I just got a memory card with Free MCBoot installed for me in the mail today, and tried to get started on getting it working.
My first goal was to figure out how to set up a PSX emulator, so I could play a couple games on a USB stick until I could get the cords and stuff needed to run PS2 games through a network setup. I downloaded PS2PSXe and followed the directions to get it working. When I started the program, it froze on a black screen.
I looked over all the directions to see what I did wrong, and I noticed that all of the file locations started in "mass" instead of "Removable Disk", so I renamed my USB stick (really a microSD card in a USB adapter) to "mass" to see if it helped.
For some reason now, it's freezing on the splash screen for Free McBoot itself. I have no idea what I could have done wrong with it. I didn't mess with any settings, and it worked correctly the first couple times I tried running it.
EDIT: Just figured out that Free McBoot freezes if I turn it on with the USB inserted. When I have the USB taken out, it loads just fine.
EDIT II: Turns out the problem was my adapter. I swapped for a normal USB drive, and it will start the games, but then I have issues.
MegaMan Legends: Plays the Capcom splash screen, then spazzes out with random junk all over the screen.
Tales of Phantasia (English Tranlation Patched): Allows the romanized/translated ability dialog box, but then freezes on black when it tries to play the intro movie.
My first goal was to figure out how to set up a PSX emulator, so I could play a couple games on a USB stick until I could get the cords and stuff needed to run PS2 games through a network setup. I downloaded PS2PSXe and followed the directions to get it working. When I started the program, it froze on a black screen.
I looked over all the directions to see what I did wrong, and I noticed that all of the file locations started in "mass" instead of "Removable Disk", so I renamed my USB stick (really a microSD card in a USB adapter) to "mass" to see if it helped.
For some reason now, it's freezing on the splash screen for Free McBoot itself. I have no idea what I could have done wrong with it. I didn't mess with any settings, and it worked correctly the first couple times I tried running it.
EDIT: Just figured out that Free McBoot freezes if I turn it on with the USB inserted. When I have the USB taken out, it loads just fine.
EDIT II: Turns out the problem was my adapter. I swapped for a normal USB drive, and it will start the games, but then I have issues.
MegaMan Legends: Plays the Capcom splash screen, then spazzes out with random junk all over the screen.
Tales of Phantasia (English Tranlation Patched): Allows the romanized/translated ability dialog box, but then freezes on black when it tries to play the intro movie.