Tinker with FMCB on my exisiting PS2 Slim first to learn ins/outs of apps/GUI/file system while acquiring 'fat' and HDD setup. Multiple Emulators (NES, Genesis, SNES, DOS, Sinclair, Neo Geo CD) Looking forward to FINALLY making this jump & sharing my experience!Īdditional & miscellaneous project thoughts/details/goals:Īs of today, 8/4/16, I have only test booted FMCB to ensure it works and see what apps were pre-installed. I needed another memory card so I paid $3 more to avoid what seems like the biggest headache of this mod. Ziggy and exhum were using OPL via FMCB which is the route I'll be going as well. He was using Advanced HD Loader to rip games directly on the PS2 HDD from the console, and/or a crossover cable. I'm sure I'll have a few questions along the way and hopefully will be able to answer some of your questions as well.ĬRT has a great guide to playing games off HDD. I'll be posting my progress and thoughts here on both the project itself and also my experience using the end product. This is a something I've wanted to do for a few years.

With this in mind, I've finally decided to play game ISOs on the PS2 using OpenPS2Loader (OPL) via Free Mcboot (FMCB), directly from an internal HDD. The convenience, space savings, and spending less on stacks of games in the long run is a big plus also! Recent community projects like the PS1 PSIO & the Saturn Video CD exploit/ISO Loader have me excited about the preservation of these games while maintaining the ability to play on an actual system, especially when you consider failing disc drives. Load PS1 Games via POPstarter within OPL:Īlright all, earlier this year I acquired 3 flash carts (N8, M-ED, SD2SNES) and have been very happy with that purchase. Compatibility Google Doc List for USB, HDD, & SMB links on this page. Here's the POPStarter (PS1 emulator app) page on Assembler. OPL Project - v0.9.3 Official Release (link working ) PS2 Home Thread with Download Link for Latest OPL: Hint: try modes 2 and 6 together as troubleshooting step #1 PSX Scene forum thread on Compatibility Modes and UDMA/MDMA MODE (IDE transfer speeds): How to Troubleshoot Games that won't play in OPL - thread on PS2 Home: PS2 Compatibility List has a new dedicated site & easy to search GUI: Recent and helpful LINKS: (all links working as of )

> later updated HDL to Light HDLoader 0.8c (48bit) HD Loader/HDL (version ?, file name is Clean HD Loader)

I recommend going with another manufacturer.

IDE 3.5' HDD (WD 250GB) > You will have to mod network adapter if you get a WD drive. PS2 'fat' console (model number SCHP 39001 date code 3A) FMCB v1.94 running on official PS2 8MB memory card PS2 Slim (model SCHP-79001 date code 7C) Update - Now successfully have PS1 digital game images running via HDD also My PS-19: USB & HDD Loading, PS1 via POPS, Emulators

Fmcb ps2 1.94