Disc-less hack for original Playstation

contezero · Apr 10, 2021

FreePSXBoot
https://github.com/brad-lin/FreePSXBoot

Works in a similar way to FMCB for the playstation 2. After the Tonyhax exploit now another one, but this one needs only a memory card. No discs, no games. Compatibility is still small: only works with SCPH-9000 model and could require a few reboots but it's very promising.

DinohScene · Apr 10, 2021

Noice!

I knew this would appear one day!

VashTS · Apr 10, 2021

yes! this is great news.

tech3475 · Apr 10, 2021

I wonder if something like this could lead to a solderless ODD?

contezero · Apr 10, 2021

tech3475 said:
I wonder if something like this could lead to a solderless ODD?

The guys behind PSIO are working on a solderless ODE. No info on release, availability or price yet.

Elbart · Apr 10, 2021

contezero said:
only works with SCPH-9000 model

From the PSXDev-Thread:

Confirming it's also working with SCPH-7002 and SCPH-7502 consoles since they share the same bios version you're currently targetting for the SCPH-9002 one.

contezero said:
No info on release, availability or price yet.

That posting from PSIO-Matt happened some time in June 2020.
Looks like that artillery is stuck in the mud and the barrel filled with vegemite.

FAST6191 · Apr 10, 2021

What interesting times we live in.

AkikoKumagara · Apr 10, 2021

Does anyone know if there is a homebrew application for PS2 that I can use to prep a PlayStation memory card for this exploit? Using an Arduino to program the memory card seems excessive so I'm curious if there's an easier way.

Alexander1970 · Apr 10, 2021

Sophie-bear said:
Does anyone know if there is a homebrew application for PS2 that I can use to prep a PlayStation memory card for this exploit? Using an Arduino to program the memory card seems excessive so I'm curious if there's an easier way.

uLaunchELF/wLaunchELF can handle/copy Files to a PSX Memory Card on an PlayStation 2.

Please Note,note ALL Versions can handle it and a Original SONY Memory Card should it be,maybe this GBAtemp Thread can help:

https://gbatemp.net/threads/how-to-transfer-psx-memory-card-saves-to-pc-and-vice-versa.566212/

AkikoKumagara · Apr 10, 2021

alexander1970 said:
uLaunchELF/wLaunchELF can handle/copy Files to a PSX Memory Card on an PlayStation 2.

Please Note,note ALL Versions can handle it and a Original SONY Memory Card should it be,maybe this GBAtemp Thread can help:

https://gbatemp.net/threads/how-to-transfer-psx-memory-card-saves-to-pc-and-vice-versa.566212/

I thought about this, of course, but the files provided are .mcd images, not raw save files. This means it's basically a copy of a memory card's whole contents instead of just a save file. I'm not sure if there's a way to clone an image to an actual memory card via the PS2 which is what I'm asking about.
The thread provided does have some good info, but I don't think it's quite useful in this case. I'm not sure if this is something we where we can safely extract the contents of the .mcd file from because of how the exploit works as described on the github page. It seems like we need to properly image the memory card using the .mcd file provided.

cvskid · Apr 10, 2021

With the disc less hack for ps1 being a thing now and a potential solderless ODE mod for ps1 i feel like the system will finally be in a good place.

tivu100 · Apr 11, 2021

FAST6191 said:
What interesting times we live in.

Hackers stuck at home due to pandemic, with too much time on their hand? :rofl2:

Bladexdsl · Apr 11, 2021

would have loved to have had this back in the day instead of fucking around with modchips

FAST6191 · Apr 11, 2021

Bladexdsl said:
would have loved to have had this back in the day instead of fucking around with modchips

Mod chips?
When I were a lad we had to have a cheat device bought off the market for a fortune,have springs inside the tray, turn the playstation upside down, rent games from the video shop, burn discs with drives that barely lasted a year and then find there was anti piracy.
I would have killed for a mod chip.

KleinesSinchen · Apr 11, 2021

Bladexdsl said:
would have loved to have had this back in the day instead of fucking around with modchips

What is wrong with a PS1 modchip?
Burn disc, insert disc, play.
The only thing more convenient is an optical drive emulator.

Nevertheless: Very cool exploit.

Armadillo · Apr 11, 2021

KleinesSinchen said:
What is wrong with a PS1 modchip?

Probably the usual. Don't/can't solder, don't want to pay someone to do it either.

MockyLock · Apr 11, 2021

It's very interesting indeed.
I hope it will lead to something very similar to FMCB.

asper · Apr 12, 2021

The images on github repository are bundeled with UniROM; can someone explain what can be done with UniROM without having a modichip and/or an action replay (never used UniROM

) ?

Anyway this can be the tool useful to write raw memory card images: https://github.com/ShendoXT/memcardrex

contezero · Apr 12, 2021

asper said:
The images on github repository are bundeled with UniROM; can someone explain what can be done with UniROM without having a modichip and/or an action replay (never used UniROM ) ?

Modchip free booting
https://github.com/JonathanDotCel/unirom8_bootdisc_and_firmware_for_ps1

Bladexdsl · Apr 12, 2021

KleinesSinchen said:
What is wrong with a PS1 modchip?
Burn disc (wait an hour or two burning at 2x because if you used a higher speed it fucked up most of the time ,
insert disc, HOPE it plays and doesn't need a patch.
.

FIXD

I was doing it from the very beginning when burners were expensive AF. it was ok at first until FF VIII came out with it's fuckiong DRM than everyone started using it making it a FUGE pain to burn a disc properly. not to mention i had to patch nearly every fucking game to PAL because the assholes never even released the good games here like xeno gears and legends of legaia

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