PS1/2 using mcboot but burned discs are unreadable

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Hello :)

Do i understand it right,you CAN play the same Image that you burned on DVD (do you use Verbatim and burn it max 4x ?) from an USB Stick on ypur PS2 ?
 

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Buy new laser from Ebay China or ditch discs and go the ethernet/network adapter route using OPL and load everything from an internal hard drive if you have a phat PS2. Also, USB loading is poor due to the USB 1.1. Internal hdd loading or SMB over a network (PC to PS2) is the best experience, as there no point burning discs nowadays.
 

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I have ordered a network adapter and hard drive they are on the way but there will always be the odd disc I want to boot from the dvd drive. all discs are playing fine so I dont know if there is a problem on the mcboot not giving me a menu or is the menu only shows once it detects a working disc (dont know for sure mine it) and dont no if it will only boot a disc if its played in the console before its turned on. If thats the case then my mcboot is stalling and only giving the start flash banner but no working menu if anything is in the drive .
 

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What happened if you press L1 or L2 or R1 or R2 or TRIANGLE or CIRCLE on the Gamepad when powering on the PS2 ? Did you configured FreeMCBoot ? Can you reach the FreeMCBoot CONFIG Menu or uLaunchELF ? Maybe your Path to the ESR Tool isn´t right configured.:unsure:
 

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I have ordered a network adapter and hard drive they are on the way but there will always be the odd disc I want to boot from the dvd drive. all discs are playing fine so I dont know if there is a problem on the mcboot not giving me a menu or is the menu only shows once it detects a working disc (dont know for sure mine it) and dont no if it will only boot a disc if its played in the console before its turned on. If thats the case then my mcboot is stalling and only giving the start flash banner but no working menu if anything is in the drive .

I don't know about mcboot, but an unmodified PS2 automatically runs the disc in the drive when turned on.
This is not optional. There's no system setting to disable the behavior.
 

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Thats where FreeMCBoot sets in.Very,very simply and very,very free explained:It uses the DEV Modes from the PS2 (for use of USB/HDD over the Networkadapter etc.).Its an art of exploit uses the Sony Bios i think :D as i said very very free and simple explained.No Modchip more needed (very hard work on PS2 :wink:).AND NO DVD Drive when use of HDD Adapter.

Ok,BEFORE any Disk boots the FreeMCBoot sets in (thats why i ask him what happend if diverses Buttons on the Gamepad pressed when powering on the PS2) better said uLaunchELF a little Tool that allows starting Game DVDs/CDs/init HDD,had an File Browser,can handle Savegames/Virtual Savegames etc. or if you install the complete Package you have the openPS2Loader,Media Player,ESR Tool etc. in the Sony OS Menu.And i think between this two steps theres maybe the Problem from swaps.:unsure:
 

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What are you using to burn your discs? I recommend imgburn. I burned hundreds of PS2/Xbox/Wii/GC games with it and never had a problem, but any other program tons of problems.
 

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What happened if you press L1 or L2 or R1 or R2 or TRIANGLE or CIRCLE on the Gamepad when powering on the PS2 ? Did you configured FreeMCBoot ? Can you reach the FreeMCBoot CONFIG Menu or uLaunchELF ? Maybe your Path to the ESR Tool isn´t right configured.:unsure:
R1 give black screen R2 gives frozen Mcboot banner L1 and L2 also give black screen. I can reach menu's but dont know what I can doing. tried watching some youtube videos but only one showing configuring mcboot are fast and do not explain what buttons they are pressing. its a bought mcboot so expected it to work out the box.

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What are you using to burn your discs? I recommend imgburn. I burned hundreds of PS2/Xbox/Wii/GC games with it and never had a problem, but any other program tons of problems.

I have burned to discs with image burn and neither cant be read or verified. I used this in the past with no problems. Think I will delete and get a new copy and see what happens. I used disk patcher and then widows own burner. That is fully readable and Verb Discs where used. I can play the images from USB using OPL but Unlaunch elf will not play them. Get error no an elf file even though the image was patched.

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Hello :)

Do i understand it right,you CAN play the same Image that you burned on DVD (do you use Verbatim and burn it max 4x ?) from an USB Stick on ypur PS2 ?

Yes I can play an image from USB using OPL. Unlauch elf will not play it even though its patched. I use verbs and x4
 

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Hello:)

From that what you´ve explained in your last post,you can access uLaunchELF.Thats good,then you have the chance you can install a NEW full FreeMCBoot via USB Stick on an other Memory Card to test.

Easy explained:

-download the Package (please google FreeMCBoot noobie package")
-copy content on an USB Stick (not to large,smaller than 8 GB recommended,but try it,maybe a greater one works :))
-plug empty Memory Card in SLOT 2 (YOUR FreeMCBoot Memorycard stays in SLOT 1).
-plug in USB Stick,boot up your PS2 and start uLaunchELF
-on the USB Root start "FREE_MCBOOT.ELF"
-follow Instructions.

This PS2 Forum had an excellent Tutorial for Beginners to install it:
http://web.archive.org/web/20120930202023/http://bootleg.sksapps.com/tutorials/fmcb/noobie.php

P.S. maybe your bought FreeMCBoot had an Cross Region installation,this maybe will not work !!!!!:unsure:
 

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This is how mcboot is configured, seem a number of option point to ELF not sure which I should be pressing or if this is totally wrong. Please see the picture
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This is how mcboot is configured, seem a number of option point to ELF not sure which I should be pressing or if this is totally wrong. Please see the pictureView attachment 149695

Yes theres something not ok i´ll think.Sorry at the moment i´ve no PS2 attached.:wink: but its defenitly your FREEMCB.CNF that causes the troubles.:unsure:

mass:/ points to an USB device thats why nothing happens when you press L1/L2/R1/R2 on the Gamepad.My suggestion is still try another Memorycard and FreeMCBoot installation.Don´t be afraid nothing can happend to your current Status.:) It´s only a new PS2 experience.:yayps3:
 

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I have reconfigured the mcboot card to show the path as MC0 which is where the files are. The previously burned disk does not work (was done with windows) I deleted imgburn and downloaded a new copy. after burning the image again I get the same error massage saying the disc cannot be accessed due to violations. I get this warning on imgburn start up
W 19:03:50 Duplex Secure's SPTD driver can have a detrimental effect on drive performance.
But this does no appear to be on my PC. I downloaded the removal tool and it cannot find it on my system. please see attached screenshots.027.JPG 027.JPG 029.JPG
 

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Do you have another computer with a dvd burner you could try it with?

Other possibility: bad batch of dvd-rs (it happens although rarely)

Other than that, I don't know.
 

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will try on a laptop and see what happens.

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Cant be the DVD's as when I burn with the windows software the disk is fully readable on the PC.
 

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