8 - Memor32 >V18 SM 3.6 >DS-Lite-G6DS Real 16GB-R4DS Ultra 8gb SDHC>Gamecube-Original>Wii-Wiikey 2>PSP PHAT CFW 5.00 M33-6>DSi (Kingdom Hearts Edition)-EZ Flash Vi - M3i Zero Sakura>Kindom Hearts:Birth by Sleep PSP 3000>PS3 80GB. WiiU PS4 XBOXONE 3DSNDS
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uesuva
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6. March 2009 @ 17:19 |
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Ok, that process seemed to work, thanx for the guidance on that, but it still is flickering.
I noticed the program says PAL to NTSC, but when I start it up it says NTSC to PAL, what's up with that?
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