If you're using a Cobra/Mamba (which you must be, else you can't mount standard PS2 disc images but only PS2Classics encrypted disc images) launching the virtual disc the official way will run it the way your console would officially run it (using ps2_emu or ps2_gxemu if you have the hardware, else hacking ps2_netemu to use the unencrypted disc image)
First, as you already noticed, it's impossible (with current knowledge and implementations) to run PS2 from an external drive so no workaround to copying the file
If you're using a Cobra/Mamba (which you must be, else you can't mount standard PS2 disc images but only PS2Classics encrypted disc images) launching the virtual disc the official way will run it the way your console would officially run it (using ps2_emu or ps2_gxemu if you have the hardware, else hacking ps2_netemu to use the unencrypted disc image)
PS2 Classics, whether done the proper way with a standalone package or using the placeholder and a mounted (encrypted or not) disc image, always use 100% software emulation (ps2_netemu)
PS1 is always 100% software emulation and has nothing to do with anything PS2 related
Some problematic with software emulation PS2 titles may be improved by a config file (which is mostly black magic that patches the game and/or makes the emulator work differently), if that's what you're thinking of they can be used in all 3 ways to use ps2_netemu (standalone package, iso.bin.enc + launcher, iso + launcher) - check your cobra/mamba changelog and your *man program's documentation to learn if they're supported the way you want to use it!
First, as you already noticed, it's impossible (with current knowledge and implementations) to run PS2 from an external drive so no workaround to copying the file
External gamedata (which I don't think Managunz does, if you really want it there's Webman Mod anyway) isn't a smart idea either due to poor compatibility (it was designed to be installed on an UFS filesystem, after all)
For PS1/3/P backups the answer is generally yes - remember the *man homebrew, if you have cobra/mamba, is only responsible for listing disc images and telling the cfw to go mount it itself
My personal recommendation is to have everything on the internal drive and in proper formats (installed package for digital titles, nonsplit bin+cue for CD games, iso for DVD/BD software) - high compatibility and satisfaction with low hassle
Yes, if you have a modern Cobra CFW* (in rebug that's an option you enable with their optional install "rebug toolbox" app) you can just mount backups and run them from the XMB, no launcher needed (there even isn't one for PS1)
That's normal, the PS2 emulators (ps2_emu, ps2_gxemu, ps2_netemo - you can only use netemu on your console) are separate kernels so the console reboots when you open or close them!
Yes (as do most backup managers on Cobra), but PS2 is an exception (in part for the reason above, modding PS2 mode is a lot harder and less flexible - being able to play isos from internal instead of using iso.bin.edat was a very significant achievement)
Yes, you need to undo any compression (ecm for data tracks, ape = monkey's audio for audio tracks), open the cue file in a text editor and check that the filenames for the tracks are correct, then open the cue in isobuster or cdmage and save everything as a single bin+cue - that's the only format supported for backups of streaming audio games
Wait, you converted a PS1 game to eboot and then that to a PSP package? Didn't even know you could lol
That's just a name used for historical reasons - someone (probably Cobra when that name meant a paid CFW) first used it and everyone followed for compatibility
Because not all games were tested and not everyone who did thought of adding them to ps3devwiki
Yes, if you have a modern Cobra CFW* (in rebug that's an option you enable with their optional install "rebug toolbox" app) you can just mount backups and run them from the XMB, no launcher needed (there even isn't one for PS1)
*HAN still doesn't support PS2 isos and you need a launcher, but that's not your case
That's normal, the PS2 emulators (ps2_emu, ps2_gxemu, ps2_netemo - you can only use netemu on your console) are separate kernels so the console reboots when you open or close them!
(If you used Webman, that would be the same reason you can't use FTP or software fan control in PS2 mode)
Yes (as do most backup managers on Cobra), but PS2 is an exception (in part for the reason above, modding PS2 mode is a lot harder and less flexible - being able to play isos from internal instead of using iso.bin.edat was a very significant achievement)
Yes, you need to undo any compression (ecm for data tracks, ape = monkey's audio for audio tracks), open the cue file in a text editor and check that the filenames for the tracks are correct, then open the cue in isobuster or cdmage and save everything as a single bin+cue - that's the only format supported for backups of streaming audio games
(actually some backup managers support audio with img+ccd too, but bin+cue is better supported)
Wait, you converted a PS1 game to eboot and then that to a PSP package? Didn't even know you could lol
That's just a name used for historical reasons - someone (probably Cobra when that name meant a paid CFW) first used it and everyone followed for compatibility
(it's even wrong - the console is officially called a "PS", unofficially "PS1" and codenamed "PS-X"; "PSX" is the media center version of the PS2)
You should be able to use ISO (worst format - can only contain a single data track), CUE+BIN (only a single BIN file due to the way the PS1 emulator works), and IMG+CCD at least!
Because not all games were tested and not everyone who did thought of adding them to ps3devwiki
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