Yeah, I just did this today actually.

Just make a folder on the root of the usb drive called SWAPMAGIC (I think it has to be all caps) and put the ulaunchelf files in there. Rename the BOOT.ELF file to SWAPMAGIC.ELF. It should boot up automatically with Swap Magic.

 

My flash drive also freezes whenever I try to use it with Swap Magic, I've renamed the boot file and created the folder but it didn't work for me. I spent about 3-4 hours going through the Afterdawn forums and other places I found in Google with some threads saying that their USB stick won't work, despite all the solutions they gave (such as formatting it to NTFS).

So I gave up and since I had the PS2 phat, I just used uLaunch via the independence exploit.

 

mine worked i just used the microsd reader that came with the r4 and i plugged the little memory chip inside with the swapmagic folder and all then it just worked when i started up swapmagic


dont use something like a flash drive to boot it up because that didnt work for me
heres a pic of a flash drive just incase you dont know what it is http://www.amazon.com/Kingston-Traveler-Fl...99658969&sr=8-1

 

IIRC

Cant you put the uLaunch.elf on the memory card with SM?

Ill try to find the link with pictures that tell you how to install it.

 

arg

Internet cut out while i was posting that.

Please erase these two double post.

 

Wait, WHAT?! You used your MicroSD reader and your MicroSD card to boot it? o-o

I still don't really understand what to do for the independence exploit, but I guess I'll look it over.

I'm mostly doing this because I'm trying to
A: Play PS1 games on my PS2
B: Play save files from GmaeFAQs and such with my PS2 games.

Mostly B though.

EDIT: Went over the tutorials. See, the CD one seems pretty easy and manageable, but the problem is... How the heck would I be able to use custom save files like that? I mean.. I guess its possible if I use a re-writable CD... maybe.

 

Nope, but Im about to. I'm just kinda worried it will corrupt my data...

EDIT: o________________________________________________o
Holy.
Friggin.
Crap.

It actually worked by using a MicroSD drive and a Micro SD card.

o_________________________________________o

Im gonna test if the custom memory file thing works.

EDIT2: -sigh- My brother is gonna kill me. I tested the custom memory save thing, and it didnt work. Not only that, but I forgot to back up his old save, so now he has nothing. I dont understand why it didnt work... I followed the guide down to the letter, and I can see the file in my memory card and everything... but once I boot up the game, it just doesnt even find the file. it acts like theres nothing there.

I used the guide at Shishi-Rendan... I cant link because my Firefox is a piece of crap and doesnt let me copy links anymore.

 

What save file is it?

 

http://shishi-rendan.com/index.php?module=ps2saveb

Is that the guide you used? If so, I can't really see how a save file would be messed up.

Does the game detect the file?
What does the PS2 browser show the file as?

EDIT: Better yet, what were you doing before everything went wrong?