PS1/2 PS2 exploit with FMCB region

[Deleted member 177877]

Hi, i've just installed the independent exploit with free mc boot yesterday, seems to be working properly, and have some questions:

1. currently, I boot with cogswap or cdloader. Should I opt for ESR? What's the difference besides having to patch first with ESR? (better compatibility, etc)
2. I have an NTSC-U console, will NTSC-J burnt games boot with cogswap/cdloader/ESR? if not, can the game be converted to NTSC-U?
3. If I do patch the game with ESR, will it still boot from cogswap/cdloader?

I realize some of these questions are covered in the sticky, but they seemed to be unconfirmed suspicions, and i just want to clear it up. Thanks in advance.

 

[xist]

Why would you want the independence exploit if you have Free Mcboot? Seems like a backward step to me. One is dependent upon a PSX trigger disc to get to a single boot.efl whilst the other isn't and takes you to a menu of apps.

Just use FreeMcBoot and ESR with ESR patched ISO's. It's the superior option, and far more up to date than what you appear to be currently doing.

 

[Deleted member 177877]

tell me then, how does one install freemcboot into the memory card without an exploit/swap magic? either way, now i have both installed, i can access one using the other, so its really no problem.

I believe that doesn't answer any of my questions, but thanks anyways.

 

[xist]

But there's absolutely no need for the independence exploit...your post appears to indicate that you went from FMCB to the Independence Exploit/PSX trigger disc set up which is a retrograde step. ESR patched games work irrespective of original region, and of course using a non swap method (insert and boot with ESR) is preferable to a swap method.

 

[Deleted member 177877]

okay, so with ESR, I don't even need to convert PAL to NTSC first before patching and burning, right?

BTW, you got it wrong, I went from exploit to FMCB, to be precise, I used GS2 to install exploit into MC, and then installed FMCB. Sorry if the first post is misleading, when I said "i've just installed the independent exploit with free mc boot", I don't mean I installed the exploit using FMCB, it was the other way around XD I was simply stating that I installed both 0.o

 

[xist]

That makes a great deal more sense...i'm sure you can see where i got muddled from the wording of your first post.

And if your Television set supports the PAL standard (or i believe is an LCD display) then no you don't have to region patch them. If you get a rolling black and white display on boot you know then that your TV/cables aren't PAL friendly.

 

[Deleted member 177877]

hahaha, yeah, I didn't realize I worded it like that, sorry ^^"

so if it's PAL, better just play it safe and use ntsconv?

btw, what about compatibility? ESR just as good or better than the ol cogswap method?

 

[xist]

If you know your display doesn't support the PAL standard then probably yes (although unless it's a PAL exclusive i'd always recommend the NTSC version) There's no definitive ESR list comparing the two....however ESR has a good compatibility and for the ease of a non swap method it would always be the first thing i'd try of the two methods you present.

If i were you i'd track down a Network Adapter and use an internal IDE HDD and HDLoader though, which is the best solution (and what i do!

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[Deleted member 177877]

okay, looks like some more trouble pops up. Apparently FMCB corrupts itself within hours of non use 0.o What I mean is, I play a game, turn it off, several hours later, when I turn on PS2 with the MC, it just goes to black screen instead of booting FMCB. I can fix this by deleting the FMCB from memcard, then reinstalling it, but it already happened quite a lot and I was wondering if there's a fix?

I'm using the 1.8b noobie package btw.

 

[xist]

Get a different Memory Card.

 

[Deleted member 177877]

ah fck, is it the memcard fault? i was wondering that because none of the other files/save data are corrupted, just freeMCboot ^^"

 

[DarkWay]

I was wondering about softmodding my PS2 I have the old fat one so it should be modable but I have no idea how I would get the files onto my memory card without spending any money? do you know how I could do it?

I've read various guides but they haven't helped me that much

 

[Deleted member 177877]

....is it that hard to make your own thread? btw, the answer to your question is it's impossible, you need either swap magic or a cheat disc (only certain ones work) which you have to buy...

 

[DarkWay]

I could have made my own thread but I thought it would be quicker to ask in this one...sorry and thanks for your answer