PS1/2 Which is the preferred method of PS2 modding?

[Mushkin]

The memento card

 

[Link5084]

I see you are doing the FMCB method DMC. Are you following playbyday's whole walkthrough on it?

 

[playallday]

Okay, I did it all right (according to my knowledge) and it still didn't work. Mind making the exploit for me and making a .max file out of it? Also, on the forum I got the exploit from, the OP said to pick the BOOT.ELF in the INSTALL folder, because that is a more up to date Ulaunch than the 3.XX in the exploit maker. In the exploit, in addition to the necessities (ESR and stuff), I'd like SMS.ELF and HDLOADER.ELF as well if you please. I'm considering using those in the future. The Title D.B. is SLUS_011.31

I'll do it tomorrow

Never mind, redoing the files won't help, what you need to do it GET THE NAME RIGHT! You're calling it something like "mycoolhack.max" but that won't work, try naming it "SYSTE_2889_Your_Syste.max" and tell me if it works.

 

[Devil May Cry]

Okay, I did it all right (according to my knowledge) and it still didn't work. Mind making the exploit for me and making a .max file out of it? Also, on the forum I got the exploit from, the OP said to pick the BOOT.ELF in the INSTALL folder, because that is a more up to date Ulaunch than the 3.XX in the exploit maker. In the exploit, in addition to the necessities (ESR and stuff), I'd like SMS.ELF and HDLOADER.ELF as well if you please. I'm considering using those in the future. The Title D.B. is SLUS_011.31

I'll do it tomorrow

Never mind, redoing the files won't help, what you need to do it GET THE NAME RIGHT! You're calling it something like "mycoolhack.max" but that won't work, try naming it "SYSTE_2889_Your_Syste.max" and tell me if it works.

Geez, my internet is acting up to no extent. Soory for the lack of attendance (or maybe that's a good thing so you didn't have to read my posts

). I'm not even past the exploit. So I can't make .max

 

[playallday]

Okay, I did it all right (according to my knowledge) and it still didn't work. Mind making the exploit for me and making a .max file out of it? Also, on the forum I got the exploit from, the OP said to pick the BOOT.ELF in the INSTALL folder, because that is a more up to date Ulaunch than the 3.XX in the exploit maker. In the exploit, in addition to the necessities (ESR and stuff), I'd like SMS.ELF and HDLOADER.ELF as well if you please. I'm considering using those in the future. The Title D.B. is SLUS_011.31

I'll do it tomorrow

Never mind, redoing the files won't help, what you need to do it GET THE NAME RIGHT! You're calling it something like "mycoolhack.max" but that won't work, try naming it "SYSTE_2889_Your_Syste.max" and tell me if it works.

Geez, my internet is acting up to no extent. Soory for the lack of attendance (or maybe that's a good thing so you didn't have to read my posts

). I'm not even past the exploit. So I can't make .max

Well if I have time I'll try to do it for you in about a week.

 

[Devil May Cry]

Well, my friend let me use his AR MAX (scratched to kingdom come). However, it says "Insert Action Replay MAX hardware". So, what am I missing? Also, still can't get the exploit to work.

 

[Joe88]

you need the action replay max memory card (just used to store codes)

 

[Devil May Cry]

Thanks. I'll see if he can get it for me later.

 

[quim69]

Fat ps2, HDloader (running via freevast) and a 500gb hard drive.

Beats swapping, beats ESR and even beats a modchip.

Use ESR if you want to play one of the few games that hdl doesn't work with.

 

[PhoenixWrong]

what quim said, though i didnt have any problems using swapmagic back in the day.

 

[Devil May Cry]

I went to my friend's house today to backup his PSP games and I was able to get the exploit all the way to .max on his computer. Now I just need that AR Memory Card.

 

[Devil May Cry]

Okay, I have tried 2 different methods of putting the .max in the memory card now (both with AR MAX). The first time I got everything to work right up until the PS1 disc boots, where I was greeted with a black screen. However, I'm positive that I didn't put everything that was needed in. So this time, I put everything I thought was needed on and just tried it now. However, the AR MAX is telling me there is insufficient space in the Memory Card. The MC is completely empty and the .max is only 1.66 MB (the card is a standard 8 MB). What's the deal?

EDIT: Just tried twice again and now I get an "Error Reading Console.IsCentral.Net"

EDIT: I luckily saved the .xps so I don't have to go to my friend's house to remake it (I have Vista). I made the .max smaller by taking out SMS and HDLOADER, which I planned to use later anyways. The AR reads the .max faster now, but once it gets to writing it, I get a save error. Also, renaming the max doesn't do any good. The AR still reads it as "Console.IsCentral.Net".

EDIT: As I was making the edit before this one (about 2 mins ago) I heard the AR beep twice from my room. I went over there and saw the Memory Card symbol was now red. I took it out and put it in Slot 1 and formatted it (because it was still red). I tried uncrushing it after the format and it worked fine! I loaded the PS1 game and got FMCB up and running! The only hiccup is that it says "Failed to launch LAUNCHELF.CNF". Is this a problem I should deal with before I go any further?

 

[yrneh12]

Now I'm having a problem on my end. I can get to the screen where I can choose to go to all of the directories, but the problem is, when I choose to go to the Mass folder (where the USB is located), the entire thing freezes on me. Now, granted I did get to this step in a different method, but it gets me here nonetheless. Anyone have a solution to the freezing?

 

[xist]

Try an alternative USB stick....some flash drives are incompatible.

 

[Devil May Cry]

Well, I can now confirm that the soft mod worked perfectly! I backed up my copy of Shadow of the Colossus and burned it. It worked totally fine! I did mess up the first time I tried to burn it. I'm using ImgBurn.

Now I'm having a problem on my end. I can get to the screen where I can choose to go to all of the directories, but the problem is, when I choose to go to the Mass folder (where the USB is located), the entire thing freezes on me. Now, granted I did get to this step in a different method, but it gets me here nonetheless. Anyone have a solution to the freezing?

The first flash drive I used was incompatible. It made my AR crash. I ended up using a microSD card with a USB adapter. If you have a flash card for the DS, this is a good option.

 

[Link5084]

One question, is it true that you can use ESR to use as a boot method so the PS2 can read the burned CD with the FMCB files? If so, how does it work and what do you need?